we ll keep cleaning him up and time for cnn newsroom with carol costello. hi everyone. have a great day. thanks so much. happening now in the newsroom the united states government first of all is going to respond to this crisis. marines on the ground and on the front lines in the philippines. typhoon transforming the country into a place called worse than hell. plus this it sounds like i m a racist pig, it sounds like i m a meathead. it sounds a lot of things that it s not. and i wanted to clear the air just by saying i m a good person, my actions were coming from a place of love. suspended miami dolphin richie incognito coming as clean as he can saying his racist and vulgar language to teammate jonathan martin was just how their friendship was, the interview everyone is talking about straight ahead. just in time for the holiday shopping rush, big news for amazon.com this morning and you.
become the laughing stock of north america if not the world. indeed the late night shows are not at a loss for words. i heard that your mayor ford s approval ratings went up after it came out that he smoked crack. you know what that makes you as a city, toronto? enablers, eh. buried in the election day news, there was a major vote in illinois. the state legislature gave final approval to a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. the state senate passed the bill in february but it was held up in the assembly. 14 states and the district of columbia currently allow for same-sex marriage. the ohio legislature could pass legislation legalizing the unions this week. suspended miami dolphin offensive lineman richie incognito, the man at the center of the bullying case, breaks his