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Well, in the u.s. race for the white house, we now know which candidates would be on stage, and who has been bumped from next tuesday's republican debate. new jersey governor chris christie and former arkansas governor mike huckabee have both been dropped from the main stage and will join rick santorum and bobby jindal at the earlier undercard debate. >> you know they don't like that whole junior undercard debate. as for the main debate, front-runner donald trump will appear at center stage flanked by dr. ben carson and florida senator marco rubio. joining them with will jeb bush, carly fiorin...

Cnn has the report. >> dr. ben carson, and that is my story. >> reporter: dr. ben carson has captivated voters with the story of his rise from an impoverished youth in detroit to a famed pediatric neurosurgeon. >> i broke his glasses. >> reporter: central to his appeal to the evangelical voters who have failed to surge to the top tier of the presidential field is the cot of his religious epiphany that change him from a violent angry young man to the composed figure who stands before voters today. >> another time a fellow was trying to close my locker school. i didn't want it closed. i struck h...

It's something that i feel that people need, you know? i'm very positive and i very believe that life is beautiful for everyone. and i feel that everyone is a diamond. everyone one of, we just need to learn how to polish it to make it shine. >> yeah. >> you're a diamond. >> we're all diamonds. >> okay, well, that was interesting. >> i thought that was very interesting. >> you' been watching cnn news room live from los angeles. >> the news continues right after this.

I'm just going to read it as is. now to a fish tale with a truly unbelievable ending. it features a 3-month-old puppy doggy paddling for his life. >> let's turn to cnn's jeanne moos for this story. >> come on! >> reporter: this is the story of a labrador retriever, retrieved from the sea. it happened off the coast of italy. six sailors from the savoia yacht club were sailing the gulf of naples with no other boats in site when something made a beeline for their boat. >> we thought we are crazy. this dog is coming from sky. it is impossible. >> reporter: they shot the rescue. the dog was a 3-mon...

A religious epiphany that changed him from a violent angry young man to the composed figure who stands before voters today. >> another time a fellow was trying to close my locker at school, i struck him in the forehead with my fist. i would go after people with rocks and bricks and baseball bats and hammers. >> a version of the most serious attack is portrayed in a 2009 television movie, based on his autobiography, "gifted hands." >> had it not been for a belt buckle under the clothing, they would have been killed or seriously injured. >> i feel like i should move my chair. >> that was not his...