most visited. and we explore what to do. we go to 40 local businesses. they drive the local economies. sandra: what is happening here? this is grand canyon. again, grand canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. we explored how the canyon formed. when you go, you can go to the north or south rim. you can do both. they re about ten miles apart. you is zip line across or drive five hours. it s about 2015 miles away. from that vantage point, you get the unique view to explore. sandra: it s so worth washing, fox nation, park d. you can always do to grand canyon like my father and i did. hiked down and back in the same day. i ll take you next time. sandra: a true story. john: what is your favorite
scientists trying to send a warning from down under. reporter: it s one of the seven natural wonders of the world. the great barrier rev off the coast of australia, a vibrant underwater ecosystem of coral and sea life that s roughly the size of italy, so huge you can actually see it from space. scientists are sounding the alarm. they say for the second year in a row this sprawling underwater treasure is bleaching on a massive scale. a new study by australia s arc center of excellence for coral rev studies shows approximately two-thirds of the rev is suffering. it s quite terrifying actually. the the magnitude and severity of the event. reporter: sean connolly is one of a team of scientists who have been surveying the damage. a coral is a partnership between an animal which is what builds the skeleton and constructs the reefs that you see and the tiny one-celled algae and hot temperatures cause
all involved in the traveller movies. that s huge. clarence wooten, a serial entrepreneur. this is a guy who built a company before the do the-combust, sold it for close to $30 million and launched two more companies where he s hiring people. so our kids need to know these role models exist so we can start shaping who they look up to as future stars. let me hand this thing over immediately at the top of the hour to fredricka whitfield. are you in a hurry? not really. arkansas doesn t play until 6:00. want me to stick around? a little football later today, arkansas, can t wait for the boxing. the fight tonight. i m a morning guy. the fights don t start until 11:00 midnight. be a vampire during the day and sleep during the day. shouldn t be a problem. another big game today, we re talking about penn state s football game. all this on the heels of that sex scandal that is certainly overshadowing the university and overshadowing today s game involving former assis
paterno s firing sparked riots on the campus. we ll have a live report in just a few moments. kidnapped washington nationals catcher wilson ramos has been found alive. the details, we re just starting to get more of them. we ll have those for you. also, some of the most breath taking parts on earth are part of a new list. the seven natural wonders of the world. let s start this morning on the campus of penn state university. we have a team of reporters there covering this child sex beautiful scandal that erupted this week. our mike ga lan knows is outside the football stadium where penn state will be playing its final home game today. athena jones will be joinings me here with more reaction from the campus in just a moment. mike, i need to get back to you with some of the news we are getting. the interim president says he ll appoint an ethics officer who will report directly to him. the former president. the assistant football coach, mike mcqueary, we ve learned that he h
make no mistake, this is not a vacation. also a new list of seven natural wonders of the world revealed? but what do you think is missing? maybe you think something is missing from that list. welcome to you all from the cnn center in atlanta. this is cnn saturday morning. we are glad you are right here. let s start on the campus of penn state university. look at this. this happened last night. students, thousands of them, came out for a candlelight vigil to support the victims of the sex abuse scandal. this is the same place where students rioted in support of fired football coach joe paterno just two days ago. we are hearing from joe paterno from his son which says my father is experiencing a range of powerful emotions. he is absolutely distract over what happened to the children and their families. he also wants to very much to speak publicly and answer questions. at this stage, however, he has no choice but to be patient and defer to the legal process. he also said the