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and good morning, everyone. did you lose your voice cheering for the hoff last night? >> the only way it could go. i dont know it is. the back-to-school cold crept up on me. i apologize. we have a big story. >> a huge story. >> bob woodwards book, a bombshell. infights over sending thousa nds of troops. the president pushing hard against the chairman of the chief of staffs, mike mullen. against general petraeus. the top security adviser, jim jones, reportedly referred to his aides as...

the decision, live. and good morning, everyone. did you lose your voice cheering for the hoff last night? >> the only way it could go. i dont know it is. the back-to-school cold crept up on me. i apologize. we have a big story. >> a huge story. >> bob woodwards book, a bombshell. infights over sending thousands of troops. the president pushing hard against the chairman of the chief of staffs, mike mullen. against general petraeus. the top security adviser, jim jones, reportedly ref...

and can it be? the hoff is off. david hasselhoff, the first to go on "dancing with the stars." well tell us what he thinks of the decision, live. and good morning, everyone. did you lose your voice cheering for the hoff last night? is that why? >> the only way it could go. i dont know what it is. this back-to-school cold crept up on me. overnight. so i apologize to all of you this morning. we have a big story. >> a huge story. >> bob woodwards book, a bombshell. called "obamas war"...

>> i understand theres always context, mr. patel. theres always context. >> sure, don. >> i dont think anyone is saying anything against religious freedom or the freedom of expression or any of that. but theres always context. this is an extraordinary circumstance. and you understand that it is very heated. many people lost their loved ones on 9/11. and if the -- >> including muslim -- >> if its going to cause a controversy like this, when its supposed to be building relations between christians...

To the muslim world on this. its upside down. >> mr. patel, how did you view the presidents comments on friday? >> you know, we expect our leaders in america to stand up for our highest principles. one of the highest prince pefls america is were a nation of people from different backgrounds living in equal dignity and mutual loyalty. presidents from washington and jefferson to clinton and bush have stood up for that. president obama stood up for that as well. i applaud him for that. >> this situ...

That they are free in this place but not that place. >> i understand theres always context, mr. patel. theres always context. >> sure, don. i dont think anyone is saying anything against religious freedom or the freedom of expression or any of that. but theres always context. this is an extraordinary circumstance. and you understand that it is very heated. many people lost their loved ones on 9/11. and if the -- >> including muslim -- >> if its going to cause a controversy like this, when its su...

Every religion got its problem but more on are on us right now. >> reporter: his mosque has not taken a formal stance but says it promotes peace. >> its never been a problem. the people at the mosque have always been very respectful. >> reporter: lucas has lived near the mosque since before 9/11. he approves of the proposed cultural center pnget its been hard for us to rebuild. and as it goes up slowly, i think there is some hope there that we can sort of rebuild and come to terms with whats hap...

Christian or jew. every religion got its problem but more on are on us right now. >> reporter: his mosque has not taken a formal stance but says it promotes peace. >> its never been a problem. the people at the mosque have always been very respectful. >> reporter: lucas has lived near the mosque since before unyou like nearly 70% of americans and many new yorkers, he approves of the proposed cultural center pnget its been hard for us to rebuild. and as it goes up slowly, i think there is some ho...

weekend, and it may continue to do so in the week ahead. president obama taking sides on the plan to build a mosque near ground zero. overshadowing his own trip to promote gulf coast recovery. heres part of what he had to say on friday night. >> ground zero is, indeed, hallowed ground. but let me be clear. as a citizen and as president, i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. and that includes -- that includes the right to buil...

president obama taking sides on the plan to build a mosque near ground zero. overshadowing his own trip to promote gulf coast recovery. heres part of what he had to say on friday night. >> ground zero is, indeed, hallowed ground. but let me be clear. as a citizen and as president, i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. and that includes -- that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private pr...