want to hear your ideas. find us on facebook or twitter at cnnbottomline. find me at christine roman. also you can find "how to speak money" written by me and my friend, ali velshi. back now to cnn saturday for the latest stories making news. have a great weekend, everybody. good morning, everybody. top of the hour for you now. and the president of iran has a message for you. he says he loves you. it's just your government he has a problem with. that's just one nugget from an exclusive interview with cnn. also, $10,000 for a single phone call? yes. an nfl player has been fined by the league. but when you hear who he called, you might think that phone call was rth it. >> also this morning, there's a

major debate happening in iowa. and the top presidential candidates, some of them decided they're not going to show up. welcome to cnn saturday morning on this october 22nd, 10:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 9:00 a.m. in fayetteville, arkansas, 7:00 a.m. in san diego. wherever you may be, we are glad you are right here. i'm t.j. holmes. let's talk about the big story from yesterday, the president, president obama coming out and saying, yes, u.s. troops are coming home for the holidays and the war in iraq will be over. about 40,000 troops still left in iraq will be coming home. athena jones joins me from the white house. this is news a lot of people had been waiting to hear and are happy to hear. >> absolute lit. democrats are saying this is a victory for our troops, a victory for taxpayers. our polls have shown that the opposition to the war in iraq has grown dramatically since 2003 when it all began. as far as the white house and the president are concerned,

this is a promise kept. the president ran on his opposition to the war in iraq. back in 2002, he called it a dumb war, a rash war. and he believed it was taking our eyes off the ball in afghanistan. from his remarks yesterday in the briefing room, he talked about having pledged as a candidate to bring the war in iraq tour responsible and he made references to that promise, to keeping that commitment a few times. so did his aides. let's listen to what he had to say today in his weekly draets. >> in iraq, we succeeded in our strategy to end the war. last year, i announced tend of our combat mission in iraq. we've removed troops and iraq forces have taken responsibility for the security of their own cup. thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, the iraqi people have the chance to forge their own future. now the rest of our troops will be home for the holidays.

>> and one more thing that's interesting to note, these security agreements reached with iraq were agreements reached back in 2008 by the best of your recollection bush administration. so in many ways, this is just completing the commitment that has been made a few years back, with t.j. >> got criticism of the president' decision from, i guess, the usual suspects. >> absolutely. so while you have democrats applauding it, you have republicans raising concerns. i'll just read a brief staples from u.s. senator licensesy graham that he put out yesterday. he said i feel all we have worked for, fought for and sacrificed for is very much in jeopardy by today's announcement. i hope i am wrong and the president is right, but i fear this decision has set in motion events that will come back too haunt our country. what graham is talking about and many other republicans is

concern that iranian influence in iraq will grow as the u.s. pulls out and the ability of iraqi forces to really handle their own security. but it's important to remember that the white house's point of view on this since the very beginning, really, early in the presidency back in 2009, in february, president obama went to camp legune in north carolina and said we cannot stay until iraq's union is perfected. and so the idea here is that the u.s. and iraqis have been working well together and that it's time for the now for iraqis to take if you will full responsibility for their security. >> athena jones for us from the white house, thank you so much. iraq wasn't the only thing the president talked about today in his weekly address. he called on republicans to pass his jobs bill. this week, a piece of his jobs legislation was blocked in a gop

led filibuster. the bill would have provided $35 billion in aid to state and local governments to hire fight fig firefighters, police officers and teachers. take a listen. >> we have to tackle this with the same unity and the same urgency that the troops brought to their fight. that's why we have to do everything in their power to get our economy moving again. that's why i'm calling on congress to pass the american jobs bill act. so we can rebuild our country and put our veterans, construction workers, teachers, cops and firefighters back to work. and that's why i hope all of us can draw strength from the example of our men and women in uniform. >> republicans, for their part, their address today calls on the president to drop his jobs plan and embrace their jobs plan. senator richard burr of north carolina says the president's plan simply spends more money and the gop's plan will increase business competitiveness and energy independence. >> the american people are hurting.

and our economy is in grave danger. it's time for congress to focus on the american people and not on how difficult change may be. it's time to stop mrailg playing games and get on with the serious business the american people expect from us. it's time to reform the obstacles to job creation in economic growing. it's time we pursue common sense solutions that make america more excessive and put our nation back on the right track. now to a story out of glenn daily, arizona. tonight there been be a vigil for jhessye shockley. she wandered out of her home while older siblings were supposed to be finding her. police are calling her their number one goal while they investigate leads. >> we have not named any suspects in the case. we do have many persons of

interest. persons of interest, as you heard there. we'll be talking more about this case in just a moment, when the grandmother and aunt of little jhessye. they are standing by. we'll have that conversation for you. >> just a moment. now, a dog picked up the scent of a body. this came near the parents' bed. baby lisa's mother admitted recently that she was drunk the night the baby disappeared. police did a new search of the home after the cadaver dog went in. no charges yet have been filed. seven minutes past the hour now. turn to a story about rocker john upbon jovi. the new jersey native and his wife have just opened a pay what you can restaurant in the town of red banks, new jersey, called soul kitchen. there are no prices on the menu.

diners leave a donation or they don't have to leave any money. they can volunteer in the kitchen. bon jovi is very hands on, scrubs pots, clean vegetables. eight minutes past the hour now. say good morning to mr. reynolds wolf. >> hey, t.j. holmes. we are watching things going on around the country in terms of your weather, including a chance for severe storms in the southern plains. although the atlantic hurricane season is beginning to slow down a bit, we're seeing development in parts of the western caribbean. we're going to talk about that come up. there is a 60% chance it may become another named storm. if it does become a storm, its name will be rina. to me, it spells possibly trouble. how about that? >> we'll see you here in just a moment. a lot of viewers, stick around. we're going to tell you about a case of a missing child. this is a missing girl in arizona. baby jhessye.

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sun life financial. 11 minutes past the hour now. i want to turn to the search for 5-year-old jhessye shockley. the little girl went missing. she wandered off. now gleagaindale, arizona polic are desperate for information about this little girl. her grandmother and aunt are now joining me. ladies, thank you very much and thank you for being with me under these trying circumstances.

i'll start with you, grandma. what do you think might have happened to jhessye? >> i don't know what could have happened to jhessye. my feeling is someone nached her up, probably as soon as she walked out of that front door. >> and josie, to you, the older siblings that were at home that day, is jhessye the type to wander off or wander far away from home? >> i wouldn't -- i don't think so. i think she knows better than to just wander off. i think whoever it was -- whoever she went with, she was comfortable with. >> well, i guess that brings up something i will get into a moment. i want to ask one other question and i'll ask this for you, grandma. what have police told but leads or possible suspects?

they say she has persons of interests. >> they haven't told me that they have any suspects, any leads. they tell me they're just checking out people and the mother is not a suspect and i read that they said no one was in the home a suspect. >> i know they said they're getting tips every day and they're following up on tips, but they have not informed us of any real leads. >> and josie, this is a painful question, but these questions are out there now. she had to have given her personality, probably went with somebody she's comfortable with. there are so many reports out

now that possibly the mother is being looked at. so you all tell me, do you all believe at all or are you sure in your heart of hearts that jessie's mother has nothing to do with her disappearance? >> i feel comfortable saying that. i just don't think she's capable of that, to do anything to her child. i just can't see that. i think the baby -- she was real friendly. she knew a lot of people in that complex. i know there's so many registered sex offenders and predators in that area, in the immediate area, i found out. and her, i just -- in my heart, i don't feel that. >> do you all think this possibly, and josie, i'll ask you this, it possibly even hurts the investigation in some way because people that don't know, your sister does have a history, jessie's mother did do some time

for child abuse. and there is a history there. but do you think that clouds the investigation or that's an important part of the investigation? >> well, it's definitely an important part, but i believe it is clouding the investigation because i think they're focusing too long on jherrese and i'm hoping they're not just focusing on her and letting other things go because of their thoughts about her past. i'm hoping -- i believe everyone should be looked into, i, myself, and anyone that had contact with her. so i don't -- i'm not upset with the police for -- or the investigators for looking into jherrese. i believe everyone should be looked into. >> it sounds like you're saying, as well, you don't think she had anything to do with it, but police have to do what they have to do. and this got attention and you weren't shy about saying that you were upset that this case

was not getting a lot of national attention. why do you think it was not? >> because i say that because there's no way that you should stop looking for a 5-year-old child that come up missing after two days. when i first arrived from california, i was so happy, i saw the command post and all this activity was going on. but not once did i see somebody going through that house, which i just assumed they probably did before i got there, but they was just sitting at this command post all day every day. and then, after the day after i got there, they just left. you know, they told me they was in, moving the command post. but you don't stop looking for a child after two days, take an amber alert down after two days and just -- and we don't hear anything else from anyone for

over a week until i just was outraged about it and started speaking out. and were you disappointed that this case was not on the national radar? >> i was very disappointed because i automatically assumed, when a media person came up to me and was asking about my grand baby, that it was, it would be put out to the affiliates and to the -- throughout the nation and throughout the grove. i just assumed that. and it didn't happen. it was concept right here in arizona, not even to the other side of arizona and mesa. people was saying that they didn't even hear about it. people in california hadn't heard about it until i had to get up and say, outrage. >> so shirley johnson and josie

hunter, little jhessye's aunt and grandmother. thank you all for being here. i know it's a trying time. we're getting that story out and her picture. thank you so much. we'll follow up with you if that's okay and hopefully little jhessye will come home. thank you very much. >> can i justify say one thing? >> go ahead, miss johnson. >> yeah. if we can possibly get the database maybe the fbi more involved. i know they say they're involved to oversee the glenndale police department and helping with more resources and get some expertise in looking for missing children, maybe we can do that because i know it's issues going on with arizona and their ability to follow through on crimes with children. >> miss johnson, absolutely, thank you for beating here and we'll follow and stay on this story, as well. our best to the family going

through this trying time. >> thank you for having me. >> no problem. it's 18 minutes past the hour. i want our viewers to stick around here. i'm going the take a commercial break, guys, so we can do this conversation right. i'm here with gaytom borders, president of a nonprofit organization dedicated to locating missing children. we're going to have a conversation about why this case is one that you have not heard so much about and get her reaction to what you just heard from the family members of little jhessye. stay with us.

20 minutes past the hour now, you jut heard from the grandmother and aunt of missing 5-year-old jhessye.

little jhessye shockley has been missing from arizona for five days. gaytom borders is president of peas in their pod, a nonprofit organization dedicated to missing minority children. she's here with me once again. what was your reaction to what you were hearing from the family members there? >> to be honest, in what they were saying, it's something that we hear a lot from the families we speak to, the outcry of where is everybody? no one is supporting us. i feel hopefully that they're going through that situation and i'm happy that they were able to come on and get that national coverage. >> some people will hear that and say, it's all in their heads. of course the authorities are going to show up no matter if the child is black, white or brown. >> and that's not true. as you heard from the grandmother, shirley, she has been going after the press and trying to get support. she's gotten it, but it's taken a lot of energy. that's one of the things we tell families, you should appoint

somebody to be your point person to see the legwork because it is something that needs to be done. you have to go call the media out. she didn't do it this morning, but she did. she said you know what? we're not getting attention because this is a little black child. >> and it goes back to what we said earlier in the segment about toeing that fine line about calling the media out, but sometimes i think it's hard to pick up the phone and call the news desk, call everybody you know. >> you see faces more than we do because of the site and the stories you know. hearing this story of 5-year-old baby jhessye, walked out of the house and vanishes. she's old enough. she knows where her house is if she goes across the street. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> what does this tell but this case? >> the one thing they shared is stls a lot of pedophiles in their area.

i think that's something people need to pay attention to and do a google search of registered offenders in their area. that's a problem. it takes a quick second to abduct a child. i'm very disturbed by that and that the others were in the house alone. there's a lot of issues to this case. but at the end of the day, she's described as an intelligent little girl who wanted to be a ballerina and she's gone. >> does it muddy the waters, as the aunt was saying there, to be talking so much about the history of the mother who did do time in prison sfp. >> sure. no doubt. it is an important fact in the case, but at the end of the day, a lot of energy should be put also in finding jhessye. but, you know, you can't erase the fact that the mom does this history. >> gaetane borders, thank you so much. so nice to have you. it's good to get these stories out. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. we're at 23 minutes past the hour now. we're going to take a pivot to politics. and a major event for christian

conservatives taking place in iowa with the faith in freedom coalition tonight. six of the eight republican candidates will be there. shannon cart advice is in des moines this morning. shannon, good morning to you. i said six of the eight. which two are brave enough not to show up in iowa? >> it's one of those times where we care more about who is not showing than who is showing up. those two are jon huntsman, former utah governor, and mitt romney. mitt romney is interesting. he was just here on thursday. i was there with him for two of his three events. he campaigned all across the state, was speaking with a lot of economic conservatives. but he left iowa. he's not staying for this gathering of about 1,000 faces in faith in freedom forum tonight. it's not really clear why. i spoke with the president of this group. he's pretty angry that romney is not coming to this. he's saying, you know what? he's going to need us if he's the nominee.

and i have a few quotes for him. the first one, tell me what there is to fear by coming though event? why have the six other candidates accepted and perceived front-runner decided not to come? apparently romney does not want to be in a setting with social and dmk conservatives. that's center steve scheffler. i said he's been at some of those others. schleffler says, with you know what? it doesn't matter. christian evangelicals here in iowa, they're going to make the general in the caucus and in the general election. >> and not to offend the good folks there in iowa putting on this event, but you know what? okay. so what he didn't come to your event. what makes you such a big deal? answer that question. that's not to offend. but answer that question, why

this event is important. >> no, it's not to offend. it is an excellent question. here is what a lot of people are building up as romney's strategy. you have perry, bachmann, even herman cain going after the religious conservative vote here in iowa. they come out in strong numbers in the general election. some people are surmising, speculating, let's say, that romney, let perry cain fight out the evangelical vote. i'll go after the economic vote and even disgruntled democratic votes in iowa. romney has only been three about three times since the beginning of the cycle. is this the strategy number one? secondly, if it is his strategy, will it work? it seems to be working so far. >> san shannon, thanks so much. we're getting close to the bottom of the hour here now. and the president of iran, he

has a message for the american people. we'll have a little more on that in just a moment. also, autos message saying hey, it wasn't enough in an exclusive cnn interview.

we're coming at the bottom of the hour now. we turn to libya and the death of former dictator moammar gadhafi. his body is now being held in cold storage, literally in a meat locker in misrata. his burial is on hold. his family wants the body, but the united nations and two human rights groups wants an investigation to answer how the

former dictator really died. leon panetta talks about how this led to his death. >> it wasn't the u.s. combined with other nato planes that fired on a convoy and that, i think, is a reflection of the partnership that came together in nato and in libya. nato says they'll skill back operations in libya by the end of the month but won't decide when to end operations altogether until sometime next week. here is a direct quote. we love the people of the united states. that from mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iran. he says we just don't love the government of the united states. he spoke to cnn in an exclusive interview about the people of the united states and the people that iran was planning to

assassinate a ambassador on u.s. soil. >> we need really to kill the ambassador of -- what is the reason and the interest behind that? we are civilized nation. we are the strong logic. and with a strong logic, we talk to all nations. we never have any intention to hurt saudi arabia. >> now, you can hear the rest of the interview with iran's president, including what he has to say about developments in iraq. on a special edition of fareed zakaria gps on sunday at 10:00 p.m. the crown prince of saudi arabia has died pep died from al illness, but they were not specific. over the past few years, he had reportedly been battling cancer. after years of war, the

president says u.s. troops in iraq are coming home for the holidays. the military decision for sure. but is there a political component to this? we will debate whit our political favorites. lenny and maria, they're coming up. ♪ do you believe in magic? [ male announcer ] there's just something about werther's caramel that makes a chocolate so smooth and creamy, you don't just taste it, you feel it. ♪ magic [ male announcer ] werther's original caramel chocolate. what comfort tastes like.

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welcome back, everybody. i'm t.j. holmes. give you a look at some of the

stories making headlines today. people in bangkok and thailand, they are bracing for serious flooding and the forecast suggests the worst is yet to come. more than 100,000 people have been evacuated. death toll already, more than 350. leon panetta is in asia today. he's in bally and indonesia, scheduled stops in tokyo, ya pan later this week. here at home, the fbi saying the number of gang members have spiked 40% in the past three years. the fbi says the increase could be the result of better reporting and not actual recruitment figures. prsh has announced all u.s. troops will be pulled out by the end of the year and the wars will be over. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over.

over the next few months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them will back up their gear and board convoys for home. the last american soldier will cross the border of iraq with their heads held high and knowing americans stand united for the support of their troops. >> for the president, this was a promise kept. thou how does this affect politics? we'll get into the president here in just a moment, but as we do, maria, tell me, what was your political highlight of the week? >> there was so much this week, t.j., i have three. short and sweet. the wilting of herman cain, the invincebility of president obama on foreign policy and the third one is, in order to save millionaires and billionaires

half a cent on the dollar, the gop chooses not to save jobs for policemen, firefighters and teachers. >> give her an inch and she'll take a foot. lenny, can you follow the rules? >> i can give you one. but you can throw that millionaires and billionaires in there without a doubt every single week. it is keeping a campaign promise, keeping the peace and keeping milt america number one militarily. we'll soon find out, thank you, president obama. >> with the president now, bin laden is dead. al awlaki dead in yemen. gadhafi, gone. does the president now -- he's really shoring up that foreign policy and defense part of his resume. but maria, is that the part of his resume voters are going to care about next year? >> well, i'll say this. there is no doubt that foreign policy is not the number one issue for voters as they're going to go into next year's

election. but the president doesn't believe that, the white house doesn't believe that. this is not 2004. this is 2011 when we are in a fragile economy and jobs are number one. there's no doubt about that. but what it does do, t.j., is it solidifies this president both on foreign policy as well as a credibility and decisive demander in chief, a credible and decisive leader and it continues to add to that gut feeling for voters. they like him personally. it's clear that he's a decisive leader. all of those things, i think, will help him as we go into the next election. >> lenny, can you really argue with that? we're talking about things of historic proportions have taken place on his watch. >> it's going to help him when it comes to foreign policy perspective. when it comes to certain candidates, such as herman cain, the more president obama does on

foreign policy, the more it hurts herman cain. you look at mitt romney, it doesn't hurt him as much. that said, when you're going from 39,000 to 150 within a matter of 2 1/2 months, you start talking about a responsible end to the iraq war, that word "responsible" starts coming into play. those such as romney or huntsman, who is so far behind and probably even a gingerich if he's able to creep up the polls, they're going to have opportunity to attack this president even on foreign policy, despite the successes he's had. let's be honest, number two in foreign policy, number one is the fact that 400,000 new unemployment claims game in again this week. that is going to be the number one issue when it comes to 2012. >> lynn, let's stay on that topic of jobs, the economy and the fix for the jobs and the economy. 9-9-9. oh, i'm sorry, it's 9-0-9 now. i don't know exactly what it is. is that going to be part of his problem? is this time, lenny, for him to

fizzle? 9-9-9 sounds catchy. people can remember. now we've got a 9-0-9 and he didn't have the best debate performance. he was really attacked on this. is this his moment now where he starts to fade? >> it may be. what he needs to do is clarify. one of the things that herman cain has not done very well is be very, very clear with something. what he did did on not do a good job of doing was say, listen, we are replacing one tax code at the federal level with the other tax code. he loud the other republicans to say, hey, is this another tax you'll have to pay? no, it's not t. it's swapping one out for another. and the longer he keeps this foggy, the longer he's going to have to wade through this. the more he does this, the more you'll see him slide back into the pack. >> maria still needs some credit for a bold plan and maybe they can work out the details later. >> no.

i think that -- i agree with lenny, it has become absolutely way too middled for this to become anything credible. like you said, it was 9-9-9. now it's 9-0-9. people are still looking for the 411 in terms of what does this mean. i think more importantly, t.j., this is going to continue to add to my comment about herman cain in terms of his wilting in the national spotlight. the 9-9-9 is one thing. but he also has rocked back two instances of pretty important issues this week in terms -- you know, when you come to a conservative report. the one was on comments he made to this network about whether he would associate with terrorists. again, those are two things that you had to walk back, reclarify and that is telling voters, in my mind and i think in their gut, that he's not somebody who is ready for prime time.

>> lenny, maria -- >> this is why it's not going to be herman cain. you think about the muslim statement, the abortion, negotiating with terrorists. i'm telling you, regardless of whether the conservatives like this or not, it's not going to be cain, it's not going to be bachmann. it's probably going to be romney. if it's anybody that comes of the pack, it will be gingerich, not anybody else. >> lenny is a bold predictor. lenny, maria, missed you both in las vegas. wish you could have been out there. >> we wish that, too, t.j. next time. >> good to see you both. >> thanks, everybody. have a good weekend. the world population will hit a mile stoel stone in the near future, but the u.s. population is head ed in the other direction. we'll tell you why. also, news week lists its group of greenest companies in the world. and dell computers comes in at

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about a kwarter to the top of the hour now. before the break, he started showing you the list of five greenest companies according to newsweek magazine. hewlett packard comes in as number two and top b the list, ibm. world population will reach 7 billion. the birth rate in the u.s. is actually going down. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has more on this week's health for her. >> any parent can tell you that kids can be expensive. and as the economy has gotten worse, people are choosing to have fewer children. if you compare 2007 when the economy was doing well with 2010, we're talking about 300,000 fewer children. take a look at this graph and you can see the correlation. on the far left, since 2002 until 2007, things were going pretty well and that number is going up, up, up. people were choosing to have

more children. it peaked in 2007 with the highest birth rate in that time period and then it's been coming down ever since. it costs between $8,000 and $20,000 a year to raise a child, spending on, well, how fancy the clothes are, whether they go to private or public school, all of that. and from birth to 18, the cost of raising a child is between $206,000 and $477,000 with housing, food and child care being the biggest expenses. now, it seems that a lot of women are saying, we're going to delay this or we're not going to have a child right now. that makes a lot of sense for a lot of families. but also remember, if you think all of us have children when we have more money in our bank account, that could be problematic. you may be so old that you need

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ten minutes at the top of the hour now, i'll give you a look at what's happening in sports. this is part of football, as we know. but the louisville coach is confirming quarterback anthony conner broke his neck in a game last night. you see it there on that hit. that's him in the red jersey. he is not, however, paralyzed. now, canner took a knee to the helmet. you're seeing the hit here. there he is going for that tackle. trainers worked on him for some time out there. he is able to move his feet and a hand as he was taken to the hospital. not sure what the effects will be long-term, but right now, he is not paralyzed. let's turn to the nba now. still no end in sight for the lockout. three days of negotiations. they were in there for 30 plus days of negotiations. now the season is on the back of people's minds.

but the further we go and the closer we get to the holidays, it becomes a real possibility there won't be a season at all. and my personal outrage story of the morning, although i've learned a lot of you all don't agree with me, $10,000 for a phone call. that's how much it cost troy monthly month polamalu. i wasn't ordering a pizza or calling his bookie. he called his wife to reassure her that he was okay after that hard hit. he was suffering from concuss n concussion-like symptoms. they had pulled him out of the game. he called her to say i'm okay. the league has a no cell phone use policy for the sidelines. the of course. it makes sense why. but there are mixed reactions as to whether the league went too far with the fine. $10,000? was that necessary? you all have been chiming in on a major way on this story today. hit me up, continue to do so,

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as we get chose to the top of the hour, halloween is right around the corner. we were asking what is the top hawped hotel in the u.s.? according to travelocity, the answer is "b," the stanley hotel out in colorado. there have been reports there of phantom piano players, ghostly guests. do you believe in haunted hotels and haunted houses? >> i don't take anything off the table. >> really? >> it's not an unusual thing. more and more people are doing this. according to money.com, americans are spending lots of money on this holiday, on

halloween. they spend over $6 billion last year alone. it was a bad economy that is still pretty impressive. this year, it will be interesting. regardless, americans are jazzed at this holiday and they're traveling a bit for halloween. i had the chance to go to savannah, did a little ghost hunting. check it out. it was fun. >> from savannah, georgia, some americans consider to be america's most haunting city. we're outside the final resting place to 11,000 souls. what better place to be the to get into that holiday spirit? if you're searching for a chip with chills, the first step to see if your destination is truly haunting. what makes a haunted city? >> savannah has a lot of tragic events that have happened here. you've got fires, fevers, plagues and that spurs a lot of haunting. >> one of the best ways to connect with the hour of these place sess a ghost tour. >> if you let the storyteller's

word have an effect on you, then you can experience something that happened hundreds of years ago. >> some places even offer places for you to drink and dine with the past. >> one of the coolest things is the idea that if you have a nonbreakable cup with 16 ounces or less, pick it up at any bar, you can take your spirits with you out on the street as you learn about spirits. and if you're looking to exchange your fright all night long, search for hotels or bed & breakfasts with an erie past. you can even call and ask if they have a haunted room. just don't watch the movie, the shining, before your trip. what better way to ring in halloween than getting together with ten or 15 of your friends, go to a place like savannah, taking advantage of the ability of what you saw on that screen. >> and walk around. >> a lot of people are going to

be seeing them later as they watch football. >> thank you. it's getting close to the top of the hour. we're going to reset and have the top stories for you in just a moment.