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welcome to this special 8:00 hour of the "cnn newsroom." im jim acosta in washington and we begin this hour with an emotional anniversary of a pivotal moment in american history. on a busy weekend when the race for the white house was taking shape. president joe biden was in selma, alabama, today for the anniversary of bloody sunday, and a speech before some of the countrys most prominent civil rights leaders. while outside washington, a very different scene in a very different speech,...

Phenomenon. what was that like for you? >> it was wild. i had been a struggling, underemployed comedian in new york city for about 12, 13 years, just trying to do my thing. and i get this audition and it really changed my life. what can i say. all of a sudden im getting recognized when im walking around soho, having lunch with my cousin, getting recognized. people dressing as me for halloween. im being asked to speak at these events and conferences and people screaming for me. i felt like justin...

Happening as well. >> im sure though are his goals but this is a white house more accustomed to flipping out. phil, great reporting. nice to see the presidents reading your stuff. >> thanks, steph. next, a frightening new video from isis claims to show a 10-year-old american boy. well have the story behind it next. and president trump has threatened a government shutdown over the border wall which we all thought mexico was paying for. and trevor noah had one suggestion for president -- sti...