> you're in the cnn newsroom this sunday, september 25th. i'm fredricka whitfield. two american hikers jailed in iran are back on u.s. soil four days after being freed. just three hours ago, they arrived at new york's jfk airport and these are pictures of the pair last night leaving oman. we're going to get more on their journey in a moment with live reports. and five days and ten hours that's how long u.s. lawmakers have to agree on some type of temporary spending plan to keep the government running. if they don't some federal agencies could shut down. the big sticking point, money for disaster relief and the finger pointing continued this morning on cnn's "state of the union." >> there is a group and i do believe it is mostly centered in the house in terms of some of these it tea party republicans who say on every issue we're

going to make this a make or break. we saw it on the faa when they shut down the federal aviation administration, we're seeing it now on this debate about fema, we should be able to have a legitimate debate about emergency aid. why link that into a government shutdown or not. >> i'll give the senate democratic leader most of the credit. he manufactured a crisis all week. about disaster when there's no crisis. everybody knows we're going to pay for every single penny of disaster aid that the president declares. >> u.s. lawmakers are supposed to be in recess this week, but senate majority leader harry reid has ordered a monday session for a possible vote on a compromised package. >> and with more assertive vigor, president barack obama is talking job creation. he's taking his pitch on the road. this hour he'll be in seattle, washington. last night, he delivered his message in the nation's capital to the congressional black caucus. this was his straight talk message and challenge. >> i'm going to press on for the

sake of all those families who are struggling right now. i don't have time to feel sorry for myself. i don't have time to complain under pressure. i expect all of you to march with me and press on. >> so again, the president is on the road today, seattle, tomorrow he has a town hall meeting in california and tuesday he's in denver, colorado. now back to our top story. those freed american hikers and their home coming in new york. josh fattal and shane bauer arrived at new york's kennedy airport. last wednesday, pictures right now, released from an iranian jail after being held on two years for spy charges. their first stop was oman, reuniting with family members. todd baxter was on the commercial flight with fattal and bauer from oman to new york. todd, you have an interesting perspecti perspective.

what did they say or what did you observe? >> i was sitting in a different section but i did see them come on the plane. josh came on first. a couple family members with him. shane came on, had a huge bunch of flowers. the stewards took the flowers off him and put them in a cup pords to go in his seat. they were dressed down in jeans or hiking type pants. they looked tired. was the main thing. looked tired. it was an 8:30 a.m. flight in london on a sunday morning. you expect people to be tired. they looked tired. they weren't together per se. josh was with his family, what i imagine was some of his friends or family, and shane was following up in the rear. i talked to shane briefly and say are you the guys that got released from iran. they said yes. i told them congratulations. >> did they say anything more than that? >> they didn't. after i said congratulations,

shane walked on to the back of the plane and i couldn't see them. they were sort of -- i tried to walk back there later on and i was kept back from going back to the back of the plane. >> yeah. i'm sure they were tired and needed their privacy. this was a commercial jet. i wonder other passengers on board were they aware these were the american hikers that had been jailed in iran and if so, did anyone have anything to say, were people trying to, you know, get a glimpse of them, say anything to them even? >> i didn't get the sense anybody else knew. but they did -- they did go through two more sections probably before they sat down. but i didn't get the sense anybody knew. they looked like everybody else. they looked tired, they looked casual clothing, they didn't look any different frankly. the only thing that was different was that towards the end of the flight, about 20 minutes before the end of the flight the cabin crew moved them to the front of the plane to the very front of the plane and i think they let them go off first. >> all right. i'm sure they got great rest

during the journey from london to new york. you're at the location in new york where later on today we expect to hear from the two young men. of course they'll be with their family. might be a similar style than what we remember seeing when sarah shourd was released as well. thanks for your perspective and i know you're going to be helping to bring us some of the images later on. cnn's susan candiotti reporting on the hikers families since this ordeal began more than two years ago. she will be joining us in about 30 minutes or so from now with an intimate view of what the family has been going through and feeling right now and also be walking us through what the hikers might say when they address reporters from that location in new york. she was hoping, everybody was hoping the third time would be the charm. today, 62-year-old endurance swimmer diana nyad was pulled out of the florida straits about three hours ago.

she was once again attempting that swim from cuba to florida. guess what? she had made it two-thirds of the way. she had to quit after painful jellyfish stings and strong currents and, of course, i'm sure we will be hearing more about how she's feeling about that third attempt some time later. and now to this historic decision by saudi arabia's king, women can vote and run for office. cnn's mohammed jamjoom is in abu dhabi. how did the saudi king make this announcement? >> fredricka, the king made this announcement at the gathering of the shura council, the consultive council in saudi arabia. a council of advisers that the king hand picks. it was significant he was telling them not only could women in the future serve on this council, he would pick more full-time members as women, but

also, that they would be able to participate in the next round of municipal elections, nominate themselves to participate in the next round of municipal elections. it's important to point out while the king did not use the word vote, that it's being taken that women will be able to vote. i've spoken to many womens rights activists in the past several hours after this announcement was made they are elated at the news. they say it's about time. it's one thing to vote, but to nominate themselves as candidates in the future round of elections even though the date hasn't been set yet they say they are over the moon about this. this is a big step forward toward the empowerment of women in saudi arabia. that is something much needed in this country, a country where there's a male guardianship system where women can't drive, open bank accounts they can't have education unless their male guardian signs off on it. >> the hope is among many women while they're celebrating what they think the interpretation is, them get to vote, they're hoping this might lead the way

to they will be able it to drive and have other freedoms they do not enjoy right now? >> that's exactly how they're taking this. what we've seen over the past few months, women in saudi arabia really they've empowered themselves. they have been starting a campaign by which they are encouraging women to drive, to go out and drive, even though they're not allowed to drive there. they are really participating in sort of basically trying to push the envelope in saudi arabia and they think that this is a big step forward by the king in trying to encourage women there to ask for more rights. they say it's really sorely needed in that country a patriarch ki. a lot of women feel like prisoners there, feel trapped, feel like they can't do the most basic of things without getting the permission of a male guardian and that has to end as soon as possible. >> mohammed jamjoom thanks so much from abu dhabi. in the states you're fam

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now international headlines. the palestinian president is back in the west bank where he was met today by a celebration and then tomorrow at the u.n. general assembly, the security council will be meeting monday to discuss this idea of statehood involving the palestinians. to indonesia now, a suicide bomber today targeted a church in central java detonating himself in the church's entryway as worshipers were filing out. 20 people were wounded but only the bomber was killed. and in iran, a string of explosions shook the city of karbala today. four blasts in all killed at

least ten people and wounded 70 others. officials say the bombs appear to have targeted people on their way to the government office that issues passports. california, a hearing is scheduled tomorrow in the trial of michael jackson's physician conrad murray. prosecutors want jurors to know that murray ducked investigators questions. the defense says much -- such testimony would actually be prej dishal. opening statements are expected on tuesday. as ted rowlands explains don't look for it to be like an episode of "csi". >> reporter: jurors in the conrad murray case will hear testimony from crime scene investigators and coroner but won't be like an episode of "csi." many attorneys believe that shows like "csi" can have an effect on real jury trials.

they say some jurors who watch the shows expect to be shown the same kind of clear evidence that they see on tv. >> take a look at this. >> our show has impacted the culture, i guess you would say, to the point where people expect "csi" type of evidence. >> it's frustration because it's unrealistic. >> reporter: mary is a senior forensic scientist in orange county, california. she said the good thing about the "csi" effect now when she takes the stand jurors know what she does and says they're usually riveted to her testimony. the problem is that sometimes they expect too much. >> i think they do understand that we don't have fantasy cars to go out in a crime scene and we can't solve a case within hours, but i think a lot of people feel that what they see on tv is realistic. >> reporter: the "csi" effect usually works to a defendant's advantage. jurors are reluctant to convict without clear scientific evidence.

one of the jurors from the casey anthony trial said there wasn't enough physical evidence to find her guilty. >> there's no solid evidence there was a crime. >> reporter: on the juror questionnaire po it terrible jurors in the dr. conrad murray case were asked if they watched "csi." the prosecution case against murray wail include crime scene evidence taken from michael jackson's bedroom, but jurors aren't expected to get any of that "csi" type of uh-huh evidence that clearly shows exactly what caused jackson's death. ted rowlands, cnn, los angeles. all eyes on greece this week. what their money woes could mean for the u.s. economy.

it's not just the u.s. but global markets taking a beating. there's worry this week that greece will default on its mounting debt and if it does will americans feel the ripple effect? financial consultant eric ahm ahmaddo back with us from dallas. why is it what happens in greece does affect so many? >> that's a great question. what's happening in greece is very, very serious. if greece was to default it can have a real concern global wide. first of all it can affect other

countries that might have problems and affect the united states and you could have run on banks in greece and some european locations. it's important that imf and other leaders get a handle on what's happening in greece. >> so asian markets will be opening a few hours from now will european and u.s. markets be influential? >> absolutely. what happens in the asian markets will come around to europe and also to the u.s. markets tomorrow morning. some of the things they're going to be looking at, what kind of results came out of imf meeting over the weekend? what did the leaders do. do they have a credible plan. is germany on board with the european bailout fund? germany is a key cog in the european bailout and must be on board. they want to see what type of confidence does our leadership have in fixing this problem. a lot think we might have a vacuum of leadership to fix the problem we have on hand right now. >> let's talk about the u.s. leadership. federal -- fed chairman ben bernanke is keeping interest rates at historic lows.

does that help? >> that's a great question. he's in a tough situation. when you keep interest rates very, very low you increase your chance for inflation long term. the reason he's doing this, he's trying to drive growth in our economy. interest rates almost 0% right now. right now the credit market is pretty stable but a lot of companies aren't doing any transactions and right now the credit markets are pretty good for refinancing homes but a lot of people can't get refinancing. he's trying to drive growth. it's not working. >> more specifically, just last week the federal reserve announcing operation twist, the plan to replace short-term bonds with long-term ones how does this also help or what's the idea that's behind it? >> yeah. i mean, i'm not sure how much this is going to help. $400 billion program. you know, take the short-term bonds, buy long-term bonds. the reason they're trying to increase investing in riskier assets long term. looking at interest rates that

will be lowered for six years, 30 year bonds and overall this is another way to try to stimulate the economy with so much debt in the european markets and u.s. market, i mean i'm not sure how long this is going to go. we need to unlock the cash that are sitting on company's balance sheets right now, about $2 trillion. once that goes into the economy that will stimulate jobs and help get the economy back going. >> okay. the u.s. markets took the dip on friday. any hope in your view that monday we may see more green than we saw red? >> that's a great question. actually on friday the markets did al will better because people are thinking they're not going to let europe go under. what happens in the imf meeting this weekend will be a big factor. i do think that the markets will do okay tomorrow, because i don't think we're going to let europe go under. it's not going to happen. expect more volatility in the markets over the next couple weeks until europe comes with a concrete plan on fixing their

debts. >> all right. eric, always good to see you. especially on a sunday now too. got you twice this weekend. >> i know. >> it's all green for us right now. thanks so much. of course you can get more information from eric going to his website at ahmaddo consulting llc.com. >> more coming up on our top story of the two american hikers back on u.s. soil. in two hours they will be talking to the media. susan candiotti joins us with details of what they might say. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. perfect for finding your way home.

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decision expanding women's rights. king abdullah says saudi women will be able to vote and run for office in future municipals elections that doesn't include elections this thursday. a women's rights advocate in saudi arabia is celebrating that decision. she says women's voices will finally be heard in the elections upcoming. even though congress, u.s. congress, is supposed to be in recess for the week, u.s. senate majority leader harry reid has called a session for tomorrow. the federal budget year ends friday and there's still no agreement on a temporary spending plan to keep the u.s. government operating. president barack obama is scheduled to arrive in seattle, washington, any minute now and over the next few days he'll be pitching his plan to create jobs by hop scotching across the country and he'll try to raise money as well for the democratic party. folks who live near seattle are reeling today after dramatic gun battle there.

a man armed with rifles opened fire near an elementary school. it was closed but right next door, a high school football game was going on in a stadium packed with fans. listen. >> police shot and killed the 51-year-old gunman. no one was hurt. still unclear whether the president's visit to seattle will in any way be impacted by this investigation. back to those freed hikers now. cnn's susan candiotti has been covering the hikers' families for the past two years since the young men were still in jail in iran. she's joining us right now from new york at the very location where it's expected that these two young men will be speaking just about two hours from now. susan, what more can you tell us about the buzz and excitement about what they may have to say? >> i've learned something just a

little while ago about what's happening right now. two the hikers, the two freed hikers, shane bauer and josh fattal are now enjoying their first lunch on american soil. a vegetarian lunch to be specific. and then in a couple hours they will be coming into this room at a hotel where they they will hold a press conference. the same location sarah shourd was one year ago this month after she was freed. what will happen is that they will come into the room along with their families and, of course sair a shourd will be with them. they will make prepared statements. in the same way you've been hearing from them in oman the last few days. and then after that, then their families will speak. the families will likely take questions but we are told just as in oman, that fattal and bauer are not prepared to take any questions at this time. i am told that the statements will be it's been described very frank. frank about their conditions

under which they were held in prison in iran for the past two years. you'll recall that some of the things we've heard from sarah included being blind folded. we don't have the details that are releasable at this time yet but it will be interesting what they have to say. after that, they plan on taking a break. i'm told that they plan to in their words chill out and it's not really clear when they will give individual interviews about their experiences, whether that will happen in the next few days, in the next few weeks, or perhaps some time after that, fred? >> all right. susan candiotti, thanks so much. we'll be looking forward to than that's expected to happen an hour and a half or so from now. thanks so much. also coming up, a facebook making changes that not everybody's really happy about. we'll have more on that in our next gaming and gadgets segment. first, which country uses the most social media? is its united states, japan, the

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all right. before the break i asked which country uses the most social media? the answer, the united kingdom. 82% of the people there use social media. among those things, facebook and facebook has redesigned its pages, google has launched a new app and rumors of a release date for a new iphone. all this fits into our gaming and gadgets segment. we'll check in with mark to break down these new things we can be anticipating as early as this week. let's begin with facebook. what are the new changes and how are people reacting? those changes were kind of unveiled last week? >> that's right. so if you log into facebook today it will look different than a week ago. some of the new changes have

provoked some strong reaction from its nearly $800 million users. facebook is a personal thing, so any time they tinker with the user interface, you're going to have a group of people unhappy with it. the two biggest changes, fredricka, are a news ticker along the right-hand side like twitter, real-time update of what your friends are doing, liking at that moment, what they're posting and uploading, it's a quick glance. it's a way to get a quick snapshot on what's happening now. and then on the other end of that spectrum instead of seeing what's happening now, the other big change is called timeline. it's what facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg calls the story of your life, basically a long-term look at your facebook profile since you created an account. it's creeping some people out because it's a chronological view. you can easily see what music you were listening to back in 2008, you can be see what photos

you unloaded, comments, status updates and you'll love it or loathe it. these new changes are getting a strong reaction. >> oh, my goodness. it will be interesting to see what people might think about google. it's kind of -- it's about to come out with something called google wallet app and some cases it's already up and running? >> that's right. so google has unveiled its solution to turn your smartphone into an electronic wallet of sorts. phones that are equipped with what's called nfc, near fueled communication, allow you to make payments at retail if you have one of those terminals. there's about 135,000 set up across the u.s. the google wallet app only available at this time pushed out to nexus 4g smartphones with sprint called google wallet that lets you tap your smartphone on one of the terminals at retail and soon vending machines and that's all you need to do to complete the transaction. at this point the time it only

working with sit it ti master card. google has confirmed other major institutions like visa and american express and discovery have also gone -- also going to be on board turning your smartphone, forget your wallet at home, depending on where you are it may not matter because you will have your smartphone with you. a lot of your viewers are saying what about security, lose your smartphone. there's two security measures in place. one is a pin so a number that you'll type in to confirm it's you. to make that transaction. secondly, that wireless hand shake between the smartphone and terminal is encrypted to prevent hacking of any kind. >> interesting. >> we'll see if this catches on. it will be cool. >> speaking of smartphones talk about iphone 5 right around the corner. maybe in october 4th date launch date is being floated around. what more do you know about it? >> sure. so, you know, apple has confirmed there is an event coming up.

they'll confirmed with me last week. they haven't confirmed that exact date. looking like tuesday, october 4th is a rumor from a reputable source. they'll host a smaller press event in san francisco hosted by new ceo tim cook to unveil hopefully the iphone 5 and maybe a slew of ipods as well. the iphone 5 depending on which rumors you believe, it can be everything. let's look at some of the more realistic ones. a bigger screen, instead of a 3.5 inch screen, 4, maybe 4.3 inches. it will have better camera so maybe 8 megapixels instead of 5, faster processor. perhaps using a dual core a 5 chip which what is powers the ipad 2 tablet and finally it may have nfc, similar to what's in the new android devices we were talking about and blackberry bold 9900, near field communication can turn the iphone 5 into an electronic wallet. those are some of the more i think realistic rumors. but we'll know in due time, of

course. >> all right. all cool stuff. thanks so much, mark. >> thanks, fredricka. >> for more on high-tech ideas and reviews go to cnn.com/tech and look for the gaming and gadgets tab. in other tech news, apple opened two new stores in china this weekend. they include the chain's first store in hong kong. apple plans to open 25 retail stores in china by 2012. the chain's four previously established chinese stores are the busiest apple stores in the world. and speaking of apple, talking the kind you eat, i don't know, our jacqui jeras says today may be a great day to actually go apple picking. she did. she's got details next. ♪ don't you cry ♪ soon the sun ♪ is going to shine ♪ [ male announcer ] toyota presents the prius family. ♪ walk if i want, talk if i want ♪ [ male announcer ] there's the original one...

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guess what? it is beautiful. almost like summer like even though it's supposed to be fall in most places. jacqui and her family got out

and enjoyed the weather today. went apple picking. >> we had a great time. awesome. this time of the year i love it, get the wine saps or the macintosh, make pies or apple crisp. >> you have serious baking to do now. >> absolutely. that's what i'll be doing the rest of the week. >> okay. in between letting us know all the other good things and not so good things happening weather wise. >> almost warm to bake. like 85 degrees right now. beautiful up and down the east coast but it does feel very cool and fall-like across the nation's midsection. this is our big story not just on this sunday but throughout much of the week. an area of low pressure and this thing is cut off from the regular jet stream which means it's not going to move a lot. it's going to bring scattered rain showers, nothing terribly severe. a few thunderstorms could produce severe wind gusts with it. for the most part we're going to be seeing cooler than normal temperatures, seeing the heavy rainfall, and just kind of a cloudy, dreary day. this is going to last at least

through thursday before something comes in and picks this up. it will stay below average, only 61 degrees tomorrow in chicago because of this. 76 memphis. look ahead of it, things are still warm and feeling very much summer like and that's going to be the same case across the rockies as well. that big low causing that big dip. another area we're watching, with showers and thunderstorms, is florida. oh, my gosh. the rain is coming down extremely heavy here. we've got flash flooding going on in the tampa area and seeing rainfall rates around 2 inches an hour. this is going to continue throughout the evening. we're also keeping our eyes on the tropics, just past the half point in the hurricane season. we've got tropical storm ophelia and fell leap out in the open atlantic not bothering anybody, neither expected to do so. we have to watch ophelia for bermuda. we've had an active pacific storm and on the h storm and want to point out hurricane hillary because it is a major

hurricane and could be moving towards baja, california. also fredricka, believe it or not, need to watch it for next weekend. some of the moisture could get into the southwestern united states. >> oh, my goodness. you'll be watching for us. >> i'll be watching. not apple picking i promise. >> in between and the baking. thank you, jacqui. >> all right. cnn reporters, anchors and producers, including our jacqui jeras, she is also one who goes around the world in the country which means all of them, us, have great tips on some of the best restaurants, hotels and travel spots and in this week's travel insider we're off to san francisco. >> i'm dan simon in san francisco. one of my favorite places in the city is here, downtown at the historic building. i love coming out here on a nice day and checking out the views. for more than 100 years, this place has been used to ferry people to different communities across the san francisco bay. but now the ferry building is

used for all kinds of different things. >> 33. >> inside the major theme is food, high-end gourmet food from fruits and vegetables to caviar to olive oil to cheeses it's a foodie's paradise in here. ♪ but i think i like it outside' ven better. a few days a week they have a a farmer's market and this is the freshest stuff you can imagine. grab a sandwich, sit down at one of the picnic tables and have lunch. ♪ >> so that is the ferry building.

restaurants, shops, good people watching. i think it's one of the best places san francisco has to offer. >> beautiful. thanks so much, dan. two key battle ground states, talking politics now, two straw polls and surprising results. we hit the political trail, next. meineke's personal pricing on brakes.

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presidential candidates got the snl treatment last night. here's how the gop hopefuls were portrayed on nbc's "saturday night live." >> tonight's debate is between former governor mitt romney. [ applause ] and governor rick perry. [ applause ] also six other people who will never be president, but showed up anyway. their names are jon huntsman. [ applause ] ron paul. [ applause ] . herman cain. [ applause ] . rick santorum. [ applause ] . michele bachmann. [ applause ] and newt gingrich.

[ applause ] >> all right. tough crowd that snl. alec baldwin was rick perry. snl may have been wrong about herman cain however. the former god father's pizza ceo crushed all other candidates in a straw poll in florida yesterday. the race for the white house this week could very much be shaped by what happens this weekend in florida and in michigan, earlier today, mitt romney won the straw poll at michigan's republican conference. of 681 votes cast, romney captured 51% and rick perry was a distant second with 16%. and then in that florida straw poll yesterday as we mentioned herman cain was the winner collecting 37% of the vote. rick perry came in second but way back behind cain and romney was just behind perry. ca his n says his win shows he cannot be ignored.

political blogger danielle blotten, joins us. some were willing to say this was a two-man race between romney and perry. herman cain's win in florida, the straw poll, how much of a game changer is this? >> you know, as exciting as this probably is for herman cain and people who support him this is a poll that people pay to vote in. the most motivated insiders and activists who basically want to send a message to governor rick perry about his poor performance in the most recent debate and about some of the other concerns they've had about him. he didn't really campaign as vigorously as cain did in florida. cain did a lot more talking to the folks, people who are going to be participating in the straw poll. i feel the poll reflects that, how insiders feel about the current race, not so much how they feel about herman. >> interesting. might it have been also as it pertains to perry maybe, his comments about social security and it being a ponzi scheme and

knowing the audience in florida, that perhaps that backfired for him? >> i think so. perry is a very astute politician, very personable. good at winning people over to a certain extent but lacks some of the polish. he rarely had a debate when in texas. he's been the governor for a very long time with little competition. if anything he's probably a little rusty. i feel like a lot of times he's trying to say things to appeal to his base, things that would work in texas where everyone already knows how they feel about him, but take that on a national stage do deal with a national audience, criticism from opponents it gets a little tough, nasty at times i think he struggled with that. >> the name, you know, chris christie, nj new jersey's governor, his name not on any straw poll as far as we can see thus far. however, his name is being floated around as a possible, you know, candidate who would join the republican party in this race. he has already said he's not running for president. what's going on? is the republican party trying

to push him to kind of change his mind? is that what you're hearing? >> christi is popular within the party, within lots of members of the establishment. they want him to run because they feel he's more person ble, good experience with running new jersey and he's a little more attractive candidate for them. right now with the exceptions of perry and romney, you have a lot of people i don't feel like are electable in general. they would struggle. they have a lot of flaw flaws, issues with the base or trouble appealing to a larger audience. i feel there is a little wishful thinking, hoping that christi could get into the race. >> real quick, president barack obama, the congressional black caucus last night, trying to address those who have given him a lot of heat lately on where he is focusing his attention. listen. >> i'm going to press on for jobs. i'm going to press on for equality. i'm going to press on for the sake of our children. i'm going to press on for the

sake of all those families who are drugling right now. i don't have time to feel sorry for myself. i don't have time to complain. i'm going to press on. i expect all of you to march with me and press on. take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. shake it off. stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop cryin', we are going to press on. we've got work to do. >> danielle, is this the president, you know, taking a new direction in his presidency or even his campaigning? is this a different year and while we're talking we're going to be showing live pictures of the president of the united states arriving in seattle where he will be pushing a job creation. what's your interpretation of the tone from last night? >> i thought he was trying to get people pumped up, especially his base, especially african-americans. a lot of the criticism during the midterm elections was that the dnc and the white house was

really slow in reaching out to the african-american community to get them to turn out for those midterm votes when the president needed them. and you don't want, you know, african-americans, you don't want the democratic base to become jaded and sit at home and not show up in 2012. he will need them. i felt this speech was targeting them to get them revved up. >> danielle, thanks so much. first time on the air this weekend, we'll have you back. appreciate it. the president right now arriving in seattle, washington. he is taking his campaign for jobs creation on the road. he is crisscrossing states out west from seattle, washington, making his way to california and to colorado as well. thanks so much. >> all right. for the latest news you know where to go, cnnpolitics.com. whether it can be done safely and responsibly. at exxonmobil we know the answer is yes. when we design any well, the groundwater's protected by multiple layers of steel and cement. most wells are over a mile and a half deep so there's a tremendous amount of protective rock

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