and the piece of the chair of the paper will be smaller and smaller. >> larry: i hope we can do this again. >> i loved to be with you. >> larry: and i look forward to coming to see the opening of the new museum in mexico in january. >> we will be honored that you'll be there. >> larry: carlos slim. al pacino is here monday night. now "ac 360." you're there. >> larry: carlos slim. al pacino is here monday night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning, we are expecting president obama to be back home within the next half hour after his quick unannounced trip to afghanistan. and this is what's waiting on him when he gets home. and uptick in the unemployment rate. also, a rare saturday on his

saturday tax cuts. as, a rare tax cut. welcome home, mr. president. a long-awaited trade bill with south korea, all of these stories have a direct impact on your wallet and your job security and they are all developing live right here this morning. good morning to you all. this is your "cnn saturday morning" 6:00 a.m. where i stand, in arkansas, wherever you may be, glad you're right here. i'm t.j. holmes. let me tell you what else we've got in the next 90 minutes. paradise lost in a florida town, built by the happiest people on earth, the disney team. this town has now recorded its first homicide in its history. that happened this week. just days later, another violent death in the same town after a police standoff, what in the world is going on there . also, gunmen hold dozens of hostages in a bank.

police storm that building but not everyone makes it out alive. we will take you there. also, we know, the housing market, it has been in a rut. but there is one deal that's an offer that maybe you can't refuse. you see where i'm going here. godfather's home is up for sale. we'll tell how much you need if you want to live in corleone's old place. also, whatever you have in your pantry, a couple spices. a couple spices that are going to drive your significant other wild. we'll explain. let me get bayou back to th trade deal with south korea. this is what the president was trying to hammer out at that time. they didn't get it done there but the white house says they are getting it done now. they say this new trade bill will create jobs, tens of thousands of jobs right here and also give a boost to carmakers. all the details from the president. like i said, he's on his way

back from afghanistan, expecting him to land at any moment. 8:30 eastern time, he's going to make some comments that we'll bring to you live about the trade deal. here's what we know about it so far. it would do away with terrorists on 95% of industrial and consumer goods within two years. it would increase the tariff on u.s. goods by tens of thousands of dollars. also american car imports by half, 8% to 4%, those tariffs would be eliminated in the fifth year of this agreement. also a 2.5% increase on tariffs would remain in place. even though they have reached a deal, the u.s. and south korea, the trade deal still needs to be approved by congress. cnn, like i mentioned, we'll be bringing you president obama's comments on the trade deal.

we're expecting it at 8:30 thrs morning. he will bring the comments live. also, something on the lame duck congress now. what to do about the bush era tax cuts. well, the senate is working on it today, on a saturday, yes. this say showdown on whether to extend the bush era tax cuts. all of them are just to the folks in the middle class. democrats want to exclude the rich. republicans, however, say they want everyone to keep the tax breaks. they don't want taxes to go up for anybody in this fragile industry. here's our cnn congressional correspondent, dana bash of what we're going to see today. >> reporter: t.j., usually when the senate is working over the weekend, they're usually racing on a pressing issue for the country. expiring tax cuts is pressing. the bush era tax cuts are going to expire in a year, that's 27 days. the reality is, the votes that they're going to get are not

going to get senate and congress any closer to solving that issue. and the reason for that is because everyone knows that the vote they're going to take are not going to pass. what we're talking about here is the plan that democrats have put forward since president obama was campaigning. and that is, they believe the only tax cuts that had should be extended are for those making $250,000 or less. all of the other tax cuts for higher income earners, they believe those should expire. now, republicans, they believe all tax cuts for all income levels should be extended. that is why republicans will vote against this. again, everybody knows this is going to happen today. what democrats say, it is critical for them to get on the record with the position. a long-held position, this is the right way to go. meanwhile, there are negotiations going on that we expect maybe could see fruition by early next week that we're told by democratic and republican sources to extend all bush era tax cuts for all areas,

temporarily, for two to three years. t.j.? >> dana bash, we'll continue to check in with her. the voter expected around 10:30 eastern time in the senate. we're break down what's going to happen today. those votes are expected to fail but still might be able to move this further along in the negotiations and what's going to happen in the middle-class tax cuts. now, got a question here, certainly not having to do with the president here, what in the world, cutting a penny down to a dime, does that really sound like a federal crime? does it sound like a felony, seriously. taking a penny and cutting it down to the size of a dime. well, a man some 40-plus years ago was convicted of doing just that. he has now gotten a presidential pardon. it is the first round of pardons that this president, president obama has issued. nine convicted criminals altogether have been pardoned for their crimes.

again, the one that got people's attention wases the one for ronald foster. he had a felony conviction he didn't know about really for coin mutilation. who knew. he was a marine at his barracks, he and other guys would cut down pennies the size of dimes and use them to put in vending machines to get cigarettes and pops and things like that. at the time, it wasn't a big deal. the man found outle a few years later, it was actually a felony on his record so he asked for a pardon. usually, sometimes around the holidays, traditionally, presidents will issue pardons and this is the first round for this president. seven minutes past the hour. time for me to say good morning to my man reynolds wolf. reynolds, if you could be pardoned for something, what crime would you be pardoned for? >> well, we're live, aren't we? i think we'll zip it 0 up on that one. in a place like buffalo, new york, snow is something

you'd expect, however several feet may be a little more than you can handle. they sure get a break today, looks like more is on the way. plus, many places around the nation getting the first snowfall of the season. we'll show you who's going to get what coming up. >> to clear it up, reynolds does not have a criminal record. you may have heard the grammy nominations were handed out wednesday. eminem led all artists with ten nominations including album. year for his "recovery." question this morning, who won the last album of the year grammy? beyonce, black eyed peas or taylor twist? we'll answer that after the break. i do have a quick picture before we go to break. that is the president of the united states. land ago board his air force one. this is andrews air force base. the president just getting back from his quick unannounced trip to afghanistan. he was only on the ground there four hours. he did speak to troops.

he had a messch there undertaking in afghanistan. the president we mentioned returning to a different place than when he left. the unemployment rate had gone up to 9.8%. and as the announcement that is a trade agreement with south korea that the president said could mean about 70,000 jobs in the u.s., could support 70,000 jobs. the president will address that issue of the south korean trade deal coming up at 8:30. the live picture, president of the united states, in fact is back after his quick trip to afghanistan. he does have some things on his plate this saturday. quick break on this "cnn saturday morning." we'll be right back. ♪ [ man ] if it was simply about money,

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to over 100,000 android apps. finally a work phone worth taking home. all right. at 10 minutes past the hour on this "cnn saturday morning." before the break, we asked who won last year's album of the year grammy, was it beyonce? the black eyed peas? or taylor twist? i'm told it should have been an easy one. yes, it was taylor twist, album of the year, best female country vocal performance, best country song, best country album. beyonce won more with six grammies. more on that later. reynolds wolf. snow in buffalo. >> yeah, plenty of it. you know what's funny, in certain places when you have a

snow blower, it tend to be a luxury, but in buffalo, new york, it tends to be a necessity, especially the last few days. you have that video there. you heard that boom. thunderstorms popped up. roadways in better shape. especially in parts of i-90 where you had all kinds of cars stuck there. some people for over 12 hours trapped in their vehicles. slowly back to normal a little break today. towards the end of the weekend, another round of heavy lake-effect snowfall could keep people in place once again. let's hone in mostly on the great lakes, back towards buffalo, we see a little bit of clearing. that's good news. in the south, parts of 90, lake-effect snowfall. certainly not the magnitude of the last few days. in depew, you have 32 inches.

buffalo, 39, elma, 30 inches. what you see on the map, it's hard to visualize how much snow that is. take a look at this. this is untouched snow in front of a house in buffalo. you see a couple of munchkins out there, i'm sure they're smiling. and the snowfall is popping up across parts of the ohio valley. it's going to trickle down into portions of the carolinas, even into virginia. out in the west, some rain in california. highest elevation, frozen precipitation. nothing too significant expected for today but what will be significant is going to be the snow in parts of the ohio valley. as we wrap it up, 33 degrees, your high in chicago. 58 in atlanta, dallas, 60, los angeles, 68, portland, oregon, with a chance of scattered showers at 43 degrees. t.j., that's the latest. >> reynolds, what about d.c. today? >> d.c. is going to be okay.

probably a mix of clouds and suns. a chance of precipitation in the next few days. >> not bad, i'm sure the president appreciates that since he's just getting back to the area. the weather might cooperate but a bit of a political storm. here you see andrews air force base. the president is going to take the hopover to the white house where he's going to be making comments around 8:30 eastern time this morning. we'll certainly have those live. he's going to be talking about the new trade deal that the white house announced yesterday that the u.s. has reached, that the administration has reached, with south korea. a trade deal they say could support some 70,000 jobs and bring an increase to countries of $10 billion to $11 billion. the president is touting that as good economic news but he comes back, as we know, bad economic news, with the unemployment rate ticking up to 9.8% that we saw

yesterday. again, air force one, bringing the president back. we'll hear plenty of him this morning. i do want to turn to sports here. everybody has been asking this question for quite sometime. you know, reynolds, when will tiger be back? >> it's going to happen. >> they're asking if he's back right now. the reason they're asking that, we head out to southern california where the chevron is taking place. only 18 golfers in the field. still, some of the best in the world. right now, tiger has a four-shot lead after two rounds. this is the first time this year in the tournament he's played that he's been ahead in the two rounds. he played a bogey-free round, and 6 under. people are asking is he back. another people are asking -- that wasn't tiger you're seeing there, actually. derek jeter, is he going to be back with the yankees? can you imagine in any other

uniform? >> i really can't. you can imagine if he went to boston? can't happen. >> they're trying to work this out. if a lot of you don't know, he's a future hall of famer. he is the face of the yankees and has been for quite sometime. the man is a 36-year-old face now. his contract subpoena. he wants a longer contract with more money. the yankees actually say, hey, you're 36, my man, you've got to take a little less money for three years. three years, $45 million is what they initially offered. apparently, they upped it a little bit. still, the two sides have not come to aagreement. he is checking his other options. right now, a lot of people concerned whether or not he will continue to be a yankee. >> he's going to stay. there's no way in the world. now, to one of the most beloved figures in chicago cubs' baseball history. there he is. a lot of people, you may not be familiar, but they certainly are in chicago with this man. ron santo, he passed away yesterday at the age of 70.

he's a former third baseman. he's also been a radio announcing for chicago for the longest. he is a part of that organization. and he's stuck with the cubs through all the ups and downs over the years, mostly downs, it's fair to say. but passed away after complications after a longtime illness he'd been having. the nine-time all-star, 50-year career. he was with the cubs all that time. they love their sports figures in chicago. >> absolutely. he was a great philanthropist. he was actually a double amputee from another injury. he would wear the wins and the losses on his sleeve. he's going to be missed. just a couple of things to keep an eye on this morning. 17 past the hour, we've been telling you about the jobs numbers. unemployment rate ticked up as we told you, up to 9.8% now. but unemployment is under 5% for

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and it's 20 past the hour on this "cnn saturday morning." this was just moments ago. the president of the united states getting off of air force one heading over to marine one and then to the white house. the president just getting back after that quick trip to afghanistan. a quick trip only in afghanistan four-plus hours there. spoke to some troops there. he has a busy, busy day today. a lot has changed if you can believe it since the president met with the unemployment number, the south korean trade deal. also, the senate is working on a saturday to take up really one of the centerpieces of the president's agenda which is the bush era tax cuts. they're going to take those up today in a vote around 10:30 eastern time. a lot on the president's plate. they're going to hear from him at 8:30, in about two hours about the south korean trade deal that the two countries have reached.

stick with us for that. also, we talked about the unemployment numbers. kind of a surprise in that jobs report. growth far lower than expected. that caused a rise in the unemployment rate. but actually for one group in america, unemployment is still below 5%. josh levs with that. good morning to you, t.j. a lot of people don't realize what the breakdown is and who has the lower levels. let me talk you through this. first of all, the big picture, 15.1 million people unemployed in the latest jobs report that just came out. take a look here. this is about education. what i'm going to show you now who has the lowest level. based on your level of education. people who did not finish high school, 15.2% in terms of unemployment. high school graduates, 9.6. people that have done some college, 8.3%. people who have bachelor degrees or higher, people who have completed college, either way,

it's under 5%. 4.8%. basically just officer 95% employment if you have a college degree. what a lot of people are doing in this economy is going back to school. they couldn't get a job and getting those degrees, what those numbers show it can help you, it pays off. another thing i want to show about race, this is striking. look here, among black people in america, 16% unemployment. among latinos, 13.2%. whites, 8.9%. asians, 7.6%. we see the numbers all the time. highest by far among african-americans. if you're somebody looking for a job, you may have one but looking for a different one we have a section on cnn.com. it's filled with resources. it talks you through basically what you need to know about finding a job. tips on interviews and finding jobs. right here, this map which shows you the state of jobs in every

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taking a look at some of the stories making headlines. hostage standoff in lima, peru, ends in gunfire. a gunman took 33 people hostage in a bank, held them for hours before a police sniper took him out. just before the shooting, the s.w.a.t. team helped some of the bank employees escape through the windows. two hostages were wounded during this ordeal. the man threatened the hostages

with a gun. he also had explosives strapped to his chest. he was demanding $700,000 in ransom and a helicopter. and just about two hours from now, we're expecting to hear from president obama. he's going to be talking about a new trade agreement with south korea. congress would have to approve this agreement. the deal according to the president and supporters it would create stronger economic times between the two countries by eliminates most tariffs within the next five years. that would mean an increase of $10 billion in u.s. exports. the white house says the agreement would also create or support jobs here in the u.s. again, the president speaking in about would hours. you'll see that live here on cnn. also happening this morning, the senate is work. they're voting on keeping the bush tax cuts by the end of the month. it's not that simple. beautiful shot of the capitol. live picture there in washington, d.c. now, the democratic proposal. the two that they are

considering today, both of them are expected to fail. essentially democrats are trying to put republicans on the record, making them vote on something. both sides trying to resolve an important difference here. as you know, the republicans want to keep the tax cuts in place for everybody, including those who are making more than $250,000 a year. as a compromise, democratic lawmaker, senator charles schumer, he suggested raising the cutoff to $1 million. so everybody who makes over $1 million will see their taxes go up. that's going to be considered today. both measures expected to fail, we'll be covering that live this morning. well britney spears, she says you can kiss her you know what. the young lady turned 29 years old this week and those are some of the words she had for some of her critics out there including some who are spreading what she says are nasty rumors about her relationship. reportedly out there she had been abused, if you will, in the relationship she's currently in

with her current boyfriend. her rep has says that absolutely not true. there has been no physical abuse in that relationship. and she had her choice words, as i told you a moment ago. she's also announced that her late of the album is going to be come ought soon. also, the cast of the hit show "glee," they're not going to be in high school forever. bryan murray, one of the show's creators, says the plan is to age out the stars just like in an actual high school. introduce new characters as the season advanced. they said there's new york depressing than a high schooler with a bald spot. >> also, the house used in the opening scene of the "the godfather" is now up for sale. wow want to live in that house? some nasty stuff happened in that house. the corleones. $2.9 million. five bedrooms, four bathrooms,

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there in downtown, atlanta. we're at the sn headquarters. glad you're here with us. the rest of the country has been hearing so much of the leaked documents the secret u.s. documents being revealed by wikileaks. the federal government has a message for its employees. don't read them. a government memo issued yesterday says many of these doubts considered classified. no matter if weikileaks release them or not. they're still considered classifiedpy any worker looking at them either on the job or at home on a personal computer could be punished. cnn's atika shubert told us what is revealed. >> reporter: a week of wikileaks. the most shocking revelation, a cable showing secretary of state hillary clinton asking diplomats to spy on top u.s. officials, including the gathering of biomettic data. and on record telling general

petraeus that he has, quote, lied to parliament about u.s. attacks on terror suspects in the country. but they will continue to say, they are our bombs not yourself. the u.s. embassy has sent out reporting that he is saying. and iran's nuclear policy remain excruciatingly public. pushing for the strike, "cut off the head from the snake, he urged the u.s. ambassador. china is restreeld be a not so strong ally. saying, quote, acting like a spould child. saying you may not like them but they are our neighbors. and also reporting on russia, vladimir putin, dissecting the money-driven politics of putin's closest allies, including mater of moscow. and suspicions by u.s. diplomats

that putin and berlusconi may also be fueled by financial interests. corruption in russia is bad, the cables say, but in afghanistan, it is at every level of the society. afghanistan's president was caught smuggling $52 million in cash, the cables report, though he denies it. and though hamid karzai was described by the ambassador. and then embarrassing profiles of world leaders. russian leaders vladimir putin and dmitri med vet dev are described as batman and robin. angela merkel was described as avoids risks. and french president sarkozy. and the most juicy, the leader

kadafi and the voluptuous nurse who is his aide. is there more to come? perhaps. wikileaks has only released 700 of 125,000 cables in its possession. 36ments past the hour. let's check in with reynolds wolf. keeping an eye 0 -- what's the problem, there a problem weatherwise? >> i would say so, especially in the great lakes and ohio valley. it's going to be the first decent snowfall we've seen this season. it's going to cause a few wrinkles on the roads and travel plans, buttle at the airports too. for our friends there, packing your bags around the nation, you will have trouble spots other places around the nation. we'll let you know what to expect coming up. you're watching "cnn saturday morning," we'll see you in a few.

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all right. developing story. out of spain, welcome back, 39 minutes past the hour on "cnn saturday morning." air traffic has come to -- you can't even call this a slowdown or a standstill. it has come to a stop in spain. they have closed airspace can there. it's been closed since yesterday. what has happened here, air traffic controllers are in some kind of a dispute right now. of course, this say dispute about money and benefits. the air traffic controllers have essentially been on strike. and have you have air traffic controllers who not going to do their job. you essentially cannot have planes flying without those air traffic controllers. you have people right now stranded at airports. they are telling people in spain, don't even go to the airports. you need to get ahold of your airline. right now, everything has been stopped as far as the air traffic goes. now, the military has been brought in, trying to control the airspace to some degree. but the air traffic controllers, as we know, reynolds, and you've

covered this plenty, when we talk about travel and whatnot, still, air traffic controllers are -- is there any more important of a role than the actual pilot when it comes. you've got to have the air traffic controllers to coordinate that delicate dance above the sky. >> it is essentially basically your patrol traffic. it's basically the policeman in the middle of the intersection waving cars in. only in the atmosphere, in the skies above which is dangerous thing. it's tough for parents, the adults, they can get a martini at the bar. the people you got to feel sorry for are people who are sitting there, kids at the airports. chicago, all your major airports you can have anywhere from a half hour to a full hour delay, all due to the snowfall. cleveland, snaelt, same deal. salt lake city, clouds, a little light snow. less than an inch. enough to give you 15 or 30 minutes on the tarmac. chicago, cleveland and cincinnati, the snowfall you're getting is going to range

anywhere from 1 to 3, maybe 4 inches of snowfall. however, in cleveland, we're talking 1 to 3 feet. that snowfall could get especially heavy, especially over the next few days. what's going to happen, we've had the prevailing winds, as it moves across the great lakes like lake erie, causing it to pile up. they're going to get a break on action. in the midwest, not very heavy, still, the big reason we're talking about it, it's going to be some of the first significant snowfall we've seen, the west and rain and frozen prosip tags. your high today in chicago, 33 degrees by late afternoon. denver, 44 degrees. 68 in dallas. 58 degrees in atlanta. in work, 48 degrees with a few high clouds. overall, though, fairly nice day. go for a jog on the avenue of the americas. you should be all right. t.j. >> all right. powerful aphrodisiacs without a prescription. apparently one of our guys here

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this is something that has everyone's attention. spices in the cabinet, not just for cooking. >> not just for cooking. so in zanzibar, an island in south africa, what women do, they call the erotic spice, viagra for women, which is -- have a smell first. tell me if that has an effect. that is nutmeg. what they do, they grind nutmeg, it has to be in fairly large quantities to have the effect. >> how large? >> four teaspoons that goes into porridge and has to have an effect over time. >> what kind of effect? >> it is apparently the same effect as drinking wine. you have to understand that zanzibar say muslim country so no alcohol is allowed. but nutmeg is.

apparently, it causes arousal in women. it was found in a bottle of nutmeg in zanzibar in a spice, in a bottle of nutmeg. it says, this is better for drinks, cooking and women that have given up strong desire for mating or to fulfill their men. >> just for women, correct? >> they say women. but here in america, in the chicago institute for smell and taste has come up with the fact that pumpkin pie and lavender have the same effect on men. >> okay. >> now, why, let's think about it because the nutmeg, cloves in pumpkin pie. >> i'm going to back up to the nutmeg and women. you say the same effect as alcohol. now, is it intoxicating? >> yes, the ethanal apparently

has the same effect as alcohol. sometimes, alcohol can be a depressant. this is supposed to be an arousal a. and a well-known fact. >> reynolds is yelling for some nutmeg. is this kind of the main one that people point out? >> yeah, nutmeg is the main one, cloves, ginger and other despise have a similar effect. which is why pumpkin pie, pumpkin rolls, pumpkin bread, apparently if you sniff them, you have the smell of hot pumpkin pie. >> i'm fascinated by nutmeg. >> they don't give exact quantities but they say large quantities. >> over time? >> it's a strong, pungent taste. they say women can deal with the pungent taste more easily than men. which is why they have it in their porridge. and women have been reported to be much more loose, friendly and -- >> loose, that's not how we like

our women. >> and the focus on eroticism. >> nadia, i love it. is this why we have her. >> are we going to have pumpkin pie with nutmeg? >> we will. my wife is out of town. i don't need to be doing all this stuff right now. thank you, dear. the president just made it back not too long ago. we saw air force one landing lievg at andrews air force base. the president took a quick hop over to marine one. i think i'm told he has made it back. we have video of that in just a moment. meanwhile, i can tell you that the u.s. is joining an international effort to help fight a huge wildfire that's burning near haifa, israel. at least 41 people have been

killed. the fire has burnt 4,000 acres. u.s. is sending military planes to help out. also, investigators not quite sure what caused a tour bus driver to lose control before crashing in vermont on friday. 16 people injured here. the bus was taking students from the university of massachusetts at amherst to canada for a skiing trip. and police say it crossed the median, rolled over. doctors say all the student injuries appear to be minor. don't know yet the driver's condition. also, minnesota may finally have a new governor. finally, i say that, democrat mark dayton beat republican tom emmer. dayton has a lead of more than 8,000 votes with 99.9% of all the ballots being recounted. still, his opponent could be taking this issue to court, however. he's questioning the recount, saying it looks as if more

ballots were cast than there are voters in the state of minnesota. >>. now to that picture a moment ago with the president. really dark, but if you look real closely, if you squint, squint really hard here -- i'm kidding, i can't make it out myself, folks. i'm told, in this picture, marine one is in there somewhere. not there. we're trying to get that picture for you keyed up. it's just dark in this particular picture. apologize for that. trust me, the president is back. we saw air force one land a short time ago. just made his way over to the white house where the president, of course, is going to be making comments about the new trade deal. there you go. it helps when you have a little light with pictures. marine one landing at the white house. the president, like i mentioned, has a lot on his plate today. a lot on his mind, including extending the bush era tax cuts. that's on the table today in washington. but do you think they should continue?

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about seven minutes to the top of the hour now. as you know, time is running out to extend the so-called bush era tax cuts. they are up for a vote. an expected vote in the senate today. yes, on a saturday, they're going to be voting but most just consider this political posturing. new jersey's democratic senator robert menendez compares that to tax cut dialogue to ebb negotiating with terrorists. paul steinhauser takes a look at where americans stand on the issue. hey, good morning, t.j. we've got the senate coming in later this morning, they're going to vote on extending the bush era tax cuts. remember, those tax cuts expire at the end of the hour.

check this poll out from cbs news a few days ago. interesting numbers only about a quarter of the people on the poll say bush tax cuts should be extended for the wealthiest of americans. that number is lower than other numbers over the last few weeks. 53% say that the tax cuts should be extended for companies make the under 250,000 aids year. do democrats and republicans agree on this issue? maybe not. look at this number from the exact same poll. you can see right here, for example% of republicans say those tax cuts should be extended for all americans. that number drops to 25% for independents. and only 1 in 10 democrats say that the tax cuts should be extended to everybody. t.j. jp. thanks to our paul stein haase are, we'll check in with this later this morning. the president is also talking about today the new trade deal with south korea. we're expecting live comments from the president a little

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-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning. president obama is back. he is back home. and he's back with worst economic conditions than when he actually left for afghanistan. bad unemployment news, just in time for the holidays. we're going to be talking about that plenty this morning. something else, it's coming close to the end of the year. so can the middle class expect some tax relief, or will taxes be going up at the beginning of the year? well, it's going to take some action by congress and today, the senate is acting. hold a rare saturday vote that could affect millions of people. that will be happening, we're expecting, sometime within our hours here on "cnn saturday morning." we will certainly bring you that live from the cnn center. this is "cnn saturday morning."

7:00 a.m. here in atlanta, georgia. good morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. president obama, as i just mentioned he is back from that quick unannounced trip to afghanistan. all set to announce a trade deal announcement with south korea. air force one judged down less than an hour ago. the president made an unannounced equivalent to afghanistan, delivering greetings to troops station there had. we're going to get more details from the president here in a little bit. let me tell you what we do know right now. the white house is saying at least, it will create jobs. at least support jobs here for americans. maybe up to 70,000. again, more details possibly going to be laid out by the president. this is what we do know at this point. it would do away with most tariffs between the two countries. 95% of industrial and consumer goods. this would all happen within the next five years. within five years of the agreement being signed. the u.s. international trade commission estimates that the tariff cuts will increase

exports of u.s. goods by some $10 billion to $11 billion. also, it calls for south korea to reduce tariffs on american car imports by half, by 8:00% to 4% and would eliminate that tax in the fifth year of the agreement. meanwhile, a 2.5% tariff on cars imported from south korea will remain in place in the fifth year of the agreement. still, talking about the deal that has been made between the administration and south reya still would have to be approved by congress. cnn will be bringing you president obama's comments on the new trade agreement live this morning. we expect that sometime in the next few hours here. we'll certainly bring that to you live when it happens. now, we need to talk about your money. the bush era tax cuts that we heard so much about that are going to be expiring at the end of the year. the job is now on the lame duck congress to do something about it. and they are doing something about it today. take a look here.

a live picture of the capitol. lawmakers are going to be looking to extend the cuts beyond this year. democrats want to exclude those for those making more than 250,000 aids year. they just want it for, like i say, the middle class. people making up to $250,000. however, republicans want everybody to keep the tax cuts. they say that tax cuts shouldn't be going up for anybody in this volatile economy. our cnn congressional correspondent, dana bash with the preview. >> reporter: t.j., usually when the senate woulds over the weekend it's because they're racing to complete something that is oppressing to the country. what they're working on, expiring tax cuts certainly are pressing. the bush era tax cuts are going to expire were within a year, that's 27 days. the reality is the votes that they're going to get are not going to get the senate and congress any closer to solving that issue. the reason for that, is because everybody knows that the votes

they're going to take are not going to pass. what we're talking about here is the plan that democrats have put forward, since president obama was campaigning. and that is they believe at that only tax cuts that should be extended are for those makes $250,000 or less. all other tax cuts, for higher income earners, they believe those should expire. now, republicans, they don't agree. they believe all tax cuts for all income levels, all of them should be extended. and that is why republicans will vote against this. again, everybody knows that this is going to happen later today. what democrats say, it is critical for them to get on the record with their position. long-held position. this is the right way to go. meanwhile, while this is going on. there are negotiations going on that we expect maybe should see fruition by early next week to what we're told by democratic and republicans sources extend all bush era tax cuts for all income levels temporarily, probably two or three years. t.j.? >> thanks to dana bash. we'll check in with her throughout the morning.

it's time to check in with reynolds wolf. with that shot behind you right now. a beautiful shot. >> can we take that thing and share that with the rest of america? what a beautiful shot we have here. mackerel skies here in atlanta. highs going up in the 50s and 60s. kind of like a late fall day here. but for the rest of the nation, winter is coming on strong. we're going to tell you who's getting what in just a few minutes, t.j. okay. shortly, we're talking about your money this morning. we're talking about that tax relief. and as holiday shopping. it's a tough time. we also got that economic news yesterday. the unemployment rate going up. so given all of that, how are you supposed to survive the holidays? we're going to try to give you help doing that. first, another quiz. the grammy nominations. this week the nominations for the 2011 grammys were announced who was the only artist to have a grammy award revoked in the

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>> flava flav. >> no. it was milli vanilli. do you remember these guys? who could forget these guys ♪ girl you know it's true, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ >> they won a grammy for the best new artist in 1992. truth came out they didn't actually sing their own songs. you know what, people say they like those songs. guys, maybe, were a fraud, but, still, people like those songs. >> do you find it interesting that they were ripped apart because of that. i guess they were caught lip syncing, right? >> yeah. >> now, it's common for bands to go out and lip sync. >> and now the auto tunes. >> they just don't make them like burl ives anymore, do they? goodness gracious. for people traveling, you're going to be singing the blues in

places like cleveland, cincinnati. heavy snow, 1 to 3 inches, however, it's going to cause a few delays. salt lake city, clouds and light snow could give you hiptss of delays in the morning. 15 or 30 minutes. just keep that in mind. let's switch gears for a moment talking about people who may not be travelinging, just staying inside and watching college football. your forecast for games, auburn and south carolina, obviously that is in a dome to. for people walk around, 56 degrees around the stadium. oregon/oregon state, 46 degrees. oklahoma/nebraska, about 40 in arlington. virginia tech and fsu, t.j., very interesting. the temperature for takeoff is 33. there's a chance we may have snow. possibility of he have snow showers during that game in charlotte. could be the snow bowl. you never know. of course, on the bottom, nevada and louisiana tech, a 3:30

start, in ruston. 68 degrees. sbu buffalo is going to get a break today. as we wrap it up, you see the big focus stretching from the twin cities all the way through lexington and the carolinas. again, back through charlotte, yes, the dusting of snowfall possible for time for kickoff. at least by the third quarter. could be interesting. >> that very interesting. we should knowgy the end of the night as things go who is playing for the national championship. we'll see. reynolds, appreciate you as always, buddy. ten minutes past the hour now. we're talking about this picture-perfect town in florida that has now been shane by violence. two different incidents of violence in this town. they will take you there. tell you what is going on. stay with us.

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12 manipulates past the hour now. a disney corporation created its dream community some 14 years ago. five miles from disney world in orlando. they called it celebration. listen to what's happened in celebration now just this past week. the community logged its first murder ever this week. then a resident turned a gun on himself after a standoff with the s.w.a.t. team. that happened just yesterday. take a listen to some of the people there. >> it's being very new and a unique occurrence, happening one time.

and i don't know that there's many communities in the united states or the world where you could say, you know, something like this happens once every 15 years. >> celebration, again, the name of the town there, is compared to the perfect community depicted in the film "pleasantville." coming up, losing weight, as we all know is difficult to do. some people actually turn to surgery to try to shed some pounds but that's not an option for everybody. but there are new rules being put in place now that could change that. 13 minutes past the hour. stick around. for those of us who have lactose intolerance,

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allowed to have this surgery. under the current fda guidelines if you're 5'8" you're supposed to weigh 230 pounds or more before having the surgery. however, under the proposed new guidelines you would only have to weigh 197 pounds. insurance companies pay close attention to these guidelines. if they pass, that means people will get a lap band surgery pretty easily. let's talk about some the risks of having a lap band when you're doing obesity surgery. several different things can happen. for example, the band can slip. this band is in your body, remember? and a band can spontaneously deflate and can also erode. before you go and have obesity surgery, you need to be an empowered patient and ask the right questions. first of all, decide what type of obesity surgery do i want? you don't have to use the lap band, you can do it without it.

also another question you should think, who's the right doctor? there are doctors who do the surgery all the time and there are doctors who do it as a side business. you want somebody who's doing it all the time. also, think ahead of time. can i follow the right diet, once i get the lap band. once that thing is in your body or once the surgery has been done, you have to follow a very strict diet. you have to lower the number of cal eyeries you're eating by quite a bit. some people have a hard time with this and they suffer the consequences after the surgery. t.j., back to you. >> thanks to our elizabeth cohen. we'll give you a look at stories making headlines right now. the president is back. he's back at the white house after an unannounced visit to afghanistan yesterday. we're waiting to hear from the president and a live briefing expected sometime later this morning. to talk about the newly announced trade agreement with south korea. we will, of course, carry the president's comments live for you right here when that does happen. also, they are trying right now to get planes going again in spain and trying to get people out of the airports after air

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a few minutes past the hour now. in these tough economic times, tough economic conditions, the bad news about the economy yesterday. unemployment rate going up.

tough times for folks. with the holiday season, how are you supposed to save right now? how are you supposed to survive the holiday season. we've got our financial analyst here with a specific five things people can do right now. >> that's it. >> give them to us. start with number one. >> number bun, you've got to really understand where you are. you've got to be proactive about things. you've got to make payment arrangement ppgs. your companies are willing to work with you. if you call them and say, hey, i can't pay them right now, they'll work with you. >> that sounds like a tough task for folks. just to call them up and say i need a couple of extra months. >> most people don't call. now you set yourself apart from everybody else because you've taken the time to call. especially since you've got a good track record. you say, i do want to pay you i just can't pay you today.

>> is that any specific department? >> just the service rep. they'll talk to the manager. you talk to that first line of reference. the suss service. >> that's a good point. people don't call and think they're going to get rejected. >> and they're embarrassed. there's time-out for being embarrassed. >> number two on the list, review your credit card payments? >> yes, review your credit card payments. know exactly what you owe on your credit cards. we talk about a lot of people putting their heads in the sand saying i can't pay it all, pay something. pay the minimum. the minimum is 20 bucks, pay the minimum. of course, that's not going to get that credit card paid off before 30 years. otherwise, you have late fees that turn into collections. those are additional fees. that's something you can't handle if this position. >> next, you said, set your priorities. >> yes, what's first, what's second. what do you really need versus what do i want. what are the due dates.

some people don't realize if your gas gets cut off, it takes four days. you talk about wintertime, you're going to be cold and not have any hot water. it's things like that, you got to think through these things and realize what do i need? >> that's a good point. you need to stay in the house. need the heat on. >> you need to make sure you got that income coming in. >> next on the list, we always hear you have to save, put a little something back. it's not the time to save? >> it's not the time to save. if you're broke and you don't have the money you've got to keep the lights on or do you want to have something extra in the savings account? right now, i want to keep the lights on. i want gas in the company. i want the necessity. savings will build up. once i've got to the point i've got things kind of under control where i plan this out, you can have a plan. once you plan it out, you're in good shape. >> next one sounds like common sense, eliminate the unnecessary stuff. >> it sounds like common sense. you hold on to things that are

familiar. we don't think about getting rid of that cable. it's a comfort thing. >> oh, things like that. >> there's also things we can get rid of that we don't think about sometimes. reducing your car insurance payment. meaning that you may find a better deal. a lot of us haven't shopped our car insurance in years. we haven't called our company and said, what's the best rate you can offer? taking the time to look at the automatic debits that come out. the $9.95 that come out, sometimes, we forget about them. they're worse. we got to get a better picture. >> we need to get these up. five specific things like you say, it may sound like common sense. good stuff as always. >> my pleasure. 26 minutes past the hour. we're not done just yet. we've got something else coming up for you. a pair of quick-thinking high school basketball coaches saved one of their players with the help of an iphone application. it's the sports wow of the week. stay with us.

i'm joined now, good to have you with us on "cnn saturday morning." there's an app for everything. there's an app that can save your life? >> you can say that. yeah, this happened at a basketball practice in the los angeles area. the kid's name is xavier jones. los angeles times has them like seventh in country. it's more about what his coaches did and how quick they acted. during the basketball practice, he suddenly collapses, stops breathing. starts seizuring.

his two coaches run over, one starts cpr. the other gives instruction frtz iphone. he's okay now. here's how the iphone app came into play. the night before xavier collapsed, his coach decided to download this app calling phone in. $1.99 app, right? they wanted to download the app as a refresher course. he downloads the app the night before. here it is the app comes into play because one of his players who has heart history problems but had never collapsed before. thankfully, his coaches quickly came to his aid. he's going to be okay. it's because the doctors say he started breathe sewing quickly. >> what's the name of the app again. >> it's called phone aid. >> to give people cpr, even if you don't know