minutes. "cnn newsroom" begins right now with kyra phillips. >> we are on the road to the white house. good morning, guys. the president is in the midwest promising jobs, fighting to keep his, and here is the travels of the republicans trying to wrestle it away. they are hitting key battleground states today. rick perry is in iowa and minimum rot knee is in new hampshire and michele bachmann is in south carolina. in washington, paul steinhauser and mark preston have the wider views. now to the straight shooting texan who has dominated the headlines on his second day of campaigning. rick perry raising his profile and more than a few eyebrows and one person in his cross -hairs s ben bernanke, chairman of the federal reserve reserve. >> plenty more money to play politics at this particular time

in american history is almost treason in my opinion. because he never served. perry told a military gathering, quote, i want to make sure that every young man and woman who puts on the uniform of the united states respects highly the president of the united states. in fact, perry even seems to question obama's patriotism. listen to this. >> you need to ask him. [ inaudible question ] >> i'm saying a good reporter. go ask hm. >> cnn's shannon travis is in iowa. governor perry had a gem for you, i understand, in your cameras? >> that's right. >> reporter: he did have a gem for me. it's important to question whether the newly republican presidential candidate if this is his texas swaggering bravado.

he is just getting into this race and has more established contenders who have been in the race longer. as you yu just mentioned he did say a little bit of things and say he sealed it with a kiss. romney took a swipe at you today saying he has private sector experience and that makes him better qualified to create jobs. >> give him my love. >> reporter: what do you think about that, sir, he has private sector -- >> i think oranges and apples. running a state is different from running a business. >> reporter: he will make that a piece of his campaign. >> what i say is go take a look at his record when he was governor and look at my record when i'm governor and then you got some apples to apples. >> reporter: there you have it. rick perry essentially kissing off criticism from mitt romney. >> i thought at first he was blowing you a kiss and then you got him up to the mike.

great job. you're always the one to get right in there and get the best sound. a win in iowa doesn't guarantee smooth sailing in the white house. paul steinhauser has the history to prove it, right? >> reporter: the iowa caucuses don't pick the gop nominee and doesn't happen all the time. four years ago it was mike huckabee who won the caucuses. a big come from behind victory i guess you could say but he didn't win the nomination. nrve nr john mccain did. george bush won the nomination in 2000 and the presidency. bob dole went on to win the nomination. in '88 dole won it but didn't win the nomination. bush won the caucuses in 1980 but ronald reagan won the presidency. what about the other candidates today? rom nominee in new hampshire a second straight day and seems to concentrate more in new hampshire than iowa.

and part of his strategy may not go after rick perry. romney has been trying to run a general election campaign focusing just on barack obama. at the same time, it will be hard for him to ignore rick perry now he is in the race. the dynamics have changed. michele bachmann is in south carolina today. a couple of days down there. remember, south carolina votes first in southern state to vote in the primaries. ron paul, he did have a close second place finish out at the straw poll in ames this past week and didn't get a lot of notice from that. his campaign is happy and static about where ron paul finished and today he has new ads coming out in iowa and new hampshire. this race is heating up. the ride is going to continue. we will cover it all for you. >> the dynamics are always changing as you say. let's shift gears to the obama bus tour also in iowa today. brianna keilar is there.

the president didn't have a lot of support in the rural areas to begin with. what kind of reception is he getting now? >> reporter: so far, a lot of supporters that certainly feels campaign-like even though the white house insists this isn't a campaign swing. actually, president obama did pretty well in these areas. of the five counties that he is visiting on this three-day swing, he carried four of them and almost carried the fifth one. he won all three of these states. but in 2010, you had democrats really get slammed in rural areas in the midterm elections and democrats are very cognizant of that, certainly going into the presidential election so no coincide. you see an emphasis here on rural issues. the president is going to be where i am right now, which is on the grounds of the northeast iowa area community college. he'll be participating in a rural economic forum today. he is going to be meeting with local business owners, small business owners, farmers, and he'll be talking ways to sort of encourage economic growth in

these rural areas. kyra, he also will be announcing new rural jobs initiative, talking about bringing more technology to these areas and talking about job training for rural america. one of the important thing to farmers in this area, increasing capital, increasing federal loans to farmers in small business owners in rural areas like this. kyra? >> he stepped up his campaign rhetoric, yes, no? >> reporter: oh, yeah, definitely. if you were watching yesterday, he was very fiery. like i said the white house saying this isn't a campaign swing, but there was a lot of kind of back and forth going between president obama and republicans. he didn't call them out by name, but he was clearly targeting house republicans, talking especially about this latest debt ceiling battle that we have witnesses witnessed and he has faced a lot of criticism from republicans on jobs. he really fired back saying that congress needs to take action. listen to what he said

yesterday. >> moving forward, my basic attitude is we know what to do. i'll be putting forward when they come back in september a very specific plan to boost the economy, to create jobs, and to control our deficit. and my attitude is get it done. >> reporter: he said that he would be proposing, kyra, specifics for a jobs plan when congress returns in september. and if that doesn't happen, if congress doesn't move forward with some of his proposals or pass a jobs plan, that he said, you know, that is something that he and democrats could run against. so pretty fiery campaign language. he also had words for the entire republican presidential field. you're seeing a lot of stepped-up rhetoric here in iowa. >> probably see a lot more. thanks. taking the bus is usually a more cost-effective approach to traveling but not the case for the president and his million

dollar ride. politico.com reporting the secret service told a news website that it bought two armored buses for 1.1 million each. the president won't be the only one traveling in style. the candidate who wins the gop nomination gets the other bus. this quick note. as president obama continues his midwest bus tour, he sits down with our wolf blitzer. that happens today at 5:00 p.m. eastern. a man accused of strapping a fake explosive device around the neck of a teenager in australia is under arrest in kentucky. zain follows this out of london. was this a connection between the suspect and thinking she was rigged to a bomb for ten hours? >> reporter: kyra, this story reads like an investigative fiction novel. it's unclear whether there were specific links, but what police are saying some of the links are

circumstantial, they may have some kind of business connections. this happened in an hear that is a wealthy and multimillion dollar homes in the parts of the sydney suburb where this happened. basically 50-year-old doug peters broke into a home. the teenage girl was studying for an example and put this fake bomb collar around her neck and it took police ten hours to get it off her neck. take a look at the headlines here. collar bomb hoax suspect he was volatile and decent smart guy. his school mates say he was a ram bunkion aggressive character who was intecketal. he was a popular boy at school who played rugby aggressively and always in for a fight. the bottom line here, it seems as though what police say this was all about extortion. a note attached to this fake bomb collar basically asking for money and then there was also an

e-mail address of this guy too. so they managed to track him. he just left that behind. the one other strange element, i don't know if you've ever read this book, a famous one about hong kong by i think james clevall and some kind of reference in that note that he makes weaving in the story of taipan. it is weird but police did manage to track him down in kentucky. >> 9,000 miles later. the americans suspected in the disappearance of his friend will be cooling his heels in an aruban jail cell a while longer. one-by-one they keep coming swarming a 7-eleven and stealing stuff off the shelves. more on the so-called flash mob robbery next. in just 3 washes.p repair e for softer, stronger... ... hair with life. [ female announcer ] nourish plus. only from aveeno.

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checking stories across the country. cops calling it a flash mob robbery. a crowd of about 30 people rushed this 7-eleven store grabs stuff off the shelves and in and out in a matter of minutes. if you know anyone in this video, police give the police a call. 20 people taken to the hospital after a chlorine leak. the wave pool turned green and starting bubbling. a homeless man is called a hero today. after helping save an injured driver's life. >> heard this smash. seen a cloud of dust. went down there and cut the woman out of there and pulled her out of the car. >> that homeless man waited

until the emts got there. last we heard, she was in serious, but stable, condition. gary giordano american arrested in connection with his friend's disappearance is held over on the yi land. martin savidge joins us live. >> it was hoped by the prosecution this is what they would get but surprised by the fact it wasn't an eight-day extension. it's 16 days and gives them more time to try to make a case if there is a case to be made at this particular point. the question is robyn gardner is now missing for exactly two weeks, according to gary giordano they were snorkeling off this beach. he comes out of the water. he does not see her. the fear is he reports that she has died drowning. but here is the point that the prosecutors have been investigate. ing. a number of women in the united

states have come forward and made allegation of domestic abuse on the party of gary gee ar dan know. you add the fact no trace of robyn gardner and no case she was snorkeling and they have no idea what happened to her except the word of gary gee or dan know so they are not satisfied with that and this is key here. the probably what led to getting that extra time is the fact that the arubance saying the fbi and united states are assisting us and we are waiting to hear from them what they found of the search of gary gee or dan know's home. he has been moved to a large prison that overlooks the ocean not far from the beach where robyn gardner was last seen. kyra? >> martin savidge, thanks. you remember kate middleton's waist.

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you. michael jackson fan clubs aren't thrilled about the band kiss being a part of the late pop star's upcoming tour in wales. gene simmons talked about jackson being a pedophile so the fans don't want him a part of the show. tlr c won't renew "indicate plus 8." it expects occasional specials with them in the future. there is rumors that a fourth austin powers is in the works and according to hit fix, it's a go. mike myers publicist says they are still in talks. last time we saw dr. powers dr. evil and cast of characters was ten years ago in "gold member." she is still very beautiful but a fashion magazine admits to doctors the wedding cover photo

of the woman who could become britain's future queen. zain verjee, say it isn't so! it's such a controversial issue right now. >> darling, it's so. that's what happened, kyra. kate middleton looks so fabulous in her wedding dress. she was slimming down. her waist looked really small but on the cover of this magazine, her waist was pretty much gone and it wasn't there. public outraged when they saw this and a lot of people raised questions saying this shouldn't be and the image has been doctored and the magazine said, yes, we did it. the problem is there was no solo shot of kate middleton in her wedding dress. she was always arm in arm with prince william. they say we asked our reproduction house to remove prince from the picture and left the duchess with only one arm. so they copied the picture and by mirrors her other arm she are

saying that her waist slimmed down and was almost nonexistent in that picture. they say we did not purposely make alterations to the dutch's images to make her slimmer and sorry if this process gives that impression. we take the issue of body image seriously and would never slim down a picket of a female role model. remember that old other controversy -- >> yes, the air brush. >> the air brush fiasco. they said, you know, this is not what should be out there. this is not what role model should be like. it's misrepresenting what lancome products can do. lancome said it's not misrepresenting it. let's go out and get lancome so we can look like that every day even when you wake up. >> exactly. exactly what i look like. you never need air brushing. let's make that point. you're a natural beauty. zain, thanks. >> love you.

all right. another beautiful woman to go to. alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. she doesn't need air-brushing either but she is talking about a new study actually about being mean. it it actually pays off, right? >> reporter: it really does. purns out that nice guys, you know, they may not finish last but they definitely finish behind the meaner guys. a study published in the journal of personality and social psychology saying it pays to be ruder in the workplace. these researchers found that men who show low levels of what they call agreeableness made on average $10,000 a year more than than their colleagues who were mow agreeable. this concept works for women, though, they didn't earn as ig ig big a premium as the rude men. the study found that di g disdisagreeable people were considered for promotions. saying no once in a while, that

could help boost your personal bottom line and the lesson in all of this. you got to be mean sometimes, right? >> i don't know, alison. i believe in karma. what goes around, comes around. you have to treat people well, no matter what. how about gagreeing to a quick market check? >> reporter: i agree this one time but this is it. no more nice girl after this, okay? let's talk about stocks. much of the focus that wall street has this morning is on europe and news confirming that growth in the euro zone is slowing down. here in the united states we got reports on home construction fell in july and shows no end in sight for the housing slump. we also got a better than expected report on industrial production that is tempering the losses at least for futures. i'm back in 20 minutes with a check on the opening market numbers. kyra, back to you. >> alison, thanks. coming up, warren buffett paid $7 million in taxes last year, and says it's not enough. the billionaire wants chronic

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checking top stories now. president obama's midwest bus tour rolls on. today he meets with farmers and small business owners in iowa. white house bills the tour as an opportunity to talk about the

economy and hear what is on rural america's mind. a british lawmaker says likely james murdoch likely called again to test before parliament. they are trying to determine if the younger murdoch misled them last month about phone hacking at the now closed "news of the world. >> stolen rembrandt was located not far from where it was stolen in encino, california. no suspects are in custody right now. president obama sharing the road with a lot of republicans but one big name is parking her bus. sarah palin is is not even a candidate saying her tour is suspended for now and one republican who has declared could be see the end of the road. mark preston is following it all for us out of washington. let's start with sarah palin. any idea why she ended her bus tour? besides the speculation here? >> reporter: she said she had to get back to alaska because of the beginning of the school year. she does have children who are

of school age so she wanted to get back and get them off to school. we expect her back to iowa in the beginning of september and appear at a tea party rally. the question is she considering running for president? that could be answered by the fact rick perry has gotten into the race. if he is successful in wooing voters the next week one things is sarah palin not to run? they would be fishing from the same pond of social conservative tea party voters. sarah palin is telling us she is undecided about running for president. have to wait and see what happens. >> what is the word on jon huntsman? not looking so good. >> reporter: not looking good in the national polls and he did terrible in the iowa straw poll but he didn't participate in the iowa straw poll. i asked him what his campaign fund was. he told me he will spend the next couple of months meeting and greeting voters in new

hampshire. that means have you to go to coffee shops and hardware stores what he was doing on saturday talking to people one-on-one. he wants to get his name i.d. up to about 60% and at that point, he is going to start running tv ads up in new hampshire. the passage for him to win the republican nomination is if met nom -- mitt romney falters. >> mark preston out of washington, thanks. billionaire warren buffett says he has been coddled long enough by congress and he actually wants them to raise taxes on him and all of his wealthy friends. poppy harlow has spoken to buffett a number of times. he is a big fan of poppy's and he is sitting down with her and talk about it more. tell us what he is saying now about this. >> reporter: kyra, he has been

calling for years for higher taxes. always famous for saying i'm taxed more than my assistant than anyone else in the office. take a look at what this man pays in taxes and still asking to be paid more. we will pull it up. last year, 2010, $6.9 million paid in taxes. sounds like a lot of money but only 17.4% of his taxable income because he makes most of his money off investments and investments are taxed at a lower rate than your paycheck for everyone watching right now most likely. what is different in his plan, kyra, is that unlike president obama, he does not think the taxes should be raised on individuals making $200,000 or more. what he says is that taxes should be raised on what he calls the uber wealthy. a lot of his friends, people making a million dollars or more they should have an additional hike and especially people making $10 million or more a year they should see an additional hike. he spoke to charlie rose last night saying this would not affect 99.7% of american people.

it's only going to affect 0.3% of the population. here is what he would change and i'll explain why. he would increase taxes on long-term capital gains, what people make from the stock market. from carried interest, that is how a lot of hedge fund managers get paid. also dividends, what you're paid in dividends from your stocks. right now, those are taxed at 15%. the says if you make money off money you are not taxed high lp. if you make money off of muscle, your hard work, your sweat, you are taxed highly. he wants that to change. and he does admit, look, this isn't going to fix the debt problem we have in this country. but this is going to be a significant portion of this. now, his critics say, look, if you raise taxes on investment income, that is going to discourage people from investing. he points to the 'eight and '90s when the percent of taxes you paid on the money you paid in the stock market was higher and he says no one stopped

investing. he said not one of my friends is going to stop investing because you tax us a little higher. that is his point, it's controversial but he is calling for who he says is significant for the first time he is outstanding that people making over a million dollars need to step it up in how much they pay. >> you bring up an interesting point. you know him well. you have sat down with him a number of times. >> yes. >> what is your take? the fact that, okay, he has talked about this before, but as you mentioned, he is now laid out specifics. you tend to wonder, okay, did someone ask him to do that? does he have somebody's ear? why is he doing that now? >> reporter: yeah. it's a good question. i have no idea what conversations he has or hasn't had with people in politics. buffett really goes his own way. this is a man who was a supporter and outspoken supporter of president obama but he is calling for a different tax plan than what the president is calling for. this is someone, i think, sees the country in such peshl right

now, he believes something significant needs to change and when warren buffett talks, people listen. he does go out on a limb when he needs to and writing the op-ed in "the new york times" on monday morning saying this outstanding wh outlining what he thinks should happen and taking a position he thinks lawmakers should be tag is different than he has. i think he sees this country in a crisis right now. he believes and he said this last night on charlie rose, america will make it through. america always makes it through but it's going to be tough if we don't get our house in order. >> poppy, thanks. coming up, can a black man really win the republican nomination? and why aren't people asking herman cain that? it has lz granderson's attention. he talks about it next.

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herman cain is not the first african-american to try to win

the republican presidential not. he has tried to separate his candidacy from issues of race and according to lz granderson it seems like everybody else is too. lz just wrote an editorial about herman cain "the black elephant in the room." explain what you mean. >> it seems counterproductive to me if you -- we all know the assumption is the gop and particularly the element that is the tea party seen by minorities as being racist or not being as nurturing for minorities as they are for the white community. if that is the perception out that is out there i think it's counterproductive not to talk about it or address it. how are we going to turn the country around and talk about entitlements if we don't talk about the perception the gop is racest. >> isn't it positive to even see a black contender out there right there in the lineup? >> yeah, sure. it's positive to see it but just because you see it doesn't mean

it's a contributor. just because you have black people in your office doesn't mean they are involved in decision-making. those are the kind of conversations that i think we need to be having at this point not just having a visual but having a contributor. >> okay. so let me ask you this and play devil's advocate. >> okay. >> look at the last -- look how you smile. okay, go ahead! no. >> you know? >> i was looking back at the last cnn poll on republicans choice for the nominee and cain only got 5%. okay some so that put him in what, sixth among all of the declared candidates. some may say he is not even a contender so we are bringing up anything about him. >> well, that's true. but, you know, there are a lot of reasons he is not a contender. he has never held office and says horrific things about gays and muslims i think turn people off but i don't think jen bus

agato say race is not involved. i think to avoid the conversation altogether, really isn't serving us well. i honestly believe that there are a lot of good ideas that the gop has that could help this country turn things around but if we can't get past the perception they are racist. i think smart to talk about race within their party. used to be a time when blacks voted republican a lot and martin luther king was a republican. is the time more than ever we talk about it. >> it's great talking to you, lz. >> thank you very much. >> you can read his latest piece at cnn.com/opinion. if you'd like to join the conversation, leave a comment for him. something new in the war in libya. moammar gadhafi forces have fired a scud missile like this one at a rebel stronghold. take a look at the potential strike after the break.

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checking stories across the country. aups results on zachary tims are inconclusive. his body found friday on the floor of a new york city hotel room. he found new destiny christian center in 1996 after personal struggles that included attempted murder charges and drug addiction. transit police shut down all four b.a.r.t. station in downtown san francisco in response to protests against

b.a.r.t. officials for cut underground cell phone service during brutality last week. checks following a stolen forklift. according to witnesses the driver was veering across traffic and drinking beer and throwing his empty cans at passing cars and his dog was riding shotgun. officers caught the guy after he jumped off and tried to run. a remark of sgras by moammar gadhafi? the pentagon confirms to cnn that forces loyal to gadhafi fired a scud missile at a rebel stronghold on sunday. barbara starr is joining us from the pentagon live. did the scud hit its target and how many more do we think that they have? >> reporter: what officials are telling us is no, it didn't hit the target. let's look at the map for a minute. what happened on sunday, officials say, is libyan

loyalist forces loyal to gadhafi near the town of sirte fired a scud missile to the rebel stronghold of brega and fell short of brega and landed in the desert and believed to cause no harm but the firing of a scud missile is n. this is not inconventidefensal. i think it's safe to assume they are watching closely. they may not have a good idea of that question you asked how much more does gadhafi has and how much launchers does he have. does he have the capability to engage in a potential scud campaign against his own people, or was this just a single incident? >> are there still u.s. or nato troops or ships in range?

>> reporter: yeah. since march, nato troops backed up with support from the united states have been patrolling the skies. ships offshore engaged in striking at gadhafi military targets by nato almost every day since then. really trying to get at his military infrastructure. you know, again, this week, we see a lot of sort of rumor coming out of libya that maybe the regime is finally feeling the pressure, maybe finally going to crack. but, so far, after weeks of bombardment by nato, they haven't yet. >> barbara starr at the pentagon, thanks. three happy end in connection a row for wall street. how is the dow doing today? live to the new york stock exchange for the reasons behind those numbers. we are trying to find work for a disabled military vet and her small business. that is coming up later. han one of these abandoned racetracks in america today. automotive performance is gone.

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stock exchange on the check on the early action. alison, not looking so good? >> reporter: no. we are back on that roller coaster. up yesterday, down today. we are watching stocks fall today. down a hundred points on the dow. the harsh reality of the economic situation, both here and globally. what wall street is really focused on today is on europe. there are reports out of the euro zone showing the economies there are slowing down. the thing here is wall street cares about what happens in europe because the global economy is so interconnected. the problem -- the concern here for wall street is the problems there can spill over here to the u.s., especially possibly to

u.s. banks here. you often hear the saying that when europe gets it cold, the u.s. starts sneezing. this is one of those cases. there is good news can i tell you about. fitch is one of the credit rating agencies and confirmed the u.s. credit rating of aaa and happened before the opening bell today and upped its outlook from stable to negative saying the u.s. has exceptional credit worthiness but standard & poor's is standing by its aa plus rating for the u.s. back to you. >> alison, thanks. stories making news later today, a latino group sponsoring protests today. the first is in atlanta. 11:00 a.m. president obama speaking at the opening of a rule economic forum in iowa at a. three people in a sweat lodge argue for a new trial in

arizona. we're following lots of developments in the next hour. first politics with shannon traviss in iowa. >> reporter: keira, rick perry and mitt romney, no hugs, just kisses. wait until you hear how the texas governor dismissed romney and sealed it with a kiss. more at the top of the hour. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in aruba. is robyn gardner's disappearance an accident? i'm elizabeth cohen in atlanta. can watching tv shorten your life? gosh, i hope not, but i'll have the results of a study. a flash mob turns criminal. a bunch of people hit a 7-eleven at the same time. they go on a stealing spree and then they hit the bricks. next we'll talk to the police

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a home run hitter hits a milestone and not a whiff of steroids. >> never once has anyone talked about anything bad because jim thome is considered one of baseball good guys. thome had already homered in the game against the tigers, then in

the seventh, deep and gone, career home run number 600. the eighth player in major league history to do it, the first guy to ever hit 599 and 600 in the same game, teammates congratulate him, then his family comes down. thome said afterwards he felt like his late mother was watching from above. eye great moment from a future hall of famer, truly one of the greats. the milwaukee brewers turneded a triple play here. josh wilson backhands it, double play, then there's for instance fielder and he throws to home in time. that's one, two, three outs. matt kemp, you're done. brewers also won the game. they lead the nl central by six. marcus ambrose won the sprint car race at watkins glens, what they call road rage. but everyone is talking about

this crash, a crash that wiped out two cars. after the race, greg biffle and his teammate took a swing while sed was still in the car. biffle's crew surrounded him, sed called biffle out. >> he comes over and throws a few baby punches. then when i came out he came and hide behind big guys. he'll show up at a race with a black eye sometime. >> first of all he calls out biffle for some baby punches, then the moral code is clearly, don't wreck a car but get in a fight. >> yeah, no problem. i'll hunt you down in an alley. >> there you go. now we know how it works in fas nascar. would you consider watching a movie directed by shaq? you could see that credit rolling on the big screen. the former nba star is studying

directing school in holly wlood. yep. of course he does like being in front of the camera most of the time. of course, people are concerned he might choose acting instead. we all remember "kazaam." tried to forget. >> shaq can do anything. >> he's got the power. how does the latest candidate running for president remind folks of president jorlg george w. bush? jeanne moos reports. >> reporter: he came toting a fried pork p chop, a corn dop and egg on a stick. there's a new texan in town, swigging water like it's mouth wash with his leg on a bale of hay spouting y'alls, dropping his gs, we're thinking that texas talk sounds mighty familiar. >> i told him, dad gum it.

>> reporter: some are saying rick perry is the mirror image of another famous texas politician. a photo illustration even thoughs perry looking many in the mirror and george w. bush looking back out. hair that's looked pretty much the same since his day of the corps of cadets at texas a & m. in his first presidential campaign video -- >> he wore the uniform of our country -- >> reporter: he schur reminds us of president bush in a flight suit on a farm. but perry dismisses similarities saying -- >> we're not all caorbin copies in texas. >> he's a good-looking rascal. >> reporter: when politico asked perry if he was armed today, he declined to say saying that's why it's called concealed. he doesn't conceal his touchy

feelly side. in a typical encounter, he put his arm around a voter, pat and squeezed her before giving a final good-bye tap. he loves to toss elle the hair of kids. colin not only got his musked but his cheeks rubbed. but even a cnn producer got the cheek treatment. >> reporter: governor, what do you think -- >> back in the pen. >> reporter: and a photographer got a leg pat. rick perry has the down him home charm that you know who had. don't blink or you'll miss perry's wink. and guess how perry pronounces nuclear -- and rick perry even winks while he drinks. genjeanne moos, cnn, new york. it's also top of the hour. we're on the road to the white

house. the president is in the midwest promising jobs and fighting to keep his. and here's some of the republicans trying to wrestle it away. they're hitting key battleground states. romney in new hampshire, michele bachmann in south carolina and rick perry in iowa. now to that straight-shooting texas who is dominating the headlines on his second day of campaigning. rick perry raising his profile and more than a few eyebrowsm. t one who ran into his crosshairs, ben bernanke. >> for any more money to play politics at this particular time in american history is almost treacherous -- treasonous, in my opinion. >> apparently he's blowing ki kisses, too, not to shannon travis but to his competitors. shannon? >> reporter: hey there, keira. now, i mean, rick perry, listen, it it remains to be seen whether

he is just -- this is just his natural way, this texas swagger, this bravado he has or if rick perry is trying to make a splash because he has a lot of kind of campaigning to do, catching ini to do, because he just got into the race, or if this was a serious misstep. i mean, you have a presidential candidate basically saying that we treat the chairman of the federal reserve pretty ugly down in it tex. you can imagine some liberal critics are saying, you know, what is he inciting violence against ben bernanke? so this may have been a misstep or this may have been an intentional comment from rick perry to drum up some excitement and some buzz about his campaign. >> drumming up buzz, drumming up excitement, there you were with the mike making your way through the crowd and you got this little gem. >> reporter: romney took a swipe

at you today saying he has private sector experience and he makes him better qualified to make jobs. what do you think of that? >> give me my love. oranges and apples. running a state is different than running a business. >> reporter: that will make hmm a -- >> what i would say is go take a look at his record when he was governor and look at my record when i'm governor. then you've got apples to apples. >> apples to apples, shannon. >> reporter: from rick perry to ritt romney, sealed with a kiss. yesterday romney said i'm the only one in the race with private sector experience and government experience. a little bit of a dig at rick perry. so i wanted to ask rick perry about that, and that's what he responded with. so rick perry is coming out pretty hard-charging against some of his critics, also later talked about crediticism from t

michele bachmann campaign, saying you weren't in the iowa straw poll, you weren't in ames. he dismissed that and said, i'm here. >> shannon travis, great job. we'll be talking more. let's talk to alison kosik. kind of a cartoonish image of making more money, but a real option, right? >> it is a real option. what the fed calls it is quantitative easing. the fed wrapped up a second round of it called qe-2 where it pumed $600 billion of brand spanking newly printed money into the economy. one of the goals in dog this was to lower the unemployment rate. the question is, did it work? it during that time, the jobless rate fell from 9.8% to 9.2%. so in that respect it was well received on wall street because what it also did is create a wealth effect, saw it it in our 401(k)s, makes everybody feel wealthier. the s&p 500 was up, the dow j p

jumped during the months it was in effect. despite what we've seen in the last couple of weeks, it's held on to most of those gains. beyond lowering the unemployment rate, it it's questioning whether pouring money into the economy actually works because what it winds up doing is devaluing the dollar. t that can lead to inflation. the rate of inflation actually rose from 1.1% to 3% while q-2 was in place. what rick perry and other opponents of qe-2 or 3 in this case, if that comes about, what they're worried about is whether or not this would even work. you know, he really bashes bernanke because he questions whether or not putting more money into the economy would really grow the economy or just put a band-aid on problems. lots of questions. the fed hinted to the possibility of a qe-3 but

definitely didn't put its money on it yet. >> alison, thanks. let's shift gears to the obama bus tour rolling through the midwest. he's going to meet with farmers and small business owners in iowa. the white house bills the tour as an opportunity to talk about the economy and hear what's on rural america's mind. as the president continues his tour, he sits down with wolf blitzer, the obama interview with our wolf blitzer today, 5:00 p.m. eastern time. british lawmakers say it's likely james murdoch will be called again to testify before parliament. lawmakers are trying to determine if the younger murdoch mislead them last month about news hacking at "news of the world". >> reporter: he is saying that he's likely to be recalled sometime around october to face more questions from a parliamentary committee looking into the phone hacking scandal at "news of the world." at the heart of this is who knew what and when about the phone

hacking and was james murdoch aware of the extent of what was going on? they want to ask him more questions. one mp says this it, his evidence has been convitradicte by evidence we had have from others. so it could continue to escalate here at the heart this also, they're talking about e-mails where james murdoch said in one instance that he wasn't aware this was going on, but there are others that are proving there is other documentation and e-mails that contradict what he says. and a whole bunch of other things. so that will come to light if he shows up again in october. >> so, if indeed, he has misled folks, what p happens, zain? >> in this country, it's considered a pretty serious thing to do that. in parliament, they would hold him in contempt. but the fact of the matter is, it's not like he'll get thrown into jail. there's no incarceration for something like that. in this country, you would be publicly shamed, some mps are pushing for something a lot

tougher than that. as of right now, that's how it stands, slap on the wrist, publicly shamed, contempt. more than a dozen teens get together to rob a 7-eleven at the same time. it's being called a flash mob robbery. the search for these p suspects has moved to the worldwide web. plus, we're mixing things p up with this week's 30-second pitches. our focuses? our vets. don was wounded and served in iraq. we're going to see if we can't get her some business and some work, coming up next.

let's check the news across the country. p cops are calling it a flash mob robbery. a crowd of about 30 people rushed this 7-eleven store, grabbing stuff off the shelves, in and out in in about a minute. if you can identify anyone in this video, maryland police are asking you to police call them. not a fun afternoon at the water park in sacramento. 20 people have been taken to the hospital after a chlorine leak. witnesses say the wave pool turned green and started bunnelling. authorities suspect a mechanical problem with the chlorine system. and a homeless man being called a hero today after helping save an injured driver's life. >> heard hthis smash, seen a cloud of dust, went down there and cut the woman out of there and pulled her out of the car. >> that homeless man waited with the injured driver until emts got there. and last we heard she was in serious but stable condition. back now to this flash mob

robbery, at least what it's being called. all of these individuals that the montgomery county sheriff's department is now looking for, they've posted it online, the surveillance video, to actually try and help find them. captain paul starks is joining us on the phone from montgomery county police department. captain starks, you know, they move quickly, it 's obviously organized. how many people do you think were involved, and was this something that was put together on the internet? have you been able to figure that out yet? >> well, i just spoke with one of the detectives involved in the investigation about an hour ago. he tells me that he and his partner have confirmed 28 different individuals involved on the video itself. they're just beginning their investigation, and we can't confirm how this was organized, although it appears that it was. >> now, have you had a problem with this, or is this the first time this has happened?

>> this is the first time this has happened in our jurisdiction. we're taking it very seriously and we're getting a lot of p help from the community as well. >> now, here's something interesting as well. you said this is not a bad neighborhood. you actually pointed out it it's actually a low-crime area? >> well, what i was explaining to your production assistant earlier is that quality of life here in montgomery county is very good, and evidence of that it is, like i said, we're getting a lot of response from sources in a community who have seen this video who are concerned and are calling police with tips relating to the identities of the individuals involved in this crime. >> so i'm curious, captain, because when we saw this video, it had us wondering, wow, could we start seeing this across the country? you know, we've seen the whole flash mob, the dances and the fun that people have with it. but this makes you angry when you see something like this. it's just downright wrong, and

the fact they have organized this, you wonder if it's going to happen again, if it's going to happen in other areas. have you been able to confirm that with any other police departments? is this a concern this may sort of become a phenomenon? >> i think that is a concern, at least for montgomery county police, and that is why we're taking this very seriously. if you look at the tape, some of the suspects are laughing and smiling. i can assure you we're taking this crime very seriously. >> well, what could happen to these folks if indeed you find them? because i understand you've been able to see faces up close, possibly even getting some names, locations of these individuals? >> that's correct. we're working to confirm some of those leads, and starting yesterday the first business day since this occurred, we've been coordinating with our state's attorney's office and discussing what charges will be appropriate

when it's time to place charges. >> wow. it's an absolute shame that this has happened. we'll do everything we can to help you out, montgomery county sheriff's department paul starks. if anyone knows any individuals involved, please call the police department. captain paul starks, thanks for your time. >> it thanks for airing this story. >> you bet. we've got a regular feature called "30 second pitch" where we try to help folks who need jobs find them. this week we're giving it a bit of a different twist in trying to give back to our military vets. we're spotlighting veteran-owned small businesses looking for work. captain dawn was a platoon leader in iraq going on patrols and training iraqi police. one day she was shot at, got hit by a grenade as well, and she lost an arm. today dawn is the head of half acre and associates and her company provides a paycheck for a lot of fellow vets. dawn, great to see you. thanks for being with us.

>> thanks for having me. >> let's hope folks are going to learn more about your business right now and reach out to you to employ you. what exactly does your business do? can you give us an example of what your employees can offer. >> sure. well, we provide consulting services, and technology solutions, mainly in the areas of software development, we do rapidage il software development, we he do software integration, we do social media strategy and consulting. we do a lot of strategic communication so we can essential help -- most of our work is done within the federal government. we look to help government agencies communicate more effectively and leverage new technology to operate more efficiently and be more transparent. >> before we let you get to the 30-second pitch, what has this done for you and fellow vets, being able to start this business and get out there in civilian life? >> well, really for me, starting

my company was about being able to regain my life and my sense of purpose and really have a vision of being able to continue my service. so that's what it was about for me, and being able to hire other fellow veterans is a huge advantage that we bring to our clients but also personally for me it's -- there's a lot of satisfaction knowing that we're giving jobs to vets. >> no doubt. here we go, dawn. start the clock. you've got 30 seconds. look into the camera and tell folks why they should hire you and your employees. go for it. >> all right. well, had halfeker and associates proviassociate s consulting services and technology solutions. we bring cutting edge technology to bridge innovation to our clie clients. we create software solutions very quickly, within two months whether it's a portal for a

social media portal we can create for stakeholders and communities, that's what we can provide. >> and many, many more. we could keep going on for many more seconds. dawn halfeker, thank you so much for your time today. please keep us updated, let us know if you get any response, all right? >> we sure will. thank you so of much. >> again, we'll be focusing on vet-owned businesses all this week. if you'd like to do a 30-second pitch, just e-mail us. we'd love to help you out. >> "kate plus 8" gets dropped from tlc. a sex scandal has forced cathay pacific to do something different.

tlc will soon be minus "kate plus 8." are you ready for a fourth austin powers? a.j. hammer has all the details. i guess first to the reality show mom. was this a surprise, a.j.? >> not to me. i wasn't shocked at all, but it certainly did catch a number of people off guard, including perhaps kate gosselin herself. she was just on the "today" show last week and she said she hadn't heard of any plans to cancel her show. but if you looked at ratings, you had to be realrealistic. just a couple of years ago, ""jon & kate plus 8"" pulled in millions of viewers, when they were going through a divorce. now "kate plus 8," kate says

while she and the kids are sad over the news, she is still trying to be positive about moving on with this. while she plans to work on some other things, including perhaps dating, she implied she also said she may wind up back on tv because keira she says it's the best job ever. tlc for their part is saying they're holding open the possibility of perhaps a special or two down the road so we can see what's going on with kate and the kids. the jackson family was here yesterday promoting the tribute show for michael jackson. why are some of the fans are upset about kiss performing. >> that angry jackson fan reaction came immediately after the announcement by michael's mom katherine say being michael would be excited about kiss performing at it this concert. now, fans are upset, naturally, because just after michael jackson died, kiss star gene simmons said he thought there was something to the pedophile allegations that followed

jackson throughout the years. he said he respected jackson's talents but the rest in his mind was tainted. now, some fan groups are saying there should be a boycott of the show. others are asking how the concert promoters didn't see this coming. the executors of michael's estate have weighed in. they're not behind this tribute concert and sent the organizers a letter which has been obtained by cnn. they called the decision to include kiss, understandably dispoig and the resulting media coverage extraordinarily embarrassing are the words they used. we haven't gotten a reaction from michael's brothers jermaine and randy who were already against the concert. it's overshadowed the news about the show. really an scamp of the kind of dysfunction that seems to follow the jackson family. i can't believe this was allowed to happen. pretty serious. i guess another austin powers film coming our way? >> yeah, baby! there could be. there were a lot of -- there are reports that the fourth austin

powers film was in production. now it seems like a deal for the film is in the close but not closed category. mike myers, of course, writes and stars in the films. one of his reps told the wrap they were in talks with new line sin moo about another sequel. the most recent austin powers film came out nine years ago, 2002. but when you consider the three previous films took in almost $700 million, doesn't seem like a big stretch to think, yeah, there will be a fourth, baby. >> thank you so much, a.j. if you want information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, a.j.'s got it on "showbiz tonight" every night 11:00 p.m. a sex scandal is causing turbulence at cathay airlines. it's posting an ad campaign after sexually explicit photos involving employees went public. zain virgie is joining us from london. talk about bad timing, zain. >> i know.

the timing was terrible for cathay pacific's ad campaign. pictures of a romper all over the internet, have circulated widely around the world of what's believed to be a pilot and a flight attendant having oral sex inside the cockpit of the plane. the spokesperson for cathay pacific says they have both been dismissed. it's unclear whether they resigned or whether they were fired. the ceo said essentially this was totally unacceptable, but the timing is so bad, keira, because of this ad campaign. and listen to what the slogan for the campaign was -- meet the team who goes the extra mile to make you feel special. it was under a wide slogan of people and service, and they said, look, the timing is not too good to roll out this campaign and they also had billboards and magazine rollouts and p newspaper rollouts. they've stopped this. this has been quite the scandal and it's damaged cathay pacific's five-star p reputation in asia. keira, i know what you want to

say. don't say it. >> i'm playing this one straight. what happened to the employees? >> they no longer work for the company. they they were either fired or resigned, forced to resign. but they also refused to reveal the identities of who they were for legal reasons but they no longer work with cathay pacific. >> understood. zain virgie, thanks. governor rick perry, he thinks that if the fed chairman prints more money, that could be treasonous. next, we'll see what the political buzz panel thinks about that characterization. that's welcome news in a down economy. how to shave years off your existing mortgage. more homeowners seizing the opportunity. we'll show you why you may want to consider it. [ male announcer ] it's a fact: your nutritional needs can go up when you're on the road to recovery. proper nutrition can help you get back on your feet. three out of four doctors recommend the ensure brand

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checking the top stories now. the war in libya reportedly could be reaching a turning point. rebel forces have captured key towns north and south of tripoli

and set to isolate the capital. moammar gadhafi says it's not true. investors are watching a key leader between france and germany. trying to come up with a plan to contain the european debt crisis. and president obama's midwest bus tour rolls on. today he meets with farmers and small businesses in iowa. the white house bills the tour as an opportunity to talk about the economy and hear what's on rural america's mind. okay, political buzz, your rapid fire look at the hottest political topics of the day, three questions, 30 seconds on the clock, robert zimmerman, and will cain. first question, rick perry says if bernanke prints more money before the election it's almost treasonous. >> printing more money to play politics at this particular time in american history is almost

treacherous -- treasonous, in my opinion. >> guys, this is kind of rhetoric, presidential, robert? >> you know, keira, that same interview he went on to say if ben bernanke went to texas they would treat him pretty ugly and also went on to challenge whether president obama loves our country. so he doesn't qualify to show presidential stature, even to be a local high school president. but far more important than his punk behavior is the ignorance of the constitution. when he said to "newsweek" and the "daily beast" he didn't think social security and medicare were constitutional. when it's all said and done, he'll just be another caricature for "saturday night live." >> oh, will. >> look, set aside rick perry's rhetoric for a minute. his principles are in the right r place. if the fed prints money, it can, operative word, can lead to inflation, which is a huge

wealth transfer from savors to deters. the problem is rick perry's principle hasn't allowed for any intelligent nuance. if you believe in a fed and we should have a 50 yat currency, you know we have to print money. so i would hope he has smarter advisers than him in that respect. should he put out rhetoric like that? no. >> sam? >> i agree with will to a certain extent. i mean, the rhetoric is sort of stunning. i mean, treason is punishable by death in this country. but aside from the rhetoric, the underlying point he's trying to make is almost equally as insane. i mean, the idea that we can't use monetary policy as a way of dealing with the greatest financial crisis we've had in 70 years is stunning. and the fact that you had people around him who were actually applauding just shows how far out of the mainstream republican ideology about the economy has gone. >> question number two -- ron paul doing very well in iowa but complaining that we in the

media aren't giving him enough attention. take a listen. >> my supporters are convinced they're afraid of me, they don't want me views out there, they're too dangerous, we want freedom and we're challenging the status quo. we want to end the war, we want a gold standard. their views that the people just can't handle. >> does paul have a point, will? >> speaking of the fed and monetary policy, ron paul, huh? yeah, he does have a point, keira. the media is pretending like ron paul doesn't exist. i'll tell you who is not pretending that, the republican party. he has moved the ideological spectrum of the republican party more toward the libertarian bend, more toward a focus on constitutionalism. the justification in the media is he just can't win the presiden presidency, he doesn't have a chance. that's a little bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, don't you think? >> robert? >> you know, keira, i often think it's a cop-out when candidates try to blame the media for their failure to gain

traction. but when you think about it, for this moment, ron paul certainly is no less crazy than donald trump or michele bachmann with his positions and they certainly are getting a lot of options and airtime. so i can appreciate his frustration, but he should also understand being quotable is not the same as being credible. he is not going to be president, nor will these other characters. >> sam? >> you know, i think ron paul has a legitimate beef. tim pawlenty got a lot of media attention, and he couldn't even make it past the first vocte, frankly. yeah, ron paul has been ignored but also has been by the republican establishment for so long that the media is simply following suit. they wouldn't even let him into debates last time. the republican party is shunning ron paul as much as the media is. >> all right, gentlemen. your buzzer beater. 20 seconds each. later today our wolf blitzer will sit down with president obama. what do you think his first question should be?

will? >> what's the goal in libya? when does the connect ick military action in libya end in it's exceeded its 90-day limit ailgss. i've seen little justification. how does this end? >> robert? >> look, i'm a little humbled trying to propose a question for wolf blitzer. no one is better at interviewing presidents. but i would ask him had, , in t highly charged, polarized atmosphere in washington, how does he propose a jobs program for the american people. >> sam? >> i want to know after all the republican candidates for president have said they would not support a revenue to cuts bill of even 1 to 10, would president obama veto a bill that didn't have any revenues whatsoever? >> and just to reiterate, 5:00 eastern time, wolf blitzer sits down with the president. we'll see if he uses any of your questions, gentlemen. thanks so much.

it can save you tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest payments. we're talking about paying off your mortgage in record time. good idea? bad idea? alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. this is what more people are doing, moving to 15-year fixed, in some cases even less. is that a good idea? >> it's pretty bold if you ask me. new numbers show 30% of borrowers who chose to refinance their mortgages dramatically shortens their loans. they're thinking, you know what? i'm going to go heed and refinance and take out a 15-year mortgage instead of the more traditional 30-year. why would i want to do this? check out these interest rates. last quarter borrowers paid an average of 4.65% on a 30-year fixed, for a 15-year the rate was only 3.84%. >> alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. coming up, americans suspected in the disappearance of had his friend will be cooling his heels in an aruba

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presidential hopeful rick perry is about to step up to the mike and speak in cedar rapids, iowa. as soon as he does, we'll take it live. go ahead and check the news across the country. autopsy results on mega church pastor zachary thames are inconclusive. had his body was found friday on the floor of a new york city hotel. tims founded a new destiny christian center in florida in 1996 after personal xrug strug ells that included attempted murder and drug addiction. a chaotic evening commute in the bay area. transit police shut down all four b.a.r.t. stations in downtown san francisco in response to protests against b.a.r.t. officials for cutting underground cell phone service during police brew tal it

protests. it's not your average police chase. check it out. ft. worth, texas, cops following a stolen forklift. according to witnesses, the driver was veering across traffic, drinking beer and throwing his empties out at passing cars and his dog was riding shotgun. officers caught the guy after he jumped and tried to run. gary gee dawn know's lawyers says there's no evidence against him. a judge disagrees. the american arrested in connection with his friend's disappearance is being held over. martin savidge is joining us. did the ruling come as a surprise, martin? >> reporter: well, i think it did in the sense that it was beyond the eight day that's originally had been requested, it's 16 days the judge now says that the man will remain detained on the island of aruba while investigators continue to determine what happened to had his traveling companion, 35 year ode robyn gardner. according to gary, they were

snorkeling at baby beach when he came out of the walter and she did not. and she has not been seen since. and there is concern enough on the part of authorities from his story to believe mieb this is not just a tragic accident and they want to be forward-leaning in their investigation. we've also just learned that the fbi has now arrived on the island. we know that the fbi had been assisting aruban authorities by conducting searches in the united states and dog some interviews, but this is the first we've heard an fbi agent is now on the island. why they are here -- why he's here we're not sure. it could be to deliver information as a result of those searches or there could be more to it. we understand that new searches are being planned on the southern part of the island in the neday or so. things are actually moving on in this the investigation and it appears more and more the authorities are doubting gary giordano's account of what happened. >> martin, thanks. let's go live to cedar rapids, iowa, presidential

hopeful rick perry at the mike now. he's actually touring d c taylo company. >> i love being around working men and women. you all truly are the heart and soul of this country when it comes to going to work every day and feeding your families, taking care of them, the pride that comes along with being able to have a good job and tyke care of your family i think is right at the epicenter of what maybes america great. as you know, i launched my campaign for the presidency just three days ago, and i couldn't have done it without the love and support of some just, in my opinion, really incredible people. that's obviously my beautiful wife anita, who we've been married -- i think we'll be celebrating 30 years this november? >> we're going to try and get a better connection there with the audio, but we are going to

monitor it for you. rick perry, two days into campaigning now speaking in cedar rapids, iowa, at a warehouse there, the dc taylor company, a commercial and industrial roofing company, starting off talking about good jobs. you can probably see where that converse is going to do. we'll monitor it for you and try to get better audio. the la-z-boy, the couch, all really comfortable. but sitting there in front of your television could be more than bad for your health. it it could eventually kill you. ♪ let me do a few tricks ♪ some old and then some new tricks ♪ ♪ i'm very versatile ♪ so let me entertain you ♪ and we'll have a real good time ♪ [ male announcer ] the new hp touchpad starting at $399.99. ♪ my son and i never missed opening day.

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well, too much tv may be bad for your health, in fact, by watching hours six hours a day, you can lower your life expectancy by five years, according to a new study. elizabeth compahen is here to t about getting off the couch and getting motivated. >> you wonder about the tv, it it's not the tv per se but you're sedentary. six hours a day is a long time. to put it another way, here is another number, which makes you go, oh, my goodness, for every hour of tv that you watch after the age of 25, so an hour of tv, shortens your life by 22 minutes. so what's going on here is just when you're sitting and watching tv for an hour, you're not getting up and exercising. >> oh, my gosh, i'm thinking how many hours we were sitting when we were preg nantd. >> that's a whole different

story. >> i'm counting the hours here. if you really are that much of a couch potato, though, how do you even start exercising? what's a good beginning when you're not used to it? >> you know, just think to yourself, how can i do, like, five minutes more than what i do now? if you do absolutely nothing, take a five-minute walk every day, it's better than what you're doing right now. and work your way up. you don't have to go run a triathlon. just go walk to the end of the block and back. at least that's something. then work your way up to doing bigger blocks of time. but any tiny bit of exercise is better than none. >> what should be the goal, then? how much every day? >> you know, it's interesting. there is an actual study coming out that show that fit people who exercised 15 minutes a day did live longer than others, it added three years of life. that's really not much. you think about that, for people who live in cities, that's like walking to the subway, right? >>. that's easy.

>> we're not talking about the gym. we're talking about little, simple things. i think it's unfortunate in some ways in our society you think, oh, you have to go to the gym, you have to run. you don't have to do 50 of those things. >> just do something. >> just move. >> thanks. nfl is mourning the passion passing of one of them. police say the cause of death was not suspicious. he was one of the favorites with the vancouver canucks. he signed a deal with winnipeg just last month. more sports. everybody is talking about the crash on the last lap at the sprint. a crash wiped out two cars, includi including reagan. after the race, biffle took a swing at said. biffle's crew surrounded him and

pushed said back. said called him out. >> he comes over and throws a few little baby punches. then when i get out, he he hides behind big guys. it's not right to wreck cars, but he'll show up at a race with a black eye one of these days. >> said, said. directed by shaq? you could see that credit rolling on the big screen sometime in the future. the former nba star is studying at a film school in hollywood. maybe' better choice acting. remember ka zs zam? a latino group is sponsoring protests against obama's immigration policies. president obama speaks at the opening of a rural economic forum in iowa at 12:50 eastern time. and at 1:00 eastern, attorneys for a man convicted in the deaths of three people in a sweat lodge argue for a new trial in arizona. tax the rich.

you've heard that before, but probably not from someone as rich as baron buffet. why the millionaire investor thinks the tax structure is not fair, next. if you're looking for a job, you should move here. what town cuts the muster in more ways than one? we'll tell you, after the break.

living in a large city isn't for everyone. "money" magazine is out with its

list of the best places to live that are a little smaller. here's a look. >> reporter: what town cuts the muster in more ways than one? middleton, wisconsin, home to the mustard museum. another plus to living here? 17,000 people have jobs in town, and that's impressive since the population is 17,400. >> the most unique part about middleton is the camaraderie of the community, how people really help each other. they don't have to know each can other. we're just all one big family. >> reporter: middleton, wisconsin, is number 8 on "money" magazine's list on the best places to live. >> warren buffett calling for a hike in taxes for the super rich is trending pretty high, but how much more could the government make off the wealthy? mary snow takes a look. >> reporter: it didn't take long for president obama to start quoting warren buffett's call to tax the rich.

>> warren buffett had an op-ed that he wrote today where he said, we've got to stop coddling billionaires like me. that's what warren buffett said. >> reporter: just as quickly as the president embraced buffet's call, critics like conservative pat buchanan dismissed it. >> why don't you set an example and send a check to the government? >> reporter: in his stop coddling the super-rich op-ed, the billionaire investor said while he paid nearly $7 million in taxes last year, the percentage of his taxable income was less than the people in his office. that's because the superrich get tax breaks on capital gains pay little in payroll taxes. who are the wealthy? to listen to president obama, they make $200,000 or more a year. that would make up 3% of americans or 4 million people. go up the pay scale, and according to the irs, those making $1 million or more equal

about 237,000 people. in the $10 million or more club, there are roughly 8,000 people. buffet wants higher taxes on those making 1 million or month. we asked robert timwilliams for a scenario of what a tax hike like that woo amount to. >> the sample we took a look at was raising the top tax rate on incomes over $1 million from the current 35% to 50%. if did that, we'd gain an additional $34 billion in revenue. over a ten had-year period, maybe 3$350 billion. >> reporter: what about the effect on the economy? >> yes, the rich would spend less but -- >> the investments they're making is in bonds, not real economic activity. nor their change in spending or investment behavior would likely have a very serious adverse effect on the economy. >> reporter: as for his debate

over taxing the wealthy takes place, tax revenue they say makes up just under 15 pfrs of gdp, the lowest level it it's been since the 1950s. mary snow, cnn new york. next hour in the "cnn newsroom," schools across the country are dealing with cheating scandals. suzanne malveaux will talk to the founder of the ron clark academy about it. [ male announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's never been easier to get the whole grain you want from your favorite big g cereals. from cheerios to lucky charms, there's whole grain in every box.

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> a report that just came out on the finances of white house candidate michele bachmann and mark preston is breaking down the numbers for us. what you got, mark? >> keira, now that michele bachmann is in the top tier of candidates, we're looking closer at her, including how much she's worth. a financial disclosure report shows that she could be worth up to $2.8 million. but, you know, michele bachmann also seems to carry some loans and mortgages that are worth around $750,000. to put this in perspective, mitt romney put out his personal financial disclosure amount last week, he's worth up to $250 million. black and white numbers there. one person falling off the radar is tim pawlenty, the former minnesota governor, who p dropped out of the race on sunday. he put out an e-mail to sue poerts yesterday, saying he is now taking his daughter to college. he's going to take some time to prayerfully consider what his

next step is, though he did pledge in this e-mail he will remain within the presidential talk and of course what will happen to the future of the country. and one person who looks like they're going to be trying to make some kind of comeback is mark sanford, the former south carolina governor who had this very embarrassing episode where he talked about how he had this fair with this woman, of course we all remember the huge national story. he's gone underground ever since that story broke. he's finished his term as governor, now he's going to come out and talk about issues important to him. he said this last night on "piers morgan." he'll talk about how there needs to be a real effort on cutting spending in washington. he also said he failed in terms of properly loving his wife and that he's learned a lot about grace. keira? >> indeed we can learn a lot about grace. mark preston, thanks so much. that does it for us. we'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. drew griffin in for suzanne malveaux again today, had