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i'm happy to be here. i'm glad to be back. we have developing news this morning. within the last hour, the founder of wikileaks released iraq war documents. >> you have heard the name wikileaks several times over the last few months. this time, the release thooz do with the iraq war. we got these late yesterday. several news organizations are reviewing the documents. they say it provides a new look at the iraqi civilians killed in the iraq war and the role iran played in backing militants in iraq. also, the documents say they provided them with the most lethal types of roadside bombs. also, reports of abuse by their

police. they say they detail torture, summery executions and war crimes. the pentagon has not been happy with the release of the classified documents. they say it would expose tactics and leaks with how it works. they could be in danger. we'll have more on that in a second. we have been watching over the past hour here at cnn, a live feed of a press conference that took place from wikileaks founder and editor. he is the one who the pentagon directed a lot of anger and criticism at him. he is the founder of the website putting out documents that military officials said could be putting the lives of american troops on the battlefield at risk. the news conference is just wrapping up. take a listen.

>> in that material, the deaths of some 109,000 people are documents. internally declared 66,000 civilians. working with the iraq body count, we have seen there are approximately 15,000 never previously documented or known cases of civilians who have been killed by violence in iraq. >> the pentagon says the documents could endanger iraqryes helping u.s. forces. they include 300 names of iraqis. they say it is important to recognize that every iraqi civilian death is important. american forces have been contacting them to protect them from retaliation. >> i have no idea what the

intentions are. but, the bottom line is there are a half million classified secret documents in the public domain for enemies to use or the people we are waging war against. others can be the beneficiaries of these secrets being out in the public. that is not good. this is classified for a reason. it could undermine our nation's security or endanger our forces. >> the real importance of these is that every family who has lost a loved one in the war be it american soldier or iraqi civilian needs to have that loss publicly recognized. if it's not, it breeds hatred and resentment and the war cannot be put behind. it's in the interest of all of us that every iraqi death is treated with the same honor as

the american death. >> the classified information shows 15,000 civilian deaths the group didn't know about. the war diary was back in july. that release of 75,000 documents was the biggest leak in american history. it showed heavy drug use among afghan soldiers. wikileaks posted aerial footage of an attack that killed 12 civilians. they charged an officer with leaking the video. >> the founder of the website wikileaks gained international attention when they posted documents in july. he says he's a journalist and

activist. his parents were on the run from a cult. after the release of the afghan documents -- hello to you. what jumped out here. what did we learn from these documents that they say we didn't already know? >> reporter: well, basically, he says there's a wealth of information out there that is now just come out. it basically shows, in the words of one of the people at the press conference, the small but relentless deaths that mounted in iraq, especially this civilian death toll where they found more than 15, 000 civilian casualties that had not been in the public eye before. they added that to the death toll which makes it 122,000.

assange, himself, had a few words to say before it started. this disclosure is about revealing the truth of what went on in iraq. here is what he said. in the release of the 400,000 documents about the iraq war, the intimate detail of the war from the u.s. perspective. we hope to correct some of that attack on the truth that occurred before the war, during the war and which has continued on since the war officially concluded. >> reporter: now, when i spoke to assange yesterday, we did in an interview. he said there was compelling evidence of war crimes by coalition troops and by iraqi government forces.

it's interesting to note at the press conference, there was a human rights lawyer saying he would be bringing forward 40 wrongful death lawsuits from the documents. >> are we to believe the documents came from the same source of the last 70,000 came from, this bradley manning? secondly, what is going to happen to assange. he pops up here and there, usually on the run. where do we think he's going to go now. >> reporter: in terms of bradley manning, he's in military trial for the leak. it has to be pointed out, he's not linked to the afghan war diary or the war logs. we don't know who is the source of the leak. wikileaks will not confirm or deny whether or not manning is the leak. they do not know who the leak

is. wikileaks focuses on whistleblowers do it anonymously. their information is incrypted in a way that shields their identity. as to what assange will do next, who knows. he travels around the world. he's popping up in sweden, the uk, africa. he's originally from australia. he tries to keep his life private. how wikileaks works, very private. it's essential to keep it confidential so workers and staffers are kept safe. the work they do is so important. he fears they could come under attack. it's important for people not to know how wikileaks works. >> we appreciate you, also always, thank you so much. nine minutes past the hour, we

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the economy is pretty tough for a lot of families. theft across the country is costing families hundreds of dollars every year. josh levs is here to explain. josh. >> we keep on eye on the show, obviously, for what we have learned about the economy and how it's impacting all of us around the country. well, this, this is kind of ugly. take a look at this figure.

it just came out. $39 billion is the cost of u.s. retailers of theft and employee errors. $39 billion in one year. when you go to a store, you are paying for the cost of all the goods that disappeared. it breaks down to $423 to the average american family. now, i'll tell you, as we look at video shoplifting here. it's partly about shoplifting and steps in the supply chain. we are talking about people that are supposed to be delivering products to stores to be sold and they disappear along the way there. theft in the system is shrinking. it's gone down 7% from the year before. it's big enough to cause a problem. one reason it's going down is stores are spending more and more money to prevent shoplifting. they have new tags and technology to stop people from

stealing along the way or from the errors from happening. a program in england follows th. this is what people are stealing. you want to know what they are stealing most? cosmetics and perfumes, by far, the top things stolen. it makes sense. they are small, you can fit them in pockets and purses. look what's next here. auto parts and building materials are the next most frequent stolen item. the reason is not always people shoplifting the traditional way. sometimes they don't get to the retail places they are supposed to be. in the u.s., fashion, especially name brand fashion, anything with a name on it and accessories. in the u.s., people are looking for the names when deciding what to shoplift. i have it on my page

cnn.com/josh. how it impacts you and your wallet. not the happiest piece of news, but things are getting better and hopefully we go this direction and see less theft in the next year. explains all the security around the stores. >> that's quhooi why. >> thank you. an item that may not be easy to steal. i'm going to let t.j. explain about this. >> this is a $2 million item that you will not be getting out of the store with and my wife will not be getting for christmas. 22 minutes past the hour. stay with us.

well, hello there everybody. welcome back. 23 minutes past the hour here on cnn saturday morning. we have information about an expensive bra. forgive me if this is inappropriate. what is an expensive bra. >> $50 to $75. >> that's reasonable. >> $20 to $30, the average? >> possibly. >> all right. here is one that's 2 mill. it's a $2 million brau that you are looking at. it's not the most fantastic push up bra or anything you have seen. this is one victoria's secret does every year. it's got 3,000 diamonds, 18

kt.white gold. i don't believe anybody has bought them over the years. they are usually dismantled. why are you looking at me like that? >> it's funny to hear you tell the story. >> why is it funny. i can hold in integrity. it's a legitimate story. they paraded a lady around the streets of new york to show it off. it's strange. >> i would think it weighs a lot and uncomfortable to wear. >> if you get it as a gift, you wouldn't buy it on your own. you wait for somebody else to buy it for you. >> keep waiting mrs. holmes. the next story. this is out of amarillo, texas.

we do scarescarecrows, it's thae of year. this one jumps out immediately. >> oh, i see it. >> there's a beer can in the hand of this scarecrow. we have it blurred out. he's also giving the middle finger. >> it's a politically incorrect scarecrow. a lot of people found it offensive. it's supposed to keep something away. >> it might scare people away. >> a lot of people thought it was in bad taste. no intentions of taking it down. someone thought it was creative. some parents are upset. don't know how many trick or treaters he's going to get. >> i wonder if it reflects the personality of the person. >> maybe that's what he looks like. i don't know. >> now we are really going after

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heard the founder of wikileaks release military documents from the iraq war. >> they came out late yesterday. cnn and other news outlets were offered access to the news documents. some took them up on their offer to see them before. new york times did a review, the review they did found the documents provide a new look at the iraqi civilians killed in the war and iran backed militants there. they provided them with the most lethal types of roadside bombs. the guardian says they detail torture, executions and war crimes. the pentagon has been criticizing wikileaks and the founder, for releasing documents. they say the release could

expose military tactics, techniques and how they work with iraqis. and iraqis who worked with u.s. forces could be in danger. the founder of wikileaks, julian assange. hear what he had to say. >> the deaths of 109,000 people are documents. internally declared, 66,000 civilians working with the iraq body count we have seen there are approximately 15,000 never previously documents or known cases of civilians who have been killed by violence in iraq. >> iraqis are speaking out about the wikileaks documents. we are live from baghdad. let's start off first, i understand we have an official

reaction from iraq. do we know how they are responding to this this morning? >> reporter: well, that's right, suzanne. official reaction from iraqi lawmakers is starting to trickle in. in the past hour, we heard from a lawmaker here. he said he wasn't surprised by the release of the documents. what's contained in them, he hasn't read them, it's stuff he's heard before. looking through all this reminds iraqis and the agony they have gone through since the start of the war. we spoke to a curdish lawmaker that wasn't surprised. with regards to allegations the u.s. turned a blind eye to abuses that happened toward detainees, they have known that for awhile. >> what about the information there were a lot of iraqi civilians, many more civilians

killed in this war than we had previously known and a lot of it happened from iraqi militants themselves. the military. >> reporter: that's right. the allegations are coming out now. any of the iraqi min cities have not put out specific numbers or a specific response to the claim. we have heard for awhile the concerns of the number of iraqi civilians were higher than previously reported. the pentagon reported 77, 000 killed. many here put the number higher. the ministry of human rights gave us a number closer to 85,000. now, we are hearing it could be over 100,000. "the new york times" is reporting basically -- "the new york times" is reporting wikileaks is stating most of the killing happened by iraqis. this is going to be a bone of contention next week with iraqi politicians. how are they going to respond to

this, are they going to blame the americans and how are they going to respond. how are they going to tell them they will be secure and this will stop. >> thank you very much. we turn to haiti now. a country still trying to recover after that deadly and powerful earthquake at the beginning of this year. now, an outbreak of cholera has hit haiti. 150 confirmed dead in just three days. some 1,500 sick right now. you see some of the pictures out there. already so many hospitals and aid agencies were trying to help people dealing with the recovery from the earthquake. now, people are showing up at hospitals and not able to get treatment, for the most part. this is confined north of the capital, port-au-prince. cdc is sending health officials

down. it's spreading so quickly. one note, some are saying it could be worse had it not been for the earthquake in that so many aid agencies are already on the ground there who can mobilize and help out. it's some good news, at least. cholera is a severe -- it's a bacteria that gets in your sbes teens, leads to severe diarrhea and dehydration. they have temperatures in the 90-plus degrees. it doesn't help at all with the dehydration. people are dying quickly. it can hit someone and they can be dead in a matter of days. a lot of what we are seeing has to do with unclean drinking water. we'll keep you posted there. another disaster could be on the brink for haiti. google announcing it collected tons of private information accidentally. >> how a technical glitch may

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37 minutes past the hour. google said they screwed up. they quote, failed badly, when they collected private information about you, possibly, sent across wireless networks in 30 countries including here in the u.s. e-mails, urls passwords. it was not collected intentionally, however. they have the vehicles going out taking pictures for street view mapping surfaces. they deleted the stored information from ireland, austria, denmark and hong kong. the information from the u.s. hasn't been deleted, just yet. they are investigating and

haven't given them the permission to delete the data. we are keeping close eye on tropical storm richard. bonnie snyder is tracking it. good morning. >> good morning. nice to see you as well. we are tracking a tropical system in the krip yan. it's oblt, but it's still warm enough for the storms to ignite and develop. let's look at the latest path with richard. you can see the storm. we are watching for the storm to work toward belize and parts of mexico as well. three to five inches of rain, maybe seven inches in certain areas. the wind gusts are at 60 miles per hour. still a tropical storm, but it may become a hurricane before it makes land fall. it bay go to the gulf of mexico.

the models are not agrees on what will happen with richard. it could dissipate once it comes back over the water due to strong wind shear. that could be a good thing. i would like to say that's what's happening on the other side of the world. this one is bearing down on china. it's typhoon megi. a typhoon and hurricane is the same thing, just different parts of the world. it's brought flooding rains to taiwan producing wind and rain and evacuations of coastal areas. across the u.s., we are looking at rain, heavy rain at times across the northwest. stormy for texas. a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for parts of texas. beautiful toward the east and wet and cool in the midwest. showers in chicago. look for a high of 68 degrees. back to you. >> thank you, bonnie. from the white house to the

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going to be tough for a lot of big businesses. this administration needs to do more and understand business a little bit more. with larry summers leaving and the other turnover in the white house, maybe it's the opportunity to get more business leaders involved in the discussion. >> reporter: it means figuring out how to punch through the glass ceiling. >> i think i think differently than other women, not just men. >> i bring a lot of emotion to work. i look at all my employees at pepsico as members of my family. >> it's been like that my entire career. it excites me. >> it comes from following their passion. >> for some, it was instilled early in life. >> i grew up thinking that's what people did, they went

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>> if your job is hanging out with p.diddy, what do you do for fun? >> that's a good question. my job is fun. i enjoy it. >> that's one of the things they say. they love their jobs. they are passionate about what they do. it's work, but doesn't seem like it. they are trying to balance having kids and a husband. they seem happy when you get to that point. they have given up a lot to get there. >> i hear people say it all the time. you can't be great at everything. something has to be sacrificed. a lot of them are keeping a good balance. >> you can't have it all at once, but you can have it all. coming up at 10:00, i'm going to talk to tyra banks. but, in part of my interview, t.j., she turns the tables on me. take a listen.

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56 minutes past the hour now. a u.s.-mexico border town, a dangerous town where we see so much drug cartel violence. nobody wants it job as police

chief. a 20-year-old, for some reason, does want the job. >> rather extraordinary. she's only 20. she's a criminology student. she's saying no more. i'm going to take the helm of a 13-people force in this municipality, as you said. what's interesting, it's in the state of chihuahua. it borders the state of texas. the city is the number one bloodiest city. they say second to baghdad in the world. so, it's in this city that the mayor and his son, last week were murdered. it's in this city that 2,500 people died last year. it it's extraordinary when you hear what she's taking on.

let's listen to why she's taking it on >> translator: it's a position that is interesting. i believe there's a lot that can be done. it's something i believe in. it can be done by working with families and children. we want to help children and make their dreams come true. >> now, is that naive is the question? critics are saying the fact this 20-year-old, very inexperienced woman is taking the help. does that say they have finally given up? only 13 people on the force. nine women, three rifles, one shotgun and one car. >> how do they think it's going to play out? she's 20 years old. in this country, she's not allowed to drink. she's a new mom. how do they think it's going to work? >> i wonder if they have thought it through. it sounds like she's the only person prepared to do it. maybe it's saying, look, we have

tried everything else. let's try the tact of this young woman. if you hear what's going on. the drug, the violence, the decapitations. she's a deterrent. you are looking at brutality that doesn't exceed anyone. she says i'm not on the offense oif, i'm about prevention. the chances of a young woman against the kind of violence we have been seeing? remember the 72 migrant workers murdered because they refused to comply? the decapitation, the incredible violence going on between the cartels. remains to be seen. we can only wish her well, right? >> wish her well. hope she has some success. >> 20 years old. >> we appreciate you, as always.

talk to you, again, soon. here we come up on the top of the hour, cnn saturday morning. as we know, people are heading to the polls in ten days. imagine getting there and a pollster asks you to change your clothing. that favorite t-shirt you are wearing, maybe you shouldn't wear that. we'll explain why wardrobe matters on election day. when you thought you had the perfect credit score, think again. 720 is the new 680. we'll explain what it means. this is cnn saturday morning. the 23rd day of october. i'm t.j. holmes. thanks for starting your day with us. we heard the founder of wikileaks defend the release of documents from the iraqi war. >> wikileaks, a website dedicated to doing the leaks,

the reason why they were founded. they put out so many documents about afghanistan. this time, they are going with iraq documents. certain news organizations got them early. cnn was offered to get the documents in advance of the release. we declined because there were conditions attached to accepting the material. but, we are going by what other organizations have done including the new york times. they look at the number of iraqi civilians killed in the war and the role iran has played. iran provided iraqi militants with the most lethal type of roadside bombs, reports of abuse by the army and police. the british newspaper, "the guardian" says they found details of torture, executions and war crimes. the pentagon has been critical

of the head of wikileaks saying the release of documents could expose tactics, techniques and how the military works. iraqis could be in danger now. we were at the news conference held by the wikileaks founder and another team. hello. what did they want to highlight as being a smoking gun, if you will, found in these documents? >> reporter: well, basically the highlight of it is really just exposing the day-to-day chaos happening in iraq. among this, of course, is the very high civilian death toll. iraq body count, one of the groups involved says there are 15,000 civilian deaths not known to the public that have been found in the documents. they are adding it to the total death toll to bring it to

120,000 civilians killed in iraq. now, julian assange, the wikileaks editor and founder says he found compelling evidence of war crimes by coalition troops and iraqi security forces. he says this disclosure is about revealing the truth. here is what he said there. >> in our release of the 400,000 documents about iraq war, the intimate detail of that war from u.s. perspective, we hope to correct some of that attack on the truth that occurs before the war, during the war and which has continued on since the war officially concluded. >> reporter: one interesting thing to note from the press

conference is that daniel, made an appearance and gave his support to julian assange saying he has been waiting decades to see a leak like this. it's the biggest leak of u.s. military records in history. >> we appreciate you as always. less than a year since a massive earthquake devastated haiti, the people are still trying to recover. they are mourning the loss of loved ones. now, there's another tragedy. a cholera outbreak. we have what is being done to help. >> reporter: a chaotic scene in the town of st. mark where hospitals are overflowing. witnesses say the sick are lined up. many on stretchers. some waiting 24 hours or more to get medical care. the red cross and other humanitarian agencies are rushing doctors, medical

supplies and clean water to the affected region. the doctors call it the biggest medical crisis in haiti since the january earthquake. >> caller: it's a worrying situation. we are concerned. we are mobilizing much more tomorrow to make sure we have it. >> reporter: haiti's prime minister confirmed the outbreak, the first in the country in decades. >> we do everything that has to be done in that case. we have confirmed cholera. >> reporter: doctors are trying to determine where the cholera came from. there are fears the river, which irrigates much of central haiti may be contaminated. there's concern the outbreak could spread to the tent cities in port-au-prince where quake survivors are living. >> the camps aren't far away

from where the disease is being reported. so, the local and international community is going to have to work very hard, very fast to try to get supplies in. also, do a lot of education with the people in the camps about measures they can take in order to prevent contracting the disease and prevent spreading the disease. heavy hitters from both parties are hitting the campaign trail as the midterm election is approaching. fast approaching. sarah palin delivered a surprise speech in arizona. wasn't supposed to be speaking there, but popped up on the stage and had something to say. ed henry is following the president. ed, we got him up to make an appearance on our show. i have begged you to come on this newscast week in and week

out. good to see you, ed. >> must be me. >> reporter: i hope you appreciate this. it's 4:00 in the morning at vegas. they filmed "hangover" somewhere here at the towers. i'm here for you because the president has a busy schedule. he's out here on a west coast swing. we have been following him. he's trying to get his base out to vote, pose the enthusiasm gap with the republicans. how is he doing, i'll have an update in a minute. everything you need to stretch out on long trips. residence inn. ♪ everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn.

eight minutes past the hour. mind your attire when you go vote in connecticut. voters there may not, may not be able to wear their world wrestling entertainment clothes to the poll. if they do, they might be told to cover them up. the secretary of state put out a memo to people around the state saying you can ask people who show up in wwe clothing to cover it up. you may ask them. they told them to do it on a case-by-case basis. it's not a rule, but telling people they may have to. the secretary of state decided to do it because the republican senator is linda mcmahon and she used to manage officials close to it.

the clothes could be considered a form of political add versaillesing, which is banned at polls or close to polls. you can't do that. it's possible people could be told. we don't know if there will be decisions of this. mcmahon is calling it partisan. >> do you wear wwe gear. >> no. not since high school, i don't think. >> okay. sarah palin headlines a republican committee rally in florida today. she's going to appear with party chair, michael steele. this is for the second week in a row. >> she was a surprise guest in phoenix yesterday. she's holding her sun trigg up on stage. she's asking them to vote for common sense conservatives. >> right around the corner, november 2 is the time for choosing. i's time to put america back on the right track. november second, we can see it from our house. let's take america back! >> now, the tea party express

rolls into new mexico for a rally later today. we are ten days away now until the midterm elections. president obama is wrapping up a five-state push for democrats heading to minnesota today after sumping for harry reid. ed hen is traveling with the president. he gets the gig in vegas. it's early out there, ed, but at the same time, it's late for you given the schedule i know you keep when you are in vegas. we don't want to hear you complain about getting up early. you haven't been to bed. >> come on. >> reporter: i just follow your rule, t.j. just don't go to bed. >> there you go. >> reporter: you get out here, it's 4:00 a.m. great to be with you. we have been on a four-day swing for the president. he's been through several states, oregon, washington, california, nevada now, and he's going to minnesota later today.

the bottom line that i have been noticing out here, the president, he's been gompb governing for two years, a lot of critics saying he's not connecting with middle class voters. he's doing more now. he's drawing some of the big crowds like the crowds in 2008. he had 37,500 people on the campus of usc stumping for barbara boxer, jerry brown in a tight gubernatorial race in california. what the president was trying to do with harry reid, he's in a tight race with sharon engle, the president is trying to reframe it saying it's not a referendum on my leadership, instead, it's a choice between two competing visions. take a listen. >> we have a choice between the policy that got us into this mess and the policies helping to

get us out of the mess. it's a choice between the past and the future. a choice between hope and fear. i don't know about how, but i want to move forward. >> reporter: very interesting because harry reid is in such a tight race here. the fight of his political life. he could become the first majority leader since tom dash, sitting majority leader in north dakota. it's an embarrassment for democrats. they are pulling out the stumps. vice president biden was here. first lady is coming to vegas on november 1, the day before the election to stump for harry reid. that kind of star power, that much within ten days of each other show how worried the white house is for reid. >> ed, appreciate you, buddy. i think we are talking to you, later again this hour. i hope your drink is where you left it.

>> it's coffee, don't worry. >> surely. >> i have my bathing suit. i don't have wwe gear, but i have a bathing suit. >> appreciate you, buddy. our ballot bowl is back. you can hear what they are all saying. ballot bowl, 3:00 to 6:00 eastern here on cnn. they're discovering simponi®, the first self-injectable r.a. medicine you take just once a month. taken with methotrexate, simponi® helps relieve the pain, stiffness and swelling of r.a. with one dose once a month. visit 4simponi.com to see if you qualify for a full year of cost support. simponi® can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious and sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, cancer in children and adults, heart failure, nervous system disorders, liver or blood problems, and allergic reactions.

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♪ now, you might take a look at that and say i have seen funnier ones. the idea is what they were looking for is amazie ining art. it's a guy brian slusher. a lot of praise for this one. the next one is an unknown interview with john lennon. a 14-year-old kid snuck into his hotel room. he snuck into john lennon's hotel room. 40 years later, he hooks up with an animator and they do this. >> smile for peace or go to school or peace or don't go to school for peace. whatever you do, do it for peace. out's up to the people.

we put them in war and we allow it. >> it's gotten a ton of traffic online. they are saying it's innovative and creative. a new way to use youtube. i have the whole list for you at facebook and twitter. we'll have more for you throughout the day as we look at the 25 winners. we encourage you to look at them. while we are busy covering the news, there are some people that spend days and years on one youtube video. >> how do they make the liquid go up. >> they use higspeed videoography. they were able to capture in such high speed so many frames they got that beautiful view of what happens when you throw food up in the air.

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good morning everyone. i'm bonn any schneider. we are tracking a tropical storm. it's still october. we have activity in central america now. look for heavy rain to work into honduras. we could see seven inches on the higher terrain. areas that could be threatened, belize and mexico. we are looking to see if it will hold itself together. it might dissipate. let's go to the u.s. mainland. we have heavy thunderstorms rolling through the midwest from st. louis to chicago. watch out for heavy downpours as we go throughout the day today. a lot of it contains lightning and frequent downpours of rain. stormy conditions toods down through texas. notice the front coming through

texas that goes through the afternoon. showers in the midwest. heavy rain in the pacific northwest. cool in portland. look for a high of 60 degrees. to the southeast, it's looking nice with lots of sunshine in the carolinas and temperatures in the 80s. cnn saturday morning will be right back.

all right. what is your credit score? used to be 680 was the magic number for the best rates. 680 was going to do you fine. clyde anderson say that is ain't it no more. what is the new number?

>> 720. >> when did that change. >> recently. fannie mae and freddie mac set the tone. when it went tough in the market crash, they had to go to a new number. other lenders follow suit. >> is there going to be a time that we go back to 680? >> when lending loosens up, it could go back down. >> what difference is it going to make. what is the difference going to be? >> a couple things. i think we have graphics to show you. if you are talking 720 verse es 680, you are talking $20 a month. now, it really gets serious when talking a mortgage. 1% difference in an interest rate means a difference of $91 a month. over the life of the loan, $32,000 you are going to pay

because you are at a 619 or a 719 instead of a 720. >> that was my next question. you tell me, if he has a 720 and i have a 719, that makes a difference? >> it's brackets. 719 might be the top of one bracket and the next is 720. that's where it makes a difference. you have to be careful. it's important to know your credit score. >> how do i get up to 720. >> several things you have to do. >> my credit score is okay, i just want to clear that up. >> make sure. >> how do you? >> don't max out your credit cards. keep your balances down. usually 30% below the limit. if you have a $1,000 limit, keep below $300. >> even if you are paying it off every time, keeping the highball lance. >> there are so many factors to

look at. $300 if you have a $1,000 limit. paying on time is big. don't max out the credit cards. make sure you have history in there. they give you rewards for having a 15-year history. the longer you are in the system, the better your credit score. >> what is a perfect score? >> 900. you are really good if you are in the 850 area. >> i'm working on it. good information. great information. good to see you as always. we are going to have more. at the top of the hour, when cnn saturday morning continues live. first we hand it over to sanjay gupta after a dwik break.

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