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eastern time. 5:00 for you folks in seattle. we are waiting for word on two men aboard a u.s. fighter jet that crashed in eastern afghanistan. we're getting new information about that. might get that in a moment. >> speaking of that, it may be the first loss of an american jet. we'll have more information on that story, coming up. >> we'll look back on the extraordinary life and career of walter cronkite. we'll talk to his friends this morning, looking back. those of you looking for a job, this place may have the answer for you. created 40,000 new jobs. we take you to city center located in las vegas. it's an $8.5 billion project. walter cronkite dead at the

age of 92. it's been 18 years since he was at the news desk, but his role stays with us today. >> that's right. he died in new york. he was 92 years old. anderson cooper looks back at the life of this legend. >> reporter: for so long, for so many of us, he was the most trusted man in america. he covered the world at an age of fewer channel and newscasts. he changed the world. >> i think i was so lucky, i happened to fall into the right thing at the right time. >> he was born walter cronkite in 1915. he joined united press in 1939. when the first troops stormed nor mandy, he was there. >> dwight eisenhower told me, on the 20th anniversary of "d" day,

he thinks of the grandchildren they will never have. that's something for all of us to think about. >> when we think about walter cronkite, we think about his tenure at cbs, a company he joined in 1950. 12 years later, he was the anchor of the cbs evening news. in that chair, he came to define what an anchor was. he told america the way it was. cronkite reports and reacted to the horror in dallas. >> from dallas, texas, the flash official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time, 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. in 1968 after returning from vietnam, his opinions helped alter history.

>> it seemed now the bloody experience of vietnam is to end in a stale meat. >> reporter: the opinion reached president johnson. he said if i lost cronkite, i lost america. >> when news happens, get as close to the story as you can and tell people about it in language they can understand. walter spoke like the average person. it wasn't all literary, flowery. >> walter was always there, for the moon landing. >> man on the moon. oh, boy. >> thank you. >> boy. >> i'm dizy for a minute. >> reporter: he was humble, honest and straight forward and never made himself the story, even on a winter day when he sat at the anchor chair for the last time. >> they keep coming back for

more. that's the way it is, friday, march 6, 1981. i'll be on assignment, dan rather will sit here for years. >> reporter: good night mr. cronkite. good night and god speed. >> he will be missed. >> we have been getting a lot of reaction in from everybody. he worked with just about everybody in the business. everybody, a lot of folks have their memories of walter kr cronkite. we have a reaction from the president of the united states. >> he was the first to share the devastating news of john f. kennedys assassination. he fought back tears of his own. he cheer ee eed with every amer when we went to the moon. he brought the stories large and small which would define the 20th century.

that's why we love walter. he was the news. >> we are hearing from you, today, as you reflect on this icon when it comes to television journalism. send us your memories. we are reading a lot of them this morning. let me go to my facebook page. daniel says, i will always remember that man. what a class act. he will be missed. billy says i'll always remember him as the voice when jfk was shot. he loved new england and sailing was his passion. i think we all remember the video, the day jfk was shot and killed. the way he brought that news to america. he took us through the most trying times. we saw him get choked up. he was not a man that put his emotions out there. he was real in that sense.

>> it's news you react to. again, like you said, the country was depending on him to take him through. it's how people found out. it's going to be okay. we'll make it through it as well. >> he was the most trusted man in america. continue to send your comments to us. you can find us on twitter, facebook, tell us your thoughts this morning. you can sound off on any other subject. let's turn to overseas, what we have been watching. we are learning more about a deadly twin bombing in jakarta. there are important similarities between the bombing at the marriott and the ritz carlton. six people are dead. dan rivers joins us from jakarta. give us the update first, on the investigation. >> reporter: well, they are

saying there's a forensic similarity between these bombings. a cost of explosives found, which they think have linked to a man, basically indonesia's most wanted terrorist suspect. it's a regional islamic terrorist group here. there's forensic similarity between the explosives and forming as well. they are making some progress, still a lot of unanswered questions. [ no audio ]

nine is the total they have just given us in the past few minutes. >> i want to make sure, nine total. they believe six of them are still just six actual victims among them, is that correct? six confirmed victims and a possibility there may be more as well. we identified the bodies. until they can say they were a terrorist or victims, they can't say anymore than that. certainly, of the six concerned victims who would get in the hotels, we got three australians and singapore and a local indonesian man. that we know. the other remaining three, we're not sure if we are talking

terrorists or guests. there's details coming out about decapitated bodies and heads being recovered as well. i'll spare you the details. they are working to try to find out where the terrorists will get. >> tough work for the investigators. we certainly appreciate it. dan rivers, we appreciate you giving us the latest. coping with the recession. we're going to talk with the mayor of one city beating the odds and growing during these tough times. >> that's the way it is. >> that's the way it is. that signature line ahead. the story behind his famous line from one of his very own interns who is now on our show team. ce. walmart has the supplies they need to get their school year started for only $9. back to school costs less at walmart.

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on cnn. >> looking forward to it. thank you, gerri. >> my pleasure. hey, sir. we have been talking about how hot it's been. >> yeah. >> you are talking about hot temperatures in vegas. >> yeah, 114. >> now a cooldown? >> massive. when you have that here in the deep south and in july, you wonder, what's going on. >> what is going on? >> we had a front that came through. normally they come through this time. everyone is going to be happy about it. >> why is it coming through. >> why now? we have changes in the jet stream. it's allowing it to come through. they are going to be very warm. vegas, 114. >> wow. >> yeah. thankfully we are in the right side. in atlanta, it's going to be a great day.

if you have plans of going outside and cutting grass. honey, it's hot. i'm not cutting the grass today. today is not going to work for you. it should be fantastic. we were talking, there's a reason we are seeing the cooldown. you can see the funky blue line. ladies and gentlemen, that is a frontal boundary. it's nothing to cough at. it's going to pull its way down to the gulf of mexico and places like the great lakes and places like texas. they have been in the triple digits. today, high temperatures in those spots will get into the 90s. it's a major cooldown. 90 is hot, but not like 114 in vegas or phoenix. 67 in chicago. 85 in washington, d.c. nighttime lows cool down to the 50s and 60s. as we get into sunday and monday, we may see record low temperatures this time of year.

we're not going to see lows, but some of these could be up to 50,000 feet. severe thunderstorms a possibility. could be large hail and damaging winds, maybe tornadoes. we have been getting a cooldown, it's going to warm up in parts of the desert southwest. we're talking about the turquoise trail. >> stretching 65 miles from santa fe to albuquerque, new mexico is the turquoise trail. >> you'll find lots of museums and towns along the turquoise trail. it's an ak lek tick collection of folk art. one of the displays were hand carved miniatures. >> once a mining town is now home to coffee shops, restaurants and galleries. >> it's a huge variety of art in

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>> it's the place where four hours, if you sleep four hours, you slept too long. >> we're talking about vegas because some are turning to vegas for the answer in the midst of this. they are betting on city center. >> it's a huge project. a ma mouth mgm project. it's supposed to create 40,000 jobs. i traveled to vegas to meet the man behind the plan. how many buildings is it comprised of? >> you are on 67 acres of land. there are over 20 different buildings here. >> welcome to city center, the newest edition on the vegas slip. jim morin came up with the idea for this project. >> a lot of casinos put the gaming up front. you decided to put it in the

back, why? >> we don't think we need to put it in everyone's face. in the old days it's in the front and center. it's to force people into the casinos. it's insulting. if people want to gamble, we have a casino there. >> he's making art, architecture the focus. he's hired the top designers to create this urban metropolis and will fill it with contemporary art. getting the funding in the midst of a recession is a challenge. it nearly avoided bankruptcy earlier this year. >> we came close to tearing this down. >> four hotels, high-rise condos, entertainment venues and retail shops. >> how important is it to the future of las vegas? >> probably 20,000 to 30,000

people are working on projects relating to city center. when we open it, there will be 12,000 new jobs. no company is creating new jobs. no bank. no developer. no high-tech company. nobody in the united states is creating more jobs than we are. >> how is that possible? it's not the largest building on the strip. it's called building up. there are several high-rise hotels and condos in a small space. it's creating more jobs. while he says it's simply too big to fail, you can bet he is still feeling the pressure. >> darn right i do. there's enormous pressure. financial for for the stake holders. it has to perform economically for the community and for the people we are going to employ. it has to perform for the state,

increase the tax base. it has to prove that we are more than a gaming company. >> a lot of pressure. when it opens in december, we're going to see if this gamble was a good one. they are facing a stumbling block. a lot of people purchased in 2006 and 2007. they want a price reduction. the values have fallen. the construction has not been done yet, but they range from $600,000 to $9 million. it will be interesting to see if the price reduction happens. they are asking for it. the question is, will mgm mirage give it to them. how do you get into the 40,000 jobs? 12,000 permanent jobs will be available. they are taking applications now. head to sin city. >> december, you are saying?

>> december is when it's supposed to open. a lot of pressure there. it's too big to fail. hopefully, it doesn't. >> well, we'll turn to the sotomayer case. she is trying to find out if she'll get her job. she's not going to sin city to get one of the 40,000, but she will find out if she gets the job she applied for. paul stine houser will talk to us about when that could be and if any republicans are expected to vote for her.

hello and welcome back, everybody. we are continuing our saturday morning conversations with mayors across the country. we talked to a mayor to see how they are coping in this recession.

tommy battle joins us from huntsville, alabama. he's located near the tennessee state line. the fastest growing major city in alabama. thank you for getting up to visit us. fastest growing city in alabama. how much stimulus money have you gotten and where is it going? >> we are very, very fortunate in this community. we are the number one community in the united states. we have gotten a significant amount of stimulus money and we decided that it was a policy of ours we were going to make sure everybody understood the transparency. >> how much, specifically, have you gotten in stimulus money? >> i believe the numbers are anywhere from $6 million to $10 million. we have had significant impact

on our community. >> it's a lot of money. you have a lot of things you are allocating it to. to watch where the money is going, you have set up a website. talk about the importance of this transparency you have been able to establish there in your city. >> we have what we call a stimulus information hub. it's a website that tells where the money is going, what we are spending it on and what we applied for. there are a lot of projects we applied for that we have not gotten the money for. we are trying to make sure that our population knows what we are trying to do. transparency is one of those things that's very important. there's a lot of questions about everybody. the more people know what you are doing and they have an idea of questions and everything else, that's what kills government. >> i was looking at your website

last night and again this morning and you hit on an important point. you are showing where the money will go once you get it, but you are showing where it could go if you get the funds. that being the case, can people weigh in and see where it's going and weigh in and say i'm not sure i support that? >> sure. and it happens quite often. here, we are just like everybody else. everybody has opinions about what you are spending your money on, where the money goes. we have had quite a few people weigh in and say we need to look at this. is this a project we really need to be doing. we listen to that. that's what helps shape what we're going to do and what we are doing as a community. >> perhaps other cities across the nation will follow suit. >> i want you to weigh in as well. as you know, for the first time in alabama in history, a black man is running for governor. talk about the historical

importance of this. >> oh, it's very historical. very articular, very intelligent candidate. we're lucky as the state of alabama we have a number of talented candidates this time around. i talk about our community in huntsville. we vote for the man, not necessarily the party, but the man. right now, we have 40% of our city council is a minority. 30% of the population base. so, we, as a community are looking for people who are articulate, smart and can help set us up for the future. that's what we are looking for in alabama. >> i find articulate and intelligent a funny choice of words. >> i think there's a wide range of reaction. there's a lot of -- there's the

reaction of disbelief, there's a reaction of hope, there's a reaction of they are glad somebody intelligent is in the race. he's a very, very intelligent representative. we have a number of people and looking at the economic times, we are very fortunate. >> if you can speak frankly, how much momentum do people have given alabama's history of a red state and obama only got 49% of the vote. >> that's a lot of the question. what reaction, people look at the history. that's where the reaction came from. i think as a state, we are beyond that. we look at the person. i hope that's the case for us. >> all right, tommy battle thanks for your time today. >> thank you.

you hear it there, history being made, the first black man running for mayor. they are creating their own history by putting it on the website and people can follow the stimulus money. we talk about once the city gets it, the question is where is it going. >> three candidates, i believe, three republicans running for alabama governor. here they are. tim james, bradley burns kate ivy. whatever state you are interested in and number of jobs expected will turn up. we turn to president obama and what seems like reasons to slowdown the health care bill. the president not taking his foot off the gas. >> oh, no. he's pushing for reforms before congress takes a break. he is not willing to add to the deficit.

>> i want to be very clear, i will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficit over the next decade. by helping improve quality and efficiency, the reforms we make will bring our deficits under control in the long term. >> cnns elaine joins us from the white house. elaine, the budget said this week the plan would increase costs over the long term. not what the administration wants to hear. what is the next step? >> reporter: the next step is to keep the pressure on congress. we saw the president do that yesterday with that last minute remark, with that last minute address on health care. we are going to see that, again, from the president when he holds his prime time news conference. he's trying to rally lawmakers. they know it's going to be a tough fight, not because of the congressional budget, but also

there's a bipartisan group of senators saying look, mr. president, let's slowdown when it comes to health care reform. they think additional time is going to be critical in getting the health care overhaul done. it's not the message the obama administration wants to hear now. the president is laying out trying to get it done by august. betty. >> elaine, maybe you can hear me this time. what's been the republican response? >> reporter: republicans say the democrats and president are trying to rush this through. what they say is that look, the more americans learn about this plan, the more they are opposed to the plan. republicans are united when it comes to their message here. the democrats plan will give the pow

power to washington, not to doctors and patients when it comes to making health care choices. take a listen. >> we know americans were the first to work together, to ensure access to affordable health care to all. americans do not want a government takeover of health care that jeopardizes their coverage. create mountains of new debt and create new taxes. >> the president dismisses that calling it scare tactics. scare tactics the president says have been responsible for stopping health care reform in the past. the president is going to try to press on, try to rally lawmakers here. the white house recognizing it's going to be a tough play. >> thank you elaine. president obama wanted a quick confirmation for supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayer. that may be what happens. let's bring in our friend paul

steinhauser. he joins us from washington. i don't see him. where is he? i don't have pauly. oh, there he is. a friend of us. he always shows up. sometimes he's late, but he gets there. hey, paul. good to see you. tell us what is going to happen next. you went through the long nationally televised job interview. >> she's off the hot seat. here's what happened. tuesday, the senate meets again. they could vote as early as tuesday but republicans could push it back a week to july 28. the democrats have the vote on the committee. 12 democrats, 7 republicans. if she passes, it goes on to the full senate. expect a full senate to vote on the confirmation before they break in early august. >> she could get the job. we patched the confirmation

hearings and no doubt tough questioning came from republicans, lindsey graham in particular. he had complementary words and many complimented him on being a statesman. how many republicans could vote for her? there were kind words and being fair to her. >> at least three. three republicans just came out and said yes, i'll vote for her confirmation. four years ago, when john roberts was concerned, he received 78 votes including a number of democrats who voted for him. a couple years later. samuel alito. we'll see how many republicans vote for her. >> we could know quickly. paul steinhauser, a friend of us here on cnn.

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that's the way it is. >> yes, indeed. his signature sign off. one of our news writers on this show remembers those words very well. clint was a college intern during one of those summers where you were up there in new york with cbs. you got to meet walter cronkite. you have a story behind the signature sign off. what is that. >> yes, this was 1978. i was at university of north carolina as a student. i got to go work with cbs news through the television society. they placed me with cbs. it blissed who was cronkite's chief writer. he was cronkite's chief writer. he told us how that signature sign off got to be. one day he forgot to write that.

>> it was scripted for him? >> it was scripted. one day, he forget to put that in walters basket. walter went off the air and didn't say it. america went nuts. the phones went crazy and people didn't understand what happened. after that, it was policy, the first script was that's the way it is. >> doesn't that show you the importance of not only his words, but he was the most trusted man in america. according to a poll, in fact, we're not just making it up. indeed, he was. >> yes, indeed. he was so well respected in that news room that now he was a kind and gentleman, but he was so well respected when he talked or called on the phone, everybody answered. he could call anybody in the world. >> he made you call several people around the world. this was a man who wanted to get

it right. >> yes, indeed. he was a stickler for facts, no question about it. i was an intern for the entire news room, but one of the jobs i did, i was a fact checker, researcher. if we said somebody's name, he wanted to know how it was spelled and how they say it. if they were in new york, los angeles or africa, we had to call them and find out how to pronounce it. >> stickler for the facts. that's the way it is and that's the way it was for walter cronkite. we can't get you to pick up the phone and call anyone for us. what's up with that? >> we have some stories over there. >> thank you clint. we appreciate it. >> we do appreciate you this morning. >> my pleasure. we're going to turn and talk

about the folk who is can't speak and can't hear, but their kids can play their hearts out on the basketball court. they are learning the game from a former nba star. he says he's more comfortable in the deaf community. >> i was a deaf kid except i could talk. >> a deaf kid who could talk. he's organized a deaf camp for kids. you will hear why he does it.

all right. we have to tell you about a big upset. tiger woods out of the british open and now all eyes on one guy. >> it's not just that tiger isn't going to win this thing, it's that when he missed the cut, he doesn't have the chance to compete. that guy is 59-year-old tom watson. the oldest player in the field. he's doing his thing right now. going to bring in our sports business analyst, rick. joining us live from scotland via skype. it has to feel good. >>reporter: how long did it take you. i knew that's why you liked the question. you and i on the basketball court, pal. tom watson $21 million. so, on course earnings, he's okay. 68 of these guys weren't even

born when he won his last tournament. fancy that. >> it's a good thing and exciting for a lot of people. we are working through skype. that's why rick looks like that. there's something on the screen. it happens. it's technology. just telling our viewers what you are seeing. be open and transparent. let's move on and talk about tiger. is it a bigger deal that tiger is out and missed the cut or is it making up for it that we have this other story line with a 59-year-old guy doing his thing. >> tiger wasn't in the tournament last year because he was having his knee worked on. 53-year-old greg norman led the tournament. ratings were still down. tom watson is a bigger story. the bigger story is tiger woods misses his second cut.

there are hundreds of millions of dollars spent here. the big buzz is weather is great, but if tiger was here, things would be better. >> how is -- what -- if he can keep this up, tom watson, it's a great story, if he can keep it up is golf happy? will tv executives be happy? >> here's rick on sports marketing. old dudes sell stuff. so the bottom line is, if watson does well, as he's already doing, tees off in a couple hours today. mark, late 40s is in third place. the old guys are doing very well. that means that corporate sponsors have some kind of appeal to the older demographic with a lot more money. they are going to buy stuff, not with standing your slighting me at the beginning of the interview.

>> we have to leave it there. again, via skype, the technology, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. oh, now it goes away. >> it's good to see you. we appreciate you. enjoy your time there. >> thanks, i probably sound better than i look. >> that's usually the case. >> old dudes sell stuff. >> there's our old dude there. >> later rick. >> all right. he played ball in the nba and while he can hear just fine, he would love for one of his deaf kids he coaches at summer camp to go pro one day. he wants them to learn more than the game. >> i was never vocal. i never did a lot of talking on the court. it was a quiet game for me. you have looks and expressions. you have to learn to look for yourself. you can't depend on people to tell you something.

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for 30 years now, former nba guard has been doing something you can't find anywhere else in the country. he holds a basketball camp where he teaches deaf kids how to play the game and it doesn't cost them a dime. when you first step into the gym, it looks normal. it doesn't take long to realize something special is going on. >> a symphony of balls bouncing and shoes squeaking on a hardwood floor. every basketball gym sounds the same. or at least sounds the same to you and me.

these athletes, it sounds more like this -- these students are deaf. on the floor, they are determined to be like any other athlete. they have the chance to learn from a former nba guard. he can hear just fine. >> you're not deaf, right? >> no. >> nobody in your family is deaf? >> no. >> close friends, maybe? >> grow up with anybody deaf? you have been running a deaf basketball camp for years. >> yes, sir. >> it's interesting. it came from my dad. >> his dad took a teaching job in 1962 in georgia for the deaf. he volunteered to start a basketball program for the students. >> when i was born, i was born

with the family and i would go with dad and hang around and watched dad and fell in love with the game and deaf culture. it took off from there. >> he turned his love of basketball into a career and his love of deaf. >> you have to make the best of what you are given. this is what i was given. i have to be true to it. >> it's easy to communicate first thing. it's very easy to communicate, but it's very challenging. there's a lot of physical players here. sometimes you can't hear the referee, but they are still playing. don't know exactly when to stop. can't hear the buzzer. >> there are few camps out there like his. part of the mission is the same as any other summer camp.

kids be kids. it all goes back to what glenn learned when he was just a kid. >> my dad gave me this heritage, so i think i'm honoring him by carrying it on. i keep doing that because of my dad. >> his dad passed. he was able to see and he worked at the camp. he was able to see it. for 30 years now, he's been honoring his dad to continue it. you can't find it anywhere else in the country. they learn from an nba player. he brings in other nba players to check it out. >> i love it that he only wanted to do it for one year and now 30 years later. >> he calls himself a deaf kid who can talk and hear. he can't help but sign when he's

having a conversation with you. it's amazing to see him interact with the kids. >> this is cnn saturday morning. hello, it's july 18. good morning. >> hello, i'm t.j. holmes. it's 9:00 in atlanta, georgia. 8:00 in milwaukee and 6:00 in las vegas. thank you for starting you day here with us. we are remembering walter cronkite who died at the age of 92 yesterday. we are looking back at his extraordinary life and career this morning. >> we are waiting for a space walk. we're going to try to bring it to you live. it's going to happen at noon eastern. look at the amazing pictures we are bringing to you. two astronauts will attach a platform at the international space station. you don't want to miss that. first up, he is remembered as

the consummate journalist. walter cronkite died, he was 92 years old. >> he was the face of cbs news. this morning, we are remembering him. >> good evening from cbs news center in new york, this is walter cronkite reporting. >> for those of us who were kids, we embodied the best of everything. there were three networks at that point. walter was the most important man. you lived and died by what he said, how he wanted pieces told. you were answerable to walter. when he picked up the phone, you were scared to death. on the other hand, it was a core value in what we did. it was a time when one voice mattered. >> from dallas, texas, the flash official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time.

2:00 eastern standard time, some 38 minutes ago. >> i remember when he took off his glasses, looked at the clock and said president kennedy died. that was one of the earliest moments i can remember that i wanted to pursue a career in news. i watched walter all through the days of the apollo space program and him saying on july 20, 1969 that man landed on the moon. >> oh, boy. >> i do. >> i want to say something, i'm speeshless. >> to think he was the most trusted man in america is an under statement. at that time, anytime anything bad happened, the world turned to walter cronkite, not only for the news, but reassurance.

he was not just an icon, but he was almost like a member of your family. to think he is gone now is such a sad occasion. >> he was the consummate television news man. he had all the credentials to be a writer, an editor, a broadcaster. there was only one walter cronkite and there may never be another one. being friends with walter cronkite was about as high as you could rise in our business to be his colleague and his friend was a double blessing. >> what an icon. >> taught us all how to do it. anybody in the business studied walter cronkite and what he did. business changed so much since

he did it. it will never be the same. so many options and channels and whatnot. he was the person who gave the country bad news. called him uncle walter. like a member of the family that everyone turned to. >> he took us through so many difficult times whether the jfk assassination, the assassination of martin luther king. watergate. i loved the moment when he was almost had a boyish joy to him when he saw man step on the moon and he was broadcasting that day. i want to talk with christopher calahan. he was the dean at arizona state university and joins us by phone. sir, if you would reflect for a minute on walter cronkite, the man you knew. >> caller: good morning. thanks for having me on. it was a great privilege of my life to have known and worked

with him. he was my idol like many of us, growing up in journalism. he's been my idol since i was a young boy watching the images of the vietnam war on television at home. it's a great loss. also, we are planning on celebrating walter's life and career. >> how are you doing that? how are you marking his career at the school of journalism? >> we created a website that we hope he would be proud of. it remembers all the great things walter did in journalism and the values he represented, we think, better than anyone else. the values of accuracy. >> we have heard that time and time again from so many people that have known him and how he was a stickler for the facts. checked and double checked. help us understand for those who are looking back upon cronkite's life. this is a man who, the

university of texas he dropped out to pursue journalism full time. what is his connection to the arizona state university. >> rinl nally, we were the walter cronkite school of journalism for the past 25 years. walter joked about it all the time. he said they were the first to ask. if you are the reporter, being there first is an awful lot of it. the real story is he has a very, very strong relationship with tom chauncey, the owner of cbs affiliate back in the '80s. both tom chaun si's were supportive of journalism at asu. they were trying to build journalism. what better way to do it than bring in walter cronkite to honor the school. >> there was nonother like him. thanks for spending your time

with us and reflecting on walter cronkite. >> thank you. many of you are sounding off with your memories of walter cronkite. "i-report," facebook and twitter this morning. another body found in the bombings of ja ka ta bringing the number killed to nine. a well known ma lay shan known extremist may be involved.

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coast of the carolinas. the frontal boundary is going to march to the south. it's going to have something coming in behind it. a big batch of cooler air moving into the midwest, even texas suffering from heat. we're talking high temperatures that's 90 degrees. warm to many of us. trust me, if you are in texas, it's a big time cooldown. 84 in atlanta. 85 in washington. chicago, wrigley field, 67 degrees. if you are going to the navy pier, grab a sweater. it's summertime, temperatures in the triple digits. we could see severe storms. oklahoma into new mexico and colorado. be ready for the big rumble of thunder. it's a quick look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf, you're watching cnn saturday morning.

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fact, killed this morning in the predawn crash. afghan government official i spoke with south of the afghan capital he said it took place in the province 100 miles west. before dawn this morning, coalition forces blocked off the area and prevented afghan police from going in there. his police on the ground could not confirm how many were injured or killed. it may have been the first crash of a u.s. military warplane in afghanistan since the taliban was overthrown nearly eight years ago. helicopters have gone down here in the past. they have been shot down and a cargo plane, at least one has gone down. it's not as a result of hostile fire, this accident. i have to conclude this has been the bloodiest month yet for the

foreign troops, nato and u.s. troops in afghanistan since the war began nearly eight years ago. at least 47 people, foreign troops killed in afghanistan. this month is far from other. >> i want to repeat, two crew members were killed. we have confirmation of that. you say it was not the result of hostile fire. any idea what caused the plane to go down? >> i spoke with an air force spokesman and he says it's being investigated. there will be a panel of experts that look into it. he couldn't say whether or not it was a technical malfunction or a climate condition. it is summer and it's incredibly hot in afghanistan now. it's all speculation. he was confident stating it was not the result of hostile fire. >> all right. ivan, joining us live. the sad news two crew members were killed in an f-15 crash

this morning. investigators in indonesia know who may be behind the bombing. noordin top was involved in 2005. nine people died. there are similarities between the two attacks. then the ones we just saw yesterday, you saw the video from the marriott and ritz carlton. you can see the man highlighted going through with that piece of luggage. he gets to a particular area and the explosions happen. there are at least nine people, the number just went up to nine, that have been killed. at least six victims. two others believed to be the suicide bombers. police say there are still other possibilities there could be

more people who have been killed in this thing. that number of nine could go up. >> a lot of information surrounding that. a lot of speculation. there's talk those involved could have been guests of the hotel. >> they checked in. put the bombs together there. another bomb was found on the 18th floor, it was diffused, but still a lot of questions. the naacp celebrating its 100th birthday this weekend. >> we sat down with the new readers to talk about now the naacp sees its place in the future. and we're ready for it. because we took all our lists and we went to walmart. since walmart checks other store's prices... i didn't have to. that means we got home in time... for just a little more summer -- and for one last night of lightning bugs.

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the state of our schools is not an african-american problem, it is an american problem because if black and brown children cannot compete, then america cannot compete. let me say this, if al sharpton, mike bloomburg and newt gingrich can agree we need to solve the education problem, that's something all of america can agree we can solve.

those guys came into my office. sitting in the oval office, i kept on doing a double take. they might think they have a good jump shot or a pretty good flow, but i can aspire to be lebron or lil wayne. i want them to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers. i want them to aspire to be a supreme court justice. i want them aspiring to be president of the united states of america. >> the words there from the president, barack obama, this week with a speech at naacp.

he was there, the first black president talking to the group on their 100th anniversary. they are celebrating with a new and young leader at the helm. he's the youngest naacp president ever. he's quick to call it like he sees it. what he thinks it role of the naacp is, and the direction they are going and the direction he's taking them in. >> a lot of folks want to say the 20th century is the potential of the naacp. our generation knows in our heart, as much as we have benefited from the dreams of our an s ancestors, the most murdered generation in our country. when you ask yourself who can fight those battles, it's hard to imagine being one less. the naacp. >> why do you think they wanted you? you're a young man from a

different era running the oldest organization of the country. >> the person before me was walter white. he was 38 years old. he played an integral role in his generation and build it up and laid the groundwork that it was built upon. this is a moment like that. this is a pivotal point. you have to get a generation to buy into the naacp, the vision for human rights in this country. to find ourselves as players for as long as it takes. we don't just fight on an issue for years. 22 years. the military was 30 years.

so, you know, the battle to level the political playing field, we started that in the mid-1950s. we are still celebrating victories. obama the first black president, the still of mississippi just got the first black mayor. it's a lot. >> what does naacp expect from president obama? >> to fulfill his promise and get back to work. a lot of people push to bail out wall street and main street, we need to make sure, we intend to make sure he fixes back street. black unemployment was well above 10%. this is not acceptable. it's just not acceptable. >> how is he doing so far? >> so far, pretty well. the transition is slower than a lot of people expected. >> how is the naacp going to be?

>> we've been patient. we have to keep the faith. >> a lot of people say there's a black president. a black man is in the white house. how can you say a black person can't make it? obviously, black people can make it. they made it to the white house. >> i grew up in one of those families where we were told at the end of the day, we didn't have an excuse. when you look right now at the situation, yes, you have to say, you know, no excuses. you have to push it as hard as you can. you have to say, no excuses for not fighting the fight on behalf of your brothers and sisters and cousins. don't think for a second when you succeed you did it by yourself or your success is yours alone or it doesn't come with the responsibility for others. >> we have a must see cnn e cent

we want to tell you about. soledad o'brien will talk about what it means to be black in america. this is "black in america 2" fa premiers. it's the 22nd and 23rd here on cnn. happy birthday to a global statesman. nelson mandela. he turns 91 today. he became south africa's first democratically president. organizers focus on helping others. that's something that man has done throughout his lifetime. look at him. 91 years old. >> he still looks good. he looks great. >> he has lived quite a life. i remember being in africa and going to an event where he was. he was 88 or 9 back then.

91 today. happy birthday nelson mandela. stay with us this morning. coming up in the 10:00 our, we are going to talk about walter cronki cronkite. the man few people knew. we're going to hear from insiders and what he was like behind the camera. ♪ that's why i use covergirl's simply ageless makeup with olay regenerist serum. a department store brand can glob up in lines and wrinkles and actually make you look older. simply ageless stays suspended over lines and makes you look amazing. simply ageless from olay and easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. ♪ and try new simply ageless sculpting blush to bring out your cheekbones.

live pictures from outer space today. we are expecting to see a space walk at noon eastern time. of course, when that happens, we'll bring it straight to you. we have been watching it all morning long from seeing the shuttle from a distance. it went across the earth. this shot now, they are getting ready preparing for the space walk today. a lot going up, or going on in space. >> it's always exciting stuff. we hope to see it around noontime. stay with us. we'll be back at the top