is president jon klein was finally shown the door today after six years of falling ratings see klein's time at c.n.n. has been pretty rough to say the least while his network at times has seen record numbers of people tuning in for breaking news or elections the overall ratings have dived under his watch for years the network has trailed behind fox and within the last year even m s n b c regularly started beating c.n.n. now klein has widely been criticized for his refusal to jump into the whole opinionated trend that's riving cable news these days so in or notis staff today klein said that he leaves the network both in a stronger and stronger both in editorial and financial position the when he first took the helm he said quote that it is a tribute to your passion for telling stories that matter your talent for uncovering the truth without layering on destructive bluster or partisan spin and your willingness to indulge my appetite for innovation and change. wait a minute john i was sorry i had to call you out there what innovation or change are you talking about the whole failed hologr

. >> i'll be getting a phone call from jon klein on the way home tonight. maybe -- >> scientific. >> after the show, we'll dance after. >> after our cuban dinner. >> the man who knows how to dance because he's done it dance because he's done it before, "larry king live." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: tonight -- exclusive -- the debate that's torn the city and maybe even the country apart. the imam who wants to build an islamic community center near ground zero is here. his first u.s. interview. on why he wants a mosque just blocks from the site of the 9/11 terror attack. what he thinks of the raging controversy. and why he's remained silent so long until now. imam feisal abdul rauf, next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening. feisal abdul rauf is the founder and chairman of cordoba initiative. the founder of a mosque in lower manhattan for 29 years. he plans to build a community center called cordoba house a few blocks from ground zero. these plans have generated a national debate over tolerance, sensitivity, religion, and sparked e

. >> david gergen and joe klein, if i can sneak you n quickly, i will. i want you to listen to bill clinton on jontewart last night, the challenge he says that faces president obama. >> i don't think i did a very good job of explaining it, but what we had done, but we had a version of what he's facing now, which is we had done thing yet, that's true here on steroids. >> talking about his failure to break through in 1994 when the democrats lost, of course, both the house and the senate. >> he's absolutely right, but the people didn't see it -- how big the wave was that was coming. this time people see it. you know, it's been out there on the horizon for a long time now, but i think president clinton to this day feels the justification. helt care, he took a bath on, as you know. gun control, he took a bath on that, but he bounced back. i think president obama has got a much, much tougher road in how to bounce back on this and governor in the next two years. >> quickly, the people you're talking to, they don't feel the economy is getting better, do they? >> no, they're really worried about the econom