i'm don lemon, you can hear the bells behind me in manchester anew champsure, where cnn is getting ready to host a presidential debate. much more right here this hour. >>> we're going to start with breaking news. several breaking e-mails on the gri

cnn's don lemon has been in manchester for much of the week.e live at the top of the hour. but right now he is joining us from the debate site to give us a quick preview of what we can expect. don, what are we looking forward to? >> reporter: oh, deb. we're going to take you inside the debate hall right here on the saint antone campus in manchester. quite an amazing transformation from start to finish. we're even going to talk to the moderator. you might know him. his name is john king. we'll get his take on the venue, voters and vying candidates on the gop side for monday night's big cnn debate. one day before the candidates take the stage some developing news on the big shift on what americans find important, deb. it's exactly what voters have been saying to us since we got here. stay out of their personal business. money and jobs trump values. >> i think the government generally needs to stay out of that type of business. it's a lot more important to get them back to work. they're so far removed from the common man it's almost laughable. >>

i'm don lemon, keeping you informed.nn, the most trusted name in news. >> i wouldn't have started "playboy" if i was afraid of controversy. i think that controversy is the way you change things. i want to live in a society which people can voice unpopular opinions. >> there are probably a lot of people today out there enjoying freedoms who have no idea that hugh hefner was the pioneer. >> that was a clip from are from the documentary "hugh hefner, playboy, about vis activist and rebel." jorge barahona nominated for a naacp award. when you look at the young hef, do you wish you were with him at that age? >> i think he looks great at all ages. yeah. >> what do you think when you see yourself back in those firebrand days? >> i wish that we had met earlier. >> when i see those i see his sons in him, the younger hef. >> someone wrote about you once that you'd slept with thousands of women but that you unbelievably managed to never fall out with any of them. is that true? >> essentially, yes. it's something i've tried to make

. >>> tonight on cnn, don lemon speaks exclusively with friends and family about michael's last days. "michael jackson: the final days" and see piers morgan's entire interview with latoya jackson. >>> they used to be a hot item, now justin timberlake and cameron diaz are back together, this time on the big screen. but is their new movie "bad teacher" scoring an a with critics? but could too much of a good thing be bad? dr. bill lloyd joins me to tell us which vitamins to take and which ones you just ought to avoid. that's coming up. >>> a disney pixar sequel races back to theaters this weekend. and cameron diaz and justin timberlake pair up one more time in "bad teacher." gray, lightning mcqueen back on the screen, very much anticipated. not just for kids, but for adults too. let's take a quick peek at lightning, mater and the rest. >> you've got to be joking. >> all right, so stars owen wilson, back, larry the cable guy and michael caine, so this one goes overseas. the first one was a huge hit. what did you like about it? >> i actually had an easier time understanding the plot of "in

i'm don lemon in the cnn newsroom in new york. thanks for watching. i'll see you back here tomorrow night. night. have a great night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ >> holy [ bleep ]. >> the guardian from this morning. 14 pages. >> julian believes that if you overthrow secrecy in the world, you will overthrow the corrupt political establishments that are oppressing everybody. >> we don't see any difference in the white house's response to this case to the other groups that we have exposed. >> for the internet generation, this is our challenge and this is our time. >> reporter: over 20 years ago, the berlin wall came down and it marked the end of a cold war between two super powers. now, there's a new battle that is being waged for control of information. it's frontlines weren't brick and mortar walls. they're fire walls. it's weapons are computers not missiles and 80s warriors, hackers, activists, even and narc kists. it's an epic struggle for state secrets between institutions and individuals. and at the center of this war is julian assange.

i'm don lemon. headlines at this hour. >>> the man often described as al qaeda's military brain is dead. that's the word from a militant group inside pakistan. ilyas kashmiri was killed by a drone air strike but the u.s. and pakistani governments haven't been able to confirm the reports. he was described as one of the most dangerous men in the world. >>> as violence and protests engulf yemen a source tells cnn the country's president is in neighboring saudi arabia. president saleh is being treated for injuries suffered when his palace was shelled on friday. the source says warring sides in the capitol have tentatively agreed to a cease-fire. >>> multiple wildfires have burned more than 250,000 acres across the state of arizona. the largest is in the east central part of the state. more than 1,000 people are battling the blaze, but so far no containment. 2,500 people have been evacuated. smoke and ash are reaching albuquerque. >>> a baby's birth is a time for joy north of us. but it's bittersweet to

i'm don lemon, keeping you informed. name in news. >>> the race is on to see who will win the 21st century, so we thought we'd talk to the people responsible for winning the 20th century by out-innovating the competition. one small government agency within the vast pentagon bureaucracy has had a lot of success spurring innovation, called defense advanced research project agency, also known as darpa. created in 1958 in response to the soviet union's launch of sputnik, darpa are to maintain technological superiority of the u.s. military. they've done a pretty good job over the years, coming up with the stealth bomber, the m-16 assault rifle, the unmanned aerial drones used in afghanistan and pakistan, but many of darpa's innovations have had an impact on society well beyond the military. darpa-funded projects include the internet and technology behind gps, which, of course, powers the new mobile revolution. >> you can think of defense a bit like a mini society. it has many of the same problems of the society as a whole, fr

let's check in with don lemon.> any time you hear that especially as a mom. you have to send your kids on a school bus. >> on the weekend, it infers the return of a trip or departing for a trip. >> fingers crossed. we'll follow that, and talking about another developing story, this one out of oklahoma. there's a manhunt underway. fred has been talking about it, for an inmate who escaped this morning. his name is shaun bosse. he is wanted for the murder of a woman and her two young children. police converged on a store, but bosse was not there. we'll be showing you that. also this one will interest you. i'll be talking to this woman. >> they slammed me, they ridiculed and harassed me. they cut me hope like i was a hog. >> you know what she's talking about? >> no. >> she will talk about how she was sterilized against her will. as you heard, it's a very emotional story. i want to hear what she has to say live. and, fred, don't know if you caught this my interview -- we can call him the intrepid joe jackson. >> i did.

i'm don lemon.assive wildfires in arizona are forcing thousands to flee their homes tonight. more than a quarter million acres have burned over the past week. one of the largest in state history is the wallow fire in northeastern arizona near the town of springerville. the cause of the blaze, which has scorched 180,000 acres s under investigation. >>> yemen is celebrating the departure of its president at least temporarily and the possibility of a truce. a spokesman says, a tribal leader has agreed with yemen's vice president to stop the fighting. president saleh is in saudi arabia getting medical treatment after being wounded if an attack on the palace. the government insists he will return. >>> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> that is frightening. 13 people were hurt when a gust of wind blew away three bounce houses in oceanside, new york. it happened at a soccer tournament saturday. kids were in the inflatables which also mowed down parents trying save their children. our affiliate news 12 long island

i'm don lemon. you're in the cnn news room. >>> it has been one of the worst weekends of congressman anthony winer's life. his political career appears to be hanging by a thread. the embarrassing pictures just keep coming up. tmz published these latest ones while hoe is off seeking professional help. the web site says these pictures were taken in the house member's gym and sent to at least one woman. these aren't even the most graphic ones in the bunch. this comes a day after the democratic leadership called on winer to resign. here's a quote from house leader nancy pelosi. >> congressman weiner has the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents, and the recognition that he needs help. i urge congressman weiner to seek help. >> it is with great disappointment that i call on my colleague anthony weiner to resign. the behavior he has participated in is indefensible. his continued service in congress is untenable. this sordid affair has become an untenable distraction for represent weiner a

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let's head back to don lemon in new hampshire. hey, don. >> hey, and bye. i'm don lemon in new hampshire. next, "wikiwars: the mission of julian assange," we'll see you back here at 10:00 p.m. eastern. thanks for watching. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ >> holy [ bleep ]. >> the guardian from this morning. 14 pages. >> julian believes that if you overthrow secrecy in the world, you will joe throw the corrupt political establishments. >> we don't see any difference in the white house's response to the case to the other group have exposed. >> for the internet generation this is our challenge and this is our time. >> over 20 years ago, the berlin wall came down and it marked the end of a cold war between two super powers. now, there's a new battle that is waged for control of information. the front lines aren't brick and mortar walls. it's firewalls. the warriors, hackers, activists and anarchists. it's an epic struggle for state secrets between institutions and individuals. and at the center of this war is julian assange. >> my function in wikileaks

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i'm don lemon.pecial "irevolution." ♪ >> reporter: i'm with gigi, one of egypt's young internet activists in tahrir square. the heart of egypt's revolution. only what's going on here today has gigi worried. >> this officer is standing right next tofy photographer right now trying to intimidate gigi. she just showed me a picture she tweeted of him last week. gigi says he's an egyptian undercover cop. although we have no confirmation of that. he follows her to these rallies and stands there and tries to intimidate her. gigi retaliates by taking pictures of him to go online. she wants us to kind of stay back so she can get a good shot of him. then post it up on twitter so in case anything happens to her, people know what this guy looks like, also to warn other people, hey, this guy's undercover, watch out for him when at protests. soon, gigi is back. >> this guy was there last friday with a walkie talkie. like being part of the police, the military police, pushing protesters. and he's wearing normal cl

don lemon is talking to the voters. some of those candidates, too.bring us up to date, don. >> reporter: we're giving the viewer a lot of numbers, so let me make it easy. really the first time since 1993 that cnn has been taking this poll about values voters, that's when newt gingrich got republicans to take over the government with this contract with america. for the first time most americans find these traditional values, so-called value voters, they say, that's not important. that's not important. the numbers now, they want, 50% say no, so we can put that down. what that means, let's talk in human terms here, it means the economy is so bad people find these traditional values to be second-tier issues. they want people to stay out of their homes, they want these candidates to stay out of their bedrooms. one interesting thing a woman said yesterday, they need to be promoting traditional values, given what's going on in their own homes and take care of our economy first, and then get to that other stuff, which is traditional values for us as well. th

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and let the good guys save the day. >>> i'm don lemon live in new york.very serious breach of airline security. prosecutors sea the man, this man, porter, used someone else's identity to get a job for a flight attendant for american eagle airlines. they arrested porter. immigration authorities pran to deport him but a spokesman wouldn't say where he's from or what his residency status is. american eagle says this case doesn't involve any customer information. >>> the largest wildfire in arizona state history is more than a third contained allowing a evacuees to get back to their homes in the alpine area. the wallow fire has now burned more than half a million acres. strong winds this weekend may hamper firefighters though. those winds helped stoke a second fire to the south. the monument fire has torched 40 homes and forced hundreds to evacuate. >>> those are your headlines. we now return you to the "cnn presents special, wikiwars." >>> and firing. >> reporter: julian assange's collateral murder video did not spark the outrage he had hoped for. and now hi

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i'm don lemon. we begin this hour with heavy gunfire in the streets of syria. just listen to that. forces opening fire. antigovernment demonstrators had gathered just after friday prayers in the city of homa to protest the killing of dozens of children. human right groups say more than

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i'm don lemon. thanks for watching. have a good night. stage. >>> this is the final curtain call. ♪ >> his last night was spent on stage. i said all right. love you. love you more. see you tomorrow. >> and then tomorrow? >> never came. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing. >> right then i knew something was terribly wrong. i said, "janet, is he dead?" she said, "he's gone." >> do you think there was some sort of conspiracy to kill your brother? >> absolutely. >> how are you feeling? >> good. great. >> it was possible that michael had been using this anesthetic drug maybe five or six years ago. >> elvis was huge, but michael went around the world. he was off the planet. >> tonight, a behind-the-scenes look into the final days of michael jackson. >> as the sun rose above the exclusive los angeles hills, inside michael jackson's mansion, the entertainer began the morning of june 24th, 2009, doing what he loved -- preparing for a show. >> now do it slow. he and i would start around noon, 1:00 at his home. we'd da

i'm don lemon.uge wildfire is forcing thousands to flee for their lives. >> this fire as i pull out, you can see how large it is, it spans anywhere from 30 miles south and north. >> 30-miles plus. it is being called the third largest wildfire in arizona history. parts of the state are blanketed tonight with thick smoke as this gigantic wildfire burns out of control. huge tracks of bone-dry forest are erupting into towering flames. it's called a wallow fire near the town of springville in northeast arizona. it is just one of several large fires across that state. altogether they have torched, get this, a quarter million acres. thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, sometimes with just moments notice. we want to get right now to the scene and jared dilling ham with our affiliate ktkvment jared, please taketous the scene now. >> reporter: one week ago you could see the winds picking uh. the wind have been driving this all week. in the one week it has grown to 180,000 acres, and that

. >>> i'm don lemon live in new york at the headlines at this hour.ve wildfires spreading throughout the western part of the country. red flag warnings are up in parts of seven states which means weather conditions are adding up to an extreme fire risk. dozens of fires are burning right now. but tear air is seeing the worst of it with a half million acres already burned. >>> argentina's largest lake is filling with ash. it's coming from a volcano in chile which has caused headaches for air travelers from south america all the way to australia. it has been spewing clouds of ash more than six miles high for more than a week. authorities in chile lifted an evacuation order this weekend for more than 4,000 people who live near the volcano. geologists expect to to grow quiet over the next few weeks. >>> this video appears to show a fire smoldering near the border of syria and tur kketurkey. some 10,000 refugees have already sought shelter in kur y turkey. cnn's arwa damon has more on military action and civilians fleeing the area. >> reporter: video posted

i'm don lemon. tonight we begin with a zuning development in the casey anthony murder trial. it's not what happened in court today but what didn't happen. discussing it all tonight and what this abrupt halt in testimony means, insession correspondent and attorney jean casarez. beth karas who is a former prosecutor and holly hughes who is also a former prosecutor. before we get to them, david mattingly reports on what happened in court today. >> casey anthony murder trial, the jury never got a chance to come into the courtroom. instead, the judge and the attorneys went into a closed door meeting, which is unusual because usually, they just go to a sidebar where they discuss whatever matters they need in front of everyone. this time they went behind closed doors with a court reporter to record the proceedings. what was said in there they would not reveal. but when the judge came out, he had this announcement for a very surprised courtroom. >> as both sides concur that a legal issue has arisen unrelated to the issue that we talked about, first thing this morning dealing with the

is the whole situation, don lemon, was so absurd from start to finish.hy on earth did congressman weiner have to make that speech in front of a camera? why not just write a letter. bengie was at the first press conference, he yelled out there. did no one from congressman weiner's office or from the media recognize this guy? i feel bad for the serious journalists that were covering this event that was made a mockery of. that's what bengie does and the howard stern show does, live cameras, man. >> if any of us is on air long enough, you're going to have a baba-booey moment. so dean, i think the thing that bothers a lot of folks is when people want to laugh, they go to a club or watch a specific channel. they will go to a comedy channel. this heckler just put himself in it forcing everyone really to hear him. you know what pete makes a good point because he was at the first press conference. what were they thinking? >> absolutely, he was there on june 6th yelling out similar questions. bengie walks in, all these other reserved reporters are coming in, one a

. >>> i'm don lemon live in new york. here your headlines. in italy testified today that american amanda knox wasn't involved in the killing of her house mate. one testified that his own brother was the real killer. a second inmate said that another suspect in the case was responsible for her death. knox is serving a 26-year sentence for the killing but insists she is innocent. the. a pale hearing will continue june 27th. >>> libya's complaining about another target chosen by nato. the government says an air strike friday hit a university in tripoli. nato denies the charge. it's latest update said the only tripoli targets on friday were military village storage facilities. they admitted to striking rebel forces on thursday. >>> the historic military base at paris island, south carolina, has a new general. she resumed command at the deposition poe. reynolds recently returned to a year long deployment to afghanistan where she was the first woman in corps to command units in a war zone. parris island has trained enlisted marines since 1915. >>>

hello, everyone, i'm don lemon at the "cnn newsroom" in new york and a lot of news to get you caught up on, so we will do that. >>> we start with breaking news and sad news to report to you. clarence clemons of the bruce springsteen e street band has died at the age of 69. clemons affectionately known as big man suffered a stroke just a few days ago. his signature sound could be heard on the boss' biggest hits. he gave one of his last interviews with joy behar back in 2009. we want to replay part of it for you now. >> from the first time we saw each other, we stayed together for two weeks, we were just inseparable. >> you were in love. >> i was, you know. i still am in love with him. you know, it's a masculine kind of love. it's not a sexual love. it's beyond sex. you know. >> what do you love most? is it his eyes? what is it? >> his dedication to what he does. >> that's right. >> and his belief in what he's doing and the energy that he creates stimulates in the whole band. >> he works very hard. >> he works hard. >> and i'm sure you did all of those years. >> and still do. >> in the

i'm don lemon.here in the cnn newsroom. >> after 25 years in public life, i've lost who i really am, and this torments me. i hope that i'm going to start to live to see if i really will find sarah. i've got to do this. otherwise, i will die. >> a very dram tib scene there from "finding sarah." i mean, it's obviously been a hugely emotional experience making this series. oprah, an extraordinary woman, isn't she, because she recognized the potential of this, not just from the tv point of view but for you, to go through this cathartic self-awareness program is what it really was. >> well, when i -- when i -- the day after the scandal broke on may the 24th, i thought the only person i could go and talk to was owe perhaps but i didn't know her at all well. i think i'd done her show once. i went to oprah. i did the show, and oprah said that she saw something in me, in between this ghost of destruction, there was a hint of a glimmer, and i said to her, oprah, what do i do? and she said don't do "dancing wi

i'm don lemon in atlanta. there is a lot of news so let's get you caught up. we will begin in syria where protesters merch marched to demand the end to the killing by security forces this is the response they got. this is what witnesses are saying that troops shot into the crowd in the city on friday. it's not clear how many died, but human rights groups put the toll at 80. that's not silencing the protest. there had been more violent clashes even today. a ve leiolent attack drove the president of yemen out of his country. he arrived in saudi arabia for medical treatment. he is taking over in his absence. mohammed is following from our bureau. >> it was another chaotic day as protesters gathered and violence continues and speculation grew as to where the country's president was. tens of thousands of demonstrators congregated on saturday, continuing to demand the ouster of yemen's embattled president. according to eyewitnesss, massive crowds of anti-government protesters poured out on the streets as explosions echoed and clashes continue between forces and the

. >> don lemon takes the poll's in new hampshire, site of the first debate of the season. at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. >>> which >>> well, newt gingrich's presidential campaign headquarters is empty. at least seven members of his senior staff have resigned. apparently, there was a difference over the direction of the campaign. on facebook, gingrich says he will start his campaign, quote, anew. two of the former gingrich aides have been advisers to texas governor, rick perry. fueling speculation that he may enter the white house race. perry says he plans to consider it. >>> mitt romney says he won't take part in the straw poll. he won the iowa poll back in 2007. lost the state's caucus five months later. his cam

don lemon on the road in new hampshire having a blast.le announcer ] built like a volkswagen. the 2011 tiguan. [ grunts ] a we don't go lower than 130. ts a room tonight for 65 dollars. big deal, persuade him. is it wise to allow a perishable item to spoil? he asked, why leave a room empty? the additional revenue easily covers operating costs. 65 dollars is better than no dollars. okay. $65 for tonight. you can't argue with a big deal. >>> we have confirmed that leon panetta is in pakistan. a u.s. official saying that the cia director is in pakistan to "reiterate u.s. commitment to cooperation with them against al qaeda." you're seeing video of panetta at his hearing on capitol hill this week. he, of course, has been tapped to be the new secretary of defense so this relationship with pakistan is something that he's been dealing with as cia director and will continue as the head of the defense department as well. as you know, there was a bit of a hub-bub between the two countries going in unannounced to kill bin laden. there was some back

we like to see what you're made of, if you can handle stuff like that. >> don lemon joins us now from new hampshire, the site of cnn's first presidential debate. don, if i understand it correctly, you ran into rick santorum at the manchester airport yesterday. >> reporter: i did! you know, it's kind of interesting that you were talking -- i saw the segment a couple minutes ago about tracy morgan and i asked him a question that was sort of similar. some people have been saying he's homophobic because he wants to change the constitution in support of what he calls traditional marriage. i asked him, i said, mr. santorum, some people find it contradictory because you are for small government or at least smaller, limbed government but yet you want to use the government to change the constitution. he responded to my question by saying -- talking about having gay friends. take a listen, then we can talk about it. >> do you have any gay friends? >> yeah. in fact i've had gay people work for me. >> yeah. and friends. >> yes! >> you know people say i have black friends. >> yes. in fact i was wi

that's tomorrow night, saturday night, hosted by don lemon, 10:00 p.m., eastern time. >>> he could killn or a bad reason or for no reason. >> notorious mob boss is expected to be in court four hours from now. the fbi caught up with him in southern california this week after 16 years on the run. he had $800,000 and a lot of fake ids in his apartment. >>> and then linked bin laden to militants allied with pakistan's spy agency. the cell phone courier had contact. the phone produced no smoking phone that proves pakistani spies helped to hide bin laden. >>> i believe gay couples deserve the same rights as every other couple in the country. >> obama stops short of supporting same-sex marriage. the president told a gay advocacy group in new york last night state lawmakers debating the issue are doing what they are supposed to do, and that's how democracy works. >>> it's unclear whether the senators will vote today on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. the state assembly has already approved the bill. >>> the house is expected at this hour to take the first of two votes on libya today. it wo

i'm don lemon at the cnn headquarters in atlanta. thank you for joining us. i will see you back here next weekend. weekend. have yourself a great week. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> last year i attended the cnn heroes awards. a gala event to honor people making a difference in the world. i met a woman whose courage and selfless determination redefined words like bravery and dedication. >> since 1993, she has helped rescue more than 12,000 women and girls. her name is anuradha koirala. saving one person at a time, she has made it her life's mission to find freedom and redemption for thousands of women and girls forced into sex slavery. her organization is called maiti nepal, which means mothers home. >> the 2010 cnn hero of the year is anuradha koirala. >> in that moment i knew this would not be the last time our paths would cross. ♪ >> the snow-covered mountains of the himalayas are the first sight to greet most travelers arriving in nepal. its capital, kathmandu, is a busy hub for tourist traffic, climbers and trekkers drawn but the lure of everes

i'm don lemon in the cnn headquarters in atlanta. thanks for joining me tonight. i'll see you back here tomorrow night. good night. ♪ >>> janet, how are you? >> i'm very giddy right now. >> giddy? >> yes. >> it is exciting for you, i know. >> it's good to see you. >> is it exciting? do you like doing interviews? do you hate them? how do you feel? >> i'm not very keen about doing interviews. >> why not? >> i'm not much of a talker. i mean obviously i will if i have to, but i'd rather listen. i'd rather just stay very quiet and listen to what's going on. >> yet you have written a book that was incredibly open. i was surprised knowing how quiet you are. i was -- wow, she's being frank and honest here about private stuff. >> it's funny you say that. a lot of people said the very same thing when i did "the velvet rope "album. i have always written about my life experiences and this is just another step, another level for me. >> reading your book, janet, there seems to be two janet jacksons. the brilliant stage performers with all the confidence of a top performer and t

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i'm don lemon at cnn headquarters in atlanta. "murder abroad: the amanda knox story" will begin in a few minutes. we leave you with the aids memorial quilt. thanks for joining us. >>> in italy a british exchange student raped and murdered in her room. >> it was horrible. the young lady bled to death. >> amanda knox, her american roommate is charged with the crime. >> my husband called me and said they have arrested amanda. >> a media frenzy with tales of cover-up and sex games turned deadly all centered around the beautiful young student dubbed foxy knoxy by the tabloids. now amanda knox sits in this italian prison convicted of murder abroad. amanda knox was going into her junior year of college. her mother eda calls amanda the fresh-faced 20-year-old intent on adventure. >> she was going to study abroad going into college somewhere. she didn't know where yet. >> amanda would decide on perusia, italy. her sister remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one british student

i'm don lemon in manchester, new hampshire. thanks for watching, everyone. don't forget to watch the debate monday night right here on cnn, and thanks to everyone at st. anselm college. it's a beautiful campus and they have been so nice. have a good night, everybody. >> holy bleep bleep. >> "the gartdian" from this morning. 14 pages. >> julian believes that if you overthrow secrecy in the world, you will overthrow the corrupt political establishments that are oppressing everybody. >> we don't see any difference in the white house's response to the case to the other group have exposed. >> for the internet generation, this is our challenge and this is our time. >> reporter: over 20 years ago, the berlin wall came down, and it marked the end of a cold war between two super powers. now, there's a new battle that is waged for control of information. the front lines aren't brick and mortar walls. it's firewalls. its weapons are computers and not computers and its warriors, hackers, activists, even anarchists. it's an epic struggle for state secrets between institu

i'm don lemon. sanjay gupta, a special, "dads for my daughters" is next. ♪ ring around the rosies a pocket full of posies ♪ ♪ ashes, ashes we all fall down ♪ >>> a devoted father hears a shocking diagnosis. >> the fact i could go through this whole thing and not be me, was really -- it was awful. >> facing his own mortality. >> i could just feel my body sort of slipping away. >> reporter: he makes an extraordinary request. >> will you help be their dad? >> reporter: in this hour, an intimate diary of bruce's harrowing journey. >> and one for good. >> reporter: it's going to inspire you to rethink how you live your life and how you would take care of the ones you might leave behind. >> tuesday, july 15th, 2008. dear friends and family, the mist lifts slowly off my in-laws' back lawn off cape cod most mornings, revealing a day that is well under way, under a layer of due on the granite boulders. i apologize for reaching out in this way, but the crush of events in recent days has forced us into a numbe