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we have to say good-bye, it's time for newsroom with heidi collins. thanks for joining us. >> standby. good morning, everybody, i'm heidi collins, it's july 31st, and we have a busy day in the newsroom for you today. in fact, gerri willis is following your money for us today. the cash for clunkers program is a pretty big success, so then why could it be on the chopping block? we'll talk more about that. also brianna keilar is covering the health care battle on capitol hill. one step forward, one step back, it seems, and one big delay in bringing it to that final vote. and also to...

you know, they did a focus group the other night, asking people who would they most like to hang out with on vacation. the clintons won overwhelmingly. obamas came in second, then palins, then mccains. the clintons are doing pretty well with her as secretary of state. the people seem to have warmed up more than before, even. >> i found that fascinating. that's a hard choice, if you could, between the obamas and clintons for dinner. i think that the comeback is pretty interesting in her story, in the true -- in this clash -- >> apparently they're looking more to hang out with him than...

>> it's not the worst in the nation. >> you think? all that and more now on "countdown". >> we're thick as thieves. good evening from new york. i'm david schuster in for keith olbermann. for every week president obama's planned health care reform gets delayed by congress that means another 77,000 more americans will lose their health insurance. 75,000 will file for bankruptcy because they can't afford bills and another 100 will die because they don't have coverage. in the fifth story in the could wantdown, the republicans have their own plan to fix medical care in this country. it ...

we start with what president obama said last night about the arrest of professor henry gates. with us is lynn sweet, and also journalist and commentator stephen a. smith, he'll be with us in a minute. >> when we talked to the officers throughout the department, you could see that they were really stunned by being -- not having the greatest regard or -- actually taking those comments to heart. i would say to you that they were very much deflated. >> well, the police have come out and said they'll have a commission report on this, look into it, but they basically stand by the decision ...

shepard: the army is growing. that you estimate on government bailout money is stunning. and the debate over health care reform is raging. i'm shepard smith, the news starts now. the president says we have to get health care done now. because americans' lives are depending ton. >> the need for reform is urgent and it is indisputable. shepard: but the republicans call the republican's name a dangerous experiment with socialism. >> all of us should be scared to death. so slow down, mr. president. shepard: it's not just republicans who have concerns. [captioning made possible by fox new...