during a solid yellow light. how would you not know you speed up as fast as you can, slam the gas. my pet peeve, people who drive 55 or 65 in the left lane, they use the passing lane as a cruising lane. that drives me crazy. look at the two of you. my wife always complain i don t move the car fast enough. in my town, pretend you re in this lane and someone is here, you have the right away to go straight, you have your turn signal on and cut in front of you and make a left. this wasn t our question of the day, but kiran will handle it. we want to know what you think. we have great responses, e-mail us at cnn.com/am, tweet us @christine romans @cnn oor @a or @ali velshi. up next, thousands of swimming pools may have to close this memorial day weekend. we ll tell you why and what specifically could be the problem here for all of these
old. again, most people don t think about that. i think we need to change that culture a little bit. as young as 18 years old, get your blood pressure checked. unchecked blood pressure, hypertension untreated for long periods of time, that can lead to heart disease. diet has a big part of it as well. let me focus specifically on sodium. you are right, kiran, we talk a lot about fatty diets and all those things. the amount of sodium we take in on average is double to triple what we should be taking in. there are some hidden sources of this for sure. tomato juice, for example, i see people drinking this on planes all the time. more than 400 milligrams. you don t want to be eating more than 2 grams in a day. chicken noodle soup, more than a gram. frozen foods, they often use salt and sodium to preserve it. you are eating that sodium as well. you can get almost your full
i m christine romans. serbia s greatest war criminal captured. i m kiran chetry. a lot on the table, the global debt crisis, trying to negotiate middle east peace and finding a new boss for the imf. a federal indictment looms for john edwards. i m ali velshi, accused of using campaign cash to hide a sex scandal. his lawyers are publicly blasting the justice department on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, may 26th, a very busy morning. both in the u.s. cleaning up after these tornadoes and also big international news this morning. we have breaking news out of se serbia. serbia s president is confirming the arrest of former serbian commander ratka mladic. fugitive he has been since the 1990s. he is accused of
phone number. right now paypal dominating the electronic cash transfer system. a credit card comparison system is out with a list of the worst cards on the market. they include the visa black card. it has a $495 annual fee and includes the vague promise of luxury gifts. also the first premiere bank credit card requires a $95 security deposit just to get a $300 credit line. has a $75 first year annual fee and then that jumps to $120. if you just got your college diploma, a national study finds 3 out of 4 companies plan to hire new grads this year. 23% plan to hire more graduates than they did last year. kiran? christine? that s a little good news. we talked about how difficult it is for coming out of college and trying to find a job. things are better for this class. kids still have to work hard to
these new college graduates. employers say they will hire 23% more college grads than they did last year. what job skills are desired most. computer skills, no surprise. writing and annal it cal skills are always valuable. employers are also seeking graduates with strong, high-tech skills and creative and arts abilities. over two-third of employers consider experience using the latest technologies valuable to the new employees. now, where, where should you live to get these jobs? no worries, graduates. whether you live in the east or the west or the south or northern parts, employers plan to hire new graduates. 77% of employers in the south plan to hire new graduates. in the west, 76%. in the midwest or northern part of the country, 70%. maybe the next thing after getting a job, leaving your parents basement. that s up next, kiran? thanks, christine. there is a new study out, kind of alarming, finding that almost