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Air Show Tragedy: Three Killed in Plane Crash; Supporters of Troy Davis Proclaim His Innocence; CNN Hero Provides Health Food to Poor; Political Analysts Discuss Presidential Race; Boxer Floyd Mayweather to Fight after 16-month Hiatus; New Movie Highlights Risks of Worldwide Pandemics
Aired September 17, 2011 - 10:00 ET
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T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: Good Saturday morning.
An air show tragedy in Reno, Nevada. Three people dead, another 54 injured when a plane participating in an air race comes crashing down on top of a crowd. Witnesses say the pilot is a hero for doing all he could at the last second to maneuver that plane away from a more crowded section.
Also this morning, could we see riots in the streets in the U.S. like we've seen riots in other countries that have been protesting some of the governments there? Well, one big city mayor in the U.S. thinks absolutely we could see that. You'll hear him explain why.
Also, a lot of people out there have trouble sleeping and do you need help? Of course there is an app for that.
From the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, this is your CNN Saturday morning, September 17th, 2011. We are glad you're right here.
We have to start in Reno and just a horrific scene. We have all kinds of pictures and videos of because there were all kinds of spectators with cameras rolling when that plane came crashing down. At least three people are dead, more than 50 injured. More than a dozen of those are in critical condition.
Take a look at that picture, folks. That's the plane just a moment before it crashed. It came down in an area that did have people. But it wasn't the most crowded area. This could have been a lot worse. Also now, look at your screen and listen to the impact.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stay where you are. Please, stay where you are.
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HOLMES: The plane slammed into the box seats and just narrowly, though, missed the crowded grand stand that was nearby. The air show events for the rest of the weekend canceled, but there will be a memorial service held at the airfield today. The pilot of that plane, Jimmy Leeward, he was flying a p-51 mustang, an older World War II era plane goes about 400 miles per hour top speed. Listen now to Reno's mayor talking to our Anderson Cooper last night about the emergency response.
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MAYOR BOB CASHELL, RENO, NEVADA: Oh, we had so many hundred emergency people show up in a matter of minutes.
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: A matter of minutes, that's remarkable.
CASHELL: Yes, we did. That's what we train on all the time. You couldn't believe how fast they came and how the ambulance service and then the air National Guard helped with helicopters and the ambulance service has helicopters and they were transporting people.
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HOLMES: All right, I want to go out to Reno, Nevada right now. Dan Simon is standing by for now. Dan, good morning. If you can, start by giving us the update. We talked about three dead and more than 50 injured. Do those numbers still stand right now?
DAN SIMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's what we understand, T.J. -- three dead, dozens injured. We're waiting for a press conference that should take place sometime later today. Let me explain why I am. There's a hangar behind me. This is a place that stored some of those airplanes for the air show. Obviously, a very somber mood here on the ground, but a feeling, T.J., that things could have been a lot worse.
Of course, today, investigators are going to be combing over the scene, trying to see what they can sort of look and examine. But given the fact that that airplane seemed to have disintegrated on impact, you wonder what kind of physical evidence there might be. But, of course, you had a lot of people with cameras, a lot of eyewitnesses. Their testimony will be critical for investigators in trying to figure out what, in fact, happened. I want you to listen now to some of those witnesses who just scrambled in disbelief.
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DAVID WILSON, SHOT VIDEO FO CRASH: It just happened so fast, the split second event. So I thought is this it? Am I going to die? I'd better get out of the way and start running. There were pieces of air crash craft scenery, realizing, you know, you're in the middle of this, this very graphic.
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SIMON: The pilot, 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, set to be a very experienced pilot. He had been coming to these air races since 1975. So you're not dealing with a rookie pilot. You're also not dealing with a new airplane. This is a World War II vintage airplane. You wonder whether or not the age of the aircraft had anything to do with what happened, but at this point it's all speculation. This is a very dangerous sport. You can't really imagine anything that's more dangerous, sort of car races in the sky, if you will. And there have been 19 pilots who have died in these races since 1964. So obviously, this is something that the pilots know about, a very risky endeavor, indeed.
HOLMES: Dan Simon in Reno for us. Thank you. We'll check in with you again.
We turn to the economy. A lot of people are asking the question, when will we see more job openings? The president heading to the Rose Garden Monday morning to talk about his jobs plan and how to pay for it. He talked about his weekly address this morning.
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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It will create new jobs. It will cut taxes for every worker and small business in the country, and it will not add to the deficit. It will be paid for. By Monday, I'll lay out my plan for how we'll do that, how we'll lay out or plan and pay down our debt by following some basic principles -- making sure we live within our means and asking everyone to pay their fair share. But right now, we have to get Congress to pass this jobs bill. Everything is the kind of idea that's been supported by Democrats and Republicans before.
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HOLMES: Republicans had a response to the president this morning. Their weekly address was delivered by Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam.
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REP. PETER ROSKAM (R), ILLINOIS: Job creators should be able to focus on their work, not on Washington's busy work. In his speech last week the president talked about the urgency of this moment. He said we can act right now. I agree. He can help us fix this hostile regulatory environment immediately. He already canceled some counterproductive rules that hurt our economy, and he can cancel more.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, he is worried about the lack of jobs and rising poverty rates. He is thinking that the growing frustration in the U.S. could lead to rioting, like earlier this year, things we saw in Europe and the Middle East.
Listen to what he had to say about it yesterday on his radio show.
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MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG (I), NEW YORK CITY: The damage to a generation that can't find jobs will be on for many, many years. A lot of kids graduating college can't find jobs. That's what happened in Cairo and Madrid. You don't want those kinds of riots here. (END VIDEO CLIP)
HOLMES: More than 46 million people now living in poverty in the United States. The nation's unemployment rate remains at nine percent. Last month, according to the labor department no jobs were added. The last time that happened, February of 1945.
We're at eight minutes past the hour now. In another story we're keeping a close eye on, standing by for possible word of two Americans hikers in jail in Iran. They've been there for the past two years. This morning their attorney is saying that he is, quote, "very hopeful that they could be released today." The process now is going through other judicial processes there in Iran and they're waiting on a judge to sign off on paperwork.
Now, this would allow Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer to be released. They're released on bail and that's expected to around $500,000 for each of them. You may know the story right now. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer being held for over two years after they say they accidentally crossed over into -- or over the Iranian border.
Also this morning, the state of Georgia, some will tell you it's just four days away from executing an innocent man. The execution for Troy Davis is set for Wednesday, and this is the fourth time he has faced a scheduled execution. The issue now is before the state board of pardons and paroles. They will take it up on Monday.
Davis, you may remember, is convicted of killing an off duty Savannah police officer back in 1989. That officer is Mark MacPhail. MacPhail had gone to help a homeless man who was being beaten. Meanwhile, seven of the nine witnesses at trial have now recanted some of their testimony. They say they were coerced into testifying against Troy Davis. The former prosecutor, however, says Davis is guilty.
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SPENCER LAWTON, FORMER CHATHAM COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY: I'm just disappointed that so many people have been led to believe that nobody has paid attention to these recantations. It is, as I explained earlier, simply not the case. It is not the case. And on what ground are the recantations more believable than the testimony in court? None. None.
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HOLMES: That's just one performance last night, a vigil was held for Davis there. This is Ebenezer Baptist where reverend Martin Luther King preached earlier in the day. People opposed to the death penalty and Davis' execution marched to that church. In the last hour, I spoke to the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist. On Monday, he will go before that parole board and ask them to spare Davis' life.
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REV. RAPHAEL WARNOCK, ST. PASTOR, EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH: I'm saying there's entirely too much doubt for an execution. The parole board will decide what it wants to do. But I will tell you this much -- at each turn of this case, some sector of the justice department has pressed pause. This very board of pardons and paroles stayed the execution a few years ago, I believe it was 2007.
On another occasion, it was the Supreme Court who said, too much doubt, let's pause. Then it was the 11th circuit said, too much doubt, let's pause. In a meeting not long ago, I met with the district attorney down in Savannah, Georgia.
HOLMES: The current one?
WARNOCK: That's right. He didn't try the case and even he conceded that were he trying the case today, since it's based in circumstantial evidence, that this would not be a death case for him, and it should not be a death case. Here you have a case based completely in circumstantial evidence, eyewitness testimony, and not one witness, not two, not three, not four, but seven witnesses have recanted their story.
HOLMES: But there's a pause analogy used there. But at each pause, and some would say he got more pauses than others have. But at each turn, he has lost in the legal system. How many more pauses before someone says, you know what, you've exhausted all the chances. It's time to see this thing true?
WARNOCK: That's an excellent question. The reason is each time the criminal justice system has been focused on procedures. That's what happens in these appeals. They're focused on narrow arguments that lawyers are focused on around procedure.
But the very basic question about Troy Davis' innocence, that's the issue that needs to be addressed. And no wonder that in this case you have not just opponents of the death penalty, but those who support the death penalty, saying the execution should not go forward.
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HOLMES: But also this morning, I spoke to the mother of officer Mark MacPhail. Coming up in two minutes, you will hear from her, a side you don't often maybe get to hear in this whole saga, and what she thinks about all these efforts to stop the execution of the man convicted of killing her son.
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HOLMES: A quarter past the hour now. Before the break, we were talking about the Troy Davis case. Many people believe the state of Georgia is about to execute an innocent man. He's convicted of killing a police officer back in 1989.
You heard from a pastor who will be asking the Georgia pardon and parole board to spare Davis' life. But also in the last hour I spoke to the mother of the victim, Officer MacPhail. Listen to her now describe her side of the story.
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ANNELIESE MACPHAIL, MOTHER OF MARK MACPHAIL: I don't think they know anything about Troy Davis. We have asked some people and they don't even know why they were out there. They were told to be out there. But I think to say it's the death penalty -- god, I can't even say it. But then that's what they're looking at, because most of them don't even know what all happened. And I'll tell you that he shot that guy before and the casings are the same. Now, I think those are pretty good evidence.
HOLMES: Ma'am, do you plan on being there if this execution goes forward?
MACPHAIL: No.
HOLMES: No. Why not?
MACPHAIL: That's part of my family will be there, no. I don't need to be there. I am going to be at the hearing on Monday, but I will not be there Wednesday.
HOLMES: Ma'am, I want you to take a moment. You describe, because so many attention has been paid to that side and in savings Troy Davis' life and his four execution dates he has had now, and this is the fourth. But what has it been like for you, the past 20 years, waiting for justice certainly in your eyes and having to go through four execution dates yourself? What has it been like for you in the midst of losing your son?
MACPHAIL: It has been hell because I want, like -- I want to have some peace. I would like to have this situation over with. We are the victims. And those people that recanted, why did they wait 17 years before they recanted? They should have done it if they felt that way earlier, not when the final time is coming now. I do not believe that. If they think they would have been coached, I think they've been coached by the wrong people.
HOLMES: Justice only comes for you and --
MACPHAIL: Yes.
HOLMES: Justice and closure only comes for you when Troy Davis is finally executed?
MACPHAIL: I will never have closure because that can't be. But I may have some peace, which I hope for. I certainly need it.
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HOLMES: Again, four days away from the execution date for Troy Davis. We will continue to talk about this case with the head of the NAACP, Ben Jealous. The NAACP has been out in front and leading the charge against Troy Davis' execution. We'll continue to hear from all sides of this case throughout the weekend.
Also another story we are tracking this morning, that deadly crash at an air race. The pilot and at least two others are dead. Now people are sharing their condolences, even sharing some thank-yous for the pilot. That's next.
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HOLMES: We're at 22 minutes past the hour now. A
lot of people do like cantaloupe for breakfast and you might want to hear this first. A listeria outbreak in cantaloupes has been traced to a Colorado farm. It's about 200 miles from Denver. Listeria is a type of bacteria that causes food poisoning, and so far this outbreak has killed two, sickened more than 20 people in seven states. You're seeing those seven states there, but the melons from Jensen Farms were actually shipped to 17 states in all. The company is recalling the cantaloupes.
There are efforts not to bring fresh form food to people in need of healthy choices. That's actually the mission of one of our CNN heroes. I'll introduce you to her, next.
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HOLMES: It's 25 minutes past the hour now.
Fresh food for free -- sounds like a pretty good deal. This week's CNN hero noticed the lack of healthy options in her east Harlem neighborhood, so she decided to bring the farm to the streets.
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GINA KEATLEY, CNN HERO: I grew up in very low income areas. I experienced a lot of poverty. It taught me to redefine myself and to not let your past determine your future. When I grew up I was living in east Harlem and there's very few places to buy healthy foods. People were simply malnourished. I saw the connection between poverty and obesity, and it just seemed unjust. And I had to have had something about it.
My name is Gina Keatley and I'm giving nourishment to people that are literally dying. Change is possible. If you want somebody to try a tomato, give them a tomato. They have to feel it, touch it, taste it, because people will not change unless something in them changes. We go places other people will not do. We're giving up produce, we're giving classes. You really see them eat healthy on a low budget.
KEATLEY: What's this?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Chicken.
KEATLEY: Chicken.
We want them to start early on. We could set a ripple effect for the rest of their lives. At the end of the day, the parents are the ones doing the shopping. We have to win them over, as well. When I see a new child, it reminds me of what I didn't have, and I want them to see. It's about pulling yourself up, never accepting no and I can see it in people's faces, boy, these people are getting it.
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HOLMES: And on Thursday we'll unveil this year's top 10 heroes at CNN.com. Be sure to log on and pick your favorite for your CNN hero of 2011.
CNN contributor and Democratic strategist James Carville says it's time for President Obama to panic. But what do our good friends Lenny and Maria think about that? Look at their faces. Which one of these two look like they're panicked this morning? We'll find out when we ask them. Our conversation is next. Stay with us.
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HOLMES: We're at the bottom of the hour this CNN Saturday morning. Welcome back to you all. I'm T.J. Holmes. Thank you for spending part of your weekend with us. This unfortunate story we continue to look at in Reno, Nevada. This air race crash, at least three people are dead, more than a dozen of them injured. Look at this. This picture was taken right at the moment before impact. You can see the plane coming down, looks like it's coming down right on top of the spectators. Now look and listen to this piece of video.
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(SHOUTING)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stay where you are. Stay where you are. Please, stay where you are.
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HOLMES: This plane slammed into the box seats area but just barely missed the crowded grandstand. It could have been a lot worse. A memorial is being held at the airfield today. The pilot of that plane, his name is Jimmy Leeward, people are saying they believe he tried to maneuver that plane at the last moment to avoid the more crowded area there.
Also, we have been seeing condolences and notes come in to him, at least 500 at last check on his Facebook page. These are just a few we're showing you here. One from Dom saying "Condolences to all the families involved in this tragedy, such a sad loss of life of those doing and what they loved." Another from Colette, saying "My heart goes out to all the families. Rest in peace, Jimmy." And another saying "Feeling for you Jimmy and your loved ones. May your soul rest in peace as I'm sure you are soaring in your heart's content now."
We also want to share one other thing with you, this apparently from Leeward's son, Chad. This is a twit pic and a note saying thank you to everyone for the incredible outpouring of support, also include the Bible scripture saying "Cast your cares on the lord and he will sustain you." We continue to follow that story. Again, right now, they are investigating, but no word on what caused the crash.
Let's turn back to politics now. The news has not been very good for President Obama this week. The latest CNN/ORC poll says 55 percent disapprove of how President Obama is doing his job. An even larger number, 61 percent, disapprove how he is handling the economy. On top of that, Democrats lost two key election necessary Congress this week. Then on top of that, Democratic strategist James Carville tells CNN it is time for President Obama to panic. And he needs to start firing some folks.
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JAMES CARVILLE, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: This is not working, not politically, not economically, not anything. So bring in a new team and indicate to people that you get it. They understand that you were dealt a very tough hand, but you keep playing the same hand over and over again, it's not working.
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HOLMES: OK, Democratic strategist Maria Cardona, it's not working, and Lenny McAllister, our Republican strategist in Chicago for us, friends of our show, of course. We always start with the political highlight of the week for you. Maria, what was it for you?
MARIA CARDONA, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: Here is my headline, T.J. "The GOP Social Security smack-down hides real right wing GOP agenda low down."
HOLMES: That's the headline. Top that one. What was your headline this week, Lenny?
LENNY MCALLISTER, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: James Carville stole mine, which was one word, "Panic." So I'll come up with another one. "When some vaccinations don't inoculate, trying to be Tea Party small and big Texas big government big all at the same time."
HOLMES: You're too smart for me, man. I try to follow and then two sentences into it. Maria, "panic," is that on that list of things that are not going well for the president?
CARDONA: No, I don't think panic is the right word. I think sticking with your message. I take away two things from what James said. I love him to death, but I don't think the way that he said it was particularly helpful.
But he did say two things that were important. What I take away from "panic" means do not take anything for granted. And you know that this White House is not taking anything for granted. We talk about how the GOP presidential hopefuls are all conservative, right wing Tea Partiers who are going to have a tough time in a general election getting independent voters. I still believe that absolutely to be true. But this White House needs to take every single one of them very seriously and continue to focus on job creation and make the distinction that the GOP is not focusing on job creation and they're kowtowing to the Tea Party.
HOLMES: Lenny, let's stay with this "panic" word, and she said there the way Carville said it was not helpful. Was he right, though?
MCALLISTER: He's absolutely correct. And nothing else has gotten the president's attention. Listen, we keep talk about the president is focused on job creation. The president has been all across the board since he's been in the White House. He's focusing on job creation because that's resonating as a campaign slogan right now.
If another issue comes up, he is going to get back to being scattered all over again. James Carville is right, he's been taking the same strategies and trying to force it down the American people's throat and he's sick and tired of it.
The godfather of the Tea Party is not Ron Paul. The godfather of the Tea Party is President Barack Obama, and he's going to have to deal with that phenomenon because people are tired of seeing the same mandate, the same modus operandi coming out of his administration and not getting anything results out of Main Street. Of course his Wall Street buddies are doing just fine up there in New York City.
CARDONA: T.J., here is the problem with the GOP. And you showed some poll numbers before our segment, but you didn't show the poll number that basically showed that the majority of American people, in the 60 percent, trust President Obama much more on the economy than they do the GOP.
His focus is 100 percent now on creation of jobs. The Republicans are focused on continuing to protect the wealthy, their corporate jet setter friends, the big oil and gas companies with tax subsidies. You saw John Boehner in his speech already talking about tax increases or increased revenues are off the table.
HOLMES: I know you want to get back in, Lenny, go ahead.
MCALLISTER: Well, I mean, you look at it, we just had a scandal right now where President Obama, the Obama administration, we've been dumping money into businesses that are failing. We have the FBI in there investigating right now. We have all different types of things on the Obama watch that has not worked.
The bottom line is this -- if you look at what everyday Americans want, they're scared of Social Security going away. As long as Rick Perry is at the top of the poll numbers, that methodology and that messaging will work.
But other than that, they trust Republicans to grow this economy through smaller taxes and broadening the tax base, not in a way when we continue to talk about paying their fair share for people already paying taxes versus folks that don't have jobs to pay taxes. HOLMES: Guys, I have several more questions, but we won't get to all of them. I'm going to ask them and I want yes or nos from both of you. All right, there's been some talk that another democrat, maybe even Hillary Clinton should challenge President Obama.
Maria, is there a chance another person is going to try to challenge the president?
CARDONA: Captain N, capital O, underscore bold, absolutely not.
HOLMES: Lenny?
MCALLISTER: Yes.
HOLMES: There is a chance?
CARDONA: There is no way.
HOLMES: Rick Perry, same thing, yes or no? People are getting to know him better. He has surged in the polls, we know, can he maintain that lead as people get to know him better? Lenny, yes or no?
MCALLISTER: Yes.
HOLMES: You didn't sound too sure. Maria?
CARDONA: He can amongst Republicans, not independents.
HOLMES: Last thing --
MCALLISTER: That's not one word!
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HOLMES: Michele Bachmann or Mitt Romney, which of the two is the biggest challenge to Rick Perry? Maria.
CARDONA: There's no question that it's Romney. Michele Bachmann is done, done, done. And I know Lenny agrees with me on that.
HOLMES: Lenny, go ahead, finish it up for me.
MCALLISTER: Romney.
You've been consistent for a long time on that one. Lenny, Maria, I'm going to just start writing one questions for you guys and let you go. Good to see you both, as always. I'll see you both soon. Have a good weekend.
MCALLISTER: God bless.
CARDONA: You, too.
HOLMES: All right, we're 39 minutes past the hour now. Are you seeing this thing now? You can say now say good night to counting sheep. You don't do that. What do we do now? There's an app for that if you can't fall asleep. We'll see how this thing works. Stay with me.
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HOLMES: It's 42 minutes past the hour now.
Did he have a good night's rest? It could have been better, right? Well, your smartphone might be able to help you out.
Karen Caifa has this week's "Clicked In."
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KAREN CAIFA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: At the end of the long stressful day, your smartphone may be the last thing you want to look at, but an app may be just what you need to help you turn off. Can the soothing sound of rain waves or crickets lull you to sleep? The sleep machine app for iPhones lets you layer serene sounds to find the perfect combination for shut eye.
If you're one of those people who get your best sleep at 35,000 feet, you're in luck. An airplane is one of the sounds programmed into the asleep app. For those who want to get scientific about sleep, the proactive sleep app for Apple and android devices tracks factors like caffeine, medication, and mood that may be keeping them aware and analyses patterns over time. It also has information on the most common sleep related problems.
And what is a good night's sleep without a great wake-up? The iPhone sleep app lets you wake up to your favorite tune, post a message to your social media feed as soon as you awaken. And even has the day's weather on tap.
Karen Caifa, CNN, Washington.
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HOLMES: Coming up, we're about 17 minutes of the top of the hour. U.S. soccer goalie Hope Solo became a huge star during the World Cup. It seemed like everybody wanted a date of Hope Solo. You know what you've got to do to get a date? You have to hip hop serenade her. You will hear it. You don't want to miss it. That's next.
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HOLMES: It's about a quarter to the top of the hour on this CNN Saturday morning. Let's say good morning again to our Joe Carter, friend of our show here from HLN Sports. He has two doozies for you. The second one, you can't miss, the hip hop serenade to Hope Solo. He has a longer version for me this time. Did you know there was a fight tonight?
JOE CARTER, HLN SPORTS ANCHOR: I'm assuming most people out there did not. You know why? It's not the fight we all want, the mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. We may get that fight. But we're getting one that's going to be pretty good, at least, I think. You know, Floyd fighting Victor Ortiz, fighting a much younger Victor Ortiz, ten years younger. There will be big cash tonight, whether or not he wins or loses, $25 million he's expected to bring in.
We haven't seen Floyd on the boxing ring in 16 months. We see him in the headlines, major legal issues which actually could land him in jail. But I'm looking forward to tonight because after seeing Ortiz fight Andre Burto back in April, the kid has skills. But at the end of the day, I think Mayweather ends up winning in the decision. But Manny Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum did say if Mayweather wins tonight and Pacquiao wins in November, the two could possibly meet in May.
HOLMES: Get back to me when it happens.
Let's turn to Hope Solo, the big soccer superstar.
CARTER: America fell in love with the soccer team this summer, they fell in love with Hope Solo, so much so that a professional soccer player wanted to write her a love letter, but instead someone convinced him to serenade her when he visited their practice.
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CARTER: Yes, what does that mean?
HOLMES: What was that, was that rapping? Was that singing?
CARTER: It was a little awkward. It was kind of goofy. But at the same time, it was kind of sweet. I think she fell for it. But what is she going to do?
HOLMES: Man, I wish you had shared this with me yesterday. Joe, it's good to see you. Great video, as you always bring. Thank you so much, buddy.
We're getting close to the top of the hour here. Tracking your every move at the airport might sound like a new plan by the TSA, but actually hackers are doing it. They're taking advantage of your need to stay connected. Ted Rowlands explains.
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TED ROWLANDS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Travelers waiting for their flight often pass the time going online, and Wi-Fi Networks at airports have made that easier than ever, and dangerous. GREGORY EVANS, CYBER SECURITY EXPERT: I will go and set up a fake Wi-Fi. Once they connect and they start searching the Internet, now what I will do is I'll just grab all their traffic.
ROWLANDS: We launched a fake network called LAX free Wi-Fi. Within minutes, others started connecting to it. Evans then showed us how a hacker can record everything I was doing on my laptop.
EVANS: It will go to your bank, grab all your banking information. If they go to Facebook, it will grab all that. If they're writing love letters, I can grab all of that.
ROWLANDS (on camera): Experts say there are a few things you can do to protect yourself. If you're at an airport or a public spot, find out who the Wi-Fi provider is and use that. If it costs money, pay the money. They also say change your password every now and then and use different passwords for different accounts.
And if you do go online using a public Wi-Fi, be aware someone may be watching you the next time you're on the go.
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HOLMES: All right, about ten minutes to the top of the hour. The movie "Contagion" might not just be a movie. It could be a warning to us all. Dr. Sanjay Gupta joining me next.
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HOLMES: And it looks as though we have here, always have a good friend, Sanjay Gupta.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: I'm here whenever you call me.
HOLMES: I hear that all the time. How do you explain? Folks, sometimes you notice a change in your friends. I noticed a change in Sanjay not too long ago. Then I figured out what it was. Sanjay has gone Hollywood on us.
GUPTA: Are we fading to black at this point?
HOLMES: No, we are not. This is pretty cool. Sanjay, if you didn't know, is in the new hit movie, "Contagion." We're seeing a part of it here. What was that like to be sitting next to the likes of Fishburne and Jude Law and others?
GUPTA: It was intimidating, I'll tell you. I think what is so striking is they tell you to just be yourself. That's actually hard to do sometimes because I'm thinking, which self do they actually want? The comedic, more T.J. Holmes like self or the more serious.
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GUPTA: But no, it's a lot of fun. Steven Soderbergh is a terrific director. I've always admired hymn his movies. It's very small attention to detail. He also runs one of the nine cameras that were in the room, as well.
HOLMES: They tell you to be yourself because you are playing yourself. The subject matter here will scare the hell out of some people. The movie is essentially about a virus or disease that takes over and just killing the world.
GUPTA: It is. It's a true pandemic. I have to tell you, the first time I watched it, it is unsettling to watch. One of the things I wanted to get to is they make this as real as possible. There have been pandemics in the world, the 1919 flu pandemic killed at least 50,000 people estimated. They wanted to figure out if there was a pathogen that became like that virus and spread around the world that was so lethal, how would the world react? Would we shut down airports, shut down services? Would people's relationships be? So it was much about the social structure between people as it was about this virus.
HOLMES: And we want to think with the advances in medicine and technology that something like that can't happen again. Now, the last thing here -- can it.
GUPTA: I think it can. And I don't say that to be frightening, but what I will tell you is if you look at hospitals, they love to have a huge reserve of hospital beds, ventilators, all sorts of different medications available in case. That is not how the world works now. They are taking care of any given number of patients coming in at any given time. If suddenly they have to handle a surge of millions of more patients, that's a very challenging thing to do.
I think what the lesson here, though, is that most of this can still be prevented because so much of it is truly -- it sounds silly so is, but hand washing, there are little things we can try to do to prevent it from getting bad as it might.
HOLMES: Sanjay Gupta, not here to scare you this morning.
GUPTA: I'm here to keep this man around as long as possible.
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HOLMES: And I do appreciate you making an appearance. Anytime, right?
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GUPTA: Yes.
HOLMES: And something else we want you to tune into. Tonight, 8:00 a.m., the Dr. Sanjay Gupta special, "DIANA NYAD, XTREME DREAM," swimming through shark infested waters. Check this one out.
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