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and here's what's crossing right now. white house chief of staff rahm emanuel is said to be considering whether to run for mayor of chicago. he got some advice from illinois senator dick durbin who said, quote, you can't do it from the white house. but durbin said no. when asked if he was endorsing emanuel. and house minority leader john boehner thinks he's in line for a promotion. boehner says if republicans regain control of the house in november, he's confident his colleagues will vote to make him speaker. and new polls in california have democrats out front in key races. senator barbara boxer is leading former hewlett-packard ceo, carly fiorina, in the senate race. for governor, it's state attorney general jerry brown leading former ebay executive meg whitman. and for the latest political news, logon to cnnpolitics.com. deaf boys abused by their priest. now as adults, they're coming forward and seeking justice. >> i went into his office.
not removing lisa murkowski from her committee post this week. murkowski lost her republican primary last month but says she will run as a write-in candidate. president obama used his weekly address to criticize the gop's pledge to america. he called it an echo of a disastrous decade we can't afford to relive. for the latest political news, logon to cnnpolitics.com. when it comes to making and saving money in this country, black families have less than one fourth the median wealth enjoyed by american families. we introduce you to one black family working to improve its financial fortunes. >> reporter: chris rock has
the excitement maybe get the best of some people. john, kiran? >> that's right. it was an interesting response. usually people apologize and said, i didn't have any idea i was on camera. he said, hey, you guys use it, too. mark preston, thanks so much. for the latest political news go to our website, cnnpolitics.com. quick break. we'll be right back. eliot spitzer joins us in a moment.
to the uninsured. that's what we're seeing. >> obviously, there was a lot of opposition to health care reform. 40% of americans asked in an ap poll disapprove of it. 30% approve. the republicans for the new pledge to america are promising that if they gain the majority in chang, they're going to try to take apart this bill and do it all over again. is there a better way? >> no one knows for sure. the president, february 24th, 2009 said we'll pass a bill this year, we'll reduce costs and cover everyone. the bill will take another three years to implement. all the changes coming from the bill may or may not reduce costs. they do cover a lot more people. we have to wait and see. >> thanks for dropping by. appreciate it. keeper? >> all right, thanks. well, no joke, stephen colbert not only holding a rally in washington, he's also scheduled to testify before congress. we're getting details from the cnnpolitics.com desk coming up. 45 minutes past the hour.
paul connectiechley that will b. head to cnnpolitics.com. well, this morning, there's new sex abuse allegations against megachurch pastor eddie long. the third man is now suing bishop long claiming he was also coerced into sex with pastor long when he was a teenager. the bishop is supposed to discuss it today but he's now canceled a morning radio show and afternoon news conference. three more victims have been identified from that deadly gas explosion at san bruno, california, the death toll now stands at seven. the victims were all from the same family. >> 5 million cans of sim ma lack powdered infant formula are now recalled. they found beatles, bugs, in a michigan plant that facility is