and yet there is authenticity. unbelievable. what's next, larry? >> larry: russell brand, the book "bookie wook 2." barbara bush will be here monday, dolly parton tuesday, jack hannah and my son wednesday night. thanksgiving eve. >> happy birthday! >> larry: thank you! why are we yelling? good morning. the tsa is making changes. some people will now be exempt from those enhanced patdowns and body scanners. chances are, you are not going to be one of them. this as some airports are opting out of using the tsa all together.

it's a football saturday. college football. even if you don't like college football, there's a game you must see today. not because of the teams playing, but whacky rules that are only going to be used. only one end zone is going to be used. yes, both teams have to share an end zone. we'll explain. why brick wall is going to cause chaos at the northwestern and illinois game in chicago. itis happening at wrigley field. in is cnn saturday morning. 6:00 a.m. where i stand in atlanta. glad you are right here. i'm t.j. holmes. democratic strategist james car vel is used to saying something that rubs people the wrong way. this time, about president barack obama. the president needs to grow a pair, if you know what i mean.

he didn't put it so delicately, if you know what i mean. he's not backing down about his joke about the president, hillary clinton and yes, testicles. also, i understand wanting to get there early, line up for the black friday sales, but this is a bit ridiculous. the woman you see there is already lined up. here we are a full week before black friday. they are already roughing it. we'll explain why. millions of americans are looking for a job this holiday season. there are jobs out there. we'll tell you exactly where those jobs are and how to stand out when others want the same job you do. here at the top, we want to start talking about the future of american troops in afghanistan. it's under discussion this hour with world leaders. president obama meeting with the nato summit. as a reminder to you, this is

the north atlantic tree organization. it's an alliance of democratic states in europe and north america. the president is meeting with leaders of nato. a focus, troops in afghanistan. i want to turn to chris lawrence in lisbon covering this. for a lot of people, this seems a long ways away from the united states. the meetings happening there, world leaders getting together and talking. this could mean a lot for american families and the future of american troops in afghanistan. >> reporter: yeah, what it boils down to, when you look ahead to what we are going to hear today. if you are sitting home thinking american troops are going to be on their way home soon, well, they are probably not going to be on their way home soon. there's a message to the afghanistan government, nato is going to stick in afghanistan

until at least 2014. that's the hope for date to transfer to the afghan government. even there, what we are hearing is we hope to be done by 2014, but our commitment is going to extend for years after that. >> as much to us as it does to the afghan people, which is why we will agree, here today, a long term partnership between nato and afghanistan to endure beyond the end of our combat mission. if the enemies of afghanistan have the idea that they can just wait it out until we leave, they have the wrong idea. >> reporter: again, sometimes you get mixed messages. as nato is making a very strong message, the united states is saying we are going to stick it

out as long as it takes. they are saying by 2016, they don't care how violent it is in afghanistan, by that time, our combat operations are going to end. there's a chance down the road, the u.s. could find itself with fewer and fewer partners. >> what do we expect from the meeting coming up shortly between president obama and karzai? >> reporter: from what we are hearing from sources, there's statements about what karzai said, the united states being in afghanistan and hundreds of troops being there. they thought there's no way to do the mission if afghanistan is opposed to it. privately, the united states is ready to move on. general petraeus talked to karzai but some of the european officials say they plan to tell

president karzai he can't make these statements publicly. afghanistan is not fully sovereign yet. you need our help. they undermine the transition, they are not doing anything to support it. >> chris lawrence covering things for us at the nato summit. thanks, buddy. we want to turn to new zealand where people are keeping an eye on another mining disaster. a lot of people are hoping it will end the way the one in chile played out. 29 coal miners are trapped. the rescue is not quite underway because they have to check the air quality to make sure it's safe for rescuers to go down there. there was an explosion on friday in new zealand. two men were able to get out. they walked out with minor injuries. the ages between 17 and 62.

they are believed to be as much as a mile and a half from the mine entrance. a lot of people will hear that and think back to the chilean mine disaster where they were a mile below. this situation is different. the mine shaft doesn't go down, it goes across. it's not the same as digging down to get to them. still, they have work to do to get to them a mile and a half in. authorities met with members of the families of the trapped miners and right now, they are doing their best to find out the condition. they don't know the condition the miners are in. we are keeping a close eye on that story. the tsa, the enhanced patdowns, the body scanners. some airports want to get rid of the tsa. one is in orlando. the orlando airport. it's one of two international airports in orlando. this is the smaller of the two,

but still significant. an increasing number of critics don't like the full body scanners. they call them too invasive, if you will. people don't like the new patdowns, either. they are invasive and intrusive. what they are doing, they say they want to replace the government security workers, the tsa with private contractors saying they do a better job with more customer satisfaction. florida congressman said it's too inefficient. listen to two people spark. >> tsa, in my opinion is out of control. i have 3,590 administrative personnel making on average over $105,000 just in washington, d.c. i never intended, when i wrote the tsa law to have that kind of

beaurocracy or another 8,000 out in the field and growing to 67,000 people. it's a massive blow to beaurocracy. it needs to be trimmed and tamed. >> i would like everybody to be reminded we might have wanted to have this kind of equipment on 9/11. we saw 3,000 or more americans lose their lives. this is a different america and a different world. we have to confront issues head-on. >> what i have a problem with is the patdown, standard patdown procedures i have seen demonstrated that i can't do as a law enforcement officer unless i have probable cause to take you to jail. >> if they get rid of tsa, it's not going to change anything for the passengers, for the most part. might be better customer service. still, if a private contractor is in charge of security at the airport, they have to follow the

tsa guidelines for searches. you are subject to the same type of patdown and the same security scanners. the department of homeland security would train them. maybe there would be better customer service. other than that, it wouldn't change a lot. we want you to join us for a half hour on this travel season at 9:00 eastern time. we are talking about the grass roots revolt over the tsa patdowns. also, a lot of myths out there. there's a lot of misinformation. we are going to debunk the myths. the editor of "travel and leisure" magazine is going to look at last minute travel deals for you as we come up on the busy holiday travel season. 9:00 eastern time. also, going to talk about black friday. take a look here. you know, we expect to see this

maybe early morning on black friday. maybe the night before black friday. we are a full week, reynolds before black friday. this woman already set up camp outside of a best buy store. nobody, reynolds, should want a couple hundred dollars off the flat screens should they? >> have you seen some of the flat screens? there are some nice ones. to camp out, there's no way. it would be sheer madness. we have winter weather that is going to compress like a sack of hammers. you are watching cnn saturday morning. flat screen tvs are cool. >> maybe she's justified. before we go away, we want to give you a quick news quiz. today's topic, holiday spending. how many shoppers plan on spending money for a technology device for the holidays.

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your answer is, b, 75% according to the consumer electronics association. the highest percentage of shoppers looking for tech devices in the 17 years they have been tracking it. turn it over to reynolds now. >> yeah, a nice river. one that flows through parts of atlanta. the state border between alabama and georgia. >> you don't want to dive in, necessarily. >> some places, no. it reminds me of a river in ohio that we set on fire. >> nice. >> toxic. >> they did at one point. >> yeah, not the chattahoochee. the winter weather is going to be intense to the west. let's go to the west and as we do in the sierra nevada. a transformation of wet weather. let me tell you the full fury on parts of i-80 is going to be

incredible. if you are a weather freak like me, spending time in the winter storm, it's magmagnificent. head out to perhaps utah. it's going to be fantastic for you. in terms of the amount of snowfall, we are seeing, because of the area of low pressure, moving across from the pacific to parts of the higher elevations of the rockies to the sierra nevada. we are going to see heavy stuff, one to two feet of snowfall. see the barney colored purple? snowfall not just today, but through the weekend into the central rockies. if you happen to be from steam boat springs, we have seen heavy snowfall. take a look at this shot. we have incredible powder up there. it's going to continue for us in time. it's going to be the beginning of a great season for many of the folks. if you have to travel through

it, it's going to be a headache for you. as we fast forward into wednesday and thursday, we are expecting another storm to develop, sweeping across the great lakes, to the northeast. it could be heavy, buffalo, cleveland, look out. it could be a rough time. t.j., back to you. >> reynolds, appreciate you. i had to write auburn off, right? >> thank heavens. >> he is a huge auburn fan, but um unfortunately, their stories have not been about the success on the field. it's been about the front running quarterback off the field. you probably heard about this by now, but accused of a pay for play scheme. maybe his father or representative tried to get a couple schools to give the family money in change for cam newton going to school there. we are hearing this week for the

first time from an attorney representing the cam newton camp. take a listen. >> i don't think there's any question that cam newton knew nothing about money discussions if they were had. i am 1 million percent confident he took no money from no one. >> you have to pay attention to his words there. he's 1 million percent certain he took no money. his father is the one so many of the accusations have been geared toward. he's accused of initiating a pay to play deal. it's a violation to solicit cash on a student athlete's behalf. meanwhile, throw something into the mix. the ballots for the heisman trophy have been sent out. former heisman winners get to vote. we are weeks away from when the

ballots need to be sent back. i believe it's december 6. everybody is wondering. some came out and said i don't want to vote for him for the heisman because what if he's guilty and we have to take the heisman from him like recently happened to reggie bush. it's not about all the success he's had on the field which has been substantial. he is the best football playing in the country now. we are going to turn to the black friday deals that are still a week away. a lot of bargain hunters out here. you guys ain't got nothing on the woman camping out for the deals a week ahead of time. joining josh levs, time to say good morning. >> good morning. there are secrets to black friday shopping, they involve avoiding derivatives and double checking the gold. i am going to break it down and show you the most popular toys

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she says ten members of her family are working in shifts to hold their place in line. she says getting a good deal at the check out counter makes roughing it worthwhile. sometimes you do what you got to do. it's tough times out there for the entire country. a lot of people can save hundreds of dollars on the deals. you can see what she's talking about and it makes it worth it. we are not used to seeing it. it's a funny picture, but she's not playing. >> one of the hottest toys of the season that makes me look like a rock star. check this out. i love it. i love it. i have no idea what i'm doing. if you look at me from really far away, it looks like i do. i have to tell you about secrets. take a look at this. you probably don't know some of this stuff. if you are among the millions of people lining up on black friday, take notes. first of all, majorly limited

surprises. you see the door buster deals. often there's three or four in a store. read the fine print in the ads. you can call the store in advance, even if you are on hold for awhile. every year tens of thousands of people upset about that. beware of the derivative. you have to watch out for this. folks at cnn money write about this. if there's an item you are excited about, you may not get the standard model and it may not have things you think it has. avoid bad bling. this is from the cnn money list. this year, because of the price of gold, you are seeing items advertised with gold, gold, gold written all over the place. it could be gold plated or gold filled. avoid bad bling. don't assume price matching.

they don't realize that price matching promise doesn't apply to the door buster deals on black friday. they are helpful. not long ago, on this show, we showed you some of the hottest toys of the season. that's us there. that is one of the many things you can see. if you look at cnnmoney.com, it's going to talk you through the information. the hottest toys of the season, the hottest tech gadgets. we are reposting the video and you can see some of the coolest toys to play with. it's at josh levs cnn and at the blog. if you have ideas while you are there, tips or great information for other people, post it. hopefully, it will help others in the future. t.j., basic information there. we are going to talk about two more things happening this year. small business saturday, a week from today and then the following monday, you have cyber

monday. a lot of opportunities to do shopping in different ways. it's all coming up in ten days. >> thank you. >> you bet. >> people can certainly use that information. also coming up, it's bad enough when you hear someone is in trouble and it has to do with a stripper and some meth. when the person in trouble is a federal judge -- we'll tell you what happened and what he is admitting to. it's 24 minutes past the hour on "cnn saturday morning." stick with us. beauty editors are raving. the clinical results are astounding. olay professional pro-x. read all about it at olayprofessional.com. [ male announcer ] let's be honest. no one ever wished for a smaller holiday gift. ♪ ♪

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27 minutes past the hour. a look at the stories we are keeping an eye on. lisbon, portugal, the president is there. the summit is taking place. the focus is on afghanistan and the future of that country and when nations will be able to pull their troops out and hand over security to afghanistan. the president will meet with karzai later today. jack kemp jr. pled guilty to

charges involving him, a stripper and drugs. he bought drugs for the two of them to use together. it was caught on camera in a federal investigation. a sentencing is going to take place on march 4th. ground zero workers exposed to toxic debris after 9/11, they agreed to a $625 million payout. it's 10,000 workers who sued because they weren't given the proper equipment to protect themselves. many of them have been hit with illnesses, ailments and deaths after working in the toxic conditions. quick break. we'll be right back.

♪ i think that you should let it burn ♪ ♪ when the feeling ain't the same ♪ coming up on the bottom of the hour here. cnn world headquarters in atlanta, georgia. a beautiful shot of downtown atlanta this morning. i want to tell you about a lot of stories that got a lot of people's attention this week. why would anybody want to cheat on eva longoria? that is what her husband tony parker is accused of doing. he might have to give up some chunk of that $50 million contract he signed with the spurs. his wife filed for divorce this week and apparently, she is seeking spousal support. according to many reports out

there and some of the longoria camp say he carried out an affair with the wife of one of his former teammates. they have been married for the past three years. we turn to conan o'brien. he's back, as you know. second week on since coming back to late night. things are evening out. he is holding his own from the late night television, jay leno and letterman, in particular. his audience, is predominantly younger folks. he had a brand of humor that younger folks like. he's pulling in a younger audience, around 32 years old. for you "dancing with the stars" buffs out there. a lot of people were surprised, shocked and upset by the elimination of brandy this week.

there she is. she's a singer and entertainer. they were booted out, beat out by bristol palin. a lot of people think there's a conspiracy out there. palin supporters trying to jam up the phones and whatnot. from what i understand, i don't know some of you "dancing with the stars" folks, they actually have the judges scores count for so much and a big chunk of it is from the audience votes. if the audience likes you, it can carry you through. somebody was really upset with the vote, apparently. what he or she did yesterday, certainly not funny. this is not the way you direct your anger. law enforcement sources telling us a powder was discovered by a member of the "dancing with the stars" staff. it was delivered to the production office late yesterday. a section of the studio had to

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hello, again. welcome back to "cnn saturday morning." i'm t.j. holmes. a legal settlement between the government and black farmers. the suit was filed 11 years ago. they could get $50,000 each. this includes $3.4 billion. the house is now expected to pass the bill. sarah palin, she's been asked a lot about whether or not she wants to have a presidential run in 2012.

she is sometimes cagey with her answer. she was asked by abc's bash barbara walter if she could beat president obama. she thinks so. >> that's what sarah palin says. what do americans think? check this out. we did a national poll three weeks ago and we asked, among other things, a hypothetical match up between palin and president obama in 2012. take a look at the numbers. if palin runs, would americans vote for her or obama. the president has an eight-point advantage over palin. we have hypothetical match-ups between other republican contenders. mike huckabee and mitt romney have an advantage in the polls. check out the numbers in the polls. this is sarah palin's favorable and unfavorable ratings.

four in ten have a favorable view with 49% say they see her in unfavorable light. one thing to warn, polls are a snapshot of how people feel right now. the 2012 elections is a long way from right now. t.j. >> thanks to paul steinhauser. coming up, beyonce, the singer, entertainer, actress as well. she's been accused, you know, over the years of being attractive, if you'll say. some might say she's hot. some folks in the uk think she's maybe a little too hot. she has a new television ad that is being banned from being played at certain times in the uk. we will show you the ad and let you be the judge. he might loop it and let it run several times for you as well. first, reynolds, the weeking news quiz. november sales are up for

electronic devices. projections are down for one item in particular. which one? give me your answer, reynolds. >> right now? >> rht now. >> flat screens. >> we have reynolds answer. we'll see if he's correct after the break. stick around. ♪

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everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn. all right. at 41 minutes past the hour, before the break, we asked about sales predictions. november sales predictions are down for what device? this is why i asked you before to get your answer. the answer is camcorders. camcorders are expected to drop from 2.6 million to 2.4 million in november. consumers are expected to buy more than 10 million flat screen televisions. any one of those on you guys

list? >> is it because flip cams are more popular? >> i don't know what qualifies as a camcorder. >> we have so many things that take video. your phone, a toaster -- a toaster can't, but wouldn't it be cool if it could. i have waffles in here, but smile. >> how many tvs do you have in your house already? >> maybe three. >> don't ask me that. >> bring it. >> let's turn to the next story. >> there we go. >> this is one, everybody has been waiting for the answer of what's going to happen with wesley snipes, the actor. he is going to prison. he's been freed on bail for more than two years. he was appealing his tax evasion con vision. he repealed and requested a new trial to begin serving the three-year sentence. again, this is a guy, i don't know, he's been in so many

movies over the years. popular movies we like. "blade" is one of his latest and greatest hits. he's been working. he claims his guys swindled him. they claim they hand things off to people they trust to take care of it. >> he's so creative. he'll make a movie of something that happens in jail. >> he's got three years to work on the script now. he's going to prison. let's go to the next one here. i'm not going to say anything about it but look at the television now. if you are just listening to us, pause and look at the tv. check it out. ♪ never knew how much i loved you ♪ never knew how much i cared >> some are saying this is too hot for tv. certainly not "cnn saturday morning" tv. but, in the uk is what we are

talking ability. has anyone figured out what she's selling? >> i don't care. >> they can only see the two of you but i can feel the heat. >> can you feel the energy? that's just us. that's me and reynolds. >> i'll ask you, nadya and you reynolds. we have seen her in so many photos and provocative videos. in the uk they are not putting it on tv. >> i don't think it's any more provocative than anything we are seeing. >> it's a snow melter. what she's trying to sell, obviously, is -- >> sex. >> yeah. in a word. the best way to do that is by showing what we just showed. boy wasn't that fun. >> sexy sells. >> sexy sells. >> provocative sells. >> perfume called heat. it's not bad compared to other things. we are used to seeing

provocative photos from her. >> when you see what other people do, i think it's quite tasteful. >> there you go from nadya. this dance troop you are seeing here, they got in a bit of trouble. they were trying to make it to an appearance in manhattan. traffic in new york can be brutal. they drove up from jacksonville, florida. they got stuck in new york traffic. they didn't want to miss their performance. they ditched their cars and took off running down the freeway in new york. they were in camouflage outfits. it turned heads. they got in a bit of trouble and they missed their per formansz. >> it's not how you do it. if they were dressed and looked like beyonce, this would not be an issue. go right ahead.

may i drive you. it would be that kind of thing. >> a reasonable person answering them would say we understand where you are going. we are in difficult times. >> they were running behind. a lot of questions asked to make sure they were on the up and up. >> it's called more haste, less speed. >> there you go. what would we do without you. i'm going to talk about james carvel. i'm not making this up. president, hillary clinton and yes, testicles. it's james carvel. we'll explain this.

47 minutes past the hour now. conservative msnbc anchor and co-host joe scarborough has been sidelined for making contributions to political campaigns. he didn't get prior approval for the contributions. he's been suspended for two days. won't return to work until after that. he's the second to be suspended. the first was with keith olbermann, who was suspended for a couple days. james carvel is in trouble for something he said. this time, he was talking about the president. he gave an off-color remark when asked if the president was misunderstood leading. >> is he being a wimp or

sounding the right term. >> i don't know. i'm the guy on the campaign, if hillary gave him one of her balls, they would both have two. anderson cooper gave carville a chance to apologize or explain himself. >> references your comment about the president's manhood, this is the democratic president you are talking ability. those are tough words. >> look it's a joke i told in 2008. it was reported in new york times and "news week." a joke i told in 2008 and i repeated it. to me, it's not that big of a deal. i'm not sorry i told it. i don't apologize to anyone. it's just a joke and i was making a larger point. i thought the president should be tough on the banks and that's about what it amounts to.

>> again, this wasn't the first time that carville made the joke. he did it for the first time in 2008 during the campaign. he was supporting hillary clinton at the time. this is what candidate obama said, he's well-known for spouting off his mouth without knowing what he's talking ability. i intend to stay focused on fighting for the american people. what they don't need is 20 more years of performance art on television. it's what those folks are expert at, a lot of talk and not getting things done for the american people. well, coming up, you don't have to decide what you want when you step up to the vending machine. it can tell you what you want. nadya is back with us in a moment with another story having you shaking your head, scratching your head. she'll have you thinking. stick around. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect.

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john anderson. >> you could use a guinness right about now. >> john anderson. >> get away, john. >> all right. y'all remember this, "minority reports." it's a scene that identified him, all the technology around him and knew what he wanted and tried to do the catering around him. that technology could be around the corner in tokyo. a company rolling out soda machines that know what you like just by looking at you. nadya, we enjoy talking to you on these type of topics, bringing us something that wasn't on our radar. how it is going to look at me and tell what i want? >> at the train station in

japan, you walk up to the machine. they identify you by age and gender. they give you an array of drinks based on age and gender and time of day. you are a man in your 30s. you would have something with quite a bit of caffeine, especially in the morning. someone like me, they would suggest a sweeter drink or diet drink. >> will they do that as well? >> they will do that as well. >> how can they tell? >> it's a very, very sophisticated technology based on senses. they take a photograph of you. if an older woman looks younger, she will get the suggestion of a younger woman. after they suggested the drink that has increased sales three times, they will then give you a full array of drinks. tokyo is a place where they have a vending machine for every 23

people. they have live crabs, underwear. it is the city of vending machines. >> okay. >> this is very sophisticated. it's the j.r. east water company that's come up with this. here in america, we have the coca-cola free-style machine. >> what is that? >> it's very sophisticated. it has 106 flavors. it's such sophisticated technology as well, it's the same exact technology that will create dialysis and cancer drugs in that amount. that's how sophisticated it is. >> let's go back to tokyo for a second. do you have to walk up to it so it knows you are about to buy a drink or you can be walking by? >> no. you have to stand in front of it. the minute a person stands in front, automatically and very quickly. that's what's so extraordinary about the advanced technology. a couple seconds. >> is there criticism of it?

>> there is some sense of big brother and what next. also, what are they doing with the data? for example, with the freestyle machine, the data goes to the coca-cola company. this one goes to a data company. maybe big brother is out there telling us what to drink. >> what's next. >> always nice talking to you. >> they have lattes in the machine. >> i'm a gatorade, water guy. my doctor got me on something. >> coke zero. >> quick break. it's three minutes to the top of the hour. stick around. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to keep your business moving. blackberry torch now just $99.99. only from at&t. rethink possible.

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good morning to you all. i am t.j. holmes. thanks for being with us on "cnn saturday morning." a lot of americans wondering when will my son, daughter or husband or wife come home from afghanistan. the answer to that question and the future of afghanistan now on the table at the meeting of the north atlantic treaty or nato as it's called. chris lawrence is there in lisbon. chris, hello to you, once again. i guess it's hard to get a hard answer to that question. when might troops be coming home? they are trying to talk about it. >> reporter: t.j., the short answer, really, is probably going to be a lot longer than you originally thought. president obama announced his 2011 date to start bringing troops home. well, some of the provinces, the areas that the united states and nato is going to turn over to the afghans, these are areas

where there are few, if any u.s. troops fighting. it remains to be seen how many will come home next year. the date you keep hearing about now, 2014. four years away. it's the date they want to hand over the combat operations to afghanistan. from everything we are hearing, even after that date, the united states still expects to have a large robust presence in afghanistan. if you are at home thinking afghanistan is winding down in the next year or two, that does not seem to be the case. >> we know afghanistan is a big topic on the table, but missile defense. there was move on that at the summit. >> reporter: yeah, you hear the nato organization and missile defense and afghanistan, it seems like a bunch of topic that is have nothing to do with each other. publicly, they don't. take a look at what president obama said yesterday about the idea of the missile defense

shield in europe. >> it offers a role for all of our allies in response to threat of our times. determination to protect our citizens from threat of ballistic missiles. we look forward to working with russia, recognizing we share many of the same threats. >> reporter: the meeting with russia a couple hours away. publicly, yeah, everybody is united and allies in agreement. what you don't see are the back room deals going on here, how the nato wants to bring russia into this missile defense shield. they are ready to make concessions to get them into that. at the same time, what they are going to get out of russia is more cooperation in afghanistan. russia agreeing to go after the heroin win. allow more supplies to come in and out of afghanistan through

russia. thing that is don't seem to be connected privately, publicly. >> good perspective this morning. chris, we appreciate you reporting from lisbon, portugal. thank you so much. if you are without a job or know somebody looking for a job. clyde anderson is out there. he has list of jobs, where they are and tips about how you can stand out when you are competing for a job. he's coming up in a bit. now, good morning to reynolds wolf. >> the story is out to the west. we are going to see a series of snowstorms. good news so far, no delays. obviously travel issues on the roadways. we'll talk more about that. >> don't go too far. i like to quiz you and our viewers. here is one for you. a holiday spending quiz. what is expected to be the most

sought-after item on black friday, the day after thanksgiving. the x-box 360, ipad from apple or disney's "toy story 3" blu-ray disk. >> i'm going with c. >> all right. we will see if reynolds is right and if you are right, right after the break. it's four minutes past the hour. [ male announcer ] one look can turn the everyday into romantic. ♪ an accidental touch can turn ordinary into something more. moments can change anytime -- just like that. and when they do men with erectile dysfunction

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before the break, we asked you what is the most sought after item on black friday. the x box 360, apple ipad or the disknee blu-ray disc. the ipad. the iphone 4, the droid phones, sony and sam sung 3-d televisions. it sounds like people are still going for high ticket items. >> i'm looking at being a dad. kids at home, you know what they are going for. >> that's at the top of your list. >> exactly. i'm mr. minny van. did i say that on tv. >> that's okay. you're a cool guy. >> check's in the mail. in the eastern sea port,

nothing going on. out to the west, it is roaring. we are talking a couple winter storms coming through. the result could be heavy snowfall for parts of california into the cascades and rockies. the wasatch rain could be piling up. no major delays out there. on the roadways, we are going to have issues on parts of i-80 due to the heavy snowfall. in terms of the amount of snow is where it gets interesting. we could see several feet of snow piling up. same story in ski country. colorado ski country, it could get heavy. for the poor people that have to drive-through the heavy snowfall, especially in the minivans, it's rough going. chicago, 46 degrees at wrigley field for the big game. it's northwestern. we are going to have the forecast coming up for you later on this morning. high pressure is going to be around for quite a bit.

62 in los angeles. the golden state of california, cloudy and rainy. again, in the high elevations, expect the snowfall. 44 expected in portland today. the rest of the forecast is coming up in moments. we are going to talk about a gradual warm up. things above normal for the central plains and the eastern sea board. out west, it's going to be cold. t.j. you mentioned chicago. what is the temperature? >> 40-some degrees. >> that is the least of their problems today. they are having the football game at wrigley field. they had to squeeze a football field into a baseball stadium. it didn't work out. >> the cubs don't even play well there. >> there's a brick wall that is a safety problem. they are going to go one direction and use one end zone. i'm not kidding. we'll give you more details on

that throughout the morning. quidditch, a game where you are on an imaginary broom stick. do i have that right? she's laughing at me. it's something people are trying around the country now. it all came from this harry potter. it's where it came from. josh levs tried it out, i think. >> as the new har pi potter movie reaches theaters more and more college kids are playing quidditch. that's right. the game where you fly around on these. how do they change it into something to do on the ground? i'll show you. everything you need to stretch out on long trips. residence inn. ♪

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start the three-year sentence. ordered him to report. we don't know exactly when just yet. word is, he is going to have to go to prison now. a lot of you have seen wesley snipes movies. there was one that was popular, "blade 3." they were pretty popular. his co-star is ryan reynolds. these days, he's doing much better than wesley snipes. he has been named the sexiest man alive by people magazine. he's a 34-year-old canadian actor. he's starring in an upcoming film. other men who won the title include george clooney, johnny depp and his woman is scarlet

johannsen. it's a good duo. the rap group black-eyed peas may perform for the super bowl. this would be the first time hip hop is going to do the half-time show. the last time was back in 2004 and there was a hip hop performance. you remember what happened in 2004? all i need to say is wardrobe malfunction. we'll leave it at that. we have been talking a lot about harry potter. the latest movie coming out this weekend. the boy wizard. they just made 60 million plus in the first day. it is out. the saga is a little after my time, if you will. it's not something i have been into. it's popular. i get it. for a lot of people out there who might not be into it. there is quidditch out there. do you know about this? josh levs explains. >> as the harry potter movie is

reaching theaters more and more young people are playing quidditch. a game where you are supposed to fly around on one of these. two young people are joining me here. they are going to tell me about it. you are one of the founders. talk to me about this. why create quidditch when you can't replicate what you see on the movie? >> it came off the fact that we all grew up with harry potter books. when we came to college, the books ended. we wanted the magic to live on. we all like frisbee and this gives us a good excuse to come out and be nerds and engage in an athletic sport. >> greg, talk to me about what is going on in the game behind me. nobody is running around on brooms. how did you replicate the game. >> we wanted to bring ultimate frisbee to it. the chasers play frisbee. there's two beaters who carry

the blugers. >> there are tons of words that fly around. the basic idea is you have the ball. the dodge balls are used to knock people down and you want to get the frisbee into the hoop. where is the snitch. come on over. snitch! remember from the movies, the snitch is the little golden ball that flies around with wings on. there his, folks. this is the snitch. they have to capture. you hide somewhere on campus and they chase you for awhile? >> yeah. there's a defined area around the field where we play. the seekers look for me. once they see me, it's a foot race to snatch the ball off my back. >> do you get tackled hard? >> not anymore. used to, but we changed the rules. >> we have i-reports of teens all over the country playing this game. if you are a quidditch fan, send

yours as well. good luck in the game. thanks for joining us on cnn. go have some fun. >> okay. now i get it. if you are looking for a job this morning like so many other people out there, we have information you can use this morning. clyde anderson is going to be along. he has a list of people hiring. how many jobs are out there and also tips on how to stand out when you are competing for the same job. 17 minutes past the hour. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t covers 97% of all americans. rethink possible.

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all right. i'm joined at 21 past the hour by our financial analyst, clyde. holiday jobs, they are out there, correct? >> they are. they are there for the taking. >> where are they? >> they are a lot of places. where do people go for the holidays? they are going to spend and eat. you have retail places, restauran restaurants, warehouses. >> people still have time. it seems like it's something you

need to jump on. the season is going to start in less than a month. >> you are talking black friday next week. it's time now. start early, but start now. if you need a job, go out there and they are there. >> clearly, there are a lot of people competing for a job. we have 15 million people in this country looking for jobs. they are going to be competing. how are you supposed to get the gig if you are competing? >> 15 million people are unemployed now. they have 500,000 jobs estimated to have for the season. 15 million, 500,000. you have to start early, you have to stand out. go quickly. take it seriously. be flexible about your hours. if you shop at certain stores, go to those stores to find out if there's help there. people go to department stores that they shop at and they are familiar with the lay out. >> take it seriously. what do you mean by that?

>> take it seriously. don't think you are getting a part time holiday job. jobs are serious now. it could turn into more long term, a full-time position. if you stand out, they are probably going to keep you if you do well. >> that was the next question. we are talking tens of thousands of jobs. macy's, toys "r" us. what are the chances? all the jobs. tens of thousands, are they going to last after the holiday or over after the holiday rush? >> not all of them. competition is fierce. come hard or don't come at all. bring your a game. if you are coming to find a job, stand out. if you are going to go into retail and restaurants and you stand out and you are making the restaurant money or retail money, they are going to keep you on. >> can you consider that almost a try-out for the job later? >> there it is. i think that's a great way to look at it. it's a try-out. everybody needs a job. they are not going to turn down

temporary money. that's it. go in and look at it like that. >> when they cut the jobs, is it in january when people start bringing the stuff back? >> you are going to see a two-month period, if you are looking at the jobs. you have november and december. part of january. then they are going to cut. you have the two and a half months to go in and try out. >> to shine. >> good information this morning. clyde, we appreciate it. thanks so much. quick break here. we are going to be right back. the story of the day, this is a game you have to see. even if you are not a college football fan. tune into this one. it's a history making game. not because of the teams, but because of the set-up. both teams are going to have to use the same end zone. we'll explain the hazard that is causing chaos at wrigley field. stay with us. and the goodness of dairy gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness comes in 25 delicious flavors.

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they are having a football game at wrigley field. explain why. >> northwestern's athletic director has been trying to put it together for years. just playing at the wrigley field, the chicago bears played until 1970. back then, they ran north and south. today, they are going to run east and west. the big concern that everybody is talking about is that east end zone. you can see it here in the video. toward the left corner you only have a couple feet, if that before the outfield wall. it's padded. when people started coming into the stadium saying this could be dangerous. the coaches say, you know what, we are going to have to change the game plan for the end zone. however, everybody wrote off on it. safety officials said it's safe.

yesterday, they said you know what, this isn't a good idea. maybe we should go one way. they are all going to run toward the west end zone. they are going to switch sides. the only way to score a touch down is to intercept a ball or run a punt. >> this is what we are talking about, like you would do on the playground as a kid. the concern, we are literally talking inches and feet. a guy is running full-speed trying to catch a pass, run into a brick wall. >> it's padded. >> it's a brick wall. >> it's arena football league. you think the kids care? we'll take the wall head-on, who cares. >> we have 35 to 40 seconds here. the carolina panthers. >> a week ago, the guy was home taking care of his 18-month-old son. a stay at home