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>> a quarter before the top of the hour, quick headlines for you. former m.f. global chief jon corzine reportedly taking the fifth, refusing to answer questions in the congressional hot seat later today. sources say the former democrat governor from new jersey is only expected to make a brief statement and then clam up. and a kennedy may want to jump into barney franks congressional seat. joseph kennedy iii says he may run when frank retires next year. kennedy is the son of former congressman jo...

family and said he would decide whether fund-raising is strong enough to stay in the race at least through the iowa caucuses 35 days from now. steve grubs is cains chairman, on the conference call this morning and is with us live to start the program from davenport, iowa. tell me your gut. does your gut tell you yes or no youll have a candidate come saturday or sunday? >> i think well definitely have a campaign and a candidate come this weekend and all the way to january 3rd. the real ...

To speak is carl staples. he made a brief statement without identifying himself as the man who got kicked off the jury for objecting to the flag. one pastor said the building was not just any old place in town. >> our courthouse is especially speak the ideals of justice and they should be, they must be surround ied with symbols that speak of justice and freedom for all people. if we can decide today to remove the confederate flag from the grounds of our courthouse, it will be a step in the direc...

everybody. herman cains accuser now has a voice. the republican presidential candidate, well, listen to how he reacted, confirming the allegations. >> you know, ive been in washington all week and ive attracted a little bit of attention. >> yes. the accuser has now come out and confirmed some of the details. youll hear what he has to say about this whole cain drama. also, a family court judge caught whipping his daughter. she says its abuse. he says its punishment. but did he cross the...

His right arm, his neck, and his left thumb. the wound to his neck was just two millimeters from the carotid artery. if torn open, massive bleeding would have resulted with possibly deadly consequences. the 27-year-old surfer said he would make only this brief statement. >> i just want to thank everyone that supported me, all my friends on the beach, the paramedics especially who helped me in the ambulance. they did a great job. also, obviously, everyone at the hospital. and yeah, i just feel re...

drought-stricken texas where strong winds from tropical storm lee are kicking up several major wildfires. you see them here. this is south of austin, texas. crews are scrambling to knock down flames as soon as they pop up. 1,000 homes are at risk, in the line of fire. the situation has been getting worse. fire officials cant tell us how many evacuations they have or any damage assessments as of yet. well have more ahead on the fires including a live report from the scene and also a man...

we begin with breaking news in drought-stricken texas where strong winds from tropical storm lee are kicking up several major wildfires. you see them here. this is south of austin, texas. crews are scrambling to knock down flames as soon as they pop up. 1,000 homes are at risk, in the line of fire. the situation has been getting worse. fire officials cant tell us how many evacuations they have or any damage assessments as of yet. well have more ahead on the fires including a live repor...

into the pier. eventually punching a giant hole into the hull. you see guys trying to save it. they are okay. you are in the cnn newsroom this saturday. im in for don lemon. good to see you. we are following a massive storm stalled off the coast of new orleans. this ireport sent to us by andrew caylee from a suburb of new orleans. doesnt look too bad now. already power has been knocked out to about 30,000 people in louisiana. the governors of louisiana and mississippi have drayeclare...

its important to say they are not saying there is a specific threat, but what they are saying is there is a continued threat. certainly from al qaeda and affiliate organizations, and it notes that briefly al qaeda and the terrorists groups have linked their attacks to significant dates, and of course 9/11, there couldnt be anymore specific or significant dates than that. you know, i was just talking with a friend that said is this something that we should really, really be worried abou...

up right now, and thats a good sign considering were more than halfway through the trading day. you are seeing stocks rally on good economic news of the jobless claims numbers fell last week and we got strong corporate earnings from a bellwether company, cisco system, and you are seeing wall street focus on the positive today and we are seeing the bargain hunting going on as well, and you are seeing the bargain hunters getting in there and buying stocks up, randi. >> and the trader mth...