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and good morning. this is your "am: wakeup call." from the time warner center in new york im carol costello. here are top stories. reopening old wounds, a vigil at virginia tech university after another deadly shooting on campus. were learning an officer and another person were shot by the same gun. the senate has voted down both republican and democratic compromise proposals to extend the payroll tax break into next year. you could lose $1,000 in take home pay if they dont agree o...

the big contract for a drug thats not been proven yet, why is it going to make an 85% profit on its government contract? coming up, were going to talk with a member of the companys board of directors, a familiar face here at cnn. we first got wind of this story in the "los angeles times" but since then, have learned a lot more. investigative correspondent drew griffin is keeping them honest. >> reporter: its just another good business deal for billionaire investor and big-time democrat...

gunman, and new emergency alert system put to the test. we have a deal. leaders of the eu crisis say they have a plan to save a continent. so how are stocks reacting and why isnt britain onboard. and iran shows off what it claims is a top u.s. secret drone, but is it the drone or dummy? some say iran may be pulling a bait and switch on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and good morning to you. happy, happy friday. it is december 9th. >> carols favorit...

white house? and why is it that the company with deep ties to the white house, the company that just got the big contract for a drug thats not been proven yet, why is it going to make an 85% profit on its government contract? coming up, were going to talk with a member of the companys board of directors, a familiar face here at cnn. we first got wind of this story in the "los angeles times" but since then, have learned a lot more. investigative correspondent drew griffin is keeping the...

Stripped of the ability to make even the most basic decisions. i am asking you to stop this of elderly abuse. i mean stop it. >> he claims his stepchildren abused him verbally emotionally and financially. joining us is james martin. thank you for being here. is this a horrible isolated tragedy or more commonplace than we know? >> fortunately it is not isolated. senior citizens owe this celebrity a lifetime of gratitude. for eve for every -- it is the crime of the 21st century. the crime is it is...

23 minutes past the hour. this is a shocking edition coming from an icon of hollywood. nine-year-old mickey rooney, he testified before a senate committee saying he was a victim of elder abuse. he testified that his stepchildren abused him verbally, emotionally and financially. he feels obligated to speak out. >> im asking you to stop this of elderly abuse. i mean, to stop it. now. not tomorrow. not next month. but now. >> that was some of his emotional testimony. he urged lawmakers to pass a sp...

Congress. kate bould bolduan has been all this. >> its projected older americans will increase by 60% and a new report by the government accountability office finds abuse and neglect of el r elders is on the rise and very much likely underreported still. mickey rooney, now 90 years old, says hes one of these victims and also one of the witnesses today speaking on this very issue, and its happening now on capitol hill. rooney says he was victimized actually by his own stepchildren. in his prepare...

Inside. at least this is what being in love looks like for matt frerking. >> hes okay. >> reporter: being in love with this woman, trish, his wife of 13 years. matt is trapped. >> so matt, if i ask you to move your finger, can you move your finger? no? >> reporter: trapped by a disease called narcolepsy with cataplexy. >> hes not dead. im sorry but -- >> its scary. >> it is scary. >> reporter: sitting there, matts not in any pain and he is fully awake. but a trigger has left him paralyzed. and m...

Love looks like for matt frerking. >> hes okay. >> reporter: being in love with this woman, trish, his wife of 13 years. matt is trapped. >> so matt, if i ask you to move your finger, can you move your finger? no? >> reporter: trapped by a disease called narcolepsy with cataplexy. >> hes not dead. im sorry but -- >> its scary. >> it is scary. >> reporter: sitting there, matts not in any pain and he is fully awake. but a trigger has left him paralyzed. and matts trigger is love. love for trish....

Surprise people so that your music isnt predictable? >> its the thing we try to do in the reba line. whether its clothing, luggage, bed, bath, shoes, we try to stay true to the brand. even if we do a beyonce song like "if i were a boy" when you start singing with my dialect, you know it will be country. so it did put a different spin on it. i enjoy doing different things. a while back i did aretha franklins "respect." everybody said, werent you nervous? i said, no, its a great song. why would an...