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after four people died. it is raising concerns about traffic jams on this trek. too many climbers trying to make their way could make the journey more treacherous even though todays adventure seekers have sherpas and oxygen tanks. ken cool joins me by phone from mount everest, at base camp on his 10th trip to the summit. wow. amazing. good morning to you, appreciate you joining us by phone. first of all let me ask you, did you know the climbers who died last weekend? >> no, no, i didnt...

it is 8:00. thanks for waking up with us. lets get you caught up on some of the news. we start with a glitch in the space plan. >> three, two, one, zero. and lift off. weve had a cut off. >> that is the dragon spacecraft on the launch pad at cape canaveral but it did not get off the ground. john, take us through what happened here. what went wrong? >> well, the future is on hold, isnt it, randi? who said space flight was easy and rocket science was easy? not you, not me of course. i th...

from cnn center this is "cnn saturday morning." saturday, may 19th. good morning, everyone. im randi k yi kaye. the clind activist that broke free from china is on a flight to the u.s. president obama hosting world leaders at his retreat in maryland at this hour. the first commercial mission to the international space station is a dud. debt, defense, and diplomacy the theme at the high-stakes g8 summit. president obama welcomed world leaders a short time ago, laying out the grou...

those who labeled him an immigrant and a tax cheat are wrong. we begin this evening with an important lesson in attack politics. a plan no matter how controversial or audatious is useless unless someone is willing to bank roll it. at the moment, no one is willing to pay the estimated $10 million price tag to implement this plan. the defeat of barack hussein obama but think again. >> i repudiate that effort. i think it is the wrong course for a pack or a campaign. i hope that our camp...

so this all actually happened late last week when the financial giant revealed it had made this risky credit bet in the european market. so now, were hearing three executives are expected to resign and bloomberg is now reporting morgans entire chief investment office of london could be cleaned out. the trades are raising some very, very serious questions this morning about whether the countrys biggest bank learned anything from that financial crisis. let me remind you, that was merely ...

Big mac is three times the calories than in copenhagen, denmark? its not just portion size. by the way its not just high fructose corn syrup. it really is about our lack of choices. and why is it that people in france eat bread, cheese, italy, they eat pasta until the cows come home? theyre thinner. they have the sidewalks and trails and parks to be healthy and they have the healthier option, they drink water, not soda, and i believe this is something that the government can do a better job. bri...

tsunami, no. emergency, yes. a massive earthquake rattled the coast of indonesia today not far from where the killer quake and tsunami hit back in 2004. the ground has not stopped shaking yet. were hearing about aftershocks several hours since the initial quake. disaster officials are fearing a repeat of 2004. they sent out a tsunami warning to the entire indian ocean. so far no reports of serious damage or injuries. syrian government says it will end fighting by tomorrows deadline. ...

Two servings less a week, it wont kill you. make sure you eat fruits and vegetables. when you go to the supermarket and grocery store, stay away from the middle aisles. all the good stuff is in the periphery. always add exercise. you should be fine. >> eric: youre talking about three to four ounces once a week, twice a week? >> the study looks at three ounces every single day. you replace it with poultry or fish or nuts, plants are great for you. if you replace the red meat with something else, ...

Research has proven. so in order to create a truly sustainable weight loss program, we have to do it with carbs. its one of the necessary macronutrients in our bodies. >> lets talk first about portion size and i know youre going to use your hand and your fist and your thumb to tell us how to do it. >> theres so many different ways. it comes into calories in and calories out but truly, counting calories, thats not realistic. i mean, even though we know we should do it. its not something that we d...

But in the long term, it does slow your metabolic rate. research has proven. so in order to create a truly sustainable weight loss program, we have to do it with carbs. its one of the necessary macronutrients in our bodies. >> lets talk first about portion size and i know youre going to use your hand and your fist and your thumb to tell us how to do it. >> theres so many different ways. it comes into calories in and calories out but truly, counting calories, thats not realistic. i mean, even tho...