and the anderson cooper interview can be seen in its entirety during an anderson cooper ac 360 special on our show monday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern, really going to be a fascinating interview to look at. don't miss it. anderson cooper monday night. 10:00 p.m. it doesn't really get a lot of attention in general, this country of ghana. but today the whole world focused on it. and it is quite an edge kags for many of us. our josh levs here to tell us about the country and why president obama selected it. josh. >> education for me too, tom. really interesting to see what is going on there today. we talked about politics, democracy. i will show you all, hasn't been there that long in ghana. go to the map. a big picture. zoom in. western africa. zooming in to ghana right there. two major locations i want you to see. the ones in the news. along the southern coast there. we have ports. lot of the economy. cape coast where you saw the president earlier. the location where there was the slave site. and accra, the capital right there where the president had been earlier. having a lot of very im

cooper for an exclusive interview. you can see, by the way, the full interview tomorrow monday night on "ac 360." the number one topic, as it was for most of us, the u.s. economy. >> vice president biden said you misread the economy. you said no, no, no, we had

plus, the president in africa, anderson cooper brings us an exclusive interview with the president from a castle that was the center of the african slave trade. it's a remarkable interview with america's first african-american president. that's all ahead in this hour of state of the union.

anderson cooper goes to her house and they talk about how awesome pot is. >> anderson cooper says -- >> yeah. aren't you watching high in america? it's an anderson cooper special. yes. and then melissa etheridge talks about how much she loves pot and then they talk about pizza. [ laughter ] >> are they for that? >> they're all for pizza and pot incidentally. >> really? i have to watch this. >> oh, i'm getting a madame tussaud wax figure. >> are you really? >> yes. >> why? >> i'm getting one because there's not that much of a difference. >> you want that? >> yeah, that's like me and the queen have it and the jonas brothers. so like the queen of england and the jonas brothers, sort of. >> wow. that will be -- >> i'll another the mandolay bay and the madame tussaud's wax figure. >> which one? >> tulsa? no, it will be at the vegas one. which is your hometown. >> yes. >> have you ever gone to that madame tussaud? >> no, they didn't have that when i lived there. it's a new thing. yeah. they started franchising. >> are you making that up? >> they didn't have madame tussaud. >> do you want a

plus, the president in africa, anderson cooper brings us an exclusive interview with the president from a castle that was the center of the african slave trade. it's a remarkable interview with america's first african-american president. that's all ahead in this hour of state of the union. you're looking at live pictures of the white house. a beautiful sunday here in the nation's capital, up on the other end of pennsylvania capitol hill, the u.s. congress, where they're debating health care reform while president obama spent the past week overseas tending to global matters. his administration pressed ahead with the effort to revamp the health care system. the vice president joe biden announced a new agreement with the hospital industry to help pay for reforms, but there are still major issues to resolve, including whether to tax health care benefits in order to finance that final reform plan. here to outline the obama administration's view is the health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. madame secretary, thanks very much for joining us. >> great to be with you. >> how are

one of our terrorism experts, peter bergen, earlier on "anderson cooper," our u.s. show, had brought up this question. he was wondering, does this have any significance? i'd like to ask you this question. the fact that today is friday morning, it's a muslim holiday, and the reasoning being that observant muslims would not be in these locations like the cafe of a marriott or the cafe of a ritz-carlton. does the fact that today is friday carry any significance to you? >> yes, it is very possible. but i want to tell you that in islam, they will attack whenever they feel is the best moment to destroy a target. they wait for the most opportune moment on fridays, especially we see less muslims going public places, especially places where there are restaurants and where a lot of food may be served. >> what is the message here? >> message is really clear. that j.i. is still a very capable terrorist organization. indonesia and leaders must prosecute, criminalize the j.i. organization and dismantle the propagan propaganda, the fund-raising infrastructures. indonesia has done

my colleague, anderson cooper is there. we'll take you live to ghana to find out why the president is making this the final stop of his big overseas trip. now every drop of shell gasolines... contain a nitrogen-enriched cleaning system... that seeks and destroys engine gunk... left by lower-quality gasoline. it protects engines from performance-robbing gunk. try new nitrogen-enriched shell gasolines. >>> after meetings of the g-8 in italy and a visit today with pope benedict xvi, president obama headed off for a history-making visit to africa. the obama entourage touched down in the sub-saharan nation of ghana, just about 2 1/2 hours ago. they were greeted in the capital, accra, but scores of officials and hundreds of spectators. anderson cooper is in ghana with tonight's breakout for us tonight. anderson, the president got a rock star welcome there, as we understand. he's, of course, making only one stop in africa. explain to us why they chose ghana. >> reporter: yeah. talk about the rock star welcome. people here are incr

anderson cooper was there with the president. he has an exclusive interview with the president. >> she could be the first latina to serve on the united states supreme court. so, is she a good fit? we'll show you what people are saying. m when they're made... with splenda® no calorie sweetener. sweet! splenda®. imagine life sweeter®. i think i'll go with the basic package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> hello there, everybody and welcome back to the cnn sunday morning. i'm t. j. holmes. let's give you and update on the story that has a lot of us scratching our heads and have a lot of people wondering what's going on in florida. they are questioning two people in connection with a couple known for adopting special-needs children. police said they located a red van used in the slayings. the couple were found dead in their home in florida. a third person being sought for questioning. >> 400 san diego jailed inmates are quarantined after

. >>> also, anderson cooper's exclusive interview with president obama in africa. it's a remarkable interview from the exact location where millions of africans were sold into slavery. you're going toe see it right here on "state of the union." thh >>> well, we just heard the obama administration's view of health care reform, now let's turn to four u.s. senators who are playing a key role in crafting a plan. in his home state of new hampshire, republican judd gregg and from her home state of michigan, democratic senator debbie st debbie stabano, here with me in washington, lamar alexander of tennessee, and democrat of north dakota, senator conrad, let me start with you. you just heard kathleen sebelius the secretary of health and human services say the obama white house is open to this house proposal that charlie wrangle, the chairman of the ways and means committee has put forward to put additional taxes on the richest american families to pay for health care reform for everybody else who doesn't have it yet. is that a good idea? >> look, everything does have to b

anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >>> president obama is reacting to the passing of walter cronkite. he has this to say about the newsman once termed the most trusted man in america even in the most trying of circumstances. >> he was the first to share the devastating news of john f. kennedy's assassination, crystallizing the grief of a nation while fighting back tears of his own. he cheered with every american, when we went to the moon. boldly exploring a new frontier. and he brought us all those stories, large and small, which would come to define the 20th send ch century. he was the news. >>> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton had this to say about walter cronkite's passing shortly after arriving today in mumbai, india. >> i think every american who grew up with walter cronkite as i did just feels a great sense of loss today. here we are in india, and i'm thinking about all of the images that made up our history. walter cronkite telling us that president kennedy had died. walter cronkite doing the coverage of the moon landing and walking, 40 years ago. walter cronkite being a

in an interview with anderson cooper, the president says that he's ordered his team to look into it. up to 1,000 taliban prisoners died in late 2001 after an afghan warlord crammed them into cargo trucks. the group said that a mass grave nearby, the head of the u.s. invasions of afghanistan, general tommy franks, wanted the incident investigated but the bush administration discouraged any probe. >> i think that there are responsibilities that all nations have, even in war. and if it appears that our conduct in some way supported violations of the laws of war, then i think that, you know, we have to know about that. >> again, you can watch the entire interview with anderson cooper with president obama, 10:00 eastern on our sister network, cnn. >> a decision to appoint a prosecutor could come in a few weeks. this would go against what the president said about any investigation like this. he had said the nation should look forward, not backward. >>> judge sonia sotomayor's road to the u.s. supreme court hits a rough patch with strong criticism from republicans on the 19 members senate j

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. >>> and the president wrapping up his trip in ghana and anderson cooper is in ghana going with the president to visit a castle used to ship slaves to the americas. >> and anderson will have an exclusive interview with the president. more details from anderson on president obama's historic visit. >> reporter: betty and t.j., the president arrived in ghana on friday evening, he was welcomed at the airport. the entire first family was welcomed. the entire country of ghana is incredibly excited about the president's arrival. driving down the streets there are posters and bill bods, people wearing t-shirts with president obama's picture on it. the fact the president of the united states has chosen ghana as his first trip to subsahara as the president has honored and thrilled a lot of people here. obviously there are other countries who could have picked, in particular, kenya, where his father was from, where he's been before on several occasions. he picked ghana because the administration considers this a system of driving democracy. successful elections, seen economic growth. they've s

. >>> our anderson cooper got exclusive access to the president. the president compared it to a concentration camp. >> do you think what happened here still has resonance in america? that the slave experience still is something that should be talked about and should be remembered and should be present in every day life? >> well, you know, i think that the experience of slavery is like the experience of the holocaust. i think it's one of those things you don't forget about. i think it's important that the way we think about it and the way it's taught is not one in which there's simply a victim and a victimizer and that's the end of the story. i think the way it has to be thought about, the reason it's relevant is because whether i s it's -- what's happening in darfur or what's happening in the congo, or what's happening in too many places around the world. you know, the capacity for cruelty still exists. >> find out what else the president had to say when he gave anderson cooper exclusive access on his africa trip. you can catch it tomorrow night at

. >> anderson cooper joins us live with his exclusive interview. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hi, everybody. those are are our big questions tonight. but we start as always with the matchup. our look at the stories making an impact right now and the moments you might have missed today. we're watching it all so you don't have to. we start with this deepening mystery tonight. surrounding the murder of bryd and melly billings, the parents of the 16 children. they were gunned down in their pensacola home. shocking new details about what exactly may have happened. >> authorities said up to eight people were involved in a commando-style assault on the house. the cup. lived with 9 of 16 children. >> reporter: five masked gunmen dressed ninja child went inside. five minutes later the couple was shot dead. >> it leads me to believe this was a well-planned and methodical operation. >> there's video surveillance set up at the house that shows men entering the front and rear of the building. the sheriff's department believes there are six to eight people involved in the break in at th

anderson cooper will have more in three minutes on "ac 360." did john ever talk about dying? >> no, not really. he really enjoyed life. he was very, very spirited. no. i wouldn't say that he was a fatalist. >> larry: i asked him about his future and politics back in '95. watch. and the obvious, your own interest in politics. you write about it, raised in a family that lives off it and on it and through it and with it. what about you? >> well, obviously, as i said, i grew up in a family where we were saturated with politics. and i have -- i've lost count, five or so relatives in politics now. i like not being in politics. i like the proximity to it that a magazine like this affords me. but i'm clearly fascinated, i think it gives you a view on large issues of the day that few other professions do. how can you not be thrilled by it? >> larry: thrilled enough to someday want to run? >> well, you know, i mean -- >> larry: logical? >> i get asked that. when you -- a public career is a lot to bite off. you better be ready for it, have your life set up for it and be prepared to do i

cnn's anderson cooper was in the african nation as well and spoke with the president. we will bring you some of anderson's exclusive interview. that's just ahead on "state of the union." . >> i thi and creamy texture that you can't resist. yoplait. in 25 delicious flavors. it is so good. >>> i'm don lemon at the cnn world headquarters. two suspects are facing murder charges in connection with the deaths of a florida couple. byrd and melanie billings were killed thursday in a home invasion. 8 of their 16 children were in the home at the time. two men identified face murder charges. a man is charged with tampering with evidence, namely a van believe to be used in the crime. >>> the spate shuttce shuttle i going anywhere. nasa has scrubbed a scheduled launch of "endeavour." the shuttle was supposed to have lifted off on sunday evening. just minutes before nasa backed off because storms around a 20 mile radius were impending. the new launch time is monday evening just before 7:00 p.m. eastern. i'm don lemon. see you back here next weekend. keeping you informed, cnn, the mo

anderson cooper asked him what lessons can be learned from it. >> do you think that what happened here is something that should be talked about? and should be present in everyday life? >> well, i think that the experience of slavery is like the experience of the holocaust. i think it's one of those things. i think it's important that the way we think about it, and the way it's taught is not one in which there's simply a victim and a victimizer. and that's the end of the story. i think the way it has to be thought about, the reason it's relevant, is because whether it's what's happening in darfur, or what's happening in the congo, or what's happening in too many places around the world, you know, the capacity for cruelty still exists. >> to see anderson cooper's entire exclusive interview with president obama, tune in to "ac 360" airing tomorrow night on our sister network, cnn. >>> nasa may try again tonight to launch space shuttle "endeavour." during an electrical storm that was caught here on video, lightning struck nearly 11 times during the launch pad. although technicians didn't f

anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >> there could be hope in sight for cash-strapped california. law makers say they are close to solving the $26 billion budget deficit. the senate president pro tem says a deal could happen as early as sunday night. one of the major issues being debated here is how to repay billions of dollars to the state schools. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton says the hotel bombings in indonesia are a reminder of the reality of the terrorist threat. clinton spoke about the explosions during a visit to mumbai today. it is the first stop in a week-long visit to india and thailand. she is scheduled to speak with indian government officials tomorrow and monday about a wide range of issues. >>> i'm larry smith. so tiger woods is out of the british open after missing the cut on friday. that sound you hear is a collective grown from tv executives, odds makers and anyone planning to sit down this weekend watch tiger be tiger. that is not going to happen. shots like this plaguing him on friday at turnberry. not happy with his entire week there. out of the tourn

let's check in with anderson cooper for a preview of "ac 360." anderson? >> remarkable show tonight. beer at the white house, the president and vice president, along where the black harvard professor and the white police sergeant who arrested him all sitting down. to get past a nationally televised dispute about race. we'll show you what happened. also the latest on the investigation into the michael jackson's death. we now have the search warrants with new details about the case building against dr. conrad murray. randi kaye has the latest. >>> and tensions in iran, that's all ahead on the show tonight. >> larry: "ac 360" with anderson cooper always on top of things. ann koumt koumt who can give you the financial advice you need? where will you find the stability and resources to keep you ahead of this rapidly evolving world? these are tough questions. that's why we brought together two of the most powerful names in the industry. introducing morgan stanley smith barney. here to rethink wealth management. here to answer... your questions. morgan stanley sm

. >>> before we meet patty austin, let's go up on the roof and my man anderson cooper, what a day, anderson, what's up tonight? >> an emotional day, larry, we're going to have two hours of coverage on 360 at 10:00 p.m. eastern. we'll play you extended clips from the moving memorial tribute to michael jackson at the staples center earlier today. also the latest on the investigation. we're getting disturbing reports from sources close to the investigation about michael jackson's body, some details about his appearance, and the possibility of intravenous drug use. we'll be looking at that and telling you what our sources are now telling us. and then at 11:00, we're going to be playing the best moments throughout the entire 11:00 hour, we condensed the entire service down to an hour, we'll be playing you the highlights throughout the entire 11:00 hour. a lot ahead tonight, larry. >> larry: looking forward to that. anderson cooper at the top of the hour. patty austin, toured, performed with him. she was in the family section today as were we. chopra, michael's long time friend, and long time fri

anderson cooper at the top of the hour. patty austin, toured, performed with him. 30 year friendship with michael. she was in the family section today as were we. gotham chopra, michael's long time friend, and miko brando, long time friend michael was best man at his wedding, godfather to his daughter. miko is son to the late, great marlon brando. patty, you knew him for 30 years. >> boy, did that go by fast. >> larry: tell me about him. >> good heavens, the first time i worked with michael was on "the wiz." he was incredibly shy. he was walking around with a little notebook, and if anybody said anything clever or that he didn't quite understand it went in the notebook. and the research began. and that was my first -- any kind of meeting i had with michael was about that. >> larry: and that perfection remained throughout? >> all the way through, all the way through. and then, we never spoke during all of this. he have would kind of look at me from across the studio. if i'd say something funny, he'd write it down, if anybody

i remember early on seeing you do an interview with anderson cooper early in this investigation. you made a bombshell statement that four days before michael jackson died he called you and was desperate for diprivan. i remember watching that and thinking, she sounds crazy. yet, within 24 hours not only did the entire investigation turn around but you're in many ways the unsung hero in this investigation because you dir t directed a focus on a drug that would probably be overlooked. how did this come to happen? how did you come to treat michael jackson? >> i started with him in late january actually working with the children. i had a call. one call, he said his children had a little cold. he wanted something nutritionally for the cold. so i went in and did a complete assessment of the children. and when i finished, michael asked me, well, what else do you do? i said, well, what's going on with you? he said, i'm a little tired. i'm getting ready for a concert and would like to pick up my energy. i said, well, let's do lab work. i did a full routine lab panel. and nutritional testin

time now for anderson cooper and "ac 360." anderson? >> hey, larry. thanks so much. >>> moments ago the sheriff in pensacola, florida, announcing new arrests at the home apparently in a robbery with nine of the kids in the house. this woman, pamela longwiggens sought and then brought in for questioning now under arrest. we have details ahead. >>> also, video seen for the first time of the accident that set michael jackson's hair on fire. was it a turning point for him? did it set him on a path to drug addiction and eventually death? new details on that and showing you the tape. it is frankly unbelievable. >>> also, a powerful, emotional journey. "360" traces the roots of first lady michelle obama, back to her

. >>> it's time for anderson cooper and "anderson cooper 360." >>> thanks so much. breaking news in the michael jackson case, the first inside account of what happened in the jackson home when it became clear that something was terribly wrong. also tonight, a money battle in the making over the jackson estate. money trouble for dr. conray murray, revelations about his past, and more importantly new information about what could be his immediate legal future. at least one major arm of the feds tightening their focus. randi, what's the latest on a case that appears to be building against dr. murray? >> reporter: there has been some movement here, anderson. first, right away, a federal law enforcement official is telling us, quote, that dr. murray is the only one they are looking at. once again, that's from a federal source, saying they're only looking at dr. conrad murray. it's important to point out that we know other doctors' records have been subpoenaed, but now with three warrants served on dr. murray, clearly he is the central focus. his lawyer said they were sear

. >>> in the meantime, anderson cooper is with president obama on his historic trip to ghana. monday night 10:00 eastern, don't miss "ac 360," a special report as anderson sits down for an exclusive interview with the president. monday night 10:00 eastern right here. >>> big week next week for the president's supreme court nominee, sonia sotomayor. her first steps to possibly becoming the first latina on the supreme court. we'll see what kind of hurdles she has to get past, coming up. this is a history of over 50,000 crash-tested cars... this is the world record for longevity and endurance. and one of the most technologically advanced automobiles on the planet. this is the 9th generation e-class. this is mercedes-benz. now every drop of shell gasolines... contain a nitrogen-enriched cleaning system... that seeks and destroys engine gunk... left by lower-quality gasoline. it protects engines from performance-robbing gunk. try new nitrogen-enriched shell gasolines. vo: yowalmart checks other for sstores' pricesoney. it protects engines from performance-robbing gunk. and they'll

anyway, here now is anderson cooper and "ac 360." anderson? >>> thanks so much. the professor, the policeman and president had beers at the white house today. that story leads our broadcast. >>> we're following breaking news in the michael jackson case. 360's randi kaye has it. clues found at the las vegas properties of conrad murray, jackson's doctor, clues to how jackson obtained his drugs and some of the names he used. let's quickly check in with randi for a preview. what do you have? >> reporter: hi there, anderson. inside the search warrants we have from the searches of dr. conrad murray's clinic and home in las vegas is a major piece of news. as you know, dr. murray is jackson's personal physician who was at his home when he stopped breathing. for the first time, we see in the warrants, in writing, that authorities are looking for evidence related to propofol or diprivan. that's the powerful sedative authorities believe killed michael jackson. we know from a source that dr. murray gave him that drug within 24 hours of his death. we'll tell you if they found

. >> larry: anderson cooper, "ac 360" at the top of the hour. what's up. >> a story you're only going to see here on "ac 360" about michael jackson's past use of powerful sleep drugs. we've uncovered accounts of a doctor administering anesthetics to michael jackson while on tour over the years. the result of an exclusive "360" investigation. doesn't get us any closer to knowing what happened to the final hours of michael jackson's life. we won't know that until the toxicology reports out. also, the guardianship hearing for jackson's kits has been delayed at the request of lawyers of debbie rowe and jackson's mother. does rowe want custody of jackson's two oldest kids? also ahead tonight, the video of jackson's full rehearsal. you've been showing it, larry. some extraordinary documents taken on tuesday night before he died. and officials from aeg, the show's co-creator and musical director. they were there the night before he died. the last to see him the night before he died. we'll tell you what they said. and the mysteries of air france flight

. >>> anderson cooper, ac 360 at the top of the hour. >> ahead on the program, a story you're going to see here on 360 about michael jackson's past use of powerful sleep drugs. dr. sanjay gupta covered first-hand accounts of a doctor administering powerful surgical anesthetics to michael jackson while on tour over the years. results of an exclusive 360 investigation doesn't get us closer to knowing what happened in the final hours, days, weeks and months of michael jackson's months. we won't know that until the toxicology reports are out. >>> the guardianship hearing for jackson's kids has been delayed at the request of lawyers for debbie rowe and jackson's mother. does rowe want custody? what she told a local news station and what her lawyer clarified. >>> the video of jackson's last full rehearsal. you've been showing it, larry. an extraordinary document taken tuesday night. my interview with officials from aeg life. the concert promoter. choreographer. they were there the night before he died. the last to see him the night before he died. what he said. the mysteries of air france fl

er stories ahead on anderson cooper. larry. >> larry: marcia clark contributed to the "dale beat" and legal correspondent tonight. trent copeland and jim moret. chief correspondent for the "inside edition" also an attorney. does it look to you like a duck, looks like a duck, acts like a duck, criminal charges coming? >> sounds like a duck is about to get arrested for second degree murder. interesting thing there's no in between. either involuntary manslaughter or second degree murder which is 15 to life. big, big long fall there but that's the way it looks. >> murder for what, trent, for doing what? >> i'm not ebb exactly sure. larry. we've had a feeding frenzy here for the last effort weeks associating with dr. conrad murray. he gives diprivan. this is a lethal cocktail something that will certainly result in death. i'm not so sure that's a fair assessment of what the facts in the case were. most people have diprivan. if you've undergone a routine colonoscopy, you've had diprivan. there isn't always a battery of medical

anderson cooper up on the roof and "ac 360." >>> late breaking developments. activity seen at forest lawn cemetery. la toya jackson seen and departing. a hearse seen arriving. details sketchy right now. we don't know if this was a private viewing or something more. we do know this is after hours for the cemetery. absolutely no comment from the jacksons. a private memorial had been scheduled for tomorrow morning here. so far there is no word any of those plans have changed. the public memorial expected at 10:00 here local time. >>> tonight breaking news and the big question answered in court, and major new questions being raised in the investigation. this city is bracing for impact preparing for possibly the biggest celebrity sendoff l.a. has seen. take a look live, the staples center at 10:00 a.m. local time, 20,000 celebrities, luminaries, randomly selected ticket holders will back inside, no different from a lakers game except for the hundreds of thousands more that might also want in. they've been told to stay away. portions of two major boulevards, pico an

klein, let's check in with anderson cooper host of "ac 360." back in new york city. what's up tonight, anderson? >>> tonight we continue as you are following the breaking news into the investigation of michael jackson's death, randi kaye is learning more about the investigators and the police. we'll have the latest on that. >>> and sarah palin she says she's quitting because she's being forced to waste time and money fighting ethics accusations. >>> and new details on the murder of steve mcnair. new details about the double life he was leading and the chilling 911 tapes from the night he was killed. those stories and more. >> larry: anderson cooper, 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. we're back with dr. arnie klein. how did the story, you think, surface about you and fatherhood? where did that come from? >> i don't have any idea. where are it came from debbie rowe, i have no idea. >> larry: could it have come from debbie rowe? >> absolutely. my greatest concern was what was going to happen to the children. i told her i didn't want to see the children wasting away. these ch

anderson cooper takes at historic journey with president barack obama. that's an ac 360 special tonight only here on cnn. >>> it's supposed to be a place of safety, a place for kids to go in a neighborhood, in a city grappling with a wave of violence. last night in chicago, a frightening reminder that no place is truly safe. here's ben bradley of wls in chicago. >> on the doorstep of a church that prides itself in being a sanctuary from violence, two teens are shot. >> everyone was running, screaming, people were just outside talking and everyone was like, oh my gosh, crying. >> it was 6:30 and the gym was busy with teens playing basketball when a 15 and 17-year-old stepped outside and sb an all ttercation with other >> i just heard him say, y'all not going to do anything to me. myself. you're trying to prove that he was tough. and he ended up getting him shot. >> every friday night we open up our arc of safety. the reason we have it open is for kids to be safe on friday nights. >> reporter: the priest who has crusaded against gangs and gun, this is the

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whips, chains, you'll find it all in the blush-inducing novel of anderson cooper's 85-year-old mom. it's a "nightline" interview with gloria vanderbilt. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> tonight on "nightline," difficult questions. as his approval numbers slide, president obama makes a primetime pitch for his sweeping healthcare reform. but can he get it done? we're live with all the details. >>> was it manslaughter? the inside story of today'sdramt >>> good evening. we begin tonight with president obama's plan to reform the nation's healthcare system. an issue that's as critical as it is complex to all americans. six months into his administration it's become the foremost priority of the president. but his current proposal lacks uniform support even among democrats and has been the target of criticism for many republicans. so the president took the microphone tonight to plead his case. and as he did so, he also took aim at another flash point of controversy. as our senior white house correspondent jake tapper reports. >> president obama came to talk to the press and the american p

. >> larry: anderson cooper hosts "ac 360" at the top of the hour. we understand it's barack obama part two, right, anderson? >> that's right, my exclusive talk with president obama in west africa and ghana where for hundreds of years countless africans were killed or shipped into a life of bondage in america and elsewhere. it was an emotional experience for the president, sasha, and malia. he takes us behind the scenes what happened when his girls met the pope in rome. and michelle obama's family's roots. where her family believes her great, great grandfather was born into a life of slavery. >>> also tonight, the michael jackson investigation, cnn has new video of the coroner removing documents from the office of dr. arnie kline. we'll tell you what that bodes for him and for the investigation. and jackson's security detail, the head of it is also speaking out to ran di kaye. those stories and more on the murder of the florida couple ahead tonight on 360. >> larry: the always interesting, anderson cooper, "ac 360" "ac 360." our dynamic duo returns.

anderson cooper live for us from los angeles tonight with a preview of what we can expect. anderson what are you hearing? >> well, campbell, we know now that ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. on the pacific coast, 10:00 a.m. at the saples center. we learned at 8:00 a.m., the jackson family, friend, michael jackson's children, sibling, his parents, will be gathering at forest lawn cemetery. we don't know if that is his funeral service or burial. we haven't been able to confirm that is the case. some sort of service will be taking place there. you see the images on the screen, forest lawn. a lot of media already starting to gather there. that's going to be two hours before the ceremony starts tomorrow. the family will be escorted to the cemetery by california highway patrol. they're going to go -- be escorted to the staples center. security's going to be very tight. blocks around the entire area are going to be cordoned off. there's been an uproar about who will pay for this. the city is paying for the extra police and the crowd control. about 1.5 million people as you know, camp

and you can see anderson's entire interview with president obama monday evening on "anderson cooper 360" at 10:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. it's a terrific show every night and this will be really a special occasion to hear what he has to say from the president sitting in ghana. >>> when we come back in a moment or two, a true nightmare for families that have lost loved ones. acres and acres of graveyards with no graves. we'll have the latest coming up from that site in illinois. a cemetery, an investigation, and a lot of controversy. we need to send an expert. a walking, talking... know-it-all... expert. a guru. how about wu? wu will do. where to? first stop... peru. vincent wu to katmandu. what's next? timbuktu. area code 212. so, timbuktu, katmandu, peru, and 212. all by half past 2:00. not a problem. [ female announcer ] need an expert? push a button. that's the human network effect. learn more at cisco.com/newways. phew! >>> well, devastated relatives are now being banned from visiting their loved ones' grave sites. that's because the illinois cemetery where these graves were dug u

anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >>> what a man. what a journalist. i loved how he said, i'll be away on assignment. dan rather sitting in the next few years. >> interesting way to sign off. yes, dan rather took the helm and was there a long, long time, and walter cronkite, he was it for this country for a while. really. that's who the country turned to to lead us through tough times and of course you have political leaders, but turned to uncle walter to let them know everything would be all right. >> the most trusted man in america. >>> president obama praised walter cronkite and called him, we just mentioned, a trusted man. take a listen to words he had to say about the passing of walter cronkite. >> he was the first to share the devastating news of john f. kennedy's assassination. crystallizing the grief of a nation while fighting back tears of his own. he cheered with every american when we went to the moon. boldly exploring a new frontier. and he brought us all those stories large and small which would come to define the 20th century. that's why

our own anderson cooper looks back at a man and a career unparalleled. >> reporter: for so long, for so many of us, he was the most trusted man in america. >> and that's the way it is. >> reporter: walter cronkite covered the world and, in an age of fewer channels and fewer newscasts, he changed the world as well. >> looking back on it, i think i was so lucky i just happened to fall into the right things at the right time and it worked beautifully. >> reporter: he was born walter leland con cite jr. in 1915. he was a beat reporter before joining united press in 1939. when the first troops stormed nornd normandy, he was there. >> as dwight eisenhower told me sitting on this wall on the 20th anniversary of d-day that he thinks of the grandchildren that these young kids will never have. and that's something for all of us to think about. >> reporter: when we think about walter cronkite in generations of broadcast journalists have and will continue to, we think about his tenure at cbs, a company he joined in is 1950. 12 years later he became the anchor of the "cbs evening news." in that c

cooper, 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. jim morret, an attorney and frequent host of this program. he blogs at showbiz 411.com. what did you make of last night, jim? >> we've been talking about it all day. it was a strange interview. it seems as if he wanted to rehabilitate himself. he said a lot of strange things in the past. and i came away feeling that he fell flat. i really do. i didn't understand what he was trying to say. whatever it was, it didn't seem to be working. >> larry: i felt frustrated. >> you said many times, you're his father. why didn't you know about the autopsy report? you didn't even hear about his death until a fan told you? those are strange things. >> larry: roger, what was your read? >> larry, i thought you were very -- you did a great job with him. you let the two of those guys talk and talk and talk until they talked themselves into a hole. that guy leonard rowe, the idea he could be his financial adviser for two minutes, if you knew the list of things he's had wrong legally, including two incarc

anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >> anderson cooper reflecting on walter cronkite. late reaction from president obama saying walter was more than an anchor. he was family. he invited us to believe in him. he never let us down. this country lost an icon and a dear friend and he will be truly missed. that is president obama on walter cronkite who died tonight at the age of 92, days short of the 40th anniversary of man walking on the moon. you heard his reaction, oh, boy. he was a fan and made no bones about it. one of the many moments when his voice wasn't just that of a newsman delivering the facts but instead a trusted friend, sometimes taken with the moment, sometimes overcome with emotion. as you saw on that fateful day in dallas, my mom who left us too soon long ago once told me i was a baby boy on her lap when she watched this. >> from dallas, texas the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time, some 38 minutes ago. vice president johnson has left the hospital in dallas but we do not know to

. >>> and cnn's anderson cooper is with president obama on this historic trip to africa. we mentioned, the president is due to tour one of the fortresses off ghana's coast, which is a former slave trading post, and anderson, in fact, went into one last night and talked about it. >> reporter: the emotional high poircht trip is when he's going to come here to the cape coast where there is a series of fortresses, several hundred years old, eep of them, that were used basically as holding cells and shipment points for millions of slaves then sent to the new world, sent to europe and all around the world here for hundreds of years. the president's going to tour one of those fortresses with his family, with his kids. there are dungeons in these fortresses where hundreds of slaves were crammed in before they were loaded out into ships and the sent to the americas, sent to elsewhere in the new world, and in europe. i can tell you, i was at the port today, in the dungeons, and had-it-is a haunting place to be. an emotional trip for anyone who goes there and the president will be t

at the top of the hour on "360," larry. >> larry: that's john king sitting in for anderson cooper, at the top of the hour. 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. joining us in los angeles, jim moret, chief correspondent for "inside e degs." attorney and frequent host of this program. in new york, senior correspondent for the hollywood reporter. he blogs at showbiz411.com. what did you make of last night, jim? >> we've been talking about it all day. it was a strange interview. it seems as if he wanted to rehabilitate himself. he said a lot of strange things in the past. and i came away feeling that he fell flat. i really do. i didn't understand what he was trying to say. whatever it was, it didn't seem to be working. >> larry: i felt frustrated. i guess you can say -- >> i could see that. you said many times, you're his father. why haven't you seen his body? why didn't you know about the autopsy report? you didn't even hear about his death until a fan told you? those are strange things. >> larry: roger, what was your read? >> larry, i thought you were very -- you did a great job with him. you le

watch it with wolf blitzer and anderson cooper and the best political team on television. only on cnn. >>> moments ago the senate narrowly rejected the carrying of concealed weapons across state lines. the defeated measure would have given people with concealed weapons permits the right to carry firearms into other states with similar gun laws. now, the vote was 58-39, in favor of the provision, but it needed 60 votes to pass. it was offered as an amendment to a defense spending bill and marked the first significant defeat for the gun lobby this year. >>> now, still a p.o.w., still in the hands of the taliban, but we still aren't sure just where army pfcbowe bergdahl is being health. possibly in neighboring pakistan. the taliban released this video sunday. defense secretary, robert gates, vows to do everything possible to get him back. and friends back in his hometown of idaho 20 bowe as a tough, caring kid that do anything to help others. cnn's ed lavandera spoke to some of them. >> reporter: this is bowe bergdahl on a high seas adventure. that's him in the green jacket.