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But first, here's what prompted williams to write his letter, speaking this week at the naacp convention in kansas city. >> spell the bigots and racists in your ranks or take full responsibility for all of their actions. we will no longer allow you to hide like cowards. behind signs that say lynch our president or anyone else. >> the civil rights group passed a resolution calling on the tea party movement to condemn racism in its ranks. that didn't sit well with tea party express spokesman mark williams. in an interview here on cnn, he called the naacp racist. and posted this letter on its web...

For the more than 30,000 u.s. troops injured in iraq and afghanistan, coming home to a sputtering economy prison even more challenges. but one texas builder, this week's cnn hero is helping them build their lives. dan spends his retirement giving injured soldiers a place to call home. >> baghdad ended up being a heck of a ride. i sustained a very severe blast injury. my life came to a complete halt. >> how are you doing? you look sharp today. >> i've pen building custom home for 30 years. one of the most important things for a family is a home. >> i want you to read the sign for me. >> future ...

>> there is nothing that i can tell you in a chemical lab that you can't herndon about the safety of the water from a bathing purpose by looking at it and smelling it. >> reporter: it looked pretty good to this family vacationing from oklahoma. they played in the surf. they hadn't seen the avoid the water sign and no one told them not to go in. if they were warning you to stay out of the water? >> we would not have gotten in. >> reporter: the bottom line seem to be this. scientifically no one is sure whether the water is safe. you are on your own. just smell it first. cnn, pensacola, florida. ...

The interview that brought down the general that petraeus replaced. the pentagon is putting in place new rules that could have saved the job of general mcchrystal. robert gates said the pentagon love the okay any dealings between reporters and military officials but they insist there won't be an iron curtain between the media and the military. he said the press isn't the enemy. the interview with rolling stone led to his resignation. some top gop figures are calling for a resignation. because of a comment this week in afghanistan. what did he say? we will play it for you next. we want you to...

Choose events. >> tom brady cannot say i want to go to the super bowl but i want to do what i want. to go too europe. >> it may make some queasy with you the high stakes sport is something these guys and their fans relish. cnn, new york. >> so what does it feel like to have 38 hot dogs in your stomach? two competitive eaters will let us know but you have got stick around. soak our yards in color. get our hands a little busier. our dollars a little stronger. and our thinking a little greener. let's grab all the bags and all the plants and all the latest tools out there. so we can turn all these...