Theyre celebrating the memory of those who were lost at Charlie Hebdo and theyre applauding the freedom that was involved in the right to publish and say what they believe is true. This man here has a sign that says the french are not afraid. Catholics, muslims, sufis, buddhists, atheists they are all for freedom. That is the spirit that is here today. In some ways you could argue even a day after this tragedy, that which was sought to divide and take away freedom has unified the people here in a way they may not have been here before, certainly in the cause of freedom. Theyre all here and still applauding the moment of silence is now over but the mood here will continue for some time. [ applause ] were showing you live pictures now of notre dame as they ring the bells there in ceremony and recognition of what happened here in paris. [ bells ringing ] t to be heard and the message will be sent here and abroad and to all. Now there is breaking news to tell you about as well in this situ
already the developer is at odds with one of his major investors. he tells cnn he has a controlling interest in the project and might sell off his portion for a profit. he would not speak on camera, but his attorney did. oh, he does have the majority control, and according to the agreements, he is the person who is going to decide how who s going to make the decisions with respect to this property. reporter: he says that s dead wrong claiming he s wrong. meanwhile the religious visionary of the project are presenting different concepts to the public. imam faisal refers to the project as cordoba house after his nonprofit group, the cordoba institute. but they call it park 51 says cordoba house is the mosque within the larger center. and while the developer has described a community center open to all but a prayer space
based on cultural and religious harmony through interfaith collaboration. several years later he founded the cordoba institute. he writes how american muslims can help bridge the divide. the state department noticed, sending him as a cultural ambassador on four trips to the middle east, most recently this summer. they try to get people who reflect the best aspects of moran society. reporter: he is often asked to speak at meetings like this. he was criticized after 9/11 saying u.s. supported oppressive regimes was partly responsible for the attacks and claims his comments were taken out of context. he says as a bridge builder, he can t recognize hamas as terrorists. as for the proposed islamic center and mosque near ground zero, he says, that, too, is about bridges.
blocks from ground zero and has coexisted peacefully in the in tribeca neighborhood for 23 years. in 1997, he founded the nonprofit american society for muslim advancement. its mission described on its website as strengthening an authentic expression of islam based on cultural and religious harmony through interfaith collaboration, yut and women s empowerment. several years later, rauf founded the cordoba institute to improve relations between the muslim world and the west, writing how american muslims can help bring the divide. the state department noticed, sending him as a cultural ambassador on four trips to the middle east. most recently this summer. they try to get people who reflect the best aspects of
cordoba institute that supports the mosque. that s your web of distruth. which by the way only had $18,000 in the bank a little bit more than a year ago and trying to build $100 million mosque. a man lands in hot water after oregon police say he called 911 from the hot tub outside someone s house. take a listen to this bizarre 911 call. believe it or not, i m the sheriff of washington county and i ve been in this hot tub here for, i don t know, at least 10 hours. what s going on with you medically? he never got the hug or any marshmallows. he s not the sheriff but actually a homeless man and was arrestedor trespassing. all right. today, we have some small