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Congress over federal funding, now two top executives have been forced to resign after one was caught on tape bashing republicans. >> not good. the now-former executive was caught in a sting calling the tea party a racist organization. as ron claiborne reports, a guerrilla journalist is behind the whole sting. >> reporter: this is the latest in a series of whats called undercover guerrilla videos by the 26-year-old conservative activist aimed at ensnaring and embarrassing what he considers liber...

Democrats who left the state to avoid that debate. the bill should easily pass in the assembly today and the governors ready to sign it. >> politics is interesting, too. maneuvering there to get the democrats almost totally -- >> you can say that again. its nice theyre coming back to the state, you know. >> cross back into state lines. its not over yet, i have a feeling. the president and first lady are taking a stand against the growing problem in this country of bullying. >> the obamas, pare...

>> reporter: he kept some as a souvenir. >> i had to go up to london to buckingham palace to see diana. i had a blueprint. she wanted a wedding cake, not a monument. >> reporter: can he share the recipe? >> no, im sorry about that. the recipe i got from my mother. >> reporter: a stale slice sold recently on ebay for 1,500 bucks. david avery is retired now so hes not making the cake, but, come on, one more try with the cake store. have these guys got the gig? >> well let you know as soon as we ca...

System that tore across texas before hitting the deep south. the same system dumped several inches of rain here in alabama where storm damage was reported in at least 17 counties. the downpours drenched a big area and into the florida panhandle. >> theres the rotation. look how low that one is. that ones nasty. >> reporter: but it was the late winter twisters in bell, louisiana, that left the most destruction. one woman was thrown from her home. upon impact, she broke three ribs. >> it was scary...

Every day. man. finally this half hour, the end of an amazing 27-year career. were talking about the shuttle "discovery," which touched down wednesday for its last time. >> this is the worlds most flown spaceship and it will now be retired. it will spend the rest of its days at the smithsonian. kevin oliver has more on the end of an era. >> down and locked. >> reporter: you might see "discovery" again but never like this. never again will it fly on its own. nasas oldest shuttle touched down, e...

This gas station. people who made it out alive were counting their blessings. >> theres the rotation. >> look at this. you can see the swirl. >> look how low that one is. that ones nasty. >> reporter: at least three tornadoes came tearing through louisiana. the woman who lived here was thrown from her home and suffered three cracked ribs. >> it was scary. she thought she was going to die. i mean, she cant believe shes alive. >> reporter: adding insult to injury, heavy rains caused flooding from ...

♪ if you never heard before or seen me before i turn the lights out ♪ >> reporter: whats the new song about? >> the new song we should be releasing today is "cant take our freedom." ♪ visions of dreams i should have seen ♪ ♪ but if the people in egypt and tunis can do this decide their fate why wouldnt we ♪ >> its basically an uplifting song to give hope and motivation to the people inside libya and let them know were watching and were hoping and praying for them. >> reporter: do you...

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Molester. mohammed was a pervert! >> reporter: outside a fund-raiser for muslim charities in californias conservative orange county, protesters targeted muslims as communists were targeted by congressional investigations in the 1950s. muslim-american leaders say this is the new senator mccarthy, new york republican congressman peter king. hes chairing a thursday hearing titled radicalization in the american-muslim community in the house. >> a body, lets be fair, has done this before. the house o...

I.r.a. and al qaeda. first of all, the i.r.a. never attacked the united states. secondly, the i.r.a., far from perfect record, it was not their policy to attack civilians. >> reporter: he says muslim americans do not cooperate with law enforcements. he uses statistics and tactics many critics say they are mccarthyite, saying 80% to 85% of muslim leaders in america are extremists. a denver area couple might want to consider moving. heres why. a car crashed right into their bedroom on monday aft...