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hurricane katrina plowed ashore, changing lives forever. even geography, all along the u.s. gulf coast. we begin the coverage today with trace gallagher live in jackson square in new orleans. good morning, trace. >> reporter: er good morning, shannon. you know the church bells rang behind us in the past 15 minutes or so here. i walk around jackson square and i talk to people and they will all tell you that it's very important that new orleans looks forward, that new orleans move on. but it's just as important for new orleans to look back at what happened five years ago today. and jus...

The carolinas, and joins us life. great to see you, keith. >> hey, shannon. >> shannon: tell us about the possible al-qaeda connection, man indicted by a federal grand jury in charlotte. now where is he? >> he is being investigated by a federal grand jury in charlotte. khan is his name. if he is dangerous as the feds are now saying he is, if he is a threat to americans, somebody in the federal government has explaining to do. in 2007 and 2008 running a pro al-qaeda blog in charlotte, the feds knew about him then and decided he wasn't dpangous then. he turns up two years later in yemen now, as ...

>> shannon: where you play potential hit songs. he has action figures, he's got a rap. he's now campaigning. we have seen the video. what is next for alvin, keith, in your opinion? >> i don't know. you never know what you will get with alvin, shannon. he is like a box of chocolates. he says he is going to come and do the rap tune in our studio a week from monday. so we will see. >> shannon: oh! we are counting on footage from that. keith larson, thank you always for checking us in, and keeping us up to date on alvin. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: have a great sunday. >> you, too. >> shann...

defiance from iran. it's unveiled the first unmanned bomber. president mahmoud abbas is calling this new long range bomber the "ambassador of death." but he also insists it's a message of peace and friendship. julie kirtz is live in washington. confusing. >> right. iran says the bomber drone made in iran will be used to prevent attack but the provocative name projects quite a different goal. president mahmoud abbas unveiled the so-called "emdas dor of death -- ambassador of death" at a ceremony today. it was all aired live on iranian state run television. so was the launch of the air...

Swirl in the republican party. a lot of people trying to figure out wow, conservatives like ted olson and dick cheney speaking out strongly that gay marriage is freedom and liberty and they don't know what to make of that. >> keith larson thanks for joining us. can't wait to hear about your next conversation with alvin. >> thanks, shannon. >> is president obama trying to straddle both sides of the ground zero mosque controversy because it could be a campaign issue in november. hear what he said and decide for yourself. what promises to be a very spirited debate on this topic, coming up. mmmmmm...