retail sales and inflation on the consumer and wholesale level. and a lot of focus will be on washington. the federal reserve will release the minutes from its latest policy meeting midweek, and also we ll get the treasury sa latest report on the federal budget and a lot of earnings ahead for major corporations. we ll get a trio of report from dow components including intel, jpmorgan chase, and general electric. they re all said to report their third-quarter earnings. google is also set to report its numbers. we ll have it all for you on cnn money. reporter: i m showbiz tonight s brooke anderson. here s what we re watching this week. lisa rinna opens up about her headline-making plastic surgery revelations. and dancing s big d-day. will bristol palin over the situation survive the next round of cuts? we ll have a lot of fun with that and more. showbiz tonight is live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on hln. and still tv s most provocative tv news show at 11:00 p.m. that s what s happen
served 15 years. evidence naming the real killer never provided to the defense. he was released when this tragic mistake was uncovered. victor thomas wrongfully convicted of rape, kidnapping and robbery, served 16 years. dna tests proved he wasn t the rapist. eugene horton, wrongfully convicted of sexual assault. dna tests led to him being overturned and we showed you steven brodie a minute ago. you can see more of his history on cnn.com/larryking. still with us, the stars of conviction and some real life hero as well. actress hilary swank, the woman she plays in the film, betty ann waters, director tony goldwym and attorney barry scheck, craig was canes, dallas county district attorney, what led you to hold on to this as opposed to other d.a. s who didn t? well, you know, i was elected as a new d.a. in dallas county in 2006 and took office in 2007,
nomination, the long-time congressman from delaware. if she can beat chris koons on november 2, that s an important seat in terms of the balance of power in the senate. it will have national ramifications. here s what i m wandering, you see saturday night live and shows making fun of christine o donnell saying years ago she dabbled in witchcraft, and everyone s knowledging, gosh, this is bad press, she should be embarrassed. could be giving her a boost. it could be a whole movement saying the national news media, they re liberal shlg they re having a liberal, they re having a field day with this woman. she might be getting support. she spent ten minutes in an interview earlier on cnn with jim o costa. he jim acosta. he asked pointed questions and she answered them. she s this lady is by no mean an idiot or anything like that. it s going to be a tough debated and i m going to make sure we go through all the issues. and give both of these candidates a chance to respond.
you know what, and wouldn t it be better to have it named after you? i guess that s what you can do when you re the queen, right? right. seriously, roll out the red carpet. her majesty herself will be presiding over a naming ceremony for a ship that bears her name, called the queen elizabeth elizabeth ii. this is going to happen monday in southampton. seriously, look at this thing. it looks like the bumming ham palace of the high seas buckingham palace of the high seas. 90,400-ton vessel, the second largest ever built by the line behind the six-year-old queen mary ii. christened monday. they said it cost like half a billion dollars to make. and it s taking a tour around the world in 2011. we should try to get tickets. 2,092-passenger vessel. very nice. maybe we ll get a ride, get a descount, something like that. thank you very much. have a great week, okay? you, too. and we go to a cnn exclusive and i sneak preview of tomorrow s
sales will increase about 2.3% this year. buyers are still concerned about the health of the economy. so expect bargains to abound. the latest retail sales numbers come out this week. finally, some sad news for happy meals in the city by the bay. soon it could be illegal in san francisco for kids meals to include toys unless they meet certain health criteria. the city board is expected to vote on legislation in the coming weeks. that s this week s getting down to business. i m carter evans for cnn in new york. s&l, saturday night live pulling out the political stops again. this time with christine o donnell, delaware s gop candidate for senator. our wonderful blitzer our wolf bill clinton blitzer joins. and president obama with democratic support on elections. pennsylvania s governor has strong words for republicans.