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DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: Right now on CNN:

Newly emboldened GOP leaders' first order of business: repeal the Democratic health care plan. Can they do it? And what happened to their promise to focus on jobs first?

Tim Wise takes aim at white conservatives in an open letter saying, quote, "Your time is limited, real damn limited." That's just the start of it and it is firing up a whole lot of people on the left and the right. What else did he say? Why did he write it? We'll ask him live coming up.

And even worse -- even more, I should say, revelations are surfacing from President George W. Bush's new biography. It is hitting stores in just days. We go inside the Bush White House and others with presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.

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LEMON: But we start in Connecticut -- specifically, New Haven, Connecticut, where jurors have quit for the day as they deliberate the penalty phase of one of the most brutal crimes in state history. Meeting in a rare Sunday session, the jury has been methodically considering whether Steven Hayes should be put to death for a horrific home invasion of 2007 that killed the wife and two daughters of Dr. William Petit.

Sunny Hostin, our legal analyst and contributor to "In Session" on truTV has been covering this trial for us and she joins us now by phone.

What's the latest? They quit for the day, what's going on now?

SUNNY HOSTIN, CNN LEGAL ANALYST (via telephone): Well, they did quit for the day, Don, and I will tell you, they did not ask any questions of the judge today. They did not ask for any evidence. They did not ask for any testimony to be read back. They were in that jury room all day, starting today at 10:00. They broke for lunch and then, around 4:15, there was a knock on the door and they said they were done.

I did get the chance to look at the jury when they came out. And today, I will tell you, Don, there were no smiles on the faces of these jurors. They looked tired. They were sighing. They looked weary. And many were looking at the Petit-Hawk family that has been in the courtroom the entire time, but many of them --

LEMON: So, Sunny --

HOSTIN: Yes?

LEMON: Does that give you any clues about where the jury is in its deliberations, then?

HOSTIN: Well, you know, I think it does. Initially, we thought that they were still in the initial phase looking at mitigating factors, whether or not this defendant had the mental capacity to have committed this crime. Whether these crimes -- whether or not, they were impaired. I think now, perhaps, they're moving along through the aggravating factors and weighing the heinousness of this crime versus, you know, the defense's position he was impaired. I think that's where they're at, at this point.

LEMON: Sunny, remind me and our audience how long they've been at it.

HOSTIN: They have now been at it. This was the third day of deliberations, Don, and they have been deliberating for about 16 hours and 15 minutes.

LEMON: OK, so, listen, this is about Hayes. What about his alleged accomplice? When does he go on trial, Sunny?

HOSTIN: We're told he is going to -- the trial will start sometime in January of 2011. Jury selection is slated to start then. But we're also told, Don, the jury selection could take almost a month. So, it may be well into February before the trial of the Joshua Komisarjevsky begins.

LEMON: OK. Listen, Connecticut as you know, Sunny, sets a very, very high bar for the death penalty. But many people are saying, if ever there was a reason to use it, that this is the reason. This was a particularly heinous crime.

HOSTIN: Well, that is true. But the Supreme Court always says death is different. It is the ultimate punishment and there are a lot of procedural safeguards in place to make sure that that decision is made very thoughtfully. And this jury is doing just that. They're going through those special verdict forms. They have to decide on six counts.

And so, while many people thought it was going to be really quick, I never thought that, Don. This is going to be a long road for this jury.

LEMON: Sunny Hostin is our legal analyst and our contributor to "In Session" on truTV. Sonny, thank you very much.

And as we've said, we want to give you more background about this. As heinous crimes go, the Petit murders were especially brutal. Parolee Steven Hayes and his alleged accomplice, Joshua Komisarjevsky, entered the Petit house in Cheshire, Connecticut, in the early hours of July 23rd, 2007. The Petit family was taken hostage. Komisarjevsky allegedly stayed behind while Hayes and Jennifer Hawk- Petit drove to a bank a few hours later.

Now, bank surveillance showed Mrs. Petit withdrawing $15,000 and telling the bank teller about the dire situation inside her home. The bank alerted police, who converged on the neighborhood, but did not try to enter the Petit house. As the attackers fled, the house was set on fire, but not before William Petit was brutally beaten. His wife was raped and strangled and one of their daughters was sexually assaulted. The girls burned alive in their beds.

Now, using the Petit's SUV as a getaway vehicle, the two men crashed moments later into police cars and were arrested. Only William Petit survived that horrifying ordeal.

We'll continue to follow this developing story for you here on CNN.

Repealing health care reform -- Republicans are itching to do it. And after big gains on election night, some think they have the political capital to pull it off.

Let's go to our Sandra Endo. She's standing by for us in Washington.

Hello, Sandra.

Republicans, you know, they came out united on this today --

SANDRA ENDO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Oh, yes.

LEMON: -- didn't they, on the Sunday morning shows. They were all over it. They want to repeal health care -- as they call it, Obamacare.

ENDO: Absolutely, Don, and they're going to be united on this issue for a while, because Republicans are really talking tough as their coming off their big win on Tuesday, vowing to take on President Obama's health care reform measures.

Now, as you know, the president spent a lot of his political capital and time during his time in office trying to get this health care reform package done. But now, the split in Congress, Republicans want to rein in some of those measures. They say the president's health care plan is just too expensive and they want to repeal it. GOP lawmakers made their case on the morning talk shows today, including Congressman Eric Cantor, who is looking to take on a leadership role in the House.

Listen to this.

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REP. ERIC CANTOR (R-VA), MINORITY WHIP: We've got to stop this bill from taking place and we've got to go and reset the dial and insist that the American people are given a choice to have the kind of health care that they want and also, to bring down costs. The Obamacare bill with bankrupt states, as well this country, and take people's health care away. We can't have that.

REP. PAUL RYAN (R), WISCONSIN: You can't fully repeal and replace this law until you have a new president and a better Senate and that's probably in 2013 -- but that's before the law fully kicks in in 2014. In the meantime, we've really -- this bill is such a fiscal and economic train wreck for our country and for the health care system itself, we're going to do everything we can to try and repeal and replace this thing.

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ENDO: Republican Congressman Paul Ryan there arguing a Republican House can only do so much to fully get its agenda done. There's still a Democratic Senate and president to contend with, obviously.

So, House Republicans say repealing health care reform is issue number one on their legislative agenda when they take control. But keep in mind, Don, every poll shows it's the economy that's issue number one to voters.

LEMON: Yes, that's why I was --

ENDO: Yes, not health care reform.

LEMON: That's what I'm wondering, Sandy, what happened to, you know, jobs? When I talk to people -- it's jobs, jobs, jobs. Health care reform is way down there even if it comes up during a conversation. What are Democrats saying about this?

ENDO: Well, Democrats, of course, are touting their accomplishment for passing health care reform. They say it's going to cover 32 million more Americans. So, obviously, they're very proud of it. But then again, they are saying, look, we have to argue the fact that this bill is going to help so many more Americans and Republicans are just getting this all wrong.

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REP. JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC), MAJORITY WHIP: That's why I say that when you get into what we really did and the American people understand what we really did, I think this health care plan is going to be with us for a long, long time, and it's something we'll build upon.

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ENDO: So, the political bickering is starting, Don. But you know what the irony is? That both sides really need to work together and they need each other to get anything done -- Don.

LEMON: Yes, they do and I think they really need to listen to the voter again. As the voters said on Tuesday -- jobs, jobs, jobs.

Sandy, thank you very much.

ENDO: Sure.

LEMON: President Barack Obama gets down with the culture in India on day two of his Asian trip. But he also talked terror, who is helping in the U.S. fight and who should be helping more. We're live with him tonight in New Delhi.

Some Indonesians are not looking forward to his upcoming visit there, though. Their message to him -- pretty loud today. We'll tell you about that.

And efforts to legalize marijuana went up in smoke on election night. We're asking -- is there a future for legal pot?

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LEMON: Day two of President Barack Obama's trip to India, the first country on his Asian tour. After a somber reflection on the terrorist attacks in Mumbai yesterday, the president got to cut loose a little bit before heading to New Delhi today, and that's where we find our Sara Sidner. She is standing by live for us.

Sara, what have the president and first lady been up to there?

SARA SIDNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Many, many things, and as you know, these trips are pretty grueling. Every single second is scheduled. But Obama endeared himself to the Indian people today after a very serious start. He was able to hang out with some kids and bust a move.

Let's look at this video out there on the dance floor, a little reluctant at first, but he finally went out and got the crowd going. A lot of people are very happy to see that. His wife, Michelle Obama, had already done some dancing of her own and she seems to be the better dancer of the two, as was noted in the Indian media here.

But then when Obama moved on to another school with older students at Xavier College, he faced some very serious and very tough questions that had to do with India's relationship with the U.S. and the U.S.'s relationship with Pakistan.

Let's hear what one of the students asked him today.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE STUDENT: Why is Pakistan so an important an ally to America so far as America has never called it a terrorist state? BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: So, our feeling has been to be honest and forthright with Pakistan, to say we are your friend, that this is a problem and we will help you, but the problem has to be addressed.

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SIDNER: He also said that India itself had the biggest stake in Pakistan's success, but that he would not interfere in the India/Pakistan relationship, that those two countries would have to mend fences on their own -- Don.

LEMON: So, you know, he's getting some serious questions and also letting loose a little bit, which he might need to after the results of the midterm elections here in the States. Clearly, they are still on his mind over there.

SIDNER: Certainly. And you know what? In that same town hall meeting he had with the students, someone asked him about the midterm elections and he basically said that, look, he needs to make some adjustments, mid-course adjustments, and reach out to the Republicans.

These students are very serious, they're very involved in politics here in India, and they know a lot about what is happening over in the U.S. and in other countries. And so, he did have to field some really tough questions, including the midterm elections that just happened in the United States -- Don.

LEMON: Sara Sidner, thank you very much. We appreciate your reporting.

The president moves on to Indonesia on Tuesday. And this is what was waiting for him there:

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LEMON: That's not exactly going to be a warm welcome back considering the president's been part of his childhood in Indonesia. A Muslim group organized widespread protests ahead of his visit, claiming 20,000 people took part. A group spokesman says the president has blood on his hands and faults him for not reaching out to Muslims. Indonesia has the world's highest Muslim population.

A gunman kills 10 people in a shooting rampage that went from one restaurant to another and that shooter is a police officer.

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UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIER: They were crawling up the side of the mountain over here. They just came outside of there. (INAUDIBLE) by anything. We were shooting everything we could.

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LEMON: And U.S. soldiers in a firefight in a remote base in Afghanistan. How they survived even when outnumbered two to one. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

LEMON: Let's check top stories on CNN.

Police in Kenya believe jealous rage may have caused one of their own to go on a deadly shooting rampage. The suspect officer was looking for his girlfriend when he allegedly opened fire on customers and employees at several bars in a small town. Ten people died. Witnesses say the suspect then walked into a police station and turned himself in.

You know, in the midst of President Obama's Asia trip, we're getting word of two suspected U.S. drone attacks inside Pakistan. Pakistani intelligence officials say nine people died in rocket strikes by suspected U.S. drones. The attacks targeted Taliban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region.

Earlier in India today, Mr. Obama said progress in Pakistan's fight against militants is not going, quote, "as quickly as we'd like."

Explosions from Indonesia's powerful Mount Merapi can be heard 12 miles away. The volcano continues to spit out scorching ash clouds, gas and rocks. The death toll from days of eruption has now climbed to 156. And some 200,000 people are on the run from that volcano.

What was Hurricane Tomas is weakening fast as it turns out to sea. But it's left a swath of destruction in Haiti -- floodwaters, homes in ruins, and at least six people dead. There are growing fierce the storm could worsen Haiti's already deadly cholera outbreak.

Very cold down here in the South, but balmy out West, and a big storm on the way for the Northeast -- what's going with the weather?

Jacqui Jeras is now at the -- we can't -- can we call you the severe weather center right now?

JACQUI JERAS, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Sure.

LEMON: OK.

JERAS: Well, weather is extreme, you know, it's the extreme weather center. How about that today? Because it really is. It's either really cold or their temperatures are way above where they should be for this time of the year.

And we'll take you somewhere where you would typically think it would be warm, Miami, Florida. But, hey, you guys had a record low this morning, 53 degrees, that's very nippy for south Florida standards. In fact, it's about 16 degrees below where you should be after this time of the year. Just to put that in perspective, you did make it up into the 70s.

By the way, take a look. Did you see little bit of shaking going on there? The winds have been really brutal, too, gusting around 25 miles per hour. The current temperatures right now really help tell the weather story and what the weather pattern has been doing. We have a little ridge in the nation's midsection, the jet stream and under this ridge is where we have all the warm air. So, we've been seeing temperatures in the 60s and 70s here today. Well, it's been very cool across the east and then the west, where a big cold front continues to move on through.

Miami not the only place with a record low, by the way. Charlotte, North Carolina, down to 26 this morning, 27 in Jackson, Kentucky -- and I'm sure we'll start to see a couple more of these records come in from the National Weather Service throughout the rest of the afternoon, and into the evening hours.

Now, when you think about the cold, you think about snow, right? Well, we haven't seen much of that just yet in the Northeast. A little bit of lake effect yesterday. Now, we've got an area of low pressure, which is developing and intensifying here offshore in the Northeast.

And so, this rain is coming at you from the ocean as the temperatures cool down tonight, and especially as this starts to interact with some of the mountains up here in the interior parts. We'll see that change over to some snowfall.

We might even see it in some of the suburbs of the Boston area. So, be aware of that for tomorrow morning. Our other big weather story is on the West Coast where that storm comes through. And talk about snow, very heavy. We could see as much as 30 inches above 7,000 feet in many of the mountain chains across parts of the west. So, those will be the travel trouble areas over the next couple of days.

Enjoy the warm weather, Don, because it's moving east pretty quickly.

LEMON: Oh, OK.

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LEMON: You say that with a smile on your face. All right, thank you, Jacqui Jeras.

JERAS: OK.

LEMON: Appreciate it.

You know, hot off the Political Ticker: Nancy Pelosi gets a big supporter in her bid to become House minority leader. And that is just ahead.

And the official move to legalize marijuana went up in smoke on election night, but advocates say they're already working on 2012. Just ahead -- is there a future for legal pot?

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) LEMON: All right. It is time for your "CNN Equals Politics" update. We're keeping an eye on the latest headlines on the CNN.com Political Ticker.

And here's what's crossing right now for you: Nancy Pelosi has the support of at least one key Democrat in her bid to become the House minority leader. Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen tells CNN's "STATE OF THE UNION" that he will back Pelosi for the role in January. Van Hollen is the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, though he is leaving that post.

The Republican in line to become the next House majority leader says it would be a huge mistake for Democrats to stick with Pelosi. It would prove they didn't get the message from voters, according to Congressman Eric Cantor on FOX News. Cantor says it's pretty clear the president hasn't gotten it yet, either.

And eight congressional races are still undivided, but the final count in Arizona's eight district is giving the Dems one bit of good news after their trouncing on election night. Democrat Gabrielle Giffords will hold onto her seat after a very tight race with Republican Jesse Kelly.

And for the latest political news, make sure you go to CNNPolitics.com. We'll have another update for you next hour.

For supporters of pot, it was an election of rejection. California's Proposition 19 legalizing marijuana went down in smoke. Proposals regarding medical marijuana failed in South Dakota and Oregon, and it looks like in Arizona as well. The official count is still not in for Proposition 203.

After all those voters voted rebuffs, should the pro-marijuana movement just give up?

Tonight, some perspective from both sides.

First, the nation's drug czar -- I spoke with Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

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R. GIL. KERLIKOWSKE, WHITE HOUSE DRUG POLICY DIRECTOR: The opposition was just as grassroots group. They didn't have publicists. They didn't have money. They didn't have ads on TV. And yet, the voters of California really understood that legalizing marijuana wasn't going to do all the things it was promised to do, reduce violence in Mexico, improve the California's budget, et cetera.

LEMON: Do you think it's an age thing because at the same time, more than 3 million people did vote yes for legalizing pot? Does that show you that many people don't view marijuana as seriously as other drugs? And how are -- you know, how are they going to respond over the years? Maybe as the electorate gets older, these younger people, it could turn in a different direction. KERLIKOWSKE: Well, you know, I think what will happen is that more of the information that's very specific and really lets parents and young people know -- remember, a lot of these kids are going to -- their older brothers, their older sisters, they're going to be parents themselves someday, when they see that the number one call to hotlines for substance abuse problems is, in fact, marijuana, when they see the problems that occurs of kids dropping out of high school, that was made evident by the assistant superintendent of the Los Angeles unified school system in her discussion -- when they see all of these problems, you know what, I'm not so sure that these really smart voters aren't going to continue to say, this just really isn't the best thing for us or our community.

LEMON: But aren't there the same problems with alcohol?

KERLIKOWSKE: We have similar problems and I think that's an excellent example. The taxes collected on alcohol don't begin to pay for the harm and the criminal justice costs. And we know that we can't keep it out of the hands of young people very efficiently. How could we ever think that we'll develop a system in which we're going to keep marijuana out of the hands of young people?

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LEMON: And now, for the pro-pot side, the leader of NORMAL, the National Organization of Reform of Marijuana Laws, tells me the movement is learning from election night.

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ALLEN ST. PIERRE, NATL. ORG. FOR REFORM OF MARIJUANA LAWS: Generally speaking in this country, there is a zeitgeist to legalize marijuana. In the last 20 years, we've gone from 20 percent of the American public supporting it to 45 percent. According to a poll a couple weeks ago, 55 percent of Californians in advance of this election said in polls they wanted to legalize it and we came in at 46 percent, 47 percent. So --

LEMON: You say it's only a matter, you think it's only a matter of time. Is that what you're saying?

ST. PIERRE: This is a fait accompli. Absolutely.

LEMON: All right. So, some would say, though, Allen, that this was this election year for you. Everyone was desperate for funding, especially California and legalizing marijuana was still rejected. At the very least, you think that all you need to do is change your strategy, maybe legal marijuana is enough? Maybe you need to be more pragmatic about it and think in terms of baby steps and just focus on the medical marijuana issue?

ST. PIERRE: Well, 40 years at NORMAL, we started with decriminalization and then we went to medicalization, and now, the obvious place is legalization.

LEMON: Is this, though, older voters versus younger voters rather than conservative sort of versus liberal vote senators.

ST. PIERRE: We've always noticed in our polling and focus groups is there's a terrific breakdown between older Americans and younger. But the baby boomers themselves have such a different experience and say the World War II generation. So, as the years go on, as Nate Silver of "The New York Times" has predicted, 60 percent of the American public will want marijuana legal in the next 10 years. So, this issue is not going away.

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LEMON: The marijuana movement is planning to introduce ballots to legalize pot in three states in 2012 -- Washington, Colorado and, again, in California.

Caught in a firefight and outnumbered more than two to one.

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UNIDENTIFIED U.S. SOLDIER: They're crawling up the side of the mountain over here. They just came out of the side. They weren't fazed by anything. We were shooting everything we could.

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LEMON: How U.S. soldiers saved each other and their base when the Taliban attacked.

And if you win the lottery, you would probably give some of the money to charity, right? How about all of it? How about all your winnings, a total of $11 million? One couple did just that.

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LEMON: An insurgent attack on a NATO base in Afghanistan sparked a huge firefight and left dozens of attackers dead on the battlefield. U.S. forces were outnumbered but they managed to repel the assault.

CNN's Pentagon correspondent, Barbara Starr, traveled to the remote outpost to hear from the soldiers involved.

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UNIDENTIFIED U.S. SOLDIER: My god, no, boom, boom, boom. He got up and ran to the bunker, got everybody in. We started going at it.

UNIDENTIFIED U.S. SOLDIER: Gunfire from multiple positions opened up.

BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: To find out what happened to these men, Major General John Campbell is on the way to Combat Outpost Marga, an isolated patch deep in the heartland of the insurgency.

Two days earlier, 60 U.S. troops were attacked by an estimated 120 Taliban in a massive firefight that has left many soldiers deeply shaken. Campbell wants to see it all for himself.

MAJOR GENERAL JOHN CAMPBELL: Small arms or RPGs?

UNIDENTIFIED U.S. SOLDIER: Small arms, RPGs and PGMs.

LT. CHRISTOPHER MACGEORGE, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISON: I started hearing explosions on the radio. I just heard guys on the radio, you know, contact, contact, contact.

UNIDENTIFIED U.S. SOLDIER: This was a fazed attack. This wasn't just everybody shoot.

MACGEORGE: The O.P. up there started making contact.

STARR: It was about to get worse, a lot worse.

(on camera): As the attack unfolded, there were nearly 30 insurgents creeping right up this mountainside in the middle of the night. There were only six U.S. Army troops here to mount a defense.

(voice-over): On the mountain, Private First Class James Platt tried to fire back.

PFC. JAMES PLATT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION: I then began to try to engage with the mach 19, it jammed. I reloaded it, it jammed again.

PFC. MICHAEL LANDIS, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISON: They got pretty close to me and basically almost saved my life -- well, he did save my light.

STARR (on camera): You see two bad guys coming right at him?

LANDIS: Yes.

PLATTE: Yes. Their crawling up the side. They weren't fazed by anything. We were shooting everything we could.

STARR (voice-over): Down below, on the outpost, the fight was still raging.

UNIDENTIFIED U.S. SOLDIER: We started taking fire from the southwest down this -- the big Wadi from over there, actually runs all the way over into Pakistan, which began taking heavy fire, small arms and RPG fire.

STARR: The six men on top of the mountain are shocked when the insurgents get to one of their armored vehicle and know how to use it.

PLATT: From what we saw, they made it to the MRAP and used our own satellite on the MRAP against us.

Shooting in every direction.

STARR: The men are about to be overrun. PLATT: My sergeant realized we were about to get over manned. He flew up the ammo point as best he could and he had to run within 15 feet of the enemy and threw a grenade in the ammo bunker, and did he.

STARR: Air strikes and artillery have been called in. It's time for the Americans to get off the mountain.

LANDIS: We ran, turned back, fired, ran, make sure we had everybody. Just went down that mountain as fast as we could, tumbling and falling.

STARR: Five U.S. troops suffered minor wounds. More than 80 insurgents were killed. Their weapons, ammunition, and even a medical pack picked up off the battlefield.

Many of the insurgents here were foreign fighters coming from across the border in Pakistan.

CAMPBELL: Before they got up --

STARR: General Campbell says, even as his men keep watch, he expects more attacks.

Barbara Starr, CNN, Forward Operating Base Marga, in eastern Afghanistan.

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LEMON: From half a mile under the earth to 26 miles through a city, one of the rescued Chilean miners hits the streets for the New York City Marathon. We'll take you there.

And you ever get the feeling you're being watched by your TV? Maybe even billboards? It may not be your imagination. How ads are watching you.

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LEMON: Time for top stories on CNN.

Iran has offered to sit down with the West and talk about its controversial nuclear program. The offer came today through Turkey, which could act as host for the talks. The U.S. and other countries believe Iran is trying to develop a nuclear bomb, but Iran has consistently denied that, saying its nuclear program is designed for peaceful purposes.

In Israel, Arabs vowed to rebuild a mosque destroyed overnight by Israeli police. Israeli authorities say the mosque was built without the proper permits. They say police were carrying out a court order. The mosque was built by Arab Bedouins who lived in the Negev Desert for centuries and are Israelis citizens. They threw stones at police, who used rubber bullets to drive them away.

It is more than a decade from completion, but a La Sagrada Familia, a mammoth church in Barcelona, received a holy distinction today. Pope Benedict XVI concentrated it with oil and incense. The consecration, when something is declared sacred, can only be given once to a church, one time. When it's done, La Sagrada Familia is expected to be the largest church in the world. During the pontiff's mass, he stressed the importance of re1igion during a time when man is growing more secular.

The stars of this year's New York City Marathon -- well, was in the spotlight today, not for his time today, but for his endurance this past year. His name is Edison Pena. He survived for more than two months trapped in a mine in Chile. Today, he ran the marathon in about 5 hours and 40 minutes. Pena is a triathlete. He says his daily runs while underground helped him to survive.

It's next wave in advertising. You look at an ad and it looks back, analyzing your appearance and customizing its message. CNN's Kyung Lah has more on the "Edge of Discovery."

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LEMON: We're looking ahead to the stories making news this coming week from the president's next stops on his visit to Asia to Oprah's next big get.

Also, everyone deserves a second chance, but Charlie Sheen must be on his fifth or sixth, maybe even more by now. We get the lowdown on what happened one mayhem-filled night in New York and how his friends wonder where it all ends.

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LEMON: Let's take a look now at what the week ahead will bring from India to Washington to Hollywood. These are the stories expected to grab the headlines. We begin tonight with what's on the horizon for the president.

ED HENRY, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: I'm Ed Henry in Mumbai, India, where the president is starting his four-country tour. The White House knows he may get some heat, leaving the country so quickly after those disastrous midterm election where is it was all about jobs, but the White House is basically saying every stop of the way, the president will be talking about the American economy. Here in India, for example, U.S. exports have quadrupled in recent years. He's going to talk about expanding those markets even more.

CHRIS LAWRENCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Chris Lawrence at the Pentagon, where we're keeping our eyes on three things for next week. First off, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in both Australia and Malaysia meeting with his defense counterparts over there. The log cabin Republicans have taken their fight to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to the Supreme Court. We may be hearing word from the court next week. On Veterans Day, Thursday, the heads of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps will participate in a special Veterans Day breakfast at the White House and then go on to a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown.

POPPY HARLOW, HOST, CNN MONEY: I'm Poppy Harlow in New York. This week, Wall Street will be eyeing a number of corporate earnings reports. We'll hear from technology giant Cisco as well as Viacom, Disney, Cole's and JCPenney. The stock market is open for Veterans Day on Thursday. Also on Thursday, the G-20 summit of leaders from across the globe gets under way in South Korea. And on Friday, we'll get the latest report on consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan. A lot ahead. We'll track it all for you on "CNN Money."

BROOKE ANDERSON, HOST, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT: I'm "Showbiz Tonight's" Brooke Anderson. Here's what we're watching this week. Oprah's big sit-down with Michael Jackson's mom, Catherine, and Michael's kids. Plus, Marie Osmond's first TV interview since her son's suicide. "Showbiz Tonight" is live 5:00 p.m. eastern on HLN, and still TV's most provocative entertainment news show at 11:00 p.m.

LEMON: And Charlie Sheen is living a life in the tabloids and on the living a life in the tabloids and on the edge. That's left his friends wondering when he might fall off.

CNN's Amber Lion spoke with one of his closest friends about Sheen's continuing troubles.

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AMBER LION, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Last week, reports of an alcohol-fueled rampage, a hotel suite trashed, Charlie Sheen naked, hospitalized. And this porn star, 22-year-old Christina Walsh, locked in the bathroom.

(on camera): What really happened at the Plaza Hotel that night with Charlie Sheen?

KEN BAKER, E! CHIEF NEWS CORRESPONDENT: I think there's two people who really know what happened inside that hotel room. That's Charlie Sheen and the other is Christina Walsh. Now, what we think happened inside that room is, at some point in the night, early in the morning, really, things got ugly. There was an argument of some sort over something.

LION: Tom Sizemore is Charlie's friend of nearly 20 years.

TOM SIZEMORE, ACTOR: In a couple of hours, you can undo years of hard work. What people will remember is the six hours you were (EXPLETIVE DELETED).

LION (voice-over): Like Charlie, Tom has long battled addiction. And like many of his friends, Tom fears for him.

(on camera): Have you tried to reach out to him and help him get into rehab?

SIZEMORE: I've tried to call him and I couldn't get through. He wouldn't talk to Robert Downey.

LION: Oh, Robert Downey tried to call him as well?

SIZEMORE: Yes. He knows about treatment. He's been to treatment. Marty knows all about it.

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LEMON: We'll put Charlie Sheen's story under the microscope tonight. Don't miss "Fallen Star: The Charlie Sheen Story," tonight, 10:30 p.m. eastern.

Up next --

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CONAN O'BRIEN, TALK SHOW HOST: Hey, is it November 8th?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I get you.

O'BRIEN: Be here soon.

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LEMON: It is going to be here soon -- tomorrow. It just makes me laugh. Crazy. Conan O'Brien returns to late night TV tomorrow night. How this could be the redemption he has been waiting to dish out. Again, can't wait to see that. It's going to be great.

And for more than two decade, this man was thought to be dead. Not only is he apparently alive, he is wanted for murder.

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LEMON: The wait is over. Conan O'Brien's return to television is literally just hours away, Monday night, 11:00 p.m. eastern on TBS. Conan's been dropping hints and previewing funny bits online in recent days, giving fans a taste of what lies ahead.

Our Kareen Wynter has more from Hollywood.

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O'BRIEN: Hey, is it November 8th?

KAREEN WYNTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Conan O'Brien makes his return Monday with his new show on TBS, the sister network of CNN.

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WYNTER: He warmed up by making a surprise appearance on "Lopez Tonight," which is moving to midnight to make room for Conan.

GEORGE LOPEZ, HOST, LOPEZ TONIGHT: Welcome to TBS and, really, welcome to basic cable.

O'BRIEN: It's thrilling, basically thrilling.

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WYNTER: The "Hollywood Report's" Matthew Belloni has written about Conan's return to late night.

MATTHEW MELLONI, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: For the cable universe, the expectations are high. He's a big star. He's coming over from network TV.

WYNTER (on camera): Coming over from NBC, to be specific, and his departure from "The Tonight Show" and an awkward game of musical chairs with Jay Leno is the stuff Hollywood nightmares are made of.

(voice-over): The TBS show represents a chance to prove, once again, he's one of comedy's best.

(on camera): For Conan, what do you think here? Is this a shot at redemption?

BELLONI: It's absolutely a shot at redemption for Conan O'Brien. The way he was sort of cast out of NBC, he took it very personal. Conan is starting from scratch. If it succeeds, it's a huge personal redemption for him.

WYNTER: And O'Brien has given few hints about the look of the new show beyond saying, it will have a more intimate feel than his "Tonight Show" did. He will be joined by long-time sidekick, Andy Richter.

ANDY RICHTER, SIDEKICK: Back to you, Conan.

WYNTER: They posted a full preview online, complete with mini band.

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WYNTER: As he gets ready to return, Conan's feeling the love from Hollywood.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We're always happy to see him because he's rad.

WYNTER: From Milah Robovich (ph) to "Dancing with the Star's" Jennifer Grey.

JENNIFER GREY, ACTRESS: Conan's smart. Conan's tall. Conan's special.

WYNTER: Conan's return sets off an unprecedented battle in late night between some giant talent.

BELLONI: Now, you have three heavy weights. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are also players in this, in addition to Jay Leno and David Letterman.

WYNTER: But in the crowded late-night landscape, Conan's always had an edge.

O'BRIEN: I stand out. I'm 6'9 inches with orange hair.

Kareen Wynter, CNN, Hollywood.

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LEMON: Again, Conan's comeback happens tomorrow. His late-night show will debut on TBS, our sister network, at 11:00 p.m. eastern.

We always try to catch you up on the weekends and some of the news you might have missed throughout the week.

A nationwide manhunt is underway for a dead man. Thomas Stevens Sanders vanished years ago, declared legally blind (ph) in 1994. Turns out, he is very much alive and police want to find him because of the death of a 12-year-old girl and the disappearance of her mother. Lexis (ph) and Suellen Roberts were last seen traveling west with the Sanders in a silver car with Nevada plates. That was in September. Last month, hunters in Louisiana found the girl's body in the woods. She had been shot multiple times. Her mother is still missing. Police have released this video from Las Vegas, two days before the road trip. It shows the man, believed to be Sanders, in Las Vegas, buying what authorities suspect was ammunition, the same caliber that killed Lexis (ph). Sanders is 53 years old. His family in Mississippi says he vanished in 1987 at the age of 30. They had him declared legally dead seven years later.

Don't bet against U.S. border agents. A Michigan man, who won $27,000 at a casino in Canada, lost it all in a short period of time because of a very foolish decision. He failed to declare the winnings when he crossed back into the U.S. at the Detroit-Windsor Bridge. The penalty for not disclosing cash, amounts over $10,000 -- it is forfeiture. He could have kept it all but he wasn't truthful so he has to give it all back.

What would you do with $11 million? For most of us, that amount of money could buy a whole lot of happiness. Not for one Canadian couple though.

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ALAN LARGE, GAVE AWAY LOTTERY WINNINGS: It made us feel good that we could do something to help other people.

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LEMON: Alan and Violet Large say their big lottery win was just a big headache, so they gave it away, more than $11 million of it, in just four months. Fire department, churches, cemeteries charities all benefitted. Even though Violet was undergoing chemotherapy, they didn't spend a penny of it on themselves. And they are still buying lottery tickets.

Near Seattle, minor flooding sent migrating salmon scooting across a road, trying to get back to the river, but they weren't counting on this obstacle. Look at that. A dog from a nearby house took advantage of the easy pickings to grab a big fish. She then trotted off to enjoy her catch.