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okay. i'm losing my microphone here i'm working out so hard. all right. i can handle that one. for folks that are interested, the kids, what would be your message to them. a lot of adults talking about childhood obesity but the message from a 10-year-old. what is your message to them? >> my message to them would be to go outside, exercise, and get fit. >> i would have done more but the equipment and the suit, microphone and all. >> it hindered you. i understand. >> cj had the upper hand over tj. wrong, wrong. you're the host of this show. >> getting shown up by a 10-year-old kid. >> i love it. he's fit and has a great way of conveying the message. >> and a great message. get outside. >> live it. >> you get out and move now. can you do the rest of that routine outside. enjoy the cool, fresh air. >> good to see you. i'll be looking for you and your legal guys. >> that's right. coming up 20 minutes from now. right now our top story where federal investigators are on their way to reno, nevada, to
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try to pinpoint the cause of that deadly plane crash at an air race. t.j. has been telling you about it all morning long. the terrifying moment was witnessed by thousands of spectators. horrifying moment, it happened in an instant. at least three people and dozens more hurt when the plane slammed into the crowd. cnn's dan simmon in reno. dan, what more have we learned about how this happened? >> reporter: not much at this point, fred. i should point out that we've already seen several videos like the one you just showed. we just learned there were actually 300 professionally credentialed photographers on site. so chances are we may be seeing a lot more video, a lot more pictures in terms of what happened right before the plane went down.
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what we know, according to the i witnesses. the plane pitched up and rolled and went down to the ground in a matter of seconds. we know that the pilot, said to be very experienced, 74 years old. been coming to the air show since 1975. so experience doesn't seem to be an issue here. the question is whether or not the age of the plane may have played a role. we're talking about a world war ii vintage aircraft. these are the questions that investigators will have to sort out when they go through the wreckage. fred. >> incredible a lot of questions about how that happened. meantime, there are an awful lot of people there who said this pilot really was a hero, because it was clear he was trying to maneuver this plane as far away as the larger size of the crowd. is that right? >> well, it's a very powerful narrative that is emerging. it's something that authorities quite frankly haven't confirmed
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yet. i wasn't there. no one was there, you know, so we really have to sort of gauge in terms of what the experts will say in terms of whether or not the pilot was capable of doing that. no doubt a powerful narrative if, in fact, that occurred. >> wow, incredible. thanks so much. dan simmon there in reno. of course when any new information comes out from that crash site, that investigation, of course, we'll be able to bring that to you. meantime we're also following a major story possibly unfolding right now across the seas in iran. two american hikers jailed in tron could be freed within hours. here is what we know right now. a lawyer for josh fattal and shane bauer says that he is very hopeful the men will be released today. they were detained back in 2009 after apparently straying across the iraqi border into iran. an iranian court convicted them of spying. they insist they were just
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hiking. so if the men are freed, they will likely be felolown to amma. we heard this before that the release was imminent from ahmadinejad. there is money to be exchanged, conditions that have to be met. what's the timetable? >> reporter: well, fredricka, we just don't know at this point. we've heard many times over the course of the past few days that people expect thad perhaps josh fattal and shane bauer could be released as early as today. the problem is the judiciary in iran, even thought president had said they could be released, the judiciary there has been saying that they are the final decisionmakers in this, they are still reviewing the case. we've been speaking to the attorney for both men throughout the day and the attorney told us there's paperwork that has been
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filed with the court. he's been at the court today. all that's left to be done now in his words is for one of the two judges to sign off on the paperwork saying that the bail has been posted. now, that having been said, we still don't know who has paid the bail. there's a lot of speculation amman is responsible. sarah shourd, paid for her release, she came here when she was released. judiciary has not completely signed off on the release of these two hikers. >> thanks so much. we'll check back with you as we get more information. meantime fierce fighting rages as libyan opposition forces battle for control of the hometown. gadhafi loyalists putting up stiff resistance to maintain control of sirte. at least eight anti-gadhafi fighters have been killed and 31 others wounded.
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the revolution areas are also trying to win two other gadhafi strongholds. and several of the republican presidential candidates are working hard to win primary votes in south carolina today. former utah governor jon huntsman isn't going to play favorites knowing football is king in the south, he'll appear at both the clemson game and then later at the university of south carolina game. rick santorum got a head start in south carolina, the former senator attended a gop fund-raiser last night in greenville. santorum said south carolina voters will decide who wins the state, not the polls. take a look, here is herman cain. he kicked off his tour friday. part of the first in the south presidential town hall. meantime ron paul is turning his attention to colorado, way out west. the texas congressman will give speeches at two events including one sponsored by the republican
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liberty caucus in los angeles. in today's political climate, it seems one must stop for the candidates is "the tonight show" with jay leno. last night it was michele bachmann's turn. it wasn't all fun and games. jay leno brought up her criticism of fellow candidate rick perry and his mandate that preteen girls get vaccinated against a possible risk of cervical cancer. >> it gives a false sense of assurance to a young woman when she has that if she's sexually active she doesn't have to worry about sexually transmitted diseases. that's not necessarily true. >> not necessarily assurance, it can prevent cervical cancer, correct? >> again, it's something that could have dangerous side effects. also the fact of crony capitalism. >> but parents can opt out of it. i don't want my daughter to have it. >> you can opt out. the way that these work is the fact when you have to opt out,
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you have to be very proactive. people just assume that the government does what's best for you. my experience has been that's not always necessarily the case. >> you know, if you become president, and you seem pretty strident in your views, could you compromise -- >> convicted. i'm convicted. >> you're not convicted until after you're in office. that's later. that's later. >> so bachmann says the hpv vaccine has risks. but she says she's not speaking as a doctor, only a concerned parent. a georgia man is scheduled to be put to death in just four days. we tell you why hundreds of thousands of people are saying the execution needs to be called off. one u.s. mayor warns about riots if more people don't find jobs.
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in 1989. 42-year-old troy davis insists he is innocent and hundreds of thousands of people actually believe him and are signing a petition requesting clemency. rallies in support of davis were held around the world this weekend including this one in atlanta. cnn's david matingly explains why so many people are convinced of his innocence. >> reporter: three times scheduled for execution, three times delayed. now with all legal appeals exhausted, supporters of convicted cop killer try davis make a final push for clemency. >> what makes you think you still have a chance to stop this execution. >> can we be sure this man is not innocent? can we be sure the conviction of troy davis back in 1991 is still reliable? the thing that's so difficult to understand is why the legal process has not asked that
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question. >> reporter: davis was sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of savannah, georgia police officers. seven of nine eyewitnesses have since recanted, changed their stories. some say they were originally pressured by police. >> i told them over and over i didn't see this happen. they put what they wanted to put in that statement. >> others have come forward implicating another man. one juror who convicted davis questions her decision. >> if i knew then what i know now, troy davis would not be on death row. >> reporter: critics in the case against davis includes a 51 members of congress, the the vatican and former president jimmy carter. >> we believe that in this particular case there's enough evidence to the contrary to prevent this execution taking place. >> reporter: state and federal courts have all upheld davis's conviction. the former d.a. who prosecuted davis said the courts got it right. >> i'm disappointed so many
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people have been led to believe that nobody paid attention to these recantations. it is, as i said earlier, simply not the case. on what ground are the recantations more believable than the testimony in court? none. none. >> troy davis maintains his innocent, the police officer's family maintains davis is the killer. his mother spoke with our t.j. holmes earlier today. >> it has been held. i would like to have some peace. i would like to have this situation over with. we are the victims. those people that recanted, why did they wait 17 years before they recanted? they should have done it, if they felt that way, earlier, not when the final time is coming now. i do not believe that. if they think they would have been coached. i think they have been coached by the wrong people.
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>> justice only comes for you and closure -- justice and closure only comes for you when troy davis is finally executed? >> i will never have closure. that can't be. but i may have some peace, which i hope for. >> mrs. macphail said when she heard the facts in the case she never doubted troy davis killed her son. we'll dig deeper into the case when our legal guys join us right after this. mom? he's here. nice wheels. oh, thanks. keeps me young. hello there, handsome. your dinner's in the microwave, dear. ♪ where do you want to go? just drive. [ engine revs, tires screech ] mom? ♪ you know what,ell me, what makes peterpeter ?
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more on the georgia man scheduled to be put to death next wednesday. a petition seeking clemency for 42-year-old troy davis has 663,000 names on it. let's bring in our legal guys. avery friedman and richard herman in new york, criminal defense attorney and law professor from las vegas. good to see both of you. all right. avery, you first. this the fourth scheduled execution date. that is petition helping troy davis win some time and potentially freedom? >> well, the petition can't hurt. the georgia pardon and parole board really holds his fate. they will be meeting obviously in a short period of time. 663,000 petitions are important. i'll tell you, fredricka what's more important are efforts by former fbi director william sessions along with 27 other
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state prosecutors, federal prosecutors and judges who say there is some evidence, actual evidence of innocence. that's what the board has to consider. in fact, judge sessions published an op-ed piece yesterday in the atlanta newspapers there. i think the parole board is going to really strug toll make a decision. there are three new members. they rejected it in 2008. let's see what happens. >> so richard, has the parole board been at this cross road before that there may have been witnesses that recanted their story or jurors were second-guessing the conviction? if this happened so many times prior, why did it -- why was it not considered and why are we at this juncture again? >> well, you heard the representative from georgia say we've considered everything. we're not going to consider recantations made 17 years after the fact. there was sufficient evidence to convict him, fred. shell casings from his weapon were found at the scene there
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and allegedly reused -- not allegedly were proven to be used to kill the police officer. so there was evidence. >> shell casings but no other physical evidence. >> that's right. >> well, eyewitness testimony. the question is how valuable is eyewitness versus circumstantial. everybody thinks eyewitness is the best. it's really not the best. we're seeing that here. people make mistakes. "60 minutes" did a great piece on this several years ago. people make mistakes. eyewitness testimony is not the best. the real dichotomy, are you pro death penalty, are you against it? if there's a chance of putting an innocent man to death, is it worth the death penalty? that's the overriding issue here. people, including pope benedict, are fighting hard to get clemency issued to this man. >> so avery, if that is brought to the attention of the parole board that people make mistakes and possibly people made mistakes in this case, isn't that defense enough to save a man from being put to death?
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>> well, it has to factor into the formula. the fact that you see the pope and other anti-death penalty advocating it, they would advocate it anyhow. again, the focus has to be on the board, is there any likelihood that there's actual evidence of innocence? 172 package by a federal judge says no. that's what the board has to consider. they don't use the same legal standard. they have complete absolute discretion. >> we heard the mother that talked with t.j. holmes early this morning, after 17 years how is it anyone can recant their testimony and why should that hold things up. she felt pretty confident in court that was the right decision. well, a few days away. we'll see what happens over the next few days before that wednesday scheduled execution date. let's move onto conrad murray, california, involving the death of the pop star michael jackson.
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the potential jurors had quite the questionnaire to answer, to et cetera. now the expectation is that jury will actually be seated next week. avery, do you see that potentially happening? are they on schedule for that? >> the presiding judge is doing an extraordinary job trying to take control. 145, they have to reduce it down to 18. i actually think they are going to start this trial on time. much remains to be done by both sides to ask those potential jurors a lot of questions. but i'm actually surprised how well the case is moving forward. >> especially since people are surprised and upset this is not a sequestered case. so far things going along swimmingly, too? >> for the prosecution it appears to be, not the defense. i agree with the avery. i think the case will get off next week. i think they will see 18. i don't think the defense will have enough objections to stop
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the train from rolling. i think it will go. one interesting factor, one of the witnesses who testified he sent liters of propofol to dr. murray has taken off, living in thailand. he's not coming back. so they are going to lose that testimony unless they kidnap him and bring him back to testify. that's going to take a blow to the prosecution's case. >> you can't off-they don't have any power to make him testify or return? >> no, once out of jurisdiction. >> a battle over that trying to get it in. >> his testimony was at the grand jury and there was no cross-examination. they are not going to be able to use his prior testimony. they need his live body. they are going to need him there, fred. again, i keep saying -- fred, i keep saying this dr. murray has a legitimate defense here. he really does. there's a legitimate defense here. >> i don't buy it. i don't buy it. >> what, in your view, does the prosecution have in its back
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pocket? richard. >> the prosecution has the fame of michael jackson and the love of michael jackson by many people. it also has the fact that this dr. murray is injecting propofol in a house setting with a makeshift iv unit. >> right. >> that's what they are going to claim was the cause of death. this guy is a cardiologist. he's not qualified to administer anesthesia. this was anesthesia. he's not an anesthesiologist. therefore gross negligence, manslaughter. >> avery, what does the have going for it? >> i don't know. i don't understand how there's a viable defense. the truth is all they are saying is, you know, he was really a sick guy. but recall earlier we discussed this. you see tapes of michael jackson getting ready for the world tour, that guy looked terrific. he was ready to go. in addition to the i v there's substantial evidence on what dr. murray did after the death, which i think is very probative
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in terms of meeting the burden of proof. >> now let's move to other cases. yeah, real quick? >> the defense is going to say, listen, this guy did not die of propofol. it was a combination of all the other medications he was on. and murray didn't know because he wasn't privy to michael's doctor friends on the side who were pumping him with meds. that's the defense and it's a legitimate one. >> let's talk about another case really quick only 45 minutes to do this. walgreen's pharmacist packing when he goes to work. you know what, robbers come in, allegedly try to hold up the place. he pulls out his weapon. robbers flee, no one hurt. everyone fine. however, that robber, what he didn't know there was a written policy walgreen's had, you can't pack, bring your weapons, he lost his job. richard, he wants his job back and he's suing for it. >> when the local police chief says, if i was the guy, i would have done the same thing, in the end, he's going to get his job back and walgreen's is going to modify his policy. this guy was a hero.
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he saved not only his life but other employees' lives. he's a hero. >> what if someone went wrong. that's what walgreen's is seeing. what if our employee brought his weapon to work and tried to stop something from happening, we had a policy. >> i think he's a hero, the community thinks auto he's a hero. he has a right to pack. he's going to lose the case. the case will never get to a jury. as a matter of law the judge has to throw it out. the chief of police will never get to the witness stand. >> it's not over talking to you guys. we've got another case coming up, a couple more cases, one in particular i can't wait to talk to you about in 20 minutes. this, yes, indeed, the case is back. this time her father, george anthony in the hot seat. apparently he spoke out this week about his daughter. now might he be looking toward some legal trouble of his own?
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>> did you get the impression he was trying to steer away from the crowd? >> i think so. i think the pilot is a hero. he had to be fighting controls. >> federal investigators are on their way to reno, nevada, to try to pinpoint the cause of that crash at that air race. with time running out supporters of a convicted cop killer are stepping up their calls for clemency. hundreds of marchers turned out for a rally in support of troy davis. he was convicted of killing savannah police officer mark macphail. supporters say the conviction was based on flimsy evidence. he's scheduled to be put to death wednesday. his clemency hearing is monday. macphail's family and prosecutors claim davis is the killer. macphail's mother tells us she'll never feel closure in the case but she hopes, still, for
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peace. two u.s. hikers jailed in iran could be freed within hours. a lawyer for josh fattal and shane bauer say that he is very hopeful the release will happen today. the pair was detained in 2009 after straying across the iraqi border into iran. an iranian court convicted them of spying. they insist they were just hiking. fierce fighting rages as libyan option forces battle for control of moammar gadhafi's hometown today. gadhafi loyalists are putting up stiff resistance to maintain control of sirte. opposition leaders say at least eight anti-gadhafi fighters have been killed and 30 others wounded. revolution areas trying to win two other gadhafi strongholds. new york mayor michael bloomberg says he's worried the country's high unemployment rate could spark violent civil unrest. bloomberg says it's possible the same kind of massive rioting
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that swept through europe and north africa this year could happen here if economic conditions don't improve. >> the damage to a generation that can't find jobs will go on for many many years. >> you have a lot of kids graduating from college that can't find jobs. that's what happened in cairo, madrid. you don't want those kinds of riots here. >> bloomberg, an independent end blames partisan politics for the problem with the economy. the only way to solve the problem is for everyone to pay a little more and get a little less. when legal guys return we'll talk casey anthony and reveal why she is being ordered to come up with nearly $100,000. that strayed ahead.
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it was one of the most graphic murder trials in recent years. the case of that connecticut family brutally murdered in their home. now resuming monday, the first defendant was convicted and sentenced to death last year. now the second suspect will be in court. our legal guys are back. avery friedman in cleveland, richard herman in las vegas. this was a tough case to talk about the first round. now here we go again.
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richard, will it likely be just as gruesome or will prosecutors, defendants, try to pardon the jurors of all the gruesome details we heard in the first trial? >> no, fred, it's going to be a replay of the first trial again. they have to do that. this is a separate case. the prosecution has the burden of proof to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. they are seeking the death penalty. they are going to have to enrage and inflame this jury with the facts of this case. it's not going to be difficult. this was one of the most horrific scenarios i have ever seen. i'm telling you, i don't know that there's any viable defense for this man. his lawyer is ranting and raving, blaming everyone from the judicial system to the judge to the victims to the surviving vehicle. he's blaming everybody under the sun because he saw how the first case wen. i really believe it's going to end the same way the first case. this man is going to get the
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death penalty in connecticut. >> is there any danger in subjecting this community, the jurors to this again. new panel of jurors, obviously but subjecting them to this again. the first panel of jurors say they cannot sleep at night still, because the graphic testimony, the evidence, all that is replayed in their lives over and over again, let alone that of the husband who survived this, of the petit family, where three of the family members were brutally beaten and ultimately killed. >> well, there's no discretion that the prosecution has. they have to put their case on. there's 17 charges, six are capital. the argument in this case is unlike steven hayes, the original co-defendant. they are saying joshua komisarjevsky, who is the other defendant, is actually the principle defendant here. not only graphic evidence they are saying it's going to be
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worse. exactly right. it's going to be horrendous. >> no one can imagine how william petit can go through this again. he had to relive this again to hear these details. he's living with that kind of survivor's guilt, too, because he managed to live and his entire family was wiped out. is it going to be difficult to see the jury, richard? difficult to seat the jury? >> in any death penalty case, you would think difficult to seat the jury. there are a lot of jurors who want to be a participant in a death penalty case. they are not going to have a problem seating a jury there. this is quite a different scenario with the earlier case. here they could vote tomorrow and give the guy the death penalty. the judge put a gag order on me. if the public wants to convict him and punish him immediately. >> avery, real quick on that. >> judge john blue has actually talked about the nature of these jurors. he's been very careful.
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he said they are intelligent, fair. he's gone through this thing. he knows how to do it right. as much of a fair proceeding as there's going to be, you're going to see it here. >> another murder trial that had the country riveted, the casey anthony case. now post her freedom she's socked with a nice it is bill. she needs to divvy up nearly $100,000, $97,000 to pay for the cost that came into the investigating of this crime. avery, it could have been worse. apparently it could have been a half million dollars. >> yeah. if you put all the totals together by law enforcement, there's about $500,000. i think she got a deal. although judge belvin perry said that the value of prosecution for misdemeanors was $50.
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with all the book deals -- >> will she be able to pay. >> i don't know. judge perry reduced this to a civil judgment. she should let all these judgments accrue, discharge them in bankruptcy, then sign a book deal for a million dollars or tv promotion. this way she will be insulated. the judge came down 100 -- i don't think she will pay it. >> interesting. the story just goes on and on. now george anthony, the father, had this to say on dr. phil's show casting doubt on his position and his testimony when the case went to trial. just take a listen. >> i believe that casey, or someone else that she was with, possibly gave too much to caylee, she fell asleep and didn't wake up. >> gave too much what? >> possibly some kind of drug. there's speculation about xanax or whatever it might be. we talked about this chloroform
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thing. it was never, ever proven. that's another reason her and i don't agree on some things. do i believe she was possibly in the back of this car? i do. >> huh? what? richard, didn't his testimony try to corroborate what the defendant was trying to claim, the child drowned, it was an accident. the story seems to be changing. are we looking at potential perjury charges against george anthony? >> i don't think the prosecutor's office in florida wants anything to do with any more prosecutions of any anthony member. this is an absolute -- it's so ridiculous and so irrelevant for dr. phony phil to do interviews for media purposes only. who cares what these people believe? do you believe anything this man says or his wife says or casey says or the son says? we can't believe anything any family member says, so who cares what their opinions are after the fact. >> avery, this is entertainment?
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entertainment? >> yes. >> yeah. >> yeah. nauseating and pathetic, merely entertainment. no legal significance. that's right. there's not going to be a prosecution of george. nobody wants anything to do with them. what's casey going to bring a suit? she's going to stay in hiding until she takes care of judgments, then get the dough. forget about it. >> all right. thanks so much. avery, richard, always good to see you. we won't forget about you. we'll be looking to see you next weekend. thank you. have a great weekend. coming up a cnn hero takes fresh food to the streets, makes it accessible. plus this. you think of a homeless person, you think of some wineo on the corner but it can happen to anyone. anyone at any time. >> but a town in new jersey is now suing its homeless anyway. i remember the days before copd.
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>> i grew up in low income areas, i experienced poverty, homelessness as well. i taught me to redefine myself and not to let your past determine your future. when i moved to new york to school, i was living in east harlem. there's very few places to buy fruits and vegetables and healthy food. it's the most diabetic and obese of all the neighborhoods in manhattan. people were super malnourished. i saw the connection between poverty and obesity. it just seemed unjust and i had to do something about it. my name is gina kietly and i'm giving nourishment for people who are literally dying for it. >> you want free collard greens? come over. change is possible. if you want somebody to try a tomato, give them a tomato. inspiration, they have to feel it, touch it, taste it. people the not change unless something in them changes. we go places other people will not go. we're giving out produce, doing
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classes. you really can eat healthy on a low budget. >> what are these? >> grapes. >> what is this? >> chicken. >> we want to start early on to set a ripple affect for the rest of their life. >> say tortilla. >> tortilla. >> at the end of the day parents are doing the shopping, so we have to win them over as well. when i see an in need child it reminds me of opportunities i didn't have. i want them to succeed. it's about pulling yourself up and never accepting no i can see it in people's faces. i think people are getting it. >> on thursday, we'll unveil this year's top ten heroes at cnn.com. be sure to log in and choose your favorite for cnn hero of 2011. we were so blessed when we had triplets. if by blessed you mean freaked out about money. well, we suddenly noticed that everything was getting more expensive,
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people have set up camp, created a community where they are trying to make it on their own. >> here is my punching bag. a stress reliever. >> a mason who lost his job several years ago is among dozens of jobless and homeless americans who have resorted to this, trying to make a home here in the woods. >> you think of a homeless person, you think of some wineo on the corner but it can happen to anyone. anyone at any time. >> he stays in shape as he hopes the economy will allow him to get back to work. >> it's horrible, embarrassing. >> a textile designer who worked in new york two years ago. she and her husband michael, a former radio producer, have been living here for 16 months, victims of the jobs recession. >> it's very hard for a company to decide to use a 61-year-old trainee. i'm too young for social
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security. so yes, it's going to be a rough, rocky flight. it's been a rocky flight. >> five years ago reverend brenham established what he calls tent city where he lives in the converted school bus. you see the population nearly doubled to 70 in the past year. it's a community, all the needs met here. >> residents came up with makeshift solutions to some of life's necessary its. this portable generator is hooked up to a pump that is actually driving up ground water to the shower here and to the washing machine. what you see here is a hot water heater working off of a propane tank. tent city residents recycle. the township picks up garbage once a week. that's as much help as the government provides. lakewood township is suing tent city residents togs them off lands. >> the government has the responsibility to be sympathetic
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to the plight of the poor and homeless. to push them out is cruel. >> reporter: the township deferred the inquiry to a city attorney who did not return our calls and e-mails. as the legal battle drags on and the economy stag nates. >> reporter: many residents of tent city anticipate they may have to tough out the winter here. cnn, lakewood, new jersey. >> it was supposed to be a fun outing but it turned deadly. a vintage plane plunges to the ground at an air race in reno, nevada. we'll get an update. treat you like a policy, not a person. instead of getting to know you they simply assign you a number. aviva is here to change all that. we're bringing humanity back to insurance and putting people before policies.
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plane crashed into the crowd. it barely missed a grandstand packed with spectators. >> just went past me. i was thinking how beautiful it sounded. i watched him go down range. something uncharacteristics, his wings waggeled, then departed from the organized flight into the vertical. i knew something was wrong. i thought hopefully it was not too serious but became obvious it was extremely serious. people were crying out from the desert. there were women crying. it's a tragic event. >> it happened so fast. federal investigators on the way to nevada to try to pinpoint the cause of that crash. with time running out supporters of a convicted cop killer are stepping up their calls for clemency. hundreds of marchers turned out in atlanta for rally in support of troy davis.
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he was convicted of killing savannah police officer mark macphail in 1989. supporters say davis's conviction was based on flimsy evidence. davis is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection wednesday. his clemency hearing is monday. and two u.s. hikers jailed in iran could be freed within hours. a lawyer for josh fattal an shane bauer says he's hopeful the release will happen today. the pair was detained in 2009 after apparently straying across the iraqi border into iran. an iranian court convicted them of spying. they insist they are innocent. do you have a boomerang kid at home? that's one who has moved back -- moved out but has come back to live at home. after you said your good-byes, now what? at 2:00 eastern time we'll give you rules to live by with your adult kids. our financial expert karen lee will be along.

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