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were the president, i would have a good think about the impression that jeff immelt has created and think about whether it's time for him to go. that's it for me. thanks for joining the conversation on "your money". we're here at 1:00 p.m. eastern on saturday, and also at 3:00 p.m. you can catch christine romanc on her money. here in the cnn newsroom. i'm fredericka whitfield. the crowded republican race for president got even more crowded today on a day when the gop hopefuls jockeyed for a position in the iowa astraw poll. texas governor rick perry stole their thunder by heading to south carolina and announcing he's in the race. >> it is time to get america working again and that's why
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with the support of my family, an unwavering belief in the goodness of america, i declare to you today, as a candidate for president of the united states. >> so just who is rick perry? here's a quick biographical look. he's a republican, and the 47th governor of texas. he's a graduate of texas a&m. perry has signed budgets that reduced the general revenue spending in texas. on education, he introduced the largest teacher incentive pay program in the country and on immigration, governor perry initiated a boots on the ground strategy, it incorporated federal, state and local law enforcement efforts. governor rick perry is against abortion and same-sex marriage. so how does perry fare in the polls? first let's look at how he does against other gop candidates in a cnn orc poll, romney leads
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with 17%. but perry, and, remember, this was taken before the governor actually announced today, he was just two points behind at 15%. and perry against president obama, this is a cnn orc poll taken last week, obama with only 51%, and perry before he announced today had 56%. so perry's announcement upstaged the iowa straw poll. the best political team on television is on the ground in iowa and that's where we find the deputy director, paul ste steinhauser, so just an hour before polls close in this straw poll? >> reporter: yeah, polls close in about an hour and we could get results around 6:00 eastern, more likely close to 7:00. people have been voting behind me. and the bus is the cnn express and behind that is the campus of
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iowa state university. this is a pretty crucial straw poll for a lot of reasons, but one of them is an early indicator of how campaigns are doing, and the popularity of the candidates. and right now, those candidates have been inside the coliseum speaking to the audience and they're giving their final pitches. herrmann kaine is speaking, our former godfather speech, the ceo, let's take a listen to what he has to say. >> number two, before i commit any of our brave men and women in uniform, to go into war on behalf of this nation, i will make sure that the mission is clear, i will make sure that the definitions of victory was clear and i will make sure that it is clear how it is in the best interest of the united states and that particular nation because if i send our men and
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women into war, they want to be in it to win it and that's why it will be clear why we are there. we have a moral crisis. there are people who want to take god out of our culture, the founding fathers understood the importance of godly biblical principles. there are some people who want to ignore the declaration and the constitution, but i happen to believe that the founding fathers, they got it right. they got it right. when they said we hold these truths to be self-evident,a all men are created equal. that they are endowed by their creator and i will never leave that phrase out of the
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declaration of independence. endowed by their creator. that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, from the moment of conception. >> herman cain is a radio talk show host as well as being the former ceo of godfather's pizza. he's the last of six candidates who are giving speeches inside the coliseum. there are nine on the ballot today. in fact two of them, mitt romney and john huntsman, they're in new hampshire. there's been a lot of activity inside and outside. >> thanks so much, appreciate that from ames, iowa. so with rick perry's
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announcement and the iowa draw poll, where is sarah palin? >> reporter: why haven't you decided? why haven't you declared? >> i think that i'm not the only one who has not decided yet and not ready to announce one way or the other yet, because there's still a lot of contemplation that needs to go into such a earth shattering life changing decision for a family. >> straw poll results are expected tonight, watch them live right here in the cnn newsroom, on a special report, the iowa straw poll with cnn's don lemon and candy crowley on cnn tonight. also we're watching other stories, authorities have arrested an oklahoman who allegedly placed a home made bomb under a gas pipeline. it failed to explode. the fbi says the suspect, 40-year-old daniel wells harryman called 9/ eed 911 and
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confessed. harryman did not give a motive for his actions. he does not have any connection to the company or to any terrorist group. police are investigating a bus crash on the pennsylvania turn pike. it happened in lancaster county, pennsylvania this morning. at least 20 people were hurt when the bus overturned. none of the injuries are considered life threatening. the buss was on a tour from new york to st. louis. and we have the 911 tapes of the three alleged florida citizens who crashed their car during a high-speed chase in colorado. ryan dougherty tried to flee on foot. >> 911, what is your emergency. >> he's running down towards george's. >> he's running towards george's. >> he's in the ditch. he's right here at the backdoor. don't let him in guys, lock the doors. he's coming right into george's
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at the back. >> i'm at george's cafe right now. the guy is running by george's right now. >> which way is he going? >> he's heading southbound right now. >> he's headed south again. >> she's on foot. >> is this the guy in the plaid shirt? do not get close to him. do not make contact with him. >> i got him. >> we got him, he's stopped. >> the officer has him in custody now. >> i'm going to go ahead and let you go, thank you very much for all your help. >> the doughertys face multiple felonies in florida, georgia and colorado. and philadelphia is cracking down on flash mob violence where a 9:00 p.m. curfew for people younger than 18. it's in effect friday and saturday night. it's in the heart of downtown philadelphia, and university city, but the university of pennsylvania and drexel university are located.
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in the rest of the city, the curfew is ten for kids younger than 13. we're talking 10:00 p.m. and midnight for people under 18. a huge back to school celebration took to the streets of chicago's south side. organizers of the annual bud billicen parade and picnic are expecting a half million people today. it's considered the oldest annual parade in the united states. and we have an update on the american woman missing more than ten stays on the island of aruba. the fbi is now involved and later, it is so dry in west texas that water is so scarce that a town is building a treatment plant that will actually recycle water that most of us usually flush away. ♪ gone, gone away
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the street clashes have ended but london police are keeping a presence visible. and soldiers in mexico discovered a tunnel that begins in tijuana and extends under the border and into the united states. the tunnel has electricity and haven't lags. ventilation. investigators believe the tunnel was built for drug smuggling. robin gardner was last seen
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august 2 in the company of a maryland man, that man is in jail in aruba. a suspect in her disappearance. fbi agents searched his home last night. and fidel castro turns 85 today, these pictures are from april, the last time the former cuban leader appeared in public. a week of celebrations are planned across the country in tribute to castro. on to pakistan now, an intense search is underway for a kidnapped american, the victim is identified as warren winestein, a development expert that works for a u.s.-based development firm. he was abdo you recollected in northeastern lahore. >> reporter: when you look at the details of how this kidnapping went down, i think it's clear that it was a very well coordinated plot, the u.s. embassy in islamabad and pakistani police identified the victim as warren winestein, an american citizen and a development expert.
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investigators say the kidnapping happened at 3:15 a.m. saturday morning. it is the holy month of ramadan here. a lot of muslims fasting, investigators say at that hour, winestein's three security guards and it's driver were getting ready for a prefast meal in the front yard when they heard a knock at the front gate, it was three men, police say, who were offering food which is very customary during ramadan. that turned out to be a ploy by the assailants to make their way in. once the front gate was open, they forced their way in, in the meantime, other assailants scaled the walls of home, they tied up the security guards, pistol whipped the driver and force ed him to take them to winestein's room. warren winestein according to police here, an employee of j.e.sj.e.
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austin. no group has claimed responsibility for this kidnapping, no group has made any demands, oftentimes people are inclined to think it's islamist militants involved in most kidnappings here, sometimes they are, but investigators say most kidnappings are carried out by criminal gangs looking to make some quick cash by collecting on a huge ransom. and back in this country, failing grades for u.s. congress. hear why angry voters are calling for change in all parties. automotive performance is gone. and all we have left are fallen leaves and broken dreams and -- oh. wait a second. that is a dodge durango. looks like american performance is doing just fine. ♪ carry on. ♪ oh, we call it
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let's go to the movies, "the help" a film that's already generating a lot of oscar buzz in the theater this is weekend. and also "30 minutes or less" is also on the big screen. let's check in with gray drake, joining us from l.a. good to see you, gray. >> hello. >> okay, so we're talking about "the help" this is based on a book set in mississippi and how women are kind of convinced to get together to share their stories by this young budding author. let's take a look. >> i'm going to do it. but i need to make sure she understands this ain't no game we're playing here. >> slide your chair under the table and face me. i need to see you square on at all times.
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i got to come up with the questions too? >> this is really interesting because there's lots of comic relief. i think it's really serious too. so tell me a little bit more about this movie before you give me your review. >> you know what? i loved this movie more than women in the 1960s loved their beehives. i got to tell you, i mean there's -- a lot of people are talking about this film, because like you have said it's an adaptation and i was really scared that they were going to screw it up because it's a big fan of the book. the good news is they nailed it. >> really? and sometimes that doesn't always happen. >> absolutely, oh, my gosh, i
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was so nervous. and you've got really heavy hitters in this movie. up against performers that we don't really know so well, like octavia spencer, she says more with an uh-huh than most actresses can say in an entire monol monolog. they do such a great job performing this story. now the plot is not about subtlety and i can see why viola davis may have had some reservations about being in the film at first. but the performances are so spectacular in this that they bring the subtlety and they bring the nuance to it. and i just couldn't rip my eyes from it. i really was -- i thought it was heart warming and i thought that -- it touched me a little bit. i got confirmation from my boyfriend, he got misty, just saying. >> okay, this movie got everybody. so what was your grade. >> i give this movie an a for abilene, played by viola davis who needs to start doing bicep
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exercises so she can hoist her oscar trophy in the air in february. >> something tells me she's going to be okay trying to hoist that oscar. >> you're probably right, yes. >> let's talk about something else polar opposite now, "30 minutes or less." what's this all about? >> oh, my gosh, i wish i knew. while i was watching it, it really stirred a lot of interesting questions within me, like when is the last time i replaced the batteries in my smoke detector, or have i fed my pet chinchilla at home. i couldn't focus on it because the script was lousy. jessizenberg plays a character who has a bomb strapped to his chest and is forced to give these guys money through a bank robbery, but somehow, i feel like i'm the victim having to watch this movie. >> let's look at a clip and see if we still feel that way.
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>> get down on the ground and give me the money in the bank. >> how am i supposed to give you the money if i'm on the ground. >> get the money out of the bank and then get down afterwards. >> guns, masks, you sure you don't want to grab some condoms? >> no, why? >> because this is usually what men buy before they rape someone. >> we're not rapists. >> us two? small fries, no way. >> is this going to be cash or credit for your rape kit. >> so from playing mark zuckerberg to now, i guess this accomplice of trying to commit a crime here. so give me your grade. >> a strange transition, and this has happened to a lot of people in real lives and the last thing they need is some hollywood yokals coming along and screwing up this movie. >> you could have done without
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it? >> i didn't like it at all. the only reason i didn't flunk it is that parks and recreations have some good lines in it. >> gray drake, that's why we love you, thanks so much. >> love you back. >> smooches. all right, a hot streak is over and that's actually cause for celebration. we're not talking about the run of luck, we're not talking about bad movies and all that stuff, we're talking about the temperature, why one texas town is actually quite relieved. in h, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say.
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world, we also get great tips on some of the best restaurants, hotels and travel spots. zane virgie takes us to her soho neighborhood. >> i've just popped out real quick to have as they say here, a nibble. we're in soho, this is a really cool area, it's so diverse, the cuisine around this area is amazing. this used to be a hunting ground and people would ride through the open fields and say soho, this london soho is actually the very first from all around the world. even before new york had it's soho, before buenos aires had their soho. this is my little fish and chipper. i like it because it's amazing, the people are cool and it's a little secret get away here for me. and you know what?
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they make it in four minutes. let me show you. >> the secret to good fish and chips is in the oil and in the batter. winston churchill called it the good companion. michael jackson liked to smush fish and chips with lots of peas. me, i'm easy. i just like tabasco on it. you know it's going straight to the thighs, right? but who cares because it's tastes really good. i'll just dip in that. great to see you, so here it is, my favorite fish and chipper. zane virgie, cnn, london. >> oh, you lucky dogs, now i'm hungry, as is jacque. i want some fish and chips now. that's what i'm going to have for dinner now. i won't be going to london, but i'll find it somewhere around
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here. >> how are you? >> i'm good. it's hot out there, finally a little relief, at least for the folks in texas. >> how significant is that relief? >> when you're talking temperatures that are no longer 100-degrees plus. and you get a little rain when you haven't had any rain. most of the rain is starting to kind of fizzle out a little bit here, we had a nice complex that moved on through, temperatures have been in the 70s and 80s all day long. that's the great news. how much rain did they get? how significant is it? it's enough to make the ground a little bit wet and maybe spruce things up a little bit. take a look at the rainfall totals across the dallas ft. worth area, you had three-quarters of an inch in dallas proper, just west of there, you had about 2 1/2 inches and even some spots there got about three inches. so that's the good news, stop that record as of thursday, and staying just south of the 100-degree temperatures, today right now it's only 84.
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so that feels fantastic. i wish i coukoulcould tell you that trend's going to continue. today is the last of it, you'll be back up to about 105 tomorrow. so we'll watch those days start to ride back up again. our other story is that we're dealing with stormy weather in parts of the west too. that's a severe thunderstorm watch and it includes the chicagoland area, and we have seen reports of three-quarters of an inch-sized hail. we also have stormy weather up and down the east coast. nothing really severe here, and it's causing a lot of trouble at the airports. washington-dull washington-dulles, washington national. we're also keeping our eyes on the tropics, and this is one we're going to watching five days from now. >> gurt.
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>> it could be gurt. and this a sign of the times. >> we have been rationing food and just scraping by. >> and he has a job. but doesn't earn enough to feed his family. he's not alone either. the unemployed and the working poor are lining up at food banks across the country, we'll take you to one in a few minutes. specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. how'd you learn to do that? what'd you use? every project we finish comes with a story built-in. it's how our rough ideas become "you did that yourself?" so when we can save more
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makes it official. he is now running for president of the united states. he declared his candidacy at a conservative gathering at charleston, south carolina a few hours ago. let's turn to iowa where we're also watching a critical test of republican presidential candidates, the ames straw poll has the potential to make or break a campaign. this is seen as the first test to determine which campaigns are viable. nine republicans are on the ballot. straw poll results are expected tonight, see them live here in the cnn newsroom. the expected report, the iowa straw poll with cnn's don lemon and candy crowley at 7:00 eastern time. communist east germany building a wall between east and west germany. and an american man was beaten and taken from his house, his home in pakistan before dawn
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today. warren winestein is identified as a consultant and development expert who has lived in lahore foryears, the kidnappers reportedly overpowered winestein's security guards. so far no demands for his release. if the demand on food banks is any indication on how this country's economy is going, it can be summed up in three words, people are struggling. athena jones reports on a washington area food bank and some of the people who used to donate food there are now hoping to benefit from it. >> 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. the food center provides each family with 70 pounds of food every 30 days.
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>> what would you do if you can't come here, do you get help from other places as well? >> i would probably run out of food by the end of the month and it gives us that extra boost. >> reporter: 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 have been rationing food and just scraping by, me and my sister are -- >> reporter: that's where organizations like mana step in. since 2008, the number of people they have served as more than double. any growth that the economy is seeing, folks at manna have not seen it yet. we're going to see a sharp increase in folks that are
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coming here. >> reporter: the center also relies on food drivers, state and federal emergency food grants and donations. >> some people come in and say i used to be a donor to mana and now i'm standing in your line. i never thought i would be in a position where i would be the one accepting help. >> reporter: for many clients at afternoon food banks like this one, what was once an emergency program has become much more. some worry the increased focus on cutting government spending could make it harder for these organizations to feed the hungry. new unemployment claims fell to a four-month low last week. but it's too soon to tell if that trend will continue. but now staffers at mana expect the food they provide to rise even more this winter. >> thanks for bringing us that story from washington. so we found another sign of how tough this economy is, how thousands lined up for free
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dental care yesterday, authority of atlanta. some had shown up the night before. some will get a decent place in line, with so many lined up, the dentist couldn't actually get in to one of them. one of the dentists say that some of his patients cried out of gratitude. and we have all wonder eed about this while grocery shopping. is healthy produce trucked in from out of state.
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only a few weeks left of summer and the fresh fruits and vegetables that we eat and more importantly freeze can keep us healthy all year round. so how can summer produce help fight off cancer and diabetes. that's the subject of our weekly look at how to get and stay healthy. dr. bill lloyd joins us live from sacramento, california. dr. bill, i can see you've got a bounty full of good, fresh vegetables there. so the goods are quite sweet aren't they? >> it's an amazing time of year to start your own anti-cancer
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program. let me start with some of the powerful benefits that come from filling your diet with fresh produce, especially this time of year when it's so cheap. something as simple as one cup of blueberries a day will make a big impact. they're full of anti-oxidants and -- you fill your diet with fresh produce, you're going to elevate your good cholesterol and low your bad cholesterol, it's also going to lower some of that belly fat. and because these anti-oxidants contained in this fresh fruit and produce preserve your nerves and has a neuroprotective influence, it keeps your brain
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sharp. >> give us some tips on how you make the variety of this summer fruits an vegetables. >> the first rule is color. when you pick items that are loaded with bright colors, you know they're loaded with the fl flavinoids. strawberries and blue bberrlueb. throw away the peeler, when you're eating fruit, make sure you eat the skin too. most of the good stuff you want is either in the skin or underneath the skin, like that soluble fiber they talk about. don't neglect the seeds. but in blueberries or in a red pepper, those seeds have an even higher concentration of those wonderful anti-oxidants. >> so the fda is recommending
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that people have five servings of any number of these things on a regular basis per day, are we doing that? >> we're not even close, fredericka, most kids don't even have two full servings a day and the experts now want us to ramp it up to nine. so as the school year starts, we want to get our kids in that habit by including some fresh fruit in every lunch pack, serving fresh juice in the morning and a nice salad in the evening and a fresh vegetable, it's cheaper than prepared, frozen or canned foods and loaded with the anti-oxidants and the nutrition they need. >> and then a burning question for a lot of folks, they want to know, do i need to go for the locally grown, is it okay to go to my grocery store where the stuff is trucked in? help people figure it out. >> all things being equal, it comes down to the amount of time that passes from the time the fruit and vegetables were harvested to the time they got on your table. so locally grown means fewer
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people have handled it, it probably didn't even get anywhere near a machine and because you've gotten it at the peak of freshness, it's got the highest level of nutrients and anti-oxidants. >> so what happens to those anti-oxidants and all that nutrition that you speak of when you do choose to freeze some of these summer fruits and vegetables. do they lose any of their potency? >> this time of year, the fruits are so cheap people want to stock up and save them for later in the year when they become more expensive. here's the breakdown, freshly picked is the highest level of anti-oxidants, next comes fresh frozen. so you wash the fruit, dry it and stick it in the freezer. freeze dies have lots of antioxidants as well, but slightly lower than the fresh or the fresh frozen and finally the fresh items, stewed preserves or
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jams made from fresh fruit, have the at least amount of anti- antioxidants. if you want to get it at its peek, fresh or fresh froze will pack the biggest punch when it comes to these items. >> bill lloyd, appreciate that. good to see you. an apple a day. bona petite. angry voters weighing in on congress. hear why democrats received unfavorable ratings.
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all right, after weeks of political worth over the debt crisis, voters are making their voices heard. grading members of the u.s. congress. here's joe johns. >> fredericka, a little more than a year to go until next year's elections and it's looking like the public is in a foul mood common it comes to congress. incumbents watch your backs, the voters are angry. the most stunning number in our orc poll, only 41% say that their remember of congress deserves to be re-elected. we started asking this question two decades ago and these are the worst results that we have ever seen for incumbents. so why are people so angry right
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now? 89-year-old joseph hall at this sidewalk cafe just a few blocks from the capitol said he got fed up with the congress in the uproar and confusion over the debt ceiling. >> it goes way, way back, they should have solved this a long time ago, it's not the debt ceiling, it's the debt. i mean if you lived like they live, like they have in this country lived, they would throw us out of our house, they would cut your electric off. you have to pay your bills. >> uh-huh. >> it's that simple. >>er and which party are the people maddest at? the report shows support for people in congress have plummeted. john boehner's favorability rating dropped 10%. mitch mcconnell's favorability rating dropped 6%. favorable views of the republican party as a whole have dropped to 33%. and 50% of respondents had an
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unfavorable view of the tea party movement. student rebecca barrow. >> it's like they're not getting it, you know? >> reporter: yeah. >> i think there's extremes on both sides. >> reporter: democrats in congress seem to be holding steady at 37%. views of harry reid and nancy pelosi remain unchanged. though respondents to our poll aren't exactly fawning over either party. >> it's really sad that our congress is overlooking the needs of the middle class, the disabled, the seniors, i'm going to be a senior soon and they're talking about reducing what i get. and i need help, i really do and i feel like there's a disinterest. >> anti-incumbent sentiment says that voters are no longer will be to give their incumbents the
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benefit of the doubt and that adds up to an electorate that's angrieier than at any time in history. >> and one person whose name isn't even on the list. don gives us a preview. >> fredericka a little -- >> fredericka, sarah palin spent about ten minutes answering my questions here in iowa by giving advice to the candidates that participated in the debate to whether or not she's stealing in spotlight by being here in iowa even though she hasn't declared. >> i don't think i'm stealing the spotlight, in fact if i am stealing the spotlight, go find the others and say hello. >> if i weren't for the tea party, the discussion would never have gone where it went so
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i appreciate the tea party's passion for getting the federal government to realize it needs to live within it's means. the last party to be blamed for the downgrade is the tea party. i think the question that should be asked is the president responsible for the downgrade. the leadership of our country starts from the top. >> reporter: why haven't you declared? >> i think it's i'm not the only one who has not decided yet and not ready to announce one way or the other yet. there's still a lot of contemplation that needs to go into such a earth shattering life changing decision for a family. >> reporter: i want to talk to you about women, a lot of people are pitting you and michele bachmann against each other. do you think that's fair. >> that's so passe, just because there may happen to be two women in the race that they would, as michelle had put it once, get in the mud and engage in some cat fighting, that's even a sexist notion to consider that the two women would be kind of duking it
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o out. no, if i'm going to duke it out, i'm going to duke it out with a guy. i'm glad that michele bachmann is in the arena, i'm glad that she's had opportunity now to be on stage debating some good ideas. proud of anybody, male or female willing to put it all on the line and get out there and fight for what's right in this country. michele is one of those. >> reporter: and fredericka, no doubt that sarah palin is going to continue her bus tour all over the united states, but when i asked her and her husband todd about what was in hair future, todd responded by saying lunch. >> the results of the straw poll are expected tonight. watch them live on a cnn special report. all right, the desperation for water in texas. >> when you hear people say, oh, my god, these people are going to be drinking their own urine.
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the drought in texas has hit one town so hard, it's actually planning to recycle sewage into drinking water. cnn's ed lavendera found out some residents aren't too happy about this. >> reporter: in this withering texas patch, finding water is getting tougher, which brings us to the town of big spring. this is the spring in big spring. more than 100 years ago, it was a popular watering hole for settlers heading west. those days are long gone and you won't believe what people around here are having to do now to find drinking water. crews are now building a $13 million water treatment plant that will turn sewage wastewater into drinking water by the end of next year, the treated raw sewage water will be mixeded with lake water and treated again, three times in all. >> i'll never drink it. >> reporter: but the idea still
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doesn't taste right to a lot of people. >> that's not a good idea at all. >> reporter: you don't like it? >> no. if they do, we're going to have to leave town. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. yeah. it's too much. >> reporter: are you kind of the salesman for this plan? >> somebody has to be. >> reporter: john grant directs the colorado river municipal water district. it's his job to find drinking water for half a million people in the area and midland odessa, he's got to get people past one big hurdle, though. these people are going to be drink their own urine? >> one man said i get to drink my beer twice now. >> reporter: this is what's left of the e.v. spence reservoir, it's the only source of drinking water for the nearby town of robert lee. problem is, there's less than 1% of the water left.
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robert lee may your a water pipeline is in the works but he thinks turning wastewater into drinking water is the future. drinking wastewater is not appealing? >> no, it's not, but then again, going thirsty isn't either. >> we're going to be taking it through the new water treatment plan that we're building. >> reporter: this water treatment plant will provide 2 million gallons of water per day. and john grant predicts people will really like it. >> reporter: you're saying this process could actually make it taste better? >> it will be better quality water than you can find anywhere. >> reporter: john says he'll be first in line to pour himself a glass. i'm fredrick whitfield, thanks for being with us this afternoon. we continue this afternoon with
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