baton down the hatches, if you live along the gulf coach. here comes tropical storm lee, it's coming in to many homes.

and this boat, no match for the rough waves slamming into the mississippi overnight, despite efforts to wrangle the boat here, it was a lost cause, ta digging a huge hole in the hull and capsizing, you are in the cnn newsroom, i'm susan hendricks. this massive storm is stalled just off the coast of the new orleans. it promptses to bring high winds, heavy rains and flooding. the governors have declared states of emergency. already power has been knocked out to thousands in the southern part of mississippi, the mayor of new orleans held a news conference a short time ago warning residents not to be complacent. >> we expect stormy conditions for the next 36 hours, so please do not be lulled into sleep by

the breaks in rain. we have to stay alettrt. as all of us who have been through this know, it's not how much we get, but it's how much we get in a short period of time and should that come with unexpected rain bands, we can expect to get what we got last night, which was some flooding, high tides, and now we have an elevated risk of tornadoes, we're told by the weather service. so we have to be vigilant. >> that was in new orleans a short time ago, let's go to cnn's ed lavender are, he's about halfway between new orleans and biloxi. describe what you're seeing there. people are afraid because they dealt with katrina six years ago. >> reporter: oh, absolutely, everyone remembers wave land, mississippi. and literally we're right on the gulf of mexico. you can see the gulf waters and just how strong the surge has

been. look all along the road side here, all the sand you see down here, this was all brought onshore by this tropical off the beach here. and we're told that this will continue into tomorrow. so officials around here are still very concerned about the rain. the rain has been rather minimal here over the next cull ouple o hours, and you can see in the open space along the beach front, just how windy these tropical storms are blowing and pushing in. but obviously the biggest concern as you heard the mayor of new orleans talking and various other officials, it is the rain that will continue to push onshore in bands, so we're between these bands right now so throughout the area and a lot of the wind as the rains and the water gets pushed inland, that raises a lot of levels in the tributaries and the creeks and canals and that's where you see this flash flooding under the roadways. what we have seen, is that a lot of those water levels dropped

pretty quickly after several hours. but as you heard the mayor there in new orleans tell you, it's really a question of how fast rainfalls in any particular area. it all depends on where exactly you are in your particular situation. that's why the fiofficials are urging people to be on the lookout. you can see how choppy the gulf of mexico is, in the mobile bay t what are for there has been closed because officials say they have had 15-foot swells on the way. but you can see just how choppy it is in the gulf of mexico, a very dangerous situation for anyone who would try to venture out there. and people do try. i saw just a few hours ago, a few guys riding wave runners. i couldn't believe what i was watching there. >> not a smart thing and we were showing a boat and two guys trying to save the boat. no can do in weather like this. if you're telling me that guys are out on wave runners, not a good thing.

here we are showing the video right now. the gulf is really choppy, really bad because of the weather. so do not attempt to get on a boat, a wave runner or save yours. how bad is this storm likely to get, because right now, jacqui, there are some lulls and it seems to be not too bad as of yet, but it seems like it's getting worse. >> the threat is out there, the heaviest of rain and the strongest of winds are not near the center of the storm. they're down here to the south and east of it into the gulf of mexico where nobody lives. so that's the good news out of all of this. you can see on the northern tier of this system, we have got dry air which has been coming in from texas, that's been helping to keep this storm a little bit weaker, but it remains offshore so as long as that center is over the open water, there is a chance for intensification, so the biggest concern is as these

rain bands come in here with the threat of tornadoes and the downpours to go along with the flooding. this thing isn't moving much, it literally has only moved maybe 20 miles all day long. right now the present moment is to the north at 3 miles an hour. it's basically going to sit in this area for the next 24 to 48 hours and landfall isn't really all that important. it's where that rain track is going to be. and as you can see, as we head into monday into tuesday, it's still down here near the gulf coast. we're waiting for a cold front to come in and try and sweep this up and pick it up. the rainfall forecast as you can see, it's going to be as much as ten to 20 inches. and some of those numbers are already starting to come n carolton, louisiana, this is in the new orleans area, nearly nine inches of rain. there's the watch box that we were talking about, i also want to make one other mention, we have an update on katia too, still in the middle of nowhere,

but it's now a tropical storm. we can't write this thing off because we're talking about days away before this could potentially impact this u.s. it's a may or may not situation. >> jacqui when you hear slow moving, you think that may be a good thing because of the winds, but it's not. >> it's all about the rain, longer it sits there, the more rain they're going to get. >> we want this thing in and out. moammar gadhafi's regime is revealing secrets to the world literally. including it's agreement to prisoners in the u.s. and uk for interrogations, libyan authorities left stacks of files behind when rebels forced them out of tripoli. our ben wedeman has been able to

get these documents. what did you find? >> reporter: what we did find was the libyan government's cia, where thousands of documents that went into the details of the developing relationship beginning in early 2004, between the libyan spy agency and the cia, mi 6 in the uk and others, over this program of extraordinary renditions, whereby the united states or the uk would capture terror suspects and hand them over to countries like egypt, like jordan, like tunisia and it turns out, libya as well where they would be interrogated by the standard methods in these countries which oftentimes was torture. so what we saw was correspondence between the libyan intelligence agency and the cia. some of it quite intelligent, go into the finer details of how

this relationship developed and it appeared to be quite warm, despite the fact that for year after year the state department, for instance, in it's annual human rights report would document all the human rights abuses by many of these same agencies which with the cia was cooperating. >> this is truly fascinating, as we're looking at pictures of the documents of the files, any reaction, ben, from the u.s. or from britain as of yet? >> reporter: the british government has said they don't comment on intelligence matters and the cia has declined to comment specifically, however a spokeswoman for the cia did point out that all of this cooperation, that it's normal for the cia to cooperate with other countries in the effort to protect american citizens, around the world. that seems to be the rationale.

and in a sense, in the world of spies there's no such thing as a strange bedfellow, susan? >> could there be fallout from this for the u.s. government? because when you see these files, it's kind of like gaining access to the basement of the cia, a lot of secretive files here, any fallout expected? >> it's difficult to say, in a sense it's not a surprise, say islam gadhafi, the son of the former libyan leader did tell cnn in an intertrue that libya was part of this -- it's not a surprise that there was cooperation, the surprise is in the details of just how warm that relationship was. and just to reassure you, this gun fire you hear in the background is just celebritiory.

>> i'm glad you're safe out there, ben wedeman in tripoli, great job, thank you. you know that pilots are highly trained individuals but does the fact that they rely so much on autopilot put you as a passenger at risk? we will talk with the man behind the miracle on the hudson, the one and only captain sully sullenberger, but first, will she or won't she? sarah palin addresses a tea party rally today, and as usual, she does not hold back. good and honor. [ male announcer ] members of the american postal workers union

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welcome back. no one knows how to fire up the tea party faithful like sarah palin. >> polls, they're for strippers and cross country skiers. but -- >> yes, she said that, sarah palin, just one of the official and potential republican presidential candidates taking advantage of the labor day weekend to stir the political pot so to speak. those polls, sarah palin was referring to show former utah governor john hunts man has a lot of work to do. he was in new hampshire this morning working the crowds at a gun show in new hampshire there in concord. a couple of hours later, texas governor rick perry spoke to would be supporters at a house party in manchester. hequestions on everything from the economy -- sarah palin was the star attraction a few hours ago at a star studded

rally. peter, i understand palin talked about more than polls and strippers and skiers, yes, she said it. also she took a shot at one of the new party front runners, what was that about? tell us. >> reporter: she did, i mean palin really has to carve out a space for herself in the republican primary field if she decides to run, because it is getting late for her. one of the chief rivals in the race if she did run would be the front-runner, texas governor rick perry, and while she didn't name him specifically, she did attack quote unquote crony capitalism and take shots at certain gop candidates who happen to be prolific fund-raisers, take a listen to this. >> some gop candidates, they also raised mammoth amounts of cash and we need to ask them too, what if anything do their donors expect in return for their investments. we need to know this. because our country can't afford more trillion-dollar thank you

notes to campaign backers. >> reporter: so there you hear sarah palin sort of offering a thinly veiled barely veiled criticism of rick perry, again she didn't name him by name, but it was sort of telegraphed to the press by palin world that she would draw a line in the sand between herself and governor perry. the constitutional wisdom holds that perry and palin are very close, but it was made clear today that they might not be. >> the crowds have gone away with a much different scene a couple of hours away. the question is will she or won't she run. it seemed like she was going in the direction that the answer would be yes, even making some promises today in terms of taxes. >> that's right, she sort of for the first time actually, delivered a -- >> it's so wonderful to be here, thank you. thank you. >> reporter: she delivered a

fife-point campaign platform to fix the nation's economy, and she actually said she would eliminate all corporate income taxes, and balance that out by closing loopholes in the federal tax code, so that's a specific that we haven't actually heard from her. she does sound like a candidate, if she does decide to run, she's positioning herself as kind of a populist outsider. she's traveling to new hampshire tomorrow to speak to a tea party rally there, so all the clues are there, she just needs to make a final decision. only she and todd palin know the answer and we probably won't know until october if she actually is going to run. so a little bit more of this cat and mouse game for a few more weeks, susan. >> i think she'll wait until the very last minute, we shall see. peter, thank you. about this time last week, the northeast was bracing for irene's impact. now it is cleanup time.

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president obama will see hurricane irene's aftermath in person tomorrow when the president tours hard hit areas in new jersey. it has been a week since irene bi barrelled into the northeast kills at least 40 people causing

severe flooding that is still causing severe problems. our susan candiotti shows us the devastation in new jersey. >> susan, the great falls and paterson, new jersey are always a spectacular sight, but nothing like this, thanks to irene, the passaic river here has a very strong current causing the waters to gush over this water fall. and the passaic river to overflow it's banks. on this day nearly a week after the storm came through, many people remain evacuated from their homes in parts of the city. hundreds still have to boil their drinking water, many people still don't have electricity and some stores remain closed as well. this is the backdrop for president obama's visit on sunday. inspectors wearing protective suits are also looking forebusinesses and homes that have been damaged by the flood to make sure they're safe before people move back n i spoke with a lifelong resident of the city, a maim carrier about what he thinks about the president's visit on sunday and how he

thinks residents have been affected by the storm. >> after the initial shock of everything, and it's like everything else, there's a grieving process that goes on when something happens and it's just a question of how long it takes to get over it. because i have seen a lot of people help each other out and everybody does because that's what we're supposed to do as human beings, it's not -- the president is a nice gesture and that's what a lot of things are, moments are to make gestures to make people feel more comfortable. >> reporter: i asked patterson mayor jesse jones on what he plans to share when he meets the president. >> we are at the very bottom, trying to find our way to a place by which we become to use the word stable. our local resiliency is we found a way to work together. but if you look around at the economy and all those other things, we're at bottom so help is what we need and there's no

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the phrase use it or lose it can apply to a lot of job skills. take flying an airplane. pilots are highly trained, but when computers take over, most of the flying pilots can lose skills that do their job and help keep us as passengers safe. miracle on the hudson pilot captain sully sullenberger weighs in. but first, here's cnn's brian todd. >> june 2009, the autopilot system on air france flight 447 disconnects. a stall warning goes off a co-pilot repeatedly says climb, points the nose up. it's the opposite of what he's supposed to do. the pilot comes into the cockpit and says no, no, no, don't climb. it's too late. the airbus a-330 plummets into the atlantic ocean, killing all 228 people on board.

an investigation revealed questions about the pilot's training and their ability to respond to surprises. >> they were misreading their queues and the aircraft unfortunately started to stall. >> reporter: they found that overall pilots are relying too much on autopilot systems. >> they're becoming very dependent upon using the autopilot, the auto throttles, the auto flight system, the computers to actually operate the entire flight. >> and they're getting rusty result of this? >> because you don't actually hand -- therefore your computer skills get greatly enhanced but your flying skills start to get rusty. >> it's sometimes called automation addiction, january 2009, as a colgan air regional plane approaches buffalo, new york, it counters mans what the -- the plane crashes, killing 50 people.

hyatt and his panel say it's another example of a pilot possibly forgetting some key procedures. part of the problem is that standards have evolved to the point where in recent years pilots have only been flying manally for between 1 1/2 and three minutes of a flight at takeoff and landings. and these days hyatt says, landings can also be done on autopilot. the problem may get worse because of the way younger pilots are trained. >> when you bring on a younger pilot who have not been through what some of the older guys have. they have never thrown anything that has anything but thumb commuter activity on it and they don't understand what to do necessarily when something goes wrong with their computer. >> reporter: the authors of the new report say this is not really the fault of the faa or anyone in particular, it's just how technology has evolved over the years, the faa would not comment on the -- saying the safety of airline operations today is a testament to the high

levels of skill brought to the cockpit by the professional airline pilot. brian todd, cnn, washington. and we wanted to dig deeper into the problem of pilots becoming too dependent on autopilot systems. i spoke with a very talented captain sully sullenberger, who saved 155 people by landing a us airways plane on the hudson river in what has become known as the mere call on the hudson. now a pilot who has logged more than 19,000 hours, 40-plus years, what is your take on the use of autopilot? is it being overused these days and has it changed over the years? >> the use of autopilots has changed over the years, we have much more technology available to us right now. so what we have to do is be well trained in how to most effectively use it and we need to have a good idea about how much technology is appropriate to use at any part of the flight. for example, during a long range

flight and cruise portion when not much is happening, and the workload is actually low, automation can actually lower the workload and help pilots to be completely una paware. >> pilots only manually operate the plane for 1 1/2 to three minutes. >> i think what you're talking about is actually manipulating the controls manually. hand flying the airplane as we call it. for a short period durz the takeoff and afterwards and right before the landing, but it's important that everyone know, especially professional pilots that entire flights have to be flown by a human pilot's mind. the question we have to ask is how much technology should be placed between our mind and the fight control surfaces on the

wings and tail, should we move those controls manually or should we use the technology? we need to get more practiced at hand flying the airplane and right now we're often encouraged or required to use the autopilot and that provides fewer chances for us to hand fly the airplane and keep our skills sharp. >> and you knew exactly what to do on january 15, 2009, i'll never forget the interaction between you and the air photographtraffic controller, they said what run way would you like, you said we're going to be in the hudson. and you said it was because of all of your training and that you were well rested. let's talk about pilot fatigue and buy this is such an issue? >> pilot fatigue has been on the national trespass safety board's most wanted list for decades. it is a problem. the last time we updated our fatigue rules was about 20 years ago and the faa is in the process right now of updating

those rules and it's important that we get it right because we're likely to be living with these rules for another 20 to 30 years and that has implications for anyone who flies. so it's important that we take into account human abilities and limitati limitations. we have learned much about what causes fatigue and how to mitigate it and it's important that we get these rules right. congress required the faa to by august first of this year, must be lick the new fatigue rules. that deadline has passed and we do not yet have the rules so there's growing concern in many parts of the industry about when these rules will be published, what form they will take, will they be effective enough or if this will be another missed opportunity and we'll have to wait another 20 years to finally get the political will to do what we know we need to do. >> it seems that everyone would agree on this, that a pilot needs to be well rested for the pilot's safety, the passengers'

safety, what's the holdup here? >> i think ultimately it's about cost. i think there's great pressure against these new rules from the industry. they are greatly concerned in this extremely cost competitive airline world about any addit n additional, what they consider regulatory burden, they think it's going to require more staffing in some cases, or be too expensive and let me tell you from my own experience, if there's anything that we have learned about airline safety, is that in the long-term, nothing is more expensive than an accident. >> and you have said that well and we all saw that, a sight to see t world will never forget it, captain sully, the day that you landed that plane on the hudson, everyone on board, 155 people saved because of you, a true hero. it's an honor to speak with you, thank you, captain. >> good to be with you. coming up we're following developments along the gulf

coast, tropical storm lee has pounded the gulf of mexico with rain.

you are looking and hearing tropical storm lee, brace yourself, this boat no match for the rough waves slamming into the mississippi overnight. take a look at this. looking at how bad this is. despite efforts to keep the boat from being battered to pieces against the pier, it was a lost cause. they tried. daylight reveal another huge hole in the capsized hull. but again, everyone's safe, which is a good thing. the large storm is now stalled just off the coast of new orleans. coastal residents can expect high winds, heavy rains and the possibility of severe flooding. they're looking out for that, the governors of louisiana and mississippi have declared states of emergency for several parishes and counties, they know the drill, katrina was six years ago, parts of jefferson parish near new orleans are under a mandatory evacuation order because of that flooding threat, can't be too careful. we go to jacqui jeras in the weather center for the latest on

tropical storm lee. >> we're going to wait just a second on lee because we have some weather information we just got in to cia. that notre dame stadium is being evacuated. this is where we're talking about in northern parts of indiana. there are severe storms here that have a history of producing 60-plus-mile-per-hour winds in addition to hail. so they're evacuating the stadium right now, get everybody out of there, game delay to help keep those people safe. so great move on the part of officials and authorities there. if you remember, it was just three weeks ago today in indianapolis where the stage collapsed during the sugar land concert and three people died there. i'm not sure if that's being taken into account at all in this situation. it's great to see that they're evacuating the situation right now as these storms are approaching from the west. you can see there's a severe thunderstorm watch across the whole area, it does include chicago too, and there's been ground stops at o'hare as well as midway because of those

thunderstorms so if you're trying to travel, unfortunately things aren't looking better as things are pushing from from the west. maximum winds around 16 miles an hour, it's been kind of drifting erratically, off the coast of louisiana here. so the intensity has stayed the same, very little movement, the best thing about the storm today has been that all of the heavy showers and thunderstorms and most of the heavy rain has stayed to the south and east of the center of the storm, into the gulf of mexico, while we have already seen some rainfall report up to nine inches, this is a slow moving storm, it's going to start to pick up towards the north and into the east and make its way across georgia and into the appalachians by the end of next week. so we have got a long way to go with lee, we'll give you more information on rainfall totals throughout the afternoon and evening hours, but a huge flood maker, that's the latest thing we have to worry about lee. the first game of the season, they're playing in south

florida, unfortunately they might not get that game finished today. >> but when you mentioned that indiana stage collapse, we all remember the image of that. it's probably a good thing, people probably aren't too happy about it but it's better safe than sorry. also right after the break, a homeowner in an airplane, imagine this, leads police directly to the crooks who robbed hiss house. okay you're in a plane, you see someone robbing yours house, you call the police, we'll have that ahead. as millions of americans brace for the arrival of hurricane irene. you don't want to miss this. 77-year-old wilma melville and her search dog organization has helped save lives at major disasters for the past 15 years,

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welcome back. new developments today in the dominique strauss-kahn case. he is returning to pairsz just days after new york pollurosecu dropped charges after questions about the accusers credibility. strauss-kahn was widely seen as a contender in the french presidential election before being charged with attempted

rape. again, he has denied those allegations. that's from a few hours ago. police are supposed to enforce the laws, of course. not break them. >> the police landed next to the job on this, in fact it wasn't easy to get the evidence that they needed to get and they followed through, didn't give up until they got what they needed to present to the da. >> philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey describes how a member of his own police force ended up behind bars charged with rape. we know officers are human, but because of their power and authority, we hold them to a higher standard, criminal defense attorney holly hussein is here to weigh in on this and a few other stories and holly, it seems like we have heard a lot of these cops behaving badly stories is it because of their power and their authority and is in a select few that would do that no matter what job they had

are hiding behind this power? >> they think they're untouchable, and you know what it is, on top of criminal behavior, it's arrogance and what they are doing is making every good cop out there on the beat look bad. two weeks ago, they arrested a new york cop in the middle of raping a schoolteacher at gunpoint. so we're seeing this, and what they're also doing is exposing their department to civil liability. >> there are so many police officers every day who work so far, risk their lives and then the police officers that do break the law give them a bad name, another incident, maybe it wasn't illegal, but come on, you can't do this in uniform and if we have to blur it out, it's not a good thing. okay, a cop was caught having sex on top of a police -- is that a police car? no, but come on, you're in uniform. >> he's a state trooper in full uniform, so of course we recognize that, he's caught on video, this isn't a crime, this is just plain stupid, okay?

that's not a legal term, but let me tell you something, this guy was voted officer of the year in 2009 and he was just given a commendation in july and then he turnings and and engages in this idiotic behavior and has now according to some news reports been dismissed, he lost his job over this indiscretion. >> you're in full uniform, you win an award for being an officer of the year, or at least you should know. >> how about this story, this fascinating holly, amazing story out of arkansas, a homeowner was in a plane up above his home looking down, there's my house, there's my house, wait a minute, someone's robbing my house. what happened here? >> oh, my goodness, this man decides i just want sothd some aerial photographs of my house, i have got a friend who will take me up in his plane, won't it be cool. so they're flying over his house, and the pilot says isn't that your house?

isn't that your house getting robbed? is that two guys loading up stuff and putting things on a trailer? first he calls his uncle who lives down the street and says, hey, get on over there, these guys are emptying out my house, calls the cops and does a blow by blow turn by turn route for the dispatchers saying they're going down this street now, because as soon as the uncle pulls up they take off. and so the airplane is able to follow them. if god ever told two people not to be criminals it's these bozos because what are the odds? >> holly husseghes, as always, s a pleasure. coming up a dyslexic man creates something not only about himself, but he helps the suffering of others. and a comedian is accused of the

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gupta introduces us to a person who has achieved remarkable things despite having overcome major challenges. in this week's "human factor," sanjay introduces us to ben faust, who was diagnosed with dyslexia as a young child. he has now developed a technology that helps people just like him. >> a handheld device -- >> reporter: for ben foss, who has dyslexia, this device is something he doesn't leave home without. >> unsweetened cocoa. >> i could get semisweet or really sweet, and that could screw up the recipe. >> reporter: the intel reader. a device foss helped design turns written words into speech. once you actually use the technology, take the picture, allow it to process, at that point, if you're good at, you know, being able to listen at 250 words per minute, you can essentially catch right up to -- >> i can eliminate a lot of the challenges. so when most people are reading, they're hearing language. i don't. when i read text, it's like having a bad cell phone

connection to the page. things drop out, i miss pieces of information. when i was a kid, my mom would read out loud to me, which wasn't a big deal. when i was in college, i would fax my term papers home and she would read them to me over the phone so i could find my own mistakes. >> reporter: remarkably, the next step for foss was stanford law. at one point you decide, i want to go to law school. so was this, you know, i'm going to do this in spite of dyslexia. >> i did it in spite of the books. >> reporter: still, he got his law degree and a business degree. but ben says it was his own experience with dyslexia that drove him to develop the device. >> that was basically so i didn't have to call my mom every time i needed something read, you know, like, good for me, good for my mom. the result that i wanted to be able to take a photograph of any printed material and read it on the spot. >> reporter: nowadays, ben helps fight for folks just like him, as the executive director of a disability rights organization.

think about who you are and what your story is. he encourages people to be open about their disabilities and to find ways to adapt. >> definitely faster than i read. >> reporter: but it's doable. you can listen to it that fast? >> exactly. that's the result of years of practice. i spent five years learning how to master this. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. >> ben foss doing truly amazing things for so many people. stop me if you heard this before. a guy walks into a bar -- and leaves without his iphone prototype. the details, next. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes.

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welcome back. comedian katt williams is taking back his publicist's apology for insensitive remarks that he made. he's saying, i'm not sorry. the comedian got into a heated argument with a mexican member of his audience after the man heckled him during a performance in phoenix a week ago. here is part of what williams said. >> do you remember when white people used to say "go back to

africa," and we had to tell them, we don't want to! so if you love mexico [ bleep ], get the [ bleep ] over there! we were slaves [ bleep ]. y'all just work like that at the landscapers! >> things got pretty heated. williams' publicist released an apology for that, the comedian now says, i didn't approve it, i'm not sorry. here's what he said exclusively to cnn's t.j. holmes. >> as a stand-up, the only thing that i sell is uncensored thought. so i'm only selling them the way i think, uncensored. so i'm not allowed to then come back the next day and apologize. that's for the tracy morgans of the world. i meant what i said and i said what i meant. i'm apologizing if someone thought i was anti-mexican. mexicans are my friends. >> you can see all of katt williams' interview with t.j. coming up