marrow match. they're now used to treat people with cancers like leukemia, myeloma. cord blood is easier to match than bone marrow because the immune cells are not yet developed. if you get a transplant with these cells there's less chance of rejection. more than 200 hospitals participate where women can register and donate anonymously. this is especially significant for minorities because the bone marrow registry is short for latinos and african-americans and asians. in 2001 it made up less than 1% of transplants of unrelated donors but as of last year it has risen to 24%. be sure to check out my podcast. cnn.com/bod kaat casting. this is the place for the answer to all of your medical questions. i'm dr. sanjay gupta. nor news on cnn starts right now. from the cnn center here in atlanta, georgia, this is "cnn saturday morning." it is march 6th. good morning. i'm betty nguyen. >> i'm richard lui in for t.j. holmes. move over, tea partiers because here comes the coffee party. you knew it wouldn't take long. a new grassroots organization to counter the right wing tea group. we'll tell you how it got started and how they say they're going to be different. and six weeks until uncle sam's deadline and the irs is not in a good mood. i'm sorry to remind you. she just sighs right in front of all of us. >> reminded me i have work to do. >> we have some tips that may help you out as well ls a lot of our viewers. this is a good tip from a man who many say knows, the dalai lama. he'll provide information on how to cope in an alien economy, how to find inner peace despite struggling times when it comes to bills, finding a job, all that stuff and he's also weighing in on the stem-cell debate. a lot of people say science and religion doesn't mix but you'll be excited to hear what he has to say about it. in fact, some of you might even be surprised. okay. here are the top stories this hour for you on a saturday morning. ben roethlisberger accused of sexually assaulting a woman in georgia. police say it was reported early friday morning in a nightclub in milledgeville 80 miles southeast of atlanta. an attorney for the steelers quarterback says he will cooperate in this investigation. roethlisberger already faces a lawsuit from a woman who claims he raped her in 2008 at a lake tahoe hotel and casino, an allegation he strongly denies. well, another member of congress walking away from capitol hill. new york representative eric masa says he will step down effective monday. he announced earlier this week he would not run for re-election because of health concerns but he's also under review by the house ethics committee looking into harassment allegations. a published report says u.s. special forces could be sent to so maila. "the new york times" is citing an unnamed u.s. official saying the troops may be used to help the government battle al qaeda militants in the town of mogadishu. violence on the rise in iraq. just hours ago, a deadly car bomb went off in one of the country's holiest cities. cnn's arwa damon joins us from baghdad. what's on the latest round of violence? what's going on? >> reporter: well, we are heading towards this very critical vote on sunday. and of course there are groups out there like the islamic state of iraq. that's the umbrella organization headed by al qaeda that have avowed to try to derail these elections. in fact, they have gone so far as to issue a curfew from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, election day itself, telling people to stay inside or face the consequences. now, the car bomb that happened earlier was only a short distance away from, as you mentioned one of shia islam's holiest sites and is also a very heavily protected area. so it does cause iraqis to pause and wonder how such a security breach was able to take place. also, remember a few days ago, when the iraqi security forces were heading out to cast their ballots, they were also targeted by suicide bombers while they were gathering, assembling here in the capital baghdad. amongst the iraqi people, amongst the security forces themselves is a sense of anxiety and of fear that perhaps le election day could bring more violence. this is a very critical vote because it literally will decide if iraq stays on this path of democracy, if that's what we want to call it -- or if it trace toward being a more conservative and religious state, betty. >> well, what are the people saying? i mean, is this round of violence -- and i'm sure many probably expected something to happen unfortunately. is this going to deter many of them from going to the polls or embolden them to get to the polls and make a difference with their vote? >> reporter: if we look at the past four times that iraqis have gone to the polls and bearing in mind that of course those times were even more violent than it is now, people do still go out and vote and one really has to admire their resilience and bravery in doing so. but what we have seen happen is that iraqis will tend to not show up early when the polls open right away. they'll wait to see what sort of attacks take place and then come out afterwards. but there has been a heightened sense of anxiety and father and paranoia especially here in baghdad in anticipation of some sort of a large attack, not just before the elections, not even necessarily on election day itself, but even in the post election period. because even though the number of attacks we're seeing have di decreased, the number of people dying every day has decreased, iraqis are carrying psychological scars of all of the violence over the last seven years. so any sort of an attack has a severe impact on them. >> a lot to come in the next few days. arwa damon live from baghdad. new details about the man killed by police at the pentagon thursday night. he had once proposed researching smart weapons for the military. john patrick bedell also had a history of mental illness. our dan simon has more on the pentagon shooter. >> in the next few minutes i'll talk to you about what information -- >> reporter: you don't have to watch john patrick bedell's youtube video for very long to realize this was a man with serious issues. this video titled information currency is the rambling of a troubled 36-year-old man instructing people how to use information to make money. >> i hope you'll visit my website and download the software that i've released. >> reporter: bedell may have been disturbed but he was clearly intelligent. his online resume shows he graduated with a degree in physics in 1994. a professor remembers him as a thoughtful student. >> thought i knew him pretty well. i had him in a class where he was a pleasure to have him there. he would ask really good questions that would spark the class into having good questions. i would have characterized him as a gentle man. >> reporter: years later in 2004 a link to the pentagon. bedell, who also studied biochemistry proposed the pentagon fund his research on smart weapons. cnn obtained his 28-page proposal. though it's not clear if he ever submitted it to the defense department. at this point in bedell's life, no apparent red flags. but that changes in 2006. a search of criminal record shows his first real trouble with the law. arrested for growing marijuana. authorities say bedell later obtained a medical marijuana card and the local sheriff says his mother was concerned about his frequent use and told police about it. >> she feels that he's delusional, agitated and he got upset with her because she's asking questions about what he's been doing. >> reporter: bedell lived in this gated northern california community with his parents described as well known and respected. in recent months, they became more and more worried about their son's erratic behavior like in january. they got a call from a texas deputy that pulled him over for speeding. the deputy sensed something was wrong. he got bedell's cell phone and called his parents. >> that's correct. what he articulates to the mother is that i'm calling to ask a few questions about your son because the inside of his vehicle appears to be in disarray and what can you tell me about him? >> reporter: bedell went on his way. the family later filed a missing persons report, then dropped it when bedell came home a week later but bedell soon left again when according to the sheriff his mother questioned him about a $600 charge at a shooting club. it's not clear if the money was for a weapon. then on february 1st, more trouble with police. bedell now with a beard and appearing gaunt was pulled over in reno and determined to be high on marijuana. authorities say he had 75 grams of pot in his possession. he was charged with several crimes but didn't show up for his court appearance. a month later after driving across the country, bedell shows up at that pentagon metro station dressed in a suit and, according to police, opens fire. bedell had a documented case of o mental illness, bipolar disorder. the sheriff in his hometown said bedell had been committed to a mental institution three to four times. bedell's parents put out a statement saying their son's actions were caused by an illness, not a defective character. dan simon, cnn, hollister, california. you've heard about the tea parties around the country, right? 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(announcer) you can make a bigger difference in the world. you can make a positive change in your career. you can make a greater contribution to the greater good. and you can start today, by earning your degree online... at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. all right. so just about everybody by now has heard of the grassroots organizations -- tea partiers. now there's a left-leaning group to counter the tea party activists. >> it's called the coffee party and it's being organized through facebook postings. this coffee party chapter for instance that you see here. they met in los angeles this week. and at a coffee shop in st. louis thursday four people showed up there. the organizer talked about the group's aims here. >> if we become the antithesis of the tea party we ceased to have a function. we're not looking to balance extremes. instead, our goal, it's an idea of a cup of coffee. when we sit down with people to drink a cup of coffee, we're not at each other's throats. >> well, there you go. gaining some popularity as well. >> you have the tea partiers. you have the coffee partiers. >> you have the whole line right there. both sides of the aisle. that's chat roulette. let's move on to something else gaining popularity online despite some warnings here about how dangerous it can be. we're talking about -- >> chat rule etd. have you heard about this thing? it's really taking off. what is it and how do you keep your kids protected on it? our josh levs has all of that this morning. josh, a lot of people look at this and think, cool. i get to meet a ton of people without leaving the comfort of my home and if i get tired of them, boom, just click a button and on to the next one. >> but your crazy if you let your kids near this. you're crazy if you leave the web cam attached. but this chat roulette you're right getting a lot of people talking. this was the story at cnn.com. talking about how -- basically what it does, it turns on your web cam and another random person's web cam anywhere else in the world that's hooked up to that website and all of a sudden you look at whatever is there. there are some problems that come with it. a piece of a report from our affiliate kokh. >> reporter: one minute we talked with these college students in hawaii and the next we were left speechless during a shirtless men or worse. but we'll leave that to your imagination. >> the problem is there's too many creepy people and they are the ones most likely to be there. >> reporter: dr. jill squoois squires says it will attract sexual predators because it doesn't require registry of a personal information like a name, age or location. >> you see more video there. these are a lot of problems. a lot of people getting on. you'll see a lot of people who are exhibitionists who want you to see whatever they're doing in front of the web cam at any given moment. the guy who created it did not have this in mind when he put it together. one of our reporters at cnn and i got on skype and spoke with this young guy. it's a 17-year-old in moscow. his name is andre. this is why he says he created it. >> because i like to chat with people around the world to get to know other cultures, to see what people are doing. and friends from other countries who i have been visiting through the internet and i thought it would be great to make a service which will connect the whole world to each other. >> and you're seeing that banner a little early to that. the next thing i'll show you is "the daily show" thing. you have all these problems but this young man didn't create it to trigger that. he said he had innocent intentions and wanted people to talk to each other. that said as you have seen there are problems that come with it. the daily show had a field day skewering chatroulette. the setup is jon stewart gets up and starts playing and guess who he meets on chatroulette. >> hey, jon, you know what, you would be the perfect interview for an interview i'm doing on chatroulette. >> well, do it. >> i'm just going to toss to it. i'm katie couric. there is a new place where creeps like to dwell. it's called chat roulette and home to many deranged that i've ever met. one of these vile creatures has actually agreed to an interview. jon, that's your part. >> next! >> so there you go. that's the state the things are in when it comes to that. quickly listen to what -- you've got my screen here. weigh in at the blogs. cnn.com/josh. what do you guys think? are you going to give a shot to chatroulette? >> that would be a negative. you scared me enough. not going near it. >> but a good laugh. thanks a lot, josh. so the tax deadline, speaking of scary thoughts especially for those of you who haven't begun to tackle all the paperwork. we know it's april 15th and it's coming up pretty soon. >> i'm getting a rash right now. just ahead, tax tips that could save you some time and some money, too. fiber one -- i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. it tastes too good. they have 35% of your daily value. oh, samples. mmm. fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. here's one for your skin that's clinically proven. olay professional pro-x wrinkle protocol is as effective as the leading wrinkle prescription brand at reducing the look of wrinkles. that's because olay has teamed with a highly specialized group of dermatologists and created a wrinkle protocol that gives you the results of the leading wrinkle prescription brand, 0! withoua prescrtion. olay professional pro-x. this is a guarantee you're guaranteed to love. sir? 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don't be. >> that's right. we've got ronnie deutsche known as the tax lady here to tell you how to get the most out of your tax returns and joins us live from sacramento, california. good morning. let's start with this roni. it sounds like the irs is on the attack as they look at tax receipts if going forward. perhaps looking for more awed pipts. >> good morning. thank you for having me. first of all, the irs is a business. and their revenues are significantly down. what does that mean? they're in a very bad mood. they're going to be looking at tax returns so much more carefully, scrutinizing them to the inth degree and ultimately auditing a lot more people. >> so that will be a concern. we've got to be more careful. then the next question we would have for ourselves if we want to be more careful, do we go to a professional to help with those tax returns? >> richard, i always preach hiring a competent tax professional. why is that? there are so many new tax credits and tax deductions that are available to everyone. and the bottom line is we've got to save money on our taxes. how do we best accomplish that? in my opinion as a tax attorney, you need someone who is aware of the 75,000-plus pages -- >> 75,000? >> 75,000, richard. you need someone who knows the law and knows how to navigate their way through that awful mess. >> that's not going to be evening reading for anybody at that number. one of the issues as simple as determining how you know your own filing status. talk about that. >> yes. filing status is critical for you to start thinking about now in march. why is that? if you're married, i know many people think, hey, roni, i file jointly with my spouse. here's what i say. you've got to think that through. are you going to file jointly and qualify for wonderful additional tax credits and deductions like the american opportunity tax? the earned income tax. the child independent care tax. or deductions like student loans and college tuition. again, those credits and deductions are available to you. but let's face it, richard, many people have no business filing jointly and instead should elect filing separately. even though they love their husband or their wife. >> you were talking about how to keep our tax bills low. buying a home, quickly, how might that help? we talked about it, of course many of us have, because of that deduction of interest. >> the home buyer's tax credit is worth $8,000. any time the irs is going to give you a gift of $8,000, i highly recommend it. here's what you need to know, very simple. you've got to buy your home by april 30th, 2010 and the home cannot exceed $800,000. again, richard, this is a great way for you to buy homes at all-time low rates and of course more importantly pay less money to the irs. >> yeah. 5% or 6%. we have to go but how do we expedite those refunds? we want our money back. >> 70% of all americans are addicted to that refund check. i say file early and let's not forget to e-file. it's one of the safest ways to get that tax return to your irs and more importantly get that money in your bank account so you can start shopping and enjoy your life again. >> there she is right there. roni deutch the tax lady helping us out with the tax man. all right. so the health care debate there are some changes. we'll take a look what's happened in the last few days to make this a completely different conversation. plus, the dalai lama, he doesn't shy away from controversial questions. what he has to say about stem cell research. so we start to talk about what have they done and what are their goals. and then we plan. it's a very good feeling as an advisor to work with people and help get them to their goals. once people perceive that they can control their destiny then they accomplish unbelievable things. 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for the steelers quarterback says he'll cooperate in the investigation. last year, a nevada casino operator filed a civil suit against him and eight others alleging sexual assault. he has denied those allegations and no criminal charges were filed. a car bomb today kills three people in the iraqi city of najaf. the blast comes a day before iraqis vote in national elections. it targeted a heavily guarded shiite holy shrine. 54 hoarse were injured. violence has been increasing. another member of congress walking away from capitol hill. new york house representative haired massa says he'll step down monday. massa, a first-term democrat has had health problems. president bush is once again pushing his health care or president obama is what i want to say is once again pushing his health care reform package. he's now calling on the senate and house to vote on the measure. >> now, despite all the progress and improvements we've made, republicans in congress insist that the only acceptable course on health care is to start over. the proposal we've put forward would end the worst practices of the insurance industry, lower costs for millions of americans and give uninsured individuals and small businesses the same kind of choice of private health insurance that members of congress get for themselves. and while it will take a few years to fully implement these reforms, there are numerous protections and benefits that would start to take effect this year. i know it's been a long and hard road to this point and we're not finished with our journey just yet, but we are close, very close. so i ask congress to finish its work. i ask them to give the american people an up or down vote. let's show our citizens that it's still possible for washington to look out for the people's interests and the people's future. point/counter point. republicans are using their weekly radio address to respond to president obama and the congressman behind the microphone is representative parker 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>> that's the million dollar question and one thing we found out. had a chance to meet him firsthand. it's one of those things when you actually are able to get into reality tv, what is the payoff? how can you benefit from that professionally? we found out how. he had it twoshgd to his favor. >> reporter: chef kevin gillespie is firing up the grill for another busy night. while many restaurants have hit hard times here at woodfire grille in atlanta gillespie says business is up 300%. the difference he says is in the kitchen. >> kevin, you are not top chef. >> gillespie just finished filming bravo's sixth season of "top chef." although he was told to pack his knife and go, the show turned out to be his recipe for success. >> like night and day. business was picking up before i left for the show but it was very slow and incremental. when returning from the show, it just -- it blew up. this place was on a wait every night, reservations were incredibly hard to come by. and amazingly enough, we've held that level of business through this entire thing even after the show has been over. >> we feel that you got gypped. >> well, thank you. >> reporter: it seems everyone wants a taste of what he's serving. a huge differencemaker especially in a recession. >> absolutely. it's been amazing and we know we've been given a rare opportunity most people have never been given and i hope we don't squander it. >> reporter: he's not alone. economists say in this tough economy reality tv can boost profiles and launch the careers for some entrepreneurs. >> this is a great vehicle for showing that you have some talent, that you have some skills. >> reporter: but that exposure can come with a dark side. >> people think, hey, if i get this show i'll become famous so i better be in a position to have a show. put my kid in a balloon or not, right? let's crash a dinner, what have you. so there's nothing to say just getting on a show is going to create a bunch of revenue for your business or it's going to make you famous. >> reporter: kwami jackson will tell you that takes hard work. >> i always tell people donald trump doesn't send me checks weekly. it's all about what you choose to do with that opportunity. >> reporter: he was second in the first season on the apprenticeship but proved real life is far more interesting. he used the show as a p spring board to launch his apparel line. >> i think it would have been harder to launch from scratch with zero recognition. i think that recognition helps in opening doors and getting some people's attention but i think you have to deliver substance thereafter. i think you have to have a vision of what you want to achieve. >> reporter: back in atlanta, gillespie is working hard to turn excited viewers into repeat diners because he says there's no telling when his 15 minutes may be up. bottom line it's not a guarantee for success. sure, you get the light on you and get the attention and potentially with be a payoff but not a guarantee. >> and attention fades so fast. >> fame as we all know can be very, very fleeting. you have to back it up with a great quality product. that's his goal every night to make people happy. >> i'm curious how they're handling the buzz? going to their snead. >> very down-to-earth people. amazing folks. i have a feeling even without reality tv they'd be extremely successful. >> he is police to go on that show and put up with all the different time constraints and stress, you have to have it in you. >> no question about it. >> thanks. >> i'm hungry now. >> exactly. at the top of the hour we're going to tackle two topics that have a lot of americans talking. first we discuss jobs. where are they and how to go from fired to hired. plus, a closer look at the debate over health care reform, how the back and forth in washington could impact you and your family. i've been an ameriprise financial advisor for 24 years. 23 years. 21 years. i do really love what i do. ♪ i have clients down the block. across the street. in the same zip code. basically next door. i see the rewards every day of the people that i help. she said, i couldn't have done this without you. -i'm craig. -i'm mark. my name is kari. and i'm an ameriprise financial advisor. 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[ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. most of you know the dalai lama as a man of faith. but the tibet spiritual leader is also very aware of the changing world around him. i recently caught up with his holiness to discuss a variety of issues including stem-cell research and how to find inner peace in an ailing economy. your holiness, as you -- colleges like nova, southeastern university what's your main message to americans? >> of course. everybody want happy life. sometimes people -- in order to achieve happy life, successful life, entirely relying on external means -- money, power or some other things. i think that's a mistake. ultimately, the source of happiness or joyfulness is very much within ourself. and once our mind more calm, more joyful, then our -- activities can also be more effective because it can be more realistic. >> many have lost their jobs. they've lost their homes. there's a lot of worry in them. so how do you find that peace, that happiness, when you have all of this to deal with? >> the internal value, there's no limitation. if you make effort, there is development continue ousley and very stable. the material value, even someone own whole world maybe still discontentment. discontent. >> right. >> so i think america perhaps i think you take for granted all your sort of better facility. so then all a sudden something happens and disturbances and i think that american people -- of course the richest country. so sometimes maybe your lifestyle may be a little too much luxury sort of life. >> too much excess. >> too much excess. so better -- of course basic requirement is highly necessary. but then, beyond that, i think better to live -- >> simplify? >> simplify life. >> your holiness, let me ask you this. do you think you will ever go back to a free tibet? >> oh, yes, certain. free everybody. all tibetans. it's a belief. things will change. >> what do you think about stem-cell research? when it comes to that and religion? >> it's basically it's okay so long intention is some help or some benefit to humanity. then from this viewpoint, any human action ultimately is depend on their motivation and goal. goal is something beneficial and motivation is very sincere. then different sort of matter, that's okay from this viewpoint. from a religious viewpoint. >> fascinating. a lot of religious leaders may tell you different. some find a big difference between science and religion and that they simply do not mix. but asking the dalai lama, he broke it down in really very simple terms. he said as long as it's for the good of humans, then what's wrong with it? there's nothing wrong with it. as long as the motivation comes from a good place and you're trying to help someone and not hurt them, then he doesn't see anything wrong with it. i found that interesting. but dalai lama is fascinated with science, technology. he's even on twitter now, folks. so you can reach out to the dalai lama as well. he just signed up for a twitter page not too long ago. i want to say just actually the day that i have spoke with him, which was last week. and he's already got 147,000 followers. i'm sure that will continue to rise. but he's just one of those people that you have meet and you really walk away feeling like, you know what, that was a good conversation. >> i want to ask you about that conversation. did anything sort of surprise you? we all have this cultural icon. he is a cultural icon. >> spiritual icon as well, leader. >> what sort of surprised you in your conversation? >> i think what surprised me was how he broke it down in sim terms. you'd ask him a number of different things like i asked him who inspires you. you would think of someone who spent so much time studying religion you would have this complex or deep-rooted answer, which is it is still deep-rooted but he said his mother. that's something many of us would say. he was very real. he calls himself a simple buddhist monk. i asked him if he was not a simple buddhist monk. he said i would be a simple human being. it was quite a meeting. >> and there's more, right? >> much more. in fact, he could be the last dalai lama. he is the 14th dalai lama. and due to the situation in tibet, there is some question as to whether there will be another one. find out what his holiness has to say about that in our 10:00 hour. hello, everybody. from the cnn center this is "cnn saturday morning." it's march 6th. i'm betty nguyen. >> i'm richard lui in for t.j. holmes. >> t.j. is spending a little r&r. he deserves it. he just got married last week. he's on his honeymoon and why he's not here. we'll get down to business of news for you because this half hour as we do every saturday we're focusing on specific topics that directly affect you. this week, health care and jobs. >> big issues. we'll look at medical waste and health care bills and the unemployment numbers and how they impact you. first a quick look at the headlines. first off for you, a day before iraqis vote in national elections a car bomb kills three people near a holy shrine in najaf. 54 others injured. iraq has seen an juptick in violence before the elections tomorrow. blasts have killed dozens in other cities this week. a week after chile was rocked by an 8.8 earthquake more aftershocks. you can see the effects of swaying power lines there. two aftershocks were reported yesterday. both were at least a 6.0 magnitude. scientists say chile will experience, get this, aftershocks for years to come. some 200 people have -- or i should say 200 aftershocks i should say have been recorded since last saturday's quake. the death toll, over 800. steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger facing some sex assault accusations in georgia. police there saying the incident was reported early friday morning in a nightclub in milledgeville. that's about 85 miles southeast of atlanta. an attorney for the nfl star says he will cooperate in this investigation. roethlisberger already faces a lawsuit from a woman who claims that he raped her in 2008 at a lake tahoe hotel and casino, an allegation that he strongly denies. well, you know, we keep seeing all these reports about how the new unemployment numbers are better than expected. but have you looked at them? you might not see a huge amount of change. probably the biggest change that stood out on this report just released was unemployment last month among adult men, typically the family breadwinner, is about 10%. adult women just a smidge higher and teens slightly down. african americans slightly down as well. every category you can see has just a little built of movement there. we're going to delve into these numbers and get the latest on where the jobs are. where can you have find them in this economy coming right up here on "cnn saturday morning." ] come on, kiddo, let's go. 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>> i think you have to get off the internet as you were talking about. i think so many people unfortunately mistakenly think they can sit in front of the computer and do what's called the spray and pray method which is you spray your resume out there and apply to anything and everything online and pray that the phone rings and sadly, it doesn't. if you're going to spend time online the job boards are okay but should just be a small amount of time. the bulk of the online time it should be spent instead of applying pour fogses, engaging with people. use social networks, facebook, linked-in, twitter. showcasing your expertise and building your personal brand in the area you're looking for work. many times it's through those connections that you wind up finding your next employer. in addition to that, it's important to get off the internet and get out of your house. i think too many people stay inside because they're not sure where to go or what to do. there's so many networking events. >> they're afraid am i going to do a cold call or knock on doors? i don't even know if they have a position available. if you're not online, how do you know what's available in your area where you can find that job? >> sure. there's a couple of things that you could and should be doing. so the first is definitely pursue temporary work. we saw that that was one of the big bright spots in the jobs report. it's been a bright spot for several months now. sometimes we think that temp work is just about being a receptionist and answering the phone. yet, temp work can encompass all kinds of career opportunities. so get familiar with the temp agencies in your area. >> does it have to be a field you're interested in hoping it leads to a permanent job or any temp work you can find? >> i think the ideal scenario is one you're interested in pursuing that particular company long term or that industry long term. so certainly your first priority is always to align yourself with something that is connected to what you'd like to do full-time. but for some people it's really just about getting a paycheck right now and getting back to work. you don't necessarily have to be super picky about it but aligning your priorities and skills and experience with an opportunity is ideal. >> so are you advising folks just take a job because it's available? it may not be what they want to do but it's going to pay the bills? >> well, that sounds a lot easier said than done. so when people say i'll take anything, you wind u7 getting nothing. so i don't suggest just take anything mainly because i think that simplifies it a little bit too much. i don't think it's as easy i'll take anything. but when you become familiar with staffing firms. the american staffing association wen site is a good place to go because you can get access to staffing firms and firms that specialize in the industry you're interested in. temporary work is one thing to pursue. in addition i'm a huge proponent of starting or joining a job club. i have a national network of local job clubs at waggleforce.com and we're on a mission to create 1,000 job clubs around the country because it creates camaraderie and accountability. it's a group of eight to ten people that work together weekly to help one another get hired. it's one of the fastest ways to a paycheck. about networking as you say. you can respond to stuff online but unless you have someone that is supporting you and pushing you in that position, you may not get the job. so tory, thanks so much for your insight. we appreciate it. >> sure. ex-cons searching for opportunity. we'll show you where our job fair for convicted felons attracted quite a crowd. plus, are credit checks standing in the way of your dream job? 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[ female announcer ] for 2 free samples, go to breatheright.com and strip for free. gridlock in downtown houston. caused by a job fair with an interesting job requirement. don't apply with a prison record. yep. the fair was funded with stimulus money expected to a tract several hundred people. instead more than 3,000 showed up. the fair was so successful organizers are planning another one at a bigger venue and say everybody deserves a second chance. >> it can be so tough for them certainly. checking a job applicant's credit history could soon be just a memory. some states are looking into banning them because unemployment is just so high. prospective employees say running credit checks for them is unfair because so many people are struggling to maintain proper credit during this recession. >> it felt like if i didn't go through the credit process with them that i would automatically not be considered for a job. how can you possibly get out of debt if you're trying to look for a job and everybody is pulling your credit when you basically need the job to pull yourself out of debt to improve your credit? >> chicken or egg? hawaii and washington already outlaw screening credit histories for most jobs at the moment. well, now we've got an expert to talk about. an expert we heard from minutes ago said if you're looking for work, don't just look online. >> but a lot of people think that going online is the best way to reach out to many possible employers out there. so josh levs, weigh in on this, because a lot of people watching who need a job may be a little confused about what to do. >> i think she made one point really important which is don't just use online. don't spray the web and lean back and hope someone sees you. use facebook and twitter. go to lots of job fairs. but definitely no question the web is an important part of it. and we know that because literally every day between what we have here and i-report we're hearing from people who are finding jobs via online tools. i want to empower you with some. i'm going to show you some on the screen and you don't need to write anything down because at the end i'll show you where i have linked everything for you online. zoom in. we have a special section cnn.com/jobs. one of the great features is this map. all you need to do is click on any state. it breaks down the information in that state in all sorts of ways. find out where unemployment stands but also click on jobs by industry in any state. and then given whatever your industry is click on the state and find out the availability in the part of the country you want to live in or where you're considering moving to. we have this. it says put together your own stimulus plan. it gives you a series of websites that we're linking you to that can help you take advantage of some of the stimulus money running around out there, see what's getting funded and therefore what's getting jobs the first one this. recovery.gov which is the government's website about the stimulus. they have a section that talks about opportunities. click on jobs and it brings you some of the job availabilities coming up from the stimulus. finally we get a lot of questions from people wanting to work in this emerging field of green energy. we have three web pages for you. ecojobs.com. zoom down and you can see where we link all sorts of information. ecojobs what they're doing not only funding jobs for you but finding training. if you want to work in solar or wind energy ecojobs is a place finding training in your area and then jobs from that. two more. you have renewable energy world.com. and one more greenbiz.com. a lot of web pages. you don't need to memorize it because it's all right here. up at the blogs. cnn.com/josh. when i get off the air i'll put on facebook and twitter too. use the web as a tool. do not think you cannot use it. it can help a lot. >> just don't let it be your only source. >> great data. then you get out there and shoe leather. lots of it. >> work it. thank you, josh. second big topic this morning the debate over health care reform. >> that's right. how the back and forth in washington could impact you and your family. client's come in, they're anxious. scared. they don't know where to begin. so we start to talk about what have they done and what are their goals. and then we plan. it's a very good feeling as an advisor to work with people and help get them to their goals. once people perceive that they can control their destiny then they accomplish unbelievable things. 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>> i think what's new is we have to remember both the house and senate have already passed very comprehensive health care reform packages. the house and senate are in a position of trying to reconcile big differences between those two approaches. so i don't know that there's anything that's really new other than they've got to find a path forward to reconcile some big issues around abortion, around how we pay for this and the overall price tag. but, again, i think to the president's point i think we are very close. i think we're very close to a final vote on this. and for many americans who have been watching this and wondering are they going to get health care that can't be taken away and is going to be affordable, i think very soon we're going to have an answer to that question. >> so abortion. and there's a key group of 12 lawmakers that want some language changed. put that in the background of a senate bill that has been passed. how are they going to work this in? >> well, that's what's going on behind the scenes here. both the senate and house have language that would not allow federal funding for abortion in the health insurance exchanges, the new packages coming forward. the house members led by congressman stupak from michigan has a specific set of language that they like better. basically, it would exclude abortion services from those insurance packages. >> a very big concern there. and the question might be as we look at what the current debate is on, are they trying to pass the wrong bill, if you will? it's changed a lot since the start. >> no. i think that the basics are still there. the insurance reforms, which are so critical for millions of people who are denied coverage because they've got a preexisting condition, who get tossed off their insurance package because they're sick. and for small businesses and individuals, that rate stability and the premiums is critical. we haven't focused enough on that i don't think. we've seen out west 30%, 40% increases in health insurance premiums. we're not going to see that type of insurance premium increases under this bill. we're going to have a lot more stability in the year-to-year increases in rates. and that's got to be tremendously good news for individuals and small businesses. >> i have to challenge on that. top republican leaders are saying the $1 trillion reform bill will not reduce costs. >> again, we have this impartial judge here in town called the congressional budget office. what they've said is that the -- about 18 million people who buy policies in the individual markets will pay less under this bill than they would if we don't pass it. >> let's talk about the approach. this is a statement made by then candidate senator barack obama and his comments on health care reform. let's take a listen to that real fast. >> this is an area where we're going to have to have a 60% majority in the senate and the house in order to actually get a bill to my desk. we're going to have to have a majority to get a bill to my desk. that is not just a 50 plus 1 majority. >> not just a 50 plus 1 majority. you are intimating the process of reconciliation earlier. has the tune been changed here? >> no, i don't think so. remember, the senate has already passed a very comprehensive health care reform bill with 60 votes and the house has already passed their version of it with the majority, which is how that works under house rules. right now they're in the position of just reconciling some differences between the two approaches. so i think to his point, comprehensive reform has already passed in both houses with a super majority in the senate and with a majority vote in the house. >> ken thorpe, thank you so much. robert w. wood rough professor, chair of school of health at emory university in washington, d.c. doing more work on health care reform. thanks for your time on this saturday. so this story coming up might outrage you, yeah. you might be pretty upset about this. paying more than 100 bucks for a single tylenol pill? sounds outrageous, right? it is happening. >> coming up, a closer look at medical waste in health care bills. at quicken loans, we're obsessed with finding a better way... for you to get a home loan. we've got a way for you to check the status of your loan online. securely, any time, anywhere. our e signature technology lets you sign... your documents from home, at your convenience. we've helped over three-quarters of a million families... refinance or purchase their home. it's how we've done things at quicken loans for 25 years now. - that's why i love... - i love... i love being a home loan expert. ♪ youtube didn't exist. and facebook was still run out of a dorm room. when we built our first hybrid, more people had landlines than cell phones, and gas was $1.75 a gallon. and now, while other luxury carmakers are building their first hybrids, lexus hybrids have traveled 5.5 billion miles. and that's quite a head start. ♪ fiber one -- i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. it tastes too good. they have 35% of your daily value. oh, samples. mmm. fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. all right. so a thousand bucks for a toothbrush. >> what? >> yeah. that's how much a guy was asked to pay during a hospital stay. >> and if you think that is crazy, charges like that are just routine on some hospitals' medical bills. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen takes a look at all of this. >> according to a 2008 report, a trillion dollars is wasted on wasteful medical spending. when you look through hospital bills, you begin to see how all those little numbers can add up. when you or i go shopping for a toothbrush, how much do we pay? $2, $3, maybe $4. guess what one hospital once charged a patient for a toothbrush. $1,000. can you believe it? $1,000 for a toothbrush. you know who ends up paying for that? you and i. we end up paying for it. it comes out of our pocket in one way or another. that's not the only crazy hospital cost i've run into. come on. come with me. and at the store how much does a bottle of tylenol cost? $10 for 100 pills. we know of someone who at the hospital was charged $140 for one tylenol. can you believe it? $140 for this. now, here's a box of disposable gloves. when you buy them here at this store they come out to 24 cents a pair. but i know of a hospital that charged $53 for a pair of gloves. that's right, $53 for a pair of disposable gloves. what the heck is going on here? so i'm here in the home office of a medical billing advocate. this is cindy holtzman and helps people cull through these crazy charges and has all sorts of examples. this is one of my favorite ones. this is just like a little alcohol prep swab. we've all had these. how much did the hospital charge for these once? >> $23 apiece. >> for this little tiny piece of cotton. >> on one bill there were 44 of them. becomes very expensive. >> oh, my goodness. this isn't even the craziest thing you've ever seen. tell me about one of the crazier charges. >> recently i had somebody charged for 41 i.v. bags when she went to the e.r. for a two-hour advice pipt. >> oh, yes with you heard that right. she went to the emergency room with a migraine headache and gave her one bag of saline and charged her for 41 bags of saline. to the tune of $4,182. now, the really crazy thing about this is that her insurance company actually paid this bill. they didn't even question it. so why did her insurance company pay for this when it was obviously wrong? >> there's not many people working at these companies anymore and they're very busy and usually any kind of bill that's under $100,000 they don't look at the details. >> so they just write a check? >> they just write a check. >> the hospital that made that $4,000 mistake, they did correct it when the patient brought it to their attention. a hospital spokesman wouldn't talk to us about it and the spokesman for the insurance company that paid that charge even though it was wrong, they also wouldn't talk to us. a lot of people will say if the insurance company is paying for my hospital stay, what do i care