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let's go "out front." good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, justice at last. a man suspected of involvement with the september 11th terrorist attack on american diplomatic compound in benghazi is being held in libya. let me go through the basics of what we know about him. his name is faraj al shibli. he is a national from libya. it's been six months since chris stevens and three other americans were killed after militants linked to al qaeda

stormed the consulate in libya. president obama has vowed to bring the killers to justice but so far no one has been charged. out front tonight, susan candiotti who broke the story. we want to begin with her. what more do we know about al shibli? >> we've been trying to gather as much information as we can. two sources are telling me and cnn terror analyst that, in fact, al shibli, 46 years old, in custody, in libya. we don't know the exact location. and that one of our sources is telling us that he was just back from a trip to pakistan and had been in libya for a couple days when he was picked up. he comes from a town that's located about 50 miles away from benghazi. erin? >> and susan, what do you -- what do you know in terms of what they think his role may have been in the attack on the consulate? >> that's very good question. we have been digging into that. but the answer is it's unclear at this time. we do know that authorities have been looking at at least a dozen people. we know that he is one of them. and that investigation is still

very hot as they try to learn who exactly was behind the terrible attack on that compound on september 11th that killed ambassador chris stevens and three others. >> now what is the likelihood that he'll be charged? obviously, you know, there has been someone else taken into custody and then released. do you have any sense of that? >> we don't. we do know that this is an on going investigation. we've been trying to find out more information. we also know that he is someone that the justice department at this time and the fbi won't comment on. we went to them for some answers. but for now, they're not saying anything. >> they're trying to figure out the details. thanks to susan. susan, of course, broke that story for us. we want to bring in representative of the house oversight committee. he is one of the most vocal critics handling the benghazi attack. he's out front tonight g to see you, representative. i appreciate you taking the time. today's news, when you hear about this man being taken into custody, even though there are

so many questions still about what role he might play, whether he'll actually be charged, is this news a big step forward? >> it is a step forward. look, we want to bring the perpetrators to justice. we want to make sure this never happens again. it was a very severe terrorist attack and to know that those people are out there still potentially plotting another attack is scary. we think there are more than a dozen people that were involved in this with the idea that potentially we have somebody and i credit cnn for bringing this to our attention. the first i heard of it is through cnn. it is obviously positive news. >> you say more than a dozen people. you think may have been involved. obviously up to this point there is only one person apprehended and questioned. he was released in january despite u.s. objections. he was being held in tunisia. when he got released, you know, we covered it on this program because he received what appeared to be a hero's welcome, reportedly from the militant group which is -- who the u.s. intelligence said they believe were behind this attack in benghazi in the first place. why has no one else been brought

in for questioning? >> i don't know. one of the most troubling things about what happened in benghazi in addition to the attack it is took weeks for the fbi to get to the scene. it was cnn that was able to go in and find documents before the fbi even got on the ground there. >> that's right. >> so it got off to a terribly slow start. it has been more than six months. these men and women are out there doing the intelligence work, working for the fbi. we do nothing but pat them on the back. they have a very difficult job. it's good to know that we're in pursuit. i hope that we're given unfeddered and immediate access to that person there in libya. i think one of the big questions will be with the pakistanis potentially. i think it will be -- i'm curious to know if they were cooperate fife this person came out of pakistan and what role they may have played or not played this this. we'll see it as it plays out. >> i know the role of the group is possibly in question. i want to ask you about that. first this. that group is now actually working for libyan government.

contracted by libyan government to provide security in benghazi. that may amaze a lot of people watching. it's true. do you trust the libyan government which is obviously crucial in this, to bring those who killed american citizens to justice given that they are currently now working with the group that the u.s. said was responsible for killing those americans? >> well, it was really eastern libya that started this. and one of the frustrations in an e-mail that ambassador stephen sent back to the state department, he indicated that they were working with these militant groups including this group. but they also foreshadowed the attack on benghazi, in my opinion, in an e-mail that ambassador stephens sent to the state department because on page two of that memo, he talked about the fact that we at the state department supported the prime minister candidate in libya that the people in benghazi didn't like. i know that's kind of convoluted and confuconfusing. but those militant groups warned us that they weren't going to protect our consulate. they weren't going to provide us

protection unless we got rid of our support for mr. jabril. and then the attack happened literally about 12 hours after that warning ambassador stevens had given to the state department back in washington, d.c. so two hours into the attack they put up a social media message and said they were going to attack our embassy in tripoli. so it's pretty hard to think that they weren't involved in this. and somebody we have to deal with there in eastern libya. >> all right. so you believe that they are. obviously as susan was reporting at this point, and obviously it's preliminary, but there is no evidence that this man is actually linked to that militant group. the bottom line question is this, though. you say at least a dozen or more than a dozen, your words exactly. will the people who did this attack ever be brought to justice? it is now almost six months to the day after it happened. if a lot of them were local and they're in a militant group that still there and they haven't been brought to justice by now, why would we ever think they would be? >> every hour that goes by, it's less and less likely. this is the most positive

development that i've seen in the last six months. this potentially has a lot of legs. i'm relying totally on what i read there at cnn.com. but i got to believe that this is a step and a move in the right direction. >> congressman, good to talk to you and appreciate you taking the time. still to come, it was pope francis' first day on the job. there is one of the tough ones. is it francis'? he is already make changes. plus a controversial horse slaughtering plant planned for new mexico. we've been reporting on this. critics are fearing it will lead to horse meat on american dinner tables. samsung releasing the s-4 tonight. does apple have something to fear? what does it mean for the beloved? my a-team. business trips add up to family time. this is my family. this is joe. hi joe! hi there! earn a ton of extra points with the double your hhonors promotion and feel the hamptonality.

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breaking the rules. he's only a little more than 24 hours into into his new job, but pope francis is splitting with decision. he turned away the official vatican limo when it came to pick him up. instead he got in an unmarked

sedan to get to the basilica dedicated to the virgin mary. that is a significant thing for a pope. then he had the driver go back to the residence where he had been staying so he can pick up his own luggage and also pick up the tab. even though it wasn't necessary, according to the vatican, the newly elected pontiff wanted to set a good example of what priests and bishops should do. "out front" tonight in rome, our vatican expert and contributor and also the news director of catholic television network. raymond, take me through the first of pope francis' day. we are learning so much about this man. >> we are, indeed. i spoke to some security officials at the vatican. they say he has been escaping us all day long. he does his own thing, erin. i had a friend of mine that walked into the house where all the cardinals were living and where the pope is now residing while they renovate the papal palace, and he came down the elevator himself. he walked out, no entourage, no secretaries. he greeted the man by name and embraced him.

they talked a little bit. he said it was very easy. and so he's kind of setting his own path here. and as pope, he can do that. and let me tell you, in the days ahead, he's going to have to set his own path. it will take that to fix what ails the vatican. >> we heard amazing things about generosity, how humble he is, washing the feet of men who had aids. but he also faced some challenges as the leader of the jesuits in argentina. today we're learning about serious questions about what he knew and what he did or didn't do when military junta murdered 30,000 people. people say he turned away from priests at that time. this is going to be something that could become a bigger problem, raymond? >> pope francis, then cardinal cardinalberg og lowee, he didn't like what was happening. he told some of the jesuits, look, separate your politics from your prayer. pray more, do less politics. they didn't like that. they fought back. many of them started this

canard, this story and floated it that he was involved in the kidnappings. and he was ostracized and sent to the north of argentina. john paul ii brought him back, named him an archbishop and later a cardinal. here he is. he pointed out in the scriptures there was a line about the stone that the builders rejected have become the corner stone. that really could be the motto for this man's life. he is now the corner stone of this church. you can see it behind me. and it is very interesting. he's been through the blades before, erin. and i don't think he's afraid of bringing reform to the fore and following through to the end even if it costs him personally. he's a simple man of faith. we'll see what happens. >> raymond, thank you very much. pope francis is already making it clear that the tenure is going to be different. will he budge on the sensitive issue of allowing wome a bigger role in the church? david mattingly is risking

everything to become a priest. david is out front on the story. >> reporter: his first step into public view was greeted by cheers from the faithful. but at that moment, pope francis moved one step closer to a confrontation with this woman. did this calling come from god? >> i believe that it did, yes. >> reporter: how did god speak to you? do you remember? >> i think it was a peacefulness. and not an urgency and just a peaceful knowing this is what i'm supposed to do. >> reporter: kristina is part of a small rebellious movement risking ex-communication. she is out to break roman catholic church tradition by becoming an ordained priest. the church would not see you as a catholic priest. >> i don't believe that clerics are qualified to make that

decision on their own. i believe that that is god's decision. >> reporter: the roman catholic women priest organization says there are nearly 100 women around the world shunned by the hierarchy because they have become priests through ceremonies not sanctioned by the vatican. the emergence of pope francis does signal and era of change in the catholic church, the first pope from the jesuit order, the first modern day pope not from europe. but he is also known as a conservative voice, embracing the church's traditional values. is this a moment of encouragement for you? >> yeah, i feel it's too soon to say. i do definitely agree that there are a lot of firsts in this appointment. and i think that that means that it might be a good time for more firsts. >> reporter: kristina hater is expecting a lot from the new pope. not just a woman, she is also married. for now, she is studying for the

priesthood but at a protestant seminary. she is a few years away from becoming ordained. scholars say such fundamental change seems unlikely when three out of four women priests are in the united states. >> i don't think the ordaination of women is on the top of the list of the priorities that the cardinals are facing right now at the vatican. it's a very important issue in the united states. but catholics in the united states constitute 6% of global catholicism. >> reporter: the church for its part has been very clear on where it stands on this issue. as recently as 2010 the vatican declared that women becoming priests is a grave crime against church law. defiance like this doesn't come without a price. ex-communication means hater would not be allowed to take communion in the catholic church, denied the ritual central to the christian faith. >> and being denied communion at a catholic church would break my heart.

>> reporter: but it's a risk she is willing to take. a broken heart for the chance of breaking through. david mattingly, cnn, berkeley, california. still to come, horse meat scandal shocked the world. why are there plans to produce and maybe even sell horse meat in the u.s.? we have a new development in the report we brought from you the >> reporter: in just a few weeks, this former new mexico cattle slaughter house will be ready to slaughter horses. >> it's going to be a slow process to start with.

just so we can do it right and do it humanely. >> reporter: opponents say it will be anything but right and humane. horses are too volatile to allow an accurate stun shot leading to unnecessary suffering. and they question valley meat's record of handling animal carcasses when it was a beef slaughter house. a 2010 usda letter to new mexico officials said mr. santos drags dead cattle and piles them on a concrete pad where he leaves them to rot. valley meat's attorney says the complaints involved a properly placed compost pile that had been at the facility for years but was improperly registered. the company paid a $5,000 fine to settle the case which it calls politically motivated. outrage over the treatment of horses in slaughter houses led congress to ban the practice in 2006. since then, more than half a million american horses have been shipped to canadian and mexican slaughter houses where conditions can be even worse.

the ban lapsed in 2011 clearing the way for usda inspections and the resumption of horse slaughter. >> they are livestock. and like any other livestock, there is a market for them. >> reporter: american horse meat is sold for human consumption overseas. >> historically, horses have been a meat product consumed by humans. certainly we've had a good fortune in this country to be pickier about the protein source we choose and it's not one commonly used here. >> reporter: but once slaughter resumes here, potentially the meat could be sold to u.s. consumers. >> we don't raise horses for food. and so as a result of that, there really no industry, no demand for horse meat here in the united states. those who are promoting the idea of horse slaughter are attempting to ginn up that demand. >> reporter: horse meat is considered safe to eat but he has no plans to sell it to u.s. consumers. >> activist groups think it's not livestock and so i think it

would be harder to get it sold here. >> reporter: this week the usda told congress it must allow horse slaughter once slaughter houses pass inspection. >> we have an obligation to uphold the law. so we're moving forward with trying to develop program that would protect public health to the greatest extent possible. >> reporter: lawmakers introduced a bill wednesday to ban both slaughter in the united states and the export of horses for slaughter. >> until a ban is in place, every single horse is just one bad sale away from slaughter. >> reporter: and, perhaps, from your local butcher shop. casey winian, cnn, roswell, new mexico. still to come, samsung releasing the latest phone. how does it stack up to the iphone and, of course, this guy. and iran scrambles a fighter jet to intercept an american drone. what did the u.s. do in response?

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welcome back to the second half of "out front." we start with stories we care about our focus on reporting from the front lines. the john pistol of the tsa was on capitol hill to defend his new policy to allow knives on planes. he said it takes tsa agents two to three minutes to identify and confiscate each of the 2,000 pocket knives that agency finds each day. another reason -- >> the small pocket knife is simply not going to result in a catastrophic failure of an aircraft. >> mary see ago yoe says that doesn't atd up. agents will spend as much time measuring knives.

a new survey shows there is a disconnect between what working moms want and have to do to make ends meet and what people think is best for their kids. 32% of mothers say they would like full time work. that is up from 20% in 2007. obviously there was a financial crisis in tween. at the same time, the majority of adults say that what's best for a young child is to have a mother who works part time. the dads were surveyed and author kim parker says they're struggling. they have taken on more at home and it's not easy for them to manage it either. well, you know, they probably still don't know as much as women. imagine being able to scroll with your eyes. so if you're on your phone, can you go like that and it moves up and down. that's amazing. as we speak, samsung is unveiling the galaxy 4 smart phone which may be able to do just that. it's expected to compete head-to-head with the iphone. the galaxy s-3 outsold the iphone for part of last year and a guest tells us the s-4 is

going to apply more pressure on apple making the iphone a true smart phone underdog. now, the s-4 comes with a 13 mega pixel camera and with that amazing scroll with your eyes function. that's kind of scary. once you can scroll with your eyes, they're not that far away from reading your mind. there is also the blackberry z-10 which at&t and verizon started taking preorders today. i recently gave the z-10 a test drive and i'm going with the old blackberry. i'm waiting for the q something going out in april with a keyboard. it's been 588 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? well, not enough. this is actually amazing. i have to tell you about it. in stress test results released today, the federal reserve said that allied financial, i'm sure you've seen the ads on television, failed to meet standards that would allow it to survive another financial crisis. you the american taxpayer are already the only reason allied exists.

taxpayers bailed it out to the tune of $17 billion and still have a majority stake in the company which is the former finance arm of the massively bailed out general motors. now our fourth story out front. iran confronts the u.s. and iranian fighter jet targeted an unarmed american predator drone over the persian gulf this week. when you hear the story, i heard this before, the answer is, yes. it's the latest attempt by iran to stop american intelligence gathering efforts. barbara star broke the story. how worry so many is this incident? >> it's very worrisome. armed fighter jets are escorting drones on the spy missions. in this incident, a fighter jet warned the iranians to stay away. cockpit to cockpit communications but it just underscores the real hair trigger for the possibility of hostilities in the persian gulf.

>> can you only imagination if that communication led to the downing of one of the jets. it's a terrifying situation to imagine. we've had several of these incidents. you know, they said they have that drone still from about a year and a half ago that iran could have copied with all the technology. what happens here? >> right. so we've had all of these. where does this all go from here? well, the u.s. is being very clear. it says it's told iran they will continue what it calls routine classified surveillance flights. that's what they call it. but it is spying. they will take place in international airspace for their part the iranians are giving no indication they're going to stop with the u.s. ceases meddling and this international airspace is over the most sensitive oil shipping lanes possibly in the world. erin. >> thank you so much, barbara. barbara broke that story. they talked about iran today. not though about the drone incident. we spoke to israel's channel two

television about what he's going to do to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >> i have been crystal clear about my position on iran possessing a nuclear weapon. that is a red line for us. if we can resolve it diplomatically, that is a more lasting effect. but if not, i continue to keep all options on the table. >> all options on the table. what does that mean? out front tonight, democratic congress wam debbie wasserman shultz. good to see you. you know, this red line word that president used is a favorite for this administration when it comes to iran. here's a couple other examples. >> our red line to iran is do not develop a nuclear weapon. >> president's red line has been clear. the president has made clear that he is committed to preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. >> congresswoman, my fear is the

problem is not having a nuclear weapon. it sounds really black and white. but, you know, it isn't. today is the last day can you stop iran, go check the box, right? there is a lot of gray area and subjectist. so is the president serious about acting or will he use that gray area to run out the clock and avoid this decision happening during his second term? >> oh, no. i don't think there is any question over whether the president would just allow the clock to run out. he's been very clear that all options remain on the table. that we are going to give time for diplomatic solution to work for the sanctions which are the toughest international and national sanctions that have really ever been levied against another country. for those to really demonstrate to iran that they should set aside their ambition but that are patience is not unlimited. the time is running out. the clock is running out. the president made that clear. and iran is going to have to make a decision on what they want to do soon or i think other options will be explored. >> how will we know for absolute sure that iran is this close to

a nuclear weapon? they deny wanting one altogether. you know, you look at what happened in places like pakistan. it is possible that we don't know until it's too late? >> well, no. i don't think it's going to be too late. i think we have a pretty good idea of how close they are. our intelligence as well as our close cooperation and military intelligence and security cooperation with israel gives us a pretty clear picture of how close they are and how much room we have for diplomatic solutions. so i'm confident that we are going to only wait until there is a point in which we should change course. >> interesting when you talk timing. u.s. and israel are not on the same page. but the president is saying he has to choose, you know, one of those options. what options are on the table? israel said, look, it's virtually now as in this spring. that's when it's going to get too late to do anything. the president though today in that interview with israel, too, said something very different.

>> we think that it would take over a year or so for iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon. but obviously we don't want to cut it too close. >> congresswoman, are you aware, the president has always talked about a window, as you said. it's not indefinite. there is a window for diplomacy. he'll act when he needs to. we can't recall a time when he has come out and given us specific date. >> one thing is clear is we do not have a policy of containment. so the president has been very clear that allowing iran to achieve a nuclear weapon based on the intelligence information that we have and our, like i said, very close cooperation with israel on that assessment, i mean really, we don't -- we are with israel every day side by side working together on that kind of intelligence. >> but the dates are really different. >> you know, i think the dates are less different than you are saying.

i think the day to day communication makes it so that our cooperation allows us for israel and the united states to make the consensus decision together. and because we have so much respect for each other and our relative information, we have an opportunity to make those decisions and do it in a way that is not going to allow that clock to run out. >> you know, one thing i'm curious. one of the reasons people are worried or skeptical about what might happen is the precedent. here is tom donolin talking about north korea. we will not accept north korea's nuclear state and we will not stand by while they target a missile that will target the united states. >> obviously, we already do tolerate them. they're a nuclear power. if you're iran, do you look at north korea and say the united states talks big. they talk about red lines. but ultimately, as the president said about north korea while they can't attack our homeland, that iran would say, look, there is a lot of breathing room for us, the u.s. won't act.

>> they do that, i think, at their peril. i don't think that would be a very wise move. i think one region cannot be compared to the next. we take our relationships and our strategic needs in the middle east very seriously. the president next week when he goes to israel and jordan will reaffirm that his toric partnership we have with israel and it will be an opportunity for us to sit down and talk with prime minister netanyahu and his leadership and the region's leadership among other things about how to possibly -- hopefully jump-start the process as well as make sure iran does not achieve their nuclear ambition. >> congresswoman, thank you very much. very, very important week next week to see if prime minister netanyahu moves off that time frame he gained at the u.n. which it was late spring or early summer that action had to be taken. can he move off that? one month after passengers were trapped on a carnival cruise with no power and no

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our fifth story "out front," carnival cruise nightmare take two. it's been a month since the last passengers were stranded without power and toilets and showers. vacationers now on the carnival dream say they have gone through a similar situation. brian todd is "out front" at carnival headquarters in miami. >> reporter: for the second time in a month, carnival cruise passengers disembark from a vessel that had serious mechanical problems. passengers on the carnival dream stuck in port in st. mart anyone the caribbean. the cruise line says an emergency diesel generator malfunctioned while in port. before being allowed off, passengers were kept onboard for several hours while the crew did maintenance checks. there were periodic power outages and interruptions to elevator and toilet service.

sewage flowed throughout that vessel. passenger greg starks says this time when the crew was doing maintenance checks -- >> during that time the tie loets and everything started overflowing down to the main general lobby area where people were frequenting the bathroom." >> reporter: in an e-mail to cnn, a carnival spokesman said the toilet problems were minimal. only one public restroom was taken offline for cleaning based on toilet overflow. and there was a total of one request for cleaning up a guest cabin bathroom. i said toilet service was fully restored after midnight thursday morning. but passenger chris anderson said this. >> they were out of service for quite some time, for several hours. ours started working about 8:00 this morning. >> reporter: a carnival official said they'll look into that. just one day before the dream's generator malfunctioned, a top carnival official announced the company was conducting a comprehensive review of the entire fleet, maintenance,

prevention of fires, engine issues, travel industry analyst christopher muller says between the deadly wreck last year, the triumph calamity last month and now this incident, carnival's problems run deep. >> this is a management problem. they're doing something wrong with preventative maintenance. you know, carnival has so many working ships that to say the fleet isn't in distress is maybe a little bit broad. clearly something is not working right. >> it seems that way. brian, you're getting new word i know from carnival tonight. what are they saying? >> yes, erin. in response to those comments from christopher mull better maintenance and management problems, the company's maintenance standards meet or exceed all the industry standards. he said the company has spent tens of millions of dollars recently to upgrade the maintenance programs and to

learn from its mistakes. we should also add that carnival arranged for the passengers to get charter flights from st. martin to orlando tomorrow morning. and they're also offering partial discounts for future cruises and a partial refund for this one, erin. >> it doesn't surprise me that's what they say. a lot of people may be skeptical because what about the financial impact of these disasters on carnival's business? biggest cruise line in the world. a lot of people are, you know, at least from what we heard from cruise insiders are worried about going on the cruises. >> they are. the analyst we spoke to christopher muller says he thinks there is going to be a big financial impact, especially to carnival because of the three incidents over the past year and a half. he said what you're going to start seeing is carnival probably responding by giving deep discounts on cruises just to get customers back on the ships. he says that could have an impact because some of these routes then may not be very profitable because it costs a lot to run the routes. he said it could result even in some ships being moth balled. he sees a big financial impact to carnival. >> all right.

big questions for the ceo. thanks to brian. i want to go to the outer circle. we talk to our sources around the world at this time. today we go to switzerland. nuclear scientists announced a major discovery today, the elusive god particle. it will explain how the universe works, created and how we got here. now researchers have claimed they have found the particle before. max foster is following the story. i asked him how confident they are they've got it this time? >> erin, last summer scientists announced they thought they found the god particle. now they say there is little doubt. for decades they've been searching for the last missing element for one theory of how the cosmos works. and this could be the means by which particles get mass and may have played a crucial role in the formation of the universe. a statement from the european organization for nuclear research stopped short of claiming a discovery but did say that the data strongly indicates that they have, erin?

>> now let's check in with anderson cooper for what is but she's not behind the wheel. she's bolting tires in the pit, a physically grueling job that no woman has ever attempted until now. nascar has never seen anything like this. meet christmas joy abbott. yes, that's her real name. she's the first female pit crew member in history to have a shot at competing at elite level nascar races. the 31-year-old is barely over five feet tall but don'tet that fool you. abbott is a force. she can dead lift 255 pounds and squat upwards of 200. the 115 pound trailblazer has a gun take tooed on her hip to remind her of the time she spent in iraq. now danica patrick may be the name you know but abbott is also

breaking entirely new barriers for women. in order to work in the pits, abbott has to whip around the speeding race car with an air gun in her hand, unbolt five lug nuts, rip a 50 pound tire off the car, bolt on a new one and repeat on the other side, all in about 12 seconds. >> good job. awesome! >> she practices every day for a spot on the team. >> when i hit, i'm hitting straight on to cap the whole lug nut where if i angle it, it's not going to cap the whole lug nut and it doesn't come all the way off, and you've just cost yourself .2 second or more which could mean the race. >> abbott says it was her competitive nature that drew her to the sport. >> kind of the adrenaline of running in front of a car and then having the car zip by you, 50 to 60 miles an hour behind you. >> she still remembers her first long walk towards the ex-football players and 300 pound military men who command

the pit. >> walking into somebody else's house, i just kept my head down and kept working. >> great, great job. >> you hit them hard, they come off. >> abbott didn't know it at the time but even her pit crew coach was skeptical about what she could do. >> i thought it was a publicity stunt, a woman getting into a sport that is predominantly ruled by males, not something comes across your desk every day. >> after seeing abbott in action, pete became a believer. >> i remember the first time she walked on, just burning holes through her with her eyes. if that doesn't intimidate her, she's good to go. >> despite that experience and the ones that will undoubtedly follow, abbott refuses to leave her femininity behind. she says she remains a woman in every sense. >> the ongoing joke is if i'm not in tennis shoes, i'm in pumps. i love wearing dresses and curling my hair but that doesn't mean that i don't like to get

dirty. i like to work. i like to be physical in my work. and it's been overlooked that women can do both. >> amazing story. still to come, thinking of getting in shape? vladimir putin channels stalin to get his people in shape. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life.

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