on tape. we'll bring it to you. somali pirates strike again. tourists are believed to be held for ransom this morning. this is "cnn saturday morning." it is february 19th. good morning, i'm randi kaye. thanks for waking up with us. we'll get you caught up. plus, a consumer alert to anyone headed to the grocery store. here's a hint, a shocker is waiting for you at the cash register. teacher protests in wisconsin could get bigger before things get better. >> this is wrong, desperately wrong. >> thousands are expected back on at the state house to protest drastic cuts. other governors expected will be watching this showdown, no doubt. auburn unit's trees are barely surviving. thousands of students and grads, many brought together by facebook are fighting back. we'll have the latest from there. we'll catch you up with an icon that's had a front row street to the civil rights. he'll tell us about it and the new book, later this hour. we start on capitol hill where it is all about your money. the house just wrapped up a marathon session passing spending cuts. they approved slashing more than $60 billion from the budget. the house trying to beat a march 4th shut down. if they do shut down, benefits for veterans, social security checks and airport security could be affected. brianna is in washington. good morning to you. >> good morning, randi. this is a big deal. it's not often we see the house of representatives in until the 4:00 a.m. hour. this was days they were dealing with the spending cuts deal. bottom line, it cuts $60 billion from the current budget for the remaining seven months in the current budget. this is what the house action was. there were a number of changes this is what took so long. there were hundreds of cuts from democrats and republicans. a number of them were controversial. the most controversial is defunding health care reform. republicans said if they weren't going to be able to repeal it outright, this is the route they were going to take. they passed the change yesterday. there was also an amendment that passed to cut out federal fundsing for planned parenthood. in the end, the pentagon can continue to sponsor nascar race teams. they ran the gamette. >> this isn't the end of it. there are obstacles here. the senate and the white house not on board with what happened here. >> no. there are a number of cuts in the underlying bill that democrats in the senate and president obama are not going to stand for. there are cuts for the nutrition assistance program to women, infants and children. it's called wick. there are billions of cuts to the environmental protection agency. you are dealing with raising the spectrum of a government shutdown. right now, they are on a temporary funding measure. it only takes the government, in terms of funding, to the next two weeks. >> aren't we cutting it close? the senate might not come back and take it up until february 28th, days before the shutdown. >> we are cutting it close. it was said best yesterday when they said we are looking at two weeks before it expires. it's a nanosecond when you think how long it takes for congress to get on something. the issue is that house republicans, there's a conservative contingent, especially new freshman who want the cuts and are unbending on it. i spoke with a house republican who said leaders have been talking for over a week to the conservative members saying we may have to go with another temporary funding measure to get the cuts we want. everyone is trying to tamp down the idea of a government shutdown. it would be a huge deal. >> it would be. thanks. >> sure. a hijacking on the high seas now. somali pirates, this morning, are holding four americans after boarding their yacht in the indian ocean. the sv quest yacht is owned by adams. they are on a voyage. david is on skype with us. any demands yet? >> none yet. it's very early day. nato and the pirate si catch dog said the yacht was taken off the coast of the arabian peninsula. there are four americans believed to be on board. the u.s. military said they are closely watching it and checking in on radio signals or anything from there. my sources in somalia have not seen any yacht approaching the somali pirates in the region. generally, people are taken toward the coast of somalia and held there, then asked for ra ransom. four americans captured. >> numerous layers to check. this couple did post on their website, if it is them, they were going through these waters of the indian ocean well known traveled by pirates. they seem to be aware of some risk. are people aware of the risks the pirates are looking for them? >> they certainly would have been aware of the risk. this is a pirate hot spot from india as you go toward the gulf of aiden. it's swamped with pirates. there have been several successful hijacks in weeks. they are keeping up with travel warnings. if you look at the recent warning, it warns people, particularly american citizens from going through the regions. they have been traveling on the boat since 2005. they have left from california. they distribute bibles on the way in the south seas, across new zealand. this is a very experienced couple. we don't know whether it is them 100%. we don't know who the other two americans are on board. certainly, people can wait up to a year, six months to a year to negotiate. what the navy will be doing, u.s. navy and others will be trying to block the yacht from getting toward land. once hostages hit the land, there's little that can be done except for the families to wait to hear from the pirates and start negotiating. >> it could be a long wait for the family if they try to get information. david, thank you. protesters are promising to be back on the streets in bahrain today. moments ago, we saw armored tanks moving away from the square. they are seeing increased antigovernment demonstrations. the protests turned deadly yesterday. take a look at this. this is a youtube video showing one of the protests in the capital, then shots ring out. amazing video. at least four people were killed. hospital sources say as many as 50 people injured. this is dramatic video. we have to stress cnn cannot confirm the authenticity on youtube. this video does appear to be from the same location where our teams were working earlier on friday. here is part of the report from arwood damon on the streets shortly after the shots were fired. >> translator: covered in blood, i told everyone to put their hands up as a sign of peace. then i saw the military crouch down like this. a man standing next to him was shot in the head, he tells us. our conversation ends abruptly when the military opens fire, once again. using steel pellets and live ammunition. >> we'll have a live report coming up in just around 15 minutes. time for our weekend wheel. a look at other stories on the radar. we start in wisconsin. a huge budget battle is having a national impact. >> this is wrong. desperately wrong. we will not stand for it! >> massive demonstrations at the state capital in madison. they delayed a vote on the plan. they are working on removing bargaining rights for public workers. he wants state, local and school workers to pay half their pensions and 12% of health care premiums. >> certainly the thousands of people here and outside the capital have every right to be heard. i want to make sure, not for one moment are their voices drowning out the voices of the millions of taxpayers across the state of wisconsin. as i toured the state in the last couple days and made it clear they think what we are doing is a politically bold move, it is a modest request of the employees at the state and local level. president obama is commenting ton controversy. he calls it an assault on uni s unions. police in south africa are investigating the death of a small baby who attends oprah's school. no charges have been brought in the case. the investigation is ongoing. a federal judge says it cannot be released because the investigation is ongoing and more charges might be filed. media outlets are trying to get access to the pictures and search warrant information. a firefighter who refused to respond to the tucson shooting is giving more detail. he was distracted on what he thought the attack would do to the country. he thought it was best if they went without him. they had to pick up a replacement on the way, delaying their arrival on the scene. >> once he made the decision not to go on the call, it was the last time he worked as a firefighter. >> the 28 year veteran retired after the shooting. six people died and 13 people were wounded in the shooting. this one is for the foot and mouth file. this goes to john. >> have you ever been stopped by a policeman who was an idiot? i had this idiot pull me over on 315. >> yes, you heard. he did say that. ohio's men and women in blue had to love hearing that from the governor. the police called him out and called the statement offensive. he phoned the officer to say i'm sorry. it was a pep talk to state employees and he was trying to make a point about customer service. college rivalry goes way too far threatening the survival of century old trees. we'll have the latest from auburn louisiana next. reynolds wolf is standing by. what is going on? >> we have a lot going on. we have temperatures from the 70s. places close to the 80s with plenty of sunshine. spring is here, right? we have winter weather developing and wind gusts that could be topping 60 miles an hour. it's coming up on "cnn saturday morning." see you in a few. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, progressive gives megan discounts that you guys didn't. paperless, safe driver, and i get great service. meredith, what's shakin', bacon? 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>> caller: you think i care? >> nice, right? if he's convicted, he faces ten years in jail. who does it? then who calls a radio station to brag about it? >> he called a professor and bragged about doing it. since 1964, they have been going to the corner. it's basketball, baseball, women's softball, could be graduation. people have proposed under the trees and had weddings under the trees. since 1964. then in the '80s those graduates bring their children. now they are bringing their infants to the corner. >> just to go out there over a rivalry. we are going to talk about it. people organizing this mass hug, if you want to call it that. you are going to want to join that conversation. speaking of teams who can't get along. a bleacher report for the top rival reasons in history. auburn and alabama are huge rivals. a factor is how long it's been going on. at five, the green bay packers versus the chicago bears. the oldest and longer in the nfl. four, the los angeles lakers versus the celtics. the showdown in the 2010 finals. third place, a head-to-head match up, dodgers versus the giants. do you know who are the two toughest rivals in sports history? 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