"cnn newsroom "the "continues with my good friend fredricka whitfield. >>> we have a busy day aheld andk up where you left on, that tragedy taking place in afghanistan. this is now considered one of the deadliest days for u.s. forces in that country. at least 13 american service members killed in a suicide attack on a nato convoy. these are pictures taken right after the attack, which happened in the heart of the capital. nick payton walsh is in kabul. what is nato says about this attach. how did this unfold? >> reporter: well, nato here in kabul confirming that 13 of their personnel have died. barbara starr heard from a u.s. official in the pentagon all 13 were, in fact, american. it appears that a suicide bomber drove a car he was driving. we hear from kabul police it was a red toyota corolla loaded with explosives into this nato convoy. now, i understand that the

fredricka whitfield joins us now. >> hey, anderson.ed in syria. 17 people, including two children, killed in clashes between government and opposition forces as opposition leaders call for a nationwide general strike. >>> and better news in eastern turkey. two more people pulled from the rubble there. three days after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit. rescuers have been working around the clock looking for survivors. at least 471 people have lost their lives so far. >>> and residents of bangkok, thailand, are urged to leave town because of rising floodwaters. flooding has already shut down the airport and the worst is expected to come this weekend. >>> and good news for mexico. hurricane rina has weakened to a category 1 and is expected to keep losing strength before making landfall near cancun. >>> and the first commercial boeing 787 dreamliner landed in hong kong today. the jet, not the flight, was more than three years behind schedule due to manufacturing holdups. 787s are the first airliners made primary of lightweight carbon fiber

let's check in again with fredricka whitfield. >> hello again, anderson.ruth madoff telling cbs news' "60 minutes" she and her husband attempted suicide using pills. >> i don't know whose idea it was, but we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening. we had terrible phone calls. hate mail. just beyond anything and i said i can't -- i just can't go on anymore. >> she says she took the pills and woke up the next day. her husband now wakes up in prison where he will stay for the rest of his life. and singer amy winehouse died this past summer of alcohol poisoning according to a british coroner's inquest. the official verdict death by misadventure. the 27 year old's blood alcohol levels were four times the legal limit no driving. >>> eye popping numbers from the college board. the cost of studying and living on campus at the average public university rose 5.4% this fall to nearly $22,000 for in-state students. a dramatic spike in tuition and fees. look at the giant lego man that washed ashore in sarasota. the fiberglass sculptur

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. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield with a look at our top stories right now. massive earthquake struck eastern turkey a few hours ago. dozens of apartment buildings crumbled into one town alone, and reports of very heavy damage are coming in from other areas. death and casualty counts are mounting quickly. rescue crews and town residents are climbing through the rubble, looking for both victims and survivors with their bare hands. >>> and confirmed today, moammar gadhafi died from a gunshot wound to the head. libyans in misrata have been lining up to file past the body of the longtime leader. a libyan doctor announced the autopsy results today and says his official report will eventually be released to the public. >>> i'll be back at the top of the hour with more news. now back to "fareed zakaria: gps." >>> and we are back with more of my interview with iran's president, ahmadinejad. we stalked about two of the most vexing issues that stand between iran and the west -- iran's nuclear program and its human rights record. let me ask you about a weapons program t

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> american, amanda knox, ics expected to make a personal plea to be set free. word is she will address the appeals jury in italian. she was convicted of murder and sentenced to 26 years for the 2007 killing of her british roommate. a live update in minutes. >>> testimony resumes tomorrow in the involuntary man slaughter of michael jackson by dr. conrad murray. the witnesses returning to the stand, dr. rachelle cooper. she is expected to say how they tried unsuccessfully to bring jackson back to life. >>> dick cheney delivered a rain pat on the back to president barack obama. >> well, i think the decision that has been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one, the right thing to do. >> president obama signed the law repealing, don't ask, don't tell." it went into effect last month. >>> the brooklyn bridge is open today after a group of occupy wall street protesters shut it down saturday. police arrested more than 700 of the protesters. the loosely organized demonstration began three weeks ago today to protest what the gro

i'm kyra phillips in for fredricka whitfield. happening right now, day 22 of the "occupy wall street" protest and the movement is spreading. rallies have been held in a dozen cities across the country. they're demonstrating again a number of things including income disparities and corporate greed. republican presidential candidate rick perry backing away from a controversial remark by a supporter. robert is a prominent pastor in dallas. he introduced perry yesterday at the value voters summit, a conservative gathering in washington. speaking with reporters afterwards jeffers said republicans shouldn't stroet for him because he's mormon and he called mormons a cult. romney, while not addressing yesterday's controversy, directly told the gathering, quote, poisonous language does not advance our cause, unquote. we have a live interview with pastor robert jeffers in a minute. >>> legendary coach, commissioner and owner al davis died. over the years his oakland raiders won countless championships including three super bowls, and who c

i'm fredricka whitfield.to speed. >>> new york police dodged a showdown with occupy wall street protesters today. police arrested 14 people for blocking traffic and turning over trash cans as this cnn i-report video shows. officials had told demonstrators to get out of the park they call home base so that it can be cleaned up. but then michael bloomberg, the mayor, says the park's private owner called off the cleaning. the company says it got telephone threats from city officials. occupy wall street protesters have been living in the park for almost a month now and there's growing concern about sanitation. businesses in lower manhattan have complained. a confrontation did materialize in denver today. police say they arrested at least 24 protesters who refused to leave a park near the colorado state capitol. like new york, denver officials wanted to get things cleaned up. now that the protesters are gone, the city says the park is closed there indefinitely. >>> president barack obama is about to land in detroi

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i'm fredricka whitfield. a devastating saturday for our service members. a suicide bomber rammed his car into a bus. the troops were in a convoy on their way to another base. a live report in a moment. >>> australia's flagship air career qantas grounded all of their planes because of a labor dispute. >>> a lawyer for missing baby lisa's parents just got the boot. the parents of the missing 11-month-old girl cut ties with one of their attorneys. it came just hours after the couple cancelled a scheduled police interview with the baby's two half brothers. baby lisa disappeared from her home on october 4th. >>> the st. louis cardinals are the world series champions. they defeated the texas rangers 6-2 in game seven of one of the most exciting world series in years. the cards third baseman david freese was named the most valuable player. more now on our top story. afghanistan. for u.s. troops it is one of the deadliest days there since the war began ten years ago. our nick walsh is in kabul. nick, what more can you tell us about how this happened? >> reporter:

i'm fredricka whitfield. next hour is all about the race to the white house. we're diving in on the issues and hearing the candidates in their own words to help you decide who should be the next president. but, first, some of today's top stories. in washington, a day of tribute to the nation's most famous civil rights leader. president obama joined dignitaries from across the country at the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial on the national mall. >> let us not be trapped by what is, we can't be discouraged by what is, we have got to keep pushing for what ought to be, the america we ought to leave to our children, mindful that the hardships we face are nothing compared to those dr. king and his fellow marchers faced 50 years ago. >> the ceremony was supposed to take place in august, but was postponed because of hurricane irene. >>> the u.s. military withdrawal from iraq will be complete by december 31st, a slight change from the original plan to keep one army brigade there into next year. the pentagon said this weekend it could not get assurance

i'm fredricka whitfield. we're letting you hear from the 2012 republican contenders. they're speaking, unedited, uninterrupted and at length. we'll start that in 60 seconds. but first, a look at some of the top stories of the day. a banking crisis is unfolding in europe. the leaders of france and germany today agreed to work out a plan to recapitalize several banks, hard hit by debt crisis in greece and other european countries. the announcement comes on the same day france, belgium, and luxembourg agreed to rescue dexia, a major franco belgian bank. a couple of hours ago, i spoke with cnn's senior international business correspondent, richard quest. he tells me that what is going on in europe is very similar to what happened in america back in 2008. >> you really don't want the investment bank to fail. why? because a big investment bank failing of this particular time would cause a ripple of crisis of confidence and that's what happened with lehman in 2008. we're going to see more banks over the coming weeks that -- whether they fail or not, they're going to need mor

i'm fredricka whitfield. we'll look at the 2012 presidential contenters in this special political hour. an update on some of today's top stories. we start with a massive earthquake striking eastern turkey. the quake's epicenter is about a dozen miles from the city of van, near the border where iran. dozens of apartment buildings crumbled in one town alone and reports of heavy damage are coming in from other areas. there is no official information on the death and casualty counts, however. rescue crews and town residents are climbing through rubble looking for victims and survivors. >>> it is now confirmed moammar gadhafi died from a gunshot wound to the head. residents have been lining up to file past the body of the long time leader. a doctor announced the autopsy results today and said his official report will eventually be released to the public. >>> as the occupy wall street protests spread to other cities, so do the arrests. 130 protesters were arrested in chicago last night after they ignored police ord

i'm fredricka whitfield. we're going to look at the 2012 presidential contenders in this political hour. >>> first an update on today's top stories. it could be a week before the power is back on for parts of the east coast. the freak autumn snowstorm that hit this weekend is blamed for at least five deaths and more than 4 million people from maryland to maine are without electricity. volunteer crews from other states are helping utility workers clear frozen limbs from power lines. >>> and we have a clearer picture today of that deadly attack in kabul. military officials in afghanistan now say five nato troops were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into their armored bus. four of them were american. one a canadian. the taliban claims responsibility. >>> australia's qantas airways says it could be again flying again tomorrow afternoon. all of the flights were grounded yesterday worldwide during a labor dispute. 70,000 passengers were stranded. earlier today a labor board ordered the air

s children told fredricka whitfield they understand that that quote will be corrected but at this point it is clear how and when that might happen. >> i would say so. i mean it is literally set in stone. i can't imagine that this is going to be an easy thing to correct. but athena jones, thank you for that report. we look forward to seeing you a bit later on this morning. earlier i talk to one of the members of king's inner circle, the reverend jesse jackson and i asked him about the moment when dr. king thought about briefly quitting the civil rights movement. watch. >> he was under so much pressure. once he took on the vietnam war, he was so bitterly attacked by the press, by civil rights organizations. before we went to memphis, "i thought about quitting and maybe i should stop. i've done a lot in 13 years." he said, "i thought if i would fast to the point of death my friends would come to my aid and we could regroup our coalition. he said we got to turn the minus into a plus. it was kind of like jesujesus, prayed and slept. he went through the same kind of dramatic rhythm. >> coming

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i'm fredricka whitfield. tomorrow is an all important one for amanda knox. the american exchange student will have 15 minutes to convince an appeals jury to overturn her murder conviction and set her free. she's serving 26 years for the killing of her british roommate. a live update from italy in minutes. >>> week two of conrad murray's trial in the death of michael jackson begins tomorrow. murray is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the pop icon's death. friday jurors heard from the e.r. doctor who testified jackson did not have a pulse when he arrived at the ophospit. she's expected to return to the stand tomorrow. >> this is a peaceful march! >> in new york, protests known as occupy wall street are under way again today. the protests began last month and have now spread to several other u.s. cities. >> folks, sit down, please. folks, everyone, step down. >> there was the scene yesterday. today the brooklyn bridge is open after the group shut down one side of the bridge in protest of what they call corporate greed. 700 people were arrested. >>> the u.

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. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield with a check of our top stories right now. 48 years after his "i have a the reverend martin luther king jr. gets a place of honor on the national mall. president obama was the keynote speaker at the dedication of the king memorial. >> let us not be trapped by what it is. we can't be discouraged by what is. we've got to keep pushing for what ought to be, the america we ought to leave to our children, mindful that the hardships we face are nothing compared to those dr. king and his fellow marchers faced 50 years ago. >>> next hour, king's children tell me what they think about their father's memorial. back with more news at the top of the hour. back to more of "fareed zakaria: gps." >>> the reports this week of an assassination plot against the saudi ambassador in washington read like a piece of spy fiction. the reality is that the plot is likely to strengthen the u.s.-saudi alliance, of course, which has always been an odd relationship. two very different countries thrown together for practical reasons. you'll get a sense of that when you hear my next gues

i'm fredricka whitfield. "your $$$$$" starts now. >>> while america may be on the verge of recession, are political leaders paying attention to jobs. teetering on the edge. a time when bipartisanship and cooperation are desperately needed in washington but instead both sides are accusing each other of playing politics. stephen moore, a good friend of the show, editorial writer with the "wall street journal." this week, as expected, president obama's jobs plan failed to pass the senate with an election in 2012, just over a year away, are we looking at another major overhaul in congress and perhaps the white house? are we looking at a situation when voters might say throw all the bums out? >> yeah, we are. i've been looking at these numbers. you have, too. i've never seen incumbents in washington so unpopular, even more unpopular than in 1994 when we had a big election and threw the bums out. this is not a good time to be an incumbent, republican or democrat. some of the political pros i'm talking to are thinki

pim fredricka whitfield with a look at the top stories.jobs bill is headed for the u.s. senate. lawmakers are expected to vote on the measure early this week. the $447 billion jobs plan includes tax cuts, ifrts spending and job training assistance. it would be funded by a new tax on millionaires. >>> california governor jerry brown has signed a bill that will make it easier for illegal immigrants to attend college. under the california dream act, immigrants who are on a path toward legal status will be eligible for state financial aid. it's expected to provide help to about 2,500 students. >>> paul mccartney married his american girlfriend, nancy chevelle, in london today. the only other surviving ex-beatle, ringo starr, was among the guests there. this is mccartney's third marriage and chevelle's seconds. >>> i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour. now back to "fareed zakaria: gps." >>> michael lewis is a storyteller extraordinaire. unfortunately for many of the characters, the stories he tells are nonfiction. in his new book

i'm fredricka whitfield. your money starts right now. "your $$$$$" starts right now. >>> americans are counting on washington to fix the economy but public trust in the government is at an all-time low. welcome to "your $$$$$." i'm ali velshi. only 15% of americans today say they trust the government to do what's right always or most of the time. that's the lowest on record since 19 -- since the 1950s. robert rice professor of public policy at university of california berkeley, the author of "aftershock, the next economy and american's future." bob, good to see you. thank you for being us. talk about not trusting government. you recently wrote the republican party wants to keep the economy lousy through election day. let me ask you, if the president is really serious about fixing this economy, wouldn't he have drafted a jobs plan he spoke about a few weeks ago that would be more likely to garner bipartisan support and actually get done? >> the problem the president is facing republicans have said no to basically everything so far. i thin

i'm fredricka whitfield. "your money" start right now. >>> millions of americans are still out of work. could things get worse before they get better? i'm ali velshi, welcome to "your money." nine out of ten people say this economy is in poor shape. that's according to a cnn/orc poll and that number has been rising steadily throughout the summer. we have the managing director for the cycle insy taout. we think of lakshman as our ground hog. you came on this show, very early in 2008, you were the first person on our network to call that recession. you told us when we were out of it. now you say we are either headed for a new recession or we're already in it. >> right. absolutely. this is based on the forward looking indicators of the business cycle. that's all we do is watch those indicators, monitor them. there's an overwhelming message when we look at those indicators that is consistent only with the new recession starting here. if you think back to 2008, when we made that call, then it was prior to the lehm

i'm fredricka whitfield. a looming showdown over the president's jobs bill. the senate is expected to vote on the measure early this week. the $447 billion package will be paid for by a tax on millionaires which would raise revenues by $453 billion over ten years. it includes funding for infrastructure projects and job training. a live report on the brewing battle is just seconds away. >>> and ron paul, racks up another straw poll victory. the president -- the republican presidential candidate finished first at the conservative values voter summit this weekend winning 37% of the straw poll vote. herman cain came in second with 23% and rick santorum finished third with 16%. herman cain said the bad economy is having a greater impact on african-americans but the gop candidate says racism is not the reason why. >> i don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way. is there some -- are there some elements of racism? yes. it gets back to if we don't grow this economy, that is a ripple effect for every economic level and because blacks ar

i'm fredricka whitfield. thanks for hanging out with richard and i and the rest of the gang. right now it's time for your money. >>> simple solutions to complicated problems. if you want to know why simplifying the tax code is such a popular idea, take a look at this. this is the federal tax code, all 72,000 pages worth. i'm ali velshi. welcome to "your money." rick perry is proposing give you a tax choice. currently you can pay it under the cold or pay a 20% flat tax rate. the bottom line, most americans choose a 20%, and at the least this would amount to a tax cut for the wealthy. candy crowley is the chief political course it dent and anchor of "state of the union" on cnn. no one is sure what romney's proposal is, whether it's economically sound. after herman cain's success for getting attention for the 9-9-9 tax plan i can see why perry seized on the idea of a simple tax. i'm not clear on whether they succeed or fail on the economic plans or how sexy or simple the plan sounds or whether it has nothing to do with that and who has the best chance to beat president obama. >>