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that women do not have to die i will scream it from the top of my lungs until the day i die. i'm happy to be here with pink shirts that remt all the survivors. my goal is to see a cure. definitely to increase the number of pink shirts, survivors and my loss two years ago june 16th kristin martinez passed away, i refuse to have her death be in vain. when we talk about how much money the foundation invested, not here but all over the world, largest grass roots organization of survivors and activists. i know you're aware of the controversial decision to defund planned parenthood. we have seen affiliates reporting down in minnesota. here potential drop in the number of people taking part, how concerned are you about how that could effect the amount of money raised and what it could mean for the people on the ground? >> the beautiful thing about
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both organizations, i got involved with planned parenthood through their involvement with susan g. komen. their goals are the same, helping women. so hopefully as long as people learn the facts and stay on point and just know they are both committed to the exact same thing, saving lives and offering affordable access to preventive care and affordable health care for all women. ideally, that is the goal and i hope that fact rings the loudest and people stay focused. >> thank you for joining us, rob, back to you. >> looks like a great day for a race. better weather than yesterday. an event 60 years in the making. the diamond jubilee of queen elizabeth ii. after a lot of anticipation, four days of celebrations kick off today. officials completing the final rehearsals for events including 1000 boat floatilla down the
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river thames. royal carriage procession through london and star-studded concert featuring sir paul mccartney and elton john. max foster is live to give us the play-by-play, what is the vibe like on day one? >> reporter: a party atmosphere, union flags all over the city, all over the country. street parties taking place today for example. it's interesting seeing how things are unfolding, by tower bridge, a lot of the boats involved in the pageant have been going that way getting in their positions and you seen the bridge raised a come times, spectacular scenes. later this after noon we'll have a 62 gun salute, all the cannons firing from the tower of london behind me, and that will set things off. and the queen has just arrived at the races, she loves goes to
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the races, that is her first formal occasion of the weekend, so it has started, rob, the big party starts tomorrow. >> i didn't know she likes to bet the ponieponies, i like her every day. max, a big year for the royals, a wedding, now this, a bit of resure general see in the monarchy, do you say? >> absolutely. the polls, there have been polls ahead of the jubilee, they show that the monarchy is more popular than ever before. that has a lot to do with the royal wedding, that was a big success, people got reinvolved in the royal family after that. since then, kate, william, harry, have done well in public engagements are more popular. this weekend is about the queen. you will see kate, william and harry, she is bringing them in. she has been on the thrown for 60 years, she is trying to bring on the younger generations more
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and more. you will see pippa middleton, they will have their boat by the royal barge. she will be at the concert as well on monday. stevie wonder performing in that. a lot going on, exciting to have the cover rage, max foster bringing it to is live, thanks, max. tomorrow, join our brooke baldwin and piers morgan live for royal extravaganza. our coverage begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. a word of warning to inmates at clark county detention center, any prisoner you don't want to mess with it's floyd mayweather. there are a lot of ways to judge a football coach, but how hot is his wife? that is one of them? the new one, we'll talk about it. [ woman ] for the london olympic games, our town had a "brilliant" idea.
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a lot of new york mets fans thought this day would never come. after 50 years of baseball, a pitcher from the metropolitans has thrown a no-hitter. reynolds wolf, multi-talented out there with the air force squadrons in the mud, watching weather, now talking sports. two guys talking sports. >> absoluteabsolutely. >> i didn't realize the mets didn't have a no hitter. >> it was a big deal. they are one game out of first place, amazing thing. video incredible, a no-no by
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johan santana, not the singer santana, a different tune. hard to believe not a perfect game but was a no-hitter, it did take them long enough, but got to be happy for mets fans, bodes well for the future. happy crowd to say the least at shea stadium. >> you know what is going on with floyd mayweather, he has been thrown in jail? is that the story? >> i heard. >> he has to go to jail for 87 days, serving a sentence got a little handsy with his ex-girlfriend. rough enough in prison can you imagine having to be a cell mate to old floyd? >> i don't want to imagine that. i don't want to think about. that it's spooky to contemplate to say the very least. absolutely. >> being a football coach, at the higher levels they get paid, they have a right to pick and choose assistants and for their staff, at the football college and pro level, the staff is everything.
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they have to be very very diligent who they pick. they have to vet every candidate. this particular coach, he says he wants to know how hot your wife is. it's vanderbilt's head coach, he is recruiting assistant coaches, depending how hot their wife is. your wife, if i may say, very attractive. >> you're a bold guy for saying that. if you find out the reasoning behind it. the reason why he said that he thinks if he hires a coach that has a wife, this is his belief, that appears very attractive it shows a bit of self confidence in the coach himself, ed the confidence to approach a very attractive lady and ask them for marriage. the reason why he says it's important because we have the same coaching for prospects. you have to have the powers of persuasion, you can see it might be kind of important. >> you sold stuff in your time. that is a great --
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>> i try. >> if i could be objective that makes sense. for two guys who married up, maybe we would qualify. >> absolutely. >> fun video, the obligatory rodent, dodgers, rock kirks squirrel delayed the game in the sixth inning. >> did he come in from the bullpen? >> ready for the seventh inning stretch. looks well-fed. most of the squirrels -- >> i wonder what people see this, some say he's cute, adorable, where i'm from, people call that dinner. that's right. >> with a bow and arrow or pellet gun? >> some of my friends on foot, tackle the thing. amazing to see. baseball there are so many things to enjoy, you have the interaction between the pitcher and catcher, the interaction between the dugout and guy at the plate and now you have a squirrel for good measure. we need more squirrels in
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baseball games. >> good luck measure. this one off the radar, next week, belmont stakes, i'll have another has a shot at the triple crown. >> first time in was it affirmed that won it last? >> the queen likes to bet the ponies, we should ask her what she likes. >> any time she says anything it's interesting she has the best voice. not many 11 years olds need a presidential pardon but a handwritten note might come in handy for tyler sullivan, we'll explain.
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no one was happy about friday's jobs report especially in chicago at president obama's campaign headquarters. it's making their job harder. paul steinhouser explains why. >> reporter: good morning, rob, arguably the most important number in politics, and mitt romney was quick to react to the disappointing may unemployment report. >> the president's policies and his handling of the economy has been dealt a harsh indictment. >> the president's challenger said he can do a better job on jobs than mr. obama who acknowledged he faces stiff economic headwinds frnl. >> we're still fighting our way back from the worst economic crisis since the great depression. the economy is growing again but not growing as fast as we want to it grow. >> so what do you think? >> jobs are job one for the presiden presidency. >> reporter: americans agree. jobs and the economy is the top issue on their minds. 52% of people questioned in our new cnn/orc poll say it's the
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most important problem facing the country. far ahead of everything else. they are divided which candidate will better jump start the economy. 31% say things will get better if romney wins, 28% said the president. all that leads to a tie right now in the race for the white house. 49% of registered voters back the president, 46% say they support romney. with just over five months to go until election day, keep your eyes on the unemployment level. rob? thanks, paul. no one polls 11-year-olds, taylor sullivan was in the front row when he met the president, mr. obama offered to health him out with an absence from school. >> really? he will really write me an excuse note? mr. ackerman, please excuse tyler, he was with me, barack obama. then i kind of want to brag at
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school and tell them look at what i got! >> does in the mean you should ship school, not everyone gets a note. it makes a souvenir for tyler, too bad he won't be voting until 2020. tlc has a new spin off show out of "toddlers and tiaras," this show is about honey boo-boo. you have to watch. >> i want to win money! >> make me honey boo-boo. >> her mom would feed her a mixture of energy drink and soda, you know what that -- bill santiago has a lot to say about this and other stuff. there he is. we'll talk to bill coming up after the break. stay with us. a party?
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new york's mayor michael bloomberg says he wants the new yorkers to live a little longer healthier. that is why he wants to ban super sized sugary drinks in the city. let's bring in the comedian who wants to talk to us about it. bill santiago, good morning, bill. i couldn't believe this when this was suggested, basically 16 ounce drinks that are sugary will be banned in every store or at least in restaurants. what do you think about that? >> bloomberg is out of control. first he tries to take away all our guns so we will be powerless to stop him from taking away our soda, this is the beginning. once he gets the soda, he will come after our pants. he has to be stopped! the next day, yesterday he comes out in favor, he's celebrating national donut day. i guess it sounds contradictory, you can't tick off the cops because who would eastbound force the soda ban.
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i'm in favor of the soda ban, could make the city more interesting, has been a while could get new york city's mojo back. we get prohibition ushers in organized crime, the city will be more fun. i'm looking forward to more fun. i'm looking forward to finding out who the next al capone will be. open up all sorts of pop. fortunes to be made with medicinal mountain dew. i think it's a stimulus package. >> you're predicting organized crime will take hold? >> absolutely, they will be busting all sorts of illegal disit tillries. >> you know who may be against it or this may be a reason to ban it, you know that kid in tlc's toddlers and tiaras, all hopped up on mountain dew and maybe red bull, too. watch this clip. i'm sure you've seep it. >> oh, yes, i have.
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>> oh, no. >> a lot of pageant moms and people know what the special juice is. the special juice is to help energize her. a lot of moms, so, you're doping up your child. well, hey, i'm not. i'm not hurting her. ♪ >> oh, my god. there it is. there it is. we are going out in a trailer trash tiara tot tailspin. that's the final note of our civilization. >> she is about to get her own sh show. >> i know. i look at this, inbred shirley temple. i think we should be calling child protective services. they are hopped up on -- any responsible parent would be trying to sedate this child with a mega dose of ritalin and they're trying to get her more psyched up for her pageant. she is getting her own show. it's unbelievable. on the other hand, i am glad that we have these sorts of reality shows, you know, so we can document how the end of
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civilization is being accelerated by these very reality shows. that go-go juice is a mixture of mountain dew and red bull. she's 6 years old. how long before she develops a tolerance? what's next? what do you think is next? she has meth addict written all over her pudgy little face. you can see the future, and we're documenting it on tv. it's pathetic. >> yeah, her teeth do look a little bit clear already. you're right about that. switching gears, i'm read iing this thing, "travel&leisure "comes out with different rankings of cities and they released the worst dressed people's list. in the top ten there is anchorage, alaska, it's the worst dressed for people. now, you know, i've been to anchorage, it's a beautiful place. there's a lot of dudes there. maybe that's why. you don't have as many women there to spruce things up. >> i don't know if that has anything to do with it.
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it's an entirely different set of priorities. you're out there in alaska in anchorage. when you're being chased down by a polar bear, i think the last concern on your mind is accessorizing. >> oh, come on. it's more metropolitan than that. >> it's about survival up there. come on, what about the elements? there's frostbite. they have all that -- it's a problem, and that's not the only ridiculous city on the list. i mean, you have salt lake city, also a worst dressed. i think it's a faith-based fashion problem. the magic underwear, i'm sure, is giving a lot of people a bulgy look. never very form fitting when you have those kinds of undergarments to deal with. orlando, half the people in orlando, they're dressed in some sort of disney uniform. or you have the people from the other worst people in the cities descending on the city and putting on the mouse ears. i mean, they should get a pass. >> this is all funny stuff, and
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i'm glad it's not coming out of my mouth as a full-time weather man. >> that's my job. every saturday. >> thank goodness you're here to say the things that none of us can say. all for fun, by the way. nobody take offense. thanks, bill. we'll check back with you next week. >> see you next week. for some police officers in wisconsin, it wasn't exactly the typical traffic stop this dashboard cam shows you just what they saw. a dwi on a lawn mower. walmart can now convert your favorite dvds from disc to digital. so you can watch them on your laptop, tablet, phone... anytime, anywhere. cool, huh? yea! yea! what'd you guys think that it would cost? i thought it'd be around $10. it's only $2 per disc. that's a great price. bring in your favorite dvds. see for yourself. boooom! [ host ] that's the walmart entertainment disc to digital service. visit the photo center at your local walmart to get started. that's my favorite part. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943.
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okay. truck crashes bar. car through house. a lawn mower operator gets pulled over for driving drunk.
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jeanne moose reports. >> reporter: he sure wasn't mowing a lawn but at least he didn't mow down any pedestrians when he waved to officers in not so hot pursuit behind it. >> i tried to hit my siren behind him. he kept saying, go around. go around. >> reporter: the officer pulled him over in a parking lot in jackson, wisconsin, where a curb stopped him. >> charles, how much have you had tonight? >> one beer. >> just one beer? >> reporter: charles gray wasn't happy about having to take sobriety tests. turns out he had three previous drunk driving arrests in, cars and took the breathalyzer. it resulted in his first arrest for dui on a lawn mower. >> you've had more than one beer. you're 2.19. >> i had one beer. >> you're over double. >> reporter: it's been a weird week for vehicles ending up in
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places they shouldn't be. in a place called little canada, minnesota, customers at this bar were shooting the breeze. watch the woman on the end take a last sip and then, boom. police say the 51-year-old woman who drove her truck into the bar likely had a diabetic condition. >> it happened like that. you didn't have time to react. >> reporter: pat was the bartender. he barely got out of the way in time. three people were pinned, a total of six went to the hospital. but no one died. the impact left this customer dazed. and watch the woman who had been beside him get up and left a board out of the way. this 21 drove a red mercedes through a house ending up in the backyard. the homeowners weren't hurt. "the new york daily news" drubbed it a drive-thru. and speaking of drive-thrus, how about the guy police say went loco over a taco about the beef
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over too little beef, or maybe it was chicken. michael smith picked up his food at the taco bell drive-through in dayton, hiohio. he came back saying he was short a taco. words were exchanged. >> he was very sarcastic and rude. >> reporter: he then drove through the front entrance. police followed a trail of fluid from his truck and arrested him at home. they say take wrout, they don't mean take out the entrance. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. well, thanks for starting your morning with us. we have much more news ahead on "cnn saturday morning" which starts right now. from cnn and the worldwide headquarters here in atlanta, this is "cnn saturday morning." i'm rob marciano in for randi kaye. the job reports says the country added 269,000 jobs in may, but what does that mean for the economy and your wallet? we'll

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