i'm tony harris. you're in the "cnn newsroom." >>> let's quickly get you caught up on the day's hot headlines and take the time to break down the big issues to find out why they really matter. leading the way this hour, the economy making a comeback. that's the message minutes from now from president obama. he's in hard hit ohio visiting a general motors plant that had been shut down for nine weeks. the plant is rehiring now thanks in part to the cash for clunkers program. the president's remarks to workers there set to begin in ten minutes. we'll be bringing you those remarks live right here in the "cnn newsroom." who was that nut that hollered

i'm tony harris. you're in the "cnn newsroom." >>> let's quickly get you caught up on the day's hot headlines and take the time to break down the big issues to find out why they really matter. leading the way this hour, the economy making a comeback. that's the message minutes from now from president obama. he's in hard hit ohio visiting a general motors plant that had been shut down for nine weeks. the plant is rehiring now thanks in part to the cash for clunkers program. the president's remarks to workers there set to begin in ten minutes. we'll be bringing you those remarks live right here in the "cnn newsroom." who was that nut that hollered out "you lie?" those words straight from the mouth of congressman joe wilson's own wife after president obama's speech last week. wilson apologized to the president for the outburst but congressional democrats want more demandsing wilson apologize to the full house. he says he won't do that. later today wilson will face a drumming from his colleagues when they

"cnn newsroom" continues with tony harris. >>> it is monday, september 7th, labor day. here are the top stories for you notice "cnn newsroom." >> they have voted for mccain and bush in the past i wouldn't want them speaking to my students or your students or anybody else's students for that matter, their child. politic is totally up to the family. >> wow. okay. anger over the president's message to school kids. read it for yourself today. a civilized discussion of the raw political tonight. everybody out of the water. how about this? queue the jaws music. great whites invade the waters off cape cod. >>> a woman convicted of wearing western clothes, her pants too tight, her blouse too sheer. what happens now? good morning, everyone. welcome. i'm tony harris. >>> you are in the "cnn newsroom," where we will quickly get you caught up on the day's hot headlines, then take the time to break down the big issues to find out why they really matter. leading the way this hour, president obama facing a critical week ahead. he is trying to regain control of the health care debated

i'm tony harris live from new york city. >>> good morning, again. you are in the "cnn newsroom." we'll break down the big issues to find out why they matter. president obama keeping us his renewed push for health care reform today the president made another pitch for overhauling health care just moments ago hoping to build on momentum from last night's prime time speech. he spoke to members of the american nurses association about new figures showing a rise in the number of uninsured. >> over the last 12 months it's estimated that ranks of uninsured swelled by nearly 6 million people. that's 17,000 men and women every single day. we know that during this period of time the number of adults who get coverage at the workplace has dropped by 8 million people. >> a congressman's angry outburst during president obama's health care speech condemned by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. south carolina republican joe wilson shouted "you lie" when the president was refuting claims about his reform plans. >> there are those that claim our reform would insure illegal immigrants. this, t

i'm tony harris. you're in the cnn "newsroom." >>> we quickly get you caught up on the hot head looinlines and down the issues on why they matter. leading this hour a critical speech on health care. president obama travels from the white house to capitol hill this evening in hopes of resuscita resuscitating his plans for health care reform. aides say the president will spell out what he wants in the legislation. live reports from suzanne malveaux and brianna keilar just ahead. >>> police say a bone fragment found near the home of sex offender phillip garrido is probably human. investigators dug it up near the yard where jaycee dugard was held captive for 18 years. california officials are conducting more dna tests on the bone they need to determine if the man accused of kidnapping and raping dugard is guilty of committing other crimes. larry king spoke to judge judy about the case. >> the thing that should outrage people is that he was out of prison. the safety of the community is our primary responsi

i'm tony harris in the "cnn newsroom."it is noon in arlington, virginia, where president obama is about to address students at wakefield high. school kids all around the nation will watch live. >>> it is noon on capitol hill, where congress is getting back to the same challenge it had when it left health insurance reform. >>> it is 9:00 a.m. in san francisco, where work crews headed off a nightmarish morning commute. they got the bay bridge fixed and reopened today. >>> let's get started! >>> you've heard the controversy, and the criticism, just about a minute or so, you will hear the actual message. we will bring you president obama's speech to schoolchildren live, as soon as it begins. our white house correspondent, suzanne malveaux, joining us live with a bit of a preview. and, suzanne, what do we know about what's going on right now with that virginia high school? >> reporter: tony, they're getting ready to listen to the president. he just wrapped up what was kind of a a q-and-a. a personal, what he would be like if hi

i'm tony harris in the "cnn newsroom."he democratic chairman of the senate finance committee plans to take the blueprint public this hour. will it meet president obama's definition of reform? >>> let's get started. we get details this hour from the senator who crafted a landmark $856 billion plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. finance committee chairman, max bauc baucus, holds a news conference 45 minutes from right now. folks are starting to gather in bdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbd he posted his proposal online earlier. here's a little of what we know -- the plan drops the public health insurance option. instead, calling for the creation of nonprofit health care cooperatives. it would bar insurance companies from dropping a sick policyholder, and adds protections for people with pre-existing conditions, plus no federal money would go for abortions or to illegal immigrants. baucus, sounding optimistic this morning, about his plan. >> well, today's a big day. many steps forward. i look forward to more detailed ann

i'm tony harris. you're in the "cnn newsroom." >>> so let's quickly get you caught up on the day's hot headlines and take the time to break down the big issues to find out why they really matter leading the way this hour, a charm offensive in the battle over health care reform. first lady michelle obama pushing her husband's message. she's set to speak shortly. you're looking at live pictures of the very popular first lady using her appeal to win over women to health care reforms. it's seen as crucial for her husband to get his plan through congress. >>> state by state unemployment numbers for august came out last hour. the labor department says michigan has the highest jobless rate in the nation at 15.2%. that's more than 5 percentage point above the national average. nevada recorded the next highest rate over 13%. rhode island, california, and oregon fill out the top five. >>> denver airport shuttle bus driver is expected to return this hour for a third day of fbi questions. sources tell cnn najibul

i'm tony harris. you're in the "cnn newsroom." >>> let's quickly get you caught up on the day's headlines and then take the time to break down big issues to find out why they really matter today. leading the way, the president last hour announced an upgraded missile defense shield for eastern europe. the idea originated in the bush administration to guard against iran's missile threat but it called for interceptors in poland and radar in the czech republic. that irritated the russians. the president and defense secretary robert gates says the plan will work better and is more cost effective and will get interceptors out of russia's backyard. >> we have now the opportunity to deploy new sensors and interceptors in northern and southern europe that near term can provide missile defense coverage against more immediate threats from iran or others. >> our new missile defense architecture in europe will provide stronger and swifter defenses of america's forces and allies. it's more comprehensive than the pr

i'm tony harris in new york.shington, where a coast guard training exercise touches off a security scare. we have a coast guard news conference that is getting under way right now. >>> let's take you to it live right now. >> -- as they normally do on channel 81, which is a marine frequency, a discrete coast guard channel that was apparently intercepted by a member of the public. their discussions were taken out of context. and what we've seen as a reaction to a training exercise that really was just that. our people have to train. they do it on a routine and normal basis. we coordinate our training with the other federal agencies. we have very, very well-developed protocols for protection of the national capital region. this being a normal training exercise, preplanned, the coordination was minimal with other federal agencies. i want to re-emphasize that no shots were fired. there was no suspect vessel. there was no criminal activity. this was a preplanned, normal training exercise. i'm happy to take any question

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toni does like to party. she's fun. she's a great gallaeat gal. >> and neil patrick harris getting there just when it toni was getting thereilling out. he worked hard. and for a guy who was not nervous, he did say he was extremely relieved the show was over. he said it had been a long day, but what a great job he did. >> he nailed it. so we love, neil. now back to harry in new york. we'll be back in a little while. >>> dealing with banks can drive you crazy, and here with five things that could tap into your nest egg is our financial con treb tore vera gibbons. from fantasy to reality. let's talk about some of the things that drives us nuts and one of the things that seems to be difficult to get a handle on are the fees. >> here's the thing. banks made $1.4 trillion in bad loans, so in efforts to shore up the balance sheet, they are slapping on more and more fees. fees now account for 53% of a bank's income. that's up from 35% in 1995, so you've got all these nasty fee, overdraft fees of course the big one. $40 billion this overdraft fees and the average is $35. >> so you write that check, you have to be so careful about w

harris. >> i would like to move on, nobody will let me. tony wants to put it behind us, i'm here at espn getting beat up, feel like judge and jury but at the end of the day, you noi, we raced and that's what we did. and the process of my daughter ashley winning, beating tony pedregon and winning the race, we couldn't even enjoy it. that's what you get out of all of the pain and the stuff that you go through. tony pedregon, i know i said i hated him and i hate ed schumacher, i want to stop that statement. i don't hate anybody. i want to move on, tony pedregon is a great kid and he fights the fight. he used to race with me and we just got heated up and the [ bleep ] hit the fan and so be it and let's move on. he don't get in my face, i don't get in his face, won't have any problem zblf let me ask you this, you mentioned the heat, there were things thrown back and forth. pedregon accused you of throwing the race so your teammate and son-in-law could advance and knock pedregon out. i have to ask you, did you throw the race? >> look, i've been over

neil patrick harris, who hosted this year's tony awards, was called on to host the emmys, and there wereoments. we'll get to all of that in just a moment. but first, here's "showbiz tonight's" kara finnstrom with big news breaking at the emmys. ♪ don't flip that switch aren't you curious where stars got emmy's vote ♪ >> reporter: host neil patrick harris got the show off to a fun musical start. then it was on to the comedy awards. supporting actor and actress went to first-time winners. >> i'm unemployed now so i would like to be on "mad men." >> reporter: kristin chenoweth won for the canceled abc show, "pushing daisies." >> jon cryer beat out the competition, including the host. >> reporter: "30 rock"'s alec baldwin became the first repeat win of the night. >> i'm literally shocked i won again. >> michael emerson won his second supporting actor drama emmy for playing the creepy benjamin linus on "lost." and it was hail to the chief for first-time winner cherry jones, who took the supporting drama actress surprise for playing the president on "24." >> it's just now dawning on me that th

harris. we will check in with meteorologist tony pagnotti who is in fo for steve fertig. >>> shall i explain?must. >> we have to take the good with the bad. after this weekend that we have been spoiled. it was like san diego weather. 51 degrees as we speak right now, par partly cloudies sky. we're going to squeeze another good one out today. maybe not as much sunshine because we have a frontal boundary to the south and west that is going to usher in some clouds later this afternoon and night, then we are going to he see some showers. not big downpours but it won't be the beautiful blue skies type of weather. for today sunshine, partly sunny throughout the afternoon. a daytime high of 75 degrees. heading out to the bus stop soon. maybe a sweater, a light jacket, you will get rid of it by day's end and topping out in the mid-70s. let's see how that monday morning traffic is going, here is traffic edge report with lauren cooke. >> reporter: thank you very much. well, we are still seeing the effects in that massive watermain break in dundalk. as we take a look, you can see the aftermath. tons of

harris hosted the event. a lot of people said he did a phenomenal job. there were some upsets. lead actor in a comedy series, alec baldwin, lead actress in comedy, tonilose for "damages." outstanding drama series went to "mad men." >> you saw glenn close at the grocery store -- >> shopping for herself, which made me like her more. >> you had to look at what she was buying. what was she buying? >> all healthy, good for her foods. when i went back and stalked her, that was decidedly glenn close. >> you know what i've seen a lot in those crowds, skinny ties. >> you're in. >> here's a new flash from the emmys. jimmy fallon actually said something funny. take a look. ♪ everybody ready to party, everybody ready to party ♪ ow, ow, my back, stop the music ♪ >> i don't think he intended to do that. you could tell he was doing a little funny, jokes at kanye's expense. >> one of the quotes from christina applegates she said someone would have to be abducted to compete with kanye. i want to know who is going to pull a kanye. amy winehouse. >> she's back in the skinny. it's been a while. >> it has been a while. it's god year not rolling the train wlek graphic. am

harry, back to$you. thank you very much. >>> joining us nous is bob schieffer, cbs news chief washington correspondent and host of "face the nation." good morning, bob. >> good morning. >> this tactic woroed for tony blair. he got the olympics to london. it worked for vladimir putin. we can see why there's precedent here. but doesn't it seem awfully risky to do right$now? i mean, being associated with the olympmcs has always been think of ronned ald reagan. he tied his whole re-election campaign morning in america to the olympics that summer in los angeles. i think in the end you and i will talk about this, a lot of the chattering class will debate it back and forth, but in the end, i don't think it's going to make any difference to the success or failure of the obama presidency. if the obama presidency goes down because barack obama went to copenhagen, it wasn't much of a presidency to start with. i think this president's success will be judged by how other things come out, not the least of which is afghanistan, iran and health care. >> 14 hours on an and he were will not maoe or break his presidency. but at the aim sometime time we've got iran coming to a boiling point, afghanistan waiting if a

harris, has experienced hosting award shows. what was the last show he hosted? the oscars, golden globes or tony> thank you so much. >> yeah. he really made a splash at the tonys, didn't he? >> wasn't he terrific? >> he was perfect. >> when he sang "tonight," oh, he was amazing. he was so funny. interestingly, he has also hosted the world magic awards in 2000. i feel like, i don't know. is he going to do a musical? a magic trick? we don't really know what we're going to see this year. >> one thing, he's so comfortable in his own skin, that guy. he fits it perfectly. >> so talented. a renaissance man. >> all righty. lovely people from fargo. "family guy" makes history this year for being the second ever cartoon to be nominated for outstanding comedy series. what cartoon was the first to be nominated? "the flynn stones," the simpsons or skooby doo? >> the simpsons. >> wouldn't you think. >> i would have guessed the simpsons as well. the right answer is? >> the right answer is "the flinstones. they lost to the jack bene show. >> you're kidding. interesting. >> family, two lovely ladies visiting fro

harris is going to be hosting. >> i think he's really good. >> he's really broken out big time. >> i'm really excited about this. he hosted the tony's.it last year. >> oh, really? >> and the daytime emmy's was way down. >> yes. and they are hoping to get a real buzz. >> you know, the problem is that there seems to be a diskeblth between what the public loves and critics love. 30 rock wins everything but still can't get that huge following. >> right. it has 7 or 8 million viewers. >> and mad men has way less. >> 3 million. >> 30 rock has 22 nominations. >> and how many do you think they will win? >> maybe 11. >> the best actor category, that's always a tough one. >> it's really hard. there's six nominees. i think hugh laurie has a great chance. he's never won, nominated four times. >> who wins that all the time? >> who keeps winning? >> the guy from breaking bad, cranston. >> that was a big upset. >> we were there. that seems like a million years ago. >> we were there? >> yes. >> >> i think it's between him and hugh laurie. >> drew barry moore and jessica lange are being nominated for the same -- >> grey garden. >> i finally saw that