anna and porvin were friends at the time this all happened, but in spite of this accident, or maybe because of it, they began dating. they now live together. well, that does it for this edition of "sgmd." remember, lesson of the day. you see someone unresponsive not breathing, call 911 first. do that for help. then arms out straight, push, push, push, don't stop even when you start sweating, keep going until the paramedics arrive. you just could save a life. i'm dr. sanjay gupta. thanks for watching. the whistleblower website wikileaks is at it again. they have just put out thousands of pages of classified documents from the iraq war. also, we know that the midterm elections, critical midterms are just ten days away now, but in one particular

state, if you head to the polls in the wrong attire, you might be asked to leave. we'll explain the wardrobe malfunctions to come. hello to you all from the cnn center, this is your cnn saturday morning for this october 23rd, i'm t.j. holmes. >> i'm suzanne malveaux. thanks for starting your day with us. the death toll in haiti is going up now after a fast-moving cholera outbreak. it's at 194 dead and now 2,300 people are sick. now, the witnesses are describing scenes of bedlam and chaos, people are fighting literally to try to get care. a spokeswoman for the u.n. office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs is on the phone for us from port-au-prince. ma'am, thank you for being here. do we know the source yet of this cholera outbreak? >> no, frankly, the source is not our primary concern.

it's managing this very serious outbreak. >> we know now the number is up to 194. can you imagine what it's going to be like if we don't get this under control? what are we looking at here? >> well, i think we're looking at possibly a crisis that's going to last several weeks. we don't believe we're at the peak of the epidemic yet. this is an extreme situation. the most important thing is to do our best to contain it. part of the problem here is haiti -- the last cases in 1960. there's very little resistance and little expertise in the medical profession that know how to handle this. one of the most important things right now is patience and isolation of those suspected. we've got two units going occupy in the hospital.

>> and how many places by how many physicians or other health care providers right now? >> well, the health facilities in the area where this outbreak is centered, which is not an area primarily affected by the earthquake were extremely rudimentary. that gives us a little bit of time to get them the replenishments they need. we have the materials in country to get there to cope with this. there's a logistical problem, some areas are flooded because it's the rainy season. but we are moving equipment into the area as fast as we possibly can. cholera is is treatable. one of the most basic things you can do is get fluids into people. if they recognize the symptoms early enough and they can get

safe water and rehydration source into their family member, they can recover themselves. so we're doing a huge effort to empower the population to recognize and manage this, as well. >> the u.n. office for coordination of humanitarian affairs. ma'am, thank you for hopping on the line with us. we'd like to stay in close contact with you. but we appreciate you taking the time now. we know there's a heavy task on your hand. thank you so much for your time. >> you're welcome. thank you so much. another developing story happening this morning. the release of almost 400,000 -- yes, 400,000 classified documents dealing with the iraq war. now, the documents published late yesterday come from the whistleblower website wikileaks. cnn was offered access to these documents in advance of the release. we've declined because conditions for accepting the material. wikileak's editor says the

documents list far more iraqi civilian deaths than previously reported. >> in that material, the deaths of some 109,000 people are documented. internally declared 66,000 civilians working with the iraq body counts. we have seen that there are approximately 15,000 never previously documented or known cases of civilians who have been killed by violence in iraq. >> the documents released also included the names of 300 iraqis aiding american forces. and a pentagon official says that the u.s. military in iraq is notifying those people. quoting here, to try to safeguard them. we want to take a look now at some of the stories making headlines. militants wearing suicide vests in herat today.

a local government spokesman said u.n. forces killed at least three of the attackers. this part of afghanistan has not experienced the high level of violence that other regions have endured. take a look at what's happening in france. they've had a week of strikes there that have led to fuel shortages. millions of people have hit the streets. they're upset over pension reform that the government wants to put in place. the french senate has approved a controversial retirement bill that raises the minimum age for pension benefits from 60 to 62. despite all this public outcry, that pension bill could become law as early as next week. well, it's just ten days before the midterm elections, president obama is busy, very busy campaigning for fellow democrats this weekend. my colleague ed henry is traveling with the president, joining us live in las vegas where mr. obama just stumped for senate majority leader harry reid. ed, we saw tens of thousands of

folks in the crowd. there's been frustration early on that we didn't see those numbers just in the last couple of weeks. but i understand those crowds are growing. what are you seeing? >> reporter: oh, absolutely, suzanne. over the last few days, you had a pretty big crowd. in seattle, for example, university of washington. he's doing these rallies to reactivate some of the young people that supported his presidential came papaign in 20. the president wants to get them to the polls. he's also urging people to mail in those early ballots. nevada here is one of the states where you can go vote early at some of the malls, they have holding stations set up already. you can get out early, you don't have to wait until november 2nd. in terms of crowds yesterday at usc, another college campus stumping for barbara boxer. the president has 37,500 people. so the crowds are growing. he's getting a little bit of a touch of reaching back to 2008, maybe. but the big question is going to be, will the people show up to

these rallies? are they just showing up because it's a big show and they get to see the president? or are they going to follow up and go to the polls? the president's trying to make the sale by saying this is not a referendum on his leadership or harry reid's leadership, it's all about a choice. take a listen. >> we've got a choice between the policies that got us into this mess and the policies that are helping to get us out of this mess. it's a choice between the past and the future, between falling backwards and moving forward. a choice between hope and fear. i don't know about you, but i want to move forward. >> i just got an e-mail, though, from a top republican aide saying how can the president claim it's not a referendum on his leadership or harry reid's leadership when you've got 15% unemployment in the city of las vegas far more than the national average. so it's a tough sale for this president right now as well as harry reid. he's trying to avoid the fate of tom daschle, another majority

leader six years ago who went down in defeat back home, suzanne. >> and ed, this week i'm following the first lady michelle obama out west in california. where are you going to be? >> reporter: yeah, well, she is going to be going to california and washington state helping barbara boxer and patty murray. some of the senators that the president was with. she's coming back here to vegas to help harry reid. vice president biden was in nevada, as well a couple of days ago. it shows you how worried the white house is right now. i'm going to be staying here to do ballot bowl later today, it's coming back 3:00 p.m. eastern live. i'll be here in nevada talking about this. president going head-to-head, helping harry reid who is facing sharron angle, giving harry reid the fight of his political life. >> thank you so much. good to see you. well, remember, kicking off cnn's very first ballot bowl in

frigid iowa, just two years ago during the campaign, and it is back as ed said. to hear the candidates, they're all saying what they think about the races and issues as we count down to those important midterm elections with the best political team on television. that is ballot bowl airing from 3:00 to 6:00 eastern this afternoon only on cnn. well, this sounds like a great room to be in. the women who are the movers and shakers that make things happen. "fortune" magazine got all these women together in the same room and i was not invited to be there to hang out with them. but they were there to give words of wisdom about their own success. >> they would have welcomed you, t.j., i think. midterm elections drawing near. third party ads are heating up. how this ad is causing quite a stir in the political world. but first, for you folks, out there looking for a job, would you believe there are some 1,500 available right now

despite being under fire for its part in the economic collapse and currently under investigation by attorneys general from all 50 states where their home foreclosure practices, one bank is still offering some 1,500 jobs. they have that many listed right now as open. which bank is it? jpmorgan chase, bank of america, wells fargo, ally financial? that answer for you coming up after the break. it's 10 minutes past the hour. [ female announcer ] it's endless shrimp at red lobster. indulge in endless servings of your favorite shrimp. including crunchy new parmesan shrimp

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well, before the break, we asked the question of our jobs quiz. which bank has over 1,500 jobs listed right now? jpmorgan chase, bank of america, wells fargo, or ally financial? well, the answer is, b, bank of america. they have 693 listings right now. we are keeping a close eye on the tropics this morning with tropical storm richard that is down in the caribbean. >> yeah, bonnie schneider, richard seems like such a nice guy. >> he does, doesn't it? all those names don't match up with their personalities. richard's bearing down on the tropics. this just popped up a second ago. a tornado warning in west central texas. let's zoom in right here and you can see this pink box where the tornado warning is in effect. this goes until 8:00 a.m. central daylight time, and it is

for crockett county. areas south of abilene, texas. now to the north, we are tracking some wet weather moving through chicago, these storms may get a little more intense even goo wisconsin later on today. and overall, most of the u.s. weather is looking pretty good. we do have some stormy conditions popping up in the northwest, that's something to keep a close watch on. and sunny skies for much of the south. again, stormy for texas with severe weather working its way through much of west central texas right now. be careful, i know it's early in the morning and you want to run your errands, but wait until the severe weather passes before you do that. let's take a check on richard. the storm bearing down on honduras right now. this storm could produce 3 to 5 inches of rain for honduras, guatemala, belize, and parts of mexico. if you are traveling to this part of the country, i would say watch out, there's going to be a lot of cancellations for flights. not affecting areas to the north, though, just yet. and it may dissipate. that's good news. stay tuned, we have a lot more

coming up on cnn saturday morning.

16 minutes past the hour now. usually you got all kinds of other things on your mind in the voting booth. you know your future, things like that. but you've got to be worried about what you're wearing, guys, when you go to connecticut.

linda mcmahon, as you know, the candidate for the senate there and the state of connecticut. and she is -- okay. you see some wwe stuff. guys, i think you all know this story. you're familiar with this. but linda mcmahon closely tied to wwe the world wrestling entertainment that she and her husband built from the ground up. some of this stuff you're seeing you might not be able to wear because, guys, they are saying it's possibly election or campaign material. >> because it's associated -- >> too closely tied. >> it could be praising. and you're not supposed to wear things to the polling site in connecticut that encourage others to vote a certain way. so they're saying it might be this way. it's interesting also because she's up against richard blumenthal and in general, her whole wwe background has been a controversy throughout the campaign. people raising questions about it and depictions of women. so now this is just the latest time people are reminded of this part of her history.

>> i wonder if someone's going to wear it accidentally and not know. >> we need to make clear that the secretary of state office is not saying you can't do it. but they're telling people around the state, the registrars, people working at the offices, you may ask them to change it if on a case by case basis you think something's up. >> cover up a hat, cover up a shirt, they can be asked to go change. >> the example they used, say 50 people walked in with wwe, they're trying to make a message. >> maybe some people will. >> now they put it out there like this. it wouldn't have been a problem before. i haven't seen this video yet. go ahead and roll it. i haven't seen it myself. let's watch this together. i'm told something a little incredible is going to happen as we see the truck approach. >> oh, my goodness. >> you see a guy on a bike there slams into the truck and goes flying. now the rider we told did survive the accident. not exactly sure what kind of

shape he is in. don't have the locater here for where this is. but we saw this video on youtube. >> that's him. is that him? >> it seems like he was in a yellow shirt. i know what kind of shape he's in, he's worried about his bike. can you roll that again for me? >> so he just -- >> can you cue that up for me one more time? okay. we're going to cue this back up. i can't imagine after flipping like that that the guy would get up so quickly, but it looks like it was the same yellow shirt. >> i think it's the guy. >> the same guy. so when you see the truck approach, you need to pay close attention. >> yeah, there he is in the yellow shirt. >> and he walked back. >> he does -- i'll point out -- >> that's a double flip. >> so the guy -- clearly he survived because he got up and looked concerned about his little bike there. that's amazing. >> it really is. well, t.j., you've been traveling all week. which shows you life on the

election express can be exhausting. >> oh. >> he's taking a little snoozer there. >> our josh rubin who takes care of the bus -- >> were you aware of these pictures? >> no, i had no idea until the next day. this is his thing. so many people have used this bus over time. and every time he sees somebody go to sleep, he snaps a picture. >> oh, great. interesting collection for him. >> yeah. i don't know what he does with them. >> we've got to talk with this guy. >> i don't know what he does with them. >> did you have a good time? >> i learned a lot. and it's good to get out there like that. and when you have a week to immense yourself in the community and story. but it was exhausting. five days, six stops. and two phones that i'm charging as i'm sleeping. >> and you get sleep where you can get it. >> this seat is comfy. quick nap, we'll be back. ♪

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they're the movers and shakers from inside the white house, the board rooms, even on

the cat walk, they're offering up words of wisdom on all the topics. a women's summit in washington recently, and i had an opportunity to sit down with some of the most powerful women in the world to get their opinions on business, politics, how to breakthrough the glass ceiling. all a part of our series on women who rule the world. >> reporter: they are mothers. >> my passion is i have to say my kids. >> reporter: models. >> they were like oh, you could never be a successful model because you're a black girl. >> reporter: media moguls and movers and shakers. >> i rule the company with my head, heart, and hand. >> reporter: women who rule the world. what do you rule? >> ann taylor. >> i am the secretary of health and human services. >> i rule b.e.t. networks. right now probably just my household and even my husband would probably question that. >> reporter: we sat down with some of "fortune" magazine's 50 most powerful women and their featured speakers. many of them ceos. to get their take on the big

issues starting with any words of wisdom for president obama. >> what do you think about the obama administration's economic policies? is it good for big business like yours? >> the health care reform is going to be tough for a lot of big businesses. >> this administration needs to do a lot more and understand business a little bit more. and i think with larry summers leaving and some of the turnover in the white house, maybe this is the opportunity to get more business leaders involved in the discussion. >> getting into the discussion has meant figuring out how to punch through the glass ceiling. >> i think i think slightly differently, but differently than other women, not just other men. >> knowing your subject matter, being the expert. >> i bring a lot of emotion to work. i look at all of my employees at pepsico as members of my family. >> it's been like that throughout my entire career. and it used to frustrate me and now it excites me.

>> the excitement comes from following their passion. for some it was instilled early in life. >> my dad ran for office when i was 5. i grew up thinking that's what people did. they went door-to-door, put up signs. >> i was about 8 years old, and my parents were always very active in the community. >> for others, it was a hard-earned struggle to be on top. >> i was very strategic in figuring out how to breakthrough. and i was like just be yourself. also being myself had to do with gaining a little weight. >> reporter: as mothers and wives balancing professional success with family life means sacrificing. >> we've been married for 35 years and we're sort of now in a commuter marriage. >> i try to leave there by 5:00 or 5:30 at night because i want to have dinner with my boys. >> reporter: any advice to women today? >> i think women have to be willing to take a few more

risks. >> not be ashamed of the dream, to be ashamed to be the best. >> reporter: they love what they do. >> i think it's true for all ceos today, work is life and life is work. and we actually love it. i love my job. >> if your job is hanging out with p. diddy, what do you do for fun? >> that's a good question. i guess my job is fun. you know, i enjoy it. >> coming up at 10:00, i'm going to sit down further with media mogul tyra banks to talk about shattering the glass ceiling, gaining some weight, and being the head of a corporation. but in part of my interview, you'll see she turns the tables on me. >> you need a better answer for why you pretty and you smart and it's okay. >> it is okay. >> ask her why she is successful and pretty and smart and didn't get held back by all the pretty. >> she's a trip.

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checking top stories. we have new details on a developing story out of afghanistan. government officials in the western province of herat say three or four militants were killed earlier this morning in a failed attack on the united nations compound there. >> this outbreak is likely to get much larger. given our experience with cholera epidemics in the past. particularly in a population that has really no protective

immunity not having been exposed recently to cholera. so we expect it to get bigger. we have to expect that and react to it. >> the medical assessment from pan american health officials monitoring the cholera outbreak in haiti. the nation's health ministry says there are 194 confirmed dead and another 2,300 people have gotten sick. american relief agencies are sending help. back in the united states, a shark attacked and killed a 19-year-old man as he was boogy boarding off the coast of santa barbara, california, yesterday. it happened about 100 feet offshore when the shark bit the man's leg off and pulled him under water. they closed the beach and two others nearby. well, ten days and counting until all those important midterm elections and candidates of the political rock stars are coming out and they're busy campaigning for votes. and a rock star with us, deputy

political director paul steinhauser joining us live from washington. paul, we've seen you many, many times this week with our political ticker. i understand that sarah palin and michael steele are stumping together again, right? this weekend? >> they sure are. you were talking to ed henry out in vegas on the democratic side, you can't get a bigger rock star than him. but sarah palin is extremely popular with republicans. and she'll be teaming up today with michael steele, the chairman of the national republican committee. they did it last week in anaheim, california, and the idea here is it's a fundraiser and rally. they want to raise money in this last week and they also want to excite republican voters who are already pretty excited. that happens this afternoon. i believe it'll be part of ballot bowl. and also today, let's talk about. let's talk about ted strickland, the governor of ohio. he is running for reelection this year and faces a tough reelection. so he's jumping in the rv today. that's right jumping in an rv and cruising through southeast

ohio, a rural part of the state. and he'll be reaching out to voters this weekend with the rv. an interesting way to campaign, and he's in a fight for his life with john kasik. >> i understand bill clinton will be doing tailgating, right? >> former president will end up tomorrow in minnesota. and there's a big game, big nfl game between the vikings and the packers. that is a big rivalry. what's the former president going to do? he'll be at a tailgate party and a watch party. he'll be teaming up with two democratic senators. but it's not for them. it's for a lawmaker running against michelle bauchmann who is pretty popular with tea party types. so the president will be tailgating and mixing politics together. we'll see what happens, suzanne. >> have fun, paul. we'll see you soon. >> thank you. now, one way this political season is different from others. a whole lot of money going for

what are called third-party ads. a lot of them focusing on an issue that doesn't usually get a lot of attention. bring josh levs back in here now to explain. throwing money at something that doesn't usually get a lot of attention. >> they usually don't. and i'll tell you, they have a new ad we can show you that's doing what we're talking about. take a look at this. >> what you're seeing here is what's supposed to be a chinese professor in 2030 talking about societies that have fallen down. now skip to the end of this video and this ad and what you see is them talking about the united states and said, of course, we owned most of their debt. this is a new ad that has just come out. it's from citizens against government waste. and this is a group that you all know. we talk to you about it every year. the pig book comes out and they take a look at pork barrel

spending spend ing in congress. and they are far from the only third-party group focusing on the national debt this year. right here is another one that many of us have seen that's called "stop digging." what you see here this is from public notice, you've probably seen it a couple of times and talked about the same idea about congress creating big debt and creating an unsolvable problem for the future of this country. our expert here, evan tracy told me that this election is a whole new story. >> the national debt has been a losing issue for candidates going back to the 1990s. in this election because people have experienced debt on a personal basis during the foreclosure crisis and things like greece in the backdrop, these messages are going to help. they're going to help the candidates positioning against government spending. so, yeah, these groups will have an impact. they're helping, again,

reenforcing these macro themes. >> he told me more money is flying around this year partially due to a supreme court decision that freed up corporate money, basically, to be involved in more of these third party ads using corporate funds. he also told me in recent races, republicans were sitting it out, holding on to a lot of their money because they didn't see a lot of opportunity to get a lot of advancement, a lot of bang without buck. the republicans are putting money into ads that they feel play against the administration. while a lot of democrats holding on to their money this time around. we're asking you what you think about these third-party ads. go ahead and weigh in. are they impacting your vote? what do they make you think? what do you think about these ads including the controversial one i just showed you. based on the massive amounts of money we're seeing, a lot more of these ads leading up to the election. >> josh, we appreciate you as always. thanks so much. and i need to remind you that ballot bowl is back. this is something we came up

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wiki leaks is out with classified documents from the war in iraq. and the pentagon says the release of the information could put u.s. service members and iraqis who assist them in danger. live now to cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence who is in washington. and chris, we know there are nearly 400,000 documents that have been released. they were classified, now they're out to the public to see. this is an awful lot of material that you've been sifting through. what got your attention? >> well, suzanne, a couple things. one, that wikileaks estimates

the iraqi civilian death toll at tens of thousands of people higher than what the u.s. military estimated. also, it details what looks to be systemic abuse by the iraqi authorities. and allegations that the americans ignored that abuse. in fact, i asked the pentagon spokesman about one incident just last december in which the americans were given a videotape of iraqi authorities executing a prisoner. the iraq war's been looked at as president bush's war. a lot of these, as you say, having in the past. and a lot of the information in these documents is fairly recent. for example, an incident just last december, well into president obama's administration of the iraqi army executing prisoners. a video of which was passed on to u.s. forces. and in their reports it stated no investigation necessary. how can you explain that? >> chris, again, i am not going to sit here and speak to you

about classified documents on national television. it just would not be appropriate of me to do so. but i would reiterate to you that it has always been our policy in accordance to international law for us to report up the chain of command any incidents were to witness that involve the mistreatment of iraqis. and iraqi prisoners. and that information i am sure would then have been passed on to iraqi authorities given that we're dealing with a sovereign country here, then to figure out how to enforce discipline and change that kind of behavior in the ranks. >> so wikileaks removed much more of the names and locations in this report than they did in the last one about afghanistan back in the summer, suzanne. >> and we know through the bush administration, president bush got a lot of flak for what people thought was kind of inflating iran's role in all of this. what have you learned from these documents in the terms of how iran plays into this? >> that's right.

you've covered the white house for years, so you know a lot of that criticism was directed at him. thinking he was trying to trump up his get tough policy with iran. but when you look at these documents, it details over and over iranian aggression in iraq, including, you know, equipping and training militia in iraq. and at some points, even engaging american troops. there was one incident in which a patrol of american forces was almost ambushed by them. take a look at this exact quote. this is from the wikileaks document. this is from a field report by the american military. the iranians started to engage the patrol. the entire column was under fire, in return fire, as they conducted u-turns to leave the area. that patrol goes on to say that the iranians fired on them almost their entire time driving back to the check point well inside that iraqi border. in not all of these incidents

were well in the past. we remember the iranian hikers. or i guess we should call them now the so-called iranian hikers. these were the three americans who were seized by iran, accused of crossing over into iranian territory. well, this report seems to state fairly clearly that they were on the iraqi side of the border and that they were seized on the iraqi side of the boarder and then brought over into iran. of course, one of those hikers you're looking at now was released. but two more still in captivity in iran. >> chris, thank you so much for that update on the 400,000 pages released from wikileaks and what that means for the pentagon, obama administration, and previous administrations. we'll be right back. ????????????

all right. quarter till the top of the hour. take a good, close look at these pictures here. these are women for sale at a mall in tel aviv. you heard me right. they have price tags on them. a lot of people were shocked when they saw this. and that's supposed to be the point. our editorial producer back with me now. let's keep these pictures up for a second and look at more of these. and as we look at them, not just women standing there. these women look battered. >> yes, the mall in tel aviv has a display of battered women. and the idea is to draw attention to the huge problem of sex trafficking. and on the side is a bar code and it says women to go. and these models have large tags and it says their height, their weight, where they come from. and the idea, again, is to sign

a petition that will become part of a bill to end sex trafficking. but really the idea is -- the member of parliament behind this says let's end prostitution altogether. because right now in israel, prostitution is legal, brothels are not, but she would like to see that anybody that procures anybody or pays for sex is, in fact, gets prosecuted. >> of course that message can resinate with the huge problem of trafficking of girls. but also a political message in here. >> she would like. at the end of last year, 2009, there was a proposed bill to parliament to end all prostitution. and she says has gathered dust. and this particular member of parliament would like to see prostitution made illegal completely like it is in sweden she says. >> we're seeing the website here. it directs people t the

website. what happens? >> you go on to the website and it says women to go and it's deceiving. you think this is wonderful, click on to the website and it says you are entering a website and look at what you're doing. it's deceptive. >> now, wait a minute. they're actually trying to trick people? fool people? there are some out there think they could actually buy one? >> i would say, yes. that's what they're trying to do. >> how is this being received? >> mixed feelings. some people think it's an excellent idea. and some people think it's horrifying. but the idea is, around 2 million people are involved in human trafficking every year. they say of that a vast majority women and girls. it is the second biggest organized crime in the world. we're talking about mexico and france. well, human trafficking is massive. so here you have an organization saying let's try and end this in some way. and you have these models. imagine walking into the mall and you see this window display and you take a second look. and there are these women -- so

it's certainly -- if they call it an installation, quite shocking. >> it is. >> and it'll be interesting to see if the bill gets passed. >> it'll certainly get people's attention. we appreciate the stories you bring to us every single saturday and sunday morning. thank you so much. we're coming up on 12 minutes till the top of the hour. going by historical statistics, 6 in 10 of you are not going to be voting in the midterms. i want to talk to you at the top of the hour. we want to let you know why you need to get up and vote this time around. stay with us. for events to come. well somewhere along the way, emily went right on living. but you see, with the help of her raymond james financial advisor, she had planned for every eventuality. which meant she continued to have the means to live on... even at the ripe old age of 187. life well planned. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you.

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all right. 51 minutes past the hour now. it is the hottest topic probably in professional sports right now. you have seen it has been a week long of the debate back and forth about these hits, these debilitating hits, certainly helmet-to-helmet. now the nfl is going to be coming down with tougher rules and bigger fines for what they deem as improper tackling. we'll talk about that and also we're going to be talking about the nba, as well, reaching out to the latino fan base. we'll explain how. but we want to get to rick harrow now. this has been a serious, a serious week of conversation in the nfl right now about these hits. this all came about because there were three or four devastating hits last sunday. explain exactly what the nfl is

trying to do now going forward. >> well, 30 years ago we did a thesis on sports violence when i was at harvard law. and the one thing we found is it's incredibly difficult to define the standard between an aggressive, normal part of the game hit and excess of violence. 30 years later, 46 concussions since training camp with nfl athletes, and roger goodell is making a stand based on a devastating hit. hard to enforce, t.j., but roger goodell made a stance on image issues and now a significant stand on violence. >> some are saying here, this could possibly fundamentally change the game of football. you're having defensive players having to back off and worry about being fined. i mean, shouldn't the safety be first no matter if the game changes a bit or not? >> absolutely, my friend. and here's the issue. by the way, there are 2 1/2 million kids under high school age who play tackle football. so the executive director, he's

focused on a couple of things. concussion recognition and taking the helmet out of football. head-to-head contact is not part of the game. the american sport education program teaches that. others teach that, and that's the call to action we've got to focus on. >> okay. again, we don't have new rules necessarily. what they're going to do is enforce the rules they have. but what are they trying to call? how can you define a devastating hit? maybe not illegal, but just one of these bone-crushing hits? it was kind of hard to understand how they were defining it. >> this is not a criminal law lecture, but when you talk about intent to injure, then you get into a gray area. basically you shouldn't be tackling with the helmet, you shouldn't be leading with the helmet. and a lot of people are saying it's going to make the game less aggressive. i think it's a call of action to coaches to coach the right way and then to make sure it's enforced evenly. that's the issue. >> god forbid. some of these hits, it's amazing these guys got up. they're 250-pound big, strong,

fast guys knocking each other around. it's just a matter of time before things get a little more serious. let me move on to the other topic here. the nba trying to -- they're trying to expand a fan base here? >> yeah. expanding the fan base to hispanic fan base, they're up 17%, by the way, last year. this is a very important week. the heat open up, the new arena in orlando and the nba season opens up. you've got a television commercial which focuses on a lot of this stuff. and viewership is up 9% to 18% all across the board and they're trying to penetrate that fan base. >> what was the increase? what do they attribute that to? >> well, they attribute it to promotion and marketing the atlanta hawk all-star is a spokesman for this. the nba is trying to move this forward. >> let me move over to bonnie schneider. i don't know how big of a football fan you are, but i appreciate you doing this for us, at least. you've got to give people a forecast about what it's going to be like for the big game.

>> we have your college forecast. and good news to report. most places looking at really nice weather. let's zoom in here and i can show you what's going on. oklahoma versus missouri. 69 degrees, clouds out there, but the game is at night 8:00 p.m. lsu versus auburn and looking at nice weather for alabama today. lots of sunshine, 73 degrees. michigan state versus northwestern. this is in chicago. and chicago's actually facing some clouds and showers today. we may see a little bit of rain. temperatures will hold steady in the mid-60s. alabama versus tennessee. that looks good too. 69 degrees at 7:00 and skies should be mostly clear. and finally ole miss versus arkansas, we are looking at nice weather. 70 degrees, chance of showers, but overall, a good-looking forecast. that's some good news. elsewhere, just to let you know in weather, we are still tracking severe weather working its way through texas right now. and we're going to be watching this throughout the day today. there is a chance of severe thunderstorms throughout the afternoon. t.j.? >> bonnie, i know you're keeping

a close eye. we appreciate you. rick, appreciate you this morning as always, looking forward to seeing what's happening down the road. very serious issue with these hits and he. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪

the top of the hour here now. going by historical data, just four out of ten of you watching will vote in the midterm election that's ten days away. so right now, we want to talk to you, the other 6 out of 10, the 60% who are not expected to go to the polls, give us this half hour to tell you why it's so

important for you to do so. hello to you all, i'm t.j. holmes. >> and i'm suzanne malveaux. and this time every saturday we spend a half hour on the one issue that directly affects you. today we're talking about the midterms. but we're not getting into the political back and forth, we're going to illustrate exactly how your vote can impact your life. i want to start with our coverage of key five races. a lot of you, in fact, much of the nation, 37 states in all have governor races to vote on in just over a week. now, those states are in purple on the map. you'll see here. but the races in california, ohio, texas, florida, and massachusetts, those states in yellow are drawing a lot of attention. now, you're asking why are the governor races in these states in the spotlight? well, in washington, deputy political director paul steinhauser, good to see you again, paul. you've got the answer about this. obviously there's some states that are going to make a difference here. tell us why. >> well, there sure are. there sure are.

the battle of congress is getting the whole spotlight why the republicans recapture the house or the senate. that's capturing the limelight. but what about the governor races? they are so important. and let's talk about a couple of states you mentioned. some of the biggest, california, a state with a moderate republican governor right now, arnold schwarzenegger who is term-limited. and there's a battle going on between jerry brown the former governor who wants to be governor again and meg whitman the billionaire, former ceo of ebay. a lot of money being spent in that contest out west. let's go to texas. this is a state very comfortable for republican candidates. the long-time governor there rick perry the longest-serving governor in texas is facing a big challenge from the democratic nominee there, a guy called bill white who was the mayor of houston. there is an outside chance that a democrat could win statewide in texas. and let's go to florida, as well, where you have a republican governor who is now running for senate. that's charlie crist. his seat is vacant, wide open actually. and there is a battle there between rick scott a former health care ceo and alex sink.

that race polls suggest is deadlocked and, of course, we're going to have a debate between those two candidates on cnn. moderating monday night on jkusa. three of the biggest states in the nation, all deadlocked. >> and we know the president, first lady, former president bill clinton are across the country for these governor races. there are some that democrats are worried about too. >> oh, yes. definitely. let's go to ohio. one of the larger states when it comes to population. and a key state in presidential contest. ted strickland, he is fighting for his political life. and that race is deadlocked and some polls consider it deadlocked. our most recent poll considered it all tied up. and let's talk about massachusetts, as well. this is an interesting one. duvall patrick also a very good friend of barack obama's and he was up there last weekend campaigning with patrick. he faces a very challenging

reelection. and suzanne, you asked earlier, why if you don't live in these states, why do they matter? because these governors whoever win in november are going to have a huge say when they take the census numbers and redistrict congress. it's crucial not just for the states but the make-up of congress down the road. >> we'll be getting into details about how that does affect the re-redistricting and the maps we're going to see on the next election. thanks, paul. we highlighted five states there. five different races. but as we said, there are 37 states out there picking governors. let's put the map back up for you. we don't have the map, but take my word for it. you could be in one of those states where you governor is going to be decided this time around. i want to bring in now mr. shapak. joining us this morning from washington. sir, thank you for being here. we consider d.c. so often to be that power base and these

senators and representatives wield so much power. who has more power to impact the day-to-day life of the citizen, their governor or representative in d.c.? >> clearly the governor. the governor is really the chief executive officer of the state. we have to remember in terms of operating programs. the federal government operates basically social security and medicare. but states and governors operate almost everything else in terms of domestic programs. so they set guidelines in terms of elementary and secondary education. they run all the low-income programs. so welfare of food stamps, medicaid. they fund higher education. they run the unemployment insurance program, which has been so important over the last several years. >> yeah. people may not realize just how much impact their governor -- their governor has. but also, sir, something else people might not realize is how

much these governors can influence a presidential election. how are governors able to sometimes deliver their state for political candidates? >> that's true. if you look historically, you'll find out that often times when you've had 31, 32 governors from a particular party, the same person or the president of that same party often wins. and that's because you're right, it's not the senator, it's really the governor who runs the party in the state and is able to deliver often times. there's been analysis that it could matter as much as 1%, 2%, or 3%, which could be critical for presidential elections. >> the other thing is, this could be a training ground. we should be paying attention to who ends up in these governors mansions. because this is where we often see those, get the training for moving on to the white house. >> no, that's clearly true. i mean, first off, a lot of governors end up in the senate.

there's 10 or 12 that end up there. when a new administration comes in, a lot of times they go to the governor's ranks to get cabinet secretaries. the last three cabinet secretaries for health and human services have been governors. and you're right, four out of the six presidents were former governors. so it is the training place for future presidents. >> the last thing here, how much power do they actually have in d.c. to go there and possibly have an influence on national politics and policies? >> well, i would argue a fair amount. particularly if they can get together in a bipartisan basis, republicans and democrats. and they stay focused on the programs that they essentially run. and you can see it historically. things like welfare reform came out of the states, clean air came out of the states. and so what you often get are groups of governors coming together on a bipartisan basis and pushing an agenda.

and often times, it gets done. >> all right. well raymond schepach, a powerful collection of folks clearly. we appreciate you, and again, to our viewers, no matter if you're picking a governor right now or not, even the state next door might be picking a governor. that could still have an impact down the road on the presidential election. and getting out the vote could be critical to both the democrats and the republicans this election. >> okay. we've got a group coming up who says they don't care who wins, just get out and you need to vote. what does democracy mean to you? >> what does justice mean to you? >> i'm not going to vote. >> it does make a difference. >> then you're an idiot. our points from chase sapphire preferred are worth 25% more on travel. we're like forget florida, we're going on a safari. so we're on the serengeti,

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dear super bowls -- >> what does democracy mean to you? >> what does justice mean to you? >> i'm not going to vote. >> this is one of the rock the vote ads from this year's vote fearlessly campaign. the purpose is just to get people out, get them to the polls. vote. this isn't an easy thing to do, however, during the midterms. in fact, there's usually a drop in voter turnout during midterm elections. we've got a new poll out that suggests democrats should be a little worried about the trend this year. according to people we talked to, 54% of republicans say they are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting this year. 34% of democrats say the same. the president talked about voter apathy at an event a week ago in boston. >> i understand that sometimes hope may have faded as we've grinded out this work over the last several years. i know it's hard to keep faith

when a family member still hasn't found a job after months of trying, or another foreclosure sign's hung on the house down the street. and you're watching tv and all you see are politicians are tearing each other down and pundits who treat politics like a sport. i know it can be discouraging. but don't ever let anybody tell you this fight isn't worth it. don't ever let them tell you you're not making a difference. >> the nonpartisan rock the vote organization we just mentioned is not concerned about getting democrats or republicans elected. they just want you to pull the lever and punch the ballot. they are trying to register 200,000 new voters for this election. i want to bring in the group's director of communications, megan carberry to find out where all of this is going. good morning to you, megan. i don't know if you remember, but it might be dating myself. you guys are 20 years old now. i remember when donna first had that flag wrapped around her

saying go out, rock the vote here. what needs to happen before the midterms to get young people out there? well, we really appreciate candidates who target young people with their messages and let me know what's at stake in their local areas. but groups like rock the vote are also out talking to people online, on tv, on the radio, and getting that vote message out there. and telling their peers this really matters on november 2nd. >> why does it matter? i know president obama's out on the road and he says look at things like your education, the bills you're paying, tuition costs, creating jobs, these type of things. what do you tell young people about the importance of the midterm elections? >> well, it's not as big and easy to see or hear about as the presidential election would be. but voting for your governor or your county sheriff is just as important because that's what happens in your community. they affect whether or not people are able to get jobs,

whether people have access to a quality education. if the environment is safe, and other types of key issues. so it's important to just find a voter guide. we have one, other groups have them. and learn what's at stake on the ballot and take a few minutes because it's so easy to do. >> now, you guys have a very ambitious goal to get 200,000 more registered voters here. are you reaching it? are you close? >> we beat it, actually, which is great. >> congratulations. >> we have registered more than 280,000 people. and that means we registered them on the ground or they downloaded the form from our website and sent it in, which is very exciting. for a comparison in the last midterm in 2006, we registered about 50,000 people. so this is an exciting time for us. we've grown that number significantly. >> is there anything you can do now with nine days left until election day? >> oh, tell all of your friends to vote, tell them why you're voting, tell them what you care about.

there's nothing better than a personal message from one friend to the other saying something is important why you care and why someone else should care too. >> all right. megan, good message for everybody. thank you very much. appreciate your time. we were just talking a moment ago why the gubernatorial races are so critical this year. yes, governors have a lot of sway in your day-to-day life with programs in your state. but did you know, as well, that governor could have an impact on the face of congress for decades to come? josh, this is one a lot of people might not think about. >> that's right. and that's why people are calling this a once a decade election. the way you vote this year when it comes to the gubernatorial races could reshape congress. i will show you how that can play out right after this. earlier, she had an all-over achy cold... what's her advantage? it's speedy alka-seltzer! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief for all-over achy colds. the official cold medicine of the u.s. ski team. alka-seltzer plus.

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well, it is 19 minutes past the hour now. we are ten days to the midterm elections. and people in this country literally fought and died for the right to vote. but historically, do you know only 4 out of 10 of you will go to the polls to vote according to the research center. only 4 in 10 historically go. we're trying to change that this half hour telling you about the importance, certainly of the gubernatorial races. yes, your governors have a big impact on your life. but they also have a big impact down the road on districts in your particular state. redistricting is what we're talking about here, suzanne.

that's one a lot of people might not even think about the governors have power over. >> this year's governor races could reshape congress. and a lot of people don't even realize that that this is going to be extremely important. they call it the ten-year election. and it has to do with redistricting. and the governor's roles in redistricting. josh, a lot of people don't think about the connection here between the governor races, the census, and then the next election. >> any time you've got an election in a year that ends in zero, what you have is that ten-year election. you're starting off with this being a census year. and by law, what happens is after those census results come in over the next couple of years, beginning next year, you're going to see states around this country start to make up brand new districts based on the information they have there. and it works differently in different states, but in some states you get the kind of thing you hear about is gerrymandering.

this is an interactive map here called the u.s. governor map. and this shows right here where the gubernatorial races stand. red is a republican governor, blue is a democratic governor. and when i click on this, it shows the write-down of your congressman. this is what can change based on who is the governor. let me show you districts that are a good example. iowa has an independent commission. and iowa state, they get a lot of praise for this, is pretty rational the way that all of their districts are designed. an independent nonpartisan commission that designs the districts in the state. not so much in other states. take a look over here. if you look at pennsylvania, what you see here are lines that go all over the place. they have one district that's thought of down here. look at how that blue works its way around. that's referred to as an incumbent protection, designed to keep democrats holding on to that seat. another one out of new york, obviously it's largely blue. but there's a little tiny

district up here just above the red where it says rochester there that's called the ear muff district. what we will see based on who becomes governor and also based on who wins in the state legislatures and those assemblies will be redistricting efforts around the country. and that will mean that in some states you have people in power who are in a position to go around and design new districts that will be largely republican or largely democratic based on how they break up at voters. here's a website to check out called redistricting the nation. and they talk about this issue. they talk about how they want more states to have independent commissions to avoid some of those lines. and they have here. let's see if we can weigh in on this and end on this. we have what they call some of the craziest shapes for districts in the nation. and you can see as we scroll through. look at the general shapes there. some of the districts they've pulled out as their favorite examples of what needs to be done. keep that in mind as you vote

this year that your gubernatorial selection -- a lot of the governors have impact on this. they will help reshape those districts in many states, which in turn, guys, will change congress for the next decade to come. >> very big deal. so the take away here, vote, go vote. it's important. thank you very much, josh. going to be right back with a complete check of the day's top stories. ♪ [ man ] if it was simply about money, every bank loan would be a guarantee of success. at ge capital, loaning money is the start of the relationship, not the end. i work with polaris every day. at ge capital, we succeed only when they do. whoo! awesome! yes! we've got to get you out of the office more often. ♪ my turn to drive. ♪ i am a relocation banker at quicken loans. my turn to drive. the mcdonalds were relocating from louisiana to texas.

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well, taking a look at some of the stories making headlines. the whistleblower website wikileaks released more classified information. this time on the iraq war. the editor in chief called the 400,000 documents he made public the largest classified military leak in history. in this information, alleges war crimes, rates civilian deaths of some 15,000.

also, to afghanistan, militants wearing suicide vests attacked a u.n. compound in the city of herat today. a local government spokesman says u.n. forces killed at least three of those attackers. as part of afghanistan, it's not seeing the same high levels of violence that other regions have had to deal with. haiti is on the verge of the another disaster there. 194 people have died in a cholera outbreak. the total number of cases is close to 2,400 right now. hospitals overwhelmed. u.s. aid agencies trying to coordinate relief teams right now. the outbreak, they're trying to keep it contained. and so far, it has not affected the capital of port-au-prince. the outbreak is happening north of the capital right now. and of course, we're keeping a close eye on the tropics this morning with tropical storm richard that is down in the caribbean.

>> our meteorologist bonnie schneider tracking that storm. but also something going on in the midsection -- not the midsection. this is way south, down in texas. >> that's right. we are monitoring severe weather happening right now in south central texas. right around the city of abilene, actually, where we do have flood advisories posted. the rain is coming in so heavy and hard that you really have to watch out for flooding, even on the smaller roadways. heavy thunderstorms coming through this watch box, doesn't quite include dallas, but don't be surprised if the thunderstorms roll into dallas later on this afternoon. the watch box goes until 2:00 eastern time, 1:00 central. we're also looking at heavy rains sliding across areas into chicago. so the midwest, you may face travel delays going through the afternoon. that holds true for areas northward into wisconsin, as well. and we'll be watching for that. we'll stay tuned, cnn saturday morning will be right back.

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the massive foreclosure investigation moved thwart w forward with the attorneys general. they're investigating whether homeowners were evicted by banks without the proper review process and procedure. now, a federal task force investigating five big mortgage companies has uncovered some bad foreclosures. but the u.s. housing secretary says the probe has not yet found any systemic problems so far. the uproar is over robo signing where banks rubber stamped foreclosures without even looking at homeowners' records. sounding the alarm first, one attorney in a small town in maine who noticed something fishy in his client's paperwork. mary snow traveled to maine and joins us now with the details. this is an amazing story. just one attorney noticing this. >> it is, christine. and the foreclosures were going through without being thoroughly

reviewed. but it wasn't until he volunteered to represent a homeowner that he was able to connect the dots. it's an unassuming house in rural maine, but beyond the frame is a foreclosure fight that set off a chain reaction of banks halting foreclosures in two dozen states. >> i didn't know this case would do it. ill thought it would take a lot more effort. >> reporter: among the stacks of foreclosure cases, he noticed a red flag in the first line of an affidavit. >> all he's telling us here is that he's a signing officer. he signs papers, and that's -- that was the first clear signal that there was a real problem. >> reporter: cox tracked down the signer from gmac named jeffrey stefan, he then traveled there in june to take a deposition. >> i asked him, do you have personal knowledge of what is contained in your affidavits? and when he said he didn't, as a lawyer, that's just staggering. >> reporter: stefan also

admitted to signing 6,000 to 8,000 documents a month. the case moved to district court, gmac tried to prevent cox from sharing the deposition. a judge said no to that request and found the signer acted in bad faith. gmac now ally financial became the first of several banks to freeze several foreclosures. and a spokeswoman tells us any case with a defective affidavit is being reviewed and fixed before moving forward. >> reporter: the family who lives here admits they haven't been able to pay their mortgage in the last two years. they couldn't keep up with the payments. but they've been able to stay here because their case has now turned into a lengthy legal battle. and cox fights on. while ally financial says it hasn't found any errors in its review of documents, cox says he's troubled by what he calls an abuse of the legal system. and there's another thing driving him. his past. he once worked for a main bank where he had to call in loans and execute foreclosures.

>> it was not pleasant work to do. so this has been a chance the last couple of years to do what i think is really good work and maybe to make up for some of the difficulties i caused for a few other people back in the '80s and '90s. >> reporter: in 2010, he says he never expected a fight over a modest, small home would have such big implications. >> now, bank of america said this week after its review, it's moving forward with foreclosures in nearly two dozen states. ally financial says it's reviewing foreclosures on a case-by-case basis. but if you ask tom cox, he says this isn't the end of the problem by a long shot. >> if you do the math, you talk about somebody signing off on foreclosures at a rate of 6,000 to 8,000 a month, that comes down to rubber stamping 54 foreclosures an hour. assuming that's all you were doing. >> that's really remarkable to think of how quickly those were going out the door. well, hopefully they're going to be spending a little more time

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and believed in. but this time around, it's a little more difficult for them to define. and a lot of people like the ones we're finding on the university of florida campus, young people, they have to worry about graduating here in a year or two or three. they're hoping the economy will improve, but they don't have a lot of hopes for that. so you would think they're really engaged in these midterms and what's at stake. however, what we're finding, they're not really. take a listen to this. >> graduated in may. >> in may? >> 2010. >> so this is still in the midst of the economic downturn and what not. i'm sure some folks stayed in school a little longer, maybe went to law school. >> my friends don't have jobs and they didn't graduate along with me. >> really? what happened with you? you got lucky maybe? >> you could say i got lucky or i was just good. >> what did you say? >> i like to say i'm good. but i think i might have got a little bit lucky. >> how closely you guys following these midterms? >> not too closely. >> why not? why not? >> when you work 60 hours a week, there's not that lot of time for anything else, you

know. it's all business here. >> so you hear it there, christine. and it is awfully discouraging to hear it. same thing here on the university of florida campus. talk to the head of the college democrats and college republicans. and you know what? they are together on one issue, at least. that issue being they are just having a hell of a time trying to get young people engaged and involved. they offered to pick kids up and take them to the voting booth. and still, sometimes, that doesn't work. but these kids have a lot on the line. but in midterms, it's very difficult to try to get them to understand how much is at stake for them in their future. >> t.j. holmes in gainesville, florida, thanks, t.j. the best political team on television. gloria borger is cnn's senior political analyst. and we know the statistics, there are 4.6 job applicants for every opening in america. >> right. >> is there any way that's not the most important thing on people's mind when they walk into the voting booth?

>> i think it is an important thing. and i think people who are going to vote are worried, frustrated, angry. when you look at the polls, the polls show that by a two to one margin, people in this country think things are going in the wrong direction, not in the right direction. and the problem for the democrats and for the president, quite frankly, is that the best they can come up with is, look, if we hadn't been in charge actually, things would have been worse not better. and that's kind of a hard thing to get your arms around when you're, you know, when you're a voter. you want to see things get better. you don't want -- you don't want to say, well, they could have been worse. so it's a real problem for them. >> so when someone -- here's my question -- the votes they're casting. do we know people are telling us how uneasy they are about the economy. when they're going to cast their vote. are they casting their vote for a candidate or against the economy? >> you know, i think they're casting a vote against the

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national protect your identity week is just wrapping up. but safeguarding your personal information is really something you've got to be concerned about all year round. with nearly 10 million people falling victim to i.d. theft each year, there's some steps to ensure you're not one of them. 10 million is a lot of people. it means we're really noticing here. gail cunningham with the national foundation for credit counseling in dallas. she says whenever there's 10 million of anything happening, that means we've got to take advantage. look at by the numbers, the average victim was $1,800, spending 30 hours trying to recover their i.d. >> well, you're exactly right. and if anyone out there listening today thinks that they are not at risk of being a victim of identity theft, they're probably going to be the next victim. we all need to take this very seriously as the crooks at this time of the year with the holiday season approaching, they

crawl out from under their rocks because they know that we are ripe for being distracted at the malls. we're going to be in a hurry. and all of that's going to give them more opportunity. >> it used to be we were worried about having our wallet pickpocketed or maybe even our mail being stolen. but we've gone way beyond those days. now, our information is in so many different places, gail. and we sometimes very willingly are giving it. that there's a lot about us that's out there ripe to be reinvented for someone else to use. >> you're exactly right. in those old-fashioned ways of stealing our identity are still alive and well. but we need to be heads up about the new ways. and one is the social media. as much fun as that can be keeping up with friends and family and maybe even looking for a new job, we need to be cautious about what put out there openly about ourselves. for instance, if we say that we're going on vacation and we'll be gone for a week, you might as well put a neon sign on

your house saying come on in, take everything, help yourself to what's mine. and also know that you have to be careful with your entire family, educate them. even the children may unwittingly put information online that compromises the entire family. and the crooks love this because it's perfectly legal for them to search social media websites and find information about you. >> you have to think like a crook. when you're doing -- especially watching maybe your teenage child and how they're interacting online. think like a crook. what kind of information is out there that that crook can use? it's why it's so important to be looking for your annual credit report to catch if there's something that goes amiss during the year. tell us about that. >> absolutely. annual credit report.com is the only legitimate site from which you can get your credit report each year, once every 12 months from each of the three bureaus. and to be a savvy consumer and watch for identity theft, i

suggest that consumers stagger those requests. get one now from one of the bureaus, wait four months, get it from another bureau, wait four months, get it from the third bureau and start all over again. review your report. check for any new accounts that have been opened or charges made to your existing account. >> gail, first thing you do if you think you've been the victim of identity theft. i assume you contact authorities, right? >> absolutely. one, of course, call your creditors and shut down those accounts and consider putting a fraud or freeze alert on your account. also, contact the credit bureaus. and file a police report. you may need that police report to legitimatize the theft and get any information removed permanently from your credit report. >> all right, gail cunningham, national foundation for credit counseling. while we're on the topic of your identity, black americans trying to trace their roots could end up at road blocks that only dna

testing can bust through. do you need to do several tests, which cost several hundred bucks apiece to get a well-rounded answer? stephanie elam is here and you did this? >> i did this. it's kind of a passion piece for me figuring this out. d i always wondered if i take one dna test, is it going to tell me the whole story? or do i need to do a bunch of them? so i did three different tests working with three different companies. and if you take a look, you'll see what i found out about my >> this swab envelope -- >> reporter: i'm going on a journey to find my roots by taking dna tests from three different companies, african ancest ancestry.com, 23 and me, and ancestry.com. will these tests give me the same results? >> each of us has surprises hidden in there. >> reporter: mom's dna, which each company traced back to africa. african ancestry told me i have the same dna as the people in guinea-bissaup on my dad's side,

results why in sync but unexpected. >> r1b, a line of successful european men. relatives there that we know of is john adams. >> reporter: john adams! but mountain put that into perspective. >> the most common line in western europe. >> reporter: oh. here's my dad. so why are his results so european? >> african-americans have at least one paternal line that traces back to europe because of the relationships between probably between slave holders and slaves. >> reporter: so while perhaps shocking, history helped me understand the results. but the lack of a family history is often a reason why blacks trace their roots. >> we're the only group in this country that can't point to a country of origin, the only ones. and so that's why dna testing for ancestry has particular importance for us historically and psychologically. >> reporter: ancestry.com's john

perara points out there's more to everyone's story than just dna. >> you need to look at not just dna whether you get that at ancestry.com or some other dna service but look at all of the family history. >> reporter: this genealogist did reveal history about my dad's father, rolland, his father, john, and his father, creed. >> you have such strong people in your family tree. you look at creed and john who go from not being able to read to owning land, you know, born into slavery, becoming land owners, always improving themselves. quite a legacy that you have. >> reporter: a legacy that's not just part of black history but american history. you know what? quite the american story. it's not uncommon, in fact, gina page from african ancestry told me they find, when they do test people, 35% to 40% of the people come back with a white paternal

ancestor and it doesn't matter what color you may be now. you may look like wesley snipes or mariah carey. you can still end up having a white paternal ancestor. shows you how much of an american story this is. once you get started, it's very hard to stop. i've got all sorts of questions about what happened to edna, my third grandmother, and also finding out on my mom's side about more of that trace and see if i can trace it back and visit the country. once you get going, it's hard to stop. >> genealogy is addictive when you throw the dna testing on top you can pinpoint things. a couple hundred buck as piece for the tests? >> each test is separate for your mom's side and dad's dna. each is a separate test. overall, i think, if you have african ancestry it does behoove you to go to a company that will look for certain trackers but overall they give you the same results. skinsz t science is the same, what they're look for is different.

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iphone, blackberry, whatever, they'll have it with them anyway so it might as well be reporting out and keeping mom's mind at ease. >> applications, iphones in their pocket and it's telling me at home, where i'm hovering, where three teenagers are out, it's telling me they're going 85 miles an hour on route 17? >> there are applications that will tell you if your child or the person holding the phone or the phone is exceeding the speed limit and other things like that. basically the idea is that the phones have sort of a gps-like capability and these applications build on that. so the phone is telling everybody where it is so you can convert that into a dot on the map, turn that into a text or a tweet. >> talk about some of the applications already there to track your kids. mobile me, google attitude, family map. we'll put these up so you can see what they are. >> mobile me is it apple service which does lots of things, it's there to sync your stuff to the cloud. it allows you to find your

iphone. you can easily imagine that you can find someone else's iphone, if you have their user name and password. you say, a child, give me your user name and password, i can find you based on where your phone is. latitude is a similar thing, it's a google product. there's no option, there's no software. go to a website, connect with your friends, and you can see where your friends are on the map all over the world. you can see them in motion. the map updates dynamically, if they're in a car it zooms along. it's all 2-d, the point is you can see on a map, a grid, were the person is. >> some phones can be used as a mobile webcam, you can see what your kid is seeing. >> yeah. this is also really off the shelf stuff you, can download an app and you can turn on the -- utilize the film's forward facing camera, stick that in your pocket, the phone part, the lens is a tiny part, have that poking out and you can see the