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after the kentucky derby. this morning, the search for his killer. >> look, i am vice president of the united states of america. the president sets the policy. i am absolutely -- >> vice president joe biden giving us a couple of hints that the white house view of same-sex marriage could be evolving just as a key vote on the matter comes up in the battleground state. this is cnn breaking news. up first we begin with breaking news. a chilling video just released by al qaeda. on it, u.s. hostage warren weinstein, begs president obama to agree to his kidnappers' demands or else he wi...

are no wounds on his body. his family is still trying to make sense of it all. >> he loved being in the military, and he loved serving his country. he was absolutely willing to make any sacrifice, and it's just horrible that this is the sacrifice he ended up making. 9/11 terror attack suspects turned the arraignment into a circus and victims' families don't think it is funny. the five men including khalid sheikh mohammed, appeared at a military tribunal in guantanamo bay, cuba. one entered in shackles, another took off his shirt, another blurted out, maybe they'll kill us. one man ...

and rick santorum are running neck and neck and neck. while perry and bachmann are struggling to stay in the race. huntsman is passing on iowa and doubling down in new hampshire. for gingrich tonight's caucuses come several weeks after he peaked in the polls. but he said he is still in position to win. >> there's 41% who are undeci d undecided, it's very possible to win. we've talked -- we've had 18,000 people in a telephone conversation call yesterday afternoon. we reached 89,000 eye juans and telephone conference calls and one more yet today. we have precinct leaders who believe th...

>> it is something that is necessary for our people and all people to know about the contributions of our ancestors. and also to help our children look forward to the future. >> reporter: the museum holds a kickoff event every year on first day of kwanzaa, a week long cultural celebration observed from december 26 to january 1. each day dedicated to a different principle. >> this is the foundation of a community. of reclaiming who we are. of working together. >> reporter: although the museum has activities geared towards younger kids people of all ages enjoyed the celebration and learned somet...

structu destruction of the wildfires in texas. this now stretches across a 16-mile area. winds whipped up flames again today. a separate fire in eastern texas killed a mother and her 18-month-old child. tropical depression lee slogging its way north today after dumping as much of a foot of rain in parts of louisiana. pumps in new orleans helped prevent any major problem there. that was good. but the storm caused flooding in other towns and cities along the gulf. in alabama, lee spun off portable tornadoes and strong winds damaged at least 20 homes in thewn the television say, torna...