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and later the pacquiao bradley fight may be over but the controversy has just begun. also her close encounter with death changed her life. i'll talk with an orthopedic surgeon about how a tragic accident gave her a spiritual gift. good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. we start with a developing story out of auburn, alabama. a shooting at an off-campus apartment complex, we're hearing reports of multiple victims. the police have the whole area blocked off, about they're not releasing any details on the possible victims or the suspects. now, earlier i talked with one local reporter covering this story about those victims. >> sources tell me that there were three players, two of them are former auburn players and one is a current player.

obviously, police have not confirmed who the victims are in this case, but sources tell me that three of the victims were football players, former and current. >> now, allegedly the shooting started with a fight at a party. that's at least what's being reported on twitter right now. we'll continue following that story. we're expecting to hear much more specific detail later today. police have planned a news conference around noon eastern time. mexican drug cartels are increasing their reach into the u.s. by leaps and bounds. the justice department says they now know that cartels operate in more than 1,200 u.s. cities. back in 2006 it was just 50 cities. one of those cities where they have seen expansion is wilmington, north carolina. the dea in that area has seized tons of marijuana, weapons, other drugs, and millions of dollars in cash. the cartels are running production and distribution of drugs from inside the u.s. but in wilmington they have seen success with fighting the

cartels with a tip line. to syria where the prospects for peace aren't looking good. heavy shelling why homs punctuated the failure of the agreed-upon peace plan put forward by former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan. a syrian in exile in sweden was voted as president. the lack of unity has been seen as a hurdle to international peace efforts. the supreme court could issue its ruling on hk health care reform as early as tomorrow. they could strike down president obama's signature piece of legislation, the affordable health care act, or they could just pick and choose leaving parts of it in place. either way the decision will have a big impact on health care and politics. all rulings from this term are expected by june 28th. to horse racing now and the

disappointment over i'll have another's retirement. before yesterday's belmont stakes, they held a little retirement ceremony in the winner's circle. a way for the fans to say good-bye to the kentucky derby and preakness winner but then it was time for the race. unirags -- union rags came from behind to pull off the victory. he finished 7th in the kentucky derby. now to a shocker in las vegas. manny pacquiao lost last night. it was a controversial split decision victory for a guy named timothy bradley. not taking anything away from bradley but we're talking about manny pacquiao. he hadn't lost a fight in seven years and was known by many as the best fighter in the world. you can believe there's going to be a big money rematch for sure. to spain and their looming financial crisis. the country is asking for big money to help their banks but don't call it a bailout. joining me from madrid is cnn's

nina dos santos. what is the spanish prime minister saying about this? >> reporter: good morning, randi. we had that spanish prime minister stepping onto the podium one day after his economy minister broke the news that spain had finally after months of pressure decided to go and ask for these emergency funds and he didn't really give any more details from what we heard yesterday. so there are many questions that remain unanswered, exactly how much money spain will ask for, and also what kind of terms and conditions it will be awarded. one thing he did talk about was that he was still going to the euro 2012 soccer championships in poland this afternoon where spain will be fighting it out on the pitch against italy. take a listen to how he explained that decision, randi. >> translator: i think that in these circumstances after having resolved this situation, obviously if this situation wasn't resolved and this decision wasn't made, i wouldn't go, but i am flying 6 1/2 hours,

i'll be there tfor 2 1/2 hours but i think the spanish team deserves it. there's always mixed arguments on this. if i go, why am i going. if i'm not going, why haven't i gone? >> reporter: let's hope spain has a little more suck osen the soccer pitch than it has had on the world's financial markets as of late. >> we keep hearing this figure of $125 billion. is that how much money we're talking about here? >> reporter: that's how much money the finance ministers of the 17 other countries that are also part of the eurozone like spain so they have surrendered their money in order to use the single currency a number of years ago. well, that's how much money they said they could throw at the problem to sort of ring fence it. what we have over the next couple weeks is spain is awa awaiting an official order of how much money its banks will need and then it will table some kind of request with the exact amount. >> we have been watching --

americans have been watching what's going on in greece and now this with spain. give us some perspective. why should the u.s. and the rest of the world care about this bailout? >> reporter: it's an excellent question. yeah. well, the eurozone and europe in particular as a larger trading bloc is actually the u.s.'s largest trading partner. what's going on here is extremely important for the united states at a time when obviously the u.s. and its government is trying, like everybody else, to try to create jobs, get people out of the unemployment line, and back into work. the problems that the eurozone has been facing have been going on for three years now. that's pushed the currency to a two-year low. although that sounds like a good thing for americans who are planning to come to dolleurope because their dollars worth more, it makes u.s. goods and services too expensive for some ye european countries. >> thank you for that

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screen. thank you so much for joining us from los angeles this morning. good morning. >> good morning. good morning to you. >> so let me just share with our viewers some of what you and your partner have accomplished. 12 tony nominations, two wins, 6 academy awards, 5 golden globes, 69 emmy nominations and 2 peabodys. this is a pretty impressive list there neil. what is it like to win a tony or any of those awards really? >> well, we were fortunate to have people associated with our shows whin the tony awards and that's always thrilling when people who work with you get acknowledged and that really is the most rewarding thing for a producer. >> i'm sure. you work though in film, television, and stage as we just saw. why do more and more stars, do you think, seem to be parading in the hollywood life for broadway? even if it's for a limited time only? >> you know, there's really nothing like performing on stage for an actor. the thrill of an audience every

night. the actual being able to delve into a character performance after performance to enrich your performance. it's kind of what acting is all about. when you go out on stage and you get a chance to actually be in control, there's no editor, no director once the curtain goes up. it's really about the actor, and that's, i think, very rewarding. >> is using tv stars you think the new winning formula for broadway? >> you know, the economics of broadway have changed so much over the years that in order to ensure that you could actually have an audience and recoup and do well, there is something to be said for star power. so i think it's just that added value that you get for the audience and for the producers and all the investors that you get when you have a star in the show. >> i want -- >> and -- >> go ahead. i'm sorry.

>> it's just that star power has become much more important for broadway than it's ever been in the past and i think less so in movies. it's kind of an interesting conundrum. >> i want to get your picks for tonight but i have to ask you about the show you produced, the nbc series "smash." how is that going? >> oh, yes. we are so excited to be doing season two of "smash." it was a thrill to do something that original, to do an actual musical every week on television was kind of exciting, and the opportunity to do it for a second season is even more enriching for us. i think the writers are at work right now. josh is cracking the stories probably as we speak and we start shooting in early summer, and then we'll be on the air at some point next season. >> congratulations with all that success. >> thank you. >> let's talk about -- let's talk about the tonys.

i know you want to talk about "smash" some more. the tonys ratings have been dropping and according to "the l.a. times" this year's academy awards had five times more viewers than last year's tonys. why do you think that is? >> you know, i think theater is still considered a bit rarified but there is a very, very big audience that buys tickets that watches the tonys, and i think that's why they keep on getting air time year after year, because there is an audience because it is proven that if a show wins best play or best musical, that business will increase. so somebody must be watching. so it may not be the international audience that the oscars have, but there is significant viewership for the tony awards that really improve box office. >> neal patrick harris hosting. can he help revive it, bring those viewers in?

>> neil patrick harris is a godsend, he's of the theater, he's of television, he's a big star, he does movies. if he's promoting live theater, there couldn't be anybody better. >> who are some of your picks tonight? >> i think the sure bet for tonight is "death of a salesman." i think that will be hands down, and audra mcdonald. i think those are the two sure things going into tonight. for the most part, i personally think that "once" will win best musical and "clyburn park" will win best play. >> why are you in lasm and not new york for the big show? >> i just got back to l.a. i have been in new york for the past year or so working on

"smash", and we had had a succeed in business without really trying that closed a couple weeks ago so i thought i'd back to l.a. to see what it was like out here and then i will be back in new york next week and hopefully at the tonys next year. >> a busy life and i'm glad you made time for us this morning. thanks for waking up early. i know it's early in l.a. we certainly appreciate that. >> no problem. thank you. they are veterans of the war on terror and they are showing their anger at that conflict and others by taking some pretty surprising actions. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day

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college prep. >> i'll be the first graduating class of my school and the first graduating -- the student of my family. >> we're the first to come in, the first to leave out together as one. so that's why at graduation it's going to be bittersweet. >> graduates are going to college it's across the country like alabama a&m and the university of iowa. in ft. worth, texas a 19-year-old college student is dragging a 12 foot cross on the side of the road. he plans to carry it to washington. he wants to raise money for missionaries. junior garcia said the idea came to him after he had a pretty rough year. >> this is my way of showing them that jesus christ wants a personal relationship with every single one of them. i was going through so much in my life. july 24th, 2011, i look lookire

looking up to heaven and saying i'm yours. gee plans to arrive in d.c. by july 13th. and speaking of d.c., check out these long lines outside a shoe store there. huge crowds lining for a chance to buy kanye west's new nike air yeezy sneakers. this is one of the only stores in the area selling this. they go for about 300 bucks but people are bidding thousands of dollars for the shoes online. they feature fake reptile skin and glow in the dark soles. in orange county, florida, police are looking for a man who tried to rob a seven 11 store. a quick thinking customer grabbed a wine bottle, kicked the knife out of his hand and then chased him out of the store with the bottle. a knife wielding suspect robbed the store just last month. they are back from iraq and afghanistan. now a group of veterans is taking a stand against the war on terror and who it calls other, quote, unjust

occupations. together they are known as iraq veterans against the war and they recently gathered in chicago to demonstrate outside the nato summit and return their service medals to nato command. the veterans say their mission is promote a message of healing and solidarity throughout the world. and a programming note, we have invited graham clumper, an organizer for iraq veterans against the war as a guest on this show next week. be sure to tune in for that. a man pulls a gun against a neighbor in what he calls an act of self-defense. now he's on trial for murder. but i'm not talking about george zimmerman. this case is in texas.

good morning, atlanta. oh, boy, a soggy day in atlanta. look at that. we got a little windshield wiper there on our tower cam. it is soggy and rainy and sort of ugly, but, hey, we're glad you're with us and watching cnn "sunday morning." we've heard a lot about florida's stand your ground law. it's come under intense scrutiny since george zimmerman is using it as a defense for killing trayvon martin. now a retire ed firefighter in texas said he was standing his ground when he shot an elementary school teacher. the firefighter's own words foreshadow his defense in court. >> reporter: when raul rodriguez showed up at his neighbor's house to complain about noise from a loud party, he was armed, not just with a gun, but a flash flight, a cell phone connected

to 911 operators. >> 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, and some of his buddies on the driveway. >> why don't you all turn that down please? >> well, who you are? >> i live over here pu. turn it down. >> reporter: the video lasts 20 minutes. you hear rodriguez tell the men to stop or he'll shoot. >> ain't going nowhere. don't come any closer. i said stop right now or i will shoot you. stop. get back! get back. i'm in fear for my life. get away from me. >> reporter: the men appear unarmed, but still rodriguez, who has a license to carry a concealed weapon, repeatedly tells the 911 operator he fears for his life.

>> it's just me against everybody. i've got a -- i've got -- look, there are about 15 people here. look, i'm in fear for my life now. that's why i drew my weapon. i'm in fear for my life. please help me now. they're going to kill me. oh, jesus, they're going to kill me. i mean, i smell liquor. a >> reporter: the men shout at rodriguez and he tells police the partygoers want to beat me down. >> i'm running the video camera right now and i'm talking to you. i'm scared to death here. >> reporter: at some point one of the men seems to hint at getting his own weapon. >> when i go in that house and i come back, don't think i won't be equal to you, baby. >> okay. they're going to escalate this. they're talking about going into the house and getting something to shoot me with. i'm going to have to defend myself. i'm going to have to defend myself. >> while it may seem is bit odd to bring a gun to resolve a noise complaint, rodriguez may be able to defend himself using

the castle doctrine. it says a person can use force if that person feels as though his or her life is in danger. so what happens in the next few moments on that video is key. rodriguez uses very specific language, phrases like i'm standing my ground and my life is in danger. listen closely. >> it's about to get out of hand, sir. please help me. please help me, sir. my life is in danger now. he's about to -- he says he's going to go in the house, he's going to come out, and he's going to be more than equal than me. now i'm standing my ground here. now these people are going to try to kill me. >> reporter: then suddenly shots fired. >> look, i'm not losing with these people anymore. i'm going to tell them to stay back. they're drunk. they're swearing. >> god dang it. >> reporter: and that's where the video ends. but we know the shooting continued. three of the partygoers are shot. two survive, but kelly, the young father and elementary

school teacher hosting the party, is dead. raul rodriguez says he's not guilty of murder and he's hoping this grainy video will prove he acted in self-defense and never planned to kill. the u.s. commission on civil rights plans to examine stand your ground laws across the country. it will be looking at what role, if any, race plays in its enforcement. we've been asking to you send us your thoughts about this controversial suggestion. should airlines offer kid-free zones on flights? rory tweeted me, we have no smoking areas for restaurants for the comfort of the customers, why not do the same for those bothered by kids? lamoni lamonica, says yes, they may be the center of the parent's world, they aren't the center of the world. linda says just help. i've held children for frazzled mothers. we've read stories to bored children. kids are easy, adults are

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all of this information. police aren't releasing many details and they're not talking about suspects, but authorities are expected to make a statement later this morning. one thing that we must note is that the auburn plainsman, the school paper that's been tweeting out some of these unconfirmed details of the shooting, appears to have had its twitter account suspend. creflo dollar is speaking out following his arrest on simple battery saying he would never use physical force to harm his children. it's alleged he assaulted his 15-year-old daughter. the pastor says the case will be handled privately going forward to protect his children. he's now out on bail. southern california's famed but troubled crystal cathedral is getting a name change. it will be called simply christ cathedral. the name was chosen from 4,129 submissions received from around the world.

if you know someone who has had a close encounter with death, they might have said it changed their life. it changed dr. mary neil's life forever. in her book "to heaven and back," she writes about her near death experience while on a kayaking trip in chile. most people would call your kayaking accident a tragic experience, but you say that it was really the greatest gift you have ever received. can you tell us about that day and what you experienced? >> absolutely. i was kayaking in south america, and we were kayaking on a part of a river that was well-known for water falls, and i don't mean big water falls like niagara falls, but they were drops from 10 to 15 to 20 feet which were certainly within my skill set, and as i crested one of the drops, i saw the bottom and realized that there was no

clean exit, there was no water flowing out, and when i hit the bottom, the boat was pinned in the rocks that were submerged, and i was immediately submerged still in my boat. >> did you know at that point you were dying? >> well, i am a spine surgeon, and i stayed calm in stressful situations, so i went through the usual routine of trying to free the boat or get myself out of the boat, and reasonably quickly i came to the conclusion that i probably would drown. and at that point i knew i was out of air, and i knew that i was dying. >> you describe this though as peaceful. you talk about your conversations as this was happening, conversations that you had with god and challenges that you were given? >> i was so calm and peaceful

and for me it was a very seamless transition from life to death, and i did leave my body. i was up and out of the river and i was greeted by a group of absolutely overjoyed people being spirits, not quite sure what to call them, but, yes, eventually my kids would like to say that i was kicked out of heaven, but eventually i was sent back and i was sent back with a bit of a laundry list of things i still had to do. >> you're a mother of four, and you write about your son, willy's death in 2009. he was struck from behind while roller skiing. have you been able to forgive the man given this experience that you have had. have you been able to forgive the man for that accident? >> i have. i will say that my son's death was something i was told about, and i knew that that would

happen. i didn't know the details of how or when or why, but i did know that was a likely eventuality. in knowing it was part of this overall beautiful plan, i was able to forgive him. i truly was never outraged. mostly i was sad for him, and i did after a while realize i was a little angry, but i did forgive him, and i really feel like he was part of this plan, and i hope that it impacts his life well. >> and when you say you were told, you're saying you were told during this near death or dying experience, is that what you're saying? you were told you would lose your son? >> yes. i was given this laundry list of things that i still had to do, one of which was being here and

not only being an absolute solid spiritual support for my family and community but really helping those people look at this event not as a tragedy, but really finding the beauty in it and finding the beauty in the ripple effects of my son's death. and that was one -- >> that was one of the things you were told? >> that was one of the two main things. the other was really to come back and share my story. >> it's been 13 years since your accident though and now you're first sharing your story. why wait so long? what inspired you to write the book now? >> a couple of things. i did tell people initially, but i spent a lot of time analyzing it, processing it, looking at my medical records, trying to corroborate some of the details and really coming to a conclusion that it was real. it wasn't the effect of a dying brain. it wasn't a hallucination, et

cetera. the other thing is that i really didn't want to come back, and i felt that that was an important part of it, and my children were very young. i didn't think it was fair to them to start telling everyone that i didn't want to come back because i never wanted them to feel like they weren't enough because i love them very dearly, but the love that i have for them is so pale in comparison to the love that i felt in god's world. that truly felt like home. and i didn't want to tell them. plus, i am very busy. i have a full-time job. i had young kids. i'm not a writer. i didn't want to do it. >> you know, a lot of people though, honestly, they're terrified of death, terrified to die wondering what that holds. so are you saying today that there's nothing to be afraid of?

>> there is absolutely nothing to be afraid of. there really is life after death, but i don't believe that anyone at the very end has much of a different experience than i did. i had no fear, no panic. i felt great. i had no pain. my knees went back upon themselves and i had multiple broken bones, but i had no pain, and i was joyously greeted. and that knowledge helped me also with regard to my son's death because i am quite sure that he didn't have pain, he didn't have fear, and i am quite sure that he was joyously greeted as well, and i'm sure that he didn't want to come back either. >> it is a fascinating read. dr. mary neal, thank you so much for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> and for more stories on faith, be sure to check out our

widely popular belief blog at cnn.com/belief. intelligence leaks rock the white house, cause concern in congress, and now attorney general eric holder wants to know who is responsible. "state of the union"'s candy crowley joins me next with more. but first, good morning new york. great shot there of new york city's columbus circle where the sun is already shining. ♪ we built this city ♪ we built this city on rock and roll ♪ customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense.

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media, you might say it got a little out of hand. it seems the vice president arm the journalists' kids with squirt guns and sent them off to soak their family but you reap what you sow. soon the kids turned their guns on the vp. no secret service intervention required at this one. let's go to washington now. "state of the union" is coming up at the top of the hour. candy, good morning. we have been talking a lot about this controversy over the intelligence leaks that has now stretched from congress to the justice department, attorney general eric holder launching this investigation. what's the reaction been so far? >> well, so far what we know is that a couple folks on the senate side with big microphones and that is john mccain and lindsey graham, have said what we need is outside counsel. we don't want someone from the justice department. but there are kind of two attacks for this story.

one is whether the leaks are political in nature because the leaks we've seen in the past several weeks have certainly been favorable to the president in the sense that it made him look in charge, made him seem as if he was on top of this and a tough guy when it came to terrorism. and the other track is these leaks were really detrimental to intelligence gathering and to perhaps compromising sources. so there's two tracks. what republicans are saying is, look, it looks pretty political to us, but what we have is bipartisan agreement these leaks are incredibly damaging and somebody needs to get to the bottom of it. >> one of your guests this morning, senator john mccain, he was along the first to speak out publicly against these leaks. >> he is. he is one of those furious about it but again senator dianne feinste feinstein, democratic chair of the intelligence committee on the senate side, was out this week alongside republicans and her fellow democrat on the house

side saying this is very, very damaging. i mean, most people that you talk to say these particular leaks have been pretty awful. sometimes for particular individuals and kind of putting a spotlight on, for instance, someone who had, in fact, seemed to infiltrate al qaeda and something came out about that. so they've been very damaging and there's, as i say, sort of this bipartisan outrage and then there's this undercurrent because let's face it, it's an election year of politics at play. >> so, candy, because we have you this morning, i have to share a bit of my conversation that i had this week with bravo's andy cohen. i know you know the name. he's the host of that popular show "watch what happens live." and -- >> this is frightening. >> do not be afraid. he had this very special message for you. >> candy crowley. >> oh, the real deal. >> you have said many nice things about -- >> i love candy. >> turn to the camera and send

her a message. she's on our show every sunday morning. >> candy crowley, i live for you. you break it down. you belong in the mt. rushmore of telling it like it is and serving the tea from capitol hill, and when you speak, i listen. and i would -- actually i would be scared of candy interviewing me because she -- seriously, she knows what she is talking about. >> you have to be prepared. >> yes, yes. >> i love that moment. >> he had me at real deal. >> he is a huge, huge fan of yours. he just -- >> that's very nice. he's very smart, that man. >> he is. >> he is, he is very smart, yes. i think i saw you blushing slightly. >> yeah. listen, me and my mother thank him. that's very nice. >> well, next time i chat with him we'll pass that on. candy, that was fun. thank you very much. we look forward to the program

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i don't remember taking any classes with you. broadcast journalist. >> i remember very little from that time. >> is that a good thing? >> i think. i mean, i was sucking on a bong half the time, but beyond that i learned a lot. >> i'll take your word for it. >> yes. >> all right. onto life after boston university. >> yes. >> you're certainly the face of bravo, but before that a lot of folks know you spent a lot of time at cbs. >> i had a front row seat for the entire '90s. i was at the little hammer olympics, hurricane andrew, at the first -- covering the first ""vanity fair"" oscar party and bill clinton's nominating convention which was in new york. a lot of really exciting things. and i absolutely loved it. i felt like at cbs news i was in the center of the universe. >> you haven't forgotten some of your best moments. i will call your attention to a chapter in your book six moments i will like to forget. >> yes. >> one of them was the open mike. >> yes. that was terrible. the open mikes -- my book is

called "most talkative" because i was vote emost talkative. my mouth has gotten me where i am today but it's also been my achilles' heel. i was doing a remote for cbs and i was saying something unkind about one of the anchors back in new york, and the person that i was speaking to had an open mike and it was going right into the earpiece of the anchor in new york. >> we read in your book that sometimes you have during interviews, that you have -- you feel badly asking the tough questions. >> yes. the questions that i ask on a lot of the reunion shows and actually on my show, too, we solicit from the audience. we say what do you want to know? let's hear it. because, first of all, it's easier to ask very rude questions when it's being actually asked by someone else and you're just the mouthpiece. >> we got a tweet because we sent out a tweet you were going to be interviewing with us, and michael sent us a tweet asking if you ever get scared doing

housewives reunion specials because they get pretty violent. you were shoved -- >> i was shoved -- >> by teresa. >> i was pushed like a rag doll by teresa, but they don't really get violent. they get emotional and so i get nervous sometimes. it's very intense being in the middle of very emotionally charged conversations, not just about -- not just when two women are disagreeing, just when you're having to probe into why someone's marriage fell apart or just very personal things. it's hard to do, and it's hard for the women, too. >> is there a moment, what would you say is the most insane moment you have ever experienced in the bravo clubhouse? >> the mobs insane moment was i think a couple weeks ago when dan rather and john mayer were on together and i did -- we do this shot ski that jimmy fallon made me a ski with three shot

glasses glued to it and we do a shot together. i said to dan rather before we did it, i said, you know, this is a man who has been on tv for tens of thousands of hours and i said, have you ever done a shot on television? he said no. history is being made tonight. and we did the shot. so i think doing a shot ski with dan rather of bourbon, that was it for me. it was so great. >> and you can catch the entire interview and much more today. check out my "newsroom" blog at cnn.com/randi for stories and guests you may have miss or the goodies you want to see again. the headlines are just ahead including the latest on the shootings at an apartment complex at auburn university. ♪

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checking the headlines for you now. police are investigating a shooting at an off campus apartment complex in auburn, alabama. we're hearing reports of multiple victims. the police have the whole area blocked off. they're not releasing any details on the possible victims or the suspects though we are expecting to hear more detail later today. police have planned a news conference around noon eastern an w