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sharon angle positioned herself as the ultimate outsider in her race against the ultimate insider was caught on tape bragging about her washington connections because she -- >> pretty serious name dropping here. you can't be the outsider and the insider at the same time. >> we've had audio problems. i want to apologize for that. thank you very much. reaction to the man who made her make the remarks about dabbling in witchcraft public. bill maher was wrapping up an interview with john king when we learned details about o'donnell's new ad. here's what bill maher had to say. >> i thin...

interrupted bp's well kill operation. the reluctant patient goes to the doctor. our cnn correspondent shows me how to become an empowered patients. i'm a patient who hates to go see the doctor. >> when was the last time had you a checkup? >> was that a trick question? >> those stories and your comments right here right now in the cnn newsroom. the search for answers begins as federal investigators start working on site today to determine what caused a small plane to slam into the side of a mountain in alaska. it killed five people including former republican senator ted stevens. ...

they've never done before. >> quite a process. >> oh my god. the cleanup in nashville after the flooding continues to be the story. the death toll at least 31 in nashville and in tennessee rather in surrounding states. the cleanup effort this morning is massive. the estimate's about a billion dollars in damage. and of course, there's lots of historic places there. take out the memorabilia. the stories and more. a quick look at headlines right now. the funeral for university of virginia lacrosse player found dead that is today. a mass yesterday, mourners were told to pray for the ...

the vaccine designed to protect kids from the swine flu may not do the job. find out why 800,000 doses are being recalled. and the empty prison in the midwest is a long way from the bay bay detention center. the government thinks that's a good thing. why terror suspects may be on the way to illinois. and two climbers are still lost on oregon's mt. hood. find out why rescue teams can't do anything to help them at this point right now. i hope that tuesday has treated you well so far. go ahead. if you're hungry, get your lunch or breakfast or whatever it is, depending on where you a...

I was talking with a woman who i knew is not an admirer of fidel castro. she began to cry when i told her the news. it struck me because it wasn't about the loss of one man. it was about the weight of history, the end of an era that changed cuba and cubans forever. >> patrick altman, cnn correspondent in havana. thank you very much. we'll of course continue to cross back to you throughout the night. we'll be particularly interested to know what kind of reactions patrick gets as cubans wake up. some of them will only be getting the information a few hours from now. let me turn to raphael romo...