trip to the uk. he hasn t changed his busy schedule despite the arrest of six men suspected in a possible terror plot. we will take you live to london. but for right now, live from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia, this is cnn saturday morning 8:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 7:00 a.m. in fayetteville, arkansas. glad you re here. i m t.j. holmes. let me give you a look at other stories making headlines this morning. bp plans to permanently seal its well today. you ve been hearing a lot about this story, a lot about this well, a lot about this spill. but today is the day when we could finally see this thing over and done with and dead. they are pumping cement into the bottom portion of the well. this the same well that started spewing in april after the explosion aboard that rig. some 5 million barrels have gushed into the gulf. but today a big day that we could finally see this thing killed. also, secretary of state hillary clinton has phoned the sultan of oman thanking him for
sealed off, never to be heard from again. we will give you the latest details on this latest method they are using to finally kill this thing, once and for all. from the cnn center, this is cnn saturday morning, 10:00 a.m. here in atlanta, georgia. 9:00 a.m. in fayetteville arkansas. good morning. i m t.j. holms. thank you for being here. pope benedict is in london. he has a lot going on today, including taking care of the faithful. some 80,000, that s a live picture you are seeing, they are expecting some 80,000 to show up to hyde park trying to make their way to see the pope. he will be having a prayer vigil. he is not expected for another couple of hours. they are already making their way there. we will take you to london. a texas high school star quarterback and a straight a student has died. reggie garrett is his name. he was running to the sidelines and collapsed after throwing his second touchdown pass last night. this happened in a small town in texas, one of th
even. but people are prepared and we build for hurricanes. so i m not at all concerned about damage or loss of life if people do what they re supposed to do and people do what they are prepared to do. reporter: igor is a much bigger store than fabian, much wider. so keeping that in mind, if the storm just comes close, it s going to be big enough to cause all kinds of damage in bermuda. let s send it back to you in the studio. reynolds wolf, thank you so much in a very windy bermuda. the surf is kicking up there. jacqui jeras is here. igor would be the first threat and then karl or does it matter in the timeline? karl is pretty much over with. maybe just some showers. igor is one of the big focuses as this is a powerful hurricane and could make landfall in bermuda. this is a huge hurricane, so even if that eyewall doesn t make it on shore, they are going to be getting hit with hurricane force winds, not to mention huge waves that are going to be pushing through as well.
julie: we begin with some of the g.o.p. s biggest names, making rounds at the 5th annual values voters summit in washington. a host of potential 2012 hopefuls, addressing thousands of conservatives including former house speaker newt gingrich. conservatives in washington say washington is ripe for a revolution, the chairman of the liberty council asked the crowd, are you ready for an awakening in your generation, bob mcdonald said, the conservatives were sweeping the nation. we have to get people who believe in the conservative, pro family limited government, federalism ideas out in november. newt gingrich told the crowd they could take the house and senate back from what he called the political elite. we re at a great crossroads in american history. and that is part of why i think the insurgency is so helpful. and the energy of the tea party movement is helpful and toughness and eagerness to come and change washington by the knew candidates is useful. reporter: h
the pope speaks out expressing sorrow and shame over the catholic church s sex abuse scandal. even meeting with some of the victims. his visit not without controversy. details coming up. plus, a triple threat in the atlantic. one storm turning deadly. now hurricane igor bearing down on bermuda. we are live with an update. american hiker held for more than a year in an iranian prison is heading back to the united states. fox news is america s election headquarters. two new big developments, 45 days before voters will head to the polls. in alaska, senator lisa murkowski deciding she still has a fighting chance to keep her job. the republican incumbent launching a write-in ballot candidacy as an independent. you may remember murkowski upset in the state s gop senate primary by sarah palin-backed challenger and tea party favorite, joe miller. more on this in just a moment. also new results from a closely watched straw poll potential 2012 gop presidential candidates. hours