hello. and a big welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm errol barnett with you for the next two hours. coming up this hour on cnn, u.s. soldiers arrive in liberia's hardest-hit ebola zone. but world leaders say that alone is not enough to stop the virus. plus, kim jong-un seems to have skipped the ceremony marking a major national holiday in north korea. we're going to get you live to seoul, south korea, to find out what it tells us about the north korean leader. and later this hour, the

back story to this shocking video of the police taser incident. this is in the u.s. state of indiana. this isn't the first time the officer involved has been accused of excessive force. we begin right now, with new information on the fight against the outbreak of ebola. and a dire warning from the man in charge to the u.s. response to the crisis. listen to this. >> i will say in the 30 years i've been working in public health, the only thing like this has been aids. we have to work now so this is not the world's next aids. >> that's the message, the world needs to act now. liberia, that's the country with the most confirmed ebola deaths. it is getting more help from the u.s. military. you see footage from thursday. 90 u.s. marines and airmen joined more than 300 personnel on thursday. and 700 are due later this

month. the outbreak caused liberia's president to postpone next week 's election. her country wants to come to the most dire projections about the outbreak. initial tests indicate an australian woman who came home after treating patients. the good news is, she does not have ebola. he does remain in isolation in a hospital there in cannes. a nurse's assistant in spain is getting worse. her condition, we're talking about. and more people are entering the hospital for observation. al goodman joins us live from madrid. al, how is she doing right now? >> reporter: she has gotten worse. that's the official word. and that's all the officials would say. a doctor came out and said just that. she's gotten worse.

and the patient doesn't want us to give anymore information. that has fueled all sorts of speculation. media reports, citing her brother. did she have a breathing tube in? did she not? did she have problem with her lung. according to the president of the regional government of madrid, at risk of death. but we don't know exactly. there's reports she's getting experimental treatments. they changed the treatments for her. now, in the meantime, the number of patients under observation from where we were yesterday, errol, has doubled. now, we're at 12. some have gone in. and others have gone out. but the number overall has doubled. and they have cleared a portion of the fourth floor of the hospital. cleared out other patients who had nothing to do with ebola. sent them to other hospitals or their homes to have more space to handle this crisis. and one more note, the government is scrambling to come up with a response, to meet with

the health counselors from spain's 17 regional governments to coordinate the response better. they are talking about changing their protocols, tightening things up. >> this is confusing to us. ebola is very deadly. it kills half the people it infects. more than 8,000 people have been infected. but norses and health care workers, like theresa and others have more resources than people in west africa. they come from developed countries. they're supposed to be able to fight this off. and she appears, anyway, to follow all of the standard procedures. taking her own temperatures. sending herself to the hospital when she noticed something went wrong. what went wrong here? where are the failures? >> reporter: the official line is when she was treating, there were two ebola patients, spanish

missiona missionaries. they tried in this hospital. she was on the team that treated both of them. the official word after she removed her suit, she may have touched her exposed face with a glove or another portion of the suit that had been in contact with material. unions have come out and slammed the government for trying to blame her and make her the only victim out of this. and we heard from a broad spectrum of health care doctors saying the equipment they have is not enough. the emergency room doctor at a different hospital where she checked in days ago, and was confirmed with ebola, he said the sleeves on his suit were too short. they had to put duct tape between that and the gloves. that's what the workers are saying. the government now seems to be responding to that. more equipment is needed. better training. there's a lot in the works here. >> a lot to consider, as this nurse, her condition has

worsened. al goodman following all of this for us, from a rainy madrid. just past 5:00 in the morning. what are the countries doing to protect their nationals. britain and canada will start screening air travelers that originated in west africa for ebola. canada will screen at six airports across that nation, including hubs like toronto, montreal and vancouver. neither canada nor the u.k. have direct flights. the u.s. has some direct flights and will start screening saturday at five major airports. you can see them highlighted on your screens. if you have travel into or through the united states this weekend, keep an eye on this map. and be aware if there may be increased screening measures. you may not be coming from west

africa. but this may impact many people's travel plans this weekend. an ebola scare, kept passengers on a flight from philadelphia to the dominican republic, stuck onboard two hours after they landed. a man on the flight -- they described this guy as an idiot, right? he said, quote. i have ebola. you are all screwed. when you imagine that happened, the flight landed. a hazmat crew had to board the plane and escort the man off. it's not clear if he was arrested. manage in you're a passenger on this plane. the airline apologized for the inconvenience. but had to follow strict cdc guidelines. there's an area known as little liberia. the threat of ebola is very real to the people living there. the hospital that serves the

neighborhood, is preparing just in case someone with the virus walks through its doors. deborah feyerick brings us this. >> reporter: at this small market, women sell palm tree oil and sweet potato leaves. they talk about ebola. this is not west africa. it's new york city. with roughly 10,000 immigrants, staten island's little liberia, is one of the largest liberian communities outside of africa. now, they face a different war. >> ebola is worse than a civil war. in a civil war, people could run to seek refuge. with ebola, you cannot run nowhere. you have to sit and die. >> reporter: she leds the liberian community association here. she says people regularly go back to see family or welcome those who come visit. in the last few months, things have changed.

>> you tell someone from liberia, they pull away from you. >> reporter: following the death of the first ebola patient in the u.s., there's more tension among immigrants, fearful about going to hospitals. >> people are trying to keep it to themselves. >> reporter: that is a problem. being able to identify symptoms quickly is crucial. at nearby staten island university hospital, which serves the little liberia community. doctors, nurses and administrators have no illusions. ebola may come here. >> first thing, have you traveled? if, yes, where are you travelled? >> is it a risk? of course, it's a risk. is it more of a risk here? maybe new york city. but not because of west africans here. but so many planes are flying in here. >> reporter: a decontamination room accessed from the emergency

bay outdoors, leads straight to an isolation room. the patient never has to go to the general hospital. they're completely isolated. isolation rooms are designed to people diseases like ebola contained. >> we have a dirty emergency department and a clean emergency department. and doctors and nurses are briefed every day. do you feel you're getting enough information from the cdc or the health department, in how you are supposed to respond to ebola? >> yes. more so from our department. they channel the information co-us. we have a pretty good idea what to do. >> reporter: the hospital is prepared to expect the worst. while little liberia hopes it will somehow be spared. deborah feyerick, cnn, new york. let's get you the latest information out of north korea now. the ruling workers party is marking its 69th anniversary there today. just past 2:00 in the afternoon. and so far, there's been no

sighting of the country's supreme leader, as he's called. kim jung un hasn't been seen in public for more than a month. there's only so much that we do and don't know. this is a big deal. this is an important event, and part of the theatrics of north korea around the world. how do we know if the supreme leader made it to today's event. what does it mean if he didn't? >> let's look at the past couple of years since kim jong-un has been in power. he has gone to the ceremony at the palace of the sun. this is where the two former leaders, his father and grandfather, are embalmed and he went to pay his respects. a little after midnight. about 15 hours ago. that's what happened the past

two years. he led a delegation of officials, of workers and the military to pay their respects. he didn't go today, though, which, obviously, is going to increase the level of speculation as to where the north korean leader is. we know from state-run media, that there was a basket of flowers that was presented at the palace with kim jong-un's name on. he was not mentioned in that dispatch. he clearly did not go. it is speculation and rumors that we have to deal with at this point because there's nothing official comes from north korea. apart from a couple of weeks ago, when state-run media mentioned he was feeling discomfort. the fact he hasn't been seen in public for five weeks, state-run media did acknowledge that wassing there wrong. the overwhelming assumption among the prominent experts and among officials is that he may have health issues. just a few hours ago, we heard from the korean unification ministry, saying they believe the leadership of north korea

was normal. errol? >> underscore to myself here. it's past 3:00 in the afternoon where you are, paula. to some extent, the admission he has been suffering discomfort, the fact he didn't show up. that is unusual. but in other ways, the behavior of north korea has been typical. that's it's been, bipolar. officials announcing they're willing to return to six-party talks. they show up in seoul, south korea for talks. but then,s this also the clashes in disputed waters. that would almost suggest that things are running as normal as usual in pyongyang. >> that's right. the fact that north korea is blowing hot and cold. this is not unusual. it is business as usual according to many of the experts. that means that you mentioned on the high-level delegation that arrived in seoul last weekend was highly significant. it was the latest in the charm

offensive, we've seen, trying to reconnect with the international community. trying to spark talks. a team when the leader is nowhere to be seen. but that suggests that there is stability in north korea. it suggests that kim jong-un is very much in control. belittling speculation that there may have been a coup, if it was the two, three and four here in control. it's unlikely they would leave the country. what we're seeing and hearing, is kim jong-un is likely to have health issues. he was seen limping back in july. we know his father had health issues, as well. gout experts saying he may have that, too. errol? >> we'll have to continue to wonder what's happening in north korea. paula hancock, live from seoul.

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strikes around the syrian town of kobani. this as we get more reports that the situation there is getting worse. a syrian opposition group says i.s.i.s. fighters control more than one-third of the town. and a number of i.s.i.s. reinforcements have joined the battle. protesters in turkey are warning of a massacre in kobani. and they want the turkish military to get in there and stop the massacre from happening. the country's semiofficial news agency says several people have been killed in demonstrations throughout turkey in the last few days. >> reporter: the kurdish minority inside turkey continues to rise up. with kobani on the verge of falling to i.s.i.s. their angry pleas for the government to save the kurds inside syria, erupted in violent clashes with police.

today, the u.s. ramped up the president, sending president obama's coalition envoy to press for turkey to step up and use its substantial military. >> urgent steps are needed to halt activities. and they will make that clear in their meeting with officials. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell cnn there's a growing frustration with turkish officials refusal to act. the parliament green-lit military action inside syria. and today, the foreign minister said air strikes alone will not stop i.s.i.s. but the president cited inaction as an excuse for his own. he wants a buffer zone to ward off the syrian air force and protect refugees teeming into camps across the border. american officials see turkey's foot dragging as a way to

squeeze kurds inside syria and at home, who they have been negotiating with but fighting for 30 years. >> if it falls, that will be a dramatic element. and it will expose turkey to i.s.i.s.-controlled territory on its southern boundary. but they want to leverage of the fall of kobani to pressure us and the syrian coverage for an area pleasing to turkey. >> reporter: politics was not at play. >> we will do everything possible to help the people of kobani because they are our brothers and sisters. we don't see them as kurds or arabs. >> reporter: the u.s. wants to -- as the main transit route for fighters seeking to join i.s.i.s., the u.s. wants turkey to close its boarders and crack down and sales of illegal oil.

this will be just as important as the military action over the long term. and a focus of general allen's conversations over the next few days. while the world's attention is focused on kobani, activists say the syrian regime is using this time to step up attacks on fighters. video shows war planes in the southern city. cnn cannot confirm that claim. and syrian activists blame an attack on a suburb that killed 25 people. >> what is he is currently doing precisely, is these strikes are allowing him to come to the other areas where the free syrian army is, where the rebellion is. and to strike there. he has not stopped one day, his

strikes, with bombs. and the population continues to die. and every day, we have some of those strikes by the regime. he is standing, waiting for this to benefit him. and whether this will benefit him is for the coalition that is striking, today, of i.s.i.s., to decide what exactly are the consequences and how to avoid strengthening assad. >> one thing to keep in mind is that the united nations estimates that at least 191,000 people have been killed in syria over the past 3 years during its ongoing civil war. japan has barely cleaned up from one typhoon. we'll bring you the latest next. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is.

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welcome back. let's check our watches here. cnn will have special coverage as the nobel committee announces this year's peace prize winner. there were 278 nominees. that's the most ever for this prize. who is going to win? the institute issues a short list for the prize. and the group's favorite this year, pope francis. second-favorite is edward

snowden. possibly a controversial choice if he is to win. number three is the teenager from pakistan who became a global symbol after she stood up to the taliban. how can you not like her? we'll see who wins. typhoon vongfong is showing signs of weakening. this is the second typhoon in two weeks. let's turn to derek van damme who is tracking this all. the key question is by how much by the time it hits land? >> since the latest update, about ten kilometers per hour. it's dropped below the supertyphoon status, which is 240 kilometer per hour sustained winds. i'm not in the business of downplaying a storm. even though it has weakened, it is a major threat to the southern japanese islands and the japanese mainland, come the early parts of next week.

more of that in just one moment. let's look at the projected path of the storm. it does have it making landfall, as a category 3 equivalent, near okinawa. and the islands south of the mainland, running parallel with the east coast of japan. that's for late sunday into monday. one thing is for sure, we're going to watch the storm actually start to weaken further as we get closer to the mainland. but we want to pay attention, if you're located in okinawa. the exact path of this storm system is going to be critical over the next 24 hours. let me explain. if the eyewall is just east of okinawa, the island and the city, we're talking about the strongest winds remaining offshore for that region. the largest waves will impact the northwestern portion of this coastline. but if this storm is just a mere

50 to 100 kilometers to the west, we're talking about the strongest winds coming onshore near the okinawa city. we're going to be monitoring that very closely. this storm is take a similar already path to what was panfone a week and a half ago. we're watching a tcyclone in th bay of bengal. just south of the east coast coast of india. very busy in the weather center. >> a wet weekend in india. following your lead. good show. see you soon. thanks a lot. coming up, the president's dire warning about what must be done to keep ebola from speeding around the world. man: [ laughs ] those look like baby steps now.

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u.s. or around the world. i'm errol barnett. here's updates on our top stories. a spanish nurse's assistant has taken a turn for the worse. she helped treat a spanish priest who returned from africa with ebola and later died. 14 people are under observation in the same hospital. she is the only one with a confirmed case of ebola. world speculation about kim jong-un is runni ning rampant. this comes after the north korean leader failed to appear at an annual ceremonial event. he hasn't been seen in public for more than a month. and that raises rumors about his current status. u.s. air strikes in kobani, syria, seem to be doing little to stop the advance of i.s.i.s. militants. i.s.i.s. reinforcements have poured into this town. and the terror group controls

one-third of that city. turkey says it will send in ground troops to save kobani. anti-european union party has won its first elected seat in britain's parliament. the conservative defector posted the independence party's victory in the english seaside town. he got 60% of the vote. now, stopping the spread of ebola is a major topic of this week's meeting at the world bank in washington, d.c. the bank's president says it's vital to get more resources into the west african nations hit hardest by the virus. cnn's richard quest ask him why it's taking the world so long to feel a sense of urgency about all of this. >> until mr. duncan came to the united states. and until the nurses were infected in spain, it almost didn't seem real to people. right now, the confers is very dangerous. the only way to stop these cases

from coming over is to get a fully adequate response in those three countries. right now, people are saying, let's have more checks at the airplanes. this is like trying to put wet towels under your door when your house is on fire. you've got to put the fire out. and the fire is in these three countries. the only way to stop it is to continue to step up our response and provide humane, effective care and prevent new infections in these three countries. >> the prime minister of the ivory coast said on my program yesterday, he believes that this crisis will be contained and over by june of next year. >> i certainly hope that's the case. >> but you don't think it will be? >> i'm not sure. and it depends on whether we get through the current roadblocks. one of them being silly things like hospitals in the united states have not yet stepped up and made commitments with people and resources to help stop the epidemic. there are plenty of workers, health workers in the world. if we could get them to the

three countries, it would be stopped. we have to, every day, fight through the blockages that are preventing that from happening. now, one question may be, is everyone being treated equally and fairly. the family of the first person diagnosed with ebola on american soil, said he died because of bias. they say he was treated differently than other ebola patients in u.s. hospitals. ed lavandera has their story from dallas, texas. >> reporter: thomas eric duncan's family is left wondering what if? they say their not angry everything wasn't done to save the man's life. his nephew says it's suspicious that all of the white patients survived and this one black patient passed away. he wasn't given a chance. >> he came from liberia. and he had all of the symptoms that he had ebola. and they sent him off.

>> reporter: hospital officials say thomas eric duncan was treated like any other patient, regardless of nationality and ability to pay for care. the hospital says it has a long history of treating a multicultural community in this area. duncan's family says the hospital took too long to give the patient experimental medicine that might have helped save him. the investigative drug was administered as soon as his physicians determined that his condition warranted it. and as soon as it could be obtained. but hospital officials didn't ask for permission to use the experimental drug, until after five days that duncan was admitted and three days after he tested positive for ebola. >> there's going to be evaluations that take place. >> reporter: texas officials are considering an investigation into his treatment. but despite the initial missteps of the hospital, criticism of duncan's medical team isn't fair. >> they provided excellent medical care.

people need to appreciate that even under the best of circumstances, ebola is a very serious disease. in this particular epidemic, with an overall mortality of a bit more than 50%. >> reporter: duncan died with family members unable to get anywhere near him. >> the last words that eric duncan said were said to a nurse. she asked him what he wanted. and he said, he wanted to see his son. >> reporter: the morning duncan died, he was supposed to speak with his son over a video line. but time ran out. the call was never made. ed lavandera, cnn, dallas. now, to other stories we're following for you. it's been a tense night in st. louis, missouri, as protesters faced off with police. this time over the shooting of another black teenager. police say one officer was injured and two people arrested on thursday. the protest started wednesday after the teenager was shot and

killed by a police officer. police actually say this suspect fired several shots toward the officer first before the officer then shot back. but he shot back apparently some 17 times. more protests are planned in nearby ferguson, missouri, this upcoming weekend, where michael brown was shot and killed by an officer two months ago. michael brown, unarmed at the time. we want to bring you -- speaking of police force, new details on this. remember this video we showed you early in the week. we have new information about one of the police officers who was accused of using excessive force during a traffic stop in indiana. susan candiotti talks to a woman who says she knows what it felt like for people in that car. >> reporter: yolanda, have you seen that video? >> absolutely. my goodness, it brings back memories. >> reporter: yolanda green does

more than cringe, seeing this video of police smashing in a car window, after a couple is stopped for not wearing seat belts. it shows hammond, indiana, police, using a stun gun on passenger jamal jones, after he refuses to get out of his girlfriend's car, during a 13-minute standoff. two children are in the backseat. yolanda gray recognizes the officer shattering the window. >> that's the guy, the same one that tackled me, that busts the glass open. oh, my gosh. oh, my goodness. the baby's crying. she was standing in the street. >> reporter: in 2006, gray and her family were pulled out of their car, moments after leaving their driveway. no one told them why. police ordered her husband to get out of the car. he complied. this is where it happened. >> this is exactly where it happened. they asked me to get out of the car with my hands up.

and the one that tackled me came from this side of the street. as i was almost where i needed to be, he tackled me. i never saw him coming. >> reporter: gray says she was bruised and man handled after being put down on the street. according to court papers, police say she refused to get out of the car, and when she did, started running before police tackled her. >> my eldest son jumped out of the car screaming, that's my mom. he was put into a choke hold and a gun put on his head. >> reporter: and your other son? >> my other son was taken out of the car and handcuffed. >> reporter: and your daughter? >> my daughter, no one attended to the baby. >> reporter: turns out, it was a case of mistaken identity. and police were allegedly looking for a man who she says looked nothing like her husband. yet, gray's husband was charged with disorderly conduct. and they were both also charged with resisting an officer. she says she declined a plea

offer before trial. >> they said they would give us one last chance if we would just write a letter of apology. they would drop all of the charges. >> reporter: and you said -- >> absolutely not. >> reporter: the couple was acquitted. and sued the same officer, two others and the city on a civil rights claim. they settled out of court. when she heard and saw the glass shattering incident a few weeks ago, it hit home. what kind of memories does this bring back to you? >> the most horrific memories. my kids' innocence were taken that day. >> reporter: a lot of people are asking, why didn't the man just get out of the car and get out of the car might have ended the whole thing? >> i am enraged every time someone makes that comment. they have no idea. we did everything that they asked. but the moment we got out, that was when the horrific harassment started. >> reporter: cnn has been unable

to reach the police department for comment on the 2006 case. the officer who gray says tackled her, coincidentally, the same one seen breaking the glass in this separate incident, also could not be reached. in a statement issued this week, police say the window was broken because officers were concerned for their safety, after the passenger reached for a backpack in the rear seat and refused lawful orders to get out of the car. susan candiotti, cnn, hammond, indiana. still to come for you on cnn, a live report from hong kong on the pro-democracy protests there, which have been shrinking over the past few days. officials have called off talks with student leaders. how some of the activists are responding. [ heart beating, monitor beeping ] woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ]

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welcome back. new information just in to cnn. former soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev has been hospitalized. russian state-run media indicates the 83-year-old gorbachev is telling a radio station he has had an occurrence of an undisclosed disease. gorbachev reportedly told russia's news service he is wired up to a hospital monitor. state media reports he is suffering from a severe form of diabetes. gorbachev was the leader of the soviet union.

he is known for instituting reforms during that time. that information just into cnn. mikhail gorbachev has been hospitalized. pro-democracy protesters in hong kong are calling for new demonstrations this evening. this is after officials canceled talks scheduled for today. the question remains, does the movement have the energy to keep going, to get through the weekend? our senior correspondent, ivan watson, joins us from hong kong with the latest. as we move into this weekend, what can we expect from the crowds around you? how are they reacting to the government pulling out of correct talks? >> reporter: some of the protests, the student leaders just gave a short press conference moments ago. this was in response, as you mentioned, to the government announcing it was suspending

talks with the community leaders because they felt it would not lead anywhere positive. take a listen to what one of the excerpts from one of the student leaders, joshua wong, what he had to say. >> they come to occupy the row outside of the headquarters. come to bring the pens to show our persistence on the long action. in these days or two weeks ago, we just come here and stay for one or two nights and go back to our home. but after they tried to stop the students, we need to show our anger and persistence with the long-term occupy action. >> reporter: an appeal for protesters to bring tents, to

bring sleeping bags. and basically, to set up a longer-term occupation. this encampment has been here for a week and a half. as have two other locations, downtown in hong kong. it's a controversial move. there's some people in this society who clearly oppose these measures. they're creating inconveniences for people. the student leaders saying they need to increase pressure on the hong kong government. accusing the hong kong government of being insincere in its talks and negotiations. and citing an example. they say as of 5:00 p.m. local time, the government hadn't found a venue for holding the next round of discussions. the number two in the hong kong government said that the basis for a constructive dialogue had been seriously undermined. and that's why the hong kong government announced it was not going to hold the discussions. it seems that the test ofs will

will continue here in some cases, a 17-year-old student leader, and the government of this city. errol? >> ivan watson with a live report for us from hong kong, as it approaches an uneasy weekend. ivan, thanks very much. a wildfire is threatening to burn 1,000 homes in california. there are mandatory evacuations in place, of people living in direct line of fire, north of sacramento. it's burned 120 acres and was 20% contained the last time we checked. the area's in the midst of a drought. that makes it a prime spot for wildfires, as is much of that state. we're following some flash flooding in the state of arizona. let's bring in derek van damme with information on this. i think you have conversation on this, a dramatic rescue, as well. a lot happening in the u.s. west. >> if only we could bring some

of the rainfall from arizona into california. yeah. by the way, california is under 80% extreme drought. according to the national drought monitor. so, quite a dire circumstance across that area, to say the least. let's talk about the rainfall that caused the flooding on thursday morning in arizona. we'll come to some visuals here from one of our affiliates. knxv, a dramatic rescue, coming near apache junction, just east of phoenix. this fire truck to carefully pull alongside the vehicle and perform a dramatic rescue. the van was left behind. and fortunately, the man was rushed to safety. it sounds cliche. but turn around, don't drown. it takes one foot of water to float a vehicle. two feet of rushing water to wash away a floating vehicle. something to car the next time you come across a flooded

roadway. let's talk about why we're seeing the flooding in arizona. it is the remnants of simon. it is churning across the western half of the united states. and is tapping into moisture that's going to fuel thunderstorms that's leading to flooding near kansas and missouri. a stationary boundary with a slow-moving low pressure across the southern u.s. and a contrast in our temperatures from the north to the south. here's the latest radar out of the area. look at all of the rainfall across this region. pay attention to the slow-moving storms around joplin, missouri. this has prompted the national weather service to issue flash flood watches and also that shading of red is flash flood warnings. for the southeastern portions of kansas and southwestern missouri. we're going to monitor that situation over the next 24 to 48 hours. we could see an additional two

to four inches. the st. louis cardinals and the san francisco giants playing this weekend. we'll look at rainfall for that particular match, as well. that's all from the weather center. back to you, errol. >> good stuff. coming up next on cnn, you may think video games are a hobby or a waste of time. wait until you see how an elite group of gamers have turned that skill into a six -- six-figure salary. stay with us. . i got this. [thinking] is it that time? the son picks up the check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. whether you're just starting your 401(k) or you are ready for retirement, we'll help you get there. [♪]

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