>> tamika catching and her teammates are playing the atlanta dream now. a win by the fever would advance them to the wnba finals. moments ago, two freed american hikers made their first public appearance since returning to u.s. soil. earlier today, they were held for two years in an iranian prison, not because they crossed an unmarked border but because they say they are americans. we'll have their statements in a few minutes. in saudi arabia, a historic decision expanding women's rights. saudi women will be able to vote and run for office in future municipal elections that doesn't include elections coming up this thursday. a prominent women's rights advocate in saudi arabia says women's voices will finally be heard. she says now it is time to

remove other barriers like not allowing women to drive cars. and stay right there, more on this story including reaction in women's rights groups, other ones in saudi arabia. president barack obama is due to arrive at the paramount theater in seattle, washington, this hour. he's visiting the west coast to push his plan for creating more jobs. and to raise money for fellow democrats. we expect to hear from the president before he heads to california later on today. the president also delivered his message personally to the congressional black caucus in washington last night in the nation's capital. washington, d.c. that is. it was straight talk. >> i don't know about you, cbc, but the future rewards those who press on. with patient and firm determination, 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 of those families who are struggling 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. >> that's president barack obama at the congressional black caucus last night in the nation's capital. now, he is in washington, d.c. state and then on to california and then later on to colorado, pushing his jobs plan. live pictures of capitol hill now. why? because u.s. lawmakers have five days and seven hours left to come up with some type of spending plan. if they don't, we could see federal agencies shut down. the current budget ends at midnight, friday. the big sticking point, money for disaster relief. and there was more finger pointing 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 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 admission, we're seeing it now on this debate about fema. we should have 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 is no crisis. everybody knows we're going to pay for every single penny of disaster aid that the president declares. >> lawmakers are supposed to be in recess this week, but senate majority leader harry reid ordered a monday session for a possible vote on a compromise package. you've come to know the name diana nyad and her dream. well, she says, it does continue. but her third attempt to swim from cuba to florida was not the charm. the 62-year-old endurance swimmer ended her latest quest earlier today. she was about two-thirds of the

way. >> i trained so hard for it. i deserve it. it is a hard thing to let go of, you know. >> it is a hard thing to let go of, she says. she had to let go of it because of painful jellyfish stings and strong currents. she did attempt this before, twice before, 1978 and then last month. all right, we have just heard from the u.s. hikers that were held in iran for two years. moments ago, josh fattal and shane bauer held a news conference in new york. he had denied iran's espionage charges and condemned the iranian government and told reporters that they believe they were only held because they were american. >> sarah, josh and i have

experienced a taste of the iranian regime's brutality. we have been held in almost total isolation from the world and everything we love, stripped of our rights and freedom. you may ask us, now that you are free, can you forgive the iranian government for what it has done to you? our answer is this, how can we forgive the iranian government when it continues to imprison so many other innocent people and prisoners of conscience? it is the e these -- there are people in iran who are imprisoned for years, simply for attending a protest, for writing a pro democracy blog, or foie wor worshipping an unpopular faith. journalists remain behind bars and innocent people have been executed. if the iranian government wants to change its image in the world, and ease international pressure, it should release all political prisoners and

prisoners of conscience immediately. they deserve their freedom just as much as we do. in prison, every time we complained about our conditions, the guards would immediately remind us of comparable conditions at guantanamo bay. they would remind us of cia prisons in other parts of the world and the conditions that iranians and others experience in prisons in the u.s. we do not believe that such human rights violations on the part of our government justify what has been done to us. not for a moment. however, we do believe that these actions on the part of the u.s. provide an excuse for other governments, including the government of iran, to act in kind. >> we'll have more from the hikers out of new york a bit later on in this hour. overseas, it is good-bye to bullfighting. at least in one part of spain. the people spoke and ended a 600 year tradition. [ male announcer ] if you're only brushing,

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some headlines making headlines from around the world, that is, bullfighting. in one region of spain, it is now history. this was the final day of bullfights in barcelona, the capital of catalonia. the parliament there voted to ban the 600-year-old sport, claiming its brutality was harmful to the spanish culture. bullfighting is still legal, however, in other parts of spain. a small plane filled with people on a tour of mt. everest crashed today in nepal. everyone on board died. 19 people in all. two of them american tourists. witnesses say the plane was on approach to land at kathmandu's airport. the u.n. security council meets tomorrow to discuss a controversial request from palestinian president mahmoud abbas. he wants full u.n. membership for the palestinian authority. abbas made the request in person on friday at the u.n. general

assembly. going to a warm welcome when he returned to the west bank today. let's talk more about something we have been telling you all afternoon. the king of saudi arabia making history today with a surprise announcement involving women in the kingdom. their rights and their voices in the ultra conservative society where women are not allowed to drive, let alone vote, and run for office. well, some of them that just is on the verge of training. ralitsa is here with more on that. should we bury that lead? >> why should we bury that lead? it is a great lead. >> it is 20 years here with cnn. >> that's right. 20 years ago. >> a milestone. >> 20 years ago today, i remember, i left the capital of bulgaria, my native bulgaria, to come for this incredible job, my american dream at cnn. it is supposed to be one year.

that's me at the airport. >> this is 20 years ago. you look the same. >> i paid her to say that. it was supposed to be for one year and here we go. >> 20 years later. >> i've done some work covering the fall of communism in bulgaria for cnn. that's how they got to know my work. i was lucky, the right place at the right time, that was the biggest story at that time. >> incredible. on this big milestone, and history-making moment for you, a history-making moment that we're here to talk about as well about what is taking place in saudi arabia. >> that is historic. we talked to activists, we talked to women in saudi arabia and they thing that this is really history-making. even though they won't be allowed to vote in this week's election. this week they're holding election on thursday. they won't be allowed to do it. they say in the next election. houg however, they will be able to vote and run for office and be on the highest advisory board, advising the king. >> why? why now?

what happened? >> we don't know exactly why this is happening now, but we do know that saudi women have been making a stand, a public stand. there was a group a few months ago that you might remember, they publicly defied the driving ban. they went out driving in front of the police, nobody stopped them. i wanted to run some sound from an interview we did with an activist who actually defied the driving ban. her reaction to what the king announced today. let's listen. >> it is thrilling. we weren't expecting. women can vote and we were expecting king abdullah to come up and say, women can vote. then he surprises us and say he can vote, he can stand for election and you can even be a member in the council, which is the legislative body in the country. >> you see her excitement and she said this is even bigger than being allowed to drive.

she said that will come later. the important thing, she said, this is going to allow us to be part of the decision-making in our country. so once we are there in the system, question make not just the driving changes, lift that driving ban, we can do so much more, including most important point was to change the guardianship system. under that system, women cannot work, they can't study. they can't marry without permission of a male relative. >> incredible sea change. thank you for bringing that to us and incredible milestone. >> still happy to work here after all these years. >> you young thing. >> oh, yeah. dave, our producer said to say i was 11 years old in that picture. >> well, you are timeless. you look great. then and now. ralitsa, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. in this tough economy, most people are doing all they can to stay employed, to guard your job

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talking job security. there are ten things not to do on the job. here is a look at the other five actions to avoid. number five, drinking at work. doesn't say what you're drinking but drinking at work. number four, taking too many personal calls. gossiping at work, number three on the list. and letting everyone know about your job hunt is at number two. and number one action that could get you fired, lying on your job application or resume. now even if you're not worried about being fired in this economy, you could be laid off. every week we focus on ways to get a jump start in the workforce. so in today's reclaim your career, we are talking about empowering yourself by preparing

for the worst. felicia joy is the author of "hybrid entrepreneurship." good to see you. >> good to see you. how are you? >> i'm doing great. excellent. how can we prep for the layoff? these days, if you have a job, you're grateful to have one. at the same time, you're nervous about what may be around the corner. >> right. you need to empower yourself with information. so that's knowing the details up front. number one, know your company's severance policy. a lot of times we know if our employer has a severance policy but we don't look into the details. usually based on time and service. figure out how much you would be entitled to in severance if you were to be laid off. >> really? that seems like you're anticipating -- you're thinking about the worst that could happen. >> layoffs are part of the reality of the current workforce. so it is not that you're anticipating it, but you're just having a plan in case it

happens. >> don't kid yourself, never feel too comfortable. >> exactly. face reality. >> then, know what the state benefits may be as it pertains to unemployment, et cetera. >> exactly. we hear congress and the president talking about unemployment benefits. so we think of it as a federal program, but it is administered by states. so the benefits differ from state to state. so, for example, in washington state, the range that you get weekly for unemployment compensation ranges from 183 up to $538, but in texas, it starts at $60 a week and ranges to 415. >> does it mean your eligibility may vary too from state to state depending why you're out of work, how you lost your job, if you quit that kind of thing? >> usually you to have been laid off, in the fired for a reason of your own or quit. that's uniform across states. but eligibility and benefits do differ state to state. >> and decide what you can live without. >> yes. >> what do we mean?

>> if you have a job and doing well financially, you may have premium cable, the most minutes on your cell phone, you don't have to necessarily think that much about those things, but you want to be able to reduce bills. so think about that in advance by having a list of your bills and knowing what you would cut and how you would cut if you needed to. >> if you do lose a job, you still want potential employers to be able to contact you. you want to be able to have your e-mail, still want to be able to have that cell phone or that phone in order for someone to contact you. >> that's right. you need a cell phone, but if you have a smartphone and data plan, maybe don't serve the web anymore, maybe just get dial tone. >> we're wishing the best for everybody. if you got a job, we want you to keep it. just in case, just like mom always said, have that rainy day fund, right? >> think ahead. it takes away the anxiety to know what you would do just in

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then on to colorado on tuesday. last hour, two freed american hikers made their first public appearances since returning to u.s. soil earlier today. josh fattal and shane bauer told reporters they were hostages, not prisoners in iran, held in solitary confinement for two years. >> every time we complained about our conditions, the guards with immediately remind us of comparable conditions at guantanamo bay. they would remind us of cia prisons in other parts of the world and the conditions that iranians and others experienced in prisons in the u.s. we do not believe that such human rights violations on the part of our government justify what has been done to us. not for a moment. >> italian prosecutors in the amanda knox murder appeal trial asked the court to keep knox behind bars for life. the american woman is already serving a 26-year prison sentence after being found guilty of killing her house mate two years ago.

her appeal trial is in its final stages. and in saudi arabia, a historic decision expanding women's rights. king abdullah says saudi women will be able to vote and run for office in future municipal elections. but that doesn't include elections coming up this thursday. a prominent women's rights advocate in saudi arabia is celebrating the decision. she says women's voices will finally be heard. in afghanistan, militants turned to a new way to hide suicide bombs. they're placing them under turbans and already had deadly success. here now is cnn's reza sayah. >> reporter: july 14th, a suicide bomber kills a senior afghan official at a funeral for president hamid karzai's slain brother. july 27th, a suicide bomber assassinates the mayor of kandahar city. august 19th, a suicide bomber targets a government building in helmand province. september 20th, another suicide

bomber assassinates the man leading the peace talks with the taliban. four suicide bombings in a little more than two months, all targeting some of the most important leaders in afghanistan and they all had one very unusual thing in common. in all four attacks, assailants hid their bombs underneath their turbans. >> if he's coming here to embrace you, the turban can certainly kill both of them. >> reporter: this man is head of the police bomb squad in islamabad, pakistan. his office decoration, detap cated heads of suicide bombers, pictures too graphic to show. he says turban bombs seem to be the newest with weapon in the fight for afghanistan because asking to search the islamic head dress is often viewed as disrespectful. would you be comfortable asking tribal elders to remove their -- >> it is not that easy. >> reporter: with powerful

explosives like this, turbans can be as light as a tissue box and impossible to detect. all you need is this little bit of c-4, this detonator and this cord. that's it? the power of those explosives on display in this police training video. last month, president karzai called on clerks to condemn turban bombings, calling them an affront to islamic values. he was not a follower of god, says this man. i condemn all bombings, says this man, whether they're in shirts, trousers or turbans. explosives experts say the afghan government will have to use more metal detectors, search people in clothing they may not have in the past. until then, they say, turban bombs could remain the taliban's most effective new weapon. reza say kah, cnn.

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14 years old. but car seats can go a long way in saving lives. reynolds wolf shows us a new car seat design inspired by race cars in this technovations. >> the first children's car seat was introduced in 1921, but by today's standards, early versions didn't offer much safety. 90 years later, an indiana division of drel industries is looking to the indy 500 for ideas to create what they believe is the safest car seat yet. >> being close to indianapolis is what inspired us to work with them. >> the answer is in a material similar to the one used in the race car seats it is a foam called air protect. it reduces the impact by spreading out the force of the collision and air protect has been put to the test. >> we have concentrated on side impact crashes primarily because they are the most dangerous. all the advancements of automotive safety, a lot of that is up in the front of the

vehicle. you talk about side impact crashes, you have about 18 inches of distance twenty sibet side of the vehicle and the occupant. the design of the seat itself, how we have larger wings out the side, we're dealing with and addressing the intrusion that happens in a side impact crash. >> air protect is on the road now and investors hope crash statistics will be the only thing taking a hit. reynolds wolf, cnn. >> got to keep them safe. we're going to leave the newsroom for a second and we're in the chat room. >> things are different. happy news today in the chat room. my favorite story of the day, it is from my home state. >> i know. plus you're a runner. i'm a runner. we can relate to this. it is a cross country run competition. and a competitor gets -- one of the competitors gets injured and

it is okay that a rival from another school decided to step in and help him out. >> yeah. it was a pretty serious injury too. there was a big cluster of runners and one guy fell down and he had a big gash on his leg, he ended up needing 21 stitches. so the spikes that they use for runners apparently somebody's spike got on his leg when he had fallen. the other runner, josh ripley, he's from andover high school, he picked up the runner that was injured and ran with him for half a mile. >> that's amazing. the other runner from lakeville high school, so that runner wasn't just thinking about himself, getting across the finish line, saying, you know what, i'm going to do the sportsman-like thing and take that other runner. i can't say that's repeated that often. >> probably not. i think it would be a difficult dilemma to come upon, right?

he actually got you up aup and the race. >> favorite toys of all time. >> the holidays are around the corner. people are thinking what is out there. but the classics sometimes are -- >> twister, a classic, which i will forever love. i haven't done it lately, you know, forget it. but i did like twister. rubiks cube. >> right. every year apparently they induct a couple of new toys into the hall of fame. >> i could never do that. >> what in the pogo stick. these are just being considered. there are 12 tifinalists. >> i love sjeng jenda. we play that at home still. >> two of those will be selected in november. >> what's your guess? >> i don't know. i remember simon. that's one i remember, simon,

the electronic game, you had to do the codes to follow the music. >> i don't remember that one. >> i got it when i was 8. there say picture of me like, oh, the best. >> since we're talking about memories, el debarge, do you know some of the songs? >> i know a couple of the songs. i know you can sing a couple of the songs. >> i was trying to quiz people in an audience friday night. i was in washington, d.c. at the essence evening of excellence, an event to honor three people who have done outstanding things to help others, tom joiner, donna richardson, and dr. regina benjamin. i was quizzing the audience, do you know these songs. i felt compelled that i had to sing this song to let them know which artist is coming. >> do we have time? ♪ i call your name girl >> i know, that was don in the background. i'm no singer. but i don't know what it was. it was a -- i think it was an intimate group there.

i was feeling at home, washington, d.c. is home for me. i was feeling comfortable. but little did i know that it would be recorded. >> what an honor. >> it was a wonderful honor, fantastic event and the people who received the honors, well deserved. they do so much for so many people in health, medicine and in media. it was nice to be part of it. there i'm grooving to el debarge there. >> feeling the beat of the rhythm of the night. >> thank you, jacqui. >> i won't sing it, but i remember it. >> in the garden, quincy jones and donna in the background, he wants to sing. he remembers. there he goes. go ahead. >> keep your day job, fred. keep your day job. >> i know. >> it wasn't that bad. >> cool stuff. thanks. fun being in the chat room. we'll see you again, weather, we have potentially severe stuff. >> tornado warning now in west memphis, dangerous situation, take cover now. more with the severe weather expected this evening coming up.

>> you won't sing it? >> i won't. it is way too high, out of my range. >> thanks so much. republican rick perry did not do so well as he might have hoped in two key straw polls this weekend. is the texas governor in trouble? what does it all mean? and some users are calling the new timeline feature on facebook a little creepy. that's the word they're using. in america, we believe in a future that is better than today. since 1894, ameriprise financial has been working hard for their clients' futures.

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time for a cnn equals politics update. we're keeping an eye on all the latest headlines on the cnn.com.ccnn.com cnn.com/politics desk. paul steinhouser, rick perry had a tough weekend. for a second, it was considered he was part of the two-man race. not the case if you look at the florida straw poll numbers. >> yeah, florida and then also

as well michigan this morning. let's start in michigan, the mackinaw island conference, a republican activist up there, look at the results. at the top, mitt romney with 51% of the delegates voting for him. we knew he would do well, the former massachusetts governor was born in michigan, his dad was a popular governor. romney won the republican primary last time around. perry way down in -- way, way back there. he did go to michigan to campaign for this. but not so well in the results. let's go to the one out of florida. this is the florida presidency five. the winner was not rick perry, which a lot of people thought he would be. it was herman cain by a long shot. there is rick perry at 15%. romney at 14 and so on. and, fred, this is interesting because maybe these results are a reflection of the uneven debate performances we have seen from rick perry, both in florida. could be troubling. he's still the front-runner but

this is troubling for rick perry. >> so straw polls, how important are they really? >> yes and no. they're a test of a campaign outreach to activists. important republicans. but, no, listen, if it was all about straw polls, i guess herman cain or ron paul would be the nominee. most people don't think that's going to happen, fred. >> interesting stuff. all right. paul, thanks so much. we'll check back with you throughout the week. it's going to be a busy one. much more of the newsroom straight ahead. don lemon is here. you heard his melodic voice in the background, chiming in with a little el debarge. >> want to sing a duet like peaches and herb. >> off the air? >> it is funny you should talk about politics because we're going to be talking a lot of politics. the fallout from the florida gop straw poll. herman cain won, will he ride the momentum and what about texas governor rick perry who didn't fare so well. did you see "snl" last night, they did a number on all of the candidates.

it was funny. >> ouch. >> also, fred, i spoke with -- you know the cbc, congressional black caucus, i asked the leader there, is it difficult for black leaders to criticize a black president and he answered me very candidly. you'll see it today. we're always talking politics. there is a video of the president and the first lady last night. a wild ride on wall street, how the markets respond this week. everybody wants to know. plus, talking about the state of entrepreneurship in america, the bad job market forcing a lot of people to come up with their own thing. >> some are great ideas. >> others not so much. we'll talk about that. also eric preview of this week's big trial in los angeles. we're going to look at the case against ron rad murray. it starts on tuesday. we'll be in l.a. for opening statements, i'll be there all week. i've been speaking to some people involved in the case and it is very interesting to hear the kind of pressure he was under. also, i'll be connecting with the relatives of james byrd,

remember him? he was the man who was dragged to death in texas back in 1998. his killer was executed this past week in texas. i'll talk to his sister and his daughter about how they are dealing with this. and have we learned anything? that got overshadowed by the troy davis execution, both very important. >> yeah. and the very unusual request that was made on death row and then kind of a dismissal -- >> no more -- >> requests. >> final meals. >> right. thanks so much, don. we'll see you again. i think they heard enough of my singing for now. let's talk about facebook, you like or don't like the changes? >> i don't like the changes. i don't like change. >> you said it all right. 800 million users are having to deal with these new to deal with these new changes. many are calling it kind of

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facebook redesigned its pages and some users are not that happen pi about it.

earl earlier i talked to marc saltzman and he explained what is causing the fuss. >> reporter: some of the new changes have provoked some strong reactions from its nearly 800 million users. and, you know, facebook is a personal thing. anytime they tinker with the user interface, you are i going to have a group of people unhappy with it. the two biggest changes, fredricka, are a news ticker along the right side. it is very much like twit wither. you see a realtime update of what your friends are doing, what they are liking at that moment, what they are posting and uploading. it is a quick glance, a way to get a snapshot on what is happening now. then on the other end of the spectrum, instead of seeing what is happening now, the other change is called time line. it is what the facebook ceo calls the story of your life. this is a long-term look at your facebook profile since you created an account.

it is creeping some people out. it is a chronological view. you can see what music you were listening to in 2008. you can see what photos you uploaded. what comments you made. your status updates youchl will love it or loathe it and google has the ability to turn your smartphone in to a wallet of sorts. they allow you to make payments at retail if you have one of those terminals. there there are 135,000 set up across the u.s. the google wall withlet app is out to nex sis 4 sg phones from print. it allows you i to tap your phone on the terminal and that's all you need to do to complete the transaction. >> mark salgsman trying to help us figure out the tech world. some potentially severe

weather right now. >> we are concerned with memphis at this hour. there's strong rotation on doppler radar right now and the tornado warning for west memphis has been extended to the east and including midtown memphis. it is the northern half of the city that will be most effect affected or most likely to see the rotation. everybody should be taking cover. nothing on the ground but the other thing i want you to notice the purple in here is an indication of high reflectivity. a lot of hail in the storm and could be as large as tennis ball. if there is not an actual tornado on the ground, the tennis ball-size hail will knock you out. stay indoors. the warning in affect until 5:30 local time and a tornado watch south of there including parts of mississippi until 10:00 tonight. things will be nasty for a while. north of there we have rain showers, isolated thunderstorms and this weather system has been

caused by an upper area level of low pressure. the know low has nothing to move it. it will sit here a couple of days and impact your weather. the great lakes through the tennessee river valley will have a chance of rain, cooler than normal temperatures and kind of overall dreary weather that's going to stick with you until probably thursday before it breaks. ahead of it we are nice and warm. across the rockies, we're nice and warm but on the cooler side for tomorrow and we expect the rain to go with it. tomorrow's forecast is looking very much like today but the front starts to sink to the south across texas. the winds should lighten. they have been strong and hot today fredricka. we are concerned about the wildfire danger. >> thank you for keeping us posted on that. have aed if great evening. we will have more ahead. don lemon is coming up. have a great week. see you next weekend. [ junior ] i played professional basketball for 12 years.

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