i'm just saying, you've got to eat your own porridge. >> aren't our taxpayer dollars paying the-- >> that carries a little more after burden. >> and in turn paying for these. >> indeed. bottom line, i could have given a couple of places. is shecky green's place still in the cats kills, $29.99 a night. >> and villa roma. i spent many nights there. >> all the pasta you could eat. >> and well-- mortgagee shore was the-- >> exactly. is morety still around? and kicking off the holiday season, ready to kick the economy into high gear? the forbes gas saying not so fast. not so cheery signs. those guys are depressing, they're never looking at the half full class, that's the forbes gang. >> that's the top of the hour. anyway, up next, see these guys? ahhh! >> ahhh! >> they just realize their chevy volt is on fire. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here. to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's yo

but pet has a meal of porridge mixed with condensed milk. there's also a rare herbal supplement believed to keep his insides clean. as a final touch, he also gets fresh eggs. despite the higher maintenance costs, he thinks the investment is worth it. >> translator: buffalos for racing are not easy to find. i've raised buffalos for years. and i love them. >> it's time for pet's debut. he's racing the super-tiny division. pet performs well and fazed by the pressure of his first run, he breezes through and secures a spot in the finals. but when the big race comes, it's a different story. after slow start, pet comes in last. but his owner still has faith. >> translator: i feel okay and glad that my buffalo made it to the final round. being able to make it there is already great. i feel very happy now. i believe he'll be better next year as my buffalos are very good. >> translator: here when some animals come together at this one-of-a-kind festival, this is one piece of tradition that will never get left behind. dhra dhirakaosal, nhk world, thail

today she eats porridge, a banana, black tea, whole milk. 800 calories. head to china.t this extreme gamer. he lives at his computer station day and night. he sleeps there. he eats about 1600 calories a day, mostly takeout. rice, tofu, chicken. 3200, that's a typical day's worth of food for todd kinser who is a coal miner in kentucky. pop tart, about lobologna and c sandwich for lunch, and hamburger helper for dinner. this man lives on the central east coast of greenland. 6500 is his number. he eats what he hunts. typical day's worth of food for him seal meat, rice, rye bread, marmalade. this woman consumes 12,3 hundred calories. she's replaced her food drug addiction with food addiction. >> fascinating stuff. >>> up next, as his biographer calls him, the man who shocked the world. >> 130 volts. [ scream ] >> it is difficult to watch, but we're marking the 50th anniversary of the famous obedience project. his graduate research assistant's going to be joining us with the inside story, next. our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes mig

but pet has a meal of porridge mixed with condensed milk. there's also a rare herbal supplement believed to keep his insides clean. as a final touch, he also gets fresh eggs. despite the higher maintenance costs, he thinks the investment is worth it. >> translator: buffalos for racing are not easy to find. i've raised buffalos for years. and i love them. >> it's time for pet's debut. he's racing the super-tiny division. pet performs well and unfazed by the pressure of his first run, he breezes through and secures a spot in the finals. but when the big race comes, it's a different story. after slow start, pet comes in last. but his owner still has faith. >> translator: i feel okay and glad that my buffalo made it to the final round. being able to make it there is already great. i feel very happy now. i believe he'll be better next year as my buffalos are very good. >> translator: here when some animals come together at this one-of-a-kind festival, this is one piece of tradition that will never get left behind. dhra dhirakaosal, nhk world, tha

the meal that we provide is a porridge mixture, very, very cheap, but very nutritious. >> mary's mealslans to ship a total of 200 tons of food by the end of the year. that's more than 2 million meals. it's ban life changing journey for this one-time salmon familiarer who feels more at home helping others than he does in the spotlight. >> the cnn heros thing, it was the most wonderful opportunity to tell people about mary's meals and it's allowed us to meet many more people as a result. >> thank you. >> pretty awesome guy there. don't forget to tune in this sunday night, 8:00 p.m. eastern, tomorrow night to cnn heros, an all-star tribute. it's hosted by anderson cooper. it will inexpire you, i promise you that. >>> thousands of people, meanwhile, are packing the streets of moscow today, furious. they say last weekend's election was rigged and they're not taking it sitting down. we're live from the russian capital, next. >>> i want to get you your top stories right now. a huge rights group says at least 16 people were killed today in clashes outside of syria. the united nations says more

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