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Zone ahead, reduce speed. same thing. in a democracy dont we encourage citizens to express yourself especially when it comes to the actions of government or police. doesnt she have a first amendment right to hold up a sign? >> absolutely she does. especially on a public sidewalk. it allows her to express on sidewalks and squares to say exactly what this is we think. in this particular instance she was on public sidewalk holding up a two word sign that didnt pose a danger to herself. i think this...

emily, this hasnt been just a weather vaent. it has been an economic event. businesses havent been able to operate. >> reporter: hi, gary. it has been such a long week for people. when you see trees like this that toppled and the power lines that came down more than a week ago, it set off a chain reaction so big that the experts, the government and even small businesses say they just havent been able to add up the total costs yet. what is clear is that as the power comes back on, peopl...

full of details in one minute for you here on cnn. a free election four decades overdue. the first real live democratic exercise in libya since the moammar gadhafi era. nearly 3 million libyans picked parliament members today waiting in long lines to vote at polling stations all across the country. weve heard a few disruptions but overall international election observers are pleased. >> in the rest of the country things have been going smoothly. reports from the east where its been mor...

countries these days. the turnout so far has been pretty good according to the electoral commission. we expect to hear more when the polls close. theyre expected to close in about two hours. possible extensions to that. so far we are told more voters than expected have turned out. >> whos on the ballot today? >> well, that is one of the key issues here, gary, is people are overwhelmed by the choice. thousands of candidates are running in this election for the national congress. most of...

Republicans. a republican president, etc., or we going to have one-way direction or more of the same? that is the biggest issue that we have right now. nobody wants to reach into their pockets and make that decision right now. megyn: tobin, they do so much. sizzling heat and the threat of storms could put a hitch in some holiday celebrations today. happy independence day, by the way. they are still planning for the show to go on in the nations capital. hundreds of thousands of people gathered on...

A million people throughout the mitt mid-atlantic, many in the fifth straight day out electricity. areas around the nations capital among the hardest hit and crews are getting things up and running. despite that, folks there and across the country are out celebrating americas 236th 236th birthday. steve, the heat is still a big issue, right? >> thats right. thats the big problem here. just a sizzling hot day. a lot of people deciding not to come down and make a long day of it because its too hot...

Find a way around a rough industrial area in new jersey. after spending over $1 million, they came up with a solution and the new jersey greenway is ready to open. julie banderas reports from jersey city, new jersey. >> sometimes called the urban appalachian trail, more than a million people a year pass along some section of the east coast greenway. 2900-mile biking and walking path that runs from key west flax fellow to maines canadian border, crossing through dozens of cities and towns, on sid...

Republican points. >> leadership e-mail. thats not a bad police to be. give us the information. >> back to luke on the student loan bill. this is a done deal, right? >> yes. for all intents and purposes. it would hand congress, the republicans and democrats a huge win before the july fourth recess. theres always talk of dysfunction but will get the transportation bill through. we will sea a -- will be a job creator, both sides agree on that. republicans will from what i heard will not get the ke...

it is saturday, ju 23rd. good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. we are glad you are with us. we begin with the late night decision of jerry sandusky. the jury came back after 21 hours of deliberations. the former penn state coach was immediately handcuffed and led away as you can see here. here is some of the reaction starting with the attorney for two of the victims in the case. >> the very first calls i made this evening were to clients that i represent that did testify in the trial....

hits the streets of new york to talk and sing. what else? ♪ obama care good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. its 8:00 on the east coast. 5:00 a.m. out west. thanks for waking up with us. all eyes are on one of the most important u.s. allies in the middle east. that is egypt. more than a year ago egypt filled cairos tahrir square and told hosni mubarak time to give up power. now they are saying the same thing to the military. but will the army listen? youre looking at live pictures...