update. that will do it for me from los angeles. much more live from los angeles tomorrow. in the meantime, cnn "newsroom" continues with brooke baldwin. brooke? >> hello. we begin where randi left off, with the dr. conrad murray trial. we just heard that they took a recess. we're going to move on and go to dr. sanjay gupta who is in los angeles for this trial. from what i understand, you have talked to sources close to the defense team. what did they tell you? >> reporter: well, it was pretty remarkable, actually. they talked specifically about the fact that up until a couple of days before michael jackson died, that he was still getting procedures, three to four procedures, they say, a week on his face. they were really tifl minor

procedures but he was on demerol. that demerol, as he was coming off of it, was acting as a stimulant. it breaks down as a stimulant and that stimulant was really very much keeping him awake. and that is why he needed all of these other medications to help him sleep. what i thought was even more remarkable, they were talking about this idea that on the day this happened, they say conrad murray did give propofol, this medication that we've been talking about, and then observed michael jackson for at least ten minutes, according to these defense sources, and then he thought that michael jackson essentially fell asleep due to exhaustion, he had been up and rehearsing and then the doctor left the room. after that, they say michael jackson had been playing possum. this is according to the defense team and sources that i've talked to. they say that he was playing possum. he woke up, got out of bed, went to the bathroom where he had

lorazepam, took eight pills, and then had a walking i.v. on and through that iv injected more propofol into his body. the doctor came back into the room and found michael jackson at that point already deceased. this is a strategy and the arguments that you're going to hear from the defense team. you've already heard some of this being laid out. i just got off the phone with the sources and they say this is where they are headed. >> we know that they are just now taking their lunch recess. moments ago, of course, we have a team of people watching this as well. and we know that this personal assistant had just testified that dr. murray, that day, called him, left a message for murray to quote, call me right away. and so the message was left several minutes with this personal assistant before anyone actually called an glanambulanc.

also, the lawyer for the show promoter testified today that whenever she asked about michael jackson's health, dr. murray told her jackson was -- and i'm quoting here, perfectly healthy and in excellent condition. i know you've heard this, but i want to play a little more of that reporting of michael jackson's voice that prosecutors played in court. this was yesterday. and then, sanjay, i have a question for you on the other side. >> sanjay gupta, i mean, does that sound like a man who is

perfectly healthy? >> well, you know, it sounds like a man who's been affected probably by different drugs. i mean, you listen for all sorts of things. it's very difficult to speculate but the slurring of the words, you know, i asked specifically again these sources of mine close to the defense team about this as well and what they say is that they were thrilled that the prosecution played this tape because it makes their point that -- listen to how sleepy he sounds but he's unable to sleep. and that's how the defense is sort of looking at this, this particular tape. as a doctor, it's incredibly hard to speculate. i don't know why dr. conrad murray would tape that sort of thing. it's an odd thing to do. but it sounds like someone who has a lot of these medications that we've been talking about, probably, in his system. >> yeah. it was just that voice recording on his phone. one more thing for you, we know that the lawyer said that dr. murray asked for a portable cpr

machine on site for the "this is it" shows. would that be an unusual request? >> what is interesting about that request, if you look at the langs wage surrounding the propofol, it's a medication typically used in operating rooms and icus and can induce general anesthesia. but you have to have someone trained to use it and have all of the proper equipment around it, which includes monitoring equipment and also resuscitation equipment. frankly, you know, the idea of someone giving this medication outside of a hospital is bizarre enough but giving it without that equipment being there is the dangerous part of this. and the lack of judgment part of this. and i think, you know, if you had to piece it together, i was thinking that i needed to have this equipment there and that's why i asked for it but some of it wasn't in place. a lot of the medication was already being given. >> dr. sanjay gupta, thank you. there on lunch recess. we'll continue to dip back in.

dr. conrad murray trial in and out of l.a. in the meantime, breaking news out of alabama. a federal judge has blocked the tough immigration law that they passed earlier this year. you may remember that the u.s. justice department had sued the state over this particular bill which was originally squed you'lled to go into effect last month. i want to walk you through some of the provisions that the judge ruled on. i have it. and i'll be quoting some of the issues here, they are saying, the issue where it was unlawful for a person who was unauthorized, illegal immigrant to unknowingly apply for work, solicit for work in a private or public place. one issue being harboring transporting unlawfully president aliens. i'm quoting here. and also concerns that the taking of a state tax deduction for wages paid to an unauthorized alien and the other item that they mention is that

creates a state discrimination case, the retention or hiring of undocumented immigrants. we understand that there have been protests against this legislation happening against college campuses today. we're going to keep an eye on that as we continue on cnn. next, a story that will make your blood boil if your kids are paying a little bit of money, in fact, to take the s.a.t. >> the victims are their fellow students. the kids who don't cheat. the kids who take the s.a.t. prep course. the kids who study. the kids who do their homework, the kids who play by the rules. >> take a look at this young man. this is what we call a cheater. remember what your mother taught you? cheaters never win. also, take a look at this shot. this is not your average kitty climbing wall. this is one of the most beautiful and iconic structures and it may be quietly crumbling. what these years are doing inch by inch. be right back.

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this is samuel. six high school students from long island paid this -- i don't know if he's such a whiz kid. paid him $2500 for each of them to take the s.a.t. for them. in fact, he is even accused of taking the test for a girl. but instead of using these high scores to get into their dream schools, these students have been arrested. kathleen wright is leading up this investigation. she's the d.a. for nassau county, new york. how did this start to begin with? did he take six different versions of the s.a.t.? and don't you have to have an i.d. just to get into the testing center? >> well, he certainly did. he took six tests for the school where he graduated. they paid him upwards of $2500 and what he did, as part of this whole scheme, was prepare fake i.d.s in the name of the student for whom he was take the test.

he presented that i.d. as the test site. the proctor did not notice anything. even in the instance where he was taking a test for a young girl, one of the defendants who was a girl, and he scored on every single one of those tests, in the 97th percentile. there was a reason why they were paying him. they wanted good scores on their s.a.t.s. this saturday, hundreds of thousands of high school students across the country are going to sit for the s.a.t.s and the message needs to be sent to all of them, if you cheat, you're going to get caught and be held accountable. >> how did they get caught in the first place? a discrepancy between their grades and their test scores? >> it started as a rumor, that students paid someone to take the test for them, it started an investigation and then they honed in on those high school students who took the test elsewhere, somewhere other than the high school and they focused on those kids, they looked at

the s.a.t. scores that these kids got and then they compared them to their gpa and there was a huge discrepancy with the six students. >> i see. >> who had mediocre gpas but scored in the 97th percentile. >> we have a statement from great neck school district. they said that they've been cooperating with nassau county and we hope it will bring an end to unfair practices and bring light of shortcomings in the security of the s.a.t. testing system. i'm getting tweets on this saying, hang on. is this really a matter for the legal system? they think it should be a school issue to deal with their own students. what is your reaction to that? >> well, the school handled this situation from an administrative

standpoint but what the kids did was a crime. there needs to be a level playing field. the majority of kids across this country don't cheat. they work hard, study hard, take the tests themselves and try to get into the best school that they can. we need to protect the other student. they should not be on the second rung of the ladder behind the cheater. what i'm calling on is that there's a reform in this whole system. i think it's incumbent upon the testing service, the education testing service that administers these tests all across the country to actually, when they find out that a student has cheated and with draw their score from the college that they inform the college of why the score is being withdrawn. at this point now, they are not required to do that so the college is left in the dark. >> yeah. >> i also think it's incumbent upon the high schools that when they uncover something like that, that they be required to report any instance of cheating that these kids are applying to.

that's the only way that they are going to deter this from happening in the future. >> should be part of the -- >> absolutely. >> speaking of that, what kind of punishment could he face and also these alleged six cheaters. >> he's facing up to four years. he's been charged with a felony. he made thousands of dollars from this scheme and the six kids that paid him by operation of law, i can't disclose their name or what they are charged with because they are, by law, going to be treated as youthful offenders. so in order for there to be accountability in the future, we have to change the system. ets has to get on board, the high school administration has to get on board and we have to send a loud and clear message, especially three days away from hundreds and thousands of students away from taking the s.a.t. that cheating doesn't pay. you have to do it the honest way. >> we remember doing it the honest way. don't cheat. kathleen rice, thank you for coming on. great story there. >> thank you. now to this. look, you don't tell new yorkers they shouldn't eat pizza and i

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inspect damage from an earthquake. the we are they are delayed them just a little bit. this monument, 550 feet tall, has been hit by lightning in the past. two women, two men, rappelled down the side. some cracks were on the exterior, we're told, but the monument is still structurally sound. is weather an issue in are they taking a break? >> they are taking a break right now. this is a live picture of the washington monument. you can see the anchors and ropes hanging down. no rappellserrings. they have been at it all day long. from what we've seen, they have gotten down to just below the windows, and maybe a couple

windows on the other sides. going stone by stone checking for any possible damage from that earthquake. they have made progress today. they could not do it yesterday. they tried to do that. as you mentioned, weather was an issue yesterday. there was fairly fast moving systems going through the d.c. area. this morning it was rain. there may be rain later on this afternoon. they can work through rain but it's lightning that is an issue. if there's any threat of lightning, then they have to stop. as you can see right now, there are sunny skies. they are going to keep a close eye on that. >> as we look at these pictures and, yeah, i think if i saw lightning, i would say, get me down. my question is, are they coming and going through these windows? is that how they go all the way up there and rappel down? >> these are on all four sides. we're told that the actual windows, the glass has been removed so they can come in and out of these windows and that's

where some of them will start from. but they also have a hatch. you can't see it but it's where one of the architects, the engineers came out yesterday to secure these anchors for the ropes. right at the very top. just to a bunch of roping and equipment at the top of the monument. they secured all of it and that's how they get the ropes down. there are hatches up here and windows on all four sides, that's how they get in and out of these access points here. if it's an issue of weather and they are down below, however, we're told that the tentative plan is, they rappel all the way down. it's easier to get down to the ground than it is to climb back up. if they are below these points and there's a weather issue and they have to get down quickly, they will go down rather than climb back up. >> imagine the view from the top

there. if only we could rappel from the washington monument. i don't know about you, but i would do it. >> i'm up for it. >> thank you. we'll watch the progress throughout the week. now, it's one thing to tell people that their diet is bad. it's quite another to mess with the symbol of their state. >> they chose to use our hat in an ad which we take exception to. >> so let's talk to the nutritionist who opened this can of worms in wisconsin and i'll also ask the mayor of green bay how the pack examiners fans feel about delivering the anti-cheese message so close to home. and then if i told a celebrity was caught with no clothes on, that wouldn't be news. today we have one of those cases that has led to the level of an international incident. it's trending next.

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you want to pick a fight in wisconsin? criticize cheese. in a state where cheese is part of the economic life blood, a doctor's group put up this board showing the grim reaper using a cheese hat. the aim, a warning that cheese is fat and causes high cholesterol and can be bad for you. the critics, among them, green bay packers and a lawsuit straight from the company that

carries the cheese head trademark. joining us is dr. neil barnard, which put up the billboard and green bay mayor, mr. schmidt. what was the point of the billboard? why did you put it up? >> sure. many parents have no idea that cheese can be the reason for their kids' weight problems. cheese is 70% fat for typical cheeses like cheddar cheese and also as high or higher in cholesterol ounce per ounce compared to steak. the dietary guidelines said, if there's one thing to do to get healthier, we've got to cut back on saturated fat and the number one source that they quoted or cited was dairy products, including cheese. so our goal is to get attention. >> let me take it a step

further. why spread this message on the $3500 a month billboard on highway 41, heavily trafficked by packers fans. aka, cheese head. why that billboard? >> because people haven't gotten that message so far and it's essential that they do. back in 1909, back when people ate 3.3 pounds of cheese a year. less than 4 pounds a year. today we're at 34 pounds a year every person every year. the point being, where are we putting those 30 extra pounds of cheese. parents haven't gotten the message. one in 3 kids is heavy and one in three will get diabetes at some point in their life. >> i hear the statisticses, sir, but why that location? are you trying to take the message to the cheese head himself? is that what you're targeting? >> we're trying to bring a

healthful message. certainly wisconsin is cheese central but the rest of the people are eating like there's no tomorrow not realizing how much fat they are getting. parents are worried about their kids being heavy and not connecting it to that cheese pizza and the cheeseburgers and that's our goal, is to bring the message straight home. so the parents can make decisions for their own families. >> so what happens -- let's put the picture back up. we saw the grim reaper with the cheese head. what happened? >> well, the billboard company apparently took, if i understand correctly, to be a threatening communication from some people in wisconsin and said take that down. we contacted the billboard manufacturer and said, i'm not sure that you want to alter it. we thought it was a very compelling image and that's what they ended up posting. >> from a doctor, cheese can sack your health.

dr. barnard, thank you. okay. bringing in the mayor of wisconsin, mr. mayor, your reaction to the billboard? >> we love our cheese heads. we love our cheese. it's a $26 billion industry here and em employees thousands of people. there are a lot of us that eat our cheese. i don't know if they eat 34 pounds but we're also marathon runners. a very thick community and we can support both. we can eat cheese in moderation, support a terrific industry and be very healthy as we are here in green bay. >> so you have the people who say, first amendment right, free speech, it's just a billboard. you say -- >> look, why is he picking on an industry. i think if the doctors are concerned about childhood obesity and adult obesity as well, the goal is to get people moving. and to take a slap at one of our largest industries and one of our trademarks, the cheese head and put this up on 41 which is

on the way to lambolt field here in green bay, i think there are a lot of things that they could have done to promote health here in the united states. >> cdc says wisconsin is among the states with 34% owe bes tea rate or more. how do you fight obesity in your state, then? >> again, i think moderation is key and cheese can be part of your diet and you can -- as long as it's done in moderation along with many other things in your life, the key that i think they should be focusing on is getting people moving. we run the steps here in city hall twice a week. the employees get together and 27 floors that we run, the green bay marathon which is -- and 10 k runs that are very successful. tens and thousands of runners come. in green bay, where we invest in recreational trails so people

can bike and walk to work for recreation, sidewalks and promote healthy outdoor fun activities all four seasons, that's the key. not to kill an industry that's been so good to this state. >> all right. mayor schmitt, thank you very much. i think i hear what you're saying. moderation is key. thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> there's the cheese head. there we go. mayor cheese schmitt. something tells me you have seen worse but what flies in the u.s. does not exactly fly in other countries. that's why she's trending next. also, a possible tornado in virginia. we'll go to him. be right back. we're america's natural gas

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chad myers, talk to me. a possible tornado. >> near the naval station. so bay view naval station from south of newport news and north of norfolk, really, but moving across this peninsula here, it moved over the circulation, right over the beltbay, right off to your west. there's a lot of circulation here. so this is a very populated area here of the hampton roads newport news area. take cover now before it moves off and eventually into the bay and eventually into the ocean but for now this is a pretty significant event here for you. if you live anywhere within, i don't know, five miles from bay view, take cover in the naval air station right now. >> chat myers, keep us posted. send tweets to cnn. she's known for her lyrics,

and rihanna was asked to cover up after going topless after filming her recent video. set the scene, beautiful countryside, near bellfast in northern ireland and she was dressed in this racy outfit. she shot the video from a christian farmer that owns the land. he pulled the plug after things got to risque. a.j., what exactly was it that she was wearing or wasn't wearing and what was the farmer really expecting? >> well, first of all, are you surprised this story is even trending? i mean, come on, rihanna? >> if it were here. >> well, that's true. but people are still into seeing what rihanna is or is not wearing but this is more about what she wasn't wearing that caused the shoot for the

23-year-old's music video to be shot down. apparently she stripped down to a red and white bikini top and blue jeans for the video. the farmer's wife is saying that she was topless for this thing. of course, the singer attracted a huge crowd, regard the of her barry there outfit. as you might imagine, it's not a common thing and locals are showing up to catch a glimpse of the star to see what she did or did not have on. she's known for sporting outfits for her music performances so it's not a surprise here but it is to this irish farmer who did not know who rihanna was before the shoot. >> speaking ever risque, cue the video. thanks, guys. we've heard from the farmer and his wife. he had a conversation with rihanna, shook hands, parted company. i found her very gracious, i hope she understands where i'm coming from.

but wife says this, when she started to go topless, that's what alan was objecting to. it's not what he wanted young people to see on his land. we are christians. anything from camp rihanna today? >> not really. they are loving this but we did reach out to rihanna's reps. they are telling "showbiz tonight" that there is no comment. >> okie doke. a.j. hammer, good to see you. thank you. next, protesters target wall street. >> people have gotten tired of hearing the same little news quotes every day, day in and day out. >> celebs joining the rally against bank bailouts. and then amanda knox convicted of killing her roommate. who is watching in memory of meredith kircher. how this is is playing out in

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she devil, guilty, innocent, call it what you will. you know the amanda knox, accused with her own italian boyfriend accused of murdering a friend. do you know the victim's name? her father says that knox has become a celebrity while his daughter has been forgotten. so we've gone to her hometown to find out more about her. >> reporter: amid the constant coverage of amanda's appeal, it's easy to overlook the victim of the murder. meredith was her flatmate, a

bright 21-year-old student studying language at leeds university. but during a one-year placement in the italian town of perugia, she was stabbed and sexually assaulted in 2007, a crime of which amanda and her boyfriend were convicted, a drifter from the ivory coast, he was also convicted of her murder in a separate trial. this is the house where meredith grew up, a quiet town south of london. the kercher family have always maintained that they thought that the trial was fair. meredith's father john wrote in one newspaper that amanda knox has been convicted of taking our precious meredith's life in the most hideous and bloody way. the prospects of amanda being released will be very upsetting to the kercher family. the neighbor, maureen, says the appeal has put meredith's family under enormous strain.

>> because it's been going on for four years. i mean, there was the initial murder, and then, of course, there was the trial and since then it always seems to be in the news. and as i say, meredith seems to be forgotten in it. she was beautiful, she was friendly, she was nice. she was clever, and there's not enough metaphors to say how much she looked after my grandchildren and it was just a tragedy. >> local politician richard ottoway attended meredith's funeral. >> it was packed and overflowing. it was quite clear that meredith was a popular girl, so many friends there. it was probably one of the most moving services that i've ever been to. >> it was packed with 5 to 600 friends and family, a sign of

meredith's popularity. the victor that took the service told me how meredith's parents dealt with that emotionally-charged day. >> they very very courageous, had a calm sort of dignity which i think they've maintained up until now. >> reporter: which now are under immense strain as they wait to turn out if amanda knox and rafael will be set free. dan rivers, england. >> dan, thank you. iran sending naval ships near u.s. waters? the iranian navy is going to have -- and i'm quoting here -- a powerful presence in the atlantic ocean. the white house says there's no cause for concern. >> on the iranian navy, i think we don't take these statements seriously. and given that they do not reflect at all iran's naval capabilities. >> the pentagon correspondent,

barbara starr, has been following this situation. no concern, says jay carney. what about the department of defense? any comment from them? >> when i asked folks about what they thought about it, i got a lot of rolling eyeballs. their feeling is, they are international waters. they are free to sale in international waters but it's a long way from tehran to miami. you know, so if they want to spend the money, good luck to them is the attitude. international maritime is not easy. it costs a lot of money and trained force and have ships that can make the journey, resupply, fuel, food, all of those things. it's a much more complex effort than people might think. the iranian navy a political stt of iran's intentions rather than a new military strategy by them.

>> so, peel back the layer then for me, barbara starr? what does the u.s. really think iran's real intentions are? political? >> you bet. the iranian navy, for years, has made it very clear. it wants to dominate in the persian gulf. those vital economic, international shipping lanes. the very sensitive export shipping lanes for crude oil out of the middle east, out of the persian gulf. that's the real prize for them. they're a very significant presence there. they know they are staling against the us navies, that sail in those water rs. the iranian naval strategy is to make sure that if it decides to, it can dominate in its own neighborhood. the thinking is that is most likely what iran will continue to do. to try and be a presence in that

vital oil region in their own backyard. >> now, this. but by the same token, that heartfelt message you gave me is also not a reason for me to do it. that reason has to reside inside me. >> so, usually, he just says no. to the question l you run. did you detect a difference in chris christie's response? seemed a lot of folks like maybe he was skirting around it. we'll let you listen to his comments for yourself so you can join in in flaring in for clues. and florida, threatening the presidential primary calendar, next. d, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses.

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quick little programming note. tell your friends, your family about this newscast. this show moves up one hour starting monday, so we'll still be together two hours each day, just a little earlier. 2:00 to 4:00 eastern next monday. and now, when is the last time you have actually heard about a politician making headlines for something he did not say? for months now, there has been this growing buzz about chris christie and many republicans want him to enter the race for president, but christie, who is

known for his outspoken ways, has been very clear about saying, no. until now. want you to listen to his response to a plea from one woman at an event at the ronald reagan presidential library last night. >> do it for our sons. please, sir, don't, we need you. your country needs you to run for president. >> let me just say this. there are a lot of people who have asked me about this over the course of the last number of weeks and months. and this all say about that tonight is that i hear exactly what you're saying and i feel the passion which with you say it. and it touches me. because i can tell you, i'm just a kid from jersey who feels like i'm the luckiest guy in the world to have the opportunity that i have to be the governor of my state and so, people say

to me all the time now when folks like you say those kind of things for as many months as it's being said, you know, governor, why don't they just leave you alone, you've already given your answer. is it a burden? what i say to you tonight and everybody else who's nice enough is that it isn't a burden. i mean, fact of the matter is, that anybody who has an ego large enough to say oh, please, please, please, stop asking me to be leader of the free world, it's such a burden if you could please just stop, i mean, what kind of crazy egomaniac would you have to be to say please, please stop. it's extraordinarily flattering, but by the same token, that heartfelt message you gave me is also not a reason for me to do

it. that reason has to reside inside me. >> so, you be the judge there. you know, for a man not making a bid for the white house, sounded a bit like a candidate giving a speech just a little. no resounding now. the answer is fuelling speculation that governor christie is leaving the door open just a little crack. a close advisor told jim acosta -- time now let's talk more politics. go to wolf blitzer in washington with new poll numbers, but let's begin with florida. what's going on? >> the republicans in florida may be shaking up the schedule right now the earliest contest in iowa, new hampshire, they're supposed to begin in early february, but florida now says apparently, they're going to meet on friday. they want to move up their primary to the end of january. january 31st.

if they do that, it would be a violation of rnc rules. they'd lose a lot of delegates at the convention over the summer, but it would force iowa, new hampshire, south carolina to move up, so instead of the balloting beginning in early february, it might have to begin in early january. so, it's going to step on our vacations at the end of the year. christmas, new year's. we'll see if florida actually goes ahead, but they want to move their schedule up to january 31st so the other four states will have to move theirs up. iowa, new hampshire, nevada, south carolina, the rules say they must go first, so florida could shake things up. let's get to new poll numbers on the government here in washington. we asked this question. how often can you trust government in washington? just about always, 2%. most of the time, 13%.

77% say only some of the time. 8% say never. can you trust government in washington always or most of the time? you take a look how it's moved over the past few years, it wasn't 25% in 2008 and 2010. it's down to 15% right now. can you trust government in washington? always or most of the time? back in 1958, i know you remember this well, what grade were you in? >> negative 10, 15. >> whatever grade you were in, 73% at that time thought you could trust government in washington always or most of the time. right now, it's only 15%. that's quite a drop over these many years. hermann cane is going to be joining me at the top of the hour. doing well. he's got momentum. if you're moving, brooke, from two to four, guess what i'm going to do? >> i'm moving with you.

>> i'll be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. eastern time. >> thank you very much. would have been negative 19. toof the hour. ke a lk at this. michael jackson death trial is underway and today, we hear from his inner circle, the people paid to protect him and run his busy household. what did they see the day that dr. conrad murray is accused of killing the king of pop? the news is now. on the run for 40 years, the hijacker behind one of the most brazen airplane heists in american history. how the fbi picked up on his trail and tracked him down halfway around the world. protesters occupy wall street. >> people have gotten tired of hearing the same -- little news quotes every day. >> fed up the bank bailouts, what do these people hope to

gain? and the president in campaign mode rubbing elbows with some real housewives and their husbands. wait until you hear is a fan of the beverly hills based reality show. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com welcome back. if it's interesting and happening you, you're about to see it. let's begin with the trial in los angeles. michael jackson's personal assistant took to the witness stand in the trial. prosecutors played this frantic phone message dr. murray left for michael williams after finding jackson unresponsive. the message asked williams to, i'm quoting, get here right away. that was left on williams' phone minutes before anyone dialed 911. more on the trail of michael

jackson's doctor in a matter of minutes. the head of immigration and customs enforcement for south florida was arrested on child pornography charges. he was arrested yesterday. he is charged with transporting, receiving and possessing child porn. if convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. he says he's not guilty. a judge says mangione will have to undergo a psychological evaluation. the united states may soon designate the ha can network as a terrorist organization. it is considered a major threat against u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. after several attacks, the move has been widely anticipated with one official tells cnn, the designation should happen quote fairly soon. health officials saying a total of 13 people died after eating tainted cantaloupe grown in colorado.

that makes it the deadliest food bourne illness in over a decade. whole melons marketed as rocky ford cantaloupes contained listeria. officials say most of those who died were over the age of 60. amazon announcing what it hopes will be an ipad killer. the $199 tablet has the seven-inch screen, runs a heavily customized version of android operating system, wi-fi, but no cellular connection. favorite story of the day. kind of. a florida couple heading out for a bite to eat couldn't believe their eyes. listen to what they saw. >> saturday night, we were going to go down to dinner and passed

here and there were four craigs in the middle of the street look ing at this monkey. i said, there's a monkey, turn around. >> police and animal control are looking for the monkey. the primate has been spotted at least three times. they're saying it doesn't pose a threat to the community. they're not even sure what kind of monkey this is. people think this could be a pet that ran away from its owner or may have excaped from a local tourist attraction, so be on the look outfor that. in a down economy, people tend to look for villains and many point to wall street, remember the ruthless character gordon gekko. for nearly two weeks now, protesters, the famous, the anonymous, have been showing up to say greed is not good. with that, here's alison kosik.

>> on day 11 of occupy wall street, the number of protesters didn't appear to be growing, but their star power was. >> i think all change start frs the bottom up and i think people have gotten tired of hearing the same little news quotes every day and it's time for a new paradigm. >> the protesters have descended on lower manhattan to express their outrage over the financial system they say is broken, but no one can agree on how to fix it. >> most people agree, you're right, the system isn't working for average americans. that's what we want to focus on. what do we agree on? what can we do about it? >> organizers say that hasn't stopped the move from growing, but it is fuelling skepticism about their ultimate goal. there are so many that happened, and this sea of signs really gives you a good idea about how

many different demans they have. but it's clearly a protest against corporate america and wall street. and yet, it's a big corporation these protesters are relying on to get their message out. >> i think that's a very good point and it is true that this mac is you know, represents the values that i'm not -- but i'm just one person and 90% of my life is in the direction that i want to be. >> one of hundreds who really believe in their cause, so much so they've traveled thousands of miles to be here. >> it's matter of working the same job for next to nothing for the rest of my life or creating a system in which there is an opportunity for advancement. >> has your boss called you yet? >> i called in, told him there

was a family emergency. >> i think he's going to know. >> i hope not. >> let's go to alison. i know the group here demonstrated, they're calling themselves occupy was, but why? it's not really what's happening. >> well, exactly. the whole idea was to actually occupy wall street, but that's physically not possible because there are these barricades that are all over the place around the building where i'm in at the new york stock exchange. blocking people from coming anywhere near this place. so, what they wound up doing is they're protesting a couple of blocks away, so sure, that's a plan b, but they're getting attention for it. you saw susan sarandon. russell simmons joined today saying he wants to pay more taxes. i asked how long are you going to be out here and they told me, we're going to be out here as long as it takes to see change in this country.

>> i told them, you're going to be here a while. >> while i have you, let's talk numbers. the dow took a big swing looking over here. 179. it was up quite a bit earlier. was it not? >> it was. we saw it up in the triple digits. now, we ended lower. the dow down 179 points at the close. we saw optimism that europe is getting its act together, getting its debt issues under control, but that optimism kind of turned into impatience as the session wore on. investors want to see european leaders really get going on this and make these changes and make this happen. one analyst says it's time to just rip the band-aid off already and that is what investors are waiting to see at this point. >> thank you very much. now this. >> 5 million is just a ridiculous amount, right? >> in my opinion, yeah. >> it is. in fact, you didn't know what you needed to pay a doctor either, did you?

>> i had a general idea. >> that is the price tag that dr. murray asked to be paid by as his physician, michael jackson's physician. sunny hostin has the latest in this case. and the fugitive who escaped prison, hijacked a plane. you're going to hear how the fbi picked up on his trail and tracked him down halfway around the world. ♪ [ male announcer ] we're not employers or employees. not white collar or blue collar or no collars.

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when murray left the room, jackson got up, took some pills, injected himself with propofol. also this afternoon, jackson's personal assistant took to the witness stand. michael williams. detailed this brief, frantic phone call from dr. murray the day michael jackson died. >> told me mr. jackson had a bad reaction. told me to get here right away. this is excluding my part of the conversation. mr. jackson had a bad reaction and to get somebody up here immediately. i tried to follow his instructions to the best of my ability. sunny, we know the lunch break started in the midst of this personal assistant's testimony. where is the prosecution trying to go with this? >> i think they're certainly trying to give the jury a picture, an idea, of how conrad murray reacted when he realized that michael jackson was in trouble.

that he had this sort of bad reaction. now, what do people do when they are having a medical emergency? they call 911, right? what does a doctor do? they call 911 or another doctor and what did conrad murray do? he called michael jackson's personal assistant who was in downtown l.a. i think what the prosecution is trying to show, is this guilty behavior? would a reasonable doctor do this? would a doctor who adheres to the medical standard of care do this? they're doing a good job of painting that picture. >> what about this new defense theory? the they're saying michael jackson played possum, their phrase, until dr. murray left the room and injected himself with more propofol. >> it sounds so ridiculous, right, but bottom line is that the defense has to be in reasonable doubt land.

they have to give these jurors and alternate theory of responsibility and so, they have the paint michael jackson as an addict, as someone who was aticketed not only to propofol, but other prescription medications, someone desperate for sleep and someone who may have given himself the fatal dose. that takes the responsibility out of dr. murray's hands and places the responsibility on michael jackson. that's why they have this defense there. will it resognate with the jury? too soon to tell, but many doctors say while it's not really probable, something like that is possible. >> okay, from your legal perspective, take a look at the prosecution, the defense. how are they doing? i've seen murray's lead attorney described as a medium time lawyer handling obviously his first huge case. how's he doing? >> i'm surprised to hear that, but i think he's doing very well, actually. and the bottom line is as we say

in the legal business, trial lawyers are born, brooke, they're not made. we saw with jose baez, that was his first big case and he won it. i think to say this is his first big case, he's a medium time lawyer really means nothing. in the courtroom, he's doing a good job, but the prosecution is doing really well. they're painting dr. murray as this really greedy doctor who wanted $5 million to give him propofol in a setting that no other doctor would give him that in and right now, the proos cougs has the momentum. the defense is doing a pretty good job in my view of bringing up these alternate theorys of responsibility and that's where they need to be. >> quickly, just i know they're on lunch break, but what are we looking for next? what will you be looking for? >> well, certainly if the preliminary hearing is any indication of what we're going too see here, we're going to

hear more about the inner circle. more about what happened that day, the day of michael jackson's death and we're going to hear about conrad murray's reactions. did he try to hide the propofol. did he cooperate rate with the emts? what did the emts see and hear when they arrived on scene? >> all right, we'll be watching with you. obviously, we'll be taking it live, so i thank you very much. and now, listen to this. this man was nice. easy going. he had good contacts here in the community. he also had a business near the beach. he lived alongside everyone else. no one would have thought he's the suspect they say he is. >> a fugitive, he was on the lamb for 40 years. now, he's caught. keep in mind this is the kind of guy who ordered the fbi to bring him ransom money in swim suits and they did it. and erin burnett is out front with the latest news. she's going to join me live with a sneak peek of her new show.

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there is a new addition to our cnn family. erin burnett launches her show monday night, 7:00 eastern. join me, watch it live, erin burnett, welcome, by the way. just hello and welcome. good to have you back on this show. >> thank you. it's been a busy summer. >> i know it has. let's get the stuff in. your wheel house sort of out of the way. obviously, your background is in finance. before becoming a journalist, i know you started your career as an investment banker.

explain to me why the rest of europe is haggling so much over bailing out greece and also, from an american perspective, how worried do we need to be over which way this goes? >> after two world wars in the past century, they care a lot about their union and think it matters and really want to hold it together, but it appears clear they may not be able to, at least financially. you've got portugal, italy, spain, ireland, all of them with varying degrees of economic problems and then all of a sudden, it turns out when things are good, everybody's fine to work together and when things are bad, the richer countries like germany and we're really talking about germany, they don't want to bail everybody else out. the question is, does greece fall out of the euro and what are the reprecussions of that. in a sense, what some people have been telling me is you know what? this is like what the u.s. went

through in 2008 when we went through our massive financial crisis. and it's not just europe because a lot of american banks have exposure to europe and the exposure is not as big as european banks, but some saying as much $50 billion. for the u.s. banks, it's not huge, but the fact is, the u.s. public no longer has a stomach for boailouts, so if our banks spread, it could hit our banks directly. >> erin burnett, i follow you on twitter and something you tweeted, i love travel, so i saw you tweeted, just got back from a shoot around the world. you got to tell us where you were and will we see that on your show? >> you will.

when you say out front, it describes the name. also, physically, the way we want to cover global stories. we did get out prior to the show and literally, we went around the world or over the top, into china and down through southeast asia and middle east, pack to the u.s. we'll have some of that next week. about some of the area that really matter a lot to our show that really matter for america economically, streenlgly, china in the middle east. we'll be bringing that to people next week. some serious pieces and fun ones. it would be boring if there weren't some fun. >> i saw your twitter pictures with the camels. little thing about me, i love music. doi this thing every monday featuring different bands. just curious, who's on heavy rotation on the erin burnett ipod right now? >> okay, so on the flight to china, i actually listened to

this song so much, the song i might be a little sick of it now, but i was into this summer, the song knee deep by zach brown band, wishing i was knee deep wishing all i had to worry about was when the tide was going to reach my chair. i played it so much even i am -- >> kind of over it. move along. >> so, i have to watch your on mondays and get some suggestions. >> tell me a little bit more about you. >> okay, well, i guess i can tell you a few things. one, i like to cook. i have been to 40 states, the 40th was this summer. i went to oregon and it was phenomenal. they have these painted cliffs. one of the most beautiful places i have ever been. my family, i have a big family. seven nieces and nephews. seven. >> cute. >> that is a big part of what i do. >> wonderful. i can't wait to watch you, 7:00

monday. erin burnett out front. >> look forward to meeting you in person. also, want to remind you, change to this show so starting monday, this show moves up an hour, so we'll be on from 2:00 to 4:00 eastern, 11:00 to 1:00 pacific. so, why are the people who like chris christie and sarah palin, why are they holding their breath until halloween? cnn's political ticker is next. we're america's natural gas

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let's talk politics and get that political ticker update. we have paul and peter standing by. peter, let's begin with you. sounds like we could be seeing the caucus, the primary calendar starting after new year's. >> that's right, brooke. this is actually a copy of the rnc's working calendar before this morning that florida's going to have january 31st as their primary date next year. that's going to force these other states, those protected first four states, to move ahead

of florida to protect their status, so we can basically throw the calendar out the window on friday when florida makes this official. we're watching south carolina and georgia tomorrow, who are going to make announcements about when their primaries are going to be. the folks at rnc headquarters are making frantic phone calls to really try to fix this situation and protect the calendar that they carefully laid out last year at an rnc meeting. >> so, peter, as your chucking that calendar, paul, let's talk about what this means for current campaigns. we still have those people like sarah palin and chris christie, who maybe, maybe, could jump into this race. >> if they jump in, it's late in the game because they don't have campaigns yet. they got to get teams in that states, which they don't have yet and they've got to raise money. if the calendar moves up, they have one less month. to get things going in these states.

all the important early voting states, so it makes it a lot tougher for them. but what about the candidates who are already there? who does this help or hurt? i was talking to a top republican strategist today and said of romney and perry, maybe romney comes out a little better. he's been running for a long time. some say he's basically been running for five years. he's got operations in the states moving up. kerry, not so much, only been running for six weeks. the less time means it's tougher for him. what does it mean for peter and i and woman who cover it? >> no vacations. >> christmas day, we're heading out to iowa. >> new year's eve all over again in des moines. >> thank you, very, very much. still to come, we're going to tell you about this woman sentenced to ten lashes just for getting behind the wheel. this in a place where women are gaining more political rights. we'll take you "globe trekking" coming up. also, the hijacker behind one of

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talk about a cold case getting hot. after 40 years of searching spanning three continents, he's final under arrest. dressed as a priest, smuggles a gun, it was hallowed out bible. gets on a plane r, fries away. at a stop in miami, gets a million dollar ransom, which he makes sure is delivered by fbi agents wearing nothing but bathing suits to see they're not armed. after all these decades, a small tip led the fbi to george wright, living a quiet live outside of lisbon, in portugal. it's a fascinating case. i wanted to bring in tom fuentes, now a cnn contributor.

tom, i know you've been in touch with some of your bureau colleagues, many of whom are not speaking publicly. of what you can share, how did that break this case? >> they created a task force about ten years ago tog back through the more serious cold cases and see if they can develop leads. the task force was the fbi and u.s. marshalls and authorities from new jersey. it was the marshalls who developed the key lead that led to the location in portugal, so the bureau, the fbi office out of madrid worked closely with the portuguese authorities and the police in portugal conducted the surveillance and maintained coverage until they could get the provisional arrest warrants in order. they arrested him on monday and now, the extradition is in progress to bring him back to the united states. >> do we know what his connection was to portugal?

>> no, they're not revealing what that was, but i think it was based on examining family members and phone call records and that type of information and of course, 41 years ago, you did not have the ability to track international phone calls and international financial transactions the way you can do it today, so that was the idea behind reopening some of these cases to look at applying new technology to old cases and seeing if they could solve them. >> this is out there, that he was in a resort community. not doing menial jobs, not living in the lap of luxury, so what happened to that $1 million of ransom? >> when the plane was hijacked, he was given the million dollars in the u.s. had a pilot fly the plane from boston to algeria. when he landed, the plane was supposed to be met by eldridge cleaver, who was supporting the black liberation army. he was assuming he could get

asylum in the country, but that didn't happen, so theal jeer yans arrested him, seized the plane and the money and they returned the million dollars and the aircraft back to the united states, but not him. so after a couple of days, he was released from custody. and the trail went cold. two years later, a couple of his partners, four years later, a couple of his partners were arrested in paris, but they didn't have the lead information of where exactly he was until recently. >> also in '72, he's dressed like a priest. shoves his gun in a bible, gets on a plane. obviously, that was before metal detectors. when did that change is this. >> this was the case that led to the scanning at airports. he got on the plane with a gun. three other adult male partners of his got on the plane armed as well. so the scanning that goes on now has increased over the years, but this was the first case where it was actually changed the policy to do scanning after

that. >> and then hijackings. it was almost back in those days, it was routine. it happened quite often, maybe would be a better way to say it. about once a week. today, it's a different world. why? because of security? >> exactly. it's much harder to get on an aircraft. you know, carrying any kind of a weapon. and there are much greater databases for people who might be inclined to do it. it took the hijackings back in the '70s. many of those planes being taken to cuba or other places people were seeking some type of asylum. we're all grateful because that means that fewer fbi agents will have to board aircraft in bathing suits. >> no comment. thank you very much. i appreciate it. from washington. now, let's take a live look.

we're going to get a look at the michael jackson, dr. conrad murray trial. we want to dip in? sure. let's dip in. >> first. >> could you -- >> you would not call and try to figure out what was happening first. >> dr. murray as mr. jackson's doctor, if he told me to dial 911, i would have done that. >> the question is whether you received a voice mail message te telling you to do that. >> that was not the question. >> objection sustained. >> the question is whether you would have done that based solely on a voice mail message from dr. murray? >> i would have take that serious, yes, sir. >> and you would have done that? >> yes, sir. >> so, when you called dr. murray back, you actually spent some time talking to him trying to figure out what was happening. >> yes, sir. >> because you wanted to know what was happening, right? >> you can see a moment ago, the corner, dr. murray himself sitting there in that courtroom. we're going to continue to

follow what's happening in there. this assistant had been asked earlier and apparently rs he was testifying that it was dr. murray who had given him a phone call to come over before he picked up the phone and called 911. we're going to stay on it. you can keep up with the latest on the trial. coming up, second school parade with a decidely antisemitic twist. where and why would kids at a christian school dress up like this? also, we heard the governor of alabama has officially responded to the news today from a federal judge, the decision against the tough immigration law in thhis state. we will tell you what governor bentley has said.

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news today out of alabama, a federal judge has blocked the state from enforcing part of a tough immigration law. the department of justice actually sued the state over this bill which was originally scheduled to go into effect last month. here now, governor of alabama, governor robert bentley. >> with this law. today, judge blackburn upheld the majority of our law and temporarily, and i say temporarily, injoined only four sections with those parts that were upheld, we have the strongest immigration law in this county tr. i believe that all sections of our law will be upheld and i will continue to work with our attorney general, luther strange, as we await judge blackburn's decision on the temporary injunctions and if

necessary, our appeals to a higher court. this law was never designed to hurt fellow human beings. as a physician, i would never ask a sick person if he or she was legal or illegal. but as governor of this state, it is my sworn duty to uphold our laws and that's what i intend to do. thank y'all. >> governor robert bentley of alabama reacting there. also, a quick check of stories. australia gives the okay for women in any combat role. defense minister says this -- this change will be fazed in over the next five years.

it is in stark contrast to u.s. policy. it also means u.s. male troops in afghanistan could be fighting alongside australian women. a christian school in thailand now apologizing for allowing students to march in a nazi themed parade. this is what sparked outrage around the world. students from the sacred heart school in nazi uniforms, carrying a nazi flag. jewish human rights groups saying it glorified nazis. in the apology, it was part of a sports day event and student groups were dif wrennuated by colors. a woman arrested in saudi arabia r for driving in a car will not be lashed after all. here's the video of this woman breaking the law. the law being that women cannot drive in saudi arabia. the source close to the royal

king court says king abdullah revoked the sentence. this follows his announcement earlier this week of greater political participation for women in the kingdom. it is the 25-year anniversary of the bears superbowl win and the president has invited the team to the white house, but a member of that '85 bears team snubbing the president's offer, saying he's quoting, got better things to do. joe johns has that in political pop and wolf blitzer is going to join me, but first, have you seen the list of the rock 'n' roll hall of fame inductees? see if you agree? that's just part of the list. you have to stick around to see the rest of the 2011 rock 'n'

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here you go. the rest of the groups for 2012 -- this is why can't we be friends. let's fo to wolf blitzer. you know, i know you get to do a lot of things, but i've been to that ceremony a couple of times in new york. i saw prince, jackson brown. you ever been?

>> i want to go. when is the next one? >> next april. you want to go with me? >> definitely. is that in new york or cleveland? >> it's moved to cleveland. >> that's what i thought. ever been to krooefld? >> you got me. i've never been. >> it's nice. we're going to go rock and roll in cleveland. >> good deal. they'll let us in. >> hermann cane, we're going the talk to him at the top of the hour. he's got a lot on his mind. he's got momentum after the surprising win in florida straw poll. other polls he's doing well as well i should say, also in the 6:00 p.m. eastern hour, we have a special interview with the foreign minister of afghanistan. we're spending $2 billion a week, more than $100 billion a year in afghanistan. is that money well spent? should it be spent here in the united states? we got tough questions for the foreign minister of afghanistan. his troops, his security

personnel, his military going to be ready because as of now, u.s. troops are supposed to stay for at least another three years. is that going to guarantee there will be a peaceful democratic afghanistan when all is said and done? a lot of good questions. we'll do that interview in the 6:00 p.m. eastern hour. meanti meantime, we'll start thinking about cleveland. >> i'll take a look at the dates. you're going to be my date. up next, the president in campaign mode, rubbing elbows with some real housewives and their husbands. wait until you hear who else is a fan of the show. joe johns, next with the political pop.

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we want to dip in back into the dr. conrad murray trial. the two will set this up. this here on the stand testifying, michael williams. this was michael jackson's personal assistant. he's talking about a voice mail left by dr. murray. >> of course, i would do it. >> okay. and will you also -- did you also play the part, mr. williams as sort of a conduit for people who wanted to get in touch with michael jackson? sort of an agent in case they wanted to get in touch with michael jackson, they would call you? >> for the most part. he had his own personal cell phone which family and close friends which i had nothing to

do with, but if he didn't want someone to have his number or someone didn't have his new number, they would call me and i would relay the message. >> and oftentimes, people from aeg would call you? >> sometimes, but it wasn't unnormal at all for me to get a call with someone. one of the things that you did as an assistant was to pick up prescriptions, but not in your name. >> yes, sir. in michael jackson's name. >> but you would pick those up. >> myself or security. >> and also, one of the things you would do is accompany michael jackson for places he would go. >> yes, sir. >> like, for instance, doctor's offices. >> for the most part. i didn't go in them, but i would drive him there and wait outside. >> would you recall at some point going to visit dr. arnold

klein? >> yes, i do. >> this was a regular occurrence? >> at some point, yes, sir. >> did you by in chance have occasion to listen to the audio tape that was played in this trial? did anybody ever play an audiotape of michael jackson to you? >> yes, sir. >> who played that to you? >> i actually heard it. i was told i wasn't supposed to watch it on tv, but i did see it on the news. >> that happens. >> had you ever heard michael jackson sound like that before? >> not that extreme. but i have heard him talk slow before. >> and when he left dr. klein's office had you observed him to talk slow? >> sometimes, when he'd leave, he would talk slow. i never heard it that extreme, but he has came out a little slower.

>> and as long as the trial continues on, you know cnn will continue to cover it live. i want to get you a quick note about this newscast. we're going to be moving up an hour starting monday, so you will still get two hours from our team, but you'll be watching from 2:00 to 4:00 eastern or west coast, you'll be watching 11:00 until 1:00. starting next monday. now, little bit of controversy brewing at the white house as they get ready to host the 1985 chicago bears football team. there's one player who says not so much and doesn't want to go to the white house. joe johns is here with political pop and quickly, remind us they couldn't go in '85 because after was the challenger crash, correct? >> exactly. this is another one of those guess who's not coming to the white house stories. talking about dan hampton, an nfl hall of famer. played linebacker for the '85 bears. if you haven't heard, yes, do

over for the one and only bears football team that won the super bowl. they were supposed to go to the white house after they won, but after the space shuttle disaster, then president reagan's staff had to postpone the event and until now, no one has been able to squeeze those bears back into the president's schedule. it helps that president obama is from chicago and a bears fan, so you can read between the lines there, brooke. >> what are we getting from dan hampton? is he saying he doesn't want to go because he doesn't like the president's politics? >> that's part of it. reading what he said, he doesn't quifl about that. said he's not a fan of the guy in the white house. says he has no family to take with him, plus hooerks not found of trying get the band back together after 25 years. he's not the first football player to turn down the invitation, but at least he's out front about it.

>> again, when do they visit? october 7th. >> yeah. >> other story we know the president has been on this whole west coast swing and was recently in beverly hills and met one of the housewives of beverly hills. >> right. this is an absolutely fantastic story. and part of the reason i think is because kyle richards is just such a character. her tweets in leading up to meeting the president are fascinating and funny. she went to this fund raiser at the house of blues with president obama, tweeting before and during the event, sort of stream of consciousness, quality, if you will. things intended to be funny. like -- what do i wear, hope i don't say something stupid. these are things you would be thinking of. >> my lip gloss? >> probably the best tweet of

thing night is i'm going to ask our president if he can do anything about my favorite lip gloss that was discontinued. she was having fun with it. her husband was there, also, and he tweeted that mrs. obama actually watches. >> really? >> yeah, so a lot of social media stuff going on there at that fund-raiser, too. >> i mean, i'm sure it's programmed in your tivo each and every sunday night, right joe johns? >> no, i don't get to watch it every night, quite frankly, but i would if it could. >> i'm being corrected. monday nights. obviously you're not watching. >> i'm still keeping up with the salahis. >> good to see you. thank you so much. thank you for watching. that does it for me. let's go to my colleague, wolf blitzer in "the situation room" in washington. starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com