hello, everyone. it is the top of the hour. you are in the cnn newsroom. i'm don lemon. thank you for joining us. off the top, i want to warn you what you are about to see is graphic but it illustrates the reality of war. we begin in libya where loyalist to moammar gadhafi are putting up a fierce fight to cling until the final strongholds of a new defunct regime. one of those is sirte where they are encounters bold resistance. there is where a cnn crew was caught in rpg fire. it was caught on camera. 0 a warning the video you are about to see is disturbing. >> reporter: revolutionary fighters advancing through sirte. the commander sees movement in the distance. he calls for one gunman to fire.

the rest of the unit joins in, shooting wildly. they come under fire. [ gun fire ] an ambulance is hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. they and we are caught in the open.

a pot shot. something in the distance. fightered opened up and there was some return fire. >> cnn producer was hit. >> i've been shot. >> down, down. down. go, go, go! >> get down! right side. go to the right side of everything. go, go! that's it. good. other way.

>> we start to check his injury. looks like there is a piece of shrapnel inside. you can feel it? >> i could feel it. when he was moving around, i could feel it inside. >> reporter: at a nearby field hospital, medics help ian. while dealing with their own grief. a colleague of these men was killed in the same attack just meters away from where the rpg, we think, hit the ambulance that was near us. what was his name? and how old was he? >> about 27, 28. >> reporter: tell me about him. >> about 9:00 he wake up me in

my bed and -- we he came to tus and he's like -- >> this medic was there too. he saw his friend die but he must keep working. casualties keep coming. on this day alone, more than 20 revolutionary fighters are killed in the chaotic battle to sirte. bill black, cnn, sirte, libya. another story now from overseas. it is going to be at least a few more days before two american hikers are freed from prison in iran. an attorney for josh fattal and shane bauer said a judge, who must sign the paperwork to free the two is on vacation until tuesday. separately, a delegation of american muslim and christian leaders asked iran's president

to release the hikers. the president mahmoud ahmadinejad said the pair would be released in a couple of days. they have been held more than two years on spying charges after being arrested while hiking along the iran/iraq border. a sunday service peace shattered. a gunman opens fire hitting the pastor and associate pastor. jeremiah fogel is now in custody after the shooting at think greater faith christian church. parishioners tackled hen a held him there until officers arrived. they say he killed his wife before going to the church. both the pastor and associate pastor are being treated in a hospital. the tsa says it has fired 28 employees at hawaii's honolulu international airport. the move is after a probe revealed several screeners weren't properly checking bags before putting them on planes.

sources said the security lapse occurred for several months and involved thousands of bags that were not screened for explosives. in addition to the firings, the tsa suspended 15 people. it is believed to be one of the biggest termination in the agency's history. speaking of screenings, nfl fans now have to endure a little more on the way in to stadiums across the country. security guards are doing full-body patdowns instead of from the waist up. nfl says the upgrades were planned before an understand dent last week when a fan allegedly used a taser at the jets cowboys game. in his first interview since charges of sexual assault were dropped, dominique straus-kahn says the only thing he's guilty of is moral weakness. the former head of the international monetary fund said that his relationship with the new york hotel maid was a "error," a mistake. he di denies any sexual assault took place but stops short of

any details. >> translator: what happened was, was neither violence nor constraint included in this, nor aggression, nor any act any illicit act of what the prosecutor has said. what happened was not only an inappropriate relationship but more than that, an error, a mistake, a mistake concerning my wife, my children, my friends but also a mistake for the french people that placed their hope for change in me. >> dominique straus-kahn says he doesn't sbaend to negotiate a settlement with his accuser who fievel niled a civil lawsuit against him. i will speak with her attorney tonight at 10:00. identifying the victims in

the deadly air race crash in nevada. one of those killed a paralyzed young man on a father/son trip with his dad. a family tortured and murdered. one killer sentenced to death. monday the trial of the second suspect begins. ahead this hour a family friend on how the husband, father, the only survivor is coping and how they will handle reliving the crime scene. wrinkle revolution... relaxes the look of wrinkles instantly, and the look of deep wrinkles in 14 days. ready, set, smooth... regenerist. from olay.

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reno. what are investigators saying about this. >> reporter: the ntsb just held what they said would be the last press conference related to this crash and released what could be a treasure trove worth of information. what we found out is that number one, the plane, the p-150 mustang was equipped with a video camera. it faced outside, and they also recovered at the crash scene some memory cards that could be associated with that camera. they are not sure yet. they need the send them to the lab in washington, d.c. for analysis, but that could be an important factor in determining what happened. second, the plane was equipped with what could be described as sort of a crude black box. it recorded information such as oil pressure, rp ms, speed, things of that nature. that information was also wrote on a memory card, but i the data was also transmitted wirelessly to the flight crew on the ground. either way, it looks like they

have that information. let's listen to what the ntsb had to say. >> we do have the telemetry data that has been examined and will be sent to washington, d.c. for further analysis. i will talk about this as well. it has information from the engine such as oil pressure and oil temperature and includes gps information, altitude, velocity, latitude, longitude and other variables. these could be critical for us to perform analysis that would allow us to examine certain structural or medical issues, based on this information. >> so dan, they may learn about the cause from that, but also i understand a few of the victims have been identified. what are we learning about them? what can you tell us? >> reporter: we know nine people died as a result of this crash. at this point, four people have been identified. of course the pilot jimmy leeward and also authorities

announcing that michael joseph wogan, 22-year-old from arizona who suffered from muscular distrophy, wheelchair bound was in the v.i.p. section and died. mr. wogan described as a magna cum laude student and had a weapon development business and lived a life filled with independence despite his disability. we are told that george and wendy hewitt died. they lived in seattle. airplane aficionados, members of an airplane club. the medical examiners office needs to still identify some victims or notify next of kin. >> thank you very much, dan. . another plane crash is under investigation this weekend. this one in west virginia. it happened at an air show in martinsburg. the pilot of the t-28 had just kpleetd a demonstration when the

plane dived to the ground. investigators are talking to witnesses. part of president obama's plan to reduce the deficit is to tax millionaires more. how will that fly? we will discuss it with our political panel next. is the state of georgia about to execute an innocent man? we are looking at the evidence against convicted cop killer troy davis. it feels like help is never far away. it feels like you're protected against life's little mishaps. it feels like you'll make it home. that's what it feels like to be a member. wow! it's even bigger than i thought. welcome to progressive. do you guys insure airstreams? yep. everything from travel trailers to mega motor homes. and when your rv is covered, so is your pet. perfect.

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the wealthy should pay what he likes to call their fair share. now he's taking action on it. he will unveil a new minimum tax rate on monday for people making more than $1 million a year. wealthy people like warren buffett, seen here with president obama, would have to pay at least the same percentage of their earnings in taxes as middle-income taxpayers. republicans are blasting the idea as class warfare. the tax will be announced as part of the president's long-term deficit reduction plan. the warren buffett rule is what it is being called. it is getting a lot of talk around washington and beyond. i want to bring in two of our regulars. will cane is in new york. and i will ask you guys yes or no question and ask what he is trying to can accomplish. is it going to fly? >> no. >> will, will it fly? >> no.

>> what he is trying to accomplish with this idea? >> i don't know, don. it's true that it is unfair that millionaires pay less in effect of taxes than secretaries but it is unfair you are not taxed on getting health insurance through your employer but those who buy it are taxed on it. it unfairly rewards homeowners over renters. all of the unfairnesses are symptoms an the sickness is a tax code that is riddled with exemptions and loopholes and deductions. president obama has suggested, he's given lip service to correcting that. but when he comes out with a patch like this, designed to catch the rich guy, it sounds like class war populism than actually attempting to fix the problem. >> so you are repeating what republicans have said that it is class warfare. is that why you think it won't work because of the reasons you said or because republicans in washington don't want to work

with the president. >> i dismiss the idea that the republicans don't want to work with the republicans. they suggested they will go for tax reform. president obama said he will go for tax reform. president obama has put forward a proposal, don, that is something that he knows they will put up a fight against. why not go for something both sides have suggested they are willing to consider. >> why do you think? is it that or the president doesn't want to -- i mean republicans don't want to work with the president. >> the republicans do not want to work with president obama to solve any issue coming down though 2012 election. will, i love you but you are crazy. the republicans are not going to do anything that will make president obama look good. they talk about class warfare and ignore the fact they have been trying to disassem able one of the last barriers middle class americans can be and that is through the unions. anytime you allow the education system to get dictated by how

much you make versus how important it is to be educated, that is class warfare. i think it is ridiculous to have that argument. >> go ahead, will. >> you are a bigger cynic. if president obama didn't put together a package that had corporate and individual tax reforms and did away with reductions and loopholes and put entitlement reform the republicans wouldn't go for it because they don't want to give president obama victory? >> of course not. >> they wouldn't go for that? i'm asking. >> no. they wouldn't do anything to help him look good before the 2012 election, period. >> let's stop there because i want to move on. let's talk about presidential politics. we had the cnn presidential debate last week and we had new numbers on the economy as well. i want you to listen to former president clinton. this is him this morning on cbs. he is explaining why democrats shouldn't panic as james carville, his former adviser suggested on cnn.com in a column. take a listen. >> i understand what james was

saying and he wants president obama to be re-elected, but when you are out there running against yourself and people feel miserable it is hard to see your i numbers go up. when he has a real opponent and they get to evaluate real alternatives and see other republicans respond to his speech and his plan, including a lot of ideas they have supported in the past, then i think we will be in a different world politically. >> all right. that's why i stopped you guys. it is a continuation of the conversation we are having. lz, is it panic time for the president, or is bill clinton right? >> i was really disappointed that james carville used the word panic because i think head a lot of good ideas. if president obama implements any of them, it is easy to tie it in to looking like president obama is panicking now. so i agree with president clinton. i think he is a brilliant politician. he's absolutely amazing. it is very early and he's right.

barack obama is running against him and people are feeling terrible. >> i will let you finish up. >> i think the republicans will win the next presidential election if they would stop revealing who their candidates are. at this point we have two weeks of hope left. >> say that again. >> bill clinton -- i said we'd win this election if we stop saying who our candidates are. we have two weeks to put forth a candidate that doesn't shoot himself in the foot. mitt romney has a real chance to win the election. president clinton entered the race on october 4th. that gives us two weeks left to put out a candidate. this is my personal opinion, if it were with chris christie, paul ryan or jeb bush they would win in a landslide. >> i love paul ryan. better than michele bachmann taking the ticket. >> you have to answer that. why? >> when you look at what he said

the past six months you can't tell me the moderates will support that man in the white house him having that power and that authority basd on his politics and his class warfare, yeah, i would love for him to get in the race. >> we're with out of time. >> l.z., i love you, buddy, but i didn't hear a single reason there. >> to be continued. always appreciate it. three days from now, the death by lethal injection, the call to save a man on georgia's death row grows louder. we are looking at the evidence that sent convicted cop killer troy davis to death row. that's next. [ doorbell rings ] hello there. i'm here to pick up helen. ah. mom? he's here. nice wheels. oh, thanks. keeps me young. hello there, handsome. your dinner's in the microwave, dear.

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one last chance for georgia death row inmate to have his life spared. it is happening less than 24 hours from now. on monday morning they will hear a clemency request for davis. he is scheduled to be put to death for the shooting of an officer. he maintained his innocence and 9:00 seven of nine witnesses recanted their testimony. the case has inspired protests around the world. groups like amnesty international and the naacp are leading a campaign to save his life. i want to bring in cnn's david mattingly. he will be at the hearing when davis' fate is decided. i want to talk about the physical evidence in the case, which has been picked over now for 20 years, but what's the controversy over these ballistic results? >> when you hear his many support ers saying that there's

no physical evidence against troy davis, that's why there is so much attention being focused on the shell casings. he was convicted not only of killing this police officer but also in a shooting that same evening. at the time of his conviction, there was expert testimony matching those shell casings from the earlier shooting to the shooting of the police officer. in the time since then, there have been re-examinations of the shell casings. his attorneys have gone to federal court arguing since that time the new examinations of the shell casings show they are not an absolute match. they are not conclusive and his supporters have latched on to that saying, look, this is one more piece of what you call physical evidence that is not adding up. at the same time, others have come in, entering their opinions, as well. that this still matches the same type of weapon, if not the exact weapon but it shows how much scrutiny has been focused on this case. >> every aspect of this case can be argued, i think.

including the witnesses recanting their testimony. >> and it has been argued in the federal court level. that was argued, the recantations, the ballistics testing. all of that has been argued in the courts and before the pardons and parole board and troy davis has lost at every step of the legal process and he also failed. he went and asked for clemency to the board once before and they de denied it i i once before. >> we will talk more about it coming up later on cnn. but why now? why all of the interest all of a sudden, two decades later? >> this has been a slow, building volcano. he's had three near misses with executions so far in the state of georgia. this is his fourth an final time. he's going to go back before the board that once before denied him clemency. a lot of this stems with his own family. they believed whole heartedly in

his innocence. they have been out there beating the drum for 20 years now to try to get support for this t. they have won over support of organizations that are typically against the death penalty, naacp, amnesty international but they have been able to present the evidence in a way that made people look at this and make up their own minds. that's why you are seeing hundreds of thousands of people around the world signing petitions in his favor. >> we will find out tomorrow and you will be at the hearing. >> yes. >> appreciate it. another crime story, a family tortured and murdered. one man who killed a mother and her two daughters has been sentenced to death. tomorrow the trial of the second suspect begins. a family friend will tell us how they will handle reliving the crime yet again. we're cracking down on medicare fraud.

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without a doubt this is one of the most graphic trials, murder trials in recent history, in recent years. the case of a connecticut family brutally murdered in their home back in 2007. one of the t suspects in the case is josh wa and he will be in court on monday as opening statements begin. you will recall his alleged accomplice, steven hayes, was

convicted and sentenced to death last year. the family of the -- of four was beatn in their home by two men who later set the house on fire. the father is william petit. he escaped the burning home but his wife and three daughters all died. he will be allowed to testify at the trial. and joining me from new haven, connecticut, a close friend of jennifer petit. her name is marilyn bartolli. how do you think that dr. petit will handle having to relive the death of his family, the murders all over again? >> don, i think he will handle it with the same grace and courage he's demonstrated throughout. it's been a long road for him and all of us who love him and the girls and the petit family. i'm sure he will handle it superbly as he always does. >> what can you share about the

family and your connection to jennifer? >> i knew jennifer throw cheshire academy, through my son who is a graduate there and justin gravitated to jen as all the students did. she had a special way with children. we are both registered nurses and had a lot in common and grew to be fast friends. i wish you could have known her. she is a woman who loved life and children and gave so much to her family and friends in the community. it was a loss, a great loss. >> have you you been in touch with mr. petit? and can you tell us how he is holding up and share any part of the conversation you might have had with him. >> i saw him a few months ago. as a matter of fact our nephew is a me pre-ned student at johns hopkins. he had an e-mail relationship going with him and dr. petit is

giving him tips and counseling getting through medical school and has been supportive and he is just a man of great grace and courage. you know, he has changed everyone he's touched for the better. >> yeah. we talked about the family. this really hit the community hard. this was just a terrible incident that happened in the community. do you think the community will ever be able to move on from this and find some peace? >> don, a lot of people ask me that. i don't think that will ever have closure. but i think when the trials finally come to an end, hopefully there will be a sentence sense that justice has been served for jennifer and the girls. we describe it as mayberry, usa. it is a small town, good people helping their neighbors and never dreamed that anything like this would ever come to our community. the devil walked there that night and it's changed all of

our lives. >> are you going to go to the court proceedings? >> yes, yes. >> thank you very much marilyn bartoli. best of luck to you. >> thank you. a new school year begins in libya with a big part of that country's history erased from the text books. what happens when two billionaires disagree on national television? what else, a fist fight. we are globe trekking next. a real person will be there to help you. then you can use geico.com to view photos of the damage, track your claim, print an estimate. you want an english muffin? they literally hand you a toasted muffin with butter and jam. (sigh) whaa. tasty. that's, that's a complete dramatization of course, but you get my point. vo: geico 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.

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we are expecting to see possibly some hail, damaging winds associated along with downpours. a bit of good news across texas. any kind of rain we want to see that we have to watch for lightning strikes and these watch withes in effect until 11: 11:00 a.m. local time. there is some airport delays at chicago o'hare. two hours and 15 minutes now. it takes a little longer to shoot that instrument approach and line the planes up farther apart so they can land safely when you have the cloud cover. here's the cool temperatures. it is 61 in minneapolis, as well as chicago. 78 memphis. gorgeous day in atlanta with 76 degrees. if you like the taste of fall, good news, another cold front will be making its way across the country throughout the week. we are talking 10 to 20 below average once again. the series of fronts will be

moving through and keeping the taste of fall which officially arrives, don, on friday the 23rd. >> ba humbug. >> thank you. appreciate it. some proof out of russia even if you make ten digits ayear it won't necessarily buy you self control. video from you tube shows billionaires in a fist fight on a russian tv show. okay. we're going to explain what triggered the billionaire blowup in a minute. but first going gloen trekking. in libya children start the new school year. the kids have a lot of catching up to do. >> they do. because of the escalated violence the school year had to end earlier than expected. so their summer started earlier. the thing is, one thing they can look forward to now -- and we are looking at video out of benghazi, which is the rebel stronghold and the second largest city in libya and the teaching and curriculum has changed. prior to this, gadhafi played

such an instrumental and critical wroel role in what they taught in school. he has his green book that everyone knows his controversial green book and his philosophies on religion, politics and economics. >> that has to change. >> it is starting at age 8 for two hours a week these kids would have to study the ways of gadhafi. >> endoctrine nate. >> they are holding up peace signs. they are excited. king crab invasion. is this a sign of climate change? >> it is. that is not the king crab there. that is a picture of gadhafi's green book we were referencing earlier but to highlight the issue going on right now. so we have an invasion of king crabs in the antarctic where they weren't expected to be at this time. and a lot of it is attributed to

the warming of the oceans. this is a story we will follow and i will give you more in to the weeks ahead but it is a huge problem. >> okay. so let's talk about this millionaire fight in russia. this was on you tube. these two russian billionaires -- what are they fighting for? what's going on. >> you have seen the video. almost looks like an episode 0 out of jerry springer but it is crazy. you would think with all the money they have they could get it together. this guy is russia's media mogul, aleksandr lebedev. the comments he's hearing from his business rival, right there in the black, as we can see, sergey polonsky, just don't sit so well with him. the hee heated debate is on the global kmik crisis. the debate is heated and heated and he loses his cool, aleksandr lebedev in the gray and socks him and his opponent fool falls to the ground. you would think, he is one of the richest men in the world

believe it or not. >> good tv. finally talk about october fest. we hear a lot about october fest but this is the mother of all october fests. >> this is the largest beer festival in the world and we are expected to see 7 million tourists at this thing. how much beer do you think they will consume over this three-week extrav ganz is a. >> i was shocked to find out. there is a website and they estimate 6 million liters, don. that's a lot of beer. >> that picture made me thirsty. awesome. thank you. >> you are welcome. big news in college sports. two schools jumping conferences. fran tarken tin is in the house to talk about another round of conference shake-ups and a controversial end og to last night's big fight. we will show you next. shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, night's big fight. we will show you next. n og to l night's big fight. we will show you next. g og to l night's big fight. we will show you next. og to las

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>> i never stop. >> talk about manning and the injury. how long will he be out? >> they don't know. they are saying for unlimited time. >> oh, jeez. >> two weeks have gone by in the season. i hope he stays out for the year. it's a neck injury. necks are serious. it is a tough thing. >> they said maybe two to three months, but is this something that will keep a player on the sideline for a long time? there are certain injuries quick and you are done. >> he is 35. quarterbacks we all, about this time, some before 35 start to deteriorate, shoulders go, knees go, arm goes. this is a serious deal. i hope he stays out the entire year. it also shows -- with a quarterback, they are contender but if you're peyton manning, you want to get in there. if you're the team -- is there another team that the quarterback is more important than this team? >> it's a quarterback's leg, but he is the most important to his

team, because his team is not great. brady has a better supporting cast than peyton manning does, but he's at that time of year. i hope he stays out and tries to get well for next year. this year's lost. >> let's talk about michael vick now. he's back in atlanta this week, is one of the all-time great comeback stories, from prison to his new $100 million contract with philadelphia. and there's incentives there, some people say it was a bit overblown, it's not that much, but with the incentives, it adds up to that much. he admits when he was with atlanta, he wasn't focused, he should have been more mature. do you think he's mature enough now to get to the super bowl? >> yes, and all quarterbacks have to be lucky enough to be with a great organization, great coaching, great tabstability. he's with philadelphia, andy reid is a great coach, great stability. and the guy has made a tremendous comeback. i give him all the credit in the world. he is capable of winning super bowls. he has one liability can he stay

well? because he's fearless. he's a little guy and he'll run over people, into people, anything to win. quarterbacks have got to keep themselves on the field. >> i want to switch gears now. it was announced today that pittsburgh and syracuse officially leaving the big east conference and join texas and a&m. so are we heading to a place now where it's just going to be like two big conferences? >> i think so. it's going to be 16 team leagues. it's really going to come down to three. >> three? >> i think the pac 16, the pac -- the 16 and the big 10, and the s.e.c. will be 16. this announcement is really kind of a nonannouncement, because the acc's a basketball conference. pittsburgh and syracuse are basketball schools. they're not football schools anymore. they used to be the football schools. and jimmy brown, if you're out there, i know you were a legend at syracuse, and the greatest football player i've ever seen, but they ain't what they used to be. >> you said not two, but three. it's going to come down to three. >> i think the west coast, what

used to be the pac 10, the big 10, the s.e.c. everybody wants to be like the s.e.c., because the s.e.c. is junior nfl. >> all right. so, finally, tell me about this new website. fantasyfran.com. >> fantasyfran.com. it's not a porn site. >> i'm glad you said it! i'm like, fantasyfran.com. >> 40 million people play fantasy football, and i decided -- it is great. we're having more fun with it. it's just so much fun. it really is. fantasy -- fantasyfran.com. here we go. >> we should just end it there. >> just right. >> there's the website. thank you, fran. >> thank you, don. >> you're crazy, man. love it, though. i love it. the bright lights are on and the stars are out. one of hollywood's biggest nights has arrived. right now we're live from the red carpet where the celebrities are already arriving for tonight's prime-time emmy awards. right after this break, we're going to take you there.

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away. cnn's kareen wynter looking gorgeous is on the red carpet outside l.a.'s nokia theater with a preview for us. so take it away, kareen. >> reporter: well, don, we've spoken to so many actors and actresses all afternoon long on this blazing hot red carpet. i found the coolest actress, you're about to see miss kathy bates from "harry's law." i think you've got it right with that fan here. is it helping, though? >> it is helping. i think it's going to be a lifesaver. i picked it up in paris a couple of years ago. it's handmade by this wonderful woman and it's saving my life today. >> reporter: i have to think about that accessory next year, very, very smart. talk about your big nomination tonight. such an honor to just be really recognized among your peers, "harry's law," lead actress nomination, huge! how are you feeling going into the evening? >> i'm feeling very relaxed. i don't have any illusions. i don't think it's going to be my night tonight. from all i've read, it's going

to be julianna margulies or elisabeth moss. thankfully, we're back for a second season. the show's going to be really great. we air on wednesday at 9:00 p.m. welcome so we're hoping to bring our great audience with you. so it's just a real honor to be here and talk about the show. >> reporter: kathy, i've got to let you in on a little something. i just a few minutes ago spoke to julianna margulies and she paid you the highest compliment as well. just the fact that she's also being recognized among such a distinguished group of actresses. so there's a lot of love going around. i saw you talking to jimmy fallon, who, by the way, hosted the emmys last year, did a great job. is this what this affair is really about, catching up with some of your best buds in the business? >> that's what the best part of this is. i ran into jimmy woods last night. last night a lot of the nominees were honored with their certificates at fantastic design center. got to see beau bridges and a lot of old friends. it's been lovely to catch up with everybody.

>> reporter: what are you hoping to see? maybe a dance number, some singing from jane lynch? we're all on the edge of our seats. >> i can't see what she'll come up. i think she's wonderful. >> reporter: and we have loretta divine. loretta, we're live on cnn. >> hi! >> she let me touch her. i'm just so glad. >> well, ladies, we know you have a long carpet ahead of you. thank you so much. >> you can continue. loretta divine looks beautiful. she's walked away, she looks fantastic and we like surprises on the red carpet. we're hearing people cheering. i guess there are spectators there watching. who else are you seeing there, kareen? >> reporter: oh, we have seen so many people, we've bumped into a lot of people from "the office," cast members, like i mentioned, julianna margulies, and i know you're always interested in fashion, don. i'm seeing a lot of gold gowns, purples, burgundy. in fact, i'm dying to talk to jane lynch. she's supposed to be coming by.

her publicist said, yes, we're going to talk to cnn. we want to get some of the inside scoop on tonight's show. she says she's confident going into it. she's been preparing all week, working with the producer of the show, famed survivor producer mark burnett, so she has her number down. we'll seeing maybe we'll see a little "jersey shore" skit come out. snooki apparently tweeted a picture of jane lynch, so, hint, hint, that there may be something there. and she's looking to wow the audience. hoping to bring in a bigger audience this year, younger viewers compared to last year, so we'll have to see, but an incredible night ahead for all the nominees and the people who get to cover such a fun event like this, don. >> very nice. very nice. take a look behind you. i'm looking at a small screen, so i can't really see who's behind you, but it looks like there's some big, fancy folks there. hey, listen, we're going to come back to you, especially if jane lynch shows up, let us know, we'll get you back on tv. kareen wynter, nice job. thanks as always. the next hour of the "cnn newsroom" begins right now.