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Wisconsin Budget Standoff: Day 6; "Face to Face" with Iman; Man V. Machine; Revolt Across Libya; Tracking Teen Drivers; Tea Party Celebrates Second Birthday; Chicago's Mayoral Election on Tuesday; Movie Review: "I Am Number Four"

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MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: Iman, a superstar model who took the fashion and business world by storm. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield comes "Face To Face" with the Somali-born beauty and finds out how she got her big break.

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You're in the CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Martin Savidge, in for Fredricka Whitfield.

First, though, a check of our top stories.

Bloody battles in Libya, as protesters face off again with Muammar Gaddafi's security forces. The worst violence is in Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city. There are reports of at least 25 deaths there today and more than 200 across Libya since those protests began. Protesters say that they are not giving up.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Libya wants to be free of the - of unjustice, unjustice, unjustice rulings of Gaddafi and his (INAUDIBLE) and his family. I mean, they have been actually taking over Libya for 42 years now, and we think that's more than enough.

I think the first - the first people who should have actually made this revolution were us, not Egypt, not Tunisia. But we thank them - we thank them very much for making us here today.

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SAVIDGE: In Brooklyn, New York, flames fuelled by high winds lit up the night sky after a residential complex catches fire. The blaze killed one person and injured dozens more, including 20 firefighters.

After a break from some brutal weather, the Upper Midwest gets ready to get slammed - again. Winter storm warnings are in place from Montana to Michigan. Heavy snow is a major concern. Minneapolis is expecting up to 14 inches.

In some areas, the winds are howling, with gusts of up to 40 miles an hour.

Well, a heated standoff over budget cuts in Wisconsin is now entering day six. Protesters are once again convening on the capital, on one side supporters of Republican Governor Scott Walker, who's backing a bill to reduce the deficit by slashing public employees' benefits and collective bargaining rights. On the other side, thousands of workers, many of them teachers, who call the governor's legislation an assault on their rights.

Noticeably absent from the capital, 14 Democratic Senators who have fled the state to deprive the Republicans of the quorum they need to hold a vote.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's not open to any changes from obviously Democrats or Republicans who have floated a couple of changes to this proposal this past week. So, again, the ball's in his court. He has the money he needs from the public employees to balance his budget.

If he takes this and agrees to it, that's great. We can all kind of form consensus and move along together. If he doesn't agree do this, then I'm wondering what the intentions were in the first place.

GOV. SCOTT WALKER (R), WISCONSIN: I believe we've got to have a path that allows us to have everybody come back and vote. There's going to be plenty of time to have a debate. They can make their case. They can make their argument. But democracy is not about hiding out in another state. It's about showing up here in the Capitol and making the case there. And for us, we're willing to take this as long as it takes, because in the end, we're doing the right thing.

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SAVIDGE: Among those turning on in support of the governor, Tea Party activists from around the country.

Let's turn to CNN's Casey Wian, who is live once more in Madison, Wisconsin. And Casey, what's the scene like there today?

CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's much different than it was yesterday that the bad weather you spoke about just a little while ago has driven many of these protesters inside. We just were inside the state capitol building and we saw thousands of people all - all of them on the side of the public employee unions demonstrating. They've been holed up in there, if you will, for the past six days, some of them even spending the night. Hundreds of people spending the night.

We just saw one incredible scene and I think we have some video we can show you. A group of firefighters actually walking into the Capitol Rotunda to raucous cheers by the protesters inside. And what's interesting about that is this controversial legislation would actually exempt firefighters, police officers, other public safety workers from those restrictions on collective bargaining. Yet these firefighters still decided to show up, to show their support for these protestors.

We've seen very few signs of the Tea Party protesters, the other protesters in support of Governor Scott - Scott Walker, who showed up here yesterday by the thousands, and that drawing thousands of protesters who ringed around the capital all day yesterday to show their opposition to the bill.

Now what we can tell you in terms of the effort to move things forward, we do know that teachers are going to be meeting later this afternoon, teachers' unions to decide whether they're going to go back to work and decide sort of what their next strategy is. Schools, many schools in this area were closed for three days last week and they still haven't figured out whether they're going to ask the teachers to go back to work or not.

Also, in other new development, we have been told that doctors are writing notes for some of those teachers, so they wouldn't be penalized - fined to - by staying away from school. So they're helping out the teachers and there's some concern that some of those doctors may be putting themselves in jeopardy, because they're writing notes for teachers who obviously aren't sick - Martin.

SAVIDGE: Very interesting. Casey Wian in Madison. Thanks very much.

And as Casey mentioned, the weather there has taken a turn. It's taken a turn across much of the Midwest. Jacqui Jeras now joins us for a little talk about that.

JACQUI JERAS, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yes, really ugly conditions. And it's going to get dangerous for those people if they're going to be driving around town later on today.

Here you can see Madison, you can see they're right on the edge here of the rain and snow line. It's the temperatures here, about 32 degrees, and so the bridges and overpasses are going to start to ice up first and then we'll start to see everything else ice up. So we could see a good tenth of an inch to maybe even quarter of an inch of freezing rain, and that's enough to bring down some tree branches and maybe even cause some spotty power outages.

All this freezing rain is going to change over to snow later on tonight and gusty winds tomorrow. So tomorrow, Martin, really no better than today in Wisconsin. They'll have to wait until the middle of the week before things to calm down, but it's going to be cold.

SAVIDGE: All right. Jacqui, we'll talk more later.

In Iran today, police and protesters are clashing in several cities. Security forces charged crowds on motorcycles and with batons. Opposition websites say that one person was killed in Tehran today, but the government is denying that.

Iranian authorities have been rounding up opposition figures following revolutions in other Mideast nations. Iran's official news agency reports that the daughter of the former President Hashemi Rafsanjani was briefly detained for what it called provocative behavior.

We are watching another spike in anti-government anger this weekend, and that's in Bahrain. Police in the Persian Gulf island nation allowed protesters to reoccupy a square in the middle of the capital yesterday, and several hundred people remained there overnight.

Bahrain is led by a royal family, and the crown prince promises to hold talks with all opposition parties.

Something you might not know about Iman, the former model is now a business mogul. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield comes "Face To Face" with the fashion icon, next.

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IMAN, CEO, IMAN COSMETICS: I was adamant I was going to be involved in politics. And within a day my whole life changed.

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SAVIDGE: CNN's Fredricka Whitfield comes "Face To Face" with a woman who commands attention. Take a look.

FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: She's one of the most- photographed women in the world, and is known by a singular name - Iman. These days, the fashion icon's name is also synonymous with business mogul. Iman Cosmetics is a multimillion dollar enterprise. Her fashion reality show just completed its second season. And her accessories and home designs are about to reach new heights.

But the Somali-born beauty tells me "Face To Face", at the core of her early success is her upbringing by her equally strong parents.

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WHITFIELD: Iman, great to see you. Wonderful to sit "Face To Face" with you in your 7th Avenue office. We have whole lot of things to talk about. Everything from, of course, you being a fashion icon, to a business mogul, a philanthropist. And I know Africa is near and dear to your heart obviously having lived in Somalia, being a Somali and a Kenyan.

But you also lived in Egypt, which means you're watching closely all that's transpiring. Your thoughts?

IMAN: Oh, I'm - I pray religiously every day, in the hopes of, you know, a peaceful transition.

WHITFIELD: What was missing to you in that country that you're hoping that one day it will attain?

IMAN: Democracy, as simple as that. I mean, if we're going to say democracy, we should practice democracy. And they really want to be allies with - with America. And it's, it's just a very precarious place to be and how to navigate all that. But at the same time, I could not be more prouder to see a revolution at this date to happen that way so peacefully. And let's hope it stays that way.

WHITFIELD: But since we're in Africa, we're talking about North Africa and Egypt. Let's stay there for a moment and kind of trace back to almost the beginning, you know, of this phenomenal career.

IMAN: Well, first of all, I was raised in Somalia. My father became an ambassador years later after Somalia got their independence in 1960. So my family, we started very poor. I mean I've never really felt or known poverty because my parents always took care of us, but we always were poor.

WHITFIELD: But at the time, what did you envision for yourself with this degree in political science.

IMAN: Definitely got - I was my father's daughter. I was going to follow his footsteps. I don't know about ambassadorship, but I thought maybe the United Nations. Yes, I was - I was adamant that I was going to be involved in politics. And within a day, my whole life changed.

WHITFIELD: And a photographer sees you and is struck by your beauty. What was it like when Peter Beard first approached you?

IMAN: I was on my way to - from work to - to go into the campus and he stopped me in the street and asked me if I have ever been photographed before. I've never seen modeling magazines or fashion magazines or was not even aware of the word "model" existed. I've never worn makeup or heels for that matter. And so I had no concept of what he was talking about. The only thing I've seen in terms of women was my brothers "Playboy," and I was not that girl.

So I told him, and then I thought, maybe he just thinks because you see being white, I thought maybe he thinks that all Africans have never seen a camera. And so I said, of course, I have been photographed and he said who. And I said my parents. And he said not professionally. Then I thought, oh, he thinks "Playboy". I said I'm not that kind of a girl.

So he said, no, I mean, like literally, I want to take photographs of you. And he kept on walking with me and I wasn't buying it. And then he said the magic word, I'll pay you. And so I've asked for tuition. He paid for $8,000 for my tuition.

WHITFIELD: $8,000? He paid your tuition?

IMAN: Yes. He paid my tuition. That was -

WHITFIELD: That's extraordinary.

IMAN: That was the exchange we made.

WHITFIELD: Was there a moment where you were - I don't know, was there any trepidation or were you nervous about what does this $8,000 means if I accept it? IMAN: No, I knew it was my - no. I knew - I knew what I was going to do and what I was not going to do. And since we said he's going to just take portraits of me, I said, I'm not that kind of a girl, right? So I knew. But then I took a friend with me to the shoot. I wasn't going alone. And then I thought that was the end of that. Right? And then -

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WHITFIELD: That call would take Iman from Nairobi to New York and right into the center of a clash involving high fashion, high stakes and race.

Want to hear more on that from Iman? Go to my blog at CNN.com/Fredricka and hear more from Iman "Face to Face". Next hour, in my "Face to Face" with Iman, how she recognized the power potential behind her fashion photos.

SAVIDGE: Well, he's one of the biggest celebrities in the world right now and he's got no ego. IBM's Supercomputer Watson who soundly defeated his human opponents on "Jeopardy" Wednesday night.

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ALEX TREBEK, HOST, "JEOPARDY": Now we're coming to Watson, we're looking for Bram Stoker and we find - who is Bram Stoker and the wager? Hello, $17,973, $41,413, and a two-day total of $77,147.

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SAVIDGE: What's he going to do with all that money? Well, hear what some of your kids and grandkids are saying about Watson next.

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SAVIDGE: It was a man versus machine showdown on "Jeopardy" this past weekend. What do you know, the machine won, handedly. But does that really make it smarter?

Carl Azuz ask our student audience about it. And, Carl, what was the responses you got from the students?

CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Well, I think one thing the students are so interested in is how advanced Watson as a computer is. I mean, I have a few facts I would like to share about Watson just in general.

This is the computer generation we're talking about in terms of our students. People who are 14 today were born in 1997, after the Internet was up as a search engine, as a shopping tool. And so they're tuned in to this, I mean, this is the latest in voice- recognition technology. According to IBM, Watson, the computer that pretty much destroyed his human competition, I'm sorry to say, has the computing power of 2,800 powerful machines.

A couple other facts, it better understands human language, which is important in "Jeopardy," because you have a lot of double word meanings, you have a lot of word origin questions, things like that, it was able to comprehend.

And probably Watson's biggest advantage was on the buzzer. It was able to answer some questions, in as little as 10 milliseconds after the questions were answered. So that really kind of gave it an edge and helped it buzz in. I think it was 24 out of 30 times in Double Jeopardy.

SAVIDGE: I mean, there's also the fact that he doesn't have emotions, too, which he doesn't get nervous and he doesn't get the jitters and stuff.

AZUZ: That's exactly what one student brought up, Martin. I mean, there was one kid who told us, I believe his name was Ben and he's talking to us at our blog at CNNStudentNews.com that Watson has no emotions, he has no feelings, so those things couldn't make it nervous. It wasn't - there was no emotional factor in whether or not it should answer or maybe how much it should bet. It's all mathematics.

And we have a comment also from Will who's saying just look at how far computers have come already. Look at how smart they already are. They can do everything from guessing what you're going to type to parallel park a car.

But there were some students now on the other side of this who are saying computer intelligence does not translate to human intelligence. We have this comment from Josh Shing (ph) who says humans and machines work in a different ways. We work in a biological way. But computers follow natural rules, rules that man created for them and they can't think or create by themselves.

And finally, one comment from Misty who says computers are never going to be able to do the things that people can do like write a comprehensive essay, I love that, read and understand the deeper meanings in a classic novel or know what it wants to accomplish and then accomplish it. She's saying they can't think for themselves and therefore can't be considered intelligent in the way we can be.

SAVIDGE: Right. I'm not sure I would never say never on that. The future has always borne out those things that we say can't happen, sometimes do. But it is - it is a fascinating debate and a lot of it seems like science fiction, so -

AZUZ: Yes, it does.

SAVIDGE: Carl Azuz -

AZUZ: We're saying A.I. in action.

SAVIDGE: Yes, exactly. Exactly that. Thank you very much.

AZUZ: Thank you, Martin.

SAVIDGE: Blizzard conditions headed towards part of the U.S. And remember doing this? When you were a kid? The best yo-yoers (ph) on the West Coast, when we come back.

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SAVIDGE: In the Upper Midwest, another blast of winter weather. Take a look at this, blizzard warnings are now in place in parts of the region. Minneapolis expecting up to 14 inches of snow.

Jacqui Jeras is, of course, tracking things.

JERAS: You say that with such dread, Martin.

SAVIDGE: Well, I do dread it at this time of the year.

JERAS: Like, oh, here we go again. I know. It's February, but this - this is quite a storm and this is going to be a huge thing for Minneapolis St. Paul. In fact, this storm system could rival the one they had back in December. Remember when the Metrodome collapsed down? Yes. We're talking maybe a foot of snow even across parts of the Twin Cities. And you throw in the gusty winds on top of it. And that's why we've got a real problem.

Winds are gusting 30 miles per hour right now. Temperatures at 25 degrees. So bitterly cold and definitely a day to stay home. We've got winter storm warnings, even blizzard warnings in effect across much of the Midwest. From Montana all the way over towards Michigan. And we've got advisories now starting to stack up into the Northeast too as that storm will head your way tonight and into tomorrow.

But the worst of the blowing and drifting we think is going to be across parts of the Dakotas and into Western Minnesota and that I-90 corridor is going to be critical for that rain and snow line. So a real concern about freezing rain and ice into Sioux Falls as well into northern parts of Iowa. So be aware of that. Milwaukee should get off fairly easy with this one.

You're going to have the wintry mix, it's going to be more of an icy mixed event for you. The snow coming down heavy at time. We could see it good one to two inches per hour in some of the heavy snow bands (ph) as they move through and we talk about the kind impact that it's going to be having on the protests that are taking place at the capitol in Madison, Wisconsin.

Where is the storm system going? Well, this is going to be tracking kind of off towards the east. And as we put the map into motion, even though it doesn't seem to want to do that, it would show you that it's going to move across the Great Lakes and into the Northeastern Corridor. But the biggest impact for the accumulating snow for the most part is going to stay in the Western Great Lakes.

So a big impact also in terms of travelers. We've got ground delays over an hour in Chicago. That's just because of the low clouds and fog and we've got some volume delays in Ft. Lauderdale today as well. Everybody obviously wanting to escape to Florida.

SAVIDGE: Who could blame them? Yes, not me.

JERAS: It's 70s and 80s. It's beautiful.

SAVIDGE: I'm going to my mom later in Cleveland, and see how that storm is fairing up there.

JERAS: Oh, OK.

SAVIDGE: Thanks very much, Jacqui.

It's no mystery why fans love the slam-dunk contest so much. Last night in Los Angeles, the NBA's top dunkers put on high-flying shows with plenty of no-looks, double-dunks and even triple dunks. Sure that's impressive. But none of this was the winning effort. No. That came from Blake Griffin and he had a little help. Watch.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can he do it? Then you'll know (ph).

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SAVIDGE: The L.A. Clippers player Blake Griffin leaping over the car hood for the winning jam. Not likely to be found in any play book, but come on, the dunk contest is all about showmanship.

Now, if you would like some real old-school competition, not just the big-shot showoffs, here is your sport. Yo-yo masters of all ages competed yesterday in Seattle for the title Pacific Northwest Regional Champions. The nationals are slated for October in - it says Chico here, but I presume - it is Chico, California. Good luck getting tickets, by the way to that.

And if you are suffering from the winter blahs, we've got some new action games this weekend that can help you blow off steam.

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SAVIDGE: Libya had a new development, the United States government urging Americans working or traveling there to either use extreme caution or not go there at all. We have just learned that the state department is moving to extract diplomats and their families from what is turning into a very dangerous place today.

Fionnuala Sweeney is in neighboring Egypt, in Cairo. And Fionnuala, what's the latest you're hearing now from Libya?

FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, we're hearing that more than 200 people have died and there are hundreds more injured. Most of those in the City of Benghazi, it is Libya's second largest city. And, Martin, it's always been a hotbed of revolt on and off during the years against Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

What we understand there and it's difficult to actually confirm reports.

But what we're hearing from eye witnesses is that demonstrators in their thousands are on the streets, violence is focused on one particular military camp. With the demonstrators trying to breach the walls of that camp and being repulsed by fire.

They are -- we are told, getting weapons from police stations that have been raided. They are saying that they will continue fighting until they take over this camp. There are reports also, Martin, of other unrest in other cities.

And the focus of the demonstrators now is to try and organize unrest in the capitol, Tripoli, which is of course, Colonel Gadhafi's stronghold. But they in Benghazi are being repulsed we're told by mortar fire and by fire even from the air.

And reports also of sniper shots. One eye witness is saying that the bodies are coming into the hospitals all the time throughout the day.

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MOHAMMED EL SENUSI, POLITICAL REFUGEE: What's going on in Libya today is, the crime against humanity and Benghazi, people being are being slaughtered by the hundreds. Due to the presence of the camp and that camp contains people who are from the private of Gadhafi and mercenaries that he brought in from Africa.

This is without precedent in history that a leader would bring in mercenaries to murder his own people and this is due to the wrong message that the west has given Gadhafi for lifting sanctions and letting him get away with murder and blowing up aircraft against money.

It's not going to stop the people are not going to let and there is no way to time is going to turn back again and he must understand that he has to leave.

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SWEENEY: That was Mohammed El Senusi. He is a member of the last royal family, of Libya. He now is a political exile in Libya. He says he's no political affiliations, but he's monitoring himself very closely, what is taking place in Libya.

And the mercenaries that he referred to, there have been consistent reports and video footage purporting to show the presence of mercenaries in and around Benghazi, Martin.

SAVIDGE: CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney is live in Cairo for us talking about the very disturbing situation coming in out of Libya. Thank you.

Well, there seems to be a new Smartphone app that comes out just about every day for every kind of thing. And one developed by a Tennessee grandfather is giving parents some relief when their teens are driving. It is called - SIPS or Safety Information and Protection System. It uses GPS to track teens on the road.

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PAUL HART, SIPS DEVELOPER: Once they learn you're not spying, you're not watching every move they make, you know, they're OK with it. Because they quit speeding, they quit going out of bounds, and they quit texting and driving.

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SAVIDGE: In order to work, the app must be downloaded on the parents' and the teens' cell phones. Right now, the app is only available on android phones, but a version for iPhone is expected to be coming out soon.

All right, now to help you get through the winter blahs on today's tech time, we are going to look at new action-packed video games. Marc Saltzman joins us with ways to kind of blow off steam in the weather that has descended upon us.

Let's start talking about the first game here and that's Marvel versus Capcom III, Fate of Two Worlds, what do you think of this one? This is like the traditional arcade system, right? I mean in the old days?

MARC SALTZMAN, SYNDICATED TECHNOLOGY WRITER: That's right. In the early '90s, arcade fighting games were all the rage, but -- and then it sort of transferred over to consoles, the machines we play on our TVs, but it's been more than 10 years since we've seen this franchise on the Sega Dreamcast, believe it or not.

So now it's back again on PlayStation III and Xbox 360, it's "Marvel versus Capcom 3, Fate of Two Worlds" and as you would expect you're pitting the best of Marvel's famous and iconic comic book characters from the likes of Spiderman and Hulk and Wolverine against familiar -- from street fighter, they can be Chris Redfield from Resident Evil.

And it's of course, more fun when you have a friend over to play. Plus there are five different online modes as well. It's a very colorful, brawler and it is a fighting game. So take heed to the T or teen warning for its ideal for players 13 years of age and older.

SAVIDGE: All right, well, let's move on to a couple of new shooter games that are out. Actually they're coming out on Tuesday. Tell us about Sony's "Kill Zone III" and actually this one is supposed to be a little more light-hearted than the last one, which, with a name like "Kill Zone" you just don't expect that.

SALTZMAN: Exactly and we're going to talk about" Kill Zone" and that's "Bullet Storm." So obviously with names like that you know these games are rated M for mature. Now it is light-hearted, but it is a futuristic shooter whereby, you're taking down aliens. They're known as the hell gas.

So you got more weapons and more vehicles and once again, you've got these huge expansive environments, these gorgeous set pieces. But it is a lot of fun to play. Not only by yourself, and you can also take advantage, by the way, of the 3D support. If you have a 3D TV, or the PlayStation move controller, which looks like a microphone and let you introduce motion sensing to the fun.

But even more fun online when you get together with a dozen or two of your friends and you see who can compete, can play solo or in teams, but it is a lot more fun. And I really do think you know, third time's the charm for this franchise. So PlayStation III owners who are saving up for it won't be disappointed when it's out on Tuesday.

SAVIDGE: All right and let's blast ahead of the 26th Century for "Bullet Storm." Tell us about that one?

SALTZMAN: So this is a futuristic military shooter, but it's really over the top. It's silly and fun. So the idea behind the game is you're dropped on this planet. It's like a resort in the galaxy and you're taking down these vicious aliens in a number of creative ways. You're actually incented to use what's called the skill shot system.

The more fun you can have by taking them down, the more points you get. So that can include using this futuristic whip, you know to grab their foot, maybe throw them into a Venus flytrap-like man-eating plant. You can throw them up in the air, slide underneath them. Shoot them to see how many times you keep them up in the air.

It's really over the top and it's from Epic Games and Electronic Arts and developed from a European group called "People Can Fly." It's a lot of fun. Not to be taken seriously. And again, it is rated "M" for mature so that's designed for those who are 17 years of age and older.

SAVIDGE: Yes, there's been a lot of controversy on this game especially because of sexual innuendo and the mixture of violence and sex. A lot of people not keen on the idea.

SALTZMAN: Yes, absolutely. Be forewarned and it's kind of like the new Duke Nukum if you will. And Duke Nukum by the way is also coming back in a couple of months, but it is over the top with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

SAVIDGE: All right, well, let's finish on a brighter note. That's THQ's "Duh Blob II". Is that the one?

SALTZMAN: That's right, "Duh Blob" is also out Tuesday and it is rated "E10" so designed for players 10 or older. It is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation III and the Nintendo Wii and much like its predecessor, you are tasked to recolor a world in which the color was extracted from an evil corporation.

So you are rolling your characters around and jumping into paint and coloring the world based on what your objectives are. In some cases you have to mix paints so it's not primary colors and the more you color the world, the happier the citizens are. The more jazzy music plays, it's funny, it's very humorous. It's very colorful. Musical and it's a great game for those 10 and older.

I do have to say that the Xbox and the PlayStation III version look much better than the Wii version looks better because it's got high- definition graphics including support for 3D TVs if you have one so a good game out here Thursday, "Duh Blob II" from THQ.

SAVIDGE: All right, Marc Saltzman. Thanks for all the fun. We look forward to talking to you next time when it comes to games. Appreciate it.

SALTZMAN: You got it. Thank you, Martin.

SAVIDGE: Well, it's a holiday weekend that means it's a big movie weekend as well. Stick around our movie reviewer is going to tell us what she thinks about of the new teen sci-fi adventure "I Am Number Four."

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SAVIDGE: Time for a CNN Equals Politics update. We're keeping an eye on all the latest headlines on the CNNPolitics.com at the desk there. Well, here's what's crossing right now.

Former Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, says there were a number of reasons that the U.S. invaded Iraq, but he says the Bush administration's belief that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction was the central reason for the war. Rumsfeld claims the U.S. would probably have not attacked Iraq, if it had known Hussein had no WMDs.

A milestone for Tea Party activists, this week marks the second anniversary of the birth of the Tea Party Movement.

And Tuesday's election day in Chicago, polls indicate former White House Chief Of Staff Rahm Emanuel is the overwhelming front-runner in the city's mayoral race. The big question, will he be able to capture over 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff that would be in April.

For the latest political news, you know where to go, cnnpolitics.com.

Well, one of the new movies out this weekend, "I Am Number Four." It is a sci-fi teen adventure and "Number Four" has landed at number two at this weekend's box office. Thinking about plopping down some cold hard cash to see this one? Before you do, give a listen to our reviewer has to say.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This movie was really mysterious. I didn't know much going into it and was really pleasantly surprised because at first I thought, it was going to be another really flat kind of high school sci-fi movie, which I don't want to see another one up. But I was gently corrected because this one had me from start to finish, really engaging characters and wonderful chemistry between all the actors.

SAVIDGE: Yes, I like it when you're surprised like that. You do go in sometimes with a pre -- premonition of what it's going to be like and what you know, you're surprised in a good way. So, the grade?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This one, I actually gave an "A" because I was so shocked at how great it was. The performances were wonderful and when the action starts, which is towards the end of the film, this movie gets rocking. I loved it.

SAVIDGE: Catch that, she was shocked it was good. OK. Turning to more serious matters, programs to help kids at risk. They're being hurt by budget cuts. Ahead, we look at the money problems that have advocates for troubled kids worried.

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SAVIDGE: You know the struggling economy is hurting nonprofit services all over the country. With donations down and the state funding tight, an Atlanta foster home for troubled adolescents will close this month after 40 years, possibly leaving troubled youth homeless and on the streets.

CNN's Julie Peterson has more this in this "In Your House" report and by the way, we've changed the name from the young manual hear from to protect his identity.

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JULIE PETERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Home -- can be a very special place.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I get chills and I'm really happy to see you. You're doing so well.

PETERSON: Nineteen-year-old Kyle is returning to the Bridge. A place he called home in his earlier teen years, a nonprofit residential treatment facility on Atlanta's west side, 32 youths sleep, eat and go to school here.

"KYLE," FORMER RESIDENT: Coming here to the Bridge was, I guess the breaking point to a radical change in my life.

PETERSON: It was his 11th home under the care of Georgia's Department of Family and Child Services, Kyle said this placement changed his life.

"KYLE": None of the group homes I had been to, placements or nothing. I've never had nobody treat me the way the Bridge has.

PETERSON: Kyle credits all the services including intensive group therapy with making all the difference. He's even grateful for the behavior control room.

"KYLE": I came here to calm down several times.

PETERSON (on camera): Did it work?

"KYLE": It does. You're taking personal time.

PETERSON: They would carry you in here?

"KYLE": If you get physical, in any way, and stuff like that. They will escort you down.

PETERSON: And that happened to you?

"KYLE": That did happen to me.

PETERSON (voice-over): All the residents endured abuse and neglect at home before moving into foster facilities. Kyle's memories of the abuse he said he suffered at home, the ones that led to state care, were fresh.

"KYLE": I would be raped and sexually assaulted and abused for her to get you know, a nick or whatever she was trying to score.

PETERSON (on camera): How old were you when that was happening?

"KYLE": When it first started happening, I was six years old. When go to sleep at night I have bad dreams about it. I still think about it and stuff like that. There's no way you can try to get rid of that image. Someone being sexually assaulted is going to follow them from that day on.

PETERSON (voice-over): It costs $3.2 million to run the Bridge. Three-quarters of this came from the government, the rest from private sources. Tom Russell has run the Bridge for the last dozen years. He describes the facility as Atlanta's only place for high-end, 24/7 care.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: These doors are metal doors.

PETERSON: He said it's a place for kids who can't handle public school. Many of whom have a history of running away.

TOM RUSSELL, CEO, THE BRIDGE: I often describe these kids as the forgotten population. Most people aren't familiar with these youngsters. Most people aren't familiar with their needs and they remain invisible.

PETERSON: Russell says the adolescents here are lost and angry. With this in mind, even the cafeteria's furniture designed to minimize injury and damage when the residents' anger boils over.

(on camera): Tell me about this chair. Tell me, I'm going to sit in this chair. It's especially designed because why? It looks like a rocker.

RUSSELL: It's designed so they're not easily dipped over.

PETERSON: So pretend you're one of the residents. You come to me. I'm mad. You're mad. What happened? How would it transpire?

RUSSELL: I may come at you like this and try to push you back.

PETERSON: And throw me back, but I can't all the way until an adult comes over.

RUSSELL: Right.

PETERSON: And has time to intervene.

(voice-over): The special services and therapies gave Kyle a new life. He's graduated from high school, is off medications and lives on his own. He's confident about studying to be a social worker and he volunteers with current foster care kids, sharing optimism and hope.

"KYLE": The best thing I've done is try to stay positive and look at, and have a plan in place.

PETERSON: The Bridge's money runs out at the end of February and the nonprofit will shutter its doors. Between now and then, the 32 residents will be moved yet again to other facilities around Georgia. Tom Russell isn't hopeful.

RUSSELL: If programs like The Bridge aren't there, many of these youngsters are going to end up on the streets, homeless, in jail and dead.

PETERSON: One former client, who is none of those things, is living a grateful and productive life.

"KYLE": This is my second home.

PETERSON: The result of this unique, safe home away from home. Julie Peterson, CNN.

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SAVIDGE: By the way, this is no small problem. It is estimated half a million children are in the foster care system across America right now. Earlier I talked with Pat Lawler who runs homes in 10 states and the District of Columbia about the financial challenges programs for foster kids are facing.

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PAT LAWLER, CEO, YOUTH VILLAGES: We began providing intensive in-home services, working with the entire family and the community and their school. And since that time we've cared for more than 25,000 young people and have tremendous success rights. Not only is it better to work with the child and their family setting, but it's also much more cost-effective.

SAVIDGE: As we look at Bridges close and as we talk about states trying to find more cost-effective and successful programs, what are the key elements any program must have to satisfy both the finances and of course the function, the ability to help these young people?

LAWLER: Yes, we've been very fortunate over the years to have thousands of generous donors support our work. And you know, states do not provide 100 percent of the funding for residential programs. And we rely heavily on private support and that's one of the key components that's necessary.

But also it's important that young people are successful when they leave and the length of stays at residential programs are short. And programs can prove that not only is their program working effectively, but they're also cost-effective. (END VIDEO CLIP)

SAVIDGE: Building homes for those who can't build for themselves. He's a CNN Hero who's getting some national attention today. You'll meet him during our 4:00 Eastern hour.

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SAVIDGE: A New York Stock Exchange taken over by a German firm, high cotton prices mean you'll pay more for the shirt on your back and the latest on the U.S. housing market. They're all part of our look at the financial week ahead. We begin that with Alison Kosik.

ALISON KOSIK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Martin. Here at the New York Stock Exchange, the headline this week was, the NYSE itself. NYSE Euronext, the parent company, agreed to be acquired by Germany's Deutsche Boarse. The operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange will own 60 percent of the new company and the NYSE will own 40 percent.

The tie-up creates the world's biggest exchange operator and allows the NYSE to branch out and sell more products. For the average investor, trader tells me it may make trading a little more stable because there will be more investors in the market -- Steph.

STEPHANIE ELAM, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Thanks, Alison. Prices at the mall are rising and analyst tells us clothing prices will rise 10 percent by July and another 12 percent in the second half of the year. This comes as cotton prices soar to levels not seen since the civil war.

General Motors is giving all of its factory workers a record-setting bonus. Line workers will get $4,000 each. Since emerging from bankruptcy, GM has returned to profitability. Salaried workers will get bonuses as well.

Sending a greeting card just got easier. Hallmark has a new line of cards that includes the postage. It works like the forever stamp meaning it's immune to stamp price increases. The cards will sell for up to $4. Poppy Harlow has a look at what's coming up. Hi, Poppy.

POPPY HARLOW, CNNMONEY.COM: Thanks so much, Steph. We'll get two big housing reports this week, sales of both new and existing homes and housing has been stubbornly week, even though the broader economy is rebounding.

In fact, existing home sales are lower than they were a year ago and prices are under pressure by a high number of foreclosures. Also ahead, we'll hear from several major retailers this week, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Macy's and Target will report their quarterly earnings.

We'll be looking at those numbers for clues on the strength of consumer spending and we'll follow it all for you on CNN Money. Martin, back to you.

SAVIDGE: Thanks very much. Stick around "YOUR MONEY" is coming up at the top of the hour. Topics today? Government you want versus the government you're willing to pay for. And what happens to most of us if the country doesn't get a handle on its debt.

Checking today's top stories. Thousands of protesters are converging on the Wisconsin state capitol for a sixth day. Some voicing strong opposition and others support for a budget measure that would slash the collective bargaining rights of public workers.

Republican Governor Scott Walker says the cuts are needed because the state's broke. Opponents call the bill an attack on workers' rights.

The U.S. State Department today issued a travel warning for Libya. It's in the process of getting American diplomats and their families out. Public protests against long-time leader, Muammar Gadhafi, show no sign of slowing down or shrinking. Our source there is say they've heard explosions and gunfire today in the city of Benghazi.

In West Odessa, Texas. A bizarre accident, that's a runaway pull dozer plowed through two homes causing heavy damage. The doors of the bulldozer were locked, so neighbors broke out a window to eventually turn it off.

And the envelopes are stuffed and addressed invitations for the royal wedding, which should be addressed, the royal wedding invitations are on their way. For Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton. They've been sent out. Friends and family and dignitaries from all around the world should be getting them pretty soon. About 1,900 people are expected to attend the ceremony on April 29th. Keep an eye on your mail testimony box.

I'll be back in one hour. "YOUR MONEY" starts right now.