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Wisconsin Shooter is Dead; Violent Chaos in Beirut; Obama, Romney Debate Monday; Armstrong: A "Difficult" Few Weeks; George McGovern Dead at Age 90; Pope Canonizes First Native American Saint; iPad Mini Countdown; Gina Gershon Talks About Her Fans; Dog Rescued at Sea

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DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Don Lemon. It's the top of the hour and here is what's happening in the world right now.

The main suspect in a mass shooting today is dead and we just got confirmation from police in Brookfield, Wisconsin, that this man, his name is Radcliffe Haughton, was found dead at the scene and it looks like he killed himself. This is where the shooting happened. It's a full-service spa outside Milwaukee. Witnesses say the gunman walked inside at opening time and shot seven people. Three of them died.

Make sure you stay there for details coming up in a few minutes.

The numbers continue to climb in the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. According to data released by the CDC, 23 deaths are now tied to the outbreak. There are 285 total cases including three joint infections. Most patients got sick after being given contaminated steroid injections used for back and neck pain.

Former United States Senator George McGovern has died. His family made the announcement today saying McGovern died before dawn at a hospice in South Dakota. A decorated bomber pilot in World War II, McGovern was elected to the House in the '50s and then to the Senate in the '60s. He was the 1972 Democratic nominee for president. He lost to Richard Nixon. George McGovern was 90.

A newly-released picture of Fidel Castro may put an end to rumors that he is near death. The photo shows Castro with the former Venezuelan Vice President that he said was taken the day before. Speculation has been surging in recent weeks about the former Cuban leader's health. Most of it came after Castro failed to publicly congratulate his closest ally, Hugo Chavez, on his election victory.

Violent protests erupted in Beirut today after the funeral of Lebanon's assassinated intelligence chief. General Wissam al-Hassam was killed in broad daylight in a car bombing on Friday. He was a critic of Syria's regime. Some protesters are blaming Syria for the assassination and also pointing fingers at the Lebanon's government which is linked to a Syrian ally, Hezbollah.

Lebanon's Prime Minister, Syria's government and Hezbollah have condemned the assassination. Much more from Beirut is ahead here on CNN. It has never happened before, but Pope Benedict XVI canonized the first Native American saint at St. Peter's Basilica today. Lily of the Mohawks lived in the 17th century. She is credited with the miraculous recovery of a boy from a flesh eating bacteria in 2006 when his family prayed to her. The Pope named six other new saints.

More now on that tragic shooting today in the Milwaukee suburbs. Witnesses say a man walked into a day spa just as the business was opening. He had a gun and he started shooting.

National correspondent Susan Candiotti is here with all the new details about the suspect and the investigation. Susan, what do you have?

SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Don. Imagine how that day must have started out for so many people who worked at that hair salon or who are going in for a haircut or massage only to have shots ring out. Police tell us that this gunman evidently went in there apparently people thought they were -- he was trying to rob the place and then he started allegedly to fire.

Now we know that he has now taken his own life. Here is the police chief.

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CHIEF DANIEL TASHAUS, BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN POLICE DEPARTMENT: I can confirm that the suspect in the shooting matter Mr. Radcliffe Haughton has been found in the salon. It appears that he is deceased of a self-induced gunshot wound.

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CANDIOTTI: Now, we don't know a motive because one has not yet been released, but we can tell you this, that authorities were not able to thoroughly search all of the salon for quite some time because they found what they thought was an improvised explosive device, a homemade bomb of some kind, and they are still trying to render it safe. When they were finally able to go inside, they were able to find the apparent shooter's body dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

They've also been trying to execute a search warrant at his house. My sources tell me that they have not yet received that search warrant as yet to see what they might find inside there. And Don we can tell you this. We know that a restraining order was taken out on this man about two weeks ago and filed -- it might have been filed by his estranged wife, but the petitioner's name is not listed on that restraining order.

We can tell you that no one -- no one who died has been identified as yet or the wounded as well. Again, three people dead. Four people wounded -- Don.

LEMON: Susan Candiotti, thank you very much Susan.

Anti-government rage boiling over in Beirut -- the situation there is very complicated. Nick Paton Walsh has more on the intelligence chief's death and why so many people are on the edge in Lebanon.

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NICK PATON WALSH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Sunday's funeral started with great ceremony honoring the life of top intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan killed in a car bomb on Friday. His funeral procession moving through central Beirut to Martyr Square where it was met not only by the political elite of the country but also by crowds, of thousands of Lebanese, some here in grief, some here in anger.

Anger still high here in this country for the belief that many have of Syria's involvement in this assassination. Syria having condemned the blast but still, deep-seated hostility in many Lebanese toward that government leads them to believe they're behind this assassination.

As the protests in the square continue, they were addressed by leading political figures, one of them the former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said that he thought the government should resign and the time for dialogue was not now. There was no need for a dialogue.

Shortly after that statement, a number of young men started moving down the streets that leads from Martyr Square where Wissam al-Hassan was buried towards the Prime Minister's office. There they were met by lines of riot police, an exchange there of sticks, missiles thrown by both sides it seems until the police launched tear gas and then flares at the crowds moving towards them. The exchange of clashes continued for some time until a loud burst of what must have been gunfire blanks being fired by the police.

After about half an hour of more tension, we appear to see about three to four individuals it seemed injured in some way on the ground but slowly the majority of the demonstration moved back down the street leaving a hard core fringe behind who began a lengthy standoff with the police reinforcing themselves in numbers. Until tonight that scene lies very quiet, very few people behind apart from security forces really there in number.

Now, the question is where does this leave Lebanon at this point? Will the Prime Minister Nagib Mikati resign? He offered his resignation on Saturday. It was turned down by the President saying that his departure would leave the country in an unacceptable political power vacuum.

The question really is if this kind of unrest continues, what's better for Lebanon? To see it's streets with people rioting and protesting on it or for its political elite to endure the uncertainty of trying to form a new government?

Questions, of course, that Lebanon has to answer as it deals with the ultimate question of the last few days, who was behind the assassination of Wissam al-Hassan.

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, Beirut.

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LEMON: All right, Nick.

The presidential candidates are preparing for their last debate. It's tomorrow night. It's on foreign policy. We're going to tell you what each candidate is looking to accomplish in tomorrow's showdown.

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LEMON: Foreign policy will be the main focus of tomorrow night's third and final presidential debate. With tensions high in several parts of the Middle East, both President Obama and Governor Romney will be called on to explain their vision for the region.

CNN's Athena Jones gives us a preview.

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ATHENA JONES, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The third and final face-off between President Obama and Governor Romney will focus entirely on foreign policy. From Afghanistan and Pakistan to Israel, Iran, and the changing Middle East.

MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: And with all these actions against China --

JONES: The candidates will spar over America's role in the world, the new face of terrorism, and how to deal with the rise in China. With polls showing the President's advantage over Romney in foreign policy has narrowed since the summer, Mr. Obama tried to highlight one of his biggest foreign policy accomplishments at a light hearted charity dinner in New York.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Monday's debate is a little bit different because the topic is foreign policy. Spoiler alert -- we got bin Laden.

JONES: He also used his speech to poke fun at his opponent.

OBAMA: Of course, world affairs are a challenge for every candidate. After -- some of you guys remember -- after my foreign trip in 2008, I was attacked as a celebrity because I was so popular with our allies overseas. And I have to say I'm impressed with how well Governor Romney has avoided that problem.

JONES: For his part, Romney could try again to bash the President for his administration's messy response to the attack in Libya last month and link it to what he says is a failed approach to the region.

ROMNEY: This calls into question the President's whole policy in the Middle East. Look what's happening in Syria, in Egypt, now in Libya. Consider the distance between ourselves and Israel. The President said that -- that he was going to put daylight between us and Israel.

JONES: Both candidates face a challenge Monday night.

JON ALTERMAN, PROGRAM DIRECTOR CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: The challenge for President Obama is going to be defining the Middle East strategy going forward. I mean he's had some successes, he's had some things that are still pretty murky.

JONES: Romney's task could be bigger.

ALTERMAN: I think for Romney there's a broad challenge, and that is how do you drill down into specific policies? The Republican Party hasn't really figured out what a Republican foreign policy looks like after the Bush administration. I think Romney's been uneager to really delve into that.

JONES: Still, while important to many voters, foreign policy ranks far below the economy.

RYAN LIZZA, THE NEW YORKER: If you're Mitt Romney, every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted which might mean that Romney tries to break out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues.

JONES: With time running out, this is their last chance to make their case to millions of voters in a single night.

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JONES: Governor Romney spent this weekend preparing for the debate in Florida, while President Obama has been doing his debate prep at Camp David -- Don.

LEMON: Thank you, Athena.

And as Athena just said both candidates are busy preparing for Monday's debate. So just how important is it and what exactly can we expect?

Mark Preston, I guess you have a crystal ball. He's our political director he's in Boca Raton. So Mark, what can we expect as you look at your crystal ball there in Boca?

MARK PRESTON, CNN POLITICAL DIRECTOR: Let me pull it out right here and just kind of give you what's going on here, Don. Let me tell you, 24 hours from now the candidates are going to be seated at a table behind me for this 90-minute debate. Perhaps that will calm down a little bit of the fireworks that we saw a week ago where Barack Obama had to reassert himself to try to energize his base and show, in fact, that he was not going to back down to Mitt Romney.

Mitt Romney is going to get the first question tomorrow night. They'll both have a chance then to answer the question and then there will be a discussion on it, but as Athena just said there, this is going to be about foreign policy largely, but we can't forget about the economy. That will be a major theme tomorrow night.

One of the themes though, when it comes to foreign policy surely is going to be this report from "The New York Times" about how the U.S. has been in discussions about having one-on-one meetings with Iran right after the elections.

Now, the administration, Don, has said that that, in fact, is not true, that there is no agreement. Mitt Romney was asked about it today. He chose not to even address the question, but one of his surrogates, Lindsey Graham, was on the talk show this is morning and he did. Let's take a listen.

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SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R), SOUTH CAROLINA: Well, I think the Iranians are trying to take advantage of our election cycle to continue to talk. As we talk with the Iranians, whether it's bilaterally or unilaterally, they continue to enrich.

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PRESTON: And there you have Lindsey Graham this morning talking about how Iran perhaps is maybe trying to influence the elections. As Athena said, won't just be about Iran though, it's going to be about Afghanistan and Pakistan. It's going to be about the new Middle East and the new threat of terror from that region and China, the looming giant, of course, across the sea, across the ocean that the United States has to pay close attention to -- Don.

LEMON: Mark Preston, soothsayer, looking into the future for us. Thank you very much, sir. We appreciate it.

Remember, you can watch Monday's final presidential debate live right here on CNN. Our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.

Lance Armstrong had a pretty bad week losing big money sponsors and leadership of his charity, but plenty of people are promising to live strong despite the man's fall from fame. We're in Austin, Texas next.

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LEMON: Now to Lance Armstrong's difficult few weeks -- those are his words, not mine. The guy who was once king of the cycling world spoke today to people who still support him and the cancer-fighting group he founded, LiveStrong. CNN's Victor Blackwell is in Austin, Texas today -- Victor.

VICTOR BLACKWELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Don, last week was tough for Lance Armstrong. Next week could be even tougher, but over the weekend he surrounded himself with thousands of people who support him and the mission of the organization he founded, LiveStrong.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Our founder and most importantly a cancer survivor, Lance Armstrong.

BLACKWELL: speaking to riders in the team LiveStrong Challenge at the starting line, the winner of seven consecutive Tour de France titles made no mention of his resignation as chairman of the LiveStrong Foundation or the possibility he could be stripped of his titles.

LANCE ARMSTRONG, CYCLIST: Obviously, it's been an interesting and as I said the other night at times a difficult few weeks. People ask me a lot, how are you doing? And I tell them, I say, "Well, I've been better, but I have also been worse."

BLACKWELL: LiveStrong chairman and CEO Doug Ulman assured the 4,300 riders in Austin for the LiveStrong Challenge the organization will live on without Armstrong as chairman.

DOUG ULMAN, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, LIVESTRONG: This is bigger than any one of us. It's about a movement of people coming together to truly change the world.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You're LiveStrong, I'm LiveStrong. He's LiveStrong, she's LiveStrong.

BLACKWELL: These four women are cancer survivors and Armstrong supporters. Paula, Monica, and Jean Anne are riding in the challenge. Laura's treatment ended just 10 days ago.

JEAN ANNE BOOTH, TEAM SURVIVOR: He was able to create LiveStrong and raise money to fund and to fund survivorship in a way that nobody else has ever been able to do before.

PAULA IVEY, TEAM SURVIVOR: He overcame testicular cancer that has metastasized to his brain and his lungs. And he overcame that to return to his profession, being a professional athlete and then used that success to further the cause of cancer around the world. That's a story to me.

BLACKWELL (on camera): experts estimate that Lance Armstrong might lose up to $200 million now that his big sponsors have dropped out, Nike, RadioShack, Trek, but those companies say they'll continue to support LiveStrong. However, some individual donors to the organization say they've been duped.

MICHAEL BIRDSONG, FORMER LIVESTRONG VOLUNTEER: The results that Mr. Armstrong had in the Tours de France directly benefited LiveStrong, and he cheated and cheated beyond many people's beliefs or imagination.

BLACKWELL: What do you say to the people who say that they want their money back?

MONICA BEARD, TEAM SURVIVOR: What he did over here as an individual in the sport is one thing. And his organization to help cancer survivors is a totally different thing. So what are you donating to? Are you giving it to him? No, you're giving it to cancer survivors, to the organization itself. There is no -- it's not the same thing at all.

BLACKWELL (voice-over): LiveStrong officials say they raised $4.2 million over the weekend, a sign that support for the cause is not waning, even as Armstrong's future becomes more uncertain by the day.

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BLACKWELL: And if the international cycling union strips Lance Armstrong of the seven Tour de France titles, that could be the beginning of a domino effect because the International Olympic Committee is also determining if it will strip him of the bronze medal he won in 2000 in Sydney -- Don.

LEMON: All right, thank you, Victor.

We've been following developments in a deadly shooting at a spa near Milwaukee. We have a full update next.

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LEMON: Getting close to the bottom of the hour.

We're going to get you updated on the headlines right now.

George McGovern, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in 1972, a former three-term senator, has died. He was 90. McGovern was a World War II veteran and a staunch liberal who vehemently opposed the war in Vietnam. He entered hospice care last week near his home in South Dakota. Here is a look back at McGovern's life and his legacy.

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MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): George McGovern lived a fascinating life. America's leading liberal came from Republican parents, an outspoken critic of war, who was a World War II hero. He earned a PhD in history and then went on to make history.

McGovern first went to Washington in 1957, representing South Dakota in the House and later in the Senate, where he served 18 years. He was among the first to challenge America's involvement in Vietnam.

GEORGE MCGOVERN, FORMER U.S. SENATOR: I resent the president running this war on his election timetable. I don't think you ought to be playing a numbers game with human lives. And that's what this administration has done.

SAVIDGE: His opposition to the war would become a trademark.

Lesser known, his work helping to reform the Democratic Party nomination process significantly scaling back the role of party officials and insiders, and increasing the role of caucuses, primaries and delegates; it's the system use by both parties today.

It was McGovern's own run for president in 1972 most people remember. It didn't go well. Already a long shot against President Nixon, it didn't help when his acceptance speech to the Democratic Convention was delayed until 2:30 in the morning, long after the huge television audience had gone to bed.

And then, McGovern was forced to dump his running mate, Thomas Eagleton, after it was learned he had a history of psychiatric problems.

Nixon won by a landslide.

Despite the defeat, his campaign attracted the political, young Turks of the day, boosting the careers of Gary Hart and a then unknown Bill Clinton. McGovern would try again in 1984, only to drop out after poor primary showings. But his words still resonate.

MCGOVERN: The question is not -- are we better off than we were four years ago? The question is -- where will America be four years from now? What is the American future? What kind of America do we want to be?

SAVIDGE: Later in life, the man from the South Dakota prairie refocused on a cause he worked on in the Kennedy administration, using America's agricultural strength to feed families at home and eventually around the world. It would be the legacy he prided most.

One expert summed it up best, saying the same trait that cost McGovern the White House would become the same quality many later admired. George McGovern's ability to say what others would not.

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LEMON: McGovern's family issued a statement earlier today and it reads in part, "We're blessed to know that our father lived a long, successful, and productive life advocating for the hungry, being a progressive voice for millions and fighting for peace. He continued giving speeches, writing, and advising all the way up to and past his 90th birthday which he celebrated this summer."

And this morning on CNN's "STATE OF THE UNION" big names on the left and right shared their memories of George McGovern.

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BILL RICHARDSON, FORMER GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO: He was a great statesman. I knew him quite well, and I'm very saddened. I think he'll be remembered obviously for his stance on the war in Vietnam, for his bomber missions, but also for his contributions on agriculture, on hunger.

And then the Democratic Party, he transformed the party. The primary system, getting minorities involved. He was a gigantic figure and a classy, good, good guy.

NEWT GINGRICH, FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: George actually was a very complicated person. He had served as a bomber pilot in World War II. He was not a pacifist. His argument over Vietnam was about that particular war.

He was a citizen. I remember being with him at the US embassy in Rome for dinner one night and talking about he and Goldwater, and he said one of the nice thing about losing badly enough is you don't have lots of regrets about what one thing might you have changed, and he had a very good sense of humor.

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LEMON: George McGovern, dead at the age of 90.

The only suspect in a mass shooting today is dead. Police now confirm to CNN that they found the suspect dead inside the day spa where witnesses say he killed three people and wounded four others.

This is where it happened not far from Milwaukee. Police say the gunman killed himself. No official word yet on his connection to the victims.

We checked the Amtrak Web site and train service between Chicago and Detroit still disrupted. This after several cars jumped the tracks this morning. In this video you can see the cars are leaning but luckily none of them tipped over. 12 people, by the way, were hurt, not seriously though.

At least 135 people were killed in Syria today, including six children and eight women. Syria's bloody civil war is more than 18 months old. The U.N. Arab League envoy met with Syrian President Bashar al Assad today in Damascus. The envoy is trying to broker a cease-fire in Syria before an important Muslim holiday begins Friday. Syria's president says the other countries must stop arming the rebels.

A terror plot called 9/11 2 was disrupted by Jordan's intelligence department. A source told CNN the U.S. embassy in Amman appeared to be among the targets. Jordan's government spokesman says 11 suspects associated with al Qaeda's ideology are in custody. The name 9/11 2 suggests the plot was set for November 9th, which is the seventh anniversary of the last al Qaeda attack in Jordan.

It's one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and it's a sight to behold. Muslims are flocking to the sacred city of Mecca for the Hajj, which officially begins on Thursday. Millions are expected. If able, Muslims are required to make this pilgrimage at least once in their lives.

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LANCE ARMSTRONG: Thank you all so much. Live strong.

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LEMON: Lance Armstrong still a rock star to people who support the Livestrong organization. He spoke to these charity cyclists today in Texas, calling the past two weeks interesting and at times very difficult. A growing doping scandal forced Armstrong to give up chairmanship of Livestrong, and a whole bunch of big sponsors dropped him, too.

This next story is about something that's never happened before. Pope Benedict XVI canonized the first Native American saint at St. Peter's Basilica today. Lily of the Mohawks lived in the 17th century. She is credited with the miraculous recovery of an American boy from a flesh eating bacteria in 2006 when his family prayed to her. Her supporters thrilled.

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ALMA RANSOM, FORMER CHIEF, ST. REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE: And (inaudible) in her time, she had a tradition where she knew her creator very well, and all the rules that go with it. Loving and respected the elders, loving like the earth, as in environment. She had all these things, an appreciation of all of God's creation.

When she became Catholic, the creator, God, became Jesus that she loved until she died, and she laid a wonderful example for us to be able to live in both cultures.

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LEMON: Well, the pope named six other new saints, including a German- born woman who immigrated to Hawaii to help lepers. Excuse me.

A surveillance camera caught a robbery and a brutal attack on a 60- year-old man in Ohio. Now police need help tracking down those suspects.

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LEMON: Police in Michigan have released a sketch of a person they think may be responsible for a series of shootings in a suburban Detroit area. There have been at least 17 attacks, targeting mostly drivers, that began on Tuesday and lasted for about 48 hours. So far no one has been hurt. Police believe the shooter has a semiautomatic handgun and is driving a dark vehicle. They're warning drivers to be on the alert.

New details today in that Inglewood, California, shooting where a gunman opened fire on a family of six. Police believe the shooting suspect is now dead after setting fire to his home. Desmond John Moses is accused of gunning down his next-door neighbor and his family. A father who tried to shield his kids from the bullets is dead also, so is his 6-year-old son. Two other children and the man's wife are in critical condition today. The family reportedly evicted Moses from his home after not paying rent for years. Police are now working to identify what they believe are Moses' remains.

A 60-year-old Cleveland man is brutally assaulted, and it's all caught on tape. This video is horrific. We probably should have given you some sort of warning, this man being beaten. Police have identified one of the suspects. They now need help in tracking down another. Gregory Perry was leaving a convenience store Thursday night when he was attacked. He was punched and knocked to the ground. And it didn't end there.

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SGT DAVID RUTT, CLEVELAND POLICE: The suspect, Steven Anderson (ph), who we've identified, goes through his pockets and takes the $40 that Mr. Perry had, and then kicks him a second time. And then as he's done, another individual, who we'd like to identify also, comes up and kicks Mr. Perry one more time in the face.

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LEMON: Perry has a cut lip, several broken bones in his face. Disgusting.

Each week, we're shining a spotlight on the top ten CNN heroes of 2012 as you vote for the one who inspires you the most at CNN.com/heroes. This week, the honoree is a single mother from Haiti who became a target of sexual violence, but turned her personal trauma into a fight for justice.

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MALYA VILLARD-APPOLON (through translator): Two years after the earthquake, the situation is still the same. The people are still under the tents. They don't have electricity. There is no security where they sleep. They are getting raped.

In Haiti, things are very difficult. Before the earthquake, there were rapes happening. Now I can say it is total disorder.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (translated on screen): They raped me January 15, 2010.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (translated on screen): I was raped several times. It is very common. Even 1-and-a-half-year-old babies are raped.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (translated on screen): After January 12, 2010, this little child (only granddaughter), wasn't even 6 years old, and she was raped.

VILLARD-APPOLON (through translator): Adults are not spared, mothers are not spared, even babies are not spared.

My name is Malya Villard-Appolon. I am a victim of sexual violence. I'm on mission to eradicate this issue so that other Haitian women do not fall victim.

We do awareness in the camps. We were working in 22 camps after the earthquake. Now we are trying to work in others. We tell people to come out of silence. Do not be afraid to say that you have been victimized. We offer psychological and legal support. We have a call center, we accompany the victim to the hospital. And we have a safehouse program.

For me, the first thing is justice that I want. I was a victim, and I did not find justice. But I know I will get it for other women that are victims.

We have to fight so we can say what was said in the past. Beloved Haiti, this is a great nation. There will be a change.

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LEMON: First it was the iPhone 5, now Apple is expected to debut the new iPad Mini this week. How will it be different from the current models? Our tech expert Alejandra Oraa -- I like to get her name right -- has some answers for you next.

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LEMON: The iPad Mini countdown is on. Well, we think in about 48 hours Apple might debut the iPad Mini, emphasize might. Rumor has it that the iPad Mini will star in Apple's event on Tuesday.

So let's break it down for us with -- or for you and me. Alejandra -- I butchered your name earlier. You know that, right?

ALEJANDRA ORAA, CNN EN ESPANOL: It's OK.

LEMON: Alejandra Oraa.

ORAA: You said it perfectly.

LEMON: I said it now, OK.

ORAA: Little by little, it's rolling on the tongue much better.

LEMON: Technology, pop culture anchor in CNN En Espanol.

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LEMON: Espanol, and it's En Espanol. OK, so tape into this Apple rumor mill for us. How small can they go? What's going to be on it and what -- something is going to have to be left off. They can't get all the technology in there, I guess, I don't know maybe they can. Everything in there.

ORAA: Actually, they might be able to.

LEMON: Really?

ORAA: But the only problem that we're going to have with this new creation of the iPad Mini or iPad Air (ph), because we don't know the official name yet, is that they might discontinue the iPad 2.

LEMON: Really?

ORAA: So that's going to be a little problem for people who have the iPad 2 like I do.

LEMON: That's what you have, right? I have the 1, I still haven't gotten the new one.

ORAA: Well, so they have already discontinued that.

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ORAA: So you are not going to have a problem with that. But the actual size may be between 7 inches to 7.85. It's going to have all the features of the regular iPad that we have. It might have a different lightning connector just like the iPhone 5. So it would have all the applications. When it comes to resolution, it may be between 1024 to 768 (ph).

LEMON: Let's see your iPad. You have the iPad 2, right? OK, so you then you said it's going to be like, what seven inches, so it's like 2 -- what is it about--

ORAA: One iPhone and a half. LEMON: One iPhone and a half.

ORAA: Like this, probably about to here, and it's going to be a little bit thinner.

LEMON: So it's going to be the Galaxy 3 basically. Phone.

ORAA: But a little bit more expensive. Yeah.

LEMON: All right. Moving on.

ORAA: Well, the price, we have to talk about the price.

LEMON: I'm sorry.

ORAA: Yes.

LEMON: I thought -- oh, we talked in the break. You said $200 to $300?

ORAA: It's probably going to be between $300 to $400. Because the regular iPad right now, which is about $399, and the iPod Touch, which is the next smaller thing, it's about $299. So if we you know, if I would have to take a wild guess, it would be between $300 to $400.

LEMON: OK. Can we switch gears and talk about some really annoying robocalls and what the government is doing? Because I used to not get them on my cell phone. I get them sometimes, and I still get them at home no matter how many do not call lists I go into.

ORAA: Are you on the do not call (inaudible)?

LEMON: Yes, but I still get them.

ORAA: Well, the good thing about is the FCC is holding a contest. For $50,000, so if you have any (inaudible), just go to fcc.org, and they're going to give $50,000 to anybody who creates a technical solution to stop these type of phone calls. You have until January 17th, 2013 to sign up and send your idea. And on April 1st, 2013, they are going to announce the winner.

LEMON: OK, let's talk about -- it's political season. The political robocalls. I only have the home phone for security for the home security, and every single voice mail on there is, hi, this is Jan whatever, I'm running for -- hi, this is such and such. Every single call, hundreds of them. How do you stop it?

ORAA: You won't be able to.

LEMON: Really?

ORAA: So don't even go to donotcall.gov. You will not be able to. They're legal. Political phone calls are legal. Also, go out and vote phone calls are legal. So any political phone call that you will get until November 6th, they're going to be legal. You're not going to be able to stop them. The only option that you have is either hang up the phone or enjoy the voice on the other line.

LEMON: I don't like that. You got to come up with something, Alejandra.

ORAA: $50,000 sounds promising. So probably I will.

LEMON: Thank you. Always a pleasure. How do I say? I have got to roll the R.

ORAA: Alejandra.

LEMON: Alejandra.

ORAA: Now say hasta la vista.

LEMON: Hasta la vista.

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LEMON: Pura vida. Thank you, dear. I'll see you next week. Have a great one.

OK, so people all over the world stayed up late last night while they were staring at the heavens. They were hoping to catch a glimpse of a meteor shower. But just in case you missed it, some of our iReporters got some pretty amazing shots. Well, these time-lapse photos show these meteors flying at about 150,000 miles per hour. Look how beautiful that is. You can see some of those streaks in the night sky. This one was taken from the NASA Flickr site, and this one, it gives a point of view from space. How cool is that, huh? Yes.

The best time to view the meteor shower, just before dawn.

Do you want to come over and hang out and watch?

ORAA: I'd love to.

LEMON: All right. Good.

ORAA: That sounds bad.

LEMON: Her acting roles are as diverse as her fan base. Not talking about her. We're talking about Gina Gershon. She talks about the ugly side of politics and reveals which types of fans give the best gifts.

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LEMON: Best known for her sultry roles in "Show Girls" and "Bound," actress Gina Gershon enjoys a fan base that stretches across demographics. Author of a new book, "In Search of Cleo," Gershon opens up about her diverse fans and the ugly side of politics.

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GINA GERSHON, ACTRESS: Well, the gay guys seem to gravitate towards me form "Show Girls."

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GERSHON: You want to (inaudible) and get something to eat?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Where is it?

GERSHON: Just down from Versailles.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Versace.

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GERSHON: And then the gay girls seem to gravitate towards me towards -- from "Bound." And then I get the transgenders. I get the really interesting, cool fans.

I have to say I love my fan base. I think I probably said life might have been a little bit easier had I actually been a lesbian. Maybe like my love life would have been a little bit easier, although that's probably not true.

Lesbians, I mean, I don't mean to be sexist, or whatever the word would be, but they do get me the best presents, like for fans -- as fans, I get good gifts from them.

I'm really against tabloid journalism. And I think it's dangerous, and I think it's destructive. I think during the last election, when "Vanity Fair" linked me with Bill Clinton, I think that it was -- it was dangerous. It could have been any actress or any person that happened to choose me for whatever reason, I was just a little bit of a pawn, and I guess they leaked it at the moment, you know, it was the last voting system of delegates, and it was going to be Obama or it was going to be Hillary Clinton. And it just wasn't, I mean, needless to say it just wasn't true. It just found it so insulting, I felt -- found it insulting to President Clinton and to Hillary Clinton. You know, I just -- I really respect these people, and I just thought, this is so gross, I don't want to be part of this sort of, you know, stupid political, you know, high school game. That they had nothing to do with. It just felt kind of, you know, I don't know, it's gross.

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LEMON: You can see more fascinating interviews like this one online at our website. Go to CNN.com/video and search red chair.

OK, a canine castaway saved from the sea. Wait until you see this unbelievable rescue when we come right back.

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LEMON: I'm sure you can find plenty of animals when you're out at sea. A fish, a dolphin, maybe even a seal. But it's not every day you find a dog. CNN's Jeanne Moos has the story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It was a doggie rescue at sea.

CHARLIE HEAD, PADDLEBOARD ENTHUSIAST: Oh, it's OK.

MOOS: Charlie Head was on his paddle board off the coast of England, making a 600-mile trip. Next year he's planning a 3,000-mile paddle across the Atlantic.

The water sports instructor had been followed by a playful seal, chased by stormy weather.

HEAD: And then --

MOOS: But the real moment was when Charlie spotted a little dog stranded on rocks since the tide came in.

HEAD: He just sat there like a little dude wondering what the hell to do.

MOOS: The shih-tzu later identified as Bam Bam, was marooned at the tip of a rock jetty submerged by high tide.

How surprised were you to see a dog there?

HEAD: Absolutely shocked. It's just a remarkable, ridiculous place.

MOOS: Though the dog was panicking, Charlie managed to lift her into his paddle boat.

HEAD: It's OK, it's OK.

MOOS: His iPhone camera in a waterproof case was strapped to his neck. Between the tide and high winds.

HEAD: I literally had about 10 minutes until he would have been a goner.

Just relax. It's OK. It's OK.

MOOS: Charlie paddled to shore and brought the dog to the nearest pub at the Hampton Inn. An embedded chip helped animal rescue folks identify the dog.

MOOS: The rocks on which the dog was stuck were part of a man-made seawall called the Groin (ph), and the pooch ended up going from one groin to another.

HEAD: Oh, that's it, boy. What are you doing out here, huh? All right, let's get you in.

He realized that I was there to help him, nuzzled up between my legs in a nice way, and off we went.

MOOS: When the shih-tzu hit the fan, Charlie Head was in the right spot.

Jeanne Moos, CNN.

HEAD: Oh, matey, what are you doing out here?

MOOS: New York.

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LEMON: Very cute. The University of Mississippi, you know it as Ole Miss. Well, the school just made history. 50 years after integrating, it has elected or chosen, I should say, its first African-American homecoming queen. Tonight at 10:00 Eastern, I'll talk to the new queen, Courtney Pierson.

And why don't you take a look at this. I bet nobody will mess with this bus driver again. Boom, did you see that? He stood up to a passenger behaving badly. Some say he went too far. We're going to talk to someone who says it's time we all do the same and stop coddling people who simply act like jerks. It's all coming up in the NEWSROOM, 10:00 p.m. Eastern tonight, so make sure you join me.

I'm Don Lemon, at the CNN headquarters in Atlanta. I'll see you back here at 10:00 p.m. Eastern. "Global Lessons, a GPS Road Map for Powering America" begins next right here on CNN.