fire to vehicles inside that capital. in nepal, cows now becoming a major traffic problem. police starting a campaign to round up the cows that are roaming the streets. pretty cool. that's it for me. fredricka whitfield takes it from here. >> thanks so much, suzanne. have a great day. hello, everyone. welcome to the "cnn newsroom." happening right now, frantic manhunt for these two texas inmates. they scaled a barbed wire fence today, forcing 15 nearby schools to lock down. now a massive search is on for the suspects police are calling extremely dangerous. and six people arrested included in this, this state senator. they're accused of trying to fix new york city's mayoral election. plus this. >> incredible. that is oil. >> and what a mess that is. oil gushing from the ground, some homeowners in arkansas left with a big mess.

and a big headache. we're talking live to a family forced out of their home. the "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >> hello and welcome to the "cnn newsroom." i'm fredricka whitfield in for brooke baldwin. we have a developing story out of north texas. these two prisoners are on the loose this hour. the one on the right is being held on a charge of capital murder. his name is brian alan tucker. john marlon king on the left was being held for allegedly evading a theft charge. they escaped from the hopkins county jail northeast of kaufman county, which is reeling from the murders of two prosecutors. sergeant brad cummings is with the hopkins county sheriff's office. how and when did the men escape? >> officers were advised this morning about 8:20 that we did have two males later identified

as tucker and king that apparently they were on the recreation yard and they were able to manipulate the fencing area and slip through a part of the fence. and they took off east of the sheriff's office. >> well, you know, that's quite detailed in how you believe it happened. but one has to wonder, how could something like that happen in a place that is known to have high security? >> that's correct. you know, that's one thing that goes through all our minds and i'm sure there will be some sort of internal investigation to figure out where -- what happened, what kind of security breach might have occurred. >> and we mentioned that one of the men, brian tucker, was being held for capital murder. what level of risk is it believed that he and the other inmate pose? >> they're both considered extremely dangerous. matter of fact, tucker is looking at the death penalty in reference to his indictment in

2011 for the capital murder of bobby riley, a citizen here in hopkins county. john king just received 40 years on his charge of evading and i believe burglary charges. >> and mr. cummings, your area is reeling following the murders of two prosecutors over the last two months in a nearby county. you know, one has to wonder, you know, whether there was increased security at your facility just as there has been at many other state and local government buildings and heightened security of civil servants as a whole. >> yes. you know, in regards to that, i've been asked about that also. this is being considered a coincidence and no relation to that at this time. >> all right, sergeant brad cummings, thanks so much for your time. >> thanks. the widow of a murder victim is seething after learning the convict that gunned down her

husband was let out of prison in colorado four years early. colorado court officials apologized for the clerical error that led to evan ebel's premature release. they believe he killed nathan leon, a father who worked at ibm and then delivered pizza on the off hours to earn some extra money for the family. investigators found the pizza box and delivery uniform in ebel's car. the same car they say was used in the murder of colorado prison chief tom clements. >> a simple sorry ain't going to suffice in my book. i'm a 30-year-old widow with two little 40-year-olds that i have to go on the rest of my life explaining what happened to their dad, that this could have all been prevented. and it makes me sick and it angers me something fierce. to sit there and think this all could have been prevented. >> corrections officials say ebel was given a four-year

sentence for an assault charge term that ebel should have served after his original sentence. but the paperwork didn't reflect that, leading to his mistaken release. on to new york now, the fbi has busted malcolm smith who was a democrat offered bribes to republican leaders in order to get on to the gop ballot in the upcoming mayor al race. five other people have been charged in that case. it is the controversial directive, the nra pushed in the days after the massacre at a connecticut elementary school. stop a school shooter by putting guns in schools. now three and a half months after the can killing, a task force, the nra set up, announced the details on how exactly to do that. the group, national school shield, offered eight recommendations. among them, a model training program to teach school resource

officers how to handle a weapon on campus. also recommended, an online self-assessment tool for schools to figure out their vulnerability. >> they'll be asked questions on access control. our classroom doors kept locked during instructional time, does the school enforce its visitors sign in and access control, has the school staff been trained to question or challenge a visitor that is not properly badged. >> the group also proposed a pilot program that would not only determine if a student's likely to become a shooter, it would provide mental health services for the troubled student. the father of james matioli, a 6-year-old killed at sandy hook elementary, showed support for what national school shield hopes to do. >> i think politics needs to sort of be set aside here and i hope this doesn't, you know, lead to name calling, but rather this is recommendations for

solutions, real solutions that will make our kids safer. >> today's proposals are just recommendations. the national rifle association still needs to consider whether to endorse them. kaufman county, texas. no new leads in the hunt for the killer or killers of assistant district attorney mark hasse, hasse on the right, and his boss mike mclelland. mclelland and his wife were killed at home over the weekend, multiple shots, that's what we're hearing today. a county judge says extra security now is in place, across kaufman county. >> i can promise you that all of the people in this courthouse, all of the elected officials, all of the other people that are involved in this investigation are being -- are being very well protected. i have no question about our safety. >> there is lots of suspicion, but nary a shred of evidence turning to the texas aryan

brotherhood. the texas aryan brotherhood is known as a violent white supremacist group. they operate out of prisons and jails and on the outside as well. richard ely is a houston based attorney who dealt with the group and once defended one of its members. richard ely. if you would, listen to a former white supremacist, a man who was up on this group, he believes that the texas aryan brotherhood is indeed behind these murders. listen in. >> the aryan brotherhood is trying to relay a message they are not only going to get you behind the wall, they're going to get their enemies outside the walls. the indictment that happened a year ago to this group really hurt the aryan brotherhood of texas. they, when the indictment

happened, it didn't just -- this isn't an ideology battle here. this was financial. they took away some of their drug mules they took away people on the outside who were supplying them. >> richard ely. what is your response to that. what do you think about what you just heard? >> well, i think what's going on here is that maybe part of it, but i would be skeptical at this point of saying at one particular group was responsible for these terrible, terrible shootings. it is horrible what happened to the district attorney and his wife. but there are some things that could have been -- any number of investigations that were going through that office. my experience with the aryan brotherhood is i'm currently representing a member in the indictment down here in houston that you referenced. while they have violent tendencies and commit violent

acts, something about the indiscriminate shooting just doesn't seem quite right to me. >> what do you mean indiscriminate? it appears, even though we're still waiting for more details, it looks like these were targets. these were targeted killings involving the prosecutor and the -- >> i understand. i understand there san ais an a lot of 223 ammunition used, lots of shots. my experience with retaliatory or disciplinary actions by the aryan brotherhood would have been that they might have dragged the prosecutor out in the lawn, beaten him up, maybe shot him and left. i'm surprised that the wife was killed. that -- that would have -- that wouldn't have surprised me coming from some other prison gangs. the aryan brotherhood, not known for being particularly

nonviolent, they have a very -- they have a violent record, but they do draw the line at some areas. for example, i point out that the aryan brotherhood will punish members who use children in drug deals. certainly don't see that with other prison gangs. >> okay. and, again, no correlation, no definitive correlation has been made between the brotherhood and the killings, but the question is being asked because of the many indictments of some of the members and as it relates to the involvement of the prosecutor and the assistant d.a. real quick, before i let you go, if you would, when we talk about and try to understand this brotherhood group, in large part, they were involved -- they are involved in drug trafficking. is that right? >> yes. yeah, there is a lot of drug trafficking. that's the main financial source for all the prison gangs. they arised out of some sort of mutual defense desire while in custody, but the moneymaker form

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blame. here's lawyer marvin putnam. >> i think there is no way you can look at mr. jackson's responsibility here. mr. jackson is a person known to go to one doctor for one thing and another doctor for something else. >> miguel, the case is building up to be yet another big one involving the jackson name. set the scene for us. what is happening outside that courthouse and then what about jury selection, how complicated is that going to be? >> well, very complicated. this is the jury questionnaire here. it is 25 pages long and it is very clear from the questions in this, about 110 questions this questionnaire.himself in - and many of them deal with prescription drugs and whether or not one believes that celebrities have greater access to prescription drugs, do they

know if michael jackson, have they heard about him having access to prescription drugs. do they think somebody having addiction to prescription drugs is going to be a problem? a lot of questions along those lines, a lot of questions clearly meant to weed out those jurors that they are concerned about. the process is just getting under way now. the way it will work, 35 jurors at a time come in, they're time testing who can sit in there for the next two or three months and do the next jury selection process. the lawyers will have some questions for them. once they fill out this long questionnaire, and then they -- sounds like next wednesday the jurors will come back to actually be questioned by the lawyers more thoroughly. and it is believed according to the discussion today, in court, it can take as long as three weeks, maybe longer in order to get the 12 jurors and five alternates for this case, fredricka. >> sunny, this seems like this is going to be very complicated because all of the perspective jurors, wasn't that long go that

the dr. conrad murray case was unfolding. they learned so much about the drugs and michael jackson and dr. conrad murray. how complicated will this be to seat a jury that doesn't have a -- individual jurors that already don't have preconceived notions about this case? >> well, you're not going to find jurors that don't have preconceived notions about this case, quite frankly. i mean, you certainly don't want a juror who never heard of michael jackson. you don't want a juror who never heard of conrad murray, that would be a juror that lived under a rock. >> what are the questions they're going to ask to narrow the field? >> sure, you know, i think miguel pointed out that a lot of these questions are about prescription drugs because that is going to be front and center. the question that is going to be most important for this jury is knowing everything that you know, can you put that aside and decide fairly on the evidence and just the evidence? and i firmly believe in the jury system. i'm certain they'll be able to find 12 jurors that feel they can decide this fairly,

honorably and honestly. >> is it fair to say or can you kind of look at what aeg would be laying out what the jacksons would be laying out, who you believe might have the stronger case here? >> yeah, you know, it is interesting, i've been looking ain the ca at this case for quite some time and aeg says this is michael jackson's fault, he hired dr. conrad murray. conrad murray was the villain, he's serving time for involuntary manslaughter, four years. we have nothing to do with it. then you have the jackson family, catherine, his children, they're saying, no, you hired dr. conrad murray and you were supposed to make sure that this doctor was appropriate. i've got to tell you, i think it is going to come down to who did conrad murray work for? and we know there is this smoking gun e-mail that aeg says conrad murray, remember we paid you. >> it articulates that we want to remind murray that it is aeg,

not mj, who is paying his salary. we want to remind him what is expected of him. there you have it right there where it says aeg hired jackson. miguel, we know aeg will say, but it was michael jackson who recommended dr. conrad murray. it is michael jackson who said, i can't go on unless it is dr. murray. >> that's exactly what they are arguing in there today. and it will be -- that's the huge question before both sides. what is very clear from what happened this morning, though, is this is going to get very, very nasty in there very quickly. we haven't gotten to the basics of the trial, and they are arguing now about whether to allow cameras in this courtroom and i can tell you, the judge sounds disposed to it, it might happen that we get a camera in the court proceedings here. but the lawyers really going forward for michael jackson really going after aeg and doing

this interview with cnn, where mr. putnam, the lawyer for aeg said things like michael jackson wears pajamas in public, dances on cars, all these things and you know, we don't want to add that to the trial. lawyers for michael jackson saying, wait, you can say that publicly on cnn and then no cameras in the courtroom, no way. we want the cameras, want the world to see all this, hold your feet to the fire basically. >> lots of moving parts on this one. keep us poffed on that. the there is much more, dr. conrad murray telling his side of the story in his first television interview from jail. anderson cooper exclusive airs tonight at 8:00 eastern time right here on cnn. all right, the deadline has passed for dozens of former atlanta schoolteachers, principals and administrators caught up in a cheating scandal to turn themselves in. so far, only five of the 35

defendants have surrendered to police. the defendants include former atlanta public school superintendent beverly hall. among other things they're accused of racketeering and making false statements. prosecutors say they changed test scores or helped students cheat. performance bonuses or based on improved scores. no word yet what will happen to the defendants who have actually surrendered thus far. and believe it or not, injured louisville basketball player kevin ware has been released from the hospital. we have new pictures to share with you next. plus, it is a bird, it is a plane. no, that's the supermodel known as heidi klum. and she was to the rescue, helping to save her son and two others. the story on that.

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remember, it was just sunday night when he brutally broke his leg in the ncaa midwest regional final. his team went on to beat duke. but he's out for at least the next six months. he'll be watching and cheering on his buddies here in atlanta. new video in to cnn from inside the sinkhole near tampa, florida that killed a man back in february. a contractor shot the video with a camera on a pole before the home was demolished. it peers down 60 feet through the gaping hole. in the bedroom floor where 37-year-old jeff bush died. his body could not be recovered and the hole was filled in. and he's already backed solar power and wind power. today, president obama announced he's investing millions of dollars in brain power. the president unveiled a $100 million initiative to fund research of the human brain. the hope is to not only discover new technologies, but new treatments for alzheimer and epilepsy. >> as humans, we can identify

galaxies light-years away, we can study particles smaller than an atom, but we still haven't unlocked the mystery of the three pounds of matter that sits between our ears. >> the project will involve both government and private scientists. and supermodel heidi klum was channeling wonderwoman, superwoman, when she dove in a dangerous riptide in hawaii to rescue her 7-year-old son. klum and her boyfriend also helped two of their nannies who were also swept out in the tide and she told cnn, quote, we were pulled into the ocean by a big wave, like any mother, i was very scared for my child, and everyone else in the water. and everyone made it out of the water safely. all right, streets, yards, driveways, all covered in oil. dozens of homes have been evacuated after a pipeline leak gets out of control. we'll hear from one of the homeowners next. this day calls you.

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rivers of oil flowing through the streets of an arkansas town. residents have been forced to leave their homes and it could be several days before they're allowed back in. their nightmare began saturday afternoon when a pipe burst in the town of may flower. crude oil spewing out coiling through the streets and then flooding the yards there. >> when i got here, you

could have canoed down streets. even after they shut it off upstream if you will, there was still a lot of oil flowing down the street. >> it was a threat of fire and air pollution. so they were evacuating the neighborhood. >> today, an investigation has been launched to find out what caused the pegasus pipeline rupture and how bad is this oil spill really could be. we're seeing the toll on wildlife there as crews continue the urgent cleanup operation. we just heard from chris harrell who says it was so bad, you could canoe down the street. he's on the phone with us now from mayflower. these are amazing pictures here, the pools of oil in the streets and on the yards, et cetera. how bad is it now at your home and perhaps your neighbors' homes? >> fredricka, it is an absolute mess in our neighborhood at this point. there is quite a few personnel on the ground, heavy machinery.

the checkpoint to get in and out of the neighborhood and a horrendous smell of oil in the air. >> you and everybody else has been displaced, evacuated to other locations, perhaps nearby hotels, et cetera. how long are you being told to stay out of your home? >> we have been aloud back in our home. the street behind our house there is 22 homes that were evacuated friday. we have not yet been allowed back in their home. and they're telling these people that it may be weeks before they can get back into the home. >> what about cleanup and how much is this going to cost? are you calling your insurance companies or what you being told about who is going to come clean things up, compensate you for it? >> well, so far as compensation, that's a question on a lot of home owners' minds. there is no real answers given by exxonmobil or any kinds of claims department they may have. we're kind of taking a wait and see approach to see what they're going to offer up and who is going to take responsibility for the full cleanup.

>> so before this happened, did you or even your neighbors even know there was this oil pipeline like this in your neighborhood or nearby? >> well, it may be a shame on me kind of thing, but first time i knew about it was friday when i watched the oil flowing down our street. i had no idea. and i may not have done my due diligence when we moved into the neighborhood, but it was quite a shock when we saw the aftermath. >> what about, you know, your health. if you worry about that, you know, are there fumes in the air? give me an idea when your concerns are, if any, about the kind of health risk that this is now posing. >> absolutely, yeah. obviously a lot of concern for both myself, my family, 4-year-old and 10-month-old at home. and, you know, how do the fumes afect us, how -- what is the long-term outlook for any kind of any health issues we may have down the road. i suppose they're taking hourly air samples and they're saying there is no issue, but at the end of the day, who really knows

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at ft. hood, texas, the victims of a mass shooting in 2009 will not receive purple hearts. the u.s. army says awarding the medals would prejudice the trial of major nidal hasan. the panel today, conservative analyst edie hill, magazine editor joe levy, ahmed

shihab belden. i did get that right? i'm sorry about that. and lauren ashburn, editor in chief of the daily download. ahmed, let me begin with you, since i butchered your last name. it might prejudice the trial. do you think that's a fair argument? >> i'm really confused by the argument. it seems like the administration and pentagon are not consistent when it comes to how they interpret terrorism. i think it is important we remember that the government, you know, deemed this to be a work place violent crime as opposed to a terrorist attack. this was a situation where 13 u.s. servicemen were killed. there were 32 others that were injured and, you know what is worse is not just are we now going to be preventing people from having, you know, people who need it, people having medical veteran benefits because we're not going to be giving them purple hearts, but it really raises a broader question of how we interpret what terrorism is, not just our government, the pentagon, but

also as americans. because this man not only did he scream god is the greatest when he was committing the crime and shooting these people, but what is more troubling is we learned investigators had found he was in communication with the u.s. citizen who was killed in yemen in september of 2011. and so there is a political motivation, which is the way we often, you know, determine what is and what constitutes terrorism. so the question is, if awlaki as a u.s. citizen was denied a trial and denied due process, why is it so important that we provide this for the current major hasan. i see it as a confusing way to understand what really constitutes terrorism and i'm still not necessarily sure why attorney general eric holder still insists thises wi was an workplace crime. >> oftentimes the purple heart is awarded as a result of

combat. the army has responded to this proposed legislation, directing it to, you know, award the purple heart, and in this statement it reads, quote, u.s. military personnel are organized, trained and equipped to combat foreign, not domestic forces or threats to expand the purple heart award criteria to include domestic criminal acts or domestic terror acts would be a dramatic departure from the traditional purple heart award criteria. so, joe, we're talking about, you know, combat versus attacks on u.s. soil, et cetera, that is what's at issue here. is that your interpretation or is it an issue of -- >> no, this wouldn't be -- this would be the interpretation of very, very few people. in fact, it seems ridiculous. these people volunteered to defend america. they were attacked precisely because of that. they were attacked because they were in the military. to define this as workplace violence rather than a combat experience seems counterintuitive. it is ridiculous and in point of

fact, it is legal maneuvering. the pentagon was perfectly clear they don't want to award the purple heart because they feel it may prejudice the trial, it may label the accused shooter as a terrorist. as opposed to a domestic criminal. >> is it an issue of timing? had this argument been made after the trial was resolved, would we be having the same conversation? >> i'm not sure if we would be having it or not. what i think is clear is nobody really gives a hoot about this major. what they worry about are the people who are injured and killed during this. and do they deserve the purple heart. there are lots of big questions to argue about. the purple heart criteria is -- it has changed a lot over the past decade. and if they want to award it now and expand it in this way, i think they could. i do think, though, that it would be better to come up with an equivalent award that they could give out. similar to the secretary of defense's medal for defense of freedom. >> all right.

how about, lauren, you, we have 30 seconds left, financial incentive? is that -- >> as a woman who has a family, who has given their lives in the military, this is absurd. i'm sorry. these people died. they died, a pregnant woman died, they are -- we are in combat times. it is ridiculous that we are even fighting over this. can we get to broader issues? >> all right, guys. don't go away. can't wait to hear your thoughts on this next topic as well. should college graduates be able to sue their schools, universities, colleges, et cetera, if they don't find the work they think they should have been able to locate? having received that degree, that's coming up next. 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle

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more with our panel discussion. so you didn't get a good job after graduating college? ever think about suing the

school? several groups of law school grads are trying to take their alma mater to court, claiming some of those 90 plus percent job figure placements are misleading or just wrong. the job market is looking dim for some lawyers acording to the national association for law placement. just 85.6% of 2011 grads actually found jobs last year. the lowest rate since 1994 and they're carrying an average debt more than $100,000, about four times more than most new grads. so, my panel back with me now on this. so do underemployed and out of work grads have a case here is college just a case of buyer beware. edie, you first. >> that's right. exactly. caveat emter. they should have been asking questions instead of just taking

statistics. you didn't ask questions. no one forced you to go to law school. you went in there in a bad economy. who is somebody going to hire, somebody out of work and has experience or somebody fresh out of law school with no experience? they should have known that. >> joey, this is almost as if there was a contractual obligation here being made by the colleges. at least that's what these folks in this class action suit are almost alleging, you promised, this is in writing, i'm taking you to task for it. fair? >> in the at all. i think -- >> go ahead. >> sorry. >> are you with me there? >> you can say at least these people are doing something with their education. at east they're getting something out of it. but they seem to be -- they seem to be most angry about two things. they're misled because the figures were misleading. and yet do you want a lawyer that can't do that kind of thinking? do you want a lawyer that can't

look at a statistic that says 90% of grads get jobs and say, well, what kind of jobs do they get? these aren't people i would want to hire as my lawyer. >> ahmed, are the six figure high student debt a factor here? >> in all seriousness, i think what is most troubling in this situation is that there is clearly some misleading information being published by the schools. at least the way they're making this information available. by not making a distinction between, you know, legal jobs and nonlegal related jobs. because it is really troubling as you know i'm sure, fredricka, the way in which these statistics are published, often affects the ranking of the school. it is important to keep that in mind as well. and while i take the point that, you know, you might not want to hire the lawyers if they're complaining, this say problem affecting people not just in california, not just in new york, but across the country. i think it reminds me of perhaps

the broader conversation we need to be having, which is the fact that our student total debt in this nation has reached a trillion dollars which is more than the actual credit card debt of our entire nation. there is a lot of different issues at play. there is outsourcing of a lot of these issues through india and other countries where as people maybe would have pursued a lawyer or sought out legal counsel. now there is a lot of internet companies that are actually assisting people and helping them navigate whether they are going to be litigants or what have you and so i think it is really a troubling trend and as someone who is pretty young myself, i have a lot of friends who went to law school and they're really troubled by this. i think it is imperative that schools be more specific about what kind of jobs people are getting outside of schools because if you get a job folding clothes at macy's or selling shoes or what have you, even becoming a speechwriter, a consultant, that's not necessarily suggesting you're going to be earpearning the kin money you thought you would. >> law students, that argument

could be made by anyone who graduates with a law degree, i didn't get -- didn't land the job that i thought my degree would get me. >> here's what i have to say. wa, wa, wa, grow up. >> oh, come on. >> i mean. i understand the student debt program -- problem in america. it is a big problem. but if you cannot take your education and do something good with it, you can volunteer at legal aid, you could do any number of things to help people and continue to knock on doors. i interviewed fred friendly when i was in journalism school, also racked up quite a bit of debt, fred friendly was the former producer for edward r. murrow. he said knock on every door until one opens is what he did, it is what i did, i bet it is what all of you did. >> excellent. >> the last word, sorry, edie, out of time. we'll do this again, i'm sure, another time soon. appreciate it to everybody.

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next, school security, nra

releases eight recommendations to keep kids safe in the classroom. so will they work? we're asking a teacher. plus this, a clear message from north korea, the country releases dramatic propaganda video showing training exercises including physical drills. and we're talking live to actress and activist holly robinson peete. she's telling us about an issue that impacts millions of children, including her son. hello, i'm fredricka whitfield in for brooke baldwin. no new leads to report this hour in the kaufman county, texas, killings. but we're getting in details about the deaths of district attorney mike mclelland and his wife cynthia. their bodies were found saturday morning at their home near the town of forney. assistant d.a. mark hasse was gunned down in january. george howell is on the story. so, george, what have you

learned about the killings of mike mclelland and his wife? >> reporter: we are now getting new information. we're learning from the search warrant affidavit about what happened in this case. first of all, we know that the victims, mr. mclelland and his wife cynthia, they were discovered by friends who were trying to reach them repeatedly. and we also know that mr. mclelland reached out to relatives, talked to relatives over the phone. that's what we learned from the search warrant affidavit. and investigators now are trying to track down mobile phone information from a cell tower near that home. but, again, when it comes to the actual investigation, they are very tight lipped, not really giving any new details as to what they are looking into at this point. >> and, george, they also named a temporary district attorney. are there protections in place for that person and how other public servants there in that county. >> reporter: yes. we know she has taken over and

she will be in that position for 21 days until the governor of the state, rick perry, appoints a new district attorney. we also understand that she is under great protection, has good security around her, as do many of the public officials. in fact, we spoke with a district attorney who is in nearby anderson county, and just listen to how he feels about doing his job given the environment here. take a listen. >> i feel like that mike was murdered for what he did. and so it makes it kind of -- it is a little scary to people like me. but not going to change the way i do business. and i'm not going to walk in fear. i'm not going to not prosecute people. but you got to be careful. >> reporter: you can tell that the public officials, the district attorneys, even law enforcement, they are highly aware, acutely aware of the danger of their jobs. they are just trying to pay as much attention as possible to their surroundings as they continue to try to look into this case. >> and, george, what about --

reportedly there were security cameras at the home of mclelland. what has been learned about whether there is any kind of surveillance, you know, video that comes from the cameras, what they're able to glean from those cameras, if anything. >> you know, that's a very interesting point. we have been trying to push to get more information about it. all we know at this point is that there were security cameras in that home. these are -- the cameras that are not looped to any outside source. they are cameras inside the home to our understanding. but, you know, there is a lot of information we're trying to get from investigators. they're not releasing it. it is the question of whether they have more information that they want to release right now, they don't want to tip off the people they're looking into. or, you know, fredricka, if they don't have a lot of information at all. there are so many different angles to look into in this case, the possible connection to the aryan brotherhood, the question as to whether this is drug related to a drug cartel or the question of an inside job,

fredricka. we just don't know at this point. there are no suspects in custody, but fair to say these investigators have plenty of angles to look into as they try to get to the bottom of it. >> right. lots of questions. thanks so much, george howell, appreciate that. we have a developing story out of north texas now as well. these two prisoners are on the loose at this hour. one on the right is being held on a capital murder. his name is brian alan tucker. john marlon king on the left was being held for evading a theft charge. well, they escaped from this facility, the hopkins county jail, it is just north -- northeast, rather, of kaufman county, reeling from the recent murders that george was telling us about of the two prosecutors. a george spokesman says he believes there is no connection between today's escape and those murders in the nearby county. it has been one controversial answer to a national dilemma. stop a school shooter by arming school workers. that's one reaction to

december's mass killing at a connecticut elementary school. well, today, a task force backed by the nra gave the details on just how to do that. the group called national school shield offered eight recommendations. among them, a model training program to teach school resource officers how to handle a weapon on campus. also recommended, an online self-assessment tool for schools to figure out their vulnerabilities. the group also proposed a pilot program that would not only determine if a student's likely to become a shooter, it would provide mental health services for the troubled students. the father of james matioli, a 6-year-old killed at sandy hook elementary showed support for what national school shield hopes to do. >> i just applaud you for doing this, and i think it is important if you look at what the -- the place in sandy hook, mental health is a huge component of that.

we need to focus resources, attention, research, that needs a big component of this. we need the kids to be safe. >> all right, joining me now to talk about the proposals, john lott, author of "more guns, less crime." and lilly escalson, vice president of the national association. what is your reaction? >> we need something real. we need something that, yes, will deal with the mental health issues for so many of our students, but we need -- >> what do you mean real? >> when you find a way to take the most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the most dangerous people. this is totally silent on that. and you can't avoid that if you're going to really talk about prevention. >> you're talking about lawmakers. lawmakers who have to do something to change some of the restrictions in place or lack

thereof. you want to see something that has much more sweeping effects, to remove certain weapons from the hands of some people? >> there is two ways to approach this. and one of the ways is to just ignore the fact that this is happening because people can easily get such incredibly dangerous weapons. and to say we have no plan to actually do anything about that that would prevent it, so our plan is to assume that it is going to happen again, and then we just put more guns in schools so you can shoot the shooter. we know that something real, we have talked to our national education association members. 3 million people who work in america's colleges, universities, public schools, preschools, and we said, what's the answer? and they said, you've got to get the guns out of those schools. we don't want more guns in schools. i'm a sixth grade teacher.

i don't want someone to make me have to read -- teach reading and then be a sharpshooter. >> and that's exactly what i was going to ask you. as a sixth grade teacher, you're uneasy with the idea of you or any other teacher being taught firearms safety. and it also sounds like you're uneasy with the idea of security personnel, armed security personnel in your school. >> columbine had an armed guard. virginia tech had a security force. ft. hood, texas, had an army around that mass shooting. it didn't stop it. it didn't stop it. by the way, the military, the generals at ft. hood didn't say, you know what, what we're going to do is put all kinds of armed guards in the commissary, the px, the library for the soldiers. what they're talking about here for schools, i mean, what do you do for the movies that people were killed standing in line in

colorado trying to go to the movies? gabby gifford, the mass shooting was in a parking lot for a supermarket. this is not -- this is not something that is happening on school grounds. this is happening all over. >> all right, so, lily, a moment now, john, what is your response to this? you're the author of the book "more guns, less crime," which infers you would like the idea of more guns in some capacity, whether it be through security measures, or the teachers in schools. what do you say to lily then? >> well, we have tried a lot of the laws that she's talking about. we had a federal assault weapons ban, we have state, connecticut had a very strict assault weapons ban before hand. here is the deal. look at the cases she talked about. every single one of those with just one exception, in fact, all the multiple victim public shootings in the united states except for two cases since 1950

have all occurred with guns are banned. the ft. hood case, soldiers weren't allowed to have guns there. virginia tech case, you had one security guard for every 30 acres of land at the school there. the columbine case, may not realize this, but the armed security guards that they had there flowed down the attackers by five minutes. you may have remembered -- >> are you saying more -- you're using that as an example of you let more would help prevent the taking of more lives? >> here's a simple question. let's say god forbid a violent criminal was stalking you or your family. would you feel safer putting a sign in front of your home that said your home was a gun free zone? would that stop them from doing that? i don't think you would do that. i don't know anybody who would put a sign like that in front of their home. and yet even though nobody would put a sign like that in front of their own home, somehow we want to go and put signs like that in front of all sorts of other

areas. we understand if we put a sign like that in front of your own home that would attract the person to attack there. the connecticut case -- can i say one thing quickly. can i say one thing quickly? >> sure. >> we know now that in the connecticut case this guy attacked the school because he thought he could get a lot of victims. he had a chart that was seven feet by four feet where he listed the number of people killed in past multiple victim shootings in the media coverage he would get that they got. he attacked this place precisely so he could kill people to get media coverage. >> how about this? lily, john, both of you clearly want children to be safer in schools. >> right. >> that is the common ground. clearly the complicated factor is how do you do that? and it sounds as though, i mean, this is no overnight fix. that's why we're talking about it today. but are either up with of you in any way, shape or form comforted by what you heard today in terms

of any movement or any proposed idea? yes or no? >> there is no comfort in something where you're desperate for a real solution, something that is not just a bait and switch or to get people not to see how important it is that we deal with the fact that we are -- such deadly weapons and letting anybody really have one. >> all right. >> your -- in connecticut, this guy was planning it for two years in advance. time after time you see these multiple victim public shootings, people planning years in event. europe, germany, has all sorts of those types of laws that she's talking about and yet they had -- they had two of the worst public school shootings in the world have occurred in germany. >> all right, john -- >> two of the three worst have occurred in germany. >> thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. this just in, breaking news now, you heard earlier during

the jodi arias trial, a motion was being made to have this declared a mistrial because juror number five had spoken about the case to other jurors and the defense said this is a recipe for disaster here. mistrial. the judge has weighed in on this. that motion dismissed. however, juror number five has been dismissed. but the case goes on. we'll, of course, be joined by our reporter on the team momentarily as we get more information on this case. so the jodi arias trial does move on, however, one of the jurors has been dismissed. all right, the other big case we're following for you, child molestation, drug addiction, manslaughter, all of that, some of the ugly topics that could be fair game in the michael jackson wrongful death trial, which just began in los angeles today. at stake, billions of dollars for aeg live. jk son's mother and kids claim the pop star's last concert promoter is responsible for his

passing. the family alleges aeg hired and supervised his former doctor, dr. conrad murray, who gave jackson the powerful drugs to induce sleep and prepare him for a series of concerts. aeg live says none of that is true and michael jackson, himself, is the only one to blame for his passing. that will be their defense. cnn's miguel marquez is outside the courthouse for us now in los angeles. the big hurdle of selecting a juror and -- a jury and that is going to be very complicated here, right, miguel? >> reporter: it is not going to be an easy process at all. this is the juror questionnaire. 29 pages long, 25 of the pages alone are -- relate to michael jackson. they have to go through 35 jurors at a time to either figure out whether they can even spend the two to three months this trial is going to take. they're going to need a pool of about 100 jurors, they believe

that can spend that time and then whittle them down to the 12 jurors and the five alternates, probably beginning next wednesday, they'll start to actually question them. right now they're just going through the bulk, 35 jurors at a time, trying to figure out what they can do. the questions are here, everything, you know, what is your opinion of michael jackson, what is your opinion of prescription drugs, do you know anybody that has been addicted to prescription drugs, what do you think about celebrities? such a wide ranging number of questions. also very clear that a lot of the evidence in this case is going to relate to michael jackson's past history, because many of the questions in this questionnaire relate specifically to that. >> and so, miguel, we know there is a trail by way of e-mail that talks about whether aeg is promising michael jackson what he wants by way of having dr. conrad murray. there is no contrast or is there, isn't that at the core of this case, the agreement or lack there of? >> exactly. this is -- look, there was a

contract. dr. murray signed it. aeg and michael did not. but there was a contract. there was drafts. aeg's claim is that michael jackson brought in conrad murray. he was known to him, long before they cooked up this idea of doing the this is it tour. and michael jackson's family saying, no, you guys hired him, you were paying him, he was your responsibility, we have inside e-mails to prove it. and, you know, let's go to court. >> all right, miguel marquez, thank you from los angeles. we'll check back with you as the case continues to unfold. conrad murray, well, he is telling his side of the story in his first television interview from jail. it is an anderson cooper exclusive tonight, 8:00 eastern time, here on cnn. straight ahead, north korea raises the stakes. that video playing out on north korea state run television

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south korea is on alert and the u.n. is on edge as north korea steps up its nuclear threat. the isolated country says work is under way to rebuild a nuclear reactor, seen being destroyed in 2008. a facility able to produce bomb grade plutonium. despite north korea's hopes of establishing itself as a nuclear state, and today's threats to revive the nuclear cooling tower, the u.s. doesn't seem to be buying it. >> as national security adviser tom donilon said, i think less than a month ago at the asia society, the united states will not accept the dprk as a nuclear state. >> you understand the concept of the news cycle, if something is said today -- >> this has not changed since he stated it quite emphatically a month ago. there is a long way to go

between a stated intention and actually being able to pull it off and all that would entail, but, you know, were they to be able to put themselves back into a position to use the facility, that would obviously be extremely alarming. as i said it is a long way from here. >> these words seemingly in conflict with the u.s. navy's actions sending the "uss john mccain," a guided missile cruiser to the korean peninsula. though there have been no new threats against the u.s. today. as kyung lah reports. >> reporter: the message is clear. north korean soldiers firing on a paper target with the words, usa on the helmet. a live fire drill that aired on state tv vowed to show its enemies, the united states and south korea, it was ready to fight, showing off skill with weaponry. and the nation's top athletes

running drills with ease. the video released days after it told people it was in a state of war this war. in march of last year, it pledged a, quote, sacred war against south korea. state video showed soldiers unleashing dogs in the snow, attacking an effigy of then south korean president lee myung-bak. a train is shown running over a cutout of the president. and the military using rocket launchers to blow up an effigy of the then president, who they called the leader of the, quote, puppet nation of traitors. but what is unusual about this latest video, this is a rare show of firing on a u.s. target, even if it is just paper. the pentagon says it remains unconcerned about what north korea says. the u.s. cares what it does. >> we haven't seen any kind of troop movements that would indicate imminent military

action. so we think that things may be dialing down a bit on the korean peninsula. at least we hope so. >> south korea responded to the days of threats with a warning of its own. south korea's president announced any provocation could result in a strong response and initial combat, essentially lowering the military barriers to respond immediately to a north korean attack. the big concern here on the peninsula is miscalculation. in this heated environment, there could be a mistake, either from the north or the south, and then this region could trip into conflict. kyung lah, cnn, seoul. teachers, principals and other educators of atlanta public schools reporting to jail today to face charges in a massive cheating scandal. up next, find out how the teachers allegedly scammed the system and their schools.

all right, today is the deadline for dozens of former atlanta schoolteachers, principals and administrators caught up in a cheating scandal to turn themselves in. so far, at least five of the 35

defendants have surrendered to police. the defendants include former atlanta public school superintendent beverly hall. among other things, they're accused of racketeering and making false statements. prosecutors say they changed test scores or helped students cheat. performance bonuses were based on improved scores. one of defendants who surrendered was thamika good so. her lawyer said she's not guilty. >> she's been an educator since she graduated from college and an educator for about 20 years now. so very unfortunate. she's absolutely not guilty of these charges and we look forward to going forward with this case. >> goodson's bond is $200,000. she's a supermodel and now heidi klum, call her wonderwoman. hear how her quick action on vacation helped save her son's life. ka-ching, his team went from

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bottom of the hour. i'm fredricka whitfield in for brooke baldwin. technology, sports, showbiz news, we're hitting all of it right now. supermodel heidi klum channeling super woman when she dove into a dangerous riptide in hawaii to rescue her 7-year-old son. nischelle turner is live for us from los angeles. tell us how all this unfolded. >> yes. super heidi. heidi klum from supermodel to super mom. she was vacationing with her

family when her oldest son henry was swept into a large riptide with two nannies. klum and her bodyguard boyfriend reacted, raced to save her 7-year-old son and care takers from drowning. fans are calling her a hero. in a statement to cnn, she said she was just being a mom. she said we were pulled into the ocean by a big wave, like any mother i was very scared for my child, and everyone else in the water. thankfully henry is a strong swimmer and was able to swim back to land and we were able to get everyone out safely. i can only imagine, fred. i don't have kids, but i can imagine how frightening that must have been for her. hopefully she can get a little r and r for the rest of the vacation. >> i think she developed a little super human strength, that happens, kicks in with a mom. >> exactly. >> and then i understand did someone have a camera out there? might there be some videotape or some images that might pop up at some point? >> there are definitely pictures of this. and i will tell you, when you

see these pictures of her, she looks like a superhero in action. they really are great pictures. if i were her, i would get the pictures, trademark those pictures and put them out because i tell you what, they really make her look like a hero. >> we can't wait to see. that's probably going to happen. nischelle turner, thanks so much, appreciate it. jay leno, jimmy fallon, they're taking their rumored rivalry to a new level. how about a singoff? last night, the comedians poked fun at reports that fallon is taking over leno's tonight show and moving it to new york. next year. check it out. ♪ tonight, tonight who's going to host tonight ♪ ♪ is it going to be jimmy or jay ♪ ♪ tonight, tonight where will they take tonight in new york

will it stay in l.a. ♪ ♪ tonight, tonight my ratings were all right ♪ ♪ 20 years and i'm still in first place ♪ >> oh, man. that is good. and nbc, they haven't made any comment on the rumors about fallon taking over "the tonight show" and something tells me they're okay with that singing rendition. he's already a millionaire and he's married to a former supermodel. but coach andy enfield's magical year, well, it just continues. after just two seasons at florida gulf coast university, enfield is now headed to cali. the university of southern california, he'll go from making $157,000 a year to a six-year deal reportedly worth over a million per year. in a statement, the trojans said, andy's success this season at florida gulf coast was not flash in the pan.

he has a consistent and proven record of success for more than 15 years in college and the nba. congrats to him. believe it or not, injured louisville basketball player kevin ware has been released from the hospital. check out these pictures of him arriving back on tampa, louisville, moments ago. he's already up on crutches. pretty amazing stuff. it was just sunday night when he broke his leg in the midwest regional final. here is ware's mother speaking about his recovery. >> he's not so much focusing on what happened, but he's focusing on recovery of it all. he still wants to be there to support his team. and he's in great spirits. >> wow. amazing. so it is possible ware could be playing again in just six months. wishing him the best. just ahead, actress holly

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actress holly robinson peete has become an outspoken advocate for greater awareness, ever since her son was diagnosed with autism in 2005. she joins us from new york. good to see you, holly. >> thank you for saying all that you set off the top. you did my work for me. >> your foundation has done a tremendous job conveying the message, called holly rod. and people have come to know your family's story, your crusade. first off, how is your son r.j. doing? >> he's 15 now and he's doing beautifully, considering the fact when he was and got his diagnosis, he was told all this -- this long laundry list of nevers that he would never do, never mainstream at school, never say i love you, never play sports, he's done all that. the problem is that 15, he's in the middle, in the throes of puberty and autism and puberty is a very volatile mix sometimes. so we're kind of, like, in a way getting the diagnosis all over again, learning a new normal

with him as an adolescent. but we're still blessed in so many ways and i'm just thrilled to be in new york celebrating world autism awareness day to get the word out about how special and amazing these people are. >> so it evolves, changes as the child changes and grows. that's in large part one of the things your foundation does. what are some of the other things you're proud to say your functi foundation does to help people have a better understanding of what autism is and help people have a better understanding as a family unit and maybe as a community, how to help young people with autism. >> well, as our journey has gone, i go. so when my son was 3 and getting the diagnosis, all about causation and what happened and i was in this crazy tail spin back then. now i mellowed out and want to help families impacted by autism because it is such a difficult disorder to afford, and if you have insurance, some states cover it. if you don't have insurance, it is a really difficult, families

shouldn't be choosing between putting food on the table and getting therapy for their kids. we, at holly rod, really help work on the compassionate care for families impacted by this disorder. it could be very difficult under the financial, emotional strain. >> i mentioned that at the top. $80,000 a year on average. is that typically what it takes to make sure that your child with autism gets what he or she needs? >> fredricka, it varies. depends on your socioeconomic status, where you are, how many children you have, what your budget is. autism doesn't discriminate. that's the thing. these are families who are just trying to get by day to day in this economy and then they have to make sure that their children are able to access services. that's what we're trying to do in help these families just get through the day to day of autism. >> are we talking about that money covering things like, you know, occupational therapy or is it also, you know, special education? what goes toward -- what is that

$80,000 covering if it is on average, i also hear from you, it really does depend. it may be much greater than that depending on the family's needs, the child's needs. >> it is everything. it is -- it was -- when your child is diagnosed with something like autism, you want to try everything. you want a kitchen sink mentality, you want to try everything from your typical therapies to hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which some people have good luck with and we have. and those are expensive. how do you afford those? it is a matter of trying to figure out what your recipe is for your child and ifautism, yoe kid with autism. they are all different and have different needs. >> holly robinson peete, beautiful in blue, blue, the puzzle piece that you and others are wearing today to help people understand, get a better understanding if they don't have it already about autism. >> right. the blue, we're lighting it up blue across the world. and it is over 90 countries, also the continent, and we're

really bringing the awareness to match the prevalence numbers, off the charts. everywhere. the empire state building tonight. >> love it. we look forward to that beautiful picture to match that gorgeous picture out of sydney. holly gorgeous picture out of sydney. thank you so much. >> always a pleasure. appreciate your time. straight ahead hillary clinton making one of her first public appearances since leaving the u.s. state department less than two months achlgt find out what she is up to now. c

just moments from the lead. jake tapper joining me live with a preview.

what you got? >> chicago mayor rahm emmanuel is with us. he is going to talk to us about the crime rate in chicago and also of course react to the announcement from the nra-backed commission for school safety. they've issued a number of recommendations, including more guns in schools from the school administrators and teachers who go through a gun safety training. we'll get his reaction to that and also talk to him about whether as white house chief of staff if he regrets not having done more about gun control. that and we'll get his views on of course senator hillary clinton's stepping out this evening to do some public speaking causing all that speculation i hear you've been talking about as well. >> that's right. okay. rahm emmanuel will be giving us his take on all that. jake tapper, thanks so much. good to see you and we'll be watching the lead about eight minutes away. >> thanks. all right. ohio's rob portman and now a

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