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all this playing out on the streets as well. young palestinians who want statehood threw rocks and bottles at israeli border guards. that happened today. the israelis responded with rubber bullets and stun grenades. president abbas has called for protesters to keep things peaceful. israel has put additional forces along the border in case things get out of hand. and pakistan absolutely furious over accusations by the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. for the fi...

The cost of the materials are up, the steel, yarn, cotton, leather, all that stuff. youve got companies like ethan allen, la-z-boy, theyre increasing prices up to 7% and on the other side, youve got household items, everything from toilet paper that shampoo to soaps, thats costing more, as well. theres no place for consumers to hide. >> so the bottom line for the consumer out there? >> its very tough. everythings going on, wages and incomes are flat. i mean, there are areas where youre seeing pr...

For hours. ali velshi, cnn. three stories. one can air later this hour. so let us know which one you would like to see by testing 22360. first choice. drama on espanol. the soaps are doing something that the american counterparts are not. theyre getting people to watch tv. second choice -- bulletproof boxers. specially woven silk underwear could be the best thing between a u.s. marine and enemy fire. and third choice, colorful packaging, fruity flavors, and 12% alcohol make up a new drink call...

The first choice, how do you get more people to watch television? well, make it action packed and do it in spanish. find out why spanish soaps are increasing ratings here in the united states. second choice, bullet proof boxers, the marines order up professionally woven silk underwear to protect troops on the front line. and your third choice, a new drink with colorful packaging, fruity flavors and 12% alcohol creating controversy. the reason, critics say blast is being marketed to kids. vote ...

>> drama, love p i dont know. everything. >> reporter: the entire family is hooked on hispanic soap operas. the fast-paced, intensely emotional and action-packed soaps attract even the youngest of the family. 11-year-old carlitos. >> i like the drama, romance, and the aks really good. >> reporter: at a time when traditional american soap operas are being canceled, hispanic ones are getting more and more popular in the united states. while the major broadcast networks are losing viewer, spanish l...

Eat up through the duct tape. >> its taken a great deal out joy out of life. and i feel most sorry for the grandchildren and the young people because theyre not going to know what it was like not to have this. >> and not to have this on the news. not to have this as some kind of bad joke. >> officially upgraded the nation to terror alert level orange. hey, happy orange alert, everybody! >> these days, orange means watch your back. and if she wants to color coordinate her accessories -- >> this i...

For partisanship and vitriol that no matter what she did or said they were never going to come back to her. >> she was angry. a lot people. it was a mess. >> so from the collection of clips that ive been able to view before the airing its not focusing on sarah palin, what theres enough information out there about that. its about who she was beginning from when she moved to alaska as a kid to you know what her life is like now. anyone fascinated by her on any level will be interested in that. mov...

When there was alternate programming coming up on cable tv was the death of soaps. they went then from this 6 million to 7 million to 8 million viewers down to the 4 million range and have never recovered. >> i never thought about that until now. i remember when the o.j. simpson trial was going on and i was working for fox station in new york. we created programming and shows around that trial. we created a show called "o.j. today" and took off all the daytime programming and youre right about t...

All right. it is classic erica kane, the slap and the sting of music, but this week real life drama unfolded on daytime tv when abc said it was canceling long time favorites "all my children" and "one life to live." the network is making time for some reality shows, and were seeing a true swan song of soaps. to answer now, tom oneil joins me from new york, an entertainer writer for the "los angeles times." tom, we know soap operas have been losing their viewers, but this was a big surprise, even...

And why the young and the restless." >> is it going to be like the game show network, tattle teal and all that, match, whatever it is. >> getting rid of the soap network, which i cant believe. its free. the programming is already done and coming back but apparently the ratings are so bad it doesnt justify keeping it around. >> yeah. >> giving us the four remaining before i let you go. >> give the what? >> the four remaining soaps. >> oh, the four remaining, "young and the restless," "bold and th...