and a very good monday morning to you. i m richard lui in for robin meade. first off, time may be running out in the search for two missing hikers on oregon s mt. hood. what rescue workers are doing this morning to try and save them. we ve got the latest on that. plus, silvio berlusconi spent last night in a hospital after what happened right here in this picture. italy s prime minister is attacked at a rally yesterday. and then a dad gave his teenage son a cell phone thinking he would only add a few bucks to his monthly bill. but when he opened his mail, he found out he was on the hook for more than $20,000. all right. very good monday for you. again, our top story takes us to an 11,000-foot mountain and the desperate search for two missing hikers. mt. hood in oregon. there airplanes and a helicopter were brought in to help the search yesterday. avalanche conditions are making it too dangerous for ground teams at the moment. but it s so cloudy, it s hard to see. it s windy
this woman, she was at the center of the elliott spitzer sex scandal. she has a new job giving advice to people in a reputable newspaper. we re going to tell you about that coming up later on this hour. interesting. yes, it is. i mean, she s probably well suited for some advice. well she s giving relationship advice. i guess. maybe what to look out for as well. she can help with that. if you re a wife or husband. tucker barnes is joining us next with a look at the forecast. tucker, what do you have. good morning. we have a dense fog advisory. that s set to expire momentarily. we still have visibility in some spots. less than a quart of a mile. hang in there. as you get into the late morning, early fternoon we should start to see some sunshine and we ll get a brief warm up here, for this time of year, as we get into the afternoon period and during the day tomorrow. 34 degrees at reagan national. humidity is 96%. winds shifting out of the south at 5 miles per
public opinion of tiger woods is on a downward spiral. we saw this starting right after all of this news started to break, the lopping list ng list extramarital affairs. 42% have a favorable view of tiger woods. in 2005 that number was 85%. cnbc s darren ravelle joins us now. would you buy an item because tiger endorsed it. some people said it didn t matter. that was a marist poll. they would still use the products and believe in the endorsement. i think the number is higher with sports fans but every day is a different story and companies right now, accenture, evaluated and said they wanted to get rid of him and make a statement they re not associated with him which is different than just disappearing and hope nobody notices. each company is evaluating the decision as to if they think they can even use tiger woods again. if the answer to that is no, they re going to want to get out now. and let s talk about the deal with accenture. i was speaking with a golf.com writer w
secretary. of course he used to work for bob rubin clinton administration. that s the other interesting thing. you re on citigroup, and you also talk a lot about the folks that were with the clinton administration who started some of the deregulation that created the problem. let s talk about that as we go into cnn.com/live, for those who warrant to stay with us, with matt taibbi. meanwhile, wolf blitzer is taking over. president obama stares down wall street backers. did his bark about fat-cat lenders have any bite? if you send personal texts and e-mails at work, do you have a right to keep them private even if you re abusing the system? the u.s. supreme court takes on a case that could affect millions of americans who sent out electronics messaging while on the job. the italian prime minister is reeling from a smack on the face. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. thanks very much for joining us. it s wrun thing to call them fat cats in a national tv
symbolizes and entire continent may be in serious trouble. find out about the medical crisis confronting australia s koalas. can you believe it s monday already? we re glad you re kicking your week off us with. i m christi paul. welcome to hln news & views. in oregon, rescue teams are hoping to resume their helicopter search for two climbers missing on mt. hood. bad weather has really escalated here and ground searches are suspended or at least they were. mike galuski joins us from the mountain. mark, thank you so much for being with us. what is the status of that search now? i understand we re waiting for a press conference? reporter: yeah, we re about an hour away from that, christy. we re seeing some improving conditions here. this is a welcomed sight for the rescuers who have had dismal conditions the last two days. they ve had heavy snow falling, zero visibility. this is giving them a brief window. they re not sure how long it s going to stay open. however, the big