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At noon on September 8, 2009, Congress resumed work-
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Heidi Collins, cnn anchor: We're working on several stories right now.
It was a fatal morning for the United States. S.
Army in two hot spotsFirst, in Iraq.
Four soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack on the United States. S. patrols.
One explosion occurred in southern Baghdad.
The other is in the north of the city.
There are also four American soldiers in Afghanistan. S.
Service personnel were killed in fighting insurgents.
It happened in Kunar province, just east of capitabul. 13 U. S.
Afghan troops have died so far this month.
The Bay Bridge is now open.
We have some live pictures for you.
You can see all the traffic now.
This is obviously good news for office workers in San Francisco.
Emergency repairs are expected to take another day, leaving commuters struggling to find a new way to work.
But just a while ago, the first cars actually started crossing the Bay Bridge.
The main artery between San Francisco and all points in the east.
Now join us on the phone and talk more about this being Bart ni, spokesman for the California Department of Transport.
What happened, Bart?
This is one day in advance.
The crew just worked feverishly to get this thing back up and running, right?
Spokesman for Bart NAII and CALTRANSvia telephone)
: Yes, it's an amazing team effort to get the job done.
Some of our staff have been working for nearly 70 hours in a row.
The designer stayed on board all the time to make sure the inspection went smoothly, and the great production of a piece we needed at the last minute was done overnight.
Wow, it's incredible.
Obviously, I mean, it's a very large structure.
But it is described as an important crack found.
A quick reminder of what the crew found during routine inspections, right? NEY:Yes. That's right.
We're in one of our I-
This is an important support member.
While as part of the redundant system, there are a few other people there who can keep it in place, when you find something similar, you have to fix it immediately before the traffic is restored.
Collins: Obviously, yes, we're looking at some very interesting videos that are actually about the internal structure of the Caltrans.
That's great.
I don't think people sometimes realize what the bridge and its structure is.
Everyone is running now. Any other questions?
Because I think we have discussed that some of the roads into the Bay Bridge are still closed.
Is that the case or is everything open?
Well, we had to put our emergency plan in place last night.
So, public transportation and some detours that we set up to make things easier will remain the same today, and then we will phase out today's things in the endCOLLINS:OK. Very good.
Congrats Caltrans for restoring and running this feature.
I am sure the computer is satisfied with this.
Battier and Caltrans this morning. Thank you. (
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Unidentified women: Well, I think it's a good idea to talk to the kids because they need to know that it's their responsibility because obviously a lot of parents don't take responsibility.
Unidentified woman: we will see posters on his face spread all over the building and there will be signs on the shirts the children go to school.
I just think that's the ins and outs of it.
Unidentified male: If he has a hidden agenda or is promoting something else that we may not recognize, I think we should be able to know or block it before they see it.
Unidentified woman: he has only one good message.
Is this a political issue? No. Not necessarily.
Be a good man and do the right thing. (END VIDEO CLIP)
Collins: After a few days of intense criticism, the president is finally about to speak to the children of the school.
Is the information missing?
Let's break down his point.
His comments on the White House website have caused complicated reactions.
Many people are still critical of the speech, and others say they are now comfortable with the message being not political.
Obviously, there's a lot to cover this morning.
Now let's go straight to the White House and to Suzanne malvieaux of CNN.
Good morning again, Suzanne.
What will the principal tell the students this morning?
Susan Malvo, cnn white house correspondent: Good morning, Heidi.
The president apparently gave his speech in advance.
A large part of it is about responsibility.
Students should take responsibility.
They should not be afraid of failure.
They should try again to make their parents, their schools and their country proud.
The president talked about the fact that he was trying to do the same thing.
He talked about his humble beginnings and some failures and took himself as an example.
This is the content of this speech.
The White House certainly hopes to ease some criticism by publishing the news, at least to ease the concerns that some parents and some teachers are talking about not sending emails. their students come to the school to listen to the principal.
One of them is Jim Greer.
He is the Republican Party chairman of Florida.
He was basically the one who kicked off the whole thing, saying he thought it was socialist ideology that would instill ideas into the children.
From there, it was picked up by talk radio, many conservatives and people who began to get involved and ask questions.
I had a chance to talk to Jim Greer and I put some pressure on him about that.
He looked at the speech.
And say, what's the problem?
Are those fears and worries still there?
That's how he reacted. (Start Video)MALVEAUX (on camera)
Are you going to send your child to school tomorrow for a speech?
Jim Greer, Republican President of Florida: I am.
My children are taught to pay the highest respect to the President, this president and all presidents.
So after reading this and seeing the Ministry of Education tell the teachers that they don't take the students in the direction of a week ago, I hope all the children will see the president's speech.
I do not advocate that children do not read the president's speech in this article. (END VIDEOTAPE)
MALVEAUX: He said he was opposed to lesson plans and the Ministry of Education suggested that students write an article on how to help the president --COLLINS:Yes.
MALVEAUX: But he also said he did not believe the article was the original speech the president was going to give to schoolchildren.
The White House says this is nonsense. this is the text.
This is a speech.
This guy has no credibility on this particular issue. So, he -
You know, some people may be upset about the president's role in health care, economics, or education.
One thing Greer said was that he felt the government's role was too big, one of his concerns, but it was clear that the White House responded that there was no reason to panic.
There is no reason to worry.
We have seen previous presidents do the same in the past. Heidi.
Yes, do we have a direct understanding of Suzanne?
Because I'm curious, there has been a lot of discussion about the fact or possibility that the text has changed.
As we all know, the course plan will no longer be included. Maybe -
Does the way the White House talks about it and some of the ideas they put forward in this speech upset people?
Well, I think there are two things.
You can separate it.
First of all, the White House says the text and the speech itself have not changed, which is the original text, which has not been adjusted to address this controversy and fear.
What has put the White House in trouble is the language in the program of the course, and they suggest what students can do, write an article, and how to help the president.
Some people think it is political and unprepared.
The White House withdrew that particular lesson plan.
But this is with former President H. W.
Bush called on school children to go back in their 90 s.
What can you do for the president?
Basically, the White House says it's not a political issue, it's out of the sensitivity of those who care, who have removed the article on that suggested article.
Collins: Okay. Very good.
Suzanne Malveaux reported the story for us before the White House.
Thank you, Suzanne.
Stay with us.
Because we will report on President Obama's speech to students across the country.
It is planned to start at noon in the east.
The summer has come to an informal end, and the adjournment of members of Congress has ended.
This is what we know.
Congress will resume at 2: 00. m.
Like when lawmakers leave, health care reform is certainly a big problem.
In the Senate, a two-party group of six negotiators will discuss a possible compromise.
This is a proposal by Max Baucus, chairman of the Finance Committee, which does not include public options.
President Obama will meet with congressional Democrats today to investigate how much support his plan actually received.
Congress Hall is very quiet as you have imagined in the past month, but this action is about to heat up on Capitol Hill, where we found our congressional correspondent kebrianna Keilar
Brianna, you have told us that the hustle and bustle of the Capitol is going on.
What about the baucas proposal now?
Did you hear anyone talk about it?
Brianna keilar, cnn congressional correspondent: Yes, Heidi, this is something we are very concerned about.
This is a formal proposal put forward by the chairman of the Democratic Party of the Senate Finance Committee, who has already distributed the proposal among the other five bipartisan members, which we call the "Gang of Six ", look at what they think of the proposal.
So they have a meeting at 2: 30 today. m. Eastern.
We will pay great attention.
They will respond to the proposal.
Not long ago, I spoke to Senator Charles Grasley, the Republican leader of the committee.
He's part of this six-man group.
He said he hopes the group will reach an agreement before the president's speech on health care tomorrow night.
It was not an ideal schedule for him, he said, but he knew it was what Senator Baucus wanted and he wanted them to do it, Heidi.
Collins: Okay.
What is the plan?
As you mentioned, it does not include the public options we are looking forward.
The alternative to public choice is medical cooperatives.
So this is going to be a non-
Health Company
The Op is managed by the patients it serves.
It will also expand Medicaid.
Currently, Medicaid covers children under the age of 5 and pregnant women under the age of 1
Third above the poverty line.
Under this proposal, it will cover more children, as well as poor adults who do not have children, as it will cover everyone --
Medicaid will cover all
Third above the level of poverty.
Finally, how do you pay the money?
Well, one of the big ones
The key part of the tax will be those Cadillac health insurance schemes, which some say encourage consumers to over-use health care.
This is the tax that the insurance company has to pay, not the personal tax, but Heidi's tax. Senator grassley raised the issue, which they thought would penetrate into everyone with private health insurance.
It's not just people with high-end plans. COLLINS:OK.
We will be watching, waiting, listening all the time.
This is for sure.
Brianna Keilar on Capitol Hill this morning
Sorry, thank you very much.
Closed for so long. I forgot.
Tomorrow night, President Obama will pitch his health care plan to a special joint session of Congress.
Of course, we will start reporting for you from 8: 00 eastern time.
If you haven't turned on your TV recently, we spend a lot of time on health care issues in this country.
But today is the first day of school in many places, which reminds us that there are also some serious problems in the education system.
In fact, this is the blog question we gave you today.
Need more attention now?
Do you think this is health care or education?
You can go to cnn.
Tell us what you think.
I want to go to rob Marciano at the bad weather center right now.
Fred, we 'd like to update on the tropical storm. A short name.
Does that mean it will be short?
Rob marciano, ams meteorologist: that would be great.
I like what you think, Heidi. COLLINS:Got it.
MARCIANO: We will try to squeeze Fred's life out, but it will soon develop on the coast of Africa.
The Cape Verde islands are here, about 300 miles southwest, and sail west at 15 miles an hour.
The problem with Fred is that your night wind at 50 miles per hour is quite large.
It is also predicted that it will continue to strengthen.
You will see a good outflow of some volume clouds.
In fact, the last few frames don't look very good.
So, if we can get old Fred to calm down here in the near future, it would be ideal.
Each of these lines represents some of the computers we predict this thing.
They all took it to the north and then some of them took it back to the West.
Forecasts from the National Hurricane Center will reach hurricane intensity here in the next day or two.
Then we will have to see what happens after too long. All right.
Quickly check what's going on in parts of Carolina.
Yesterday, heavy rainfall occurred in southern North Carolina.
It now appears that the main threat of rain has shifted to delmava.
It can sometimes be quite heavy, especially near Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Hampton Road.
You will be eliminated for this reason.
Wichita, located in the north of orkama, is a washing ground for residents of southern Kansas.
If you can, shoot from Dallas.
I think we should have taken this camera. Yeah, not that bad.
WFAA, thank you for the picture you took there.
Provide you with timely temperature.
The rain from Wichita, I think will stay there all the time.
So, in terms of what's going on in that part of the world, don't look too bad. All right.
Other parts of the country are watching severe thunderstorms that will sweep through parts of the Northern Plains today.
You look cool and dry in the West.
This is good for fires in Southern California.
But we 've been in Southern California all day, near North Hollywood studios to show you the pictures. . . COLLINS:Yes.
Ma: this is --
You don't see this every day, do you? COLLINS:No.
MARCIANO: Obviously, the main break on this water is 90 years old, or something crazy like this. So. . .
What do you mean?
Does it just keep breaking and spewing?
Yes, until they close the main valve there.
But when you talk about water pipes, the valve can be large, probably far away, and with such an old infrastructure it can take a while. So nobody hurt. Good news.
It looks like a fire truck you can play with when you were a child.
Playing with it in the backyard-
Collins: unbelievable.
In the old mud pit.
It will cost a few dollars to go out, but hopefully they will.
You know, they might hang the hose on it, you know, rinse her clean and we should be able to go.
I heard someone screaming in my ear, wrap. All right. Rob, thank you.
They did it for the first time. COLLINS:I know. I know.
We will check with you later.
We will also stare at the fire truck.
The photos there are incredible.
However, he reportedly killed nine people around Milwaukee, but more than 20 years later, police said the hunt for strangers in the North was finally over. (
Business break)
Collins: he is said to have been intimidating women for the past two decades, but now he has detained a serial killer in Milwaukee.
Police say he's 49. year-
Old Walter Ellis
Charles Benson, WTMJ's reporter, told us how the police found the clue. (Start Video)
Name of Charles Singer-
Television reporter (voice-over)
: Director Flynn says a lot of effort has been made to draw conclusions for several cold but unforgotten cases.
Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn: good police work and good police science led us to Walter Ellis.
All nine victims were women.
Many people have a history of toxic goods and prostitution.
They were strangled or stabbed to death.
The DNA found on the victim linked them to a suspect, but not to a known name.
The missing match with Ellis's DNA.
In the search warrant, the toothbrush came from Ellis.
Flynn: We express our condolences to the surviving family members and hope that today's news will bring them confidence in justice.
The family of Carron kilpatrick hope so.
She passed away three weeks after giving birth to her fifth child in 1994.
Her sister did not want to show up on TV.
This is the best news ever. BENSON (on camera):(INAUDIBLE)
She said police recently came over to talk to her about the old case and a possible suspect, but said she never thought the day would come.
Unidentified woman: shut me up, you know what I'm talking about, know what's going on with my sister. (END VIDEOTAPE)
Collins: Fight for compromise in the competition for health care reform.
Will the threat to health insurance companies force them to cover more Americans, or will the president have to pull the trigger? (
Business break)
Collins: when we count down the return of the Presidentto-
School Information Today, come at noon, look at this statistic, 56 million-
This is the number of students enrolled in national primary, secondary and high schools this fall.
Now look at our headlines.
Judge Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in today for the second time.
Sotomayor, who officially joined the High Court last month, will be sworn in this afternoon.
The judges will return to the bench tomorrow.
They will consider whether to overturn the previous two decisions on restricting the company and the union's campaign expenses.
Office workers in the San Francisco Bay area took a break this morning.
A major span that should be closed today is actually reopened at this time.
Due to scheduled work, The Open Bay Bridge in San Francisco was closed during the holiday weekend, but the staff found a crack that initially delayed the opening of the bridge until tomorrow morning.
Although the crew worked overnight, they were able to repair the cracks earlier than expected.
It's a sad day for America. S. forces.
Eight soldiers were killed, four of them in Iraq and four others in Afghanistan.
Iraqi forces were killed in separate roadside explosions.
The Afghan army was killed in a firefight with the Taliban.
From the City Hall scream to the bipartisan row, it seems that everything is fair in the War of reforming health care, but will the new threats on the table force compromise?
The trigger option was explained by Jim Acosta. (Start Video)
US President Barack Obama: We have never been so close.
Jim Costa, CNN correspondentvoice-over)
: With the president making another campaign-style speech on health care reform, the question remains whether he will play a role in public choice.
The idea of letting Americans choose to join the government --
Run the insurance plan.
Obama: I still believe that public options in this basket of insurance options will help improve quality and reduce costs.
Why do you continue to support the Nazi policy?
During the recess of that noisy Congress. . . REP. BARNEY FRANK (D)
Which planet do you spend most of your time on?
Costa: a softer one
Maine Republican Olympia Snow, speaking in the Senate, is quietly discussing a compromise with the White House to replace the public's choice with something called a trigger.
Unlike the House's proposal, the trigger will threaten the insurance industry because the public can choose on the road ahead.
The idea was backed by two former Senate leaders. BOB DOLES (R), FORMER U. S.
Senator: We suggest that if the insurance companies do not clean up their actions, about five years later, and then, where something happens, there is a trigger device, we see this as a step in the right direction.
Costa: throughout the health care debate, snow avoided fundamental changes in the state's private insurance system. SEN. OLYMPIA SNOWE (R)
Maine: You know, they obviously want to protect people who have good health care in our insurance plan, they want to protect them, they want to maintain it, we don't want to interfere with it.
We don't want to interfere with the doctor either-
Patient Relationship
Costa: even though snow's trigger could win a Senate centrist like the Democrat in Neia, Ben Nelson, congressional liberals say in no uncertain terms --
Public choice, no deal. SEN.
Barbara mikurski (D)
Maryland: I said there was no choice but public choice.
For those of you who say we need the trigger, I say be careful.
You might want to cancel health care.
Political analysts question whether the Democratic Party will eventually commit suicide.
Larry Sabato, director of the UVA political Center: what politicians said in September and what they did in November or December are two different things because they accepted the reality. (END VIDEOTAPE)COLLINS:Aha.
Jim Costa is joining us now from Washington. C.
There's more about this.
So, Jim, can this trigger option get some Republicans in?
Costa: Well, this is a key issue for all of this.
This may be the last best hope not only for some Republicans to join in, they may just be some, or they may be the swing centrist Democrats like Ben Nelson. COLLINS:Yes.
Costa: There's a lot outside.
If they don't have those centrist Democrats, health care may not make any progress in the Senate.
Now, the Liberal Democratic party will argue that the trigger has been resolved.
If the trigger means we give insurance companies some time to clean up their behavior, you know, the Liberals in the House and Senate would say a second of suspension.
They have proved that they are not credible.
So why pull the trigger?
But in the end, it all boils down to how much Democrats want an agreement.
North Virginia Congressman Jerry Conley came here this morning in the US for an interview and he stopped on his way out to say hello and he said to me, you know, if we fail to pass anything, in any case, we may lose 30 to 40 seats in the upcoming elections, as happened in 93 and 94, at the end of the collapse of Clinton's medical system.
So Democrats have to think about it too, Heidi. COLLINS:Yes.
But, you know, it's always going back to politics. ACOSTA:It does.
How does this happen?
I don't know.
Thank you, Jim Costa. Thank you very much. ACOSTA:Sure.
So is it time to rethink education?
A man said it was American children and their parents.
Listen to his campaign. (
Business break)
Collins: In about 90 minutes, President Obama will address students across the country.
The White House hopes to calm criticism by publishing his record of conversation.
Posts on the White House website have caused different reactions.
Many people are still critical of the speech.
Others say they are now comfortable that the message is not political.
In the main talking points, the president will emphasize the importance of education and encourage children to stay in school.
He will also tell students not to let failure define you.
The president's message is only the beginning of this conversation, because there is a lot to talk about on education.
Some of the new public service announcements you first saw on CNN are challenging people to help our public schools start to change. Take a look. (
Start Video Editing)
I may just be a child, but I am already helping the government to make plans for the future.
Woman: Do you know that many states use the third grade reading test to predict the growth of prisons in the future?
Unidentified women: more than a million children drop out of school every year before high school?
These children are 8 times more likely to end up in jail than they are? It's true.
60% of inmates in the United States graduated from high school, and many states now spend more on prisons and less on public education. (BELL RINGING)
The unidentified woman: the bell.
Let me go back.
Unidentified male (voice-over)
Is it time for us to finish school? to-Prison pipe?
We can do better. (END VIDEO CLIP)
Collins: Sam chartan is the national director of the Forum on Education and Democracy.
An organization behind these new ads and the author of American school: the art of creating a democratic learning community.
"Sam talked with us about what the campaign wanted to achieve.
Sam, what is that?
"Think Again now about learning.
"What should it do?
First of all, good morning, Heidi.
Thank you for inviting me.
Sam chartan, author and national director of the Forum on Education and Democracy: the purpose of the campaign is to trigger a national dialogue on what we need to do together to finally achieve our commitment, 55 years late, first in Brown v.
The board of education ensures that every child in this country has the same opportunity to receive quality public education.
I think what sets our campaign apart is that many times, with the best intentions, what will happen in the end, whether or not people in Washington have made a comprehensive development plan, then try to get the rest of the country to accept their vision.
Instead, we are providing the country with a canvas for a partial painting.
We think we should focus on the three pillars.
Learning, Teaching, fairness.
We can do better. we know more than we think.
So we ask the nation to share stories of their most powerful personal experiences in the learning community, describe their most effective teachers, and what makes them so effective.
Think with us about what needs to happen in order to ultimately ensure the fairness set out in our founding documents, which should be the birthright of every American child. COLLINS:Yes.
In fact, when you see the PSA we are showing here, some people will say that this is a strategy of intimidation for children and their parents.
But we should probably show another thing here that might not be too scary. Take a look. (
Start Video Editing)
ANNOUNCER: The Commissioner is on the podium.
Unidentified male: Oregon middle school is the first teacher draft this year (INAUDIBLE)
Science teacher from Columbus, Ohio
Announcer: Well, that's no surprise.
Every school in the country hopes to catch him.
He is an old teacher who asks for the best things from his students and makes his subject vivid.
Man: congratulate you. (END VIDEO CLIP)
Collins: Obviously, no matter what you think, advertising is extreme.
Obviously, it is to attract people's attention.
Why doesn't this route focus on some smaller changes or a series of changes that might be easier to accomplish?
CHALTAIN: Well, first of all, I won't say this is-or.
In the last article, we are not saying that President Obama needs to call for a draft teacher.
But what we are doing is we are looking at the phenomenon of becoming an NFL draft, and so is the event itself.
It's also an example of how the NFL does a very good job of ensuring fairness.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl.
They got the last choice of the best college players.
Detroit Lions to 0-
They got the first one.
At present, the situation of public education is just the opposite.
We sometimes meet some inexperienced teachers. -
When I started teaching in New York City, I was one myself ---
In front of some children with the greatest need.
Not for anyone.
What we are trying to do is to initiate at least one conversation until the next re-authorization of the federal education policy, and then think together about how we can change from a test culture to a learning culture.
Collins: Yes, unfortunately, we certainly will not pay the salaries paid to the teachers by the NFL to the players.
This could be a big incentive.
Sam, what role do parents play in all this before we let you go?
Chartan: Well, I think the involvement of parents is always stressful and often misunderstood.
First of all, public education is the closest thing to silver bullets in our country.
It is the only institution ruled by political authority, reaching 90% of the next generation of Americans.
It is built on a clear mission to make children active and responsible citizens in democracy.
Using public education as a springboard for more opportunities, the American dream begins with parents.
However, what I would like to see the school do more often is recognize the different stages of parental engagement.
When we asked our parents to come in, we all wanted to fill the auditorium on Tuesday night, but the first step in parental engagement was to make sure your child was full, went to school on time, and was ready to learn. . .
Of course. CHALTAIN:. . .
We can start there and start thinking about how to work more effectively with our parents, and I think we'll be better in the end.
Collins: Yes, of course we all want parents to be as involved as possible to get their children through school smoothly.
Thank you very much for your time.
Director of the Forum on Education and Democracy. Thank you.
Thank you, Heidi.
Collins: After the adjournment on August, Congress reconvened today.
The big topic today is health care reform.
Some members of an important Senate Committee are considering a compromise reform.
There is no public option for the plan, but it does include commonops.
A senator hopes to reach an agreement before the president addresses Congress tomorrow night.
We will broadcast the president's speech live at 8: 00. m. Eastern.
But before he talks about health care, the president certainly talks about education.
As you know, he will do this to the children of the school today.
It's about to happen at noon.
We're going live today.
We want to know because we like to listen to what you say and what do you think needs more attention?
Is it health care or education reform?
It's obviously two big topics.
We have some response now.
All you have to do is go through our blog, CNN.
Com/Heidi for weighing.
You will read a little bit of the story we talk about every day and then post your reply.
This Mike from Texas.
"Education is the most important because without education, you don't have qualified people who manage health care. "Interesting.
"Health care," Cindy said.
Too many children come from families without insurance or insurance.
They must be in good health in order to learn.
Finally, this is from Devon.
"This is an argument between chicken and egg.
With one, you can't have another. A well-
A healthy society will be the most powerful, influential and happy society.
"Thank you again for your comments. CNN. com/heidi.
There is a reason why Buffett is called the Prophet of Omaha.
Wall Street will notice when he bets, and you will. Listen up.
He's betting on electric cars. CNNmoney.
Com's Poppy Harlow has now secured our "energy solution" from New York ". Hi poppy.
Harlow, Yu Mei, said.
Hi Heidi.
Well, he's a smart guy who makes a lot of money while making smart bets.
He has passed his company, Berkshire-
Hathaway, 10% of a car manufacturer you may have never heard. BYD.
This is a small manufacturer of electric vehicles.
He bought that share about a year ago.
He spent $0. 23 billion.
But now there are rumors that he might increase his stake.
That's a picture of Warren Buffett standing next to one of the electric cars for fortune.
Now, BYD's chairman hinted last week that this could happen and that Buffett might hold a bigger stake in his company, causing the Chinese company's stake to soar, Buffett told me this morning ---
We talked to him on the phone. -
He said, look, I can't tell you if I'm going to increase my stake.
He said: "I handed the matter to the chairman of BYD.
"So that's what he meant.
Heidi, we should have noticed that Warren Buffett wanted to buy a 25% stake in the carmaker last year, but they didn't want to sell that much at the time.
So, I think all the indications are that we need to pay close attention to this issue. COLLINS:Yes. Definitely.
Most people may have heard of BYO but have not heard of BYD.
What can you tell us?
HARLOW: does it represent "building your dream?
"Interestingly, this is a handset maker and one of the largest handset battery manufacturers in the world.
They then acquired a bankrupt Chinese car company so they could transfer advanced battery technology to the car.
Well, it pays off.
They have launched a $22,000 gas hybrid in China.
It takes about 62 miles to charge at a time.
Next year, however, they plan to bring
They say electric cars in the United States can travel 249 miles on a single charge.
Warren Buffett told me that this was a big impression.
He said it could reach 0 to 60 in four seconds.
This is a very important time, Heidi.
The Chinese electric vehicle will be available in the United States. S.
With GM's Chevrolet Volt and Nissan, Chrysler's electric vehicles are listed almost simultaneously.
This means that the United States will face more competition. S.
Already behind car manufacturers.
Fierce competition.
Want to ask Buffett about an electric car or something--
I heard they will get a chance to do so. HARLOW:Yes.
Next week, next Tuesday, we will sit down with Warren Buffett at the Fortune's most influential women's conference.
He was the only one to be invited to all the women's meetings.
Go ahead and settle your fortune.
Buffett or CNNmoney.
Tell us what you want us to ask him.
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Harlow, Yu Mei, thank you.
Harlow: You're welcome.
Collins: A major breakthrough in a series of serial killings in Milwaukee.
Police now think they have detained strangers on the north side.
They arrested 49 people. year-
Old Walter Ellis at the motel on Saturday
Ellis is accused of killing nine women since 1986.
Most of them are prostitutes.
According to police, DNA evidence showed he was involved in all the crimes.
He faces two homicide charges, but could face more.
A quick progress report on the fire at a station that has been burning in California.
This is what we know at this point.
Firefighters say they have stopped its spread and are expected to have it under full control by next Tuesday. Seventy-
Eight houses were destroyed, but 10,000 were still threatened.
A deputy fire chief said firefighters did incredible work here.
The fire was seen as arson and homicide investigation after two firefighters were killed.
The shuttle Discovery began its journey back to Earth later today.
Scheduled to disembark from the International Space Station this afternoon, ending a week-long supply visit.
The shuttle returned home with seven astronauts and a Buzz Lightyear doll launched last year. Excellent idea.
A local Georgian girl has become the latest American-born star. S. Open. How a little-known 17-year-
The Old Man defeated his opponent with determination and vicious backhand. (
Business break)
Collins: we are more than an hour away from the president's message to students across the country.
Look at the statistics. 11%--
This is the estimated percentage of primary to high school students enrolled in private schools this fall.
Rob Marciano is in the weather center right now.
It looks like you have some new information to share with us.
Are we talking about Fred?
Rob Marciano, ams meteorologist: We're talking about Fred.
I'm looking at the latest data from the National Hurricane Center.
This is the consultation at 11: 00.
In terms of the power of the matter, they raised the stakes.
We talked about it getting more organized and looking better at the last frame or two than that.
This is where it is and this is where it is going.
Finally check the westerly movement, 50 miles per hour.
Consult at 11: 00, now at 10: 50, so please forgive me for not keeping up with the speed completely.
Move west at 14 miles an hour.
Maximum sustained wind force at age 65.
So it's almost a hurricane.
It is predicted to be a hurricane.
Here are the latest forecast tracks.
The first time I watched it with meThere it is. Hurricane 1 --
Category 1 status.
Get about 50--
85 miles an hour tomorrow and Thursday.
The track looks quite similar as it is a bit stagnant and weakened at the end of this time.
Let me see if there is anything obvious here that can change this.
This is too complicated at this point. (LAUGHER)
Collins: Not only is it complicated, but it's too complicated and we can't hear Rob Marciano follow Tropical Storm Fred very closely any more, if you miss what he said there, it's almost hurricane intensity.
If we need to go back to Rob, we'll do it.
Could be a battery problem with the microphone.
So, again, we'll be back to Rob in a moment. This story, 17-year-
Old Melanie Odin from Marietta, Georgia, is becoming an American breakout star. S.
A lens like this opens.
Last night, she advanced to the first eight of the Grand Slam with the victory of the 13 th seed Nadia Petrova.
That's what she always wanted, says Odin. (
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Melanie Odin, United States of AmericaS.
This is my dream forever.
I worked very hard for this.
It finally happened.
My first grand slam. It's amazing.
This is what I always want, I finally achieve my goal. (END VIDEO CLIP)
Collins: Odan will play the ninth seed, Carolyn Woosneeaki)ph)
The Danish team will rank second in the top eight.
Fighting against the TalibanFour U. S.
The latest casualties in the war in Afghanistan. (
Business break)
Collins: The deadly explosion in Iraq caused the United StatesS.
The army died this morning.
Roadside bomb attacks are routine targets for coalition patrols.
Three people were killed in an explosion in northern Iraq.
Fourth explosion south of Baghdad
There are similar stories in Afghanistan this morning.
Four service personnel were killed.
CNN correspondent antiya Abawi is connected from the Kabul scene.
Attiya, how much do we know about these forces in this incident?
CNN reporter atia abawi: Well, Heidi, we have very little information now.
We know there are four Americans. S.
Soldiers were killed in a continuing battle in Kunar province.
Kunar province actually borders Pakistan.
I was there with the commander on Friday. INAUDIBLE)
Army, General Stanley McChrystal, and the United States. S.
Ambassador to Afghanistan
They were there to demonstrate new initiatives by the Obama administration, which they tried to combine civilian military efforts.
We did talk to some Afghans there, including a police officer who said the area we were in could be safe, but only 10 kilometers before us was the Taliban.
So, some small steps are being taken, but as we can see today in these four states, there is still a long way to go. S.
Soldiers killed in battleHeidi?
Collins: Okay.
Atia Abawi provided us with most of the information we have been able to collect so far about this event.
Thank you, Atia.
And quick reminder.
Tonight, Anderson Cooper takes you into Afghanistan from a war zone.
Special report on "AC 360" starting at 10: 00m. Eastern.
Money can't buy your love, but it can buy a completely refurbished catalogue of the Beatles. It took four-and-a-
It takes half a year to finish this.
But you just have to wait another night to hear it yourself. (
Business break)
Singer Mary J Collins
Brich, Natalie Cole, and sister slidge will make headlines at the Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna on September 26.
Jackson's brother, Jermaine, says as many as 25 performers are expected outside a 17th-century palace in the Austrian capital.
He said more names would be revealed.
Press conferences will be held later this week in London and Berlin.
You 've heard their music before, but never before.
Tomorrow, the re-recorded catalogue of the Beatles will land in the store.
Jim Bolton told us how the engineers made the eternal voice more timely. (Start Video)
Jim Bolton, CNN correspondent (voice-over)
: It's here, the Abbey Road studio in London, where most of the Beatles songs are recorded. (on camera)
: So this is the logical place for sound engineers to spend their time in the last four monthsand-a-
It's been half a year since the original Beatles catalogue was recreated. (voice-over)
Goal: make the Beatles sound like they record with today's technology.
Alan rolls from EMI Abbey Road Studios: We decided to delete or improve the technicians in the recording who could be a bad editor, drop out, vocal, vocal performance.
We didn't breathe, we didn't cough, we didn't have a squeaky chair, and we didn't have the occasional squeaky bass drum pedals from Ringo.
Bolden: the engineers worked from the analog tape masters, not the discs produced in the 1980 s, knowing of course that fans would be listening.
Listen carefully.
Sean Maggi from emi abbey road Studio: they transferred all the tapes with very different mechanical combinations to the computer and then blinded all the variants to see which one they prefer.
Then after the selection, everything is transferred to orbit (INAUDIBLE)
Make sure the tape head is clean and tidy, and constantly monitor the tape speed for the best possible transmission.
Bolton: The Song of the new video game "Beatles Rock Band" was also modified at Abbey Road.
Giles Martin, son of the legendary Beatles producer George Martin, was involved in the project.
Music producer Giles Martin: The biggest problem for us is that a lot of Beatles work is not recorded separately.
They work on two tracks. The (INAUIBLE)
The material is "twisted and shouted "(INAUDIBLE)
On two tracks.
All the drums, bases and guitars are together.
Bolton: Steve Turner has been writing about the Beatles for years, and he says these are major initiatives at the heart of the Beatles and Apple, the company they founded.
Steve Turner, music writer: I think Apple will consider how to protect the legacy and get new revenue.
Martin said Paul and Ringo were very happy with the rock band's game.
But what do they think about the final replay?
The engineers haven't heard yet. (off-camera)
Is this good news when you haven't heard yet?
Basically, it may be good news if the phone doesn't ring.
Bolton: if digital copies of these songs can also be downloaded, as many fans want, there is no news yet.
London, CNN. (END VIDEOTAPE)
Collins: A great way to end a show with Beatles, right?
I'm Heidi Collins.
The CNN Newsroom continues to interview Tony Harris.