and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now bbc world news. >> rio the janeiro. >> party time in brazil as rio strikes gold. th the first south american country to host the games. there is a shocking chicago, the front runner is voted out in the first round. welcome to bbc world news. coming up later, still finding survivors for two days after powerful earthquakes in indonesia. prove he is alive, the first pictures of the captured israeli soldier, gilad shalit, are released. it will be the first time south america has ever hosted the olympics. four countries on four continents bid for the games and it was rio that beat off challenges from madrid, tokyo, and chicago. even a personal intervention by two obamas was not enough to sswing it for their home town. >> tonight, i have the honor to announce that the games of the 331st olympiad are awarded to rio de janeiro. [applause] >> the joy of finding out that four years of hard work had ended in success. they

and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> 17 dead, dozens injured in kabul. the taliban target the indian embassy with a massive car bomb. david cameron is set to be britain's next prime minister. he tells the conservative party he is ready to take power. the justice officers as the biggest threat to power-sharing is international sanctions. -- a justice officer says the biggest threat to power-sharing is international sanctions. coming later for you, fighting his grandfather, the grandson of joseph stalin takes action against a russian newspaper. and the nobel prize for literature is won. the letter to you. the taliban are claiming they were behind a massive car bomb that exploded in the afghan capital of kabul. the blast between the interior ministry and another ministry injured dozens and killed some. they say the embassy was the target. from kabul, we have this. it was morning rush-hour, but it came to a deadly stop. a car bom

macarthur foundation and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, bbc world news. >> italy's supreme court rus that berlusconi can face prosecution on bribery and corruption charges. a desperate plea to go home. this placed tamils tell bbc why thousands -- displaced tamils tel bbc why thousands should go home from the camps. >> staying here is killing us. >> somali pirates pick a fight with the ship they should have avoided at all costs. bbc world news, brought us to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. one of britain's richest and one of europe's's most wanted. a notorious drug baron is behind bars. it does not mean a thing if it ain't got that ring. astronomers make an amazing discovery. hello to you. berlusconi is saying bet he will not resign as italy's prime minister even though the highest court overturned a law that would give him immunity from prosecution. he could face three different trials for bribery and corruption. if this

and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news. >> this is "world news today." i'm george alagiah. at least 12 dead in the afghan capital after a suicide bomb. india says its embassy in kabul was the target, the latest in a recent upsurge. the taliban claimed reonsibility. the typhoons destructive power in japan. commuters stranded, power cuts and flights canceled. what a difference a year makes. zimbabwe's main hospital goes from shut down to this. we are live in harare. the secret is out -- nearly. nobel committee about to announce the winner of this year's literature prize. we will report it as it happens. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london and 3:30 p.m. in the afghan capital where another suicide bomber wreaked havoc. 12 people are dead and dozens injured. the explosions took place between the interior ministry and the indian embassy. the taliban claimed responsibility, confirming the embassy was of the target. eight years o

macarthur foundation, union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now bbc world news. >> this is a "world news today." @ george alagiah. a second earthquake brings more death and destruction to sumatra. rescue workers still struggling with the aftermath of tuesday's devastating tremors, now face new challenges. in the pacific, survivors from a tsunami speak about confronting the horror of a tidal wave. >> if it is my time to come home, take me home. >> accusations and counter accusations give way to talks. and iran and its critics find any common ground? china's 60th birthday party perfectly organized, but the public are told to enjoy at home. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington comment midday in london -- an evening and sumatra. rescue workers still battling the aftermath of tuesday's tremors are now stretched to the limit. more than 500 are confirmed dead as a result of that earthquake. worst hit is the city of padang where hundreds of buildings collapsed. rescue a

and union bank. >> union bank has putth to worka wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> [inaudible] >> and the people's republic at 60. just how much has china changed since mao, and where is it heading now? hello. 1100 dead and counting. that is the latest figures from the humanitarian chief of the united nations as emergency crews worked for the night through the rain trying to find survivors from the two us? of the indonesian island of sumatra. hospitals, offices, schools reduced to rubble, and the emergency team spirit hundreds may still be trapped. from sumatra, alice reports. >> it is a desperate race to pull the survivors out from under tons of rubble. no one has any idea just how many people are trapped. many are within reach, by as yet, beyond help. the machinery that is available is rescuing people, but there are so many buildings that have come down. so many people trapped, desperately waiting for help to come. this is where the injured would normally -- [inaudible] many of those pulled from

macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >>> two earthquakes in 24 hours in it sumatra. this man is saved, but more than 1000 are feared dead. >> aid workers are arriving. inseams chaotic -- it seems chaotic. a lot of supplies are coming here, medicine, as well as food and help. the search and rescue trains -- the search and rescue teams are trying to get people out. >> thousands are missing in the wake of a tsunami. >> we only had two kids and we lost both. >>> welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, keeping iran on the nuclear straight and narrow after a meeting in geneva. the u.s. says top is no substitute for action. will michelle oba of work for the 2016 olympic bid? >> as the rival's bid for the next summer olympics, political intrigue behind the scenes. >> and the people's republic at 60. how much has china changed since mao, and where is it heade

. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. >> now "bbc world news" news. >> five union aides workers die in a compound where the bomber tricked his way in. there is a new hispanic supreme court justiceee0rr]e joins a p nine with the last say on the american law. welcome to "bbc world news" on pbs in america and around the globe. we have a speciareport from the chinese city that three months ago saw violent clashes between ethnic groups. and our best-selling novelist is making opera history from what was a car warehouse. >> hello, he looked like a member of the security forces and spoke like one, and made an innocent request and a few minutes later five united nations workers were dead in islambad about how installations can be protected. >> with smoke still rising from the united nations compound, one key question was being asked, how did the bomber manage to strike such an obvious target? the answer is that he talked his way in. he dressed as a member of the security forces and asked to use the bathroo

macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, bbc world news. >> five eight workers died in the pakistani capital inside a heavily fortified compound. a suicide bomber tricked his way in. the worst flooding in southern india for decades leaves two hundred dead. america's first hispanic supreme court justice joins the panel of nine. welcome to bbc world news. coming up later, we have a special report from the chinese city that, three months ago, saw violent clashing. ♪ >> a best-selling novelist is making corporate history. -- is making an opera history. he looks like a member of the security forces. he spoke like one could he made a seemingly innocent request. a few minutes later, five united nations aid workers were dead inside a heavily fortified compound in the pakistani capital. the attack raises serious questions on how such installations and their staff can be protected. >> when smoke still rising from the united nations com

who get the most from health care and this is how they voted and those who get the least from union, banks >> we do that on specific bills where we think there is an interesting pattern of contributions going to the no vote versus the yes vote. there is an organization that utilizes our data. this is an interesting way to look at the money and the votes to see whether or not it's a party line split or, in fact, if the money is telling about potential motivation behind the vote. >> how often is the money telling? >> you know, it's interesting. it's not always the causal effect here. if it's a party line is split, i think that is more interesting, more kind of the factor than the money. but, on occasion, particularly where it's an industry fight, where the consumer and the constituents aren't really at the table but maybe it's the banks fighting against the credit card companies or very arcane issue, that is where the money really has the potential to speak and speak loudly. >> understood. >> that is where corporate communism makes its money so god bless them. contessa, what else is going on

union? >> caller: yes, i am. >> see if they offer a credit card that you could move it from the giant monster mega bank credit union. that seems to be working very well for you right now. >>> no matter how much money you make, knowing what to do with it is key and even if you make huge bucks, you might not know. well, i recently visited with members of the atlanta brave baseball team and they had questions for me as their money coach. you know the stories of all of the big-time athletes who finish their career and end up bankrupt. that's not going to happen to you, sf? >> it's a big stat, and it looms. it's weird. i made more money than i ever thought i would make in this game. it looms in your head. and wait a minute, when i made $1 million i thought i'd be set for life and you look in your bank account and there's a lot less there than you think. that's why we have people out there to ask questions to. >> do you have some for me? >> obviously at 31, you never know what's going to happen next year. so i'm not guaranteed a job next year. we have enough money to pay off our house, but we don't know whether to pay it

credit unions did not get into the financial trouble that banks did, so credit unions are still having low minimum payments of 2%, maybe 3%. they're not charging you these hefty balance transfer fees, so if you want to stay current and you don't want to be forced into a situation where you're not paying chase and then you negotiate with them, look at a credit union to do a balance transfer. here's one thing and then i'll let you go. you know what i don't understand. when i look at your background, you graduated from penn state, correct? you graduated with two degrees, correct? >> uh-huh. >> you graduated with honors, correct? why does such a beautiful, intelligent, capable woman -- why is she doing this to herself? why really. that's the question, mandy. i just told you how to solve it financially, but under every financial problem it is rooted in an emotional lack of self-worth. why? >> don't know. >> don't know. you got to know. you got to know. you've got to find out. you have to deal with who you are before the world can value what you do. right now, everybody, i want you to stick

unions! a.i.g. and the banks were bailed out because their big donors to politicianed, period. the power brokers of the unions needed their healthcare and pensions covered! big insurance companies an pharmaceuticals have cut deals with obama while trying to shut the competitors out. that is the reason we're talking about healthcare. it has nothing to do with you. lindsey graham keeps calling me a cynic. i am not a cynic. i believe in the american people. i believe, look -- my dad was a baker. his dad was a baker. his dad was a baker. i'm the first guy to ever go to college in my family, and you know what? i went for about 60, 70 days, that's t you know why? i couldn't afford it. i believe in the american dream. we can make it as long as we're being honest with each other, and we help each other out. tonight, i'm going to lay some facts out for you. i think this is -- and i played this several times. this is the most important clip. if you want to understand the big picture in the puzzle we're trying to put together, this is the one thing obama has said that you must understand a

the easiest thing to do is rent a safety deposit box at a bank or credit union and store your jewelryer valuables there or if you have a relative you really trust, store those things with them until you've sold your house. i'm clark howard for more ways to protect yourself go to cnn.com/clark howard. >> and clark will teach you how to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. catch him at noon eastern on saturdays and sundays right here on hln. >>> a man told a jury that he was too fat to commit murder. he is accused of climbing a staircase to kill his former son-in-law who was in a custody dispute with his daughter. prosecutors say that he cleaned up the crime scene and made a fast getaway before police arrived. the defense says at the time of the crime he weighed 285 pounds and was just too unhealthy. >> short of breath, sleep apnea, diabetes, classic overweight guy and yet they say he fired a shot from four steps down, jumped up, fired five shots, all of which hit their target. >> i had no reason to want him dead. >> did >> did you care about him one way or the other? >>

use electronic bill pay with your bank or credit union.he payments and you stop them when you are done with them. you don't want to worry about them taking money they're not entitled to. i'm clark howard. with more ways for you to protect yourself go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> clark will teach you to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. catch him at noon eastern on saturdays and sundays.

ask your bank or credit union not to permit overages where you can't get hit if you should overdraw yournt. if you can't track your balance, do everything with cash instead. i'm clark howard. with more ways to keep your quality ship-shape, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> so he's the guy to learn how to save more and spend less. clark howard on the weekends on hln. >>> fans in china will get to see the michael jackson documentary. china only allows 20 imported movies each year. the movie got the approval from government sensor. it premiers around the world on october 28. it features footage from michael jackson's final concert rehearsal before he died. >>> he's ripped on celebrities and politicians in sex scandals and now he's had the chance to make fun of himself. 

>> caller: yes, i am. >> see if your credit union offers a better deal on a credit card that you can move it from the giant monster mega bankthe credit union. that seems to be working well for people right now. >>> no matter how much money you make, knowing what to do with it is key. even if you make huge bucks, you might not know. i recently visited with members of the atlanta braves' baseball team and they had some questions for me as their money coach. you know the stories of all the big-time athletes who finish their careers and end up bankrupt. >> it looms in your head. you're like, wait a minute, when i made a million dollars, i thought i would be set for life and there's a lot less there than you think. so that's where we have people like you to ask questions. at 31, you never know what's going to happen. i'm not guarantied a job anywhere next year. we're going to have enough money to pay off our house, but we don't know whether to pay it off and have no house payment the rest of our life, hopefully, or to stay liquid. or a combination thereof and just get a very manageable mortgage payment. >> what are you paying ri

union tactics. while acorn pressured banks to make subprime loans when real estate shot up in the 1990's, when the bubble burst acorn began filing lawsuits and staging protests over what it called predator lending. acorn tactics also have been criticized. fox news obtained this cell phone video from march of 2005 when acorn bust more than 100 protesters to the virginia beachhead quarters of liberty tax service. >> out of these buses all these people come running towards the building. megyn: john hewitt is liberty's founder and c.e.o. >> they ran around the building and were yelling and screaming. moye corn's beef, liberty's acorn loans. at interest rates rathke says were predator. police records show the protesters were slapped about over 100 summons. the charge, participating in a riot. rathke admits the demonstration went awry but he says the result was good. hewitt confirms that liberty agreed to explain the loans more clearly and agreed to pay an acorn affiliate about $50,000 a year for three years. rathke says the money was for community outreach. hewitt sees it another way. >> to me it's to stop th

union tactics. while acorn pressured banks to make subprime loans when real estate shot up in the 1990's, when the bubble burst acorn began filing lawsuits and staging protests over what it called predator lending. acorn tactics also have been criticized. fox news obtained this cell phone video from march of 2005 when acorn bust more than 100 protesters to the virginia beachhead quarters of liberty tax service. >> out of these buses all these people come running towards the building. megyn: john hewitt is liberty's founder and c.e.o. >> they ran around the building and were yelling and screaming. moye corn's beef, liberty's acorn loans. at interest rates rathke says were predator. police records show the protesters were slapped about over 100 summons. the charge, participating in a riot. rathke admits the demonstration went awry but he says the result was good. hewitt confirms that liberty agreed to explain the loans more clearly and agreed to pay an acorn affiliate about $50,000 a year for three years. rathke says the money was for community outreach. hewitt sees it another way. >> to me it's to stop th

union tactics. while acorn pressured banks to make subprime loans when real estate shot up in the 1990's, when the bubblest acorn began filing lawsuits and staging protests over what it called predator lending. acorn tactics also have been criticized. fox news obtained this cell phone video from march of 2005 when acorn bust more than 100 protesters to the virginia beachhead quarters of liberty tax service. >> out of these buses all these people come running towards the building. megyn: john hewitt is liberty's founder and c.e.o. >> they ran around the building and were yelling and screaming. moye corn's beef, liberty's acorn loans. at interest rates rathke says were predator. police records show the protesters were slapped about over 100 summons. the charge, participating in a riot. rathke admits the demonstration went awry but he says the result was good. hewitt confirms that liberty agreed to explain the loans more clearly and agreed to pay an acorn affiliate about $50,000 a year for three years. rathke says the money was for community outreach. hewitt sees it another way. >> to me it's to stop them f

union tactics. while acorn pressured banks to make subprime loans when real estate shot up in the 1990's, when the bubbleng protests over what it called predator lending. acorn tactics also have been criticized. fox news obtained this cell phone video from march of 2005 when acorn bust more than 100 protesters to the virginia beachhead quarters of liberty tax service. >> out of these buses all these people come running towards the building. megyn: john hewitt is liberty's founder and c.e.o. >> they ran around the building and were yelling and screaming. moye corn's beef, liberty's acorn loans. at interest rates rathke says were predator. police records show the protesters were slapped about over 100 summons. the charge, participating in a riot. rathke admits the demonstration went awry but he says the result was good. hewitt confirms that liberty agreed to explain the loans more clearly and agreed to pay an acorn affiliate about $50,000 a year for three years. rathke says the money was for community outreach. hewitt sees it another way. >> to me it's to stop them from harassing us. even though i felt dir

union tactics. while acorn pressured banks to make subprime loans when real estate shot up in the 1990's, when the bubbleegan filing lawsuits and staging protests over what it called predator lending. acorn tactics also have been criticized. fox news obtained this cell phone video from march of 2005 when acorn bust more than 100 protesters to the virginia beachhead quarters of liberty tax service. >> out of these buses all these people come running towards the building. megyn: john hewitt is liberty's founder and c.e.o. >> they ran around the building and were yelling and screaming. moye corn's beef, liberty's acorn loans. at interest rates rathke says were predator. police records show the protesters were slapped about over 100 summons. the charge, participating in a riot. rathke admits the demonstration went awry but he says the result was good. hewitt confirms that liberty agreed to explain the loans more clearly and agreed to pay an acorn affiliate about $50,000 a year for three years. rathke says the money was for community outreach. hewitt sees it another way. >> to me it's to stop them from harass

said let us subject fannie and freddie to the same kind of scrutiny we subject banks, savings and loans and credit unionsit was candidate obama, senator obama who refused to join that effort that would have kept this from being the accelerant that it was for a worldwide crisis. juan: barack obama is pointing the fingers at you and president bush and here you are pointing fingers at president obama. i don't see anybody looking out for people though are having their homes foreclosed on. >> i'm trying to correct a misstatement. you said we didn't do anything to do anything about it i'm correcting you. president obama is the one who constantly points the finger at president bush for everything. juan: you point the finger at him. >> people are sick of it they want to know what he is going to do. juan: if you saw it coming, how's come it hit us like a meteor. >> because fannie and freddie as bad as we thought they were, they were even worse. between 19 8 and 2000, fannie and freddie, these government-sponsored enterprises bought roughly $2 trillion worth of mortgage paper. between 2001 and 2005, when we tried

there are certainly banks and credit unions not doing these types of things because they didn't takehe subprime apple and don't have to juice the consumer to make up for it. >> john, how do you fight back? what can you do if you're a situation where your fees have gone through the roof and you can't afford it? >> look. banks recognize that it's inconvenient and it's not fun to switch financial institutions. but if you have gotten to a point where you are just flat-out sick and tired of the fees and the treatment that you are getting from your bank or credit card issuer, take your business elsewhere. it's the most -- >> wow. >> it is the most difficult thing to do, to acquire a good customer and you really do have the leverage and the upper hand. take the business to a credit union or local bank not doing these types of things. >> john, love that. use your leverage. don't go anywhere. up next, more hidden fees and what you can do about them. also ahead, a complete guide to bartering. we'll teach you how to score the very best deals. >>> fees, fees and more fees by some estimates the a

use electronic bill pay with your bank or credit union.ayments and you stop them when you are done with them. you don't have to worry about them taking money they are not entitled to. i'm clark howard. with more ways for you to protect yourself go to cnn.com/cla cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> clark will teach you to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. catch him at noon eastern on saturdays and sundays here on hln. >>> some of the stories we're busy watching today in your morning express planner. at 9:30 a.m. this morning, a senate committee will hear about the nation's response to the h1n1 flu. around that same time, rapper lil wayne will be in court in new york. there is a hearing about a >>> okay, it is 8:00 straight up. good morning, sunshine. how are you you feeling? it's wednesday. i'm robin meade. >>> officials at one school didn't take any chances when almost half of their students called out sick, that as a frightening new report comes out about swine flu and your kids. >>> new details about the day the virginia tech stude

the easiest thing to do is go rent a safety deposit box at a bank or credit union, and store your jewelryaluables there. or if you have a relative you really trust, store those things with them until you've sold your house. i'm clark howard. for more ways to protect yourself, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >>> you can watch clark howard every saturday and sunday at noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern time right here on hln. >>> all right. fess up. are you a bad driver? it turns out it might not be your fault. could bad driving be hereditary? >>> we are following a shooting right now outside of a los angeles synagogue. police say a man with a handgun shot two people in their legs as they were arriving to worship. happened right around 6:30 local time this morning in it this parking lot outside of the synagogue. police say the victims are in stable, good condition, but they are still looking for the gunman. authorities did tell us as part of this news conference that a 17-year-old who matches a loose description of the suspect is in custody. but they are not calling him a suspect. they are talking to th

ask your bank or credit union to not permit overages. where you can't get hit with an overage if you would overdraw your account. the other thing? if you can't track your balance, do everything with cash instead. i'm clark howard. for more ways for you to keep your wallet shipshape, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> clark will teach you to save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. catch him at noon eastern on saturdays and sundays right here on hln. >>> four people went fishing off the coast of miami. they came back with a 750-pound shark. they spotted it circling a dead sword fish so they used the fish as bait. after they hooked the shark, they say that it took three hours to haul it on to the boat. three hours. it's huge. >>> a 14-year-old stole his mom's credit card number to book a cross country flight. how he managed to get through security at the airport with the ticket that had her name on it. >>> new this morning, director roman polanski is going to have to stay in a swiss jail while authorities decide whether he can be ex

ask your bank or credit union to not permit overages, where you can't get hit with an overage when youverdraw your account. if you can't track your balance, do everything in cash instead. i'm clark howard for more ways to help you keep your wallet in ship shape, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >>> all right. there's no sibling rivalry in one massachusetts family. only support among sisters. four of the five sisters have breast cancer and they're battling it together. %%%%%% >>> the mother of the newborn, the one kidnapped last week from this home in nashville will find out later today if she can get her four kids back. the baby and his three siblings were placed in foster care by state welfare officials this weekend. according to the associated press, authorities are looking into claims that a relative of maria gurrolla actually put the baby up for sale. the baby was sound safe in alabama three days after he was taken. an alabama woman is in jail facing a federal kidnapping charge. gurrolla says a woman posing as an immigration agent came to the home demanding the child. she was stabbe

ask your bank or credit union not to permit overages so you can't get hit with it.f you can't track your balance, do everything with cash, instead. i'm clark howard for more ways for you to keep your wallet shipshape. go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> you can get more advice at noon eastern time. clark is going to save you more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. >>> a city in guatemala is known as the cradle of mayan civilization. archaeologists are unearthing treasures that could rewrite mayan history. >>> nobody was asleep in the cockpit. no arguments took place. other than that, i cannot tell you anything that went on because we are having hearings this weekend and on tuesday. all that information will come out then. >> the first officer of a northwest airlines flight that overshot its destination by 150 miles spoke out about the incident there. he said neither he nor the other pilot was asleep. there's a lot of misinformation going on about it. >> memorial services are going on for reverended hines. police are investigating his death as a homicide. >>> with t

ask your bank or credit union to not permit overages, where you can't get hit with an overage if youould overdraw your account. the other thing, if you can't track your balance do everything with cash instead. i'm clark howard. for more ways for you to keep your wallet shipshape, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> clark howard on saturdays and sundays at noon and 4:00. he'll help you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. >>> some of the healthiest foods we eat every day can also make us sick. the message just out from the center of science and public interest, a consumer advocacy group. it looked at government day to identify foods that cause the largest numbers of illnesses from salmonella or e. coli. on the list, things like leafy greens, eggs, cheeses and even potatoes. the group wants the fda to do more to inspect the foods. the produce industry has responded saying in part the produce industry is 100% committed to providing safe produce, every bite, every time. our livelihoods dependent on it. the statement continues. it's never in consumers' best interests to scare the

use electronic bill pay with your bank or credit union where you control the payments and you stop them when you're done with them. you don't have to worry about them taking money they're not entitled to. i'm clark howard. with more ways for you to protect yourself go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> and how about this? you can get more great consumer advice from clark howard every saturday and sunday at noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern time right here on hln "news and views." this is what he does for you. he'll help you save more spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. >>> first lady michelle obama is hosting a healthy kids fair at the white house. some live pictures for you. there's some local kids from the public schools and their families are going to take part in this event. right there on the south lawn. the focus is on children's health, nutrition, and exercise. chefs and nutritionists from all across the country are going to be at this event and offering some demonstrations as well. it looks like the weather has agreed with them. >>> speaking of nutrition, how does a box of sugary cereal

the easiest thing to do is go rent a safe deposit box at a bank or credit union. or if you have a relative you really trust, store those things with them till you've sold your house. i'm clark howard. for more ways to protect yourself go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> great consumer advice. clark's on weekends. saturdays and sundays. join him at noon and 4:00 eastern. he'll help you save a lot of money. >>> a huge hunk of metal crashes onto a busy bridge in san francisco closing it to hundreds of thousands of commuters. this has been a nightmare for days. is there any end in sight? >>> a shooting attack outside a los angeles synagogue may be a hate crime. investigators now working the scene where two men on their way to services were shot. >>> and republicans responding as house democrats unveil their health care reform package. it's got the public option and conservatives, not too happy about that. >>> and you know the pledge to love honor and cherish till death do you part? but a lot more people are breaking that promise these days. we'll hear your views on the futu

ask your bank of credit union not to permit overages where you can't get hit if you were to overdraw. the other thing if you can't track your balance, do everything with cash instead. i'm clark howard. for more ways for you to keep your wallet shipshape, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> and you can get much more advice from clark today at noon eastern time. and in these tough times clark is going to save you more spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. >>> a city in guatemala is already known as the cradle of mayan civilization. and archaeologists are unearthing treasures that could rewrite mayan history. d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

bank meltdown. >>> d.c. take a look at your brand-new $4 million bike rack. the price east indoor bicycle station in this country. now open for business at union station. what did your taxpayer dollar pay for? john henrehan has the news edge. >> reporter: traffic designer martin molten loves his $4,000 buick letter but he gets nervous parking it at a regular bike lot. he has a new option for parking the bike. mayor andre yan fenty and other dignitaries cut the ribbon at the mostly glass structure shaped like a huge bicycle helmet. there are about 135 indoor spaces at the new bike station available to rent for $2 a day or $96 a year. attorney david bono immediately purchased an annual space in the indoor bike rack adjacent to amtrak and -- >> i can park it here. >> reporter: tourists can rent bikes and drop in customers can get their bike tuned up or repaired in a small shop on the premises. >> people that rent the slot on an annual basis can get to their bikes any time they want because they will be given an electronic key card. they can get to their bikes 24- 7. >> the biggest, best and coolest bike station in the entire country. >> reporter: well, it

bank. >>> rush limbaugh is trying to buy an nfl team and the head of the player's union is speaking out againstover comments he's made in the past. for instance, one time, he said that donovan mcnabb was overrated because he is black. limbaugh is part of the group bidding to buy a majority of the st. louis rams. the head of the players union sent an e-mail condemning this potential sell. we've been taking your thoughts about this. vince posted -- meanwhile, wilbur wrote -- what i find interesting is that one thing he's spoken out against the corporate socialism. the st. louis rams benefit from it, so if he buys in, it will be interesting to see if he changes his tune on that. >> he would be a majority owner? >> yes. >>> a couple who met online because they had the same name, tied the knot this weekend in florida and nobody changed their name. they said their i dos yesterday. they met on facebook and the wedding comes just eight months after they met. >>> a 95-year-old man is safe and sound now, but this is his car. you won't believe who was in the right place at the right time to come to his re

bank accounts have great yields. i'm actually telling individuals look at your local credit unions. they have great yields because they don't have to appeal to profits. look at maria shriver, she had a documentary out "the women's nation" that is saying that women are starting more businesses now. men will step it up. they're going to need those emergency funds more than women. >> one thing i highlight is option rate securities don't forget about that. >> the what? what are you talking about? >> a couple years ago there was this fancy shmancy product that a lot of firms offered their clients where you could put your money in cash and get a higher than average interest rate. >> they offered you more and you were a little greedy you would step out and buy that? >> exactly, then you got your fingers chopped because the whole market froesz up. so what i like to tell women is don't get greedy. make sure if it sounds too good to be true with personal finance usually it is. >> i have to get you to this question about asking for a raise because this is where women fall short. men will ask f

good -- people bank rolling the efforts to make sure an exemption is allowed for anti-trust for health care, also again free choice. everybody who would lose here, whether it's the unions the anti-trust people, apparently, karen, very upset about the possibility of choice. and then everybody else in america that would benefit unrepresented. it's a joke. >> if there's choice, there would be competition and then there would be chaos whachlt would we do? >> my goodness. we all buy our own car insurance, nia and our own homeowners insurance. that's a fiasco. >> it will go through many reiterations before it goes to the president's desk. we heard this carper amendment, for instance, will try to put the issue of the public health option and maybe make that a decision that's up to the states. i think as much as there's this back and forth debate going about lots of amendments and what this bill will look like, we just don't know yet. i think there's a lot more to come. >> here's my quechlt i'll wrap it up, nia. as i look at this am i wrong? are politicians working for large employers and unions against the interest of all of us that would want choice and competition as best w

unions and employers from having to deal with anything like this? >> dylan, it's all about competition and i know you speak out a lot about the frustration of the american people, whether it's the big banks or credit card companies. they want to know whose side you're on. and what we need to show to them we are willing to take on these interests and major sure you have negotiating power to drive down the cost of insurance. if we don't do that, we're not going to be successful in reforming health care. >> ezra? >> i like your amendment a lot and thinks it makes a lot of sense. my question is just about the population that even in the bills as they are, the folks between 133% of poverty and 200% do get pretty good subsidies and pretty well taken care of. the folks between 250% and 400% of poverty who seem out in the cold a bit. i'm wondering why you didn't focus on them or bring them into it. >> i wanted to get a foothold that at least my colleagues were willing to say that, yes, negotiating power on behalf of some segment of the american public will drive down insurance costs. in our state, we've seen 30% to 40% savings by allowing our state to negotiate with the individual providers. if

the easiest thing to do is go rent a safety deposit box at a bank or credit union and store your jewelry other valuables there. or if you have a relative you really trust store those things with them, until you've sold your house. i'm clark howard, for more ways to protect yourself, go to cnn.com/hln. >> clark will teach you how to save more spend less and avoid getting ripped off. catch him at noon saturday and sunday here on hln. >>> here are the stories we're watching today. accused killer drew peterson is scheduled to be in court today. he's charged with the death of his third wife kathleen savio. his current wife stacey, has been missing since 2007. >>> and tonight in massachusetts, joint chiefs of staff chairman mike mullens will be honored for helping end veteran homelessness. and the first of two rock and roll hall of fame concerts at madison sqaure garden, tonight's bill includes bruce springsteen and stevie wonder. what a lineup. >>> million of people are catching in on their 401(k) retirement accounts early. but there may be really good reasons. we're going to tell you why it'