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that city. how far has it come since then? i'm going to show you. >> and are you in a marriage you just want to get out of? don't move to california. >> they haven't passed it yet. >> sorry, i got a little excited. >> that's okay. >> divorce. someone is actually trying to ban it. a guy is trying to put this grassroots campaign together. he's a guy that's been known for -- >> some pranks. >> pranks in the past. this is the real deal. >> collecting signatures, going through the process to get a ballot initiative for people to vote and decide that divorce should be banned. >> once you get married that's it. >> till death do us part like you say at the alter. >> hope fully that will be the case should that pass. we want to hear from you. we've gotten responses, quite entertaining. let us know you what think. should divorce be banned? facebook, twitter and cnn blog. okay. so president obama trying to build on the momentum after his address this week. later today he's holding a rally on health insurance in minneapolis. and in his weekly address, he shoes concern over a new report on insurance. >> we can expect that about half of all americans under 65 will lose their health coverage at some point over the next ten years. if you're under the age of 21 today, chances are more than half that you'll find yourself uninsured at some point in that time. more than one-third of americans will go without coverage for longer than one year. >> all right. so meanwhile the republicans are accusing the president of playing lip service to bipartisanship in the health care battle. in the weekly gop address, senator john cornyn explains why his party was so unimpressed by the president's words on wednesday. >> so the president gave another big speech this week to try to turn his numbers around. but instead of talking, the president and congressional democrats should spend a little more time listening. at town halls and public events across the nation, the american people are asking the right questions about health care reform. they are asking how can washington lower health care cost by spending trillions of dollars more over the next ten years. how could washington cut $500 billion from medicare without reducing benefits for seniors. and how could a new government plan keep insurers honest when our existing entitlement programs are riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse. >> well, as senator cornyn said, people are expressing their concern at public events all across the nation. today as we've been talking about, the tea party express marches to washington with a rally at 1:0030 eastern. >> they are already starting to gather -- you can tell from the picture. our deputy political director, they are already rallying. paul, we know the title is tea party express tour. you're not expecting much tea, are you? >> we're going to see some of that, t.j. what a difference an hour makes. remember when i was talking to you guys. a couple hup dread people starting to gather as you can see behind me. we're at freedom plaza by the white house. this is where they will gather. they will leave here and march to the u.s. capital. you can see the dome behind me. later this afternoon they will have the rally on the west side of the candidacy. this is organized by freedom works, a conservative advocacy group. a lot coming on their own. why? they are upset, obviously too many federal taxes. they say the government is spending way too much money, federal deficit way out of control. they have concerns about the federal government getting in people's lives like they have never done before. they take issue, of course, with reforms president obama is proposing with health care. take a listen. we spoke to some people and here is what they had to say. >> this the first time i've ever done anything like this. i grew up the last three decades of watching people picket and demonstrate and want this and want that. this the first time i've gotten up and said, it's time to do something about this. and so to me it's a critical point. >> we're excited about this. you've got thousands of people coming to washington, d.c. we're standing up and asking the government to quit spending our grandkids' money. it's not about obama, it's about you're breaking us in the future and we're concerned for the country. some people talk about us like we're trying to set the country back, we're not. we're trying to get it back to its roots. >> this the third day in a row they have been here. they have had workshops learning how to organize, lobby members of congress. >> one thing, paul, i know they are trying to get people's attention, get their message out. is there any indication members of congress are actually listening and paying attention to what is happening outside? >> you know, a lot of republican members of congress have brought up the tea party caravan and these activists as well. there will be some republican members of congress, more conservative members speaking here today at this plaza and later at the west front of the capital. also, freedom works is the organization but there are other including tea party patriots. the caravan started in sacramento and ends today. i see a lot of tea party patriots among the crowd. >> how is our deputy political director and friend here on saturday morning. we appreciate you, we'll be checking in again. thank you so much. we'll also check in with jim spellman. he's out there on the mall in washington of he's coming up about 20 minutes from now. i'll take you there, take a closer look at tea party participants and the possibility of counter-demonstrations going on as well. >> i do want to get you more on the possible addition of 3,000 troops to afghanistan. these are additional troops. the defense secretary says he wants the troops to deploy as soon as possible. since 2007 the number of roadside bombs in afghanistan, that has jumped 350%. 32 americans were killed by ieds last month. one military source tells cnn the taliban is getting better at making roadside bombs. listen to this, the number of u.s. fatalities has sharply risen over the last two years. but sending in more troops to deal with roadside bombs, that could be a problem. house speaker nancy pelosi says she doesn't think there's a great deal of support for adding more troops. then there's the question about effectiveness when dealing with ieds or improvised explosive devices. in afghanistan, lessons in iraq can be used in afghanistan. >> reporter: the u.s. military is considering an option, the afghan government has picked it up and has a program under way. it draws on the lessons from iraq. the american troops on the ground are not going to get the tribes. what's going to get the tribes is a bigger political solution with the afghan government. so now what we're seeing is the beginning of a program to recruit tribal militiaans that will fight the tal bans. u.s.-backed militias of the kind we saw defeat al qaeda in iraq. once america took the insurgents, put 103,000 of them on the u.s. government payroll, the war stopped almost overnight. these men knew where al qaeda slept and just walked in and whacked them. that's what they are now looking into here. it's tribal forces, war loads, militias say no taliban in my area, there will be no taliban in that area. and that's what america is now considering to fill this enormous vacuum, this enormous gap between what's needed and what america has here in country. >> well, senate armed services carl levin says he wants more afghan forces trained instead of adding more u.s. troops at this time. tonight on cnn, a 360 report, afghanistan elections, taliban insurgents and mounting american casualties. it is a critical moment for the region. anderson cooper takes you inside the battle zone. tomorrow night 10:00 eastern only on cnn. the possibility of direct talks with north korea. a major new step is being put out there by the obama administration. that doesn't mean president obama you're going to see him in a photo-op with king jong-il. it means representatives are ready to engage with north korea directly in order to get them back to six-party talks. north korea has walked away from the six-party talks in protest over sanctions. >> space shuttle "discovery" with a perfect landing out west at edwards air force base in california. look at it, always a beautiful sight. seven astronauts wrapping up a 13-day resupply mission to the international space station. it also installed -- we've been talking about this for a while that colbert treadmill named after the comedy central host stephen colbert. he won an online contest. he was supposed to get something a little better than that, a whole wing, room on the international space station, instead they got a treadmill. hey, get what you can. because it landed in california, "discovery" has to fly piggy back on a 747 back to florida and that's fog to be a costly ride. over a million bucks to fly across the country. >> as you said, a perfect landing, perfect except for where it landed. they don't like to have to land out there. it takes a good week to get it back. they have data to go through and that delays it all plus the price tag. >> 1. 5 million. >> put that on the back of another jet and take it across the country. they are back home, they made it. >> just want to let you know, "atlantis" the next scheduled to launch on december 4th. when it does, we'll see it on cnn. >> we have been getting a whole lot of feedback this morning on a story we're talking about. >> good stuff. >> very good stuff about banning divorce. you get married, that's it. you're done and nothing you can do about it. >> some people will say when you get married that is the oath that you take, until death do us part. >> divorce rates. >> that's another issue. >> a campaign under way in california grassroots to possibly ban it. looking into whether this the real deal. >> later it's been about a year since hurricane ike struck the texas coast causing so much devastation. have things improved? will galveston rebuild? right back to find out. >> please send us your feedbook on facebook, twitter. you know how to get ahold of us on the banning divorce story or anything else you want to chime in on. shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping is easy. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that's not complicated. come on. how about...a handshake. alright. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. it's quiet on the home front-- not a lot of activity. you read the news. and yet, some people need to sell and other people want to buy. this is a moment of challenge and opportunity. fortunately, re/max agents have the experience to help you meet the one and recognize the other. thanks. because the future's counting on us. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. ♪ 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pranks in the past. what's not clear, whether this idea is serious or not. he says he is of the man we've been talking about you see in that picture -- the man behind the fingers has pulled off social pranks before as i mentioned. this time he says he's not saying if it's real or not. what he does say is the marriage protection act is the last year's extension of prop 8 which bans gay marriage in the state. that leads to our question today, what do you think about it? we want to hear from you. should divorce be banned. facebook, twitter pages, also our blog. you're going to read some responses. we've gotten a whole lot. people are on fire about this topic. >> as well they should be. it's curious. i went and read on the website, the language. it doesn't have any provisions in there. people in an abusive relationship, certain things happen, adultery, should you be forced to stay in that relationship. >> are there certain claws that allow you out. this hasn't even gotten to voters, it's just an idea on the table. definitely has people talking. we want to hear from you as well. >> i know reynolds loves when we segue into him with a story like this. >> such heavy things. >> we're not going to ask you to weigh in. >> i'm going to stay away from this one. like that subject is here, i'm going to run back. hey, guys, a lot to talk about in the world of weather. on the weekend sure enough things get gochlgt we have a little activity to say the least in the tropics. help me check this out. tropical storm fred which was just going gang busters a few days ago. pretty strong hurricane, weakened considerably now a tropical storm. really a fairly weak, winds of 50-mile-an-hour gusting 60. this particular storm to the north, rather the west, then northwest. it does expect to you weaken as you make your way in the next couple of days. that's one weather story. the biggest is actually in parts of texas, mainly from central and south texas, portions of oklahoma, a potential of flash flooding. we have an upper-level low cruising just over parts of west texas, tapping into the moisture. moisture is going to give us two to four inches of rainfall into oklahoma. could see flooding. video from portions of texas. the weird thing about it is everything is relative. two to four inches of rain falling in some parts of the country, not a big deal. in this area, austin, texas, this video compliments of kxan in austin, rain two to four could cause issues in the hill country. a lot of limestone in the soil. with that, a lot of runoff. we have runoff, issues. marble falls, places like elkin, you could be dealing with flash flooding for part of the day. certainly a concern for you. at least 30 to 40% possibility for the southern half of the state, central and northern half of the state. try 80 or 90 on for size. one thing to share, this weekend a little bit of an escape. if you happen to go just to the west of seattle, you're going to find bainbridge island. that is the site for this weekend's getaway. >> just a quick ferry ride from seattle, bainbridge, washington has a smalltown feel. >> when you get off the ferry, closest to the dock are lined with great stores, cafes, bis o bistros and shops. >> in addition to outdoor dining it offers fun. on the north side of the island is 150 acres of developed landscape and natural woods. >> it's an estate that used to be owned by a lumber baron who turned into a passionate horticulture tourist. >> when people walk through the gardens, they have a magical experience moving from a deep forest and suddenly coming upon a beautiful landscaped area like our japanese garden. >> the island also offers beaches for playing and kayak rentals to head out into the harbor. >> all right. reynolds, we appreciate that. coming up, we've been talking, the u.s. open is wrapping up this weekend. they have it at arthur ashe stadium. >> we hope it does. >> they have to push it back. always u.s. open time is about arthur ashe. that woman 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little tea party going on in washington. tens of thousands expected to march about spending on health care. jim is there for us today. he has been embedded with the tea party express for the past two weeks. been a long trip for you guys. there you are. what are we going to see in the next couple of hours. >> all the way from sacramento, california to here, they have been having rallies in towns across america trying to drum up support for this rally at the capital. they routed their trip what they considered to be vulnerable congressional districts trying to lay the groundwork to really turn all this tea party energy into some type of bigger political action. this is really one of those steps along the way trying to in 2010, they hope to win back the house and the senate. they know it's not doing to be easy. that's really the point beyond what they are going to do today, where they will rally, have speeches and get everybody together. that's where they hope to take it next, t.j. >> you talked about the mission. i know they are trying to drum up attention and get attention of members of congress. does it appear they have been successful in that regard and a half well, certainly these rallies across the country grew steadily until it was pretty much all of them had several thousand people. they are going to come back and backtrack a lot of response, start doing tv ads against the in couple ben and trying to lay groundwork for challengers to come -- mostly republican challengers to challenge these people. they feel like it's a big success. they weren't sure what kind of crowds. a lot of crowds overwhelmed the capacity of the venue they would get. they feel like they have lots of energy. here they will join with other groups. they hope all of this together will have an impact tmg. >> last thing here. they are called tea party express. we saw earlier in the year when they had a lot of big packages, stimulus packages of things going through. opposed to being taxed down the road. this has come something else. not just about government spending anymore. also about health care reform. are those still the two big things they have taken up as their causes or are there a few other things they are throwing in there as well? >> well, what they have in common -- what everybody pretty much has in common at these events, they want lower taxes and smaller government. it's expressing itself through different issues de jure. right now health care is hot. so they are against that. they feel like if they can get -- be part of defeating the president's health care reforms, that will ab first victory moving again towards 2010. the people in the tea party express organizers are focused on 2010. the rallies and everything are great. it's a waive building for that of that's their real mission is 2010. yes, they are unified by these common themes but really going after issue by issue as they pop up. t.j. >> jim spellman, at the capital for us this morning where tens of thousands will be heading towards you in just a matter of hours. jim, we'll check in with you again. thanks so much. one year ago the gulf coast was bracing for what turned out to be the third most destructive hurricane in u.s. history of i was actually in texas when ike hit. it left 75% of galveston under seven feet of water. imagine that the island city no stranger to direct hits from hurricanes. alicia, carl ark, deadly hurricane of 1900 which killed some 8,000 people. but every time galveston has rebuilt. so the question is what about this time? well, i went back to find out. at 2:10 in the morning on september 13th, 2008, hurricane ike roared into galveston leaving the island under water and in splinters. >> we're taking a look at the debris because the sun is starting to come up. >> the waterline was up to here. >> peter davis. >> peter, how are you? >> since ike, galveston mayor thomas has lost residents, funding, and the city's only emergency room but she has not lost her determination. >> it's been a year since hurricane ike. what's been the biggest challenge for you? >> the biggest challenge really has been getting our citizens back on the island and get our businesses opened. i'm very proud to say after a year approximately 65% of our businesses are now open. certainly on the seawall where we are. strand, downtown district is a little slower coming back, the buildings. >> why is that? >> well, first of all, all the buildings are historic buildings. that's a historic district. they have to be restored according not only to our code but the national historic codes plus most of them did not have flood insurance. >> money, or the lack of it, seems to be what's now standing in the way of galveston's recovery. thomas says it will take an estimated $3.2 billion island city. to date 68 million from fema, 269 from hud. >> our trauma center, a level one center opened about two weeks ago. so we're very happy to have our emergency room back. it's important to know that our medical center and the houston million centers serve an entire region, and also that our medical center here is the largest employer in the county. when it shut down, we were really in trouble. >> at some point you were having to send people who needed that emergency help to other hospitals. >> absolutely. we sent a lot of them to houston or somewhere between here and houston. and there was a layoff of about 2500 people. they are rehiring now. we've got 300 beds open and we're looking forward to opening another 300 bids in the next three years. >> planning for the future while familiar with the city's past. thomas is from one of galveston's oldest families. her grandfather also served as mayor. ironic because she's living proof history has a way of repeating itself. >> what's your hope for the center. >> first of all, that we don't have a storm right now, but we will. i always say it's not if, it's when. my hope is that we continue to grow and recover and that we continue to be not only a destination for our tourists who love our beaches but certainly a destination for our medical complex and research, the port of galveston continues to grow. it is growing and doing well. >> a plan is actually on the table that would create massive flood gates that will protect the city from oncoming hurricanes. this will extend some 50 miles of seawall. here is a shot of animation. 50 miles. each retractible gate would be the side of the eiffel tower to give you an idea of how large it is. it would be the largest movable man made structure ever built if it is, indeed, signed off and the money is there for it to be designed. what it will do, too, is protect the houston shipping channel, home of 50% of the petrochemical. it will take a lot of mope to make that happen. this is something they have been talking about. we'll see if it comes to fruition. >> something to think people there, how many people in florida and down the coast, you're just waiting. year after year, it can come and wipe you out no matter how many times you rebuild, you're at risk every year. >> people live there because they live where they live. i mean, it's just part of who they are. but yeah, it's one of the rifbs you take. anywhere you've got, you know, dallas, texas, you've got tornadoes you can be faced w in california, mudslides. there's something everywhere. make your home wherever you want, because, you know, you just deal with what comes. >> need to find a fool proof city. >> biggest storm shelter. >> maybe that as well. >> the video you showed us here just a minute ago. i would shop in that meat department of that store. >> that's not a meat department. it's a convenience store. >> if i saw cattle running around. we'll explain this video. it's fairly self-explanatory. >> the question is what are they doing in there. how did they get in there. >> be right back. 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wait a second. do you have a mastercard? you didn't pay for that. >> what are they running into? they were in a parade. i didn't realize that. >> oh, my gosh, the horse came in. >> what you saw there, the cowboys had to round them up. if you're a real cowboy, that's how you ride your horse and round them up. you like that, dependent know that was coming. >> i'm surprised. >> i'm sure over the p.a. system, someone said, hey, ed, clean up on aisle four. it's something you won't believe. >> they ran into something. i'm just surprised when the cowboy went in after them, which blows my mind here, that more damage wasn't caused. because the cows start taking off trying to get out of the corner. >> i can't believe the horse didn't spook at things, the hot dog display, the big icee machines. there's a lot there spooky. they go past the wine display. that's not something they were after. i'm sure that's where the proprietor went. >> folks across the nation, a hard day when it comes to weather? >> in some parts, other not. cows to the state fair in washington. they attract over a million people every year. today in seattle, picture perfect. 84 in texas a few issues of the temperatures in places like dallas, 74, 84 in houston. you think i know weaver getting closer to fall. that seems cool for texas. theres a reason why. the reason why relatively cool, cloud cover and scattered showers and storms which is good in terms of rain they are desperate for in texas and parts of oklahoma. they have been in a huge drought this year. the problem is too much of anything is seldom good. that is the situation for places like austin, san antonio, wacko, for dallas-ft. worth, heavy rainfall, two to four inches of rain of a a quick rate. drainage, flooding in low-lying areas. that's something to watch out for not just today but monday or tuesday. atlantic, active out there. this thing you see here, tropical storm fred, winds sustained at 45-mile-an-hour gusting to 60. good news about this storm, not expected to restrengthen to a hurricane. in fact, it should weaken, 12 to 24 to 36 hours becoming a tropical depression and no threat to land. the kind of storm you like. certainly better than a bull in a china shop or 7-eleven. whatever flavor you choose. send it back to you. >> thanks. u.s. open under way this week. in fact hoping it would wrap up this weekend. doesn't look like it might be the case because of the weather. >> not on schedule. pushed back a day because of the rain. more rain up there. >> catch a match, a couple. >> the american sensation, our neighbor oudin couldn't pull it out. >> she was a crowd favorite. everything was pulling for her. >> another thing, the legacy of ash. there's his widow continuing the legacy her husband started 40 years ago. i sat down with her. she had interesting comments about diversity in tennis, helping young people in their life endeavors and pro athletes not following the example she set. >> remember the south african runner 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diversity of tennis and how far we still need to go. >> why haven't we, since your husband, seen another black man win the u.s. open, australian open? why not? >> well, you know, i think that it's going to happen. i don't know when. i think that, you know, maybe because we are such a me oriented society today, that it's always all about yourself or you that you have less deep down inside purpose to be able to accomplish these gigantic goals. but i still think it's coming. it's coming. arthur used to say that, it's coming. he says they are not going to look like me and not going to walk hike me and not going to talk like me but it's coming. and he's right. >> people think tennis isn't diverse it's because the only two black players they can name are serena and venus but there's a lot more going on. >> there is. and i thank you for doing this piece. it's more about focusing on the game of tennis and the skills that you learn in playing the game. it's really important that kids understand from a grassroots level that they are not going to be in the top -- not all of them are going to be in the top ten. getting in the top ten, you know, that's pretty significant. but what they must understand is that playing a game, having that commitment, learning the lessons, let it be a hook to changing your approach to how you conduct yourself in the public, how well you perform in school, how you treat your siblings, your friends and your parents. these are all things you learn in the program. >> there's a culture now in professional sports oftentimes with hess guys we know of, not all of them but still, it's all about me, self, selfish, narcissi narcissistic, ecomaniacal, whatever you call it, does it drive you nuts when your husband's legacy of giving back, does it drive you crazy to see these knuckle heads squander a wonderful opportunity. >> i can't say it that strongly but what i can say is that we have a voice. and not having arthur's voice is a true void. not just in sports but just as a hero to kids. >> there has been for years really a lot of controversy surrounding tiger woods. there was another major athlete that came up not long ago that says, yes, tiger woods has a foundation that gives a lot of money. that's not enough. should tiger given where he is, and i don't know him personally, but being in the unique position he's in, would you like to see him take more of a lead in some of these social issues? >> well, i don't think he's just playing golf and making money and minding his business. i think tiger had a conscious. i think that he has a little ways to go with his experiences in life to make a decision, a mature decision to really step out and take a stand on issues. and i know athletes don't like to hear that. people don't like to have to play the role of a role model. but you know, it comes with the territory. he means so much to so many. and when he begins to really realize he has an impact, i have faith. i say this to tiger and other athletes, it's not what you're doing now, it's how people are going to remember you. >> we turn from the sport of tennis to other sports, namely nfl, regular season now under way. more fans than ever run the risk of not seeing their hometown favorite team on tv. also who will you be rooting for now that the u.s. open said good-bye to the underdog. melanie from georgia. for answers our visiting expert on sports law at harvard law school. rick and harvard law. that just gets me every time. rick, good morning to you there. since the tennis ball is bigger than the football we'll start with tennis. good morning, sir. >> good morning, wearing a new soot. we'll start with this ball first. >> we'll start with tennis. what do we do now that the darling of the tournament is gone? >> here is what you do. you get excited about her run. realize the usta has generated $250 million in revenue in the middle of a recession to get into the training and development of more melanie oudins and you're excited about the fact usta that ha generated this revenue and this excitement in the middle of a recession. >> how much of that excitement would have been there had she not had the run? how much does the usta need to credit this one 17-year-old girl? >> let me tell you about her, signed with back office associates before the match, the most watched cable deal ever. she's getting a new hotel deal because her reservation expired the first week. we're not supposed to talk about this but she's on "the tonight show" monday. it's a competing network. she's on "the tonight show." >> all you had to do was say "the tonight show," you didn't have to go through secretive stuff. >> you teach me. >> turn to the nfl. this is something, i never quite understood it. fans don't like it. we get the reason but blackouts. you can't say your favorite team. local folks can't watch their team on tv if it's not a sellout. can we get that changed? >> let's put it in perspective. it's been there for 90 years. in the '80s, 90 a a year, last year 30, last year, nine, jackson, san diego, other places, clearly there is a crisis some would say. you've got to get people in the seats. nfl making a concession streaming the video at midnight on nfl.com. some say it's not enough. the real key is entertainment in the building. you can't always win but you can get people entertained. >> it's a tough time. not everybody can go. one thing to look forward to watching their team. they are not doing to give and a half they gave some. it's a $7 billion a year business. the bedrock is to make sure people stay in seats. there are things they can be done and they are working on it. >> streaming at midnight, compromise. >> compromise is more entertaining products so people go to the games. >> yeah. >> i may see you sunday at the games. >> yes. falcons playing tomorrow. >> falcons and dolphins. i have to be neutral, go dolphins. >> rick, always good to see you. look forward to seeing you in town tomorrow. >> rick. harvard, right? >> harvard ball. >> interesting. >> how did he gets in there? turn back to d.c. for a little while. >> tea party express. the march is on. they have been lined up for hours today. we're going to take you live from freedom plaza coming right up. to celebrate any moment. fancy feast appetizers. simple high quality ingredients like wild alaskan salmon, white meat chicken, or seabass and shrimp in a delicate broth, prepared without by-products or fillers. new fancy feast appetizers. celebrate the moment. paying $8 a day for lunch can add up fast. so i'm packing my own lunch now-- for less than $3. thanks to walmart. just two times a week saves my family over $500 a year. save money. live better. walmart. hello, everybody. from cnn center. this is saturday morning september 12th. good morning to you. i'm getty nguyen. >> i'm t.j. holmes. glad you're here. we'll show you this live picture in just a second. people are gathering for a tea party. there will not be any early gray out there. tea stands for taxes enough already. fed up with big government spending and health care reforms. a live report what they are doing in just a minute. >> that crowd is growing by the minute and getting very vocal. this half hour we'll focus on health care as we do every saturday morning at 9:00. first a look at stories we've been watching overnight. >> defense secretary roberts gates wants to add 3,000 more troops to afghanistan. these are additional troops. the defense secretary says he wants the troops to deploy as soon as possible. >> president obama says they are open to direct talks with north korea. that's a major policy shift. before they would only talk with north korea as part of the sibs party talks. north korea rejected those talks in protest over the united nations sanctions. >> space shuttle "discovery" back on earth but not home. bad weather diverted the landing to california. it needs to be in florida. it's going to cost a million and a half dollars for nasa to transport the shuttle back to florida. it rides piggy back to get back home. the "discovery" crew was doing a resupply mission. >> that's an expensive piggy back ride. president obama trying to build on the momentum after his address on health care reform. a little later today he's holding a rally on health insurance in minneapolis. in his weekly address he shows concern over a new report on insurance. >> we can expect that about half of all americans under 65 will lose their health coverage at some point over the next ten years. if you're under the age of 21 today, chances are more than half that you'll find yourself uninsured at some point in that time. more than one-third of americans will go without coverage for longer than one year. >> all right. so meanwhile the republicans are accusing the president of paying, quote, lip service, to bipartisanship in the health care battle. in the weekly gop address, senator john cornyn explains why his party was so unimpressed by the president's words on wednesday. >> so the president gave another big speech this week to try to turn his numbers around. but instead of talking, the president and congressional democrats should spend a little more time listening. at town halls and public events across the nation, the american people are asking the right questions about health care reform. they are asking how can washington lower health care cost by spending trillions of dollars more over the next ten years. how could washington cut $500 billion from medicare without reducing benefits for seniors. and how could a new government plan keep insurers honest when our existing entitlement programs are riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse. >> some of those same questions you heard senator cornyn ask, well, some folks in d.c. are asking those questions now. tea party march and rally in washington. paul steinhouser is there with us and a group of friends. what is happening? >> two hours ago almost nobody here. we were it. t.j. this crowd has really grown in size. another two hours when they march from here. here is freedom plaza, a couple of blocks from the house. a couple of hours they will march from pennsylvania avenue to the u.s. capital and gather in front of the capitol. take a moment with that and kate bolduan. it's organized by freedom works, a concerned advocacy group. a lot of people are on their own. i talked to a lot of people across the country, a lot finding about it online or through the media. a lot of people, t.j., feel like there's too much government spending. the government spending too much money, worried about the government taking over too much of our lives. they also have concerns about what the president is proposing. that's what they say motivates you to come here. take a look. here is what they have to say. >> we're here to let the government know we do not want government involvement in our health care nor do we want higher taxation that comes along with such a proposal. >> i'm really afraid that our country is taking a socialistic or marxist direction. i don't understand why there isn't an allegiance to the country. they are pushing more an allegiance to the president of the united states. >> the government should be doing things authorized bit constitution. they should be doing things the people want, not things they decide are nifty. bottom line, we can't afford these things anymore. government should be concentrating or cutting spending in all the programs not thinking of new wonderful ways to spend more, exponentially more than we are now. i've voted my whole life. this is the first time in my life i've gotten up off the couch and said i'm sick of this. it's only three hours away. i'm going to be there. >> that's what i've heard from a lot of people i talked to. they have never taken part before other than they felt so angry and motivated they wanted to take part today. going to be here all morning before the crowd grows larger. >> appears people from all over the place. do me a favor. that lady on your left side, immediately to your left from arkansas, ask her where she's from in arkansas. >> our anchor, t.j., wants to know where your from in arkansas. he's a native. >> mountainview. >> mountainview, t.j. >> well, tell her hello. looks like a lot of people gathering out there. we certainly will be checking in with you soon. >> t.j. making friends with the crowd. we'll talk with cnn jim spellman in the nation's capital as well. he's also there. he's on the national mall in fact. jim spent the last couple of weeks with the tea party as it made its way across the country all the way to washington. we have seen the crowds where you are. i'm not saying that many people. describe the scene. that's going on. >> a group from pennsylvania, they have come down to take part in the tea parties of as we made our way across the country on the bus, from sacramento, california to pennsylvania, new england, now here to washington, d.c. people coming out like paul mentioned. first time people never been activists before, never involved in politics. people gathering here, a lot of the same thing, charged up against what they see as big government spending, intrusion into their life. they are here to make a noise. people on the tea party express that i was riding with, they are focused on taking that energy and focusing it on the next step at the capital, trying to get new leaders in place and trying to stop the obama administration's initiatives, betty. >> yeah. we should tell our viewers the reason why we don't see a whole lot of folks behind you, currently, they will be making their way from where paul steinhauser was to where you are. that gets away 11:00 a.m. eastern when that march takes place. all right, jim. we do appreciate it. >> we've seen passion on both sides of these issues on health care. we'll continue our half hour coverage of health care with alli velshi. a look at what happens on the tea party express. he was out there on the road. >> his own town hall meeting. >> he was having his own gatherings. we'll tell you what happened before they got to d.c. stay here. with unbeatable prices on tresemmé tres two hairspray beauty costs less at walmart. save money. live better. walmart. welcome back to "cnn saturday morning". big weather takes part in central and southern plains as we zoom in on this key location in the lone star state of texas, a lot of precipitation popping up in a lot of spots. rainfall going to pile up especially on parts of the i-35 corridor from dallas southward to spots like austin tech texas, maybe even san antonio. that's where we could have flash flooding. in fact we've already had some there. video from kxam, austin, texas, rain in the hill country, two to four inches of rain. more today, tomorrow, some possibly into monday thanks to an area of low pressure drifting across the lone star state from west to east as it continues to spin overhead. want to see that rainfall continue to pile up. could be a big issue. one of the problems you have in texas, central texas, you see the land change from very rich soil to rocky soil when you get back to the texas hill country. right in that terrain where rain will intensify. there's poor drainage. it's not able to absorb the moisture. you have runoff. with the runoff, you have floodings. that's a big issue. back to the weather wall, take a look at what we have. potential flooding not just texas but as far north as oklahoma, oklahoma city. perhaps into parts of arkansas. but even into louisiana seeing some heavy cells develop from gulf shores to louisiana along the i-10 corridor due east of houston. in terms of temperature, we can expect temperatures a bit on the upswing. triple digits expect forward parts of the four corners, vegas, phoenix, when you get here watermelon in spots like atlanta, no comparison to desert southwest. 78 in washington, washington, d.c. for people on the mall, 70s, a shower or two, not 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'cause actually, i'm from - anncr: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. in washington, d.c., a rally about to get under way. we're told tens of thousands of people. part of the tea party express. folks have made their way across the country. the bus tour, people gathering as far away as arkansas. in washington, a march to the capital. protesting big government and health care reforms as well. big rally expected within a couple of hours. people starting to gather already. they are going to essentially march on the capital today. >> that march begins at 11:00 a.m. continue to follow that. in the meantime, though, anger spilled over during one stop at the tea party express. happened as cnn express was coming to town. >> alli velshi traveling and talking about issues. exactly what happened when two tours ended up in the same time at the same time. >> we're here in koranton. as you know, we talk to you daily, we have a route, tea party express has a route, the first time they came in contact in scranton. one of these tea party rallies was held, a smaller rally. according to jim spellman, embedded with the tea party express, it was an intense rally. >> the first three words of the constitution. >> we the people! >> every day tea partier is an american citizen that is frustrated with the direction the country is going. >> feel like this last night. that's all he did last night with his speech. >> i'm out here to take the country back. >> back to the basics of the nation, live in a nation where the power is held by individuals rather than the government and corporations. >> making our way to washington to support you all. >> i'm tired of his own secret government. he's surrounding himself with people of his own kind, communists, marxists, self-pro claimed. they are taking over. >> kill the bill! kill the bill! >> we decided the silent majority needs to speak out. we're not quiet anymore and we're not going to be quiet anymore. >> at the end of that you saw a bit of a tussle. there were demonstrators pro health care reform. our friend jim tells us that was a larger turnout of president obama health care reform demonstrators than any other rallies. the first shoving match he saw. that was getting out of hand for a moment. nothing serious happened. it was broken up. there were some very, very angry signs there. there were picketers talking about obama being a communist, about -- there is a sign there that says impeach the muslim marxist. there were a lot of angry signs but generally a sense of get the government out of the way. get the government out of our hair. there were flags designed to reflect a second american revolution. so all in all, more than fiscal conservatism, more than people just concerned about this government spending. this was an anti-obama-style rally and anti-democratic administration type of rally. >> we'll continue to follow that. in the meantime, top stories. 3,000 more troops could head to afghanistan soon. defense secretary gates wants more troops there trained at dealing with roadside bombs. the number has jumped 350% in the past two years. 37 troops have been killed in ied attacks august and september alone. all 50 states have now been hit with h1n1 virus. health officials say the most widespread flu activity is seen in the southeast right now. this the start now of the traditional or seasonal flu season. the cdc says h1n1 or swine flu hasn't gone away since it first surfaced in april. the regular flu shots are available right now. however, the h1n1, or swine flu vaccine, isn't expected until mid october. check it out. space shuttle "discovery" almost home. beautiful landing. that happened in california. that ended the 13-day mission for astronauts. now has to get the shuttle back to florida. that's going to cost over a million bucks. that's a very expensive piggy back ride. still ahead, we'll cover health care and health care reform and the possibility of a doctor shortage. e not just sticg with the same product. so that's why, you know we've adjusted... ...a lot of the different processes we have in place such as rolling out more innovative products to really meet the needs of our customers. because what might have been good six months ago for them, might not be good now. there's a lot going on right now with helping out customers. one of the unique features that we just brought out recently was actually called add it up. our risk free cd is a very powerful tool that we have for our customers. we're refinancing their mortgages. how are you saving for the future? 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