going. you know? here we are. i just had my six-year check-up and we're six years cancer free. >> chef ruford helps run his family's restaurant an hour north of atlanta. that's it for us today. time to get you to the cnn newsroom for a check of the top stories making news right now. from the cnn center, this is "cnn saturday morning." good morning. i'm alino cho. t.j. is on vacation. he's going to be with us in the next hour so stick around. and with the debate coming up he'll be talking about problems in nevada, foreclosures, job loss and more importantly, where are all the tourists? plus, there's a business that is booming in this weak economy. it's literally growing. we'll show you what it is.

and we'll take you to the place where it's happening. occupy wall street goes global. an important day in the movement today. organizers are taking to twitter to gain support. protesters are taking to the street all over the world. we'll show you where it's happening and what's ahead. we begin with politics. nevada is the next stop on the gop road to the white house. cnn and the western republican leadership conference are sponsoring a presidential debate in las vegas. that debate will take place tuesday at the venetian resort hotel casino and preparations are under way but not all the not presidential candidates will be there. jon huntsman is boycotting the debate saying nevada locked in a scheduling fight with new hampshire moved up the date of its primary. >> well, we call out all of the candidates to do similarly. they should be boycotting. unless there's a political interest in them being there, there's some political interest

in being part of moving the schedule forward. you have to look in to that. >> instead of taking part in the debate, huntsman scheduled a town hall meeting in, you guessed it, new hampshire. herman kahne tells a crowd in tennessee his cam brought in $2.8 million between july and september. kahne's numbers are being closely followed as a gauge of whether he can keep up the recent momentum in the polls. he's krntly second. tuesday night's debate should tell us about the republican candidates and how they stand on economic issues. nevada has been hit hard by the economy and it's some of the highest foreclosure and unemployment rates in the country. issues that, of course, will be critical in the next presidential election. our t.j. holmes found out to talk to a cab driver is to get the pulse of a community. >> living here, locals, we don't, you know, we don't go up to the strip. we don't bother with it.

>> reporter: what was your heyday as far as driving a cab here. nine heyears here. >> 2004, '05 '06. >> reporter: which it's good in vegas it's so good. >> oh, yeah. i gave my daughter a debt free education on a bachelor's and masters, bought her a brand new car and paid it off in 19 months. and plus paid my regular bills and still saved money. that's how good it was. >> reporter: you did all that driving a cab here in -- >> that's how good it was. >> reporter: you think a lot of people outside of las vegas and maybe even some people in vegas, we have this impression that, oh, that's america's playground. people go out there and just blow money. surely they got to be awash in cash. >> 60% to 65% of the job market is strip and local construction. the strip was slow and laid off thousands. these thousands couldn't find work. they started losing their homes. these people lose their homes. local construction starts

slowing down. these people start losing their jobs. they start losing their homes. foreclosures have gotten so bad that it's now one in every seven homes in the state of nevada. >> reporter: you think people don't get it sometimes? >> they don't. they don't. the strip will be busy to them. we know it's not. all right? so i use an example. when we had a new year's eve, i tell them, if you came here and saw 250,000 people, would you think it was busy? yeah. before that it was 320,000. a 70,000 cut. i said, that's a lot. >> coming up at 9:00 eastern, t.j. holmes joining us live from nevada talking about the gop presidential debate, of course, with paul steinhauser. we'll also talk to carolyn goodman, mayor of las vegas and tim williams, members of the clark county republican party. gop and the white house found common ground this week. how about that?

when both sides reached a deal on free trade agreement. the president was thankful for that. but still frustrated that both sides are divided on how to get americans back to work. >> good to see congress act in an a bipartisan way on something that will help create jobs when millions of americans are out of work and need them now. but that's also why it was so disappointing to see senate republicans obstruct the american jobs act. a majority of senators voted yes to advance this jobs bill. we can't afford this lack of action. >> and speaking for the gop, california representative kevin mccarthy, the house majority whip, also praised the bipartisan effort. >> the free trade agreements with colombia, panama and south korea are one such area of common ground. they open the door to thousands of new jobs and billions more in exports across the nation.

they remove job-killing barriers to trade by creating a fair playing field between america and these other nations. >> president obama takes his jobs message on the road during a three-day bus tour through north carolina and virginia beginning on monday. occupy wall street movement expands beyond the u.s. to the world and today a call for unity. the website for the movement is calling on people of the world to rise up today. october 15th. but the protests haven't been entirely peaceful. case in point, san diego where there were clashes yesterday between police and protesters. police had to use pepper spray to make the demonstrators comply with orders to move their tents. >> ow! [ bleep ] maced me when i was on the ground. >> that's not right. we're trying to protect something we stand up for and believe in. >> we understand that people have a right to protest but somewhere along that line people have a right to conduct

business. that's what this is all about. >> in new york, 14 arrests after protesters stage a sit-in blocking traffic. and in flint, michigan, dozens of demonstrators in front of a bank of america building. seattle, washington, dozens more in a downtown park. yesterday alone, police arrested 41 people. occupy solidarity rallies are also being held in europe, north america and asia. in japan, about 200 people marched on the streets of tokyo. tokyo electric power company was a target. demonstrators criticize the reaction to the nuclear plant. protests of 15 cities there. thousands of demonstrators are expected to turn out. what does the weather have in store for us this weekend? bonnie schneider keeping an eye

on that for us. what are you watching? >> good morning. you can see the statue of liberty and looks like it's shaking but it's not. the camera is shaking. windy weather in new york and more windy and actually the wind can be dangerous in parts of michigan and across the great lakes. i'll tell you about a big storm that will impact your travel coming up this weekend. >> not the news i want to hear. all right. thank you. a cashier at an mcdonald's in new york loses it and goes after two women with a metal rod. the brutal beating all caught on tape. we'll show you the disturbing video and tell you what happened after the break. 14 years in the making, the martin luther king jr. monument in d.c. will officially be dedicated this weekend after a delay. we'll hear from his children about his legacy and dedication to civil rights. and one industry is thriving. even though many of us are

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it got ugly inside an mcdonald's in manhattan this week. we have to warn you that the video is graphic and disturbing but if you want to watch, thattic a look at this. a cashier loses it and brutally attacks two women with a metal rod. after they leap over the counter. now, the whole thing was caught on video. take a look at that. one of the victims suffered a fractured skull and broken arm. the other had a few cuts. the cashier is facing charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon. both women were also arrested. my goodness. mcdonald's says it is cooperating with the investigation. let's go across country for stories affiliates are covering

right now. cave creek, arizona. looking remarkably like pamplona, spain. it is their toned down version of the running of the bulls. the bulls are better tempered it appears. slower and have blunted horns. that is key. but still, quite a terrifying run. to portland, oregon new york city you, my hometown, disciplinary action for a bus who ordered a mother off the bus because the baby was crying too loudly. several passengers filed complaints. he made an announcement on the speaker to keep the baby quiet. drivers for that bus company are instructed to call out a supervisor when there is a problem passenger. despite the lousy xli, there's an area literally growing. hair salons. it appears that your hair is not one of the areas to skimp on. we have a look at this thriving hair industry.

>> looks like your hair is growing. >> reporter: here at fabu-locks in maryland, business is booming. >> but see, i didn't do that there. >> reporter: the owner says she didn't feel the effects of the recession and hasn't seen a drop in the clientele. >> every year our business is better and better so this is a business to be in. it's consistent and it's growing. >> reporter: in fact, she had to move to a larger space two years ago to accommodate the growing number of stylists looking to rent a booth here. despite the economy, barbershops and hair salons are growing nationwide as customers place a high priority on looking put together. >> it is a necessity because i do want to keep my hair looking like it's well maintained. i don't buy new shoes anymore. i get the hair done. >> reporter: data show the number of barbershops in maryland rose nearly 11% between 2007 and 2009 and number of

beauty salons jumped more than 17%. nationwide, there were 18.6% more barbershops and 14.4% more beauty salons in 2009 than 2007. and in one sign of the recession even on educated workers, seven of nine stylists here have college degrees and spent years working in other fields. this woman was a real estate agent before the recession. when the market tumbled, she got a job at a foundation and trained as a stylist and plans to quit the office job to style hair here full-time. >> i'm an entrepreneur at heart and so i love having my own business. >> reporter: iesha has a master's degree in education and lost her job at a nonprofit two years ago. >> contracts dried up for many of us and just couldn't sustain myself doing it anymore. >> reporter: now she helps train

people to become stylists. it's an industry that can't be outsourced. >> it is normally a community-based type industry. you have a barbershop in every community. >> reporter: derrick davis is vice president of the barber boards of america. she has a barbershop in his family since 1968. >> beauty has always been something that the public has always wanted. everybody wants to look good and they want to feel good. >> reporter: and that's why the owner expects business at the salon to remain strong. athena jones, cnn, maryland. a legendary tv star reveals a personal health battle. larry hagman is best known for his roles on "dallas." we'll tell you what's going on after the break. plus, take a look at this. several tornadoes tip across the state of virginia. we'll get the latest of the aftermath of bonnie schneider in

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i'll show you where the rain is coming down and not necessarily the big picture, what we are looking at for this story, heavy downpours in detroit and even thunderstorms erupting in buffalo. buffalo your current temperature's 48 degrees and cool morning out there and wet one, too. notice the winds. sustained winds at 40 miles per hour. the gusts climb well above 50 miles per hour and because of that we're not only monitoring strong winds in the great lakes but the northeast. even new york city is under a wind advisory so the winds could gust as high as 50 miles per hour there. and that will impact travel. we're anticipating lot of delays. you can see the wind advisories from wisconsin, michigan in to maine and some of the warnings where the winds will be more intense around lakes erie and ontario in rochester and buffalo, expecting some of the windiest weather and not most pleasant day out there unfortunately. we are looking at changes in the weather pattern. first off, checking out of course the potential of delays from boston in to philadelphia,

chicago, detroit. all related to one large storm system but next week big changes are on the way. a fast-moving front across monday in to tuesday and means dramatic change in the weather and talking about dallas, texas, coming from a high on monday of about 85 dropping to 65 so a lot of places like memphis, atlanta, cincinnati, you will feel that change in the weather and suddenly by the time of tuesday it feels like fall everywhere. the cooler air plunges further south and wondering where fall is, it's on the way. meantime, of course, though, another threat is tornadoes. any time of the year and day, you could have severe weather and saw that yesterday in virginia. reports of three touching down in the virginia area. one being as wide as 200 yards and on the ground for quite some time. this video shot by a woman in the car and see the debris

flying about. al alino. a television star is diagnosed with cancer. larry hagman, you know him as the adulterous j.r. ewing on "dallas." he isn't saying what type of cancer but it's a common and treatable form. hagman says it will not affect his return to television of a remake of "dallas" and reportedly begins filming on monday. we wish him a speedy recovery. if you want to see how celebrities are impacting your world, go to cnn.com/impactyourworld. iphone 4 didn't wow the critics but customers are standing in line to buy them. we'll find out if it can take even a bigger bite out of the competition. that story's next.

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need to find a job or maybe you need some quick cash? we have tips to help you do both. and it might be as easy as young blackberry or iphone. mario armstrong tells me answers are as close as the computer or smartphone. good morning. >> good morning. >> i want to talk about the new iphone 4s that went on sale officially. i have to tell you, i was just driving by the new york flagship apple store yesterday on the way to the airport yesterday to come down here and the line snaking. >> packed. >> it is unbelievable. >> unreal. >> tell me, a million sold in advance. >> that's right. >> tell me what's so great about this new iphone. >> well, you know, the thing is alino, you hit it. a million preorders done in the first 24 hours. looking at last year's phone release, 600,000 preorders were done so it's certainly exceeded

expectations in the marketplace. primarily because of of a couple of things. number one, people are excited about anything that's faster. faster processor with this. better camera and not really what people are excited about. they're excited about the personal dictation service. >> right. what is this about? >> you can talk to it in natural language so, for example, you could say, you know, what are the closest burger joints near me? and then it will speak back to you -- >> love it. >> -- with information related to that. or set reminders and e-mails. people are excited about being able to be productive. >> i love it. as a result of this apple shares jumped 3.3% yesterday to its highest close on record. >> caller: $422 a share. >> steve would be proud. >> you know, finding a long-term

job or finding a short-term job or making some money obviously some big questions in this economy. so, it can be as easy as your smartphone? what's the best way to do that? >> you know, it's because it's a challenging time for a lot of folks and many people are really having a rough time trying to find opportunity so i wanted to make sure we put together quick tech tips. number one, use social media, the smartphone, tablet or computer. get your name out there using things like twitter and specifically linkedin. people out of work right now aren't maximizing the ability of contacts that you may already have. from previous schools you went to or previous employers and other friends and contacts that you have so this online rolodex could connect you to job opportunities if you were to use linkedin in very smart. build your profile fully online. >> i have to be honest with you. i get the notices of people want

to get linkedin and sometimes i know or don't know. >> correct. >> i don't know how to log on so you're going to have to help me, mario. >> it is so easy. but this is it because, see, so many people can search for jobs. they don't know if there's a particular company they're interested in you could go in to linkedin and then search on that job and may have friends or friends of friends that work at that company that you're applying for and so having the interactive connections found online that can help you in the offline world are really powerful so people really need to pay attention to using services like linkedin. >> great. sold. thank you, mario. appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> come home help log on, will you? >> will do. >> thank you, mario. i need a lot of help. >> but you like your job. you're comfy. >> you're absolutely right. i wouldn't mind being linkedin.

i always feel like people are ignoring them. >> no, absolutely. >> all right. >> you could be missing out on great relationships you haven't rekindled in a while. >> okay. that's a whole other story. thank you, mario. >> all right. relationships and dating online next week. right? >> we need to stop here. all right. okay. join us every saturday at this time as the digital lifestyle expert mario armstrong gives us the scoop on the latest technology. next week showing you how to turn your passion in to profits by setting up your own website. i'm interested in that one. just like the man, the ma martin luther king monument is making an impact. live to washington, d.c. for more on the king dedication. there's a huge championship boxing fight tonight it's a 52-year-old ex-con fighting on the undercard with a good luck phone call from, you guessed it, the president of the united states. we'll have his inspirational

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welcome back, everybody, to "cnn saturday morning. i'm alino cho. thank you for starting your day with us. checking our top stories, the son of this man, u.s.-born militant cleric anwar al awlaki is dead. he was killed last night in yemen. al awlaki a key member of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was killed little more than two weeks ago. president obama is sending troops to africa to hunt down leaders of the notoriously violent lord's resistance army. the terrorist group was formed in the 1980s and operates around uganda and south sudan. the catholic bishop of kansas city failed to tell police about child pornography he found on a priest's computer. the bishop flynn pleaded not guilty. if found guilty, the bishop could face up to a year in jail and a thousand dollar fine.

the diocese was also charged. nearly a half century after martin luther king jr. delivered his iconic "i have a dream speech" thousands are expected to gather in washington, d.c. tomorrow for the long-awaited dedication of the martin luther king national memorial. athena jones is in washington and joins me. this is a long time coming, isn't it? >> reporter: it is. tomorrow is the big day. as you know, it was originally scheduled for august 28th last summer, the 48th anniversary of the march on washington an the "i have a dream" speech. and it was postponed because of hurricane irene. it is a big event. lots of stars coming out. you'll hear from civil rights leaders like jesse jackson, andrew young, people that knew king, hear from his children.

actresses like sicily tyson, of course president obama will be speaking. and aretha franklin is supposed to sing and will be a big deal down here tomorrow morning, alino. you have seen pictures of the memorial itself. it was more than two decades in the making. it cost $120 million and the center piece is a statue of dr. king emerging from this stone of hope and, of course, on the walls around the site are inscribed lines from dr. king's speeches and sermons. and so, that's what we'll be looking at tomorrow. should be a big day. >> very lucky to be there. i wish i was up there with you. all right. thank you so much for that. our friend roland martin will be actually hosting the event. and my friend tommy hilfiger among the speakers and may speak to him tomorrow. today we are talking to reverend al sharpton about the king remoirl and the march for jobs he is organizing happens today

in washington. he will join us at the top of the next hour. much more on the dedication tonight when t.j. has an exclusive and emotional interview with six members of the dr. king's inner circle. one of them is congressman john lewis. >> you know when dr. king received the nobel peace prize in 1964, he spoke about -- >> we cry for joy. we don't cry for pain. when the cup runs over, he cries. >> the world house. they were all living in the same house. it's one house. it's not just american house. but the world house. >> that's freedom's foot soldiers, a conversation with t.j. holmes, it is something you won't want to miss happening tonight, 7:30 eastern here on

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you really think about it. so let's look at the current royal family. charles was the first and then there was princess ann. the minute andrew was born, what happens, ann leapfrogged by andrew. >> wow. >> and then when edward was born, she was leapfrogged again so although anne is the second born, she is fourth in the line of succession and then charles first and then charles' children and then andrew and andrew's children. >> before they get to anne. >> of course. anne realized this and i don't know if you remember when czarist phillips got married and said they're so far down the line. >> obviously, everybody is watching kate and william and -- >> yes. >> they're on baby watch for them. they could have a boy or a girl. >> exactly. >> if they have a girl, then

british -- the government wants to do something about that. >> david cameron will need the signatures of the 15 other realms, places like new zealand, canada, jamaica and the queen is head of state so he can only make this happen with the 15 other signatures. >> effectively then what would happen? >> then what would happen is if kate and william have a daughter, and then let's say they have a son afterwards, the son cannot leapfrog the daughter so the daughter then becomes the next in line to be the monarch. >> so right now as it stands charles and then william and then william's child provided it's a boy but if they change the rules -- >> it wouldn't matter. so for example, queen elizabeth had a sister, there was no boy to overtake her or leapfrog her sort to speak. i love what the economist says, they really put the whole issue in a nutshell. they said the idea of tweaking a

centuries-old royal succession has been raised for simplicity sake. don't you think it's best to agree before prince william and wife as you said announce they're expecting a child? >> it seems to me that's what they're trying to do. >> exactly. imagine if a little girl is born and then the boy and the boy leapfrogs the girl and very confused. >> that's right. >> obviously it only applies to this generation. >> right. >> it is not that suddenly anne is going to -- >> not retroactive. >> exactly. but about time. in the year 2011 to have a rule that is so sexist. >> good for them. >> and just showing -- i think david cameron is saying let the royal family keep up with the times. let's be relevant. that's important. he will need the signatures of prime ministers of 15 other realms and apparently the queen will agree, if he gets the signatures, she usually does take the advice of her prime ministers. >> that's good. people are high on the royal family right now.

thank you very much. a few years ago this kind of thing was sci-fi but now officers are predicting crime before it happens? we'll explain how they're looking in to the future. but first, are you over 50 and looking to change careers? cnn money lists the top jobs for flexibility, social meaning and relatively low stress and the best part, none require an advanced degree. at number five, tutor. private tutors in demand by parents looking to give their children an edge. schedule sessions when you want. at number four, online marketing writer. companies looking for writers to write and edit digital content for the internet. number three, energy field auditor. homeowners hire energy auditors to check their houses for leaks and recommend improvements. this is another job to set your own hours. i'm going to tell you the top two best jobs for people over 50 right after this.

before the break, i showed you some of the best jobs for people over 50 looking to start a new year. according to cnn money they include tutor, online writer. now for the top two. the second best career for someone over the age of 50, personal trainer. companies and communities are looking for wellness trainers and if you're in good shape, could be the perfect job for you or if you know how to train people. and the number one job for low stress and social meaning, grant coordinator. a great way to match your job skills to a cause you believe in. we can predict the weather

and election outcomes sometimes. our weather team and political unit are pros at that but what about predicting crime? dan simon uncovers the future of policing in this start small, think big. >> reporter: in the movie "minority report" tom cruise tracks down would be criminals in the year 2054. >> blue and white. set up a perimeter. >> reporter: police in santa cruz, california, are turning the future in to reality. they're using aal go rhythm, a math equation to prekikt crime before it happens. >> people tend to burglarize the same area more than once. >> reporter: the program generates ten hot spot maps each day letting officers know when and where a crime is likely to occur. >> there's 60% likelihood of a residential burglary in the area we're going to now.

>> reporter: this system gives them another tool to fight crime. >> since 2000, we have lost about 20% of our overall staff. yet, calls for service gone up by 30%. if you can find a technological program that can help do more with less it makes sense to do it. >> 322, it's a tan honda. >> reporter: so far, it seems to be working. >> july of last year, versus july of last year, a 27% reduction of burglaries and seven arrests. >> reporter: other agencies like the los angeles police department have plans to implement the program. >> if this system works and so far it looks promising, i just see this as the future of law enforcement. >> reporter: dan simon, cnn. coming up, there's a huge championship boxing fight tonight but it's this 52-year-old ex-con fighting on the undercard with a good luck phone call from, you guessed it, the president of the united states. his inspirational story in a few minutes. plus, we're heading to

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hln sports anchor joe carter here to talk about a man who spent half his life in prison for a crime he never committed and now the boxing ring. this is incredible. he got a call from the president, right? >> he did. president obama wished him lub. this is dewey bozella. 52-year-old guy. he boxed as an amateur when he was young and then convicted of murder in 1983 and exonerated in 2009. 29 years behind bars as an innocent man and boxing as therapy to give himself balance, to have good positive energy. he picked the sport back up again incarcerated and a lot of people heard his story when he was released in 2009 and caught the attention of oscar de la hoya camp and thankful they trusted him to give him now a shot on tonight's undercard. >> so to take the time out to,

you know, to do what he did is an honor and not only that, you know, just to, you know, to take the risk, you know, with a person like me over 50 years old, you know, and i think that, you know, i don't want to prove anybody wrong but as well as myself. that's what this is about. one-shot deal. in, out. you know. and then to be able to say that i, i went all out to say that i was a pro one time in my life and be happy about that. >> as you said, thursday he got a well wish from president obama for him to do well so his fight's tonight before the bernard-hopkins fight as the undercard. >> i just learned the undercard. thank you very much, joe. does he have a shot do you think? >> fighting a guy who hasn't won a fight. but he's 52 years old. >> 52 years young. a sports-related flash mob? >> steve young, hall of fame quarterback, now he's a broadcaster on espn aez his wife wanted to surprise him and she

organized a flash mob and i mean a giant flash mob. hear it for a second. take a listen. ♪ >> see her there with the young jersey. number 8 jersey there. this had to take a lot of organization and coordination. the dancers. they look pretty coordinated. he is surprised. a nice birthday wish. finally, i think a lot of people are excited. you have the nba fighting over the money issue but college basketball season -- >> one thing you can watch. >> under way, yes. last way was midnight manis. it's evolved. it's turned in to a huge party. you have head coach there of university of kansas coming out in a hog decked in leather and then tom izzo of michigan state on a replica jet. the team plays north carolina, on an aircraft carrier on

november and he did that theme and president obama said this week he is going to go to that game. >> that's great. november 11th. meanwhile, bring bonnie schneider in because it's a big football weekend so i'm told. right? this is how big of a sports fan i am. where should we be watching the weather for the big games? what's happening? >> we have to watch the wind impacting the games particularly in the great lakes and midwest. what we're looking at for today, we are watching for auburn -- does that sound familiar? reynolds would be excited. >> yeah, i know. where is he by the way? >> he is off. >> tailgating. >> i was going to say. we are looking at sunshine and definitely warm weather. we are seeing that wind pick up in other locations. south enjoying mild conditions. you will see for lsu, number one, versus tennessee, we have 3:30 today. 72 degrees. light winds out of the west. check this out. we are looking at some tomorrow

temperatures, also oxford, mississippi. here's the windy weather. east lansing michigan and michigan state, look at the winds out of the west. >> huge game. >> windy and kind of cool with 52 degrees so looking for a windy weather there and also in charlottesville, virginia, another windy game and this one is georgia tech versus virginia. 3:30 today. 71 degrees. that's the last game that we're monitoring for today. interesting the weather is impacting a few games today. >> i noticed you left off boston college and northwestern university. a reason for that, guys? >> are they playing today? >> i don't know. i don't know. i'm not that big of a fan. i thought i'd point that out. thanks, you guys, very much. bonnie, this is a story you will be interested in. coming up, the amazing shoes. they have the most famous soles in the world.

few people know how he came up with the concept in the first place. he calls it a happy accident. i was in paris just a couple of days ago for fashion week and had the pleasure of speaking to christian louboutin. and coming up in few a minutes, t.j. holmes joining us live from nevada talking about the gop presidential debate with deputy political director paul steinhauser and talking to carlin goodman, mayor of las vegas and tim wums, member of the expect i have board of the clark county republican board. all of that coming up.

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red-soled shoes with prices starting at $400. skyrocketing in to the thousands. christian louboutin is the shoe make tore the stars. i spoke with the fashion designer in paris about his love for shoes and just how he came up with the idea for those famous red soles. ♪ >> reporter: made famous by jennifer lopez. and "sex and the city." christian louboutin is the schumacher to the stars. a man who doesn't just talk the talk. he walks the walk. the designer behind those iconic red-soled shoes. >> you have a thing and then takes and then conforms a person from head to toe. well, a pair of shoes is like that. >> they're on oprah, beyonce and the first lady of france.

he sold 700,000 pairs of shoes this year alone. don't call them comfortable. >> it's the only compliment coming out of the design. i would be unhappy. i have nothing against the comfort. it is not the thing i'm fighting for. >> reporter: what are you fighting for? >> beauty. >> reporter: the shoes start at $395 and can skyrocket to $6,000. more if they're custom made. these are 4,200 euro. nearly $6,000. why? >> why not? ♪ >> reporter: this is his laboratory. each season he sketches 400 to 500 styles. about 150 are produced. each pair is hand made taking anywhere from a day to a year to make and on the walls -- renee zellweger.

>> this is a bit of a secret. >> reporter: he's celebrating 20 years in business with a commemorative book and a lawsuit against ives st. laurent that came out with a red-soled shoe. >> i do not own a color. i own a red lacquered sole on the back of my shoes. >> reporter: just how did he come up with the idea for the red soles? he says an assistant who happened to be painting her nails. >> i grab it and polished the sole which became red and popped out. ♪ >> reporter: throw them on but run at your own risk. >> it's not a good thing to run for life. i appreciate life. >> reporter: appreciate shoes. beautiful shoes. that was a fun interview. i also spoke with carl lauger

feld and marc jacobs and designer of the oldest fashion house in the world. don't miss my special today "fashion: backstage pass" right here on cnn. good morning to you all. a special edition of "cnn saturday morning." a split edition coming to you from las vegas, nevada. i'm t.j. holmes on assignment on the strip. go figure. here were good reason. here for tuesday night's gop presidential debate and alino cho is in studio. good morning to you. >> for once you're there for work. good morning. it's good to see you. good morning, everybody. i'm alino cho live from the cnn center and "cnn saturday morning." early 6:00 a.m. in las vegas. t.j., nevada's economic problems

are among the worse. the foreclosure rates, the unemployment rates and these issues going to be huge in the presidential election and the upcoming debate. >> it absolutely will. you know, it's odd sometimes, not what people think about thinking about las vegas. they think about, of course, the fabulous las vegas. they think about what happens here stays here. they think this is an adult playground but like i said that iconic vegas sign says welcome to the fabulous las vegas. let me tell you the reality of las vegas. 13.4%, the unemployment rate in nevada. the highest in the country. unemployment rate in las vegas in particular 14.2%. that is the highest in the country in metro areas of at least a million people or more. foreclosure rates right here in this area, highest in the country and been that way for the past four-plus years. that is the reality of what's happening in las vegas.

now, people oftentimes think -- we have seen the numbers here in the las vegas strip. the number of people visiting, the money that's being spent here, those numbers have come down and come down dramatically over the past several years since the recession hit but to come back might not be the strip that brings the area back. maybe it's downtown las vegas. have you taken a trip? there? it's just up the strip and one company, one that you are familiar with that's about to make a huge footprint to help the area come back in a major way. >> the thing that we've lacked in las vegas is the place that feels like our hub. our home. that's ours to control and not really designed to make money. i think there's a disconnect between the sense of community, the strip is designed to bring you in and in a lot of ways make money and entertain you. the rest of the las vegas valley is home to nearly 1.6 million people who crave connecting with other people so this is fremont

street, the original strip. we have a vision for creating a very vibrant, connected community. downtown las vegas. >> reporter: what's in it for you all? >> we had an opportunity thinking about where we'd move our company. we needed more space. and we had an opportunity to create an insular, closed in campus that had coffee shops, restaurants and maybe a gym. all the things we would want to offer our employees. we also had an opportunity to move in to a community and help invest in the same things but managed by people who are passionate about things like yoga. frankly, zappos runs a yoga studio it is not as good as someone that likes and knows yoga, et cetera. i think that the most important thing we can do as a community a really focus on creating the elements in downtown las vegas that serve the community and not sort of fall in to the trap that the sort of strip fallen in to

for all the right rneasons. and then the locals second. for us, the community and the locals are first. and if we happen to create something that's really, really cool as a community and they want to come visit, that is awesome. we'd love that. >> and i'm joined by the mayor of las vegas, mayor carolyn goodman. thank you so much for being here. did we get it right for the area to come back, many people think it lies in the strip but downtown, las vegas, how key is that? >> it's amazing thing. we are having a renaissance already. it's been a phenomenal gain for us. we got 61 acres downtown in the heart of the city which was a brownfield and any great city needs to have great medical care, great medical research, great culture and art. and of course, sports. and that's the formula and we knew that 12 years ago when my

husband was mayor and we started to develop and right now we are the only place that's having construction. we're opening the city hall right after the first of the year. a symphony park, a performing arts center. we have the cleveland clinic. a brain institute for degeneraltive disease research and clinical work. >> now, you've got a lot of good stuff going on there. >> i have so much to go and tell you. >> so much. but a lot of people think, but still, how key is it to get visitors coming back here? economy improving so they can come here? they certainly can't afford to take one and and on top of that blow money at an any. >> i think the strip is very, very healthy. we just had a bike ride of -- you saw that 1,500 going by. this is a 24-hour day place where you can get a carton of milk, go out in the middle of the night and get a breakfast if you like. it is the entertainment capital of the world. and that is coming back.

we have had 17 months of increased tourism and, in fact, this past month it was up 4.3%. >> are they spending money? >> they are spending money because the tax we get on the hotel rooms is how we operate most of the entities that we do, whatever it is. makes us very, very healthy. but downtown, this whole cultural area and arts district is coming through and knowing that you toured with tony shea and the zappos team yesterday, that's going to be a tremendous infusion of 1,200 people. >> do you think your city's a tough sell, las vegas is a tough sell right now in this economy? >> well, you know, i have the arms around the city. there's so much energy, so much excitement. we do have, unfortunately, the foreclosure issues. the unemployment. but the horizons look so bright. the best thing we have is a wonderful weather year around. little hot in the summer but i'll tell you it's a mecca for

retirees and been so grand for us. >> a little hot in the summer. you are selling your city here. mayor goodman, if you don't remember her husband, long-time mayor here in las vegas and only in las vegas can the mayor have a casino chip with her likeness on it so i'm told i can't cash this but it will not keep us from trying here in a little while. thank you so much. >> that's my calling card. anybody wants to come by, come to city hall. this is a great place to live. i'm a transplant from new york. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you for hosting us here in your city. >> have a good time. >> i'll talk to you again in a second. we are just getting ramped up here on "cnn saturday morning." >> they should put your face on a commemorative chip, don't you think? >> come on. stop. >> be sure to join cnn for the western republican presidential debate from las vegas tuesday night at 8:00 eastern time and our t.j. holmes is there.

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saturday morning" coming to you from the venetian hotel and casino. next week cnn will be hosting a republican presidential debate right here at this complex and certainly a big part of that debate will be about the economy. you know the numbers by now and the numbers are ugly. over 9% of the country out of work right now. more african-americans, over 16% unemployed in america than every other group except for teenagers. today they're trying to do something about it in washington, d.c. in particular, reverend al sharpton leading a march for jobs and justice in washington and joins me from the martin luther king jr. memorial site there. rev raend sharpton, always good to talk to you. is this march to talk about jobs? and is it specifically to support the president's jobs bill? >> it's about jobs. the president's bill is the only

bill that has been presented to give 1.9 million jobs but we are coming by the thousands from around the country on this weekend that we're dedicating martin luther king's monument to say you can't make a memorial to dr. king and not deal with what dr. king stood for. with 9.1% unemployment, over 16% of the black community, no one is talking about the urgency of jobs. this march is for thousands of us to say, the people must enter the conversation so we're here by the thousands and we are going to march today from this area which is near lincoln memorial to the king monument to say we want jobs and action. with allies and labor unions, we have a 12-year-old lady who brought 10 buss in from atlanta. a generation of activist that is are determined to put jobs and justice on the agenda. >> and just to remind people, when martin luther king made

that "i have a dream" speech this was a march for jobs and freedom. do marches still work? can they be effective today? >> well, they absolutely can because marching as in the time of dr. king and the generation ahead of me. marching was never designed to solve the problems. they were designed to expose the problems. if no one exposes the problems they will not be solved. you have not had a march like this until today. and we have got nothing done. maybe if we dramatize it and do like occupation wall street people will see that the masses of people want to see some solutions, some legislations passed like the president's bill. being quiet has got us nothing but rising unemployment data. >> and reverend sharpton, last thing to you here. i have had several civil rights

era leaders say you have had to give the president power to get the act passed. do you feel that people need to be in the streets to give president obama the power to get something done? >> the only way the president can do in this time for jobs what president kennedy and johnson did for civil rights and voting rights is if the people are there. it was dr. king and reverend shuttl shuttlesworth and others of that era that put the wind to their back. we are putting the wind to this president's back to bring jobs in to our communities and in to every community. he's been facing a head wind. today we start the back wind in the name of martin luther king to bring relief to those in real pain. >> all right. reverend sharpton, thank you for taking some time on this important morning for you and i'll take this opportunity, you have joined the ranks of broadcasters now and first time to talk to you on the air and

congratulations. glad to have you in our ranks. good luck today. >> thank you, t.j. >> all right. we are just getting started here. i'm going toe hand it back over to alino. we'll talk about the big dust-up going on here in nevada right now. the controversy over when they'll have their presidential caucus. we'll talk about that plenty this morning. >> that's right. all right. looking forward to that. meanwhile, a programming note for you. dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial on the washington mall is tomorrow. tonight t.j. holmes has an emotional interview with six members of dr. king's inner circle. one of them, congressman john lewis. >> andy, you know when dr. king received the nobel peace prize in 1964, he spoke about -- >> we cry for joy. we don't cry for pain.

when the cup runs over, we cry. >> he talked about the world house. they will all live in the same house. it's one house. it's not just the american house. but the world house. >> that's freedom's foot soldiers, a conversation with t.j. holmes tonight 7:30 eastern right here on cnn. don't miss it. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way.

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>> yeah. it's all because of timing, t.j. talk about the five doing that. five candidates by alphabetical order. t.j., they have all said they'll not partake in the caucuses out here unless nevada moves the date back because if not new hampshire may have to go to december and jon huntsman is not even coming to our debate on tuesday night. we know he's concentrating on new hampshire. >> all right. let's explain this. go ahead and put up this map. not the map but the calendar. what's happening here. nevada moved their caucus to the 14th. iowa is on the 3rd. well, new hampshire, paul, could go on the 10th but why is that problematic for them? >> they have a state law in new hampshire saying seven days before any other contest that's similar and listen. they protect the status as the

first in the nation primary. if nevada's on the 14th, they have nevada right there at the 3rd in the middle and asking nevada, hey, move back or we may have to go to december. a fight is a-brewing. >> i cannot vote before christmas. how's the race stacking up? last 20-some seconds we have here. how's the race with another debate and another chance to shine and everybody's looking in the race? >> poll of polls, this race is changing so much. look at it right now. mitt romney, the front-runner but look at who's on his heels there, herman cain. rick perry is fading. >> paul, we'll be here. a number of colleagues here as we cover the gop debates and issues in nevada. thank you again. we are not done here. we are talking to a local republican leader coming up next asking why it's so important to hold on to that date of the 14th. stay with me on this special

edition of "cnn saturday morning" from the vegas strip.

all right. good morning once again. a special live split edition of "cnn saturday morning" coming to you live from the vegas strip. of course, we have been talking about the issues here f. you ask people around the country, when's the first thing you think about las vegas? what answer do you think you'll get? >> vegas strip, naturally. but we both know that las vegas and nevada as a whole experienced some tough times in

this tough economy. i not the least of which the foreclosure rates and unemployment rates. what are people saying to you out there? >> that's the reality. you come here and we're going to be talking -- hear from the folks throughout the morning this morning, but so many of them say, i don't need to see the numbers. i look at the strip and it is not as big busy as it should be or could be. how long are you planning the trip? i found a motel no problem last minute. it lets the industry know, the cab drivers here know, people in the food service and casinos, they know how it used to be and how it is and that is the reality of las vegas. i mean, alino, tough enough to take a vacation right now. that costs money. but a vacation where you have to spend money to get there and be in the hotel and you want me to blow money on the craps table? that's just not a vacation anybody can take right now. >> not willing to risk it.

are you finding that -- i mean, i know you go there frequently on your leisure time but are you finding that the hotels are a little more empty, restaurants more empty while you have been out there? >> well, first, don't put all my business out there. i'm not out here that often, am i? but no. you talk to them and so telling that people are able to get these last-minute deals. i get them in my e-mail. you might. people around the country. last minute, come to vegas this weekend. $100 for a room. things like that didn't used to happen. we are here at the beautiful ve nknee venicia and trying to get people in there. that's a big part of the story here in vegas leading up to the debate next tuesday. >> you spoke to a cab driver and talk to a cab driver for the pulse of a community, right? >> yes. they know better than anybody. >> all right. t.j., thank you so much.

we'll catch you on the other side there. coming up in the next hour, t.j. talks to the head of the republican nevada party what she'd like to see from the candidates on tuesday night. both of us will be back with more news at the top of the hour. but first, every 26 seconds a student drops out of high school. we'll find out what former secretary of state colin powell and his wife are doing to try to turn that around. your bottom line right after the break. and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪

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