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Aired September 26, 2009 - 17:00   ET

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DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: Right now in the news, we're uncovering new information on an international terror plot. Our Susan Candiotti with information you won't see anywhere else.

Our Larry King goes one-on-one with Iran's president, the man our president says is building illegal nuclear weapons.

G-20, gee whiz. What are all the protests about?

Republican leaders all in one room today and making news about how to get President Obama out of office.

The rain is back and so is the flooding in the South, and it is just beginning.

She gave birth even after learning the baby wasn't hers nor her husband's. A strange and complicated mix-up.

And Dr. Oz, you know, the one Oprah made famous, setting a record today, and he's here to answer your health questions free.

Hello everyone. I'm Don Lemon, live here at the CNN world headquarters in Atlanta.

It may have faded as a public priority, but the threat of terrorism on U.S. soil is back. And it is front and center. For days now we have been hearing about new terror plots and multiple arrests in different parts of the country, all of them apparently unrelated.

In New York, Afghan national Najibullah Zazi will be arraigned next week on charges that he conspired to use weapons of mass destruction possibly on a subway.

And in Illinois, federal officials say an American named Michael Finton tried to blow up a van he thought was loaded with explosives outside the state capital in Springfield. Officials say Finton converted to Islam while in prison and that he idolized the American- born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh.

And in Dallas, a Jordanian man drove a truck he thought was loaded with explosives into a parking garage under one of the cities landmark skyscrapers. He is due back in court October 5th.

Our National Correspondent Susan Candiotti has been following developments in all of these domestic terror cases. And Susan joins us now. Susan, the man that is very interesting in all of this that we have been seeing a lot, but not necessarily learning a lot about is Najibullah Zazi. But you have been uncovering some new information and you were the first to get that video of him allegedly buying these supplies in a store.

SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right. We got exclusively that video back on Thursday, when no one else had found out about it, except through court documents that he had made some purchases of hydrogen peroxide and other products there at Beauty Supply Warehouse on two occasions in July and in August. So, we got a hold of that video first.

But you're right, Don, this is an interesting man. Only 24 years old. He was born in Afghanistan, then the family moved to Pakistan. And then the father moved the entire family to New York, where Mr. Zazi went to school.

Most of his friends say he wasn't a very good student. He dropped out of high school in Flushing, here in New York, and then he worked very hard on a coffee cart. And he was always trying to make ends meet, making money, making money, but at the same time, he dug himself into a hole. And we have confirmed that he filed for bankruptcy back in 2005.

But then in late last year, in the summertime, he moved, he went to Pakistan on a trip. And there, investigators say he has admitted to receiving arms training, weapons training, as well as training in how to use explosives. Al Qaeda training, investigators say.

And then he came back to the United States in January of this year. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Colorado. And that's when all these other things started to roll along.

LEMON: Well, let's talk, Susan, about these other things, about the case in Denver, and then also in New York, which involved Zazi as well, but they're different cases in Texas and Illinois. There are a whole bunch of them here and it's a little bit complicated.

CANDIOTTI: Right. And a lot of people are wondering, is there some connection to all this? What about the timing of all this?

Many experts say they don't believe that there is any connection among these cases, and authorities have said, you know, that they have been following, in the cases in Illinois and in Texas, they had been working inside information, monitoring these two men. One of them had been very open about working on posting sites, on extremist sites on the Internet, and the other one is someone they also had come into contact with monitoring his developments.

So, they had informants, government informants, working on those two cases in those two states, and they worked them farther along than we have seen in the past. Those men thought they were going to blow up bombs using a cell phone, when it turns out, of course, they were fake. It was all a setup. But in the case of Mr. Zazi, this is very different, because the government doesn't really know exactly what his target was. They haven't found any of the chemicals that he seemed to be accumulating, and they have mentioned in court documents that he was working with others, at least three others.

Who are they? We don't know.

LEMON: Yes. And the question, you know -- they appear not to know a lot about the terrorism. They're trying to put it all together -- is will all of this hold up in court? And that's going to be the question over the upcoming days as this progresses.

Susan candiotti, our national correspondent.

We appreciate it.

And from domestic terror plots to international nuclear concerns, Iran has been called out for building secret uranium, an enrichment plant, one that could be capable of producing nuclear fuel. President Obama says that's against the rules, and he's not the only one.

Elaine Quijano live at the White House now with the big uproar over this.

Elaine, explain that.

ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Yes. Well, you know, Don, it's interesting. Today, Iranian officials are blasting President Obama and other world leaders for what they are saying was a hostile reaction yesterday. Yet, at the same time, these Iranian officials are also claiming they're going to come through on a key U.S. demand.

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QUIJANO (voice-over): One day after the U.S., Britain, and France called out Iran for building a secret nuclear site, Iranian officials insisted they have nothing to hide and will comply with demands to let international inspectors into the facility.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And there is no nuclear material in this new site. And we are arranging and inspectors will confirm my assertion.

QUIJANO: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomed the Iranian's pledge to allow inspectors in, but made clear the U.S. expects specifics at key nuclear talks on Thursday.

HILLARY CLINTON, SECRETARY OF STATE: We are hopeful that in preparing for the meeting on October 1st, Iran comes and shares with all of us what they're willing to do, and gives us a timetable on which they're willing to proceed.

QUIJANO: The United States has long suspected Tehran of trying to develop nuclear weapons, and in his weekly address, President Obama warned Iran's leaders the U.S. is not alone in its suspicions. OBAMA: Yesterday, I stood shoulder to shoulder with our European allies in condemning Iran's program. In our meetings and public statements, President Medvedev of Russia and I agreed that Iran must pursue a new course or face consequences.

QUIJANO: That means possibly tougher sanctions, and President Obama says the U.S. is keeping all options on the table, including a military one.

But in an interview for CNN's "STATE OF THE UNION" with John King, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said even that has its limits.

ROBERT GATES, DEFENSE SECRETARY: The reality is there is no military option that does anything more than buy time.

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QUIJANO: And next up, Don, is that crucial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday. What is when Iranian diplomats will be sitting down with representatives from the U.S., as well as the other permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany, to discuss Iran's nuclear program -- Don.

LEMON: All right.

Elaine Quijano, appreciate it.

President Ahmadinejad isn't just making headlines for his nuclear ambitions. Protesters in Iran have been railing against the ever- controversial leader's reelection, claiming voter fraud. Now, they have been organizing marches ever since his June victory, only to be met with violent crackdowns.

So, our own Larry King asked him why.

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LARRY KING, HOST: Why violence against women and children and the elderly? You unleashed against the protesters.

Protesters can protest. They protest all the time. Why treat them violently? Why take action?

PRES. MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, IRAN (through translator): Do you have the news from Pittsburgh today? There are thousands and thousands of people there. What were they protesting?

Why did the police use tear gas? Why did they beat people up? Why did they arrest people? Could you tell me that?

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LEMON: All right. President Ahmadinejad was talking about the G-20 in Pittsburgh with all those protests. And we'll fill you in on that just a little bit later on here on CNN. But meantime, we want to talk some politics now, and a big gathering of Republicans on historic Mackinac Island in Michigan. Mackinac Island, Michigan.

It is a regular conference that brings together activists, candidates, and would-be candidates from across the country.

CNN all platform journalist Chris Welch joins us now.

Chris, and I also -- Charlie Crist from Florida making news, talking about how President Obama is going to leave office.

CHRIS WELCH, CNN ALL PLATFORM JOURNALIST: That's right, Don. Last night, he actually predicted. He said something could happen similar to what happened in 1976, when Jimmy Carter, after his first term after four years, was voted out from when Ronald Reagan took over. He said a situation like that is very likely to happen this time around.

He says the base is energized. He says he's confident Republicans will be winning more the next time around. And he says they could retake the White House as well.

Now, other Republicans who will be taking the stage and who already did take the stage, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty earlier today. He's rumored to be a presidential candidate in 2012. Also, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney set to take the stage tonight.

Now, I had a chance to sit down for a couple of minutes with Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. Here is what he said about the current health care debate.

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GOV. TIM PAWLENTY (R), MINNESOTA: On health care, President Obama said in his joint session of Congress he's going to call people out, so we want to call him out back and say quit bankrupting the country, stop spending money we don't have, stop taxing us into oblivion. And the next time you have a chance to talk to young people, maybe he should apologize for the bucket loads of debt that he's dumping onto their heads and shoulders.

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WELCH: And of course, Pawlenty widely rumored to be seeking a Republican nomination in 2012. Hasn't announced anything officially yet, but it has been announced that he will be forming a political action committee.

Now, he's been coming under fire by Democrats for weeks already. This has only added to things.

The Democrat National Committee has even created a Web site urging people to call his office if they have complaints about him. Democrats are saying he should be spending more time in Minnesota. Minnesota Democrats saying he's not listening to people in his own state, he's spending time going on national talk shows, talking about the health care issue, attacking the president, when really that's not his job right now.

So, who knows? I mean, this sounds like it could be a setup for 2012, but we'll just have to wait and see -- Don.

LEMON: All right. CNN all platform journalist Chris Welch.

And Chris, you know what? This is -- Mackinac is a beautiful place, and we can see it there in your shot behind you. Very beautiful setting.

Thank you, Chris.

At the G-20 in Pittsburgh, police had to hold back protesters. They met street crowds with riot gear, making more than 60 arrests. Look at this video.

They even used tear gas on one group that reportedly didn't have a permit. But inside the meetings, there was a different story. Leaders of the world's richest nations are outlining stricter financial regulations and figuring how to prevent another meltdown.

One of our own journalists there was hit with tear gas. We're going to show you that video later on, on CNN, as well.

It's just what north Georgia doesn't need -- more rain coming down right now. I can attest to it and so can Jacqui Jeras, our meteorologist, because she lives right here, and she's going to be giving us an update on what's happening. She's keeping an eye on the situation for us right now.

And you know him as Oprah's favorite doctor, Dr. Oz. But today he is in Houston, and he and hundreds of volunteers are working. He's offering free checkups for the uninsured. He's also taking your questions.

And to give him your questions, to get them to us, go to Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, or iReport.com. We'll get it on.

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LEMON: All right. I mean, really, how much more can we take down here? There are lots of nervous people right here in Atlanta right now as heavy rain -- you can see it, there's radar, you can see the video, and you can see a live tower cam there.

The rain is moving back into north Georgia. The area is already reeling from torrential rains earlier in the week that caused some of the worst flooding in recent memory.

At least nine people lost their lives. And, you know, state insurance officials estimate a half-billion dollars in damage to about 20,000 homes and buildings.

Already, we're getting reports of some flooding west of Atlanta. I hit the rain coming in, and we're seeing the heaviest rains right now.

I jumped the gun a little bit, because we're going to go to Catherine Callaway.

Hey, Catherine. Sorry about that. I thought -- Catherine -- we usually get to Jacqui first, but we're going to get to you because it's coming down, right? And you're in Hiram, where volunteers are cleaning up some damaged property.

Tell us what you're seeing there. And is the rain coming down where you are?

CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Can you believe it? It is raining. It is pouring down rain again, and this place is still so saturated from the flood earlier this week.

And we're at the Sosbies' (ph) home. This home was completely submerged in water. We want to tell you what's been going on here.

An organization called Samaritan's Purse, which is a bunch of volunteers who come from all over the country, some of them have never even been here before, but they came to Atlanta to help out these people who are victims of the flood. Take a look at what they've done here.

This home was completely flooded. And they have gutted the home to help this family recover, because whatever insurance money they get, or whatever money they are able to recover, they'll be able to use to build a new home, because it can cost up to $20,000 just to gut a house of this size. And as you can see, Don, this home has been completely damaged, and every wall has been taken out here.

And we've had about 13 people from this organization called Samaritan's Purse here working since 8:30 this morning. You see what they have done.

This is the family, the two daughters of the man and his wife that live here, and Tina and Tracy and her husband Brian.

And tell us, how does it make you feel to see these people come from all over and help you out in your time of need?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, wow. I mean, it is absolutely phenomenal. We couldn't have asked God himself to provide better service than these people have done. I mean, and it truly is a godsend.

And, you know, everyone came. We didn't know them. They were complete strangers.

Yet, they came in. They sacrificed their time with their family and their children. One fellow said he actually missed a soccer game with his kid today. And we can't ask for more than that.

CALLAWAY: They left their jobs to come here, Tracy.

I know you were working alongside with them all day, you and your husband. It's very touching, isn't it?

Yes, it definitely is. I mean, I was very impressed, because they were working just as hard as I was for my mom and dad, that they don't even know. So, I just think it's a blessing that they all came out.

TRACY REED, HOMEOWNER'S DAUGHTER: They provided water. They provided, they provided everything that we need, any kind of tools, a generator, all that we need to help us for this day, and they're not asking for anything. They're not asking for one thing.

CALLAWAY: And Brian, they did gut the home, which is going to be a tremendous help in trying to rebuild here.

BRIAN REED, HOMEOWNER'S SON-IN-LAW: Oh, yes. What they did today would have taken us on our own over a month probably to do. And they did it all just in one day. It's just amazing what they have done today.

CALLAWAY: Tell us how your father and your mother are doing. We spoke with them earlier. I know this has been very, very difficult for them. They have lived here some 20 years. This is their home, and they lost much more than just their house.

That's true. I mean, they have lost their vehicles. I mean, they have even lost the family dog so far, and we haven't found her. But they're doing pretty well.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I mean, you know, all considering, they're strong people. Dad is 66. My mom is 63. They have been through a lot in life, and this is not going to keep them down.

CALLAWAY: Well, good look to you in rebuilding your parents' home here. And we appreciate your letting us be with you all day while this was being done.

Yes, Don, it is pouring down rain, and yet they continue to work.

Before I leave, look at this dumpster. It was empty this morning. Now it's completely full. That was what was inside of the home, and now they're starting from scratch. They have a shell, and they'll be able to rebuild their home into what it was before. And would not have been able to do it, Don, without the help of all of these -- well, complete strangers, frankly.

LEMON: Yes. That's a lot of goodwill going on out there. And give them our very best, Catherine.

CALLAWAY: I will.

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LEMON: Two weeks after her body was discovered crammed into a wall in a Yale University lab, Annie Le is being laid to rest. The 24-year- old doctoral student was found murdered on what was supposed to be her wedding day.

Well, today, loved ones gathered at a funeral mass at the family church in California. She was remembered as a brilliant woman who wanted to change the world through her medical research. But her brother and cousin say to them, she'll always just be Annie.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Annie's academic achievement, while significant, was truly inconsequential. That is not to say that it was not impressive, but it was the silly girl that she always was that made us all love her. Every time that we met after she left for college, I could not help but smile when I saw her engaging in the most amazing activities such as playing with stuffed animals, watching cartoons with my younger brother, and laughing along with him, and talking to me as if I was still a 5-year-old.

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LEMON: Lab technician Raymond Clark has been charged with killing Le and hiding her body in the research lab where both worked.

Phillip Paul says his escape from a mental hospital in Washington state was a spur of the moment decision and it was not planned. Paul vanished on an outing to the Spokane County Fair on September 17th and was on the loose for four days.

Authorities were especially anxious to find him because of his ongoing mental illness. He was acquitted by reason of insanity in the brutal killing of an elderly woman back in 1987.

Authorities feared that Paul would quit taking his medication while he was free and perhaps become violent. He said he often heard voices, and that's why he killed a woman back in 1987. But after his capture last Sunday, Paul said all he wanted was to be outside in the fresh air just for a little while.

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PHILLIP PAUL, CAPTURED MENTAL PATIENT: You know they're going to catch up with you, but when, where, and are they going to kill you or what? You know?

It's kind of -- I'm always been an adventure person. I lived in Japan. I worked in Alaska as a longshoreman before I got sick. And I had an adventurous life. So, it was really tough to live at the mental institution all these years.

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LEMON: Well, Phillip Paul says he posed no danger to anyone while he was on the loose and would not hurt anyone except in self-defense.

It was almost too hard to believe. A woman gets pregnant through the aid of a fertility clinic, only to find out that she was implanted with the wrong embryo. It happened to Carolyn Savage of Toledo, Ohio.

We have learned today that she gave birth Thursday to a healthy 5 pound, 3 ounce baby boy. The biological parents issued a statement today calling savage, "Our guardian angel."

Earlier, Savage told our Campbell Brown what it was like when she learned she was carrying someone else's child.

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CAROLYN SAVAGE, IMPLANTED WITH WRONG EMBRYO: I thought he was joking, even though there was nothing about his physicality that would he indicate he was joking. In fact, he was as white as a sheet.

But I know I just yelled at him. I said, "You're joking," thinking, OK, not funny, and he kept shaking his head no. And I know I kept yelling at him, "You're joking! You're joking!"

At one point I think he came towards me to comfort me physically, and I know I even kind of flew out of bed and was like, oh, no, no, no. And kind of, take it back that this cannot be happening. I was just shocked.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LEMON: That was from Campbell Brown. It's an amazing interview. You can see Campbell Brown's full interview with Carolyn Savage. It's later tonight, 8:00 p.m. Eastern, right here on CNN. It's an interesting interview, so stay tuned.

There he is, Dr. Oz. You know -- I'm sure he's tired of hearing this -- the one Oprah Winfrey made famous. He's working the weekend, offering free checkups to Houston's uninsured. And he is taking your health questions right here on CNN.

He's breaking a record there, too. I hear record numbers of people.

We're going to talk to Dr. Oz in just a bit. If you have any questions for him or comments, go to Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, or iReport.com.

Here comes Dr. Oz in just moments.

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DON LEMON, CNN NEWS ANCHOR: The doctor is in. The doctor will see you now. And some 2,000 uninsured Texans are getting their bill of health without the bill. The famous Dr. Oz and an Army of volunteer are offering a free day of medical care in Houston. Checkups, tests, and minor procedures all performed in make-shift examining rooms to accommodate the crowd. Texas has more uninsured residents than any other state in the country. And many patients say today's clinic may have saved their lives.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, he sent me to that doctor, and they took a sample, and they told me it was cancer. I didn't know nothing about it.

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LEMON: OK. So, you know, he had lip cancer, doctor, and he didn't know.

Doctor Oz is joining us live now from Houston.

Doctor, I saw you all today. We talked about the importance of this and what you're doing. A record number of people. When you see people like that gentleman who had lip cancer, didn't even know, didn't know what's going on, does that make you wonder about the urgency or at least think there should be more urgency in getting health care reform in the country?

DR. MEHMET OZ, CARDIAC SURGEON & HEALTH EXPERT: Oh, without question. When we started this idea of having a free clinic in Houston, we did it with the show with the mind that we were shining a spotlight on the need for free clinics in America. We had no idea we would break the record for the most number of patients seen in a free clinic outside of a disaster. By the way, no one every wants to break that record. It was overwhelming to see this many people in this short of a period of time. It reflects the crying need that so many Americans have to get any kind of health care coverage.

Yes, we're fighting battles in Washington for health care finance, but what people are desperately needing are care of health. That gentleman you just saw, Steve -- and there's so many like him. Steve, by the way, hitchhiked here, believe it or not. Can you imagine that?

LEMON: Wow. I can't imagine that. And, you know, luckily, both you and I and many people watching us and all of my colleagues and I'm sure yours, we have health care coverage and we're not put in those positions. But you can certainly empathize with folks.

And there are people who have written into us, Dr. Oz, who want to know about what you're doing about the health care. I just want to pull some of them up here.

One woman says -- and we'll get to some of the common things that you saw. One woman says, "I'm from Jamaica where we have free health care. Why is the U.S. afraid of free health care?"

That's a pretty valid question, Dr. Oz. How do you answer her?

OZ: Well, I think it's a very valid concern. Here is the reality. Health care is so precious to us. It's so sacred that we're worried that touching it in any way would destroy this precious covenant we have with our doctor. I'm speaking to you as a physician. I would like nothing better than to not have to worry about what kind of coverage I can take or not. The medical community has firmly gotten behind getting Americans some appropriate level of care.

Don, just to highlight something you said earlier, 83 percent of the people we see in this free clinic have a job and are working. These people have lived their lives contributing to society. They're just not quite making enough money to maintain health care insurance.

LEMON: This is a great idea from carlyrobin2 that was on Twitter. It says, "Dr. Oz, should we create a call for a national service, like the National Guard, one weekend a month for health care until the government gets it right?"

So there would be a national call of service for doctors and for citizens to get involved?

OZ: Yeah. Oh, I love that idea. This whole service nation concept where we actually owe our country a weekend a month, a year of service, I think we should make commonplace. I think kids should be discussing, as they get ready to graduate high school, is how am I going to serve? Here we hosted 700 people, doctors, nurses, other health care providers so they could take care of 1,600-plus people. It's not going to happen with a few people trickling in here and there. It's going to happen because all of us pulled the oars together.

LEMON: We have a short time left. We'll talk to you a little more. but I want to ask you this. Mistykibble says, "What system does he think we should have? Not an evasive or neutral type answer from him. I want details."

OZ: The system I want most are the systems they have in Germany or Switzerland, where they actually afford patients the opportunity to get insurance from many different companies, but they have to buy one type of insurance or another. We don't have the option as consumers to not have coverage, but the government has the obligation and so do insurance companies of providing coverage to us. I think we can make this happen in America.

Let me say one thing that's big and important. I don't care what system you pick, none of them will work in America unless we reduce the amount of money we spend on health. And the way to do that is for us to take health into our communities and living rooms. That's been the entire intent of the show the whole time.

LEMON: A lot of people have some of the same concerns as the folks you saw there today and may have some of the same conditions or symptoms and they are weighing in as well.

Dr. Oz is going to talk about that after the break. Stick around. We're going to have more of our viewer comments and questions from Dr. Oz. Send them in. I'm on Twitter now. And also there is Facebook right there. I'm on there, too, taking your questions.

Back in a moment.

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LEMON: Dr. Oz is back to answer some of your questions from Twitter and my Facebook post as well.

You heard the story there from Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Especially when it comes to obesity, Doctor, you have to start early. Not only is it bad for your health but it is also taxing to the health care system in the country. OZ: Sanjay has always done a great job highlighting this issue. We were very close to the Mexican border now. We're in Texas, in the city of Houston, which has the highest level of uninsured people in the country. Many of the families who have come to this free clinic today have brought kids who are overweight and obese. When we came down as a show to try to spotlight health clinics and the need for them in this country, we knew obesity would be a big issue. But here's the reality. People are embarrassed and ashamed. Even the most obvious problems like obesity get ignored because they don't think they have any control over their destiny. As Sanjay said, if you don't start early in life, these kids adopt habits that will lead them to life long period of obesity and the complications of that we can't afford to pay for.

LEMON: Very well put, Dr. Oz. Let's talk now about H1N1. There's been a lot of discussion in the news about that, also about a vaccine. I have a question from a viewer here. Let me put my glasses on, Dr. Oz.

The viewer says, her name is rocketgirl or something. She says, "I'm allergic to Tamiflu. Am I able to take the swine flu vaccine? Haven't heard about this one yet."

OZ: Well, you should be able to take the swine flu vaccine if you are allergic to Tamiflu. Tamiflu is an antiviral. It works by inhibiting the ability of the virus to replicate. The vaccine works by exposing something to your body that your body can then identify as being not good, something that looks like the swine flu, so you kill the swine flu as soon as it has entered you. You should know, by the way, of the 1600-plus people we have already seen today, we had 25 cases of influenza. We had to isolate them away. So I'm quite confident that we're going to see a significant wave of viruses across the country.

You think you will come across H1N1 there?

OZ: It would be unlikely for us not to. I think 50 percent of the people who hear my voice right now and see my face will probably -- already have had it or will get the swine flu. The good news, of course, it doesn't seem to be very deadly when you do get it, but it's extremely contagious.

LEMON: That's what one person says, rjh52 says, "How can you tell H1N1 from regular flu?"

OZ: Very difficult to tell. Frankly, it's not a big deal that you tell the difference, except if after about a week you're not getting better with the swine flu, you have to see a doctor, because what happens with swine flu, in a small percentage of people, your lungs begin to die. If you're not getting better at a week, that's the population that seems to be at higher risk.

LEMON: So let me ask you this. This is probably a good sort of indication of what's going on throughout the country. Some of the most common symptoms or illnesses you have seen there, because I think many of the people, many of our viewers may have the same symptoms and same questions. OZ: Well, the number one problem that I have been scared by, the lives I think we have saved today have been people with terrible hypertension, and the high blood pressure, which is like a fire hydrant squirting away inside of your body, will give you headaches, malaise, feelings of tiredness and less energy. You just know something is not right and you can't put your finger on it. That's why it's called the silent killer. Blood pressure checks are an easy thing for everyone at home to do if they don't quite feel perfect.

The other big diagnosis we're making is diabetes, especially if you have a little bit of extra belly fat. Measure your waist size. If it's more than half your height, then you might have too much fat. And that would often predispose you to diabetes, and again, you will usually have a lot of urination. You will feel tired, wiped out. That's a classic constellation of symptoms for diabetes.

LEMON: OK. Let's see if I can find more questions for you, Doctor. You said hypertension is one of them. That's -- does hypertension or high blood pressure too, that's part of obesity as well. I'm just scanning through the questions. Isn't that something that obesity can cause?

OZ: It does, Don. It's an excellent question. Here is the situation. If you get a lot of belly fat, and we're seeing that here at the free clinic because people are stressed out. When you're stressed, one of the ways the body responds is the same way you would respond 1,000 years ago to stress, you fear famine. That's what stress was 1,000 years ago. What do you do in a famine? You eat more food. You eat food you wouldn't normally eat. So if we're stressed out, we eat. If you're unemployed, without insurance, you eat a lot. You make belly fat. What does the belly fat do? It pushes on your kidneys, and the kidneys regulate your blood pressure, which drives your blood pressure up. Also, Don, blocks insulin, and you will also poison your liver, which makes more of that lousy LDL cholesterol. That's the constellation of findings we're diagnosing at the free clinic very commonly.

LEMON: Listen, before I talk about your free clinic, this is a very -- this woman needs an answer here. Her name is autumnmeadow. She says, "Dr. Oz, they think I have an ovarian cyst but MRI is taking time to schedule. Am in danger for waiting?"

OZ: Well, if it's ovarian cyst and your only symptom is discomfort, usually you're OK. But probably depends how large the cyst is. And actually -- I have to speak very honestly about this because I don't know the case. Sometimes these cysts are not benign. So you really want to get the diagnosis made as quickly as possible. And if you've had for more than several cycles of your menstrual period, you want to get the thing taken care of.

LEMON: Doctor, you answered so many questions. You've been very gracious. If people want information, where should they go? There's a free clinic web site that you have.

OZ: Well, we have free clinic group, which has many combinations of acronyms that describe it. But the one I love to point out the most, if you go to Dr.Oz.com we will link to the free clinic web site. And below my name I hope you have a chiron (ph), a few web site options you can use. The big story is the following. If you don't have health coverage and you're not taking care of yourself, trust me, there are people who will look you in the eye and will help you. They want to help you. The volunteers are out there. The Free Clinic Association of America is a great organization, and they will support you. Do not be embarrassed.

LEMON: All right, Dr. Oz, thank you very much. We'll put the link to your web site and to this on our blog as well.

You can go to Dr. Oz's website. It will be there. You see free clinic, www.freeclinics.us.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, great what you're doing. Thank you so much for joining us and being so gracious with your time and answering some questions for us.

OZ: And, Don, we'll have an entire Dr. Oz show dedicated just to this free clinic experience. And again, I welcome you to the show. I think we'll have a good time together.

LEMON: Thank you. I need your trainer. I have been down here in Atlanta eating some very good stuff, but it may not be so good for you.

Thank you, Dr. Oz.

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Who do you turn to if you're the victim of domestic violence and you're afraid to reach out to your family and community? One woman has made helping those women her mission. She's a hero and she will inspire you.

All right, before we go to break, I want to tell you we have breaking news just in to CNN. This is just coming in. I'm just reading it off the wires here as we get it. Representative Carolyn Maloney's husband, Clifton Maloney, he has died in a mountaineering accident in Tibet. A spokesman for Representative Maloney tells CNN that he did die in an accident in Tibet. Joe Soldever (ph) says the congressman and her family learned of the death Saturday morning but he could not provide any additional details as to the circumstances.

We'll have more on our breaking news after a quick break.

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LEMON: All right. Now our hero of week. Nearly one in four women will become a victim of domestic violence in their lifetime. Women of all backgrounds are at risk. But Muslim women can be more reluctant to seek help. Rabina Nayez is raising awareness in New York's Islamic community to prevent women from suffering in silence.

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LEMON: To fight out more about Rabina's work or any of our heroes, just go to our web site CNN.com/heroes.

Next week, we will make a special announcement throughout the day on October 1st. Anderson Cooper will tell us which of these remarkable heroes who we have been telling you all about his year, which ones have been selected as the top-ten "CNN Heroes" of 2009. That's October 1st.

Check it out.

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We dare you not to sing along or try to do this yourself this weekend. We dare you.

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LEMON: So shooting music video requires a professional crew and lots of time and money? Not at the University of Quebec in Montreal.

CNN's Josh Levs has been looking at the video that the students made recently. It is amazing. That's all we can say, especially when you consider they did it in one take.

In one take?

JOSH LEVS, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT: I love this video. This is a new phenom on online where young people put together a one-take video. this is a long song. They go through this entire building, up and down the steps. Let's just go to it. Start the music.

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LEVS: Take a look. They're going to do it across the room with these huge Jewish signs. Let me tell you about this, Don, 172 players. They planned this for the month. This is at the University of Montreal at Quebec. A lot of the people had just met. The people that planned it spent a month on it. But the students were there for a week when they did this. Most arrived that morning not knowing what was going to happen. Having learned the song, they had two hours to put it together. They did two rehearsals, two takes, the second take, no editing. You see the entire song like this. They go up and down lots of floors. It is amazing what they did.

LEMON: They just did this.

LEVS: Yeah. Just recently, at the beginning of this semester. They are loving it and it's just taking off. You've got to love a song that has mazaltov in it.

LEMON: I wonder if they got the idea from Oprah or if Oprah got the idea from them because she doesn't...

LEVS: Yeah, a celebration with the song. This song is so addicting.

LEMON: All right. Why won't you let us play it today?

LEVS: Cool.

LEMON: (SINGING)

LEVS: No, no, no. Don't ruin it.

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LEVS: Let's let the kids do it.

LEMON: OK.

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