i think it's fair to say that today, for various reasons, a lot of americans don't really. >> yeah. we've got none of that right now. time for kyra to take it away. good morning. we begin this hour with the power of politics. candidates reach out. congress digs in. and a new government shutdown could be just days away. paul stein haweshaushauser has stumbling. and roland martin looking at the message of tough love. let's go live to capitol hill for another stalemate as well. but first, the presidential race. paul steinhauser in washington. paul, rick perry's campaign is suffering a couple of big blows this weekend. so how about that unexpected victory from herman cain? >> yeah. and this was a big unexpected defeat, you could say, for rick perry, the texas governor, who's been the front-runner in the national polls. let's look at the results from that saturday straw poll in florida. a crucial state in the battle for the nomination. look at the top ranked there. herman cain.

a distant second is rick perry, who spent a lot of time down there in florida, and pundits thought he would be the one to win that straw poll result. the other one that came out this weekend, michigan, and mitt romney is at the top. no surprise here. listen, romney was born in michigan. his father a former governor there. very popular. romney won the primary there back in 2008. he was expected to win. but perry did go up to michigan and campaign and he was a distant second. for perry, i think a lot of people are saying that those uneven debate performances, especially last week and the attacks on rick perry over his stance on illegal immigration, may be taking a toll. one other thing from the debates or from the straw polls, michele bachmann nowhere to be seen near the top. remember she won the straw poll in iowa in august. but she finished very low down in both of these straw polls. one thing about those, they are important. they are a gauge or a test or a barometer of a campaign with a lot of activists. they are not the end all and be all. if they were, herman cain or ron

paul would be the nominee, and nobody thinks that is very likely, kyra. >> mitt romney going to meet with donald trump today. what is it about trump and these presidential candidates that keep going to see him? >> i guess it gets you in the limelight. when you go to new york city, one of the things you have to do if you're a republican is meet with donald trump. rick perry did it a week and a half ago. today, romney does it as well. remember it was just a couple of months ago we were talking about trump himself, he was flirting with a bid for the republican presidential nomination. but when you meet with him, and if you get his blessing, it does in a way put you in the spotlight. >> ok, paul. thanks. and here is a measure of just how challenging president obama's re-election is. he's having to devote precious campaign time to win over african-american voters. and he's delivering the message of tough love. >> take off your bedroom slippers. put on your marching shoes. shake it off. stop complaining. stop grumbling. stop crying. we are going to press on. we've got work to do.

>> dan lothian at the white house. dan, it was once unthinkable that the african-american vote would abandon him. what happened? >> well, i think what you have seen certainly over the last year or so is that there's been this ongoing frustration among african-americans, in particular some of the black leadership up on capitol hill, that the president has not been able to focus on some of the issues that are important to their communities, in particular the unemployment problem, which is much worse than the national average. unemployment among african-americans greater than 16%. and so there has been this frustration. and so the president is realizing this, and tapping into this group because he realizes he also needs their support in order to win in 2012. and so you saw the president at the congressional black caucus' speech over the weekend. he also sat down for an interview with b.e.t., which will be airing tonight, where the president made it clear that he needs african-americans to

step up for him in 2012. >> i am spending all my time in this office trying to make sure that if there is some kid in the south side of chicago that doesn't have a shot right now, isn't going to a good school, parent doesn't have a job, that i'm fighting for him. >> now the president on this west coast swing reaching out to his base, telling them that they need to be passionate, more motivated even than the other side, laying out his records, pointing out that -- his record, rather, pointing out that he has helped the auto industry, he's been able to go after and catch saild. and the president is hoping that that in turn will fire up the base, and help shore it up over the next few months. now let's get to roland martin joining us from washington. roland, is it working?

>> well, first of all, your question to dan is important because african-americans are not abandoning the president. understand that when you look at presidential politics, democrats typically get about 90% of the black vote. president obama got 96%. but the question is intensity. that is, for instance, black women voted at a higher rate than any other group in america in 2008. the question is, are you going to see the same numbers or are they exceed that in 2012? he won by 10 million votes in 2008 over senator john mccain. so therefore, they are expecting it to be a smaller number. also, it's going to come down to certain states. so he needs a huge black turnout in georgia. you also look at florida, ohio, pennsylvania, virginia, among several other states. and so they have to make sure that the fervor and intensity is there, not just a percentage. that's the key. >> but you even pointed out this morning, roland, when you and i were talking about this, that is the president is actually using

specific words the black community has been looking for. for example -- >> of course. >> black workers, black voters, black jobs. >> well, absolutely. look, you have to be able to tailor a message to your audience. also it's very interesting when people say the african-americans should not be advocating in an agenda for them when gays and lesbians have been very clear on their agenda. latinos, clear on their agenda. women, clear on their agenda. so all groups across this country have clear agendas. why shouldn't african-americans be asking the same of president obama? and so you have -- clearly you have a relationship there where african-americans are very protective of the president, don't like any public criticism, because they believe that it fuels criticism on the right. but we look at the unemployment numbers of black men, black youth, at the end of the day, people are saying that i want a return on our investment of 96% of the vote in 2008.

and so, look, it's a question of, you need the votes. folks are saying, how are you delivering? therefore, they are asking for those things. and so he knows he has to get that large number or he will not be able to win in 2012. >> roland, thanks. two u.s. hikers back on american soil blasting iran's brutality during their imprisonment. josh fattal and shane bauer arrived at new york's jfk airport and talked about living two years in isolation. >> from the very start, the only reason we have been held hostage is because we are american. >> every time we complained about our conditions, the guards would immediately remind us of comparable conditions at guantanamo bay. >> fattal says the two men had to wage repeated hunger strikes just to receive letters from their families. let's talk now when a revolutionary move going on in saudi arabia. zane, women can vote and run for office? >> oh, my god. can you believe that? >> no, no.

that is definitely the headline. >> oh, my god. what's happened? it's the end of the world. well, it's saudi arabia. and, yeah, you know what, kyra, this is a really big deal. it's a very significant step. women can vote and they can run for elected office in a local government position. there are local elections happening on thursday. but you know what? it's not going to start then. it's going to happen when there are future elections. but no date for those elections has actually been set. there was one woman who said, you know what? this is fabless. it's been in the pipeline for so long. and they are looking forward to it. but she also says, if i want to run for a local government position, i can't drive. how am i supposed to go and campaign? and that's one of the things in saudi arabia, women still can't drive. let me show you some of the headlines. the independent here in the uk has this headline. it says, veils and votes. it goes on to say, this falls well short of full equality. there was no news on whether the ban on the issue of women drivers would be lifted, but it

represents startling and welcome progress in the very land where it seemed least likely. and then "the national" in the united arab emirates says a milestone for the political rights of saudi women. it says the extension of political rights to saudi women is a momentous step and likely to be remembered as a turning opponent in the country's political development. king abdullah of saudi arabia has been trying to push ahead on reforms, but he also has to navigate a very conservative, religious, puritanical group known as the wahabis who don't want women to have any of these kinds of rights. so also look at in terms of political manoeuvring in terms of behind the scenes in saudi arabia. >> remarkal things for women. a nobel peace prize winner who is a friend of yours and quite an inspiration to you has passed away. >> yeah.

she's known as an environmentalist. she won the nobel peace prize. she did some amazing things. i grew up in kenya. and think of central park in new york, kyra. the u.s. government grabbing the land, dividing it amongst themselves and then selling little pieces of central park off and cutting down all the trees and the green space for the city. that's kind of what the government of kenya wanted to do to a couple of places. and what wangarri did, she stood up in africa and had herself beaten, bruised, hurt, lying in hospital, and she created this movement called the green belt movement. and she was able to succeed. she kept the green spaces. and then it became a global movement where trees were planted. because a lot of women in africa rely on firewood in order to cook food and boil water and things like that. and because of deforestation it wasn't happening. so she planted all this stuff. it really is a big loss, and she has been an inspiration to so

many people around the world, but particularly women in africa. >> and in particular you. glad we had a chance to lift her up. >> yeah. >> thanks. coming up, her majesty, the wedding planner. some of the queen's advice to prince william and her orders. details straight from the prince's mouth. plus, they say it's meant as satire. but a college bake sale with prices based on race and gender. we'll debate it after the break. (rambling phone conversation) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, containing the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. read and consider it carefully before investing.

checking stories across the country, a north carolina man survived four days in the utah desert after breaking his leg on

a solo hike. wayne richards says he lost his footing and fell 10 feet into a canyon. he then managed to drag himself five miles back to his car. a helicopter spotted him and got him straight to a hospital. and these amazing pictures of water spouts along lake michigan. dozens of funnel clouds spotted, but no reports of any damage or injuries. in reno, nevada, more than 400 people attended a memorial service for the victims and families of the deadly air race crash that killed 11 people. reno's mayor says it was a chance to show support for the victims and everyone related to them. well, tomorrow, uc berkeley, campus republicans are holding a bake sale. and if you're white, you're going to pay a lot more for your cookies that think a black woman. the point, sb 185. the california bill that would allow race and ethnicity to once again be factors in student admissions. we're going to get to the politics in just a minute. but first, here's what the sweets will cost you. if you're white, $2. if you're asian, $1.50.

latinos, $1. it gets cheaper. 75 cents for african-americans. 25 cents for american indians. and women get a 25 cent discounts. and on campus, young demes and republicans are going at it. >> the pricing instruct surthere to bring attention to caused people to get a little upset, but it's really there to cause people to think more people to think about what the policy would do to university admission. >> way the way they made the statement, the words they used, the fact that they mocked people of color on this campus is very disgusting to me. >> joining us now is roland martin. and also cnn contributor will cane. all right, roland. it's satire. good way to make a point or not? >> hell no. these guys are idiots. but this has been happening for like 15 years, making ridiculous points. here is what i find to be interesting. they are very quick to say, oh, no preferences. but guess what?

none of them will say a word about legacy. if your mama or daddy went to the school, we're going to hook you up and help you out. in 2004, i questioned president bush about this very issue. and he owned up to saying legacies should not be used in college admissions. let's see college republicans tackle that. i bet they won't, because they don't have the guts to do it. >> will? >> the outrage of the bake sale strikes me as irrational, roland. it's like being mad at the thermometer for telling you it's hot. this is about whether or not the state should be embracing racial interim nation. and this bake sale i think is a brilliant piece of satire to draw attention to that much more malignant and offensive state law that california is considering. >> actually, it's much more offensive is white privilege, will. i have debated many of these guys when it comes to affi affirmative action.

white women have benefited more than anybody else. many of the same people, their mamas, their aunts, their sisters, their cousins. but, see, they are likely going to school being funded right now by some mother whose getting a government contract, but we don't want to talk about that because that might affect mom. but, again, will, address the inequities of legacy. why is it they like one preference, and they are quiet about that, but we have a problem with this preference? >> two points, roland. first of all, the existence of white privilege or past racial discrimination is unforgivable. that's not something that anyone wants to sit here and excuse. hold on. logically, roland, it does not follow that a harm was done to person a by person b, so you give a benefit to person c by injuring person d. that's what you do today. you exclude students based upon race because you're giving favor to other students based upon race. based upon things that were done 50 years ago. if you're going to tell me there is legacy existing today, what i would tell you there is that

that exists in de facto. that exists out there in society. and it's not part of a law that's in place today. and you don't cure that by embracing racism or having the state embrace racism. >> so legacy is ok. preference is ok with legacy. see, will, guess what? if your grandfather went to a university 75 years ago, you get an opportunity to be able to write that down and you get credit. but my black grandfather couldn't have gone to that university so i don't get to use that legacy. so you tell me who now has a preference. >> guys, what happened to just the most qualified person gets to go? what happened to that? will? >> i think that's a question for roland here. because that's what i'm saying. why don't we just judge students based upon their aptitude and ability? the color of their skin should be no factor at all. >> i'm making a point here. simple. no one talks about the equality or qualify when it's legacy.

my point is, if you criticize one preference, criticize the other. they don't want to. but also you never hear people talk about qualify whites. it's also a qualified minority. minority kids are busting their butts to get into school. but if you want to attack preference, attack them all. don't sit here and cherry pick because you don't want to touch the one that might affect your family. >> i happily do away with legacies and admission in college. >> but you just explained it away. >> will, roland -- obviously, this bake sale has triggered the exact conversation that i think everybody wanted. we'll follow it. >> i think that's right, kyra. >> we'll see how home goes. we'll see what raises the most money and maybe debate that tomorrow. thanks, guys. >> get rid of the legacy. >> ok. finally, some relief at the pump. oil prices have been falling for several months now, and now gas prices are catching up. plus, we heard so much about kate's royal wedding dress. it turns out prince william's wardrobe caused some drama too. he talks about the queen's role in everything, next. o0 c1 2 o0 [ telephone rings ]

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let's get to your show biz headlines. alex baldwin, officially mr. "saturday night live" now. he just hosted for a record 16th time, breaking a tie with steve martin. baldwin's first hosting gig was back in 1990. nancy grace says she's actually enjoying the brutal practices for "dancing with the stars." we're talking five to seven hours a day, by the way. the hln host has already lost 10 pounds on what she calls the too tired to eat diet. she hits the dance floor tonight again. don't miss it. and for the second straight weekend, "the lion king" release

is number one at the box office. a new generation of kids flocking to see the 1994 film. this time, in 3d. the movie has now earned more than $860 million worldwide. moving on to some real royalty. pretty interesting new insights from prince william on his wedding, his duties, and especially his family. zain verjee has all the details. >> kyra, the queen is a wedding planner. what do you think of that? she did a pretty good job, right? >> she likes to be in charge. >> yeah. you can say that, right? well, prince william gave a pretty rare interview to "the mail." and here's what he said. he said the queen is incredible. they have a great relationship. it's gone from strength to strength. and then he was asked about the wedding. and this is what he said. he was talking about the guest list, you know, that they were putting together for the wedding before it happened. and he said this. i was given this official list of 777 names, dignitary, governors, all sorts of people,

and not one person i knew. i looked at it in absolute horror. then he says, i rang her up the next day and said, do we need to be doing this? and she said, no. start with your friends first. then go from there. and she told me to bin the list. now, "bin" by the way means throw it in the trash. and then also you know how he wore that nice red uniform. he was talking about the europe form, and he didn't really want to wear it. and the queen said this. he said this about what the queen said. i was good afternoon a cat gorical no, you will wear this. so you don't always get what you want. so she is picking outfits too. she cares about that stuff. >> well, there are some things you need to keep in line with tradition, right? there are some things that the queen will bend on. to the bin. i like that. >> off with his head and to the bin. the queen always has the right to say that. and, you know, prince william also said that everyone in the

family is a little -- you know, kind of treats her with a lot of reference. they really kind of respect her that way. and then sometimes that i say, hey, listen, why don't you take it easy now? you're getting older. but she says no way. she is sticking with it, because who wouldn't like to be queen? kyra. >> zain, thank you. we have some good news back here in the states. gas prices are finally falling. allison is following it from the new york stock exchange. >> and finally i've got some good news to bring you, kyra. sure, that drop in gas prices is tracking the drop in oil prices. but it took long enough. oil prices have actually been falling since the spring. you look at the survey and it shows over the past two weeks gas prices have dropped 12 cents. the national average now sitting at $3.54. this was a survey taken on friday. aaa says a gallon of gas is now down to $3.49. if you're in missouri, you're

approaching $3. you know, this does, however, come at a big price. oil prices are actually falling not for the right reasons but because of fears that the global economy is slowing, and demand will drop. so kyra, even though we all love lower gas prices, it may not be worth the tradeoff. kyra? >> all right. well, i guess you had a little bit of good news kind of at the beginning there. as for last week, brutal week on wall street. what do you think? same problems today? >> same stuff, same issues at play. but hey, more good news. it's good news monday. we can expect a higher open. the major averages, you know, they fell more than 5% last week. it was the worst week in wall street in three years. europe of course was the main issue. and it's again going to be the issue that plays out this week that really moves the trade. what we saw happen over the weekend, world bank met, imf met over the weekend. and greece said it would do whatever it takes to solve its debt crisis.

so a lot of strong words, good ideas. so far, no immediate solution. kyra, what everybody is waiting on is some action. at this point, wall street is feeling a bit optimistic, though. >> good. we'll hold onto that optimism. thanks. right now, when we need a fix the most, here we are again facing the threat of a shutdown. coming up, we'll go indepth on broken government. after several days, the trail of michael jackson's doctor is set to kick off. what's at stake for conrad murray in just about 15 minutes.

checking top stories now, the u.s. says an afghan man shot and killed an american at an annex of the u.s. embassy in kabul. security personnel then killed the afghan, who was an embassy worker. the u.n. security council takes up the palestinian bid for statehood. the u.s., which wants the palestinians to directly

negotiate with israel, is expected to veto the proposal. and lawyers are making their closing arguments in the second trial of american student amanda knox. knox is appealing her murder conviction of her roommate in italy. prosecutors are now asking for life in prison. now to the threat of a government shutdown. in just five days. kay is on capitol hill. due to hold a vote sometime today. are lawmakers any closer to a compromise? >> unfortunately, while you're having good news monday, i don't have any good news on this, kyra. it does not appear that either side are any closer to reaching an agreement to get through this impasse. just listen here to democratic and republican senators speaking to candy crowley on "state of the union." >> some of these tea party republicans who say on every issue, we're going to make this a make or break. we saw it on the faa when they shut down the federal aviation administration. we're seeing it now on this

debate about fema. >> give the senate democratic leader most of the credit. he manufactured a crisis all week about disaster when there's no crisis. everybody knows we're going to pay for every single penny of disaster aid that the president declares. >> so this evening as you mentioned, kyra, the senate will be back in to have a key test vote on what democrats are calling a compromise. this is how it's kind of -- this is kind of how it will look like. the senate democrats say they will agree to the house passed measure of keeping the government funded, as well as offering about $3.6 billion in additional funds to aid federal disaster relief. that's less than democrats wanted. but they said they will agree to it. what they will not agree to is what republicans want, which is to offset and pay for some of that federal disaster relief. republicans say they want to pay for some of this disaster relief. democrats say this is not how things have been done in the

past. we will see how things go. but it's unclear how they are going to move forward, because it doesn't seem that republicans especially in the house are going to go along with it even if the measure moves forward in the senate. unfortunately, the standoff continues. >> all right, kate. let us know if you hear anything. thanks. >> will do. all right. as we talk about a possible shutdown, all this week we are going in depth to take a look at something we can all relate to, broken government. will cane and l.j. granderson are joining me now. lz, in your opinion, why is our government so broken? >> well, there are a lot of reasons why things are messed up the way they are right now. for me, the number one reason is the fact that the higher you go up in the chain, meaning the more power that you get as a politician, the more dollars you. >> need to get there, the more masters that own you. when you look at congress, what

you have to remember is you're looking at hundreds and hundreds of people who have made concessions to people that may not necessarily be what's best for the american people. but are favors that were promised to get those contribution dollars. and i think that more than anything else is the way we are struggling the way we are. >> money, favors, payoff. will, you say the government is not broken, it's just being manipulated. >> i couldn't help but laughing, and that's why i was. i don't really think that is our government is that broken. the founders envisioned the government as one of conflict, one where it was hard to get things gone. and that's why we lament today. but they put in place three branches of government, two bodies of the legislative branch. veto and filibuster power, all designed to make it hard to get things done. now to the extent that we are having the government shutdown or having a problem getting things done now, it's because we are trying to undo some of those policies that have been built up over the past 100 years, and you have to run the same traps to

undo it. so there you see people committed to government spending cuts like the tea party, threatening a government shutdown. >> lz, are we undoing the policies that were set many years ago? >> i don't think we're undoing the policies. i think that there are a lot of people in power who don't understand the policies honestly. i think there are a lot of people that don't understand the three different branchs of government, how they actually work, how they are supposed to be working together, and that the goal is not capitalism but actually patriotism when it comes to government. but i think people get confused and mix up capitalism with patriotism. and those two are just not one in the same. >> will, are politicians not smart enough then, will? >> no. it's not that. let me go back to what lz said earlier regarding politicians seeking favor. and i would agree with that. i think populism is one of the biggest problems in politics. a french philosopher said the american republic will last until the politicians realize they can bribe the american

people with their own money. what we have is guys bribing us with their own money to stay in their careers. the best way to modify that is term limits. >> i am a huge proponent of term limits. i think if you're able to say to the people of congress that this is a finite number of years have you in office, i think you have less of a chance of someone sitting there and just getting paid over many, many years to make decisions that are not what's best for the american people. but with that being said, will, i think there are a lot of people in congress who really don't know what the heck they are doing, and we can all start with michele bachmann when it comes to that conversation. >> oh, there's another debate right there. we're going to have to leave it there. lz, will, thanks, guys. >> thank you. >> all this week, we'll go in depth on our broken government issues, questions, and who knows, maybe even some solutions. broken government all week, in depth, on cnn. coming up, rick perry's star seems to be fading a bit.

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a quick look at where the gop candidates are today. michele bachmann hosts a rally in cedar rapids, iowa. mitt romney and ron paul are in new york. romney meeting with donald trump, by the way. paul is taping appearances on "the daily show". and herman cain making the rounds on "american morning" and on piers morgan cnn tonight. and while rick perry didn't make any announcements today, he didn't escape any political skewering this weekend. alec baldwin and "saturday night live" took a shot at his most recent debate appearance. >> was for, against, obama care. but what about -- romney care.

he was before he was before. >> uh-oh. >> all right. so after all the grumbling about his debate performance, the presidential front-runner takes another knock. rick perry coming in distant second in florida's straw poll. what do you think? are these signs that the perry campaign could be struggling a bit here, peter? >> kyra, they are certainly in damage control mode. he went into the straw poll over the weekend expected to win in florida, which probably will be a decisive primary state early next year. and like you said, came in a distant second. they were spinning afterwards that, hey, we actually beat mitt romney by a few points. but this is just contributing to a narrative that started last thursday during the debate, carried on and will go through this week. and you'll see mitt romney start to hit perry a lot harder on some of those issues that troubled him in the debate like immigration. so, yeah, they are in trouble. and republicans are kind of -- that were supporting perry are a little cashed now. >> now, you, peter, always get

to talk with the insiders. what are the concerns within the circle, and what do you think? any signs of a shakeup, personnel changes? >> well, i don't think there would be a shakeup. they have been in the race five weeks. rick perry's advisors, it's a very tightly knit crew. most of them are out of austin. they have been with the governor for a very long time. and they are renowned for sort of taking the longview in politics and in campaigns and not kind of getting bogged down with what the beltway is say being their race or whatever. but his debate did prompt a lot of concerns about republicans who are looking for somebody other than mitt romney to be the republican nominee. that's why you heard so much buzz over the weekend about new jersey governor chris christie. a lot of former bush administration officials, donor types, are really trying to get chris christie into the race because they don't think that perry can be competitive in a general election. imagine him in a debate against barack obama. if you looked at that on thursday, he might look even worse in a general election. but the people i talked to over the weekend says that nothing has changed, governor christie

is not looking at the race, but he is still getting a lot of pressure. >> thanks, peter. he is accused of giving michael jackson a fatal injection. now dr. conrad murray will have his day in court. >> there's no way that dr. murray would pump michael jackson full of propofol, sufficient for major surgery and walk out that room. it's not going to happen. >> we're going to give you an inside look at the trial after the break. and he's... not so much. well, for a driver like you, i would recommend our new snapshot discount. this little baby keeps track of your great driving habits, so you can save money. amazing! it's like an extra bonus savings. hah-hah! he's my ride home. how much can a snapshot discount save you? call or click today.

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police near seattle shot and killed a gunman armed with two rifles. investigators say they still don't know why the 51-year-old man opened fire near a school saturday where a youth football game was going on. and new storms are rolling across the tampa, florida, area this morning. heavy storms have already flooded streets and stalled cars. several major roadways were shut down for a while. and singer lauren hill is getting sued by her stylist for fashion theft. a consultant fitted hill for her 2007 european tour, and now the stylist claims that the hip-hop artist made off with a whole wardrobe of high fashion threads, paying only a fraction of what they're worth. the jury is set. the trial of conrad murray begins tomorrow in los angeles. michael jackson's personal doctor is charged with giving the king of pop a fatal overdose. cnn's ted rolands tells us what's ahead. >> your honor, i am an innocent

man. >> reporter: the jury in the conrad murray manslaughter trial will have several questions to answer. one, did dr. murray give michael jackson a lethal dose of propofol? prosecutors say there's no doubt. murray and his attorneys say there's no way. >> there's no way that dr. murray would pump michael jackson full of propofol sufficient for major surgery and walk out that room. it's not going to happen. that's not the doctor that dr. murray is. >> reporter: murray claims the day jackson died, he only administered 25 milligrams of propofol, far less than what was found in jackson's body by the coroner. >> how did it get in him? >> well, that's a good question. ted, do you have any idea how it got in him? >> reporter: the defense is expected to argue that jackson somehow gave himself the lethal dose. >> could michael jackson have done it? >> is it possible for an individual to inject himself with a drug? yes. yes.

>> reporter: before jackson died, he spent hours struggling to go to sleep. according to a timeline murray gave police. he says he gave jackson five doses of three different drugs between 1:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. at 10:40 a.m., he says he gave jackson the propofol. >> did anybody witness what happened? >> no, just the doctor, sir. >> reporter: 9-1-1 was called at 12:21. emergency responders will testify they believe that jackson was dead when they arrived. another question jurors must answer is was using propofol, an anaesthetic for surgery, as a sleep aid, so reckless that murray should be held responsible for jackson's death. >> doctor after doctor gets up and says it should never be used outside of a clinical setting, outside of a hospital or a clinic. >> the fact that the circumstances may be unusual may be demonstrated to be unusual does not make it egregious. that alone does not make it egregious. >> reporter: murray's defense

will argue that jackson was a drug addict and in horrible physical shape and he was getting drugs from other doctors that murray didn't know about. prosecutors plan to argue that jackson was in good shape, and planned to show this clip from the documentary "this is it" of jackson rehearsing just days before he died. >> ok, ok. >> reporter: so now more than two years after jackson's death, a los angeles jury will be presented with the case and ultimately decide whether or not dr. conrad murray should be held responsible. ted rolands, cnn, los angeles. opening statements begin tomorrow. be sure to check out your sister network, hln, for expert coverage that begins tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. eastern. golfer bill haas takes home a record-breaking

stories making news. later today, 2:00 p.m. eastern president obama holds a town hall at networking website li link linkedin. and the conditioning on the washington monument. a big night for cnn legend larry king, lifetime achievement emmy at the news and documentary ceremony in new york. we're following lots of developments. let's check in first with dan lothian. >> the president on this three-state tour out on the west coast trying to put millions of dollars into expects of his campaign but also pushing a jobs bill that he believes will put money into the pockets of many americans. i'll have the details at the top

of the hour. and i'm kate baldoun on capitol hill. i'll have the latest at the top of the hour on what the fight is all about. i'm matthew chance in italy where college student amanda knox is in court today as her appeal hearing to overturn her 2009 conviction for her british flat mate gets into its final phases. there will be more at the top of the hour. >> thanks, guys. kenya's patrick macaw sets a new world record for the marathon. he wins it in berlin. you are going to hear from him next hour. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future.

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game. big event over the weekend. >> go dodgers. but, yeah, you know, funny thing happens during football season. people like to talk about football. everyone is talking about the buffalo bills. who would have thought, right? this team struggling so much the last few years. there was always one thing you can count on, buffalo bills losing to tom brady and the new england patriots. get what. braid si throws for 387 yards, 4 touchdowns but also picked off four times. this time the tip pass returned for a touchdown by buffalo's florence. later in the fourth quarter. brady hits wes welker for the td. the game is tied at 31-31. welker had a huge game. the bills come back. the clock runs out. ryan lyndel, to win it for bouf low. he nails it. buffalos breaks a 15-game losing streak to the pats. the bills are 3-0. what? yes, the bills are 3-0. talk about an incredible start

to your career. rookie wide receiver smith. that is the first catch of his career. 74 yards for a touchdown. but he wasn't done. a few minutes later me caught the second pass of his career. 41 yards for a touchdown. then a few minutes later his third catch. 18 yards for a touchdown. his first three catches, touchdown. that was just in the first quarter. he tweeted he had a good feeling about the game. i would say so. ravens won, 37-7. space balls wild card race is coming down the wire. three-run home run in the 14th inning to help the red sox beat the yanks. the sox beat the race. nl wild card race tie the braves lead the cardinals by just one game. check out bill haas at the pga tour championship. final round in overtime, out of the water. gets within three feet of the cup. what a pressure shot that was, kyra. that sudden death playoff. and then on the third playoff

hole. haas drains it for the win. his father long-time tour pro jay haas applauding from the gallery. i would say that was a huge play. that was worth the win. worth more than $11 million. that is a payday. >> yep. great shot. great to see his dad out there. great moment the golf. >> out of the water. incredible. >> great. i'll see you do that next round. easy. >> i'm going to get it into the water. i don't know about getting out. >> i'll take the shot. thanks, jeff. we begin this hour with a brazen new attack near the u.s. embassy in afghanistan's capital. a lone gunman opens fire in the annex. one american is dead. another one is wounded. nick peyton walsh piecing together the information for us joining us live. nick, what have you been able to find out? >> the key thing about this is exactly where it happened, in the u.s. embassy compound. an annex where the cia are believed to have more operate tifrs. what we know is around about 9:00 yesterday evening, one

afghan employee who worked in that annex, not exactly clear what his job was, opened fire in various directions, killing one u.s. citizen, also an employee of the embassy working in that annex and injuring another one. u.s. citizen injured is taken to the hospital and now believed to be surviving his injuries. really the point is the psychological impact of this breach of security coming after two more recent ones in the past few weeks and a very secure heart of kabul. investigators still not sure exactly why this happened. whether this afghan gunman, a lone gunman killed subsequently by security personnel at the embassy, whether he was acting out of a personal grudge or working for the taliban. but still the psychological blow is there. once again, inside the heart of kabul, things like this are able to happen where americans are supposed to be safe. kyra? >> nick, it's just one more attack that we continue to talk about that has come out of kabul. you know, just two weeks ago the u.s. embassy came under ferocious attack from militants. remember this?

>> absolutely. absolutely. this is certainly what people are concerned about in the coming weeks. it's not exactly clear whether it's linked to the insurgents or why this happened. for many afghans they're singing the ring of steel, secure areas, can be violated. things that are not supposed to happen inside them are happening. i think that has a great psychological impact of perception when it comes to afghans and trusting their security at the moment. too, force there's. >> nick, we will keep talking. as we look at this video. the u.s. is saying that attack was carried out by a terror group based in pakistan. this morning we're now learn that pakistan's military has basically shrugged off pressure from the u.s. and will not take any action against this group, at loose for now. barbara starr is calling that for us out of the pentagon. barbara, you know, what's your take? i mean, won't the refusal of do this, to put the pressure on just ratchet up the tensions

between the u.s. and pakistan? >> well, you know, all last week, kyra, we saw a parade of u.s. officials, military officials here in washington come out and talk about the haqqanis and really try and raise that profile of pressure against the pakistani government to get them to crack down, stop providing the safe havens in pakistan for the haqqanis. the financing, the advice th th the u.s. believes and in particular the pakistani intelligence service is providing to this criminal terrorist network inside pakistan the information coming almost every day. sources confirming for us that in fact in that embassy attack that the attackers had cell phones with them, they had haqqan iphone numbers back in pakistan inside those cell phones. many, many attacks, dozens perhaps now over the last couple of years, inside afghanistan tied to the haqqanis and, as you say, no sign yet that the

pakistanis who are set to be providing the safe haven are willing to crack down on this enterprise. kyra? >> it's hard to understand why. barbara starr live there from the pentagon. thanks. let's turn to the power of politics. on capitol hill congress is flirting with the government shutdown. president obama is talking jobs and fighting to keep his on. on the republican side, i guess you can call him the hermanator. he manages a huge upset in the florida straw poll. kate balduan is on cap hill where the clock is counting down. dan lothian is following the president's courting the black voters. paul steinhauser is looking at herman cain's victory. unexpected, that is. kate, the senate due to hold the vote later this hour. what do you think? are they getting closer to a compromise? >> it sure doesn't appear so. here is what is at stake. the government runs out of money, runs out of funding at the end of this week. that's a key deadline. also, fema, federal disaster relief fund within fema, that

could run dry early this week. some estimates were monday, meaning today, or tuesday. that's what's at stake here. the senate is going to hold a key test vote on a measure on a short-term spending bill what is similar to the house passed measure. they passed it last week. it would do two things. it would keep the government funded through mid november, november 18th, to be exact. it would also about $3.6 billion in additional funding to fema to help pay for all the natural disasters that the country has been facing obviously and still recovering from. but the key difference here is that the senate democratic measure does not require that part of that fema money be paid for or offset, as they say up he here, as house republicans are demand that it be. that is really where the standoff is. it will be interesting to follow the discussions today and watch to see the result of the vote this evening. but still, standoff continues. >> all right, kate, thanks. and touchdown president obama is

focusing on jobs and putting more americans back to work. he's actually hosting a town hall event on the professional social network site linkedin. dan, what exactly is the president going to say today? >> well, it will be the message that we've been hearing from the president that he's made some stops in key battleground states. but this time out on the west coast. the president will be first of all, pushing the jobs bill and putting pressure on members of cro congress to pass the bill. that's mantra we've heard from the president now over the last several weeks. it is an addition the president will be getting a chance to explain what's in the bill. and so about 250 people expected to be at the event at linkedin. we're told that some of its memberships will be asking some of the questions, also the ceo of linkedin will also be handling some of the questions to the president. this is a jobs bill that remains up on capitol hill. it's still a lot of resistance.

not only from republicans but also from some democrats, as well, and one of the big issues is how to pay for all of this. the president believing that the up ter tier americans, those making more than $250,000 should bear more of the burden. republicans don't want any kind of tax increase dog during these times. and so the president really doing the sale job out on the west coast. today he started yesterday in washington state, today in california and then he'll wrap up in colorado. >> dan, here was -- we're going to take a side bar if you don't mind. lady gaga attending an obama fund-raiser actually tweeted she was hoping to meet him to discuss bowling. do you know if they actually met? >> reporter: well, what would a west coast be without a meeting with lady gaga. >> that's true. >> reporter: yes, she was there. in fact, it was interesting because the pool report had a

description of big sweeping hair and black lace hanging down on it. she did, according to a democratic official who was there, get a chance to speak briefly with the president. in all seriousness she addressed the issue of bullying, something close to her heart, reading to the president from a letter from a fan, according to this democratic official who talked about someone who had committed suicide because of bullying. and she thanked the president for everything he has done in general but specifically what he and the first lady have done to push this anti-bullying campaign. >> yeah. serious subject, indeed. something we've been following closely, as well, dan. thanks so much. now to the contest for republicans who want to replace the president. rick perry's campaign suffered a couple of big blows this weekend. our director paul steinhauser has that from washington. paul, how about that unexpected victory from herman cain? >> lady gaga, i don't have anything on that so i won't try to match it. yes, a very big weekend from

herman cain. he two straw poll, about 3500 gop activists there. look at that. cain at 37%. i guess this is a reflection maybe the activists are not so happy with the normal politicians and they wanted something different. perry, the texas governor who jumped into the race six weeks ago, he was expected to win this very distant second. let's go to that straw poll in michigan. another one in michigan. romney on top by far. we expected the former massachusetts governor would win that straw poll. he grew up in michigan. his father was a former governor there. popular. romney has a strong portion in the state. perry went up there and campaigned there, distant second. a lot of people are saying these results for perry this weekend, well, maybe it's a reflection of those uneven debate performances he had the last two weeks and his stance on illegal immigration. he's still the front-runner on the national polls but this weekend hurt. >> i guess on the west coast if the thing is to meet with lady gaga, if you're on the east coast apparently the thing is you meet with donald trump.

the latest blessing seeker, mitt romney now, paul. so what is it about trump and these presidential candidates that keep going to see him? >> here you go. a week and a half ago perry had dinner with trump in new york. today romney is there. meeting trump around 2:00. we spend spent a lot of time with him earlier in the year when he was flirting with the bid for gop nomination. decided against it. i tell you what, it gives these candidates attention. we're talking about it right now. >> paul. overseas a new book has interesting insights from prince william. he opens up about his wedding preps, his royal duties, and his grandma, the queen. let's get the, i guess, the down and dirty from zain vergee. she's been all over this this morning. i guess, you know, sometimes you can negotiate with the queen, other times you just have to do what she says. >> when she's made up her mind, you can't budge the queen, okay, kyra? she likes detail. she pays a lot of attention to that. and it turns out she likes to plan weddings.

here's actually what prince william said. he's talking about the guest list, the initial one. okay, this is who we're going to invite to the royal wedding. he said this, i was given this official list of 777 names, dignitaries, governors, all sorts of people, and not one person i knew. i looked at it in absolute horror. i rang her up the next day and said, do we need to be doing this? and she said, no, just start with your friends first and then go from there. and she told me to bin the list. now, kyra, you know what bin is, right, from -- >> to the trush. you taught me well. >> trash, baby, to the trash. okay. now, referring to his uniform. you know he wore that nice red uniform that's like the irish regimen. >> dapper. >> he looked hot. he did. what he said was, i was given a cat gore call from the queen, no, you will wear this. she insisted he will wear that outfit.

so he added, so you don't always get what you want, put it that way. he went on to say, he has a great relationship, you know, he says my grandma is incredible. and, also, the queen's just not really into being a celebrity is something he added. and then lastly, he said a lot of members of their own family say, you know, maybe take it a little easy now. you're getting old. you've been through like 12 british prime ministers. why don't you chill out a bit and enjoy life. and she says, no way. she's not -- she's not giving up the throne. i can't say i blame her, kyra. >> yeah, it's a nice post, huh? zain, thanks. >> you sit on your cushy throne there, kyra. >> yeah, and i have quite a lifestyle like the queen. i don't think so. all right, zain. talk to you later. >> all right. survived four days in the utah desert with a broken leg. we're going to tell you what this hiker did, who found him, and how he's doing now. a ordeal about american ann

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service after that deadly air race crash that killed 11 people. reno's mayor said it was a chance to show support for the victims and their families. two u.s. hikers back on american soil and blasting iran's brutality during their imprisonment. josh fattal and shane bauer arrived at jfk airport and talked about living two years in isolation. >> from the very start the only reason we have been held hostage is because we are american. >> every time we complained about our conditions, the guards would immediately remind us of comparable conditions at guantanamo bay. >> fattal says the two men had to rage repeated hunger strikes just to receive letters from their families. in italy, more testimony in the amanda knox appeals trial. a verdict could come later this week. the make or break piece of evidence is through the dna. matthew chance is there live. matthew, why exactly is the dna

so important? >> reporter: the dna is important, kyra, because it's the only physical evidence that actually connects amanda knox and her then boyfriend rafael to the room where meredith kercher, amanda's roommate, was found dead. without the dna traces that were found by police investigation, one on a suspected murder weapon, a knife, another bit of dna of rafael on a bra collapse found some 46 days after the killing on the floor of the room where the murder took place. without that evidence, there's nothing actually in terms of, you know, physical evidence that connects those two figures, convicted of the murder of meredith kercher to the room where the murder took place. it's crucial for the defense. crucial for the prosecution as

well. in some ways this whole appeal spins on that. >> all right. we'll see if a verdict comes later this week. matthew chance, thanks so much. and coming up, practice makes perfect for nancy grace. she's dancing hours and hours a day and seeing big changes on the dance floor and in the mirror. plus, a new poll as to which celebrity is the most annoying. see if your picks are in the top five showbiz headlines, straight ahead.

nancy grace says she's working her butt off practice for "dancing with the stars" and it turns out she's working some other stuff, too. "showbiz tonight" host a.j. hammer is here with details and she just lays it out there for us. >> go, nancy, go. a grueling "dancing with the stars" practice, kyra, the schedule there for her is having some positive results. she's telling "people" magazine she's inadvertently lost ten pounds on the calling it, i'm too tired to eat diet. jam packed day of getting 3-year-old twins ready for school and hadding off to dance practice for five to seven hours and then coming home has her exhausted. but nancy says the practice has been fun although she does admit to being a fish out of water on this show and her goal is to still take home that mirror ball trophy. she wants there to be many nights of me dancing on stage for the twins to one day look back and go, look at mommy, not, mommy got thrown off. so we're going to see all of that practice pays off. this week, of course, nancy is slipping on her shoes again.

but, kyra, i have to imagine. as a mother of twins, it's hard for you to imagine adding seven hours of dance practice to your schedule. that's nuts to me. >> oh, yeah. you're doing the cha-cha 24/7. let me tell you what, pal, and the two-step, and three-step, and ten-tep. i think you're right, though, that nancy, she's got her own show on hln but also hearing a popular series may be getting its own channel. yes? >> yeah. we've got, of course, 24-hour cooking channel and sports channels, of course, 24-hour news channels but how about a 24-hour simpsons channel? you may want to break out your duff beer and doughnuts because it just might happen. there have reportedly been a number of discussions at the fox network on how to capitalize on the massive library of simpson episodes and dvds and reruns. one idea floating around over there is a 24-hour channel dedicated to homer, marge, bart, the whole springfield gang.

i broke out the "showbiz tonight," approaching 500 episodes. if they're on 24 hours a day, we're still only talking about ten days, a little more than ten days worth of shows running them back to back. i don't know if this is going to work. i love "the simpsons," by the way, but i'm not sure about the idea. >> i'm still thinking about the fact that you pulled out that. that must have been your great, great, great grandfather's, yes. i still use my fingers. a.j., tell us about this new poll out on the most annoying celebrities. i would love to know your pick. >> this is a list you probably want to avoid. "parade" magazine compiled this poll that they say are the most annoying celebrities. number one, surprise, surprise, it's kim kardashian. "parade" says that kim, a lot of people say is famous for being famous, has been inescapable with her recent wedding and honeymoon and maybe that's why she tops the list although she's been growing on me. second on the list no, big surprise, charlie sheen.

he has toned it down a bit over the past few months but you can't forget the bizarre behavior from earlier in the year. third place, i was pretty unsurprised to see this on here. how could a "jersey shore" cast mate escape, one word for you, kyra, snooki. you asked for my opinion and they fell on to the honorable or not so honorable mention tons list. lindsay lohan and mine on her, donald trump. >> i'm with you on the lindsay lohan. that's what i was wait for that to at least be in the top three. all right. a.j., appreciate it. if you want anything and everything breaking in the entertainment world, a.j. always has it, even his list of annoying celebrities. you can get it on "showbiz tonight," 11:00 p.m. on hln every night. herman cain it was surprise winner at the florida straw poll. is his star rising or a protest against the rest of the gop field?

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this weekend's florida straw poll. was this a vote for caen or a protest for the rest of the gop field. dana? >> i think it was kind of both. and i think it was definitely reflective of some of the candidates' poor performances that the debate. perry did horrible at this debate, which is surprising because i've seen him speak before. i know he can speak eloquently. i know he's quick on his feet. he hasn't been at these debates. this was indicative of that. i think it was also a vote for cain because cain is a small business guy. comes from the private sector. he's not a political beltway establishment hack kind of guy. that resonates with grass roots people who are tired of the same old same old. we'll be watching him. definitely in weeks to come. >> alex axis? >> you know, i have a lot of respect for her main caman kaic. i think this is about a weak field. we have perry who has been all hat and no cattle.

can barely articulate why he wants to run for president much less critique his own fellow potential to nominees. you have romney, flip-flopper, untrustworthy. michele bachmann, a rise starg and now a complete nonfactor. thing is about the gop completely running out of time. >> pete? >> kyra, do you know how many votes herman cain got in the florida straw poll? 996 votes. he was three votes away from what number? 999! and that would have been so perfect. i don't think this is a protest vote against the other candidates. he got a third of the vote. they like him down there. maybe old people like godfather's pizza. herman cain is not a politician that seems to be working for him. plus, 999. >> pete being the comedian that you are, i thought you were setting me up and i was just afraid to open up my mouth. second question, romney meets donald trump in new york today.

rick perry met with trump two weeks ago. herman cain has an october 3rd meeting. why are these candidating making trump a sprirtity and do voters even care what trump thinks? >> that is such a great question. really, donald trump is not a policy, pert by any means. you know, he is a blow hard ber there w birther who has a series of essentially failed reality tv shows. another sign the republican party has completely lost its compass. and i have no idea what to do. what are they going to do, meet with snooki and flava flav next? >> don't forget polls show any generic candidate beat obama. at strong field. about trump, i don't care who donald trump wants to get behind. it is interesting. this is a very successful businessman. it doesn't matter that he's not an academic tupperware fresh policy expert. this guy has tried and true

policies out in the real world which hands over fist beats the president's current up the tup fresh experience. he's got a successful show on television that millions of people watch. it does say something. maybe it goes into that, but frankly i don't care. >> tupperware sales woman beat dominick? >> well, why are all of these candidates meeting with donald trump? i think they're probably asking him what not to do or, frankly, kyra, maybe they're just begging him not to endorse them. this guy is an embarrassment. he's an arrogant fool. and given him credit for success to me, i don't know about anybody else but i'm one of those americans who doesn't give a lot of credit a guy who had that much of a head start, millions of dollars that his daddy gave him. all of these guys started way ahead of the game. i don't know why they would be meeting with him. maybe learn not to eat pizza or maybe they're going "the apprentice, tea party" edition.

>> that might make some money. some ratings. >> yeah. >> all right. you're buzzer beater. 20 seconds each. morgan freeman tells piers morgan that president obama has made americans more racist. take a listen. >> has obama helped the process of eradicating racism or has it in a strange way made it worse? >> made it worse. look at the -- the tea partiers who are controlling the republican party, that's stated policy, publicly stated, is to do whatever it takes to see to it that obama only serves one term. what does that -- what underlines that? throu screw the country. we're going to do whatever we can do get this black man out of here. >> is that necessarily a racist

view? >> it is a racist thing. >> dana, i'm going to let you begin. >> oh, yes. well, it kind of kills part of my soul because morgan freeman, i think, is a great actor. i had respect for him up until this point. as a cofounder of a tea party movement here in the united states, my expressed goal has never been to take down the president. it's always been to hold government accountable and to make sure that government stays limited and it spends our moneywisely. that's the goal. so i guess her agaman cain is racist. has morgan freeman been to to a tea party? i bet 50 bucking right now he hasn't. >> i think it's same old-fashioned racism that has existed pre-obama. when we have black unemployment twice the rate of white unemployme unemployment, there's a systemic issue we have to discuss. and i think that more than anything, what morgan freeman is trying to talk about is the fact that we have increased racial anxiety in our ability to have

honest conversations about this is getting much more limited due to the fact -- pete? >> i'm not going to question or accuse god and the president, which are two people that morgan freeman has played. frankly, i don't really -- i'm white. it's easier. i don't question what a black person sees and feels and hears every day. i have been to many tea parties and there are elements of the tea party that are racist. saying that the president of the united states was not born american, i define that as racist. >> that's a democratic movement. that's not racist. and it began with democrats. it began with the clintons. >> dana, you're done. you're done. >> no, no, no. you're done. >> you get five more seconds, alexis. dana just gave you five more seconds. >> look. you know, i think it's real. you know, i appreciate what the previous guy was saying because i think that the real challenge is that we need an honest dialogue. the problem in the left and democratic party is that receding this face to a few

crazies on the right. and if we really want to have an honest dialogue we need to start that right now. >> thanks so you three. appreciate it. all right. if you've got a free checking account, you can actually count yourself lucky because they're disappearing pretty quickly, right, allison? >> exactly, yeah. you know, it is possible to find one but i'll be honest with you it's harder to find an outright for real free checking account. you know, if you ask bankrate.com they tell you free checking is on the endangered species list at this point. only 45% of checking accounts out there are actually free. that's down sharply from just a year ago when 65% of accounts were free. and why, do you ask? it's because banks are taking in less money because of more regulations. there are new federal reserve rules out there that limit how much banks can collect in other fees. so they're just trying to make up for the lost revenue at this point. banks contend, you know what, we have to pay for their workers,

technology, fraud management, so they're going to stick it to the consumer with these fees on your checking accounts. kyra? >> so 45% of checking accounts are free. how can people make sure they get one of those? >> okay. that really is the question. and there is a trick with this because most checking accounts, kyra, that can become free but you have to abide by certain rules. the most common rule is you have to have direct deposit of your paycheck. also you got to maintain that main mum balance or do a loft you banking business at one institution. you want to have your savings account, money market account, mortgage, all with the same bank. chances are you will be able to get that free checking. >> kyra? >> okay. alison, thanks. they say it's meant as satire but a college bake sale with prices based on race and gender, we'll hear from both sides after the break. [ male announcer ] for sore muscles use new bengay cold therapy.

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cross-country now. you can hear the pris shot and killed a gunman. they still don't know why the 51-year-old man opened a fire near a school saturday where a youth football game was going on. new storms rolling across the tampa, florida, area this morning. heavy storms have already flooded streets and stalled cars. several major roadways were shut down for a bit. lauren hill is getting sue i'd by her stylist for fashion theft. the consultant fitted hill for her 2007 european tour and now claims that the hip-hop artist made off with a whole wardrobe paying only a fraction of what it was worth. a bake sale on the uc berkeley campus is causing outrage, and that's the point. according to the sponsor, the young republicans. take a look. $2 for cookies and brownies if you're white. $1.50 if you're asian.

latin latinos, $1. 75 cents for african-americans. 25 cents for indians. and women, 25 cent discount. the california bill that would allow race and ethnicity to once again be factors in student admissions. last year roland martin and will kaine spoke out. >> the past racial discrimination is unforgivable. logically, roland, it does not follow that a harm was done to person a by person b so you will give a benefit to person c by injuring person d. do you understand that? that's what you do today. you exclude students based upon race because you're giving favor to other students based upon race. based upon things fun dift years ago. the if you're going to tell me there's legacy existing today. that exists in de facto. that exists out there in society and it's not part of law that's in place today and you don't cure that by embracing racism.

you don't cure that by having the state embrace racism. >> roland? >> legacy is okay. preference is okay with legacy because, will, guess what. if you're grandfather went to a university 75 years ago, you get an opportunity to be able to write that down and you get credit. but my black grandfather couldn't have gone to that university so i don't get to use that legacy. so you tell me who now has a preference. >> the bake sale is expected to take place tomorrow. all right. kenya's patrick makau wins the berlin marathon in world record time. you're going to hear from him, next. our 4 new rich & hearty soups really have people talking...

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kenyan marathon runner has set a world record with his time in the berlin marathon. cnn actually got to talk to him and another pretty amazing athlete. hi, don. >> hey, kyra. nifs berlin yesterday. this was an absolutely incredible achievement. kenya's patrick makau ran the marathon in a time of 2 hours 3 minutes 38 seconds. destroying the previous record by some 21 seconds and he made it look easy. he didn't even look out of breath as he did it. afterwards he told me it was a really proud achievement, both for himself and for his country, kenya. >> actually the first thing i done this to my country because kenya is full of champions, especially distances, starting

from going up, we are all champions. we don't believe on being beaten by people like ethiopians. yeah. >> so this is a really proud day for you. >>. >> yes. this is a very proud day. dedicate it to my country kenya. >> kyra, you can probably tell there's a bit of competition between kenya and ethiopia and he was referring to the one whose record he broke and unfortunately for him, it wasn't even able to finish the race yesterday. just to give you an idea of how fast this guy ran. he was running one mile every 4.43. if you go to the jim today, put your treadmill up to 12.6 and see how long you can hang on for. if you can do it for more than two hours you might just be a record breaker yourself. >> that is insane. what a great way to help us visualize how intense they run. all right. well, you talked to some amazing runners. how about this young boxer that

is making a name for himself. you got a chance to speak with him, as well. >> yeah. this is amir khan. already a big hit in britain and making a name for himself around the world and in the united states. khan was an olympic campion at 17. currently ranked adds the best welter lightweight boxer anywhere until world. he says he's coming your way pretty soon. he's pretty confident he's going to get a fight lined up with floyd mayweather. listen to how he out lines his career. >> i want to win everything there. i want to become a pound-for-pound champion of the world. when i wake up that's what drives me to go to the gym and train hard. when i'm tired in the gym, that's what pushes me because i want to be the best there is. >> i wish i would get away with saying i want to be remembered as a legend. somehow it sounds okay coming from his mouth.

it is doing great in and out of the ring. he was voted in washington to appear with hillary clinton recently and later this year he says he's going to be meet president obama as well. he's being recognized for his charity work outside the ring and he's making people take notice of what he's doing inside. >> there you go. don, thanks. well, a huge step for saudi women. they will be allowed to vote and run for office. but, they still can't drive. a live report next. look, every day we're using more and more energy.

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let's talk about a revolutionary move. in saudi arabia, women can vote and run for office now. cnn's mohammed is joining us.

>> kyra, by saudi standards, a historic moment yesterday when king abdullah announced that women would be able to party in the next round of muse nis pal elections. they would be able to nominate themselves as candidates, appointed as full members of the consultive counsel in two years' time. his remarks interpreted saying that women would be given the right to vote. he didn't say vote. he said they would be able to nominate themselves and nominate other candidates in saudi arabia for the municipal elections. that having been said though, yesterday the mood from women's rights agent vis was pure elation. over joyed. said this was the moment that had come. today i spoke to other female rights activists from saudi arabia and became disappointed. look, at best, this is four years down the line, if next round of elections. anything can happen in that time. the conservative wing of the government could try to reverse

the decision, take it out of the women's hands before they get it. and even for the consultative kouns vcounse counsel, that's two years gown the line. a lot of elation yesterday, today some people not as happy as they were yesterday. they still think it was an historic an nounlnouncement on part of the king of saudi arabia. >> mohammed, thanks. well, a nation's biggest subway system is getting a massive upgrade. cell phone service coming to the new york city trains. alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. okay. this is revolutionary, alison. a lot of people will be happy about this. >> happy but not everybody, kyra. yeah, when you go down into the tunnels and take the subway in new york city you pretty much can't use your cell phone. there's no service. now what's happening is cell phone service is going to be coming to some new york city subway stations beginning tomorrow. it will be tested out in six stations along the 23rd street

and 14th street areas. busy area. keep in mind you've got to have at&t mobile. if you've got verizon, out of luck for right now. keep in mind you're only going to be able to use your cell phone on the platform where you wait for the train so you're not actually going to be able of use the phone on the train zooming through the tunnels. this may be expanded to every station within five years. >> i can just imagine for some it sounds like a great idea. others are going to be very much annoyed, alison. >> you said it. workaholic new yorkers are going to love this. they're going lo love it because they can continually be on their phone. but the phone calls are really going to annoy a lot of people i mean, you think about it. the subway ride itself, it's not the most enjoyable ride anyway but it has been this black hole where you can only talk face to face, read or listen to music. but now, imagine all of these people, i'm talking 5 million people on the phone at once. everybody yammering on their phones at once.

it can get really annoying. you have to also think there are trains that go out to the suburbs, the new jersey transit. there's train etiquette there. some people talk low, cover their mouths. you're not going to see the same thing on the subways. everybody is pretty much throw marriey etiquette out the windo. can you imagine throwing cell phones in the mix? >> no, probably overall going to be tough to handle for a lot of people. thank you. talk again tomorrow. coming ups in newsroom with suzanne malveaux, opening statements in the trial of michael jackson's attorneys start tomorrow. how race, sex, even their tv viewing habits could impact the case.r ] 're not employers or employees. not white collar or blue collar or no collars. we are business in america. and every day we awake to the same challenges. but at prudential we're helping companies everywhere find new solutions to manage risk,

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president obama is the guest of honor at more than half doz zn fund-raising events out west. our senior political editor mark preston is talking about that out of washington today. does the president still have the star power, you think, to get people to ep up their wallets, mark? >> he sure does. there's been a lot of talk about how president obama is losing his base and how they might not come out and vote for him. you know what? he still has a loyal following. certainly has a loyal following on the west coast. as you said, he had more that he does in fund-raisers over the past 24, 48 hours in washington state and california. all told, seven fund-raisers. you know, kyra, of two of these

fund-raisers he's raised at least $1.75 million. that is only two of the seven he will be attending. money he will need to try to win re-election. some of the star figures that have appeared at the fund-raisers include lady gaga, as you've been talking about earlier in the program, also saw nba greats as well, lenny wilkens and, of course, my favorite from the boston celtics, bill russell. we also saw jesse tyler ferguson host a fund-raiser for him, as well. so he's raising big bucks on the west coast. there's been a lot of talk, too, that he would raise upwards to $1 billion to try to win re-election. we'll see if he does. kyra? >> okay. mark, thanks. and of course for all your political news go to our website cnnpolitics.com. that does it for us. back here bright and early tomorrow morning. suzanne malveaux taking it from here. lots to talk about. >> a lot to talk about. thanks.

live from studio 7, i'm s suzanne malveaux. we've seen this play out twice before this year. now for the third time washington is days away from a partial government shutdown. that is right. that is because republicans and democrats can't agree on how to pay for an emergency cash infusion for peopfema. fema money is part of a spending bill to keep the government running through mid november. well, an afghan working for the u.s. government opened fire at the cia office inside the american embassy compound in kabul. that happened today. the shooter killed one america before security officers took him out. investigators aren't yet sure whether the man was a taliban plant. the haqqani network attacked the american embassy complex just two weeks ago. protests at later