time and you can hear much more about the impact of your news on "your $$$$$" with christine romans and ali velshi, saturday at 1:00 p.m. eastern and sundays at 3:00 right here on cnn. don't go anywhere. your top stories are next in the "cnn newsroom." have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com hello, everybody, from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia, this is cnn saturday morning for this august 1st. i'm t.j. holmes. >> and i'm brooke baldwin sitting in for betty again. it is shaping up to be a busy, busy first saturday of august. right to a developing story we've been telling you about. the central terminal in new york's laguardia airport evacuated around 6:30 this morning. all kinds of video of people

heading out. why? all we know, they had detained a gentleman inside with some sort of suspicious bag. what's inside it's bag, we still don't know at this point. the good news is that all of those people who were hanging out outside of laguardia this morning are back in the airport. >> once they get back inside, they're finding the bad news, they knew would be waiting, flight delays and also flight cancellations and in some cases, again, talking about a good two or three-hour period where no plane was allowed to land or take off from the airport. a busy hub. people taking off on vacation or taking off for a short weekend trip. whatever it may be it is causing a mess and backup not just there at laguardia but at several airports around the country. no word on why exactly this male passenger was singled out, why his bag was suspicious. we know he's in custody. we'll continue to follow this story we've been hearing from passengers on the ground, from i-reporter, hearing from our

producers who happen to be there and flying out themselves. one of our i-reporters took video. this captures the chaos and confusion, really, at the very beginning. some of the very first video we got. everybody wondering what in the world is going on? a sense of fear that happens that comes with this uncertainty. just told to get out. at the very beginning as the terminal is being evacuated. >> talking to one of our producers out of new york still with us on the phone. ross levitt. amazing pictures thanks to your cell phone camera. the question i'm asking now is, we saw place planes cancelled, others listed on time. do we know if any flights have left laguardia yet today? >> reporter: we don't know that quite yet. the passengers are describing the scene as chaotic and certainly it is that. just lots of questions. people not sure. where i'm standing right now, i'm outside the c gate where there is a police line right here. a taped off area.

so no people still are able to get into gate -- you know, about 14 gates here in the c part of the terminal. while things are back to normal in other parts, clearly, there's one big section at the airport here that is still closed off to passengers. they are not being allowed through the security gates. we've seen some bomb-sniffing dogs coming through, a lot of police activity here. so clearly the investigation still very much underway. in the meantime, people are starting to return to the gates that are open and trying to get on flights out. i spoke to a few people who were on 7:00 flights. they now believe those flights are going to leave around noon, but, you know, they're taking that with a grain of salt. they're still skeptical their actually going to get off the ground today. >> ross, i was talking to one of the reporters at new york one saying not only facing hurdles and delays, but another hurdle. the fact they've cordoned off the entire front entrance, if you will, to laguardia.

these people are having to haul their bags from a mile away just to get to the airport. do you know if the front of the airport, if the entrance of the airport is still cordoned off? >> reporter: i believe entrances are now back open. you're right. two groups of people. those who got in before those gates were -- i mean, before the streets were blocked off, and those people ended up basically standing around on an overpass baking in the sun for about two hours while this whole incident played out, and then there was a second group of people who were driving in cars and really were just, could not even get anywhere near the airport, and those cars have just started flowing in, and that's why you're seeing just a crush of people descending on laguardia airport, and ticket agents that are very busy trying to figure out where all of these people are going to go, when they're going to get to their flights and how they're going get out of here. >> amazing. we're getting a little more information now. i have the e-mail. cnn is confirms with a port

authority spokesman john kelly, one says spects, we've been reporting, still in custody who has this bag that contained, new information, his bag contained wires and a battery. the wires and battery was not an explosive device, and determined to be nothing by port authority police and the nypd bomb squad. all for not, but at least everyone at the airport exercising caution. you never know these days, but, again, this bag containing non-explosive device. frightening, though. >> again, it's great that that's the news, but just a shame that something that turn pd out to be not necessarily innocent but still not harmful could cause this whole mess for a lot of people today. who knows if things will get up and running and really back on track. going to take all day and maybe even tomorrow. >> and getting everyone out safely and back in. moving along, guys -- tension, all car shoppers. i sound like a car commercial

there. for those thinking about spending your saturday looking at cars, listen up. the government's popular cash for clunkers -- can't say it this morning. cash for clunkers program is running out of money. the white house says it is safe to buy. the dealers may be a little gun shy. cnn's kate bolduan joins us live from one of the dealerships in gaithersburg, maryland. what are the dealers there saying, kate? do we have kate? >> reporter: dealers thought of the deal they couldn't and wouldn't pass up. >> what was reaction amongst you and your employees when the program really started moving? >> when we saw the influx of business, the people coming in, actually ready to buy, it was very exciting. i mean, we had a huge weekend. >> reporter: alex of coonce automotive says they have sold 290 cars at their 16 locations, thanks to the cash for clunkers program. and they've seen a 40% jump in sales compared to the same time last year, but then reports the

$1 billion program was already running out of cash, leaving dealers as well as members of congress scrambling. >> to help our auto industry, to help consumers, to grow our economy, to do it in an environmentally sound way, i think it's a perfect message for us to take home for august. >> this is a godsend for the auto dealers in my district. don't stall what's working. give it a fill up and let's get cash for clunkers back on the road. >> reporter: the house quickly passed a $2 billion extension of the clunkers' program, happy with its success, the white house is also piling on the pressure. >> so we're now working with congress on a bipartisan solution to ensure that the program can continue for everyone out there who's still looking to make a trade. >> reporter: but the back and forth, the threats of stop and go, have some dealers nervous and searching for direction. >> it affects us right now because you're still so scared. you're not sure what exactly to do or what's going to happen.

>> reporter: now, the bill to extend more cash to this program still needs to make it through the senate and it's not a slam dunk. on the right, fiscal conservatives don't want to give up more taxpayer -- don't want to spend more taxpayer money. on the left some liberals don't think the program goes far enough to increase fuel efficiency. some say honestly they're not sure. saying it's too early to tell if the senate will take action on this. next week, or we'll have to wait until september. we are here talking to customer, and kufrt mer, coming out, looking for deals, all nervous about what will happen after this weekend, or at least for this weekend, they're assured these deals will go through, will be allowed, will be accepted. brooke? t.j.? >> kate bolduan, like in gaithersburg, thank you. kate mentioned talking to folks in the market for a car, we will be talking again to kate in the half hour. talking to a car owner trying to take advantage of the cash

clunker program. health care. millions of people without it, of course. reform legislation hanging in the balance. maybe not the best time for congress to take a month off, but they have, they are. the house did accomplish something before they got out of there last night. the third and final negotiating committee approved a version of the bill. now it has to be merged with the version passed by other panel there's in the house. the full chamber expected to get the final version sometime in september. the senate probably won't reach a deal before it goes on recess next friday. president obama sees health care reform as key to fixing the economy. yesterday second quarter report from the gross domestic product seems to show the recession easing up a bit. while that's encouraging, the president says there's still a long way to go. he said that in his weekly address. >> as far as i'm concerned, we will not have a recovery as long as we keep losing jobs. and i won't rest until every american who wants a job can find one. but history shows that you need to have economic growth before you have job growth, and a

report yesterday on our economy is an important sthin we're headed in the right direction. business investment, which had been plummeting in the past few months, is showing signs of stabilizing. this means that eventually businesses will start growing and hiring again, and that's when it will really feel like a recovery to the american people. >> conservative democrats had been doing the republicans' work for them by holding up the health care reform plan in the house. now that the blue dog demes have won major concessions, leading the fight will probably fall back on the republicans. his party's objections in the weekly party gop address. >> republicans think there's a better way. we put forth what will cut costs and improve care and we can accomplish health care reform keeping patients and their doctors in charge, not bureaucrats and politicians. real reform should allows small businesses to pool together and buy affordable insurance for

employees. real insurance should protect doctors and hospitals from frivolous lawsuits and focus on patient focused medicine. real reform should encourage wellness and prevention programs proven to cut costs, and real reform should give people who buy their own insurance the same tax breaks as those who get insurance through their emplo r employers. >> also want to let you know our health care reform coverage continues in our next half hour with a live update from the white house with our own elaine k quijano. >> and some of the highlights from the president's first 200 days in office. we'll look at key turning points for his administration and the moments he might want to forget. also comedian steve harvey selling a ton of books for advice for single ladies and now his advice for teenagers. >> and reynolds wolf returns with an alternative energy source, fueled by cow stuff.

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well, president obama entered the white house on a platform of change. the jury's still out on whether that was a change for the better. however, the administration reaches out, coming up next week and cnn is asking to you grade

his presidency with a special report cord. more on that. first insight from two people watching the white house for quite a while. pulitzer prize winning author and president historian, good morning, there she is, smiling as always, and get smile out of him sometimes. cnn special correspondent and professor of media and public affairs at george washington university, good morning to you both. ladies first, as always. doris, i will ask you, is this the most graded president of all-time? seems like there's such a microscope on him. talking about the first 100 day, second 100. is he getting los closer scrutiny than other presidents? >> i do think the way cable television network works these days and the media works, we do take a closer inspection every week as to what's happening. our public opinion polls are much more complicated than before. the interesting thing is that jfk said after six months you know, we said the problems were bad. that's how we ran against the republican, but, my god, they're

worse than we said. i suspects that's what the obama people are feeling as well. >> feeling as well, and bringing you in, she mentioned kennedy and always some kind of comparisons, and the president, some say he might have some of that kennedy mystique, might have some of the problems like reagan and, of course, always likes to mention the name of abraham lincoln. la president do you see him being so much like? >> you got it right. certainly those presidents. in modern times i would make two comparisons. i would say, one, to ronald reagan, because at the point that he came into office they were pressing huge international challenges. an economy meltdown, a dispirited public and in a sense of political revolution promise, but also, kennedy, because of the youth and the vigor and enthusiasm and the almost personality that's developed around him. seeing his picture show up in africa, is a little like seeing kennedy. you can still see him on the

walls in latin america as the first catholic president and someone young and talking about a lot of change. so roosevelt, lincoln, that's history. headlines, more recentlily i would say jfk and reagan. >> and let viewers know, frank is coming to us on sky. you might see some of that screen gets a little mixed you. all right. we can hear you fine. doris, back to you. this president, wa we've seen so far, is he going to be one who defines the times we're in or is he going to allow the times to defy him? >> that's the great question for leadership, and i think he's going to have to figure out a way to define the times. so far he does seem to be showing a command of the office. i mean, think about it. even 18 months or so ago, people worried what will happen from the 3:00 a.m. call? is this rookie president going to take control? even if people don't agree with what he's done so far, he seems to have an aura of self-confidence about it, seems to be enjoying the job.

fdr once said in the middle of the war, how would you ever want to be president? he said, why not? wouldn't anyone want to be president? it's the greatest job in the world. this guy seems his talents are exercised, more at home in the presidency than on the campaign trail in the earlier days. that will allow him to define it, but obviously huge problems he's facing. >> huge problem, frank. she mentioned, maybe this president is enjoying it and allowing his talent, i mean, he's being stimulated in a lot of ways. not bored like someone suggested in the senate at times. so at the same time what does this tell us about him, that he's trying to do it all at one time? these are huge problems that he seems to wants to take on right now. >> well, he clearly does, and that is both his asset and it's his big hurdle. whether it's remaking energy, rebuilding the infrastructure, fixing the crumbling economy, dealing with the middle east. resetting relations with russia, or getting people back to work in the midst of the worse recession since the great depression.

never mind health care and throw in a few other things. education system. i mean, it's sweeping change he's talking about. never mind, as i mentioned a minute ago, the political movement he tries to bring. as reagan came to washington and said conservatism, cut government, cut taxes. obama's come to washington, not using the l word, liberal very much, but policies very much on the liberal left side. the change is breathtaking, really. i don't know how doris feels about this, but it's the presidency i've observed and been inside covering as white house correspondent and otherwise, this is an unbelievably breathtaking agenda. >> asking, do you agree with that, doris? >> absolutely. i think some people wonder, is he doing too much too soon, but the problems require an interconnected approach in a certain way. i'm sure he would have preferred it if he could have done jobs first, health care, financial reform, but it is somehow all connected. we'll see. >> i'll ask you both this question. frank, you first.

we hear it all the time, the complaint that, my goodness, i can't turn on the tv without seeing this president. is he handling policy, talking health care, whether on "the tonight show" or wherever, getting a burger, are we seeing this president too much? >> or having a beer. right? >> having a beer. >> he is by the standards of our modern presidential television-aged presidencies, very exposed. maybe even overexposed, but he has to be out there playing and competing, because he lives in this media echo chamber doris was talking about a moment ago. nobody maybe makes the case for him as well as he does. right mow he's in a perilous time. in an economic and political no-man's-land because he's been in the office long enough to start to be having this economy become his economy, not their long enough for the vets of his stimulus package, if they're going to take place, to really be felt. reagan was in this place, numbers went way down. people urged him to abandon

reaganom reaganomics. the motto, let reagan be reagan, he endured and it turned around, but it took a while. kind of a no-man's-land, one of the reasons he's out there making the case he is. >> making the cases, doris, some say he's playing on his popularity as well. people like the guy, even if they don't like his policies on some cases. so is there -- does he run any risk of being such a popular guy and being out there so much? quite frankly, will the public get tired of seeing him? >> no question. i remember fdr, not that i knew him, but i remember knowing about fdr, he worried that if his speeches became routine they would lose effectiveness. why he only delivered a few in 12 years. he had to be out there in a dramatic moment. it you're commanding airwaves with so many others having access to so much and especially the television loves to put the opposition on saying the strongest things about you, you've got to take command. >> last thing, i'll ask you both for a quick answer.

just the biggest mistake he has made so far, and the biggest thing he has done right. i guess the biggest check and the sum up column. doris, start with you. a quick what has he done? biggest mistake he's made and the thing he should be most proud of. >> biggest mistake, he has to take greater control of congress. allowed them to have a lot of leeway at the beginning in the stimulus and health control package. he'll have to figure in the future thousand make sure that they is their leader. especially made the leader of the democrats. >> the big success? would you say? >> biggest success, he's made people feel confident in him. that gives you a lot of leeway in the future. >> frank, quickly as well? right and wrong? >> biggest mistake, congress, his own democrats. liberal democrat wing, he's got to control it. watch his words. the police acted stupidly, something that feeds that echo

chamber. be cautious. biggest success, tying all the issues together and making the american people feel like somebody is doing just that and maybe gets it. >> doris kerns, good, frank sesno, so good to you have both with us here this morning. thank you so much and i will see you guys in 100 days. all right? >> okay. >> thanks. >> enjoy your saturday, guys. at these second 100 day, days of change or frustration? let your voice be heard starting sunday. cast your vote at cnn.com/reportcard. then get the results from cnn's national report card thursday night at 8:00 eastern. brooke? >> and now we are talking a little bit more about the last 100 days. the battles, bailouts, the beers, from the economy to health care, josh, to all the other major issues the president is up against, we are asking, how's he doing so far? you've been watching and we want some grades. >> want some grades. t.j. was just talking about it. i wanted something to say. no person in america that

doesn't want to grade the president. i've never met one. >> we want to hear your opinions. good, bad, indifferent. >> what we just hearing about, cnn.com/reportcard. actually seen in politics.com. i encourage feel do maybe before you grade, take a look at the major issues, what we're tracing through on cnnpolitics.com. zoom in to the board. some of the key issues. one tlng i like in the breakdown, break down the first year is this right here. check it out. you've got economy, energy, health care, education, military complex. a whole list of issues. in every case tracing what the president said he would accomplish, where things stand now. some of the latest polling and latest changes along the way. a really strong breakdown, all on cnn.com. also we have this. a little inside the white house. plus it looks good on tv. i'm showing it over here. click on any of the major players inside this president's white house, learn what their role is, what they've done since arriving and background.

what they had done before they came here. i'm going to quickly scroll through this. i want you to see how incredibly number of features there are, this whole section. ed second 100 days. small on your screen. every time you see blue line, a separate story we're giving you about some of president obama's latest activities. then pay attention during "state of the union" with john king and your chance to graded president. weigh in here. discussions already going this morning on facebook and twitter, plus the "cnn newsroom" blog, and you'll see all the opportunities. brooke and t.j., following that throughout the day and tomorrow as those grades start pouring in. >> look where i'm -- thanks, josh. >> how did you get over there, brooke? >> i'm fast like that. magic. >> welcome back. missed you up here. >> and i missed you. a guy coming up who i'm told puts the roller in the coaster. a preview of what you'll see. stay with us. ♪

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all right. a developing story we have been following this morning. it has ban mess a headache, for a lot of travelers in new york, specifically at laguardia international airport where the terminal, main terminal, shut down a number of hours because of a is a spishgs package. >> we know somebody, a man, was detained. we don't exactly know why. just that, basically because ever lis bag. it had, port authority said it

had wires and batteries inside. deemed suspicious. they took him in custody because they were worried what might be inside of that bag, and as a result, it was quite a mess. the good news, rch's back inside hopefully getting on their flights, albeit delayed out of laguardia rnlgtsz and everybody had to be screened when they went back into the airport. and at the gate, people trying to get on their planes, more security officials doing ransom screening of people even as they try to get on their planes now. >> very thorough. >> very thorough. you have to do this. again, it's great. turned out to be nothing, but it was, seemed like something at the time. friday night health care, keep the president's reforms alive. also coming up, a cnn hero who chose to stay in iraq to help some of the smallest victims of the war get the health care they need. >> don't try this at home, they say, not at six flag, don't try this anywhere. the story, a skating stunt. stay with us. ( car door closes ) ooooch! hot seat!

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the halls of congress will be pretty quiet for the month of august. it's recess time. yesterday the house made progress on health care reform, but the debate is not going away, even if lawmakers are. elaine quijano at the white house today, and talk about this timetable. explain to me, where does health care reform stand right now? >> reporter: as you noted, brooke, over on the house side, you've got members who have adjourned now. before they did that, members of the house, energy and commerce committee passed their own version of a health care bill. that, though, still has to be reconciled and merged with two other versions on the house side. that's looking like it will be september before the full house actually takes a look at health care legislation. now, over on the senate side, the finance committee actually put off its own much-anticipated

vote. this was on a bipartisan compromise plan for health care legislation. that vote is looking like it will happen after the august recess. so why is all of that significant? as you know, brooke, august is the month when these lawmakers are going back to their home districts. it will be a chance for constituents to weigh in. obviously, as we know, such a huge and complicated issue, health care reform, we'll see the stlu lawmakers here back in their home districts, how those views are going to affect not only the debate but the timeline as well. brooke? >> so, elaine, the vote last night, the house energy and commerce committee, us a explained the third version of this reform bill with the house. now all the house members are on recess. what is the president's reaction to the move just with the house? >> reporter: you can imagine, brooke, the president is pleased by this. according to a written statement released today. that statement went on to say, "this historic step by the house

energy and commerce committee moves us closer to health insurance reform than we have ever been before." in that statement the president also obviously notes that there have been, or acknowledges, there have been divisions here. specifically among some of the conservatives so-called blue dog democrats and some of the progressives as well. president obama, though, saying ultimately he thinks that the bill that came out of the committee is strengthened by all the debate. >> elaine quijano. great job explaining some quite complica complicated news. thank you. we've been talking about this cash for clunkers program this morning. it's been popular. so popular, though, with car shoppers and dealers, that it's just about run out of money. the house approved $2 billion more, but the senate needs 20 follow suit. so how is that affecting those of you heading out to shop this weekend? cnn's kate bolduan, not shopping but out there where people are shopping in gaithersburg, maryland. so are they starting to turn out

just yet, kate? >> reporter: actually, t.j., we have met wonderful people out here looking, trying to look for a deal. many people, the dealership and dealer as well, getting at least some comfort, some reassurance that the obama administration said dealless go through, at least through the end of this weekend, which is why i've met wonderful couple, holly and amallia. this is their clunker. affectionately we'll call it a clunker. 1990, travelled to south america and back. why come out here then today? i know you're very emotionally attached to this car. >> this is a win-win for everybody. the car doesn't need emissions -- meet emissions or takes a lot of work. expensive. moving on into more gas efficient vehicle makes a lot of sense. that's what we're doing. >> reporter: what do you think about this program and the opportunity this weekend? >> it's great. i think this is wa we need and this is the incentive he needed

to actually get rid of our clunker. >> reporter: now, you have heard the concerns that this program was just a few short days of being in effect, running out of tab itself. did you have concerns than? >> we still have concerns until we close the deal. i know the ownership has some concerns. so we're holding everything off until monday. if it doesn't go through, i keep my clunker. >> reporter: and you'll welcome her back, of course. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the big question, have you found a car? are you going to make a deal? >> i think we're going to make a deal. we started out wanting a new pickup but i think we had a last-minute decision this morning to go for corolla, and i think we're happier with that at this point. >> reporter: thank you so much. i must tell you, i saw them test driving a car. although they're trying to be good consumers and not get too excited, they were definitely smiling when they were test driving the car, t.j. >> you can't help it.

everybody love as new car and the smell, but it's sad to hear they might drive off in that clunker again if things don't go through. you'll have to keep us posted there. kate, appreciate it this morning. >> reporter: absolutely. >> all wait down to south neshg that thing. >> so apparently it's going to keep on running. sounds like he's emotionally attached. >> right, honey? we're trading it in, right? >> good luck to them. up next here, a trip, not in a clunker, taking a trip through harvey town, comedian steve harvey making sure teenagers don't fall through the cracks. and later on, reynolds has the scoop on cow power. how manure is being turned into energy. stay tuned. %%%%%%%%%%%

quick update in case you're just joining us, we have been following a difficult, frustrating situation out laguardia, out of new york this morning. we can tell you now that people are getting back on their flights, but that was not the case for all of these people this morning, because the central terminal at new york's laguardia was evacuated because of a man in custody and a bag. that bag contained, according to cnn now, we've confirmed the bag contained wires and a battery, but the bag, the wires and battery, was not an explosive device. certainly cause for concern this morning and a lot of people hanging out outside, missing flights very much so delayed. >> going to take them a while to get back on track and back on time. so check those schedules, folks. >> yes. >> it's an all too common african-american story. children growing up without a father, a father figure or even a positive male role model in their lives. >> without the proper support structure, many of them seem to fall through the crack.

comedian and radio host steve harvey is determined to make a difference and he has taken hundreds of such kids under his wing and is now teaching them to become men opinion cnn special correspondent soledad o'brien talked with him in a place called harvey town. >> thank you. >> good morning. time to get up. >> reporter: bertha harris has her hands full. every morning -- >> i have to go. >> reporter: a single mother of four, she works full time and guess to college. so she relies heavily on her 14-year-old son xavier to help with his younger brother and sister. to help with the chores. >> i vacuum and i clean off the counters, and stove and microwave. >> reporter: xavier often has to bear the responsibilities of manhood, but he does so without a guide. his last adult male influence,

his stepfather, left in 2006. and his absence weighs heavily on zayrier. >> i wish he was here. >> in four, and three, and two, and one. we up. >> i want to talk to you about the big weekend coming up in, on father's day weekend. >> steve harvey is famous for being funny. but he couldn't be more serious when it comes to the mentoring weekend at his north dallas ranch. harvey town. >> we going to fish. >> reporter: 100 young african-american men have been chosen to participate in this first-time event, and xavier is one of them, all are being raised by single mothers, or other single women. all are looking for positive male role models, and each one is in for harvey's tough takes on what it means to be a real

man. >> i want these boys to walk out of here and go you know what? real men go to work every day. real men respect women. real men talk to god. real men are responsibility for their families. real men have jobs. that's what manhood is. >> this is the barrel stuck in the gun when not playing or ref tells you, keep your barrel sock on for your safety. >> reporter: over four days there's a lot of fun. >> go, go, go, go! >> reporter: also, plenty of plain talk. >> millionaire and thug does not go in the same sentence. >> soak up everything you can get. >> reporter: there are seminars are getting into college. >> people respect you when you use your -- >> reporter: on the importance. even on learning how to tie a tie. >> want to get a job, you've got to look like you're hirable. so let's teach a guy how to tie a tie. you can lose a job just on your appearance. it happens all the time.

so come on, man. let's get in there and let's teach these boys the things that men have to do. >> keep pulling. keep pulling. >> reporter: someone to show him what to do and how to do it. >> pinch it with a knot. >> reporter: that's what xavier wanted. and after a little patience and guidance, that's exactly what xavier got. >> that's how you tie a tie. ex-lnt, man. >> reporter: at harvey tie. >> the majority of you in here will become businessmen, ceos, entreprene entrepreneurs. >> i wanted to be able to meet a professional man, let them tell us about their lives and what they did, and how they came from somewhere small. i learned that, do what you want to do, follow your journeys. >> and reclaiming the dream hosted by soledad o'brien and roland martin airs tonight at 8:00 eastern time. coming up next, packing tips

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>> reporter: excess baggage fears are the airlines latest ploy to stay in the black. >> airlines estimate this will add millions to their bottom line in a time they're struggling to turn profit. policy varies slightly from airline to airline, but for the most part, this is for domestic flights. >> reporter: airlines like delta and continental recently added another $5 surcharge for bags checked at the airport. you can bypass these fees if you check in online or find ways around them. you can avoid checking bad altogether. a good thing if you have someone who's a light packer. you can think about splitting up the luggage. each of you carrying a normal sized bag and also avoid paying if you're an elite member of any of the carriers frequent flier programs. >> reporter: or just pick one of the few airlines that hasn't added any baggage fees. >> yet.

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we are getting more information, and we actually have a name now. excuse me. on the person in custody who caused all of this ruckus at laguardia airport. the terminal had to be shut down, evacuated. the man's name, confirmed 32-year-old scott mcgann, a 32-year-old who is from manhattan, at least lives in manhattan. again, don't exactly know what first alerted that something suspicious was in his bag. according to the tsa, they released a statement this morning saying it all started around 5:20 this morning, terminal b, concourse c, the main terminal.

a suspicious device was discovered as the person approached the travel document checker and in the transportation, official said that an intervention of law enforcement was warranted. does not go into further detail about why it was warranted, but they determined that it was. things had to be evacuated and terminal c expected to be open around 11:00 eastern time. peel are allowed to go back into the terminal, the particular concourse, concourse c, is not going to reopen until about the next ten minutes or so, according to this. again, scott mcgann, this individual's name, a battery and wires found in the bag. no explosive device, they say. saul of this was caused over that. would love to get details about what he was thinking and why they found this suspicious in the first plashgs and why intervention like this was warranted. >> poor folks trying to get out of laguardia. all right. stay on that story, but for now, when a billion contractor went

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meteorologist reynolds wolf. getting personal. thanks. getting up close and personal with some cows. >> absolutely. talking about the hillcrest dairy farm in parts of southwestern, pennsylvania, been there over a century. they've seen their farm grow, starting from a house to well over 600. they've also seen the way they've powered the farm chase considerably especially the last couple years going from just using oil lamps to now using cow waste. check it out. >> reporter: milking a profit from a dairy farm is not easy. the price of milk is dropping but the cost of running a farm isn't getting any cheaper. >> how about one of these, like 3095. what is her day going to be like. >> she's going to need to eat about 100 to 110 pounds of food. >> reporter: shawn sayler owns this fourth generation farm in pennsylvania, and he is finding creative ways to make ends meet.

>> that's one of the scrapers. >> reporter: not scraping dirt. it's scraping something else. >> manure. >> reporter: that's the power? >> right. >> reporter: sayler's 600 milking cows help power the farms. waste push into an area and used to create gas. the gas created inside generates enough electricity to power the farm. almost 200,000 dollars a year it costs. >> you're talking system, project costs, over $1 million to use the system, but a payback in five years or less. >> reporter: your grandfather if he were alive today, and you were to say grandpa sayler we are powering or farm with cow waste -- >> probably disbelief. more like science fiction to him. >> reporter: you have to remember, the greatid