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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com we begin with breaking news on wall street. a dramatic rescue and equally dramatic reaction on wall street. the stock market skyrocketing today on new that is the federal reserve and other central banks are taking direct action to prevent a financial meltdown in the euro zone using the their resources to keep money and credit flowing amid the staggering debt crisis. it's the largest coordinated move of its kind since 2008 when similar action brought u.s. credit markets back from the brink. let's...

It. some hotels are actually selling a small washable microchip into their towels, sheets and bathrobes. if you walk off with it, you sort of buy it. want to bring in katie lennon now. katie, how is this thing going to work anyway? >> yes, you want to think twice about that five-finger discount. if you walk off with that luxurious bathrobe or towel, chances are some hotels are implementing a tag right inside there. so, in other words, that is tracking technology that will actually track that you have taken it. you might be saying, well, that's kind of cheap on the hotel's part, right? get this...

Of cheap on the hotel's part, right? get this. one of those towels can cost around $8 to $9 apiece. and one hotel that's implemented this tracking technology has actually went from 4,000 towels that were taken a month down to 750, saving them $16,000. so that's a lot of money when we talk about linens that people are walking off with. so think twice because you might be being tracked. >> yeah. that's pretty interesting stuff. but once they start keeping all their towels, i wonder if they're going to bring down the hotel rates. another story. now, a lot of people hitting the road, heading to th...

recall that could have an effect on your weekend fun. first, the latest on the search and recovery efforts in joplin, missouri. scores of people are still unaccounted for on this memorial day weekend. 156 people are listed as missing and searchers still going through piles of debris and the death toll could rise and the confirmed number of deaths stands at 132 with more than 1,000 injured. more than 2,500 people have applied for federal disaster assistance to help with home repairs and personal losses. fema has approved $2.8 million in aid. president obama is returning from his o...

and extreme couponing for a cause. find out how this man is sending care packages to military troops overseas without even coming close to breaking the bank. but, first, six days after a tornado ripped apart joplin, missouri, rescue crews are still trying to find everyone. we're expecting an update shortly from state officials. but as of right now, 156 people are unaccounted for and the death toll has reached 132. more than 1,000 people are hurt. the federal government has approved nearly $3 million in aid and president obama plans to meet with survivors in joplin tomorrow. all w...