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officers responded but have not found anyone matching that description. the sighting was reported outside deitrick hall. a lot of sensitivity right here. we want to make it clear that this is not confirmed, it's not a confirmed sighting as of now, but instead authorities are acting on what eyewitness accounts have directed them on. we have kelsey hiter who's on the phone with us, she was the managing editor of collegiate times at virginia tech. so kelsey, what more can you tell us about what is believed to have taken place on campus. >> i'm on the south end of campus closest to our main sbras on our main road over here, there's a lot of cop cars here, i haven't heard any sirens there,'s no reports of an actual gunst sound. we are on an official lockdown, doors are completely closed. there are some guards around campus, but just the hustle and

bustle of cop cars, news anchors and stuff like that. there's no reports of injuries, just a little bit of a scare right now. >> you said there was a lockdown fa taking place, which means there's not a lot of people milling around, not in the camps or in the classrooms right now this. kind of lockdown taking place because of 2007, everyone remembers what took place on that campus when there was a shoong rampage, one of the students on campus, and what came from that after 32 people were killed, what came from that was a lot of criticism about the security on campus. tell us how a lot of the people on campus were alerted of is lockdown? >> we have had three or four updates, text message updates, and also e-mail address. i received one, i don't know as far as the time, but probably

about ten minutes between the time that they spotted him and the time that we were alerted. we have received three updates since then. twitter is all over it. do hash tag virginia tech. i'm constantly twittering, there's also people who are on campus tweeting. there's a few cars roaming around, but mainly just police cars that we see. >> when you got your text, your message from security on campus that there was this lockdown in place, tell me where you were and what it said specifically and how you reacted. >> sure. i was actually in a doctor's appointment, the text specifically said there was a potential gunman spotted on campus, it said stay inside if you're on campus, they said call 911 if you see anything peculiar or out of the ordinary. so kind of a run of the mill text, but it is good that they updated us, it's one of the best

teacher at virginia tech that we had. kind of frightens people, kind of shakes them up a bit. but we are safe, there's been no reported signs of anything, no distress on campus except for the initial sighting. >> and did it give you the description that we're reading right now, white male, light brown hair, six feet tall, no glasses or facial hair, wearing blue and white striped shirt, gray shorts and brown sandals, was there any description on that text? >> the first it was not any description. the second one was the same as the first, the third had a full description. it had that all of our law enforcement is here. so it gaveus a more thorough description of where it was. mccomas hall is right near where -- and a new hall which is a 50, 60-foot walk from where i

am right now. >> 2007, this campus went through a horrible situation, with one student carrying guns on campus and then unloading, 33 people killed. where were you in 2007? >> i was actually a junior in high school, i'm now a senior at virginia tech. it still hits close to home, but at the same time we have received the same kind of updates that we are now, we have a tv on at lunch and in our classrooms. today we have a better system. more updated. people are receiving news a lot faster than they were then and the good thing is that i have not heard any reported incidents of anyone being hurt or injured or anything of that nature. because of 2007, it's kind of riled people there. >> there was never any trepidation about going to virginia tech given what took place when you were in high school. >> sure, no. i love virginia tech and i

wouldn't trade it for anything in the world, i can tell you that. every hokey that's listening right now feels the exact same way, there's no doubt in my mind that i would not come here, campus is very safe. we have all the secure measures in place and things like that and once you're a hokie, you're always a hokie. that's the way it is. >> so you're a managing editor of "the collegiate times" there, give us an idea of the student activity, we know there are summer camps that are taking place involving a lot of younger kids, there's even summer school activities for college age kids. how many people by your estimate would be on campus at about this time? >> well, you know, it is a thursday, kind of dying down towards the weekend. there are classes going on still so people could be on campus at this time. but people head home this time of the week. so there is some activity in this building, i know there's people in the gym right now.

and honestly there were people walking outside about 20 minutes ago, but everybody's kind of in their own place right now. they could be anywhere, i can't give you an estimate, but 100 to 300 people on campus. including all the faculty and staff who are at work today. but everyone is staying inside the buildings so you don see a lot of activity goin on outside. >> we just got an update from university police saying they still have not located this suspect, or this person that was described by some of the eyewitness summer camp kids there. how long are you prepared to stay where you are? >> i mean, honestly, i would rather stay here than kind of chance it, go outside or do anything of that nature. we're, all of us where i am right now, we're just waiting for an all clear e-mail because this is normally what will come next after alerts and things like that. >> kelsey. thanks so much for your time, i want to go straight to the campus right now to get an

update from officials there. >> if anyone does see anything suspicious or have any concerns they should call 911 immediately. >> was it a man with a gun? and what was he or she dressed as? >> it was a white male, they were wearing a blue and white striped shirt, the stripes were vertical, gray shorts, brown sandals, and the subject was described as not having facial hair or glasses. >> the campus is not on lockdown anymore? >> the alert is still in effect? >> when will that will lifted? >> until we determine that we should lift it. >> chief, what should all the camps that are on campus, the people who are on campus today, what should folks do while this alert is in effect? i understand a lot of people have gone inside, what do you recommend in light of lots of unknowns here? >> the alert that went out asked people to go inside, secure themselves until further notice

and that's what we're still asking people to do. again, it's going to be their individual decisions, but you had the information that we had to make their decisions. >> there are a large number of students, i don't want to say is it any easier t fact that you don't have 30,000 kids roaming campus? i mean is this a little easier to get workers corralled in the building versus a bunch of students. >> these are never easy, certainly not having the number of people makes the number of people we have to look at easier for us. but it's similar no matter what. >> chief, is anyone in custody or being questioned or any suspects? we understood that a couple of people were questioned on campus, anything that you've been able to rule out at this point? >> there have been people that were stopped and questioned and they were ruled out and we have not found the person matching the description that was given. >> just to clarify, no one is in custody? >> no one is in custody, that's

correct. >> how many people have been stopped? >> i'm not sure how many people have been stopped. >> we heard -- the reports said they ran towards the volleyball courts. which volleyball courts does that pertain to? the one besides lee hall? >> it's not that they ran, it was that they were moving towards the volleyball courts? >> they or he? >> he, i'm sorr that he was heading towards the volleyball courts. >> he was seen outside. >> he was seen near the dining hall. >> near the dining hall, but he was outside the building, yes. >> we have a report that the person was actually contained inside deitrick, so that is untrue? >> that is not the information that we received.

>> how many people are on campus? >> that's going to vary a little bit from day to day. >> campus enrollment will not vary in day to day, but that will be on the order of a few thousands students. >> how many camps do you guy have going on right now? >> we have got the name of the camp, it's called higher leadership. >> higher achievement. >> higher achievement. the name of the camp is higher achievement. [ inaudible ] >> that was the name of the camp those students were in, it's called higher achievement. >> are there a bunch of camps on campus. >> throughout the summer and throughout the week, the camp also come and go, sometimes they'll be here for several days and sometimes they'll be here for just a day or two so it's going to vary quite a bit. >> so the alert is in effect until further notice. >> we're asking for people to stay indoors until they hear

from us again. we issued a subsequent alert just to let people know we have more information. we have directed them to go to our website. but we're still asking people to stay indoors. >> the campus on virginia tech remains on lockdown vault of some kids attending camp there say they saw a man who may have been carrying a gun walking near one of the campus buildings and so, a lockdown remains in effect. you just heard it from one of the officials there. they're asking all of the students, anyone on campus to simply stay indoors until further notice. they continue to send out e-mails and texts in which to tell people on campus to stay put until they locate someone. they have stopped a number of people, but they say none of them fit the description, so thus far, they have not come into contact with this person of interest. we'll have more continuing coverage on this right after this break. ♪ let me do a few tricks

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it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis. a campus lockdown and alert remains on the campus of virginia tech. this after a number of campus campers said they saw a man that they describe as a white male, six feet tall, wearing a striped shirt and gray shirts and brown sandals. there's the description right there, carrying a gun, what they thought was a gun, covered in some sort of cloth. right now officials are saying they have come across no such description of anyone. they have stopped people, but none of them fit this description. they continue to ask everyone on campus to simply stay where they are. there are about 1,000 or so students that may be on campus, some who are college age attending student summer sessions on virginia tech campus and others who are smaller kids

who are attending a high achievement kind of camp there. they are continuing to inform people on campus via text and e-mail to stay exactly where they are until they lift that lockdown and alert. the other big story we continue to watch, we're watching the fall of the u.s. markets, this as fears of a global economic slowdown continue. our allison kosik, you can see right there, 258 points down at the dow. allison kosik is there at the exchange on what this all means. >> the selling has definitely picked up steam in the past half hour, the dow now down 259 points, and if you look at the past two weeks, the dow has lost 1,000 points. we're watching the vix, it measures the fear in the marketplace, that is spiking 12.5% right now and we're getting very close to an actual market correction, if we see yet

another 1% drop we could be in that correction territory. >> and how would that determination be made? >> we have to hit a certain level on the dow, 12,500 and something points, it's a natural 10% drop. we're getting very close to that, we're more than 8% down. >> any better explanation as to why the big drop again today? i realize there's kind of global fears, it's not just the united states, but it is globally a number of countries that are not doing so well right now. is anyone pontificating any further right now? >> it's a number of things, concerns that the possibility that the european debt crisis could gets worse and spread here to the u.s., to bank and businesses here at home. there's also the reality of what's going on here in the u.s., we got sort of another slap in the face about how weak our job market s we got this so-so reading on jobless claims, they hardly budged last week.

it's just once again another reminder that the job market really isn't cutting it. but overall, you're seeing this general malaise, investors just are not happy with the way the economy is going. >> expectations are very low on that, allison kosik, we'll check back with you. meantime we're also keeping a close watch on the weather, it is hurricane season, a reminder, tropical storm emily could unleash another disaster on haiti. we'll check in with rob marciano for the latest on this storm's track. [ male announcer ] this is coach parker...

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tropical storm emily is raising a lot of concerns, particularly in haiti because it's already unleashing heavy rain there. hundreds of thousands of

haitians are still living in tents and makeshift shelters after last year's earthquake. on the phone with us right now, journalist ito gown, give me an idea of what you're seeing and experiencing. >> reporter: so far everything is quiet, as of yesterday when people expected the storm to hit, the stores closed early and markets did open a little later, so a lot of people did stock up. but as of yesterday afternoon and into late last night into early this morning, so far nothing, so we're just bracing for the worst or whatever's coming. >> so no rain as of yet? the biggest fears are with people living still in tents, still living really in dire straits, is a large concern also kind of the hillside area where traditionally whenever you have big rain, you end up having remarkable and dangerous mudslides? >> absolutely. absolutely, and that is the fear

here and so far and so good, it's dry in port-au-prince and so we'll see what the day brings, but so far it's quiet and it's calm and people are going about their business. >> thanks so much for keeping us posted, it would be nice if that storm would just kind of take a turn and go book to sea and people there not being affected at all. >> hope is working as far as trying to keep this thing away from the u.s., but right now it's coming onshore, basically along the shores of the dominican republic and haiti. the good news, i suppose is that the mountains kind of go this way across haiti, so that's why it's very, very dry across port-au-prince and it will take some time for this to get up and over the mountains, that's where

a lot of this will be wrung us, that's where we'll see five, ten, maybe 15 inches of rainfall, that's where the danger for mudslides are going to be. the forecast track takes this over the mountains, over haiti and across the eastern tip of cuba. here it is, the latest track from the national hurricane center, we bring it in from the southern bahamas and we get this curvature that we see depending on what's going on at this latitude of the atmosphere. intensification of this past those islands is likely, to what extent we're not sure, likely keeping it below hurricane strength. but at best, we think it will just skim the coastline of extreme southeast florida, in west palm beach, back down to south beach. and even if it comes closer, at this point, it probably isn't going to be that strong of a storm. so -- and the bad news is we're not going to get the beneficial rains because a lot of that is going to be on the east side of this system and we expect it to

peel off, maybe becoming a hurricane. our models have been very hit and miss all over the place as far as where this thing is going to track. it will get close to florida and the center may very well skim the coastline, but at this point, we don't expect it to be a horrific situation. >> and given we're only on e, it has felt like it's been a pretty quiet atlantic tropical storm season. but we're getting close to what would be peak season, right? >> we are. and actually we're usually only into the first couple of storms through the month of july. so technically we're ahead of the season, but we haven't seen any hurricane days or any obviously make landfall. so that's why it's felt relatively quiet. but we're going to wrap it up here in august. all right, meantime, congress goes on paid vacation leaving thousands of faa workers without their paychecks. we'll talk live with one of those workers about his frustration and his financial struggles. that one day on the red hills of georgia,

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a campus lockdown is in effect right now. campus alerts went out and now a lockdown is in effect. summer school students and also younger kids, academic camp on campus. all of them have been asked to stay where they are as the lockdown remains in effect. we'll continue to keep you posted on that as we get more developments. meantime another story we're following, furlowed faa workers caught in the middle of a partisan political fight vent their frustration at congress. >> i'm incredibly disappointed that they would think that this

is appropriate that they can go on vacation for four weeks and have a great time while being paid and i'm sitting here wondering if i'm ever going to get paid by them. >> 4,000 workers are off the job, another 40 are working without pay. members of congress left on summer recess without resolving their feud, a del and delayed ag decision on the faa. more than 200 airport projects are on hold leaving tens of thousands of construction workers off the job. and the government is losing about $30 million a day in federal taxes on airline tickets that are not being collected. cnn's athena jones join us from capitol hill on this dispute. what is this fight about and what are the options now that lawmakers have left town? >> reporter: i'll tell you, this is usually a pretty routine extension, they have done this 20 times since 2007. they have temporarily extended

funding for the faa. this time they're running into problems. the house passed a bill extending funding but a republican congressman from florida attached a provision to it that would eliminate funding for some rural airports, that's subsidizing rural airports, we're talking about airports in small towns in places like nevada, new mexico, montana, airports that may serve only 500 passengers a year. and so you have the government spending millions to help subsidize these tickets to the tune of $3,700 in one example. so republicans don't want to see, they say they's a waste of money. democrats believe they're just using that issue to force their hand on a larger issue, which is the issue of unionization when it comes to the longer term funding of the faa. democrats want airline workers to be able to unionize more easily, reblicans are against that. so they're fighting over a number of issues here, they're all kind of wrapped uptogethe >> ray la hood, who was once a

congressman himself, saying congress, come on back and get this business done. how likely is it to happen that there will be some kind of congressional action? >> reporter: there could be congressional action, i spoke with a senate aid who said that talks are still going on. they're confident they can get this done in the next few days and this is what the president has called for and what ray la hood is calling for. they have a few options, they could pass the house bill they can have the senate and the house agree on some order of change to that bill but they have to do it by unanimous consent. they require agreements on the part of the leaders, people who have to come in and be on the floor to object. so that's one option. i'm told it's very, very rare in the house that this happens. they could wait until this whole recess is over and everyone's back in session, but if they do that, they're losing more than a billion dollars in tax revenues and you've got all these people

who aren't collecting paychecks and aren't spending money in this consumer economy, so it's hard to know what's going to happen, but we can tell you that people want this resolved here on the hill soon. >> athena jones, thanks very muc much. so caught in the middle of this standoff, thousands of faa workers going without their paychecks. michael weatherby is one of those employees. how much notice did you get that this was going to happen? >> thank you for having me. i received approximately a 24-hour notice that this was going to happen, this it possibly could happen. >> certainly not enough time to kind of put a plan in place so that you, your wife and your kids would be able to plan. >> absolutely not. to tell you the truth, nobody really thought it would happen. we thought calmer heads would prevail in this matter. >> and how are you managing?

>> it's very tough. financially, it's putting a burden on my savings. it's hard for my family i'm going through my savings rather quickly. we have been told to go on unemployment, that takes weeks to actually get going, it's tough. >> so you have learned that you're eligible to collect unemployment because you have been furloughed, but that could take weeks, it could take an awful lot of time to be proce processed. >> absolutely. but what really matters here, with the economics involved is the important work that myself and my colleagues do at the william j. hughes center. we work on the next gen project there which is going to make our skies safer than they are today, more efficient and keep our air

space the greatest air space in the world. if we're furloughed, we can't be there at work. >> so not only is the work not getting done, you're not able to get things done at home. are you able to anticipate that you would be paid retroactively if congress sends up getting things going sooner rather than later, will you be able to, i guess manage until that time? >> it's a struggle. i would really hate to have to make the decision whether or not i canontinue going on to where i would have to find other employment. it's taken me 15 years of my career to get to where i am today. >> all right, michael weatherby, we wish you all the best, all the luck. >> thank you very much for having me. all right, what's the secret to a long life? we asked this woman. who's 104 and she's still going strong. >> no running, no working out at

the gym. >> no, no. >> put simply. so what keeps dori going all of these years? we spent some time with this active centenarian. and barack obama is now 50 years old. yesterday he got a birthday serenade from general her hudson in his hometown of chicago. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you >> the president attending a democratic fund-raiser that doubled as his birthday bash. the first family will throw a private party in the white house rose garden. so here's a question for you, what other celebrities or celebrity turns 50 this year? is it george clooney? meg ryan, eddie murphy? the answer in a moment. [ male announcer ] it's a fact:

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okay, so before the break i asked you, of these three here, which one turns 50 this year? the answer, all three actually. george clooney turned 50 in may, meg ryan will be 50 and eddie murphy just turned 50 in april. so if you think exercise and eating your veggies will lead to a long life, well, you might be right. but a new study says that living to 100 and beyond is really just in your genes. senior cnn medical correspondent caught up with a woman who at 104 is still going strong. ♪ happy birthday dear dori ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: guess how old this woman is? 80? 90? 100? no, think higher.

dori is turning 104 today. >> congratulations i hope i make to it 104. >> reporter: dori is what scientists call a superager. >> and she has all her marbles. >> i would love to have a little of your strength. >> reporter: she lives on her own independently in florida. >> dori has to go to work. >> reporter: and once a week, she even delivers mail at memorial hospital. >> i'll slow down if you want me to. >> reporter: you're walking everywhere, you're walking here and there. at 104 most people are, well, dead. so what's kept dori not just alive? but alive and thriving? it hasn't been exercise. no running, no working at the gym? >> no. >> reporter: a new study reported in the american journal

of the gerriatrics society is what keeping people like dori alive so long is their genes. the study looked at people ages 95 and 112 and found their lifestyles were really no different than anybody else's. similar diets, similar exercise patterns, they were just as likely to be overweight and to drink alcohol. all that makes sense to dori, her mother lived to be 99, her daughter is 76, but looks way younger you have some pretty good genes? >> i have some very good genes. >> reporter: it may be the secret to an exceptionally long life. >> many more, dori, many, many, many more. >> to what does a woman who has lived through two husbands and two world wars think the secret of a long life is? dori will join me from miami and our senior continue will tell us what you can do to live a long

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all right, imagine this, our next guest was born in 1907. and at 104 years old, dori has seen two world wars come and go. she is still volunteering at a hospital in hollywood, florida, delivering mail and brightening up everyone's day.

what's her secret to living such a long life? let's find out and ask her directly. she's joining us right now from miami. good to see you. so what is the secret to why you have lived so long and you're so vibrant? >> please repeat? >> what is your secret? >> i really don't have any special secret. it's just as a surprise to me as to anybody else. i eat normally, i used to exercise by walking all my life. and lots of walking, i don't drive. i don't have a car. during my early days, but since my marriage, my husband had a

car and drove me everywhere. and otherwise, i had to walk. but my mother has very good gene in s and i think i inherited them. >> so it sounds like in addition to good genes, a lot of that physical activity and staying active has been key. you have seen and witnessed so much history over your lifetime, being born in liverpool, england. is there a historical event or an occurrence in your lifetime that leaves the biggest impression on you? something that has made the largest impact on your life? >> in my history? >> something that was important to you, one event. >> something important me in

whole life, are you asking? >> yes. >> well, i can remember back to when my parents lived in liverpool with me in the house. when the war broke out, the first world war broke out. and my father who was very patriotic volunteered when he had both, i forget how many children, he had about four or five children already. he volunteered for the army, and he went away and my mother was left to bring us up and she started a very small store and she made a living that way

because the british soldiers pay was very, very small. no comparison with here. and then i'm skipping to when the war was over and my father came home, that was a big event in my life. and the people in liverpool were ve veriab very excitable and they were very much against the germans and they went around wherever they saw a name that sounded german, they would start breaking windows and smark everything up. and they came to our door and my father got his big carving knife and came to the door and he

really threatened them and this was after he had been in the army, being three years away, sent to india and fighting around that way, around the east. and they went -- that's a big historic event in my life. >> that's incredible, ms. dori, you are a walking encyclopedia, what a life you have lived, happy birthday at 104 years old and we appreciate you taking time out today because i understand that you should be on your mail route and are a little disappointed about that. really appreciate that and happy birthday. a lot of us have to live a very long life just like that, but to get to an age of 100 and then beyond, well, what does that mean? how do you have to live your life? we need to follow in her footsteps of eating cookies

every day. se centenarians can smoke, drink, eat. >> she has all her marbles and she really, clearly does, you're right, today is thursday, it's her day to run around the hospital and she walks briskly. could keep up with her. she is disappointed she is not there delivering mail. and this scenario of eat like the rest of us, it doesn't mean it's okay to be a couch potato. these folks lived a long time with bad health habits because they have good genes. they have genes that protect them against heart disease, and the rest of us don't. if you don't have those genes, you do need to follow doctor's orders and eat healthy and exercise. >> she says i don't diet, i get

a little exercise here and there like the mail round, but i have a cookie every day. that's the take away from me. >> yeah, i liked that. >> she is doing a little bit of exercise, and that certainly has to add to her longevity. that has to make a difference? >> probably does make a difference. and here she is at 104 fully engaged in her community. they love her. and once a week she goes to the hospital where people give her hugs and kisses and she does something important, and she is delivering the mail. that has to keep you going on. on other days, she is involved in other things, and she lives on her own. but she has lots of friends in her apartment building. staying engaged like that is huge. >> we just saw that her memory is just remarkable, detailed as if it were yesterday. >> she just game from toronto.

she flew from toronto to orlando on her own, and she arrived home in the evening and went back to work the next day. >> and she is independent. >> yes. >> thank you so much for bringing her to us. we appreciate it. >> thanks. you know it's scorching out there. we will talk about the heat and what its doing to your body. it's so hot you probably spend a lot of time trying to stay cool in your home. we have tips to lower the energy costs as well. [ waves crashing ] [ martin luther king jr. ] i still have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together

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we continue to watch the fall of the u.s. stocks. over 300 points now. the dow has dipped today. perhaps in response to a global fear of an economic slowdown that spreads worldwide as well as big fears about more u.s. jobs that seem to be lost. our alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange with more on this. alison, what more can you tell us about this incredible dip? >> we are getting close to correction territory. if you look at the dow now, it's at 1159, and when you get to 10%, that's a market correction. in the last two weeks the dow has lost more than 1,000 points. the vix measured fear in the

marketplace. what you are seeing is investors not happy about where the economy is going. it's showing weakness in almost every sector in manufacturing, and the service sector and consumer spending and in housing and gdp on friday really set things into motion when we saw how gdp was dialed back to the first quarter, and then 1.3% in the second quarter, and that shows the growth the economy is having if at all is really anem anemic, fredricka. >> thank you. another day of extreme heat. 100 degrees and higher across much of the south, and keeping cool means soaring energy costs. alison kosik has tips to lower your electricity bill. you are back sooner than i thought. >> all right.

here we go. let's talk about little rock, fredricka, arkansas hitting 114 degrees yesterday, and staying cool is priority number one. and heating and cooling costs account for 56% of energy in a typical home, and so the experts are saying time and time again, but you have to get a programmable thermostat. it can save you more than $100 a year, and can you check with your utility company if they offer free ones or have rebates when you buy one which cost bz $80. >> thank you so much. we are going to see a lot of you over the next few minutes, because that's the way it goes. thank you so much and appreciate that. more of the day's top stories are coming up as well after this. ♪ ♪

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11,576. we will check in with alison kosik and the new york stock exchange, and poppy harlow in new york as well. and alison, tell us about the plunge. >> the dow down 326 points. we're getting close to seeing the market correction. right now we're at 11,571. when we get to 11,521 that's the level of a market correction in that that the past two weeks the dow has lost more than 1,000 points, poof, gone. the reason is we have a combination of factors that work here including the concerns about the possibility that the european debt crisis could get worse and spread here to banks and businesses here at home, and then the litany of economic reports that are weighing on the markets here and weighing on investors and that's why you see the selling today. just an indication of the market

fear. we look at the thing called the vicks index, and that shows there's a lot of fear in the marketplace. >> let's check with poppy harlow. that fear, i guess, is kind of cascading as it pertains to jobs. the loss of jobs, and this jobs report coming out tomorrow which is not expected to be very up lifting. >> that's such a good point, fredricka. we were down 369 points rebounding a little bit right now. this comes just ahead of the all-important jobs report tomorrow morning. and this is not a good sign. remember how much worst the jobs report was last month when we went through that. i want to tell you why this is happening. i just got done talking with bob dole who is an inequity analysts who does this day in and day out and that comes down to one thing and one thing alone, the markets like uncertainty. the deal may be done for the

debt seceiling, and we don't kn where the cuts are going to come from. there's not confidence in any sector. we have an interesting mix. we have corporate earnings doing very well, and yet we have a jobs crisis. there's only so long that companies can make money by selling their good overse. that's coming to an end. you have to have confidence and jobs in this country for people to spend money and prop up these companies and that's not happening right now. so this is exactly what alison said, this is fear and this timing is very, very bad coming ahead of the jobs report tomorrow morning. i want to push you to cnnmoney.com. the headline as you can see, the gloom is back on wall street. we're tracking it minute by minute. this is a market you need to pay attention to when you have a steep decline like we are seeing right now. >> thank you as well. we'll check back with you. all eyes are on virginia tech right now.

three kids at a summer camp there tell authorities they saw a man possibly carrying a gun on campus. police are taking the report very seriously. nobody yet matches the description the campers gave, and instead the university is asking everybody to stay put. >> it was a white male, and wearing a blue and white striped shirt, and the stripes were vertical, and grayshorts and sandals, and the subject is described as not having facial hair or glasses. >> the instructions there, lock the doors and call 911 if anybody on campus sees anything or hears anything. virginia tech was the site of a shooting massacre in 2007, and that left 33 people dead. a message to u.s. congress, come back and fix the faa funding dispute putting thousands of people out of work. lawmakers left on summer vacation without resolving the stalemate over small airport

subsidies and labor union rules. faa workers going without paychecks are frustrated. >> it's hard for my family, and i am going through savings rather quickly, and we have been told to go on unemployment, and that tak weeks to actually get going and it's tough. >> check your freezers. check the packages of ground turkey, in particular. meat processor is being recalled. and then warren jeffs is representing himself in court. the prosecution wrapped up its case yesterday after presenting a key piece of evidence, a tape of jeffs allegedly assaulting a then 12-year-old girl. >> what happened in the audiotape, we heard warren jeffs

say that feels good, and how do you feel, and the little girl voice said very good, and it was so sad. she is small for her age, and she was describ as looking like pippy long stockings. >> and the biggest concern in haiti, flooding rains. thousands still live in tent cities after the massive earthquake last year. it could be days before the relentless heat wave loosens its grip on the south. little rock, arkansas, hit 114 degrees, the hottest day on record there. dallas is expecting its 34th straight day of triple-digit temperatures. >> you have a mess on your hands. cars everywhere. >> yeah, people calling.

>> this car overheated. what happened to this car? >> the radiator busted because of the heat. all the oil come out. >> oh, yeah, a bad situation made worst by the continuing heat. let's check in with our chad meyers. it seems relentless, indeed. >> it is, and it's not stopping. we had the heat wave two or three weeks ago, and that was a humidity wave more than anything else. this is temperatures above 110 in most spots. 20% in the country in an advisory or warning, and that's rare in august, because it's supposed to be hot, and we have been breaking records. today, dallas 110 and oklahoma city 111, and ft. smith 114 like where they were yesterday, and the heat doesn't go away for friday or saturday, and it may take another week for this big

heat wave in the middle of the country to give us lief. >> we appreciate that. the beautiful heat has killed two high school football players and the coach. at the half hour, we will hear from a high school coach keeping close watch on his team as they practice. here is a look ahead at the rundown. first, '70s pop icon david cassie was all over the place, and now he claims he was cheated out of merchandising profits and he wants to get paid. a cnn exclusive. and then in california, a day at the beach almost turned deadly for a teen building a tunnel in the sand. see there, they got him out. and then famine spreads in somalia. the fight to keep thousands from starving. >> those people here, this is the only guaranteed meal that they have. with 15 states under heat advisories in this country or

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11th act. how is it being remembered? if you ask mike huckabee, not accurately. >> schools across the country have turned their backs on our children by distorting facts and imposing political biases and changing the lessons behind the lessens of our important history. >> so he produced an educational cartoon about 9/11. >> no! >> who would do something like this? al qaeda is led by osama bin laden. >> death to the americans! >> the u.s. and allies broke apart al qaeda and cut off bin laden from his followers and his money.

>> i can hear you. and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon! >> although in this preview, the cartoon does say osama bin laden is deceased, and it negligents to mention who gave the order to kill him. you did see president bush speaking at ground zero however, and it's charging $9.95 of the history lesson. that has some advocates up in arms. the fire chief said rolling out the video before 9/11 is time to maximize profit. he called it blood money. now it's over to you. we're posting the whole learn our history cartoon on the facebook page, and the talk of the day is the 9/11 cartoon

needed for the historical record? i will read your comments later in the hour. >> we appreciate that. three months after jerry lewis said this year's muscular dystrophy telecast will be his last one, and he planned on ending it by singing "you'll never walk alone." the 85-year-old entertainer has hosted the labor day telethon since 1966. and he may have been your teen idol. he played keith partridge in the hit '70s show. now cassidy is mounting a battle to get paid for all the

merchandise with his image on it. cnn money's poppy harlow has more. >> reporter: it's 1970, and a 20-year-old named david cassidy is starring in "the partridge family." ♪ not only did the show and sold-out concerts go on to make him a star, but the teen idol's success spawned an avalanche of merchandise. >> remember these? oh, gosh. nice outfit, david! >> please put your hands together for the one and only david cassidy! >> reporter: 37 years after "the partridge family" went off the air, cassidy is still performing and producing, and now he's on a personal mission, to get paid for the merchandise from sony

which owns the show. >> you say you have been robbed for the last few decades? >> what would you call it? if somebody does not pay you and you are entitled to the percentage of the profits, and you know they are owed the profits, is that stealing? >> reporter: cassidy says according to his contract while the program was on the air, he was entitled to 15% of net merchandising profits when his image is used, and half that if he appeared with other cast members. >> were you paid for that? >> i was told by my manager i received a check for $5,000, and i never heard another word. >> reporter: cassidy's lawyer sent this letter to sony requesting a prompt and full accounting and payment of proceeds for any merchandise sold using his name, likeness, voice or other exercise of merchandising rights. sony responded that it could not locate any merchandising

statements but showing letters that representatives audited such statements and therefore they must have been rendered of him. the company was not aware of any new merchandising licenses after "the partridge family" went off the air, and said the statute of limitations ran out on any other claims. sony had no other comment to cnn. >> i don't want to sue you. just be fair. be real. be genuine. don't be greedy. >> and, you know, fredricka, i think a lot of folks are probably thinking about, what about the other cast members "the partridge family," and one said they did get $1,100 in the '70s, and other cast members said they did not have a merchandising deal in the contract or don't get remember being paid for any items. of course this battle that david

cassie launched against sony, matches an on going fight with the members of "happy days." >> now, what, since both sides seem so far apart? >> they are not on the same page as all when you look at what david cassidy is saying and what sony is saying after he demanded payment. david cassie -- cassidy said i will sue if i have to sue. i am not backing down. looks like this could be a drawn out battle. i think the outstanding question is will he take it to the court of law or is there going to be a settlement. we have the full story coming up at 8:00 p.m. on saturday night. and then three amazing stories. a bizarre robbery involving a

besau delivery man and a ticking bomb around his neck. plus, the tough training of rescue swimmers. and david cassidy, and his david and goliath battle, and that's sunday at 8:00 p.m. on cnn.

the u.n. calls it the most severe humanitarian crisis in the world today and it's spreading. we're talking about the drought in somalia. the crisis has been worsened by al qaeda affiliated militants who have blocked the aid. the u.n. is declaring famine in three more regions.

we report on extreme measures under way at a feeding center there. >> the humanitarian crisis in somalia is deepening, and aid agencies are trying to use every means necessary in their fight against hunger and starvation. the world food program through its local partners is giving wet feeding programs, where it's cooked. the last time aid agencies rolled out a wet feeding campaign was in haiti. for these people here, this is the only guaranteed meal that they have. wet feeding su specially necessary in somalia, and increasingly here, the hungry and vulnerable are being targeted for the little aid they are receiving. >> it was their suggestion to

say that their food cooked and everybody benefits, and it's better that way, other than the leaders taking away their food. >> it's not just corruption that worries them. one woman too scared to speak on camera said her son was killed by the members of the al qaeda affiliated group. for these xhun keys, it's a seemingly never ending situation, and they must protect what little they have. to syria now, the degree comes one day after the u.n. security condemned his acts against the opposition protesters. but it has not stopped the military's crackdown.

human right groups are reporting new siege today. you are monitoring the actions from beirut, so how tough is it to find out information? >> fredricka, it's incredibly difficult especially when it comes to a situation like what we are seeing place in hama, because when the tanks rolled in, they shut off all communications. some individuals have gotten a hold of satellite phones, and they need to stand outside and get a signal, and there are brief windows when we were able to get in touch with them. we were able to do that a short while ago, and we were speaking with one resident and said he

was able to briefly sneak out of his home by hiding up against the wall so that the snipers do not watch him, and there's a severe water and food shortage, and a very, very serious shortage in medical supplies. what he also said was that the power cuts were making it even more difficult for whatever medical staff exists to actually treat the wounded. people he said were dying because of the power shortage. he did not have an accurate idea of exactly what the death toll was. he said he believed dozens have been killed. this is something else that has been quite disturbing and goes to illustrate how difficult it is to figure out what the syrian military is doing in hama, but the normal agencies that activist have been able until now to determine what the extent of the damage is, and also what the casualties are. >> thank you so much for

the heat wave is taking a toll on the people who have to be outside. what about football players? we will hear from a high school coach keeping a close watch on his players as they practice in this heat. ll have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. i have a dream today! [ male announcer ] chevrolet is honored to celebrate the unveiling of the washington, d.c., martin luther king jr. memorial. take your seat at the table on august 28th.

a stomach churning day on wall street. the dow is down more than 300 points because of growing concerns about the u.s. economy and the global economy. christine romans of our money team joins us live in new york. christine, what are the factors that may be driving this plunge? >> it's a global story at this point. i will be quite honest with you. it started this morning with more nerves about the pace of the recovery around the world and what that will mean for strained countries and their finances, and what central banks have been doing around the world to shore up their currencies and financials.

japan stepped in to weaken the level of its yen, because as its yen were rising people were putting into the yen out of the dollar as a safe haven, and that actually was making it harder for them to recover from the tsunami and earthquake. so that country was moving. you also had the swiss central bank moving yesterday. an then the comments from the european -- the european central bank chief, and he basically, the ecb president, and he said the global economy is still a concern. he said that it's true that we're in a period of high level of uncertainty, not only in the euro area but in the economy, and he outlined that maybe the ecb decided to re-enter the european bond market. what does it mean? around the world central bankers and bankers are working hard to get out of what it is and what continues to be a very weak recovery. watching the latest on that.

we have the dow and the nasdaq and s&p, they are all in connection territory, down 10% from their cyclical peak, their july highs, down 10%. in just a couple weeks down 8 to 10%, and that's something you will see in your 401(k) statemt when you g it. the dow is down. serious nervousness in the markets at this point. really, a global story that we are seeing here play out. >> very unsettling. thank you so much christine romans. we appreciate that. in the meantime, no relief today from the heat wave that is scorching much of the south. 15 states are under advisories or warnings, and the thermometer is expected to climb well past 100 degrees in a lot of places including dallas, texas, and that seems like the new normal

there these days. dallas sweated through already 33 straight days of triple-digit temperatures. little rock, arkansas, blisteringhot. the high temperature there a record 114 degrees. incredible. so for high school football teams, the new season is just about to start. some already under way. they need all the practice time that they can get. in this kind of heat wave, they are risking an awful lot in that florida, a 16-year-old player died tuesday after he passed out. he had just taken part in a morning practice at a football camp. another 16-year-old player in the atlanta area, jones, died the same day and also passed out during a football practice. in monday, in texas, an assistant football coach collapsed during a morning practice, and he was ruled as a factor in wade mcclain's death,

and he was 55. during the heat wave, what do you need to impress upon the team and the coaches that are working with these young players? >> well, there's a big concern in getting your kids into shape for the season. coaches are pushing guys this time of year. the main thing is to fall into the protocol of the heat awareness, and identifying the heat index and doing the things you need to do to take care of the kids while they areut there in the heat. >> they discouraged any sort of outdoor practice for any studentsistrict wide. we're talking about dekalb county, but it doesn't mean they will not be practicing at all. what are the limitions now imposed? >> yesterday, we were not allowed to practice at all outside. today, before 8:00 in the morning and then after 6:00 in the afternoon. so we'll move our practice to 6:00 outside.

>> when your athletes are out there whether it be after 6:00 or 8:00 in the evening, what do you tell them so that they can convey what is going on with their body? >> i tell them not to try and be a hero. anne as soon as you start to feel something not normal? >> what would that be? >> dizzy, blurred vision and cramps, nauseated and those types of things. we asked them to make sure that they are sure. if there is something that feels not normal to them, let a coach know it. >> many schools will have handout that says 30-minute workoutses, and a 10-minute water break. that's the tough thing, trying to convey to a lot of athletes that feel like they are in tiptop shape that they have to take more water breaks than usual.

>> everybody goes to the water fountain. if you bring your water, can you drink it anytime. you have kids that don't want to be water, they want to be the guys that want to show you how tough they are. >> what about for the equipment. nobody can forget what happened to cory stringer, and he is an nfl player, and the heat got to him, and there were a lot of discussions about the equipment, the amount of equipment, which the heat index reaches a certain point. what do you do with the student athletes and what kind of equipment are they or not wearing? >> the georgia high school association, august 1st, this last monday was the first day of official practice. you are not allowed to go back to back days in full pads. that's one thing implemented that i think is helping. and then one thing in our system, the protocol of identifying the heat index and making sure that you realize the heat index gets up to 103, we

don't practice. and in the city of atlanta, you have the different color codes for the heat, the heat index or quity when it's orange, you have to pay attention to the kids and when it's red we don't go out. >> are you surprised there would be a string of deaths this week alone with these kinds o temperatures when it seems as though every athletic program has learned from previous cases about what the heat does to the body, and it is -- it's seemingly very stunning that can you have deaths like this under supervised programs. what is happening? >> well, sometimes the kids feel like they have trained all summer and they can handle anything, and they try a little bit too hard. they want to be the guy that makes things happen for their teams. but we have to encourage these kids that they have to -- it's not that important that you sh yourself to the limit, that you can't handle those types of things.

so it's something that happens every year around this time,nd i think, you know, we are getting better at it. and just unfortunate that these kids have to suffer. >> it's terribly sad. >> coach, thank you so much for your time and all the best this season, and -- >> thank you. >> keep everybody safe. >> right. >> thank you so much and we appreciate that. if you are not a football player y should be very careful if you are out in the heat for any length of time. we will check in with our medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen, for tips on how everybody can stay safe. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount oboth. sort of like two in one. how did you guys think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today.

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this deadly heat wave in the u.s. is now affecting more than 20% of the country and that puts tens of millions of people at risk. our cnn medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen, is with us now. what happens to the body when it's too hot? >> the body needs to maintain a temperature of 98.5 approximately, and when it gets hot outside your body reacts by

sweating. and so when it's so hot and you are so dehydrated that can you no longer sweat, you cannot keep your temperature down and your temperature plummets and pressure on your brain and it's a recipe for disaster. >> that brings danger to the football players and the assistant coach that has had trouble in the heat. does it seem like it's happening more frequently? >> the numbers have climbed a bit. there are more deaths now than there were, let's say, years ago. the numbers fr so small and it's hard to know if it's a coincidence or not. and there are numbers going on that make people think it's not a coincidence. when you are larger, it's harder to maintain the body temperature. line backers are who we are seeing dying, and a lot of them

are obese. we have air-conditioning more than we used to, and -- >> they are spoiled? >> well, if you are spending time in air k-conditioninair-co you are not used to the heat. >> and the camera was saying they try and get their bodies acclimated. >> yeah, i loved to hear the coach say players should not be here heroes. if you start feeling not great, sit down, get inside, get some water. >> yeah, don't be a hero. >> no reason to be a hero. >> listen to your body. thank you so much. we appreciate that. still on the sports theme here. tiger woods getting back on the green after three months away from professional golf.

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tiger woods is back on the pga tour after a three-month hiat hiatus. ted rollins has the story. tiger says that he's feeling better than he has in years. why? >> reporter: well, he says that after his last injury in may

where he had to walk off the course at the tcp, and he said no to his natural instincts of coming back and listen to his doctors. now he says that he is very happy, because he claims physically that he is feeling better than he has in years. >> what are the other golfers saying about his return? >> reporter: well, obviously it's great for the pga tour, so all the other golfers know that tiger playing in a tournament means more ratings and everything, and some of the guys, one case, daren clarke, he says tiger is misunderstood. this is what he said after a fan asked why should a fan cheer for tiger woods. >> sometimes his media image has been portrayed in a very pure way, and some of the stuff that he has been through, and underneath it all, he has been a

tremendous friend to me. there is a real good side to tiger woods. >> as i said, tiger woods tees off at 1:30 eastern time. the fans that were waiting for him gave him a huge ovation as he walked to the practice green. we will see how he does on the course today and throughout the weekend. >> ted, the turnout there? >> reporter: they are expecting huge crowds. and rory mcilroy is also here and will bolster that. and there is expected to be a massive television audience over the weekend, especially if tiger does well the first two rounds. >> that's what make the pga and networks very happy. >> reporter: yes, very happy. >> we appreciate that from akron, ohio. let's talk about the "talk back" question today. is mike huckabee's 9/11 cartoon needed for the historical

record? adrien says i believe it is. parents and teachers jobs to inform our youth about 9/11. more responses straight ahead. first, freem money advice from the cnn help desk. joining me is the executive editor, and ryan mac the president of optimum capital management. first question from florida. he writes we are not yet in foreclosure and hope to go into a short sale. are our 403b requirement accounts safe? >> they are some of the most protected assets you could have. i would leave them right there until this process is all done with. after that, i would roll them over into an ira, you have more

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saying good-bye to a star of the grid iron and the big green.

bubba smith has died. the l.a. corners office has not determined the cause of death, but it's not believed to be suspicious. smith won the super bowl with the colts. many knew him as moses hightower from the police academy movies. he was just 66 years old. and you have been sounding off on the "talk back" question. carol costello has your responses. >> i certainly do. the question today is is mike huckabee's 9/11 cartoon needed for the historical record. this from ken. as with all history distortion on many levels and will happen over time, but the cartoon is insulting and ridiculous, not to mention completely biased. but take the blood money from it and invest it into a campaign to save for the jobs so many gop

congressmen who will be looking for another job. and then this one from cano, it's biassed. and even though his country may profit from the cartoon, i don't have a problem with him doing this. and this from holly. there is no way i would use this cartoon as a way to educate them about it. propaganda is not education, and if it is being used as much it is only teaching irnor runs. oh, yeah, we love the comments. some folks just tell it like it is, at least what is on their mind. but we asked. so carol, a lot of folks are feeling like their tax dollars are going down the toilet. in oregon, they really kind of

are. the state marine board approved a grant to put a floating restaurant in the mt. hood national forest area. it's expected to cost $131,000. >> so it's for boaters or swimmers who go out -- >> yeah, you don't have to go in the water, you can go in a floating rest room. $97,000 will be funded by the federal government through the clean vessel act. >> why sit so much money? >> it's a fairly unique structure, and it has to be obviously self contained, water tight and floating. >> so it has to be very stable. that is quite interesting. >> that adds to the adventure, though, right, when on the lake? >> well, in times of great

profit, i think it's a great idea and that would be great, but at this particular time, i am not sure it's the best idea. >> a little frivolous you're saying? >> just a little. >> all right. carol, we thought we would share that. it's interesting, inventive, and who knows where it's going. >> in the lake. >> all right. thank you so much, carol. >> a day at the beach almost turned deadly in california. a teen building a tunnel in the sand gets trapped. we'll show you what it took to actually get him out alive. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made.

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