of course you can watch it on thanksgiving night, nearly 2 million of you voted. and soon we'll find out who the next cnn hero will be. tune in thanksgiving night 8:00 p.m. eastern as anderson cooper hosts "cnn heroes" with the chilean miners. >> and great for them and a tour of l.a. experience the cool restaurants, shopping and the fun. >> what a difference from being trapped underground. that wraps it up for us. i'll see you tonight on "360." and early tomorrow morning. >> get a nap. >> more than a nap. >> cnn newsroom with kyra phillips starts right now. >> good morning, guys. here's some of the stories that got us talking this morning. this sounds like a tom clancy novel. a computer attack targeting iran's nuclear plants now posing a worldwide threat. it is a computer worm known as stuck snet. and no one knows who unleashed

it. so-called barefoot bandit due in court in seattle. he's accused of a flamboyant crime spree. stealing planes and flying without a certificate. short tempers and large crowds in california. the cash-strapped state hiking tuition costs again. another 15% this time. well, we begin with buying into the new general motors. today the automaker is expected to be a darling of wall street when its new stock goes on sale. it's a jaw-dropping turnaround for an american icon that teetered on the edge of ruin just two years ago. many taxpayers were outraged that their money would be used to rescue it. >> in the midst of a financial crisis, and a recession, allowing the u.s. auto industry to collapse is not a responsible course of action. >> now, just six months later,

gm can no longer avoid the ininevitable. june 2009 declared bankruptcy and looked far new beginning a mere 39 days later, emerges from bankruptcy thanks to massive cost cutting and a government bailout making you, me and the treasury department the largest single shareholder in gm and have the most riding on the future seuccess. will we get the money back? there's factors at play and here to break them down poppy harlow joining us from the new york stock exchange. will taxpayers see a return on their investment now? >> reporter: that is the number one question is the first thing that i asked the new ceo of general motors about an hour ago, kyra. as of this ipo beginning in less than half an hour, gm paying back u.s. taxpayers $22 billion. that leaves $28 billion left to be paid back. good news, we are no longer the

biggest single shareholders in gm. we knew have about a 33% stake. take a listen to the ceo when i pressed him on whether taxpayers will get paid back in full. >> good news is we have paid all of our debt back, all of the bonds issued and paid back all of the preferred with dividends and interest and we're reducing the government's ownership now from roughly 60-plus percent to about 33%. over the years, i'm sure that there will be other stocki isis answerses by the government and i don't know where the market will be a year or two down the road. >> i think that's the big question, shares priced at this ipo at $33. they have to rise 65% for american taxpayers to be paid back in full. and you're saying there's no guarantee to happen. are you hopeful? >> sure, i'm hopeful. and i'm not saying it can't happen. i don't know if what the markets will do. >> reporter: and that's very

important because less than a year ago talking to his predecessor ed whitaker, he said no doubt taxpayers will get paid back that $50 billion. this new ceo saying he can't guarantee that will happen and hopeful and so are the rest of us. >> gm planning to hire more people? >> reporter: that's a great question. they said, look, we have hired 7,300 people so far this year and selling more cars in this country and more cars in china than the united states saying as long as that demand continues, they sell more cars they will hire more people and great news for anyone unemployed. unemployed autoworkers an enw s price do they hire them at? they were hiring them at half what they paid the former union workers. so the big question is, when's ahead and how many will they hire, kyra? >> got it. talking about this all morning. thanks, poppy. well, alaska, the final

votes are still being counted in the bitterly-fought senate race but the woman that waged a write-in campaign is declaring victory. >> i want to thank all alaskans for helping us make history. it is truly, truly, truly remarkable. and we will look back on this. we'll look back on this and say, what a race this has been. what a summer this was and now where we are today. >> well, you may remember incumbent senator murkowski launched the write-in bid after losing to joe miller and he's not concede. if the official results confirm the victory, murkowski will be the first senator of write-in candidate since 1954 and this morning she appeared on "american morning." >> i was not my party's nominee. i was -- i went outside the box. i went outside and took a

different path. clearly, a harder path but clearly one that is more grass roots. when you are running a write-in campaign, alaskans support you that's unprecedented. >> miller filed a legal challenge to disqualify some of the votes for spelling errors and murkowski says if the contested ballots are thrown out she still has enough votes to win. charlie rangel served 40 years in koong but today may be one of the most important of his storied career. his colleagues on the house ethics committee will decide how he should be punished for violating house rules. possible penalties range from reprimand to expulsion. correspondent brianna keilar is on capitol hill. what do we expect to happen? >> reporter: there's going to be a public hearing and charles rangel boycotted the trial. not expecting him to boycott the

sentencing phase and spoke with his publicist who said rangel is expected to take the 30 minutes allotted to make his statement. what does that mean? we know it is going to be dramatic, no doubt. in the end when the ethics committee goes behind closed doors and deliberates on what will happen to rangel there are a number of different levels s rebukes. the worse is expulsion, being kicked out of the house of representatives and seen as unlikely. there's also censure, a high level of rebuke. hiring rangel to the go to the well of the house and get a verbal rebuke. so it's a little bit of public humiliation and then a reprim d reprimand, a lesser level of disapproval and a number of other things including fine or maybe some loss of privileges and, kyra, to emphasize, this kind of thing doesn't happen very often. this whole ethics trial, the last time we saw this in 2002,

so this is going to be a very dramatic day and something we don't often get a glimpse of. >> brianna keilar on the hill, we'll look to see what happens. the verdict is in for the first ex-gitmo detainee. ghailani found guilty on one charge of the role in the 1998 bombings of the beams in east africa and cleared on 284 other terror-related counts. hundreds of people died in the attacks and more injured. his single conviction on a conspiracy charge. not the outcome that the white house was hoping for. >> i think it's important to remember. ghalani himself is not going anywhere. probably life in prison. so, it's not like this guy's balking out the door. however, this is an extremely disappointing verdict for the

obama administration. and it's a reminder that when you go to civilian courts, federal district courts, you don't get a guaranteed result. juries are unpredictable and this judge excluded important evidence which happens and there was almost an acquittal here. >> the obama administration had hoped that this trial would clear the way for other terror trials. refuse a full body scan in the airport security line and you may face an enhanced pat down. but some of your kids and grand kids might be able to get a less aggressive screening. tsa saying that children under 12 and under who need extra screening and those who need extra screening, rather, will get a modified hand search one that isn't so intrusive. the agency made the decision to ease up on kids after a thorough risk assessment and hearing from concerned parents. skis, snowboards, the best way to get around in the

mountains just east of seattle this morning. a storm brought up to 18 inches of fresh poud tore the cascades. parts of washington state under a winter storm warning, too. rob, it's a skier's dream. >> it is. i tell you what, all parts of the west getting into it as far as piling up the snowfall in an early fashion. here's the forecast for the next 48 hours. how much snow? well, of course the cascades get a ton and then up into the mountains of idaho and south towards the tetons and the inner mountain west and the rockies, as well. a number of storms plowing into the area and a cold air, as well. snow levels dropping to almost 1,000 feet which is virtually unheard of this time of year. unseasonably cold air rolling in. 10 to 16 inches on top of what they have seen so far. and then we have got more coming in this weekend. rain in the mountains, snow at the higher elevations and that will continue and start to

lighten up later on today and tonight. also light is this area of, well, light rain and heading into some pretty dry air and not too terribly concerned with this. maybe a sprinkle or light shower in spots. i do want to point out one other thing for a look to everybody. what we got going in the mid -- sunshine. come on. don't want to be all doom and gloom and show you the obligatory ski video all the time. sunshine to be had and central and southern part of the u.s. >> you facebook, right? >> kind of required. to a certain extent. i'm more after a twitter than a facebooker. >> do you check in with old girlfriends? >> that's hands off taboo. >> sixth grade, kindergarten. >> six graders, sherry, i still have a little thing for her. sorry. >> i know. i always think about my sixth grade boyfriend, too. wonder what he's up to. such a sweet kid. >> i'm sure he thinks about you. look what i could have had.

>> could have held on to her. this is today's talker. i'm blushing. it is about facebook and, well, let's face it. facebook can be, you know, temptation's best friend and a marriage's worse enemy. we have actually seen the stories and we have got a pastor that says he has a solution to that. he's telling the married employees to get off the site or find another job. waters off florida, beach goers are wowed by giant man that ray magic. in 1968, as whaling continued worldwide,

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unlike ferris, the kids apparently weren't faking it. a chester, new york, man says that their two teen sons staying home sick when the principle drove over to the house, walked in and tried to take them to school. the parents say they weren't even home at the time. >> my kids were in their underwears. all right? again, you are talking a 12-year-old and 16-year-old. all right? where does he get the right to violate my children's right? >> the parent filed a complaint. treating it as a regular control complaint. the school district is cooperating with the information we need or any interviews to conduct. >> the kids called their mom at work and she told the principal to get the heck out of the house. he is not really talking. his wife told kabc that there are facts that the public just doesn't know yet that will explain why her husband did what he did. and for some other stories going cross country, let's go totem we, arizona, a homeless man is hailed for returning a

college student's backpack with $3,300 in cash. dave tally found the backpack at a light rail stop. >> not something i was -- anybody to go through because, you know, that's rough places. a lot of things that could have taken care of but the fact of the matter is it's not my money. i didn't earn it. >> just the greatest thing i have ever experienced, i think. it really is a lesson to keep your faith in people. and character exists no matter what your circumstances are. >> the cops found a flash drive inside the backpack and found the student's resume and that's how they tracked him down. no word on whether talley received a reward for the good deed. a magnificent sight of the coast of florida. beach goers spotted the giant manta ray. wptv made it to the area in time to capture the aerial pictures. manta rays can grow as large as

17 feet wide and weigh thousands of pounds. veteran sky diver in florida says he is, quote, embarrassed as heck today. fire crews used the ladder truck to rescue al griffis. he was stuck after straying off course in a training jump. he wasn't hurt, by the way. well, we are minutes away from today's talker. we are talking about facebook. that virtual home wrecker. let's face it. facebook, there can be temptation's best friend and marriage's worst nightmare or enemy. we'll talk about one pastor's solution, though. this year chevrolet gave us legendary dependability, innovative technology, and inspired design. and now, they want to give as much as they can to as many as possible. your chevy dealer is giving back to the community. come see how chevy is giving more: right now, chevy's giving you no monthly payments till spring plus 0% apr financing.

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well, there's a story getting a lot of clicks on cnn.com. eva longoria filing for divorce from nba star husband tony parker. splitsville after three years of marriage. longoria found hundreds of text messages from another woman on parker's phone. at least that's what she told "extra" host and friend mario lopez. texts might have wrecked tony and eva. let's talk about online chats. know anyone on facebook and reconnected with an old friend or an old flame and then you know they're having an affair

and the marriages are on life support or worse? well, a pastor in new jersey, the rev rend cedric miller, says that happened far too often among his flock and says facebook is nothing but trouble for married couples so he's told married church leaders to get off the site or resign. >> most times it's that facebook creates the vehicle for people to reunite with their past. if it's a pre-jesus past, it's something that needs to stay dead and buried. >> muller's going to tell the 1,100-member congregation to avoid facebook to keep their marriages intact. the story is a talker. that's for sure. we had to bring on cnn analyst roland martin. he is a good man and loves his wife. rola roland, what do you think about this story? >> well, look. i certainly understand the pastor's position in terms of he

is counseling people. he's dealing with infidelity. but the issue is not facebook. the issue is not social media. what this says is that if somebody is committing infidelity, there's something else going on in the marriage nothing to do with social media. and so he can say get off facebook. what about twitter and dig and all of these other social media outlets? black planet. the root. different websites and blogs. so the root issue is what's happening inside of the marriages? how are they being fortified? also, i think he is crossing a line by telling somebody what you can do in your personal life as a staffer. how do you say, i'm going to link you having a personal account on facebook with your job? that makes no sense to me. >> all right. but let's just back up for a minute and let's admit it, roland. this got our team talking this morning in the meeting whether it was a personal experience or somebody that they knew. pretty much everybody agreed

that there is temptation there. it's easier to flirt. it's easier to connect. it's easier to send -- feel things out. >> okay. >> via facebook, twitter, texting, internet. it's an easier way to get into trouble. it is a temptation. >> okay. but there's -- you also have a temptation in the workplace. because you're actually interacting with people every single day. there's a temptation if you're traveling on the road. there's a temptation if you -- there's a temptation if you are a pastor or a staff member and you're dealing with people in the church every single day. we know pastors who have had affairs with secretaries. with church members. and so, the reality is, there's temptation all around us and in this world but the whole point of people of faith, the question is, how do you deny temptation? you look at the bible. jesus was tempted himself. and so, you have to have something inside of you that says, i have made a commitment

to be with somebody else, to be with this person so regardless of whether or not i see them face to face, regardless if i see them on facebook, on twitter, black planet, whatever it is, i am going to say, no. and so, you can say that about anything, kyra. >> finally, ten seconds or less if you can. your wife's an ordained minister f. you stood in front of the congregation knowing it had problems with facebook and hooking up, what would you say? >> the issue is you and your particular lust. if you want to fortify your marriage, facebook is not the issue. it is a question of between you and your spouse, what is happening inside of your home, what is happening inside of your temple. not on facebook. >> reverend martin, nice to have you on this morning. >> yeah. i'm more bootleg. my wife's official. she has papers. >> bootleg reverend cnn analyst roland martin, thank you. tell me what you think, please. should married couples avoid

facebook? what do you think? is there too much temptation? or is the pastor going overboard? going after the symptom and not the real problem. tell me what you think on my blog. cnn.com/kyra or the twitter page. more and more americans questioning the purpose of getting married. we'll stay on the marriage beat. why four in ten people say marriage is becoming obsolete. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil.

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historic day on wall street. the gm shares will again trade. not for an opening bell. it is an opening horn. right, alison? >> that's right. exactly. it is all because general motors again being publicly traded. i think i hear the horn. it sounds more like a bell. i thought -- >> i think it's a bell and a horn. >> where's the horn? they wanted to do both. there you go. >> there it is. okay. we got both. that's a revving -- car revving up. >> it is. that's the 2011 chevy camaro engine. what a way to bring in gm back to the nyse. you know, i don't know if you remember this filing for bankruptcy in june of 2009, they were kicked out of the new york stock exchange. so, yes, this is a lot of pomp and circumstance.

a lot of excitement here at the new york stock exchange. want to show you pictures of what's happening outside here right now. our producer jenny shuler took some pictures. there's a huge gm sign covering the front of the building here on wall street. also gm's new cars are lined up outside for everybody to go and browse and see right now. shares by the way are going to be trading under the gm ticker just before they left the nyse. the ipo price at $33 a share and analysts say the price could rise at least 10% today. overall, the market will rally following gains overseas. kyra? >> you have news about an interesting scholarship program out there. >> yeah. this is kind of interesting. i don't know if you remember this filling out the essay questions to get scholarships, three pages long. not with this one. kentucky fridayed chicken is offering up $20,000 if you enter through twitter. here's how it works. in 140 characters, you have to explain why you deserve the money so this is open to high

school seniors until next friday. you have to include the hash tag kfc scholar and obviously you better be kind of catchy with 140 characters, kyra. >> it was longer than three pages i think. do this by twitter. that's mind boggling. >> for 20,000 bucks, you can't beat it, right? >> no. you can't. how do you get to know that student? i don't know. all right. scratching my head on that one. thanks. it's half past the hour and time for some of the story that is got us talking this morning. chilly warning on capitol hill about this computer worm called stuck snet. apparently government experts believe that it may have been targeting iran's nuclear plants. and now it's threatening computers that run infrastructure all around the world. that means things like power grids, water supplies and even oil pipelines might be at risk and nobody knows who's behind

it. the fda cracking down on drinks with alcohol and caffeine. the fda is telling makers of these alcoholic energy drinks that they're dangerous and they're illegal so the drinks are very popular on college campuses and have been blamed for a lot of blockouts. that's why the changes are being made. love then marriage. throw in a big old diamond ring and that's that. always seem to be the status quo but now instead of asking will you marry me, a lot of americans are asking, what's the point? a new "time" magazine pew study says nearly 4 in 10 americans say marriage is becoming obsolete, 4 in 10. >> you are the only ladies of the household, i hope, i presume. >> no one else, your grace. >> quite so. good day. good day. >> your grace! your grace! >> from cinderella's prince charming, the wedding bells, the

happily ever after. are you one of the people following in the path of the runaway bride instead? >> bride seems to be a bit hesitant. she is turning. she is turning. oh, she's running. there she goes. >> and she is out of there! and that brings us to the "a.m. extra." john roberts joining us live from new york. how does that saying go? marriage means commitment, of course, so does insanity? >> people find commitment elsewhere. you know, kyra, it is a fact that 72% of people 3 decades ago married. now only 50% of people married and a survey by "time" magazine and pew research found that unlike 1970 when 28% of people thought marriage obsolete, now 40% of people feel like that. you know, they think that you don't have to be married anymore to have sex, to have kids, to have financial stability. you can do all of that and then get married at some future

point. so they're saying, kyra, while we appreciate the institution, we don't necessarily think that it's for us. people are also waiting longer to get married. and rather than just being sort of like a demarcation of adu adultho adulthood, time to have a family and get married and do the things as a married couples, it is an exclamation point at the end of the adult life. you get married then. here's what was said about that. there's also a shift in attitude about when people get married. people used to get married very young. not mar bied by 20 or 22 years old, you were up there. >> old maid. >> the demarcation of adulthood, becoming an adult, started a family, got married. now almost a finishing touch. when everything else is said and done and in place, then you get married. >> it is like the ultimate merit badge. you have everything sorted. your career is in place.

you've done your education. you have worked it all out and probably lived with this person for a couple of years and worked out the kinks, you know, done a little bit of house training, figured out what you like and don't like and then you get married. it becomes this not the beginning of your adulthood but like the last little brick in it. the last little finishing touch. >> belinda saying, john, it is not that people are against marriage, right? they take that seriously and don't think it's necessary. >> exactly. because they can get all of the things they want to have out of life without having to get married and the reason why they are getting married these days, surprise-surprise, people actually love each other and want to spend time together and not for the things of marriage to bring with it. what's most interesting is of the 40% of people who believe that marriage is obsolete, most of those people are women. men still think that to some degree it's necessary and also the average income of people who are married is greater than

those who are not. but among young people, the 44% who say that they think marriage is obsolete only 5% of them say they don't want to get married. >> whoa. no matter married or not, love is tough and always worth it. right? >> exactly. just remember, when you have everything you want, kyra, then you get married. >> oh, got it. thanks for the advice. >> okay. sarah palin, throws down the gauntlet. she says that she can beat president obama in 2012. sarah palin in her own words next. announcer ] a little bit of this, a touch of that... yup, there's a new head chef in the kitchen. introducing new quaker mix up creations. does your breakfast make you amazing?

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sarah palin and 2012. she told abc's barbara walters

it could happen and she could beat president obama. >> i'm looking at the lay of the land now and trying to figure that out if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family. if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> a cnn/opinion research corporation poll above the election says president obama would beat palin in the popular vote 52% to 44%. cnn's senior political director mark preston watching. what do you think about palin's comments? >> i was just in new hampshire the other day and was talking to a whole lot of people up there about the presidential race. interestingly enough,new hampshire plays a very important role in the presidential nominating process and all the folks up there say she hasn't done anything up there. she's not soliciting support, not trying to build a ground game up there so if she does

run, doesn't look like sarah palin looks at new hampshire as a path to history and probably run through iowa, south carolina. who knows if she will run? she says the interesting comments like that, kyra. we'll have a lot to talk about, that's for sure. >> president george h.w. bush getting an honor today? >> president obama yesterday announced that president bush 41 as a lot of people like to call him will get the highest civilian honor ever given to folks here. you know, not in the military. one of 15 people. the ceremony will happen early next year. some of the other folks who are going to receive this are john lewis, a democratic congressman from georgia, as well as investor warren buffett and in order to qualify for the award, kyra, it is given to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the united states, world peace or

cultural or other endeavors. a nice award for the former president, kyra. >> all right. mark preston, thanks so much. another political update in an hour. for the political news go to cnnpolitics.com. one of president obama's top foreign advisory objectives hits a roadblock in the senate. he wants to pass the new russian nuclear arms control treaty before the lame duck session ends. jon kyl doesn't want it considered. it was a hot topic last night on cnn's prime time show "parker spitzer." >> until now, arms control treaties passed by a bipartisan majority is because there was the thought that when we're facing these supremely important global issues we have to put partisan issues to one side. that feels sblt there anymore and so when you think about the republicans who are blocking this and above all kyl and ask yourself, when's the calculation? i would guess it is in part

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dropping developing story. cholera reaching u.s. shores.

what do we know, ivan? >> reporter: well, florida health authorities have confirmed that a woman traveling from haiti to florida had been detected carrying the cholera bacteria, gotten the virus and detected on wednesday. the first known case in the u.s. meanwhile, haiti is battling this cholera epidemic that's claimed more than 1,100 lives in about a month's time. and it's created a lot of chaos here cap-hatien, the town i'm currently in right now. angry haitians lashing out at foreign peacekeepers. hurling stones and bottles and building barricades of burning garbage. for three straight days, the violent protest brought

cap-hatien to a stand still. shots ring out through the city's burning streets. there's still pockets of trouble an anger here in cap-hatien. people lashing out. [ speaking foreign language ] because of the cholera? >> so they say they want the u.n. peacekeepers to leave this city. they are blaming the peacekeepers for the cholera epidemic. >> i want to live in haiti. the ministers no good. they come and cause problem. everybody is sick. >> reporter: a deadly cholera epidemic is tearing through this port city. in the past 24 hours, a flood of nearly 200 patients have arrived at this basketball stadium, which has been turned into a

crowded cholera treatment center. >> the disease is spreading very fast. it's a very contagious disease. people here don't have any immunity because there was no cholera here in the last 100 years. >> reporter: most of the patients arrive severely dehydrated from diarrhea and vomiting. people become so dehydrated in a matter of hours that they can suck sum to the disease, but the violence has presented the aid organization from getting fresh supplies, like these i.v. bags that helps to save people's lives. treatment of cholera is simple, rehydration solutions and disinfectant to prevent spread of the bacteria. the united nations denies accusations that peacekeepers particular nepal imported the

bacteria. these nepalese peacekeepers to a moment of calm to clean up debris from two days of clashes. were you surprised at how angry the people were? you're supposed to be be here to help. are you surprised? >> we are helping. this is part of help. >> reporter: but just a few blocks away, these men chant "peacekeepers go away, you brought us to the cholera." it will take far more than brooms to convince these angry, frightened haitians that the target of their rage is not the source of this deadly epidemic. the doctors at the local hospital tell us they received 35 gunshot wound victims since monday when these riots first erupted, and you can see smoke

in the distance from burning tires, and we know locals have set up barricades again, trying to cut off the city from the outside world. as for the cholera epidemocrat i, it has reached port-au-prince where the makeshift camps are there for the hundreds of thousands of people made homeless by the earthquake ten months ago, and in addition to the cholera case in florida, at least one cholera case has been found in neighboring dominican republic. >> you got caught up in a lot of this violence. what exactly happened, and did you think it was even going to get this bad? >> reporter: well, we knew that the city was out of control when we flew in to cap hatien, we found the only pilot willing to dot flight. he couldn't get anyone on the radio tower on the flight in, and when we landed, the airport had been deserted by security

forces. the civilian police weren't wearing union forms, and the only way into town was on the back of little motorbikes. that was the only way to get around the motorbikes and make friends with the demonstrators ploking all traffic. yesterday, a group of missionaries from the christian motorcyclists association were stranded at the hotel for three days. they tried to escape by bus. their bus was attacked by the demonstrators who threw stones at it and had to take shelter after the bus was incapacitated in a u.n. peacekeeper pace. none of those 11 american missionaries were injured. they have managed to escape the city. this town is very much out of control right now, kyra. >> we will definitely follow the developments. we are following a number of other stories. let's start with stephanie elam. >> we are taking a look at that general motors initial public

offering, the largest one in u.s. history. the big question is what does this mean for u.s. taxpayers? i will tell you in the next hour. i'm rob marciano, severe weather, in the form of snow continues to pile up out west, and the wind continues to blow out east. change is on the way. beware of identity thieves. you hear that warning often enough, right, but what happens when the crook stealing your i.d. is your mom or dad? parents huging off their kids' good credit. talking about it next in the cnn newsroom. also talking with a student who is living the dream, valedictorian of his high school class, elected student body president in college. an all-american kid by all measures except one. he's an undocumented immigrant. now everyone knows and not everyone's happy, and he's worried about getting deported.

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tiger woods joined twitter today. that's right, yeah. tiger tweeted out that he's finally decided to try out

twitter. that's not a name of a person. twitter is a social media -- he said he decided to finally try twitter. he wanted to say more but he had to give half of his 140 characters to his ex-wife. he said on his tweet -- if you retweet, it's like retweeting every tweet he's ever tweeted. know that before you do it. be safe. >> tiger woods signed up yesterday. it's a media blitz, we're being told. tony harris, are you following? >> i don't think there's any following going on. he has about 185,000 folks who signed up to follow him, and i expect that number to really explode in the next days, right? he is one of the biggest stars on the planet.

i don't know how you feel about the media blitzes, kyra. i'm of two minds object it. there is a certain element that tiger is trying to regain the luster, polish, shine, veneer on that image, but i don't know about the media blitz. the thing that made him the international star is that swing, right, his exceptional skill and talent as a golfer. if he can get back to being the golfer that he has been for so many years, i think everything else falls in place, but a certain level of reengagement makes sense, i guess. >> he was known for not talking to anybody. he was always quieting everybody on the course, didn't mingle much, and wanted privacy. we know that because he had so many deep secrets. now he's saying on twitter, what's up everybody? finally decided to try out twitter. kind of a desperate move to be accepted again. >> and, yet, here is the other

reality of tiger. if you have ever watched tiger woods in a clinic situation, working with kids, at some of the clinics before the events, and some of these are actually televised, he can be very, very engaging. i think if he is that tiger, the engaging tiger, and lets everyone else in on that side of his personality, this would be a good move. but it has to be authentic. i worry when you get a blitz like this, you get "newsweek," mike and mike in the morning on espn. let's talk about the "newsweek" piece that is out on something he penned. here is the quote he wrote and everyone is lifting. i made terrible choices and repeated mistakes. i hurt the people i loved the most and was beyond accepting the consequences and responsibility, there is the ongoing struggle to learn from my failings. what we want him to be now is an exceptional father. that's the legacy moving forward

that you care about and i care about. if they goes back to being the golfer he was for all of those years, everything else in his life, all of the accolades and fame comes with it, right? >> you're absolutely right. miss you, come home soon. >> i'll be back tomorrow, kyra. >> good. top of the hour. 10:00 a.m. on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. out west. general motors, the darling of wall street a year and a half after declaring bankruptcy? the company is selling its new stock at 33 bucks a share. that sets a new record at more than 20 billion bucks. this sounds like a tom clancy novel. a computer attack threatening the world's computers. its's san antonios a stuxnet and could shut down power grids and pipelines. facebook, another threat, at least according to a new jersey pastor who says it's bad for

mafrps. he's telling his church leaders to get off the site or lose their jobs. >> we begin with pedro ramirez, living the dream. student body president at fresno state, all-american kid by any measure september one. pedro is an undocumented immigrant. he didn't know his status until his senior year in high school. his parents brought him from mexico to the united states when he was three. after he was elected student body prez, someone tipped off the school and the secret is out. the school called ab 540, undocumented immigrants may pay instate tuition if they meet certain requirements, and they may run for student office as well. pedro hasn't broken any laws, and the school president is on his side. he said pedro filed all of the right paper work, was up front with them about his status is

serving without pay. he says, i commend mr. ramirez and other students who are following state statute as they seek higher education. some students are upset that he wasn't transparent about his status when he ran for office. this is what the guy who pedro beat had to say. >> he misled the students, was not up front about it and no one knew about it. i think he should step down and have a re-election. >> now, paid destroy a worried about being deported and worried about his family. he is calling on congress to make his path to citizenship less of a hardship. pedro joins us by phone from fresno. how are you feeling this morning, and are you feeling encouraged by the support that you are receivering? >> well, good morning, kyra for having me in. yes, you know, these are weird times, but i do feel encouraged that i'm getting a lot of

support from the community, from a lot of the students, faculty and administration. so i'm just -- you know, i'm looking on the bright side. i'm not a pessimist. >> pedro, let me ask you, though, when you did find out you were an illegal undocumented, and this happened when you were applying to colleges and a senior in high school, why didn't you apply to become a legal citizen? >> well, what i can recount from that time onwards -- that's my questions, how can we resolve this, and my parents informed me that there were always meeting with immigration attorneys and seeking out solutions, and, you know, they would do their hardest to move the paper work forward or whatever needs to be done. >> and so are you in the process of that now?

>> not now. i'm basically -- i don't have a pathway right now for me to become a citizen or at least a resident. my goal is not to become a citizen, which is my true wish is to become an american citizen, to become at least a resident and actually be able to work in this country, but there's no pathway for me right now. without me going back to mexico, where i don't know what to do in mexico. like if i said -- i have been here all my life and i don't know what to do in a country i have never been in. >> because of 8540 you are doing this legally. you aren't doing anything illegally with regard to your college education. now, your parents. your mom, i understand, is a maid, and your dad a restaurant worker, and i know you're extremely concerned about their status now. why speak out and why take it

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so, how will charlie rangel be punished for violating 11 house rules? well, today is the day that the house ethics committee meets behind closed doors, starting at noon to decide this fate, and reporters apparently just caught up with him at the ray burn office building before he went into the conference room. here's what he had to say. >> it's reported that i've been

convicted and that i was corrupt in some of the local newspapers, and i want to make it abundantly clear that no matter how many mistakes i've made and how apologetic i am, the question was asked of counsel, was there evidence of corruption, and what he responded, no, there's no evidence of corruption or self-enridge richment and that i was overzealous and sloppy. these are not things to be proud of, but it certainly differs from the newspaper's headline back home that still reports inaccurate information that was not founded on any facts by the investigating committee. >> you would disagree with them calling you corrupt? >> and the worst ending here for

charlie rangel could be expulsion from congress. most people think he will just be reprimanded. a stern warning from the fda about high powered drinks that combine alcohol and caffeine. the government agency is telling makers of the drinks they're dangerous, illegal and can't stay on the market in their current form. the drinks are popular on college campuses and have been blamed for a number of blackouts. we heard the saying we are what we eat. the japanese know about that. dr. sanjay gupta travels to japan where a diet filled with fresh fish is extending life. >> reporter: there are some cities around the world that have extraordinarily high life expect tsa rates, and health officials trying to figure out what exactly is it about those places that's different. japan is one of those places. one man can can tell you it has more to do with the environment

and the foods they eat. this is one of the most popular places you will find with octopus and squid. fresh fish markets where people come and by fresh fish each day. this is particularly fresh fish. in are some fish you should pay attention to. you have crabs, clams, big ones, small ones, and there are some fish that are high in omega 3 fatty acids. mac car relate, and salmon is another one. if you look at the blood of japanese people versus people in other places of the world, the omega 3 fatty acids are twice as high. heart disease, rates that are half of that here in japan. this is a big reason why, specifically. ohm make today 3 fatty acids terrific at lowering your blood pressure, decreasing clots and clogging your arteries. lowering your triglyceride

levels. tuna, great pieces of that here. all very fresh. people come here every single day. on average, people in japan eat about one to two servings of this type of fish per day as compared to the united states where they eat one to two servings per week. also, sea weed, you may be hard pressed to find this in the united states but it's a great source of antioxidants and eaten with fish. if you hate fish, you can eat soybeans, tofu, flax seed, walnuts, great sources as well. but, again, trying to figure out why people live longer in big cities around the world. a lot has to do with the type of diet they eat. japan, where they do it better than anywhere else, fish makes a big difference. they taught me an idea that you should push your plate away before you are ever full. it's a great phrase, never stuff

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the stocks opened up at $33, and it is trading above $35. this is good news for taxpayers obviously because of that big $50 billion bailout that happened back in july of 2009. they already paid back $10 billion. the return on today's ipo back to treasury will be $11.8 billion. now, after this payout, taxpayers will heard a 33% stake in the company, and gm will have paid back about $22 billion out of this number. this is in the right direction but also at the same time, it's like don't expect to see all of this bailout money is paid back momentarily now that this ipo is back on the market here. >> a lot of people want to know, hey, are we going to get any of that $50 billion back. >> that's a big question, and it really does matter here. by selling the shares today like they did, selling some of their

shares, taxpayers have less of an exposure if the stock were to drop but also less of a chance to make money if it goes up. you may have to see the stock get to $50 or increase to about 65% for this to be a break-even but treasury has already agreed that they're not going to sell anymore shares for six months. so the fact we could recoup the money is there but don't expect it to be a quick one. we won't see it any time before this year is out. >> thanks. time for other stories. winter has arrived early in the pacific northwest. a line of storms whipping up over the pacific ocean and plowing across oregon and washington. the cascade mountains can expect up to 20 inches of snow. the so-called barefoot bandit due in court. clinton harris moore is accused of stealing planes and flying without a pilot certificate --

barefoot. sarah palin looking ahead to 2012 and told barbara wallers a presidential run is not only possible but it would be successful. >> i'm looking at the lay of the land now and trying to figure that out, if it's a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> well, this may be worth nothing, but a cnn opinion research poll taken before the midterm election says president obama would beat palin in the popular boat 52 to 44 very. identity thieves come in all shapes and sizes, but if you have been victimized, the last person you would suspect is mom or dad, but believe it or not, it's a growing problem. a parent just needs their kid's social security number, and they can do a lot of damage. just ask joel winston.

he learned the hard way. tell us what happened when you found out that your i.d. had been stolen. >> as you mentioned, it's very simple to happen. i found out by surprise when any got a call from a creditor regarding a student loan, and it was a paper work mix-up where i as the student ended up as co-signer to my own loan. so when the loan ended up in default, i got a call from a creditor saying i was immediately due on a loan i was never even aware of. >> how did you find out it was your dad? >> my dad's name was the main signer of the loan, and i knew that he had helped me take out the student loans, so i was aware that he was involved, but i wasn't sure if it was an intentional issue or a mistake with the processing of the student loan paper work. >> so, did he finally fess up to what he did or did you have to file a police report or what happened? >> unfortunately, he did fess

up, which allowed me not to have to file a police report, but identity theft is already a complex issue, and it's very difficult for consumers to deal with. adding the element of a parent or a family member that you know can make it much more difficult to resolve. the normal course for consumers is to file an identity theft report that absolves them of all of the charges and pursue a reconciliation on the credit report to erase the erroneous information but if it is a family member, it brings in difficult emotional issues and responsibles about whether or not you want to file an identity theft report or work together to find a compromise and resolve it in an amicable manner. >> your dad opened up three credit cards. did he tell you why he was doing what he was doing? did he apologize and are you talking? >> he absolutely apologized and we're on good terms. money is just money, and family

is more important. the way it ended up is while i was in college, i was a victim of unintentional credit card marketing. so when credit cards arrive at my home address, they were there, plastic in hand ready to go. so he didn't go out and intentionally violate my credit and troo to use my identity, but the credit card companies made it all to easy to have the card in hand, to activate it and start spending it. so once i became aware of the situation, i was able to work with him and the banks to transfer over the ownership of the account. fortunately, i went to the banks a fraud operations department, explained the situation, and they were willing to work with me to transfer the account because he was willing to take responsibility, and also correct all of the errors on my report as well as eleave yalleviate ths fee charges while the process

went along. >> a final bit of advice for someone going through this or is afraid that the parent might do something like this. what do they do to protect themselves? >> the students have to maintain constant individual languages. check your credit report. you get a free credit report if you go to annualcreditreport.com and also in addition to the three major credit reporting bureaus, there are other bureaus that cover everything from banking to retailing, to landlord/tenant and insurance. you need to do a full background check on yourself. i recommend annualcreditreport.gov and annualreportcom. >> you are a strong son and very forgiving. glad things worked out for you. good advice for other students. >> thank you. our 30-second pitch is just

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our job seeker today is a former executive in marketing and product development. look at how he's selling himself. he's offering a reward for anyone who helps land him a job. the finder's fee, between 10,000 and $25,000 depending on his base salary. the more he makes, the more he'll pay you. scott is the man with the plan. what made you decide to offer a reward? this is a first for us. >> thank you, kyra. after several months of fruitless job searching, i knew i needed to apply my creativity to make myself stand out from everyone else, and i believe in the kindness of people and in

the amazing reach of the internet and social networking, and i wanted to put it to the test, and so i did research, and i actually was able to find a gentleman named mike checkaway, who did something similar on a regional level and i contacted him, and he was very helpful. i created a blog and website for it, and a press release, and it was picked up, and it's just con viral, and it's really touched a nerve and it's amazing. >> what's the website? >> it's scottavidon.com. >> that's easy. >> you can reach the blog directly from there, if you would like. >> what kind of response have you gotten since you puts this reward out? >> it's been overwhelming. not just in the volume of responses, but the number of people that have reached out to me, the number of americans who

have reached out with their kindness and support is very humbling, and i people want to help, and it's touched a nerve, and people are sharing their stories, and i'm receiving wonderful leads and connections, and, you know, i'm just so grateful. >> let's get down to it. are you ready? >> yes. >> take it away. >> good morning. . my name is scott avidon. i'm a product development and creative professional. throughout my career i've managed and led teams of up to 35 people and been able to empower them we to reach for their full potential. this has led directly to increased productivity, profitability and moral. while at stu ben i helped reach record profit levels. i invite you to visit my website to learn more about me. thank you and thank you, cnn. >> right on the mark. we don't get that very often.

you get paid and so does the person who employees you. a nice incentive. let us know what happens, scott. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> if you are out of work, send your resumé and letter to 30-second pitch cnn.com. if you want to hire ow pitchers, go to our blog cnn.com/kyra. all of the info and e-mails will be there. let's go cross country. starting in tempe, arizona, where a homeless man is being hailed for returning a college student's back pack containening $3300 in cash. he found it at a light rail stop opinion. >> it's not something i wish anybody to have to go through because that's a rough crisis. a lot of things could have been taken care of but the fact is it's not my money. i didn't earn it. >> this is the greatest thing i ever experienced, i think, and it really is a lesson to keep

your faith in people and character exists no matter what your circumstances are. >> the cops found a flash drive inside the back pack and found his resumé and tracked him down. no word on whether the man received a reward. beachgoers spotted this giant man-a-ray. they can grow as large as 17 feet wide and weigh thousands of pounds. a veteran sky diver in florida says he's embarrassed as heck. fire crews had to use this ladder to resuccess him from a pine tree. he got off course during a retraining jump. fab facebook didn't start the fire but it could be reigniting the old flames, and a pastor thinks the site is temptation central and urging his flock to log off for good.

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♪ stop in the name of love facebook, where the past and present meet and can totally change the future. no anyone who got on facebook and reconnected with an old friend, old flame and the next thing you knew, the two old pals were having an affair? a pastor in new jersey said that happened too often among his flock. he says facebook is nothing but troubled for married couples and told married church leaders to get off the site or resign. >> most times is it that

facebook creates the vehicle for people to reunite with their past. if it's a pre-jesus past, it needs to stay dead and buried. >> the reverend miller is going to tell his whole 1100 member congregation to avoid facebook. do you think the pastor has a good point or is he scapegoating facebook? >> how is facebook to blame in failed marriages? the problem is in the relationship, not a website. when a marriage has trust, honesty and love, nothing can tear it apart. >> my spouse cheated on my using facebook. facebook does make it easier for an unhappy spouse to cheat by allowing them to network with other unhappy spouses that they would not have contacted any ore way. linda says this pastor should be preaches to personal responsibility and integrity.

married couples should be aware. i put my husband on facebook, and the old high school women came out of the wood word. it is tacky to call on the phone but they feel facebook is just fine. we always want to hear from you. i appreciate you weighing in. donald trump for president? his name has been tossed around before. now, once again, the business tycoon says he's thinking about running. he says he will make a decision in june and just in case he needs convincing, there's a web site called should trump run.com, encouraging people to take a poll and way in. another person thinking about 2012 is sarah palin. that tops our political ticker. in an abc interview, palin says she thinks she could keep president obama. what do you think about palin's comments? >> i started thinking immediately of our recent cnn

research corporation national poll. we have numbers on this, palin versus obama in 2012. if she winning the nomination and runs, the president with an 8 point advantage over sarah palin in a hypothetical head to head. we did those between the president and mitt romney, mike huckabee and both are ahead of the president. here's why. look at palin's favor ability. only 4 in 10 saying they have a favorable opinion of her, half don't. polls are a snapshot of how people feel right now. in the next presidential election, it's still a long way a way. sarah palin, something you mentioned earlier, lisa m murkowski is claiming clikter to. what does that have to do with sarah palin? remember, palin was a big supporter of joe millner that contest. so a victory for murkowski is a kind of a slap in the face for

palin in alaska and a slap in the face for the tea party movement. a lot of them backed miller over murkowski. >> let's talk about 2012. not that far away, and the clock is ticking for senators who are up that year. >> oh, yeah. we talk about the race for the white house but there's a big battle for the senate and one is getting pretty active early, dick lugar, the six-term republican from indiana. he may face a challenge from the right this time and he's trying to avoid it, so he named a campaign manager to set up shop back in indianapolis next month, and he's out with a poll that indicates he is the most popular politician in indiana. dick lugar taking challenges very seriously very early. you can always go to our website cnnpolitics.com 24/7. to earn your place in the record books, you don't have to

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just moments ago, the president of the united states ratifying a new nuclear arms treaty with russia. let's listen in. >> i want to begin by thanking the incredible leaders who are around this table, not only the vice president, secretary of state, but, also, some of the

most able statesmen from both parties that we've had in modern american history who are sitting around this table. we are here to discuss the importance of ratifying the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. let me be clear it is in the national security imperative -- it is a national security imperative that the united states ratify the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty this year. there is no higher national security priority for the lame duck session of congress. the stakes for american national security are clear, and they are high. the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty responsibly reduces the number of nuclear weapons and launchers that the united states and russia deploy while fully maintaining america's nuclear deterrent. if we ratify this treaty, we're going to have a verification

regime in place to track russia's strategic nuclear weapons including u.s. inspectors on the ground. if we don't, that enwe don't have a verification regime. no inspectors, no insights into russia's strategic arsenal, no framework for cooperation between the world's two nuclear super powers. as ronald reagan said, we have to trust, but we also have to verify. in order for us to verify, we've got to have a treaty. the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty is also a cornerstone of our relations with russia, and this goes beyond nuclear security. russia's been fundamental to our efforts to put strong sanctions in place, to put pressure on iran to deal with it's nuclear program. it's been critical in supporting our troops in afghanistan through the northern distribution network. it's been critical in working with us to secure all vulnerable

nuclear materials around the world and to enhance european security. we cannot afford to gam pell on ourable to verify russia's strategic nuclear arms, and we can't jeopardize the progress we've made in securing vulnerable nuclear materials or a sanctions regime against iran. these are all national interests of the highest order, and let me also say, and i think the group around the table will confirm that this new s.t.a.r.t. treaty is in completely in line with a tradition of bipartisan cooperation on this issue. this is not a democratic concept. this is not a republican concept. this is a concept of american national security that has been promoted by ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, george w. bush and now my

administration. we have taken the time to do this right, to ensure that the treaty got a fair hearing. we submitted to the senate last spring. because the leadership of john kerry and dick lugar, there have been 18 hearings on this subject. there have been multiple briefings. it has been fully and carefully vetted and has the full endorsement of our nation's military leadership, our vice chairman of the joint chief of staff is here, and he will confirm that it is in our national security interest. my administration is also prepared to go the extra mile to ensure our remaining stockpile and nuclear infrastructure is modernized, which i know is a key concern of many around this table and many on capitol hill. we committed to invest $80 billion on the effort to modern

ides over the next decade, and based on our consultations with senator kyl, we have agreed to an additional $4.1 billion over the next five years. the key point here is this is not about politics. it's about national security. this is not a matter that can be delayed. every month that goes by without a treaty means that we are not able to verify what's going on on the ground in russia, and if we delay indefinitely, american leadership on nonproliferation and america's national security will be weakened. now, senator reid said yesterday, there is time on the senate calendar to get this treaty ratified this year, so i've asked vice president biden to focus on this issue day and night until it gets done. it's important to our unusual security to let this treaty go up for a vote.

i'm confident that is the right thing to do. the people around this team think it's the right thing to do. i would welcome the press to query the leadership here, people who have been national security advisers, secretaries of state, and key advisers, defense secretaries, for democratic and republican administrations, and they will confirm that this is the right thing to do. so we've got a lot on our plate during this lame duck session. i recognize that given the difficulties in the economy, that there may be those, perhaps, democrats and republicans on the hill, who think this is not a top priority. i would not be emphasizing this, and these folks would not have traveled all this way if we did not feel this was absolutely important to get done now. so i'm looking forward to strong cooperation between democrats ande