3:00 p.m. if you're an early riser, catch him every week day at 5:00 a.m. eastern on "wake-up call" or you can probably reach ali right now on twitter. his handle, @alivelshi. he reads every single tweet. have a great weekend. you're in the "cnn newsroom" where the news unfolds live this saturday, july 23rd. the death toll rises in norway. 92 people now dead from yesterday's car bombing in oslo and shooting rampage that followed. recovery crews are still searching the waters around an island where a gunman opened fire on young people attending a summer camp. >> it is important that we stay together and keep strong. we can't let a coward like that stop us. because going on to an island

with only youth and killing them and they have no way to escape, that's a cowardless act. >> live to norway in a moment. and from britain, word that pop singer amy winehouse according to published reports there, was found dead in her apartment in london. no word yet on the cause of her death. her struggles with drug and alcohol abuse and mental health issues often made headlines and were the premise of her hit song "rehab." the grammy award-winning singer was just 27. back in this country, u.s. house speaker john boehner says he will try to reach a debt deal with lawmakers instead of with president barack obama. boehner ended talks with the white house yesterday over tax hikes which republicans are refusing to consider in any deficit reduction plan. he and other congressional leaders then met with the president at the white house this morning. we'll have more on those talks in a live report straight ahead. about 4,000 faa workers

could be furloughed today. congress adjourned last night without reauthorizing funding for the agency. essential staff like air traffic controllers will remain on the job, but faa engineers and construction workers are among those facing furloughs. the government will also lose about $200 million a week in airline taxes. los angeles police say a man arrested for beating a san francisco giants fan outside dodgers stadium this spring was the wrong man. the charge against giovanni ramirez was dropped. two other suspects have been arrested now in connection with bryan stow's beating. stow is still in a san francisco hospital recovering from extensive brain trauma. and this is not what chicago needed as a break from the heat wave. powerful storms pounded the city, cooling things down, but flash floods covered roads and highways. nearly seven inches fell at o'hare airport, causing flight delays and cancellations.

today, more brutal heat across the midwest, south and east coast. and one of the casualties, livestock. >> when it is this hot, i just -- i leave my sprinklers run, just to try to give them a break and unfortunately i know i've lost a couple to heat and i know that neighbors have lost some animals to heat. >> thousands of cattle and hogs have died in this heat wave. now back to washington and those derailed debt talks. two hours after a meeting with president barack obama at the white house, after it ended, house leader john boehner is leading a conference call with republicans about the nation's debt. we'll go to capitol hill in a moment. first, president obama called the morning white house meeting after debt negotiations broke down over the tax hike issue. let's go now to the white house and white house correspondent brianna keilar. so, what do we believe was said during that, what, 50 minutes or so discussion? >> reporter: it was almost an hour, fredricka. it was a meeting between the top

democrat and the top republican in each the house and the senate. and we just got a readout from white house press secretary jay carney. it basically says what we expected, the president wanted to know that they are committed to a path forward to make sure that the u.s. does not default, but this is pretty interesting because it does, according to carney, he says the president restated his opposition to a short-term extension of the debt ceiling, explaining that a short-term extension would cause our country's credit rating to be downgraded, causing harm to our economy and causing every american to pay higher credit card rates and more for home and car loans. this is really interesting, fredricka. the president has said before he would veto a short-term extension. but i did just speak with a house republican aide who said the republicans are considering calling the president's bluff on this demand that there not be a short-term increase in the debt ceiling, that there just be one vote to get the debt ceiling raised enough to go beyond the november 2012 election. the amount of money that it

would need to be raised for that, fredricka, is well understood to be about $2.5 trillion. but this aide says the republicans are struggling to see any way to get to a significant deficit reduction deal. if they don't buy themselves time, if they don't buy themselves time to work out the details, that would require more than one vote, fred. >> then it seems like there is almost this side issue going on between house speaker boehner and maybe the president that apparently boehner wouldn't even return phone calls from the president, leading up to this morning's meeting. so what were the dynamics between the two if any of that is true during that meeting today? >> you could -- we don't know what the dynamics were between that meeting. it is very possible that at least for the immediate time here we're not going to find out. but, yes, president obama said he had called the speaker and as we learned it was -- he repeatedly called the speaker and he didn't hear back. and it seemed he thought things were going in a good direction,

moving in the right direction. and then he wasn't receiving calls back. it is not very often that the president calls someone, fredricka, and they don't get -- >> the president doesn't get a call back. >> reporter: right. when the president calls, you generally answer it. talking to republican sources on the hill, they painted a picture for me of republican leaders behind the scenes talking a lot, having meetings, having discussions, really about what the next steps were so that as leading up to speaker boehner telling the president that he was a no-go on this potential deal that we have been reporting about, that there was a lot of things going on behind the scenes with republicans as they tried to figure out their next move. >> brianna keilar at the white house, keep us posted throughout the afternoon. thanks so much. to capitol hill now and cnn congressional correspondent kate bolduan. what more can you tell us about speaker boehner having these discussions with republicans and republicans only? >> reporter: well, yeah. he is skethd to cheduled to be

conference call with other house republican leadership and four house republican members really to lay out kind of where things stand at this point. this all follows this letter that speaker boehner sent out to republican members last night, late last night that we received saying basically -- kind of laying out why he had decided to pull out of the talks with president obama. but now this afternoon we're hearing from some sources just kind boyfriend what happof abou that meeting. they discussed the urgency of finding a way -- urgency to find a path forward and we also received a statement from the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell. he released this statement. i'll read it to you. the president, he says, wanted to know there was a plan for preventing national default. the bipartisan leadership and congress is committed to working on new legislation that will prevent default while substantially -- while substantially reducing

washington's spending. noteworthy he says new legislation. i hear from a republican source they are talking about a new plan. my colleague ted barrett, he's hearing from democratic sources that they're not -- that the mcconnell fallback plan that we talked about so much, that's not the starting point for discussions at this point. in this meeting, ted barrett is told by a democratic source, people were putting out different ideas on the table and as this source put it, it resulted in a mish-mash of ideas that still needs to be sorted out by staff. and that will start almost immediately because they'll need to sort out when is viable, what is not and then they'll need their bosses to weigh in on a path forward. as you know, we're working on a short timeline because everyone agreed that they need to unveil something they think to their respective members on -- by monday. >> all right, kate bolduan on capitol hill, thanks so much. for the latest on the negotiations, watch "state of the union" tomorrow. candy crowley's guest will be tim geithner who has been at the center of these talks from the very beginning.

9:00 a.m. eastern time sunday morning. moving overseas now, police say at least four people are still missing after yesterday's deadly attacks in norway. 92 people are confirmed dead. seven killed in a bombing in downtown oslo and 85 killed at a youth camp on norway's utoya island. police have a suspect in custody and local media reports have identified him as a 32-year-old norwegian apparently a right wing extremist. cnn's michael holmes is at the family crisis center near utoya island. the survivors of this massacre have been through an incredibly horrifying experience. what is anyone willing to say right now? >> reporter: it really defies belief, doesn't it, fredricka? we heard this story was happening, there had been killings and then the numbers just kept going up and up and to end up with a death toll of 85 mostly kids on this island, which is just a couple of miles that way, we're at this hotel

which has been turned into a family crisis center, and the families being reunited with kids, getting counseling here. and it has been a very emotional day for them, of course. a lot of these kids had some extremely close calls, saw their friends being killed. they told the gunman walking around for an hour and a half, firing shots into their friends and their buddies. and talking about having this impassive face, fredricka, a blank face as we went and did it, calling out to them to come back as they ran away so he could kill them. we spoke to a couple of kids earlier on today who came out and willingly talked to the media here. i want you to hear one of the stories. >> some people, a lot of people survived, but a few of them are still missing. >> was he shooting at the people in the water? >> yeah. >> around you? >> i was in a boat. he was shooting at the boat as well. a lot at the boats.

>> how long did it go on for? >> i'm not sure. maybe about an hour. >> and was anyone trying to stop him? was there anybody there trying to help? >> yeah. the police came and all the locals came out in the boat, their boats and picking up swimmers and, yeah, they were really helpful. >> reporter: it goes without saying, fredricka, this is really stunned norway. the king and queen of norway were here today. the prime minister came and met with the parents and the kids. the prime minister used to go to this camp himself, it i was political youth camp where kids would learn about the political process and the like. the prime minister said it was his political motivator when he was young. it was his paradise and now it is his hchlell. >> the suspect, what more do we know about him, his motivation, what may have set him off? >> reporter: as you said, in the

beginning, a 32-year-old man, he has been known to be a right wing christian fundamentalist if you like. he's made various postings online that have been anti-muslim and extreme. but not somebody that came to the notice of authorities per se. but he's been -- he was arrested. he, of course, he gave up, actually. it was very almost anti-climactic apparently. the police called on him to surrender. he did. they have been interrogating him all day. they say he's talking. he's giving them a lot of information. he's confirmed a lot of what he knew. they say he's not yet given his actual motivation for doing this, the reasons that he set out to do this. setting the bomb in oslo, seven people dead, 90 wounded there and then coming out to this island and methodically cutting down 85 kids. >> extraordinary. michael holmes, thanks so much from yutoya island, norway. the hunger in the horn of

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there is a human crisis unfolding right now that is so epic, it is painful to describe, let alone see. 11 million people in four countries starving and thirsty. thousands of people who have fled a lawless somalia are in such desperate need to find food and water that they have returned to the very misery they tried to escape. cnn's jane ferguson reports from mogadishu. >> reporter: a new horror has reached the streets of mogadishu.

hunger. these people fled the civil war here in smal womalia's capital now they're back, desperate for food and water. this woman's husband died of starvation. she says she traveled 400 kilometers to get here, in a desperate bid to keep her children alive. my car was blocked by a panicked group of women trying to get some food. please help us, this woman shouts. i am sick. but there is little help for the thousands who have come here. the weak transitional federal government controls only part of the capital and has been fighting the al qaeda-linked group al shabab for years. al shabab controls most of central and southern somalia. still, aid agencies are wary of the risks of working in this dangerous country. leaving these people trapped, too weak and poor to make it to the u.n. camps in neighboring kenya. so they have come here to the capital in search of help.

tens of thousands of somalis have arrived here just in the last few days. but despite that, this remains one of the hardest places in the world to get food aid too. this is a very dangerous country. as a foreign reporter, i could only be on the streets for a few moments at a time before driving away as a threat of kidnapping is very real. the saudi-based organization of islamic cooperation, the oic, hopes to persuade more aid agencies to come in under their umbrella. al shabab is more willing to allow islamic charities to distribute aid in their areas. a delegation from the oic vo visited on monday to discuss food and bridging the gap. they need an extra 300 million in the next two months and the president made this plea. >> translator: the situation is very severe and the conditions are very harsh. we are requesting that the international community assist the somalis, those within somalia and the borders.

we urgently request quick help. >> reporter: but for many somalis, aid may come too late, especially for starving children. amina is 6 months old and suffering from severe malnutrition. next to her is baca, a 2-year-old boy too weak to stand. and the coqueue grows longer evy day, as they come to the capital searching for help. jane ferguson for cnn, mogadishu, somalia. >> back in this country, with the current state of the economy, the biggest concern is jobs. so here is a question for you. what percent of people work retail jobs? 32.7%, 17.6%, 45.6% or 24.1%? the answer after this.

all right, so before the break, we asked you about the job market what percent of people worked retail jobs? the answer, retail jobs make up 24.1% of employment. and according to the national retail federation providing 42 million jobs. so it is the number one issue in many american homes, getting your financial house in order. so today in our weekly financial fix, we're focusing on what you do at the office and how you can save money, big money, by changing just a few habits.

karen lee joins us, the author of "it's just money so why does it cause so many problems." let's start with your morning coffee you say this will not be painful. >> no, the main thing i want to remember it is the little things that add up. we buy certain things, we think it is a dollar, $4, no big deal. we'll show you how they add up to not just hundreds but thousands of dollars every year you can save. >> beginning with how a lot of people start their day, make it a routine, want to go to a coffee or tea shop and have something. >> get the fix, right? let's say you get a specialty coffee, five days a week when you go to work, 4 bucks a day, $960 a year. >> my gosh. >> if you go buy the gas station, probably $1.50, about $360 a year. if you make it at home or drink it at work, free to pennies. right there we have over $800. >> get yourself a thermos. >> exactly. that's our next one. go for a bottle of water. >> there too -- >> stop at the gas station.

>> keep buying the water and over time that accumulates. >> grab one at the gas station, at least a buck a day, $240 a year. buy a case of them at the grocery store, 13 cents a bottle. maybe 30 bucks over a year or like you just said, fred, bring your own thermos and fill it up and that's free. we saved you a thousand dollars. >> i'm adding it up. 900 something, 200 something. and now bagging it for lunch. >> lunch, you know i say the number one place people overspend is eating. >> probably about $10, $5 and $10? >> a lot of times people tell me you can never eat out for 10 bucks. >> really? >> let's do ten bucks a day. $2400 a year. >> my goodness. >> go through a drive-in window, i just go to wherever, 5 bucks a day, $1200 a year. if you brown bag it, you can probably do that for a buck, $1.50 a day, 360 bucks. you add those first three tips together, fred -- >> $2400 a year, is that how much people are spending on

lunch? >> if they eat out. and add it up. wait and save $3,000 right there. >> i'm adding it up. and then we talked last week about how you are the ultimate bargain shopper when it comes to clothes. >> my girlfriends love to shop with me. >> people feel like they have got to present themselves at work. they have to spend the money to look that part. >> one of the advantages we have in atlanta is our summer lasts all the way to november. so right now you can buy summer items off the clearance rack. please don't pay more than 50% off retail, 50% to 80% now. and then some people like thrift stores. i'm not a big one on that. but we said it last week, many people get great bargains at thrift stores. >> absolutely. i'm still very inspired by your $12 -- >> $12, right, right, right. >> then the commute. you've got to drive or catch the bus or something, sometimes you can't avoid. >> we don't realize when we drive in ourselves how much it is costing. we have got gas, we have maintenance on the car and

depending where you work, you may have parking, right? one thing would be get a car pool. i know it might not be as fun and independent as having your own car, but car pool, you cut your costs in half. public transport and, of course, all these things we're talking about are good for the environment. so also very good things. fred, before we finish, i want to say, do you know what i hear is the number one excuse people don't do most of these things? >> convenience? >> i'm exhausted. >> don't have time to make the lunch or the coffee. >> exhausted. i'm not organized enough. so if you're struggle iing with money, these are things that would make a huge difference in your life. >> maybe just make -- it means waking up a little earlier to make the lunch, prepare the coffee, fill up that container of water. >> planning the dinner you make the night before, something that would be leftovers. >> so that was over $3,000 in savings and that didn't even include the clothing savings you were talking about and the commute. >> right. my message is, it is those little single dollars and $4

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many americans use part time jobs to make some extra cash and according to daily finance.com, here is some of the jobs people take to bring in money on the side. freelance writing, tech assistance and graphic design, salesperson or cashier, day care or tutoring, and lastly, waiter or bartender. a look at the top stories now. the death toll rises in norway. 92 people now dead from yesterday's car bombing in oslo and shooting rampage that followed. recovery crews are still searching the waters around an island where a gunman opened fire on a summer camp for young people. police say at least four people at the camp are still missing. >> we don't want to be silenced. we'll continue the struggle and we're going to continue doing

that we do. we want to make the world a better place and we want to continue with our politics. we want to show them that they're not going to shoot us to silence. and singer amy winehouse has been found dead at her london apartment. she often made headlines for her drug and alcohol abuse and one of the songs that made her famous "rehab." what more are we hearing about the circumstances of her death? >> the police are still describing her death as unexplained. about 3 1/2 hours ago, 4:00 p.m. local time here in london, they were called to the scene of an apartment in north london where police officers acording to a statement said they found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene. her record label universal released a statement moments ago saying we're deeply saddened at the sudden loss of such a gifted musician, artist and performer. our prayers go out to amy's family, friends and fans at this difficult time. she has had a real history of

drug abuse and alcohol abuse throughout her short career. she's just 27 years old. and she has been in rehab many times. and her last appearance on stage was in serbia in belgrade where she was booed off the stage, people saying she did not seem her -- she did not seem to be with it and just after that she decreed with her record label she would get help and she came out of a rehab facility and now we understand now is that just about 3 1/2 hours ago, police were sent to her home and that's where she was found dead. again, they're not saying what the cause of her death is, they're simply saying it is unexplained and, of course, a lot of reaction has been coming in, fred, about this tragic loss. so many people saying that it is such a sad, sad loss. >> and why did police go to her apartment? who had reported or are they saying who had reported that she was dead? >> at this point, they are not saying much. they're saying -- they're keeping their statements very

limited. they're saying until the family have been notified, we believe they have been notified, they'll release more information. but they're not saying exactly who had called the police and the london ambulance to the scene. they're saying they were called and they're saying her death is now unexplained. that's all that they're saying at this point. >> and then even leading, you know, weeks reeding up to this or days leading up to this, does anyone know about her whereabouts, had she been performing? had anyone seen her at all? >> there is -- about a month ago she had been performing, she was on a european tour and her last performance was in belgrade. and that was when she was booed off the stage and she had gone in a rehab facility. but there are some reports saying she was seen as early as last night even at a family member's house. but, again, those are just unconfirmed reports at this point. but she was seen apparently according to some of these reports that she was seen last night. but, again, at this point, this morning, all we know is that

the -- the circumstances surrounding her death are unexplained. >> thanks so much from london. appreciate that. anthony sowell guilty of aggravated murder. that's the verdict handed down 11 times in the cleveland house of horrors case. this is how sowell reacted just a few feet away. family members of his victims embraced there and broke down in tears. nfl players are spending the weekend looking over proposed labor and revenue sharing plan that would end the four-month lockout. league owners have approved the deal. they set a tuesday deadline for players to do the same in order to preserve the full regular season. and armnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver's 13-year-old son is recovering from a surfing accident. christopher schwarzenegger collided with an object face first, last weekend, and was seriously injured. he was treated in the icu for a

bit, but he is expected to make a full recovery. and same sex couples in new york are getting ready to walk down the aisle. the city is expecting a record number of weddings tomorrow, almost 800 of them. the majority gay couples, same sex marriage is legal in six states and the district of columbia. and one of the entertainment community's loudest advocates for same sex marriage is actress and comedian margaret cho. we spoke face to face not long ago after the law was passed and in this weekend's face to face, listen to the reason she says new york is the perfect place to usher in this era. >> i've been working at it personally as an actress since 2004, like every day, doing things, and really working towards it. so i feel like these events really -- there is this connection there that can't be denied and that's powerful. >> what do you suppose this happened in new york? >> i think it is time. i think it is time that people

realize -- like people realize now, conservatives realize they cannot legislate morality. and they cannot continue to discriminate against a group of people in order to fulfill their sort of political agenda, that discrimination can no longer be part of your political agenda. this is what conservatives now are getting and that's why things are changing. >> and do you suppose that with gay marriage with same sex marriage being allowed in new york, being the sixth state now, that this is going to be much more impactful than the previous five and the district of columbia's acceptance of same sex marriage have ever been? >> i feel like new york is -- new york culturally, politically, it is really -- it is really something that affects the rest of the world, not just the rest of the country, but this -- it is a major -- it is a

major win culturally for the gay community because new york in so many people's minds is the capital of the world. in my mind it really is. so that's going to change everything, i think. >> all right. more face to face with margaret cho. we talk about her show "drop dead diva," her eninfluential family, her comedy and the obstacles she overcame and she talks about sort of her open marriage, face to face with margaret cho next saturday. yes, it is july, but the sweltering heat that is gripping much of the country right now is nothing to brush off. >> it's been bad. hot, hot. >> dangerously hot. that's louise dunlap of madison, wisconsin. she is 88. she is overheated because her air conditioner gave up on her when she needed it most. so she called her repairman, turns out the extreme heat is creating a mini economic boom for people who do exactly that kind of work.

jacqui jeras in the weather center now. boy, this is like a broken record. it is so hot everywhere. there really is no escaping it. >> imagine being that air conditioning repairman. inside a hot attic trying to repair a new system or install a new system. it really is brutal. this is the third weekend in a row that i've been standing here with you. we have been talking about these excessive conditions. now, it is not something to brush off like you mentioned. this is now hitting the meg lops, all the big cities in the northeast. we're talking about millions of more people that are suffering with it this beingend. lo look at the temperature, 102, 103 in new york city. washington, d.c., feels like 108 degrees. that's dangerous heat. we're in the thick of it now. you're going to be feeling around this range for next several hours. use a lot of caution. hopefully your air conditioning is working. if not, get out of there and find a safe place to be where you can cool your body down.

now, we have seen a nice break in the heat here across the upper midwest. things look really hot, though, still, across the southern plains states. 102 in dallas and into the houston area. there are some areas that are going to get a break. this heat dome which has been centered really now across the great lakes and across the northeast is finally going to start to sink off down to the south by tomorrow. boston, new york city, getting that relief. unfortunately d.c., you'll be on the south end of this and stay hot right throughout the rest of the weekend. we have some thunderstorms i want to mention, some strong to severe ones are expected across the midwest and the great lakes today. record rainfall in chicago and that rain continues to come down at this hour. they had nearly 7 inches of rain. they got rid of a lot of the heat. unfortunately they're exchanging it for flash flooding. we'll watch with concern as the thunderstorms pop up. >> dangerous, isn't it? thanks so much. appreciate that. so you remember susan boyle, right? you do too. the british singer who came out of nowhere to become an international sensation. stay tuned.

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british singing sensation susan boyle was discovered on a reality show "britain's got talent."

this year, a similar show in south korea is shining the spotlight on a new talent with an unbelievable voice and a heart breaking story. here's paula hancocks. >> reporter: trying to calm those last minute nerves, he seems just like thousands of other hopefuls on "korea's got talent." but he's not. >> reporter: for the next ten years, choi lived on the streets selling gum and energy drinks. he slept in stair wells or public toilets. and then came this. ♪

this powerful baritone voice from a 22-year-old is as impressive as his determination to pull himself from the streets to the stage. ♪ his rendition of the italian song "my fantasy" reduced the judges and audience to tears. choi says he still feels a little uncomfortable being part of the competition. ♪ >> reporter: but he did make it through, coming out on top in

the first round of the semifinals. he told the judges he's both scared and excited by the attention. he's thankful he made it on to the show. choi has become an internet sensation. so far well over 10 million people have watched him on youtube. and the fact that korea usually rigorously trains and grooms its stars before debuting them, choi's raw talent and success is even more impressive. he's favored to win the competition, and even if he doesn't, one of the judges pledged to help him with his voice training the first time she heard him sing. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >> that will make everybody feel good. nasa astronomers found something in space they never knew was there. we'll tell you what it is next.

a surprise discovery in space this week. nasa astronomers found a fourth moon in polluluto's orbit.

how did they find it? >> they're planning a spacecraft mission so they have been mapping out the planet and the area surrounding it, just to see what's out there so they can navigate around the area. well, it turns out they were using the hubble telescope to try to detect some rings they thought could be around this dwarve planet. and right here, they actually thought they saw something in 2006, but it was kind of obscure, they couldn't see it very well. the reason why is this moon is a lot smaller than the other ones which are surrounding it. this is somewhere between 8 and 20 miles wide. the other ones are more like 70 miles wide. it is amazing though that they can see it that far away with the hubble. it is a 3 billion miles away, 3 billion. it is amazing to see these types of pictures and discover new things. they think the moons were created when pluto collided with another planet, long, long time ago. that is also how they think the earth's moon was formed. so cool stuff. hopefully more to come from

pluto. >> we love the discoveries. thanks for bringing that to us. appreciate it. time now for a cnn equals politics update. we're keeping an eye on the latest headlines at the cnn.com/politics desk. president barack obama met with congressional leaders to about an hour this morning at the white house to discuss the debt limit. the united states could dpefaul on its loans unless congress raises the ceiling by august 2nd. no word of any immediate breakthroughs. and republican presidential candidate mitt romney won 25% of the vote in a straw poll yesterday at a gop gathering in ohio. tim pawlenty came in second with 16%. and no word on whether texas governor rick perry will seek a republican presidential nomination, but a new cnn orc survey of republicans and independents shows that he could be a strong contender. perry came in second with 14% of the support, just two points

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time for our -- a little relief, maybe, relief from the heat and other items in our, i don't know, on our rundown here. >> right? >> we love viral videos. >> normally they're really fun and light hearted. i haven't seen this one yet, but apparently everyone has been talking about it. >> that's right. this is about a leopard. let's take a look at this leopard. and apparently this leopard was on the attack. my gosh, where is it? i'm having a hard time seeing it myself. >> there it is. >> people are frightened. one person in the -- holding on to the tree there, jumped over that fence. aren't they gorgeous? but not so gorgeous when you're on the other side of those teeth right there. >> there he is carrying that -- >> so it actually attacked a forest guard there. this is west bengal. so apparently this leopard strayed into a nearby village. >> into the village. >> five people were injured. >> they tranquilized it. this is scary.

>> they shot it with rubber bullets. >> they are lucky they were just injured by this tiger. >> look at the people watching, i'm sure this was -- >> unbelievable. these images, people cannot get enough of. that's why we have got -- >> you can see why it went viral. amazing. >> apparently this leopard has been taken back to the forest. so while it was tranquilized so they could do that, it was not killed. >> let's hope it doesn't come back. >> the leopards are a rare find, very beautiful. but very dangerous as you can see right there. all right. >> more virals next hour. >> goody. can't wait for that. we'll look for that. thanks so much. also coming up, i'll introduce you to one of the people you just might want to call on if you believe your computer is being hacked. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus it supports heart health. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's.

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those secrets can be targets of so-called cybergenerals who can link computers to act like soldiers and illegal network called a botnet. what is a botnet? >> just think of it as an actual computer network, ad hocked, put together by a group of criminals or someone with mal intent. >> reporter: who are the people doing this? >> you know, it rafnges everything from kids playing around to professional cybercriminals. >> reporter: this company tracks those illegal botnet networks. companies hire him to see if the computers are being tapped. you might call hem a hacker tracker. how does an attack start? >> the hacker typically infects a bunch of computers out in corporate environments with a piece of mal ware or software viruss that ultimately feed information back to the command and control server. >> reporter: once that attack starts, information is going back to the control center. >> right. >> reporter: the next map shows how widespread this is. >> right. this is an hour long snapshot

and the afternoon of where we see botnets giving information out to the command and control servers. >> reporter: look at those dots. how many are we talking about? >> tens of millions if not hundreds of millions. >> reporter: it drew the attention of one hacker group that wanted to steal his work. >> they were trying to extort us for botnet intelligence. >> reporter: the alleged extortionists are lulsac, they grabbed headlines recently after the fbi arrested 14 members. what did they say they would do if you didn't comply with their demands? >> they claims they had information on us, got a hold of some of our e-mails and were going to release them if we didn't comply. >> reporter: what was that like? >> you're in a ransom situation. >> reporter: the demands were documented, in e-mails, in excerpts the hackers say "your company isn't important to us, but it is clearly very important to you." if you take over a big botnet, we want insider info on it. he called the language