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for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> good evening from the cbs news control center in new york, this is walter cronkite reporting. >> for decades, walter cronkite was one of the most trusted voice necessary american news. a look at his amazing career and how some of our viewers are remembering him. >>> the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" is keeping busy. two members are on a space walk outside the international space station. what they are working on now. >>> and president obama is keeping up the pressure on congress. what he's telling law makers about health care reform legislation and why he probably won't have much republican support for it. >>> you're watching hln, i'm natasha curry. the voice that formed a generation is now silent. journalist walter cronkite died. the former cbs news anchor was 92 years old and died at home in new york after a long illness. tributes from fellow journalists and friends are pouring in, honoring the newsman routinely called the most trusted man in america. president obama is also reacting. here are some of those tribu

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for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. >>> i just want to say, ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just want to say i love him. so much. >> welcome back to "prime news." i'm vinnie politan in for mike galanos tonight. if you ever wondered whether michael jackson deserved the title king of pop, you can probably stop wondering after today. his memorial was on such a grand scale. one normally reserved for dignitaries and royalty. let's go to richelle carey with her quick recap of this day. what a day, richelle. >> what a day, vinnie, what a day. we have to remember, there's a family at the center of this. actually, that setup with paris remind the us of this. the jackson family started their day earlier today. his casket draped with flowers. first taken to the forest lawn cemetery for a private service for the family. then came the procession to the staples center in downtown los angeles. following the hearse, a dozen black suvs. they set aside 9,000 tickets they could give out themselves. there were also the 17,500 tickets availa

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> good morning. as the alarm clock goes off, it's too early, right? it's 9:00 eastern. i'm robin meade. new revelations in the murder of a florida couple. the mastermind behind the killings was not a complete stranger. >>> wall street is celebrating. we're looking at what this means for the recession and your money. >>> and the kids stuck in the middle of a swim club controversy are getting a big break. how a hollywood star is giving them the thrill of a lifetime. >>> first, though, a man accused of murdering a florida couple actually got financial help from them. court documents say that byrd and melanie billings helped him open a margs arts studio. the couple's daughter told susan candiotti that it wasn't out of the ordinary for her dad to help people financially. >> he had people who would just stop by to see him in the office so he still had access to everything. it could have been something that he did. i didn't know hefrg. i entered books and don't really pay too much behind t

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> -- gets to the people who need it most. mr. obama, his wife and daughters arrived in ghana from italy last night. >>> -- now surpassed the number killed in iraq. in the last week and a half, 15 british soldiers have died in fighting in afghanistan, bringing the total number of dead in the conflict to 184. >>> looks like nasa may have to scrub the launch of the space shuttle "endeavour" for a third time. it's scheduled to lift off for the international space station tonight, this evening. but meteorologists are warning there's a 60% chance of thunderstorms. >>> that is a check of your saturday headlines. you're watching hln. so glad you are. i'm susan hendricks. we want to get you updated now. we are getting new information about michael jackson's alleged addiction to prescription drugs. as randi kaye reports, the claims are coming from someone who new jackson for decades. >> i knew it was something he could not do. he also knew that. >> reporter: leonard roe had known jackson for 30 years. he says jackson hired him to hand

a husband killing his wife. [ music ] >> welcome to comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson, and my guest this hour is christine bergmark who is the executive director of the southern maryland agricultural development commission. welcome, christine, it's good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> that's a big mouthful, and i know that you're working on an extremely exciting program, bi-local challenge. >> it is an initial that we launched two years ago, and essentially what it is is the last full week of july we ask everyone across the state of maryland and beyond to take a pledge, and the pledge is eat something or drink from a farm every day during that week. >> oh. so where do we get the information about where to find the farms or how do we sign up for this pledge? >> well, there's a website. it's www.by-local-challenge.com that website will give you all sorts of information why to buy local and where to buy local and it connects you to other statewide initiatives that are going on at the same time. if you go to the website, we've added a count. people used to say,

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] i'll clean the pool if you clean the windows. pick the windows, pick the windows! anything but the windows. deal. oh! new windex outdoor all-in-one... cleans outdoor glass fast. just spray with water, wipe with a windex cleaning pad, and rinse for a streak-free shine in half the time. you're done? she pulled a fast one! ( laughs ) new windex outdoor all-in-one. a streak-free shine in half the time. s.c. johnson, a family company. >>> new details coming out. a second safe found inside the home of a husband and wife murdered in an elaborate break-in scheme. the first safe we know was stuffed with medicine, personal documents, some jewelry. that's it. now a source tells hln there was a send one left inside byrd and melanie billings' home. it was considered the mother lode of valuables, supposedly stacked with $100,000 cash. the obvious question, why was it not taken? we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. joining us to talk about this, hln law enforcement analyst, mike brooks. mike's been on this one since day one. how does that ha

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] i'll clean the pool if you clean the windows. pick the windows, pick the windows! anything but the windows. deal. oh! new windex outdoor all-in-one... cleans outdoor glass fast. just spray with water, wipe with a windex cleaning pad, and rinse for a streak-free shine in half the time. you're done? she pulled a fast one! ( laughs ) new windex outdoor all-in-one. a streak-free shine in half the time. s.c. johnson, a family company. >>> an american soldier captured by the taliban appears here in a newly-released video. what he says scares him about captivity. >>> a california transit train collision is the third u.s. rail crash in a month. investigators are trying to figure out why dozens of people got hurt. >>> the 40th anniversary of the first walk on the moon and we want to hear from you. should we go back? >>> hi, you are watching hln. thank you for joining us. i'm natasha curry. a have you had owe posted on islamic websites shows a u.s. soldier here who was captured by the taliban in afghanistan. the pentagon identified the so

welcome to comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. my guest today is joe zurolo deputy state fire marshall to talk about fire safety. welcome, joe. it's good to have yoe you here. >> thank you very much. >> as i was saying, summertime we are known for outdoor barbecues and fire work displays. i wanted to go into grilling and what is safe and not safe when we have propane tanks and charcoal grills and so close to the house. >> well, they really shouldn't be. especially propane grills. of they should be a safe distance away from your home from 10 feet and above. this right here, should something occur it would mainly be confined to the grill and wouldn't spread to your home. we have so many people that go out and buy gas grills, they either put them on their decks up against the house, apartment complex and put their them on their balconiyss. and the tanks and grills are left outside during inclement weather. over time leaks do occur. >> right. >> and can occur. we would not want someone's home to be destroyed in a fire caused by a gas

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. >>> hello, welcome to comcast local edition, i'm donna rich. my guest is lieutenant governor anthony brown. it's good to have you back. >> it's good to be here. >> you are involved in so many things locally within the state and also a national level. you are a part of the national lieutenant governors association. what is the purpose of the association and your role? >> the national lieutenant governors association is a professional association that consists of all lieutenant governors around the country and contrary to what people might think, not everybody state has a lieutenant governor. new jersey just created the office. they will have their first lieutenant governor in 2010. but it brings lieutenant governs together. we network and that is important. we share best practices, what might work well in one state may work well in maryland or not. it gives an opportunity to share ideas and concepts. it gives us an opportunity to forge relationships informally and formally. for example, we recently, maryland signed up for the comtact per educati

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] i'll clean the pool if you clean the windows. pick the windows, pick the windows! anything but the windows. deal. oh! new windex outdoor all-in-one... cleans outdoor glass fast. just spray with water, wipe with a windex cleaning pad, and rinse for a streak-free shine in half the time. you're done? she pulled a fast one! ( laughs ) new windex outdoor all-in-one. a streak-free shine in half the time. s.c. johnson, a family company. >>> this is the last day on the job for the governor of alaska. what sarah palin plans to do after she calls it quits. >>> an investigation for the people for the killed who border patrol agent. where the investigation is leading. >>> another former boxing champion is dead. what police are saying about the death of vernon forrest. >>> you're watching hln. a southwest airlines flight on its way to orlando was diverted when smoke was reported in the cabin. it happened this morning about an hour after takeoff from hartford, connecticut. the plane was 130 passengers and a crew of five detoured to long islan

to go facebook.com/cnnheroes. [ music ] >> welcome to comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson, and my guest this hour is christine bergmark who is the executive director of the southern maryland agricultural development commission. welcome, christine, it's good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> that's a big mouthful, and i know that you're working on an extremely exciting program, bi-local challenge. >> it is an initial that we launched two years ago, and essentially what it is is the last full week of july we ask everyone across the state of maryland and beyond to take a pledge, and the pledge is eat something or drink from a farm every day during that week. >> oh. so where do we get the information about where to find the farms or how do we sign up for this pledge? >> well, there's a website. it's www.by-local-challenge.com that website will give you all sorts of information why to buy local and where to buy local and it connects you to other statewide initiatives that are going on at the same time. if you go to the website, we've added a count. people used to say,

. >>> hello, welcome to comcast local edition, i'm donna rich. my guest is lieutenant governor anthony brown. it's good to have you back. >> it's good to be here. >> you are involved in so many things locally within the state and also a national level. you are a part of the national lieutenant governors association. what is the purpose of the association and your role? >> the national lieutenant governors association is a professional association that consists of all lieutenant governors around the country and contrary to what people might think, not everybody state has a lieutenant governor. new jersey just created the office. they will have their first lieutenant governor in 2010. but it brings lieutenant governs together. we network and that is important. we share best practices, what might work well in one state may work well in maryland or not. it gives an opportunity to share ideas and concepts. it gives us an opportunity to forge relationships informally and formally. for example, we recently, maryland signed up for the comtact per educati

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> california officials say that michael jackson could be buried at neverland ranch as long as the county okays it. jackson's brother, jermaine, says he wants him buried at the ranch where he lived for nearly two decades. santa barbara officials say the county has not approached them for permission. >>> the pope will be working around the president's schedule when they have their first meeting at 10:00 a.m. the vatican agreed to an unusual meeting in rome. they are likely to talk about the program for africa. >>> gm will talk about the plan to get you to buy cuts they will be a government-run automaker without all the debt that would have caused a total collapse. >>> roland burris is expected to announce he will not run for a full term next year. he was appointed by former illinois governor, rod blagojevich. blago was arrested for trying to sell that seat. those are some of our headlines on, it is friday, hope that is a spoon full of sugar to make the medicine go down. 31 minutes past the hour. i'm robyn mete immediate. > .

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for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> are you making breakfast early? i'm robin meade. this is what's going on today. this woman is the latest suspect to be arrested in the killings of a florida couple. she may have close ties to the alleged ring leader. >> now that you see this and when you saw it, what were you thinking? >> oh, my god. i'm grateful to god that i'm alive. >> amazing that anyone made it out of this accident that caused a huge explosion. it brought a major interstate to a standstill. >> that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> a timeless moment for everyone. now there's a fresh new look at the first moon landing that happened 40 years ago today. >>> brand new details in the case of a florida couple killed last week. police arrested an eighth suspect linked to the shooting deaths of byrd and meloanie billings. >> miss wiggins will be joined with accessory after the fact for felony murder. we'll fill you in on the specifics of these charges. >> that news conference that mentioned is at 10:00 a.m. central. that's 11:00

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] i'll clean the pool if you clean the windows. pick the windows, pick the windows! anything but the windows. deal. oh! new windex outdoor all-in-one... cleans outdoor glass fast. just spray with water, wipe with a windex cleaning pad, and rinse for a streak-free shine in half the time. you're done? she pulled a fast one! ( laughs ) new windex outdoor all-in-one. a streak-free shine in half the time. s.c. johnson, a family company. >>> happy hump day. good morning. i'm natasha curry in for robin meade who will be back from assignment tomorrow. it's wednesday, in case you forget. ♪ if you just smile >> family and friends celebrated the life and career of michael jackson and along with fans as well, but now the question is, where will the king of pop be buried? plus, new video shows people sneaking bomb parts into federal buildings but that's not all that some undercover agents were able to pull off. >>> a soldier rushed home from iraq for a special delivery. all to see someone he'd never met before. >>> we still don't know where

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. >>> the new york stock exchange is opened for business. it's up today and a better than expected earnings report has investors excited. >>> a fourth suspect is now in custody for the killings of a florida couple known for adopting special needs kids. but investigators say that six to eight people were involved in this home invasion. look at this tape here. none of the nine kids in the home were hurt. they are now staying with extended family. >>> southwest airlines is expecting aboutexpect inspecting its planes after a football-sized hole appeared. the plane landed safely in charleston, west virginia. airline officials don't know what caused the hole in the jet. that's kind of scary. >>> a family practice doctor from alabama could be the next surgeon general. regina benjamin still has to be confirmed by the senate. >>> that's just a few of the stories that we're covering for you today. how are you feeling? are you just waking up? where have you been. i'm robin meade. >>> president obama -- here are live pictures of sonia sotomayor startin

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> 30 o minutes past the hour. secretary of state hillary clinton may sit down with the president zelaya. the state department says it want s zelaya restored to power butthy won't let him back in the country. >>> president obama met with president putin while you were sleeping. it's part of the efforts to warm up relations with russia. last week mr. obama said putin still clung to the cold war way of doing things but both leaders were upbeat about today's meeting. >>> you're getting a live look outside the staples center. 17,500 tickets have gone out for the ceremony, and the family has another 9,000 seats reserved and as many as a million people who don't even have tickets could show up anyway. those are some of the headlines we're following for you. welcome back. i'm natasha curry. security could cost the city of los angeles as much as $4 million. we're live outside the staples center and people listening to police warnings, right, to stay home if they don't have tickets? >> reporter: that's what police are warni

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> friends and family of a u.s. soldier captured by the taliban are praying for his return. the taliban posted the video of private first class bowe bergdahl of idaho on saturday. he disappeared in afghanistan last month. now, he says he's missing his family and he's afraid he may never see them again. >>> frank mccourt died of cancer yesterday. he was best none for angela's ashes that was an international best seller and made into a movie. mccourt passed away in new york at the age of 78. >>> the new harry potter movie is dominating the box office. its distributor estimates that it raked in almost $160 million in the united states since it came out last wednesday. add the international sales and harry potter and half blood prince has already made almost $400 million. dang. those are some of the headlines that we're watching for you this morning. 30 minutes past the hour. if you hit the snooze button and are joining us, gotcha. i'm robin meade. >>> the u.s. military is denouncing a video that shows an american soldi

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> critics are not letting up and neither is president obama. he went on that the tv to argue for health care reform. he says he wants something done soon, but he won't pass cost as long to people who are already struggling to pay their bills. >> even as we rescue this economy from a full-blown crisis we must rebuild it stronger than before, and health insurance reform is stronger than ever. >> nancy pelosi believes she has enough votes to get something passed. the house plan would include a tax on the wealthy but republicans say it will lead to higher costs and worse care. >> i don't know whether she has the votes or not. not quite sure. she knows whether she's got the votes or not. but it is clear they're going to russia head and put this risky scream on the floor as early as next week. >> new video of last weekend's light rail crash in san francisco. watch here as the second train rams the back of the first. investigators say the driver of the second train told them that he blacked out before the crash. they haven't found

. >> with the nascar minute, i'm adam an shell. [ music ] >> welcome to comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson, and my guest this hour is christine bergmark who is the executive director of the southern maryland agricultural development commission. welcome, christine, it's good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> that's a big mouthful, and i know that you're working on an extremely exciting program, bi-local challenge. >> it is an initial that we launched two years ago, and essentially what it is is the last full week of july we ask everyone across the state of maryland and beyond to take a pledge, and the pledge is eat something or drink from a farm every day during that week. >> oh. so where do we get the information about where to find the farms or how do we sign up for this pledge? >> well, there's a website. it's www.by-local-challenge.com that website will give you all sorts of information why to buy local and where to buy local and it connects you to other statewide initiatives that are going on at the same time. if you go to the website, we've added a count. peo

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> president obama is expected to make a big push for overhauling the health care system at his news conference tonight. some republicans are grumbling saying they are not getting specific direction from the white house. republicans say democratic proposals could lead to a government takeover of health care. >>> the people accused of murdering a florida couple may have been after $100,000 locked in a safe. now, that's what a source close to the investigation tells our sister network, cnn. police say the home invasion was well-planned and rehearsed. byrd and melanie billings were shot july 9th. nine children were home at the time. >>> the only surviving suspect from a mumbai terror attack says that he is ready to face execution. he surpriseded prosecutors monday when he confessed to taking part in the attackses. indian place say that gunmen took over several buildings in november, killing more than 160 people. prosecutors say they'll hold off on recommending a sentence. those are just a few of the headlines we're working on t

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> right now california lawmakers are pulling an all-nighter. and these are live pictures of that. they're voting on bills to fix a projected $26 billion budget gap. now, it's about 3:30 a.m. there. they're still going. the proposed deal would slash money for health care a, education, welfare, and prisons. >>> new details on what detectives seized from the office of michael jac's doctor. court documents show they took pills, rolodex cards and a computer from dr. conrad murray's office. murray was with jackson when he died last month. murray's attorneys say murray should not be the target of criminal charges. >>> the dow is at its highest level since the day after election day. stocks soared across the board thursday. the dow is now above 9,000. the nasdaq has risen for a dozen straight days. that's its longest winning streak since 1992. >>> fema is being criticized again for how it handled hurricane katrina and reita in the aftermath a. they say they didn't act fast enou enough. this is some of the headlines we're following for y

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> breaking news this morning. it is believed that all 16 people died in this morning's plane crash in iran. an iranian newspaper says the caspian airlines flight was on its way from tehran to armenia. a politician's website reports now that members of the country's youth judo team were on board. >>> a huge quake followed by a big aftershock rocked new zealand this morning. it prompted a tsunami warning there, and thousands of miles away in hawaii. but they were quickly cancelled. so far, no reports of any major damage. >>> police say records the at burr oaks cemetery were found rotting in a rusty file cabinet, and also have gotten 65,000 requests from families wanting info about loved ones buried at that chicago area cemetery. four people are accused of reselling the burial plots. >>> this is a few of the stories we have going on this morning. i just wanted to check in with you and say morning sunshine, i'm robin meade, we always appreciate your viewership. >>> a funeral will be held friday for a florida couple ki

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ]gggggggggggg >>> michael jackson's family says no, we didn't, but sources tell cnn some of his relatives not only thought mike hl a drug problem, they tried to do something about it. >>> a gruesome story, possibly 100 bodies allegedly dug up from their final resting place in a clandestine scheme. who is charged with doing it and why? >>> a story tugging on heart strings, a missing 11-year-old's dad is said to be deployed to iraq. will he be forced to leave the country without knowing her fate? hi, i'm chuck roberts, welcome. >>> how much did the family know about michael jackson's condition and possible drug use? two sources tell our sister network cnn family members were so worried about him they tried to stage an intervention. sister janet jackson grew so concerned about his appearance after a visit in 2007 she tried to intervene with the some of some of her brothers. jackson reportedly ordered the security guards not to let family members into the house and he refused to take calls from his mother, katherine. at the

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> florida investigators say the home invasion robbery that left byrd and melanie billings was dead was carefully choreographed for about a month. they say the suspects rehearsed the attack at the couple's home. investigators say the dry run wasn't caught on surveillance tape. court documents show financial ties between the billings and this man, leonard gonzalez, jr., the suspected master mind. gonzalez told investigators he received money from the couple in order to open a martial arts studio. a pensacola newspaper is suggesting a new possible motive. murder for hire. john king asked the county sheriff about that speculation on cnn's "ac 360." here it is. >> we understand that was within a year, i believe. i have not read those documents. my staff briefed me on it today. again because they're currently working with the state attorney's office to get all our documents and evidence together in preparation for the grand jury. but to the best of my recollection, that was within a year ago that he helped finance the opening of the ma

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ]óóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóóó tinchts this u.s. soldier disappeared in afghanistan last month. now he says he is being held captive. who was holding him and what he says is his greatest fear. >>> several dozen people were injured in this train crash in san francisco. now authorities are trying to get to the bottom of what caused the accident. >>> and who says they're for young men? 59-year-old tom watson is one round away from winning golf's british open. can he pull off a win for the ages? >>> this is "hln" for sunday, july 19th. thanks so much for spending part of your weekend with us. i'm susan hendricks. we begin with new video of an american soldier who has been missing nearly a month now. the pictures apparently posted online by the taliban have drawn a sharp response from the u.s. a pentagon spokesman calls it humiliation of a prisoner. it is believed the unidentified man seen here was taken prisoner when he walked off his base in eastern afghanistan. >> my girlfriend who is hoping to marry. i have my grandma and grandpa. i

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for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> california governor arnold swarz negativer said the state has been spared financial ruin. lawmakers approved a complex deal to xlez a $125 billion budget gap. >>> in iraq, kurds head to the polls today to choose a president and fill more than 100 parliament seats. 2.5 million people are eligible to vote. the kurdish region is autonomous and stayed largely free of violence. >>> the cdc said swine flu could strib up to 40% of americans over the next two years. if a vaccine campaign is not successful, several hundred thousand people could die. health experts worry cases could explode in the fall. >>> president obama made a surprise cameo yesterday during a white house briefing. it was all part of an effort to calm the controversy over comments he made following the arrest of harvard professor henry lewis gates. here is dan lothian. >> reporter: it wasn't quite an apology. but president obama tried to put out a wildfire burning out of control. placing a five-minute phone call to sergeant james crowley. >> i obviously helped to con

for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ] >>> president obama and his family arrived back at the white house early this morning. during a trip overseas, he attended the g8 summit in italy and met with russian leaders in moscow. he also visited donna in his first visit to africa since taking office. >>> at least five people are dead in the collapse of a section of a bridge for a network. the bridge collapsed when a beam support gave way. another section of the bridge collapsed back in october, killing one person. >>> thousands turned out for the funeral of former nfl star steve mcnair in mississippi yesterday. police said mcnair was shot and killed by his girlfriend, who then turned the gun on herself. >>> that is a review of your headlines this sunday morning. so glad you're with us. you're watching cnn susan hendricks. >>> he said afterry cans should stop blaming and start solving problems. and as ed henry reports, president obama also took time to honor history. >> a day of extraordinary moments, none more powerful than the first african-ameri