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Killer 7.2 Quake Hits Eastern Turkey; A Tainted Celebration; Search for Baby Lisa; Tribute to Dan Wheldon; Occupy Wall Street: What's Next?; Protesting "Stop and Frisk"; 217 Dead in Major Turkish Quake; Tale of Two Omaha; Thailand Braces for More Floodwater; Ex- Child Slave Takes on Limbaugh; Actor Will Ferrell Honored

Aired October 23, 2011 - 22:00   ET

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DEBORAH FEYERICK, CNN ANCHOR: Coming up on CNN NEWSROOM, a desperate search for survivors. A strong earthquake hits Turkey, and as day break, search and rescue efforts intensify. We will take you to the epicenter.

With liberation just declared in Libya, questions remain about the Moammar Gadhafi's death. Dan Rivers report on the chaos moments before he died.

And this --

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I embrace myself. I said I cannot be quiet on what he had said.

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FEYERICK: The victim of a brutal African rebel leader speaks out against his atrocities. And a shocking praise from a conservative radio host. You'll hear Evelyn Apoko's side of the story.

And will this surveillance tape bring police any closer to solving a missing child's case in Missouri. A live report on the hunt for baby Lisa. Those stories and much, much more right here, right now on CNN.

It is almost dawn in the Middle East, and when the sun comes up, it will show cities and villages in the eastern part of Turkey pulverized by a major 7.2 earthquake. Rescue workers have been racing nonstop through the night to reach victims buried under dozens of collapsed building in the city of Van. We know at least 138 people did not make it out alive. That death toll is expected to keep rising.

Nevsin Mengu with CNN Turk is on the scene and spoke to us by phone a short time ago about the extremely difficult circumstances facing rescuers and survivors.

And Nevsin Mengu talks about the scene, how frantically rescuers were trying to dig out people who were buried under the rubble. CNN Turk is at the quake site in eastern Turkey. Just to recap the quake, a magnitude 7.2. At least 130 people are known dead. Hundreds more are injured.

We're going to be covering this tragedy through the night and bringing you the latest information as our folks arrive on the scene and describe what is going on, and the international efforts of the communities that are responding to what could be a crisis.

Well, Libyans have waited decades for freedom, but Sunday celebration of that achievement was tainted for some by the gruesome images of Moammar Gadhafi's final moments. Many wanted him brought the justice, few expected him to meet such a grim end.

CNN's Dan Rivers has our report from Tripoli, and we got to warn you, some of the pictures may be disturbing.

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DAN RIVERS, SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With liberation just declared, questions about Moammar Gadhafi's death just won't go away.

This video obtained by Reuters purports to show the ambulance carrying Gadhafi's corpse mobbed by fighters. This man claims to have killed the former dictator, another screams he witnessed that shooting. Neither seems remorseful. CNN could not independently confirm these claims.

This video also emerged over the weekend, showing a gun being brandished near Gadhafi's head. Images that throw into question the transitional government's claims that the former dictator was killed in the crossfire after he was captured. His body was on public display for two days until it was removed for autopsy, and then returned to cold storage for further viewing.

The autopsy concluded he had been killed by a shot to the head, but it is not clear if that shot was at close range. The specific details of the report have been passed to Libya's attorney general and have not been released.

(on camera): The NTC said they would treat Gadhafi's body with dignity, but now he and his son have been turned into a ghoulish freak show with people queuing for hours to see the former dictator of Libya.

(voice-over): His death has tainted the declaration of Libya's independence in Benghazi. Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, the chairman of the National Transitional Council, told a crowd of tens of thousands that tolerance, forgiveness and reconciliation were important for Libya's future success, but his words are apparently ringing hollow to some who point to these disturbing scenes of Gadhafi's last minutes alive.

Dan Rivers, CNN, Tripoli.

(END VIDEOTAPE) FEYERICK: Well, tonight, what could be a break for the family in the case of baby Lisa seen here in a home video.

The 11-month-old from Kansas City, Missouri, has been missing for 19 days. Now this surveillance video may offer new leads for investigators. CNN has learned that the FBI is looking at it very closely.

CNN Sandra Endo is at the Irwin home where family members held a vigil for baby Lisa. And first, tell us what does the video show and what does it suggest?

SANDRA ENDO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Deb, we can tell you that CNN has obtained that surveillance video from the gas station which is less than a mile and a half from baby Lisa's home. And in that video, it shows an unidentified man walking down the street at 2:15 in the morning of October 4th, the morning baby Lisa disappeared from her home.

Now authorities, specifically the FBI and the police department, are not commenting specifically on that videotape, but they do tell CNN that authorities are looking at all surveillance video from the surrounding area.

Now this is pure speculation at this point, but this video could possibly match witness testimony saying people saw a man walking in the dark carrying a baby in a diaper that morning she disappeared. And the gas station owner we spoke to says that it is very unusual to see somebody walking down the street at that hour.

Now, also, new today, Deb, we can tell you that a lawyer for the parents is speaking out in reaction to authorities investigating inside baby Lisa's home on Wednesday. And they say that that search was necessary because of a cadaver hit on the scent of a dead body, but here is the lawyer's reaction.

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CYNDY SHORT, IRWIN FAMILY ATTORNEY: There is thankfully no destruction and no walls torn out, so whatever x-ray did not confirm whatever it was that some dog thought it smelled. The police have a very difficult job, and they have to start at the center of the world that this little girl lived in.

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ENDO: Now, just a couple of hours ago, Deb, an emotional Debra Bradley and Jeremy Irwin actually came back to this home. They are right now staying with relatives a short drive from here, but they came back to the home for a special candlelight prayer vigil held in front of their home where family members, friends and neighbors in the surrounding area came out, and they all say they all remain optimistic that baby Lisa will return. Deb?

FEYERICK: All right. And Sandra, what's so interesting is that clearly a lot of suspicion initially had fallen on the family. The cadaver dog getting that hit in the bedroom. This video obviously presents an alternative. This video suggests what the family has maintained which is somebody kidnapped the baby. And as a matter of fact, you look at the shirts that they are wearing at the vigil, it all says kidnapped.

ENDO: Absolutely. And that is what they are all saying. And of course, authorities have not ruled out anything. They are following hundreds of leads. As you can imagine the publicity around this case is widespread. There are billboards up and around this area now, trying to find the missing baby.

But keep in mind as well, there is witness testimony out there saying that people saw a man walking in the dark carrying a baby. So they are not ruling anything out. Authorities say they can't say anything as of right now, because the investigation is ongoing, but they are of course chasing many, many leads.

FEYERICK: All right.

Sandra Endo for us there in Missouri. Thank you so much. We really appreciate bringing us the latest on this story.

Well, we are also following the disappearance of 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley. Investigators say they believe she wandered out of her family's apartment in suburban Phoenix almost two weeks ago. Her siblings were supposed to be watching her. Saturday, her grandmother and aunts spoke to our T.J. Holmes. Jahessye's grandmother says she is frustrated by the investigation and the lack of national attention to the case.

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There is no way that you should stop looking for a 5-year-old child that come up missing after two days. When I first arrived from California, I was so happy I saw the command post and all of this activity was going on, but not once did I see somebody going through that house which I just assumed they probably did before I got there. But I -- they was just sitting at the command post all day, every day.

And then after the day after I got there, they just left, you know. They told me that they was ending and moving the command post. But you don't stop looking for a child after two days. Take an amber alert down after two days and just -- and we don't hear anything else from anyone for over a week until I just was outraged about it, and started speaking out.

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FEYERICK: Well, police say they wrapped up a grid search of Jahessye's neighborhood in the first three days after she was reported missing. They say they are now following up on tips that are coming in.

Well, coming up in the CNN NEWSROOM, a great white shark attack in Australia. And the victim an American scuba diver. Details in two minutes.

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FEYERICK: An American killed by a shark in Australia is being remembered tonight as an intelligent, caring man who loved living in Australia. Police say teeth marks confirm it was a great white shark that attacked 32-year-old George Thomas Wainwright. Authorities say Wainwright was diving alone when his friends who were not in the water noticed a lot of air bubbles followed by a plume of blood. His sisters say he was a skilled diver.

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BRENDA WAINWRIGHT, SISTER OF MAN KILLED BY SHARK: I think it was just wrong place, wrong time, because he was very wise. I would trust him with anything to do with being on the water. I always had complete confidence in his skills.

WANDA BRANNON, SISTER OF MAN KILLED BY SHARK: He was an extraordinary person. He was one of a kind. And you know, like my sister said, he is more than a quick news spot, you know, he was our brother, and we loved him. And he will be missed.

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FEYERICK: Well Wainwright's mother lives in Panama City, Florida, and she says that his body will be returned within a week.

Indy car drivers and owners will meet with racing officials, Monday. Safety is the main topic a week after Dan Wheldon's deadly crash. Today, tributes from his former teammates and a song from a fan.

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FEYERICK: Garth Brooks, among those gathered for the memorial for Wheldon at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Former teammate, Tony Kanaan, shared a heartfelt message.

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TONY KANAAN, WHELDON'S FORMER INDYCAR TEAMMATE: And like you guys, I'm grateful for the time we got to spend with him on earth. And although that bit of time is done, our time together, it is not over. We have our memories, we have our feelings, and one day, we will be with together again.

It is not for that reason that I'm not -- it is for that reason that I am not saying good-bye to Dan, not today and not ever. Good- bye is final, and our friendship won't end. So for now, I will simply say, I will see you later. I love you, my good friend.

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FEYERICK: Wheldon, a two-time Indy 500 winner was killed a week ago during a season-ending race in Las Vegas. And there he is with his wife and child.

Well, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is in North Carolina to undergo two weeks of intensive rehab. Her office says she will begin therapy sessions in Asheville, Monday. They will continue until November 4th. She will be working with a therapist who previously treated her in Houston. Doctors have said Giffords has made a remarkable recovery since last January's mass shooting in an Arizona supermarket. That rampage left six people dead and 12 others, including Giffords wounded.

Day 37 of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, and they are not going anywhere.

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ERROL LOUIS, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: They say that the medium is the message. The fact that they have not organized -- see you later, pal.

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FEYERICK: And our Errol Louis is back on the street with a live report. You are not going to want to miss this.

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FEYERICK: The Occupy Wall Street Movement is now well into its second month. CNN contributor and political anchor for New York One, Errol Louis is in Zuccotti Park in New York.

Errol, first of all, set the scene for us. Who is there? What is the mood? Are they quiet? Are they strategizing? What's going on?

LOUIS: Well, they are strategizing. I sat in for quite a while at the general assembly. They still -- a couple of times a day, get everybody together. And there are hundreds of people in the park behind me, and they get together and they talk about some general things, but there are lots of different committees.

They are really getting quite organized. They are really sort of going around talking about lots of different kind of things. So there is a fellow behind me. He's been talking to everybody who comes by about student loans and the need to change the rules so students can pay their money back.

You've got people talking about war. You've got people talking about politics. You've got people talking about the influence of money in politics. Lots and lots of stuff going on.

I would compare it, Deb, to like a sort of corporate conference where there's lots of stuff going on in different rooms. It's just all those different rooms happen to be outside in the park here.

FEYERICK: You know what fascinating is they are unified in their anger even if their policy, or their goal is not yet sort of set in concrete. It seems that everybody has a voice, and all those voices are represented based on what, how you are describing. It's so interesting that everybody has something that matters to them.

LOUIS: Yes, that is right. I mean, look, the reality is the one thing that they are not going to do. I'm not in the prediction business with this story, especially, Deb, but the one thing that they are not going to do is take the four or five most important things in the world to them and hand it over to Capitol Hill in Kaye Street. They just not going to do that.

What they are doing is trying to figure out how they are going to move forward, and that means trying to figure out how to govern themselves.

So there is lots of talk about which committee is in charge? And how often will the meetings happen? And are all of the voices being heard? And on and on and on.

And this relates to really small questions like when do they stop the drumming so that they don't annoy their neighbors, as well as how do they start to form positions and strategies and take actions that will make a difference in the long run. It is actually fascinating to watch.

FEYERICK: Yes, it's interesting. I know some of the neighbors have not been very happy about those drums.

Very quickly, they making plans for the winter?

LOUIS: I'm sorry, say that again?

FEYERICK: Are they making plans for the winter?

In terms of winterizing or, you know, it is going to start getting very cold especially down in that area. OK. Well, you know what, Errol --

LOUIS: Well, it is not as cold as it was. It was horrible last week. It's a nice day today. It is in the 50s right about now.

FEYERICK: OK.

LOUIS: But believe me, temperature is not an issue. These folks have got lots and lots and lots of equipment and storage places all around the neighborhood here.

FEYERICK: OK. Errol Louis, thanks so much. We really appreciate your insights on what is going on down there. Thank you so much.

Well, protesters take on the New York police department?

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FEYERICK: We're going to explain the NYPD's "Stop and Frisk" program. Some are calling it race-based and ineffective. But first -- it is a mixed bag in this still shaky economy. Inflation rates are up, but holiday shoppers, that's right, holiday shoppers plan to spend more on themselves this year.

Here is Alison Kosik with this week's "Getting Down to Business."

ALISON KOSIK, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: The Fed says that the country is not in a recession despite a weakened economy, but it is still a tough time for many Americans.

Consumers have less money in their wallets with inflation recording its biggest increase in three years. Food and energy costs are mostly to blame with food prices up almost five percent from last year, and energy prices jumping almost 20 percent. We will get an overall reading of the economy, a report on third quarter GDP on Thursday.

We already know it has been a rough road for many job seekers. The latest government data shows fewer Americans filing for unemployment for the first time, but overall the job market is showing little improvement over the past six months.

And finally, it may not be in line with the holiday spirit, but consumers say they plan to put themselves near the top of their Christmas list this season. According to a survey by the National Retail Federation, holiday shoppers plan to spend more on themselves this year, and less on gifts for others.

We will have the latest consumer confidence trends on Tuesday. That's this week's "Getting Down to Business." I'm Alison Kosik.

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FEYERICK: An altercation between the police and a soldier recently returned from Afghanistan has left the veteran dead and a community in mourning. Thirty-two-year-old Trent Thorpe was killed by police in Lakewood, Washington. A neighbor reported him lying in the street with a gunshot wound. When police responded, they found him sitting in a puddle of blood. They asked him to drop his weapon, then shots rang out. Four officers have been placed on an administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting. Thorpe had returned from Afghanistan in June.

A Tennessee National Guardsman and a sheriff's deputy in northeast Georgia are dead after another grim encounter early Sunday. The guardsman, 26-year-old Christopher Hodges had reportedly been fighting with his girlfriend and was firing at passing cars with an assault rifle along a road in Augusta, Georgia. Forty-seven-year-old deputy James Paul was off duty, but investigated those gunshots. Authorities say Hodges shot him multiple times, and then killed himself.

Well, "Stop and Frisk" is a controversial tactic used by police in big cities like New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Now, protesters in New York are calling the practice racist and say most of the time, there are no arrests and no contraband. Our Susan Candiotti has the latest.

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SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Protesters marching against New York's "Stop and Frisk" policy. Police say that policy keeps streets safe, those on the receiving end call it harassment and racial profiling. This man says he was stopped for no reason on his way home from work.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Going through my pocket, taking everything, throwing it on the floor, and pushing me against the wall and touching me all over and even in my private parts and rubbing around there. I mean, it is humiliating.

CANDIOTTI: "Stop and Frisk" is used in some other U.S. cities including L.A. and Philadelphia. In New York, it has been policy for 11 years defined like this, "A person is temporarily detained on the street against his or her will for the purposes of questioning."

New York police say the "Stop and Frisk" policy helps save lives especially in minority communities where most crime occurs. Officials site 2,734 fewer murders in the last eight years compared to the previous eight. New York's Manhattan Borough president wants the Justice Department to investigate "Stop and Frisk."

Are you saying that the current "Stop and Frisk" policy is racist?

SCOTT STRINGER, MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT: I am saying that when you stop 700,000 people, 85 percent of them are African-American and Latino people, I say we have a profiling issue that must be resolved. 99.8 percent of the time people are stopped, no gun is found. 93 percent of the time, no arrests are made.

CANDIOTTI: Among those arrested at a recent "Stop and Frisk" protest, Civil Rights activist Cornel West.

PROF. CORNEL WEST, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: That kind of harassment is unnecessary and it's unjust.

CANDIOTTI (on camera): New York police say the fact that they don't find guns most of the time proves the policy works. Fair enough minorities say, unless you are the one getting frisked.

Susan Candiotti, CNN, New York.

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FEYERICK: And where will the worst spot in the United States be for travelers Monday? Here is a hint. It is getting cold there. Your morning commute tonight, coming up.

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FEYERICK: Well, checking some of the stories you need to know. A possible new clue has emerged in the case of a missing baby girl in Missouri. CNN has learned that this surveillance video of an unidentified man walking in the area of baby Lisa Irwin's home. It is now in the hands of the FBI. Tonight, the family of the 11-month-old girl held a vigil for her. Her parents Debra Bradley, seen there, and her husband Jeremy Irwin attended. It's now been 19 days since baby Lisa was reportedly last seen.

At least 217 people now confirmed dead in eastern Turkey following that major earthquake. Hundreds more are hurt. The 7.2 quake struck midday, Sunday, near the City of Van.

Nevsin Mengu with CNN Turk is at the quake site.

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NEVSIN MENGU, CNN TURK (via telephone): People are really scared. And in central one, there are ten buildings, namely ten buildings which are damaged or collapsed. And some of them are state hospitals so the injured ones cannot get help, actually, properly in this situation. But the good news is that there has been a crisis management center right after the earthquake established.

And the prime minister, Mr. Erdogan, directly came to the city, and he is monitoring all of the efforts, rescuing efforts, himself. Nearby villages, smaller villages, the rescue teams have not reached there, so we don't know what is going on in the villages.

Reports that we are getting, people are not getting into their houses. They are sleeping on rooftops or on the streets, but let me tell you, it is really, really very cold. It is like in some areas, it is, you know, zero Celsius degrees which means literally freezing. And there is no electricity in most of the city. No natural gas. I mean, the survivors are now trying to survive the cold weather at the same time.

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FEYERICK: That was CNN Turk's Nevsin Mengu at the scene in Sunday's devastating earthquake in eastern Turkey.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wants to send a clear message to Iranian Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "Stay out of Iraq."

In an appearance on CNN's "STATE OF THE UNION," Clinton said, "Just because U.S. forces are leaving, it would be a big mistake for Iran to underestimate America's continuing commitment to Iraq."

And emails revealed in a lawsuit filed by victim's family show there was concern that a pilot in a New York plane crash was not qualified to fly the aircraft. The 209 tragedy near Buffalo, New York killed 50 people. The emails released by the family's attorney say, "Colgan Air officials had misgivings about letting the pilot in the cockpit, because he had failed to advance in his training." The NTSB ruled the pilot, Marvin Renslow, was at fault in the crash.

We are going to take a look at the weather. What is going to be going on for your week coming up?

Our meteorologist Alexandra Steele. She is in the weather center for a look at tomorrow's worst commute. So which are worst? Which are the best?

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FEYERICK: Well, Omaha, Nebraska is home to five fortune 500 countries, but get this, it is also home to one of the poorest African-American communities in the nation.

According to a recent report, only one city, Minneapolis, has a wider economic disparity between blacks and whites. And researcher say they are -- this is all being ignored by the white majority in the city.

Thelma Gutierrez takes a look at this tale of two cities.

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THELMA GUTIERREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Omaha, Nebraska, is the country's heartland.

IVAN GILREATH, CEO, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE MIDLANDS: You have really got a lot of big-time companies here.

GUTIERREZ: Ivan Gilreath earned his MBA here and launched a successful corporate career. He drove us through a predominantly white neighborhood...

GILREATH: And this is where the majority of your African- American population resides.

GUTIERREZ: ...to the other Omaha that Gilreath knows just as well.

GILREATH: This area here has been really the site of a lot of violence over the years.

GUTIERREZ: He says the disparity between whites and blacks is shocking and deeply rooted in Omaha's segregated past when many black families were denied banking loans, higher paying jobs and equal education. The percentage of black children who live in poverty here ranks number one in the nation.

GILREATH: You can be shocked and say, oh, my God, it's an awful place, or you can be shocked with feeling like we need to galvanize.

GUTIERREZ: For Gilreath, that meant leaving a lucrative corporate job to return home to his community as CEO of the Boys and Girls Club, to make sure that kids like 14-year-old Markell Vaughn have a safe place to play and study.

(on camera): What are some the challenges that you're up against being a single mom? CORINA VAUGHN, MOTHER OF MARKELL VAUGHN: I don't want to see anything happen to my son. He is a good kid. You know -- I'm sorry. I'm thankful, you know, every day that I have him in my life.

GUTIERREZ (voice-over): In the past seven years, five children from the Boys and Girls Club that Markell attends have been killed.

GILREATH: There is still a need for as many of us African- American men who can come back and provide that same kind of influence to these young people that I received at the club.

GUTIERREZ: Like Markell, Gilreath also grew up in this neighborhood.

(on camera): What are your goals for yourself? What is it that you want for yourself?

MARKELL VAUGHN, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MEMBER: I want to be able to go to college and be able to make it to the pros. But if that don't work out, I want to be a veterinarian or a zookeeper or something.

GUTIERREZ: As an honor student and a star athlete, Markell is well on his way on the same road that Ivan Gilreath traveled.

Thelma Gutierrez, CNN, Omaha, Nebraska.

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FEYERICK: Well, Silicon Valley is known for ingenuity, but racial diversity, it's almost non-existent. Now some black entrepreneurs are risking everything to become the next big thing.

Soledad O'Brien explores this once in a lifetime opportunity to change the game in "The New Promised Land: Silicon Valley." A "BLACK IN AMERICA" special, Sunday night, November 13th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

And President Obama goes late night. That's just one of the stories you'll be hearing about in your week ahead. We will run them down for you.

But before that, something is lurking in the waters of Hawaii. A massive pile of trash from the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year in Japan. You will not believe the size of this thing.

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FEYERICK: We go now to Thailand, and the damage from flooding there is estimated at more than $6 billion. And the water may not recede for another month. A number of residents have had no choice but to leave their homes and seek shelter in camps set up by the government.

Our Paula Hancocks takes a look at the effort to keep the water out of the capital city.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Either struggle through the rising waters as best you can, or move your family into a tiny tent surrounded by thousands of other evacuees. It's not much of a choice for these Bangkok residents. Anger is spreading in some suburbs as residents question why that neighborhood is being sacrificed to divert water from the central business district.

YINKLUCK SHINAWATRA, THAI PRIME MINISTER: We feel sorry for the people who are struggling of the flooding. But in case of the reason that we need to keep the capital city is because we're important to keep the economic of Thailand.

HANCOCKS: Prime Minister Shinawatra came into power in July just as heavy monsoons were starting to cause the floods. But she's confident she can keep the water out of central Bangkok. She rejects accusations she's too inexperienced to handle the crisis, telling CNN this is no time for politics, only unity.

Doctor Anont Naayadhaya is one of the heads of the government's flood relief operations. He shows me the 400 kilometer stretch of Thailand that is flooded. Pink for floods. White for dry land.

DR. ANONT NAAYADHAYA, FLOOD RELIEF OPERATIONS: People asking me the worst case scenario for Bangkok. The worst case scenario, if the dike here have not hold is the river coming down rapidly.

HANCOCKS: But he believes the chances of dikes failing is slim. The water hasn't reached the eastern Bangkok Industrial state of Lakraban yet, but it will. These soldiers will be working through the night to build up the main defenses. Each factory has also made its own preparations. These employees have to keep watch overnight until the waters come.

This man tells me, "I'm not worried about the water. We've been preparing for this for two weeks."

Seven other industrial estates north of Bangkok have already been inundated. This Honda factory along with hundreds of cars has been under water for more than a week. The cost of this disaster so far is estimated by the government to be almost $6.5 billion.

(on camera): The waters of the Chao Phraya River which runs through Bangkok are still rising. This flood defense has been built up to the height of three meters. That's around 10 feet. Now the water now only has about half a meter before it reaches the top. Authorities tell us that it could take at least two weeks before the situation even starts to improve.

Paula Hancocks, CNN, Bangkok.

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FEYERICK: And going around the globe, imagine a wave of garbage, wrecked fishing boats, furniture, and other debris surging towards Hawaii. It is a reality and it is coming a lot sooner than expected. The debris washed out to sea after a tsunami roared ashore in Japan last March. Now as much as 20 tons of trash is floating in the Pacific Ocean. Researchers say the currents are carrying it towards Hawaii. They aren't sure exactly when that wave will arrive, but they do know it is moving faster than they thought. Some expected it to arrive at Midway Island next spring, but it is already there. Hawaii could see the trash wash up on its shores in less than two years.

And now to the big stories in the week ahead. From the White House to Tinsel Town, our correspondents tell you what you need to know. We begin tonight with the president's plans for the week.

DAN LOTHIAN, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: I'm Dan Lothian at the White House. After a big foreign policy week for President Obama, he heads west again, attending fundraisers in Los Angeles and San Francisco. During the trip, he'll also make a stop in Denver, Colorado, and sit down on late-night television. According to the White House, the president will be on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on Tuesday.

POPPY HARLOW, CNNMONEY.COM CORRESPONDENT: I'm Poppy Harlow in New York. Well, Wall Street will continue watching earnings from big corporations this week. We'll hear from Caterpillar, B.P., ExxonMobil, Amazon, and a host of others.

Also ahead, the latest consumer confidence reading and a look at new home sales as well as home prices across the country. And at the end of the week, we'll get the first reading of third-quarter GDP, a very clear look at how much the U.S. economy grew over the past three months. That's all coming up and we'll track it for you all on "CNN Money."

A.J. HAMMER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: I'm "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT's" A.J. Hammer, and here's what we're watching this week. A "SHOWBIZ" exclusive with Rosie O'Donnell. You've got to see this. We're behind the scenes at brand new talk show Monday.

Was Rosie really nervous about working with Oprah? And would she compete on "Dancing with the Stars"? We've got to know.

Make sure you catch "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" exclusively, weeknights, 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on HLN.

FEYERICK: And next, a young woman's powerful and painful story. And the comments by Rush Limbaugh that made her take a stand.

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FEYERICK: Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is known for bashing President Obama, but recent criticism was so skewed that a former child slave says she was compelled to set the record straight.

The controversy involves the president's recent decision to send 100 troops to Uganda and Central Africa to help government bring down this man, Joseph Kony, and his military rebels the Lord's Resistance Army.

Listen to Limbaugh as he defends the LRA.

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RUSH LIMBAUGH, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Lord's Resistance Army are Christians. They are fighting the Muslims in Sudan. And Obama has sent troops, United States troops, to remove them from the battlefield, which means kill them. So, that's a new war -- 100 troops to wipe out Christians in Sudan, Uganda.

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FEYERICK: But Evelyn Apoko says that Kony's rebels are hardly Christians. The Lord Resistance Army kidnapped Apoko when she was just 9 years old and brutalized her along as many as 70,000 others over the last 25 years, according to analysts. Well, during her time in captivity, an explosion blew off part of her face, you can see there, and despite the fact that her disfigurement impedes her speech, Apoko posted this online.

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EVELYN APOKO, FORMER CHILD SLAVE: I have witnessed the spirit of Joseph Kony and it is not from God. Abducting young people from their home and forcing them to become something that is not meant to be. I don't want anymore children to go through what I went through.

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FEYERICK: She is now 22. And I spoke with Evelyn Apoko who told me Rush Limbaugh needs to apologize.

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APOKO: Actually, it made me upset me a lot. I get very angry and I don't want to talk about it. But I embrace myself. I say I cannot keep quiet on what he had said because it's not right. So I decided to do something about it, take action out of it so to let the world know that sometimes what we hear without getting the background of it, sometimes is not true.

FEYERICK: So the Lord's Resistance Army, what did they do to you, specifically? Because it was a horrifying thing.

APOKO: The Lord's Resistance Army, they abducted me as a child from my parents, from the home where I grew up, and they took me in the bush with a lot of hundred thousand of kids also were there with me.

FEYERICK: What is it that you want Rush Limbaugh to say? Because right now, he is not changing his statements since he made them two Fridays ago. What do you want to hear from Rush Limbaugh?

APOKO: I want him to understand that what he has said is not right.

FEYERICK: I see you are I wearing a dog tag around your neck. Tell me about that. What's the significance?

APOKO: This dog tag represents a thousand kids who have been abducted from their parents. Some of them are still missing and some of them made it back home and some of them, which I'm not sure where they are.

FEYERICK: What do you think of President Obama's move to help Uganda fight the LRA, the Lord's Resistance Army?

APOKO: Joseph Kony continues to abduct young people in Congo right now. And some of them are still dying. I think if the troops went to Africa, I don't think the kids would be fear or live with fear or even (INAUDIBLE) themselves. They would be happy.

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FEYERICK: We tried to contact Rush Limbaugh; we were unable to get a comment.

You can read more about Evelyn's story by going to CNN.com. It is featured there on the home page.

And in two minutes some of the stories you need to know as you start your week. And what is this all about? Well, comedian Will Ferrell at the White House. A new movie, a new role, a new advisory position? We're going to tell you about it.

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FEYERICK: And here are some of the stories that you need to know.

New video shows Libyan fighters congratulating the man they say killed Moammar Gadhafi. If true, this video contradicts the government's official story that the dictator was killed in a cross fire during a battle with his own loyalists. An autopsy revealed Gadhafi was killed by a gunshot wound to the head. Through a lawyer, his son, Saadi, said he was outraged by the vicious brutality of the murder of his father.

Well, the death toll is rising in eastern Turkey. At least 217 people now confirmed dead following a major earthquake. The 7.2 quake struck midday Sunday, near the city of Van, which is by a large lake. Powerful aftershocks continue to rock the area. The international community is responding and urgent call has gone out for rescue workers, heavy equipment, and drinking water.

Well, who is the funniest man in America? That is a matter of opinion, but you could make a strong case, that is actor, Will Ferrell. Tonight, he was honored at the Kennedy Center in Washington with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In typical Ferrell style, he gave himself a thumb's down once on the stage. CNN talked with Ferrell on the red carpet beforehand. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

WILL FERRELL, ACTOR AND COMEDIAN: This is truly, only the kind of -- the only legitimate award that recognizes comedy. And some of the others are afraid to, and as an art form, and so, yes, I'm really honored to be here.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Are you going to do any political impressions tonight for the D.C. audience?

FERRELL: I can't -- I can't reveal that. The CIA have asked me not to reveal that.

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FEYERICK: Well, congratulations to Will Ferrell. Mark Twain approves, probably.

I'm Deb Feyerick at the CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta. Thanks so much for spending part of your weekend with us. Have a great week. Good night.