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Remembering the Victims; Holmes Psychological State; Extreme Heat Boosting Food Prices; All Eyes on Swimming Today; IOC Honors Munich 11; Chick-Fil-A Controversy; Indian Child Welfare Act Pivotal to Custody Battle; London Cabby Converts Taxi Into Hotel Room; Lab Technician May Have Spread Hepatitis C to Thousands

Aired July 28, 2012 - 11:00   ET

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RANDI KAYE, CNN ANCHOR: From the CNN Center, this is CNN SATURDAY MORNING. It is Saturday, July 28th. Good morning, everyone. I'm Randi Kaye.

Saying good-bye: mourners remember three people whose lives were tragically cut short in a terrifying mass shooting in Colorado. This, as new details surface into the mindset of the suspected killer.

An unrelenting drought clamps down on much of America. We'll show you by the numbers how it's affecting farmers and how it will hit your wallet in the months to come.

And two American swimmers go head to head in one of the first big competitions at the Olympic Games. We'll bring you all the highlights straight from London.

But we begin this morning on a somber note. Memorial services are being held across the country today for three people killed in a hail of bullets one week ago inside a Colorado movie theater.

Those victims are John Larimer, a Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class from Crystal Lake, Illinois. Larimer who was stationed at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora had been in service for about a year.

Jessica Ghawi, a Texas native, an aspiring sports reporter. Ghawi who went by her professional name of Jessica Redfield, narrowly escaped tragedy during a shooting at a Toronto mall just a month before.

And Matthew McQuinn, a hero whose last living act was shielding his girlfriend from gunfire during that shooting. He is being buried in Springfield, Ohio. The victims all under the age of 30.

A week after the rampage, fresh evidence is surfacing that the suspected shooter was seeking psychological help and sent possibly damning evidence to a university professor. That evidence is now the subject of a legal battle.

CNN's Jim Spellman is following the developments in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Jim, good morning.

So, tell me exactly, do they know when this notebook might have been sent to the professor and will we ever get a look at it? JIM SPELLMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, here's what we know at this point. So last Monday, this package arrived at the university containing something written by James Holmes sent to Dr. Lynn Fenton, a psychiatrist working at the university.

So at this point, it's in possession of the police and/or the DA's office at this point. The defense says we want that, that's privileged doctor-patient material written from this patient to the doctor. We want to get that. That's the subject of the -- of this court hearing, of this court motion that was filed yesterday.

What we don't know is how long Holmes was seeing her or why he was seeing her. We don't know what was in this notebook. In this court filing, the DA's office says they haven't even examined it yet ahead of this hearing Monday.

So it's -- we've gotten some insight that we know he was seeking psychiatric help. And it confirms to us that indeed he did mail this package and it did go to the university and it was intended for this psychiatrist.

Beyond that, there are still so much we don't know because of the gag orders and so many documents being sealed in this case -- Randi.

KAYE: And -- and Monday, at this hearing, we do expect that the suspect will actually be formally charged, correct?

SPELLMAN: Yes, we think so. I mean it's sort of a three-part -- three steps to actually being charged. They say what the charges are going to be and then they arraign him and then have a preliminary hearing, where usually he can plea. But we expect at least 12 counts of first- degree murder, dozens of counts of attempted first-degree murder and other cases.

Also on Monday, in addition to that and the notebook, they're going to take up the issue of these documents being sealed; media organizations, including CNN, are arguing that not all these documents should be sealed, that the public has a right to see more of what's going on in this case. All that will be determined Monday.

KAYE: Yes, certainly a lot of folks will be curious to see exactly what was written in that notebook. Jim Spellman, thank you very much.

SPELLMAN: Yes.

KAYE: Tonight at 8:00 Eastern, CNN's Don Lemon hosts a special report "Madness at Midnight: The Search for Answers in Aurora".

Police in Maryland have taken a man into custody, fearing he may have been planning a copycat shooting attack. The suspect was in the process of being fired when authorities say he told his supervisor quote, "I'm a Joker and I'm going to load my guns and blow everyone up."

As you may know, the suspect in the Colorado theater shooting identified himself as the Joker to police after the shooting. Maryland police say a search of the man's apartment yielded 25 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition.

Now to Syria and to what has become a day-to-day reality for people in the country's largest commercial center called Aleppo. Parts of the city are seeing the fiercest clashes yet in the country's 16-month crisis. There was nonstop shelling this morning.

Residents are fleeing the city and regime forces are preventing fuel and food from entering neighborhoods controlled by rebel fighters. Activists say at least 71 people have been killed around that country today alone.

Back in the U.S., the country is still sweltering under extreme heat and drought conditions. According to statistics released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, almost 64 percent of the country is experiencing moderate or worse drought conditions and it's remained largely unchanged from last week.

Areas suffering from extreme drought jumped from 13.5 percent to 20.5 percent. And 55 percent of the nation's pastures and rangeland are also in very poor condition.

The effect of the extreme heat will soon take its toll on our wallets. With corn and other crops withering and dying in the heat, food prices are expected to shoot up.

Emily Schmidt has the details.

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EMILY SCHMIDT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In a rural corner of Maryland, it is the right place at the wrong time to live off the land.

TOMMY BOWLES, MARYLAND FARMER: Sunnyside Road, yes. Yes it's been Sunnyside too much this year.

SCHMIDT: Too much sun, too little rain for too long. Tommy Bowles's crops are the worst he's had in more than 40 years of farming.

(on camera): Have you ever seen anything worse than this?

BOWLES: I've never seen anything. I've heard my father talk about I think in 1948 or something like that.

SCHMIDT: His corn is dry, shrivelled and hurting.

BOWLES: It should be about a foot long, something like that. Usually, it's 42, 44 grains long and this one's eight grains long.

SCHMIDT (voice-over): The damage stretches across the country. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates two-thirds of all crops are now affected by at least moderate drought.

(on camera): When did it start looking bad?

BOWLES: We started here about, I'd say by the third week of June.

SCHMIDT (voice-over): Bowles has federal crop insurance, but at best, he'll break even, so he won't hire the six extra workers he usually gets at harvest, and they won't be the only ones paying the price.

RICKY VOLPE, USDA ECONOMIST RESEARCH SERVICE: Corn prices are fed all the way up to the supermarket.

SCHMIDT: USDA economist Ricky Volpe says the drought shouldn't cause historic levels of food inflation, but shoppers will see a price increase this year.

VOLPE: We expect to see poultry prices go up 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent. Beef prices we're looking at another 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent. Pork prices, we're looking at probably two percent to three percent.

SCHMIDT: In 2013, higher prices are expected to add another $3 to $4 to a $100 grocery bill. That's two years' impact from what Tommy Bowles is seeing today.

BOWLES: It should be beans in this area right here. You don't see anything. Nothing but dry dirt.

SCHMIDT: Bowles says if there's no rain in two weeks, his beans will be worthless with the next crop one year away.

BOWLES: It's in your blood, you like what you do and you can't wait to get up every morning and do it, but it just -- it hurts right now, it hurts.

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KAYE: And Emily joins us live from Upper Marlboro Farmers Market in Maryland. Emily, good morning.

So tell us about the farmers insurance. I mean is this something that will actually help these folks?

SCHMIDT: Yes, Randi, good morning to you.

Tommy Bowles says that the Federal Crop Insurance is going to help him. He compares it to if you're car gets hit when you're out on the road. Your automobile insurance is going to pay to fix the car, but it's certainly not going to give you a new car to go out on the road.

Bowles says it will be enough to sustain him and he will be back again farming next year. The USDA says about 80 percent of the major crops that are born -- grown in the U.S. are also covered by Federal Crop Insurance, so it will sustain these farmers, but it's certainly not going to begin to compare to a normal, or certainly a bumper crop -- Randi.

KAYE: Yes. It sounds like it's a bit of a band-aid for them. Emily, thank you very much. The Olympic Games are in full swing today after a glitzy opening ceremony last night the athletes begin their quest for gold. We will take you live to London. So keep it here.

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KAYE: Welcome back.

In London, it is the first full day of the 2012 Olympic Games. Yesterday, Britain showed its history in a glitzy opening ceremony featuring pastoral scenes and flying cyclists. The party was highlighted by a brilliant fireworks display as royalty, dignitaries and celebrities looked on.

Our Amanda Davies is live in London for us. So Amanda, some medals have already been won today. How's it looking for folks?

AMANDA DAVIES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, there's 12 gold medals up for grabs today, the first full day of competition. Nine of them are in the pool and the other three have all already been claimed.

The first was claimed by China -- China in the 10-meters women's air rifle. Just less than 11 hours after Paul McCartney had sung "Hey, Jude" in the stadium behind me. It was Yi Siling, the world number one favorite for that event who claimed the first gold of the games.

Another medal in the shooting has just within the last few minutes gone as well. That's gone to South Korea's Dong-Hyun, in the men's 10 meters air piece. So he claimed the silver in that event in Beijing, but his gain gold in another event.

Perhaps the headline medal today, though, has been the men's road cycling race. British hopes were pinned on that, pinned more specifically on Mark Cavendish to claim their first gold of the games. But sadly, it wasn't to be, and it was Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov who claimed the race, 250-kilometer race around London.

And he was actually going to retire in 2011, having broken his arm in quite a serious crash in the Tour de France, but he said you know what, I want to compete in that road race in London. So, he postponed his retirement and came back and claims gold.

KAYE: And what about swimming? I mean, that's certainly a big one today. A lot of folks in the U.S. keeping their eyes on Michael Phelps and Lochte. That happens tonight. How -- how is Michael Phelps looking already?

DAVIES: Yes, all the finals in the aquatics set to get under way in about three and a half hours time. And Michael Phelps, to put it bluntly, struggled in his heat, really surprised a few people. He qualified eighth out of eight for the final in the 400-meters individual medley. He was in a slower heat than his big rival, Team USA rival, Ryan Lochte. And he qualified by the skin of his teeth, really, 0.07 seconds was the difference between him getting a place in the final and missing out. Lochte qualified very easily. So, it will be interesting to see how Phelps reacts to that when it comes to the head-to-head in the pool. But because of the difference in the qualifying times, these two won't be racing next to each other in the pool.

KAYE: It will be very interesting to watch. Amanda Davies, thank you.

Well, Twitter is buzzing with compliments and comments about the opening ceremony with many comparing it to the show in Beijing back in 2008. A British politician made a cyber gaffe after he tweeted, "The most leftie opening ceremony I have ever seen, more than Beijing. Now we can move on from leftie multicultural crap." Those are his words. But backtracked later after the strong online backlash against his comments.

After the ceremony, director Danny Boyle tweeted, "Thank you, everyone, for your kind words. Means the world to me. Proud to be British."

They were gunned down at the Munich games, and now a widow demands that the deceased athletes from the 1972 Summer Olympics be remembered in London.

And if you're leaving the house right now, take us with you. Just a reminder, you can continue watching CNN from your mobile phone. You can also watch CNN live from your laptop. Just go to CNN.com/TV.

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KAYE: It has been 40 years since 11 Israeli Olympians were killed at the hands of terrorists in Munich. The victims' widows and people around the world, including President Obama and Mitt Romney, have urged for a moment of silence at the Olympic opening ceremony, but last night, the International Olympic Committee refused to specifically honor those victims during the opening ceremony. The IOC held a moment of silence on Monday, a low-key event held at the Olympic village for about 100 people.

But that doesn't do justice for the wife of Israeli fencer Andrew Spitzer. He was killed in those attacks. On the phone from Tel Aviv, Israel is his widow, Ankie Spitzer, who's been fighting for the moment of silence for years.

Ankie, thank you for joining me this morning. Let's start with what happened last night before the entrance of all the athletes. There was a moment of silence held for victims of war and also a memorial wall, but no specific mention again of the Munich 11. Do you wish that you had been asked to contribute to this memorial wall?

ANKIE SPITZER, WIDOW OF MUNICH OLYMPICS VICTIM (via telephone): Well, you know, we are of course very, very disappointed that, again, the IOC gives in to terror. Because you know, they told us that all the Arab delegations, 46 of them, they would threaten a boycott if the 11 murdered Israelis would be remembered.

But you know, we only stood at a minute of silence when we spoke, and with us many, many other people in the stadium, and you know, also those who supported our request, they came along. All these years we have been fighting by ourselves, but this time it was a different thing. You know, we are supported, you know, by lots of people in the democratic world.

We are supported by governments, even by President Obama. So, we feel we are not alone. And we said, you know, no minute of silence, no minutes, but you're not going to get silence, either, because we continue our fight.

KAYE: Let me ask you about the official news agency of the Palestinian Authority actually sent a letter to the president of the IOC thanking him for not mentioning Munich and the Munich 11 in the opening ceremony. The letter said that it would have spread racism. How do you feel about that?

SPITZER: Well, isn't that ironic? I mean, I think it's almost, it's cynical, you know, because what we asked, you know, is a minute of silence. But we spoke to the president of the IOC just two days ago and we explained to him, we gave him all kinds of options. We said you cannot, if you stand in front of thousands of young athletes, you cannot just disregard it.

And if you want to inspire a generation, which is the motto of your Olympics, tell them, let's not forget what happened to Munich so that this will never, ever happen again. Our message is not a message of hatred or of revenge. The opposite. We want to tell them, you know, let's work together that this will never happen again.

But they didn't accept it in spite of a petition which was put on by the JCC in Rockland in New York. They gathered thousands of signatures from people all over the world, 155 countries, who all support this, because we feel that if you forget history, you're going to repeat it, and that is the whole of our message. We cannot --

KAYE: Is that why you want this moment of silence? I mean is this about closure or is this about sending a message to the world? Because you have been fighting for this now for decades.

SPITZER: Well, it's both, you know. First of all, it's remembering, but it's also for the IOC to take finally a stand against international terror. And I asked the president of the IOC, you know, who was himself an athlete in Munich in '72, and he came with the same dreams as our husbands and our fathers.

And the only difference is, he went up in the ranks and our husbands came home in coffins. And I said to him also, you know, why can't you do this? What is your problem? And then he said, well, in Munich when I was an athlete, I had to decide if I was going to stay in the games or if I was going home. And he didn't want to hand the victory to the terrorists, so he stayed.

I said, but now you're handing a victory to the terrorists, even 40 years later. Change your mind. And he just leaned over the table and he said, "I'm not going to do it." So, you know, we'll fight on. We have so many -- KAYE: I'm sure you will.

SPITZER: -- support from so many people. And we know that one day it's going to happen because they owe it to these 11 Israelis who were part of the Olympic family.

KAYE: Ankie Spitzer, thank you so much for your time this morning. Appreciate that.

SPITZER: Thank you, Randi.

KAYE: It is a heated battle over same-sex marriage and it's playing out at a fast food chain.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What do we want?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Equal rights.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When do we want it?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now.

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VELEZ-MITCHELL: We'll tell you why some cities want to give Chick-Fil- A the boot.

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KAYE: Chick-Fil-A has been in the eye of a controversy. Earlier this month, the company's president condemned same-sex marriage, sparking protests not just from the LGBT community, but from several cities. Officials from Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Chicago have all told Chick-Fil-A the southern chain is not welcome in their city.

I spoke with Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno earlier this morning, and he says he'll block Chick-Fil-A from opening a new store in his ward that he represents.

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JOE MORENO, CHICAGO ALDERMAN: My interest is if those personal views translate into a discriminatory policy towards our friends in the lesbian and gay community. And that's my concern, that's the issue, Randi, not a free speech or a free belief issue. Of course we believe in that.

But if those beliefs, again, and those statements transfer into a policy that discriminates, then I've got a big problem with it and my community has a big problem with it.

KAYE: And I know that you've actually been working with Chick-Fil-A for several months regarding concerns that you had about their policies and their practices or lack thereof. What did they tell you exactly, if anything, that they would change before coming to your ward?

MORENO: Well, Randi, and I respect the good reporting that you've had. For eight or nine months, you're correct, we've been working with Chick-Fil-A. I had concerns back then and we've been working privately, not publicly. They've made some good steps, some small steps in terms of clarifying the company's position and clarifying how they would move forward in operating their restaurant, but we need to do more.

And I think one big step that happened perhaps about a week ago is when they put a statement out on Facebook about their position. If they'd like to make that statement policy, put it in their employee handbook, have a mission statement that reflects that they're not going to discriminate in hiring or serving. I think we've made a lot of -- a big step towards what we want to see in our ward, which is openness and inclusion to all.

KAYE: As I mentioned, other city officials have also voiced opposition to the company. We have a couple that we can show you some comments. San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee tweeting this week, quote, "Closest Chick-Fil-A to San Francisco is 40 miles away and I strongly recommend that they not try to come any closer. And this from Philadelphia City Councilman James Kenney. He told Cathy in a letter, "Please take a hike and take your intolerance with you."

But now here's what's different Mr. Moreno about what they're saying versus what you're saying, they're just urging or recommending the company not to set up shop in their cities. But you're saying you're going to block the company's efforts to build another restaurant.

First, what do you say to those who say what you're doing is unconstitutional? And second, how do you plan to block Chick-Fil-A's request?

MORENO: Well, first, if I were trying to block because of free speech or beliefs, I would agree. But what we're doing is we have a responsibility, I have a responsibility to have responsible business owners open up in the ward. And I would say and I would submit, and hopefully, most would agree, if not all, that if you're discriminating against a certain population that's protected in our community, in Chicago and in Illinois, that you're not a responsible business owner. So, that's the issue, not a free speech or a belief issue, but a discrimination issue.

You know, so, I have legislation that I need to support to open this particular Chick-Fil-A. And I hope to support that and I hope that they will support the community that's been, quite frankly, insulted by comments that the CEO made. That's OK to be insulted, but what I don't want to have happen and what the community doesn't want to have happen is if those comments translate into a discriminatory policy.

KAYE: Right.

MORENO: So, if they want my support on that legislation, I think they do, I think they're going to work with us, and we'll move forward together. (END VIDEO CLIP)

KAYE: Chick-Fil-A has not responded to our request for comments, but they have released a statement, and here it is. "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 or gender."

KAYE: Now to the 2012 presidential campaign. It seems that the normally tight-lipped Mitt Romney campaign is tweeting about who might be his vice presidential running mate. His team has tweeted a list including Ohio Senator Rob Portman, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Florida Senator Marco Rubio and others.

Also weighing in on the search, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

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RUDOLPH GIULIANI, FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR: I think Marco Rubio would be the best choice.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why?

GIULIANI: Because I think he's the most exciting. I think the concentration on what he can do with the Hispanic vote is a little narrow. I think, yes, he'll help with the Hispanic vote, but he'll help with young people, too. He's of a different generation. He makes outreach much more possible toward younger people, people in their 30s, where the Republican Party has a little bit of a deficit.

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KAYE: And hoping to overcome Olympic-sized blunders he made while visiting London, Romney heads to Israel today, it is the latest stop in an overseas trip to boost his foreign policy credentials, raise some campaign cash and court the Jewish vote. Romney is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He then goes back to Europe for a stop in Poland.

Meanwhile, President Obama is making his own appeal for the Jewish vote. Yesterday the president signed a pledge to increase military aid to Israel by $70 million. The White House says it underlines the president's commitment to an important American ally.

A new Gallup poll shows registered Jewish voters prefer Obama 68 percent to 25 percent who favor Romney.

The mystery about Jesse Jackson Jr.'s whereabouts has been solved. The Chicago congressman has released a statement saying he's at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He's undergoing an extensive in- patient evaluation for depression and gastrointestinal issues. Jackson, son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr., has not been on Capitol Hill since late May.

A court ruling in a controversial custody battle. Just who will raise baby Veronica? Her adoptive parents who have cared for her since birth or her biological father who wants her back?

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KAYE: South Carolina's Supreme Court has finally reached the decision in a bitter custody battle. You've probably seen this adorable face on our air before, baby Veronica. I shared her story with you a few months ago, and now the supreme court agrees with the lower court and says this little girl from Charleston has to be raised by her biological father, Dustin Brown.

Now, he gave her up for adoption to this couple, Matt and Melanie Capobianco, who cared for her since birth and signed a waiver saying that he would never contest the adoption, but he changed his mind and got her back using a little known federal law from 1978 called the Indian Child Welfare Act. You see, Brown is a member of the Cherokee nation, which means Veronica is part Cherokee, too.

Nick Valencia is joining me now to talk a little bit more about this. So, you know, you talk about this law, this Indian Child Welfare Act, and it's supposed to protect the interests of Indian children --

NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Right.

KAYE: But in this case, I mean is this really what it's meant to do?

VALENCIA: Well, it seems as if the decision is in the best interests of the Cherokee tribe, which this state, this federal statute is supposed to do in theory, so in essence, the law worked. The South Carolina Supreme Court ruling with the biological father, Dustin Brown, who did an about-face. You mentioned it there. Four months into this little girl's life, four months after she was born, he decides that he's had it with the waiver and he wants to have his daughter back. So, he gets involved and files a lawsuit and now he has full parental custody.

KAYE: Yes, I mean they actually handed her over on New Year's Eve. But now, so, she's in the other state with her biological father.

VALENCIA: In Oklahoma now.

KAYE: Right, and it sounds like so, this was just a case of federal law trumping state law?

VALENCIA: This is exactly that case. As far as the supreme court in South Carolina is ruled, this is federal law trumping the state law. And this is, for the critics concerned, an outdated law, Randi. As you reported a few months ago, in the late 1970s, there was a swath of Native American children that were just being ripped from their home. 30 percent of Native American children, in fact, as you reported, 90 percent of which weren't going into households of Native American descent. So there was some concern there on U.S. Congress's behalf and they created this federal statute which Dustin Brown and people like him have taken advantage of. And people are just heartbroken about this story. The Capobiancos, they were there, the father cut her umbilical cord --

KAYE: Yes.

VALENCIA: Adopted father --

KAYE: Right.

VALENCIA: -- with her since the beginning, and now having to give his daughter -- who he sees as his daughter up to the biological father.

KAYE: Yes, it was about as close as having the child on their own. Really, but a lot of people are really upset about this, because I think that they don't think there should be some kind of blanket ruling, you know, that maybe it's not in the best interests of the child. She was growing up in this, you know, beautiful home in South Carolina.

VALENCIA: Well, it's not over yet. They Capobiancos could, if they wanted to, take this to a higher court - to the highest court in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court, and see if the U.S. Supreme Court, you know, sides with them or not. Of course, the Supreme Court gets thousands of cases every year and it's no guarantee that this case will be heard, even if it's put in front of them. So, we'll see what happens.

KAYE: Yes, this couple certainly calling this a failure within our justice system.

VALENCIA: Heartbreaking.

KAYE: Nick Valencia, thank you very much.

VALENCIA: Thank you.

KAYE: Diet and exercise are key to maintaining a healthy weight, but what if you just can't give up that yummy stuff, all those not so good for you foods? Well, you want to stay on for this one. Fitness expert Mark MacDonald is going to tell us how to have it all, pizzas, burgers and a slim waistline.

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KAYE: All right, dieters, listen up. What if I told you that you could lose weight but still have all the foods that you love? You can eat pizza, coffee, even alcohol. Sound too good to be true? Well, that's exactly what celebrity fitness and nutrition expert Mark MacDonald teaches. He says that with moderation, we really can have it all. So, we sent our editorial producer Nadia Bilchik and her daughter Alexa to find out more.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three, two, one.

NADIA BILCHIK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Mark and I, as you know, we have spoken about me losing the ten pounds.

MARK MACDONALD, FITNESS AND NUTRITION EXPERT: Yes. BILCHIK: And Lexie has battled with her weight. Lexie, you tell Mark.

ALEXA: I've starved myself, I've spent (ph) every single thing. And what happens is I feel good for a couple of months, and then I'm back to where I don't want to be, and it happens every single time. I want to be able to go out with friends and drink and do all of those things and not, like, feel like it's controlling my life.

MACDONALD: I want you to know, you can eat the food that you love, you can drink alcohol, all in moderation. You can do everything that you want to do. We just have to teach you how to balance your body, you know, with the right exercise you burn that fat off.

We have to take the foods that you love, both of you, and simply put in the right amount of protein, fat, carbohydrates every single meal. That's it.

BILCHIK: Right.

MACDONALD: Second, the right calories per meal. And third, you need to eat five to six times a day, about every three or four hours. When you do that, your blood sugar will be balanced, you'll release the stored fat, and not only will you look great and you lose your weight and your body fat, you will feel great and you will permanently reprogram your metabolism. So, right now she's at 167.6 pounds weight-wise, she is 31.4 percent body fat, so that's a little too high for her. And she has 52.6 pounds of fat and 114.9 pounds of lean body mass. Now, lean body mass is your muscle, your blood, your water, everything besides fat. The goal that's going to really get her with the look that she wants is going to be 145 pounds, 19 percent body fat. Realistically, overall, I would say this would be a three-month process.

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KAYE: And Mark and Alexa join me now here. Mark, let's start with you. Good morning. We just heard that your goal is to help Alexa drop about 25 pounds and 12 percent body fat over the next three months. What do you think her biggest challenge is going to be?

MACDONALD: Well, Randi, you know, it's great to be on. And yes, I think the biggest challenge with Lexi is going to be shifting her mindset to make sure that her actions are going to meet her expectations. She's been a chronic dieter, you know. She struggled with food, she struggled with gaining weight and losing weight. So, we have to let go of the quick fix mentality and really educate her about how to stabilize her blood sugar, stabilize her hormones, release her stored fat and then teach her how to optimize her exercise. When she does that, she can really permanently reprogram her metabolism. So shifting her mindset most important.

KAYE: So, Alexa, Mark has a three-month plan for you. Are you optimistic?

ALEXA: I am optimistic. You know, as he said, it's really hard to change your mind. I'm used to losing weight in a week, you know, doing milk shake diets, losing 30 pounds in two weeks, seeing the results. And Mark said to me something very, you know, important. He said, do you like the way you look or do you like the way you feel? I love the way I look when I lose 30 pounds in two weeks, but I hate the way I feel.

KAYE: Yes.

ALEXA: And for the first time in my life, I -- the reason I was ready to take this journey is the first time in my life, I'm not worried about the weight, I'm worried about getting healthy, getting my body back.

KAYE: Right.

ALEXA: You know, in the right way, because --

KAYE: And it makes a difference in how you feel, what you're eating, what you're putting in your body.

ALEXA: It makes such a difference. Even two days of eating correctly being on Mark's plan, I feel like I should look on the outside.

KAYE: And you have some exciting news, I understand. Progress?

ALEXA: Progress. Yes, which is, you know, as - it's not all about what you see on the scale, and that's something Mark had to explain to me. You know, a lot of people get on the scale and they're so worried about the numbers, and that can really kind of put you down about it. And so, when I first went in there I didn't lose as much weight as I thought, but I lost body fat, and that's something really important. And you know, it's going to take time, and that's something that's just, you know, doing it the right way.

KAYE: Mark, just very quickly for the folks at home, I mean why shouldn't we pay attention to the scale every day?

MACDONALD: Because it goes beyond that. Like, Lexi's down six pounds of body fat and she's dropped 3.5 percent body fat, and weight is just a part of the process. She looks better, she feels leaner, her clothes fit better, she loses fat, then the weight comes. A lot of times, when someone has a sticky set point where their body holds weight, it just doesn't come the next day, and what you - what you ate the day before, how much salt you had, if you drank alcohol, all these factors determine your weight. So, it's so much more than just weight. Now, weight matters, but it's only a piece of the equation.

KAYE: Right.

MACDONALD: And Lexi's winning with her health and she's blowing it up, in a good way.

KAYE: Of course, of course. Well, Mark, we know you have great advice. Mark MacDonald, thank you very much. And Alexa, thank you -- we'll continue to check on you.

ALEXA: Absolutely.

KAYE: So keep up the great work, all right?

So, what if all the hotels are booked in London for the games? So we have got the next best thing and you won't have to worry about taking a taxi to get there.

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KAYE: So you're in London for the Olympics and all the hotel rooms are sold out. Bummer, right? What are you to do? Well, as Rosie Tomkins shows us, if you find this one very special taxi cab, you won't need a place to stay.

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ROSIE TOMKINS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Pillow. Duvet. Reading light, cuddly toy. Everything you need for a good night's sleep. Granted, the setting is unusual. But with Olympic London full of tourists, there isn't such an accommodation you may be feeling a little more open- minded.

DAVID WEEKES, LONDON CAB DRIVER: Hotel rooms are fully booked. Or they're charging enormous amounts of money just to spend the night. And I thought my taxi is empty at night. Put the two together.

TOMKINS: Enter, relax-a-taxi. Parked outside the home of London taxi driver David Weekes, it is a clean bed for the night at $75. This is a very low cost business to get off the ground. The only start-up costs -- duvet, mattress, a few pillows, little creature comforts. He already owned the taxi. The parking space is completely free. So all the takings are profit. Profit that David hopes will help combat a predicted fall in revenue during the games. Taxi drivers aren't allowed to use special Olympic lanes, causing concern that in efforts to avoid slow journeys, customers will avoid taxis altogether.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So we'll stop making any money. Because the traffic will be horrendous.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm serious, I'm just going away. They're going to be doing a job that is normally seven pound. It's going to be $20 pound.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: People (inaudible) London taxis, because of the gridlock that's going to be on the roads.

TOMKINS: The thought of that gridlock got David thinking creatively and his hotel for one was born.

It's actually pretty comfortable.

What's unusual is the location, which is nonnegotiable. And if you need the bathroom, you knock on David's door.

(on camera): Just wonder whether you think if this as an alternative to a traditional hotel room?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are you serious? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, I would if I was just visiting and I didn't have a hotel.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you have access to a bathroom?

TOMKINS: Yes, you do.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There are shades and alarm and -- very cool.

TOMKINS (voice over): Two people have already spent the night. And four more have booked.

WEEKES: I said it's quiet. And they're just happy with it. I was a bit worried. But no, they said, it's fine.

TOMKINS: It's not for the faint-hearted or those in search of luxury. But certainly a quirky experience for an intrepid few. And when you're being driven to your bed in your bed, the location becomes significantly less important.

Rosie Tomkins, CNN, London.

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KAYE: And CNN Newsroom starts at the top of the hour. Fredricka is here to tell us what she has coming up.

FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, good to see you.

KAYE: You, too.

WHITFIELD: OK, well, we have got a lot coming up. Of course, our lead guys will be with us, because they always bring some phenomenal topics that have us all thinking. And you know how you go to an amusement park and it's huge and overwhelming and especially if you were someone with special needs, you want some sort of assistance in order to kind of traverse the whole thing. Well, how about instead of using a wheelchair or scooter you bring a segue. As did one woman, well, Disneyland in Anaheim said, no, this is not one of the accepted means of getting around on the camp. So it's led to a lawsuit. And so our legal guys will be talking about how the Americans with Disabilities Act steps into this one.

And then, you know, 401(k)s, many of us have taken big hits. I think everybody has taken big hits.

KAYE: Yes. And nobody wants to look at it.

WHITFIELD: Nobody wants to look at it anymore, so money expert Daria Dolan is going to be along with us to talk about, OK, most of it is out of your control. But there are a few things that you can do. There are a lot of hidden fees involved in your 401(k). And he says you can perhaps capture, recapture some of the money lost by getting rid of some of those fees or at least knowing about them. And then, you know, the Olympic fever is everywhere. You may have watched the Olympic ceremonies last night.

KAYE: I did.

WHITFIELD: They are OK?

KAYE: Yes.

WHITFIELD: Thumbs up? Thumbs down?

KAYE: I thought it was pretty good. I loved the queen in the chopper.

WHITFIELD: I know. I think that was my favorite moment, too. With 007. You know, that was pretty cool.

OK, so Daria Dolan, she is used to reviewing movies. And you know, Danny Boyle, he does movies. He was a director of this. Greg Drake (ph) is going to be along with us to talk about how did Danny Boyle do. How was the production? She is going to give it a grade!

KAYE: All right. We'll see how she does. Yes. All that ahead.

OK, thanks, Fred.

A possible multistate string of hepatitis-C cases and hundreds of unsuspecting hospital patients could also be infected. We'll tell you how it all happened.

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KAYE: A warning for former hospital patients in eight states. You could be infected with hepatitis C. Police say, a lab technician may have spread hepatitis C to hundreds. Now health officials are trying to track down patients he came into contact with. Senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has more on this.

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ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Randi, federal officials say that David Kwiatkwoski took narcotics meant for patients and used them on himself and then gave patients syringes infected with hepatitis C.

Authorities believe that he infected 30 people with hepatitis C at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire in 2012. Now we've learned that in 2010 Kwiatkwoski surrendered his license in Arizona as a radiologic tech. Now that was when the licensing board there started investigating him after an incident at a hospital in Arizona. They interviewed an employee who worked with Kwiatkwoski and hears what that employee had to say. The employee told the licensing board, "I looked in and found Dave lying on his back in the bathroom stall. I looked in the toilet and spotted a 5 cc syringe and a needle floating in the water. The label was a blue fentonyl label. He then said (expletive) I'm going to jail."

Fentonyl is a powerful narcotic often used in hospitals.

Now, while this Arizona board was investigating Kwiatkwoski, Kwiatkwoski voluntarily surrendered his license and he wrote a letter to the board saying, and I quote, "I, David Kwiatkwoski, is surrendering my Arizona license at will because I don't have the resources nor money to fight the accusations and willing to wait to be eligible for reinstated in three years."

Now later that very same month, Kwiatkwoski went on to work in hospitals in Philadelphia, Kansas, Georgia, and then New Hampshire. An expert in so-called drug diversion says it's all too common that a health professional will be investigated in one state and then leave to go work in another state.

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JOHN BURKE: It's a very big problem. And it's a problem that's nothing new. It's been going on for -- for some time. It's much worse than we probably know.

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COHEN: Randi, we've reached out to Kwiatkwoski's lawyer. He said he had no comment. Kwiatkwoski is in jail in New Hampshire. On Tuesday, he waived his right to a federal detention hearing. Randi.

KAYE: Elizabeth, thank you very much. "CNN NEWSROOM" continues right now with Fredricka Whitfield. Everyone, have a great Saturday.