♪ ♪ we all need it. to move. to keep warm. to keep us fed. to make clay piggies. but to keep doing these things in the future... at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. ♪ >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go.

. from "cnn saturday morning" it's saturday, june 9, 2012. i'm randi kaye. making their case could prove challenging. a teacher hosting a loud party is shot dead. the shooter says it was self-defense under the stand your ground law. you be the judge. we'll show you the incident as it was all caught on tape. and from homeless to harvard, we'll bring you the inspire uing story of a young woman who defied the odds to reach the ivy leagues. up first, thousands of people sickened in the aftermath of the 911 attacks are hailing a federal recommendation that

could make them eligible for compensation. the ruling could add 50 types of cancers to the list of sicknesses covered by the massive fund of victims. earlier i spokesman with cnn's nick valencia. previously they had ruled there was no direct link between cancer and the 99/11 attacks. federal health officials ruling that the federal institute for occupational safety and health that oversees the 9/11 program, that's a $4.3 billion fund that's el imable for those victims. this really represent as narrative of often forgotten victims in the narrative of 9/11. >> who might now be covered then because there are so many who couldn't take care of themselves? >> that's right. this is people that were

anywhere in the area. >> so even if you lived nearby. >> even if you lived nearby. the problem is trying to prove that, have probable cause for the victims who did develop cancer in the months after 9/11. this now makes it so that you have to prove. how do you prove that even in the scientific community there's extreme doubt and skepticism about connections between the 9/11 event and cancer. it was a wonderful sight in london hours ago when britain's prince philip walked out of the hospital waving to well wishers. the prince was hospitalized monday with bladder infection which forced him to miss part of his wife queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee celebrations. you can bet the royal family will make it up to him tomorrow with grand celebration to mark his 91st birthday. all eyes are on spain to see whether they'll request a

bailout. they request spanish banks need $46 billion to preserve its stability. good morning, nina. >> reporter: good morning, randi. what we know so far is the spaniards haven't officially tabled any kind of requests. at least that's what we're hearing. what we're hearing is a series of high-level conference calls between the finance ministers of the 17 countries that use it and basically what they're trying to do is push spain to come out and make some kind of formal request for money to shore up its banking system. we even saw some pressure yesterday coming off the u.s. president barack obama. take a listen. >> the decisionings required are tough, but europe has the capacity to make them. and they have america's support. their success is good for us, and the sooner that they act and the more decisive and concrete their actions, the sooner people and markets will regain some

confidence and the cheaper the costs of clean-up will be down the road. >> reporter: so spain is in this kind of predicament because it hasn't forced its banks to try and bear the full brunt of a housing property bubble that went bust back in 2008 and the losses have racked up. there's a lot of concerns exactly about what's on the sheets of the spanish banks. as you have said yourself, the imf has put the shortfall around $46 billion. many say that could be conservative at best. >> and what does this mean, really, in the end for american investors? >> reporter: there's a real concern point here for the united states because, remember, that europe is u.s.'s largest trading partner and what we receive throughout the course of the crisis is the u.s. dollar has been getting stronger and stronger as the euro has been

weakening. that makes u.s. exports less competitive to countries like europes who economies are starting to teeter into recession. you can bet the u.s. is concerned about it. everybody is trying to get europe to shore up its house, of course, before a key election in greece that could see greece leaving the eurozone or deciding to on june 17. that's what people are worried about. >> certainly a lot to worry about. nina dos santos, thanks a lot. explosion and gun fire could be heard throughout the morning. there are also reports of increased anti-government activity in the capital damascus and that dozens have been killed around the country. my colleague anderson cooper spoke with war photographer robert king about the crisis in syria. >> i can't believe it. the syrian people don't want military intervention. they would like nato to bomb the syrian positions. they don't want boots on the ground. they would like weapons to

conduct a fair fight. the doctors would like to be able to honor their oath and they would like to have proper supplies to save lives. >> this is king's video of a makeshift rebel hospital. some of those being treat ready little children with horrific wounds. world leaders have condemned the killings. a somalia-based terrorist group is offering a very strange reward. they say they will give camels in exchange for president obama's whereabouts. this comes after the u.s. offered million ofrs dollars for information on several key members of the terror group. sh shah. >> they're responsible for killing thousands of civilians. the alleged leak of top secret information now has a attorney general eric holder stepping in. holder has assigned two top federal prosecutors to lead an investigation. he says the attorneys will direct separate investigations currently under way by the fbi.

yesterday president obama sharply rejected suggestions that the white house was behind the leaks and says his administration has zero tolerance for leaks. >> the notion that my white house would purposely release classified national security information is offensive. >> but top lawmakers are now demanding answers. >> maybe this doesn't rise to the level of special kouj because we can do it. i just think we would be remiss if we don't ask the question, wolf, that, hey, listen, is that the right way to do it? i'm not sure it is, but i will tell you this. we know that over the course of time, some of the most damaging national security leaks have happened and it has no publix interest, by the way. this isn't some whistle-blowing case that would give some credibility to the papers to say, well, we thought we were doing america a favor. you did america no favor, and

whoever believed that they could leak this for whatever purpose committed a crime, a serious crime. and i'm just asking the question how do we determine who it was to take care of that problem and then how do we move forward, and that's what senator feinstein and i have been talking about. by the way, this isn't mike rogers republican saying all this. this is republicans and democrats from both of the intelligence community saying this is as huge a problem as we have seen, we'd better do something about it. >> rogers went on to say bipartisan earths are needed to identify whoever's responsible for the leaks and that person needs go to jail. horse races fans who were looking for history to be made will have to wait. i'll have another, the winner of the kentucky derby and the preakness will not be in the belmont race. the horses with scratched after an injury during practice. richard roth is live at the track in almont, new york. richard, what's the mood now that i'll have another is out today? >> reporter: cloudy skies, drizzle, i'll have another on

your rags prachlt the only time he'll be seen is when there will be a formal retirement ceremony. they're going the take the saddle off him. his trainer doug o'neill will take it off him. there'll likely be a rousing oh vachlgts certainly the attendance will be down since the triple crown will not be on the line. i talked with ken. he described the decision to scratch and what's the impact on going forward with the injury. >> they're doing the right thing, but in this case he had a very small profile. it would be equivalent to someone pulling their achilles tendon, and the achilles tendon and when you get what we call a core lesion in the tendon you have to let it heal and it takes a certain amount of time. it's really minor in the scheme of thing, but when something like this happens, you've got to stop, take the time you need to

make sure everything is okay. >> describe the impact for the racing industry. we're always looking for a new star, it seems. what would the impact have been? >> well, i think the triple crown would have been great but the lead-up to it is as important as him having actually done it. it's not supposed to be easy. between the timing of the three races and the type of horse it takes to win the three, it will be done again one day. >> reporter: and it has been a great run-up to the race, randi, press conferences, luncheons, new york city opened its arms. i was on the empire state building floor with jockey mario gutierrez. it's a big downer. as the trainer of i'll have another put it, it's a bummer. >> what about the possibility today? who are you putting your money on? >> contenders include dullahan, union rags, painter. we've seen 7:1 shots including

sir rah va. it's wide open. this race goes off at 6:45 eastern time today. >> all right, richard roth, thank you very much. a war of words between president obama and mitt romney over the state of the kmichlt we'll tell you why all the back and forth between the two of them. matters to you. oomz your feast with a soup, like our heaty new england clam chowder. next, enjoy a salad with unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. then get your choice of one of 7 entrees. like new coconut and pineapple shrimp shrimp and scallops alfredo or new honey bbq shrimp. then finish with something sweet. your complete four course seafood feast just $14.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently.

welcome back. it's a moment president obama probably wishes that he could take. the commander in chief talking about the economy, talking about one specific sector is on the mend and that prompted the man who wants to replace him to pounce. cnn political editor paul steinhauser has the fallout. >> good morning, randi. it started with president obama ee comments at the white house yesterday morning. >> the truth of the matter is as i said, we've create fourth degree 4.3 million jobs in the last months, 8,000 in just this year alo

alone. the private sector is doing fine. where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy has to do with the local government. >> he described it as doing fine. the republican challenger firing away at campaign event in iowa. >> for the president of the united states to stand up and say the private sector is doing fine is going to go down in history as an extraordinary miscalculation and misunderstanding by a president who's out of touch. >> reporter: a few hours later, clarification by the president. >> it is absolutely clear the economy is not doing fine. >> reporter: why does any of this matter? polls including ours, americans continue to say by far the economy is the most important problem facing the country. and nearly 7 and 10 cnn/orc surveys rate the economy as poor and they're split on who will better jump start the economy. 31% say things will get better

if romney wins in november. 28% say the economy will improve if the president's re-elected. we've got five more months until election day, which means five more months of battling over the economy. randi? >> paul, thank you very much. a bullied toon in florida tried to take his own life. i spoke with his mother in what she thinks the role is that schools should play to stop the bullying. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the jeep grand cherokee has won more than just respect. ♪

a story out of florida raises some very important questions abouts w whose responsibility it is to prevent bullying in school. 17-year-old zackly gray tried to hang himself after being bullied in school. his mother found him and he survive bud he's now brain dead and paralyzed. i spoke with her earlier about what happened. >> he was being called fag, gay, year, man boobs, all kinds of stuff every day in the hallway. >> and that teacher required by state law, should have been re of this and then told the family, correct? >> well, absolutely. the law states that once anyone in the school system has any

realization that there's bullying, even if they witness it, that they're to report to the principal who therefore then reports to the parents. and apparently there were teachers that were aware of this and what i have learned from the family, they were aware of it actually a few days after zachary was in the hospital. a few teachers approached the gray family and said they were aware that zach told them he was being bullied and by law it's mandated that they notify the parents. if the parents had known, they could have intervened and done something about it. >> lynn, i'm sure the last thing you want to point fingers but i'm curious who you hold accountable here. >> i just want answers for my son. i want the school to stop doing this and take accountable and stop this stuff. it's ridiculous. they're not taking any blame for

anything. and they knew about it. i want these kids protected. we couldn't protect ours, but maybe we can protect somebody else's child. >> the school released a statement saying no report was made to school officials about that alleged bullying. the quest to eat healthier, try going vegan. aisle explore the benefits with you. where your money is, live. e-trade pro is so usable you'll actually use it. and our apps are the ultimate in mobile investing. become a better investor at e-trade. where they grow america's favorite wpotatoes. idaho, everyone knows idaho potatoes taste great. but did you know they're good for you too? they're high in vitamins and potassium. and idaho potatoes are now certified to carry the heart checkmark from the american heart association for foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol. so they're good for my family, and for yours. heart smart idaho potatoes.

always look for the grown in idaho seal. you. vices -- mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪

stay away from meating and all the fatty products. it keeps you fit and cures what ails you, even diabetes. earlier i spoke with the book's author, dr. daniel nadeau. >> you know, worldwide young and old are developing diabetes at an alarming rate and a vegan diet have helped turn people's lived around. a real change in diet makes a really difference in terms of diabetes control, help people control their weight and getting on to a healthy life. >> you have very specific tips for a vegan life tooil. people might not know exactly what it includes.

you say to include healthy protein plant materials from beans to nuts and seeds and you should avoid red meat and plant proteins are better than meat. >> plarnlts have within them fie toe nutrients that help protect the body from inflammation that people with diabetes suffer from. and so one way of including more plants in your diet is to follow a vegan diet. one thing that people should not do is eat red meat. it's been shown that even three ounces of red meat per day can significantly increase the risk of developing and worsening of diabetes. >> and you also -- >> so it's a real issue. >> i'm sorry. go ahead. >> and also i think the idea of eating lots of fruits and vegetables, trying to get up to eight to ten servings of fruits and vegetables every day, try to eat a rainbow of colors every day. that would include -- you know, your mother always told you eat your greens buttal your reds,

your blues, your oranges, and your yellows every day. eat a rainbow of colors. >> you're a big fan of the berries. why are berries so important? they're low in sugar, is that right? that's a good thing. >> it turns out berries are the most powe nemt in app tie oxidants. wild blueberries are the highest in terms of their antioxidant benefits. and to start every day with, for skpaem pl, a blue berry smoothy just awesome. you can throw in everything from spinach. sounds a little crazy. just combining different antioxidants. it turns out that you get the most benefit if the food hasn't actually been cooked in general, if you're eating it fresh and you're getting those antioxidants into your body. it's a great way to just coat your body and protect yourself from the insults that you have through the day. and people with diabetes with

their high blood sugars and the damage that's occurring, they benefit especially from having these brightly colored fruits and vegetables throughout the day. in texas man pulls a gun against a neighbor in what he calls an act of self-defense. now he's on trial for murder. we'll show you the video that captured the whole thing.

now he's on trial for murder. ♪ ♪ we all need it. to move. to keep warm. to keep us fed. to make clay piggies. but to keep doing these things in the future... at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal.

and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. ♪ >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go.

check top stories now, in alabama a $5,000 reward for help in finding this man. please say this 22-year-old man shot and killed 9-year-old twins

and their 72-year-old babysitter. their bodies were found on a dirt road on tuesday in montgomery. he has a history with the law. he was on bond for assaulting a plirch. actress lindsay lohan has been in another accident. santa monica police say her porsche rear ended a dump truck on pacific coast friday. she and a male passenger were treated at the hospital and released with minor injuries and headed back to work. lohan has a history of driving violations dating back to 2007. she's been in and out of course at least 19 times. police have not determined who was at fault in yesterday's accident. if you want to have lunch with billionaire investor warren buffett, you need some really deep pockets. say $3.5 million deep. that was the highest bid at buffett's annual auction. that person and seven friends get to sign with buffett at the smith & shmoe len ski's

steakhouse in new york city. it benefits the homeless. stirring up a lot of controversy after george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin. the law is now a key part of zimmerman's defense. now the u.s. department of civil rights is examining whether the civil laws across the country have a racial bias. that may include texas where a retired firefighter is on trial for murdering an elementary school teacher. but as you're about to see the firefighter's own words foreshadow his defense in court. when raul showed up at a neighbor's house to complain about a large party he was armed, not just with a gun, but a flash light, cell phone and a video camera. >> that's more than 85 decibels and i'm 200 feet way. >> reporter: it was may 2010 and the retired firefighter had been

calling harris county police all night, complaining about a rowdy party. frustrated he confronts his neighbor kelly daniler and his buddies on the drive way. >> why don't you turn that down. >> who are you? >> turn it down. i live over here. >> don't go hollering at me. >> reporter: the video lasted about 20 minutes. over and over you hear him tell the men to stop or he's going to shoot. >> you need to stop right there. i'll telling you to stop. i said stop right now or i will shoot you. stop, get back. get back. i'm in fear for my life. you are drufrmg. get away from me. >> reporter: the men at d dan,her's house are unarmed but he repeatedly tells the 911 operator he fears for his life. it's me against everybody. look. there's about 15 people here.

i'm in fear nr my life now. that's why i drew my weapon. i'm in fear for my life. they're going to kill me. oh, jesus, they're going kill me. i smell liquor. >> the men shout at rodriguez and he tells the police, the party goers want to beat me down. i i'm running the video camera right now and i'm talking to you and i'm scared to death. >> at one point one of the men seems to hint at gettings his own weapon. >> when i go in the house and come back, don't think i won't be equal to you. >> they're escalating this. they're going in the house to get something to shoot me with. i'm going have to defend myself. i'm going have to defend myself. >> while it may seem odd to bring a gun to resolve a noise complaint he may be able to defend himself using the stand your ground law in tngs known as the castle doctrine.

he can use force if he feels his ore her life is in danger. what happens in the next few moments on that video is key. rodriguez uses very specific language like i'm standing my ground and plief is in danger. listen closely it's about to get out of happened, sir. please help me. please help me, sir. my life is in danger now. he's about -- he says he's going go in house, come out, be more than equal than me. now i'm standing my ground here. now these people are going to try to kill me. >> then suddenly shots fired. >> look. i'm not dealing with these people anymore. i going to tell them to stay back. they're drunk, they're swearing. >> and that's where the video ends be u we know the shooting continues. three of the party goers are shot. two survive, but kelly daniher, the young father and elementary school teacher hosting the party is dead. raul rodriguez says he is not

guilty of murder and he hopes the grainy video will prove he acted in self-defense and never planned to kill. we want to know what you thifrg about this. it's getting a lot of attention, a lot of respoens. was raul rodriguez alkting in self-defense or because it murder? you can tweet me at randikaye@cnn. just ahead, she was left to fend for herself. >> i never expected my parents to just like leave. >> you were homeless. >> yes. >> but that didn't stop her from achieving her dream of making it big.

>> announcer: meet mary. she loves to shop online with her debit card, and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts and stole her hard-earned money. now meet jack. after 40 years, he finally saved enough to enjoy retirement. angie, the waitress at jack's favorite diner, is also enjoying his retirement. with just a little information, she's opened up a credit line, draining the equity in jack's home. unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. this is identity theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. see, ordinary credit monitoring services tell you after your identity has been stolen. they may take up to 60 days to alert you-- too late for jack. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity theft protection available.

if mary had lifelock's bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop it. if jack had lifelock's 24/7 proactive protection, he could have been alerted by phone or e-mail as soon as they noticed an attack on their network, before it was too late. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity theft protection available, guarding your social security number, your money, your credit, even the equity in your home. while identity theft can't be completely stopped, no one works harder to protect you than lifelock. you even get a $1 million service guarantee. that's security no one can beat. you have so much to protect and nothing to lose when you call lifelock right now and get 60 days of identity theft protection risk free-- that's right, 60 days risk free-- use promo code "not me". order now and get this document shredder to keep sensitive documents out of the wrong hands-- a $29 value, free. [click-click] [♪...]

straight a student, member of the national honor society, 2010 on the s. amt t. and she did it all while being homeless. martin savidge has the inspiring story of 18-year-old dawn loggins. >> reporter: while other teens still sleep, dawn loggins is in the hall waywways and classroom bathrooms where she's a janitor where she returns to learn. then comes seven hours of advance placement classes and honors classes. then two more hours of dumping trash and picking up after her classmates. >> i don't mind cleaning because

if you have to wade through trash to get to your desk, you're not going to have an environment that encourages learning. >> finally she tackles home work until 2:00 a.m. besides being dedicated, school officials knew something else about dawn. life at home wasn't exactly perfect. there were the eviction notices. the family moved. a lot. burns high was dawn's fourth school since eighth grade. when she asked about candles, her boss realized the teen was living in a house with no electricity. >> she came to me and said, i need something to be able to do my homework by. said, okay, we'll get you some candles. we'll take care of that. >> there was also no water. >> weed get water jugs and fill them up at the park by using spigots in the bathroom and we'd use that to flush the toilets and cook with and things like that. >> reporter: it got worse. when she tried calling home from

summer school, the phone had been disconnected hefrm mother and father left, this time leaving her behind. >> i never expected my parents to just like leave. >> you were homeless. >> yes. >> reporter: dawn would crash a few days at a couch here, a night or two on the floor there, but still cleaning and still keeping up her grades. >> i think what motivates me is the in fact when i was younger, i was able to look at all the bad choices, at the neglect and the drug abuse, and i was not going to have to ask myself, am i going to buy food this month or am i going to pay rent. >> what make this story so amazing isn't just dawn loggins. whiets the school, what the community did. the moment it was realized that dawn was abandon and homeless, she should have been turned over to the state, the department of social services, but that didn't happen. that didn't happen on purpose. >> we kind of took it upon to s

ourselves to be her village. >> reporter: teachers and staff took it upon themselves to find her a place to live and cloth c. >> we have niece people here. it's a nice community. >> reporter: it didn't end there. that same village is off to get her to college, not any college. harvard. her teacher wrote the recommendation and slim told dawn's story. >> this lady, unlike most of us has known hunger, abuse, neglect, homelessness and filtf, yet she's risen above it all. >> reporter: months passed. envelopes arrived but nothing from cambridge. >> it says iechl delighted to inform you that the admissions committee has informed me that you will be admitted to the harvard class 200616. >> i didn't jump up and down but

it did get the largest reaction out of any of my acceptance l letters. i sort of did this. >> reporter: not only was she accepted but her tuition and housing would be paid for. >> i kind teared up because this is a young lady who -- when i first met her and had her brother in class, they were living in a home without electricity, without running water. they were showering at a local park. >> she's not let the circumstances hold her back. and that's going to -- she's going to be that symbol that you're able to achieve, meet your milestones, meet your goals no matter what. >> reporter: and that's how dawn loggins went from homeless to harvard. martin savidge, cnn, lawndale, north carolina. >> dawn has inspiring words for teens struggling to find their way. words and deeds to live by.

now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future forward.

now is great time to call your child into the room to hear more of dawn loggins' great story. she's a grade a student, mek of the national honor society, scored 2010 on her s.a.t. and is headed to harvard. as you saw before the break she cleans toilets and hallways. earlier i asked her what it was like to graduate. >> when i walked across the stage to get my diploma, everybody stood up and cheered. it was hard to keep from crying because it was so overwhelming. >> where are you living these

days? are you still homeless? >> i'm living with cheryl and norm. cheryl is a wcustodian at the middle school. she's letting me stay there to continue my education and working. >> what about between breaks at harva harvard. where will you live? >> it depends. i feel like i will come back and visit cheryl and norjs bm, but also see my other family members. i don't know exactly where i'll be because things in my family change so frequently. i'll just have to see when the time comes. >> what is your advice to other teens? >> i have two pieces of advice to other students. the first one is your situation's don't define you. you can take any classes you want to and you can succeed. if you try hard, you can do

anything. and i encourage people in poor situations to talk to someone at school, to talk to a guidance counselor, to talk to an administrator, a teacher because the school system can help. the school system has means to help out students in bad situations, and for other students, i encourage them to take advantage of all the opportunities that they're given. if you have the opportunity to participate, the opportunity to be in clubs, be in sports, take it. >> what an incredible young woman. and if you want to help dawn, contributions can be sent to burns high school, the dawn loggins fund, 307 east stagecoach trail in london dale, north carolina. the zip code is 28090. "cnn newsroom" starts at the top of the hour. fredricka is here to tell us what's coming up. >> i'm so inspired by her. she's incredible. she's inspired many.

the best to her. we've got a lot coming up beginning at noon eastern. we're going to be exploring a case that really is one of turning the tables. a florida man who pled guilty to dui in an accident, a deadly accident, which led to the deaths of four people now turning the tables. serving 12 says you know what? i'm suing the estate of the deceased for pain and sufficienting. >> what? >> it is an extraordinary case. not even clear whether this is unprecedented but our legal guys are going to delve that that. are you a big coffee drinker? >> tea drinker. >> me, too. now us tea drinks are may be inspired to become coffee drinkers. a new study links staving, preventing, alzheimer's to coffee drinking. a doctor will be with us to give us an idea how many cups of coffee a day, what age do you need to start this in order to prevent or perhaps even day the

onset of alzheimer's. and then, tim mcgraw, everybody knows him as big country music singer and movie star, and he's quite the fiphilanthropist, we talked to him face-to-face huh he juggles it all with his big superstar wife, faith hill, a big country music star. he talked to us face-to-face. mandy moore, ever a girl scout, brownie? >> a brownie. >> okay. me, too. i did all of that. love. she's going to be on the national mall in washington, d.c., of course a big rally involving the girl scouts. she is there to help promote and launch a dove soaps campaign of young girls, loving their image. whatever their bodies are love themselves, and sail on. >> such a great campaign they're doing. >> really is. >> it's so important for young girls. >> yeah. i'll be talking with her why she's involved in the come pain and the message she's trying to

send, all that straight ahead, noon eastern time. stick with us all day long. >> eight or nine minutes from now. we'll be watching, fred. thank you. into more than a century and a half afl abraham lincoln assassinated, learning new information about the fateful day and the young doctor who tried to save him. g producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today.

here's a check of what's

making news across country. plenty of relationships have baggage but not like this one. oregon a woman arrested fortress passing because her boyfriend was sneaking her into his apartment building in a big pink rolling suitcase. mcgrath banned from the building after getting in trouble but she doesn't want the arrest to stand in her way. >> i'll do it all over again or would, but they're on to me now. >> to colorado now, an eighth grade boy rode ace all-terrain vehicle through flames to warn his elderly neighbors about a wildfire. he is my hero today. this boy suffered second-degree burns but his dad says with the flames over 100 feet high the move was heroic but necessary. >> we knew it was going to be bad. i told my son get on his atv, head up the road and tell neighbors north of the fire because it was so fast that you didn't know who was in distress. >> from coast to coast, get into

national parks for free today. it is national get outdoors day. all 397 national parks are waiving fees. some are offering free admission as well. rivet, new details from the first doctor on the scene when president abraham lincoln was shot it comes from his own long, lost report. that doctor was just 23 years old, newly trained, and in 1865 thrust into a horrific scene. here's brian todd. >> reporter: he was 23 years old, embarking on a promising career, and attending a happening event in washington. sitting at ford's theater for a production of the play "our american cousin" dr. charles leal sat on the brink of history. >> hadn't been out of medical school very long. this is very -- this is certainly thrown in at the deep end. >> reporter: helena, a researcher with the group of papers of abraham lincoln, has just made an astounding discovery, a copy of the doctor's handwritten report on

what he went through as first doctor to get to president lincoln in the moments after he was shot. she believes leale may have written his report the next day. in an ideal position to try to help. he writes at time of the shooting he was sitting in the balcony area where the tourists are there, only 40 feet away from lincoln's box. the fatal shot was fired, leale wrote a man of low stature, black hair and eyes seen leaping to the stage beneath. the doctor rushed toward the stricken president. one of the most riveting parts of report what he encounters as soon has he gets into lincoln's booth. when he saw mary lincoln she exclaimed several times, oh, doctor, do what you can for him, do what you can. leale sent one man to get water, another to get brandy. first thought lincoln had been stabbed because he had seen john killings booth jump to the stage with a dager in his hand, then he found where the bullet entered lincoln's head.

he knew he would never make it to the white house. alternative, take it across the street to the peterson house. this room, across the street, helena, what happens then? >> they bring him in here, and the bed, which is not this bed, but bring him in here, the bed is too small for him. he's a very large guy, 6'4" to make him more comfortable instead of having him hanging off the bed they laid him diagonally and leale writes about that. >> reporter: at that moment, astrikes the emotional core. >> how the president's lower extremities from the lower were cold, brought hot blankets. i find that touching part. >> reporter: he wrote clinically of the president's deterioration. at 7:20 he breathed his last. it's in the last part that dr. leale is absorbed into what happened to the nation. after the death, we all bowed

with the rev dr. gurley supple indicated to god on behalf of the bereaved family and our country. brian todd, cnn, washington. fredricka whitfield. extraordinary piece. >> is it amazing. what a piece of history after all of these years. >> i know it. to think we could learn something new. >> its a mazing. >> get outside since it's national get outdoors day. >> i'm on my way. have a great day. we're going to take you on to syria, rebel forces and the syrian military are battling it out homs today. explosions and gunfire heard most of the morning. reports of increased anti-government activity in the capital of damascus and that dozens have been killed around the country. but despite the violence, russia says foreign intervention is not an option. arwa damon live on the phone for us from beirut, lebanon. the violence in homs sounds terrible, and now with russia weighing in in