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about pay and conditions. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie�*s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye, after he was stabbed on stage ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75—year—old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24—year—old man. no motive has been established, but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists since the publication of his fourth novel, the satanic verses, in 1988. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the attack...

before they bring them back home remarkable story will continue to stay on. >> miles o'brien, thanks. the news continues right here on cnn i'd front next the breaking news, trump's vp list focusing on three candidates with his family and allies. >> now i'll split on who's best will tell you who wants whom. plus steve bannon making a last ditch effort to stay out of prison will show you the facility where he set to serve his sentence. and a man who has served time, they're himself, will tell us exactly what bannon can expect and more breaking news this hour, 1,000 people feared dead b...

washington bureau chief sam feist. today is his last de it cnn. he's moving on to become the new ceo. >> ceo of c-span here in washington, it will be the exciting new adventure for him. but all of us at cnn will miss him big time especially erin burnett outfront starts right now i'd front next the breaking news, trump's vp list focusing on three candidates with his family and our eyes now split on who's best will tell you who wants whom plus steve bannon making a last ditch effort to stay out of prison will show you the facility where he set to serve his sentence and a man who is ser...

Already and we have general kelly running department of homeland security. that is kind of important that we have those agencies! >> those are good ones to do first! >> those are good ones to do first. i was concerned that they decided to delay just -- just to delay the cia director through the weekend. but it's good that we are going to actually have a cia director today. >> still ahead on "morning joe" -- >> the white house response is that he's is not going to release his tax returns. we litigated this all through the election. people didn't care. they voted for him and let me make this ver...

>> thank you. nice relaxing couple of days. good to be back. right to our top story this morning. mitt romney now the official g.o.p. presidential nominee but he's having to fight off a new controversy involving one of his most high profile backers. steve centanni live with more. did we wake you up? >> no, i've been wake for a little while. mitt romney attending a fundraiser in las vegas last night with donald trump. now the celebrity businessman still raising questions about whether barack obama was actually born in the u.s. that issue came up at yesterday's white house briefing. >> we can re...