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Dems Scrambles for a Final Push for Health Care Reform; The Battle Over Biologics; Sex Abuse Scandal Reaches Vatican; Job Fairs for Older Americans; What's the Stimulus Done?; King Of Pop Still On Top; Inching Higher

Aired March 16, 2010 - 11:00   ET

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TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: It is Tuesday, the 16th of March on our radar in the CNN NEWSROOM.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you, UC Davis Medical Center for bringing to my attention and hopefully the attention of the country why we so desperately need health care reform.

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HARRIS: Of the $9,000 emergency room bill, a CNN iReporter says that's 9,000 reasons Washington should approve a bill this week.

Here's another.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just cannot simply afford the medication.

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HARRIS: But the health care reform bill won't help that woman. Tucked inside, money-saving deals for the drug companies.

23,000 teachers learn California's cash crunch may cause them their jobs next school term. I will ask a teacher how that is playing in the classroom.

Good morning, everyone. I'm Tony Harris, and you are in the CNN NEWSROOM.

I've got to tell you the looming showdown over health care reform making headlines across the country today.

From "The Washington Post," Pelosi may try to pass bill without votes.

"The Miami Herald," Democrats consider tactic to pass health reform. We will explain what those stories are all about.

In "The L.A. Times" one in four Californians lack health insurance. And from "USA Today" Obama stumps as house brass grasp for votes.

Let's get to tomorrow's headlines. Let's do that right now. Opponents of health care reform are taking their message to the streets today. Representatives from the Tea Party Express and other groups are staging a code red health care rally urging lawmakers to kill the legislation. So where do things stand right now?

Congressional correspondent Brianna Keilar live from Capitol Hill.

Brianna, good to see you. Good morning. If you would, fill us in on what's happening today.

BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Tony, as we look to the future as House Democratic leaders are hoping for a vote maybe on Friday or Saturday, they're trying to get as many of the Democrats together as they can to support this health care reform package. They need 216 votes. They don't have it yet. So there's a lot of arm twisting going. A lot of cajoling.

And we're going to be seeing a meeting here in about an hour of the Democratic caucus. Certainly health care is what they're going to be talking about. But they're also waiting to hear from that non- partisan congressional budget office, right? The office that puts the price tag on this package, because that is a number that is very important in some of these Democrats making their minds up about whether they're going to support this bill or not -- Tony.

HARRIS: All right. Help me with this one, Brianna. We're hearing a lot about the so-called Deem and Pass. What the heck is it? And why do Republicans call it trickery?

KEILAR: OK. Now this is confusing so stick with me.

HARRIS: I'm with you.

KEILAR: I've got props, I'm prepared, I'm trying to not confuse us as I do this. But this is what House Democratic leaders are trying to do. So that they can pass health care reform.

They've got the Senate bill, right, that they're working with.

HARRIS: Got you.

KEILAR: Senate bill. And in order to pass the changes that they want, they have to first pass the Senate bill and then they have to pass the changes bill. But, Tony, the problem is there's a whole lot of stuff in here in the Senate bill that a lot of House Democrats say I can't vote for that. Things like that so called Corn Husker kickback. That sweetheart deal with Nebraska. Some changes they want to make to a tax on the Cadillac plan. And so they feel like they can't just pass this.

So Democratic leaders who worked out a strategy, and it appears to be the prevailing strategy at this point, insert the Senate bill into what is known as a rule. This is just a procedural vote. Normally, it doesn't accomplish a whole lot, but what would happen is once the House votes on the rule, well, then it would deem the Senate bill passed. Then they could really emphasize this vote, the vote on the Changes Bill. But, of course, what you have is Republicans going, um, hello? Right? Senate bill, Senate bill right there.

HARRIS: Right. Right.

KEILAR: And listen to what they've been saying on the floor criticizing this process.

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REP. CLIFF STEARNS (R), FLORIDA: Last year, the House was passing bills without reading them. This year they're passing bills without voting on them. This 2,309-page document makes a mockery of the entire budget reconciliation process.

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KEILAR: So, Tony, this is the fight here today. And this is the fight that is going to continue right up until this vote takes place assuming that they do go ahead. The Democrats do go ahead with this strategy.

HARRIS: OK. So, first of all, love the props. It's like school house rock in the NEWSROOM.

Has this process ever been used before, Brianna?

KEILAR: This idea of a self-executing rule, as we call it. Stick something in the rule, and then when you pass the rule, that bill or that measure passes, yes. This has been used for decades. It's been used by Democrats and Republicans, and it's frequently used for measures that require some political cover that maybe, you know, Congress or the House has to vote on, but they kind of don't really want to say yes, we're voting on that.

They do this a lot of times to raise the debt ceiling, which is something that arguably has to be done, but you really don't want to sign your name on it. And so doing this allows them to have some political cover.

HARRIS: I love it. Let's figure out how to do that again next hour. That was good. That was really good.

All right, Brianna Keilar on Capitol Hill for us. Brianna, thank you.

You know, we are hearing from you about health care reform through iReports.

Craig Hatcher of Woodland, California, says a trip to the emergency room with chest pains convinced him of the need for reform. He was shocked by the price tag for that ER visit.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) CRAIG HATCHER, WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA: The cost of my six-hour ER stay, and this is just the ER stay and does not include the subsequent echocardiogram was $8,871 of which my insurance covered $2,661.30. What was even more frustrating that was after being encouraged, and I had to sign a waiver to stay overnight and have this echocardiogram, I never heard from everyone at the university regarding results of my test.

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HARRIS: OK. Other big stories we are following.

Protests in east Jerusalem as a landmark synagogue re-opens.

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HARRIS: Take a look at this. Palestinians hurled stones and burned tires. Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets. And all 49 people were reported hurt in the clashes near the Hebron synagogue. It was destroyed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Both sides still claim that area as Jerusalem.

Jolted out of bed. An earthquake woke up a lot of folks in southern California this morning. The quake with a magnitude of 4.4 struck about ten miles or so east of downtown Los Angeles in Pico Rivera. Its epicenter about 11 miles below ground. So far no reports of any injuries or damage.

The battle over -- well, logics. Have you heard of that term before? It is part of the health care reform, at least a part of it that you may not have heard of. Wonder drugs, we're talking about here, that are very expensive. They're likely to stay that way for at least a dozen years, and you can blame it on the power of lobbyists.

Here's CNN senior congressional correspondent Dana Bash.

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DANA BASH, CNN SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): To watch Jim Greenwood is to watch old-fashioned bare-knuckled Washington lobbying.

JIM GREENWOOD, PRESIDENT & CEO, BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION: I went from office to office in the House and in the Senate with my little molecule of --

BASH: And pushed a provision buried inside the health care bill that could save the pharmaceutical industry he works for billions in profits, opponents say, at the expense of you, the consumer.

(on camera): What happened?

KATHLEEN JAEGER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, GENERIC PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION: Well, I think what happened is, unfortunately, politics trumped policy. BASH (on camera): So, what's this all about? Nothing short of miracle drugs and the crossroads between how much it costs to make them and what you pay for them.

(voice-over): The drugs are called biologics, made from living organisms, and programmed to target specific hard-to-treat maladies.

DR. GAIL WASSERMAN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MEDIMMUNE DEVELOPMENT: We have protein biologics now for multiple sclerosis, or for respiratory syncytial virus infection, or for oncology.

BASH: And they sell for blockbuster prices. Biologics are cash cows. Consumer spends more than $40 billion a year on them.

Sharon Brown says the biologic Enbrel rescues her from debilitating rheumatoid arthritis. Listen to the cost.

SHARON BROWN, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENT: $1591.87. That's for four injections.

BASH: Her insurance has a cap, so she takes the weekly drug every other week.

BROWN: I just cannot simply afford the medication.

BASH (on camera): For chemical drugs like these, there is a law that allows generics, which are cheaper. But it doesn't apply to biologics, like Sharon Brown's Enbrel. So, Democrats, in their health care legislation, which they say is aimed at lowering costs, decided to make a path for generic biologics, which would bring the cost of the drugs down.

(voice-over): To do that, the president wanted to give brand biologics exclusive rights for seven years, before cheaper generics could enter the market. But the pharmaceutical industry lobbied for more, 12 years, and prevailed. Their argument? Development takes an average of 12 years and $1 billion-plus.

GREENWOOD: If we want people to invest in new cures for cancer and for diabetes and for AIDS and all of that, then you have to make sure that they're going to have some chance to get a return on their investment.

BASH: And, "Keeping Them Honest," brand-name biologics had major reinforcements to make their case. Last year, pharmaceutical manufacturers spent more than $263 million in lobbying.

Do the math, that's more than $721,000 a day. And, in 2008, they gave $30 million in campaign contributions, a record half of that to Democrats.

JAEGER: You know, the brand industry, with their deep pockets, have made some really great friends in the Democratic Party.

BASH: To be sure, the generics lobby did have powerful allies, not just the president, but AARP, unions, and more. But brand-name biologics outspent them and worked the system.

Jim Greenwood isn't just the president of Bio. He's a former member of Congress.

(on camera): You're a former member of the club?

GREENWOOD: Right.

BASH: That helps.

GREENWOOD: Well, I -- it helps in this way. It helps -- I know what people want what -- they need, what kind of information they need before they vote.

BASH (voice-over): The result in this committee and others, many Democrats voted to give brand-name biologics a longer corner on the market.

SEN. SHERROD BROWN (D), OHIO: This language now is anti- competitive. It will help the drug companies reap billions of dollars more in profits. It will restrict access to all kinds of life-saving drugs for people, and too many Democrats have sided with the drug industry.

BASH: Thanks in large part to the money and manpower behind their Washington lobbying.

Dana Bash, CNN, Capitol Hill.

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HARRIS: So here we are. After more than a year of intense debates, town halls and summits, the White House predicts health care reform will pass this week.

We have heard from members of Congress. We want to hear from you. Right now we've got a picture up there -- did we just lose the shot? OK.

Are you for or -- I won't have to explain it then. Are you for or against health care reform as it is being shape right now? And why?

Give it to us straight. Just go to CNN.com/Tony, and leave me a comment there, or you can send me an iReport. We will get that on the air. Or you can call me at 1-877-742-5760. We are listening and airing your comments right here on the CNN NEWSROOM.

The pope and the church sex abuse scandal. Did he look the other way before he got to the Vatican? We are live from Rome.

Rob Marciano tracking the Red River rising today. Fargo, North Dakota, get out the sandbags. We'll check in with Rob in just a couple of minutes here.

But, first, let's get you to the New York Stock Exchange. Let's take a look at the big board.

We are in positive territory, up 28 points, following these numbers for you throughout the day right here in the CNN NEWSROOM.

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HARRIS: A pedophile priest. The Catholic Church viewed the crisis as largely an American problem, but the contagion is spread to Europe. First, Ireland, and since January, Germany. Now revelations linked the scandal to the former archbishop of Munich, who is now Pope Benedict XVI.

CNN's Diana Magnay joining me on the phone from Rome.

And Diana, let's start with a little back story here. Explain this new crisis.

DIANA MAGNAY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (via telephone): Hi, Tony. Well, this sex scandal here in Europe started in Ireland as you say. And then in late January cases started to reveal themselves in Germany, and now it's already spread through the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria as well.

And this example that you site was back when Joseph Ratzinger as he was then was archbishop of Munich. And a priest who was known to have abused children was brought into his diocese and given housing there, a decision which apparently according to the archdiocese the pope was involved in. That man then went on to be reinstated into pastoral care and went on to re-offend.

Now in a statement, the archdiocese said that the decision to allow that man back into pastoral care was not one that the Pope or Cardinal Ratzinger as he then was was involved in at all, and he had had no knowledge of. But, of course, it raises many questions about the Pope's time then. It was back in the 1980s. How much he knew about what was going on, and whether he can be held accountable for any of it -- Tony.

HARRIS: Yes. Diana, what is the thinking on the ground? First of all, is the Pope planning to address this in any way?

MAGNAY: Well, the Pope certainly hasn't addressed it yet. And that is something that a lot of the victims are calling for him to do. Certainly not in any verbal form. He's continually described it as a heinous crime, but he hasn't made a verbal statement yet about the unraveling situation in Germany, his home country.

The church itself says that it's being tough on pedophile priests. And that it made priests across the world clearer guidelines they should follow, which is essentially that they need to follow the law of the land. And if they see pedophile behavior, they must report it. But we see time and time again that this just hasn't happened -- Tony.

HARRIS: OK, Diana Magnay from Rome for us. Diana, appreciate it. Thank you. Some breaking news just in to CNN. We are learning -- let's come out of that, and let's get to Tiger Woods.

The Associated Press is reporting that Tiger Woods is returning to professional golf. He has decided to play in the Masters in just a few weeks in April, Augusta, Georgia. So Tiger Woods back to what he does better than anyone on the planet, playing golf. At the Masters in April at Augusta National right here in Georgia.

We will get you more details on this story.

A lot of reaction to come to this to be sure in just a couple of minutes right here in the CNN NEWSROOM.

You have years of experience, but no job. What to do? We have some tips for older Americans who still want to work.

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HARRIS: Let's get you caught up now on our top stories. Members of the Tea Party movement are holding a "Kill The Bill" rally at the Capitol this hour. They hope to stop what they call a government takeover of health care. Several members of Congress addressed the crowd. Final congressional action on a reform bill expected this week.

A minor earthquake jolted people awake in the greater Los Angeles area today. The tremor measured 4.4. There were reports of a ten- foot stretch of Interstate 5 buckling south of downtown Los Angeles, but authorities don't think the quake is a culprit. The shaking was felt 100 miles inland.

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How about this? A 62 years old and shirtless. Come on! Iggy Pop! He looks good, doesn't he? That's 62. Iggy Pop and the Stooges finally get a spot in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame after seven failed attempts. Other inductees -- ABBA, The Hollies, and Genesis.

You know, it used to be people would look to retire at age 60, 65, not Iggy Pop. A lot of older Americans are staying in jobs longer, or looking to get back into the job market. And one senior advocacy group is helping, and that's Ines Ferre in New York tells us how.

Yes, explain this, Ines. Good to see you. Good morning.

INES FERRE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Tony. OK, well, let's say that you're an older worker and you're having trouble getting back into the workforce, you can check out these free AARP career fairs. You'll get tips on how to stand out in the competitive job market. Career counseling will be available. And also you'll get a chance to interact with potential employers looking for jobs.

Now, some employers are expected to be -- that are expected to be on hand are PNC Bank, FeDex and Wal-Mart. For a list of cities and state, you can go to CNN.com/HelpDesk.

HARRIS: Love it. Love it.

FERRE: Check out those job fairs.

HARRIS: Love that. So what advice is out there, do you have, for older Americans who are at this point in time having some difficulty landing that next job?

FERRE: OK. The biggest piece of advice is whittle down your experience. One of the biggest obstacles for older workers is that they may be overqualified for the jobs that they're applying to. So you'll want to whittle down your resume to what's really important. Employers report that the typical resume get a 15-second glance according to CareerBuilder.com. So here are some steps that you can take.

You should focus on the last ten years. Stress money earned, costs eliminated or time saved. And share only those qualifications that match the job opening. And don't talk at length about your vast experience. Focus on what you can do for the employer.

And don't start your resume with dates. Leave off the date you graduated from high school or college, and try to avoid gaps in your work history, too. To make up for long gaps, you can consider volunteering or doing some pro bono consulting work. And you can also join professional associations and subscribe to trade journals and keep up with innovations and developments in your field.

Tony?

HARRIS: That's good. What about retraining? And what resources are available for older workers who need to retrain?

FERRE: OK. Well, let's say you're over 55 and need income requirement. ARP has a free senior community service employment program. ARP staff will assess your job skills and interest, connect you with training, help update your resume and provide you with job leads. And as part of the program, you will also be able to work part-time for a host agency like a food bank or a library.

For more information, you can go to -- you can find SCSEP program, one of those programs in your area, and go to AARP.org and enter SCSEP in the search tool.

And you may find that going back to school is the way to go. So first check out your community college, and don't forget to look for scholarships. Financial aid, regardless of how old you are. And there's over 250 awards created especially for students over 25 years old. And you also have over 1,800 scholarships that are available to someone of any age.

HARRIS: Really?

FERRE: And you can check out FinAid.org. Yes, that's right. So there are a lot of scholarships out there. You should check them out. Go to FinAid.org, and type older in the search button.

Tony?

HARRIS: That's terrific. Scholarships available for older folks. I love the sound of that.

FERRE: Yes. So check it out. That's right.

HARRIS: And I'll see you next hour with what's hot, and what folks are talking about on the Internet. See you then.

FERRE: Yes. Perfect.

HARRIS: Sure, you can find jobs using the Internet. But you could be selling yourself short if your search doesn't include social media. Social media. OK. Our experts break down the 140-character job pitch. That's next.

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HARRIS: I got to bring Rob in here to help me on this. In the upper Midwest, the folks along the Red River have seen this before, to be sure. Floodwaters lapping at the doorsteps. It's happening again. Right now, they're filling up sandbags all along the river in North Dakota and Minnesota.

And Rob, it looks like heavy rain, melting snow, the waters are rising pretty quickly, huh?

ROB MARCIANO, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yes. And the big deal is the setup, really, more than the heavy rain. The melting snow like you mentioned, and the rain that they had this past fall.

What they did last year prevented them from seeing catastrophic flooding in this area. So they're well versed in this and they're scrambling, and confidence remains at a reasonable level, but the task is definitely overwhelming, I'm sure.

What we're looking at as far as the forecast for this river, the Red River heading through Fargo. Right now at about 27 feet, forecasted to go to 38 feet Saturday night. So that is just a couple of feet below record stage, which was last year. But, you know, it will be well over major flood stage, and that will happen probably tomorrow afternoon.

And, you know, that's not the only area. Obviously, we've got a number of counties that are under flood warnings because there's another number of smaller tributaries and rivers that are going to be -- we're going to be dealing with this over the next couple of weeks.

More media concern is for Texas. We're seeing some rainfall here. This will last today and then scoot into the Gulf of Mexico, and not terribly amount to a whole lot. Maybe a little bit of light rain for the gulf. But more important, Tony, is 57 degrees is the high temperature forecast for Minneapolis. That's approaching record warmth, certainly above average and certainly well above the freezing mark. So that's going to kind of speed up that melting process and only aggravate the flooding situations across the upper Midwest.

HARRIS: OK, Rob. Appreciate it. Thank you, sir.

Did the economic stimulus help the economy or hurt? Experts have given their verdict. Josh Levs will be here to tell us what they're saying to us.

We're back in a moment. You're in the CNN NEWSROOM.

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HARRIS: The stimulus, some people love it. Some people hate it. Here's a really important question, though, has it actually worked? Josh Levs, who can actually recite the entire stimulus without notes, is here to tell us about it in a new survey. Josh, what do the experts say?

JOSH LEVS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Oh, boy, Tony. I like that. Okay, so here's the deal. You know, that's the biggest question everyone always wants to know, right? Is it working --

HARRIS: Yes.

LEVS: What I really like about the survey is we get to some nitty-gritty here. This is from "The Wall Street Journal". What they did was they spoke with 54 leading economists, and by far, the majority are saying this that it is achieving good things. Thirty- eight of the 54 say the stimulus has boosted growth and mitigated job losses for the country since it went into action a year ago. Now you see here, only six of the 54 economists say that, overall, it's had a negative effect, and what I look for in the survey is as specific as we can get. So here's --

HARRIS: Yes.

LEVS: A good example on this next screen. I'll show you this. This is about unemployment. On average, these folks are saying, these respected economists are saying that unemployment, as we know, is at 9.7 percent now. They believe if it were not for the stimulus, it would be about 10.4 percent. So there, they are crediting the stimulus overall with reducing unemployment in America. So, Tony, that's some of what these people are saying right here in this survey from "The Wall Street journal."

HARRIS: That 9.7 should go down the bit as we continue to hire people to take care of the senses who work the spring, but Josh, what about the forecast? Anything on the survey?

LEVS: Yes. It's interesting. They do take a look ahead. I'll show you one more stat here. Let's look at that. They're talking about what's going to happen with the gross domestic product in this country. They're thinking it'll jump about 3 percent this year, and they think without the stimulus, it would have been more like 2 percent, so they are crediting it with going up by 2 percent.

I want to quickly or rather would likely increasing it by 1 percent this year. Really quick. There is a lot more you can learn on the web at cnn.com/stimulus. This web page is open up behind me which takes a look at what it's all about and where the money is going. It's all public dollars so you want to know where it's going. Take a look at cnn.com/stimulus, and we want to hear from you. Weigh in right now. you got this screen shows my blog, cnn.com/josh and also Facebook and Twitter, joshlevs, weigh in there, but especially, the best place to go as always, cnn.com/tony. Let us know, is the stimulus helping you?

HARRIS: We're trying to get it back up because we're trying to use the whole Twitter thing next segment.

LEVS: Yes.

HARRIS: I hope it's fired up and working. All right. So, you'll get back to us next hour. We're going to give it a go. I hope it works.

LEVS: Okay.

HARRIS: All right. Josh, see you next hour.

LEVS: See you guys.

HARRIS: Hold on to those resumes, 140 characters can get your foot in the door, right? How to use Twitter, Facebook, and the rest of social media as your own personal job agent?

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HARRIS: I need you to reach out to the program. I need you to talk to me directly. A couple of ways you can do that. First of all, cnn.com/tony takes you directly to this, bam, our blog page. If you'd like to send us your thoughts on Facebook, here's what you do. Tony Harris, cnn. Here's my twister address, tonyharris, cnn. Pick up the phone 1-877-742-5760. Let's have more of your thoughts on the program "CNN Newsroom." Tell me now.

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HARRIS: Hey, look, we hope this works. We're trying to get the Mac working so we can get to my Twitter page, right? Is it working? Do you have Dan Clam yet? I think that's a made up name -- are we being had with this Dan Clam character? All right. We're going to try to get this worthy, okay? How's it going? It's supposed to be the sixth one down, right? Okay. Got it? We'll try to make this work.

All right. Check out this Web site, ready? It tallies the number of tweets people are sending on the social networking site Twitter. We know for a fact that among those ten billion short messages are a few that actually got college student, Rachel Estherline, the job of her dreams, and she joined us with Chanley Brian. Did I get that correct this time?

CHANDLEE BRYAN, AUTHOR, "THE TWITTER JOB SEARCH GUIDE": No, you didn't Tony. It's Chandlee Bryan.

HARRIS: Oh, my goodness. We've had four different pronunciations on your name today who has advice for you on how to get a job. She is one of the authors of the "Twitter Job Search Guide." Chandlee good to see you. They are joining us as part of our week- long look at how people are finding jobs in this economy, and while we're doing this interview, we would love to see if this works. We'd like to hear from you.

If you have comments or questions, you can tweet me at tonyharriscnn. Let's see if this works. Rachel, let's start with you. In a nutshell, how did you use Twitter land what turned out to be a paid internship and then ultimately a job and my understanding is you're still in college.

I don't think -- I think we're going need to fix that, Rachel, my apologies. We'll get -- Chandlee let's talk to you for a second here.

BRYAN: Okay.

HARRIS: I talked to us about -- how can we do this? Do you really believe people can use social media to get that next opportunity, that next job?

BRYAN: Absolutely, Tony, and I think one of the first things we can do is just take a step back and look at how employers are recruiting right now. First of all, I used to be a recruiter, and when I was a recruiter, it cost me about $400 to post a position. On tweetmyjobs.com, it cost employers $1 to post a position, and last month alone, they posted over half a million positions on tweetmy job. So, I think a lot of employers are starting to use social media and Twitter in particular to post and advertise jobs.

HARRIS: Okay. So in your book, you talk about how important it is to be able to sell yourself on Twitter in 160 characters or less. So, here's what we did? Do we have the bio? We took the liberty of using your bio from your Twitter page, and look, I'm looking at it right here, and it looks pretty compelling. How were you able to do it? There it is, right there. Do you really think this can work and how do you boil down a career into 140 characters? 140, 160 characters?

BRYAN: I think you show your interests, and you show your personality, and you show, first and foremost your value. What you offer potential employers and potential people that might want to work with you, and you do that clearly. You do that concisely, and then in your communications on Twitter, you show that you're able to work collaboratively by re-tweeting or sharing the thoughts of others on Twitter as well.

HARRIS: Yes. So, do you actually -- we've got a couple of other examples of how you've worked with folks or examples of folks who have actually tried this, and my understanding is that you actually coach people on this? Really?

BRYAN: I do. I do. I mean it really helps people when you can take a step back and look at their stories and help them develop metaphors to present their skills, their interests, and their personality, and to convey that, but I think, first and foremost, really it's about being yourself online, but doing that with discretion.

HARRIS: Okay. So, you also mention how we should not hang ourselves with our tweets. How can that come back to haunt us?

BRYAN: I think, first of all, if you blurt out anything, you know, about people, about places you've visited, about coworkers you've had difficulties with, anything, that can go viral as we all know from stories such as the Facebook fairy and the person who tweeted that they hated Memphis shortly before a presentation at Fedex in Memphis. It's not a good thing to go negative.

HARRIS: Yes.

BRYAN: But I think at the same time, there are lots of opportunities on Twitter to find communities of other people who are also going through the job search process and organizations such as jobangels.org who can also help you and be a source of support in your job search. So, I think it's just really important not to go negative.

HARRIS: Chandlee, we appreciate it, and I apologize we lost Rachel. We were never able to get her back, but you did a nice job for us. We appreciate it. Thanks for your time.

BRYAN: Thank you.

HARRIS: Did we keep that together? You have no idea. All right. Checking our top stories now. At least 49 people are reported hurt in East Jerusalem. Palestinians burned tires and threw stones at riot police to protest the re-opening of a synagogue destroyed by war 62 years ago. It is in an area claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians.

On capitol hill, Tea party activists rallying against health care reform. Some say they plan to visit undecided congressional leaders later today, and just a short time ago, Tiger Woods announced he will return to golf. He will play the Masters next month going for his fifth green jacket. Woods says at a paper statement, he has taken necessary time from the game for therapy. Woods' affairs with numerous women exploded into global headlines last fall.

Sony's dangerous gamble. The biggest recording contract in music history goes to an artist who can never sing again. We're back in a moment.

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HARRIS: Oh, yes! The king of pop still making headlines less than a year after his death. The estate of Michael Jackson and Sony has signed a -- listen to this, a multimillion-dollar deal. He must have a lot of unreleased material. Stephanie Elam is in New York with details. Stephanie, what do we know about this deal?

STEPHANIE ELAM, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: That there is a lot of money that's going to be headed to the Michael Jackson estate.

HARRIS: Oh, yes.

ELAM: Its value, tony, at a whopping $250 million, and that is the biggest recording deal ever. The deal between Sony and Michael Jackson's estate includes ten projects over the next seven years. An album of unreleased songs is coming out in November. There's also talk of a remix of some of Jackson's solo albums. There can also be DVDs and video games as well -- Tony.

HARRIS: You know what, Stephanie? As I think about it, you know, this could really help out the Jackson family. I'm mainly thinking about the kids, obviously. Since his death, there's been, you know, a lot of talk about Michael's massive debts.

ELAM: Yes, and there are a lot of them, apparently and that is really how this can help out. He lived lavishly. We know that he had some legal problems as well and some estimates actually put his debt as high as $400 million, so this deal could go a long way into truncating some of that debt, but what's notable is that it comes at a time when the recording industry has been struggling. U.S. album sales have been cut in half over the past decade, but M.J., as we know, he's been a big moneymaker especially since his death sadly, but that often happens.

Sony has sold more than 30 million Michael Jackson records since he died last June. Just to put it into perspective. So, he'll probably do pretty well for the estate here. Now, Sony's U.S. shares not moving a lot, just to take a look at that. Overall, investors are waiting to hear from the Federal Reserve. We'll get that decision at 2:15 Eastern Time. So right now, the Dow up 30 points, the NASDAQ up 11. We'll keep our eyes on it, but a pretty huge deal coming up for the Jackson estate -- Tony.

HARRIS: You think about, and maybe, this is part of what Sony was considering, the number of albums sold posthumously by Elvis Presley and maybe that had something to do with the structure of this deal and the size of it. You just never know. It's a huge deal.

ELAM: And already how many he sold after he died, after Michael Jackson died. He already sold a lot.

HARRIS: And DVDs of "This Is It."

ELAM: It makes sense for them --

HARRIS: Yes. Okay Steph--

ELAM: And video games, it could be a lot.

HARRIS: Good stuff. See you next hour. Thank you, Stephanie. ELAM: All right. Bye.

HARRIS: No privacy, no protection, Women in Haiti's tent cities vulnerable to sexual attacks. The new threat in the earthquake zone.

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HARRIS: Okay. Here's what we're working on for the next hour at CNN Newsroom, 23,000 teachers get pink slips in California. I will talk to one of them facing a potential layoff. Plus, a look at Detroit's plans to close 45 public schools. And holding on to young talent. One southern city's strategy for success in this recession, it is part of our building up America series. We're back in a moment. You're in the CNN Newsroom.

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HARRIS: Sexual and other violence against women rising amid the rubble of Haiti's earthquake. Sprawling tent cities in Port-au-Prince are the main danger zones. Our Sara Sidner introduces us to a displaced woman living in fear.

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SARA SIDNER, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A 22- year-old Carine Exantus rushed to dump her belongings on a tiny piece of open space and called it home after Haiti's earthquake toppled her world.

Describe your life here.

I, like everybody else, live in a very precarious situation, she says. She lives in a maze of tents in an overcrowded camp that she says is becoming a dangerous place.

As a young woman, what is it like for you living in this camp?

VOICE OF CARINE EXANTUS, CAMP RESIDENT: As a young woman, I'm afraid because I notice a lot of young men being aggressive towards women at night. The daytime, not much better.

SIDNER: There are two things that hit you in this particular camp. One, you're in the shadow of the presidential palace, and, two, the spaces are so confined that anything you would normally do in private ends up right out in public. There's no privacy. It's uncomfortable, isn't it? Very difficult?

EXANTUS: Yes, it is very difficult, especially for young women like places where you have to shower. This is where we get water, and this is also where we have to shower.

SIDNER: Just behind the camera, a group of young men sit and stare, making comments. At night, verbal intimidation often turns physical.

JEAN JOSEPH RUDLER, CAMP LEADER (translation): There is a problem within the Haitian people. I'm telling the truth. It's in the people, in young men like me. We don't have enough understanding, which is why young girls suffer.

SIDNER: So men are getting frustrated and taking it out on women?

UNKNOWN MALE: Yes, I'm telling you this.

SIDNER: In the past few days, there have been two cases of attempted rape in this camp, and one arrest, the camp leader says. Citywide in the past two months, police received 20 reports of rape. It's not yet an epidemic, government officials say, but camp life illuminates a longstanding cultural problem.

ABY BRUN, HAITIAN COMMISSION FOR RECONSTRUCTION: Now, with the concentration in the camps and the lack of privacy in the camps, it's more acute. So, there are rapes. There are exposure of minors to sexual acts, just because people don't have a private room to go to, even if they are alleged lovers. So, it's a very, very, very dramatic situation.

SIDNER: Worse, the U.N. says the quake destroyed key resources such as rape counseling centers and Haiti's Ministry for Women's Affairs, but there are efforts to improve security in the camps.

LINA ABIRAFEH, UNFPA GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE COORDINATOR: We're looking at safe spaces, creating spaces where women can access services comfortably, increasing the lighting because inadequate lighting, handing out solar flashlights so that women are safe to move around at night.

SIDNER: Carine Exantus says in her camp, it's still everyone for themselves. There's no sleeping easy, especially when the only thing separating you from a violent act is a wall made of bed sheets. You can just walk into anybody's house.

Sara Sidner, CNN, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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