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weve got the highlights this hour on cnn. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." nice to have you with us. im ashleigh banfield. >> im zoraida sambolin. we begin with the shocking and sometimes sickening testimony in the child sex abuse trial of former penn state football defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. we have heard from two alleged victims already, and a third could take the stand later this morning. yesterday former assistant football coach mike mcqueary also testif...

The self-described tortoise. can the gop re-gop itself in time? the republicans messaging problem. how do they get their brand back on track if they really want the white house back in the fall? >> thank you so much, thomas. once again, apple has tech junkies worked up into a fevered pitch. theres just a little more than two hours to go until unveiling of the new ipad. coming just about a year after the late steve jobs took the wraps off the ipad 2. >> weve got something great to announce toda...

happy, happy, happy friday! my favorite day. >> i know. >> besides saturday and sunday. its october 28th. welcome to "american morning." christine has the morning off. >> that game you know, i was so sad, because the yankees were out so early, but, boy, these guy, the rangers and cardinals have really kept this going. good. good baseball. up first, bernie madoff victims are saying dont buy this scam. saying theyre having trouble finding sympathy after madoffs wife -- madoff said hes ...

officials say nothing suggests an attack is imminent. they only say recent incidents reinforce the terror threat. and hope for a grand debt fix was dimmed just a bit in washington. some democrats and republicans are picking apart the latest plan with the same old complaints. liberals say it cuts social security and medicare. conservatives say it raises taxes. republicans have refused to raise the nations debt limit without deep spending cuts and no tax increases. the deadline now is ...

And baskets. that would be an increase of almost 1.8% over last year and it would be the first spending increase in three years. well, consumers will get their hands on apples ipipad f the first time this morning. it was overhyped? well see. is it a must buy? even though apple allowed buyers to preorder the latest invention, lines have still formed around stores. theres no substitute for being first to apple birsz. >> its like unicorns or gold. its just naj magical and hard explain. im obsesse...

Yesterdays weather. the northwest is the problem. easter sunday forecast, looks great in so many locations. only problem spot will be san francisco, sacramento, up through the pacific northwest. cloudy, cool weather. overall a very, very nice start to our easter weekend. >> oh, yeah. a lot of areas needed the help. thank you so much. >> well, consumers are getting their hands on the apple ipad for the first time this morning. was it overhyped or will this be a must-buy? even though apple allowed...

Quite there. the speed of the processor is the big reason for that and also the praiting system which makes lovely transitions work so well. can i have it back, by the way? >> sorry. im never going to give it back. we know the pros, its cool, glossy. the cons? >> its expensive. there really isnt a place in the home for it yet. it will be a bit of a sell. i think this will sell a lot initially and people will talk about it and sort of second type of doctors will get into it, maybe around christma...