is it the 1%, or is it the middle class? we have a debate. a fascinating debate between two 1%ers. finally, thanks for the memories. a somewhat beautiful ballet by 50-ton ballerinas. but first, here s my take. many liberals now believe that the affordable care act, sometimes called obamacare, is unpopular only because most americans don t understand it. there s some truth to this. studies show that the core provisions of the bill are more popular than the bill itself. but there s also a reason rooted in reality why many americans worry about obamacare. its cost. remember, most americans have health care. what they worry about is the cost of insuring 20 million to 30 million more people. and unless the meteoric rise of health care costs is slowed, a big expansion of coverage might well remain unpopular no matter how it is explained. now, how is that going to happen? well, republican alternatives to obamacare such as they are do have a strategy to control costs. get consu
very boo hooey. and how she stays so impossibly youthful. you have the high cheekbones everything hangs on. i can get you a guy to do that. i m sure you can. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. we ll get to my interview with ll cool j in a moment, but first, listen to what kyra sedgwick, the gorgeous star of the closer told me about the biggest villain in her life, bernie madoff. i see him as a sick man. i see us as adults who made a choice, and i see a lot of people that are so much worse off than we are. and i think that, you know, [ bleep ] happens. can you say that? well, you just did, kyra. a lively conversation. hear more coming up. we begin with ll cool j, the hip-hop legend. more than 15 million americans watched ll cool j in the third season finale of ncis l.a. he joins me, primetime exclusive. welcome back. thank you, piers. i feel like we now know each other so well, i can call you todd. yes you can. which is the name your friend
high. you are a free libyan. a lot of jubilation and celebration on this day for libyans and yes, the turnout according to electoral officials has been really high. about five hours ago, the electoral commission announced that 1.2 million, that is, out of 2.8 million registered voters did turn out and vote. there were a lot of people who turned out last minute to vote. and then it was, the polling took place at 98% of the polling centers. so for many officials here, this day has been a great success. thank you very much for joining us. a very historical day in the nation of libya. in the united states, 115 million people are sweltering in a heat wave that has lasted more than a week now. take a look at today s predicted highs. triple digit temperatures from the midwest to the eastern seaboard. boston looks good though at 87. several deaths are being blamed on the heat wave. keeping safe, keeping cool. it s especially hard for about 350,000 people who lost power during a f
back in the headlines. what s next in the kelly thomas saga? also this hour, herman cain in the house to tell us all about his new project and share his one-of-a-kind insights on today s headlines. first, though, the road to the white house has always run through ohio, so president obama, of course, hitting the road in ohio. live pictures right now. the tarmac in toledo. soon he ll be on a bus dubbed betting on america. the first stop the museum in mao me. you ll see that live at 40 past the hour give or take. in the meantime let s bring in cnn s dan lothian who s already there. dan, this is actually the president s first bus tour, right? reporter: it is. he has done two other bus tours but those were, as the white house described them, official bus tour. this is the first one of his campaign and the focus will be on the economy, specifically getting americans back to work. and today the president is expecting to focus on two things. first of all, what he s done to st
boot camp for suri? overnight reports that katie holmes didn t want her 6-year-old daughter in an intense religious training program. so was scientology to blame for her split with tom cruise? newsroom begins right now. and good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for being with us today. we begin this hour with the western wildfires, growing in size and claiming more lives. so far, 1.9 million acres have burned. that s equivalent to an incredible 3,000 square miles. to give you an idea of just how huge that is, it s roughly the size of delaware and rhode island combined. and then there s the human toll. two crew members are confirmed dead in the weekend crash of an air tanker in south dakota. cnn affiliates say two other firefighters aboard that c-130 were also killed. one family member spoke to wbtv just before the doomed flight. it s very exciting. i mean, you know, adrenalin is flowing. we re ready to go. hopefully when we get there, we ll be ready