dad is out of town. bow tie. 20 seconds left. what's the end point this morning? >> when i listen to rodney king speak and the progress that we've made, i look back and i'll put it case in point in my book. those men and women aboard of every stripe and color you can imagine from "uss cole" did what it took to save that ship and because of people like rodney king that speak out giving us an opportunity to learn. >> that's our final word for end point this morning. let's get to "cnn newsroom" with carol costello. i'll see every back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. good morning, carol. >> good morning, soledad. good morning to all of you. i'm carol costello. happening right now in the "newsroom," president obama hitting campuses today wooing young voters by taking on their student debt. we're talking to someone who says we should be forgiving all

student debt. one in three for the gop. john boehner sounding the alarm saying there's a one in three chance they could lose control of the house. secret wiring, listening devices. we're not talking cia but football. new orleans saints general manager under fire this morning over allegations he eavesdropped on rival coaches. still on duty. a shocking turnaround, sanford police chief bill lee tries to resign and is denied. outcry and disappointment from trayvon martin's family has a florida town this morning trying to move forward. drying up. medicare and social security in major trouble on the way fast to being in the red. who do you trust to fix it? romney or obama? desperately seeking susan. susan sarandon says the government tapped her phone lines and denied her security clearance to visit the white house. is the actress really being monitored? "newsroom" begins right now.

president obama's college bound today as he begins his trip to three campuses in key voting states. he's hoping to woo young voters by pushing congress to keep the interest rate from doubling on federally subsidized student loans. the rate is now 3.4%. could jump back to 6.8% on july 1st if congress fails to act. more than 7 million undergrads have these type of loans. the cohen family of chicago is one of them. this is a struggle of americans struggling to pay back student loans. jessica and amy are recent graduates living at home. their mother also a college grad still paying her own college loans. together their debt totals $95,000. dan lothian is we white house. how will the president's proposal help families like the cohens? >> there are 7 million young people across the country who

are struggling to pay off these college loans. and so under this idea what the president is pushing is it would save them about $5,000 over the next ten years. that's a huge amount considering this current climate, this economic climate where many young people are having a hard time finding good jobs, can barely pay to start out with starter homes or other expenses that they have. it would help these young people during a difficult time. what you're seeing is the president and mitt romney and others who are trying to focus on young people as key voters. look back to 2008. young people were the epicenter of the president's grassroots effort to win in 2008 over john mccain then overwhelmingly he pulled in the young voters. now the president trying to recapture that audience to revive some of that enthusiasm not only with some of those young people who are now much older but the young people who

couldn't vote then that can vote now for the first time. that's what you're seeing happening here as well. >> mitt romney wants the young voters and he stole some of the president's thunder. tell us about it. >> reporter: what's interesting here is that rarely do we see president obama and former governor mitt romney agreeing on anything and certainly on major policy issues. usually what they are doing is highlighting their differences, spelling out contrast to voters but on this issue yesterday, mitt romney did try to steal a little bit of the president's thunder by admitting that both of them were on the same page. >> particularly with the number of college graduates that can't find work or that can only find work well beneath their skill level, i fully support the effort to extend the low interest rate on student loans. >> reporter: this is where that agreement ended. romney focusing on his theme that the overall job market is

very poor in this country and the reason for that, he says, is because of what president obama has not done. >> dan lothian reporting live from the white house for us. coming up at 9:30 eastern, we'll talk to an advocate against student loan debt who thinks the government shouldn't just slash the interest rates but wipe out and forgive all student loan debts. that's coming up. this morning in sanford, florida, the embattled police chief remains on the job whether he likes it or not. the city commission refused to accept bill lee's resignation despite blistering criticism that his department botched the investigation into the killing of trayvon martin. his supporters say the chief was being made a scapegoat. let's go to sanford, florida, and check in with martin savidge. good morning, martin. >> reporter: good morning, carol. very impassioned and powerful meeting took place last night. it was anticipated that chief

lee was simply going to turn in his resignation. what was supposed to be a five-minute procedure turned into an hour and a half meeting in which tempers really began to flare. chief lee only on the job ten months when the whole trayvon martin case erupt ed in this community. he got a no-confidence vote by the same city commissioners there last night. he decided being he stepped down temporarily that it should be permanent. reaction in the community depends on who you talk to. certain elements support chief lee and remain he should stay. others believe they need a new chief of police. one of those supporting that kind of talk is the city manager. here's what he had to say about last night. >> it's a little cold today. it's unusual for florida. in terms of the city commission building it was cold. you had a lot of people at the

commission meeting. you had those that said chief lee should not come back. that's why tensions got hot last night. i think for the city to move forward rather than staying in this limbo, it would be better for us to have a separation. >> reporter: so it's the separation issue. there is still many in this community to believe that the chief is being unfairly blamed and there are others who say, look, make a clean start and you need to get rid of the chief. we'll have to wait and see. there are a number of investigations at the sanford police department that are under way, until those are resolved, the chief will remain. not on the job because they have an interim chief but he'll remain. still getting paid. >> martin savidge reporting live from sanford, florida, this morning. the man who revels in headlines like toughest sheriff in the country is not relishing the spotlight this morning. joe arpaio scoffing at a federal investigation that accuses the

sheriff of racial profiling. he played the topic for laughs at a 2009 fund-raiser with an anti-immigration group. on the tape arpaio says because of the federal investigation his companies rounded up even more undocumented workers. >> i know what i am doing. if i knew we were really wrong, i would cool down a little. i'm not. after they went after me, we arrested 500 more just for spite. >> arpaio says his comments were tongue and cheek and being used for political purposes. it's interesting this 2 1/2-year-old speech is released by my critics the very week of the supreme court hearings on sb 1070. this was an informal speech. people like to hear what i have to say and i often use humor. i was responding to demonstrators against me who were present at that speech.

okay. now a closer look at sb 1070. that's the arizona law sheriff arpaio mentioned in his statement. it's a controversial state law that cracks down on illegal immigration in arizona. it goes before the u.s. supreme court tomorrow because it raises the question of whether state laws can trump federal authority on immigration issues. critics say the concerns are even more basic. they say sb 1070 is a racist law that relies on racial profiling. >> the supreme court must ensure that all americans, no matter what we look or sound like, are treated equally. failing to preserve these constitutional protections would undermine our values of liberty and justice for all. >> we have women that are afraid to report domestic violence because the husbands that are citizens are telling them if you go, i'm going to report you to

joe and have you deported. >> the case could yield one of the most important immigration rulings in years and the political impact could be huge in a presidential election year. cnn's kate bolduan is in washington for us. kate, what will the supreme court be looking at tomorrow? >> reporter: the justices are going to hear an hour of oral arguments. this comes down to a classic state versus federal power struggle. interestingly, this will also be the first rematch for the two key players in the huge health care case that we heard just last month. solicitor general and an attorney will be back on the stand opposing sides of this issue. at issue in this fight, the arizona law known as sb 1070. meant to crack down on illegal immigrati immigration. the law requires local police to check a person's immigration status while they are in the course of enforcing other laws and in course of duties if there's a "reasonable suspicion the person is in the country

illegally." that reasonable suspicion question is part of this controversy. the big question that the supreme court taking up is who should be in charge of enforcing illegal immigration laws? the state of arizona argues it is facing an economic and public safety crisis that state officials attribute to illegal immigration and the state simply says that they are stepping in where the federal government has so far failed on this issue that directly impacts the state. the obama administration is fighting back saying that the arizona measure would interfere with what is exclusively in their view under federal authority and they go further saying that it would damage relations with other countries and make immigration matters worse. i interviewed a local phoenix police officer that we'll profile as part of a piece and he says that he believes the law will lead to racial profiling. supporters of the law say local police have expertise of anyone to be able to in the course of their duties enforce a law if it is a law and check someone's immigration status. >> kate bolduan reporting live

from washington. who do we protect our borders? you would be amazed. border patrol uses everything from horses to helicopters to drones. at 10:40 eastern we'll take you to the border for an exclusive look. new orleans saints there was no spying on opposing teams, no eavesdropping devices, no nothing. espn is reporting the saints general manager mickey loomis had an electronic device in his superdome suite where he could eavesdrop on opposing coaches during games. in a tweet to fox sports, jay glazer, loomis called the report fall. he says to think i'm sitting in there listening or doing something with the offensive and defensive play calls of the opposing teams make this story and the unnamed sources that provided the false information that much more less credible. it just did not happen. here to talk about the allegations against loomis is joe carter from hln sports. i don't know. do you leave loomis? >> this is why i'm a denver

broncos fan. it's a classy organization. i'm kidding. all kidding aside, if this is proven to be true, this is the ultimate -- they are now morally bankrupt as a franchise. when you look at the new orleans saints after 2005 after hurricane katrina, a lot of sports fans looked to this as darlings of the nfl. your second favorite team. >> drew brees is a saint. >> exactly. now with the bounty program and way it's unfolding and with this coming out, you have to think if the franchise is moral bankrupt. to think the general manager could have listened to opposing team's coaches give play calls and strategy. the language that coaches use is so foreign. x, y, z this and trips left and that but strategy of saying our guy is hurt so we'll go to this side or let's decide if the last two minutes to only throw the ball instead of run the ball. it gives the other team an incredible advantage and to think that they might have done this is -- i mean, in college

football they would eliminate the program forever. it would be the death penalty. what are they going to do in the nfl? >> that's an interesting question. i was reading the new orleans papers this morning and they say, you know, the people who own the new orleans saints probably won't fire loomis over this. not that they're okay with it but it's like, what's the big deal? they disagree with you. they say by eavesdropping on the opposing coaches, it doesn't really give you an advantage at all. >> according to this report, this communication, this high tech was developed before he got there so general manager at the time, randy mueller, could listen to his own coaches talk and how they were communicating and rechanged once he became the general manager and because of hurricane katrina and damage done to the arena is why that didn't go on. it's why it didn't continue. you have to think about -- for them not to do anything for them to just say we support him and that really doesn't give us an

advantage, is up to roger goodell and commissioner and rest of the nfl to decide if gives an advantage. look at new england patriots in 2007, they were recording hand signals and they were fined. it goes way beyond stealing hand signals. it's like being inside of the huddle. good to laugh at yourself. just ask herman cain. he has not quietly disappeared. no. he's hitting the comedy circuit and he's funny. here he is on "the daily show requestishow" telling a faux reporter about his memorial moments on the campaign trial. >> it can lead to some memorable moments. >> when asked me who is the president, i'm going to say i don't know.

do you know? there is no way you can know the head of state for all of the nearly 200 nations on the planet. >> it can't be done. >> no. no human could remember 200 names. >> you possibly could but you would spend all of your time trying to remember who is the head of ubeki stan. >> there you have it. in real life herman cain switches support from gingrich to romney and has said he would be open to the idea of becoming mitt romney's running mate. still to come on "newsroom," the trayvon martin case has florida taking a hard look at its stand your ground law. one member of the task force reviewing it is the very lawmaker who sponsored it. we're going to talk to him after a break. former pro football star deon sanders says his estranged wife attacked him. she's booked in jail. we'll tell you what sanders plans to do now. newsroom is back in two minutes.

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it's 9:19 eastern time. the government's star witness resumes testimony this morning in the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards. edwards is accused of using hundreds of thousands of dollars for two donors to hide his affair with rielle hunter. espn is reporting that loomis had a listening device to eavesdrop on opposing coaches.

the saints are denying the allegation. we'll have more on this later in sports. deon sanders plans to press charges against his estranged wife following her arrest last night. she was booked into a texas jail on domestic violence related charges. one week from today a task force will look into florida's controversial stand your ground law. the trayvon martin case has put the 7-year-old law in the spotlight. george zimmerman's defense will lean on it to argue that he feared for his life during the confrontation in sanford. prosecutors will have to prove he didn't. some question whether the law itself will get a fair trial given who is on that task force. state representative dennis baxley of florida sponsored the law and is also on the task force. good morning. >> thank you. good to see you. >> nice to see you too. you sponsored the law. you're on the task force. do you realize how that may look to some people? it would be easy for anyone to

assume you would be biassed in favor of the law. >> well, i think it's important first of all to understand what the task force is. this is not just a trial for stand your ground. this is a task force to review the safety, public safety and protection for 20 million people in florida. and so we're going to be looking at a broad range of issues, not just this statute. i think the fact that i sponsored the bill that became this statute in 2005 and that i've been the criminal justice chair, i have a number of credentials that say i should be a part of that discussion. we're approaching this with an open mind. we're looking with this task force at all of our public safety issues and say is there any legislation, any legislative changes that are leneeded. >> let me put it this way. there are criticisms of the panel saying the florida governor stacked it in favor of

the law. of the members there's you and a lawmaker that says he helped write the law. another lawmaker who helped pass it. another who helped spread the law across the country. the task force chairwoman voted for it. i mean, it sure sounds like a stacked deck. >> well, it was because it was good public policy and we are cautious because we have certain members that their declared objective is to repeal the law or diminish it. we're concerned about the effect on the safety of our people to diminish authority to protect themselves from violence. >> if you are taking a critical look -- let me put it this way. if you are taking a critical look at this law to have so many people involved with its passage, it doesn't seem like they would suddenly say, gosh, this needs to be changed or this is a bad law. it's likely they'll try to justify the law. >> no.

i think we're all looking at it with an open mind. every legislative session a time to review. i'm open to review what we've done. anybody can file a bill or file amendments to bill. this is only 4 members of a 17-member task force. we'll have large gamut of different views. we'll have prosecutors there. we'll have legal consultants there. and also we have a tremendous amount of staff to bring information to this task force so that there is a complete open review. we wouldn't want to approach it the other way that there's a bias that we're automatically saying this is a bad law and we're there to conduct a kangaroo court. >> is it possible to put together a task force where people can be objective to have people who are not connected to the law at all either for or against it? wouldn't that have been better? >> well, i think objectivity is

an illusion. most people that have experience with this area of public safety will have some opinions. the thing is to be honest about those opinions, look at all of those different perspectives and see what recommendations we would make based on facts and overview rather than just going there with an isolated view to dissect one statute. >> just a final question. the police chief, bill lee, he tried to resign and the city commission would not accept his resignation. do you think that his resignation had anything to do with the stand your ground law? >> i don't really. i think he got caught in a very difficult situation. there are going to be some close calls. there always will be some gray area when you have two people involved in a confrontation. and many times a limited number of witnesses, if any. there are going to be tough calls. i think the police chief found himself in a real turmoil and as

we know, this is really not just about two people on the street. what we've uncovered is a lot of underground issues about where we are with racial concerns and biases or profiling. where we are in terms of just learning to live together in a broader sense. >> would you include confusion over gun laws? you're on a task force looking at this gun law to see if it had any impact in the trayvon martin case, right? >> controversial areas are always about trying to fit things together that we care about deeply. we care very much about public safety. we care very much about treating each person fairly before the rule of law. these are very sensitive issues and they become controversial when you are trying to figure out how do they exactly fit together so that we build a good society. >> representative dennis baxley, thanks so much for joining us this morning.

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welcome back to "newsroom." now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the question this morning. who do you trust to fix medicare and social security? the presidential campaign is just heating up. one thing sure to be hotly contested is how to fix growing budget gaps and entitlements. a new government report says unless congress makes changes by 2024, medicare will not be able

to pay full benefits. that's only 12 years away. republicans say they are brave enough to talk about changes to the programs and that president obama is simply not dealing with it. >> we can't afford to avoid these entitlement challenges any longer. i'm the only candidate for president who has offered a sweeping specific plan save medicare and to reform social security. >> for romney that means raising the social security retirement age for younger americans and embracing congressman paul ryan's medicare plan that gives seniors the option of traditional medicare or vouchers to pay for private insurance, something that congressional budget office says could cost seniors more and affect the quality of care. the report also says president obama's new health care law will save medicare more than $200 billion through 2016. treasury secretary tim geithner insists that mr. obama does have plan for medicare reform.

>> the president's approach would lower costs by changing the way we pay for health care with new incentives for doctors and hospitals eliminating excess subsidies to prescription drug companies and asking the wealthiest seniors to pay more. >> yet consider this. former u.s. comptroller general david walker says neither candidate has a credible program to "restore fiscal sanity." the talk back question for you. who do you trust to fix medicare and social security? facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll read your comments later this hour. opening bell just ringing on wall street. stocks likely mixed today as investors look at the latest housing reports and apple's earnings after the close. other stories we're watching right now. jennifer hudson family murder trial resumes later this morning after an emotional first day.

hudson broke down in tears as she testified against the man accused of killing her mother, brother and young nephew in october of 2008. house speaker john boehner says there's a chance that gop could lose control of the house in november. here's what he had to say on fox news. listen. >> i say there's a two in three chance that we win control of the house again. there's a one in three chance we could lose. i'm being myself. frank. >> boehner says there are 18 congressional districts in california, new york and illinois where republicans are vulnerable. still to come this hour, it almost sounds too good to be true. the government will forgive all of your student loan debt. the calls are getting louder and movement is growing this morning. i'll talk with one advocate on the other side of the break. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what's hot?

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welcome back to "newsroom." president obama heads to three college campuses today to push congress to stop interest rates from doubling on student loans. americans own $870 billion in student loan debt surpassing what they owe on their cars and credit cards. those under 40 years of age carry the most debt. $580 billion. founder and executive director of all education matters is an advocate for student loan forgiveness. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> we're glad you're here. you say freezing interest rates doesn't even begin to address the problem. explain. >> well, no. it does not. i think that it's obvious that it needs to be done. i wanted to add that with romney coming out in support, i applaud him but i actually wonder if there's something that has to do with representative virginia fox, the chairperson on the committee of higher education.

she said she little tolerance for student loan debtors. there's been backlash. i wonder if there's pr damage control. you are exactly right. when it comes to the magnitude of the crisis, which for three years i've been arguing for a student lending crisis, maintaining these fixed interest rates doesn't do anything. i know you mention that i have advocated for forgiveness of all loans, there are groups that are doing that and i think that's incredibly admirable but at the same time if you consider this to be a bubble and some experts estimate that now outstanding student loan debt is at a trillion dollars, what will happen in the future, which would be great if all loans were completely forgiven, what will happen ten years from now? >> what's the answer? >> well, that's a really good

question, carol. when you have a problem of this magnitu magnitude, there is not a silver bullet solution. actually, i worked with congressional leaders and offices to discuss multiapproaches. when you hear the world forgiveness, people who don't have student loans or paid them down, some of not sympathetic to that because it makes the assumption that the person that borrowed the money is somehow to blame. when we think of the word forgiveness, what do you think about, carol? >> well, i mean, i don't know people care what i think. i think many people think that when you talk about loan forgiveness it's like i paid off my student loan debts. what are you going to do forgive all credit card debt too to get us out of the hole? that's what many people think. >> that's my point. my point about the term forgiveness in my view it assumes the person has almost committed a sin. it's as if they are on their knees begging for something.

really when we're looking at the questions and we're looking at the problems and how this has been created, there are a lot of institutions that have created this problem. we should be turning the question around instead of just considering student loan debtors wanting their debts wiped off and saying how did we get to this point and how do we come up with long-term solutions that actually don't just hurt students but also current students and prospective students. >> that's a tough one. let's bring in christine romans. she's our business correspondent breaking down the numbers. just on this idea of loan forgiveness for a year or forever, what would it mean to our economy? >> it would mean either higher taxes or a bigger deficit. 85% of that big pile of outstanding student loan debt is backed by the federal government. that means that taxpayers would be forgiving other taxpayer student loans. that's what it means on its face. and the expert in all matters student loans says it's not

feasible. it's been a big push of the occupy wall street movement and other groups that have sprung out of that but simply not feasible to ask americans to raise their taxes to pay for someone else's education. there are things that you can do, however. first of all, you can get a job market going a little bit better so people have a job to go to. that's a really important part of this. also, people have to remember to keep the borrowing down. mark and others are pointing out that you have people borrowing too much money in part because parents don't have savings in their house anymore. remember, you can't get rid of your student debt in bankruptcy. you have to be prepared that if you're not paying loans right now, you go into bankruptcy, a judge will not forgive them. don't borrow more than you're expected in the first year out. if you're going to be a social work major or general studies major or liberal arts, you can't borrow a ton of money. you can't. you have to save for it. you have to go to a community college. don't borrow more than $10,000 for each year of school. even that is too much.

a lot of personal finance people say that's too much. you have a problem here where a lot of borrowing at the time there's a weak jobs market has led to this big bubble in debt. one last thing i want to say. think about it this way. you have 60 billion to 70 billion every year going to student loan payments. putting that kind of stimulus in the economy, 60 billion to 70 billion a year, some economists say there are better things you can do to stimulate an economy and grow jobs than paying off student loan debt. >> thank you so much for the conversation. still to come on "newsroom," a surprising accusation from susan sarandon who says she's being watched, has lost her white house clearance and she believes her phone is being tapped. a.j. hammer is next with showbiz headlines.

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susan sore and sarandon claims that she has been banned from the white house. >> you are giggling. >> it sounds paranoid. >> this is what susan sarandon told a crowd of people. according to several reports she and michael moore were holding a q and a session at the festival and were asked if they thought they were under surveillance and these when she said her phone been tapped and discover the tap when she requested her own file twice under the freedom of information act and she also said she was recently denied security clearance to visit the white house. as we know, sarandon has been extremely active in all sorts of protests against the government including policies regarding the

war in iraq and other things. she has been arrested in the past for protests. right now, carol, we haven't been able to get any official response from the fbi or the white house but we're working on it. stranger things have happened. the most famous of these cases of course john lennon had an fbi file on him. he wasn't up to no good as far as we knew. >> right, he wasn't. okay. keep digging. thanks. a.j. will be back with us in the next hour to give us all of the details on lindsay lohan's new movie. we're back in a minute. cuban

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goes with that frankly. one is great gratitude for the individual who donated -- the family that donated the heart that i was privileged to receive. >> former vice president also offered some tips to mitt romney on choosing a runni ning mate. the single most important criteria is capacity to be president. strong winds whipped up massive waves that struck several cars near lake michigan. the winds knock out power to more than 1,000 customers. that was the least of it. >> there were 50,000 people without power in the northeast when we think about snow but waves are incredible. >> on lake erie. >> could you imagine you drive by and there they go. winds have been incredible with this system. you know, today the eastern great lakes and northeast still kind of socked in with those winds. unfortunately a little travel trouble because of that too. >> what do you mean a little travel trouble? >> delays at the airport

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lothian. >> reporter: president obama and the likely republican nominee mitt romney agree on helping young people. young people who could be critical in the upcoming election. more on that at the top of the hour. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge, two months after the death of trayvon martin, passions are running high. why the chief of police can't quit, coming up. >> reporter: i'm ted rollens in chicago. the man accused of killing jennifer hudson's family. she was on the stand yesterday. incredibly emotional testimony coming up. patrolling america's southern border goes high-tech. we are talking a predator drone with sensitive equipment. don't miss the behind-the-scenes look. that's ahead next hour. restore strengthat fors for up to 90% less breakage in three washes.

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oh, the new orleans saint in trouble again. this time for ease dropping. jeff is here to tell how they are denying, denying, denying. >> the saints are in trouble before for the bounty hunting. they were paying players to take out other players. lewis had a way to listen to the coaches on the visiting team during games. this went on on the 2003, 2004

and 2005 seasons. the saints deny the report. he's suspended for half the upcoming season for his role in the bounty scandal. baseball last night, pudge rodriguez retiring. he threw out the first pitch. he threw it down second base. >> that's cute. >> classic, pudge. al exrodriguez goes deep against his former team, a three-run shot. the yankees beat the rangers. all right. you know, governor chris christie of new jersey has a party before the mets move to new york. >> you don't want to stay, we don't want you. i'm not in the business of begging people to stay here. it's one of the most beautiful arenas they have had a chance to play in.

it's in one of the country's most vibrant cities. they want to leave here to go to brooklyn, good riddance, don't let the door hit you. >> former team owners and execs at the ceremony. sounds like a break up, doesn't it? >> parting is bitter. >> someone is hurt. >> i think so. thank you. the next hour of cnn news room starts right now. good morning to you. i'm carol costello. still ahead, back to school. president obama hitting two college campuses later today, touting his plan to save students money on college loans. romney doesn't want to lose those young voters so he's speaking out about the president's plan. you might be surprise what had he has to say. out of jail and into life. zimmerman's life after bail. the city of sanford divided over the police chief. he turns in his resignation. the city council refuses to

accept it. >> chief lee is paying for the sins of past police officers. >> he's known as the toughest sheriff in america who loves the spotlight and is giving his opinion. today, sheriff joe arpaio's comments are drawing unwanted attention from the feds. elizabeth taylor symbolizes old hollywood glamour. an actress will play one of the most celebrated and famous stars of all time. we begin this morning with this, though. president obama is college bound as he tries to woo young voters with months to go until november. first, he's set to honor the teacher of the year finalist at the white house moments from now. around 1:00 eastern, he'll address students as he pushes congress to keep rates from doubling on federal subsidized

loans. after that, he'll sit down with jimmy fallon for an appearance on his show. then he speaks to students at the university of colorado tonight. let's head to the white house and check in with dan lothian. good morning, dan. >> reporter: good morning, how are you? >> good. the president has a busy schedule. >> reporter: he does. it's about reaching out to young people. look back, not too long ago, young people were criticized for getting energized during campaigns but not showing up on election day. it did not happen in 2008. they were at the heart of the grass roots effort to win over john mccain. 66% over john mccain's 32%. the challenge the president is trying to again revive the enthusiasm of the young voters who went for him in 2008. they are a bit older now.

those who could not vote at the time. it's a challenge for mitt romney who has been reaching out to young voters. the most recent polls looking at voters 18-34, their choice for president, still president obama, 64%. romney, 32%. the key, though, is to reach them on the level of what they can do to help turn the economy around. they have some of the same concerns older americans have, jobs. those coming out of college having a hard time finding good, solid jobs. they are frustrated as well and are looking to which one of the candidates has the best solution. carol? >> as i mentioned before, the president is honoring the teacher of the year. it's a great honor. what do we know about that teacher? >> reporter: the top teacher in the country is a seventh grade english teacher from sacramento, california. she's been a teacher for 14 years.

even though she's about to be honored here at the white house as the top teacher in the country, she was a bit humble in a recent interview saying she is not the best teacher in america, but one of so many. she's about ready receive the top honor. by the way, a side note here, she found out about this a month ago but had to keep her lips sealed. she only told her son about it two weeks ago. carol? >> good for her. we cant wait to hear from her. dan lothian reporting live for us today. mark this day on the calendar, barack obama and romney agree on something. the republican nominee echoes the call to extend the low interest rates on student loans. >> i fully support the effort to extend the low interest rate on student loans. there was some concern that that would expire half way through

the year. i support extending the temporary relief on interest rates. >> it's up to congress now. there may not be a lot of drama left. five states are holding primaries toods. they are offering the largest windfall of delegates since super tuesday. pennsylvania, new york, delaware, connecticut and rhode island are voting today. the em battled police chief remains on the job whether he likes it or not. the city commission refused to accept bill lee's resignation despite they botched the investigation into the trayvon martin shooting. >> chief lee is paying for the sins of past police officers. he's police chief. he has been here -- he has been in office ten months. how do you steer a boat that big, mr. mayor. how do you steer a boat in ten

months to a complete turn around? you don't. >> martin savidge is in florida with the latest. how is the larger public's reaction to the chief staying on? >> reporter: depends on who you talk to. there's a lot of frustration in the community. you saw that the way it was delivered. the community has gotten bad treatment in the media. people have come from outside the community and stirred up emotions and passions and that sanford came off looking bad. the police chief suffered from that. of course, many people perceived the investigation of trayvon martin's death was mishandled. it was the chief's fault. he got a vote of no confidence and he stepped down temporarily. the board rejected that last night. there were those who say he's been improperly blamed. another side says he has to go.

if the city wants to move on from this, the chief of police has to leave. it's part of the protocol required. the city manager, he tried to sum up what happened last night. here is what he said. >> basically, what the city commission said is they want to have more information. in particular, they want the results of an independent investigation that would determine what took place that night and how the police department reacted. did they do things they shouldn't have done or did they not do things they should have done. >> reporter: there are a number of investigations under way. why let go of the chief until you determine whether he did or didn't do something wrong. one thing is the budget. the chief of police is being paid on administrative leave even though he's not doing his job. they have to go out and find another chief. they will pay for two chiefs but only one on the job. it's going to financially work

out to be a problem later. >> a lot of people are wondering about george zimmerman, where he is and how he's doing. can you give us an idea. >> reporter: we have some ideas. he's not sending postcards or anything. it is through his attorney. he's saying george zimmerman is adjusting. he is doing well. he is apparently getting rest. he is relieved, i think would be the greatest word jurunderlined there. he is worried about security. the security concerns continue. he's in a safe house. his where abouts will be undisclosed to any of us. the state of florida knows because they have gps on him. >> they do, indeed. martin savidge, live from florida. a star witness on trial.

yesterdays is accused of using hundreds of thousands of dollars to hide his affair with rielle hunter. andrew young is the first witness in the trial. he testified yesterday. one of the big donors feltedwards was going to be the savior of america. another high-profile trial, singer jennifer hudson broke down in tears on the stand. she was testifying in the trial of the man accused of killing three members of her family. ted, you were in the courtroom. tell us about it. >> reporter: well, carol, it was a dramatic day yesterday when jennifer hudson was on the stand. she broke down a couple of times. she really transfixed the jury and the entire courtroom, really. when ever you have a witness on the stand who is a family member, obviously it carries a lot of weight. when the family member is jennifer hudson, it multiplies

that. absolutely riveting. she got angry talking about the defendant william ballfour saying she didn't want her sister to marry him. when the prosecutor said why, she said because of the way he treated her. it really did transcend to the jury. her sister was next on the stand. she talked about finding her mother dead in the house. another powerful witness for the prosecution. ted rollins live for us. we have to go, the president is honoring the teacher of the year. she's from sacramento, california. let's listen. >> let's face it, a lot of important people visit the white house. but, to young people in classrooms around the country,

nobody is more important than the men and women we honor here today. the state and national teachers of the year. these are the kind of teachers who change lives forever. i wouldn't be here today if it were not for teachers like these who challenged me and pushed me and put up with me and inspired me and set me straight when they had to. i think everybody here can say the exact same thing. teachers matter. that's why i often tell young people, if you want a guarantee you are making a difference every single day, become a teacher. a teacher is the key to a child reaching their potential. if we need more proof, yes, it's true. yes. she agrees. if we need more proof that teachers matter, just look around this room. i'm honored to be here with

teachers like gabe barnes from madison, alabama. one of the four finalists for this award. there's angela wilson who teaches children of military families at a middle school in italy. not a bad place to hang out. there's alvin davis who teaches music in florida. and there is our 2012 national teacher of the year, rebekah mieliwokri from burbank, california. [ applause ] this is her crew right here, who are very proud. an aunt, cousins and --

>> my boss. >> oh, boss. even more important. now, you might say that teaching is in her dna because both her parents taught in public schools. she saw how hard they worked, how much time and energy they devoted to their jobs, how much they gave to their students. but, when she was 18, of course, the last thing she wanted to be was a teacher. what teenager wants to do what their parents are doing. in college, she really rebelled and went to law school. she then tried a few different careers after that, after studying to become a lawyer, she went into publishing and floral design, event planning.

but, ultimately, she found herself drawn back to the classroom. her students are so lucky she did. she's got high expectations for her seventh graders and for herself. she also knows school can be fun. that fits a personality she describes as a 12-year-old goof ball dieing to get out. i have to say, she was a little goofy when i met her. she was -- she was back there teasing me and asking about our basketball games and stuff. you can tell she's just got a wonderful spirit. so, in addition to everything they learn in her english class, her students have had a chance to film their own adaptations of henry story. they worked with a local writer to develop five-minute plays

that professional actors performed. she led field trips to the science center, aquarium, chinatown and the tar pits. that's a trip you really don't want to lose track of anybody. only one kid -- [ laughter ] >> they never showed up that morning. i was wondering where they were. she knows that education also is begins at home. she hosts family nights to get parents involved. she sends home weekly parent memos so moms and dads know what's going on at school. she maintains a facebook page for parents to get updates 24/7. all this extra work makes a

difference. when they finish her class, they are better readers and writers when they finish. they understand how important they are and if they work at it, there's no limit to what they can achieve. she is the definition of above and beyond. so many teachers around the country are like her. she throws herself into her work for a simple reason, she knows her students depend on it. as she puts it, life is too short and difficult to have anything less than the most engaged, enthusiastic teachers in schools. i couldn't agree more. i know arne couldn't glee more. i want to point something else out. she said in applying for this award, in some ways it's harder than ever to be an educator. even in the best of times teachers are asked to do more with less. today, with our economy

recovering from the worst recession since the great depression, states and communities have to stretch budgets tighter than ever. so we have a particular responsibility as elected officials in difficult times, instead of bashing teachers to support them. we should be giving states the resources to keep good teachers on the job and reward the best ones. we should grant our educators the flexibility to teach with creativity and passion in the classroom and not just teaching to the test. we should allow schools to replace teachers who, even with the right resources and support help our kids to learn. because we have all got something at stake here. our parents, our grandparents, you know, they didn't build the world's most prosperous economy and the strongest middle class in the world out of thin air. it started with a world class education system. that was the foundation. in the long run, no issue will

have a bigger impact in our success as a country and the success of our citizens. so, every day, when teachers like you put in long hours or dig into your own pockets to pay for school supplies or tweet lessons so they are better than they were last year, you are not just serving your schools or your students, you are serving your country and your helping to preserve the basic promise of america. no matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like, what your last name is, you can succeed. you can make it if you try, if you put in the effort. on behalf of the american people, thank you all for everything you do. congratulations, i'm going to present this spiffy looking award to rebecca mieliwocki.

[ applause ] >> that is very heavy, that award right there. i have a little bit of laryngitis this morning so please excuse my voice. thank you for your kind introduction, inviting us here to the white house to be recognized is a proud moment for us, our families and students. your commitment to us, to american children and the ideals in a free public education are tremendously inspiring. i couldn't be prouder that you are my president. [ applause ] thank you secretary duncan for

being a dedicated advocate to the strengthening of american education in all its forms and facets, thank you. thank you. [ applause ] thank you to my burbank school family and the california delegation for coming all this way and supporting me every step of the way and cultivating a place where i can do great work for students. students right now taking state tests. make us proud, do your best. i know you are going to. thank you to my parents for coming here to see a dream come true. my parents are retired public schoolteachers. they devoted their lives to guiding young people, one of them was me. i think you did pretty well. to my father and mother-in-law. thank you for loving me as your own. to my amazing husband dwayne and my son davis, your love,

laughter and devotion sustain and complete me. i could not be here without you. i love you so much. i stand here with 53 of our finest educators. the 2012 educators of the year. [ applause ] dedicated, compassionate hard working group of professionals you will ever meet. i stand here among them simply blows me away. why? because i am not the best teacher in america. there isn't one. all across this nation, there are millions of teacher who is do the work i do and many do it better. what i do have are the qualities some of the best teachers have. i have a passion for my work. i have a bottles well of belief in my students and their potential. i have a thirst for getting better at what i do every day. i have a warm and welcoming

heart for all the students and the gifts they bring to my classroom. under that, i have an unshakable understanding that children can do anything they set their minds to. our children are our future. i have a hand in guiding and shaping that future compels know make every minute, every lesson, every moment with them count. all across this nation, million ofs teachers just like me are working wonders in their classroom. to be sure the challenges we face are enormous and complex. tler barriers we didn't create and far beyond our control. beyond that, teachers persevere. teachers with patience and creativity are opening doors for students to reach deep into themselves, to learn more, solve problems, grow and nurture their dreams. we do this work with conviction. it's not unusual. it's not rare. it happens in america's

classrooms every day and you need to know that. to my fellow educators, i commend you for the magic you continue to make day in and day out in your classrooms. you pull your students in with imaginative lessons and push them to perform the best they can every single day. the devotion you show to all of your students will reap a lifetime of benefits. benefit that is will continue to strengthen this already exceptional nation. so, teachers, i want to say to you, be passionate about your work and students. stay curious. never stop learning. bring the joy of what you know into your classrooms and share it with your students. set the highest expectations for your students but do me a favor and set a higher set of goals for yourself. you are a hero to someone and you may not even know it. if the future depends on your passion, your dedication, your professionalism, we are in remarkably capable hands and it

is my honor to represent you. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> okay. we are going to step away. what a speech. she's a great speaker. that's her with laryngitis? i mean, what is she like completely healthy. congratulations to mrs. mieliwocki from burbank, california. arizona's immigration law is one of the toughest of the country. the u.s. supreme court will review it tomorrow. we'll look at both sides of the case. is my high school math teacher, dr. gilmore. i mean he could teach. he was there for us, even if we needed him in college. you could call him, you had his phone number. he was just focused on making sure we were gonna be successful. he would never give up on any of us.

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stories we are watching now. this morning, many wonder what will happen to sanford, florida police chief lee. the city rejected his letter of resignation. he's been criticized for his investigation into the trayvon martin shooting. new orleans saints gm has an electronic device in his superdome suite to listen in to opponents. they deny the accusations. edwards is accused of using hundreds of thousands of dollars donated to hide his affair with rielle hunter. a rapid-fire look at the political topics of the day. three questions, 30 seconds on the clock. robert zimmerman is playing along with chris moody and crystal rie. welcome to all of you.

>> thank, carol. speaker john boehner, we know he cries. will he be sobbing in november. here is what he said about the gops chances of keeping a majority in the house. >> there's a two of three chance we win control of the house, again. there's a one in three chance we could lose. i'm being myself, frank. >> okay. one in three chance they have to give up the gavel to a democrat. what do you think of those odds, crystal? >> the democrats getting control of the house is like a snowball surviving in hell. the reason speaker boehner did this was to throw nancy pelosi a bone. it reminds the american people why they can never let democrats gain control of the house, again. the republicans are the ones passing budget, passing job creates bills since they have had control of the house in 2010. they are trying to put the

country on the right path, not the wrong path backwards. >> robert? >> crystal, i need dramamine to go with that spin. >> sorry. >> let's remember, first of all, democrats only need 25 seats to carry the house. now, the speaker acknowledged in an interview 50 seats are vulnerable. president obama carried 64 of these congressional districts in 2008 that are now presently held by republicans. in short, speaker boehner is not going to need tissues, but might need to wear depends. >> robert. >> i'm here to help. >> chris, save us from the madness. >> that's what i always do. it's refreshing to hear a politician, especially a leader in the house say something like this. i can't remember how many times they say the opposing party is going to win. they stand on the bow of the ship and say we are not going

down and they win. it could be for fund raising. a lot of attention is going to be on the presidential race, not the house. he's sending a message to republican donors saying we are here, too. we matter. to nancy pelosi and john boehner, may the odds be in your favor. >> we love that. romney is mum romney when it comes to the vp selection. the media is guessing the topic on the ground. dick cheney says picking a vice president is a huge decision. first, he says they have to be presidential looking. here is what he said. >> it gives the public a chance to watch you operate and see what you think is important and what kind of individual you choose to serve as your running mate. what are the criteria? i think the single most important criteria has to be the capacity to be president. that's why you pick them. lots of times, in the past, that has not been the foremost

criteria. >> oh. so is the former vp warning mitt romney not to pull a john mccain from 2008? chris? >> well, i think the media is mostly -- partially at least to blame for focusing on the political impact of choosing a vp. will portman help him in ohio, rubio in florida? he could be talking about john mccain or joe biden in this case. we also have to remember who dick cheney picked when he was given the task to pick a vice president himself. >> robert. >> you know, maybe it's just me, but advice on governing or the presidency of dick cheney he said they were a separate branch of government. i don't think he's the best source to go to. the bigger issue for mitt romney

is every perspective vice president candidate when they talk about running for mitt romney, they look like they need a blindfold and cigarette. that's the biggest problem. >> crystal? >> i don't know where to begin after that comment. i'm going to try to dig myself and everybody else toward sanity here. mitt romney, cheney is right, you have to pick someone that can lead. he's warning romney, don't fall down the rabbit hole mccain did to pick a game changer who weighed your ticket down and helped you lose the election in 2008. romney is a rational man, a businessman. he's not going to pick somebody to make moves. i think we are going to see a smart choice come from him. remember, president obama didn't serve out what a year and a half when he was senator and said i'm going to be president? come on. >> on to the buzzer beater. 20 seconds. president obama goes on "jimmy fallon show" tonight.

if you are thinking wow, they have been on tv a lot, you are on to something. the president and first lady have made more tv and movie appearances than any other couples and they were actors. do you think the obama's are on tv too much? robert? >> i think it's a serious issue that president obama and his team have to figure out. in 2010, he was criticized. i think it hurt that he was doing so many types of shows. remember, it's not the quantity of the program, the quality. every show he appears on is magnified through the internet and cable television. >> crystal? >> this president and the first lady thinks they are actors, actually. the reason the president is on tv all the time is because he's big on personality, thin on

record. if he keeps going on tv and talking about how i have a great personality, vote for me, it will distract the american people from his lousy record. this is why the president can't get enough of tv. >> chris? >> time, carol. >> obama is good on tv. this is where he shines. when he sits in the chair, the crowd is going to cheer loudly, make him look good for that media appearance. i don't blame him. it could blow back. there was a woman who got rid of her television because she was sick of seeing him on tv. i don't know what happened to her or her television. still, it's where she shines. >> thank you for playing today. fun always. >> thanks. coming up, we have an exclusive look at how border agents patrol the busiest part of america's southern border. it's a great nation. all agencies and departments

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federal authority on immigration issues. it could yield one of the most important immigration rulings of the year. the political impact could be huge. here are the specifics of the law and why it's controversial. it orders immigrants to carry their documents all the time. requires police to question status if they think they are here illegally. targets those hired as illegals. kate baldwin is live in washington for us. what is the federal government arguing here, kate? >> reporter: simply, they are arguing that the state stepping on federal authority. the key issue before the supreme court is the question of who should be enforcing illegal immigration laws? the state of arizona says they are facing a crisis being a border state that they attribute

to illegal immigration t. law is meant, really to assist the federal government in working to stop illegal immigration. state officials say they are stepping in where the federal government failed. the obama administration argued arizona is interfering with what is exclusively federal authority and could damage relations with other countries and make immigration matters worse. the government is in charge of foreign policy matter. a phoenix police officer that i interviewed for peace says it will lead to racial profiling. supporters say local law enforcement have the training and will get the training to enforce the law and they should be doing it. >> it is a presidential year. the court won't decide for awhile. what is the impact of this? >> immigration issues have been long been hugely political. you hit it. the fact the supreme court is taking it up in an election year

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the supreme court is set to hear arguments in washington. they continue the patrol. according to border agents, manufacture than 24 million people were processed trying to enter the united states through arizona in 2010. half of all illegals are caught in arizona. we want to look at thousand border operations work. suzanne takes us inside and out for an exclusive tour of the

borders protection. >> reporter: this is it. this is the border between united states and mexico. we are close to where there's a lot of traffic from mexico come into the united states at night. the road we are on wasn't here three months ago. why the push for building the roads? >> this area here, we have had a difficult getting lateral access to patrol. the actual border. you can see the end of the fence there. to get here with a vehicle we needed to build roads. previously, it was only horseback, atvs and foot. >> reporter: the terrain is unforgiving. we came over a 200 foot drop. post 9/11, they have taken an all threats environment stance. it doesn't matter whether they are coming here illegally, drug

runners or potential terrorists. the environment they have to chase them down is the same. they patrol the area day and night. they are looking for signs, sign cutting. >> we are looking for footprints or anything that indicates somebody walking through here. we look into the sun to reflect the ridges on the ground or oppressions. it will define what we are seeing. i'm seeing footprints here. i'm not trained. the bottom of a tennis shoe? >> yes. >> really, the nerve center for them. they have eyes on the ground here. they are watching the ports of entry. they have eyes in the air. over here, the guy who is watch it 24 hours a day gather the information together and figure out what to do next. >> that one single source was reporting that they were using vehicles to beat us. >> the terrorism threat is the most important thing we focus on.

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when you think of retiring, you probably think of spending your time relaxing, moving to florida or arizona. for many baby boomers they are retiring from their jobs, but their work is only beginning. this time without a paycheck. we have what one couple is doing in the series, age against machine. >> reporter: meet this 55-year-old brian and his wife. they were married 35 years. they met as teenagers

volunteering at a camp for handicap teenagers. many moons later, they are retired and still volunteering. >> we were both working and didn't have as much time for volunteer work. now, we are trying to get back to it. that's where our roots came from. >> reporter: she was a special education teacher for 30 years. brian a carpenter by trade worked seven days a week, often 15 hour days. they didn't travel much. >> we didn't do a lot of vacationing. he did dog and cat rescues. >> reporter: now, they volunteer their time for a christian based center, habitat for humanity. >> up, vertical and straight. >> reporter: the super visor has seen an increase in boomer volunteers. >> they are a role model for

younger generations. a lot of them have kids they want to bring out and show them this is what you can do. this is a path that you can volunteer and, you know, like, roll that into your life. >> reporter: according to volunteeringinamerica.gov, the rate in 2010 was 25.6%. the national rate for baby boomers was 29.7%. boomers volunteers a total of 2.9 billion hours of service in 2010 alone. >> how do you think the day went? >> reporter: they don't have children and say they lived a simple life, not getting weighed down by material items enabled them to retire early. >> we don't live large therefore we have always been able to manage. >> reporter: a quick lunch break to play with their dog and -- >> back to work. >> reporter: hammering nails and ha