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Terrorist Leader Arrested in Afghanistan; Al Qaeda Leader Killed by CIA Airstrike in Yemen; Florida May Move Up Presidential Primary Date; Trial of Michael Jackson's Doctor Continues; New Video Released of Casey Anthony in Jail; More Americans Traveling by Train; Herman Cain Surges in GOP Polls; Political Analysts Assess GOP Presidential Field; 16-Year-Old Allowed to Join LPGA

Aired October 01, 2011 - 10:00   ET

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T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: Good Saturday morning.

A major blow to the group thought to be behind the attack on the U.S. embassy in Kabul. An update live from Afghanistan in just a moment.

Also, U.S. voters could be going from the shopping malls this holiday season directly to the voting booths. New Hampshire, now threatening to move its first in the nation presidential primary to December. Why? You can blame Florida for this one, we'll explain.

Also, more reported cases of infection and deaths related to that cantaloupe recall. An important warning for you this morning -- you could still get sick from tainted cantaloupe you ate two months ago. You need to hear that this morning.

Hello to you all. I'm T.J. Holmes. It's 10:00 a.m. here in Atlanta, 9:00 a.m. in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Wherever you may be, we're glad you are right here.

But let's start here at the top of the hour with that arrest of a major player in the battle against U.S. troops in Afghanistan. His name is Haji Mali Kahn. He's a key leader of the insurgency in Afghanistan. He's said to have been behind the attack on the U.S. embassy in Kabul last month. You may remember this one because troops guarding the embassy battled these insurgent attackers for almost 20 hours straight.

Let me bring in our Nick Paton Walsh. He's live for us in Kabul. Can you start with who this guy is and why he is a big deal?

NICK PATON WALSH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It is a big deal. This is the operational leader inside Afghanistan we're told for a group called the Haqqani Network. They're a very sophisticated part of the insurgency in the east of the country and based in Pakistan.

This man is uncle to that network's leader, so a key player arrested on Tuesday we're told. It may have taken this long to confirm his identity. But NATO saying this is welcome bad news after a week of reports of violence rising here, T.J.

HOLMES: And just how relevant is the Haqqani network? That's not a word our CNN viewers are used to seeing. The relevance op of this network

WALSH: In some ways, the Haqqanis have actually become the most significant player in the insurgency here. They have a shelter in Pakistan where they're said to hide out. They're very active in the east, well-funded, well-organized, almost like a mafia group to a certain extent. Some people consider them as certainly behind the U.S. embassy attack that happened here just a week ago. Other attacks in the city of Kabul, as well, causing great psychological impact and fear amongst normal Afghans. So arresting a key leader may not destroy them overnight, but it's certainly good news for NATO, T.J.

HOLMES: And Afghan President Hamid Karzai says talks with the Taliban are over. Why?

WALSH: Well, he's basically saying all the attempts they've made to try and work something out with the Taliban have been thwarted by leaks, assassinations, and he claims also by Pakistan, who he's basically implying are the masters controlling much of the insurgency here. He's saying, look, we can't reach out to the Taliban directly and have a conversation with them because Pakistan keeps getting in the way. Why don't we talk straight to Pakistan instead. This could be rhetoric, but it also suggests frankly the government here are tired of trying to get a peace negotiation and seeing Pakistan, their neighbor, get in the way.

HOLMES: Nick Paton Walsh for us today, thank you so much.

The Haqqani network, it is the name of the veteran Taliban commander who actually led the group. He had close contacts with the CIA and Pakistan's intelligent service during the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan. It's alleged that Pakistan's intelligence agency still has strong ties with the insurgent group. The Haqqani network is based on the Pakistan side of the Afghan-Pakistan border. They thought still have a strong presence in both countries.

Now a warning to tell you about. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security telling local law enforcement to be prepared for possible retaliatory attacks. This is connected to the CIA al Awlaki. He is one of Al Qaeda's leading voices in the Arabian Peninsula. Here's the warning that was sent to your local police department. It says, quote, "We assess that al Awlaki's standing as a preeminent English language advocate of violence could trigger HVE's to take violent action to avenge his death."

HVE's, what they're talking about here, homegrown violent extremists.

Another part of the warning says "While there is currently no information suggested retaliatory U.S. based activities in response to al Awlaki's death, we are concerned about the possibility that autonomous extremists may react violently."

Then there's this - "We are also concerned that the operational guidance and instructions provided in past issues of "Inspire" magazine could be used by HVE's to prepare independent attacks. "Inspire" is Al Qaeda's English language online magazine. The editor of that magazine, Samir Kahn, and American as well, he was also killed in that CIA drone strike.

Now turning to politics. Listen to this, the first vote in the 2012 presidential election may actually come this year, in 2011. That's because officials in New Hampshire say they may hold their primary in December. Why would they do that? Because of what Florida has now done. They have moved in Florida to push their primary up to January 31st. They do that because they say they want to have more of an influence in picking the candidate.

New Hampshire would have to just about jump in front of them, and then you let the dominoes fall where they may and everybody is going to want to go early. Here are the traditional early voting states. Florida, used to not be on this list, but they just put themselves on this list. They're there with Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.

Iowa will move its caucuses to before New Hampshire's primary. South Carolina will probably move ahead of Florida so they could be the first in the south. So what does this all mean for the candidates? Here is CNN's political producer Shawna Shepherd.

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SHAWNA SHEPHERD, POLITICAL PRODUCER: If there's a compressed timeline on the primary, it will be harder for candidates to campaign in South Carolina and make the other states, such as Florida. You happen, a state like South Carolina is concerned that candidates are going to, you know, bypass South Carolina or could bypass South Carolina and focus on states where, you know, the media markets are larger, where they could get to more voters.

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HOLMES: These changes could impact the non-candidates or those still thinking about running, including Sarah Palin who now has less time to decide if she'll get into the race.

The funeral for Troy Davis is scheduled to start in less than an hour in Savannah, Georgia. Davis is the Georgia death row inmate whose case sparked international cries for clemency based on questions about the evidence and the testimony against him. He was executed on September 21st for his conviction in the death of a Savannah police officer.

Important notes for you right now -- cantaloupes, you might need to get them out of your house, some of them, at least. The CDC says if it's a cantaloupe from Jensen Farms in Colorado, get rid of it, throw it away, no questions asked. Fifteen people have died from an outbreak of Listeria linked to these tainted cantaloupes. The CDC says you may actually be infected right now with this bacteria, you just don't know it yet.

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DR. THOMAS FRIEDEN, DIRECTOR, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL: It can take a week to three weeks after you eat contaminated product before you become ill, and can take as much as two months to become ill. Furthermore, some people may still have the Jensen Farms cantaloupe in their refrigerators. If you have a cantaloupe that's labeled as something other than Jensen Farms, then it's OK to eat. But if the label looks like this, that's what the Jensen label looks like, then it is not safe to eat, throw it out.

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HOLMES: Listeria bacteria usually causes flu-like symptoms. But as we know it can often be deadly. All the tainted melons are probably off store shelves by now, but still, you could have eaten one two weeks ago even two months ago and not feel sick just yet. Listeria fears are also behind a recall of bad lettuce from a California company. The True Leaf Farms is recalling tens of thousands of bags of their shredded romaine lettuce. It had a use by date of September 29th.

Take a look at what happened in Australia -- a plane crashes into a Ferris wheel at a small town fair. This plane, an ultra-light plane, barely missed a nine-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl that got tangled up in the Ferris wheel here. It dangled there for about an hour and a half. The kids were finally rescued. The pilot and passenger of the plane also rescued. The pilot simply did not see the Ferris wheel. That's why he ran into it. But nobody was injured.

Also, for Texas Ranger fans, there was one highlight from the game last night. Let's say good morning to our Reynolds Wolf. They at least have one highlight. It's a very bittersweet moment. They lost the game, got blown out. We're talking about, Reynolds, Cooper Stone, the little guy, six-years-old, who lost his game earlier this summer at a game. His dad, the firefighter who was trying to catch the ball thrown in the fans by Josh Hamilton. And he was leaning over the railing, fell 20 feet, fell on his head, died. His son was right there.

But last night, you see the little guy, got to throw out the first pitch to his player, Josh Hamilton. You see the folks there. You can't help but -- you've been doing this story several times. Every time we've done it, I've gotten chills, a bittersweet moment, but nice for the little guy to have that moment.

REYNOLDS WOLF, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Absolutely. It's a very, very cool thing to see. It's part of the healing process for a lot of people. The idea that Hamilton is the guy that tossed the ball to his father, there is no one to blame, but still, a devastating thing. A great moment for baseball. I daresay it was also the high point of yesterday, what they're -- they lost, 9-0 to the Braves I believe.

HOLMES: Yes, yes, yes.

WOLF: It happens.

HOLMES: It happens. We have a couple of trouble spots out there, I do believe, out in the tropics.

WOLF: In the tropics, and not only in the Atlantic, but also in the pacific we're following, thankfully, not posing any threat. We're dealing with something in the northeast. We've been talking about heavy rainfall in parts of New York and in parts of Pennsylvania. They could see another two to three inches of rainfall today and tomorrow, which is the last thing you need. We'll talk about that coming up soon, T.J.

HOLMES: We'll see you here shortly.

Also, more on the American who turned recruiter for Al Qaeda and why he was such a wanted man by the U.S. government. It's 11 minutes past the hour. Stay with us.

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HOLMES: It's 14 minutes past the hour.

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HOLMES: Yes, but we got through the travel season, I guess, the summer season. But when we think of on it, everybody likes to hit the road or fly. We don't think about trains at all.

WOLF: Yes. What's weird, the number of people that have been hopping on trains has been going up-and-up and up. A lot of it has to do with the adventure. We're talking mainly about trains, namely Amtrak that has perks that a lot of trains don't exactly have. In fact, take a look.

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WOLF: Train travel is becoming a popular alternative to flying.

SARAH SPAGNOLO, TRAVEL + LEISURE: Ridership has soared. Amtrak has seen record ridership seven out of the last eight years.

WOLF: Even though it's not much cheaper than the airlines.

SPAGNOLO: It may surprise you that the price to travel, for example, from New York to Chicago is about the same by train or by air.

WOLF: But passengers don't have to pay for their bags. You can take three checked bags and two carry-ons for free.

SPAGNOLO: Additionally, their loyalty program has improved so that the website is much more user friendly. It is, of course, Amtrak.com, which has an interactive route about deals and packages.

WOLF: Trains are becoming more tech savvy, expanding free Wi-Fi and adding power outlets to charge electronic devices. It does take longer to get there by rail, but there might be the season to try the scenic route.

SPAGNOLO: You get the ever changing color of the fall foliage. When you travel by train, the journey becomes part of the experience.

(END VIDEO CLIP) WOLF: Yes. One of the cool aspects about many times do you get on the airplane, you get up, cruise out and wake up and the plane is landing in LAX. In this case, it's a better opportunity of seeing America.

HOLMES: I'll give you that, but you know how we are. We've to get there. We're in a hurry. We don't take time.

WOLF: It's slowing down, making more out of the experience.

HOLMES: Absolutely.

WOLF: It's 17 past the hour now. Some people actually called him the new bin Laden. The American born military cleric Anwar al Awlaki spoke English, had a large following in the west. After the break, we'll tell you why his death was so significant.

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HOLMES: It's about 20 minutes past the hour now. The death of Anwar al Awlaki, he was an English speaking cleric and he built up a large following in the U.S. and the U.K. And it was all aimed at getting Muslim recruits in the west.

As CNN Nic Robertson now tells us al-Awalki's death could be significant.

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NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Anwar al Awlaki, the radical Yemen-based preacher seen here online. His followers say he's like Osama bin Laden.

ABU MUWAZ, HEAD SALAFI YOUTH MOVEMENT: He reminds me of Osama bin Laden and also Ayman Zawahiri in terms of his soft-spoken, and at the same time the knowledge that they have, the foundations that they have.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hand me over your scrolls.

ROBERTSON: This is the same Anwar al Awlaki who exchanged e-mails with Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Ft. Hood. After the killings Awlaki praised Hasan on his website calling him a hero.

Why Awlaki is so influential is a combination of birth and upbringing. He was born in the United States. His father was a minister in the Yemeni government. He is smart and privilege. He preached in Imam Johari Malik's mosque in Virginia. He doesn't agree with Awlaki's extreme views and denounces the killings at Ft. Hood. But it was here at Malik's mosque that Awlaki met Major Hasan as well as two of the 9/11 bombers.

The 9/11 Commission reports even before this he was on the FBI's radar. According to the commission by the time we sought to interview him in 2003 he had left the United States. Nic Robertson, CNN, London.

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HOLMES: An Iranian news agency says a Christian pastor will be put to death for rape and extortion and not for his original sentence of turning his back on Islam. A court document from the original case only means a conviction for rejecting Islam. The pastor leads a network of churches in Iran. The Iranian news agency quotes an official as saying the planned execution, though, is not final.

HOLMES: It's 23 minutes past the hour. A California teacher has now banned something in the classroom, and it will even cost you points on your test. What do you do? You say "bless you" to someone when they sneeze. He swears this is not about religion. We'll explain what it is about.

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HOLMES: It's 25 minutes past the hour now.

A San Francisco, Bay Area teacher getting a lot of heat right now for banning "god bless you" in a classroom after kids sneeze. The teacher says the ban is not religion. He says the phrase isn't relevant and it disrupts his class time. Parents complained because the teacher was actually taking away points from kids who use the phrase "bless you." He says he'll find another way to discipline the kids now, but still, if someone sneezes, you're not allowed in his classroom to say "bless you."

Well, 25 minutes past the hour now. Taking back the streets, one woman is not letting violence in Chicago keep her from helping the community. That's made her one of CNN's top 10 heroes of 2011.

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COMMON, FOUNDER, COMMON GROUND FOUNDATION: Hi. I'm Common.

Last year, I had the pleasure of performing at "CNN HEROES: AN ALL- STAR TRIBUTE." As the founder of the Common Ground Foundation, I am dedicated to helping young people in underserved communities.

Now, I am thrilled to help introduce one of this year's top 10 CNN heroes. Now more than ever, the world needs heroes.

DIANE LATIKER, CNN HERO: Guns, guns, and more guns. These are our young people. These stones represent them. We're losing a generation to violence.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Everybody's scared to come out, they get shot at. They start shooting, you've got to grab the kids and run in the house.

LATIKER: People run in the house and close their doors. They don't even talk about it. But there are some people who are not scared to go outside and I'm one of them. My name is Diane Latiker. We opened the community center called kids off the block. We're known as KOB. There are kids that are in gangs, they're homeless. Some of them drug dealers. So they got a lot of issues going on.

Who signed up for youth ready Chicago? I tell kids, this is a peace place. This is a safe place. We have leadership works, music. It's a range of things that goes on in here.

We started off with ten young people, and the next thing I knew, I had 15. Then I had 25. At one point, I had 75 young people in three rooms of my house. And that's how kids off the block started, in my living room.

We opened the doors to the new KOB center in July. Last year we served 301 young people. If they knock on that door, they can come in.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I was 12 when I got in here. Robbing people, stealing. Miss Diane, she changed my life. I love her for that.

LATIKER: I'm no different from nobody else. I just opened up my door. Why can't y'all come outside and see what's going on in our neighborhoods? There are people here who care and I'm one of them.

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HOLMES: And you can go to CNNheroes.com to learn more about the work that Diane Latiker is doing and meet the rest of CNN's heroes for 2010. We have a top 10 now for 2011, excuse me. While there, be sure you can vote for the CNN hero of the year.

As we get close to the bottom of the hour now, last night Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain took his campaign to the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. Leno asked Cain specifically about Sarah Palin's comments that Cain was the flavor of the week.

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HERMAN CAIN, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The fact she called me flavor of the week, if you look at what has happened, that might be true with some people. But I happen to believe there is ice milk and Haagen-Dazs black walnut. Substance, that's the difference. I'm the black walnut. It's lasts longer than a week, all right?

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JAY LENO, HOST, "THE TONIGHT SHOW": All right.

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HOLMES: Lenny McAllister and Maria Cardona, our friends, our political analysts, are going to explain to me after the break the significance of black walnut in the 2012 presidential campaign. Stay with us. Stay with us for that conversation, folks. They're coming up next. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

HOLMES: We are at the bottom of the hour on this CNN Saturday morning. We have our political Lenny and Maria coming up in just a moment talking about Herman Cain, his push this week, and also calling black voters brainwashed. We'll have that conversation in just a moment.

Give you a look, though, at some of the story making headlines. Afghan President Hamid Karzai says peace negotiations for the Taliban have to go through Pakistan. Karzai's statement comes after Afghan intelligence provided evidence that a suicide bomber with ties to the Taliban assassinated a senior Afghan leader last month. That leader was spearheading the peace process.

Also back here in the U.S., 15 people have now died from that Listeria outbreak traced to tainted cantaloupes. Dozens more people are sick. And the CDC expects the outbreaks to get worse because the bacteria can actually incubate in the body for up to two months after exposure. So that means a lot of people could be infected right now, just aren't feeling sick just yet.

Also, New Hampshire is moving up its primary, and the secretary of state isn't ruling out the possibility it could happen by the end of the year. Yes, in December or possibly in mid-January, it's the first move of an expected multi state domino effect after Florida decided to push its primary up to January 31st.

Well, presidential candidate Herman Cain knows how to grab the spotlight, doesn't he? He got a lot of attention this week for a number of reasons. This week on "THE SITUATION ROOM" with Wolf Blitzer he has a lot of people talking and a lot of people upset.

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WOLF BLITZER, HOST, CNN'S "THE SITUATION ROOM": Why is the Republican Party basically poisoned for so many African-Americans?

CAIN: Because many African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply because I am running for the Republican nomination as a conservative. So it's just brainwashing and people not being open-minded, pure and simple.

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HOLMES: Joining me now to talk about Herman Cain's surge this week, our political players and friends, Democrat strategist Maria Cardona in Washington and Republican strategist Lenny McAllister in Chicago. As we always do before we get to Herman Cain, let me know, Maria, what was your political highlight of the week?

MARIA CARDONA, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: Up to now, T.J., it was all will she or won't she? This week, it was will he or won't he? Chris Christie, will he jump in to save the GOP?

HOLMES: Wow, she came with a little rhyme this morning. Lenny, what was your highlight of the week?

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LENNY MCALLISTER, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: You know, I've been trying to figure one out, but over the last seven days I've been preoccupied taking off my house shoes and putting on my marching boots after the worst speech a president could give a trusted voting bloc in the history of American politics.

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HOLMES: All right, for both of you, Lenny, let me start with you this time. You and I have talked about this on some of your radio shows before, this topic.

Did he have a point that needs to be examined and he just said it in not the most articulate way?

MCALLISTER: He said it in a very most direct way he possibly can say it, but it's a very true statement. Listen, African-Americans, particularly after that speech last week by the president, if they're not looking at both sides of the aisle now and realizing that Democrats take them for granted and this president takes them for granted, I don't know what it's going to be. And if that's not the case, then it is -- what, it's nothing more than brainwashing.

With that said, there's a caveat that Herman Cain has to make sure he articulates, as well. Republicans have to give African-Americans a reason to look Republican. Herman Cain hasn't talked about prosperity that will uplift urban America, either. Now, if he started sailing those things in a way that President Obama hasn't, he's on to something.

HOLMES: Maria, let me get you in here. We can talk about the week that Herman Cain had. Many people have jump odd him and called him bigoted and racist. Does he not have a point at all.

CARDONA: He did say if he got elected and went to the White House, he would bring a lot of humor. I kind of put this in that category, the brainwashing, black walnut ice cream. I think it's humorous. But I think if Herman Cain does believe two-thirds of African-American voters are brainwashed, he should go back to his own party and reprimand their own party for not knowing how to speak to African- Americans, for not knowing how to speak to Latinos, and for not putting forward issues that will actually make these communities prosper by creating jobs.

HOLMES: Maria, it sounds like you were saying, yes, he could bring some humor, even though he has jumped up in some of the latest polls we've seen, do you not still consider him a viable candidate?

CARDONA: Well, you know, that remains to be see. That's all up to the GOP voters. I, in my gut, I really don't think that he will be, after the end of the process, which clearly is going to probably going to start a lot sooner than we all expected, I don't think he's going to be on the top tier. HOLMES: Lenny, let me get you back in here on the president. The administration wanting the Supreme Court to take up the issue of the health care law, which has been taken up in several courts around the country. That would come sometime next summer, in all likelihood, right in the middle of the presidential race. No matter how it comes out, is this what the president wants in the middle of a campaign, all of us talking about the health care law?

MCALLISTER: I would think no. I would think that he doesn't want this. The bottom line is, if anything comes down from the Supreme Court, a Supreme Court that leans conservative right now, there's going to be something that comes out that shows that the way this came about was against what we do in America, just the whole process of this, the whole idea of forcing Americans to buy a product for the first time in American history does not look good on a president to be facing high unemployment numbers, a slow economy.

He is insulting his own voting bloc in African-Americans and he's face ago tough Republican. I hope it's going to be somebody that can talk to the middle. If he's facing all those things at the exact same time, he does not want something coming down from the Supreme Court on one of the most controversial issues in the administration.

HOLMES: But Maria, if the president takes this to the Supreme Court and they uphold the law, a lot of people are saying, this is reminding me of why I didn't like this law. Even if they go and he loses, people look at the president and say, you see, we told you this was something you shouldn't have been doing.

CARDONA: But if you look at it on the flipside, T.J., it's going to give him an opportunity to -- and I believe the White House does believe this will be upheld. Most of the federal courts have upheld it. And it will give him and the administration an opportunity to talk about why he pushed this through in the first place.

Giving coverage to 30 million Americans who did not have health care coverage before is no small feat. And this is something the American people said they wanted. And frankly, if you look at the polls, a lot of the numbers in terms of the liberals and the progressive side as to why they didn't like this particular plan was because they didn't think it went far enough. But at the end of the day, they will support it because it goes a lot further than any Republican plan, if there is one, to give Americans something that isn't credibly important, and that is health care coverage.

HOLMES: All right, guys, going to wrap this up. I've got about 60 seconds here. I want you to name names on this one. With Florida moving up its primary, let's say New Hampshire moves up its primary. Let's say South Carolina moves up its primary and Iowa and we're voting in December, who is helped? Who is hurt if they have to start voting so early? Lenny, you go.

MCALLISTER: Who is helped is Herman Cain possibly moving into a number two spot competing with Marco Rubio for the VP slot, and I think it helps Romney as well. Who is it going to hurt? It's going to hurt Perry because all this muck he's been raking up on himself he's going to have less time to wash off.

HOLMES: Maria, what do you think?

CARDONA: From the standpoint of a front-runner, I think it helps Romney. It hurts Rick Perry or anybody else, including Christie or Sarah Palin who might really be thinking about jumping into this race, which I don't think either one of them are. But in terms of Perry, he does not have any organization in these other states. And to Lenny's point, I completely agree, all of this controversy will make it harder for him to walk away from them.

HOLMES: That is a wonderful note to end on. I have never heard her say in this segment with Lenny, I totally agree. All right. I'll talk to you soon. Enjoy your weekend.

CARDONA: You too.

MCALLISTER: God bless.

HOLMES: We're 40 minutes past the hour now. We've got new tape to show you that the jury never saw in the Casey Anthony case. The judge said now that she's been acquitted, it's OK for you to see it and everybody to see it. We'll show it to you, next.

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HOLMES: It's about 16 minutes to the top of the hour now. Here is new video that the jury in the Casey Anthony did not see, the public has not seen until now. That's her spotlighted, sitting at the jail, sitting in a chair and rocking back and forth. This apparently is the moment when she first heard news reports that remains had been found near the Anthony home. It was about a week later that it was determined that those remains were of her daughter, Caylee.

Now, the judge did not allow this to be seen by the jury or released publicly during the trial because he said it was inflammatory at the time, but now it has been released. As you know, she has -- or she was, excuse me, acquitted in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

Amanda Knox may be spending her final weekend in an Italian prison. She's the American exchange student who was appealing her 2009 murder conviction in the death of her British roommate. The verdict could come as soon as Monday. Italian prosecutors have portrayed Knox as a sex crazed party girl. Her defense says she's the victim of an overzealous prosecutor and shoddy police work.

And the ER doctor who pronounced Michael Jackson dead testified the pop superstar had signs of a dying heart and was clinically dead on arrival. Our Ted Rowlands now with a recap of all the week one drama of the trial and a look ahead to week two of Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial.

TED ROWLANDS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: T.J., in week one, of course, we heard a lot of testimony from prosecution witnesses that were at Michael Jackson's house or with him in the hours and days with him before his death and those people that were there when Michael Jackson was unresponsive.

On Friday, we heard from those two paramedics that came to Jackson's home and unsuccessfully tried to provide CPR to Jackson. They testified to the jury that they thought Jackson was cold to the touch and almost bluish in color, meaning that he may have been in that state for some time before they arrived.

But the most compelling testimony the prosecutors got out of those ambulance drivers or the paramedics, they asked Dr. Murray point- blank, what have you given him? What drugs are in Michael Jackson's body? And Dr. Murray, they say, never mentioned Propofol.

Next week we're likely to hear from the doctors at the UCLA medical center, and they are expected to tell a similar story, that when Jackson arrived with Murray in the ambulance, they, too, asked what have you given him? There was no mention of Propofol. That, of course, prosecutors would hope would show a sign that Murray was trying to cover up his tracks that he was using Propofol, which is highly irregular.

Next week, we'll also likely hear from a couple of the detectives who were assigned to this case, and we may hear from a couple of Dr. Murray's girlfriends. One of those girlfriends lived here in Los Angeles. That's where Dr. Murray had all of that Propofol shipped to, the other in Houston, Texas. She was the woman that Dr. Murray was on the phone with when he realized Michael Jackson was in trouble. T.J.?

HOLMES: Coming up, I'm going to introduce you to a young lady who is only 16 years old, but she is the newest member of the LPGA. It's about a quarter to the top of the hour. Stay with us on this CNN Saturday morning.

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HOLMES: It's 10 minutes to the top of the hour. Say good morning to HLN's Joe Carter for Saturday sports. We saw something remarkable last night in that Ray's game. It was really remarkable, given who that kid is.

JOE CARTER, HLN SPORTS ANCHOR: This young pitcher, who basically came out of nowhere -- not nowhere. He came out of the minor leagues. Not a lot of people now how good this guy was going to be. Joe Madden did. He's a genius. When you think about the good players that have been stripped through his ball club over the last few years and he continues to rebuild and content each year, it's because of situations like this.

You've got a rookie, Matt Moore making his second big league start yesterday against a team that does really well at the plate, and he made quite an impression, just 22 years old. Get this, three weeks ago he was playing in the minors. About six weeks ago, seven weeks ago, he was playing for a team named the Alabama Biscuits. He was zero and seven a year ago in the minors.

So he came around, found his stuff. Joe Madden gave him the nod. He was spectacular. He shut down the Rangers, one of the best hitting teams in baseball. What's nice is his parents drove all the way from New Jersey to watch him pitch. Two starts at Yankee's stadium and at Rangers ballpark, this guy hasn't given up a single run in 12 innings of work. They definitely are going to use him. It could be in a relieving role, could be in a starting role, but we'll see.

HOLMES: Tell me about this 16-year-old.

CARTER: This story makes me feel old -- 16-year-old Lexi Thompson, youngest player ever to join the LPGA tour. Her petition to get her tour card seemed inevitable. The commissioner waived the age restriction which requires members to be at least 18. She didn't just win him over because over of her talent. She won him over because of the way she handles the media. She is a senior. She's home-schooled. She'll be 17 next year when he starts the season. She's expected to play 20 events. She's going to make a heck of a lot more money than I will next year, but I wish her the best of luck.

HOLMES: And the commish probably like the attention she'll bring to the LPGA.

CARTER: Exactly. We'll see how Lexi Thompson does.

HOLMES: Appreciate you, as always.

CARTER: Good to be here.

HOLMES: Thanks so much.

We're about eight minutes to the top of the hour now. Getting married with the option to renew or not, it's -- why are you smiling, man? It's a whole new type of union that will give you the option after the two years to see if you want to continue that marriage. Oh, I've had a blast reading you all's comments today on this one. Stay with us.

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HOLMES: As we get close to the top of the hour, how does this sound -- marriage with a two-year opt-out provision? You heard me right. That might soon be available to couples in Mexico City. Lawmakers there are considering this proposal to allow people to decide the length of their marriage commitment starting at two years. Once the contract is up, the marriage can either be renewed or not.

Some people are completely turned off by that idea, but a lot of other people say, hey, that isn't the worst I've ever heard. Now, the lawmakers are saying this would spare people a lot of people from difficult divorces. They have a 50 percent divorce rate there in Mexico City.

We asked you to weigh in. Oh, it's been fun reading your comments on this one.

Tammy tweets -- and a lot of people said the same thing - "That's not a marriage. That's a business deal, really."

Also Ivan writing to us, "Till death to you part or the contract expires, whichever comes first -- I don't think so."

Also from Carrie saying, "Why not? To quote Tina Turner, what's love got to do with it? Well, apparently not a whole lot. It's all business."

I'm right back.

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