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carol costello joining from us new york with more on this. carol?tics for one day so we are talking about kim kardashian. reality show bride. the flowers, the dress, the 20-carat ring. so beautiful and so over. kim kardashian's multimillion dollar wedding drew huge ratings for the e network. for kim filing for divorce after 72 days some are speculating it was all a hoax. same-sex marriage advocates are having a field day. have you seen this from the facebook page of the national organization for marriage equali equality? it says at the bottom, if you think gay marriage cheapens the constitution, two words -- kim kardashian. we are not just celebrity obsessed culture, we are a wedding obsessed culture. at least when it comes to the theater of marriage. when it comes to the actual marriage, do we walk the walk? according to a pew research center survey, about one-fourth of 20-something are married. that's down from two-thirds in 1960. about half of all first marriages split up. why? psychologists say that the kardashian wedding spectacle sums it up ni

i'm carol costello joining you live from new york this morning. >>> prime minister george papandreou is meeting with the leader of the main opposition party after agreeing to step down. on the table who will be the next prime minister after both sides agree to form a unity government? the new government is expected to approve a $178 billion bailout package aimed at preventing greece from defaulting on its massive debt. cnn's diana magnay explains how it went down. >> reporter: it was a day of intense political wrangling in athens as the leaders of the two main parties fought tooth and nail over the formation of a new government. finally they came together in a late night meeting with the president. the reporters waited outside. after one and a half hour, a written statement delivered through the bars of the palace gate, a statement that a new government will be formed to tide the country through to elections. a new prime minister would be at the helm. >> at the heart of the greek crisis is the fear that a greek debt default would drag down larger

welcome back. >> oh, hey, we're ready to john carol costello at cnn. how have you been, carol?s so nice to hear your voice, your big booming voice. >> long time, no talk to. >> okay. let's talk about the super committee, because we must. there are some saying they're not going to reach a deal and there are others who say they just can't find that even possible. >> well, you know, united states senator mark warner who is from virginia, he's one of those people saying they absolutely, positively have to reach a deal. i think they have to reach a deal as well. whether or not they will or even intend to, that's my big question, do they really want to reach a deal? >> you would think they do because we've been hearing from dire effects these defense cuts would be implemented if they don't reach a deal would have on our military. you are thinking, would you, we have to for the same of the security of this country. >> that hurts virginia. we have a huge military presence here in virginia. they start slashing the pentagon button and laying people off due to the budget cuts, that's real

i'm carol costello joining you live this morning from new york. past the hour. >>> the child sex abuse scandal that's rocked penn state university has ended the career of its beloved head football coach joe paterno and also the school's president. >> the penn state board of trustees tonight decided that it's in the best interests of the university to have a change in leadership to deal with the difficult issues we are facing. the board of trustees and graham spanier have decided effective immediately dr. spanier is no longer president of the university. in addition, joe paterno is no longer the head football coach, effective immediately. >> paterno issued a statement following his ouster saying he's disappointed with the board's decision but he has to accept it. paterno went on to say that a tragedy has occurred and we all have to have patience and let the legal process proceed. cnn's sara hoy is live at penn state. sara, bring us up to speed. you spoke to paterno after the announcement of his firing. what did he say to you? >> reporter: that's ri

i'm carol costello joining you live this morning from nor new york.nutes past the hour. >>> no charges will be filed against a texas judge featured in this troubling youtube video. >> bend over the bed. >> it's awful, isn't it in the 2004 clip shows judge william adam s beating his then 16-year-old daughter hillary. a texas district attorney says the statute of limitation prohibits any charges from being filed. the judge contends his daughter posted the video after he no longer would support her financially. a statement released said hillary warned her father, if he reduced her financial support he would live to regret it. the post was then uploaded. hillary adams and her mother sat down with anderson cooper. >> you actually -- the night that happened you actually set up the camera in advance because you could sense things were escalating? >> yes, sir. i didn't exactly know why yet. i just needed this -- i just knew this was something i needed to hold on to. i needed to show people one day. i didn't know why. so i set the camera up and it sat there fo

you gotta taste this soup. >>> you've been sounding off on our talk back question, carol costello is today's talk back, is it necessary for retailers to open their doors on thanksgiving night? this from kyle, he says i think it's sick how commercialized the holiday season has become. i would say no, can't you wait for two days. >>> from tommy, why not open, at the end of the day most families want to get away from each other. eat, nap, eat some more, movie. this from sam, i have a friend who has to work at best boy 11:00 to 7:30 a.m. then be at work on saturday morning at 9:00. i've encouraged him to quit but he doesn't want to be jobless. from edna, i think he should suck it up and be happy he has a job. there are people who wish they could work black friday to make enough money to buy their children christmas gifts. gary, if sleep is more important than his girlfriend, he should reconsider the whole proposal idea. i'll see you again in 20 minutes. >> that was a good one. thank you, carol. >> a most unusual kiss going viral, this one of those things you have to see to believe. i got

i'm carol costello joining you live from new york. it's 47 minutes past the hour.ckers who have gone after banks and government institutions in the past now says it's targeting a mexican drug cartel. let's head around the world with zain verjee who is live in london. this is pretty interesting. this group anonymous is going after a mexican drug cartel. why? >> they're saying they want to target the zetas drug cartel in mexico. they say they can publish names, addresses, homes. they have information on people that support and are involved in this cartel. they can do it. they essentially say in the video here that, we can't fight you with weapons, but we can do this essentially by exposing information and publishing stuff about cars, homes, bars, people and things like that. now, this video, carol, was posted on october 6th. cnn reached out to a contact that we have in this group, anonymous. and that contact was not able to verify the authenticity of this video, but then the vice president came out and said actually this video is authentic, absolutely he says. cnn co

i'm carol costello joining you live from new york.erman cain and his rivals for the republican nomination lock horns tonight in a debate in michigan. one thing cain probably will count on, more questions about the sexual harassment allegations that have engulfed his campaign since the story first broke more than a week ago. cain held a nationally televised news conference yesterday once again denying all of the accusations. >> the charges and the accusations ai absolutely rejec. they simply didn't happen. they simply did not happen. >> despite cain's strong denials, another one of his accusers went public. this is one of the woman who made accusations against cain in the 1990s whil cain headed the national restaurant association. speaking to cnn, she called cain a serial denier and says she'd like to hold a joint news conference with some of his other accusers. in an interview she said, quote, when you are being sexually harassed in the work mace, you are extremely vulnerable. you do whatever you can to quickly get yourself into a job

i'm carol costello. into a georgia courtroom later today accused of trying to buy explosives and stage deadly attacks. federal agents say the men all in their 60s and 70s are part of a fringe militia group. they're accused of plotting to attack u.s. government officials with explosives and the biotoxin ricin. prosecutors believe this was very real, a very real threat. >> this wasn't just talk. they had taken real steps toward carrying out their plans. >> prosecutors say the public was never in imminent danger. >>> members of occupy oakland want to ramp up their protests in california. beyond several planned protests today, our dan simon tells us organizers are hoping to elicit the local work force. >> reporter: this up groo of protesters in oakland became really energized last week when they were evicted by the city which of course set up that violent confrontation with police. now they're back in full force, tent city back here in front of city hall. they want to see if they can take things to the next

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our carol costello is joining us from new york with today's talk back question. carol?but it's an issue that's been hanging in the air for months. is congresswoman giffords effectively serving her constituents? questions like that have popped up anew because of her appearance on "20/20" when asked about going to congress, this is what she said. >> she wants to get better. >> better. >> you want to get better. >> better. >> and so you think to yourself, i'll go back to congress if i get better. >> yes, yes, yes. >> and that's where you are right now. >> yes, yes, yes. >> the behavior research center, a nonpartisan polling company in phoenix says in the christian science monitor. voters are rooting for giffords, people have an interest in this very competitive and hostile congress that they have representation they can depend on. after giffords' "20/20" interview, the congresswoman wanted to reassure voters via facebook. >> i want to go back to work representing arizona is my honor. my staff is there to help you. they keep me informed on your behalf. i miss you. i miss ho

carol costello live in new york. you are having to deal with it, you probably say yes, carol. >> yeah. probably. emphatic question. we've all been there. a monster storm. trees down. power out. our friends in connecticut experience that one week ago and still 50,000 of them are without power. and they're angry. they're furious. >> running out of words to describe how furious i am about it. this has been hideous. >> i'm furious. this is ridiculous. we've been without heat since saturday. the house is cold. where are the trucks? where are they? >> connecticut light and power is apologizie inine ining profu. connecticut's governor is calling for an investigation. other states who can relate are calling for something more. that would be accountability. maryland's public service commission is now developing new standards for reliable service after power outages. how long is too long to be without power? should consumers have to pay for electricity they're not getting? or are we coming down too hard on utility companies? w

i'm carol costello joining us live from new york. 47 minutes past the hour.oxing world is mourning death of joe frazier. universally recognized as one of the sports greatest fighters. he died yesterday of liver cancer at his home in philadelphia. frazier, was 67. he may be best remembered for the three epic fights with muhammad ali. he won the heavyweight title with a 15-round decision in 1971. known as smoking joe. he lost two other fights against ali. he won 32, lost 4 and had one draw. in a statement, ali said "this is what muhammad ali said about the loss of joe frazier. "the world lost a great champion. i will always remember him with respect and admiration. my sympathy goes out to his family and loved ones. requesting "coach joe paterno will likely face a ba rarrage o questions today. former assistant coach, sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys between 1994 rand 2009. more victims could come forward. sandusky, free on bond, maintains innocence. two other officials have stepped down. >>> dr. conrad murray's attorneys are vowing to appeal hi

i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top stories. >>> a new york.oe pimentel was aarraigned. he was accused of plotting to bomb nypd police cars and post offices and u.s. ret rans returning from iraq and afghanistan. they call him a lone wolf and an al qaeda sympathizer. >>> members of the supercommittee appeared to come up short. six democrats and six republicans were tasked with coming up with a deal to reduce a $1.2 trillion deficit. now it appears they're simply working on the best way to say they failed without a deal. automatic across the board spending cuts will go into effect in 2013. >>> protesters and security forces are clashing for a third day in cairo's tahrir square. hundreds of army officers and police firing tear gas and rubber pellets. more than 1700 injured since saturday. egyptians are frustrated at the slow pace of reform and demanding the military transfer authority to a civilian government. >>> let's head to atlanta and check in with meteorologist bonnie schneider. good morning. >> good morning, carol. outside your window in ne

i'm carol costello joining you live from new york.inutes past the hour. >>> it's hard to watch for many people. a video of a texas judge beating his then 16-year-old daughter as punishment, she says, for downloading music and games on the internet. >> no! >> bend over the bed! >> that video was taken in 2004, but posted on youtube a few days ago by the daughter hillary adams. judge willy adams tells the cnn affiliate he hasn't done anything wrong. >> in my mind i didn't do anything wrong except punish my daughter for stealing. >> you do acknowledge that's you in the video? >> yeah, absolutely it's me. >> this guy is a family court judge. what is she doing on the bench? when i started researching it, erin, it's going to be a harder situation than you might think. >> why is that? >> criminal charges very, very difficult because there's a statute of limitations. this happened six years ago, and you can't tell from the video if she sustained a physical injury which is usually required to make out a felony charge. so it's probably a form o

i'm carol costello. do they plan to spend? >>> a new day of demonstrations in egypt. protesters want the military leadership out asap and the white house is backing them. >> and like, bang, and i'm undoing my belt. >> mr. miracle. his helicopter crashed and broke apart. now you're learning how the pilot survived on this "american morning." >>> good morning. it's friday, november 25th. ali velshi and christine romans are off. i'm alina cho here with carol costello. good morning, everyone. >> good morning. the black friday rush has begun. >> pull back the line, say, go in and it's like a stampede. everyone just darts in there. >> boy, did they ever. the official holiday shopping season got started earlier than usual this year. toys "r" us opened to record crowds yesterday. >> look at that. at least ten people suffered minor injuries when shoppers surged into a walmart. police are looking for a female customer who apparently used pepper spray on other customers. occupy black friday at malls across america,

i'm carol costello. here are your morning' top stories. a new twist in the herman cain saga, a third woman has come forward claiming she had a 13-year-long affair with the gop presidential hopeful. atlanta business woman ginger white says the affair ended only eight months ago. cain denies any sexual relationship. >>> general motors in damage control. the auto giant is reaching out to every owner of the chevy volt and assuring them the car is safe. the volt is under federal investigation after the batteries caught fire during crash tests. >>> winter is coming a little early in the south. it's wet and snowy in parts of tennessee. winter storm warnings are in effect until later today. forecasters predict some areas could see up to four inches of snow. one of those forecasters is jacqui jeras in atlanta this morning. that's just weird, jacqui. >> weird? it happens almost every year. it's not an everyday thing and certainly not the end of november. usually more of a january or february kind of thing. we do have some of that snow out there. if

i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top stories. >> i don't want a law that says after we lose a major american city, we're sure going to come and find you. i want a law that says you try to take out an american city, we're going to stop you. >> newt gingrich challenging ron paul over the patriot act. the new co-front-runner still getting high marks in his first debate with a bull's-eye on his back. we'll have more of the highlights ahead. >>> it's going to be a necessme one. delays on one of the busiest travel days of the year. the east coast being soaked. and avalanche warnings in the pacific northwest. >>> uc-davis trying to make good after police were caught on tape pepper spraying peaceful occupy protesters, now promising to pay medical bills and drop charges against students who were arrested. >>> how would a president handle a nuclear iran or an unstable pakistan? we found out last night. the candidates got at it in the shadow of the white house. here are the highlights. >> i think the pat

i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top stories. republican candidates gathering in the shadow of the white house tonight for the big cnn national security debate. it's the first test for newt gingrich as the front-runner. a new poll shows he leads mitt romney by 4%. giving up a lot of the blame, not much shame is the congressional super committee calls it quits. lawmakers announcing they cannot reach a deal to cut at least $1.2 trillion worth of deficit now even more painful cuts loom. >>> part of a major highway between memphis and dallas reopened after an intense down pour washed it away yesterday. 88,000 cars and trucks sat on a 30-mile detour and more rain is on the way this morning. so let's check in with jackie gerris in atlanta. good morning. >> good morning, carol. yeah, flooding is going to continue to be a big problem across the mid south this morning. the rain continues to come down in little rock. we have this big system really that's affecting much of the plains heading into the lower mississippi river valley today. if

i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top stories. new questions about what police knew and what they knew about it in the penn state child abuse sex scandal. a coach who's taken a lot of heat for witnessing the alleged sexual assault on a little boy and not reporting it says he went to the cops years ago. but two law enforcement agencies are now saying that's not true. >>> the secret service catching up to the man accused of shooting at the white house with an ak-47 that he left at the scene. one bullet was lodged in a bulletproof window facing the south lawn. >>> and severe weather that ripped across the southeast has killed at least four people. the concern now there could be more victims beneath the rubble of some homes. let's check in with meteorologist reynolds wolf. >> the southeast getting pounded the last 24 hours. a very intense line of storms that went through parts of alabama, georgia, and the carolinas. one fatality that we know of in parts of georgia, swanee, georgia, to be more speci

i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top stories. a penn state assistant coach fighting back this morning, saying i stopped jerry sandusky. coach mike mcqueary reportedly e-mailing former teammates and speaking for the first time about the alleged child sex assault he says he witnessed. >>> wall street protesters allowed back into their home base at new york zuccotti park. a judge saying no more tents or generators allowed. occupy members saying it will only make their resolve stronger, and they plan to shut down wall street tomorrow. >>> president obama arriving in australia this morning. he's expected to announce that he's boosting the u.s. military presence there as china eyes a bigger role in the pacific, but the white house saying this isn't a turf war. >>> let's get a check of the forecast now, shall we? jacqui jeras is in this morning. good morning. >> good morning, carol. real soupy start across much of the east. foggy conditions, rain and mist. look at that, those are tornado watches across louisiana, mississippi and alabama

from the time warner center in new york, i'm carol costello. here are this morning's top stories. herman cain now reassessing whether to keep his campaign going after a woman named ginger white accused him of a 13-year affair. cain denies that he cheated on his wife, but a top campaign staffer telling cnn that cain admitted the ongoing sex scandal has taken its toll on his family. >>> bernie fine's second accuser, mike lang talking about the abuse he says he suffered at the hands of the former syracuse coach. in the meantime, syracuse university head coach jim boeheim says he isn't worried about losing his job over the scandal. >>> and it could be a wild ride on wall street today after standard & poor's downgraded the ratings of several major u.s. banks. the agency saying it's changing the way it looks at financial institutions. >>> let's head to atlanta to get a check of the weather. rob marciano is back. good morning, new dad. >> -- a little different for me nowadays but good to be back with my cnn family. good to see you, carol. we have interesting weather, that's for sure. the

carol costello is joining us from new york. so, carol, what do we make of this?e think it's a game changer? >> interesting responses. is the cain accuser's statement a game-changer? this from kim. in today's political game when every candidate is under the media microscope, you can't have a story like this hanging over your head. right, wrong or indifferent, the media won't let this one go until the man drowns in the quagmire. this from paul, it makes a difference that, yes, he has someone not bound by the confidentiality agreement. it puts an end to his strategy that everyone else is lying and i'm the only one telling the truth. from grace, why they didn't make a request from human resources but rather with the ceo in his car. the accuser had been let go of the national restaurant association before she asked herman cain to get her a job. this from joy, no game-changer from me, not until all accusers and all accompany affidavits are proved to be true. the timing is way too suspicious. it's not as if he started campaigning yesterday. from brian, of course it's a

our carol costello is going to be talking to us about the super committee and its congressional rescue. carol joins us live from new york, and carol, you can just get on twitter right now and search under the hash tag super fail. this is a big time -- this is a big time letdown, i think, for a lot of americans. they were really expecting congress to do something about this. >> yes, you are right. remember that old bonnie tyler song, jim, "i need a hero, and it it's got to be soon and larger than life"? do you know somebody like that who could put philosophical differences and tax pledges aside? i know who that person isn't. he or she does not sit on the supercommittee. the committee of six republicans and six democrats who were supposed to save our economy, supposed to trim $1.2 trillion from the deficit, but alas. >> we went into this exercise in order to try to reduce federal government spending. and what we get from the other side is, no, we're not going to make any more cuts unless you raise taxes. >> this thing about the bush tax cuts and the pledge to grover norquist has come up.

i want to bring in carol costello. getting a lot of viewer comments and feedback about what this movement has turned into. the message, whether or not that message is even -- has gotten lost in all of this. what are folks saying? >> well, specifically, the talk back question was, has occupy wall street changed the political conversation in america? we've gotten a pretty good response to this one, suzanne. this one from mike. "you bet it has. look at all the media attention it has gotten and it has grown and continues to grow. the mayors who oppose may have found ways to disrupt encampments, but in reality this will only strengthen it." this from ken, "change the political conversation. it has certainly been mocked by politicians, but not changed it much. although i support the supposed cause of occupy wall street, i have over time become confused on what this cause is exactly about." this from paula, "occupy wall street is nothing more than lazy brats who don't want to work and feel that they are entitled to be catered