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hello everyone. i'm don lemon. we want to get you up to speed on today's big story. first up, rodney king, a man whos beating by los angeles police sparked riots 20 years ago has been found dead in his swimming pool. police in rialto, california, received a 911 call from king's fiancee and found him at the bottom of the pool. there were no preliminary signs of foul play. the acquittal of l.a. police officers seen beating king on videotape sparked days of rioting and looting that left more than 50 people dead, and in just moments we'll have a live report from king's home in rialto, california. election day in greece to tell you about. results are in, and now we wait to see how global markets will
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react tomorrow. the center right party got the most votes today. that's the party that pushed for a european bailout and to stay in the eurozone. it is complicated, but you need to know why this election has big impact on our economy right here in the united states. we'll go live in athens in a moment as well. election results not so clear in egypt. polls are now closed there after two days of voting for president. voting wrapped up today in a runoff that will elect the first post-revolution president of egypt and the first leader other than hosni mubarak in nearly 30 years. official results are to be announced on thursday. jerry sandusky's defense will present its case this week possibly starting tomorrow. his attorney is expected to argue the former penn state defensive coordinator suffers from a disorder called
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histrionic personality disorder involving low self-esteem that requires approval from other people. sandusky is charged a 52 counts of molesting 10 boys for more than a decade. his beating at the hands of police fundamentally changed los angeles and opened up a whole new race dialogue here in america. today rodney king was found dead at his california home. his fiancee discovered him at the bottom of the pool early this morning. police say there were no obvious signs of trauma to his body, no outward signs of injury. rodney king found dead suddenly early this morning at the age of 47. cnn's is live at the king home in rialto, california. i'm very familiar with that home and that neighborhood. what is shock to everyone out there. >> reporter: you're right, don. they are absolutely stunned here. as you know, rodney king considered a good neighbor and a friendly person and someone who, you know, they knew to be -- give them a hearty wave and that sort of thing. what police say to us is shortly after 5:00 rodney's fiancee
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heard a splash in the pool. she herself is described as not a great swimmer. she tried valiantly to pull his body out of the pool. that did not happen. she called 911. police arrived baf ed before paramedics. two offer dove in the pool with their full gear on. they pulled out the body and were unsuccessful in trying to revive him. neighbors are absolutely saddened and stunned. >> i was shocked. >> because? >> because of who it was. i thought, you know, he was one of those persons that, you know, would always be around. he's one of the icons that you would look up to because with the l.a. riots, he's the one that actually really stopped them, i think, by telling everybody can we all just get along? everybody just started getting along. >> reporter: and now back here live. rodney king dead here, and police say absolutely no signs
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whatsoever of foul play. there was talk that perhaps there was a party here last night, but they say so far no indications that alcohol or drugs or anything else was involved, and that's the latest from the scene, don. back to you. >> paul, thank you very much. i want to bring in cnn producer stan wilson, who is also on the scene there with paul vercammen in front of the home. stan and i did a documentary o rodney king about a year ago at that very home, and, stan, rodney king, his fiancee, cynthia kelly, they were very protective of their privacy and that home, and they don't usually allow people into the home which -- but they allowed us and we were able to get the videotape around the pool where rodney king was found dead. were you able to talk at all to cynthia today? >> reporter: i did. it was early this morning, and she was extremely distraught. just very much unable to compose herself and understandably so. she was a protective figure for rodney king, and also an
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integral part of his life, especially during this recovery process. and, you know, when we were preparing for our documentary "race and rage." it was quite unusual for him to allow us into their lives because they are so protective. he was joyous to have cynthia in his life, and she was very grateful to be able to help someone who had been tormented. rodney king was a -- had a gentle heart but a tormented soul because of hiss str strugg with addiction. >> and rodney king, his fiancee, they will tell you, listen, rodney is not an angel. he said i'm not an angel. i'm not a role model. he was just someone who did something silly, as he said, he shouldn't have been speeding. he admitted to us for the first time just how fast he was going that night, stan, and he said, listening people should not look at me as a role model. we don't want to make rodney
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king out to be an angel but he never set out to be an example to anyone in his life. >> reporter: slooabsolutely. he was candid about what happened. he acknowledged speeding, but during his account of what happened when he brought you to the scene, which he hadn't visited in 20 years, his story was pretty much consistent about what happened 20 years ago. and the other part of it, which was a part of his recovery process, don, is that he forgave the officers after all these years and wanted to move on with his life. gee said why hold onto that. he told us in the interview, he goes why hold onto that. i have nightmares, stan and don, but why hold onto that anger and rage? what good is that going to do. i'm glad you bring that up because for the first time in 20 years, he did go back to the scene and in a sense he re-enacted that hellish night to us, and we were all surprised when he got on the ground and started telling us what to do, all of us, you, the producer,
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photographer, we were all in shock at his display there. >> reporter: yes. and it was consistent, and the other aspect about his life, don, is his daily routine, to help him recover from the injuries, he had suffered not only from the physical injuries but signs of arthritis. and his workouts in that swimming pool were daily routines, and when he walked us through and shared with us those moments, he reminded us all that not only was he struggling with the physical part of it, but this was part of his therapy for addiction. >> right. >> reporter: and tragically cynthia was there at that part of it, and she certainly felt helpless, but overall rodney king had a lot of redeeming qualities, and over those 20 years he worked hard on that part of his life. >> all right, stan wilson and paul vercammen, thank you very much. we appreciate it. during my interview with rodney
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king, we wasn't back to the scene of that police beating as we just said moments ago, and you can see that interview in its entirety tonight. it's a part of our special cnn presents "race and rage" the beating of rodney king, 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. it is all ohio all the time for republican presidential hopeful mitt romney. he is making multiple stops today. day three of his five-day bus tour. he's arriving in troy this hour with ohio senator rob portman, a potential running mate. house speaker john boehner is there welcoming them to his home district, and earlier romney made his strongest statements yet on the president's surprise shift on immigration policy. he told cbs today that the president's decision is rooted in hopes of political gain. >> what the president did, he should have worked on this years ago if he felt seriously about this. he should have taken action when he had a democrat house and senate, but he didn't. he saves these sort of things until 4 1/2 months before the
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general election. >> why do you think he did that? >> i think the timing is pretty clear. if he really wanted to make a solution that dealt with these kids or with illegal immigration in america, then this is something he would have taken up in his first 3 1/2 years, not in his last few months. >> so he did it for politics? >> well, that's certainly a big part of the equation. >> romney would not say if he would definitely repeal the president's policy shift, only that he would look for more long-term solutions to the problem of illegal immigration. there is a winner in the greece elections, and we're paying close attention to politics there because it's a huge impact on our economy here in the u.s. live report from athens is next. and moments from now president obama departs for mexico for the g-20 summit. world leaders meeting there are being urged to stick together t. a live report from mexico is ahead. [ female announcer ] introducing a match made in skin heaven.
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i tell mike what i can spend. i do my best to make that work. we're driving safely. and sue saved money on brakes. now that's personal pricing. much more than usual we're paying attention politics in greece because what's happening there has an enormous impact right here in the states on our economy. it's election day in greece, and, yes, people voted for members of parliament, but they really voted for the future of europe's common currency, the euro. whether to keep it or potentially throw it out. richard quest in athens right
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now. so, richard, do we have some results in this election? what can you tell us? >> reporter: yes, we do have a result, and the result is that new democracy, the party that's to the center right, has garnered the most votes, and tomorrow will probably be invited to form a government. but they didn't get enough seats in parliament for an absolute majority, so they will be looking to form a coalition, and that's where it gets really interesting because who they form a coalition with, the terms of that coalition, and ultimately going back to their european partners to ask for a little bit more time to pay bills and debts. the core point tonight to take away from greece is, i think, that the country has taken one step back, a sizable step back, from the edge of the cliff that could have taken them out of the euro.
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>> richard, can you talk about the markets? everyone is wondering about here, the impact on the markets. does this raise confidence that the eurozone is safe for now? >> all right. i'm just looking on the screen at the moment. we've got about another hour or so before asia starts trading which is where we would get a good indication. if i look at currencies, you're seeing a little bit of support for the euro, the pound has weakened a bit. by and large, yes, i would expect to see at least a relief that things haven't gone as bad as they could have done, but, you know, light scotch mist, the question is how quickly it evaporates. if the new democracy don't put a government together fast, if they don't all seem to agree, i promise you we're back to the races. so the next 36 hours from a market point of view does become rather crucial. >> you said it was a significant or a sizable step back from the
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cliff. so how close were we seeing the eurozone break apart here, richard? if that had happened, how would that have impacted the world markets? that would not have been good. >> i don't think the eurozone would have fallen apart. i think greece would have left and there would have been volatility and there would have been disruption, and that is exactly the one thing president obama does not want. you know, when he gave his press conference recently and specifically addressed the europeans on a friday afternoon, you know, one thought this is very unusual, but put it into context. the u.s. economy at 2.1%, 2%, at that level, the slightest disruption from an external force could have a serious effect. it could literally blow the thing off course. which is why president obama is worried about it, ben bernanke
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is worried about it, tim geithner is worried about it, and now they're not shy in telling europe to sort it out. >> okay. so i guess we can take a deep breath, everyone, but are we really out of the woods yet as far as this debt crisis in europe is concerned? >> reporter: no. >> no? >> reporter: no, absolutely not. you still got problems of banks. this is about the banks, don. now, spain has started a recap, but -- a recapitalization of banks, but there's more to be done, and we still don't know just how many -- you know, if you were to dig down into the sewers of many of europe's banks in germany, in france, in italy, just what nasties you would find there, and until they have really got the drains up, as we used to say where i came from, got the drains up and really find out what's going on, the banks will be the big problem. things are easier today, but be
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under no illusion, it's still nail-biting. >> richard quest in athens. thank you, sir, resappreciate i. president obama puts his own re-election campaign on hold this week. he will spend tomorrow and tuesday in los angeles -- in loss b lolos cabos, mexico, excuse me, for the g-20. >> reporter: the eurozone crisis has rattled world markets creating an atmosphere of uncertainty. greece, spain, and italy remain the hotspots, driving concerns in the u.s. over what that instability will mean for its own slow economic recovery. >> euro area fragility remains the key risk to our recovery and to the global economy. europe is our largest export market, so weaker demand in europe means weaker job growth here at home. >> reporter: president obama views trade as a key component of domestic job creation and an
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overall boost for world economies. as leaders meet in mexico to discuss the crisis and global partnerships, no major decisions or solutions are expected, but mexico's ambassador to the u.s. is already delivering a reality check. >> i say this quite bluntly, look at past g-20 summits. everyone leaves the summit promising to not create artificial barriers to trade. five seconds after everyone has left, the g-20, half of the countries in the g-20 is erecting trade barriers. it's sort of walking the walk besides talking the talk. >> reporter: but other pressing issues are also on the agenda as president obama meets on the sidelines with chinese president hu jintao. mexico's president, felipe calderon and for the first time with newly elected russian president vladimir putin. that face-to-face encounter will be closely watched because a cold war-style atmosphere has been re-emerging as of late.
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the biggest point of contention, russia's refusal to strongly condemn syrian president bashar al assad or call for his ouster amid ongoing government sanction violence. >> syria, of course, has been a point of difference between the united states and russia over the course of the last several months. however, we have been working to see if we can move forward in a common position through the international community in support of a political transition within syria. >> dan lothian joins me from los cabos, mexico, where the summit begins tomorrow. dan, you said in your piece all eyes will be on vladimir putin. this is important because of the tension in russia. >> reporter: it really will, and, you know, many people are talking about what this rift, if you will, will do to the relationship. the reset that the u.s. has had with russia. the white house down playing that saying it's time this reset got under way. it was clear the u.s. would not see eye to eye with russia on everything, but they say there
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are other issues such as the role that russia has played in allowing or enabling u.s. troops to move supplies into afghanistan remains key. they point to the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. they believe this restart still remains intact although there are clear differences between what the u.s. and what russia believe should be happening in syria. >> dan lothian, a beautiful los cabos, mexico. the president seems to have a new strategy when it comes to congress. if you can't beat them, don't join them, simply do nothing. the politics of perpetual inaction, that's next. you don't have to be in front of a television to watch cnn. you can stay connected, you can do it on your cell phone or you can do it from your computer at work. just go to cnn.com/tv.
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the president makes a surprise announcement on immigration policy, then he gets heckled in the rose garden, and his move spotlights an emerging white house strategy. two topics sure to get smart responses from cnn contributors will cane and maria cardona. i have to tell you, maria, we're having a technical problem with will. do we have will now? will cane is there. we were going to try -- >> i'm here. >> yeah. >> he can hear now. okay. we're going to have this conversation without you.
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>> no, no, no. i'm here. you need me for this. you need me for this. >> just messing with you. i am going to start with maria first though. you know the story, the president's shifting immigration rules so certain young people who came here with their parents can avoid deportation. the criticism is that he could have done this three years ago. he could have done this at any time. this is all about political gain and support among hispanics, and i say to that, okay, the big surprise is what? >> well, he would have loved to do this three years ago or at any time before now, don, but what happened? absolutely zero support from any republican in congress to help him do this. let's remember, he cannot change the laws or pass laws by himself. democrats can't do it by themselves. he needs republicans. let's remember in 2010 he famously tried to pass the dream act. he called republican senators
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asking them for their support on this. you know how many voted for it then? three. >> maria -- >> he needs help on this. jinds wh >> i understand what you're saying but you can't say this isn't about politics. of course it's politics, he wants to be the president again. >> look, don, if the president yawns during an election year -- >> i'm not saying there's anything wrong with that but shouldn't be honest about it. >> people will say he's trying to get the votes of sleepy voters. you ask why didn't he do this three years ago? i answered the question. veld loved to, but what happens when you are really trying to do the right thing and, again, it's never the wrong time to do the right thing and all you come up with a absolute obstruction? you use the tools at your disposal and that's what he's done. >> i'm not disagreeing with you on any of this, i'm just saying it's all about politics so why pretend it's not. >> i'm not pretending it's not. i'm saying everything he's done this year is going to be looked at three througough the prism o
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politics. >> we know what happens when your policy goals meet a stone wall. we know the answer to that question and we have numerous examples to support our conclusion. the president then picks and choose which laws he will enforce, enforce, because that's the power granted to the president through the constitution, to enforce the law. we now know the president will pick and choose which of those laws he chooses to enforce, and listen here, maria, i hope we could have this conversation with no partisanship. this lays a precedent regardless of who the president is that should terrify everyone, should terrify everyone. >> listen, okay, i'm going to ask both of you this. and everyone is saying it's no secret that people believe that there is inaction in congress and in washington, that nothing is getting done. so if the president can figure out a way of getting it done, hang on, maria, will, what's wrong with that? if you are being stone walled
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every place you turn and you figure out a way to get something done regardless of which party you're from, what's wrong with that if you can figure out a way to do it? >> don, what you're suggesting with the democratic process is being insufficient to accomplish your policy goals. the president has two outs on not enforcing a congressional law, a law passed by congress through the democratic process. one, if he sees the law as unconstitutional. there's nothing here, there's no serious argument about whether or not this is constitutional, whether or not our immigration laws are constitutional. the second is prosecutorial discretion which usually means we as the executive branch don't have the money to pursue a certain criminal. it does not mean we will invalidate an entire law. this does not fit into either precedent, and you really -- honestly, you have to ask yourself this. maria has to wonder, what happens if a president mitt romney decides i don't like the capital gains tax rate so i'm not going to use the irs to prosecute those who don't pay their taxes or i don't like obama care so i'm not going to use the irs to prosecute those that don't pay the fines in obama care for not buying the
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mandated insurance? you start asking these questions. >> let her answer. go ahead. >> first of all, let's tell truth here. this is not an absolute decree and the president has said this very clearly. this is still a case by case review of each case that comes before them. it is, like you said, will, prosecutorial discretion, which the president has under the law. so he is not basically ignoring anything. >> that's not true. wr >> he's using the authority he has under current law to do a case by case review of each of these kids -- >> that's not true. >> they have done nothing wrong of their own doing, and by the way, you're right, this actually has been done before. bush famously when he signed legislation would include statements basically saying if he didn't like pieces of law, he wasn't going to enforce it. >> let me respond to that, please. >> let's go back -- >> i can't let you respond. >> it's never the wrong time to do the right thing. >> that's going to have to be the end of that. i want to ask you guys this very
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quickly because we're over our time here. what happened at the white house with the heckler on friday. over the line, will, yes or no? >> yeah, yeah, i guess. we've got to treat our politicians aggressively with questions, but balance that against respect. so, yeah, i wouldn't have done it. i can only speak for myself. >> maria? >> absolutely over the line, don. no question about it. >> thank you, guys. i wish we had more time but we had thing developing news. >> we need to talk about that issue. it's a big issue. >> i'm sure you'll get a chance somehow in this 24 hours to talk about it. >> thanks, don. >> thank you very much. remembering rodney king. the man at the center of the worst race riots this country has endured. he was found dead in his pool this morning. i talked with king not long ago. he said he was fortunate to survive. >> a hard blow to the temple. i went up like that and i ran this way with my hands up to show no threat.
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stage is ohio senator rob portman, who is a potential running mate. you also see him on stage with his wife as well, ann romney. so, they're there. we'll continue to watch, we'll monitor it for you. if any news comes out of it, we will bring it to you right here on cnn. moving on the man whose beating by long as police sparked riots 20 years ago was found dead today at the bottom of his pool in rialto, california. rodney king was discovered by his fiancee. police said there were no signs of trauma on his body. the acquittal of the lapd officers seen beating king back in 1991 sparked days of deadly race riots. rodney king was 47 years old. it was just last year that i sat down in rodney king's living room one-on-one conversation that he told me about his nightmares and his regrets, and he walked me through step by step of what happened along a california road back in 1991. it was the first time he had
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been there in 20 years on the night that changed america. >> reporter: a city in flames. entire neighborhoods burned to the ground. now two decades later what's it like to be the man whose beating seen round the world ignited one of the worst race riots in u.s. history? do you still have nightmares? >> yeah, yeah. i do. >> reporter: what's a nightmare? do you wake up like tossing and turning. >> sometimes even hearing the voices, you know, that was going on that night. get down, get down! get down, you "f"'ing. those words. so i have to wake up and, man, it's all right, look outside and it's all green and blue. >> reporter: king's nightmare
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begins just after midnight. he and two friends out celebrating head west on the 210 freeway. >> i had just gotten word that my old construction company had called me to come back to work that following monday. >> reporter: but the celebration is cut short. state police clock king's car going 110 miles per hour and immediately start a nearly eight-mile high-speed chase through l.a. neighborhoods. >> i was doing 100. i did every bit of 100, and i'm not proud of it. >> reporter: following hour interview, rodney king agrees to relive those terrifying moments by taking me back to the scene. >> coming down the 210. >> reporter: as we retrace his steps, we discuss the last second decision. >> i exit here on paxton.
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>> reporter: where did you pull over? >> i saw all those apartments over there so i said, oh, man, i'm going to stop right here. if it goes down, somebody will see it. >> reporter: once he stops, they are surrounded by police. king's two friends are arrested without incident. but rodney king would have a much different fate. >> when i opened the door, she said take three steps back away from the car, which i did, took three steps back. i took the three steps back, said lay down. when i laid down, i laid down like this, and my face was facing this way, so i could see them. and they said, no, put your "f"'ing head fis down. when i finally face down, bam. took the blow, bam. a real hard blow to the temple. when he did that, i just looked, and then i went up like that and i run this way with my hands up to show no threat. and that's when i didn't know but my leg was broke.
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>> reporter: when rodney king had the blood on his face, that mug shot of you with the blood on your face, who was he then? >> oh, man. a guy that was almost dead and just like happy to be able to still have that face to be able to see that face. >> reporter: and rodney king now all cleaned up, trimmed goatee, beads around his neck. who is rodney king now? >> i consider myself a decent, good human being. >> reporter: are you able to forgive those cops? >> oh, yeah. i have been given a break many times in life. everybody is entitled to a break. i didn't die, you know what i mean. >> reporter: no an no, s-- anim? >> no. >> rodney king dead at the age of 47. you can see that interview, it's our special cnn presents "race and rage," 8:00 p.m. eastern
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now to the big stories in the week ahead from the white house to hollywood. our correspondents tell you what you need to know. we begin tonight with the president's plans for the week. >> reporter: i'm athea jones in washington. president obama begins this week in mexico at the g-20 summit. there he's expected to meet russian president vladimir putin and differences over syria are almost certain to come up. at the end of the week the president heads to the battleground state of florida where he'll talk to latino leaders a the a conference in orlando. latinos will be a key voting bloc in november. i'm poppy harlow in new
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york. all eyes will be on greece. the outcome will impact markets around the world. back here in the united states, the federal reserve will hold a two-day policy meeting this week very close attention will be paid to comment from chairman ben bernanke following that meeting, especially any hints as to whether or not the fed will act further to stimulate the u.s. economy. also on the docket, we'll get the latest home sales and home building numbers. a lot ahead coming up on wall street this week. >> reporter: i'm "showbiz tonight's" nischelle turner. here is what we're watching this week. "showbiz tonight" is bringing you all the biggest daytime emmy award nominees. we're going to one-on-one with soap stars like heather tom and maurice bernard. watch the emmys on june 23rd on hln. >> thank you, guys. and, remembering dear old dad. >> i often wonder what fatherhood means to other men. >> fatherhood is one of the best things that could happen to any man.
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happy father's day, everyone, and on this father's day one man is calling all dads to action. documentary filmmaker larry spin wants father he is everywhere to listen up. >> so, larry, your documentary is called "listen up:calling all fathers." are you calling out fathers? it sounds like you're maybe saying that, have we failed fathers or have fathers failed us? >> i don't want to generalize but i think fathers have dropped the ball in many cases. there are many people with unfortunately with children and they're not involved in their children's lives. i think father's have really dropped the ball in terms of participating in their kids' lives. >> you ask ten questions in this documentary. what were some of the responses from the questions that you got? what were the questions and some of the responses? >> well, i started first the obvious question, what does
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fatherhood mean? you would be surprised hearing the different answers of what it means to be a father to different men. generationwise. people of older generation, what it means to be the role -- the father figure, what that means is different than what the younger generation today. >> and so, okay, you said what does being a father mean. what else did you ask? >> why is there a problem with absentee fathers? >> during your questioning, i find i will ask people questions neve they ever thought of before, did any of the people you asked questions to have an e epipha epiphany, i have never thought of that. >> i loved the question, what did you wish your father would have done better? there were people giving honest answers. as a young person you want a cool dad who let you get away with what you want, but i was surprised there were men who were honest who wished their fathers were, of course, more present in their lives and
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actually supplied more discipline which you don't think you would hear from an adult. >> this this whole process, of course it's important to have a father and mother. anything that gives you a jump on things to be able to go to a good school, to have tutors and all that, but did anyone come to a conclusion that, you know what? my mother was absent or my father was absent and that's not going to stop me, i am still the man that i am today and maybe i'm an even better person because my father wasn't there, it made me have to rely on myself more and use my own skills? >> granted, line like i said, there are people who take initiative in their lives, so, yes, those things are wonderful, you are able to go forward to go to a good school, you have financial resources. >> we live in the real world. not everyone is going to have a father early presence, not everyone's dad -- >> but everyone should. >> but it can't. that's not possible. everyone -- it would be great, but it's not possible. >> okay. >> i'll tell you why it's not
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possible. no, no, no, let me tell you why it's not possible. my dad died when i was 7. there is no physical -- it's an impossibility for him to be there because he's dead. >> the last question that i ask on my documentary is what can you do to be a better father? so every father whether you're father? whether you're involved at all or not, and i'm sorry in your situation, death of a father. every father who's not involved in their children's life now, they could be doing more and that's what i want, that's the last message that i want to give. fathers who are dropping the ball, try to be more involved in your kids' lives. it makes a difference and i don't think you're going to argue that. you can be involved and we can all be better fathers. i'm a great dad, but i can be an even better dad. >> that was my last question. what's the take away? that's it. and i was just challenging you because you know it's impossible for every person should have a father present in the home, but that's not going to happen. this is the real world.
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all right. thank you, sir. she is a wife and veteran pilot and now, she is aboard a spacecraft as china's first female astronaut, we'll look at what this mission means for her country. [ female announcer ] introducing a match made in skin heaven. new venus & olay. olay moisture bars help lock in moisture... while five blades get venus close. revealing smooth and goddess skin begins. only from venus & olay.
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it's an historic day for china. it's hoping to become one of the only three nations that have conducted a manned space docking. the other two, the united states and russia of course, but much of the talk yesterday focused on the first female astronaut from china. this is huge deal for china. >> it's a huge source of national pride. it's the biggest thing that's happened in a long time for them. and don, the thing is, it's not only this historic milestone, it's also great international pr. for their space program and for the country. and as you can see, they've put billions of dollars into this space program to compete with the u.s. and russia and they were very particular about what kind of female they wanted to send into space. she'd have to be married and they preferred she had a child because they were afraid if they
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just sent a single woman who didn't have a child into space, the radiation would enable her to have children in the future. >> it's been 50 years though since the first woman went into space. >> that's right, the the soviet union sent the first woman in 1963 and here, we have a picture of the first woman and 20 years after that sh we had sally ride in 1983 and then the tragic moment where the world witnessed the challenger disaster in 1986, we had judith resnik and in tuition, it was the first woman tourist and i know what you're going to ask. is she related to me. i think somewhere in the genetic line, we might be, but it's always good to know people in high places. >> you're a trail blaze r adds well. what role do you think that this will play in china's economy?
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>> well, again, they want this, this is a sign of their economic growth and progress they've made. the the goal is to say we're also a leader in this game. we're also going to be a front-runner and that's the message they're going to send in addition to the progress they've made on the space front. >> good stuff. let's hope you're in space with your name sake. that would be great. he's a seven-time winner of the tour de france and a hero to millions, but he can't shake the doping allegations. what he's up against this time and why the new claims could do lasting damage to his reputation. warning.. you can feel. introducing the all new cadillac xts, available with the patented safety alert seat. when there is danger you might not see, you're warned by a pulse in the seat. it's technology you won't find in a mercedes e-class. the all new cadillac xts has arrived.
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tiger woods stumbles, a virtual unknown teenager on the le leaderboard. let's take about it with john, newcomer of s.i. shows nba playoffs. haven't seen you in a while but was watching the other night and tiger was using some cuss words. i was reading his lips. close, but no cigar. >> two solid rounds and then a round and a half that look pretty dismal. this is not the tiger woods we're used to. the consistency wasn't there. he may well win another major and it did not go right this weekend in san francisco for him. >> can we talk about this never ending saga when it comes to psy cycling and these doping allegations against lance arms