stunning homophobia, that's what democrats are accusing carl pa paladino of. the remarks weren't off the cuff, they were actually prepared and we'll play them for you in a moment. and developing this morning, a light at the end of the tunnel for those 33 trapped chilean miners. just this morning, crews finished reenforcing the rescue tunnel with steel tubing. so now they're deciding how they're going to start lifting the miners to the surface. we're live in chile with the latest developments. up first this monday morning, power parade, the succession process underway in north korea with the massive show of force. thousands of soldiers, tanks, and missiles with banners that said defeat the u.s. military. >> north korea's ailing dictator kim jong-il made a rare appearance with his son, the heir apparent basically saying this will be yours. and of course, the u.s. is watching closely as north korea

enters a new era. alina cho was granted rare access inside north korea and joins us from pyongyang. alina? >> reporter: good evening from pyongyang where north koreans are in the middle of a week long celebration officially commemorating the 65th anniversary of the formation of the ruling workers party. but this is a coming out party, as well, and it's offering us a rare glimpse inside one of the most secretive societies in the world. the most reclusive dictator in the world opens his arms and doors to the world. an unofficial and elaborate coming out party for kim jong-un, the hidden prince, the son of kim jong-il who one day will become its leader. this is the world's first glimpse of him in action after being named a four-star general last month.

just after touching down, we're whisked to pyongyang's stadium for the first event, the mass games. there are 100,000 people performing in a massive display of coordinated song, dance, and gymnastics. they practice eight hours a day every day for a year and there's never a guarantee that chairman kim jong-il will be in attendance. but tonight, he is. what's different this time is that kim jong-il appears alongside his son. when the show is over, north koreans in the audience applaud not for the performers, but for their leader. next up a massive military parade, billed as the country's largest ever. a goose stepping show of fire power by one of the largest armies in the world. kim jong-il said to be in frail

health and rarely seen in public shows up again for the second time in two days. walking unaided, but with one hand on the railing. long live the general, and long live his son. here kim jong-il flashes a rare smile as his son jokes with elders, the crowd goes wild jumping, clapping, even crying. then as night falls, yet another spectacle. tonight's event called the swar ray is the third such event. and it is pageantry. the colors, the choreography, literally thousands of dollars in traditional dress. the media has been invited as guests. this is the invitation. make no mistake, but the real guests of honor are up there in the balcony.

kim jong-il and his son the heir-apparent kim jong-un. >> i think it was fantastic. >> reporter: this man, an actor from denmark, one of a handful of private citizens invited by the north korean government is among those watching. >> reporter: what about all of the reports of oppression and the people starving? >> i can't see it. maybe it is, but i can't see it. i can just see lucky people. >> reporter: this secretive nation will soon close its doors again, leaving many questions about its future, how will the young son rule? how long can north korea continue as an isolationist state? the world's eyes are watching as north korea begins its transfer of power. u.s. officials say this transfer of power is something they've

been expecting. when it does eventually happen, it certainly won't be a surprise. having said that, all of this weekend's events here in north korea are just added proof that this plan to keep the kim family firmly in power here in north korea here, john and kiran, is well underway. >> and alina, what do we know about kim jong-un. he seems to be as much of anenia as north korea itself. >> reporter: you are absolutely right. we know very little about this young man. we don't even know his age. he's said to be 27 or 28 years old. we believe he did some schooling at a boarding school under an assumed name in switzerland. the classes were conducted in english. so we do believe he speaks some english, some german, possibly even some french. he is said to be passionate about american basketball with a certain fondness for michael jordan and james bond and jean

claud van dame. will he continue the policies of his father? and we won't know the answer to that question until that handover of power takes place. >> a remarkable live report out of pyongyang this morning. alina, thanks so much. the most politics in the morning now. he's been a lightning rod for controversy, and this morning, carl paladino is in hot water again. this time for making anti-gay comments while speaking to orthodox jewish leaders. in prepared remarks he called himself the religious values candidate and said children are better off not being gay. >> i just think my children and your children will be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family. and i don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally

valid and successful option. it isn't. >> a spokesman, andrew cuomo blasted the speech. a glaring disregard for basic equality. the log cabin republicans of new york also criticized paladino's harsh words saying "i don't want new yorkers to be brainwashed into thinking that ignorance is an equally valid and successful option. it isn't. >> and the story, of course, continues because late into the night carl paladino's camp gave a statement, as well. if andrew cuomo has a problem with the church's position, he needs to take it up with the church. we're going to be talking more about that in 30 or 40 minutes. how did things get so ugly in the campaign in 2010? is it the worst we've seen? meanwhile in chile, crews are getting closer to bringing the 33 trapped miners out of the

ground. earlier this morning, crews finished reenforcing the rescue tunnel with steel tubing to prevent rocks from falling down and hitting the escape capsule. >> our patrick oppmann is live in chile this morning. and there's argument among the miners as to who is going to be the last one out. >> reporter: you would think, john, after spending so much time underground these men would be fighting on the first rescue capsule out, but the solidarity is so strong that there's been a bit of argument between the men and officials who goes last. these other men want to see their colleagues, they friends now taste freed, hug your families before they do. officials have a very different plan. they want the strongest men, the most technically adept men to lead first. if there's any problem with the rescue capsule, they can fix it. then they want men with health problems, those who suffer from

hypertension, diabetes, having difficulty of the kloster. that's the ordeal on top of the ordeal they've already experienced. john and kiran? >> you can imagine what it must be like as they figure that out. and worried about panic attacks on the way up, as well. >> it's going to take 45 minutes to get each and every one of them up 2,300 feet. a big ordeal still ahead for all of them. one giant leap for space tours and two pilots flew the first manned commercial spacecraft. soaring way, way, way over the mojave dessert in california. it flew solo for about 11 minutes. it's undergoing some serious testing before it takes passengers into space. passengers who will be paying

$200,000 per ticket. well, just in time for halloween, a new world record for the world's largest pumpkin. this gourd weighed in at 1,810 1/2 pounds which shattered last year's record by 85 pounds. the grower says the key is leaving just one fruit on the vine so all of the energy goes to that one pumpkin. well, what about paddling in a pumpkin? dozens of racers taking part in a place where they know how to have fun, windsor, nova scotia. it's a half mile from start to finish. a couple never made it to the starting line because they sunk. the event began in 1999 with just five pumpkins. and you can see the extend to which it's grown. >> they've got a lot of big pumpkins there too. >> they sure do. well, it's 10 1/2 minutes past the hour. we'll get a check of the weather

headlines. we certainly had some gorgeous weather if you were out there doing pumpkin picking this weekend. >> gorgeous. yes, kiran, hi, john, happy day to o you. it's trying to head to the northeast. i don't think it'soing to get there until later on tonight. just sprinkles across upstate new york right now. i think for the most part columbus day, be it hunting gourds or going to a parade should be okay. but it will be warm, especially across the eastern half of the country. the unusually warm spell continues. it will cool down later in the week. but until then, we're looking at temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average. and 84 in st. louis, it'll be 87 in d.c. a little bit cooler up there in new york. one other point i want to make, this little piece of activity in the tropics. honduras, nicaragua, this could develop into something over the next two days. and potentially get its way into the gulf of mexico. we'll talk more about those possibilities a little bit later on into the program. yeah, it was a toasty weekend for a lot of folks, definitely

didn't feel like fall, but they will here in the next two weeks. >> and today feels like a friday to you. you said happy friday to us. >> did i? i said that downstairs, as well. yeah, it does feel like friday. >> there's nothing like pushing the weekend. i'm with you, rob. >> maybe around wednesday or thursday, but come on, it's monday morning. we've got a long way to go. >> come on, let me go. >> 6:00 monday morning looking forward to friday already. still to come on the most news in the morning, a college party takes a frightening turn. what caused a dozen students to get sick?e police want to know if they were poisoned. and if so, who did it? 50 milpromise. it's a a schemaintee and /7 roaide assiance. beusen y ce the st bif, faaronar

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clear something was wrong. >> everything was going fine. the music was playing, people were having fun, and then all of a sudden all the girls were puking everywhere, girls were outside on their back. and people were so drunk, they didn't know what to do. >> police believe the victims were drugged without their knowledge. >> people were saying don't drink out of the red cups. don't drink out of the red cups. and i know i had saw someone drink out of the red cup. i took one sip of it and i threw up without a single drink. that's how powerful it was. >> reporter: for police, the night started in this grocery store parking lot. a girl was unconscious in a car. officers traced her condition back to the party. they had to break down the door because nobody would answer. >> i would hate to think what could've occurred had there been another 15 or 20 minutes that had passed. >> reporter: police detained a man having sex with a semi-conscious female. the man may still face charges. blood and urine samples have

been taken from the victims in effort to figure out exactly what they consumed. police plan to interview everybody who was at this party so they can find out who was responsible for drugging the students. john, kiran? >> ted rowlands, thank you. everyone's talking about brett favre and not for his playing on the field, but for graphic pictures he's accused of texting to a woman. we're going to talk more about what's going on. his comments on this, as well. 17 minutes past the hour. (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they're pinging more targets... (voice 3) isolate... prevent damage... (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again. ♪♪ check the news online weather, check the time ♪ great exercise guys. ♪heck the wife, eck the kids ♪ ♪ check your email messages

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20 minutes after the hour now. and for the third year in a row, the philadelphia phillies will play for the national league pennant.

go phillies. they completed the three-game sweep last night beating the reds 3-0. hammel struck out, barely showed a pulse in the entire series. they were no-hit once, shut-out twice, more errors than runs in the series. mike hates the phillies. >> it's tough to be him sometimes. well, t.o. flagged for a tweet. cincinnati bangles' wide receiver terrell owens may have to pay for violating the nfl rules for using social media within 90 minutes of the game. this is what we've come to now because of all of our tweeting and twittering. an hour before takeoff, he voted that a fan wearing his jersey would get a signed ball. the league fined his teammate $25,000 for tweeting during a preseason game. he was the first fined for violating this policy. >> what don't they get about the rules?

it's a text or an alleged sext that has brett favre in hot water these days. >> allegations that favre sent a nude photo while he was the jets' quarterback in 2008. favre also returns to new jersey tonight to play the game. in addition to the alleged text messages, there were also voice mails released, as well. we have one of them. let's listen to that right now. >> -- come over tonight. but i know i'm going to ask you if you would give him your number or he was going to give you my number. but i understand. i'd love to see you tonight. >> joining us now is max

kellerman. how much trouble is brett favre in, if any? >> first of all, i want to let you know that the yankees made it there before the phillies. it could be a rematch of last year's world series if they hold up in the league championship series. it depends if he did it. if brett favre actually left these messages and it sounds like him, but you know, people aren't sure yet. this story's been on the internet, rumored online for, you know, months and months now. but now it's breaking into more mainstream print presses and the electronic media. look at this over the air waves. it depends if he did it. if he did it, it shouldn't be that hard to tell. because you can see the time it was left, and you can check his phone and et cetera, et cetera. the interesting thing to me about all of this. what's in jeopardy is his consecutive games played streak. he has the most of any position player, let alone history of the nfl. 288 straight games played. but he hasn't denied it.

and the trouble usually comes from the denial. roger clemens insists on testifying in front of congress. i didn't use steroids, what if he did? favre when asked about it simply said i have my hands full with the jets this week and didn't deny it. and i think it's smart if he did it. >> let's play what e he said last week at a press conference. as you said, been out there for a long time sort of swirling. finally came out in public, at least him being asked about it. here's what he said. >> yeah, you know, mean, no. i'm not getting into that. i got my hands full with the jets. and trying to get some timing down with our guys. so i mean, that's all going to discuss. >> so the allegations are that he sent some racy messages and perhaps even some photographs that this game-day hostess with the jets, there's also allegations about massage therapists, as well. but where does that run afoul of

the code of conduct with the nfl? >> well, he's in -- >> i'm asking obviously if it does. i'm asking you for the pure definition of why he could be suspended. >> i suppose that the commissioner could simply say this is outside the code of conduct for an nfl player. i'm not sure what rule they would cite other than that. but, his level of arrogance, i think, if it's true, his level of arrogance does not quite meet what some, you know, incredibly narcissistic arrogant professional athletes, you know, that standard. because as you see, he says -- it's interesting how he did it. he says no, i'm not getting into that. it almost sounds like a denial, but then ultimately doesn't go there. and if it's true, he may have saved himself by not denying it. >> as you said, he's scheduled to make his 289th consecutive start monday. if he gets suspended, that's obviously in jeopardy. but right now all the nfl is

saying is it's under review. >> and tremendous story lines heading into tonight's monday night football game. >> he going to be suspended possibly by night? >> it seems unlikely. be he now has randy moss' receiver. after randy moss' fallout with tom brady. and brady denies that, and teaming up with brett favre, favre facing his old team, the jets. a lot of people think he went to the jets so he could go to minnesota from green bay. >> that's what happens. thanks, max. >> thanks. it's 26 minutes past the hour. top stories are next and then a live report from ivan watson in afghanistan. for more on negotiations with the afghan government and the taliban. we'll be right back. breathe in, breathe out. as volatile as markets have been lately,

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29 minutes past the hour, actually it's crossing the half hour right now. means it's time for our top stories. the transition of power is underway in north korea. a military parade billed as the nation's largest celebration ever on in front of the north korean dictator kim jong-il and his son, who the u.s. believes is the country's next leader. according to the associated press, north korea threatened a nuclear strike if the u.s. and its followers infringe on our sovereignty. just hours ago, crews finished reenforcing is rescue shaft to bring up the 33 trapped chilean miners. they're planning to send down a doctor and rescue worker to

prepare the miners. crews are building an emergency dam in case a cracked wall gives way at that same aluminum plant where last week a reservoir burst and unleashed a deadly flood of industrial waste. officials have said that cleanup could take a year. they're concerned that toxins from the drying sludge could be spread through the air. thousands of people have been evacuated, and troops are now on standby for rescue operations. well, now to the war in afghanistan. and president hamid karzai has confirmed he's been in peace talks with the taliban. talks he described as country men to country men in an interview that will air tonight on "larry king live." >> this comes as new attacks show that the karzai government and the coalition may be losing their grip on another part of the country. ivan watson is live for us from kabul this morning. hello, ivan. >> reporter: good morning, john and kiran. that's right. hamid karzai in an interview with larry king confirming after lots of reports and statements

coming from u.s. officials that there was some kind of communication between his government and the taliban. he came out and confirmed that these some kind of contacts were taking place. take a listen to what he had to say. >> we have been talking to the taliban as country men to country men talk. not as a regular official contact would, but rather unofficial personal contacts have been going on for quite some time. now that the peace council has come into existence, these talks will go on and will go on officially and more rigorously. >> now, he's referring to this high peace council that's a 68-person body that is organized to try to negotiate some kind of settlement with the taliban. it does not include any members

of the insurgency. the chairman of this peace council was just announced a couple of days ago. but it's important to note, this doesn't seem to be having a short-term impact on the violence here, john and kiran. nine afghan civilians were killed by a roadside bomb yesterday. and in italy, there are mourning ceremonies for four italian soldiers killed in an insurgent ambush in western afghanistan over the weekend. john? >> we also heard about a british aide worker who was killed during a rescue attempt. what do you know about that? >> that's right. a tragic incident that took place friday night. and it was announced saturday. linda norgrove, 35 years old from scotland. she was overseeing $150 million u.s. aid project to create jobs in eastern afghanistan. kidnapped last week along with three afghan employees. there was an apparent rescue effort to try to free her friday night, and the u.s. military and the british government say that

she was killed in that rescue effort, at least two taliban commanders also killed according to afghan sources. the u.s. military also telling us that she was killed by one of her captors who had an explosive device in very close proximity to linda norgrove. this was a woman who spent three years here working on the ground with the united nations. she had learned dari and taken vacations in afghanistan. she is one of the growing list of casualties of this war as it goes into its tenth year. john? >> what a shame. ivan watson this morning in kabul. thanks so much. you can watch all of larry king's interview tonight 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. still to come on the most news in the morning, carl paul din know igniting more controversy after some anti-gay remarks he made.

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carl paladino drawing criticism after some comments he made. >> i think my children and your children will be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family. and i don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option. it isn't. >> spokesman for paladino called them stunning homophobia. thanks for being here, by the way, this morning. why did he go there? >> what's amazing is that normally this would be filed under a gaffe by a politician, but this was scripted, intentional, and another example of the kind of politics of incitement we've been seeing this year. where politicians are going after the ugly with both hands in an attempt to get attention and sort of change the conversation to have them included in it. no matter how ugly they get. there is no such thing as too extreme, and this is the latest

example. >> and you know, the campfired back at the criticism that came from cuomo's camp. saying this is equivalent to the catholic church and if andrew cuomo has a problem with the church's position, he needs to take it up with his church's priest. >> those comments are very strategic. so this was clearly a set-up to use that line. but that shows how much this is a strategy. and remember, it's coming at a time when we're in a nationwide gay civil rights movement. on a territory and in a state where that strategy wouldn't seem to have much effect. >> meaning new york? >> meaning new york, which isn't known for the hard right conservatism. but he's playing a traditionalist rift here but at a particularly awkward time where we are -we just had in new york a case of gay bashing that sent eight members of a local gang into jail. we are, again, in this moment of a national gay civil rights

movement, an ongoing debate. this is planting a flag, an intentional attempt to be divisive. >> this is also taking place on the other side of the aisle, as well. some things got nasty in the campaign. the democrat out of florida and he went after his opponent daniel webster in an ad where he refers to him as taliban dan. let's listen to it. >> daniel webster wants to impose his fundamentalism on us. >> she should submit to me. that's in the bible. >> webster tried to deny battered women medical care and the right to divorce their abusers. he wants to force raped women to bear their child. >> submit to me. >> hands off our bodies and our laws. >> so that ad was checked out by factcheck.org among others. and they said that it was very misleading because it took his comments, webster's words out of context. he was actually cautioning husbands to avoid picking that

passage from the bible and then throwing in the taliban reference. >> we're at war against the taliban right now. members of the taliban are targeting u.s. troops in combat operations in afghanistan. and this is an example of clearly the politics of incitement. an attempt to change the conversation. what's interesting here is that ad appears to have backfired. all of a sudden he started losing ground in the wake of that ad airing. started playing defense, took it off the air, then aired another ad questioning his opponent's lack of military service when grayson himself hadn't served. it's part of a cycle we're seeing. the cycle where the extremes empower each other. and to take the political attention, to change the conversation, but that line, taliban dan, comparing your opponent to a member of the opposition camp at a time of war, that's close to a new low and that's saying something. >> for people who enjoy the sport of politics, they may follow every in and out of this. for the average person, and we're seeing it this year, the number of registered independents is on the rise. and independents are perhaps

going to in many of these places decide the election. how do you get the full story? how do you know who is playing straight out there? >> that's the problem. with the rise of media in particular, you don't have folks being the honest broker saying, look, we're going to call out the extremes and lies on both sides. that's one of the things we have the responsibility to do. you do see the rise of independent voters. it is in direct reaction to the polarization of the two parties. when they see this ugliness, extremism, the tendency to play to the base, that leads more and more americans to declare their independence. and they will punish the candidates who play to the base in ugly and increasingly extreme ways. >> breaking toward republicans in greater numbers in a generic -- >> absolutely. but we're also seen a shift to the right in terms of the tea party candidates. how do independents view that? >> independent voters have been swinging hard core to republican voters because of their

principles. deficit hawks, angry about the spending and tend to like divided government. what's going to be interesting is in the specific races like the christine o'donnell, for example, where they're going to clearly -- they're not trending in that direction because of the perceived extremism of that republican candidate. but overall, the tide is very clear. independent voters are swinging two to one for republicans over democrats this year. >> john avalon, great to have you as always. thanks so much. still to come this monday morning, rob's got this morning's travel forecast. he'll be up right after the break. plus, google in the driver's seat? for real. the new system the internet company is developing to replace human hands behind the wheel. it's 43 minutes after the hour. ♪

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♪ another day ♪ another dollar well, google has changed the way we use the internet. now it may change the way we drive our cars. the internet giant is developing a new system that will drive your car for you. it uses artificial intelligence and gps to control the vehicle. so far engineers have tested the system over some 140,000 miles. only one accident when a car driven by a human being rear ended the google car while at the stoplight. >> was the google computer texting and driving at the same time? >> i heard a report that the google car actually flipped off the driver behind them. >> exchanged insurance information and then things got

ugly. where are we headed next? it's pretty neat. 46 minutes past the hour. rob marciano in the extreme weather system. what do you think, huh? your car drives itself. >> i wouldn't mind that. >> wakes you up, gets you coffee, takes you to the studio. >> it may get as close as i get to a driver taking me to work. marvelous weekend across the country with temperatures really above average, felt a lot like summer as opposed to the middle of the fall. 87 degrees the expected high temperature in atlanta. a number of records fall today, much like we saw yesterday. 75 in new york, that's still very mild for you, it'll be in the 80s across parts of d.c. and 94 in the desert southwest. here's a look at high temperatures yesterday. 91 degrees in little rock. that's the 117th day they've seen a temperature reading over 90 degrees. ft. wayne, 88, that's the highest temperature they've seen this late in the season. and chattanooga, tennessee, 88 degrees, and bluefield, west

virginia, 80 degrees there. got a little disturbance here rotating across parts of the heartland and seeing severe thunderstorms roll across the red river just north of dallas. and we do have a severe thunderstorm warning for this batch of cells that are moving to the east. some hail in there, but mostly i think damaging winds as this thing rotates to the east at about 45 miles an hour. again, 81 degrees in dallas, and 88 in houston. let's talk about what's going on in the tropics. this disturbance east of nicaragua and hon occduoccu hon potential of developing into something. taking it towards the western tip of cuba, potentially toward the florida keys towards the end of this week. this is going to be something that bears watching. this is kind of sort of where hurricane wilma developed back in 2005, which was the strongest hurricane here in the atlantic basin and it was in mid to late october. this is certainly a spot to watch this time of year.

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elaborate ceremony. >> the ship leaves on her maiden voyage headed to the canary islands tomorrow. the trip was fully booked less than 30 minutes after tickets went on sale. joining us live in south hampton, england. what's it like, zane? >> reporter: hi, guys. think of it as being buckingham palace on the high seas. there she is, the queen elizabeth. i went in there and it was really felt like a throwback to the elegant 1930s. you know, people like grace kelly, audry hepburn. there were a couple before this that ended up being sold and another was burned and another was retired. the rooms are spectacular. there's a top of -- state-of-the-art theater there, ballroom. it's really very elegant. so we are waiting, the queen is just a few hours away. and as you can see, there are a

lot of last-minute preparations going on here. the red carpet, the security is pretty tight as you can imagine. so we're waiting for her majesty to wish a bon voyage to her name sake. >> it really does seem to redefine modern luxury. we see all of these modern ships out there. but this one -- as you said, has that timeless elegance. what's the schedule for the chriseni christening of the ship today? >> reporter: well, when the queen gets here, she's going for a tour, she'll stand in a box in the theater just so they can call it the royal box. she'll meet with the captain and meet with various members of crew there, as well. and she'll press the whistle and then she's going to come down here. there'll be a big orchestra and a ceremony here. and then, john, i went on the podium where she'll be and there's a wooden button and that triggered a mechanism all the way to the front of the ship

where there is a 2009 bottle of white wine ready to be whacked across the ship and make it official. >> this is how technology works these days. she doesn't actually have to break the bottle against the ship. she just triggers it. >> no, she doesn't. she just presses it. i tried to press it, but they said back off. it's bad luck. do not do that. in case you're thinking i'd like to get me a room on the queen elizabeth, the cheapest room is about $2,000. and one of the most expensive ones that we toured was $24,000 for the 13 days this is going to be out on the high seas. pretty expensive. but there is a market that sold out every room in under 30 minutes. so we'll see whether it can navigate the choppy economic waters. >> just like our zain vergy to get in trouble pressing the button. question, why are they using white wine instead of champagne?

>> reporter: great question. i asked the same thing. they only used champagne once on another of the ships and that was the queen mary ii. they said it's a tradition. i asked, you know, you guys just being cheap and going with the wine. they said no, it's a tradition. >> zain vergy for us this morning in south hampton, thanks so much. top stories coming your way right after the break. stay with us. and like that, we had a new side to our business. [ male announcer ] when the martinez family saw an opportunity, the hartford was there. protecting their employees and property, and helping them prepare for the future. nice boots. nice bag. [ male announcer ] see how the hartford helps businesses at achievewhatsahead.com. just got more powerful. introducing precise pain relieving heat patch. it blocks pain signals for deep relief precisely where you need it most.

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>> columbus day, a lot of people are enjoying the long weekend. >> we'll have to get our shot of the statue of christopher columbus on columbus circle this morning. there it is. >> christopher columbus on this columbus day here in new york city. tanks, missiles, and thousands of soldiers welcoming a dictator in waiting. north korean leader kim jong-il and son, the heir apparent participating in the biggest celebrations in the country's history, and our alina cho was one of the few foreign journalists allowed in. in chile, the final step underway to bring the 33 trapped miners to the surf, rescue crews finished drilling an escape shaft. the men could be brought to the surface as early as wednesday. we're live in chile with the latest developments this morning. also a mass overdose at a college party in massachusetts. police say it appears that young women were targeted and their drinks spiked with a powerful drug.

this morning, new details on the investigation. up first this morning, the power parade, the succession process underway in north korea. with a massive show of force, thousands of soldiers, tanks and missiles, with banners that said "defeat the u.s. military." >> north korea's ailing dictator kim jong-il made a rare appearance with his son the heir apparent basically saying this will be yours some day. and the u.s. is closely watching as north korea enters a new era. our alina cho granted rare access inside north korea and joins us from pyongyang. hello, alina. >> reporter: hello to you, kiran. good evening from pyongyang where north koreans are in the middle of a week-long celebration. they are literally dancing in the streets marking the 65th anniversary of the formation of the ruling workers party. but this is also about succession. about a transfer of power. and it's offering us a rare

glimpse inside one of the most secretive societies in the world. the most reclusive dictator in the world opens his arms and his doors to the world. an unofficial and elaborate coming out party for kim jong-un. the hermit nation's hidden prince, the son of kim jong-il who will one day become its leader. this is the world's first glimpse of him in action after being named a four-star general last month. just after touching down, we're whisked to pyongyang's may day stadium for the first event. the mass games. there are 100,000 people performing in a massive display of coordinated song, dance, and gymnastics. they practice eight hours a day every day for a year. and there's never a guarantee that chairman kim jong-il will be in attendance. but tonight, he is.

>> reporter: what's different this time is that kim jong-il appears alongside his son. when the show is over, north koreans in the audience applaud not for the performers, but for their leader. next up, a massive military parade, billed as the the country's largest ever. a goose stepping show of fire power by one of the largest armies in the world. kim jong-il said to be in frail health and rarely seen in public shows up again for the second time in two days. walking unaided but with one hand on the railing. this woman says long live the general and long live his son. here, kim jong-il flashes a rare smile as his son jokes with elders.

the crowd goes wild, jumping, clapping, even crying. and then as night falls, yet another spectacle. >> reporter: tonight's event is the third such event in 24 hours and it is pageantry. the colors, the choreography, literally thousands of dancers in traditional dress. the media has been invited as guests. this is the invitation, but make no mistake, the real guests of honor are up there in the balcony. kim jong-il and his son the heir apparent, kim jong-un. >> i think it was fantastic. >> reporter: this man, an actor from denmark, one of a handful of private citizens invited by the government is among those watching. >> what about all of the reports of oppression and the people starving and -- >> i can't see it. maybe it is, but i can't see it.

i can just see lucky people. >> reporter: this secretive nation will soon close its doors leaving many questions about the future. how will the young son rule? how long can north korea continue as an isolationist state? the world's eyes are watching as north korea begins its transfer of power. and for all this talk about transfer of power, it's incredible to note that we actually know very little about kim jong-un. we don't even know his age. he is said to be 27 or 28 years old. we believe he went to boarding school in switzerland for a time and that he knows some english, german, and french. and john and kiran, kim jong-un is also said to be a chip off the old block that he not only looks like his father, but he acts like him too. john and kiran? >> we should remind folks too

what an incredible journalistic experience it is for you to be able to be there so close to all of the events and broadcast live out of pyongyang, that rarely happens. and it's the second time you've had the opportunity to be there. you've had the chance to move around pyongyang some. and we talk about the contrast of the beauty of the pageant and the events and the economic woes that people in north korea are subject to. what did you see when you traveled around? >> reporter: well, it's quite extraordinary and you mentioned that first trip. i was here about 2 1/2 years ago as part of the press delegation with the new york philharmonic when they performed here and i did look around the streets of pyongyang today. it was quite remarkable. what i noticed was for all of the talk about this being an isolationist state and it still is, closed off to much of the rest of the world, i did notice some signs of progress. quite remarkable.

i didn't see street lights two years ago. there are street lights now. i even noticed that some private north korean citizens have cell phones. that was remarkable. i saw a thriving marketplace, the exchange of money, and i will talk much more about that in another live report live from pyongyang tomorrow on "american morning." >> look forward to hearing from you, alina. thanks so much. meanwhile, six minutes past the hour to chile now where crews are getting closer to bringing those 33 trapped miners out of the ground. crews are lining the rescue tunnel with steel tubing. they want to reenforce it, prevent any rocks from falling down and hitting the escape capsule. >> live in copiapo, chile. there's been disagreement about who's going first and last. some showing solidarity saying no, no, no, you first, i'll go after you.

>> reporter: that's absolutely right, john, and it's another chapter in this already incredible story. you would think after more than two months trapped in this mine there would be a rush for the exits, but starting with the foreman of the mine who told his fellow miners that i'm the captain of the ship, i want to go last. there's been the proceedings where all the miners are saying you go first, i want you to go be with your family. you deserve to have whether it's a couple minutes or a couple hours more than myself. we do know it's not going to be a pleasant ride to the surface. the capsule could turn 10 to 12 times as they make the assent upwards. the rescue operation will begin once rescuers low you are down a paramedic and mine rescue eff t expert. pulled dozens of people out of the mines over the years. once he gets down to the bottom,

they'll have 30 men in this mine and they'll be sending up one-by-one. if there are any problems with this capsule, those men will need to figure it out. they'll have some help, they'll be able to communicate with the surface. there'll be a live video feed of the miners so they can keep an eye on their health. but it'll be up to the miners to make sure this capsule works correctly until they get to the surface. then the men who have health problems or miners who suffer from hypertension, diabetes, they'll be sent next. and those who can hold it altogether in the louisiana hours as they watch their colleagues be sent up to the surface, those miners are strong enough not to break down in the final hours of the capivitivity they will go last. >> one other quick thing. i know they were worried whether or not everybody could fit into that capsule. concerns about people losing weight and being able to do that. have they determined that everybody will, indeed, fit?

>> yes, they have. and talk about motivation for losing some weight. they've had a trainer. he said that some of the miners lost up to 20 pounds. they're all going to be slim enough to climb in this very, very tight capsule. they're going to have to be. >> patrick, thank you so much for being with us this morning. we'll continue to check in with you as we get closer and closer to an amazing celebration among family members who have waited so long. >> it'll be something incredible to watch over the next couple of days. let's get a quick check of this morning's weather headlines. rob marciano in atlanta for us. beautiful weekend up here in the northeast, what are we in store for today? >> i think the same for the most part, but changes for the week. and some of those coming across parts of the southern plains, including northern parts of texas, just north of dallas. we've got this cluster of severe thunderstorms rumbling east at about 45 miles per hour you may see rough weather this morning. but i think it will miss most of the action with this particular

cell storm. 87 and definitely toasty in atlanta, 75 not too shabby in new york, even warmer for d.c., i think they'll get easily into the mid-80s. we'll see some records fall today. unusually warm weather for october. for most people it's not an i indian summer yet. it's toasty, and it doesn't feel like october, but it is. we've got something in the tropics. we'll talk more about that in the next half hour. coming up next on the most news in the morning, we'll take a look at how much of an edge the tea party is expected to give republican candidates in the midterm elections. it's ten minutes past the hour.

welcome back to the most politics in the morning. 13 minutes past the hour. we're now in the home stretch, just 22 days to go until the midterms and democrats are scrambling to build some kind of momentum that can stop a republican wave that appears to be washing over the country. >> jim acosta is live in

washington for us this morning. and this wave of republican support, jim, really being fueled by the tea party which shows boundless enthusiasm this election cycle. >> to use a phrase from the 2008 campaign, they are fired up and ready to go. election day getting closer, but the enthusiasm gap is getting clearer. and if republicans take back the congress, there's a new poll showing out. this poll from the washington post kaiser family foundation and harvard found a huge disparity. there's already this enthusiasm gap between republicans and democrats, 67% of gop voters are interested versus 43% of democrats. but look at that tea party number. unbelievable. 74% ready to vote in this election. that's why republicans are confident they will take control of the congress and the democrats are warning their base to watch out. >> well, i don't see them closing the democratic side.

i see 80 seats held by democrats or democrats-held seat where the the incumbent are the candidates below 50. i think what's happening here, and you look at the enthusiasm gap. much stronger on the republican side even than it was in 1994. much stronger on independent voters voting for republicans stronger than 1994. >> it's where they oppose the speaker and the president. that's their job. as opposed to on the other side where you have this ideological purity test and it's being moved farther to the right. >> last week, cnn had its own poll on the enthusiasm gap, found only 1/3 of democrats are extremely enthusiastic about voting. but as ed rendell pointed out yesterday on cnn, a tepid vote counts the same as an enthusiastic vote. so this gap is not just about nfl football, it applies to politics big time, guys. >> indeed, it does.

for independents, which you always hear the pundits say are the key to the election. are they fired up about some of the tea party candidates? for example, christine o'donnell in delaware, sharron angle in nevada? >> that is the -- that is the big question, kiran, i have to say. we're going to find out on election day where the independent voters are breaking down. right now they're telling pollsters that they're leaning toward republican candidates in races all over the country. but you asked about christine o'donnell and that is a very good example of a candidate where thing we just don't know at this point where independent voters are going to break down. same with sharron angle, rand paul, these tea-party backed candidates running for the senate. it's unclear if they're going to buy into the case that they are too extreme that they want to do away with social security and that sort of thing. and that is why you're going to see the president out campaigning these next three weeks trying to make this case that these tea party candidates

are too extreme. it's not clear whether independents are going to listen to that message. they may be so angry they're going to vote the democrats out. >> and try to get the tepid voters out to the polls because they count just the same as an enthusiastic vote, they may not get up and cast a ballot. thanks. >> you bet. in this troubled economy, it's tough for small businesses to get off the ground. christine romans shows us one internet site aimed at giving them a kick start. 17 minutes after the hour. [ man ] if it was simply about money, every bank loan would be a guarantee of success. at ge capital, loaning money is the start of the relationship, not the end. i work with polaris every day. at ge capital, we succeed only when they do. whoo! awesome! yes! we've got to get you out of the office more often. ♪ my turn to drive. ♪

20 minutes now after the hour. grover has gone viral. and he wants you to smell like a monster? >> the puppet, the muppet spoofed the old spice guy. check it out. >> hello, everybody. look at yourself, now back to me, now back at yourself, now back to me. sadly you are not a monster. but if you listen to grover, you will know all about the word on just as this monster does. look down, back up, where am i? i am on a boat. what is in your hand? back at me. i have it. it's a clam with two tickets to

that thing you love. on my nose. anything is possible when you smell like a monster and know the word on. i am on a horse. >> moo. >> cow. >> it's cute. it might be over the heads of the little ones watching, but i guess their parents get a laugh. >> he's my favorite sesame street character. >> you like him better than snuffleupagus? >> he's great. bank credit is scarce. investors skittish these days, but there are ways to raise cash. >> christine romans joins us to show us how. >> "smart is the new rich." i wanted to get good ideas for people to connect the good ideas, the creative ideas with the money. we know that the bank lending is scarce. so how do you take the grim loan officer out of the equation and put a good idea with a backer

online to get money? here's how. vadim isn't your grandmother's butcher. more than 200 people showed up on a wednesday night to watch vadim and a handful of boston-area chefs demonstrate how to break down a pig. >> it's always good to get the name out there. it's keeping up the buzz, keeping up anticipation. >> the anticipation is over the butcher shop vadim hopeso open by the end of the year featuring all locally-raised meats. >> financing has been very hard right now. >> reporter: after liquidating a 401(k) in the spring, vadim connected with a site called kickstarter.com. send the site an idea, if it's approved, you set up a page with a fund-raising goal. and backers, every day internet users donate cash and receive rewards in return.

>> so it's not charity? >> it's not charity. it's somewhere between patronage and commerce. >> reporter: more than 200,000 people from all over the world have given $20 million to projects in the year and a half kickstarter has been around. >> sure, there's another one right now going really crazy. it's called glif. and it's basically a really clever iphone stand. >> the makers of the stand raised 36,000 the first day online. >> wow. and so what do people get in return? >> they get the stand for $20. >> raised more than $16,000 from 200 backers online, enough to secure a five-year lease for his shop. >> majority is from boston, but we've got people as far away from finland. it's really humbling to see that many people want to have your idea. >> sites like kickstarter, and the so-called peer-to-peer lenders like prosper, virgin money, and lending club are

intriguing alternatives when banks and private investors aren't handing much out. >> these can be great in terms of truly kick starting the business. and that was never available before. because you were spending most of your time wandering around dark alleys trying to find someone to give you money. >> it's not for everyone and borrowers and lenders should do your homework. he still needs a few more investors to open shop by december but hopes drawing crowds like this one will help. >> see what kind of projects are finding backers online through kickstarter and different ones, as well. peer-to-peer lending is another mature business where borrowers and lenders get together online and do everything from help pay off credit cards, to pay off student loans, to just give funds. and for those people, on peer-to-peer lending, you get a little return on your investment. >> it's fascinating to look at it. a lot of these projects are already funded to the hill. 127%. >> right.

it's amazing. a good idea will flourish online. you're getting several copies of the product. for example, that iphone stand we were talking about. you've got thousands of peel donating maybe $20 apiece so they can get one of these very unique stands for themselves. now the company can actually begin and flourish. maybe somewhere down the line it'll be bought and become a big full-fledged company and that seed capital is there from people who like the idea. an online community. affinity commerce, meaning you're looking out there to spend your money on things that mean something to you. you want to back this particular project. there are a lot of films, novels -- >> children's books. >> it's amazing. a lot of things that never ever would be able to find money from a grim-faced loan officer at the bank. but all of a sudden they find $25,000 online in a day. >> thanks so much.

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to developing story out of central washington state. a college party that went terribly wrong. 12 people, 11 of them young women became violently ill. >> police say it appears that someone spiked their drinks causing a mass overdose at the party. now an investigation is underway to determine who did it and why. ted rowlands is following the story for us this morning. >> reporter: john and kiran, the party was thrown by a college freshman here at a second home owned by his parents. according to police, 11 out of the 12 victims were girls, all of them between the ages of 18 and 21. students at the party say it was clear something was wrong. >> everything was going fine. the music was playing, people were having fun, and all of a sudden, all the girls were puking everywhere, girls were outside like on their back. and people were so drunk they didn't know what to do. >> police believe the victims were drugged without their knowledge. >> people were saying don't

drink out of the red cups, don't drink out of the red cups. and i know i had saw someone drink out of the red cup. i took one sip of it, i immediately threw up without a single drink. that's how powerful it was. >> for police, the night started in this grocery store parking lot. a girl was unconscious in a car, officers traced her condition back to the party. they had to break down the door because nobody would answer. >> i would hate to think what could've occurred had there been another 15 to 20 minutes that passed. >> police detained a man having sex with a semi-conscious female. he was released after it was determined the two were dating. the man may still face charges. blood and urine samples have been taken from the victims to determine what they consumed. police plan to interview everybody at this party to find out who was responsible for drugging the students. john, kiran? >> all right. ted rowlands for us, thanks. i'm still wondering what it might have been that made everybody so sick. >> i guess when they get the

toxicology back in the next few days we'll know. sounds like something very powerful. it's 30 minutes past the hour. time for this morning's top stories. the transition of power is underway in thort korea. the communist nation billed as the largest celebration ever in front of kim jong-il and his son, the u.s. believes is the country's next leader. according to the "a.p." north korea threatened a strike against the u.s. and its followers who "infringe on our sovereignty." crews in chile tell cnn work to enforce the rescue shaft to bring up the trapped chilean miners is expected to be completed soon. they'll send down a doctor and rescue worker to prepare the workers for their journey back to the top. crews in hungary are building an emergency dam just in case a cracked wall gives way at the same aluminum plant where last week a reservoir burst. and here you see the deadly

results. floods of industrial waste going into neighborhoods, homes. officials have said cleanup could take a year. thousands of people have been evacuated, troops now on standby for rescue operations. time now for the latest from the best political team on television. and crossing our political ticker this morning, the republican running for new york's highest office in hot water again. and talking about it this morning. >> yeah, our senior political editor mark preston live at the cnnpolitics.com desk. we're talking about carl paladino who made comments over the weekend that caused a little bit of an uproar. >> he did, kiran. and in fact, he's drawing fire from not only democrats but also republicans. carl paladino speaking to orthodox jews in new york city. just yesterday made controversial comments regarding homosexuality. let's take a listen listen to what he had to say. >> i just think my children and your children will be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family. and i don't want them to be

brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option. it isn't. >> well, there you are. pretty harsh comments from carl paladino regarding homosexuality. but what he didn't say is also drawing more fire in prepared remarks handed out after he gave the speech. carl paladino was reading from a piece of paper in there. he has a line in here that says there's nothing to be proud of in being a dysfunctional homosexual. he did not actually say those comments, they were part of his prepared remarks n. the last 12 hours or so he's been on more of an explanation tour. he was on the "today" show trying to explain what he meant. let's hear what he has to say. >> that remark has to do with schooling children. my feelings on homosexuality are unequivocal. i have absolutely no problem with it whatsoever. my only reservation is marriage.

that's the only reservation i have. i have a lot of homosexuals working in my organization. >> working in his organization including his nephew, carl paladino said, in a statement released overnight. carl paladino, of course, the republican running for governor, the tea party favorite up in new york. this is a story i suspect will gain a lot of traction over the next couple of hours, perhaps days. talking about another tea party favorite on a lighter note, saturday night live having a little fun with christine o'donnell. of course, she's the republican who came out of nowhere to win in delaware. that's vice president joe biden's old senate seat. let's take a look at what they had to say kind of a spoof on her latest commercial. >> i'm you. i'm just like you and i have to constantly deny that i'm a witch. isn't that what the people of delaware deserve? a candidate who promises first

and foremost that she's not a witch? that's the kind of candidate delaware hasn't had since 1692. >> wow. there you go. christine o'donnell. again, the witch thing keeps coming up. she acknowledged being a witch 10 or 12 years ago on a politically incorrect show. she ended up cutting a commercial last week trying to tell delaware voters she's not a witch. and saturday night live spoofing her. wolf blitzer will be moderating the delaware senate debate on wednesday here on cnn. >> we're going to be down there in delaware on thursday morning, by the way. what's your sense of what paladino said on the "today" show this morning? it's something of a walkback? >> something of a walkback. i think regarding the governor's race, he's already down in the polls to andrew cuomo the democrat, but this could be devastating. and the fact that we have all of these hate crimes, all of this attention being brought to hate crimes, we saw several more

arrests up in new york over the weekend, this is terrible timing for him. on the macro level, i don't think they want to be defending carl paladino given these remarks. >> thanks so much, we'll talk you again soon. and a reminder for the latest political news, go to our website cnn.com. we're going to be talking to a student ph.d. at the university of colorado who looked into the whole notion of unfriending and how you do it. how do you sever ties with friends online? and what are the key reasons people decide to defriend? that's coming up. and in north korea over the weekend, big coming out party for north korea's next leader kim jong-un. what does it mean exactly for the united states and the rest of the world for that matter? forbes.com columnist gordon change coming up next. ♪ [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? ♪ introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid,

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coming up now to 20 minutes till the top of the hour. there were tears as thousands of soldiers paraded past kim jong-il and his son this weekend. it was a rare appearance for the ailing dictator and the first public appearance of his son who is expected to take over. experts say there are doubts that he has the military's and the people's loyalty. the u.s. watching closely to see if the nation with a nuke remains stable. joining us more to talk more about this is the author of "nuclear showdown" gordon chang. great to see you this morning. >> thank you. >> north korea is an enigma at the best of times, but kim jong-un is a downright mystery. what do we know about this guy?

>> well, he's the youngest of the three acknowledged sons. he was educated in switzerland until he was 15. he posed as the son of the driver of the north korean embassy. and he likes michael jordan, like basketball, just like his dad. the most important thing, though, is that he's as ruthless and calculating as kim jong-il. he's the son with the dictator gene. >> and there's so much we don't know about him. we don't really know how old he is. >> well, he's 27, maybe 28. it's just like his dad, he's 68 or 69. he's following in the footsteps of pop. >> so here was this big coming out party over the weekend, introducing him to the world. some 60 western journalists were invited to come out, allowed right down there on the parade ground, as well. how unusual is that? and what signal is that sending? >> well, it's extremely unusual for north korea to do this because this is the most sealed state on earth. they wanted to show that the regime, the military is all

behind this transition. and it's really not because since april, there have been really four very suspicious deaths. one of them, one of kim jong-un's principal supporters. we know things maybe not as -- maybe not as much of a consensus as they wanted to show us. but they did want to have this big show so we were all onboard. >> kim jong-il's father took two decades to prepare his son to take over as leader of north korea. kim jong-il has had two years to prepare him for this? what does that say about the stability of the transition? >> transitions are always very difficult. this one is even more haphazard. kim jong-il wouldn't permit any succession until he had a stroke in 2008. we know a lot is unsettled right now. and one thing really important, kim jong-un didn't wear a military uniform. he was made a four-star general

at the end of september, he wasn't in a uniform. >> why do you think that is? >> because his father really knew that the senior leaders in the military were not totally onboard. and they didn't want to offend the sensitivities of him showing up with all these stars on his shoulder. >> at the same time, the general who is between the two of them first saluted the father and turned and saluted the son. there's at least an acknowledgment of respect. >> their society is dependent upon maintenance of kim family rule. when kim jong-il passes from the scene by death or incapacity, we could see the military split up. a general might say i'd like to be the leader of north korea. >> this transition isn't a guaranteed thing? >> by no means. >> what should the united states be doing in case this falls apart? >> well, we need to have links to people in the regime. when things do start to fall apart, we need to know who to call and we need a phone number.

>> do we have those links? >> not really. that's the problem. they've got nukes, long-range missiles. and kim jong-ul has repeatedly used violence. >> we better know what the text of that chapter reads. gordon chang, great to see you this morning. thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> kiran. 44 minutes past the hour. there's a cold front hitting the northeast, there's record walter down south, and rob marciano's keeping an eye on tropical storm otto headed out and another system now taking shape. five y? ♪ client comes in and they have a box. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize i better start doing something. we open up that box. we organize it. and we make decisions. we really are here to help you. they look back and think, "wow. i never thought i could do this." but we've actually done it. [ male announcer ] visit ameriprise.com

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tackful dance that requires its own rules our guest calls netiquetic. christopher from the university of don ver decided to look into this and author add study that will be published called unfriending on facebook, friend request an online, offline behavior analysis. thanks for being with us, christopher. >> hi. good morning. >> times have changed. now we're not only worried how you break off a toxic friendship in person, now you need to worry about doing it online. when you ask people about unfriending someone, how big of a decision is this for people who regularly use facebook? >> well, it depends on the relationship. some people feel they were close to the person and then it's a bigger decision. some feel like these people are acquaintances and it's not a big decision for them. it depends an number of factors.

>> what happens when you unfriend somebody? they don't necessarily get notified? they figure it out later? >> that's right. most people don't know that they have been unfriended. some have applications that tell them immediately t. majority of people don't know and they find out maybe over time that they have been unfriended. >> you said that this whole notion of unfriending, your interest was sparked because it happened to your wife. she posted on a friend's site and was unfriended. what happened? >> that's right. so what happened was this friend of my wife's made a political comment and my wife made a response to her post and a couple days later she was unfriended. she was a little surprised by that. she wasn't exactly close friends with her but she was surprised her comment would have sparked unfriending. so i started this investigation to find out who was unfriending who and why.

>> what are the top reasons? >> i looked at four reasons or found four reasons for the online component. frequent unimportant posts were the number one reason, the second was polarizing post, politics and religion, the third were inappropriate posts which are sexist, racist kinds of remarks and the fourth for posting about every day life, your eating, your exercise, your child, your spouse. >> so most of the time people were unfriending people or defriending based on online activity not because of interpersonal interaction. >> that's right. about 57% of the people said they unfriended someone for their online posting behavior. a little more than a quarter said that was for offline and the rest weren't sure. >> there's another phenomenon, a nicer alternative where you

would basically hide somebody from your inbox so your wall came up you didn't have to see all of the updates. so is this the next, the new thing instead of unfriending you do this? >> well, some people choose that because they don't want to thaurt person's feelings or want to maintain their relationship with them but don't like what their posting habits are. some talk about using facebook like a rolodex. they can talk to the contacts but are not interested whan they have to say online. i would say other people talk about integrity in their maintaining thaw their relationships and say hiding isn't what they want to do f. they aren't friends online they want to say they're not friends and unfriend them. so there is some nuance, people can hide someone or people talk about integrity, they aren't interested in maintaining that friendship. >> what are we learning in general, though, about these

relationships? these online social networking relationships like the ones at facebook? do they mirror real life or sat completely different sense of etiquette, sense of morals on how you make these types of decisions? >> i wouldn't say they are completely different but they are different in a number of ways. online communication tends to be different in the sense that things can get more heated online. there is flaming online where people can go back and forth. in face-to-face interactions they might be more willing to let things go. they can see the other person is getting heated and they want to allow things to cool down. online thing cans ramp up. especially about political and religious posts. >> christopher, author of the study on facebook, thanks for joining us this morning. >> sure. thanks. >> your top stories are coming

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country's history. alina cho was one of the few foreign journalists allowed in. she'll join us. >> in chile the final steps are under way to bring the 33 trapped miners to the surface. the men could finally be brought to the surface as early as wednesday. we're live in chile with the latest. >> a mass overdose. most of the victims were young women. that is sending shock waves across the campus of central washington university. >> it scares me. it scares me to go out. if they drug you, you don't know what's going to happen. >> the latest on the investigation into who did this and why they did it. >> first, a succession process under way in north korea this morning t heir apparent, the son of kim yong ill paraded before the world. >> the father and son watched as a show of military force passed by.

tanks and missiles with banners that said defeat the u.s. military t. united states is closely watching as north korea enter as new era. our alina cho was granted rare access. she has the latest what happened over the weekend. >> reporter: the most reclusive dictator in the world opened his arms and his doors to the world, an unofficial and elaborate coming out party for jim yong un, the hidden prince t son of kim jong-il, the world's first glimpse of him after being name add four-star general last month. just after touching down keer whisked to pyongyang's stadium for the first event. the mass games. there are 100,000 performing in a massive display, a coordinated

songs, dance and gymnastics, they practice eight hour as day every day for a year and there's never a guarantee that chairman kim jong-il will attend. tonight he s. what's different is that kim jong-il appears along side his son. when the show is over, north koreans in the audience applaud not for the performers but for their leader. next up, a massive military parade, billed as the country's largest ever. a show of fire power by one of the largest armies in the world. kim jong-il said to be in frail health and rarely seen in public shows up again for the second time in two days. walking unaided but one hand on the railing.

this woman says long live the general and long live his son. here, kim jong-il flashes a rare smile, as his son jokes with elders, the crowd goes wild, jumping, clapping, even crying. then, at nightfall, yet another spectacle. tonight's event is the third such event in less than 24 hours. take a look behind me t. colors t choreography, thousands of dancers in traditional dress. the media has been invited as guests, this is the invitation but make no mistake the real guest of honor are up there in the balance wa knee. kim jong-il and his son the heir apparent kim yong un. >> i think it was fantic. >> this man, invite bid the north korean government is among

those watching. what about all of the reports of oppression and the people starving and -- >> i can't see it. maybe it is but i can't see it. i can just see lucky people. >> reporter: this secretive nation will soon close its doors again, leaving many questions about its future. how will the young son rule, how long can north kor continue as an isolationist state? the world's eyes are watching, as north korea begins its transfer of power. >> we are following breaking news this morning from afghanistan. that a hostage who died during a rescue attempt may have been killed by an allied grenade. >> our phil black joins us live from london. you've been listening to a press conference by the british prime

minister david cameron. what has he been saying? >> reporter: he's essentially tried to clear up what appears now to have been misreports about ans in denltd in afghanistan late on friday. it was the attempted rescue by american special forces of a british aide worker, linda norgrove. 36. she died during the attempted rescue. initial reports following that indicated she had been killed in a blast or explosion of some kind set off by one of her captors, the british prime minister says he received a phone call from the u.s. general petraeus in afghanistan who told him that after reviewing the operation it is now believed that she could have been killed by a grenade detonated by one of the task force that was attempting to rescue her. she was a british aide worker as i say, but it was u.s. special forces attempting to rescue here in a difficult mountainous area of afghanistan where the u.s. has command.

john, kiran. >> so explain a little bit more about the circumstances surrounding this rescue, how long she was being held and by whom and why they were attempting it at that time. >> reporter: she had been taken hostage sometime earlier and it was an issue not discussed or reported publicly here in britain which is the usual way that these matters are handled. dris cretely, quietly. but we heard from the british prime minister they had intelligence that they couldn't discuss which led them to believe this was the best course of action. they fear forward her life, her life was at risk and that was going to get worse. they feared that she was going to get passed up the terrorist chain of command and the possibility also that she was going to be taken across the border from afghanistan into pakistan where the risk would increase and presumably the possibility of attempted rescue would have been much harder t. prime minister let it be known that he took full responsibility for the decision.

he said it was a difficult one, an eerie of judgment there was no certainty. he believes it was profoundly the right decision. >> what a tragedy. all right, phil black from outside number 10 downing street. thanks so much. to the war in afghanistan. president hamid karzai confirmed that he has been in talks with the taliban in an interview that will air tonight on "larry king" live. >> we have been talking to the taliban as country men talk in that manner, not as a regular official contact with the taliban but rather unofficial personal contacts have been going on for quite some time. now that the peace council has come into existence these talks will go on and go on officially and more vigorously i hope.

>> he also denied a report 18 new book by bob woodward that he suffers from mood swings and has depression. >> what do you make of the stories then about your being a manic depressive which is by the way, a common disease, millions of people around the world have it, and being delusional? where does that come from? >> like -- like all other stories. >> not true. >> oh, definitely not. rather funny. >> the entire interview tonight, he his push for peace as the war enters its tenth year. >> he's been a lightning rod for controversy. new york's carl paladino is in hot water, this time for anti-gay comments while speaking

to orthodox jewish leaders in prepared remarks he call himdself the religious values candidate and children are better off not being gay. >> i think my children and your children will be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family. and i don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is equal. it isn't. >> a spokesman for andrew cuomo blasted the speech as stunning homophobia and a glaring disregards for basic equality. earlier paladino defended his comments. >> has to do with schooling children. my feelings on homosexuality are unequivocal. i have absolutely no problem with it whatsoever. my only reservation is marriage. that's the only reservation i have. i have a lot of homosexuals

working in my organization. >> paladino went on to say discrimination against gays is, quote, horrible. >> rob marciano in the weather center with an early look this hour at things across the country. how are we? >> toasty. good morning again. temperatures in the low 90s yesterday, felt like august than october. little rock hit 91 with the 117th time over 90 this season. that's a record. 91 in montgomery, alabama, ft. wayne, 88, that's as warm as it's been this late in the season. a pretty toasty fall. that will continue at least in the eastern third. 87 in atlanta, probably a record. stormy conditions across parts of the midsection of the country. san antonio as well. we're watching the northwestern caribbean, still hurricane season and this is a hot spot for development this time of year. south floridians may want to keep an eye on this. back to you. >> thanks so much.

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a breakthrough in the efforts to reach the 33 trapped chilean miners, a drill reached the men, it broke through into the cavern where they had been holed up more than two months. final rescue preparations are being executed. >> if all goes as plan they had are going to star bringing the men one by one out wednesday. patrick is live in chile with more on the latest. it looks like they got through that final faze of reinforcing the hole and it looks like they are moving forward. that happened pretty quickly. >> reporter: absolutely. and despite the success, all of the pictures -- everybody wants

that but that final ride will not be easy. it's going to be an ascent up from about -- a little over 2300 feet up to the surface. we are told as the men go up the surface in that capsule turning, like 10 to 12 rotations so they are very concerned how the men will react to tight quarters. the advice of the nasa space agency, put the men on a liquid diet, there is going to be oxygen, there is going to be a live video feed. see how the men are reacting. even the final hours of this long ordeal, even during the moments of the rescue, it's going to be pretty white knuckle experience, john and kiran. >> patrick, it's remarkable, they have been down there more than two months now. i know there has been a lot of psychological preparation that's gone into this idea of them

being rescued, physical preparation as well. it's remarkable how well they have held up physically and mentally. >> reporter: you know, one of the key things, from the beginning they fell back on the hierarchy of the mine. they had a foreman, a hierarchy. they have been working, clearing the rubble, and the final hours on saturday as the drill was boring down it was the men who radioed up who said the drill is this far away and guided the drill essentially they are rescuing themselves in many ways here. >> amazing. to be able to see them, they look great for how long they have been down there and everything they have gone through. everyone's eager, been praying fo for them the final days. their families must be so excited.

patrick, thank you. >> a lot is going to happen over the next 48 hour there is. they prepare to bring them up to the surface. we'll watch all of the action here on cnn. troubled homeowners finding foreclosure proceedings may get a breather. bank of america is freezing foreclosures. what does it mean for the housing market and your neighborhood? christine romans is coming up next, 17 minutes after the hour. affect wheat output in the u.s., the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry, in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one reason 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment objectives, risks, fees, expenses, and other information to read and consider carefully before investing.

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the documents. allied bank, they have stopped in 23 states. in 23 of the states it is a court that has to -- foreclosure goes through the courts. they found in the court process, the bank officers saying we signed thousands and thousands of foreclosure documents and we didn't check or review the loan details. how many loans are affected? well, there are 5 million loans that are delinquent or in the initial stages of foreclosure. so experts are saying there are probably hundreds of thousands of mortgages that are now in limbo. the exact number unknown. jp morgan chase, alley and bavg of america not saying how many are suspended. what does this mean for you? on the plus side if you're sitting in a house and you haven't been paying your bills and facing the sheriff at the front door you got a little more time. to sit in the house and not pay

for it. but the sheriff is eventually going to come because bank of america and others are saying most of these foreclosures are fine, they are just checking all of the paperwork. it means fewer homes on the market. you're going to have it new bunch of new foreclosed homes. this stalls the recovery in the housing market. until you get all of this bad supply out, the bad loans out of the system it's going to be hard. abandoned homes, doesn't have anybody in them, they are going to sit there. that's not good if you're trying to sell sneaks an abandoned house t. foreclosure houses is expensive. it's a mess. >> there is no hope that any of these will be modified? this is past that point. >> most of these, almost all of these, they say, are past modification. >> but who knows. >> it is an absolute wreck. it was an ungodly mess on the way in and it's -- imagine foreclosures, sales halted in

all 50 states from the country's largest bank. this many years after the subprime crisis began. >> i knew it was going to take a while. >> we're still washing. it's ugly. >> thanks, christine. >> i will say if you are thinking about not paying your bills, i don't recommend it. you do not want to get in this mess. you want to stay as far away as you can. a controversy in the race for governor of new york, carl paladino says that kids shouldn't be quote brain washed into thinking being gay is okay. we'll hear what he's saying this morning to defend himself. [ wind howling ] [ technician ] are you busy? management just sent over these new technical manuals.

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developing story and troubling out of central washington at 27 minutes past the hour. a college party went terribly wrong, 12 people, 11 of them young women, became violently ill. >> police say it appears someone spiked their drinks, causing the mass overdose. now an investigation is under way to determine who did it and why. ted rowland has the latest. >> reporter: the party was thrown by a college freshman at a second home owned by his parents, according to police 11 out of the 12 victims were girls, all between the ages of 18 and 21. students a it the party say it was clear something was wrong. >> everything was going fine, the music was playing, people having begun and all of a sudden all of the girls were puking everywhere, outside like on their back and people were so drunk they didn't know what to

due. >> reporter: police believe the victims were drugged without their knowledge. >> people were saying don't drink out of the red cups. and i know i had saw someone drink out of the red cup. i took one sip, i immediately threw up without a drink. that's how powerful it was. >> reporter: for police the night started in this grocery store parking lot, a girl unconscious in a car, officers traced her condition back to the party. they had to break down the door because nobody would answer. >> i would hate to think what could have occurred had there been another 15, 20 minutes. >> reporter: police detain add man having sex with a semiconscious female. the two were dating, the man may still face charges. blood and urine samples have been taken from the victims in an effort to figure out what they consumed. police plan to interview everybody who was at the party so they can find out who was responsible for drugging the students. john, kiran.

>> we'll look into that more throughout the day. it's 30 minutes past the hour. breaking news this morning, rescue mission gone wrong in afghanistan. u.s. special forces were trying to save linda norgrove on friday. now david cameron says after review she may have been killed by an allied grenade. initial reports said she died in a blast. >> the transition of power, under way in north korea, the nation putting on a military parade billed as the largest celebration ever in front of kim jong-il and his son kim jong-un. according to the associated press north korea threatened a nuclear strike if indpringed on their sovereignty. >> once that is finished

officials will send down a doctor and rescue worker to prepare the miners for the journey back to the surface. >> time for the latest news from the best political team on television and crossing our political ticker new york's republican goop torial candidate, after anti-gay comments and talks about it this morning. >> prauston is live at the desk. good morning. >> good morning. yes, carl paladino up in new york the tea party favorite has got himself some say in hot water. he made critical comments about gays to an orthodox jewish community in brooklyn. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> i just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family. and i don't want them to be brainwashed thinking that

homosexuality is an equally valid opening. it isn't >> if that isn't controversial enough, his comments on some prepared remarks that he did not say. let me read to the you quickly. there is nothing to be proud of being -- in being a dysfunctional homosexual, that is not how god created us. mr. paladino did not make that remark, however, it was on his prepared text. he was on the "today" show a short time ago, some would say an act of contrition trying to back off the remarks. he said he has no problem with homosexuality, his reservation is with marriage. these comments come as the new york police continue to make arrests in that hate crime, that vicious hate crime that we have seen over the weekend. i should tell you quickly that the race for governor in new york is pretty deep. right now andrew cuomo t democrat, has a 14-point lead over mr. paladino. moving on to karl rove had some

tough words for president obama. karl rove is telling president obama basically to back off. what this has to do is with president obama and the democratic national committee's criticism of mr. rove suggesting that he is part of a funding operation where they are collecting foreign money to help run campaign ads against the democrats. in fact, karl rove went on face the nation or on fox news yesterday and was critical of mr. president. he basically said to president obama, how dare you make these remarks. ed gillespie, another republican was on face the nation, he as well had critical remarks of mr. obama. >> mark, great to see you. reminder for the latest political news go to cnnpolitics.com. >> did brett favre send naked pictures and leave racy voice mails to a woman not his wife? these are the allegations out there.

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it's a coverings that may be long overdo. eugene robinson is a columnist for "the washington post." he writes about this in his book "disintegration, the splintering of black america." great to see you. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me, john. >> let's pull a quote where you say, quote, there is no longer one black america, no longer a complete sense of racial solidarity, based on clearly defined common interest." you say black america as we know it is history. how so? >> it's because of all that's happened over the last 50 years. when i was a kid, you could have made certain generalizations about black america, that it was poorer, that it was less educated, you would have known where black americans live because i grew up in the south, we lived in segregated neighborhoods, not necessarily by choice but by law. because of many positive

developments over the years and because of new opportunities for african-americans i think the community is not as unitarian as it once was, you can't generalize the way you could. and this had been nagging at me for a while and i decided to try to do a resurvey of black america to describe what it is now as opposed to what it was when we were younger. >> we should point out you grew up in orangeburg, south carolina and you found through research and you write instead of one black america there are four that can be fairly clearly defined. black america in four groups. there is mainstream or middle class black america, the abandoned minority, the elite like president obama, and mixed race and immigrants.

you say they are increasingly distinct and not a lot of interaction and in some cases downright distrust. >> right. there is a cultural, geographical and i think social separation that happens. what happens when african-americans get educational opportunities and begin to earn good incomes, they have options. and they have options to move to other communities out of inner cities, out of areas where there is rural poverty. and as a result, what's left are the people who don't have those opportunities, who don't have that preparation. i think the difference between that mainstream group that has entered the middle class and abandoned group that has not is growing rathder than shrinking and i think that's something we need to talk about because it's fairly alarming. and the other groups, i think

the group that i somewhat call transcended is new. it's new for even a few african-americans to have that sort of power and wealth or influence in this society. and the emergants are fascinating because recent immigrants, immigrants from africa are the best educated coming to the country. and this is going to have an impact in years to come. >> one of the more controversial points in the book, you say there is no clearly defined black agenda any more and this idea of there being black leaders is an old idea. >> it really is an old idea. that has been an old idea for a while. you think back, again, in the 60s there was a clear civil rights agenda. voting rights act. fair housing act. the civil rights act itself. there were things that we could

all agree on needed to be done. now, it's much more difficult to come up with a single set of policies that would materially benefit every single african-american or every group of african-americans. i have some idea what is is more urgent. i think the urgent issue is addressing the plight of the abandoned. but the idea of a single black leader is really, really archaic at this point. >> let's look at that idea of this abandoned minority to a greater degree than ever before. you write as long as the abandoned remain buried in both societies and their own dysfunction with dmnishing hope of being able to escape the rest of us cannot feel we have truly escaped either. their plight you say is in some ways worse prior to the civil rights era. a slot economic because there aren't the number of blue collar

jobs which acted as a stepping stone or served as a stepping stone for some to make it from the lower economic levels into the middle class. >> that's exactly right. kind of enhanced or intensified version of what's happened to the larger society. this is a structural change in the american economy. those blue collar jobs don't exist is you can't, a person with a high school education or partial high school education can't go down to the plant, get a good union job, earn enough to buy a house, raise a family. and have a pension. that sounds like a tale from the last rcentury right now. those industrial jobs just don't exist. they moved to other countries. so where are the rungs of the latter people are supposed to use to climb up out of that poverty and dysfunction. we haven't even gotten into

public schools which is another factor. >> huge problems still exist. it's an interesting read. thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you so much. one black church is waging a war on debt. looking for alvags from financial despair. don't miss "almighty debt" a black in america special thursday, 9:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. >> it's 43 past the hour. a cold front hits the northeast, record warmth down south. another system is taking shape. we're going to check in with all of our weather news with rob marciano coming up. sorry i'm late fellas.

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♪ welcome back to the most news in the morning. t.o. flagged for a tweext terrell owens may have to pay a fine for violating the nfl rules, using social media 90 minutes before a game. he tweeted that a fan would get a ball. the league chined his teammate

for tweeting during and before a preseason game. he was the first player fined for violating the twitter pogcy. >> watch the watch. >> once the best touchdown combo, now a new report says that a childish argument may have split up tom brady and randy moss. before moss was traded the two got into an argument about -- hair. brady telling moss to shave, moss telling parady his cut makes him look like a girl. no comment from either side on that. >> come on. minnesota quarterback brett favre will throw passes to moss. "monday night football" tonight. he is facing embarrassing accusations that he sent sex texts with sexual connotations to a former game hostess while he was the jets quarterback in 2008. >> there is also a voice mail that has been released. here is a bit of. >> love to have you come over

tonight. but i know i think -- came up and asked you if would give him your number or he was going to give you my number. but i understand. give me a text. love to see you tonight. >> they could not say for sure this was favre's voice t. nfl is going to review these allegations. favre returns to play his old team tonight. joining us too talk about this is max kellerman. how much difficulty could this be for brett favre? it's swirling for months. >> if they can pin him down because you know, you can see what time the calls came in and who sent them and what phone it was made from. if they pin it down and it was brett favre making the call, not someone who sounds like him, it could snap his consecutive game played streak. >> they would suspend him? >> he could be suspended.

>> how long? >> it depends on the judgment of the commissioner. but he has one of the most -- football's not known for records the way baseball is. it's not a sport of records the way baseball is. but his streak of consecutive games started is the most by any position player in the nfl. 288 games. that would be in jeopardy. he hasn't denied it so that was kind of smart. so he won't be in trouble for a cover-up which is usually worse than the crime. >> right. and it certainly is unwanted attention and unwanted focus on this. he was in fact asked about it at a press conference. >> you know, i mean, no. i mean, i'm not getting into that. i got my hands full with the jets and trying to get some timing down with our guys, that's all i'm going to discuss. >> sext scandal w. a "t."

by the way, what do you think a mention on cnn "american morning" is worth to an nfl player? like they are texting and getting fined, $25,000 but they may get $25,000 of publicity by texting. don't you think? >> it brings up an interesting -- the discussion about how we're dealing with social media. the girl who apparently was the one who was on the receiving end, she didn't want it out there, right? initially? >> no. she was being harassed by a blogger to -- you know, i remember this came out months ago. i'm sitting on this long enough. you got to come out. >> how did it first come out? >> a blogger posted it without the audio and without the pictures. >> how did they find out? >> months ago, he was talking to the girl who is now -- she mentioned it to him. >> there are so many interesting

sports stories. why are we mired in scandal for crying out loud? brady and -- >> because brett favre gets suspended, will break his record. >> that's true. >> in a game that doesn't really talk about records. >> incidentally -- >> that's why it's important. >> "monday night football" tonight, real football talk, or if you want to get into the narrative of the game, so many interesting storylines because favre is now in minnesota, playing the jets who he played for. a lot of people think he went to the jets as a way to get to minnesota because green bay wouldn't have let him go to minnesota. randy moss, you mentioned how he and tom brady had a split 0 though brady is denying it today. moss has been traded to minnesota. he's teaming with favre. rex ryan from hbo's hard knocks fame, they are flying high.

we should talk real sports. am i invited back? >> it's true that hair has been the source of many arguments. my old -- >> just ask my sweetheart. >> my side kick tweeted today about the beard and the haircut. sometimes both sides are right. >> thanks, max. three minutes to the top of the hour. lifts her calf to its first breath of air, then protects it on the long journey to their feeding grounds. one of the most important things you can do is help the next generation. at pacific life, we offer financial solutions to accomplish just that. ask a financial professional about pacific life. the power to help you succeed.