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Olympic Games Begin; Jackson Family Used; Facebook Stock Tumbles; Legal Wrangling in Holmes Case; Streets of Death in Syria

Aired July 28, 2012 - 07:00   ET

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RANDI KAYE, CNN ANCHOR: From CNN world headquarters in Atlanta, it's CNN SATURDAY MORNING.

Let the games begin. The 2012 Olympic Games now under way. Opening ceremonies brought fireworks, Paul McCartney and doves on bikes. But wait until you see the queen's entrance.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is a humiliating shambles, isn't it?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I cannot disagree with you.

KAYE: An embarrassing scandal for the London Games. How the firm tasked with protecting the Olympics failed. And what new dangers may be lurking. This morning, we put Olympic security in focus.

And later -- new details on the Aurora shooting suspect. We'll tell you what CNN has learned about his mental state before the shooting.

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KAYE: Good morning, everyone. I'm Randi Kaye. Seven o'clock on the East Coast, 4:00 a.m. out West. Thanks so much for waking up with us.

Just hours after the opening ceremony, a Chinese woman has won the first gold medal in the London Olympics. She competed in the 10-meter air rifle competition.

And just to recap some of the highlights from last night, take a look -- Queen Elizabeth officially opened the 2012 games after an epic journey through the United Kingdom's rich history.

Oscar winner Danny Boyle was the creative mind and director behind the $42 million show seen by people around the world. We're taking you leave to Olympic park in just a moment.

In just a few hours, Mitt Romney leaves London and the games for Israel. And he's leaving behind some brutal headlines and maybe some sore feelings. Londoners, including the prime minister and the mayor, were not amused when the Republican presidential candidate appeared to question their readiness for the Olympics.

One British tabloid called Romney, quote, "Mitt the Twit." And "Romney shambles" into a viral Twitter hashtag in the U.K. Romney is also stirring up the Twitter verse for another reason, because of tweets sent out by Beth Myers, the woman in charge of his running mate's church. Myers tweeted a list of names believed to be potential V.P. picks including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Ohio Senator Rob Portman. Up to this point, the Romney camp has been quiet about possible running mates.

The campaign is still not saying who is on the shortlist. They've only admitted to vetting Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

The man accused of killing 12 people in Aurora last week had been seeing a psychiatrist. That's according to a court document filed yesterday by the suspect's defense attorneys. They are requesting that the contents of the package be handed over to them. What's still in question is the time frame surrounding the package's arrival, whether it was before or after the shooting rampage. Legal medical experts say it's still unclear whether courts would uphold an assertion of doctor- client privilege in this case.

A billboard on an Ohio road is causing a lot of shock. It compares President Obama and his foreign policy to the Colorado shooting suspect. The Ralph Smeed Foundation which owns the billboard says it wants to draw attention to military men and women dying overseas. The group's spokesman says everyone has a right to their own opinion, but others say this certainly crosses the line.

Back to London now where there is a total of 12 medals up for grabs today. A 23-year-old Chinese woman nicknamed Shooting Beauty competing in the 10 meter air rifle competition has won the first gold medal this year.

While tonight, the highly anticipated showdown between American swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte compete for gold in the men's 400 meter.

Let's take you over to London's Olympic park where Amanda Davies has the seat. She's joining us live.

We'll get to China in a moment. But first, Amanda, how close was Phelps heat race this morning? How did he do?

AMANDA DAVIES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Randi. Very close, I can tell you -- .07 seconds away from falling at the first hurdle.

I must just tell you one of the highlights of this morning here at the Olympic Park was the visit of the queen. She obviously got a bit of a love of the helicopter with James Bond yesterday. She's been visiting the orbit which you might be able to see just behind me, that helter- skelter which has been built with the viewing platform across the park. She's been there resplendent in royal blue with mayor of London, Boris Johnson, having a look across the skyline.

But the main focus today, as you said, is just next door. The Aquatic Center with that battle between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. Michael Phelps, of course, going for history, the 14-time Olympic gold medalist against Team USA teammate Ryan Lochte with just the mere three golds to his name.

But it has been Lochte who has dominated in recent times, hasn't it, with that victory at the U.S. trials. Phelps, though, said that gave him a little kick up the back side and made him realize what he needs to do if he wants to achieve his dreams, which are here in his final Olympics before retirement.

But, yes, Lochte won his heat, easily made it through to the finals, in the men's 400 individual medley. Phelps was in a much, much slower heat. He did win, but only scraped through as the eighth fastest qualifier to the finals. So, all eyes on the pool tonight.

There has been one bit of other news from the pool we can tell you about, a quite interesting one. A Beijing gold medalist, Pak Tae-Hwan, he won the men's 400 meters freestyle in Beijing. He's been disqualified. We haven't had official confirmation yet as to why. But it looks like he was disqualified in the heat because of a false start. So, really, not the best start for the Olympic Games for one defending gold medalist.

KAYE: And, Amanda, just very quickly. China winning the first gold medal, as we said, probably a pretty great feeling for Shooting Beauty.

DAVIES: Yes. We were expecting the first medal to come in the women's shooting. That's the tradition. And it was the favorite who claimed that gold medal, as you said. China's Yi Siling, 23-year-old world number one at the royal artillery barracks.

So, that's one gold down today, just another 11 to be decided. The British hopes, of course, are all focusing on Mark Cavendish in the road race. They say to have a truly successful Olympics, you need a truly successful home team. So, fingers crossed for Mark Cavendish in that one.

KAYE: Amanda Davies, thank you very much. We'll check back with you later on.

And this just into CNN, we have our first athlete kicked out of the games for drugs. The IOC says the Albanian weightlifter has been excluded from the London Olympics after failing anti-doping test. They say he tested positive for synthetic steroid, as you just heard.

Just when you thought the Jackson family couldn't get any stranger, well, this week happened. The ugly family feud that has taken on a whole life of its own.

And speaking of ugly, wait until you hear about what one Motel 6 patron saw on his television screen when he checked in -- an unbelievable story that we'll share with you.

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KAYE: Nine minutes past the hour. Let's check some stories cross country. A man in southern Ohio says he checked into a Motel 6, turned on the television and a greeting pop up on the screen with a racial slur. It was the n-word. The hotel customer is black and he told a local NAACP leader who thinks this is no coincidence.

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DERRICK FORWARD, PRESIDENT, DAYTON NAACP: For a guest to come to your hotel, turn on the TV during Macy's jazz special, that's predominantly African-American that attend this event to say hello (EXPLETIVE DELETED). What kind of welcome is that?

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KAYE: Neither the hotel or its corporate offices are commenting on the incident, but told the customer it's investigating and will get back to him.

Now to Upstate New York where a bus monitor who was relentlessly bullied by middle schoolers says she is now going to retire. We brought you her story a while back. People around the world donated more than $700,000 to 68-year-old Karen Klein. The video of the harassment went viral. She says she's not leaving because of the incident and that she did enjoy working with kids.

In Fairfield County, Ohio, a puppy was found on the side of the road. It turned out she wasn't hit by a car. Somebody had shot the dog in the face with gun. The vet took her in.

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DR. LYNN GRINSTEAD, WINCHESTER VETERINARY CLINIC: Her jaw down here is completely shattered. She has an entry wound on her cheek, so that suggests that whoever was shot her, she was looking at them when they shot her.

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KAYE: They named the dog Sunshine for her cheerful personality. Look at how sweet she is. She is expected to make a full recovery. That is good news.

They are one of America's most famous families, the Jacksons. But a family feud has them making headlines for all the wrong reasons, a missing grandmother, scuffles on the street and drama making its way into their Twitter post.

Our entertainment correspondent Michelle Turner has the very latest.

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NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: Randi, we are starting to get some clarification in the ongoing Jackson family drama. CNN has learned Katherine Jackson will now share guardianship of Michael Jackson's three children with T.J. Jackson. T.J. is the 34- year-old son of Tito Jackson. Katherine Jackson's attorney says T.J. will, quote, "take joint legal responsibility for certain day-to-day duty such as the management of household personnel, including security.

So, you know, what does that mean? Well, according to the Jackson family's attorney, it means T.J. will be in charge of the children's day-to-day logistics and this will allow Katherine to focus on the kids' upbringing, and her words, concentrate on being a grandmother to them. Now, T.J. Jackson has been close to the children much of their lives. And since Michael's death, he's assisted Katherine at time raising the kids and helping make decisions for them.

Now, this news comes just days after a Las Vegas judge overseeing the probate of Michael Jackson's estate named T.J. as temporary guardian because Katherine Jackson might have been, quote, "prevented from acting as a guardian because of the acts of third parties."

Now, Katherine's attorney tells CNN T.J. Jackson's petition to be permanent guardian will be amended next week. They will ask the judge to make Katherine and T.J. co-guardians. The 82-year-old Jackson family matriarch returned home early Thursday after being away for 10 days.

Now, after being gone for several days and her grandchildren saying they were worried, they hadn't heard from her, a missing person's report was filed. She was later found at an Arizona spa. She was with several of her sons and daughters.

But this missing person's report triggered a media storm with Paris Jackson tweeting for people to help find her grandmother. Now, this led to a week of fallout culminating in what attorneys have described as a scuffle outside of the home involving family members. And we saw a tense confrontation on video between Paris and Janet Jackson.

So it looks like even though part of this saga seems to be coming to an end, there is still this big issue of Michael's will. Jermaine, Janet, Randy and Rebbie believe the will is a fraud. They want it rendered null and void. But the rest of siblings seem to be backing off that claim.

But you know, Randi, this continues to be the story of a family that just can't seem to shakle the spotlight, good or bad.

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KAYE: So true. Nischelle, thank you very much.

Keeping everyone safe at the Olympics is one of the busiest cities in the world, in one of those cities. Thousands of British troops are deployed after a private security team admitted, you know what? It just couldn't do the job.

We'll talk with a 20-year veteran of Scotland Yard, next.

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KAYE: Welcome back, everyone.

The Olympic Games under way in London. And while the thousands of athletes are going for gold on the track or in the pool, there are even more people there watching their backs. I'm talking about security. That is our focus this morning.

Among the security detail are nearly 20,000 British troops. They were called up to protect the high profile event that's being watched by billions. Many of those troops were being called up because of a problem with a private security company that failed to live up to its promise.

Joining me now on the phone to talk about the security challenges is Andy Redhead. He's a 20-year veteran of Scotland Area and now operations director of Sec-Tech UK.

Andy, good morning. London certainly is an active and relatively tightly packed city. Talk to me a little bit about the challenges because of that.

ANDY REDHEAD, SECURITY EXPERT (via telephone): Good morning.

Yes, I'm sure millions of your viewers watching the opening ceremony last night. It is -- geographically, London is quite a tightly-knit city because it's an old city. So it's narrow streets are tighten (ph. It's a bustling vibrant capital. About 6 million, 7 million people in and around it. Plus people traveling in and around it every day.

And for the next fort night, we've got something like an extra million-plus people using our underground system, our buses and our Olympic routes so that you can enjoy London 2012. So it is a challenge, most definitely.

But it's been seven years in the planning. And the metropolitan police and other agencies have worked very hard to make sure that it goes off as smoothly as possible.

KAYE: You know, here in the U.S., we're still seeing the fallout from the Aurora, Colorado, shootings, as far as the gun debate goes. In Britain, guns aren't legal, right? Even for most police officers.

So, how does that impact security planning?

REDHEAD: It's certainly a factor. It can't be ignored. You're quite right, in the United Kingdom, only 6 percent give or take of police officers actually are authorized to use and carry firearms in their duty. The vast majority, 90 odd percent, do not and are relying on those firearms officers and specialists to look after them and obviously the public. That's their role.

And we do not have legislation. We had a couple of incidents sort of 20 years ago, one in Dunblane, and one in (INAUDIBLE), where lives were taken by the individuals who chose to use firearms to commit murder. And as a consequence of that, the British government acted quite swiftly at the time and there are still firearms clubs, but anything above 22, 11 shotguns for land uses and game keepers, et cetera, are illegal. It's illegal to carry munitions of the firearms in the U.K. So there are tight in the U.K. about firearms.

KAYE: The failure of this private security firm that we mentioned certainly left a gaping hole in the security force there. How concerned are you about that and tell us if you think it's been adequately filled.

REDHEAD: Yes, (INAUDIBLE) has been more than adequately filled. The Metropolitan police deal with very large scale public order and sporting every year. London 2012 is, of course, a challenge. The eyes of the world are on us and it's up to us to make a good job and deliver a safe and secure Olympic. That's the paramount priority.

In terms of planning, ever since it was announced seven years ago that we won the Olympics, contingencies are being in place to cover shortfalls in resource. So when G4S left way past the 11th hour, it has to be said to announce publicly that they were short of resource, contingencies were already in place in terms of if there was a shortfall by a private contractor. And as usual, the British police and our military service have risen to the challenge and filled the gap.

In terms of confidence of the late appointment of these additional resources who weren't specific to the Olympics, I have no concerns. They are the British police service, in my eyes the finest police service in the world, supported by our military. And they will more than adequately cover the shortfall and deliver a quality service to look after those people that are attending, the athletes and all the dignitaries that are in London right now.

KAYE: Right. Andy Redhead with Sec-Tech U.K. -- Andy, thank you very much.

Coming up next hour, security concerns for the Israeli Olympic team on the 40th anniversary of the Munich Olympic attack.

Mark Zuckerberg's fortune is going the way of Facebook shares. He's lost $7 billion in two months as his company's stock plunges. Did Zuckerberg make a multi million dollar mistake taking Facebook public?

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KAYE: Investors aren't liking Facebook too much these days. The company stock hit a new low yesterday, down nearly 40 percent from its initial public offering price. Some are questioning whether the company is worth it and even whether CEO, wunderkind Mark Zuckerberg, is up for the job.

Joining me now for this conversation is "Bloomberg News" reporter Jason Kelly.

Jason, good morning.

JASON KELLY, BLOOMBERG NEWS: Good morning, Randi.

KAYE: You are also the author of the "New Tycoons: Inside the Trillion Dollar Industry," which will hit shelves in September. So, let's talk about Facebook. Facebook's first financial report Thursday beat expectations with the revenue increase of 32 percent. What's behind the plunge do you think?

KELLY: Well, what's interesting is, as you recall from the IPO, everybody was so excited about this IPO. This is going to be the greatest thing.

Everybody knew Facebook and they were disappointed with the IPO. The stock went down, people were disappointed. They were technical glitches.

So, then the first earnings report comes up and everybody gets excited again, and they're disappointed again.

And the issue, you said they beat revenue estimates, the issue really is profit, and slowing growth. And both of those things are really colliding to race some big questions around not Facebook as a company, but really the valuation that's been placed on Facebook thus far. It started out at $100 billion and now it's around $65 billion, $70 billion.

KAYE: So -- but the user numbers, though, when you look at Facebook, they are still going up. They're still on the rise. I mean, does that not translate into dollars then and into profit?

KELLY: Well, it does translate into profit. The problem is, they're having to spent more to get those people and they're having to spend more, really, to get money out of them. The profit margins are shrinking. It's just costing a lot more for them to get people on Facebook.

You know, there are questions around Facebook fatigue. I mean, we all feel it to some extent. And so, people are just wondering, is this the high growth stock that people thought it was going to be?

You know, as we talked about people really thought this was the banner IPO of 2012. And in some ways, this was a sign that tech was back. This was the golden boy of the tech world and the stock world.

KAYE: Yes. Meanwhile, some now calling for a new CEO. I mean, is this the beginning of the end for Zuckerberg or is it too early?

KELLY: It seems pretty premature. We're one quarter into Facebook as a public company. Any CEO out there would probably look at 32 percent revenue growth and say, so that's a bad job? I'm a little bit confused.

But as we've discussed, this is no ordinary company and this is no ordinary CEO. Very few CEOs have had a movie made about them before they're 30 years old.

KAYE: Right. Let's switch gears here. I want to talk about the election. You have an expert on private equity and you have followed Bain Capital for years. We hear a lot about Bain Capital and Mitt Romney, former company. Now, it seems that Romney's camp thought that his selling point in the economy and in the election, really, is that he comes from this private secret with a private equity background.

So why has that bitten him, really, in the rear it seems like? And why do we care so much about Bain?

KELLY: Well, it's been really interesting to watch. Probably interesting is not the word that Bain and Romney would use because to your point, this is the economy election and here we have a guy who's been by all measures very successful in business, you know, over a 20- year career, started one of the bulge bracket private equity firms Bain Capital. As you mentioned, they own the likes of Dunkin' Donuts and Toys 'R' Us and they've invested on behalf of pensioners and college endowments and governments around the world. This should have been a great critical to run for president.

A couple of issues, I mean, the economy obviously has not totally cratered. You know, we've been in something of a recovery. And there are also big questions, sort of existentially around wealth in this country. We had Occupy Wall Street.

And private equity for a long time, to your point, was private. It was very secretive. And both in the primary race and also now in the general election, the opponents of Romney have really sort of driven in on that. They've driven in on the wealth question. They've driven in on what does private equity actually do? And is it about cutting jobs, is it about outsourcing? And he hasn't really come up with a good answer to any of that yet.

KAYE: Right. We'll see if he does. Jason Kelly, thank you very much.

KELLY: Absolutely.

KAYE: New details about the aurora shooting suspect. We've now learned that he has been seeing a psychiatrist. What his defense team is now requesting.

And the battle ramps up for Syria's largest city. Many of its residents have fled, left behind weapons and fighters. We'll take you to the battleground in northern Syria.

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KAYE: Bottom of the hour now. Welcome back, everyone. So glad you're with us on this Saturday morning. I'm Randi Kaye.

We're getting some shocking new information about the Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes. We've been hearing conflicting reports about a package that he allegedly sent to his psychiatrist before the shooting.

And CBS is reporting that package contained details about how he planned on killing people.

Now there's a legal battle over that package and whatever was inside it.

Jim Spellman is outside the jail in Aurora, Colorado, for us this morning.

Good morning, Jim. So what is this assertion of privilege that lawyers are talking about?

JIM SPELLMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: So what the defense is saying is that these writings -- the writings in this book were sent from Holmes to his psychiatrist, a woman named Dr. Lynn Fenton and that those are doctor-patient communications and should be privileged. Now, it's a little complicated in general about how that works because if potentially there was something in it that alluded to putting people in danger, then the doctor would have to write to -- would have the requirement to report that to police. But we don't know what's in it at this point.

But what the defense is saying is that we're reading all these media leaks, despite this gag order, we want our hands on this evidence. The defense -- the D.A.'s office is saying, look, these media reports are incorrect. We think they may have even completely made up sources and we haven't even looked in this booklet yet. We've sealed it until Monday's hearing. So, it's getting complicated legal wranglings here, but they want their hands on that so they can see exactly what its.

Now, about Holmes seeing this psychiatrist, there's a lot we don't know about this. We don't know how long he may have been seeing her. We don't know why he was seeing her. But clearly, the defense thinks this is important, Randi.

KAYE: Certainly. And a lot of people would say if he did tell the psychiatrist anything, that she would have alerted the authorities if there was any talk of violence. We'll have to see where that goes, as well.

Now, will any of this be figured out on court on Monday as you mentioned? I mean, that's when he's actually going to be officially charged, as well, right?

SPELLMAN: Yes. Originally all that was slated for Monday was basically for the state to lay out what the charges were going to be against him. We do, from the filings in the last few days have an indication of exactly what they're going to charge him. They say they plan on charging him with 12 accounts of first degree murder, many more count of attempted first murder and other charges.

So, well see what that is. Now, we've added these two other issues. One, the discovery motion on this notebook. The judge will hear them in a hearing on that tomorrow, as well. And the media, including CNN, is petitioning the court to unseal a number of the documents that have been sealed in the case. So that will be heard by the judge, as well, on Monday -- Randi.

KAYE: This is the beginning of a very long road, I have a feeling. Jim Spellman, thank you very much for that.

Taking you inside a city at war.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) IVAN WATSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: They were hit from a military checkpoint. It looks like right about here. It still smells like rotting flesh right now.

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KAYE: That is the scene from Syria's biggest city. Our Ivan Watson is there, home to 2.5 million people. It is now a battleground.

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KAYE: That is what it sounds like in Syria's largest city, Aleppo. Rebels are firing back at government forces there as the besieged city is seeing some of the heaviest violence yet. Many residents have fled and much of Aleppo looks like a ghost town of only fighters in the streets there. Opposition activists say at least 53 people have been killed across Syria today.

Let's get you right to CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom. He is at the CNN bureau in Abu Dhabi this morning.

Mohammed, is there a sense that the fate of Aleppo hangs in the balance right now?

MOHAMMED JAMJOOM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely, Randi. The opposition activists that we've been speaking with today, very concerned about what's going on in Aleppo. Not only are we hearing about the most intense clashes that we've seen in Aleppo since the clashes there started about a week ago, but also we're hearing that specific neighborhoods there like the neighborhood of Salaheddine, the rebels have a real hold of that neighborhood. That regime forces are surrounding those neighborhoods. That they're not allowing food or fuel supplies to get into those neighborhoods, really trying to the rebels out of those neighborhoods.

We're also hearing about shelling thats going on and we're hearing that large portions of the city of Aleppo, which is not only the commercial hub of Syria, which is very important to Syria and to the regime in Syria, but its also the most populated and largest city we're hearing that large parts of that city are virtually a ghost town, that people have fled their homes, that there are people that are fleeing to the countryside because they are so worried about this battle that's looming, a battle that the regime there has called the mother of all battles.

And so, clashes intensifying today, more fighting between rebels and between the Syrian regime and more people fleeing the area because they are so concerned about what might be coming next and because many of them feel that this onslaught is imminent -- Randi.

KAYE: And Im just curious, as we look at this video of what's taking place. I mean, do the rebels have any chance with military helicopter shelling Aleppo, I mean, practically nonstop?

JAMJOOM: Well, that's the concern. The rebels have a resolve. They, about a week ago, stated unequivocally that they are going to take that city, that they are going to liberate Aleppo, that they are marching on it, they were going to protect the citizenry there and that arrest it away from the regime.

But, you know, it's not -- they're not matched equally. The Syrian regime has so much firepower and even though the rebels have -- they feel they have momentum at their back and they are better equipped, you know, than they were before, they don't have the types of arms that can match the onslaught that they would face from the Syrian regime. So, that's the concern. Not only from the activists, not just from rebels, but also from the citizens there in that city and that's why so many of them are leaving right now -- Randi.

KAYE: Mohammed, watching Syria, along with the rest of us -- thank you.

Chick-fil-A has a whole lot of fans. But now the fast food has Chicago city officials saying beat it. Why the Windy Citys tough-talking mayor is also joining the chorus now.

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KAYE: Forty-two minutes past the hour. Welcome back.

A controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A is ruffling feather around the country. It all started with remarks made by the company's president. And as Mary Snow tells us, it also sparked a political firestorm in Chicago.

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MARY SNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The grand opening of a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Laguna Hills, California, was met with protest. Gay right supporters calling for boycotts after the president of the chicken restaurant chain said he opposed same-sex marriage.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Those kinds of messages and that kind of rhetoric is very, very hurtful to our families.

SNOW: Chicago is the latest city to yank the welcome mat.

MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL (D), CHICAGO: Chick-fil-A's values are not Chicago values. They're not respectful of our residents, our neighbors and our family members.

SNOW: Mayor Rahm Emanuel echoed sentiments of a city official who threatened to block construction of a Chick-fil-A restaurant. The chain has become a lightning rod for controversy after its president, Dan Cathy, made it clear he believes marriage should only be between a man and a woman.

DAN CATHY, CHICK-FIL-A PRESIDENT: I think we're inviting god's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, you know, we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.

SNOW: Chick-fil-A says the company has always applied quote "biblically-based principles and it is closed on Sundays". It declines to comment on vows to block their restaurant saying in a statement "The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation and gender."

But Boston's mayor isn't sold repeating his message to the chain to stay away.

MAYOR THOMAS MENINO (D), BOSTON: I don't want an individual who will continue to advocate against people's rights and that's who I am and that's what Boston is all about.

SNOW: But can politicians block businesses because of the words of a company president? Lawyers say they have no legal ground to stand on. One Christian radio host calls it disturbing.

LARRY ALEX TAUNTON, AUTHOR, "THE GRACE EFFECT": I mean it seems to me that these are bullying tactics. Diversity is celebrated provided that you are towing the line of the radical left.

SNOW: Also supporting the restaurant chain is former presidential candidate Rick Santorum and fellow Republican Mike Huckabee, who is calling for Chick-fil-A appreciation day next week.

On the other side some gay rights advocates are organizing a national kiss in to protest Chick-fil-A.

Mary Snow, CNN, New York.

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KAYE: And stick around, because in about a half an hour, Im going to be talking to Chicago City official Joe Moreno. He says that he'll do whatever it takes to block Chick-fil-A from opening a new store in his town.

The Olympics is the time for athletes to represent their countries and people around the world become patriotic. So, you can imagine how furious North Korea was when the wrong flag was hoisted up during an Olympic event.

Comedian Bill Santiago is up next. And hes going to have a whole to say about all these flag mix up. Good morning.

But first, a sneak peek at what's coming up on THE NEXT LIST, tomorrow, 2:00 Eastern.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There's a huge push right now to start bringing some projects back to the U.S. and to start proving the fact that we can literally take ideas from anywhere in the world and create jobs here. It's about the fact that it just feels right. And it feeling right might be the fact that, you know, manufacturing is in my blood. It being right might be the fact that Ive seen the way it's done elsewhere in the world and that just doesn't make me feel good about myself. I don't know if that's patriotism or just plain, you know, common sense. But at the end of the day, it feels right.

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KAYE: Welcome back.

North Korea and South Korea, they don't like each other very much. We all know that. So when the South Korean flag was actually used to represent the North Korean soccer team before an Olympic game, well, you know, I just had to talk about this with comedian, Huffington Post blogger Bill Santiago.

Good morning, Bill.

BILL SANTIAGO, COMEDIAN: Good morning.

KAYE: All right. So, let's take a look at this picture, OK, of all places, of all two countries to mix it up, it had to be this, right? I mean, what do you think of this?

SANTIAGO: Well, first of all, I just want to congratulate whoever pulled this off prank, got away with it. I think if you're willing to risk nuclear retaliation for a good joke, man, I am applauding you all the way.

Of course, it could have been an honest mistake. Look, North Korea, the Korea being run by the regime which is suppressing freedom called itself the Democratic Republic of Korea and South Korea, which is actually the democratic Korea, refers to it as just the Republic of Korea. So, its very confusing.

I think if North Korea wants to continue in the Olympic Games it should have to identify itself as the totalitarian military regime of North Korea and I think its going to solve a lot of problems.

KAYE: So, you think, just an honest mistake? I mean, should they have known better?

SANTIAGO: Look, this has happened before, right? A lot of times the organizers of these --

KAYE: Yes, but all of places.

SANTIAGO: Yes, yes. Well, look, every time that it has happened before, the offended party when they get the anthem wrong or they raise the wrong flag, the team that gets all upset about it, they go out and win every single time. So I am thinking it was done on purpose and that in fact it was the North Korean coach who arranged for this in order to ensure victory.

KAYE: To get them all fired up. SANTIAGO: Yes.

KAYE: I mean, listen, speaking of the Olympics, I want to you check out this list with me. These are the things you can't bring to Olympic venues -- they include oversized hats, large golf-style umbrellas, excessive amounts of food, flags of countries not participating, and objects or clothing bearing political statements.

Do you think that has it pretty well covered there? Or what do you think?

SANTIAGO: Yes, yes, I mean, what's left? You're ruining all the fun. First of all, the oversized hat, that rules out the queen of England right there. I think that makes the rest of the list null and void as far as Im concern.

KAYE: Only the queen can wear one.

SANTIAGO: Well, look, you got an exception for her. I mean, you're paying to be at the games, you know? You're not even allowed to wave these flag of countries thats not in the games. How unfair is that? If I feel like waving the white flag of giveupgastan? If I paid, I think I should be allowed to do that.

KAYE: Oh, boy. What would you bring to the Olympics? You wouldn't bring any of that.

SANTIAGO: You know, I would be sitting there in my team spirit thong waving my -- waiving my --

KAYE: The flag from your high school or something?

SANTIAGO: Yes. I mean, you know, they have all of these restrictions. You're not allowed to do any ambush marketing. Youre not allowed to bring any noise makers. I would personally bring a mouthful of billsantiago.com kazoos and have a day with it, you know?

KAYE: All right. Listen, let's talk about other news from England because this is the topic this morning. A British hotel replacing Bibles -- Im sure you heard about this -- in their rooms, replacing Bibles in the rooms with the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." That is the novel that we know has been dubbed mommy porn. What do you make of this?

SANTIAGO: OK. Have you read the book? Fifty Shades of Grey is about a guy named Christian who takes advantage of a young innocent virgin, has her sign a contract to be his -- totally submissive sex slave to satisfy his own patriarchal sense of domination. I mean, its very biblical, you know? The books are practically indistinguishable. I don't see whats the fuss is about. Its a lot of S&M in it, you know, and frankly I tried getting through this book and you have to be a masochist in order to keep turning the pages because its terribly threaten.

KAYE: But replacing the Bible? Wow, that's something. SANTIAGO: Look, as long as they dont -- as long as they don't start using "Fifty Shades of Grey" in actual churches during services I think we're OK.

KAYE: That would be a problem. All right. Bill Santiago, nice to se you as always on Saturday. Thank you. See you next week.

SANTIAGO: Thank you. Bye-bye.

KAYE: A hot model and a hot car, its not quite what you think. What's the message behind this ad? We'll tell you.

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KAYE: A summertime danger for dogs. So, we hear it so often, helpless little dog locked in a car with the windows rolled up and the temperatures way up. So how do you remind people that it is a stupid thing to do?

Well, try using a hot model.

Our Jeanne Moos has more.

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JEANNE MOOS, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It is one thing to be hot on YouTube, for being cute while enjoying air conditioning. But being hot while left in a parked car is anything but cool. Instead of the usual warnings, equating a hot car with a hot oven, PETA opted for a hot model, Elisabetta Canalis, panting and crawling around a locked car.

The skull locks are a nice touch. Trapped like a dog in a scorcher. She resorts to sticking her nose out of the cracked window.

(on camera): How could an Italian supermodel impersonate a dog in heat without wearing a certain fashion accessory?

(voice-over): It turns out the idea for the PETA spot came from a similar video by PETA's German branch featuring a German personality. But PETA supporters aren't the only ones sweating up a storm to get out the message.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm your pet and I'm now in the car.

MOOS: Instead of banging on windows, North Carolina vet, Dr. Ernie Ward (ph), spent 30 minutes --

ERNIE WARD, VET DOCTOR: It is stifling in here.

MOOS: With a thermometer in a car.

WARD: It's about 106 degrees. I want out of the car.

MOOS: By the time it hit 113.

WARD: I'm fully drenched now and I can do that. A dog can't. A dog can't perspire.

MOOS: The demo at KCAL radio involved donning a Dalmatian costume.

An animal rescue group called Red Rover used a chocolate dog to show how fast it melted. Makes you want to reach for the AC.

But if you get all hot and bothered, just measure the temperature. An Illinois animal control officer stayed cool outside using a laser thermometer.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's 118 degrees.

MOOS: And a dog left in that kind of heat won't last for long. A passerby recorded this dog left behind with the windows shut. And when its owner returned --

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I was only in there for a minute.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm sorry. You weren't only in there for a minute. I have you on video the whole time.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On video?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I apologize. I didn't want to --

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You need to apologize to the dog. And just don't do it again.

MOOS: As for the steamy Italian model, she tweeted out a photo of herself taking a break on top of the car right where Mitt Romney's dog used to ride.

Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

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