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Aired September 28, 2007 - 10:00   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

HEATH SHULER: That plan for my life going forward.
ALI VELSHI, CNN CORRESPONDENT, (voice over): Shuler retired from football and built a successful real estate business with his brother. But a part of him felt unfulfilled.

SHULER: I never had intentions to be a member of Congress. It was, what can I do to help my community? And my community suggested that I put my hat in the arena to be a member of Congress.

VELSHI: And so Shuler continues to learn the Washington playbook as he works on issues that are important to him, the environment and assisting small businesses. And he's already made plans for the future. Shuler says he's running for re-election in 2008.

Ali Velshi, CNN.

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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, everybody. I'm Heidi Collins.

TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: And I'm Tony Harris.

Stay informed all day in the CNN NEWSROOM. Here's what's on the rundown.

President Bush looking at climate change strategies for the coming decade. His live remarks just moments away.

A child sexually abused on tape. Who is she? Coming live, a Nevada sheriff who is trying to figure that out.

HARRIS: A dishwasher works and saves to build a home in his homeland. One problem. The U.S. government has his cash this Friday, September 28th. You are in the CNN NEWSROOM.

COLLINS: Stuck on an airplane for hours on end. Screaming babies, overflowing toilets, even police custody. All part of the ordeal. CNN's Allan Chernoff with the flight that just would not end.

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ALLAN CHERNOFF, CNN CORRESPONDENT, (voice over): Diverted because of bad weather, the plane had been on the Baltimore tarmac for more than four hours following a five-hour flight. Passengers say the stench from a toilet backing up was beginning to fill the cabin.

CARLOS CIRINO, STRANDED PASSENGER: We had no food, no water. Nobody's telling us anything.

CAROLINE MURRAY, STRANDED PASSENGER: Right. Babies were crying.

CIRINO: Yes.

MURRAY: There was no toilet paper. There were people who were ill on the plane. There was a diabetic woman who needed food. There was a pregnant woman who needed food.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why can't we just go to Newark?

CHERNOFF: Passengers had had enough. Enough of being trapped on board.

MURRAY: We said, it's time for us to stand up and demand to be let off this plane. So we stood up, we started clapping in unison, demanded to speak to the pilot, who refused to speak to us. Refused to even come on the intercom.

CHERNOFF: They were bagging on the overhead luggage compartments. Flight attendants threatened to call the police to make arrests.

MURRAY: We said, please do. Call the police. Have them come rescue us, because you're holding us hostage.

CHERNOFF: Armed airport police and customs officers came on board and marched passengers single file into a secure room in the terminal where they were treated to pretzels and potato chips.

MURRAY: We were kept in that room for another two hours before we were put back on a plane and held for another hour. So we were held against our will for a total of eight hours after a five hour flight.

CHERNOFF: Continental Airlines told CNN, passengers were kept on the plane because it was an international flight that had to be processed by federal agents who happen to have been in short supply at the airport. The airline added, "we have written apologies for the delay to the customers for whom we have contact information, including travel vouchers as a goodwill gesture." Those vouchers are worth $200. And some passengers say it's not enough.

Allan Chernoff, CNN, New York.

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HARRIS: And happening this hour in Miami, a bail hearing for two men at the center of a mystery at sea. They chartered a fishing boat. The four members crew disappeared. A five day Coast Guard search ended last night. Kirby Archer and Guillermo Zarabozo were found in a raft 12 miles from the abandoned boat. Zarabozo told investigators pirates killed the crew. But investigators don't believe him. COLLINS: Health care for children at the center of a political showdown. President Bush says he will veto a bill expanding a popular health insurance program. It won final approval in the Senate last night after clearing the house on Tuesday. The battle lines are drawn.

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SEN. HILLARY CLINTON, (D) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: If the president vetoes this bill, as he has threatened, he will be vetoing health care for almost 4 million children. And he will be putting ideology, not children, first.

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL, (R) MINORITY LEADER: Democrats are counting down the hours so they can tee up the election ads saying Republicans don't like kids. Meanwhile, they're using SCHIP as a trojan horse to sneak government-run health care into the states.

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COLLINS: The bill is about $35 billion more than the president wanted. Extra money coming from higher cigarette taxes. The White House says it would benefit higher income children at the expense of the poor.

HARRIS: And some more specifics about the bill. It would expand the program from $5 billion to $12 billion annually for the next five years. It would double the number of children covered from 4 million to 8 million. The Senate passed the bill with enough votes to override a presidential veto, but it fell short of the number needed in the House.

COLLINS: A truly amazing story this morning. A woman plucked from certain death fighting for her life today. A detective follows a trail of splintered brush and discovers the missing woman trapped in her wrecked car. She'd apparently languished at the bottom of a ravine for eight agonizing days. This morning 33-year-old Tanya Rider is in intensive care. She is suffering from kidney failure and other problems. Rescuers say she was dehydrated but conscious. In fact, she responded to her name. On CNN's "American Morning," Tanya Rider's husband says before she was discovered he was apparently emerging as a suspect in her disappearance.

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TOM RIDER, HUSBAND OF WOMAN FOUND: I knew she was missing. I knew something happened. And no one would believe me except operator number 65. He's the one that started the case. No one would believe me. They all thought that she's an adult, she can go where she wants.

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COLLINS: Tanya Rider's car was only about 20 feet off the highway, but it lay buried beneath heavy brush and blackberry bushes.

HARRIS: Well, Rob Marciano joins us once again, following Lorenzo and Karen is developing -- we're talking the tropics, Heidi.

COLLINS: We are.

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COLLINS: How far will the president go to curb greenhouse gases? Just minutes from now, President Bush announces his plan. You can catch it live. We'll carry it for you right here in the NEWSROOM. People beginning to file into the room.

HARRIS: Yes.

A military crackdown intensifying on marchers in Myanmar. The secretive Asian nation, once known as Burma, reports soldiers firing shots and clubbing activists gathering for more demonstrations. This is the third straight day of violence in protests that began last week.

A top U.S. official in Yangon tells CNN the military is out with guns, trucks and barricades and people are still marching. Another diplomat tells CNN witnesses report seeing about 35 bodies lying in rows in Yangon, but CNN can't confirm that report. Officials have also reportedly sealed the monasteries to clear the streets of monks who have lead the demonstrations.

Media and blog reports say Internet service has been cut, slowing news from this reclusive country. More bloody demonstrations in Myanmar. Our guest coming up shortly offers a unique perspective on the people involved in this protest.

COLLINS: Want to take you back. We're going to tell you more about this ad campaign that up here, talking about couples and offering them the chance actually to cheat on each other. We're going to talk about that a little bit later.

Want to get you directly to the president now first.

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Energy security and climate change are two of the great challenges of our time. The United States takes these challenges seriously. The world's response will help shape the future of the global economy and the condition of our environment for future generations.

The nations in this room have special responsibilities. We represent the world's major economies. We are major users of energy. And we have the resources and knowledge base to develop clean energy technologies.

Our guiding principle is clear. We must lead the world to produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions and we must do it in a way that does not undermine economic growth or prevent nations from delivering greater prosperity for their people.

We know this can be done. Last year America grew our economy, while also reducing greenhouse gases. Several other nations have made similar strides. This progress points us in the right direction, but we've got to do more. So before this year's G-8 summit, I announced that the United States will work with other nations to establish a new international approach to energy, security and climate change. Today's meeting is an important step in this process. With the work we begin today, we can agree on a new approach that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen energy security, encourage economic growth and sustainable global development and advance negotiations under the United Nations framework convention on climate change.

I thank the State Department for hosting this event. I appreciate members of my cabinet who have joined us today. I thank Jim Connaughton, who's the chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, for being here. I appreciate you being the personal representative of this and I hope you're doing -- I hope you think he's doing a fine job.

I welcome Minister Rachmat, the minister of the environment of Indonesia, who's the chairman of the upcoming U.N. climate meeting in December. I welcome Mr. de Boer (ph), who's the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. I welcome all the ministers and delegates who are here. We really appreciate you coming. I thank the ambassadors for joining this augus (ph) group.

I thank members of the Congress who have taken time to come by. Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Congressman Bart Gordon of Tennessee. I appreciate you taking time to come by and participate in these meetings.

Every day energy brings countless benefits to our people. Energy powers new hospitals and schools so we can live longer and more productive lives. Energy transforms the way we produce food so we can feed or growing populations.

Energy enables us to travel and communicate across great distances so we can expand trade and prosperity. Energy sustains the world's most advanced economies, which makes it possible for us to devote resources to fighting hunger and disease and poverty around the globe.

In this new century, the need for energy will only grow. Much of this increased demand will comes from the developing world where nations will need more energy to build critical infrastructure and grow their economies, improve the lives of their people.

Overall, the demand for energy is expected to rise by more than 50 percent by 2030. This growing demand for energy is the sign of a vibrant, global economy. Yet it also poses serious challenges . . .

HARRIS: President Bush now at the State Department talking about climate change. The real question, the president trying to get ideas of this delicate balancing act that he is trying to pull off here, trying to achieve continued economic growth while at the same time trying to cut some of these greenhouse emissions. That is the question we will take it up with Miles O'Brien in just a couple of minutes.

But still ahead in the NEWSROOM this morning, a scene right out of a horror movie. Two gunmen storm a convenience store. Their faces masked, as you can see here. But not sticking with a stocking. All right. The frightening videos is just ahead for you.

Also, most people like to keep them quiet, but some are advertising their affairs. A website pushes its program for cheating hearts.

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HARRIS: Well, disturbing reports of the military's violent crackdown in Myanmar front and center this week. For more insight on the people and what life is like in that reclusive country once known as Burma, photo journalist J.M. Tolani was born there and he joins us now.

J.M., good to talk to you.

First of all, if you would, make this story really resonate for folks in the United States. I mean, we know of atrocities going on, for example, the government there in Sudan, Khartoum, implicated in the genocide in Darfur. But if you would, help us make sense of this story. What is happening in your country right now and why should we care?

J.M. TOLANI, PHOTOJOURNALIST: I think we should care because these people are one of the kindest and most generous people you could ever meet. I went there after 41 years in 2005 and found the people to be very peaceful. You could go into their homes and they would offer you the food, which probably would be their lunch and dinner, and never make you feel uncomfortable about it.

HARRIS: We're going to show some of your pictures. Take us through just a couple of these. I hope you can see some of the pictures here.

TOLANI: I can.

HARRIS: When were you last in the country? I believe you were there last year. But for the first time in 41 years you visited in 2005. What was that experience like? And what are we looking at here?

TOLANI: You're looking at a house, which is on Indian (ph) Lake. I mean you take this boat on Indian Lake and go around the market. And it's one of the stops we made where there's a floating market and this gentleman has a house over there. He was looking outside the window to see all the boats coming in.

HARRIS: You describe a country that for you seemed locked in time.

TOLANI: Right. Well, it's one of the things that most fascinated me about arriving in Burma in 2005 was that it was totally frozen in time. And there were cars from 1970s. Lot of people had not even seen television at all or heard of cell phones for that reason, actually. So it's just fascinating to see all that coming from the United States.

HARRIS: Yes, just beautiful, beautiful people that you're showing us in these photos here.

In light of the president's promotion of democracy, President Bush expressing that through his freedom agenda for the world, does the U.S., in your view, have an additional responsibility to assist the monks and the folks who are fighting for democracy in your country?

TOLANI: Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean they need to exert more pressure on the neighboring countries, which are trading with Burma and the junta party over there. And because of the support in trading, the military is able to rule over there and suppress these people. So I think just talking and saying things for the U.N. is not necessarily going to help. You need to apply pressure, especially on China, to stop passing this -- blocking this resolution.

HARRIS: Well, there you go. Isn't it really a job for China? I mean what beyond the sanctions that are already in place can the United States government do?

TOLANI: Well really not much except put pressure on China and, you know, talk to them and communicate with them and tell them -- I mean there's an Olympics coming up very soon.

HARRIS: Good point.

TOLANI: That's a good reason to put pressure on them.

HARRIS: J.M. Tolani is a photo journalist.

J.M., thank you for your pictures of your home country. We appreciate it.

TOLANI: Thank you very much.

COLLINS: American dreams. Immigrants' nightmare. A dishwasher saves to buy his family a home. Now all his money is gone, taken by the government. How did it happen?

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COLLINS: President Bush announcing his plans to fight climate change. CNN chief technology and environment correspondent Miles O'Brien knows this story inside and out. He's at the international conference now in Washington.

Hi there, Miles.

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Heidi, the president is still speaking to representatives of 15 other countries here at the State Department for a global warming summit session that the president called for. In his speech, he talked about a lot of things that represent an evolution in Bush administration thinking about global warming.

First of all, ready conceding that global warming is a problem and that human beings need to do something about it. That the U.S. and other nations should set goals for curbing greenhouse emissions. That reaching those goals and how those benchmarks are attained should be readily transparent. But stopping short of endorsing any sort of mandatory caps on those greenhouse emissions which many of these other nations here in attendance would call for.

It's the voluntary nature of what the president is supporting that has many people here suggesting the U.S. needs to come up with a policy change.

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O'BRIEN, (voice over): The science is solid. A warming earth could mean dangerous changes in the years ahead. But when science collides with politics, the chemistry isn't always pretty. And White House pronouncements on a warming earth have been all over the map. Head-to-head with Al Gore in a 2000 presidential debate, candidate Bush wasn't so sure about global warming.

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Global warming needs to be taken very seriously. And I take it seriously. But science, there's a lot of -- there's differing opinions. And before we react, I think it's best to have the full accounting, full understanding of what's taking place.

O'BRIEN: Then, before the election, Bush promised to force limits on greenhouse gas emissions. But in an interview a year later with CNN's John King, Vice President Cheney asked for a do-over on that promise.

DICK CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It was a mistake because we aren't in a position today to be able to do that in terms of sort of capping emissions. CO2 emissions.

O'BRIEN: This year, global warming was back on the front burning, making the a-list for the State of the Union Address.

BUSH: These technologies will help us be better stewards of the environment and they will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change.

O'BRIEN: No one expects a break-through from this meeting, but the president's supporters say it couldn't hurt.

HENRY PAULSON, TREASURY SECRETARY: I don't see how it could be anything other than a positive. And I believe Prime Minister Blair will agree, to get the major economies of the world, to get the nations that are responsible for 80 percent of the carbon emissions.

O'BRIEN: But even Bush's first EPA administrator says the U.S. has left the impression that it won't lift a finger to help. CHRISTIE WHITMAN, FORMER EPA ADMINISTRATOR: He said, we're out of here, gone, and we're not going to regulate climate. And the rest of the world interpreted that as flipping them the bird, frankly, on an issue about which they cared a great deal.

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O'BRIEN: So, Heidi, if you're keeping score at home, it's worth pointing out that the three biggest greenhouse gas emitters, the U.S., China and India, remain steadfastly opposed to these mandatory caps, insisting on voluntary efforts to try to curb these emissions. Many climate scientists say mandatory caps are called for at this time because the climate may be at a tipping point where if things aren't done quickly and across the board, things could spin out of control.

COLLINS: All right, Miles O'Brien, we will be watching today. Thanks so much.

HARRIS: What do you say we take you to the New York Stock Exchange now for a look at the big board. About an hour into the trading day. We don't want this on a Friday get-away day. We've had a really nice week so far. Modest gains just about every day. I guess there was 100-point jump one day this week. I can't remember which one. But as you see, about an hour in, the Dow down 28 points. The Nasdaq, I understand, down five. Still time for a big turnaround. We're following those numbers with Susan Lisovicz right here in the CNN NEWSROOM.

Staying ahead of creditors and staying off the telemarketer's call lists. Yes, just some of the viewer topics for CNN personal finance editor Gerri Willis.

Gerri, twice in a morning in the NEWSROOM. It's outstanding.

GERRI WILLIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I know. I just can't, you know, I just love being in the NEWSROOM.

HARRIS: Good to see you, Gerri. All right. You want to get started? I got a couple of questions for you. Ready?

WILLIS: OK.

HARRIS: The first one from Al from New York. He writes, "how do I get my name removed from credit card mailing offers?

WILLIS: Well, it's pretty straightforward. Go to optoutprescreen.com on the web or you can call 888-5opt-out.

Now you should know the do-not-call register turns five years old next June. So if you signed up at the beginning on or near June 2003, you have to re-register your name on the list. The registrations only last for five years. So to see when your registration expires, because you may not remember when you did it, go to donotcall.gov and click on verify your registry. It's pretty straightforward and simple.

HARRIS: Yes, it sounds like it.

WILLIS: And if you haven't registered, Tony, your phone, you can do that now at the same website, 888-382-1222.

HARRIS: And there's the number there on the bottom of the screen.

All right. Dan from New Jersey writes, "I just lost my job and I know that I am going to have a problem making payments to my creditors. Should I contact the creditors and ask to arrange a payment plan?" Gerri, help, help, help, help, help. "I need your advice."

WILLIS: Well, Dan, you know, this is great. Dan is getting ahead of the curve and that is a good thing. I'd say contact your creditors and lenders to see if you can improve the terms of your debt first. Now you may be able to lower your interest rates or negotiate a reduced settlement on some debts. You may also want to consider moving some of your credit card debt to accounts with lower interest rates. You know, you can save a ton of money in interest payments if you move a balance to a credit card that has one of those 0 percent introductory rates.

But again, you have to read the fine print. Credit card companies are getting more stingy with these offers. Bells and whistles, you have to look closely.

You may also think about signing up for an automated payment system so you can chart your progress, keep track of bills. You know what's going on with your money.

And, Tony, you've got to see this. This is a lot of fun. We got this from Amanda in Kentucky. She wrote, "I saw your "Top Tips" today on freebies and samples. I thought I would share some sites that come in handy for me." And she gave us swapbabygoods.com and freecycle.org. And she says, "Thanks a bunch!"

You know, we always love hearing from our viewers, and we want to get tips from you, so keep them coming. Of course If you have a question send it to us at toptips@CNN.com.

HARRIS: Well, there you go. That's why you like being in the NEWSROOM so much. You get the best e-mails from the best viewers in television. How did that do? Was that all right?

WILLIS: That was beautiful. And true.

HARRIS: All right, Gerri, have a great weekend. Thanks.

WILLIS: You, too.

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HARRIS: Authorities fear for this child. Sex tape pictures released and an urgent move to find her. Coming live, a Nevada sheriff live and the latest on the investigation. Five days later, and no sign of the Joe Cool crew. Were they forced overboard? This morning two suspects in court in South Florida.

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HARRIS: A dishwasher's dream -- gone, along with his life savings, and soon he may also be gone from the country.

CNN's John Zarrella reports.

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JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): For 11 years, Pedro Zapeta lived his simple version of the American dream in Stuart, Florida. He washed dishes. He saved nearly every nickel. Two years ago he was ready to go home. Zapeta carried this duffel bag filled with all of the cash he had scrimped and saved to the Fort Lauderdale Airport. Security spotted the money.

PEDRO ZAPETA, IMMIGRANT (through translator): They asked me how much money I had.

ZARRELLA: It was $59,000, and every last cent was seized by U.S. Customs. He didn't know he had to declare that he was carrying more than $10,000, but that's the law. And since then, Zapeta has been fighting not only deportation, but also get his hard-earned money back.

ZAPETA (through translator): They are treating me like a criminal when all I am is a working man.

ZARRELLA: Pedro, the dishwasher's story sparking an outpouring of generosity and now nearly $10,000 in donations sits in trust.

(on camera): Not long ago, his attorney says, federal prosecutors offered Pedro a deal. He could take $10,000 of the original cash seized, plus the 9,000 in donations, not talk and leave the country immediately.

Pedro said no, he wanted all of the money, he had earned it.

(voice-over): If you think things couldn't get worse for Pedro Zapeta, you're wrong. Now, according to the attorney, the IRS wants the donated cash? Why? To cover taxes on the donations and on the money he made as dishwasher. Neither federal prosecutors nor the IRS will discuss the case.

MARISOL ZEQUEIRA, ZAPETA'S IMMIGRATION ATTY: When you are poor, uneducated, and illegal, your avenues are cut...

ZARRELLA: Wednesday, he went to immigration court and got the rest of the bad news. The judge gave the dishwasher until the end of January to leave the country on his own and he's unlikely to ever see a penny of his money.

ZAPETA (through translator): I am desperate. I no longer feel good about this country.

ZARRELLA: Zapeta's American dream is crushed. All he ever wanted to do, he says, is make enough money to buy some land in this mountain village and build a home for his mother and sisters. For him and for them -- that dream, too, is gone.

John Zarrella, CNN, Miami.

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COLLINS: Most people like to keep them quiet, but some are advertising affairs. A Web site pushes its program for cheatin' hearts.

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HARRIS: Halloween costumes. Sadly not just for trick or treaters. Police in South Florida -- take a look at this -- are looking for these two armed knuckleheads. Surveillance tape here. Man, one suspect is wearing the mask from the horror film "Scream." The other is wrapped up like a mummy. Investigators say they have robbed at least five gas stations and fast food restaurants. This store employee, another absolutely terrified, but not hurt. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest here. Man!

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HARRIS: So you need your news fix this weekend. And you do. And CNN certainly has you covered.

COLLINS: Betty Nguyen is joining us now with a look ahead to "CNN SATURDAY MORNING."

Hi there, Betty. Nice to see you in person.

BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: Yes. Hey there, guys.

You've probably been trying to keep up with all of those toy recalls. But have you thought of also testing your kid for lead? Well, One mom did and was surprised at the results. Now she's looking at other things in her house besides the toy box. We're going to show you what she found tomorrow.

Also, eBay, Craig's List, just two of the many online sites where you can buy merchandise. But why shell out cold, hard cash? We'll show you where you can get free stuff. Yes, free -- love that word. It's on the Web. We'll show you how to get it.

Plus this...

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The monks are the highest moral authority in our country, and they are calling all the people, all walks of life (INAUDIBLE).

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NGUYEN: You've seen them march in Myanmar, standing up to the military dictators. Just who are the Buddhist monks, and how much power do they carry? They're in "Our Faces of Faith" this weekend. So wake up, grab some coffee and get informed with CNN SATURDAY and SUNDAY MORNING beginning, at Eastern.

I know you two will be watching.

HARRIS: Yes, good show. Good show. A lot of folks tune in to watch that show.

NGUYEN: Looking forward to it.

HARRIS: Yes, you got big ratings on that show.

NGUYEN: Thanks for the plug.

HARRIS: All right, Betty.

COLLINS: Betty, thanks so much.

NGUYEN: See you.

COLLINS: All right. Look at this now. "Life is short, have an affair." Excellent. Battle over a billboard. Lines drawn over that line there, "Life is short, have an affair." Saw it a second ago. A Canadian-based company took out the space in Southern California for its Internet dating service, or something like that. Protesters want the ad down, saying it promotes marital infidelity. The Web site's founders say they're just providing a service for lonely spouses.

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DARREN MORGENSTERN, ASHLEYMADISON.COM: They lead lives of quiet misery, quiet desperation and they're looking for something outside the relationship, they want to connect with somebody who's like- minded, who is also looking to potentially stray on their spouse.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You don't get no other message out of it besides have an affair. Only way you can have an affair, unless you're married. It's not saying married people, or married this and that, it says have an affair.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: For somebody to create a venue, to just make it so easy, you can (ph) just log online and be so cavalier about it? It's very destructive to me.

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COLLINS: The protestors say they've gotten one of the billboards down and hope their pressure will get this one removed, too.

HARRIS: Tough loss, tougher comments. You won't believe what a goalie on the U.S. women's soccer team said about her coach.

COLLINS: Stopping stop signs. A town takes down road signs to keep traffic flowing? We'll see how this experiment's working out.

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HARRIS: All right, you already know to catch us weekday mornings, 9:00 until noon, right here in the the CNN NEWSROOM.

Hello, young people!

COLLINS: Aw.

HARRIS: Are they -- they've got to be taking a tour ...

COLLINS: Yes.

HARRIS: ...unless they're working here now.

COLLINS: No, I don't think they're working here.

HARRIS: Oh, OK.

COLLINS: And I love it, because any time we do anything kind of goofy ...

HARRIS: Yes.

COLLINS: ...or we don't know (ph) somebody's watching, all you do is you turn ...

HARRIS: There they go, there they go.

COLLINS: ...around ...

HARRIS: Yes, yes.

COLLINS: ...you turn around and you see all these people up there.

HARRIS: Hello! Hello!

COLLINS: Watching you do dumb things.

HARRIS: I bet they have the iPod.

COLLINS: Oh, I bet they do. Look at them.

HARRIS: These young people all over -- if you've got an iPod, just hold it up. All right, no gang symbols there, all right. Easy, easy!

So here's what you do. You go to CNN.com, for the young people up there, and you click on the CNN NEWSROOM daily podcast. Do it today, it's available to you 24/7 right there on your iPod.

COLLINS: It is so Friday. Isn't it?

HARRIS: It is.

COLLINS: We just stay on the kids for the rest of the show.

HARRIS: Right.

COLLINS: No.

All right, want to tell about this story. A town pretty weary of traffic tie-ups, and sick of them, takes a radical turn.

CNN's Frederik Pleitgen explains.

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FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Drivers call this a traffic sign forest. So many signs, drivers can often only guess who has right of way. The answer, traffic expert Hans Mondermann says, is simple: just take all the signs down. Give cars, cyclists and pedestrians the same priority, and let them figure out who goes and who waits, a concept the German community Bohmte is testing.

(on camera): What do you think happens in his mind now?

HANS MONDERMAN, TRAFFIC EXPERT: He's puzzled, what the hell is going on? And then, he's looking a little bit for eye contact. You see, he's watching what we are doing, and now, he's speeding up again. So, nicest thing is that he fully accepted us. He didn't honk, please go away, this is mine, no. He accepted us as being part of his world.

PLEITGEN (voice-over): It works with cars, tractors stop, and even the local bus driver gives way. Bohmte's citizens are currently watching their city transform. The no road-signs concept involves more than just taking down the signs, it means lowering sidewalks and making them part of a common traffic space.

(on camera): The interesting thing about this concept is inventors say is that there's no more difference between the sidewalk and the road. It all becomes a shared space where all of us have to work together and communicate to keep traffic flowing.

(voice-over): We take Bohmte's mayor, Klaus Goedejohann for a drive. He says the shared-space concept is already working in his town.

"We want to get drivers to pay more attention when they're on the road and not just think they have right of way and go," he says. Goedejohann says he believes fewer rules will translate into less accidents, an argument critics don't buy.

SIEGFRIED BROCKMANN, UNION OF GERMAN INSURANCE COMPANIES: We are concerned that at the end, we will get more accidents and more deaths and more injured people.

PLEITGEN: Those in favor of the concept say more towns should give it a try. All it takes, they say, is a little courage to let traffic participants solve problems on their own.

Frederik Pleitgen, CNN, Bohmte, Germany.

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