wisconsin. it s located along the wisconsin river just south of portage. emergency officials told about 150 residents to get out yesterday. the water already filling up some homes. and this may be only the beginning. our rob marciano is in our extreme weather center tracking all of this for us this morning. so are they still in a situation where the waters are still rising now? no, the river at least at portage did crest last night. but it s going to remain above flood stage for quite some time. not only across wisconsin, but southern and central parts of minnesota. we ve got all these rivers that are actually draining into the mississippi. and we re going to see some issues, i think, downstream from there, as well. so that s issue number one. issue number two is more immediate concerns, what s going on in portage. here s where the river crested. the record is is 20.5 feet. it crested just above that last night. and now it s at about 20.2 feet. we re at near record st
before you eat another bite, have you to see our in-depth reporting on food. it can change your life. it will definitely change the way you think about eating. tonight we kick off a week of special programming. it s called eatocracy. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. thanks for joining us. we start with this developing story. bishop eddie long went before his congregation this morning to address for the first time allegations of sexual misconduct with young men in his congregation. never before has long faced such salacious and disturbing charges made by four men who said their pastor coerced them into sexual situations when they were teenagers. now after a lengthy wait, bish op long finally spoke the words many in his congregation were waiting to hear and cnn s martin savage was there. reporter: standing before an overflowing crowd of congress gants in the megachurch he built, bishop eddie long was in no mood to back down. there have been allegations and attacks made o
being portrayed on the television. [ applause ] that s not me. that is not me. it was long s first public comments since four young men filed lawsuits accusing him of using his spiritual position and the church s wealth to coerce them into sex. [ siren ] so many came to hear what long had to say, traffic was still snarled as service began. what do you hope to hear today? the truth. the truth. inside, parishoners waited an hour for their embattled pastor to appear. when he finally did, walking hand in hand with his wife, the crowd came to its feet. clearly feeling at home, long acknowledged those listening went far beyond his unusual sunday morning crowd. good morning, new birth. good morning. and good morning to all our other guests. reporter: when long eventually turned to the scandal itself, the levity was gone. i ve been accused. i m under attack. reporter: and his intentions became clear, describing a legal battle of biblical proportions. i am not
reporter: good morning, drew. 37 days until election day, and the week is kicking off with president clinton on the campaign trail. he s in massachusetts on behalf of congressman barney frank, and then he goes down to connecticut for the senate nominee, the democratic nominee down there, richard blummenthal. on monday, vice president biden heads up to new hampshire to do campaigning on behalf of carol shea porter. she s a congresswoman trying to psych re-election, as well as the democrat trying to win back the senate seat in new hampshire currently held by a republican. and haley barbour is going to be in new hampshire. he s the mississippi governor. he heads up the rga, the republican governor s association. he s up there doing a fund-raiser on behalf of john steven. he s the gop nominee trying to take on john lynch, the incumbent democratic governor.
it s 6:00 a.m. here in atlanta. 1:00 p.m. in baghdad. good morning. i m drew griffin in for t.j. holmes. we want to welcome with pride our troops watching on the armed forces network in iraq and afghanistan. thanks for starting your day with us. also coming up over the next 90 minutes, protecting state secrets or going too far. the defense department buys and then destroys thousands of copies of this book, written by an army reserve officer. a book disclosing secret operations in afghanistan. a department spokesman says the book titled operation dark heart contained information that could damage national security. the author, a lieutenant colonel, said the action, quoting here, smacks of retaliation. believe it or not, this bird, that one there, it s under arrest. police in one notorious drug trading city in colombia said the parrot was trained by his owners, suspected drug dealers torbgs alert them when the police showed up. we ll have the details for you in the mornin