be a weekender and book weekenour stay at hampton. hello and welcome to those of you watching here in the u.s. and all around the world. i'm errol barnett. i'll be here for you for the next two hours. coming up right now, soaring tensions after a van plows into israelis in jerusalem. and new clashes at a holy site revered by jews and muslims alike. we'll bring you the latest. also, friends for now. the u.s. president and the new republican leader of the senate vow to work together after an historic election. >> look, there's only one democrat who counts, the president. >> to his credit, he has never made a promise that he couldn't deliver.

also ahead for you, flight to freedom. the desperate measures one woman was willing to take to get to the other side of the berlin wall. all those stories coming up this hour. but in the middle east, at this hour it's 9:00 a.m. in jerusalem and the west bank where police are on alert after a pair of attacks on israeli soldiers and civilians there. we are going to show you the security camera footage which captures the moment, but a warning, it is disturbing. a vehicle, as you see, slams into individuals on the ground. they are three israeli soldiers, all moderately injured. that came hours after a van attack in jerusalem. >> reporter: surveillance footage shows the moment a palestinian man drives into a jerusalem tram station. he crashes the van and continues his attack on foot. israeli forces shoot him dead. 13 people are injured.

a border police officer was killed. >> there was no intelligence that a terrorist attack was going to take place here. we're looking to see if it was a lone terrorist. >> reporter: the suspect is later identified as a 38-year-old palestinian. a resident of an east jerusalem refugee camp. the attack is part of a wave of violence in jerusalem. fueled by tensions surrounding the noble sanctuary, known to jews as the temple mount. last week, there was an attack on a right wing rabbi, one of the leading voices calling for jews to be able to pray at islam's third holiest site. for the first time in 14 years, it was completely closed. >> they definitely feel that their place of worship is being lost. >> reporter: wednesday morning, tensions boiled over. clashes broke out between israeli forces and palestinian youth.

as you can see, the police have yous cleared this area using stun grenades and force. they're trying to get all of the people out here waiting to get to the site from the area. minutes later, there's an uneasy calm. the city of jerusalem remains on edge. >> we're going to continue to look into what's taking place there. we'll get you live to israel for more on the violence, including a look at the history site where they have been fighting. now to stories out of the states, where voter anger with the status quo have given republicans the upper hand in both houses of congress for the first time since 2006. president barack obama and the new republican leadership have now pledged to work together. but a showdown may already be in the works over immigration reform. michelle kaczynski has details.

>> reporter: his party trounced at the polls. president obama at moments sounded glumly resigned to two more years of having to compromise or fight it out with republicans. >> what stands out to the, though, is that the american people sent a message. to everyone who voted, i want you to know i hear you. for the 2/3 of voters who chose not to participate in the process yesterday, i hear you, too. >> reporter: but he vowed to reach out. >> if the ways that we're approaching the republicans in congress suspect woisn't workin going to try different things, whether it's having a drink with mitch mcconnell or letting john boehner beat me again at golf. >> reporter: the time for him to take executive action on immigration is likely near. >> they had every opportunity to do it. my executive actions not only do

not prevent them from passing a law that supersedes those actions but should be a spur so get something done. i am prepared to engage them with every step of the way. >> reporter: on other issues, the president listed issues where there is common ground. but on the big challenges, like health care, he made it clear this is likely to be a rough road, there will be places he will not compromise. he could veto republican efforts to repeal obamacare or to take out chunks of it that would render it effectively dead. >> there are certainly some lines i'm going to draw. repeal of the law i won't sign. efforts that would take away health care from the 10 million people who now have it and the millions more who are eligible to get it we're not going to

support. now, president obama isn't the only one facing challenges. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, we talked a lot about him yesterday. he has all of his work cut out for him in the days and months ahead. dana bash has that part of the story. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell missed the president's first congratulatory call but finally connected. >> it was a very cordial conversation. >> reporter: but with total gop control of congress comes the responsibility of republicans to govern. mcconnell said he gets that. >> we ought to start with the view that maybe there are some things we can agree on. >> reporter: but said for him to negotiate, the president can't aggravate the gop base by taking executive action on immigration. >> it's like waving a red flag in front of a bull to say if you don't do what i want, i'm going

to do it on my own. >> reporter: in fact, he has to contend with unruly fellow republicans that make up his new majority, like joanie ernst who wouldn't even commit to supporting mitch mcconnell for leader. >> will you vote for mitch mcconnell? >> i'm trying to get through november 4th first, and that will be determined after that. >> reporter: neither would ted cruz. >> that will be a decision for the conference to make. >> let me just make a prediction for you, a week from tomorrow it will be elected majority leader. >> reporter: he's a rare senator that never wanted to be president, but several are eyeing a white house run. ted cruz, rand paul, marco rubio. mcconnell insists he can handle them. >> i serve in a body with a bunch of class presidents. they're all ambitious.

>> reporter: gop control of congress will be different. republicans set the agenda and are hold votes on issues like the keystone pipeline. but more votes likely means more gridlock and vetoes. obama has only vetoed two bills in six years. another promised change, more work. >> the senate stands adjourned. >> reporter: not so fast. mcconnell is vowing the senate will stay in washington for a five-day workweek, just like the rest of us. dana bash, cnn, capitol hill. >> if you're outside the u.s., you may wonder what this may mean for you. what a gop controlled senate might mean for american foreign policy. among some of the key issues, many republicans argue that inaction in syria and the military withdrawal in iraq led to the rise of isis. the gop has also long distrust

of iran. that could impact current negotiations over the future of that country's nuclear program. republicans will likely give more support to ukraine in its ongoing conflict with russia and renew support of israel as tensions mount with militants there. also, look for the gop to increase spending on u.s. border security and scaling back on immigration reforms. so the key question is, will barack obama and the n senate leader be able to work together? well, i don't know. you can go to cnn.com/politics for analysis. it was a violent night in london as protesters clashed with police outside parliament and buckingham palace. >> [ bleep ]! >> some violence, foul language.

it came on the anniversary of the 1605 plot to bro up the british parliament. police say at least ten people were arrested. meanwhile, opposition leader an san su chi says talks in her country have stalled. she said high level talks with politicians and the head of the army achieved very little. despite the setbacks she says she'll continue to push the democratic change by means of politics. >> i don't think the reform process is going forward. i don't think we're going backwards yet but it has stalled and that's why i say last week's meeting is not a breakthrough, because i don't see it as taking

forward the reform process in a meaningful way. >> last week, u.s. president barack obama called her and myanmar's president to urge faster progress toward democracy. obviously in that nation it's taking some time. we are keeping an eye on jerusalem where tensions are high after attacks on israeli soldiers and civilians there. who the israeli prime minister is to blame coming up. plus, a woman violently abducted from a philadelphia street has been found alive. the amazing story of her rescue coming up. we're back in 90 seconds. ee financial noise financial noise financial noise

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this was the scene in jerusalem as israeli police fired stun grenades at palestinian protesters. this was all taking place at the temple mount. the site is also sacred to muslims. tensions have been rising at the site since a rabbi was shot and injured there last week. one person was killed and more than a dozen wounded when a van ran down people at a train station. police in that incident killed -- shot and killed the driver. the militant group hamas has voiced support for the attack. the israeli prime minister

issued a strong condemnation. >> translator: the ramming attack in jerusalem is a direct result of the incitement by hamas. we are in a continuous battle over jerusalem, which i have no doubt we will win. >> the dispute has gone up to the top diplomatic levels. jordan is recalling its ambassador to israel. the foreign minister met wednesday with the u.s. secretary of state john kerry in paris. take a listen. >> these violations and incursions and stopping people from worshipping freely and allowing extremists to come in under the protection of the israeli police. >> it's also of particular concern where reports of damage are deeply disturbing. holy sites should not become the sites of tension. and concrete steps need to be

taken now by all sides to deescalate the situation. >> police say the man who drove the van into the people at the rail station came from a refugee camp in east jerusalem. residents gathered outside the camp wednesday. you see it here, where they set fires and clashed with israeli security forces. let's bring in now a political science professor at tel aviv university who joins us to talk about what's going on in jerusalem. we can tell our viewers, you're not a giant, it's just a perspective of your webcam. but we have a number of incidents that have taken place that seem to raise tensions. let's just walk through what seems to be behind all of this. the attempted assassination of the rabbi was because it was said of what he was advocating, for jews to be able to enter the mosque, a highly controversial

concept. is this something that is still a far right concept in israel or do other jews think it's reasonable? that seems to be what is under this latest round of clashes. >> look, the issue of jerusalem is constantly coming up. whenever discussions break down, the issue of jerusalem has been used as a catalyst for i would say escalating tensions and violence. this is happening right now. it's always dangerous when religious extremists, with the issue of jerusalem is being used to manipulate and incite emotions. this is what's happening right now. it's not the first time. if you look at the history of this conflict, it has been the case i would say for 100 years. i would say right now the palestinian authority is in jeopardy or when the palestinian authority feels the heat because

of the issue of hamas and because of the marginalization, it's always the case that we have to go back to the issues, and then the jews who say we're going to go up to the temple mount and that perhaps will insite their own crowd. so what we have here is a religious issue that is coming to the fore. >> we're just looking at some of the various pictures showing the recent clashes of all that. considers it's a delicate part of the world, but this is an incredibly important holy site to so many. is your view then for activists to use it to make a point about having jewish people allowed to go to a place they've never had permission to go before, that's the kind of thing that

exacerbates sensitivities. >> there is always this ideal -- there are issues pertaining to what will happen. the issue of violence is a key factor. a random killing and people using their cars to run people down. there's also, as i said, incitement and a language that is being used to incite and inflame. there is an issue, what will happen to jerusalem? israel has sent holy sites since 1967 and with quite success. israel does an incredible job to co-exist. there are issues pertaining to

whether jews should be on temple mount. these are political issues -- >> if i could just jump in and ask you, do you feel where things stand now, benjamin netanyahu is throwing blame at mahmud abbas. this could escalate. do you think for each side this will continue to be rhetoric back and forth or could we see things escalate based on what you're seeing now? >> first of all, it can escalate very quickly. we have seen it before. we seen it in 1990. there were riots in the 1920s. it was used by the palestinians as well. right now what we have is a dangerous situation. there are questions about jerusalem, if and when such arrangements will be served. but there's also the issue of

religiousity. these are only -- what extent the palestinian authority right now sees in such clashes a catalyst to gain an international arena. so lots of players are coming here and use this as an opportunity. what netanyahu says, of course, and he's correct, jerusalem won't be divided unless there's no negotiations. right now, the question is whether this will -- this violence we've seen in jerusalem, not on temple mount but in jerusalem all around will spread and create what people are talking about, the third entifadha, the third uprising. these things ka escalate very

quickly. >> there are so many layers to all of this, but thanks for connecting with us this morning from tel aviv. >> thank you for having me. >> political professor at tel aviv university. >> and in georgetown. >> we hope to bring in a palestinian voice on this issue, so stay tuned for that. speaking of faith, let's head to other news. police in pakistan arrested at least 40 people in the mob killing of a christian couple. the husband and wife were dragged from their home, beaten, and then thrown into a kiln where they worked. a religious leader accused the couple of desecrating the koran. but a rights group says it was more likely a dispute with the kiln's owners. they had three young children and the woman was pregnant with a fourth child.

coming up for you, the possible steps the u.s. may take to help the rebels. plus, a woman abducted in philadelphia. do you remember this video? she is now out of danger. we'll tell you what happened to her and her alleged captor, after this. le announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement income. so i can focus on what matters most. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica.

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interesting. the band's drummer has been arrested for allegedly trying to have two people killed. phil rudd was taken into custody in new zealand, charged with attempting to procure two murders, threatening to kill and possession of drugs. local media say he entered no plea while in court and officials did not release details of his intended victims or the potential hitman. ac/dc is slated to release a new album next month. tens of thousands of people jammed the main boulevard of mexico city, all of this to protest the disappearance of 43 college students there. the students were heading to a protest back in september when police stopped them. they were then turned over to a gang and haven't been seen since. one demonstrator explained what the protesters want. >> translator: that there be

justice for the students and that the authorities give more opportunities to young people in universities. and that the bodies be found, and if they aren't alive, find them so the families can mourn their youth. >> the couple had been on the run for weeks. they were arrested tuesday while hiding out in an abandoned house. we have some new video to show you of a weekend suicide car bomb attack in iraq and it shows the moment that the car exploded. take a look at these images. you seal a car approach the checkpoint and then that huge blast. at least nine people were killed. 30 others wounded. this happened about 40 kilometers south of baghdad. other car bombings killed at least 20 people. in syria, rebels fighting isis

and other militant groups may get additional help from the united states. pentagon correspondent barbara starr has more on the possible u.s. plans and the big obstacles ahead. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: syrian rebel fighters struggle fighting regime forces across nofrtd west syria. challenged by syrian president bashar al assad's troops, as well as isis and al qaeda fighters known as the el nusira front. the administration suddenly holding open the door by not ruling out expanding the u.s. mission to air strikes against el nusra, which has pushed the rebels from key areas. >> the united states remains concerned about syria. that's driven by the fact that the nusra front has threatened

the west. >> i am not going to get into what we may or may not be considering with strikes. >> reporter: the u.s. man has focused on training up to 5,000 syrian opposition soldiers to defend their towns and villages against isis. but their ultimate challenge, conduct offensive operations, fight isis toe to toe. >> what we're trying to do is find a core group that we can work with, that we have confidence in, that we have vetted, that can help in regaining territory from isil. that's always been difficult. >> reporter: training syrian rebels will take time. the pentagon estimates it could take a year to finish basic

training for individual soldiers. and up to 18 months to train more advanced units. that means if the u.s. could get started right away, fighting units fight not be in the field before november 2015. it's a policy with huge problems. >> it's a whole lot tougher than just teaching them how to salute and shoot. they've got to be loyal to commanders. >> reporter: and the u.s. has no guarantee after training the rebels they will do what the u.s. wants. >> i think our mission is certainly to go against isis. when you talk to those on the ground, they might have a different view of this. their primary mission is to go against assad. >> reporter: the man expected to be the new senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, says the subject of training those rebels will be a subject of conversation at his friday lunch with president obama. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon.

>> let's keep our focus in the d.c. area, shall we? the u.s. midterm elections are barely over, but already there's talk about the 2016 presidential race. a look at who might run after the break. plus, berlin's getting ready for a huge celebration to mark the fall of the berlin fall. we'll see why so many people risked their lives to break through the barrier. stay with us here on cnn. female announcer: through tuesday at sleep train

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hey there, i'm glad you stayed was here on cnn. welcome back. to those of you watching in the u.s. and around the world, i'm errol barnett. here are the top stories we're tracking for you right now. tensions are running high at one of the holiest sites in jerusalem. police and protesters clashed

wednesday at the temple mount. also at least one person was killed. more than a dozen wounded in a car attack in jerusalem and one in the west bank. the world health organization now says more than 4800 people have died of ebola out of more than 13,000 cases. those numbers are revised down slightly from where they were before. the group says cases seem to be slowing down in liberia but rising in sierra leone. u.s. president barack obama and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell say they are ready to work together. that's after voters gave republicans the majority in both houses of congress in the midterm elections. but mr. obama has signaled little room for compromise on his health care act or on immigration reform. with the midterm election over, talk in washington and around the country is focusing on the 2016 presidential race. a lot of that talk is over who

will be the republican party's candidate. breanna keeler has more. >> reporter: the race for the white house begins after a huge night for republicans, including those eyeing a presidential bid. like new jersey governor chris christie, who is stumping and winning gop contests around the country has earned him more speculation. >> i'm flattered, but this morning what i feel is incredible pride in really great candidates across the country. >> reporter: ohio governor john kasich cruised to re-election. and governor scott walker won a close race in wisconsin, hinting he might run for the presidency as a washington outsider. >> that's the difference between washington and wisconsin. they're all against something. we are for something. >> reporter: walker, ticked off at christie for not sending more

money his way. christie scuffling with kentucky senator rand paul on foreign policy. and paul taking shots across the aisle, asked about mitch mcconnell's win in his home state, he quickly turned the conversation to the democratic front-runner. >> in kentucky, it's a repudiation of the president's policies and of hillary clinton. hillary clinton was very active in kentucky, and the interesting thing is, ms. grimes decided she was going to run as a clinton democrat. >> reporter: now on paul's facebook page, a photo album called hillary's losers, including alison grimes. clinton campaigned for her twice and she lost big, by 16 points. and democrat bruce braley lost by nine points. breanna keeler, cnn, washington.

>> of course, you've got to get to 2016 first, right? in the meantime, could be looking at congressional gridlock, for more on that part of this story, go to cnn.com. this is a fantastic story. a woman abducted from a philadelphia street on sunday has been found alive in maryland. that's according to the fbi. also, a suspect has been arrested. the fbi says 22-year-old kalesha gaither is in good shape but has some injure yesterday. the suspect is 37-year-old delvin bonds. the victim's mother spoke to reporters on wednesday. >> she was very upset. she was crying and was just asking for me, telling me she loved me and missed me. >> what did you say to her?

>> i'm going to get my baby. >> bonds is being held on a charge of attempted murder in another case in virginia. cnn's jean casarez explains how authorities found the victim. >> reporter: police made the announcement a little after 7:00 last night that she had been found alive. she was sound in jessup, maryland and police say she was in the car, her abductor was pulled over to the side of the road. they moved in, they apprehended him and they rescued her. she was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. police began to question her. and they'll find out more in the upcoming days. they believe this is a stranger abduction. it was just sunday night at 9:40. you can see the video here, extraordinary video of a

kidnapping caught on tape from a surveillance camera that happened to be on and rolling that sunday night. as you can see, her kidnapper, with purpose, walks across the street, walks to where it's believed she got off a bus, finds her, speak s some words t her. she can hardly struggle because of the force of that kidnapper. she fights, she loses her cell phone and he gets her into his vehicle. the windows of the back passenger area were broken out by her, but he sped off. there's video the next morning of him taking her atm card to get a small amount of money and going to a convenience store. but it's that video that helped locate who we now know is 37-year-old delvin barnes being

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preparations are under way in germany for sunday's commemoration of the fall of the berlin wall back in 1989. scaffolding is going up to accommodate journalists. workers are setting up thousands of illumination stands, as well. german chancellor angela merkel and mikhail gorbachev are among those expected for the celebration. more than 100 people died trying to flee east berlin during the 28 years that the wall separated the city. as we show you now, some tried to escape no matter what the odds. >> reporter: when berlin was divided on august 13, 1961, she was 23 years old and in the final sames of her medical studies. she and her parents knew that they couldn't live in the communist east and decided to

flee. we were unhappy in east germany, she says. we were christians and liberals. that is just impossible in communism. it was something i couldn't deal with. their way out was supposed to be a tunnel, similar to this one, dug from a basement from a house in the west to a house in the east. but when they came to the location, there was a nasty surprise. when we got to the house, one of the helpers came out, she says. she was totally pale and says the tunnel has been discovered. you cannot use it. she was sent to jail for 2 1/2 years with constant harassment and interrogations.

this is an exact replica of what the berlin wall and the death strip used to look like. most estimates say 138 people seed trying to get from east to west berlin. but there were people who tried to build tunnels and tried to climb across. some even built their own aircraft to make it to freedom. after getting out of jail, she immediately tried to flee again, with a false passport by a bulgarian. she was captured again. but she made a defiant vow to her interrogators. she would send them her wedding picture when she got married in the west. that's what she did aftering with released in 1969 as part of a west german program that purchased the freedom of jailed east germans. today, she says, the communist repression must never be forgotten.

it was worse than you can imagine, she says. this was not a country of law and justice, it was never like that. 25 years after the fall of the wall, her testimony is more important than ever. as a whole generation has now grown up, not knowing what german division was like. >> now, once the wall came down, east germans were ready to cross over to the west, but not permanent think. our jim clancy was there back in 1989 and he's there now with some perspective. >> reporter: the vast majority of east germans don't want to leave homes, jobs and families to live in the west. but since the relaxation of the travel laws, one thing is clear, they want to visit with a vengeance. when i look at reports like that one from 25 years ago, i'm amazed at the change i see. yes, i've changed. i noticed that, too. but germany has changed, the world has changed.

it's important for us to remember how did all that come about? here in berlin, it started with visas being handled out. and yes, those shopping sprees played a part. it was the same scene all over east berlin. people lined up outside banks for what has become a symbol of change. a visa stamp allows them to travel to the west. are they leaving east germany for good? >> no, no, i want to go for a visit. i have a home here and i work here. >> reporter: in less than a week, 5 million visas have been issued. but only about 10,000 people have applied to emigrate. for the east germans, the reasons are obvious. >> translator: to be honest, even if i was there, i would always come home again. i would never stay there. i've seen west berlin and i was appalled by many things. we also have street people, but

maybe not so many. i seen drug addicts there and i'm happy we don't have this. we have a sheltered life here and many things have gone wrong, but i live with the hope thing also be better. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of east germans flooded the streets of west berlin last weekend. the west german government offers first-time visitors from the east a bonus of 100 marcs or about $55. once that's spent, there isn't much left to go in that other half of the country, one said. >> i have my house, my car. what should i do in west berlin? shopping, yes. visiting, too. >> reporter: most east germans rent apartments for less than a 10th of what they pay in the west. schools are free and traffic is bearable. so why the long lines at the

bank? most came to exchange their own marcs. combined with the free money from the west german government, everyone is standing in the chilly winter air was preparing for a weekend shopping spree. looking at berlin today, it's hard to imagine the east germans had all of those fears. but to be fair, other parts of europe had uncertainties as well about this change. in the end, some said it would take a decade or longer to reunite germany. it took less than a year after the fall of the wall. jim clancy, cnn, berlin. >> truly fascinating stuff there. i think he needs to bring back the mustache. what do you think? you can join us for special coverage on this anniversary. jim clancy, of course, and others will have special reports

from berlin. cnn has coverage all weekend on friday. one man i know who never has a mustache. >> it would not be too hard to do. >> have you ever tried? >> never tried, no. even on my days off, i let it go a little bit. >> he's not here to talk facial hairs. we've seen a tornado in the mediterranean. >> no fatalities with this tornado, but a lot of people thit it's uncommon to see that in the mediterranean. that isn't the case. we've had over 4,000 tornadoes across this region since 2000. i want to show you what we are talking about in portions of europe. significant storm system, spawned this tornado, was an f-1. the ef scale is not used here, the f scale is. on the east coast of italy, we

had significant the damage. the storm across the french riviera causing impressive damage as well when it comes to large swells, and where it wasn't windy, of course, the rainfall was upward of 8 to 10 inches. we had more than a foot of snowfall in the alps. here are the impacts over the next few hours. damages winds in the forecast across portions of the area here, working into the adriatic

and here in croatia. we have had some issues with air travel across this region, as well. and the travel again over the next few hours, going to be 30 to 45 minutes at the most across rome with winds and fog. i want to touch on what's happening with the typhoon. at this point, it's going to bypass japan but i want to show you what it has in store for you in the united states. in the next five to six days, this storm system amplifies the jet stream, which kind of bends it a little bit and the weather pattern shifts dramatically. the east coast goes down hill, subfreezing temperatures in the overnight hours. that's the weather pattern. more news coming up shortly. q.

timely this hour, could you tell the difference between a real penguin and a mechanical one? jeanne moos has more on the odd friendship between penguin and robot. >> reporter: how do you bamboozle a bunch of penguins? with this. oh, sure, you may think the adult is saying, that is not one of mine.

but researchers writing in the journal "nature methods" report that penguins are a lot less stressed by rovers than humans. heart rates are still lower with a rover than if a human researcher entered. but making it look like one of them -- >> we call it chick cam. >> reporter: really made a difference. the new and improved version was introduced by filmmakers called "penguins." an all-terrain penguin. the chick cam was such a hit, it had an adult taking the fake under its wing. how fooled were they? fooled enough to sing to the pretend penguins.

but the researchers say the next generation of fakes may play penguin calls. one wondered, can't they smell it's not a real penguin? turns out penguins don't use smell as much as vocalization to relate. you think they're really fooled? that they think this is a living creech snerp >> i think they are confused. >> the most sophisticated fake so mr. lays eggs, eggs with cameras in them. >> the egg would scoot out of the bottom here. >> reporter: giving a low angle view as it gets -- >> kicked around the colony. >> it just ain't penguin, okay. >> reporter: one robotic fake was so alluring that a male started bringing it.

that's when the two-timer's meat returned. she calls it having a roving eye for a rover. she decked it. talk about a chick magnet. jeannie moose, cnn, new york. >> penguins are monogamous, too. choose wisely, fellows. stay with us here on cnn. rosemary church joins me next for the day's biggest stories, including the latest on the tensions in jerusalem and much more. i'm errol barnett. this is cnn, the world's biggest stories continue after the break. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality

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hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and arld the world. i'm rosemary church. >> welcome back. good to be with you. hey, everyone, i'm errol barnett. coming up this hour -- >> the american people sent a message. >> the senate needs to be fixed. >> lawmakers are saying all the right things one day after a change of ypower in the u.s. senate. also coming up -- >> anger spills over at one of the holiest sites in judyism and islam. these clashes are part of a wave of violence inside jerusalem.