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because they think its a long shot right now. it is a long shot. and its going to be hard to be in the republican majority with a democratic president. its like harry sade its easy to be in the minority especially in the senate because you have a lot of power to be in the majority in the senate, especially republicans, theyre going to have to work with democrats, with a democratic president. that blurs the lines for them when they want to create contrast in the next two years, particul...

its been empty the whole time. another victim of arlington national cemetery. and the international space station makes contact to the outer reaches of pittsburgh, texas. let me tell you what. theres one ham radio guy thats pretty excited. im kyra phillips. you are live in the "cnn newsroom." mega church pastor eddie long has 25,000 church members but today all of the attention is on just a few of his former followers. a third man has come forward accusing bishop long of coercing h...

threats coming from within our borders. >> emily schmidt has the details this morning from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and vinita, good morning to you. the u.s. counterterrorism chief says over the past year, weve seen more significant terror developments than any year since 9/11. there are more threats. and theyre happening closer to hope home. top intelligence officials say fighting terrorism is getting more complicated because extremists are looking for help fr...

>> reporter: al qaeda continues to aggressively recruit people, both abroad and here at home. officials say theyre most worried about al qaedas reach online. there was a setback in efforts to free 33 miners in chile. one of the hammers on a drill used in the rescue mission became detached yesterday. the crews were drilling through rock when it happened. the drill was repaired and work continued. rescued in early november, six weeks sooner than first expected. one lawmaker on capito...

verify with a prospective employee with a legitimate job offer. we have that under a drug testing law in iowa. if you show up and you want a job, go through all of the hoops and they can say to you, i have gone through all the hoops, you have to take a drug test before we can put you to work. thats what we do in iowa. no complaints, no lawsuits. and i encourage them to do that. we should be able to provide as employers an illegal-free workplace so modernizing e-verify so it can be used...

>> mr. congressman -- >> wait a minute, im sorry. im talking to mr. decoster, jack decoster. >> he doesnt run the operation. i do. >> i know, but he testified he cleaned eed -- when you were s you didnt have these problems. do you want to answer? >> yes, sir. >> how do you account for dead chickens then? >> theres eight dead hens here in the back of the building, and, you know, its kind of like a large city with 80,000 birds in the building. >> sure. >> occasionally we will have some m...

since 9/11, all of us in america have lived with the prospect of another terrorist attack. and today, top counterterrorism officials appear before congress with a warning. they said the danger is as grave as it has been since september 11th, nine years ago, and they said al qaeda has new ways of recruiting people inside this country. pierre thomas followed all the testimony today and joins us now. pierre? >> reporter: diane, we watched what these intelligence officials had to say very ...

cover. imagine a guy sends you a text inviting you to an autopsy. all right. thats creepy enough but that text allegedly from a district attorney to a crime victim was just the tip of the iceberg. we have the govern nor of wisconsin live. and another scandal for the vatican and nothing to do with sex but everything to do with money. maybe your house wouldnt have gone into foreclosure if the lender had checked the paper work first. im kyra phillips s and youre live in the cnn newsro...

a mega church pastor facing a monumental legal battle. bishop eddie long, leader of a 25,000 member congregation here in atlanta denies allegations that he used his position to coerce two young men into sexual relationships when they were teenagers. >> angels were flying around my bed all night all day! >> reporter: bishop eddie longs fiery sermons have made her a revered evangelical pastor. >> eddie long offers himself up as this kind of mans man, the quintessential man. hes a success...