back the life they once had. it's been a remarkable several days here. i am dr. sanjay gupta in somalia. if you watch this show and want to help in some way, i know many of you do, cnn.com/impact is the place you can go and learn about a lot of organizations that are trying to make an impact here in this part of the world. this has been the "front lines of famine." thanks for watching. good saturday morning to you all. a developing story right now. an american kidnapped in pakistan. and the kidnappers used a ramadan holy tradition to gain access to his home. also, today, the biggest impact on the campaign trail today could be a long way from where the action is happening in iowa. actually south carolina. texas governor rick perry expected to announce from there

that he is running. also, you've been hearing the threats of a possible double dip recession. you need to be ready. we've got your recession-ready tips coming your way. but let's start with that breaking news we are getting in from the cnn newsroom. this comes to us from pennsylvania where one person is still trapped right now in an overturned greyhound bus. this happened in lancaster county on the pennsylvania turnpike. at least 23 people we're told in all have been injured. some had to be flown to the hospital by helicopter. again, this is just developing sto story. we're waiting to get pictures in from the scene. one person is still trapped and at least 23 injured with an overturned bus there in pennsylvania. when we get more about that, we'll bring it to you. also the breaking story out of pakistan. u.s. embassy saying an american businessman was abducted from his home in lahore in the eastern part of that country.

cnn's is a joining us now. ressa, any reason yet they've come up with why this american may have been targeted? >> reporter: no, it's not clear at this hour why he was targeted, not clear if this was islamist militants or a criminal gang. it's looking to make some fast cash. in recent years that's been the main reason for werners being kidnapped, criminal gangs looking to make some quick money but there's no question this was a very well coordinated, well-planned kidnapping operation. the target of this kidnapping, an american citizen by the name of warren weinstein. it happened at 3:15 a.m. the holy month of ramadan. a lot of muslims fasting. that hour, three of weinstein security guards and driver were preparing for a pre-fast meal in the front yard when they got a knock on the front gate.

it was three men who apparently were offering food, which is customary during ramadan p. but that was a ploy. other assailants scaled the walls, according to the police. they tied up the security guards, pistol whipped the driver. he eventually led them up to where warren weinstein was sleeping in his room and left with him. neighbors are telling police thats a z that assailants left with these two vehicles, a development company based in virginia. this is one of the many companies in pakistan involved in economic and social developments. an important work he was doing here. but obviously tough times for his family probably very worried about his condition right now. >> all right. thank you this morning. three minutes past the hour. let's turn back to the u.s. now and politics here. a big day for the republican gop candidates. the iowa straw poll gets started here in just a bit.

we'll have those results later of today. this could be, even though we're a good year plus away from election day, today could be a make or break day for them. at least six candidates will be speaking at the event today. campaigning there. you're seeing those six, now three others will be on the ballot. but not there. that's mitt romney, jon huntsman and newt gingrich. they have chosen not to participate in the event even though their names will appear on the ballot. a couple of names that won't be on the ballot, sarah palin, she is in iowa. she's on her bus tour there. she has not announced any of her plans about whether or not she'll run for president, but she is in iowa. and then governor rick perry in texas. he will make it official today in an event in just a few hours. those two not participating in the straw poll, name won't be on the ballot. you've been hearing us throw around this phrase quite a bit, straw poll. exactly what is the straw poll? it's a vote with no consequence, necessarily. the winner doesn't actually get

anything. they get a lot of press coverage, they get a lot of attention and maybe momentum. but other than that they don't really get anything. in this case here all the voters will have to pay to get in the door of the civic center in ames, iowa, to participate. they sit in their seats, listen to speeches from their candidates, those there to participate. along the way they actually fill out their ballots and pick their favorite candidate. it costs 30 bucks in get in. a lot of tickets are free from the campaign. a stacked deck here. again, we will get the results later. you can stay here with cnn for live coverage of the iowa straw poll results. don lemon, candy crowley with the special for you. 7:00 eastern time. iowa is a big diaeal, yes. texas governor rick perry may be overshadowing what's happening in iowa today with what's happening with him in south carolina where he is expected to

officially jump into the race, and it will change the game. cnn's jim acosta tells us why. >> reporter: rick perry arrives in south carolina is a major threat to the entire gop feel. he is more conservative than mitt romney and arguably more electable than some of the other candidates. that may explain why the obama re-election campaign has taken notice. >> washington is broken. as the federal government -- >> reporter: a tea party governor straight out of the wild west, rick perry sounded like he was running against president obama when he was seeking re-election in texas last year. >> that's why i rejected several dollars, strings attached, and will fight misguided health and energy policies that will raise taxes on our families. >> reporter: now poised to shake up the race for 2012 perry could unite tea partiers with christian conservatives for a showdown with the white house. >> welcome to the contest. >> reporter: he isn't an eye awhat for this weekend's straw poll but he is on the minds of republicans. >> i'm very pleased that he's coming in because he represents

the status quo. >> reporter: instead, the governor is sharpening his message against front-runner mitt romney. >>ic i think if you just want to look at the track record of when mitt was the governor of massachusetts versus my year of being the governor of texas, i'll let those stand. mine doesn't need my propping up. we'll just let it stand there and let people examine it. >> reporter: while romney is still holding back -- >> he's a fine man and fine governor, and the record of texas i think speaks for itself. >> reporter: -- president obama's re-election team is ready to join the fight. asked about perry's recent attacks on the president's economic record, a top democratic strategists blasted back. >> succession from the united states of america and all kinds of other things. we'll see when he becomes a candidate what specifically he has to propose, what he has to say. his record will get scrutinized. >> reporter: a reference to perry's comments after a tea party rally two years ago. >> we got a great union. there's absolutely no reason to dissolve it.

but if washington continues to throw their nose at the american people, who knows what might come out of that. >> reporter: before life in politics made him the state's longest-serving governor, perry grew up poor in the tiny west texas town of paint creek. no stop light, just a school and a church. it's a half a world away from washington. at the nearest cafe to paint creek, the feelings on a perry bid are as strong as the coffee. >> our country has pretty much forgot about christian ethics, and i believe he's a good christian man and i think he's going to bring that back into our country like it needs to be. >> he came from paint creek, texas. he graduated from paint creek. me didn't have paint creek, so what can he do for the nation. >> reporter: in his speech rick perry is expected to tout his economic record in texas but democrats in that state point out the governor has never been tested on the national stage. that process has just begun.

t.j.? >> thanks so our jim acosta. at 1:00 eastern time when cnn will have live coverage of rick perry's expected announcement that he is run for president. let's turn to philadelphia. and police there in philadelphia are now saying that maybe their curfew worked. they have been enforcing the city's new weekend curfew law. they say they arrested about two dozen teenagers overnight. it's from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. a ban from teen on the streets. in response to violent attacks organized through e-mail and social media. minors and their parents could face fines for $300 for a first offense, $500 if they're picked up again. well, let me bring in reynolds was ming me about this yesterday. are these actual pictures? is this an aboutist rendering of the night's skies last night? >> i believe it is an artistic photograph of the night skies. >> okay. >> a nice little house there in the background. what's beyond that picture you

see the night shir with a bursting of meteor shower. i know you're blown away with this, a lot of americans are. it happens every july and august. people have been viewing these for 2,000 years. tonight would be another great night to view them. you can't be in an area with cloud cover. you need perfectly clear skies. even if you happen to be in a big city area. a lot of times it's going to bounce off, the sky in the reflection itself is going to limit your ability to see these. we're going to share with people the best places to be to view these and what to expect weatherwise. it's another busy way. >> see you here in just a second. at ten minutes past the hour, we know a lot of families are struggling to put food on the table and food banks around the country are stretched to a breaking point now. we'll visit a food bank. talk about a problem that actually is getting worse and worse. but first, when it comes to a place called home, where do you get the best value for your money? kiplinger.com has just released

the ten best value cities for housing. the top five? number five on the list, volunteers over there, knoxville, tennessee. colorado springs, colorado, number four. nashville, tennessee, comes in at number three. looks like tennessee might be a good spot to be here. the top two cities when i come back in a moment. stay with me. for red lobster we can find. b yeah! [ male announcer ] hurry in to crabfest at red lobster. the only time you can savor three sweet alaskan crab entrees all under $20, like our hearty crab and roasted garlic seafood bake or snow crab and crab butter shrimp. [ jon ] i wouldn't put it on my table at home, i wouldn't bring it in. my name's jon forsythe, and i sea food differently. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can now come from any faucet anywhere.

introducing the brita bottle with the filter inside. 12 minutes past the hour now. when it comes to getting if best home value for your money, which cities come out on top? kiplinger.com released an annual list. we told you a moment ago number five was knoxville, tennessee, followed by colorado springs at number four, and nashville, tennessee, at number three. the top two spots. check out charlotte, north carolina, coming in at number two. and best value for a home, you need to head on over to omaha. they come in number one on the list. give you a look at the other stories making news

across-country. a family back from an overseas vacation runs into a bit of trouble with customs agents over what? forbidden fruit. >> to me it was like, you know what you see on tv, i thought i was going to get handcuffed, my kids. i just thought to cry. >> yeah, we're talking about an an apple, tomato, and a couple of cucumbers that landed suri stein burger's family. it was actually leftover snacks from a 19-hour flight from israel. customs officials say if the family had declared the food, this wouldn't have been a problem. the family says they simply forgot about it and the agents overreactsed. besides some time and some trouble, the oversight actually cost them a $300 fine. well, how would you like this as your problem, after you just won $229 million in the recent powerball jackpot?

this is your problem now. you need to decide whether or not you want to take a lump sum amount of $123 million or you want the payout over 30 years. boy, it's tough to be you. the you i'm talking about are minnesota's tom and kathleen morris. they're from roseville. that's the division they have to make right now. tom, though, already made one decision, he officially retired. also in chicago, the home of the misdemeanor wiener, they are enjoying legal victory there. fell lony franks is the name ofe place. they've been in the middle of a two-year-old lawsuit over a sign permit. . the city alderman which thought the company who employs convicts. in court, the sign went up. you can get your felony frank and that misdemeanor wiener, costs about $1.50.

wall street, were you aboard for this ride this week? monday, the dow tumbled 635 points. then it was up in a big way on tuesday. down in a big way on wednesday. up again on thursday. and then finally there was a sign that maybe things were calming down yesterday. this roller coaster ride a lot of people say was triggered by the credit rating agency standard & poor's downgrade by the u.s. economy. things may have calmed down a bit ending 125 points after positive retail sales numbers. also a report out this month, so as the number of people on food stamps has reached an all-time high. food banks say they're having a hard time keeping up and fear even worse days ahead. our athena jones visited a food bank in maryland. >> reporter: it's a friday morning in august and volunteers at this maryland food bank are preparing boxes of fresh produce, canned goods, and other items to distribute to people in

need. manna food center provides each family with 70 pounds of food every 30 days. what would you do if you didn't come to manna, do you get help from other places as well? >> no, we would run out of food by the end of the month and manna gives us that extra boost. >> reporter: the sluggish economy is taking a toll on family ace cross the country. a record 45.8 million people received food stamps from the government in may. that's one out of every seven people. for many, food stamps alone don't meet their needs or they don't qualify for federal help at all. and some of those who have jobs still struggle to feed their families. >> we've been rationing food and just scraping by. it's just me and my sister working. right now it's hard for both of us to provide for our younger brothers that we have. >> reporter: that's where manna steps in. since 2008 the number of people they have served has more than doubled. >> any growth that the economy is feeling the folks here at manna are not feel that yet. until we see a dramatic change

in the economy, we're going to continue to see a dramatic increase in folks who are coming here. >> reporter: manna gets food that is nearing the selby date from 40 area grocery stores. the center also relies on food drives, state and federal emergency food grant programs and donations. >> we have had folks who come in and say i used to be a donor to manna and now i'm standing in your line. i never thought i would be in the position to have to be the one accepting help. >> reporter: for many clients at food banks like this one, what was worse an emergency program has become much more. some worry the increased focus on cutting spending could make it harder for these organizations to feed the hungry. now we have seen some encouraging numbers in recent days. new unemployment claims fell to a four-month low last week but it's too soon to see if that trend will continue. right now staffers at manna expect demand for the food they provide to rise even more this winter. t.j.? >> again, athena, all this talk about cutting government

spending and more cuts are coming, how is this going to have an impact on the places like the one you vis i'd? >> we talked to this local food bank and a national organization that feed america that helps feed 37 million americans across the country and they're worried that as this super committee in congress looks to make recommendations for further cuts, $1.5 trillion in cuts, that they will end up targeting programs that, for instance, provide government subsidized food to these programs or that they will cut programs for the needy and that that will increase demand at these food banks and put a strain on their resources. >> athena jones, good to see you. thank you. 18 minutes past the hour now. if the economy goes into a double dip recession, are you rea ready? five things you need to know and maybe need to be doing to make sure you recession proof yourself. that is next. ♪

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hearing of a double dip recession. how can you get ready for that possibility? let me bring in our clyde anderson who is going to have these five things you need to know? but first up, the talk out there, how serious of a possibility is this now? >> i think it's a definitely a possibility. i mean, look at the way is going. we had this turbulent time in the market. we haven't had the growth we expected or we needed to have. you look at the unemployment numbers. it shows right there. and so when you're looking at that you know, it's almost inevitable that we head in that direction. i tell people recessions are personal because it doesn't affect everybody and sometimes we believe the hype. if i hadn't lost my job in a recession it's going to be different from my friend who lost his job. >> is it going too far to say you can recession proof yourself? you're giving me five tips but it might be taking it too far? >> be right there. prepare yourself right, you won't feel the same. >> how do we do that? >> having that emergency fund. three to six months worth of monthly income saved up. so you want to have that. that liquidity.

cash is king still. >> it's hard for people still to save money. >> it's hard but we've got to do it and start somewhere. >> emergency fund. what's next? >> number two, i say number two, you've got to make your you shareholder those unnecessary contracts. two-year contracts on your cell phone, your satellite dish, anything you can shed. you also want to know the laws in your city as far as leases. maybe you're in a lease that's too high. when your income decreases you want to be able to get out. >> you don't want to be locked in on anything. >> number three on the list is make yourself, you need to be the most valuable player in your office. you want to make sure you're the most important person, not just staying late but contributing. decross t decrease expenses and increase the bottom line. >> they don't want to get rid of t.j. >> t.j. is too valuable. >> number four on your list here? >> network, network, network. we've got to network. it's easier to network when yhae a job than when you don't have a

job. network within your job and outside your job. not just on social media but putting your face and name out there. >> last thing on the list? >> investing with caution. okay? don't use your bill money to invest in the stock market. stocks are low right now. so they say buy low, sell high. but you don't want to use your rent money to invest in. it's like going to the casino and spending your mortgage money to gamble. you don't want to do that. you want to make sure you're being viz about your investments. it's good to invest in stocks but maybe start off with an ira or maybe even a money market. >> those five things. we will get those posted for you as well if you didn't catch those or you just want to have them for yourself and study them later. clyde anderson, good information. good to see you. thanks so much. 23 minutes past the hour. reynolds wolf is going to join us once again because he's keeping an eye on the tropics and another potential storm or storms developing in the atlantic. we'll talk to him after the break.

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not a happy thing. 26 minutes past the hour. this ain't a happy thing necessarily. we don't know what's going to happen yet. but still, to see three possibilities out there? >> yeah, you know, bring in a really good point. at scary thing when you look at

these because you don't know. when these storms make their way after the african coast, could this be the next katrina, you never know. it may fizzle out all together. a great deal of uncertainty with these three areas. it's not geometry class. following the three areas of possible development. watching one that already has developed. we're talking about tropical storm franklin. this is moving out. certainly some good news. but farther back, something we need to keep an eye on, these separate spots of development possible into parts of the tropical convergence zone. when you look at this image you're seeing this from high above, from satellites up in space peering down at the earth. you're looking from up, looking down. well, some of you later tonight are going to be on the ground looking up. the opposite direction, trying to see the meteor shower. there are some places around the nation where things will be more favorable than others. some places, northern plains, central plains. southern plains will be a hodge

bonl ponlg. a lot of crowd cover. vegas, get outside the city where it's darker in the desert. should be picture perfect for you. your forecast today will include something else. possible thunderstorms across texas. as we speak, we have got some thunder boomers just to the west of dallas over near abilene. you've heard the boom of thunder all morning long. the rain is going to come down. a good thing to see considering the draut you've been under. what we anticipate is more of the thunderstorm activity across much of the ohio valley and splash and dash showers for much of the gulf coast, including maybe atlanta and back into portions of the appalachian. still dry for the pacific northwest. but take away that area of low pressure. bring rain in seattle and portland by tomorrow. that's the latest in the forecast, t.j. your turn. >> thank you, kind sir. i'll take it from here. all right. i've been fascinated by some of you all's responses this morning to me on twitter. with the question about whether or not you would give up billions of dollars in order to marry the person you love.

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we are at the bottom of the hour on this "cnn saturday morning." thank you so much for spending part of your weekend here with us. i'm t.j. holmes. the stories making headlines right now. developing story. american businessman has been abducted in lahore, pakistan. police there say several gunmen snatched warren weinstein from his home while he was under guard. this estimates the travel warn for americans visiting or doing business in pakistan. back here at home, texas republican governor rick perry expected to formally announce his bid for presidency later today. last night perry was the key note speaker at the alabama gop's summer dinner. stay here with cnn. we will carry his announcement live. it will happen at 1:00 eastern time in south carolina. police in lancaster county, pennsylvania, say at least 23 people were injured when a greyhound bus overturned early this morning on the pennsylvania turnpike. three people had to be airlifted from the scene. we are getting more details about this.

we'll bring it to you as they come. the stock market turmoil has many americans worried about their savings. some are rethinking those retirement plans and our allan chernoff looks at one retired woman who had to go back to work. >> thank you for calling customer service. >> reporter: jacqui never thought she would still be working at the age of 66. in fact, she retired from her job as a call center manager for at&t back in 2007. the next year the stock market plunged and investments suffered a devastating ploe. >> it hit me hard. i lost about 50% of what i had. and i have not recovered from it since. >> reporter: her nest egg, a 401(k) and individual retirement account, was chopped in half. social security didn't cover all her expenses, so jackie had no choice but to go back to work as a customer service agent. >> i don't believe in my heart i

will ever be able to retire. i will die working. it's as simple as that. >> reporter: that simple truth is a reality for many americans who, like her, are seeking work after retirement or even postponing it. more than a quarter of american workers now say they are not at all confident about retirement. according to the employee benefit research institute. that's the highest level in the two decades the institute has been asking that question. the job market has been especially harsh on older americans. >> when we talk to our members and in our latest polling, they tell us that their financial security is one of their biggest concerns. and at the moment they don't feel like they have what they need to retire. >> reporter: though she is still invested in stocks she has little faith the market will jump back. >> it would take me another ten years to amass any kind of 401(k), to even look at retiring. >> reporter: so instead, she's doing her best to enjoy her new

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women of the world says she is willing to do just that. nadia belichick is here with the "passport." another story which is an update on a story you brought us a while back. another woman, a different story now, she divorced to try to make her dreams come true. explain this one. >> sandra torres in guatemala divorced her husband because she wanted to run for president. in guatemala, the spouse, a relative of the incumbent, cannot run. she had a divorce of convenience. but this week the court ruled that even though she's divorced, she still cannot run because she was married to him for most of his presidency. so that divorce didn't work out too well. >> it's an odd twist there. i love this story when you first told us about it. now it seems like they got divorced for nothing. any idea what they're going to do? >> that's what the tabloids will see, will they now remarry for convenience? it will be interesting to see. may be a lot cheaper to live together. we don't know. >> should just walk away. she wanted to divorce him for power. >> not very romantic.

but very romantic in spain. the duchess of alba. 85-year-old duchess is going to marry a man 24 years her junior. there she is, the duchess of alba. she is the most titled royal in europe. and there she is with the love of her life, alfonso diaz, social security worker. >> the family did not want this to happen because she's worth how much? >> about $5 billion in art and land. and she is one of the most wealthy powerful women in spain. afro and all, or what do you call it? what do you -- >> you tell me. >> i don't know what they call it. it's -- her curls. >> her curls. the family didn't want -- did they think he was specifically after her money or worried he would be entitled to some of it when she died? >> well, they feel very strongly they do not want mr. diaz to get

any of her money. so what she's saying is i will give you all the money and i will do this so that you rest assured he's not going to get any of it. now, some reports, "time" magazine, for example, is saying she's not giving it up. she's just designating it. and all she's doing is revealing the will to the children and saying, i assure you when i die, my 12 castles will go to you and not alfonso diaz. others are saying the 12 castles are already going to her six children who, by the way, have all been divorced. >> all been divorced. but still, she felt strongly about it to make everybody feel better. could they have stopped her from getting married, necessarily? >> well, even the king, juan carlos of spain, was not happy she was getting married. this is a woman who has so much art. about 50,000 pieces of spanish art. she really is a national treasure in her artworks are national treasure. it will be interesting to see. you asked me earlier if i would give up. if i was 85 and marrying a hot

64-year-old, i would give up a billion or two. >> hot 64-year-old. a hot 64-year-old. now 60 is the new 20? is that what it is now? >> remains to be seen. we'll see if the marriage goes ahead and her children, with the castle each and a couple of 100,000 pounds of paintings and dollars, they will be fine. >> nadia, thank you so much. all right there, folks. you have that conversation today, would you really, be honest, give up billions of dollars to marry that person that is sitting next to you right now this morning? good luck with that conversation. all right. we're about 20 minutes at the top of the hour. we are going to be going to aruba for a story that really sounds familiar to a lot of people. another american woman goes missing without a trace. investigators are tracing her steps back to the u.s. for evidence. stay with me.

42 minutes past the hour now on this "cnn saturday morning." the search for an american woman missing in earuba widens with authorities scouring a home in maryland. cnn's martin savidge is in aruba with the late thons disappearance of robyn gardner. martin, what is the latest there given that understand that the authorities had called off with they say is the active search for at least on the island? >> reporter: well, they have. they scaled it back quite a bit. good morning to you, t.j. here's where things stand. right now the suspect, at least that's what they're being glass fid, gary, he is cooperating

with his attorney, don't talk to the law. a lot of aerches in the last 24 hours. yesterday they were searching some old sure flfur mines not f away from the beach where this young woman was last seen snorkeling, gourdi iaccording t. they found sandals. last night, maryland, gaithers, maryland, actually, federal authorities went into the home of gary giardano. he want dough exactly what they found but we do know they're looking for any evidence, anything that might suggest intent here because right now authorities down in aruba are not sure if they're dealing with a tragic drowning accident or if they're dealing with something other. of course, it's the something other they're worried about here especially gi especially given that gary giardano has allegations of

domestic violence by a number of women which have come forward here. they continue to search to try to find evidence. they also went into the home of robyn gardner. to find some indication of intent at this particular point. and authorities on the island have released a photo of him. that's important because up until this point they had not done that. especially what they're asking for is anybody who may have seen this pan, anybody who may have seen the couple together or maybe seen him by himself at odd hours of the day, report it to the authorities. that's where it stands right now, t.j. >> martin savidge for us in aruba. thank you. quarter at the top of the hour now. tiger woods has done something he has never done in his career before. and that is not a good thing. tiger has hit another low spot. and he has missed the cut now at the pga championship. ray d'alessio, cheer wekd'aless. i love that my daughter's part fish.

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over. what shocked me are the rounds he had, t.j. he found them bunkered like 22 times. had five double bogeys the first day. found the water four times. you know, my question is, okay, is it a situation, has tiger mentally lost that edge? i mean, because let's face it, golf is 90% mental. has he lost it mentally? is it physically? he says it's not physically. he says he is feeling great right now. tiger says it's just a matter of him getting used to this new swing. and even though he didn't make the cut this weekend, he was still able to find some positives in it. take a listen. >> the only thing, it's a step back in the sense that i didn't make the cut and i'm not going to play in the tournament. it's a giant leap forward in the fact that i played two straight weeks healthy. so that's great for our practice sessions coming up. we're going to be now able to work and get after it. >> t.j., we're not going to see tiger now probably until november at the australian open. that's the next time he is

scheduled to play. between now and then he does have a lot of time to work on the game. we were talking about on the commercial break, to me tiger doesn't look as hungry as he used to be out on the course. he used to low his clubs, get mad. you don't see that anymore. it's like, yeah, move on to the next shot. that was part of tiger's game, the edge that he had. >> he doesn't have that confidence certainly. a lot of people, no matter what you think about everything that happened off the course, people just enjoyed watching him play. it would be nice to see that old tiger on the course again. let's move now to a guy we used to love to watch to play because we never knew what would happen. dennis rodman, hall of fame ceremony last night, i was waiting to see what he was going to show up in. he disappointed. >> maybe he's coalming down in his old able. this guy deserving of the hall of fame. he has five nba championship rings, pistons and chicago bulls. one thing about dennis rodman, the guy always wore his heart on his sleeve. last night the tapered down a

little bit but, again, rodman getting very emotional when it was his time to speak at the podium. check it out. don't have it. i thought we had it. yeah, he broke down, cried, basically thanked everybody, thanked his coaches, phil jackson, former coach of the chicago bulls. inducted him, in frented him. said these coaches were like father figures to him. people looked past his faults and accepted him for who he was. and that was a great basketball player and he did not play the game for money. it was very emotional. >> you couldn't question him on the court. he gave his all every single type up and down the floor. >> absolutely. and the guy never took -- never took a night off, gave everything he had on the court. you know, how many rebounding champion ships did he -- rebounding titles, seven or eight rebounding titles. so, i mean, the guy was just -- like you said, you can't criticize him for his play on the court. even off the court, he was somewhat good for the game of basketball. >> entertaining. >> he was very entertaining.

it pain mess to see guys like him go into the hall of fame because it just means that you and i are getting old. >> is that what it means? >> yes. >> before we get there, we're told now we do have the sound. >> let's take a listen. >> it wasn't -- i didn't play the game for the money. i didn't play the game to be famous. what you see here is more just an allusion that i loved to just be an individual that's very colorful. >> spoken from the heart. >> and there you go, as you say -- >> you don't like that outfit, though? >> it's kind of toned down from what we might expect from him. >> he had the d.r. initials, he had the nose rings and earrings going. you've got to love rodman.

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all right. can investors catching their breath after a wild roller coaster ride this week on wall street? in fact, it was one for the history books. alison kosik takes a look back. >> hi, t.j. what a wild week on wall street it was. that's putting it mildly. the dow gained or lost more than 400 points monday through thursday. a streak not seen in the history of the blue chip average.

financial stocks and oil prices also swung wildly. and the vix, which measures fear in the market, hit the highest level since 2009. here's how it all went down. monday the dow tumbled 635 points. we knew a big sell-off was coming because standard & poor's downgraded u.s. debt after the close on friday before. analysts say the downgrade won't have a long-term effect but investors took the attitude of sell first, ask questions later. tuesday, the dow snapped back, tacking on more than 400 points. the federal reserve lent a hand after announcing it would keep interest rates low for another two years, adding some certainty to an otherwise uncertain market. on wednesday, the market once again plunged, losing more than 500 points. there was talk of a possible downgrade of france's debt rating so investors moved into gold, pushing it above $1800 an ounce for the first time. thursday was another rebound. the dow added more than 400 points after weekly jobless claims dropped and cisco systems posted better than expected

earnings. by friday we finally saw a hint of calm. the dow ended 125 points to the upside. thanks to some positive retail sales numbers. most traders that i talked to expect the volatility to continue at least until we get some reassuring news on where the global economy is headed. back to you. >> to our alison kosik. this next story now about a little girl, 9-year-old girl whose life was cut short for her birthday wish still comes true in a big way. you're seeing her. her name is rachel, bellevue, washington. her birthday wish was to raise $300 to help bring clean drinking water to an african village. well, she died before that wish came true. but when people heard about her story, listen to how they responded. they went from $220 that she had raised, the donations then swelled to more than a million dollars. and that running count continues on her web page.

rachel's mother is proud of the legacy her daughter has now left behind. you can be a part of this as well. if you would like to chip in, you can go to her website. it's mycharitywater.org. that is the place where, again, a little wish to have $300 has now turned into a million dollars in donations. we are coming up on the top of the hour here now on this "cnn saturday morning." and hello to you all. hope you're having a good saturday to so far. we appreciate you being right here with us. give you a look at the storiy making headlines. an american businessman has been abducted in pakistan. police in lahore describe it as a well orchestrated assault of his compound and body guards. the u.s. embassy identifying the man as warren weinstein. he's a fulbright scholar, specializing the economic development and international law. police say as many as ten men overpowered his security detail and sped away in two vehicles.

back here in the u.s. now. we are just a few hours away from that man, texas governor rick perry's expected announcement that he is run for president. perry white house bid is expected to really shake things up for the current gop presidential hopefuls. we will be carrying his announcement live here on cnn. another developing story. we are continuing to get information on in lancaster county, pennsylvania. police still on the scene of a bad crash on the pennsylvania turnpike. this crash involves at least 23 people who have been injured on a greyhound bus that overturned early this morning. three people, we know of, had to be airlifted from the scene. again, we continue to get more details on this developing story. we'll bring you those details as we get them. but at the top of the hour here, let's start with that big party going on in iowa. but at the end of the day some republican presidential candidates might not be celebrating. could be looking for the exits.

here's who is on this iowa straw poll, this ames straw poll ballot today. we've got nine names there, including a few who aren't even taking part in today's event. mitt romney is one who is skipping the event even though his name remains on the ballot. cnn's deputy political director paul steinhauser. explain, if you win, this nobody gives you a prize. you don't win an office. but still, you're showing today, whether it's first, second, third, or fourth, is a big deal. >> reporter: it is a big deal. t.j., this is a straw poll unlike any other. we're here on the campus of iowa state university, ames iowa. that's the hilton coliseum. we brought the bus, of course. we brought it up here today. listen, this is part party, part fund-raiser, and definitely part of straw poll, early test, early barometer of a campaign strength. while it may not an nount any republican nominee, it could weed out some of the candidates at the lower end, candidates who don't do well here.

the party's already beginning 50 yards to the left of me. tim pawlenty's campaign is set up their tent area. they have a band rocking already. that's what happens. everybody votes inside behind he there in hilton coliseum. that's where they give their speeches but the campaigns have tents all around the coliseum. there's music, there's food, there's entertainment. remember, to vote here you have to be an iowa resident. but the campaigns can bus those people in, pay for that $30 entrance fee for those people to vote. it really is in a way early test of campaign strength, t.j. >> forgive me, paul, and apologize to the photographer, i don't know who you have on the camera there but we heard the music. sounds like -- it's still playing behind you. can you show me some of that party atmosphere? we hear this rock 'n roll band playing but we can't necessarily see the scene. i don't know if you can move the camera. as you continue to describe what's going to happen here today, can we see any of it? >> reporter: t.j., is there any

way to pan over there? it may not be the prettiest shot in the world to show that music. let me just show you, t.j. -- >> you see what i get for asking? that's my fault. you see what i get for asking? and we lose the signal. we apologize there. but we were trying to show you some of that band playing. we could hear the band, wanted to see the band. we'll get paul steinhauser back up. that voting starting there. big day today. it's an expectations game today. even if you come in second, if you're expected to come in first, that could still be a bad day for you. that's kind of what this means but it could help weed out some people today. we will have live coverage of the results of the iowa straw poll. they come in later today. don lemon, candy crowley will be here for a special on cnn, the straw poll comes your way at 7:00 eastern time. you know who else is in iowa right now? sarah palin. she's not necessarily stealing the spotlight, she says, but, of course, anywhere she goes the

cameras are going to follow. our bus tour pulled into the state fair of des moines yesterday. he was walking through the crowd and some gop hopefuls were on stage making their pitches. palin still has not decided whether or not she will get into the race. now, somebody who sounds like he has decided is governor rick perry, republican voters may have their eyes on iowa, but a lot of eyes still in south carolina where he's going to be. that's where he's expected to make his announcement today that he will be getting into the race. jim acosta is live for us in charlotte. good morning to you. a lot of people, including a lot of conservatives, this is a day they have been waiting on. >> that's right, t.j. there's no fried butter on a stick no, band behind me so i can't pan the camera. but rick perry is very much trying to steal the spotlight this weekend. he's going to be at this red state conference that's going on here in charleston in a few hours from now. this is a conference of conservative activists. it's a speech that perry had signed on to deliver months ago.

but now it's taken on greater importance. he is expected to announce that he's run for president today. he's going to layout a conservative vision for america. he's going to talking about his economic record back in texas and say that's what i want to bring to america. more jobs, a stronger economy. democrats are obviously going to be taking their shots at rick perry. we're going to see that over the coming days because he is really emerging as a top tier republican contender in this field. and he was test driving a little bit of his speech last night down in alabama, talking to a different conference of republicans down in that state. and he said that what he wants to do is shrink the size of government in washington and reduce the national debt. here's what he had to say. >> if we don't get the federal government under control, if we don't get this debt issue addressed, we break this choke hold on that washington has on the private sector, the consequences are going to be unthinkable.

>> reporter: now, governor perry is going to be getting into a very busy campaign schedule over the coming days. he is expected to go to new hampshire right after this speech here in south carolina where he's going to be talking to republicans up there. and then on to iowa. t.j., he's picked a very unique location, very interesting location for his speech in iowa tomorrow. it is the same exact location where michele bachmann announced her candidacy for the presidency several weeks ago. so rick perry obviously is already starting to show he knows how to throw elbows in this race. >> is he also showing he knows how to make a splash because word started leaking out this week that he was going to make an announcement he's running, that started on the same day the republicans are were on stage in iowa for the debate and here we are on the day of the ames straw poll talking about rick perry. >> yeah. i mean, this is a stroke of political genius. they did not have the political operation on the ground in iowa. if rick perry had tried to go in at the last second to try to win this ames straw poll he would

not have had the organization in place to do that. tim pawlenty has a huge organization in place and he's talking about whether or not he's going to make it beyond ames. we're hearing some of that from the pawlenty camp. perry very wisely and team shrewdly chose this event they had already signed on to in a key early voting state. south carolina is one of the very first primary contests in the republican field coming up next year. so this was very much designed, t.j., to step on all of the activity out there in ames, iowa, this weekend and to bring the attention to rick perry. and he's going to do it. this speech will be on of the top stories today if not the top story of the political day and throughout the weekend. >> mission accomplished. governor perry. jim accost tax good to see you as always. seven minutes past the hour. we have brought in our friends early. our democrat and republican friends of our show here on cnn

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11 minutes past the hour now on this "cnn saturday morning." today the political focus is on iowa and south carolina. in iowa, six republican candidates are actively

campaigning to win a straw poll at the state fair. tim pawlenty and michele bachmann has the most riding on the outcome. they certainly seem like they know that because they went after each other in this week's debate. >> the record of accomplishment and results is nonexistent. >> you said the era of small government was over. that sounds a lot more like barack obama, if you ask me. >> it's not her spine we're worried about. it's her record of results. please stop because you're killing us. >> mitt romney and jon huntsman and newt gingrich are also on the ballot for the straw poll but have decided to take a pass in actively campaigning and competing there. they're not there right now. two people who are not on the ballot there at all still making a lot of noise this weekend, sarah palin, she brought her bus tour to iowa. got a lot of attention. and rick perry is expected to announce his presidential bid later today. joining me to talk about this race, democratic strategist

maria cardona in washington and from the state fair in iowa, republican strategist lenny mcallister. friends of ours here. >> thank you, t.j. >> good morning. >> let me start with, i guess, who is the bigger story right now, maria? is it rick perry, is it sarah palin, or the republican field? >> i think it's definitely rick perry, t.j., because clearly that's what everyone and frankly a lot of gop voters who are not happy with the current field have been waiting for them to jump in. now that he's in all the rest of the republican contenders really are now very wary because i think he's going to try to overshadow them all. >> lenny, who has the most to win or lose today, because it's an expectation's game. even if michele bachmann comes in second or third, some might look at that and call that a bad showing. so between her and pawlenty, i guess who has the most to gain or to lose today?

>> well, if it's between pawlenty and bachmann it's absolutely positively pawlenty. this is going to be another governor jumping into the race. he didn't look very good at the first debate. he looked like he was going cat and mouse at the michele bachmann at the second debate. if he's not strong in this showing today you could see signs of him fading into the sunset. it's going to start becoming a perry/romney type of race for the top. i keep telling you i think bachmann is more slotted for that number two. if she comes out here one, two, or three here she's still strong for that. filts pawlenty and bachmann, pawlenty has more to lose or gain today's. >> maria, what is sarah palin doing? >> she's like the belle of the ball who gets really mad when she's not getting all the attention. so i think that she is trying to basically ruin it for the rest of the contenders by making sure that she does get all of the attention. we know that that is one thing she's incredibly good at. right now, look, we're talking about her. she's not in this race. i never thought that she would be serious about getting into

the race. but that's the question that still remains. what is sarah palin going to be doing? >> is that fair to say, though, lenny, that she wants attention necessarily? and maria put it there as she's there to steal the attention or ruin it for the rest of them. is that necessarily fair to say? >> she is not a politician at this time. she is television pundit that has a lot of insider information. if you're going to be a republican insider why wouldn't you be in iowa at this time? i don't think she's going to run for the presidency which means as a media hit she should be here this weekend. it makes perfect sense for her to be here. people coming with expectations that she's going to run because she's here, i think is a little misguided though. >> last thing here and i need you all to give me 30 seconds each on this last question. yes, it has to do with the president right now. certainly a rough number of days with economic news, on wall street, whether it's the credit rating going down, whether it's the number of americans killed on that helicopter in afghanistan. the president making a midwest

swing now. maria, what does the president need to do, what is he trying to do with this swing he's making before he goes on vacation? >> i think what he's doing is exactly what needs to be doing, which is focusing on jobs and focusing on the middle class and the working class in the country, t.j., who have been hardest hit by the economic situation. what's interesting is that what's going on in iowa with the republican debate and what is going this weekend, we are seeing a huge contrast between the most extreme conservatives of the republican party who want to do nothing for the middle class and protect millionaires and billionaires and president obama whose policies will focus on trying to grow and protect the middle class from all of the dangerous policies that republicans are trying to put in place. >> lenny, you wrap it up for me. >> well, i think that president obama needs to start raising up america again and stop trying to raise money for his re-election campaign. he needs to go back to washington, forget about vacation, get congress back in there and start nailing out

these solutions. this is something that him going around the country at this time is unacceptable. he needs to get back to washington and get everybody back to work. >> all right. lenny in iowa for us, maria in d.c., actually going to be talking to you all again next hour. so good to have you all early. we do this when we know we have a big political weekend. we appreciate you all being willing to do it. see you again shortly. >> see you in a bit, t.j. >> good to be here. god bless. stay with cnn. we will have more on the straw poll results with don lemon and candy crowley hosting a report at 7:00 eastern time. my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. yeah, we'll look on that. [ male announcer ] in here, friends leave you messages written in the air. that's it right there. [ male announcer ] it's the at&t network. and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say.

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>> are you a car trip guy? >> not really. >> not really? >> i hate driving. driving more than 30 minutes i have a problem. >> we're in a situation where the economy is so poor that a lot of people can't afford to take the family of four across the country. you have people getting back in the car, filling up the tank and going out to explore, re-find america. >> old school. >> old school style, old school fun. check out our latest trip. today's trip on a tank starts in norfolk, virginia, which happens to be the home of the "uss wisconsin." this beautiful battle ship's day happens to be over but our day is just getting under way. long trip from norfolk to washington, d.c. let's keep going. now when you go on any trip it's very important to have a great crew. thankfully we've got photo journalist jeremy with us. >> at your service, governor. >> and we have producer alicia with us. alis alisha, how many miles are we going today? >> about 350.

>> 350, oh, yeah. ♪ first stop, smith23ifield, virginia, the ham capital of the world, which is great if you're hungry. problem is, this is a prop. we need the real deal. unfortunately as you know reality can sometimes be a little bit harsh. here at the museum, take a look at this. oh, my gosh. it is world's oldest it dibl ham. the run right there in the middle. tracey and i, the museum's curator, is here. >> it's a wonderful curing process at smithfield ham. a combination of smoke and salt and cured in 1902, we're thinking you can still eat it but we haven't cut into it. >> i'll take your word for it. wow. something else that's really cool here, check it out. it's the world east oldest peanut. amazing. here in smithfield. you think something like that would have its own museum, wouldn't you? and here in waverly, virginia, dreams for peanuts do come true.

it is the first peanut museum in the united states. alisha, is it open? >> it's locked. >> and we're gone. ♪ next stop on the road, takes us to colonial williamsburg. this is a place where despite the hot day, is frozen in time. and the proof is all around you. you've got the old tavern, you've got the wood make, even a silver smith on one side. what it does, it brings you back to a much simpler time, a time without air conditioning. let me tell you, it is hot. jeremy, are you ready to get back in the car? yeah, me, too. i'm feeling a little nostalgic right about now. >> me, too. i'm thinking civil war. ♪ >> well, the next stop on our trip brings us here to the wilderness in virginia. more specifically, to the final resting place of stonewall jackson's left arm.

confederate general lost his arm may 3rd, 1863. he lost his left arm. i would give my right to get out of here. let's keep going. ♪ all along this journey we're finding little bits and pieces of americana. it still has a distillery in culpepper, virginia. no exception. they're making moonshine and corn whiskey. these really are the all american spirits, aren't they? >> it is. this whiskey has been made for over 400 years here in the united states. we try to carry on the tradition. >> that tradition with a lot of bottles. let's watch them roll. >> well, these bottles are on the move and so are we. well, we finally made it, washington, d.c. right behind me you can see the washington monument. beyond that, the lincoln

memori memorial. if you pivot back around here you've got the nation's capitol. 350.7 miles from norfolk here to d.c. what a trip it was. a little bit of americana mixed in. i hope you enjoyed it. see you next time down the road. now, to be honest with you probably could have gone a little bit farther but it was a long day, we tried to stop right there. you have a few options. and believe it or not the trip us with not that expensive. we have a budget for you. the gas you see there, under $100. breakfast at smithfield. $17.22. lunch was 15 bucks in williamsburg. we stopped at a barbecue place which was a hollowed out trailer on the side of the road. total for three people, $121. it's a way you can do it cheaper, pack your own lunches. >> the museums and stuff you

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