reporting for "in america," soledad o'brien, cnn. >>> make sure you join soledad o'brien as she examinesentrepreneurs are risking everything to become the next big thing in the silicon valley. a black in america special "the new promised land -- silicon valley" will air sunday night november 13th at 8:00 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. >>> coming up, the ultimate case of trying to find a needle in a haystack. we'll show you what one afghanistan war widow is trying to do to find her husband's lost wedding band. it's a heartfelt story. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. and people. and the planes can seem the same. so, it comes down to the people. because: bad weather, the

here's cnn's soledad o'brien. >> one of my birthday's at chuck e. childhood. you look like a perfectly healthy 11-year-old girl. >> yeah. >> reporter: do you feel okay? >> yeah, okay. sometimes i get my ups and downs. you have aches and pains everywhere. but it still hearts. >> reporter: she has m.d.s., which means her bone marrow doesn't produce enough blood cells. it could lead to leukemia if she doesn't get a bone marrow transplant. how did you feel when they first diagnosed her? >> it took it all out of me. >> reporter: it's difficult for imani because she's biracial. >> there are so many possible combinations. so tissue type is very complex. that's one level. and then if you match that with half of one ethnicity versus half of another, it explodes into the millions. >> reporter: outreach groups are trying to lower the odds. >> i know there wasn't any current organization or outreach specifically targeting the mixed race community. we do community events, college events and the donor drives there. >> if you're of a mixed race background, conside

here's cnn's soledad o'brien. ♪ >> reporter: hip hop has changed the nation.this new book "tanning of america," steve stoute says he knows how it happened. >> what does "the tanning of america" mean? >> where the next generation of kids see the world no longer through color or ethnicity, through shared values. >> reporter: stoute used his connections as a former record executive to connect big business with urban-oriented market campaigns. with jay-z for reebok and behind justin timberlake's popular slogan for mcdonald's. >> the artist and the music is the trojan horse for the culture. and i thought i could find authentic ways for the brand to tap into the culture that hip hop has created. >> reporter: the hip hop was something that started from the streets. writer nelson george says the partnership with big business is watering down the art form. >> but what gets on the radio in most of america is not very content driven. it's more an inducement to dance then leading to inducement to buy a particular brand of alcohol or clothing or car. >> enough for everyone

we travel with soledad o'brien. here's a preview. >> we've got some difficult days ahead.n't really matter to me now because i've been to the mountain top. and i don't mind. >> april 3rd, 1968, the last speech that martin lawsuuther k ever gave. he returned to his motel exhausted, his favorite room, 306. it was the last night of his life. >> have you ever had a chance to be inside dr. king's actual room at the motel? >> no, only in my imagination. >> playwright has imagined the last night of his life for almost 30 years of her life. >> they never let anyone in this room, almost never. this is all the way the room was when he died? >> uh-huh. it's so small. it's too small to contain his dreams, you know. he was a king. he was worthy of more but he stayed like a regular person, you know, cigarettes and -- >> and coffee. >> and lots of coffee. and the phone and then the bible. >> your set designer -- >> he came here and meshed everything for eight hours. >> why was it important to get everything right? >> it was just important to do it right and bring the audience inside of t

this is "cnn presents" with your host tonight soledad o'brien and sanjay gupta. >> good evening. we begin with a murder in mississippi. it's a brutal killing allegedly fueled by race and by rage. >> we broke this shocking story right here on cnn. a young, white teenager accused of killing a black man. just because of the color of his skin. >> over a four-month investigation we found even more disturbing details, uncovering how the teenager and some of his friends had this history of violent and racist incidents. >> and raising questions also about whether authorities turned a blind eye. drew griffin has been digging into the story from the very beginning. >> june 26th in mississippi would bring temperatures and humidity into the 90s. a breeze out of the southwest would barically move the state flag enough to see that confederate battle symbol. still displayed in its upper left corner. at 4:00 a.m. on this sunday morning, most of mississippi was still asleep. but for a group of teenagers, white teenagers barreling west on interstate 20, a mission was already under way. they were h

soledad o'brien explains what happened when both sides went to court. >> i'm an african-american witheritage. my great grandmother, phyllis thompson pettit was a slave of the cherokees. >> reporter: what were those slaves doing for the cherokee nation? >> they were agricultural laborers. >> reporter: but in 1866, the cherokees freed their slaves signing a treaty guaranteeing that all freed men and their descendants would have all the rights of native cherokees. today that treaty is at the center of a controversy involving nearly 3,000 african-americans. on august 22nd, cherokee nation kicked them out of the tribe. >> the treaty of 1866 did not give citizenship to the freedmen or their descendants. the heart of the issue is whether or not an indian tribe can describe, can determine who is eligible to be a member of that tribe. >> reporter: in 2007, cherokee nation passed a law requiring proof of indian blood to be a member. the proof is based on a record that was created a century ago, called the dawes rolls. the freedommen say the dawes rolls are wrong because they were based on how y

. >> reporting in america, soledad o'brien, in minneapolis. >>> soledad o'brien's special report "blackamerica" airs sunday night at 8:p.m. eastern. it's called "the new promise land, silicon valley." >>> a woman facing for her politics shows up unannounced to check on protesters. she has tough talk for the left, right and center and that's coming up next. ♪ ♪ a couple years of up all night ♪ ♪ and a few thousand diapers later ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ he loves that little girl [ male announcer ] all her life, she's been coming toward you. now that she's driving, she's going the other way. ♪ there goes my life [ male announcer ] thanks to state farm's steer clear program, teens learn safer driving and parents gain peace of mind. [ cheers and applause ] [ playing out of tune ] [ playing in tune ] [ male announcer ] at mcdonald's®, we support the community by giving to programs that bring out the best in our youth... ...because we believe when you feed the competitive spirit... ...it enriches the entire neighborhood. the simple joy of being deeply rooted. ♪ thei heard they found of being deeplyenerg

note, look for "the new promised land, silicon valley," a black in america special hosted by soledad o'brien sunday november 13th at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> when we come back, activists accuse police in yemen of spraying gunfire on innocent protesters. we have dramatic pictures from the scene in sanaa. stay with us. [ male announcer ] for sore muscles use new bengay cold therapy, it's pro-cool technology releases armies of snowmen masseuse who cuddle up with your soreness and give out polar bear hugs. technology. [ male announcer ] new bengay cold therapy. the same technology used by physical therapists. go to bengay.com for a $3 coupon. >>> ten people were killed in clashes why the in the yemeni capital of sanaa, according to witnesses. a medic called it a sad day for the revolution, as tribal fighters battled yemeni security forces. activists said snipers sprayed the crowds with gunfire trying to end the demonstration. protesters are demanding that the president step aside. meanwhile, security officials said drone strikes killed seven suspected militants, including the son of this man, anwa

note, look for "the new promised land, silicon valley," a black in america special hosted by soledad o'brienunday november 13th at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> when we come back, activists accuse police in yemen of spraying gunfire on innocent protesters. we have dramatic pictures from the scene in sanaa. stay with us. ♪ ♪ a couple years of up all night ♪ ♪ and a few thousand diapers later ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ he loves that little girl [ male announcer ] all her life, she's been coming toward you. now that she's driving, she's going the other way. ♪ there goes my life [ male announcer ] thanks to state farm's steer clear program, teens learn safer driving and parents gain peace of mind. i have to be a tree in the school play. good. you like trees. well, i like climbing them, but i've never been one. good point. ( captain ) this is your captain speaking. annie gets to be the princess. oh... but she has to kiss a boy. and he's dressed up like a big green frog ! ewww. ( announcer ) fly without putting your life on pause. be yourself nonstop. american airlines. so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own l

note, look for "the new promised land, silicon valley," a black in america special hosted by soledad o'brienunday november 13th at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> when we come back, activists accuse police in yemen of spraying gunfire on innocent protesters. we have dramatic pictures from the scene in sanaa. stay with us. ♪ ♪ a couple years of up all night ♪ ♪ and a few thousand diapers later ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ he loves that little girl [ male announcer ] all her life, she's been coming toward you. now that she's driving, she's going the other way. ♪ there goes my life [ male announcer ] thanks to state farm's steer clear program, teens learn safer driving and parents gain peace of mind. >>> ten people were killed in clashes in the yemeni capital of sanaa, according to witnesses. a medic called it a sad day for the revolution, as tribal fighters battled yemeni security forces. activists said snipers sprayed the crowds with gunfire trying to end the demonstration. protesters are demanding that the president step aside. meanwhile, security officials said drone strikes killed seven suspected militants, incl

reporting for "in america," sole le dad o'brien. >> catch the special with soledad o'brien on sunday,usand diapers later ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ he loves that little girl [ male announcer ] all her life, she's been coming toward you. now that she's driving, she's going the other way. ♪ there goes my life [ male announcer ] thanks to state farm's steer clear program, teens learn safer driving and parents gain peace of mind. [♪...] >> male announcer: now, for a limited time, your companion flies free, plus save up to 65%. call 1-800-sandals. conditions apply. >>> every guy on my team talking this morning, talking loudly all at once, we thought we needed to bring it to you. it has to do with the mother of a young child getting kicked off a bus in portland, oregon, at night because the baby was crying. listen to what the witness says she saw that night. >> the baby was crying, not screaming, just fussing. tired baby. nobody else minded or even noticed. some people around me were saying, it's not bothering us, why is it bothering you? and i spoke up and told the driver, it's a baby. you can't turn

cure. >> and that's a bone marrow transplant. >> so we need a donor. >> reporting for "in am soledad o'brienapolis. >> and you can look for the new promised land silicon valley with sole adad o'brien, sunday night, november 13th, 8:00 eastern lighter on cnn. >>> you may have heard our talk-back question of the day -- would jesus occupy wall street? our david allen dickensed said, he may go there to preach. he occupies everything anyway. just one response there. many more coming up. stay with me. ♪ ♪ a couple years of up all night ♪ ♪ and a few thousand diapers later ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ he loves that little girl [ male announcer ] all her life, she's been coming toward you. now that she's driving, she's going the other way. ♪ there goes my life [ male announcer ] thanks to state farm's steer clear program, teens learn safer driving and parents gain peace of mind. [ cheers and applause ] [ playing out of tune ] [ playing in tune ] [ male announcer ] at mcdonald's®, we support the community by giving to programs that bring out the best in our youth... ...because we believe when you feed the competit

. >>> soledad o'brien's special report "black in america" airs sunday night at 8:p.m.rn. >>> the politics of the occupy movement. a woman famous for her politics shows up unannounced. tough talk in my no talking segment next. aaron, you're all set. great, thanks. mike, thanks for doing that discount double check. you saved us hundreds. what was that? the discount double check? it's when we comb through your policies and make sure that you're getting all the discounts you deserve. no, i get that part, but you guys are doing my move. the discount double check move? that's my touchdown dance. so you're a dancer? no, i'm a quarterback. oh, a quarterback. mrr. i'm a robot. mm, mm. ee, er, ee, er. get out of here. [ male announcer ] aaron rodgers got his. how about you? rodgers! discount double check! [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. [ cheers and applause ] [ playing out of tune ] [ playing in tune ] [ male announcer ] at mcdonald's®, we support the community by giving to programs that bring out the best in our youth... ...because we believe when you fee

soledad o'brien's full report is part of cnn presents. 8 eastern here on cnn. >>> if you are watching your 401 k or your kids college fund we have good news. markets are up and the u.s. economy is growing. here's what is happening in the financial week ahead. we begin with alison kosik. >> wall street rallied this past week. stocks surged on news that europe reached a d deal to contain its debt. the s&p is up 13% in october, the strongest monthly showing in 37 years and the dow is not far behind having the best month in 24 years. also helping a government report showing the economy is picking up steam. gdp grew at 2.5% pace in the third quarter. it's not enough to bring down unemployment but is enough to put to rest fear of another recess. poppy harlow has a look at what is coming up in business news. poppy? >> it is going to be a busy week on wall street. we will hear from federal reserve chairman ben ber be nan i can on wednesday afternoon. he will issue the fed policy statement and hold a press conference. the central bankers assess of

this is "cnn presents" with your hosts tonight, soledad o'brien and sanjay gupta. >>> we begin this evening with a cnn presents special investigation. it's a story that sounds all too familiar. >> catholic priests accused of abusing children. church leaders accused of covering it up. >> but this familiar story has a disturbing new chapter. hundreds of these priests live unmonitored in unsuspecting communities. >> as we learned in some cases, they live next to schools and they live next to parks. gary tuchman tracks down some of the most notorious offenders. predators in plain sight. >> reporter: here we are on a block where a molester priest lives. >> right. >> do you think these neighbors know about it? >> i'm certain they do not. >> reporter: ray boucher is a los angeles attorney who works with victims of sex abuse. >> unfortunately in california and around the country there are hundreds of priests in our communities without anybody having any understanding that there's this danger sitting there in the middle of their communities. >> reporter: boucher's firm tracked down accused pedophile

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. >> soledad o'brien spoke with the mountaintop playwright.l report part of this weekend's "cnn presents" catch it tonight at 8:00 eastern on cnn. >>> halloween weekend and we have a treat for you. richard herman in the house. a real life batman ordered to hang up his costume. plus, we'll wear our own halloween costumes, next. >>> this halloween we revealed earlier that batman was on the list as one of the most popular costumes that people would be enjoying. not for mr. mark wayne williams, known as batman to his fans. he's been wearing his costume for a long time. recently he got arrested in michigan because he was not only kind of hanging out, he was dangling from the roof -- >> stuck. >> yeah. of a building. apparently he was allegedly carrying weapons, a canister of chemical ir stant pray, all that stuff, so he is no longer allowed to wear this costume. that's not the toughest thing that's been imposed against him. >> well, they charged him with weapons possession -- >> maybe it is -- >> he was hanging from a side of a building, dangling.

here is cnn's soledad o'brien. >> reporter: hip-hop has changed the nation. tanning of america" mean? >> well the next generation of kids specifically see the world no longer through color or ethnicity. >> reporter: organizing campaigns with reebok and the popular slow began for mcdonald's. >> i look at the artist and music as the trojan horse for the culture and find ways to tap into the culture that hip-hop has created. >> reporter: but hip-hop was something that started from the streets. writer, nelson george, says the partnership with big business is watering down the art form. >> but what gets on the radio in most of america is not very content driven. it's more an enduesment to dance, then leading to inducement by a particular brand of alcohol or clothing or car. >> reporter: forbes music editor says many hip-hop artists make more on endorsements than their recorded music. >> again, we're speaking about the music. most of it is just silly. i that i hip-hop created a culture and i think that that culture was meant to be shared. >> reporter: you say that

soledad o'brien looks at this once in a lifetime opportunity to change the game in the new promised landvalley, at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and president obama goes late night which is one of the stories you will hear about in the week ahead. we will run them down for you, but before that, something is lurking in the waters off of hawaii. a massive pile of trash from the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year in japan. and you will not believe the size of this thing. ♪ been torn apart ♪ got so many scratches and scars ♪ ♪ maybe time can mend us together again ♪ ♪ it's not what we've done but how far we've come ♪ ♪ i know that we will recover [ male announcer ] here when you need us most. [ cheers and applause ] [ playing out of tune ] [ playing in tune ] [ male announcer ] at mcdonald's®, we support the community by giving to programs that bring out the best in our youth... ...because we believe when you feed the competitive spirit... ...it enriches the entire neighborhood. the simple joy of being deeply rooted. ♪ [ woman ] welcome to learning spanish in the car. you've got to be kidding

soledad o'brien looks at this new plan to change the game called "the new promised land, silicon valley 8:00 p.m. on november 13th. >>> and president obama goes late night which is one of the stories you will hear about in the week ahead. we will run them down for you, but before that, something is lurking in the waters off of hawaii. a massive pile of trash from the earthquake and tsunami earlier in the year from japan. and you will not believe the size of this thing. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing, jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ playing out of tune ] [ playing in tune ] [ male announcer ] at mcdonald's®, we support the community by giving to programs that bring out t