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right now on cnn, imagine hearing this, i now pronounce you husband and husband, or wife and wife? just the possibility of those ones, cheers from some, jeers from others. will the gay marriage law stick this time in the most populous state? a woman single handedly takes down some shoplifting crooks, what was she thinking? she's live here. plus another brush with the law from another woman. >> i was observing what they were doing and they're arresting me? i don't understand. i did nothing. >> but the cops aren't on her side, do they arrest her for
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recording them on her own front yard or was she intruding on police business. i'm don lemon, live at the news headquarters in atlanta. right now a big chunk of an american city is being wiped out. record flooding is sweeping through minot, north dakota. it's not steeping either. the muddy water will get deeper and deeper through the afternoon hours and won't crest until sometime tomorrow. jim, this is incredible, how much worse can it get? >> reporter: yeah, i know, don, right here, you can't even tell it right now, you think you're looking at a pond or a lake or something. and this is a railroad and a -- this is basically a lake, like most of the downtown area of minot. earlier today, we got taken by the national guard into the flood zone, it's just block after block, mile after mile of houses like this, maybe 4,000
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homes destroyed from this water. it's just unbelievable. like you said, don, it's going to crest there tonight. a little bit of good news, it's now actually only expected to go up a few more inches, the bad news is that this water can stay nearly this high until at least next weekend. right now some of the dpikes around vital infrastructure are holding so far, but a week of that kind of pressure is bound to cause some problems, you can see right now they're getting some leakage and they're pumping water out of the storm drain. they're going to have to do this 24 hours a way for at least the next week. >> let's talk about the broadway bridge and it's contributely important to connect t -- critically important to keep these two halves of the town. >> reporter: all week they have
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been add toigt a it and they coe to work, perhaps there's an open field, they're digging it up with the backhoe and adding to it the top of these levees. up and back, to shore up these bridges. so far, it's holding up. >> before i let you go, one quick question, do they have the resources to deal with this type of disaster in minot? >> they have about 750 national guardsmen here plus everybody, every police officer and fireman is out on the scene. what they have really run out of is time. this water came from canada from snow melt and heavy rain, and it just rose up so fast.
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yesterday we were doing live shots yesterday, down here on this area down here. it's hard to picture it now, but we were right next to a busy intersection right here, and now it's just a lake. it came up so fast, we were putting stakes in the ground to mark the progress of the water and a three-foot stake would be covered in just a couple of hours, and we would do it again to watch the progress and we just lost our live shot area. it's just unbelievable. >> i'm sure we'll be getting back to you, what a disaster right there. let's move on to our top story. and in the headlines tonight, casey anthony's murder trial in orlando came to an abrupt halt almost before it could even get started. the judge said it was a legal issue, a legal issue had come up, did not say what it was. the trial is now set to resume monday morning, much more on this week's dramatic testimony coming up tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern in the cnn newsroom. a tractor trailer hit an
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amtrak train, how many people were injured from the collision on friday in our affiliate reports that the hospital admitted nine people from the accident, two of whom were in critical condition. the train was carrying a total of 218 passengers and crew. a beloved former member of the cnn family has died. nick charles was cnn's very first sports anchor. he shared hosting duties on "sports tonight" with fred hickman for two decades. charles died this morning from bladder cancer. he was 64 years old. he will be missed. 30 days from now, gay couples will be allowed to legally marry. late last night, new york became the latest and the largest state to legalize same-mention marriage. -- same-sex marriage. hi, lisa so six states and the
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district of columbia now recognize the right of same-sex couples to marry. how important is this that new york has crossed that line? >> it's a wonderful opportunity for same-sex couples to be possibly marching to the alter in the next 30 days. it's something that governor cuomo ran on his platform and he did it within four months. >> it's interesting because he was barely in office for five minutes. the question is a lot of people are saying they're going to fight to appeal this, they're going to fight to overturn it. what's the legal ramifications and what's the possibility of that? >> they can challenge the constitutionality of it. so that's a possibility but right now we're celebrating the monumental decision that was passed last night by a republican senate, which is amazing. >> so listen, here's the thing. i said next up to follow here,
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maryland, maine, minnesota, illinois, hawaii, washington, delaware and new jersey, it may happen soon, or it's going to be at least coming up for some consideration here. the interesting thing, though, a lot of people say they want this because they want the same tax breaks and benefits as heterosexual couples. but that only applies to the states. does that apply federally? >> no, and that's a very big problem for same-sex couples. marriage is governed by the state. so when you are in a state that absolute recognizes the same-sex marriage, you have no problem. but if you were to move from new york to california you would have a problem and you would also have a problem when you're filing your federal income tax with the irs because it's not recognized at the federal level. new york is now the sixth
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state to legalize same-sex marriage, it joins, massachusetts, connecticut, iowa, vermont and new hampshire. the district of columbia also allows same-sex marriages. more than 1,500 people have died in syria since march. [ chanting ] . and later on here on cnn, joe jackson, the father of the legendary michael jackson is going to join us to talk about his famous son on the second anniversary of his death. many of you are looking for information, you may want to comment on this story or others, including the same-sex marriage story. just go to facebook.com/cnn. check out my new book, it's called "transparent" it's at
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through in damascus since march. [ chanting ] >> reporter: this young man says he just came out of the mosque and he says he doesn't want any trouble. you're seeing a small group of pro government demonstrators there expressing their support for the regime. and this young man is saying people are paying money from outside in order to foment this unrest.
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[ chanting ] >> she's walking among a group that supports president assaad. since march 1,500 people have died, mostly anti-government protesters, that's according to a human rights group. a southwest pilot accidentally lets his conversation go public, ranting on air traffic control airwaves for all to hear. >> i still wouldn't want anyone to know if i -- [ bleep ] i mean there's all these [ bleep ] old dudes and grannies and maybe a handful of cute chicks. >> there's more to learn from this unintended cockpit confession. we're going to talk with our human behavior expert dr. wendy walsh. but first this, in these tough economic times the last thing financial experts would
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say -- their upscale restaurant is paying dividends, christine romans has their story of "smart is the new rich." >> they married at barely 30, never went to cooking school and never owned a business. >> my parents were horrified that we were doing this. because, you know, she has a ph.d. and i'm a college grad. >> it's a waste of education. >> they have done everything together. >> we had good jobs before starting this so we used our savings. >> they cashed in nearly $200,000 and took out a second mortgage and taught themselves to cook using friends and taste testers. it took a year to launch a plan that integrated low fixed costs. for starters they found cheap rental space down a back ali. >> keeping it under ground makes
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it cooler. >> they did most repairs themselves. >> we spent just chipping out all the cracked and chipped panes. >> reporter: they were frugal with the interior and only offer a limited tasting menu. >> that enables us to cut down on food waste quite a bit. >> reporter: instead of pricey ads, they blog and tweet. >> i added a little column that kind of talks about our cocktails. >> the crowd is young and splurging. >> reporter: the couple hasn't recouped construction costs but they have positive cash flow and they say, never missed a payroll. still, there's been a learning curve. constant worry -- >> most recently the fact that our ac wasn't up to scratch. two weeks ago, it was where am i going to get meat from? >> and famous words. >> we will capitalize, be
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11 [ bleep ] over the top [ bleep ] booep homosexuals and a granny. heaven. i mean think of the odds of that. i thought i was in chicago which is party land. after that, it was just a continuous stream of gays and grannies and grandees. >> dude, man. that pilot's rant was heard over air traffic control, now southwest airlines is in damage control trying to explain why he wasn't fired for his offensive comments. they were not supposed to be heard beyond the cockpit, but his microphone -- why is -- is
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it a sign of misogyny or just a male conversation. let's go to our human behavior expert dr. wendy walsh. before we get to that, is this the way most people talk, especially most guys but we just aren't privy to the conversation? >> i think this is just guy talk. look, studies show that while men are initially visually stimulated by women, those who want to settle down of course look for kind and intelligent women. but they don't say, the flight attendants on this flight look so kind and intelligent. they say, are they doable or not? are they hot or not. it's just guys playing but inappropriate in the workplace. >> so you don't think there's anything wrong with it? he shouldn't have been saying it in the workplace, but he wasn't doing anything wrong? >> the only thing wrong is that he was saying while he was flying a plane that i could have been a passenger on. as they say, men are born with
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two says, but not enough blood to serve both of them at the same time? so i want him using his head when he's working. >> the control room was three floors down and i could hear the screaming from here. everybody's like, whoa, i can't believe she said that. you make me turn red, i'm blushing. and an older manic named terminal. there's a picture of him right there. what motivates him, is it attention? >> i have never met him and i have never assessed him. but on first glance, this is just pure exhibitionism, he gets a little charge by people looking at him. that's what this is. i just think it's fascinating that one airline pulled a guy off the flight one week for not pulling up as saggy pants and they let this guy on in women's underwear.
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where are the rules? shouldn't they have a december code on planes? that's what i want to know. >> several dozen states starting in the 1930s used to forcibly sterilize what were called the feeble minded, usually poor minority women and one of the worst offenders is the state of north carolina. there's one victim who was raped when she was 13 and then sterilized when she was 14. >> they ridiculed and harassed me. they cut me open like i was a hog. >> wendy, the governor held hearings to fixture out reparations for the victims, several thousands of them are still living. it sounds like something in germany way back when, nazi tactics. >> this began in the 1920s when the whole idea of genetics seemed new and exciting for
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cultures and for the times. in world war ii, we saw the crazy extremes that hitler took it to that everyone quickly shut down their programs. north carolina lingered for a long time, until the 1970s in fact. that's why there's thousands of people still living who have been sterilized. and i have to say, we know this is tragic because this group is disproportionately black, disproportionately poor. they were often lie to by social worker who is told them this surgery would be reversible. but people are on fire with discussions about who gets to be a parent and who doesn't. people like casey anthony who's probably an unfit mother and all these others. it's an interesting debate, but still we know this was wrong. >> i want you to watch tomorrow night, we appreciate it wendy, because i want to let our viewers know and you as well, that the woman that you just saw, her name is elaine rid dick, and elaine riddic will be joining us sunday night 6:30
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all this week cnn has been shining a spot light on modern day slavery. in nepal, one woman has fought to save sex trafficking victims for almost two decades, helping to rehabilitate almost 20,000 women and girls. that earned her the title of cnn hero of the year. >> in america, europe, if someone comes and says i want to make your child a prostitute, they would give them one slap or shoot them. but here, families they are tricked all the time.
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girls are brought from the villages by people who can lure them and tell them they're getting a nice job. the border between india and nepal, there's no way to escape. it is my strong hope to stop every nepally girl from being trafficked. when you go to the border at this point, we are intercepting four girls to five girls per day. after the rescue, the girls i take them to my place in nepal. we started this, rape survivors, trafficking survivors, we take everybody. the girl who is come back from brothels, they are socially, psychologically broken. we give them whatever work they want to do, whatever training they want to do.
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one day we will really stop it. trafficking will end. these are all convicted. they are my strength. >> actress demi moore recently went to nepal to work with her. make sure you tune in on sunday night and see "nepal's stolen children." a cnn documentary. want to get you updated on the headlines. last night new york became the latest and the most populous to legalize same-sex marriage. governor andrew cuomo wasted no time signing the measure into law, it is set to take effects in 30 days. six states and the district of columbia now recognize the right of gay couples to marry.
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record flooding in minot, north dakota, now threatens to wipe out a large part of the city. hundreds have been evacuated. the souris river is expected to crest tonight or tomorrow. the city will have to deal with the high water for at least a week. residents must now boil water for drinking and cooking because of the flood. investigators say at least two people were killed when a tractor trailer hit an act track plane in nevada. our affiliate krnv reports one hospital amitted nine people from the accident, who two of whom were critical. that train bound for chicago to california was carrying a total of 218 passengers and crew. a woman leaps on to a stolen car. she's here to tell us what she was thinking, that's next. like ecopia tires...
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i said do something, they're leaving. she couldn't do anything, so i just told her, watch my purse. >> you know what that means when someone says hold your purse,
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that means business. police don't like to see citizens getting involve in crime. denise was so angry when she saw three men steal three case of beer from a local walmart. she jumped right up on the hood of that car. she chased them outside and jumped on the car before they sped away. they didn't get far before the police caught them. and monique wallace joins me now live from houston. monique, i see you've got some black eyes from that incident. i'm going to ask you about that. what were you thinking? >> i was just reacting really, i was mad, saw these kids walk in there and walking out with beer, i told the cashier, do something, do something, people were standing around, we were all waiting in line to check out so they heard me telling her and they saw me pointing at them and no one was doing anything.
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so when it became obvious that walmart wouldn't do anything, i just told her, watch my purse and my basket and i took off after them. >> you weren't afraid that they could have -- you were going to get hurt by the car, they could have beat you or they had a weapon of some type? you didn't think about that? >> when i first saw them, they looked fairly young. i was thinking 19, 18 years old, my kids age. and when confronted by an adult, my kids are going to stop, yes, sir, yes, ma'am, no sir, no ma'am. these kids didn't have any kind of respect for authority, adults, they didn't care. did they drag you for a second in that video? >> when i opened the driver's side car door, i had ae a hold of the door, i lunged forward and i did a face plant into the asphalt. >> that's where the black eyes
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came from? >> that's where the black eyes, the bruised nose, everything. >> you have some news that you haven't told anyone, that is? >> i received a facebook message from family members of the sylvester boys, and, you know, they apologized to me from the family, they said, you know, we're really, really sorry that you had to go through this event but we're thankful for what you did, thankful for your actions, and they deserve whatever punishment they get, they deserve to be in jail right now and pay for what they did, they were wrong. and i told the family member, thank you, thank you, thank you, because i felt bad, i feel for the family, everybody's affected by this. your community is affected, their family, right down the line. and i want to say thank you to that family for reaching out to me and letting me know that they felt like i did the right thing. >> why does it mean so much to you to hear from them? >> because i'm not here to
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destroy these kids, you know, but i want them to realize that this is -- we're human beings, this is a society that we all want to live in safe and peacefully, we don't want to worry about them every time we run down to the park or to the store or to the movies, we don't want to fear for our lives any time, much less in broad daylight on a sunday, father's day at walmart, in a small town. i want them to know, you can't do this, it's not right. get a job. >> listen, i've got to run here, just a yes or no, would you do it again? >> yes, absolutely. >> thank you, monique wallace, we appreciate people like you. >> thank you. >> we're going to check back with you. >> god bless you. >> you as well. thank you. a woman gets arrested for recording a police incident that took place in her front yard, right in front of her home. this is going to infuriate you, i'm telling you.
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i was observing what they were doing and they're arresting me. i don't understand. i did nothing. i did nothing. >> a dramatic scene during what appeared to be a routine traffic stop. i want to bring in sonny hostin, she's a contributor to "in session" on our sister network
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trutv. emily good was arrested last month by rochester police. she was videotaping a traffic stop from her front yard, the police officers asked her to stop, she then questioned him. i want you to listen to the exchange. >> i'm sorry that you don't feel safe, all i have is a camera, i'm clearly wearing nothing, i have no weapons. >> it does not matter, you're not listening to our orders right now. you're standing behind us, you're not even moving a foot further back. >> you're already going to be under arrest. you've been warned. >> emily is going to be charged with criminal charges, she's going to be arraigned on monday. how far do you see this going in court? >> it's hard to tell, she has been charged with a misdemeanor, this is the law, don, the police, while they're affecting a traffic stop, that's a public act. it's out there in the open,
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certainly if you are a person that's in your front yard or out in the public and you aren't tr trespassing, you can videotape. the only time you get out of line is when you're obstructing in some way. the officer was saying i was concerned for my safety, that is my he asked her to stop, it's why she was arrested. if the judge believes that, if the prosecutor believes that, this may go forward. i think a prosecutor will look at this and say, no, she didn't cross the line, she wasn't interfering and then this case goes away. >> so monday, she goes to court. what are the chances of this case being dropped. here's what the local police said, obviously the officers were distracted and concerned about their safety. so do you think it will be dropped on monday when it goes to court? can a person legally do this and do you see that -- do you think the judge will say, hey, listen,
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in woman wasn't up to no good. do you think it will be dropped? >> it's a judgment call that the prosecution will make, don. i mean bottom line is, the law is really clear, when the police are engaged in a public act, when they are on duty, it's fine for someone to videotape. it's not against the law. >> all right, this story is far from over. emily good is scheduled to be in court on monday, but first she will talk to me live. 7:00 p.m. eastern hour of the cnn newsroom, about an hour and 15 minutes away, we're going to speak to the woman who was arrested in her front yard. cnn is remembering one of its own sports anchor, nick charles, who died of cancer. sugar ray leonard joins me after the break. greg ulman has been making music for over four decades, in today's human factor, dr. sanjay gupta gives us a peek into
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ulman's battle with hepatitis c and colon cancer. >> do not sit on my harley and do not mess with my hammond. >> reporter: for rock legend greg ulman, the good old days were filled with great times and great music. a lot of it here at the big house in may con, georgia. >> we should go find us a big, huge house, what we call a big, huge, hippy crash pad. >> reporter: today that big house is a museum, a testament to the ulman brothers band. >> every time i look around, it brings back a different memory. >> reporter: but allman is here for more than just a stroll down memory lane. he's taping a public service announcement for drug company merck about his hepatitis c. >> they think i might have got
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i really want everyone to watch this because we're honoring someone that many of us loved here at cnn. as we told you earlier, we lost a beloved member of the cnn family today. nick charles was the network's first sports anchor. he died today anchor. he died today of cancer at the age of 64. he was here on day one and stayed for more than two decades. he covered everything from the olympics to the super bowl, but boxing was in his blood. the reason i say that is because i'm joined now by one of the greatest ever, the one and only sugar ray leonard. hey, thank you so much for joining us, sugar ray. how you doing today? you guys were really good friends. how you doing today with the loss of your friend? >> you know, it came as a shock to me. nick was such a proud guy, you know? he was such a fighter himself. and he didn't really want to let on that he was ill. in fact, i didn't know the severity of his illness until
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recently. but nick was a class act, no question. >> yeah. it's a standard question but everyone has them of their dear friends. what are you going to remember most? what are your most memorable moments with him? >> well, you know, whenever i was interviewed by him i always felt kind of -- he is such an impeccable dresser and he was always looking great. when i was around him i always had a bad hair day. >> people have been talking about his hair in a good way because he really paid attention to his hair and it was a statement and he knew that. >> he looked so good always and he was a guy who when he interviewed me, you know, i was being interviewed by a professional but also by a friend, and i consider nick charles a great friend. >> anything you want to say to his family before we go?
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>> you know, he is thought so well of by the boxing community and by my family. >> sugar ray leonard, thank you very much. >> thank you, don. >> nick charles, 64 years old. many of you remember where you were on this day exactly two years ago, the day the world lost the king of pop, talking about michael jackson. now on the second anniversary of his death i'll speak with his father, joe jackson. ways to ene its quality and performance, and making their factories more environmentally friendly. producing products that save on fuel and emissions, and some that can be reused again. ♪ and promoting eco-friendly and safety driving campaigns. ♪ one team. one planet. bridgestone.
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♪ >> hard to believe it's been two years ago today the world lost that man, michael jackson. those two years have been -- have done little to ease the pain for fans or quiet the persistent questions about how he died, but this is certain. jackson was a singular talent, a man who lived big and left behind a legacy of musical excellence. today we're joined by michael jackson's father joe jackson. thank you for joining us, sir. how are you doing today?
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still grieving two years later, i'm sure? >> i'm fine, thank you. glad you asked that question, you know, i'm still grieving over michael because i don't know. it's going to take me a long time to get over what happened to him. >> why is that? is it part of the mystery surrounding his death? because i know you said you believe that i guess it was some people conspired to kill him, is that correct? >> michael told his mother and he told his manager, who is writing a book now, the truth about michael jackson. he him they were going to kill him -- he told his mother that and his manager that but he never did tell me. i didn't know that until after he was dead. >> do you know who those people are who wanted to kill him? >> we got a great idea who they are and a lot of other people know who they are as well. >> you won't say, though?
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>> don, i didn't say that. i'm not saying, calling names right now, but you'll know in the book that's coming out. >> okay. are you writing a book? >> no. weisner wrote the book, michael's manager. >> i thought you were talking about a book that has already been out. you're talking about a book to come. >> no, no. the one that the whole world should know about. that book. >> okay. >> the truth. the truth. >> there's been a legal battle between your family and the executors of his estate. has that been resolved? >> no way. not yet. not yet. that's why we are striving for justice, because there's more to it than what they're claiming out there. there's somebody else involved. remember, the doctor was getting paid by somebody else and not by michael. >> yeah. so are you anywhere close to agreement with the executors,
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legal agreement? >> that's a hard question you threw at me there, don, because we're looking for justice, you know, it's very important, and justice has to be served because of the very important -- michael was known all over the world behind all borders and that's why he was trying to build amusement parks all around the world. that's what i'm trying to do, carry out his legacy. >> let's talk quickly about this. michael's dr. conrad murray goes on trial in september, manslaughter charges. what do you think deserves to happen to him? >> what i hope happens is that justice is done, you know, the right way. the true justice. that's what i hope, yes. >> okay. well listen. i have to ask you this real quickly, a venture that you're in. two years ago you and i spoke just a couple days b.e.t. awards
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after michael died and you viewed the interview as contentious on my part and i thought it was on your part because i asked a very simple question. i said it's been a tough time for you and your family. you said yeah, and? and you sort of gave me a flippant response but you thought i was being contentious to you. why is that? >> i don't know why, because i probably was still upset over what happened to michael because michael was a wrongful death in his situation. >> i'll take that as an answer. thank you for talking about that. you have a new venture in vietnam. what's going on? it has something to do with michael jackson. >> this venture is with madame kow here and she did everything possible to make things happen. make things come true for michael's legacy. his legacy to make theme parks all around the world. but she's

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