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Home. nbcs ron allen has been following the trial in bellefon bellefonte, pennsylvania and joins us now. ron, whats the latest update? both sides have rested. how does it look going forward? >> reporter: well, lets start with the matt sandusky thing. that was a huge bombshell that dropped here in this town. he apparently hired a couple lawyers who went to prosecutors in recent weeks and said -- and told them he was ready to testify against his father. jerry sandusky. if he ever took the witness ...

states where it is not legal or not. we begin this hour with a free speech decision from the highest court in the land. unanimous decision that could make prime time television even less family friendly than it is now. our justice correspondent joe johns joining me now with a pretty -- i guess you could say eye opening details. lets talk about what is at issue here. and how this is a coup for broadcasters. >> thats true. but i caution that we probably shouldnt go too far in calling thi...

america. we will begin this hour in greece where the voters have spoken in parliment,le bailout, the leader has two more days to form a coalition government. investors around the world are now relieves that greece has not decided to scrap the euro, ditch the bailouts, but what it has decided is anything but clear, unfortunately. but kristine rollins has been watching europe. lets talk about the election and the impact on us right now. >> i cant overstate the importance of greece to the...

sarah jessica parker and anna wintour take on roles as obamas fundraisers tonight. the price, $40,000 a plate. is hgtvs "house hunters" a fraud? a blogger on the show claims reality show was anything but. fake houses, made-up storylines. today, the network tells its side of the story. perfect game. a shining moment for matt cain. the pitcher throwing a rare perfect game, retiring all 27 hitters he faced. this morning, the giant is a gem. "cnn newsroom" begins right now. and good ...

Your baby and your book. your baby the book. moments ago press secretary jay carney was pressed on russia selling attack helicopters to syria and asked why the united states is not insisting russia stop doing that. and working in this way with a government that is slaughtering innocent men, women and children. his answer at the top of the hour. plus new suggestions that penn state administrators, including the president of the university, knew that the assistant coach jerry sandusky may have...

crackdown on dissent. we begin with todays dramatic, intensely partisan confrontations between senate republicans and attorney general of the united states. a feisty appearance before the senate judiciary committee, attorney jenner i can holder refused demands that he apoint special counsel to investigate recent leaks of sensitive national security information. >> two people i pointed to look into matters are first rate prosecutors. >> special counsel, somebody new other than the two...

The point is after 9/11. if you just dropped into a meeting on how do you protect the airlines, in america we say, we have nothing going for us. they become the one thing have going for us is they all look alike. you could use a paint chip for their skin color. you can hear a pin drop, and then the political correct administrators say absolutely, we will not consider what they look like or what their names are. how about lets start with getting ready of that. just that. >> what are you worried a...

The bill if they pay the hospital directly within 30 days. >> for those patients in a position to pay the bill promptly, its good for them because they get a discount. its good for the hospital because it saves us money on the back end on the collection side. >> administrators say collecting payments cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. after they bill the insurance company, it can take up to six months to get reimbursed. only then do they bill the patient. bad debt is putting hospitals at ris...

>> reporter: good morn, martha. hard to believe you might save money by not using your insurance but across the country today hospitals are offering cash digs counts and other incentives to patients so they get their money faster. at marin general north of san francisco patients with insurance who settle the hospital bills right away can get 25% off. even those without insurance could get as much as half off the bill if they pay the hospital directly within 30 days. >> for those patients that ar...

Is $2400. get this, if you pay cash, and dont use the insurance at all, "l.a. times" reports that same scan would cost you but $250. claudia cowan with the news in our bay area newsroom. that doesnt make any sense. whats driving this? >> well, shepard, hospitals spend hundreds of thousands of dollars going after patients who have not paid their bills so now, to get their money faster, many are offering these discounts to those who pay their bills early or bypass their insurance company all toget...