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Florida Republican Primary; School Bombing Plot; Rio Buildings Collapse; Ship Hits Kentucky Bridge; London Tabloid Scandal; Alabama Tornado Victim; Game Plays Off Dowry Payments; Rising Gas Prices; Campaigning Continues In Florida Primary; Google To Merge User Data; High Fashion For Kids; Pizzas For Patriots; Ad Takes Aim At Paula Deen's Health

Aired January 28, 2012 - 08:00   ET

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CHRISTI PAUL, CNN ANCHOR: From CNN Center, this is CNN SATURDAY MORNING. Good morning to you, January 28th. Just sit back and relax here. It's our job to get you informed and we're going to do that. Hope you're enjoying a good day off.

Let's talk about the Republican presidential candidates because they're pounding the state of Florida this morning trying to drum up support before Tuesday's primary. We will take you there live.

And before you drink that orange juice this morning, I get to tell you about this story. Shipments of O.J. stopped at the border. We'll tell you why.

Plus, we could be seeing the highest gas prices of all time here in the U.S. $5 a gallon, really? We'll explain where your money is going.

I hope you're sitting back getting a little R&R this morning. We're going to start for you on the campaign trail in Florida which is three days to go of course until the primary. Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have events coming up this morning. Gingrich has been in Stewart, Florida, attending a Lincoln day breakfast. It serves in about 30 minutes. As for Mitt Romney, he's going to be holding a veterans' rally in Pensacola in about an hour.

Now the frontrunners in Florida are taking every opportunity as you can imagine to reach voters because Florida is the biggest prize so far and it's anyone's ball game it seems at this point. CNN political editor Paul Steinhauser is going to break it down for us here.

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PAUL STEINHAUSER, CNN POLITICAL EDITOR: Good morning, Christi.

Just three days away now from Florida's crucial primary. It's a winner take all primary, 50 delegates at stake. That is the biggest haul so far in this primary and caucus season. You've got former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and you've got former House Speaker Newt Gingrich campaigning in the state all weekend. But you know what? They're the only two. Rick Santorum, the former senator from Pennsylvania, he's up in Pennsylvania right now, today. He's doing his taxes he said and he's also doing a little bit of fundraising. See him back here in Florida tomorrow afternoon.

As for Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, he's not here in Florida at all this weekend. He's up in Maine. He's kind of looking ahead. Maine holds its caucus next month and Paul is up there doing a little politicking.

Take a look at this. This is a new number from (INAUDIBLE) University. Look at the numbers on the left. That is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, just before our explosive CNN debate in Jacksonville. Look at that. You can see Mitt Romney with a nine-point advantage. Look at the column on the right. That was back on Sunday and Monday. You could see at that time Gingrich had the advantage. It really indicates that Newt Gingrich had that big momentum coming out of South Carolina, his big double digit victory there, but it seems that momentum appears to be fading at with people likely to vote in the primary here in Florida -- Christi.

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PAUL: Paul, thank you so much.

Here is a quick programming note for you. Be sure to tune in for an encore presentation of CNN's Florida Republican presidential debate just in case you missed it. It comes your way today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.

A manhunt is underway in Visalia, California right now. Police are searching for as many as three men who may have fired shots inside a crowded shopping mall right around dinner time. It started in a candy story. The people scattered. Others hit the lights and hid inside the stores. We do know two people suffered gunshot wounds.

An 18-year-old student accused of planning to detonate a bomb in his high school is out on bail this morning. Dallin Todd Morgan and a 16- year-old student at the Roy, Utah high school were arrested after the plot was uncovered. The 16-year-old is being held in a juvenile detention center while officials consider these charges. Morgan is charged with one felony count of use of a weapon of mass destruction.

Search crews found two more bodies last night in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil which brings that total to 15 so far. Officials still don't know what brought down three buildings Wednesday. The biggest was a 20-story office building and it's unknown how many people were inside the buildings when they collapsed making their efforts even tougher. Rescue efforts are scheduled though to continue until tomorrow.

And a bridge that spans across the Kentucky lake is closed today, most likely for a while, too because a cargo ship plowed into it tearing out part of that bridge. Luckily, no one on the bridge or on the ship was injured. The ship is loaded with rocket parts for NASA and the Air Force. Several agencies, including the Army Corps of Engineers are looking at how to remedy everything and fix that bridge now.

You know the weather last weekend was a bit messy. Meteorologist Reynolds Wolf is watching our weekend forecast for us. How is it looking, Reynolds?

REYNOLDS WOLF, AMS METEOROLOGIST: The biggest thing we're going to be dealing with is some of the strong winds we'll deal with around the country. Parts of the northern Rockies, central Rockies, the winds are going to be strong. Southern California, you have the winds combined with very dry conditions. There will be a very real threat of wildfires. They could burn pretty quickly. Another issue across parts of the great lakes into the Ohio valley, snow. Not heavy, but snow that's going to be throughout the weekend, which means delays are going to be mounting up as the snow comes down. More on that coming up.

PAUL: Looking forward to it, thanks. Police raids in London this morning, all part of the investigation surrounding Rupert Murdoch's media empire in the UK. We've got the latest details for you ahead, including a police officer taken into custody.

Plus, an online game called attention to the darker side of a custom. It's widespread, but illegal in India. Players get to beat up men looking for a bribe. That's coming up in our morning passport for you. Stay close.

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PAUL: London police made several arrests this morning in an ongoing tabloid phone-tapping scandal. Among those arrested, a police officer.

Joining me now is CNN senior international correspondent Matthew Chance.

Matthew, what do we know about the rest at this hour?

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Quite dramatic developments in this ongoing investigation by the police into allegations of corruption that police officers colluded with journalists, giving them information in exchange for a cash and bribes, all part of this bigger investigation into the conduct of journalists in the country. It's emerged today that former members and current members as well of the "The Sun" newspaper, which is Britain's most popular daily newspaper. It's a tabloid newspaper owned by Rupert Murdock's News International here in the United kingdom have been arrested on suspicion of paying bribes, have been charged with that.

Also as you mentioned, a police officer who was at work when he was arrested in a central London police station has also been taken into custody and charged with accepting bribes. He's also going to get charged with misusing his public office.

So these are allegations that have been, you know, extremely damaging to the reputation of the police. The police have this inquiry underway. There are sort of parallel investigations going underway as well. The police are looking into to what extent British journalists hacked into the e-mails and the phones of people they wanted to get stories on, including celebrities and even victims of crimes. At the same time, there's a public inquiry under way in this country led by a member of the judiciary looking at the general code of ethics and the practices which journalists in this country use to gather stories. It's all been, you know, very damaging, indeed, for the profession of journalists and for the police, as well.

This is the latest development in the case, Christi.

PAUL: Matthew, this was so expansive, too. Where else are police looking this morning?

CHANCE: The police just haven't made these arrests. They're also searching the offices of News International which is the holding company led by Rupert Murdock of course, which was also the company which has "News of the World," which was one of Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspapers which was closed down in the summer in July after it emerged that members of its staff had hacked into the mobile telephone of a 13-year-old girl who later turned out to have been murdered.

Also, lots of other revelations as well about how they hacked into the telephones of celebrities in this country and elsewhere as well, lots of payments, financial payments have been made out by News International to try and compensate for that. The newspaper has been closed down. "The Sun" is also part of that newspaper group, so those offices are being searched.

Also, the houses of the policemen who's been arrested and the houses of the four other former and current employees of "The Sun" newspaper, they're being searched, as well, by the police at the moment, Christi.

PAUL: Matthew Chance, thank you so much for keeping us up to date on that. We appreciate it.

A red flag warning in effect in southern California. Officials are concerned the strong Santa Ana winds combined with dry conditions could escalate fire danger in some areas. The National Weather Service saying wind gusts could reach 55 miles an hour in low-lying areas. So folks are also being warned to watch out for downed trees and power lines too. Cal State San Bernardino closed its campus yesterday because of those high winds as well. That's not something you usually hear about, a university closing down just for high winds Reynolds.

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PAUL: That's a forecast. We can't forget what happened this week. Reynolds, I know you were in Alabama right after the tornados ripped through there earlier. Two people were killed, one of whom was 16- year-old Christina Eikelbeck (ph). Her funeral was yesterday and I know it's so heartbreaking. You spoke with her family. That tornado just obliterated their home. What a story for them.

We're thinking about them today, Reynolds. What can you tell us?

WOLF: What I can tell you is that it is, as you can imagine, heartbreaking. The nightmare of any parent is to lose a child. That's certainly something they're dealing with. It is devastating. We had a chance to not only speak to the parents. We spoke with some schoolmates. Schoolmates have been wearing the color blue, which happened to be her favorite color. This one great thing that has come out of this, you see the outpouring of help from the community. Everyone is just devastated by this. They're coming together, trying to do their very best to help this family cope, but it's just one of those devastating things that never really make sense.

The bottom line is, you always have to remember that if we have these storms, you have to be in the lowest floor of your house, away from the outside windows, A basement is the preferable place. A cellar is always a good choice too. It's just a numbing experience to see what this family is going through. So many Alabamans have been dealing with this. It's hard to believe, two deadly tornadic situations in Alabama in less than a year's time.

PAUL: Reynolds, thanks so much. I always tell people, southern hospitality is no myth. We know that those folks there in Alabama are really coming together for this family as we honor 16-year-old Christina Eikelbeck as we go to break.

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PAUL: Paying dowry. This is a widespread custom in India, but it's illegal. Now there's a backlash against it in the form of an online game.

Nadia Bilchik is here to explain what a company is doing to end this. How did this turn into an online game? NADIA BILCHIK, CNN EDITORIAL PRODUCER: It's very interesting because first of all, in 1961, the Indian government banned the idea of brides having to pay a dowry to their future husbands, to their groom. So although banned in 1961, it's still a widespread custom, especially in the rural areas of India. So a company known as Chide (ph), which means wedding in Hindi, has come up with as you said a game to highlight what is still a major problem, which is the huge pressure of brides having to give their grooms dowry. Now, this game is based on Angry Birds.

PAUL: No, it's not.

BILCHIK: Have you ever played it?

PAUL: No. My kids play it.

BILCHIK: Well maybe you're going to -- instead of angry birds, this is called angry brides. And the idea is they set up three male figures, three potential grooms. The one is an engineer, the one is a doctor and the one is a pilot. And the idea is that you hit them with shoes and pots and pans and flip flops and each time you hit one of these male figures, the dowry goes down. And the idea is, basically, the thing is that a woman will give you care and all the love you need. You shouldn't have to have a dowry. And there you can pick one of your icons.

There he is the engineer, the doctor and the pilot, you bash them, so the dowry lessens. A there it is, the Angry Brides which is available for free on Facebook.

PAUL: Oh, heavens. Now, the people who actually practice this can't be thrilled because you're making a mockery of their tradition, yes?

BILCHIK: Well, there's two ways of looking at it. What it's doing in essence is drawing attention to a problem. In 2010, either 85,000 women either were murdered or created suicide or were abused in some way because their parents couldn't meet the dowry payment. So yes, as you said, there's criticism saying should this terrible problem by highlighted with a game? At least we're talking about it. And, remember, it's the more rural areas of India. The sophisticated people living in the cities of India -- apparently now it's not so prolific.

PAUL: The practice --

BILCHIK: It also exacerbates the problem of girl children because you know when you have girl children and there you are a mother of three beautiful girls, think about from a young age you're going, how am I going to ever afford the dowry, enormous pressure on the family and again, sometimes the young brides will commit suicide or be murdered if the dowry payment is not met. So angry brides, a game with a message.

PAUL: And hopefully a message that will bring some sort of resolution for a lot of these families, women my goodness. Thank you very much, Nadia. Always good to see you.

A new controversial ad taking aim at Food Network star Paula Deen. A New York-based gym chain paid for this ad reads, see it there. It was in the "New York Times." It reads, "Paula, you made a fortune off of fat. Call us if you want to be around to enjoy it."

Deen's recent revelation that she has been living with type II diabetes for the past three years, it has sparked debates on both obesity and her cooking methods. She reveals her health condition on the same day she began pushing a diabetes drug after inking a multi- million dollar deal. That really ruffles some peoples' feathers.

We want to know what you think though, about this ad. Is it funny or did it just go too far? Tweet me Christi_Paul. We're going to read some of your responses on air. You can also get me on Facebook, Christi Paul HLN.

It's getting more and more painful to fill up, isn't it? Gas prices shooting way up and they could hit record highs. We're talking as high as $5 a gallon. We'll try to break it down and figure out why that is happening.

Also, big changes at Google. The search engine giant is revamping its privacy policy. We're going to dig into how it could affect you.

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PAUL: Good morning. I want to say good morning specifically to New York. Welcome back to CNN SATURDAY MORNING. It is 23 minutes past the hour here in Atlanta. Look at that beautiful shot there of Central Park, I believe that is. We're going to get that for you in a second. There it is. We just can't seem to catch a break. Look at that, they've got clouds.

And whether you're in the sky or on the ground, we're talking about breaks at the gas pump and it ain't happening. Gas prices higher and higher, it seems. Look at the national average here. A month ago, a gallon of regular unleaded was $3.25. Now we're paying an average of 15 cents more per gallon. The average price of regular unleaded today is $3.40. So you know where this is going right? We could see gas prices continuing to skyrocket.

Josh Levs is back to tell us why some parts of the country pay so much more for gas than others.

Josh, do tell.

JOSH LEVS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Earlier, we were talking about skyrocketing gas prices. 2011 was the highest national average ever. Now we're going to talk about why they're different in some states.

Check out this cool map behind me. This is from gas buddy.com. Usually I avoid complicated maps. What I love about this it's like a traffic light. Red means the gas is so expensive you probably want to stop. Green means it's cheap enough that you can keep going. So if you look over at California, you can see how much red is over there. If you look at New York, you see the same thing and there are some scattered places around the country where you get little dots of red, as well.

Analysts at gasbuddy saying that Chicago could see $4.95 per gallon later this year and a whole bunch of cities could see a lot more.

So why is it that some states have substantially more expensive gas than others? Well, a few reasons. One of those, one is taxes. You have state taxes and you have state excise taxes in addition to Federal taxes. When you put all that together, that can vary widely.

You also have this. Environmental rules change among different states. Different states use different kinds of gasoline based on their environmental rules. Those can add to costs. You also have distance from a supply. If you live farther from the ports and the refineries, there's extra cost to get the gasoline out to where you are, that can mean more for you.

There's also another element to this which is plain old basic competition. Places where there are fewer stations, you're generally going to have higher prices. Even if you live in a city in which you have a lot of gas stations, location, location, location makes a huge difference. Sometimes if you go off the beaten path, you're going to find the cheaper gas because the sites that are in the more trafficked areas can be more expensive for real estate.

I have a whole bunch of places you can see linked for you. I'm going to show some of them now. But it's up on my Facebook and Twitter, Josh Levs CNN and the blog, CNN.com/josh. You can help find cheaper gas.

Come back to my screen. I want to show you this here. This is gasbuddy. This is very interactive. I'm not going to click on every button. But basically, you can click on any county in America. Here is just one example. We open up Los Angeles right here on gasbuddy. It is listing for you all these different prices, $3.85 over here, $3.89, $3.79. You'll have to see how often they update. But this is a really good example.

Also, I'm going to cross the board over here. I'm going to show you the Federal government has something set up now as well that they're trying to help you with. This is fueleconomy.gov. You just click on your state and they'll give you some resources to find cheaper gas.

So all of it is up on my pages and obviously Christi, the goal, is to help as many people find the cheapest gas that they can. And who knows, keep our fingers crossed, maybe the analysts are wrong and maybe that price will actually go down.

PAUL: Thank you for keeping us informed, nonetheless. Now we know what to do with our extra chump change. Thank you.

LEVS: You got it.

PAUL: Shipments of Canadian orange juice aren't being allowed in the country after they tested positive for a banned fungicide. Presence of the fungicide -- it's legal in Canada, but not in the U.S. Some Brazilian orange juice tested positive earlier this month you might remember. The government says low levels aren't dangerous and the tests of that Canadian juice did all come back below the danger level. Be careful out there.

Not all the candidates are kind of going at it here with Florida voters. Ron Paul is braving the cold in Maine instead. We're going to tell you why he's skipping the Sunshine State.

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PAUL: Getting your top stories to you right now. Just days after Demi Moore was hospitalized, we're learning more about what happened from a 911 call. The caller tells the operator Demi had just quote, "smoked something similar to incense". Listen to this.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Okay and she overdose on --

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She's convulsing.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Listen to me. Keep watching her closely. Don't do anything. Don't put anything in her mouth.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We're not.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is this accidental or intentional?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, it was -- she smoked something, you know, but it was -- the reaction was accidental.

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PAUL: And despite charges that he raped and molested a number of young boys, Jerry Sandusky is asking a judge to let him see his grandkids which he's barred from doing as a part of his bail right now. A hearing is scheduled on that issue in about two weeks?

And the search is on to find one of the convicted killers pardoned by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour. A judge has ordered Joseph Ozment to appear in court next week. Here's a problem, nobody can find him. Police aren't allowed to arrest him, either, so the attorney general is offering a reward.

You could kind of see this one coming, too, couldn't you? At least six passengers are now suing the company that owns the Costa Concordia for more than $450 million. The cruise ship wrecked two weeks ago after smashing into rocks off the Italian coast. The lawsuit follows news passengers would be paid what amounts to about $14,000 each in compensation. That, of course, is just going to survivors at this point.

To politics now: As we hit the campaign trail ahead of the Florida primary, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have events this morning. There's a live shot here at Stewart, Florida. Newt Gingrich is attending a Lincoln Day breakfast there on your right. Mitt Romney holding a veterans rally in Pensacola. That actually starts in about an hour.

The Florida primary, as you know, just three days away right now. Ron Paul and Rick Santorum though are skipping the Sunshine State today. Santorum is home in Pennsylvania.

Ron Paul is in Maine. Yes, I said Maine, you're probably wondering why Maine? Well, CNN political reporter Shannon Travis has the answer.

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SHANNON TRAVIS, CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: It's almost 80 degrees in Florida where three of the Republican presidential candidates have been campaigning this week. And it's about in the 30s here in Maine. So why is Dr. Ron Paul here? We'll let the candidate himself explain.

REP. RON PAUL (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well as answering the media what am I doing in Maine? Why I'm not important. And I said I came to get down here, that's what we're doing here. And we do have some enthusiastic supporters and we knew there was a love for liberty in Maine and we wanted to come and share it with you. So thank you very much.

TRAVIS: Those delegates Dr. Paul is talking about, 24 here this Maine. He's competing heavily in states that have caucuses like Maine, like Nevada, like Colorado, like Minnesota. He tends to do pretty well in those contests. He's pretty much ceded the Florida primary that's coming up on Tuesday to his rivals.

But he's hoping to rack up delegates through the caucus process obviously you need delegates in order to win the nomination. But should he not win the nomination, he could also play a very prominent role at the Republican convention with those delegates.

One last thing, Congressman Paul also met with Governor Paula Paige, the Governor of the state himself a prominent Tea Partier.

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PAUL: All right, I want to give you a quick programming note here, too, be sure to tune in for an encore presentation of CNN's Florida Republican presidential debate. Just in case you missed it. It comes your way today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.

Let me ask you have you done any searches recently on Google? Maybe you're sitting there right now in front of your computer. Well, the search engine giant is revising its privacy guidelines. And it could have a big impact on what Google does with your information. Mario Armstrong joins us live to break it all down. Yes, there he is. Stay close.

Also, high fashion for children: kiddie couture is becoming a growing, lucrative trend. But will it teach kids the wrong lesson? We're going to dig deep into this in just a moment.

First though, for those of you who long to see the world, here is your chance. This travel insider's trip will take you to 150 cities captured in thousands of pictures. So get ready for one incredible journey that takes just two and a half minutes.

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KIEN LAM: After I left my company last year, I figured, you know, it's as good a time as any to -- to take off and do a bit of backpacking.

This (INAUDIBLE) came about because I wanted to capture my trip, but, you know, not to subject my family and friends to like a massive slide show that would take days to finish. The trip was about 342 days from source to the last shot that I took. And at that time it took about 58 busses, 19 trains, 18 boats, and eight trains and, you know, car rides here and there.

When I was in Marrakesh in Morocco, at the Jamal El Fna Square there are like (INAUDIBLE) and street performers and vendors, shops and sort of this labyrinth of a bazaar.

The biggest part was actually compiling the clips, choosing which ones to leave out, just ended up with about you know over 130 different cities. My brother's a musician and you know I wanted to have like an original composition to accompany the music just to help, you know, convey the mood of some of the different scenes. So you know, we kind of worked together and came up with this piece of faces and faces shown in the video.

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PAUL: If you use Google, all right, everybody just heard that, because I think we all do, listen up, the company says making big changes to its privacy policies in particular here. The changes are going to affect every single person using Google Web sites and services.

So, tech guru and HLN digital lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong, joining me now.

MARIO ARMSTRONG, HLN DIGITAL LIFESTYLE EXPERT: You bet.

PAUL: All right, help us get to the bottom of this, my friend. What exactly is going on?

ARMSTRONG: All right, Christi. It's a lot that's going on. Are you kidding me? Don't you use the Google service at some point in your day?

PAUL: All the time.

ARMSTRONG: Exactly. Well, millions of users do and so there's been some big changes. The biggest change besides their privacy policy changing a few days ago is now they are allowing kids, they are allowing kids under the age of 18 to now use Google Plus.

Google Plus is their social network. It's their answer to Facebook and to MySpace. So this is the place where people can log on, establish networks with friends and share information, photos, content and videos with each other.

PAUL: Ok but why are they changing the privacy policies? And how invasive is it going to be for us?

ARMSTRONG: Well, it's pretty invasive. I mean, when you think about this privacy policy, we're talking over 70 different Google products that are out there. Sort of from Gmail their e-mail service to Google Plus, their social network, to Google Groups, YouTube, even so the idea is this. Let's say you do a search on YouTube. Maybe you're searching for a brand new Ford car or something like that. You look that up. Later in the day if you're using their e-mail service, Gmail, you might see an ad specifically about that same Ford vehicle.

So they're tracking your movements across all these different services and they're saying to personalize the experience, to direct things that would be more custom fit for you. Privacy advocates are saying, whoa, wait a minute, this is tracking too much of what my personal interests are or my behavior and I don't know where this might lead to and if cyber stalkers or other people could get access to that info.

PAUL: Yes. Because you immediately feel like you're getting online and somebody, somewhere is watching exactly what you're doing. You mentioned Google Plus. Are they doing anything to ensure kids' safety if they're targeting kids under 18?

ARMSTRONG: Yes, they are doing a few things. And this is why they kind of waited because this Google Plus has been out for a few months and so three things in particular is that what they're focusing on. Number one, they're focusing on warning you before you post anything publicly. Which I think is a good thing. You type a post. Before it goes out, you'll be notified, hey, this can be seen by all.

Number two there will be no contact from strangers. They can do this because they have something called Google Circles where you can actually plug in specifically people that you want to connect with. And last but not least, if you're doing video chat, and let's say a stranger tried to jump in to your video chat you the youth will be kicked out of that video chat to kind of keep you safe from any possible issues that could happen in video chat.

PAUL: All right, but in terms of these privacy issues for the rest of us and feeling like, oh, I'm going to log on, who is watching me, who is watching me is there any way users can opt out of this?

ARMSTRONG: Christi, this is what has many people really furious. And me as someone that follows the digital lifestyle, this is usually a bad thing when there is no way out. And what they're saying for this privacy policy that goes into effect March 1st, there isn't an "opt out" option.

So the only opt out is for people to say I'm not going to use Google services. So I don't know if that's going to stick around for long. I think we'll see some federal scrutiny on this, but we'll have this, we'll have to wait and see.

PAUL: But you know, how prevalent is this? I mean, I'm wondering if there's even any place on the Web today where you can just surf and browse and not be tracked on some levels.

ARMSTRONG: That's a really good point that you're bringing up. Because I think a lot of this is generational gap differences too. You have some people that are just saying, hey look this is a sign of the times, this is a digital world that we're living in. I'm not doing anything that I'm worried about, so no big deals.

Others are saying, wait a minute, isn't that my information? Isn't that -- aren't you making money off of my private -- aren't you monetizing my private info and that's just not right.

So it is toeing the line and I think it is a sign of the times. It's going to remain to be seen if this goes through without any more scrutiny.

PAUL: All right, Mr. Mario, thank you much for your insight.

ARMSTRONG: Thank you Christi.

PAUL: Always good to see you on SATURDAY MORNING. And you can see him every Saturday at this time in fact as HLN digital lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong gives the scoop on the latest technology. Thank you.

Let me ask you, will you spend thousands of dollars on designer clothing for your kids? Kiddie couture is the newest fashion trend. The question a lot of people are asking is, is it sending the wrong message? We're going to talk live with a school psychologist.

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PAUL: All right. Parents, I want to ask you a question. Would you buy a $2,900 coat for your child? What about a jacket that costs $3,800, or a dress, say, for $1,500. Yes, for your child.

I know despite a tough economy, some parents are shelling out big bucks on a growing trend. And as we get into this, let me just say, look, it's your money. You can spend it however you want. Nobody, you know, really can criticize you for that.

Big name designers like Gucci, Prada, Burberry, Versace, Lanvin Paris are creating these boutique and fashion lines just for kids 12 and under. It has caused a lot of people to ask, though, how much is too much because there seems to be a growing backlash from some parents.

Well, school psychologist, Rachel Scheinfield is here to talk to us about this. Before we get started, we did want to show a couple of these pieces, I believe so you all can see what we're talking about here.

First of all, we have a Lanvin trench -- see it there -- very cute. It looks like something that an adult would wear, doesn't it?

RACHEL SCHEINFIELD, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST: It does.

PAUL: $1,645. Let's go to the Gucci dress, next. There -- oh, now, that is cute. It's $1,495 cute.

And then Burberry coat -- there we go -- and he's a cutie, $525 there.

So I have to ask you first and foremost, does this trend even affect kids or are they kind of oblivious to the whole thing?

SCHEINFIELD: You know, it really demonstrates strong emphasis and overemphasis on the outward appearance. And it really undermines the importance of focusing on your talents, your skills, your abilities and, really, this is an age where children are exploring, experimenting and coming into their own. We want them to be able to do that.

PAUL: And I've seen some of these for infants, too. So for them, no, they're really not going to know the difference. But at what age, particularly, Rachel, do kids start being aware of the difference between standard and luxury?

SCHEINFIELD: You know, it could be as young as four years old. You think of those children who take pride in picking out their outfits.

PAUL: Yes.

SCHEINFIELD: And they just choose ten different clashing colors and patterns and they walk out with a sense of pride and decision making. So, they really I think start to know it at a young age.

PAUL: Do people wonder if, perhaps, this is really a parent who is trying to overcompensate for something that they feel lacking in terms of buying -- you know, spending that kind of money on clothes that a kid is most likely going to grow out of within six months to a year?

SCHEINFIELD: Yes, it's typically the parent who is doing it out of their own needs, not typically out of the needs of the child. And you often see that your child as an extension of yourself as a parent. A child that's a reflection of you, so when you like to dress them in a particular way, it's really to meet your own needs.

PAUL: And we just want to say, again, look, your money is your money. You can spend it as you want. Nobody can dictate that and you have the right to do whatever you'd like to do. If you do buy these things for the kids, is there -- especially in an economy that is struggling the way we are right now, what is the best way to teach them about balance?

SCHEINFIELD: You know balance is very important and that's a good point. You know, you have to think about do you want to send that message to your children? Do you want to tell them that it's always important to have the best of everything, to have high caliber expectations, high caliber materials and belongings?

PAUL: Because if you do that, doesn't that kind of bleed over into other aspects of their lives? Won't they feel that stress, that I have to be the best academically or I have to be the best in sports? Does that happen or is that unrealistic?

SCHEINFIELD: It certainly does. And I see it in my practice every day. The children are really struggling because they feel that pressure and they feel that competition that they have to fulfill.

PAUL: The pressure from the parents?

SCHEINFIELD: Yes.

PAUL: So when you say the pressure from the parents, are they pressuring them because of these clothes and trying to dress them and make them look like they're perfect and putting all that pressure on them aesthetically or are these kids who have created pressure in other areas or we as parents really are doing that to our kids in all of those areas?

SCHEINFIELD: Well, certainly as the children get older, their appearance is very important to them as they're forming their identity. And if parents are overemphasizing that physical appearance, it certainly isn't benefiting the child in any capacity. And then they're thinking, well, I have to be the best at everything that I do and anything less than that is unacceptable. So that really leads to a sense of failure and disappointment for them and sets them up.

PAUL: All right. Well, Rachel -- thank you so much -- Scheinfield -- here with us, child psychologist. Great information. SCHEINFIELD: Thank you. Thank you for having me.

PAUL: Thanks. Absolutely. Any time.

Be patient because delivery may take a little more than 30 minutes. Just ahead, one group shipping pizzas overseas to our troops so they can watch next week's big game in true American style. Hope with no anchovies.

Also, Newt Gingrich talking to voters in Stewart, Florida, in just a couple of seconds here. What is Gingrich doing to get his campaign back on track? There's a live picture for you. And we're going to find out at the top of the hour.

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PAUL: All right. It's time for sports with HLN's Joe Carter. You know, I said that to him once. I said, "Hello, Mr. Kotter." He had no idea what I was talking about. I felt so old.

JOE CARTER, HLN SPORTS: I remember that.

PAUL: All right. So I hear you found this great organization that are getting our troops, our men and women who we love --

CARTER: Yes.

PAUL: -- who are taking such good care of us overseas --

CARTER: Yes.

PAUL: -- a way for them to really enjoy the Super Bowl, American style.

CARTER: You know, they call it like a slice of home. And it truly is. And we're talking about this non-profit organization called Pizzas for Patriots. And since 2008 they have been sending Chicago style deep-dish pizzas to our men and women who are overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. And they basically get to enjoy one or two slices of fresh, hot pizza on Super Bowl Sunday. Super Bowl Sunday is by all accounts the largest pizza-eating day of the year for us here in the States. So why not let these people get to enjoy it, as well.

PAUL: Yes, send it.

CARTER: And you know, the big question is, how did they get there fresh? Because they make them in Chicago and then what they do is they half bake them. Then they freeze them. Then they ship them. And then when they arrive at the bases, they bake them again and they come out fresh for these guys to enjoy.

So take a listen.

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SPC. JESSICA WRITE, EXPLOSIVE DISPOSAL TEAM: I think it's a great opportunity that we get people back in the States to send us awesome pizzas like this. It's definitely a change of what our normal chow is. It's just awesome to know that people even back in the States care about, you know, us being over here and want to provide us with a little something extra.

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CARTER: So they're going to ship out 10,000 pizzas this week for 30,000 troops can enjoy a slice during the game next Sunday. Over the last five years, they've been in the organization since 2008 they've sent 100,000 pizzas, which is incredible to think. They partnered with a shipping company; they partnered with Uno, which is the pizza- making company.

PAUL: Yes.

CARTER: And they do it several times throughout the year but obviously, Super Bowl Sunday is one of their biggest times during the year.

PAUL: Cannot forget our troops; great way for them to remember that we think of them every day.

CARTER: Yes.

Hey, so there's a big event going on in Aspen, Colorado right now --

PAUL: Yes.

CARTER: -- called the X Games, it's extreme sports becoming so popular. Last night's Canadian Mark Morris lands the first back side triple cork mute 1440.

PAUL: It's hard enough to say let alone to do, for heaven's sake. This is great camera work for the guy behind it.

CARTER: I have a buddy who works on the (INAUDIBLE) for the XGames to do it since it started way back 12, 13 years ago. And they have so many cameras on that course.

PAUL: What a great perspective that gave us --

CARTER: Yes.

PAUL: -- to see -- to really get the experience that they're having.

CARTER: So he ends up landing this trip and ends up winning his first ever XGames gold. His father who happens to be a Canadian politician must be extremely proud this morning because not only does his son have an XGames gold metal, but he's not hurt. Because every time I see these guys do this, I'm like, how do they not get hurt?

PAUL: I don't know.

CARTER: It's incredible.

PAUL: Let alone all the practice that it's taken to do that and they have not gotten hurt yet. Yes, all right.

Joe, thank you so much.

CARTER: Good to be here.

PAUL: Appreciate it very much.

Coming up, we want to -- kind of a sports game here in a way. A New York Sports Club is taking on the Paula Deen diabetes controversy. Did it go too far with a new ad? We asked, you answered, that's coming up next.

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PAUL: Happy Saturday to you.

A new controversial ad takes aim at Food Network star Paula Deen. Take a look at this. This is what ran by a New York based gym chain. It paid for the ad at the "New York Times" and reads, "Paula, you made a fortune off of fat. Call us if you want to be around to enjoy it."

Deen's recent revelation that she's been living with type two diabetes for the past two years; it has sparked debate on both obesity and her cooking methods. We're asking for your thoughts about this ad and we're not finding a lot of fans of the ad itself.

Rogan tweeted to us, "I don't know of her professionally or personally. I believe no death should be used for commercial reasons. In my opinion, disgusting."