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>> reporter: i don't think so much that it's conflicting reporting. i think what we're getting are partial reports given that a team of accident investigators are flying from bogota to san andres and they will be on the ground any time soon and will have access to the pilot and air crew, passengers, and most of the flight recorders to try to get to the bottom of this. we do know from civil aviation that according to the weather station at that airport at the time it was raining. there were storms reported in the vicinity but officials for civil aviation say they cannot with any certainty say whether there was any lightning strike at that point. but what we do no is, yes, the aircraft was landing at the point of the accident, that the aircraft was split into three seconds, and panssengers were spread across the runway. 131 people on board, 125 passengers, 6 crew members, and of the passengers there are international passengers, including 6 americans, a number of europeans and some from costa rica as well. one woman was killed. she was confirmed as a colombian, and 124 were taken to the hospital. according to the civil aviation authorities, one of those is in critical condition, 12-year-old with a head trauma, and he is expected to be evacuated from the island and brought back to the colombian mainland by air ambulance. >> as we look at the still pictures, it's amazing to see this plane in pieces there. karl penhaul for us. meteorologist rob marciano joining us with lightning strikes. planes fly through weather all of the time. i'm a bit surprised we don't get more stories. >> they have learned a lot over the years from modern aviation, what to do to help protect the plane and how to avoid lightning altogether, but either way, you're going to run into it, especially as much as commercial airplanes fly, and the bigger ones will try to fly around bad storms but at some point they have to fly through some of these, and on average each plane is struck about once per year. that typically doesn't bring a plane down. usually the aluminum skin will allow a discharge of the lightning strike if it hits, but it's grounded, and there's maintenance done and certainly a check of the systems after it's struck by lightning. so it goes through those tests, and a lot of times pilots will put on a light in the cockpit if they think they're going to get close to a lightning strike so they don't get blinded by it and they put the avionics in bet are places so they are better protected if lightning does hit the plane it will be conducted away from the sentencive instruments, and they have these static discharge wicks. if you look outside the plane, they have rods that stick off the wing and those are meant to help release static electricity that's built up when these planes fly into thunderstorms. they create their own static electric charge and attract thunder and lightning, so they try to do it that way. >> yeah, yeah. >> so it's not typically going to bring a plane down. i'm sure the investigation will show whether or not that had something to do with it. typically you should feel okay about flying near a thunderstorm. you don't want to do it every day but planes can tip pli withstand it. in california, the driver in this weekend's deadly offroad race will not face criminal charges. 28-year-old brett sloppy's truck lurched out of control rolling on top of race fan, and eight people were killed. he writes on his facebook page he was incredibly dev stateded. people were standing as littles a ten feet from the trucks. china overtook japan as the world's second large of the economy and they should claim second place for all of 2010. you can see the projections in the dark blue. the international monetary funds values the u.s. economy at $15 trillion this year. let's go to the international space station where they are trying to replace a cooling pump that went kaput more than a week ago. they hope the third fix-it space walk will do the trick. >> david petraeus is indicating july 2011 is not written in stone. he will tell the president if the date to begin the u.s. drawdown is not workable. it does pressure the afghans to step up. >> that's what july 2011 really connotes. it is to all of the participants, those in kabul, some of us in uniform, our civilian counterparts that we have to get on with this. this has been going on for some nine years or so. there is understandable concern and in some cases frustration, and therefore we have to put our shoulders to the wheel and show during the course of this year that progress can be achieved, and, again, one manifestation is that you have this date out there. a new round of joint military exercises between the united states and south korea kicks off today sparking new threats from north korea. how is the united states military responding to this new language coming from north korea? >> reporter: when north korea promises mass destruction and things like that, that's not out of line of what they have said in the past. i spoke with the defense official who said that the u.s. military is always on a heightened state of alert in what area, so despite the new threats in north korea, we're not going to change what we do. i spoke with another defense official who said despite the threats, he didn't see a change in north korea's posture and hasn't seen any movement of north korean troops or anything. he did call the threats provocative but ultimately they are hollow threats and it would be a serious miscalculation on their part if they would ever follow through on some of these statements. i spoke with a defense analyst about what's going on with north korea, and he said a lot of this has to do with kim jong-il and his son. just a few months ago we had the sinking of the south korean ship and he believes -- although north korea says they have nothing to do with it, investigators found credible evidence they were to blame. analysts say the blustery rhetoric and show of force has to do with kim jong-il trying to show that his son can be very tough and an iron will commander to the people inside his own country. >> the fundamental reality with north korea right now is that they have a succession crisis. kim jong-il is bill and elderly. his chosen successor is just too young to take over the reins of power and everyone is concerned about the north korean regime falls apart. >> reporter: as isolateds a north korea has been and continues to be they are now ironically on twitter. they just set up a twitter account and follows a month ago when they set up their first youtube account. it's not like the people inside north korea have access to these technologies. >> tell us what you just learned about defense secretary gates. >> reporter: apparently he gave an interview to foreign policy in which he said he would like, hopes to step down next year, does not want to wait until 2012. we confirmed with an official that those quotes to reflect what secretary gates is thinking. a senior administration official says gates would not want to wait until 2012 because you could have a proactive political confirmation battle. secretary gates said he wants to give it enough time so that you get a good candidate in there. he feel it is he waits until 2012 you will not have a very credible candidate because obviously in november president obama is up for re-election and may not be re-elected. >> chris lawrence at the pentagon for us. thank you. the president spent the weekend along the gulf coast put hotels and businesses need to you come on down. rob marciano is tracking hot temperatures in the northwest. l? 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>> it will be a wonderful feeling, and to have the relief and have the world know that it's shut off and that the problems are basically over from the standpoint of new oil coming to shore. >> reporter: well, the mayor has a long-term strategy of what to do as we get to the fall and winter season. they're going to try to attract more of the snowbirds, people from midwest and north, special events to bring in more dollars. >> there you go. good to see you, sir. the president wanted all eyes on the gulf this weekend but some of his comments shifted the focus to the proposed mosque near ground zero in new york. ev. where there's magic. and you now understand what nature's been hiding. ♪ at dow we understand the difference between innovation and invention. invention is important. it's the beginning. it's the spark. but innovation is where we actually create value for dow, for society, and for the world. ♪ at dow, we're constantly searching for how to use our fundamental knowledge of chemistry to solve these difficult problems. science is definitive. there is a right answer out there. 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walk. he hope to install a new pump on the space station's cooling system. we continue to get incredible images of the devastation across pakistan. check out the enormity of the crisis in the photos from world vision. they cover one-fifth of the country. that's like the entire state of florida being under water. about 20 million pakistanis are hurt, hungry or homeless. reza sayah is in islam bad. you have seen some of the worst of it, and maybe you can describe it for us, reza, and also describe what's being done and who's helping. >> reporter: well, tony, this is just an awful situation. usually with natural disasters, once you're two weeks into it, you start to get a grasp of what you're dealing with and maybe things start to improve. not in this case. these floods hit more than two weeks ago and there's all sorts of indications that the not only are things not improving but they are getting worse. the u.n. chief visited pakistan to draw the world's attention to what is a cat controversy here in pakistan. he is touring the enormous flood zone from northwest pakistan to central pakistan. as you mention, a fifth of this country under water. that's the size of florida. 20 million people affected, and with that number, this is going to be one of the worst natural disasters anywhere in recent memory. we have more grim figures by the u.n. the u.n. saying 3.5 million children at risk from deadly water borne diseases. the big concern is cholera, a very infectious disease caused by bacteria in contaminated food and water. the only way to address this situation is to get these children clean water and medical attention and the u.n. is saying that's not happening because of a shortage of aid. these numbers are going to drive home the type of shortfall we're talking about. the u.n. telling cnn they've asked for $166 million for clean water and medical aid and, tony, all they have so far is $25 million. >> oh, man, a long way to go. reza sayah for us, thank you. we're 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hornet's nest with his comments on friday. >> recently, attention has been focused on the construction of mosques in certain communities, particularly new york. now, we must all recognize and respect the sensitivities surrounding the development of lower manhattan. the 9/11 attacks were deeply tram mattic event for our country, and the pain and the experience of suffering by those who lost loved ones is just unimaginable. so i understand the emotions that this issue engenders, and ground zero is, indeed, hallowed ground. but, let me be clear, as a citizen and as president, i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. and that includes the right to build a place of worship in a community center on private property in lower manhattan in accordance with local laws and ordinances. this is america, and our commitment to reches freedom must be unshakable. the principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country and they will not be treated differently by their government is essential to who we are. the writ of the founders must endure. >> senior white house correspondent ed henry was one of the first to ask the president about that comment. here's how the president clarified it in a cnn exclusive. >> reporter: what do you think about the reaction to your speech about the mosque? >> well, my intention was to simply let people know what i thought. which was that in this country, we treat everybody equally in accordance with the law regardless of race and religion. i was not commenting and i will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. i was commenting very specifically on the right that people have that dates back to our founding. that's what our country's about. and i think it's very important that, you know, as difficult as some of these issues are, that we stay focused on who we are as a people and what our values are all about. >> well, we just thought you might be curious about the language in the constitution regarding freedom of religion. here's the exact wording of the first amendment. congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof are abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people to peaceably assemble and to petition it the government in a redress of grievances. politicians on all sides are weighing in on the debate. we want to hear from you. what do you think about the president's comments? should he have weighed in on the issue at a you will? you can find me on facebook, twitter and on our blog centers for disease control tony. leave us a comment and we'll share them later on in the program. let's get to rob marciano, severe weather center. did you have a good jeekd. >> i did. how about you? >> outstanding. >> thanks for the call. i enjoyed us hanging out again. >> again. what are you following, sir? >> heat relief. that's good news. some of the places here are going to be 10 to 20 degrees cooler than they were a week ago. so they're enjoying that. but the heat has been squeezed down and pushed down to the south you would argue where it belongs but nonetheless, that's when where it is. as the front pushes out to the east, we've had severe thunderstorms break out across the great lakes and parts of the northeast and we'll see them refire throughout the day today. right now, upstate new york is under the gun, but these storms are beginning to weaken, and you see the back edge through scranton. that will put the big apple and philadelphia in harm's way of potentially seeing severe weather there. heat indexes 100 to 110 here, and we cannot forget the folks in the midwest. 97 in olympia, and seattle 96. they have excessive heat warnings in effect for today, also. also, this last note, hurricane hunt are aircraft going to fly into this glob which was tropical depression number 5 last week and died and did one of these numbers and this where it is now. the difference now is that the atmosphere is conducive of seeing this thing develop. plenty of warm water there but close to land, so that limbs it somewhat. this is the preferred track that it's going to take in one way, shape or form over the next couple of days. it looks like that to your untrained eye. >> the one good one in there, menacin menacing, yes. brutal heat this summer can be felt around the world. a new drink in japan is cooling people off, and sales, we understand are skyrocketing. >> this is one of the last cans of all-free in japan. so what does sugar free, calorie free, beer free sort of beer taste like? >> calorie free, beer fri? it's not beer but kind of? what's the point? we have that next. back in a moment. and if you're looking for more ways to make money we have that for you. josh is here. >> you thought could you go to break without teasing me? >> my apologieses, sir. top ten ways to make real money in this economy from really smart people who know 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"money"magazine's top ten ways to make real cash in the economy. >> speak up if you think the "money"magazine ideas are crazy. i love the money bag. we want to know if you are in a position to take a risk, you might be able to take advantage of some sectors that are struggling and primed for a rally at some point. the question is, how soon? let's get to a little more of the list. home builders. again, home billing stocks have plummeted. they fell another 25% since may, but analysts are saying now that the long-term outlook is actually solid, the risk being, of course, no one can be sure when construction and proofs will start going up again. here's another one that's interesting. i think we have video of european exports. they are talk about how you should invest in european exports. you and i have talked about the struggles in europe. i reported on what's going on in greece, the debt crisis. they are saying even with the debt worries, europe still makes up 25% of global stocks, and you can avoid some of the debt issues by focusing on the big exporters there that benefit from a weaker euro-. yours, the risk is there. >> look to germany. if you want evidence, look to germany, which is get agonize little pop in the economy because of exports. >> you look at what the possibility opportunities are for you as one sector or region, in that case, struggles in the economy. you talked about bonds. they are recommending two kind kinds of stock, preferred stocks and utility stock. with preferred stocks, the numbers are up. investors even in this slow growth economy, investors have been able to profit. the risk there, of course, is that if the slump gets worse than expected, that could actually reverse but you might be able to get somewhere there. utility stocks as well, paying a little better than treasuries but you have changes going on in the country as well, affecting utility stocks, stricter rules, regulators could push back against increases, and tony, ready for the last one? the top ten, third avenue value. >> what is that? >> a real estate value for those ready for some risk. this is a real estate mutual fund that also invests in developers, and that kind of goes back to what i was talking to you about here. it goes with home building and development, they are confident if you investment now while the market is low, over time it is primed for a rally to make money. >> what's happening with the inventory that's on the market now. if you can convince me the inventory is going away, that makes sense. >> that's why we are talking about investing in this kind of thing. you don't know how long it will be. they're saying on their list that at some point it's got to turn. this stuff has to start moving again and the building and developing will be a positive source of revenue if you invest early enough while it's cheap. i put the whole list up there on my facebook and twitter pages, and let me tell you, you at least have the benefit of a lot of smart people at "money"magazine, part of cnn.com/money.com, and they are confident that there are ways to take advantage of the sectors struggling right now, get in the basement. >> i like health care. i think that's going to really pop here and soon. sh thank you, sir. taking a chance in this economy. i took classes. we went to trade shows and learned the business. we thought, you know, we're going to make it work. >> we'll take a look at what happened to their slice of the american dream. e. and you learned something along the way. about the world and yourself. ♪ this is the age of knowing what you're made of. and knowing how to get things done. so, why would you let something like erectile dysfunction get in your way? 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well, banks charge $37 billion last year with the median overdraft fee, $26. so analysts are predicting that, you know, banks are to make up this money somewhere. could they be coming up with new fees, or could it be the end of free checking, tony? >> well, patricia, are there any other options out there to help me protect myself from myself, other than overdraft protection? >> absolutely. there are some options. some of them still have fees, but they'll cost you less than overdraft protection. one, you can link your checking account to your savings. that way, if you try to buy something and you don't have the money, the bank just taps into your savings. now, the caveat here, though, there could be minimum requirements. two, you could get a line of credit. the bank floats you a loan to make the purchase. but this usually only applies to people with good credit. and finally, tony, you could just keep a little extra cash, a little cash cushion. but you've got to fight the temptation to spend it. and if you want more info on these new rules, just go to federal reserve.gov/consumer info. >> all right, patricia, see you next hour. thank you, lady. >> absolutely. >> speaking of next hour. take care. they took a charges and sank all they had into a little slice of the american dream. their hopes, their struggles, the lessons they learned in the next hour of cnn "newsroom." and something new at the grocery store. food by the numbers. it is designed to help you make healthy choices. we will take you shopping. ♪ with tasty grilled flavor d and goodness to savor ♪ ♪ friskies grillers blend. ♪ feed the senses. boss: and now i'll turn it over gecko: ah, thank you, sir. as we all know, geico has been saving people money on rv, camper and trailer insurance... ...as well as motorcycle insurance... gecko: oh...sorry, technical difficulties. boss: uh...what about this? 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and losing the american dream. one of the last days in the life of a small business, closing its doors. >> i worry about, as all people do right now, how we're going to make it to the next month. how will we make it? but we will survive, like everybody else. >> you are online right now, and we are, too. ines ferre is following what's hot. ines? >> tony, if you follow "jersey shore," you may be following this. of ronnie arrested for not paying his parking ticket. and this one is from mashable.com. of if you see this little button, the dislike button on facebook, they're saying that it's fake. tony? >> all right. i need my snooki update. let's get started with our lead story. clean energy and new jobs. that's -- well, that promising combination is what brings president obama to wisconsin. the president is about to deliver a speech any minute now at zbb energy corporation. and the company is using a $1.3 million loan from the recovery act state energy program to help fund a factory renovation. we will bring you the president's comments live, as soon as he begins speaking. right now, to colombia. a passenger plane splits apart while trying to land. lightning strikes being blamed for that crash of the boeing 737. authorities on the island of san antonio dray say one person was killed. carl, if you would, give us the update on information you're learning about this crash. >> well, what we do know is that air crash investigators are now on the ground, and they will be the ones who are in charge of now putting together the pieces and figuring out exactly what did happen. now, yes, a possible lightning strike is one of the early theories that investigators are working on. civil aviation in bogatar said at the time of the accident it was raining at that airport and there were tropical storms in the vicinity. but so far, have not confirmed that a lightning strike was to blame. what we do know, though, was that when the accident occurred, the plane broke into three sections, and slid hundreds of yards along the runway. miraculously, according to police and civil aviation authorities, only one person was killed. 124 others were taken to hospitals for injuries. and we do know that two, at least, have serious head trauma. and we're expecting a 12-year-old to be evacuated from that island to the co lom bee an main land by air ambulance shortly. san andreas, is an island, and there were a number of americans, as well, tony. >> carl, appreciate it, thank you. meteorologist chad myers is joining us with a bit more on liening strikes. and i've got to tell you, chad. we know that planes fly through weather all the time. i'm a bit surprised we don't hear more about strikes. not the impact that we're seeing here, but certainly the impacts of the potential impacts of lightning strikes on planes. >> would you believe that on average, every plane in the air gets hit by lightning at least once a year? >> i can believe that. >> it happens. i've seen it. i have looked out the wing, and i have seen it hit the little winglette on my plane that i was sitting in -- i don't know, 12 or 13, so i could see straight out. but the problem was, not so much that it got hit by lightning, because it happens all the time. where it happened. it happened when they were on approach. and even if there was a down draft pushing this plane down -- because there could be multiple things. if you have lightning and a thunderstorm, a thunderstorm could make the down draft, could make the wind sheer, so make all kinds of other things. but if you only lose control or even lose your sight for a second, and that's the second that you need to get the plane on the ground, and all of a sudden that's the wrong second. you're at 30,000 feet, the lightning hits the plane, okay, you have plenty of time to recovery. lightning typically will not put a plane on ground. it will maybe blind the pilot, maybe make some of the instruments go out for seconds at a time. not for minutes. they could be recovered. and there's so many redundancies on these airplanes. and the skin of an airplane allows the lightning to go in and out, and typically this is not a problem. i believe this was more of where the plane was, how close he was to the runway, did he lose control for a number of seconds, and there were lightning strikes around. there's the island. these are the lightning strikes here in the 30 minutes right before and during the aircraft landing. so certainly could have been lightning. and i'm going to believe the pilot, if that's what he saw, that's what he saw. >> yeah, okay. that's a good explainer. chad, appreciate it, as always. thank you, sir. china sprints ahead of japan to become the world's second largest economy during the last quarter. if projections pan out, china might be the number two for all of 2010. cnn's chief business correspondent ali velshi is in new york to talk us through this. ali, great to see you, sir. >> good to see you, my friend. >> let's talk about the bottom line on this. why does this mary to the united states and what does it mean for our bottom line? >> well, it matters on about three different levels. one is that china, as you know, is a big, big holder of american debt. and there is this constant concern that as we get more and more indetonated, imagine it's just a regular person or a which is person getting more and more indebted. there is a fear about whether you're able to pay. so china could hold the answer about whether or not we are able to borrow money in the future. that's always a concern with china. then there is the second issue, and that is china continues to make those inexpensive goods we buy everywhere we go. so that's a big role that china plays in our lives. but in making all of those inexpensive goods, tony, what have we seen over the last decade or 15 years, we have seen our basic manufacturing jobs disappearing. so the dynamic between the u.s. and china is that we are two countries that need each other. and the shift in power is important to keep in mind. i think the way you have to look at this is in terms of opportunities. and in terms of challenges. we know -- i just named what the challenges are with china. but there are opportunities. i'm a big believer in the fact that if you see this coming, and today is real evidence, china over the next 10 to 15 years or 20 years, come into balance with the u.s. as the world's largest economies. and how do we actually prosper out of that? how do we make money? look there, it's still a third of the size of the u.s. economy, tony. but it could get bigger. i think if we think about this long and hard, we can find the things america can make and the services america can provide that the chinese are going to want to buy. one example, tony, what do prosperous citizens do, they travel. that's an opportunities for american restaurantters and hotel operators. we have to think about what we can sell the chinese. >> you look at those figures, and you wonder, is there something we should be learning about manufacturing? is there something more that we could be doing in that sector? we still -- we still want to make things in this country, don't we? >> yes. and we still do, and we still look at the peak in 1979. we employed a little better than 19 million people in manufacturing. today there are still close to 12 million americans in manufacturing. so we do make stuff. but what's the kind of stuff we're going to make? we can't compete with low-cost labor, where benefits and working conditions are not as good in china. but we can make higher value goods. and that's what we should think about. the other thing, let's think about this. as oil prices go up and it gets expensive to ship heavy items like steel around the world, there may not be that much of an advantage to manufacturing steel in china. maybe our rust belt will start building those heavy items. there are things that america can do. we probably want the chinese to become more like us in terms of what our factory floors look and feel like in terms of the guarantees for workers and better health care and better environment than we want to become like the chinese. >> yeah. at some point, i want to talk to you about japan. that's the other side of the story, what's going on with japan. ali, good to see you. ali will be at the top of the hour here in the cnn "newsroom." good to see you, sir. a large percentage of americans who do have jobs hate them so much, they are actually thinking of quitting. that's according to a new survey of 15,000 american workers. the survey on job dissatisfaction says two out of five u.s. professionals are considering quitting their jobs this fall. here are some of the top reasons cited. lack of communication and involvement by top management, and no promotions, despite good work results. also, workers cite being overworked and a lack of company vision. recent labor department figures show those who do have jobs are putting in more work hours. hours rose 3.6% over last quarter. that is the largest jump in four years. the president and comments on a proposal to build an islamic center and mosque, two blogs from new york's ground zero. we will hear from the president and from you. first, though, our random moment in 90 seconds. all right. are you ready for our random moment? 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[ applause ] a great friend and somebody who has been really doing great work the first couple years in congress. congresswoman g wen moore. please give a round of applause. [ applause ] and thank you, eric, for the wonderful tour that you provided to us. please give eric applebacke, a big round of applause. ceo of zbb. it is great to be here. i justify had a chance to see some of the batteries that you're manufacturing, and talked to a few of the men and women who are building them. and the reason i'm here today is because at this plant, you're doing more than just making high-tech batteries. you're pointing the country towards a brighter economic future. now, that's not easy. we've been through a terrible recession. the worst that we have seen since the great depression. and this recession was the culmination of a decade that fell like a sledgehammer on middle class families. for the better part of ten years, people were seeing stagnant incomes and sluggish growth and skyrocketing health care costs and skyrocketing tuition bills, and people were feeling less secure, economically. and few parts of the economy were hit harder than manufacturing. over the last ten years, the number of people working in manufacturing shrank by a third. and that left millions of skilled, hard-working americans sitting idle, just like their plants were sitting idle. that was before the recession hit. obviously, once the recession took hold, millions more were struggling, in ways that they never imagined. and there is nobody here who hasn't been toucheded in some way by this recession. and certainly, a state like wisconsin or my home state of illinois can tell a lot of stories about how badly hit manufacturing was, particularly in the midwest. now, there are some who suggest this decline is inevitable. but i don't see it that way. and i know neither do you. yes, times are tough. but we have been through tough times before. and we have made it through, because we are resilient. americans are resilient. we don't give in to pessimism, we don't give in to cynicism. we fight for our future. we work to shape our own destiny, as a country. and that's what we have been trying to do since i took office. we have been fighting on all fronts. inch by inch, foot by foot, mile by mile, to get this country moving forward again. and going after every single job we can create right here in the united states of america. so we're investing in 21st century infrastructure. roads and bridges, faster internet access. high-speed railroads. projects that will lead to hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs, but will also lay the ground work so our kids and grandkids can keep prospering. we have cut taxes for small businesses that hire unemployed workers. in fact, i've signed seven other small business tax cuts so that entrepreneurs can help expand, buy new equipment. and add more employees. we take emergency steps to prevent layoffs of hundreds of thousands of teachers and firefighters and police officers. and other critical public servants in our communities. and i think that governor doyle will testify that we have made progress in part because everybody is pulling together. there was a great danger of even greater layoffs all across this state for vital services that would affect our kids and our families. these folks would have otherwise lost their jobs because of state and local budget cuts. and at the same time, what we have been trying to do, and that's why i'm here at zbb, is to jumpstart a homegrown, clean energy industry. building on the good work of your governor and others in this state. that's why i'm here today. because of the steps we have taken to strengthen the economy, zbb received a loan that's helping to fund an expansion of your operations. already, it's allowed zbb to retain nearly a dozen workers. and over time, the company expects to hire about 80 new workers. this is leading to new business for your suppliers, including mgs plastics and other manufacturers here in wisconsin. and zbb is also planning to take advantage of a special tax credit to build another factory in southeastern wisconsin. so we can create even more jobs. and more opportunity. and eric's confident that you can expand, because you're seeing rising demand for advanced batteries. and all this is part of steps we have taken in clean energy. steps that have led to jobs manufacturing wind turbines and solar panels, building hybrid and electric vehicles. modernizing our electric grid so that we have more sources of renewable energy, but we can also use it more effectively. we expect our commitment to clean energy to lead to more than 800,000 jobs by 2012. and that's not just creating work in the short term. that's going to help lay the foundation for lasting economic growth. i just want everybody to understand, just a few years ago, american businesses could only make 2% of the world's advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. 2%. in just a few years, we'll have up to 40% of the world's capacity. here at zbb, you're building batteries to store electricity from solar cells and wind turbines. and you've been able to export batteries around the globe, and that's helping lead this new industry. for years, we have heard about manufacturing jobs disappearing overseas. well companies like this are showing us how manufacturing can come back right here in the united states of america, right back here to wisconsin. [ applause ] >> now, obviously, we have got a lot more work to do. the damage that was done by this recession was enormous. of 8 million people lost their jobs. 750,000 lost jobs the month i was sworn into office. 3 million had lost their jobs by the time we took office. and several more million those first few months of 2009. so too many of our family members and our friends and our neighbors are still having a tough time finding work. and some of them have been out of work a long time. and i've said before and i'll say again. my administration will not rest until every american who is willing to work can find a job. and a job that pays decent wages, and decent benefits to support a family. but what's clear is that we're headed in the right direction. a year-and-a-half ago, this economy was shrinking rapidly. the economy is now growing. a year-and-a-half ago, we were losing jobs every month in the private sector. we have now added private sector jobs for seven months in a row. and that means the worst mistake we could make is to go back to doing what we were doing that got us into the mess that we were in. we can't turn back. we've got to keep going forward. we've got to keep going forward. [ applause ] i'll be honest with you. there is going to be a big debate about where we go. there are folks in washington right now who think we should abandon our efforts to support clean energy. they've made the political calculation that it's better to stand on the sidelines than work as a team to help american businesses and american workers. so they said no to the small business tax cuts i talked about. they said no to rebuilding infrastructure. and they said no to clean energy projects. they even voted against getting rid of tax breaks for shipping jobs overseas so we could give those tax breaks to companies that are investing right here in wisconsin. and my answer to people who have been playing politics the past year-and-a-half is, they should come to this plant. they should go to any of the dozen new battery factories or the new electric vehicle manufacturers, the new wind turbine makers or the solar plants that are popping up all over this country. and they should have to explain why they think these clean energy jobs are better off being made in germany or china or spain. instead of right here in the united states. >> all right. there you have it. the president in wisconsin for remarks on clean energy and new jobs. the president making remarks from zbb energy. after touring the facility a little earlier. as the president mentioned, the company is using a $1.3 million loan from the recovery act state energy program to help fund the factory republican innovation 12 workers received so far. and another 80 people will be hired at zbb as that company builds batteries. and particularly solar energy is vital to the emerging green economy. let's take a break. you're in the cnn "newsroom." so, as we have mentioned a few times today, president obama walked into a bit of a hornet's nest with his comments supporting a proposed islamic center, and mosque near ground zero in new york. he made his remarks at a white house dinner, marking the start of ramadan on friday. senior white house correspondent ed henry was one of the first to ask the president about that comment. here's how the president clarified it in a cnn exclusive. >> what do you think about the reaction to your speech about the mosque? what about the reaction to your speech? >> well, the -- you know, my intention was to simply let people know what i thought. which was that in this country, we treat everybody equally. in accordance with the law. regardless of race, regardless of religion. of i was not commenting, and i will not comment, on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. i was commenting very specifically on the right that people have, that dates back to our founding. that's what our country is about. and i think it's very important that, you know, as difficult as some of these issues are, you know, we stay focused on who we are as a people and what our values are all about. >> you might be curious about the language in the constitution regarding freedom of religion. here's the exact wording of the first amendment. congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. i asked you earlier what you thought of the president weighing in on athis issue, and a lot of you are responding. ines ferre has been reading all of your comments. ines. >> tony, let's get started. we have hoagy who says i believe in the right to express one's religion, but the mosque at ground zero is too sensitive, a reminder of 9/11. and south gate, this is one of those days where i am proud to be an american. president obama did the only thing he could do, he acted like a true american. this is freedom. and also, we've got debby that said, if we were to interfere with the free exercise of religion, then we're not the country we claim to be. and another saying, do you think we should worry about this when the world has bigger issues to deal with. these are some of the comments, and people can still leave comments on cnn.com/tony. >> thank you. a deadly accident in the california desert. now calls for a safety crackdown after a truck goes out of control. look at this. and mows down race fans. ight ba. don't i? 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no barricades to be found. i guess that would take away the sport of it. of josh levs is here to talk about it. and some are calling this sort of a mad max type of scene. i guess that makes sense. >> i was covering this over the weekend the breaking news. and you're right, people are standing right next to it. a 200 race, 50 miles, it takes hours and hours. and what i want people to understand here is that this isn't just a bunch of random people that get together and start doing this. there is actually an organization behind it. let's take this video full, and i'm going to talk to you about some of the written rules that surround what's supposed to be done here. there is an organization behind this that announced it. mdr racing, mojave desert racing, and what they say in writing, it's on their website, you can see. it says spectators are supposed to stand 100 feet away from the course. now, clearly, you look there and you see they're not. and that's one of the big questions now. why is that? it also says spectators only on the pit side of the course. it looks to us like they're on both sides. do not stand or drive on the course. a few of the rules that go along with it. another one, do not speck at a time on the outside of a curve or a turn. so these are some of the rules that are written about how spectators are supposed to ham this. and one of the big questions now is who is supposed to be enforcing this? we had an expert on the air with us yesterday afternoon, sunday afternoon, talking about the inherent dangers in this kind of race. >> very few open races are left in this -- in the world, precisely for this problem. and it's just very difficult to control with spectators. you can give all the warnings you want, but at the end of the day, they're out there on their own, and they do what they want. >> and tony, he also pointed out, there is not a ton of money in these kinds of races so they probably can't afford people to go around and check the entire track all of time. let's do this. i'm going to show you where this takes place, because it's considered a mecca. we zoom into california here, mojave desert, east of san bernadino. it took place in this area, a soggy dry lake. this is part of that 50 miles they were driving around in these trucks. and obviously, a lot of questions raised now about what needs to be done to provide more security and to protect people more in the future. if it's just the spectators standing further away, that would be something in itself to prevent this. >> we were talking earlier about this in our morning meeting, and i'm wondering if this is where the street racers have gone. i remember 15 years ago doing a report on just how dangerous street racing was. and is. continues to be for those who participate in it. and i'm just wondering, there has been a bit of a crackdown on that. and i'm just wondering if these folks have just taken it to the desert, because there are groups of people who just love the open road, who just love and have that need, pardon the cliche, for speed. and they will take their cars, they soup them up, and they will just find a piece of asphalt somewhere or in this case, the desert, to run and gun it. >> millions of people do take part to this day in all sorts of kinds of off-road racing. what is important to understand here is it's not a bunch of random people. their owner illegally got together and said we're going to do this. there is an organization behind it, it has rules, and clearly they weren't being followed. >> as is the case with the street racers, they were just acting outside the law. all right, josh, thank you. just because it's low-fat and sugar-free doesn't mean it is necessarily healthy. separating slogans from real food facts. a new way to measure the nutrition al value of what we eat. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 what if every atm was free? 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cnnmoney.com's poppy harlow introduces us to a new rating system. >> food companiesin undate us with healthy-sounding slogans. reduced fat, whole grain. no sugar added. that means healthier, right? not necessarily. >> the packages all have claims. the claims are obvious misleading and deceptive. >> yale scientist dr. david katz created neuville, a nutrition rating system he claims cuts through the marketing machine. >> the higher the number, the more nutritious the food. >> he ranks food from 1 to 100, using a complex al go rhythm, weighing unhealthy things like transfat against nutrients like fiber. >> almost everything in the produce aisle will be between 90 and 100. >> reduced fat peanut butter gets a 7, and the higher gets a 20. >> so higher fat is better? >> no, the reduced fat version is considerably higher in sodium and also in sugar. >> this is what i ate growing up. >> sure. >> 26. that's what this gets. no way. look at this. this neopolitan ice cream says it's a 91. to me, that is the floor of the system. something such as the ice cream, which is all probably chemicals and all these additives, i don't think really adds to the diet. and people shouldn't be getting their newt rents through that ice cream, and something like raisin bran, yes, they may be sugar coated but it's a good source of fiber. >> dr. katz says the real value isn't to compare ice cream to cereal, but to see how similar products stack up against one another. >> okay. so let's find cheerios and fruit loops. >> none of the major food companies we contacted would go on camera to discuss newville. but in a statement, pep sew wrote, consumers can make more informed choices. criteria for nuval are available, making any informed discussion difficult. >> why do you think there is this big push back from the food manufacturers? >> not everybody making and selling food really wants people to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. nuval tells that truth. >> junk food is big business for the these big american food companies. if the nuval system is adopted all across the nation, will it be the end of salty, fatty snack food? >> you know, i certainly hope it would be the end of junk food. >> that's billions in revenue for these companies. >> well, but it could be billions in revenue by making better versions of these same foods. >> yeah, that makes sense. poppy is in new york with us. poppy, i've got a two-parter here. what are the implications for the food industry, and how does ice cream score higher than raisin bran? >> let's start with that one. it was amazing. we found ice cream with a 91 score, raisin bran with 26. i asked the doctor, and even he who developed the system was a little confused and he said, well, this is new to me, seeing this, ice cream has the kulz, it was a sugar-free ice cream, no sodium, maybe some added nutrients to that, so it's a math al go rhythm that judges these foods. it gave it a 91, and raisin bran has a lot of sodium and sugar on the race ins. so that has people questioning how valued i had the system is. what this could mean for the food industry, you noticed no one would go on camera to talk to us, despite our repeated requests. it is a $26 billion snack food industry in this country. if you have junk food with a rating of 1 or 2, that's not good for those big businesses, tony. >> makes sense. all right, poppy. and more at cnn money.com? >> more right here, cnnmoney, yep. >> perfect. thank you, poppy. you've seen the signs in your hometown, going out of business. and for every one of those signs, there is a story. we are bringing you one of them. >> there's nothing left to put in the business. i've liquidated iras i've had for over 20 years. we basically have nothing left. >> sad, because i'm going to miss -- miss the food. cko: ah, as we all know, geico has been saving people money on rv, camper and trailer insurance... ...as well as motorcycle insurance... gecko: oh...sorry, technical difficulties. boss: uh...what about this? gecko: what's this one do? gecko: um...maybe that one. ♪ dance music boss: ok, let's keep rolling. we're on motorcycle insurance. al on motorcycle, rv, and camper insurance. you know, every day except sunday for the past five years, the lunch crowd in littleburn, georgia can count on a great slice of new york pizza. but now the sliceo rama pizza parlor is closed for good. the owners, david and terri odom. >> i like making pizza. we all do. >> i can't even imagine how many pizzas i've made in my life. i don't know. >> our goal was to start it out, learn the business, get settled, get a client base, and then spread. you know, open a second location. we learned a lot. we went -- i took some classes. we went to trade shows. we learned the business. and we thought, you know, we're going to make it work. who doesn't like pizza, you know? it's an american staple. >> new york pizza is the best. >> the economy is something else. >> it is. it is. we are going through some tough times, so -- >> there's been just a lot of little things, you know? but if you go up and down the street, you can also see that. how many businesses are out of business through here? just look and see how many businesses. >> we're a small little pea the in the pod. but when we close our doors, they're going to lose their tax that we pay, all the permits that we pay. then they've got another eight employees who are now unemployed. >> increased government fees. a lot of our fees have doubled. i can't -- i can't charge you $10 for a pizza today, you come in tomorrow and say, well, it's $20 now and you just have to pay it. >> they've been like family to me and i stayed, and i was hoping to get -- we could get it turned around. but sometimes things work against you. >> there's nothing left to put in the business. i've liquidated i.r.a.s i've had for over 20 years. we basically have nothing left. >> we did try to apply for a small loan to possibly move or expand. and we could not get financing in the market right now. and that was about a year ago. you know, even though our credit is great, there was just nobody wanting to take that risk on a small business. >> we definitely do not see any kind of stimulus money or t.a.r.p. money coming in to help us directly. >> there's a point where you have to cut your losses and move on. >> it's sad, because i'm going to miss -- miss the food. >> to me, there shouldn't be a reason for them to close. it should stay open. >> it's one of the worst summers we have ever had. and it was -- it was inevitable. all i can say. >> certainly, if i knew then when i made the decision to jump into this what i know now, i would not have done it. my grandfather came to this country as an italian immigrant in the early 1900s, with the hope of starting a new life. when he died, he wasn't a wealthy man, but he certainly had a better life than what he left behind in italy. and i think that's what's diminishing in this country, as more people go through and try some venture like this, you know, word spreads. you know how people ask me, i'm going to say, you know, it was a nightmare. >> so i'm looking to go back into the corporate world. what worries me is, even though i've been in the business and that was my history for 20 years, i'm older. you know, so now i'm competing with these 22, 23, 25-year-olds. and, you know, they're not going to expect much of a salary. >> 59 years old. so it's -- just got a few more years. so -- actually, a lot more years. take that back. >> i guess it's the loss of hope. when you get to this point. we're going to have a wake. >> i worry about, as all people do right now, how we're going to make it to the next month. how will we make it? >> but we will survive, like everybody else. >> there is a story like that behind every going out of business sign you see. slice-o-rama owner, david, remains hopeful. he is keeping the pizza off veterans in his garage, in hopes he might be able to try again when the economy improves. let's hope. fingers crossed here. i don't know if i can get here fast enough. ines ferre. how are you, lady? >> good, good. good running, tony. >> what's hot right? and you've got a snooki -- no, i asked for a snooki update, but it's a ron story, right? >> yeah. well, let's start with this one. this one has gone viral right now, and this one is john foreman. he is from switchfoot, this band that was performing in tampa, florida. >> switchfoot. >> yeah, and after his concert, he tweets and says, hey, everybody, let's get together and play some music, acoustic style. and, well, a cop came up and said, "hey, okay, break it up everybody, out of here." this was outside the theater in tampa, and foreman extends a hand to the cop, and the cop says no, no, no. get out of here. >> did it get wild? >> no, no. he was very -- but everybody was just like, oh, come on. and so -- >> let the music play. >> yeah, let the music play. cnn contacted the tampa police, and they said their spokesperson said they didn't know about this incident. and foreman said next time we'll get the cops to sing along. >> well, it didn't get out of control, soz that's a good sign. >> and this next one -- >> is this my guy? >> ronnie from "jersey shore. 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