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You heard our friends dr. west and tavis give the pro gristive point of view. why would an african american person be a republican? >> if you wan the country to do well the politics should be over. voted for democrats for 60 years you can say they are brain washed whatever you want to say. but the plight in life hasnt changed dramatically over the last 50 or 60 years. >> got to go. thank you good luck with your tour on pbs beginning on monday night. amanda knox and casey anthony next. as a home,...

a look at these pictures coming in to cnn. helicopter has crashed into new yorks east river and a dramatic rescue operation is now underway. were told by the fire department of new york, a spokesman saying that at least two people were seriously injured in the crash. the chief coast guard petty officer eric swansen tells cnn there were at least three people on board when that helicopter crashed into the east river in new york. in an interview with a local affiliate, a former fdny commi...

our pentagon xpont barbara star has more on the air strike that killed al-awlaki. >> reporter: this is important. this man posed a direct threat to the united states had inspired him by all accounts ordered attacks against the u.s. now this apparently is the result of a two-year effort between the u.s. intelligence community and the people to go after him to find him, target him and take him out. very controversial as he is an american born citizen. killed for his activities in another...

>>shepard: and the american born terrorist, now dead, al-aliwalki has an allure and was nice, plight and helpful to everyone, a quote from an official at a mosque in virginia where al-aliwalki was a relidgous leader before he reportedly told leaders of the mosque he planned to leave the united states after the attacks of 9/11 and it was at that virginia mosque where some 9/11 hijackers had once worshiped. as al-aliwalki led prayers. and now, live outside that mosque in falls church, virginia, ov...

My aim was to prevent him from being executed, and i think the court will heed my reasons and not execute him despite his refusal to recant. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton issued a statatment saying the oohed states stands with the international community and all iranians against the iranian governments hypocritical statements and actions and we continue to call for a government that respects the human rights of all those living in iran. the only crime is professing faith in jes...

benefits. its been really at 400 or higher since april. thats really not conducive to cutting the unemployment rate but a good number this week. it fell to 391,000 and thats better than we had expected. another important report, the final read on how fast the economy grew in the second quarter. this is the gdp report. gross domestic product. the sum of everything that this economy puts out and it grew at 1.3%. so, for all those people who are talking about a double-dip recession, this ...

of opening statements that will be live when things get going. well, another high-profile trial is winding down. attorneys for amanda knox will make their final arguments. they are hoping to overturn her murder conviction. knox is expected to speak as well. prosecutors claim that knox slit her roommates throat during wild sex. libyan fighters say that they have seized the port of sirte today. moammar gadhafi controls most of the city. this is one of the areas not under the control ...

embassy in afghanistan in kabul. two dead, one an american citizen. monitoring the situation from our bureau in abu dhabi. an apparent breach of security inside a heavily guarded complex in kabul. what do we know about it. >> reporter: bear in mind where this was. this was a part of the u.s. embassy compound and annex will many are working. one of the employees started shooting in various directions. he was later shot dead. his victims appeared to have been one u.s. citizen, also an em...

dozens of shots fired as people scrambled for cover. >> they started shooting at us and the bullet went between me and my friend tony. we could hear the bullets bouncing off the concrete behind us. >> it started when the suspect described as a 51-year-old maple valley man stopped his car in traffic and started confronting people with an assault rifle. eventually opening fire. >> when we were about alongside the elementary school, we got shot at nine times. >> police swarmed the city cr...

susan, what did they have to say apparently we are having trouble with susan candiotti who has been following that story. we will listen to the hikers. >> we had to go on hunger strike repeatedly to receive letters from our loved ones. many times, too many times, we heard the screams of other prisoners being beaten, and there was nothing we could do to help them. >> though wed like to be very clear, this was never about crossing the unmarked border between iran and iraq. we were held b...