thailand. here kids are now free to play on newly built basketball courts. and in peru, the group helped launch a surfing program for street kids. last season the san francisco giants won the world series. affeldt hopes the buzz surrounding his team will bring attention to a problem which many rarely think about. >> there's more slaves now than there was when it was legal and to me i don't get that. >> reporter: a baseball player hoping to end modern day slavery. one strikeout at a time. mark mckay, cnn. >> if your choice did not win or you just want to check out the runners up, i'll have the links on my page at facebook.com/suzannecnn. "cnn newsroom" continues right now with randy kaye who's in for ali velshi. have a great weekend. everybody talks about gasoline prices, but can anybody do anything about them? >> the attorney general's