and so the long-term story of romney having trouble with his base is not going away. >> mark, guess what? you don't get to do any. we went very long. you can keep eating, though. >> i'll keep eating. tomorrow on "starting point," live in new orleans as the essence music festival gets going. it celebrates black culture and music. we have an all-star lineup. comedian jay thomas is going to join us. vanessa williams will be with us, mitch landrieu will be with us and bill cassidy also talking with us and many more. "cnn newsroom" with don lemon begins now. hey, don, good morning. >> new orleans, you're going to love it, love, love it, soledad. condition critical, powerless and starving. west virginia this morning without basic necessities, food, water, thousands of emergency meals on their way. we're going to speak with the red cross coming up. in court, george zimmerman and the money trail all in question

this morning. should trayvon martin's shooter be set free before his trial? plus this -- >> i'm not going to put my job over helping someone again. i'm going to do what i thought was right. >> a life guard credited with saving a life then getting the boot, fired. six of his coworkers quitting in protest. and 21 tomas lopez tells us his side of the story. an ipad mini? a smaller version of the popular ipad. rumors are heating up saying it's already in production. we'll separate fact from fiction straight ahead. blade runner, an amazing inspirational story, a south african athlete becoming the first amputee track star to compete in any olympic games. newsroom starts right now. >> good morning, everyone. we're going to begin with

breaking news. a city already under heightened security before the olympic games, police arrested five men and a woman in two separate areas of london today. the six are suspected of being part of a possible terror plot with potential targets in the uk. we go to nic robertson in london. >> counterterrorism police were involved in the raid, and it came about as a result of an ongoing intelligence-led operation according to police. the three arrests in west london and then the three other arrests in east london where the home of the olympic games will be . now they made their arrests, they are now investigating and going through eight different residential properties in london and one business property in london. they say this isn't a terror threat with the olympic games. however, these people are being arrested on suspicion of

terrorism related offenses. that's why they've been brought in. the police believe this was the right time to bring them in. that they were aware of something that they were doing and they decided this is the right time, of course, the backdrop to this, the olympics coming up, the intelligence police services on hair trigger for any possible terrorist actions. and clearly, ait appears taking no chances with this potential action that this group of people are arrested for. don? >> nic robertson, thank you, nic. we'll check in with you again. now to president obama's departure this hour for the so-called rust belt. his two-day bus tour on ground force one begins in ohio with three campaign stops later today and focusing on his handling of the economy, policies, and financial rescue of u.s. automakers. their major employer in the swing states. brianna keilar is at her post at the white house for us this morning. brianna, good morning to you. and what is the strategy here? >> oh, good morning to you, don. and i first off have to

apologize for all the loud jackhammering that you hear. so i want to acknowledge that. but, yeah, the president will be leaving shortly on this bus tour. it's being called the betting on america bus tour. and really what he's trying to do is tout his economic policies. so expect him to talk about the stimulus, but certainly the auto bailout as you mentioned. especially in ohio where auto suppliers are a big employer. it played very well for president obama, the auto bailout. and he's trying to really capitalize on that because mitt romney did not support it. and what he's also trying to do is paint mitt romney -- and this is really nothing new, don, but as this wall street kind of bad guy, i guess, but really a businessman who put money and profit ahead of jobs. and that is going to be his strategy. so, yeah, expect to hear some more attacks on romney's past at bain capital. >> more tax on romney's business experience. is that going to work? because a number of democratic

allies of the president's have not supported that particular tactic, that strategy, brianna. >> yeah, that's right, we saw that last month, one of the sort of very bad things for president obama, bill clinton among them sort of spliteririntering on hi opinion. the obama campaign and president obama, they are sticking to it, don, and it's because they think it's working. when you look at some polls, for instance, a recent quinnipiac poll done before the supreme court case last week, which is really seen as a positive for president obama, show that he's doing pretty well. he's been doing better in these states. ohio, for instance, 47% of likely voters polled said they would choose president obama, 38% for romney, and when you look at pennsylvania where he'll be on friday, 45% for president obama, 39% for romney. they think it's working and they're sticking to it, don. >> they're installing brianna keilar's green room at the white house. you can hear the construction right there. brianna keilar, thank you very much.

with ohio potentially playing such a huge role in the presidential election, the gop is dispatching two of the bigger names to shadow the obama bus tour. bobby jindal and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty are aboard the romney campaign bus for stops in the same areas of ohio and pennsylvania. both men are considered potential running mates for the apparent potential vice presidential nominee. it's been six days since deadly stormed plowed through the nation's midsection and in west virginia, a desperate situation is turning into a crisis right now. today relief crews will begin mass feedings up to 25,000 meals a day. and there's not a moment to waste. entire communities have been scuffling for the most basic of necessities. >> we went to churches and, you know, stuff like that to get some food. you know. but it's been very hard. very hard indeed because you had

to go from place to place and it's hot. >> how long did you go without food and water? >> about four days. >> what was that like? >> very hard. very hot. you felt like you were going to pass out. got trembling, shaking. >> let's get the latest now from becky howard. a regional chief development officer for the red cross and helping oversee relief operations. there's not a moment to waste. what are you doing to help out here? >> good morning. yes, the red cross, we've been responding since the storms hit last friday night. we've had hundreds of volunteers from all over the eastern united states that are here helping us as well as our local residents who themselves have lost power and they're taking the time to help us serve our communities. we've been feeding thousands of meals since this has happened. and we've ramped up our capacity several days ago, and the plan is to work with our partners to serve thousands of more meals

over the next few days. you know, these people are hot, they're tired and we're here to meet their need with the food, the water, and the snacks. >> and this really touches just about everyone. you don't expect yourself to be in this sort of situation regardless of your economic statute here. and it's affecting poor people, but this goes across all socioeconomic stratosphere. >> it does. and we will get through this. west virginians are resilient. and we support each other. we have a phenomenal group of volunteers and staff supporting the red cross. we've been working long hours in this heat and everyone still continues to work hard. >> i want to know what you and your volunteers, especially volunteers, what are they seeing on the ground there? the stories that they're hearing and the people they're meeting. >> people are hot, they're

tired. we know that it could be a number of days before their power is restored, and we're closely working with the power companies and we're working with them closely to understand where the needs are and we'll continue to serve those meals and offer the assistance that the needed to help these people. >> the american red cross always there. becky howard from the red cross, thank you very much. and of course, you know you can help out, as well. go to cnn.com/impact to figure out how to help in those areas. it started out as a night of fun to watch fireworks, but quickly turned into one of panic and death. look at this, a boat with 27 people onboard capsized off of long island early this morning. the coast guard rushed to the scene pulling 24 survivors from the water. police are reporting three deaths in this situation. after a grueling two-week battle, finally some good news from the colorado fire lines to tell you about. that waldo canyon fire we've been reporting so much about

which blazed across nearly 18,000 acres at its height, it is now 90% contained. but not before incinerating 346 homes, 50 more were damaged, and the cost of all that destruction, $110 million. exhausted fire crews worked 16-hour shifts to get the fire under control. now we want to turn to a story that you may not believe. a south florida life guard is out of a job today because he saved a life of a drowning man. his bosses say he went beyond his zone and that put the rest of the beach goers at risk. we get the details now from wplg. >> the person was drowning outside our buoy lines. it's an unguarded zone. >> i started running. i didn't see the person at first. we carried him in as fast as possible. >> reporter: and for that rescue, lopez was fired on the spot. the reason, he left his zone. >> while he was off, we had two other guards watching the zone

so it would be secured. >> reporter: to save somebody outside the buoys in an unprotected part of the beach. >> i'm not going to put my job over going to help someone again. i'm going to do what i felt was right and i did. >> and lopez wasn't the only one. he was also let go this week for going against corporate code. >> i'm going to save them because i'm a life guard. and as a human, i'm going to save someone if i see they need help. and they told me i was fired. >> reporter: an orlando-based company is paid to man the beaches, but only certain spots. >> i think we should be able to rescue anybody. like anywhere. >> reporter: he quit his job as a life guard in solidarity with his three colleagues all terminated for not following policy. >> does your job expect you to let somebody die? >> they want us to call the ems or 911. >> this young man is a hero. he should not be fired. >> bill julian is outraged at

what's happening in his city. >> looking back at the contract we approved as a former vice mayor as a cost-saving measure. i think now is not the time to renew and get our guys back under our control. >> reporter: that contract expires this year. but these life guards tell us that hollendale beach have lost seven life guards. three fired, four quit, all because a man's life was saved. >> i understand it's wrong not to leave someone there and they're grown-ups and they don't understand it. >> that was from a cnn affiliate. the company says it is reviewing the case. telling the sun sentinel, if we find our actions were inappropriate, we will rectify it based upon the information that comes forward. we're going to keep following this story. and you should tune in tonight to hear from the life guard who was fired. tomas lopez will be a guest tonight on "erin burnett: outfront." well, the man accused of

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here are the headlines right now. it is the first bus tour of the 2012 campaign. and on a two-day trip through ohio and pennsylvania, president barack obama will talk about his efforts to revive the economy in states critical to his reelection. this will be the seventh time the president has visited ohio this year. the red cross teaming up with the federal government to feed thousands of hungry west virginians after powerful storms close grocery stores and force

people to throw out spoiled food. more than 200,000 people without power after massive storms tore through the state last night. in money news, it is a matter of when, not if. that's what some tech experts are saying about the arrival of a smaller and cheaper ipad. sources say the new tablet will have a screen measuring 7 or 8 inches compared to the current 10-inch display. the updated ipad could be out by the end of the year. all right. so that looks like the grand finale for a fourth of july fireworks celebration, right? well, it was actually the whole show. the whole show for many people in san diego. and it only lasted a whopping 15 seconds. a technical glitch caused all the fireworks to explode at once. hey, at least they got it in. it was early, and oh, well. some good news there, at least.

a judge will announce his decision today on a second bond request for george zimmerman. zimmerman, of course, is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting and killing of trayvon martin. revoked his bail a month ago after learning zimmerman misled the court about his finances. the judge released phone calls where it appears zimmerman was talking in code to his wife. listen. >> if the bond is 50, pay the 50, if it's more than 50, just pay 10% to the bondsman. >> you don't want me to pay $100. >> no. >> just think about it. >> all right. cnn legal contributor joins me from new york now. so you had that him talking in code, paul. but he actually didn't really lie to the court, he just didn't say anything about it or didn't correct his wife, right? >> yes, yeah, it's kind of interesting. because now that -- what we heard basically was a transcript of a jailhouse conversation

between him and his wife. so obviously when he went in to court, he was well aware of what his wife was going to do and what his wife was saying and that it was improper. and he did not correct it nor did he tell his lawyer to correct it. and this made the judge very angry and, of course, the original bond of $150,000 was revoked. >> how -- okay. so if he didn't -- he didn't actually lie here. how much do you think this will play into the judge's decision this time if he feels he was misled? let's put it that way. how much do you think it'll play into his decision? and my next question after that, do you think he's going to get bond? >> it's a really close question. my gut feeling is that the judge probably will give him bond, but a much higher bond than before. it was $150,000 before, the judge may set a higher bond. but the judge would certainly be justified in rejecting the bond. and i say that because one of the things that a judge always considers is the integrity of

the court process and has the defendant in aiding and abetting in a lie, an important lie, what his resources were, does that undermine the integrity of the court? so this judge supposedly is quite angry about this situation and he could hang an opinion on that and maybe, maybe be sustained by an appellate court. but, of course, omara, the defense attorney tried to present in the form of a mini trial a strong self-defense claim for zimmerman. the judge has seen that evidence. and the other thing he weighs, don, is it likely that zimmerman will be convicted in the end if he's looking at a case that's likely to result in acquittal, he's not going to want to see him remain in jail pending trial. there's a lot of things -- >> you do think he's going to get bond, right? >> i think probably he will get bond. but i wouldn't bet the ranch on it. it's a tough prediction to make and a lot of local lawyers think the judge is very angry about this. so it's a hard call. >> but, of course, the judge is

probably going to make every effort, obviously, to be fair here and maybe to grant him a bond because they don't want to seem prejudicial. and many believe in the media, he's been convicted in public opinion. and that may play into it. >> i think you're right about that. and people have to remember also that florida has a very, very liberal bail law. and a lot of states you're charged with a murder or manslaughter, very, very hard to get bail. in florida, there's almost a presumption that you should have bail unless there's a compelling reason not to have it. and really, the thing you look for in bail is an insurance that someone's going to come back for their trial. and there's really no proof here he's about to flee the jurisdiction. and that's usually the most important thing and whether he's a threat to the community. so those are the factors that the judge will be weighing when he issues this decision. >> paul callan, much appreciated

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wnchts. welcome back, everybody. wikileaks is starting to release 2 1/2 million e-mails from syrian politicians, government agencies, and businesses that date back to 2006. the files are said to shine a light so to speak on the inner workings of the government and economy and also reveal how the west and western firms say one thing and do another. the e-mails are in languages

that range from arabic to russian. wikileaks admits it cannot verify every single e-mail. more than three years after an air france flight went down into the atlantic, french investigators are now issuing their final report on exactly what happened. 228 people died in that crash. >> an extremely determined crew having clearly understood the situation, the flight envelope. here the crew was in the condition of almost complete loss of control of the situation. >> investigators say they don't want to assign blame, but a series of errors, series of errors led to the crash. richard quest joins us now from london. hello to you. break it down for us. what does the report say here? >> the report basically says that there was a malfunction of

the speed sensor, and that led to a chain reaction in the cockpit which the pilots knew was taking place. the auto pilot and the auto throttle disengaged. and then the pilot flying, the younger pilot in the right-hand seat made several movements with the side stick which the report describes as inappropriate actions. basically he raised the nose of the plane, he did a variety of other things, all of which ultimately led to the plane being doomed. and what the report goes into at great length. and we know from the earlier interim reports is why the pilot made the seemingly inexplicable decisions. and this is really -- this report is not about the failure of a speed sensor, although that is part of it. it's about the decisions taken by the crew. the relationship between two first officers, the training,

the high altitude stall, high-altitude flying of the aircraft, the buzzers and lights they have to contend with. the human factor. so, don, to put this bluntly to you. what has been told to me by more than one senior training captain is that if the pilots had done nothing at all -- >> right. >> when the speed sensor failed, if they'd sat on their hands for two minutes, nothing would've happened. it was the actions of the pilots that ultimately led to what took place. >> and you know what, richard, we often hear about this with air disasters, sadly, the pilots or the co-pilots, the crew overcorrecting when the auto pilot could've done it without them doing anything. so how did -- go ahead, go ahead. >> well, the airbus is designed so the auto pilot are disengaged , but the plane is designed to keep flying.

what the pilot did was intervene, take back full control and make a series of maneuvers which to every pilot i've spoken to they can all come up with some reason why and possibly, but ultimately all airbus pilots i've spoken to say the overall actions were inexplicable. and that's what this -- and it's not a boeing or airbus, a fly by wire, or a manual. it's not a protections -- it's none of those issues. and i know some of your viewers will probably be saying, oh, it's all about airbus planes with their protections. it's not. this was about training of pilots, a culture in the cockpit and the way two first officers behaved with the captain, why a more senior officer didn't take back the controls. that's what this report's about. >> richard quest in london, thank you very much, richard. taxes, penalties, and politics. why mitt romney's team is struggling to stay on message

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good morning, everyone, i'm don lemon. let's give you a look at the top stories we're watching right now for you in the "cnn newsroom." the opening bell, there it is right there. you can hear the applause. you can hear the bell on your end, as well. stocks are set to open higher today. investors are encouraged by rate cuts announced by the european central bank and the bank of china. we'll follow it for you on cnn. scary moments in london. police arrested six people in raids today, suspected of possibly planning some kind of terrorist act.

scotland yard says it has been ticking up extreme chatter and describes the threat level as substantial. but so far, there's been no specific plot linked to the olympics in london later this month. mexico began individually recounting more than half the ballot boxes from last weekend's presidential election. enriq enriq enrique pena nieto is refusing to concede. a tax is a tax unless, of course, it's a penalty -- whatever, i don't know. that's the conclusion surrounding mitt romney's stance on the health care mandate after a top adviser said one thing while mitt romney said another. and our senior congressional correspondent dana bash tried to clear it up during romney's fourth of july stop in new hampshire. >> at first, the ever-disciplined mitt romney refused to answer.

earlier, romney taped an interview with cbs to give a carefully crafted response to a thorny question for him. whether the health insurance mandate is a tax. >> i told you -- i told you, take a look at it. >> reporter: but finally he gave cnn the news. >> the supreme court is the final word, right? the highest court in the land. they said it was a tax, didn't they? of course, a tax. >> the only reason he was especially careful here is because the gop message on the mandate is already muddled. earlier this week, a top romney adviser said the candidate did not think the insurance mandate is a tax, but rather a penalty. what democrats call it. >> the governor believes what we put in place was a penalty. >> that infuriated republicans in washington, preparing to pound the president for imposing what they call the biggest tax in american history.

democrats here shadowing romney's event didn't miss a beat. >> i think people see the president as being a strong leader, standing up for his principles and moving forward and we'll let mitt romney argue with himself. >> romney's news came during a brief bid of independence day action in an otherwise quiet week with his family at the new hampshire vacation home. >> here comes mitt romney down the parade route. this is exactly the kind of theme that you see from politicians all over the country. on july 4th. but there's nothing more important than a republican presidential candidate on july 4th before election day. and it's very clear watching mitt romney work this crowd. >> happy fourth of july, guys. >> but the large romney family, 30 counting grandchildren, hardly had the parade route to themselves. >> happy birthday usa. >> reporter: team obama was there in full force, since the new hampshire votes are critical for reelection.

dana bash, cnn, wolfeboro, new hampshire. >> okay. romney team's mixed message on health care is causing irritation among republicans who have said the supreme court ruling meant that president obama is breaking his pledge to not raise taxes on the middle class. so what does this mean for romney's campaign and perhaps his staff going forward? really, it should be whaes it mean for the american people? and i'm sure these guys will agree with me somewhat there. joining me now is roland martin. so roland, i'm going to start with you. you think is evidence that the romney campaign has what you call a schizophrenic strategy? >> absolutely. it's pretty much, hey, let's throw anything out there and see what sticks. you can't have a senior adviser saying something and the candidate says something else. the republicans are trying to figure out what we can say.

even he was totally confused about what to say. the campaign is making it very difficult. so they're totally schizophrenic. and i say it's time for you to get a diagnosis and get some medicine because you need some help. >> dana, listen, honestly if you listen to what the spokesman said on cnn and other networks and then you hear what mitt romney said. who needs friends like that? >> well, i mean, it's understandable they would be a little bit confused about it, especially considering how the white house, i think, is confused about it. they said it was a mandate and when the solicitor general argued it before the supreme court it was a tax and became a mandate again. i don't necessarily agree with his execution -- i mean, of course, he is the individual who came up with the etch-a-sketch comments. but he was suggesting and saying what mitt romney said was that he agrees whole heartedly with the dissent, but that wasn't the

majority. but he supported the dissent. and when you listen toss his remarks was trying to convey that. but i don't think that he's really the best person to put forward for the campaign to articulate what the campaign is saying. >> dana. here's what you said, you said it's understandable for the romney campaign to be confused because the obama campaign is confused about this. >> yes, don't you think so? >> don't -- >> don't you think so? >> no, because the romney people can assess it their own way without assessing it -- hold on. they should be able to assess the situation without assessing it through the lens of the obama campaign. it's okay to be confused because the obama campaign is confused. >> well, no, i said it's understandable they would think that way especially considering the white house with the health care law was making the law of the land here. they were saying this was a mandate and then arguing it before the supreme court said it was attacked. and then the justices themselves -- even sonia

sotomayor was confused as to how the solicitor general, who poorly argued this, by the way, was presenting this toward the court. then it became a mandate. now consider this, the white house is still going out there saying, no, it's not a tax. it's a mandate. well, if it's a mandate, then that means it's unconstitutional. so i think we ought to be asking the white house is your law -- is this unconstitutional? is it a tax? is it a mandate? >> no, no -- >> that whole thing. there's no other side to this argument. it is constitutional because the highest court in the land said that it's constitutional. so we can't go back and say it's not constitutional. >> romney said it was a tax -- >> you can argue about a tax or penalty or whatever -- >> we're not, though. we're not. >> roland, if you listen to the american people and listen to the polls, we're sitting here on cable television talking about it's a tax, it's a penalty, whatever. most americans don't really care whether it's a tax or penalty. what we should be talking about is whether it's good for the american people going forward instead of he said/she said. >> i'm not going to waste my

time with the back and forth. the bottom line is the supreme court has ruled, it's as simple as that. and if you're the mitt romney camp. this is really how simple it is for them, don. all he has to do is stick to his original message. i believe that the health care bill that i had as a state was fine for the state but not for the country. i don't believe in big government. but mitt romney is desperately trying -- see, this is the problem. the health care law in massachusetts for them is really -- they're trying to figure it all out when really it's a very clear message you can make. they are -- they are muddying the waters themselves. but you're right, the person -- the average person out there is saying will i be able to be covered with a pre-existing condition? will i be able to keep my kids on there? that's what the battle is. y'all can knock yourselves out with the mandate, not a mandate, a tax, not a tax, penalty, whatever. bottom line is, do you have health care? yep, you sure do. >> well, i think most people would like to elevate the conversation to what we said. we've got to go for time

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can't put down your blackberry, your iphone, even though you're off the clock? you're not alone. a new survey says americans put in more than a month and a half of overtime a year just by answering calls and e-mails at home. alison kosik of the new york stock exchange. tell us something in this business we didn't already know. >> i know. you know what this does? it puts that big fat exclamation point that work does not end when we walk out the door. what it found is that, yeah, we put in an extra 45 days a year and we don't get paid for it and a big chunk of these people continue working once they've left the office. you know what? they give different reasons for why they do this. most say they do it because they want to stay organized. others say they feel they don't have a choice because their customers are demanding they respond quickly. and some, they're addicted. they find it hard to switch off. and here's what's interesting. this has become so common, don, a lot of people say it's a

complete non-issue with their significant others. maybe it would be if they knew they weren't getting any money for it. don? >> how much money are we talking about people missing out on here? >> okay. so not every job offers overtime. but for those that do, standard overtime is time and a half. let's say you make about $50,000 a year. well, that comes out to about $13,000 of overtime that you don't get. so that doesn't seem to change a lot of people's habits, though. about 70% say they won't even go to sleep without checking their work e-mails first and a third say they routinely check their e-mail right at the dinner table in the middle of eating their chicken and whatever else they're eating. you know, it's kind of a reelection of the times, isn't it? companies have reduced head counts and squeezing more out of the people who are still working there, don. >> oh, i'm sorry, i was checking my e-mail there. >> there you go. see, you're pressured to check

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one part of the middle east. iran says it will strike back against israel and the u.s. if either country tries to take out its nuclear research program. is it a serious threat? >> reporter: on edge that they might unleash their nuclear program iran is unleashing a threat of its own. in minutes it says it would fire missiles at israel and destroy u.s. bases across the middle east in countries like the

bases. all of these bases are within reach of the missiles. meantime the occupied lands of israel are good targets for us as well. to drive that point home, iranian forces are extending their so-called great profit 7 missile exercises, boasting they've successfully tested a missile capable of hitting israel. >> this is in general all bluff and nonsense. >> reporter: defenseman says iran has only a limited number of long-range missiles and they're not reliable. and the u.s. and its gulf allies have increasingly accurate missile defense systems but the state department isn't brushing off their bluster. >> we obviously remain deeply concerned about iran's international missile developments. >> reporter: tehran also has

threatened to block the straight of hormuz, a vital choke hold. but the u.s. has been beefing up its forces in the region. he says it's playing a weak hand and its target audience may be more the iranian people than israel or america. >> try to kon venice the iranian people that iran is much stronger, that it doesn't have to compromise, that it can ride out the sanctions. >> reporter: meanwhile the on again/off again talks are sputtering but still alive and some say it could be its attempt to improve its leverage at the talks. jill dougherty, cnn at the state department. >> jill, $40 million. that's how much of your tax dollars the pentagon wants to spend to send a fiberoptic link. "the miami herald" is reporting it isn't clear where the cable would end in florida.

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good morning sir. you have a story about a runner. >> oscar who has been fighting to run for years. pistorius runs on artificial legs. hi's won five medals. he new orleans as blade runner. he had to make a case that his artificial legs have no advantage. he won the case in south africa. it's put him on the 400-meter. so pistorius will not only compete in the olympics, he'll also run in the paralympics. we sat down with pistorius in his training. don, i know you'll have that interview coming up the next hour. >> it's going to be great. blade runner. i luke that. >> great name. to baseball, now the cubs against the braves. watch atlanta first baseman

freddie freeman tracking the foul ball. so he's running out of real estate and fast. he catches the ball and then his teammates catch him. >> nice. >> doesn't count for two out bus great concentration, gate balance. check it out. this time with feeling. cubs win the game, 5-1. a fourth of july tradition if you can swallow this. nathan's hot dog-eating contest in coney island, new york. there's the champ, joey "jaws" chestnut. the technique is what it's all about. dipping them in water. he defends his title. 68 hot dogs in ten minutes. on the women's side also defending champ keeps her title. sonya thomas, aka the black widow set the women's world record by eat 45g hot dogs. she only weighs 100 pounds. >> she's so little. how does she do it. you're right about the gag

reflex. you heard it. >> have you heard about the nitro circus, by the way? >> no, no, no. >> a bunch of friends that go around the world. it's like crazy x-game-style stunts. take a look at this. >> we're dream makers, making dreams and nightmares come true. >> this does not look safe at all. >> why is it that everything we do that's deadly also has to be sketchy. >> this is so stupid. >> the big name you'll know is travis. he does crazy stunts like this, competes in x games. i've seen him try a big wheel flip. the movie is coming out. nitro circus 3-d. >> the technical term for that is cra-cra. thank you, jeff. appreciate it. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" is up. i'm don lemon. carol has the day off.

lines fell on a home and property after violent storms hit and they say no one has been around to clean it up. we talk with them this house. plus -- >> i'm not going to put my job over helping someone again. i oop going to do what i felt was right and i did. >> in hot water, a lifeguard credited with saving a life and getting the boot, fired. six of his co-workers quitting in protest and this morning 21-year-old tomas lopez tells us his side of the story. and tired of dealing with that certain business? well, guess what. we have the list of the most disliked companies. see which ones made the list. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and, yes, we are following breaking news this morning. terror arrests to tell you about, a city already under heightened security before the olympic games. police arrested five mem and a woman in two separate areas of london. the six are suspected of being part of a possible terror plot with potential targets in the

uk. we go to cnn's nic robertson in london. nic, what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: we've been told this has been part of a continuing undergoing. police took part in the swoops this morning. three people arrested in the east of london not sa sew far from the olympic part stadium and in the west of london another three people arrested there. their ages between 18 and 30. police say they've been taken to the south of london for questioning by counterterrorism officials. meanwhile the police searching eight different residential properties in the east and west of london as well as one business property. they say they've been watching these people for some time and felt this was the right time to swoop. clearly everyone here in brittain, counterterrorism officials, police, intelligence authorities really on a hair triger, if you will, for anything that could disrupt the

olympics. >> nic robertson, thank you very much. we're going to go now to the latest power outages in the mid-atlantic caused by last week's storms. right now there are fewer than 700,000 homes wut electricity. they're scattered across 11 states. they got it back up pretty fachlt for some time, though, for some this marks the beginning of a seven-day, seventh day without electricity, air conditioning, or a way to keep food cold and safe. in west virginia, a desperate situation is turning into a crisis now. beginning today leaf crews are dishing out some 25,000 meal as day. some people have gone days without food and even water. lizzie o'leary is our regulation correspondent and is looking into complaints here. so lizzie, we want to be fair. the power companies also need to be accountable here. are they doing enough? that well, this is sort of the stage of assessment that things are moving into now. look, if you don't have your

lights on or electricity or a way to keep your food cold or if you've got water powered by electricity, then there is no such thing as enough for you. but when you look at the overall numbers, a lot of things are getting back to normal here in the d.c. area. about 90% of people who have their power with pepco are getting their power back. and that should be done by the end of the day. but now we're in the complaint stage. so now you regulators, and usually this is at the state level. here, the maryland public service commission is going to be looking into whether their companies moved fast enough. a lot of this is the definition of what is enough. this wasn't a hurricane. it wasn't a big winter storm, and so the power companies are saying, look, we can't have a storm place in plan for a week for something that comes up very quickly. so this is sort of the postmortem, if you will, looking back at what happened, how quickly supplies were moved out, how well things were staged

beforehand and then you get into the question of whether fines will be levied. and in some states in the past couple of years, don, states have passed laws saying, look, if you had big storm damage, we understand it, but you then can't raise your rates and pass that cost on to your customers. >> that process, how long does it take? >> well, it's long. pepco. i keep bringing this company up. they're one of the big power providers around d.c. they were fined last year for outages in 2010. so it takes about a year. you look at a couple of companies in connecticut when we had hurricane irene and the big nor'easter. a lot of people lost power there. some for almost as long as two weeks so the attorney general there is pursuing some monetary relief for customers saying, look, you can't raise your rates and pass that cost on to your rate payers. so it takes a long time. it could take six months, a year as they look through this and figure out what is reasonable out and and what is one where

the company simply didn't plan well enough. >> all right. lizzie o'leary, thanks very much for that. we're going to talk more about that. this maryland couple has their power back on but they're still not out of danger here. there's a live wire right in their driveway toppled down on a branch. they keep calling their utility the get the branch removed and fix the line. so far no one has come out. they join us now by skype in hair home from silver spring. first of all, how are you guys doing? >> we're trying to hang in here. we're still pretty nervous because of the situation we're in. it's obviously a pretty dangerous situation. but at least, you know, we do have power and, you know, we will give a dog its due. pepco did get the power on within 48 hours of it going off, however, you know, most of the complaints that i'm sure pepco are used to getting, 97% from my figures that i found online are due to the power not being on. our power's on, but what about

the people that -- like us that have live wires that are hanging on our house and on our gutter that could possibly catch our house on fire or possibly even election trow cute someone. >> i'm looking at pictures you took. that leads to my next question. what are you doingsome putting cones around it, staying away from it, washing people? what's going on with the live line in your driveway? >> we called the fire department and they came out and put up caution tape around the area as our neighbors have small children which frightens us greatly. we also put up signs in the driveway saying live electric wires, please stand clear. i put it in spanish and english as well as i could taping them to the caution wire, but if someone -- it's hard to tell that the lines are down because there's so much foliage over them and it just -- it scares us badly that someone's going to be hurt. terrified. >> and, again, you touched on it a bit. this is pepco, correct?

is this pepco? >> this is pepco. and we've been calling them. >> what have they said to you? i know you've been calling. what is your response. we have one from them but what have they said to you personally? we're working as fast as we can? what? >> they have told me three times a crew has been on the kwa, and no one has shown up. they lost my ticket that i -- that we reported this. they keep saying, oh, well your electric isn't on. i'm like, no, that's not the issue. it's live power lines. they say, oh, we'll open another ticket, there's no ticket. and it's frustrating. i mean i had one of their people laugh at me. i had one of them hang up on me. and then yesterday i had someone call me and say, well they were going to come out and cut the power lines and then we could find a tree crew. and this is at 7:00 on the fourth of july. and i'm thinking, where am i going to find a tree crew at 7:00 on the fourth of july. >> it's even more than that. it's the whole thing with the

service to the people. you know, the problem is if this situation would have happened, if there would have been a downed line or limbs in the driveway of, say, for instance, a mcdonald's up the street here, i'm sure that within 24 hours they would have made sure those lines were up to where that business that pays them thousands and thousands, in the upwards of millions of dollar as year, i'm sure they would have that cleared off within 24 hours. and they did have that cleared off within 24 hours from this past storm. but my question is to pepco, when does a mcdonald's cheeseburger take precedence over human lives? >> well, that's a good question. and we thank you. and we know they're being stretched. but, still, when you have live power lines, you know, running through neighborhoods where you say there are children and pets and what have you and workers as well, that's a pretty difficult situation and dangerous situation. thank you, guys. best of luck and also let us

know what happens because i'm sure after this, someone will be contacting you. thank you. >> i certainly hope so. thank you. >> thank you, don. >> no statement from pepco. we reached out for a statement from pepco about the family's predicament and they have not -- we have not heard back from them yet. as soon as we do, we will let you know here on cn. we want to show you some really interesting images of the power outages. this one is from space some of here is nasa's before pick of the eastern corridor from richmond, virginia, north up to philadelphia. take note of the areas of light that surround the connect -- and connect the cities here. so now the after image two days later. you can see the size and the density of the lights where they shrink around baltimore and washington. pretty amazing when you consider what happened. on to other news, just in to cn, the key gauge of the housing market hits a new low now, but for once it could actually be a good thing, especially if you're

looking to buy or refinance. alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. alison, what is it? >> at a record low, 3.62%. it's a hit new low in the past 10, 11 weeks. i mentioned it's a good sign. it's actually a double-edged sword. mortgage rates obviously fall when the economy isn't doing well. the manufacturing sector is contracting. then you flip the coin over and it's actually a great time for people to buy a home when you see mortgage rates falling like this. but you have to remember, just because mortgage rates and home prices are low, don, it doesn't necessarily mean you can qualify for a loan. you know, banks are still very tight, very tight-fisted with giving out money, even to people who seem well qualified. it's still tough out there despite the falling mortgage rates. >> 3.62%. my goodness, that's really low.

alison kosik, thank you. i should tell you president obama is on his way to the rust belt states. that's ohio and pennsylvania. he boarded air force one just a few minutes ago. his two-day bus tour on ground force one begins in northern ohio with three scheduled campaign stops later today, and he's going focus on his handling of the economy, policies, and his financial rescue of u.s. automakers, their major employer in those swing states. dan lothian at his stop in maumee, is that right? maumee? >> reporter: maumee. >> okay. so this is a new phase, dan. >> reporter: it is a new phase. they're calling this bus tour "betting on america," and what we receive at this point, the president has been mostly having some scattering of rallies, but mostly focused on fund-raising in big cities with the rich and famous. so this is a chance for the president as the campaign sees it to go out to smaller towns and meet with those

working-class americans, those blue collar americans, which, of course, are critical to both campaigns. as you pointed out, the president will be focusing on this message of the economy and what he has done to stabilize the economy, tried to turn it around obviously in this region, which is huge when it comes to the auto industry. he'll be talking about his efforts in rescuing the auto industry, and in particular what the president has been saying now for quite some time, this notion that more jobs that have been sent overseas need to come back, so he wants to push this tax incentive for these companies. he calls it insourcing. you've heard so much about outsourcing. what would happen if you got jobs back to this country. that will be the message you'll hear from the president here today. but he'll also be hitting his opponent mitt romney very hard. expect to hear about bain capital, the equity firm tying romney's narrative of a job creator, someone who has worked in business, with this other

side that they see, which is jobs that have been taken away, stripped away from americans here and sent overseas. speaking about romney, though, he will be watching very closely what the president is doing here. he has some surrogates trailing the president through the two-day bus tour. tim pawlenty, a former presidential candidate. also governor bobby jindal of louisiana. also acting as a surrogate to get out romney's message. and as we were landing here a short time ago, there was an airplane, a small plane pulling a large banner that said "romney 2012." >> ah, very interesting. we'll all be watching. dan lothian, thank you very much. other news now. after a grueling two-week battle, finally some good news from the colorado fire lines. the waldo canyon fire which blazed across nearly 18,000 acres is now 90% contained but not before incinerating 346 homes. 50 more were damaged. and the cost of all that destruction, $110 million. that's an estimate. fire crews worked 16-hour shifts

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checking your headlines right now on cnn, it's his first campaign bus tour in 2012. and on a two-day trip through pennsylvania and ohio, president obama will talk about his efforts to revive the economy in states critical to his re-election. this will be the seventh time the president has visited ohio this year. a fourth of july celebration turns tragic on long island after a boat capsized with 27 people aboard. local officials say three people

were killed and and investigation is now under way. it is a matter of when, not if. that's what some tech experts are saying about the arrival of a smaller and cheaper ipad. sources say the new tablet will have a screen measuring seven or eight inches compared to the current ten-inch display. doug gross will give us more details in about 30 minutes on cnn. looks like a pretty good grand finale for a fourth of july celebration, right? it was actually the whole show for many people in san diego. it lasted only a whopping 15 seconds. technical glitch caused all the fireworks to explode at once. now we're goijs to turn to a story you will not believe. a florida lifeguard is out of a job because he saved the life of a drowning man. the bosses say he went beyond his zone and that put the rest

of the beach gogoers at risk. we get the rest of the story. >>the person was drowning outside the bowie line. >> i started running. i didn't see the person at first. we carried him as fast as possible. >> reporter: for that rescue tomas lopez was fired on the spot. the reason? he left his zone. >> while he was off, we had two other guards watching the zone so the beach was secured. >> reporter: to save somebody outside the buoys in an unprotected part of hallandale beach. >> i'm not going to put my job over helping someone. i did what i felt was right and i did. >> reporter: he wasn't the only one. another was let go this week for going against corporate code. >> if i see anyone drowning regardless of where they are i'm going to save them because i'm a lifeguard. even as a human, i'm going to save them if i see they need help and they told me i was fired. >> reporter: they're contracted by the city and paid to man the beaches but only certain spots.

>> i think we should be able to rescue anybody. >> reporter: he quit his job as a lifeguard in solidarity with his three colleagues, all terminated for not following policy. does your job actually expect you to let somebody die. >> they want to call ems or 911. >> this young man is a hero. he should not be fired. >> reporter: the former mayor is outraged what's happening in his city. >> looking at the contract we approved as a former mayor, as a cost-saving measure, i think it's time not to renew and get our guys back under contract. >> reporter: that contract expires this year but these lifeguards tell us hallandale beach lost seven lifeguards. three fired, four quit all because a money's life was saved. >> i understand it's wrong not to leave someone there and they're grown-ups and they don't understand it. >> the company says in light of the firestorm, it is reviewing the case. owner jeff ellis told the sun

sentinel, quote, if we find our actions on the part of the leadership team inappropriate we will rectify it based upon the information that comes forward. we'll keep following this story and make sure you tune in tonight to hear more from the lifeguard that was fired for his heroics. tomas lopez will be a guest tonight on erin burnette's "outfront" on cn, of course. a double amputee will face others on the world stage. oscar pistorius gets the green light to compete in the olympics, and we'll hear from the blade runner-up next. uh-huh... ♪ .. uh- ♪ it kinda makes me miss the days when we ♪ ♪ used to rock the microphone ♪ back when our credit score couldn't get us a micro-loan ♪ ♪ so light it up! ♪ even better than we did before ♪ ♪ yeah prep yourself america we're back for more ♪ ♪ our look is slacker chic and our sound is hardcore ♪ ♪ and we're here to drop a rhyme about free-credit-score ♪ ♪ i'm singing free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ dot-com narrator: offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com.

him? blade runner. oscar pistorius is a double amputee with carbon fiber legs. he won five medals at the paralympic games, and now, well, for the first time he will be competing against olympic athletes in london. cnn's robin kurnow sat down with oscar pistorius. >> reporter: he's a self-confessed speed freak who's loved motorbikes and action sports since he was a child. >> yeah, i've got these ones that we use for sports. >> reporter: but south african sprint champion oscar pistorius is also a double amputee. because of a birth defect, he's been wearing prosthetic legs since he was 1 year old. before practice he doesn't just change his shoes. pistorius changes his legs, taking off his everyday walking

prosthetics and putting on his running blades. a man who refuses to see himself as someone who needs a helping hand. pistorius is now looking ahead to london 2012. obviously the longer-term plan is the olympics. >> i've said i ran the qualification time. my goal is just to be consistent where i am, and if you look at what i'm going to have to do to be consistent, there's a lot of hard work in the next year ahead of us. >> reporter: but the sprinter's journey, his coach believes, is not yet over. >> he's a champion, and champions are born, and i know it. i've almost got him for 40 years in training, and i can see it. he's got all the abilities as a champion, and we did it gradually. >> reporter: let's become a bit of a hero. fans and sponsors lining up to meet the man known as the blade runner. ♪

oscar pistorius, a south african sprinter, who defines the olympic spirit. robyn kurnow, cnn. >> he was on the special pride of america show last night it's an honor, you know. it's such an honor. when i put on that jersey, there's nothing like it. i want to make everyone back home proud and hopefully i can do it. >> i took it to the masters because it's one of the most challenging sports in the world. that's what i love about it. it's such great challenge. i remember watching the 2000 olympic games and seeing the gymnastics teams compete and remembering i want to do that one day. >> man, these kids get younger every year. maybe i'm just getting older. piers also talked to coach k. he's coaching the u.s. team and although he's got nba stars on his roster, he told piers there's no room for error in the

single elimination tourney. not only are a lot of storm survivors still without electricity, for some of them, they're running out of food. the race to feed the hungry. >> how long did you go without food and water? >> about four days, four nights. >> what was that like? >> very hard. very hot. you felt like you were going to pass out. trembling. sh and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. ♪ lord, you got no reason ♪ you got no right ♪ ♪ i find myself at the wrong place ♪ [ male announcer ] the ram 1500 express. ♪ it says a lot about you. ♪ in a deep, hemi-rumble sort of way. guts. glory. ram.

i'm don lemon. stories we're watching right now in the newsroom. a scary moment for many in london. police arrested six people in raids today. they're suspected of possibly planting some kind of terrorist attack. scotland yard says it's been

picking up chatter among extremist groups and describes the threat level as substantial. they're recounting more than half the ballot boxes from last week's presidential election. he got more votes but challengers say there were many irregularities at many polling stations and he's refusing to concede. a final vote count is expected on sunday. a judge will announce his decision today on a second request for bond for george zimmerman. he's charged with second-degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. the judge released phone calls in which it appears zimmerman was talking in code to his wife. we're going to bring you the judge's ruling as soon as it happens here on cnn. first they had to deal with intense storms and oppressive heat. now seven days later, they still have no electricity. granted that's way down from a peak of 4 million without power

over the weekend. in west virginia alone, more than 9,000 people are still in the dark. those power outages are leading to another major problem in west virginia. a huge food shortage. cnn's brian todd explains now. >> reporter: john roberts is in a hurry. he's got to get a truckload full of food and water to a shelter soon. roberts runs a faith-based charity called mountain mission. we follow his team as they pull into the community center, a temporary center in charleston. dozens who have been without power and food for days. many of them, low income, are visibly relieved at his arrival. people like yolanda wilcox, legally blind and on food stamps. he says her family of eight struggle to find food since a tree fell on her house and knocked out power. >> we went to churches and stuff like that to get food, you know, but it's been very hard. very hard indeed because we had to go from place to place and

it's hot. >> 24-year-old blue pack tells a more desperate story. how many days did you go without food and water? >> four days, four nights. >> reporter: what was that like? >> very hot. you were trembling and shaking. >> reporter: they tell us every charity is dealing with foot shortages. stores have tossed out spoiled food. >> this has really surprised us, and i've been doing this job for 12 years and we've helped with a lot of fires and floods, things like that. but this storm snuck up on us. >> reporter: now aid groups and state officials are working to head off the worst-case scenario. they're delivering water this size, 4,000 pounds of perishable food to americans in need. a female official tells us this is another another katrina. that official says fema has learned if there hurricane katrina, has coordinated with state officials from day one,

bring 1g 00,000 meals into west virginia, more than 50 tractor-trailers full of water, nearly 100 large generators. some of it clearly has arrived without much time to spare. >> it's hard, but yet still we thank god that it is a place that we can come and get food. >> reporter: one of the biggest challenges here is communication. so many people in the hard-hit areas of west virginia live in remote areas, and it's been difficult for state officials to get word to them where they can get help. brian todd, cnn, charleston, west virginia. >> the red cross is scrambling to help. they're working long hours in the oppressive heat to feed families in the communities. just a short time ago i asked becky houd what showard what he has been doing and what they've seen on the ground there. >> people are hot and tired. we know it could be a number of days before their power is restored. and we're closely working with the power companies, and we're

working with them closely to understand where the needs are, and we'll continue to serve those meals and offer the assistance that is needed to help these people. >> we'll tell you that starting today relief crews will begin mass feedings, providing up to 25,000 daily meals. our meteorologist rob marciano with a look at when we can see some cooler temperatures. how are you doing, rob? >> pretty good. it's going to be warm for the next several days. interesting satellite pictures showing you city lights at night from nasa satellite. this is before the blackouts or the power outages. this is after. you notice it's notably darker. what make this event so extraordinary is typically before an ice storm or windstorm or hurricane, utility companies can preposition crews and borrow crews from other states. it happened without warning and across a multi-state area and there's not a lot of manpower

and trucks out there to get the work done and then you have the heat. 105 in st. louis, 103 in evansville. chicago saw 100-plus for the second day this year. they haven't seen 100-plus since 20 2005. they've done it twice. the list goes on. paducah, 101. even toledo, ohio, 100 near the water. off to chicago, 88. 90 as measured in shade without humidity. in st. louis, you'll easily get over 100 again today. potentially a record-setter. a number of states, 20 with heat advisories in places like chicago, st. louis, and cincinnati. and that's going to remain this way for a good couple of days. when is the relief coming? not today, not tomorrow. here's when the relief will come. sunday into monday. but the next two, three days still going to be toasty. >> stick it out. stay inside. >> yeah. >> if you can -- if you have power, you know. stay cool. turn your air conditioning on. thank you, rob marciano.

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about 20 minutes right here on cnn. the economy has issue number one with the storm that have been sweeping the country, a lot of people are no strangers to frustration. they top the list of the most disliked companies in america. alison kosik with the new york stock change. as a matter of fact, pepco was on the list last year. they topped the list last year. who tops it this year. >> let me point out, pepco they did top the list last year. did not top the list we're talking about here. looks like they sort of made some inroads with their consumers. maybe they're sort of backing up a little bit these days with the latest issues there. as you said, you know what? consumers are most ticked off with the companies that provide their electricity. t there's this american consumer index and the long island power authority tops their most dis-liked list. the biggest gripes here include rate hikes and overbilling

mistakes. northeast utilities takes the number two stop followed by cable communications charter communications. moore communications and unfair billing. comcast is next and united airlines follows that. then you look at the rest of that. its a mix of these cable companies and air carriers. interestingly enough, don, facebook is also on the list. comes in at number 12. people are worried about user privacy and child safety. don? >> interesting. okay. let's move on to the markets now. a few big jobs reports out today. what do they say about the labor market, al ison? >> they may be picking up and perking up a little bit but you wouldn't see that the way the stocks are reacting. they are pretty positive considering. jobs fell by 14,000 last week. and payroll processor adp added

176 sthou jobs last month. it's many don't be a an appetizer to the main course of the government jobs report. that comes out tomorrow. don? >> alison kosik, thank you very much. the auto bailout is credited with saving thousands of jobs. so why are so many auto workers less than enthusiastic about a second term for president obama. we'll talk with them. we don't want you to forget if you're heading outdoors or going somewhere, you can still watch us any time on your mow beam phone, computer, mobile as they say, overseas. head to cnn.com/tv. it's getting away ! where is it ? it's gone. we'll find it. any day can be an adventure. that's why we got a subaru.

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checking your headlines right now, the red cross is teaming up with the federal government to feed thousands of hungry west virginians. powerful storms knocked out power, forcing grocery stores to close, and residents had to watch helplessly as their food spoiled. more than 108,000 people are still without power after storms tore through the state last week. after a grueling two-week battle, finally some good news for the colorado fire lines, from the fire lines. the waldo canyon fire which blazed across nearly 18,000 acres, is now 90% contained but not before incinerated 346 homes. the cost of all that destruction? $110 million. and money, finally shorter

simpler rules about your checking account fees. among them, bank of america and jpmorgan chase are coming out with easy to understand one-payment summaries of the fees they charge. consumers have complained that banks bury charges in complex documents with hard-to-understand legal terms. and talk about your huge catch that did not get away, fishermen off marina del rey, california, caught this 800-pound mayco shark. it was too big to get into the boat. so they dragged it to the dock where it was too heavy for the scale. locals say they haven't seen a shark this big in a couple of years. well, this week the "cnn newsroom" is doing a special series and taking you on a road trip. our poppy harlow traveled to the region known as the rust belt, touring several states that president obama won in 2008, but where he now faces a tougher race against republican mitt

romney. his third stop just outside detroit, an area which might seem like a lot for the president given the auto bailout, but as poppy found out, not a lot of the motor city workers are backing his bid for re-election. >> reporter: on the outskirts of detroit -- >> i don't see the economy turning around. >> reporter: -- two auto workers. >> and detroit is on its way back. >> reporter: with similar 9-to-5s but dramatically different views on the economy here where unemployment is about 8.5%. who do you credit for having a job today? >> i credit president obama totally, 110%. >> reporter: why? >> because when everybody else turned their backs on the auto industry, he said there's no way he's going to let us fail. >> reporter: it doesn't sell well here in michigan. it's home of the big three an also romney's home state. michigan is leaning toward obama this election, but not all of the auto workers we met here are. >> i think mitt romney will do a much better job managing the economy. the government needs to be out

of the economy as much as possible. >> reporter: you see, even though brian is an auto worker, he doesn't think president obama should have bailed out the industry. >> i think markets need to be allowed to work, and there were some fundamental problems that gm and chrysler had that really were of their own making. >> reporter: he works for ford, which didn't take a bailout. >> life is a whole lot different today than it used to be. >> reporter: but stacy stewart's company took one sheflt was laid off from her job as an electi electrician at chrysler in 2008, out of work for nearly a year and a half. >> the auto loans were granted, they started restructuring, came back to work one month later and i've been back to work ever since. >> reporter: that has enabled her to send her daughter to college and get a new house. >> i really believe without the bailout we would not be here today. >> reporter: he's doing fine, too, but does not credit

president obama's spending. >> he wants to take us deeper and deep sbeer the mess that the europeans are going through right now. we need some austerity and some fiscal responsibility, i think, and that's mitt romney. >> reporter: why should we keep baling out this industry? that's the feeling that some of the people on the road i've talked to have. >> the big three supports the entire state of michigan. the auto loans didn't just help chrysler and gm. they helped all the supplier, all the small businesses in the areas, they helped the citizens. >> reporter: despite the bailout, michigan has actually lost about 50,000 auto manufacturing jobs since 2007. >> some even said we should let detroit go bankrupt. you remember that. >> i believe the market works better than a president stepping in to take care of his friends. >> reporter: mitt romney's 2008 op ad is notorious here.

obama took 53% of the vote here in macomb county in 2008. romney supporters know the uphill battle they face here. what do you think mitt romney's biggest challenge is here in michigan? >> when chrysler and gm were grabbing for a life lierng it came off as if he didn't care about the auto industry. he talked about the bailout, the auto crisis like a financial guy, a bean counter rather than like somebody whose heart was really there. >> reporter: a candid reflection from an auto worker who knows the importance of detail both on the production line and in politics. >> interesting stuff from poppy harlow. and there she is now in new york. so, poppy, are people in michigan still focusing on mitt romney's let detroit go bankrupt op ad go four years. we heard it in your story. are they still focusing on that? >> no question about it. i was surprised how much they're still focusing on it. it was a 2008 op ad.

even supporters of romney also said that stays with him as he campaigns and fund razes in michigan. don, you saw in the piece, we showed a little bit of a protest against romney. we happened upon that outside of a romney fundraiser outside of detroit when we were there that day. there were a lot of folks there. so for them, it's very personal. stacy stewart in the piece i wrote says i take that personally. we're going to head to ohio tomorrow, to a big gm facility, a final stop, a town that we found that's very divided again in this election. >> fascinating stuff. thank you, poppy harlow. >> sure. >> ipad users may soon find a brand-new version. again, smaller and cheaper, but if it happens, will the late steve jobs who founded the company have approve and what will happen to the leading competing tablet makers?

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okay. apple may soon come out with a numminy ipad, and some have been predicting this. a smaller less expensive version of the current model would have a seven- to eight-inch screen but that's not what the apple co-founder steve jobs would have wanted. he said anything smaller would not deliver the full tablet experience. we want to bring in cnn's doug gross to talk about this now. how soon would this mini ipad --

it's kind of like this. >> it would be kind of if you sort of did that, that would be your seven inches. if you've seen the kindle fire, it would be the same size. this is vaporware still. this is not confirmed. but more and more reports are coming out over the last year with more and more reliable sources suggesting that apple would be doing -- everyone's calling it an ipad mini right now. smaller. >> i wonder what the response is from google's 7. >> amazon's kindle fire is the best example. that's really been the first tablet they've had any luck almost competing with the ipad. it was smaller, it was cheaper, and at $199, they had a lot of success. next sus 7 from google is going to be the same size, same price, $199. so the theory is apple is looking over here at these guys saying, wait a minute, let's freeze these guys out, we're

number one, don't give them anything. >> i was one of the first people in the store to get it. i thought it would be smaller and many people did. but according to steve jobs who did so well with this who has now passed, he didn't want it. he said it was too small and it wouldn't -- it wasn't user-friendly? >> that's the great thing about all this speculation. steve jobs came out. it was on the record. it was during an earnings report call. he said absolutely anything smaller than a ten-inch tablet would not be enough to do a good tablet apps. hid best quote, he said you would have to use sandpaper and sandpaper people's fingers down. he was very up front. steve jobs was a little about gamesmanship. he said they weren't workling on the phone. maybe it was a bluff. he said it wouldn't work. >> just to get that out. you know the fat finger thing and then you do the auto correct. >> all the time. >> i mean oh, my gosh i didn't

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finally this hour, checking showbiz headlines this thursday morning. it looks as if the tom cruise and katie holmes divorce may be getting ugly or ugg blowier. holmes' attorney tells cnn.com she did not file for custody hearing. sh e is seeking sole legal custody of their 6-year-old dauer suri. tom just spent his birthday with his elder children. now this, we're getting the first pictures of actress naomi watts as princess di. it's likely to generate some