istanbul unfolding live before our eyes. riot police entered the city square firing tear gas, water cannons at protesters. we're live in turkey with nick paton walsh where things appear to be getting worse by the day. a bizarre story, a world renowned cancer specialist stands accused of using chemicals found in antifreeze to pieson the coffee of her lover. we have that story. >> strange story that is, too. good morning, i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it's tuesday, june 11th, welcome to "starting point". a vow that more nsa secrets will be revealed, what a reporter for "the guardian" is promising just as the source of the leak, edward snowden goes back into hiding. they don't know where he is. snowden is said to be still in hong kong, no one knows where, he has vanished. the white house saying it welcomes debate over the electronic surveillance programs that snowden exposed and it's open to changes if a national

debate shows the public wants them but a just released survey suggests most americans don't have an issue with being tracked. joe johns live in washington covering this for us this morning, good morning, joe. >> john, hey. members of congress are calling for prosecution, there's a briefing for house members scheduled on capitol hill involving the fbi and the intelligence community even though authorities do not know the extent of the case, how much more sensitive information from the national security agency has been leaked to a british newspaper. investigators are scouring the personal and professional life of nsa contractor edward snowed on it determine if anyone helped him gather sensitive documents that he leaked to journalists to expose the agency's top secret surveillance programs. snowden's last known whereabouts are traced to this hotel in hong kong but's aknow longer there. reporter with "the guardian," the newspaper that broke the story said on monday he will not be the one to reveal his source's location. >> i know where he is generally,

i'm not going to talk about where he is in general or specifically. he's a source and i'm not going to disclose information about his whereabouts. he's perfectly capable of doing that himself if he wants to. >> reporter: and signs snowden sparked suspicion before he revealed himself, investigators visited his honolulu home asking about his long disappearance from work but they were too late. he and his girlfriend had cleared out. new national survey conducted by the pew research center shows a majority of americans are okay with the government surveillance. 56% of respondents say they approve of the phone tracking program and even more, 62% say they're willing to have their privacy intruded upon if it prevents terrorism. >> the public needs to decide whether these programs or policies are right or wrong. >> reporter: with his videotaped confession snowden could face felony charges under the espionage act. >> if you disclose classified

information to unauthorized individuals for, that could lead to the detriment of the united states, then i believe that carries a ten-year penalty. >> reporter: and if charged the next question is getting hong kong to extradite him. >> state department can immediately revoke his u.s. passport and then send certified copy of the revocation to the authorities in hong kong basically notifying them, this individual is no longer traveling on a valid u.s. passport. >> though the most likely charge is said to be unauthorized disclosure under the espionage act a couple members of congress have gone so far as to suggest this should be considered an act of treason. john? >> of course this is contingent on catching him and right now they don't know where he is. joe johns in washington, thank you so much. if snowden stays in hong kong and the u.s. wants to arrest or question him a 16-year-old treaty guarantees he will be extradited to the u.s.

ana coren from hong kong, do we know where he is right now, ana? >> reporter: christine we don't. that's just the state of play. he went to ground after he checked out of a hotel here in hong kong yesterday. he had been there for about three weeks, tallied up a hotel room bill of about $8,000. so we don't know where he is now. i spoke to one of the journalists from "the guardian" who conducted the interview with edward snowden a few days ago and he confirmed he is still in hong kong. he hasn't gotten on a plane and left the city as yet. he was talking about going to iceland, where he'd like to seek asylum but is he saying that is not the case, is he still here in hong kong. >> you went to the hotel i know where he was staying before that boutique hotel the mira. how has he been living the past

few days? >> it's a luxury boutique hotel, staying in a room for $400 a night, a very nice place but from all accounts he did not leave his hotel room except for pass three occasions, he ordered room service, put pillows up against the door because he was concerned about eavesdropping when he was on his computer, he'd put a hood over himself and over the computer in case there were cameras inside the room, according to "the guardian" journalist who spoke to him. this is somebody who knows that authorities obviously are now looking for him. he has left that location. this is the city of 7 million people. it is a huge place so he could be anywhere. >> anna, thank you. snowden supporters posting a petition for snowden on the white house website, the petition creator calls snowden a national hero who should be granted full, free and absolute pardon. so far about 43,000 people have signed up. the white house does not respond

to petitions until there are about 100,000 signatures. lot of people are also calling snowden a traitor. police in riot gear moved into taksim square in istanbul where they've been facing off with protesters using tear gas and water cannons. turkey's prime minister is set to meet with protest leaders tomorrow. nick paton walsh is live in istanbul. what can you tell us about the tone and tenor of the events behind you right now? >> reporter: well there has been a somewhat dramatic development. so far what we've seen today appeared to be a police strategy to take control of the area around central gesi park, an encamped area with lots of people living there in tents for weeks. we saw riot police inside the tree line moving into the heavily encamped area, that will be a significant concern of the

hundreds of people inside there. we did see tear gas go inside that camp briefly as well. there are many people in there, densely populated, tent in there, many will be deeply worried about the police moving in. they appear to have withdrawn slightly. it's hard to see from our vantage point what is happening inside there but the real fear of course would be the impact on protesters if police moved in there, where would they run to. it contradicts what we've been hearing from the government of phe said we've been having more altercations because the protesters are firing fireworks at us, we've seen that ourselves. there must have been a compelling reason for the police to intervene into the crowded place. right now, we are hearing more tear gas being fired. >> and you can see more it looks

like water cannons being deployed on the crowds there. this is the 12th day now the protests, the turkish prime minister said to meet with protesters tomorrow. what are we expecting to happen? >> reporter: i think what you're seeing behind me is him trying to increase his negotiation position of strength. there's little of a protest, less at this particular point there may be anger tonight from the rest of istanbul as they get off work, over 100,000 people by some estimation but the real goal of the taksim platform as they call themselves opposition leaders has been to change the development plans for what's happening behind me and that's morphed into a broader gripe against the creeping conservatism many accuse erdogan of inducing over his decade of a rule here and many in the crowd accuse him of being authoritarian. images like this are going to

bolster that criticism. he says he's simply restoring order and won't tolerate illegal protests. key u.s. ally, washington having condemned earlier police response to protests, these images may cause concern there as well. >> you can see the tear gas wafting behind you. go back to your gas mask and make sure everyone is safe from the fumes. thanks, nick. >> you heard the thump, thump during the live shot. those are tear gas canisters being fired into the crowds. from heat waves out west to tornadoes and rip currents in the east, the extreme weather continues across the country this morning. indra peterson has been tracking this extreme whether all night. what is happening this morning? >> we had the tornadoes in kentucky and maryland and on the west coast the extreme heat. let's look at some of the wacky weather we've seen.

>> this is just went over top of us at work. >> reporter: check out this frightening amateur video on youtube of a tornado wiping out much in its path. >> wow, that has hit hard there. >> reporter: in franklin, kentucky, north of nashville, roofs were lifted, houses lifted from their foundations and sections of fence found floating in a swimming pool. >> see a bunch of debris in the air and fence started blowing hard. >> reporter: residents like steve davenport were picking up pieces of their countryside homes. two elderly women were found in a bathtub riding out the tub. storm. >> people in the house was very lucky, two elderly women that had minor injuries and the wall you see right there is the only wall standing in the house and that's where they were at. >> reporter: much of the nation is gripped by extreme weather. in maryland a waterspout and funnel cloud touched down. >> looked like it's coming this way. >> reporter: the storm damaging buildings at the baltimore airport and causing flash flooding in the city leaving many in maryland at a standstill. at the u.s. open in pennsylvania

the downpour dampened hopes on the green. on the first day of practice officials were forced to close the course for hours and in gulf shores, alabama, rough seas and dangerous rip currents were to blame for four drownings and in the west a much different picture, triple-digit temperatures are posing a challenge for firefighters in kingston, new mexico, pushing many residents to evacuate their homes. we're still looking at rain in the northeast. the heavier amounts tapering north. the warm moist air coming out of the gulf, with that the slight risk for severe weather threat shifts from montana all the way down south through indiana and a threat for thunderstorms as we go through the afternoon. other big story the heat and today not just out in the plains, all of that heat shifting east even to the south today. it's going to get hot and hotter unfortunately. >> the hits just keep on coming.

indra, appreciate it. coming up next, jury selection under way in the george zimmerman trial, can prospective jurors keep an open mind about the case? we talk about the challenge that is facing attorneys as we head to florida for the latest. a controversial move by the white house says the administration reverses course and complies with the ruling allowing the morning after pill to be sold over the counter. we examine the debate. you're watching "starting point". can acne cleansers be tough on breakouts and be good for your face? [ female announcer ] now there's new neutrogena® naturals acne cleanser. acne medicine from the wintergreen leaf treats breakouts. no parabens or harsh sulfates. for naturally clear skin. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® naturals.

a big day on capitol hill where the senate is expected to start debate on immigration reform. bipartisan plan on the table would create a 13-year path to citizenship for most undocumented immigrants. some top supporters including julian castro will be at the white house today as they rally support for the plan. critics say this amounts to amnesty and could try to block it. parents and teachers in

newtown, connecticut, forced to relive a nightmare when their school was placed on modified lockdown because of a telephone threat. all district schools locked their doors after an hour, nothing was found but in school employee says emotions were raw. >> people have changed. people are kinder and i think newtown people who work and live here they've been through enough, they just need to be left alone. two days from now, house republicans john boehner and eric cantor plan to meet with families from the newtown strategy. a spokesman for the house speaker says he wants to hear their stories and discuss ways to reduce the culture of violence in america.

a couple are found dead in a hotel in boone, north carolina, and now a little boy has now day died. >> reporter: after staying in a room on the second floor above the pool this hotel remains closed as police investigate. police believe carbon monoxide may be blamed for the deaths. a frantic call for help. >> help, this is awful, please. >> there's two people in the room at this time, is that right? >> two that we know of, a woman and a young child, the child is in the bed. >> reporter: after 11-year-old jeffrey lee williams and his 49-year-old mother, jeannie are found unresponsive inside a room here at this best western hotel in boone, north carolina. >> please hurry. >> don't hang up, okay? >> i'm not hanging up, ma'am. this happened last month. please, come help us. >> reporter: when paramedics responded to the hotel saturday afternoon, jeffrey was dead, his

mother barely alive. both were staying inside room 225, that's the same room where daryl and shirley jenkins, an elderly couple from washington state, were staying when they died on april 16th. >> it was really a shock to hear that that room had been occupied again after what had happened to daryl and shirley jenkins. >> reporter: boone police say preliminary autopsy information for the jenkins couple was inconclusive, their deaths remained a mystery until now. >> it was just within the past 24 hours that the toxicology reports had become available indicating that there was a lethal level of carbon monoxide, as a matter of fact, 60% in their blood level. >> reporter: authorities say elevated levels of carbon monoxide were found inside room 225 on saturday, investigators are still working to find out how the odorless gas got into the room. >> the room 225 is located above a maintenance room in the pool

which contains a heater and so of course we suspect that that could be a source of the carbon monoxide. the officials coming in, i'm certain they're going to do a comprehensive investigation and look at all possible aspects. >> an attorney for the hotel released a statement saying, "the health and safety of guests stay at our hotel is our number one priority. we are cooperating fully with authorities." >> the attorney for the jenkins are extremely upset this happened again. >> my clients are upset this was allowed to happen again. >> reporter: the boone police chief tells us carbon monoxide detectors are not required in the state of north carolina inside buildings like this hotel, but he's hoping this tragedy will help change that. back to you. >> it is just so sad and to happen twice, twice in the same room, i mean the attorney for the first family used the word dismay, i think dismay

understates how angry everyone must be. thanks, alina. >> i can't imagine. drugstores will soon be able to sell the plan b morning after pill, no questions asked. the obama administration reversing course, they agreed to drop its opposition to a federal judge's ruling that allowed the emergency contraceptive to be sold over the count we are no restrictions. there's new hope for two pennsylvania children in desperate need of lung transplants. the network has given the go ahead to lowering the age on which someone can put on the adult transplant list from 12 to 10. both are in philadelphia hospital awaiting lung transplants. their families have been pleading for a change in the rules. >> this is going to apply to very few children nationwide, but it's very important to them. because it allows them to be judged based on, it allows them

to have lungs allocated to them based on the severity of their conditions. >> sarah murnaghan's family says she could die within weeks without a transplant. ahead on "starting point" this story is just nuts, noted cancer doctor in texas facing criminal charges this morning. how prosecutors say she used a cup of coffee to try to kill her lover. like i said lots of twists and turns in this one. you're watching "starting point". sir... i'll get it together i promise... heeheehee. jimmy: ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? ronny: i'd say happier than the pillsbury doughboy on his way to a baking convention. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. ♪ fly me to the moon

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welcome back to "starting point" everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. >> for the first time george zimmerman is coming face to face with the people who could decide his fate so was it self-defense? was it murder? those are the key questions for the neighborhood watch volunteer facing murder charges in the death of trayvon martin. this morning we expect more twists and turns in the complicated task of selecting a jury. cnn's george howell is covering all angles of the trial, he is live in sanford, florida, for us this morning, good morning, george. >> reporter: good morning. lot of what happened yesterday it was closed to the media but one thing we did get to see, with he saw the defensive prosecution pose critical questions to the jurors, questions like did they know anything about the case or what local or national news outlets

did they watch. and one thing became very clear, the judge in this case is moving things forward at a rapid pace. day one, and george zimmerman's defense team said it wasn't ready, requesting a delay of trial, but judge deborah nelson wasted little time. >> the motion for continuance is denied. >> reporter: the next step, jury selection. with a pool of 500 potential jurors to choose from, 100 people were called to fill out a questionnaire monday. from that number, 21 were selected for individual questioning by the prosecution and the defense, the goal of both sides to qualify a panel of six jurors and at least four alternates. several prospective jurors answered questions out of camera view to conceal their identities. >> do you recall hearing anything about the case even though you didn't pay attention to it in. >> i probably heard in the news but never paid attention to it. >> i'd like you to tell me one

or two things you heard about the case. >> two people being in the wrong place at the wrong time and two people instigating something that probably could have been avoided. >> reporter: it was the first time for george zimmerman to see the people who could decide his fate, charged with second-degree murder for the admitted fatal shooting of 17-year-old trayvon martin. zimmerman's brother spoke to the media. >> i think it's important that jurors get to know that george is a real person. he's not just whatever images people flash across the screen or whatever narrative people write about. he's a sensitive person. he's generous. he's very likeable if you actually get to meet him. >> reporter: on monday alone a total of four people were individually interviewed by attorneys for possible jury duty. cnn legal analyst sunny hostin says she's not surprised. >> they only need six jurors in florida, ten probably including the alternates. this judge moves at such a quick

speed, i just can't imagine that this is going to take longer than a week. i know there have been estimates about two and three weeks but i don't think this judge will allow for that. >> so a pool of 500 potential jurors, we've already gone through 100 of them and john, we expect to see more of the same today, possibly another 100 prospective jurors as the court tries to narrow down a panel that will put any bias aside and base their decision on fact and law. >> the judge seems to be accelerating this case as fast as possible. was this a crime of passion, a world renowned cancer specialist is accused of poisoning the coffee of her lover and fellow doctor with a chemical found in antifreeze. cnn's ed lavandera is following this bizarre story for thus morning, live in houston. hi there, ed. >> good morning, christine. dr. ana maria gonzalez-angulo has been charged with aggravated

assault and put on leave. she is a breast cancer specialist researching the most aggressive forms of the deadly disease at the md anderson cancer center in houston. she was featured in this video highlighting a day in the life of a breast cancer doctor at one of the most respected hospitals in the country. >> one of my aunts died with lung cancer when she was 35 and i was 10 so that was when i made my decision this is what i wanted to do. >> reporter: which makes the allegations swirling around her more stunning. houston police investigators say she tried to poison her lover, george blumenschein. a fellow cancer doctor at md anderson as well. according to court records back in january, george blumenschein was behind these gates at the home of ana maria

gonzalez-angulo. according to the records, she made him a cup of coffee, he started drinking it but told her it tasted too sweet. she told him finish that and she'd put splenda in it and make another one. he drank both cups of coffee. 16 hours later he was in the emergency room. blumenschein started losing his balance, suffered slurred speech and loss of motor skills. according to the court records, doctors found ethylene glycol in his system a potentially deadly chemical used in antifreeze but md anderson officials told investigators it's a chemical commonly found in labs at the cancer center. defense attorney mark geragos says it could be a tough case to prove in court. >> what you always have to take a look at what the prosecutors will always look at in a case like this is the motive. why did somebody want to do it and why did they want to do it in this way and rule out other environmental factors. that's where the defense is always going to go. was there a motive? would somebody have done this,

do they have the character to do this. >> reporter: a lawyer for gonzalez-angulo says she's "completely innocent," and these allegations are "totally inconsistent with her personal and professional life." neighbors around her gated home say she is a quiet woman who kept to herself. george blumenschein survived but he's suffered severe damage to his kidneys, even needing dialysis to try and repair the damage. and the doctor's attorney also tells us they've had several meetings with prosecutors. the defense attorney says they believe the police jumped the gun and they're hoping prosecutor also take a fresh look and as mark geragos alluded to the attorney here in houston saying this is totally out of character for this doctor. christine? >> certainly a bizarre story. ed lavandera, thanks. 36 minutes after the hour. wikileaks founder julian assange

offering advice to nsa surveillance leaker eric snowden. go to latin america and ask for asylum. assange spoke to anderson cooper from the ecuadorian embassy in london. assange calls snowden a hero for revealing the government's secret data mining operation and insists that president obama is not being truthful about the program. >> no one gave obama the mandate to engage in a worldwide surveillance program on nearly every person. you've seen a lot of double rhetoric, you see obama come out and say it didn't include the identities of the subscribers but it includes their phone numbers. this is the sort of duplicity in the conversation which means you can't trust any sort of statement that the white house is making on the issue. >> assange is wanted in sweden to face rape allegations. he says he fears sweden will

transfer him to the u.s. where he believes he could face the death penalty for publication of secret documents. well armed and ready to inflict maximum harm, that's how police are describing john zawahri, in the moments before last week's deadly rampage that killed five people. he had multiple firearms b 1,300 rounds of ammunition stuffed into a double bag when he shot and killed his brother and father and set the house on fire. after randomly shooting at strangers and cars, the suspect then was shot and killed by police. a scare in the air for southwest airlines passengers. the fbi says agents did not find any explosives on a flight headed from l.a. to austin after someone phoned in a bomb threat. the pilot made a 180 degree turn over arizona, landed in phoenix. the passengers were interviewed, bags rescreened before they were sent to texas aboard another plane. the fbi is trying to find out who made that threatening call.

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rule number one in a u.s. courtroom you don't show up the judge and chad johnson learned that lesson the hard way. andy scholes has more in this morning's "bleacher report." >> good morning. chad johnson was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a probation violation in a domestic violence case and he could have avoided it if it wasn't for one wrong move. the former nfl wide receiver was about to have his plea deal

accepted. when the judge told johnson he should thank his attorney for the good work he slapped him on the butt. >> he's an excellent attorney, did a great job for you, sir. do you have any questions? this isn't a joke. >> i didn't do it as a joke. >> everybody in the courtroom was laughing. i'm not accepting these plea negotiations. >> on the line-up section kobe bryant's parents issued an apology to their son for trying to sell some of his old memorabilia. the lakers star filed a lawsuit against golden auctions saying he never granted his mother ownership of his old stuff nor the right to auction it. in the settlement golden was allowed to keep 10% of the items including some of kobe's old high school jerseys. the woods/garcia controversy

is now over after sergio garcia made a fried chicken comment. tiger is part of a threesome involving him, rory mcilroy and adam scott. tim tebow is headed to new england. the patriots are going to sign tebow today and he will take part in the team's three-day mini camp. he's signing with the team as a quarterback but we all know he's not going to be competing with tom brady for playing time but he could be used in certain situations. bill belichick loves tough, versatile smart players. tim tebow is reunited with josh mcdone yells, currently the patriots offensive coordinator and he was the head coach of the broncos when they drafted tebow in the first round and coach belichick is expected to announce the tebow signing at a news conference later this morning and looks like patriots nation is ready, check out "the boston herald" reads "it's our

tebow time, good god!" >> so andy let's talk about this. this story we can't go on without talking about the most important story of the day. zbled' like a breaking news banner. >> he's not going to play qb in new england because tom brady is, let's face it, perfect. so what is he going to be doing there? what is bill belichick's master plan, the smartest man on earth has to have a plan for tim tebow. >> we don't know for certain what it is yet. josh mcdone yells wants to develop him into a quarterback but bill belichick is great at using players good at football. he uses some of his wide receivers to play cornerback and used linebackers like mike vrabel as tight ends. we've seen that in the past. you got to think there's going to be some wrinkles put in there and he'll find a way to get tim tebow out on the field and put him in a position where they'll be successful. >> there have been clubhouse issues with tebow, players

resent the fact he tends to outshine them in the media spotlight. any risk of that happening in new england? >> you got to think there's not, just because tebow's coming in knowing tom brady is the man. i could never expect to supplant him as the quarterback of the new england patriots. so that was kind of the rift in new york. mark sanchez clearly struggled last year so some fans were calling for tim tebow to start. he never really got his chance with the jets so that causes a rift with the whole sanchez/tebow thing. you'll not see that in new england with brady because tebow himself does not expect to ever start over tom brady. >> two big personalities and celebrities you know, pop culture celebrities both of them. >> one of whom is good at football. the other isn't so much so there really isn't much of a controversy there. >> oh, geez. >> it will work itself out. andy, thank you, i think you've calmed my nerves on this one. ahead, apple unveiling its new operating system and a new

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between north and south korea are on hold again. the south announcing they could not reach an agreement on who would lead the delegates. representatives were set to talk in seoul, stemming from the recent rampup in tensions. prosecutors in france are recommending prosecution charges be dropped due to a lack of evidence. he was being investigated in connection with a hotel sex parties. strauss-kahn stepped down back in 2011 after sex charges were filed against him in new york. so, tech company apple is beloved by millions for really the sexy gadgets that revolutionize our lives, so whenever an iphone or ipad has been announced, you know, you kind of expect it be life changing and companies will be struggling to keep up with apple. however, times have changed. it was kind of a lackluster

worldwide developer conference with no big announcements and now many people are wondering if apple has what it takes to stay on top. may be cruel to call it lackluster. they had interesting rollouts, but just not sexy so much. >> look, apple's whole motto is think different. people expect quite a bit. i was with an investor friend of mine, he pulled out a smartphone, john, and said i have an iphone now, but the next phone i'm going to get is going to be an android. there was a lot of pressure on this developers conference for apple to come up with something completely innovative. did they do it? some say yes, some say no. take a look. >> it's a great thrill that i announce ios 7. >> your iphone and ipad will soon look very different. >> double click and swipe between your running applications. >> also baked-in services like sa flashlight and apps that automatically update, apple's

newest take on the annual developers conference. >> mavericks is a release with deep technology focused on extending battery life and providing responsiveness. >> an update to the mac operating system and much-anticipated music streaming service. >> we call it itunes radio. >> apple didn't have surprises in this keynote, most were heavily anticipated by the tech world. >> before steve jobs died, he put up a slide with a screen that said, 2011: the year of the copycats, talking about how they were all copying apple's innovation, but itunes radio is a pandora radio and apple is doing what everyone else has den, copying it. >> introducing a new category of tech with a simple sentence. >> now there's one more thing -- a line that introduced many of apple's most famous inventions.

can apple continue to innovate? it's a problem the company faces. >> can't innovate my -- [ bleep ]. >> they are using steve jobs bravado to back up non-steve jobs-type innovation. this is an incredibly expensive computer, very powerful, is it innovative? yes, within a vacuum of geeks, power users, designers, ed terrors, the type of people that are going to spend a lot of money on a computer, not a mass product like the iphone, ipod, ipad. >> one more thing, people look for apple to come out with a television, but we can't say this was insignificant. the technology built in is going to be interesting. they have a tech building in cars ios, we're seeing tech move beyond the smartphone. it's a matter of time, they have to stay competitive.

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our starting point, who is edward snowden, the man behind the nsa leaks left behind his home in hawaii and headed for hong kong. we're live in honolulu as we trace his steps from obscurity to one of the biggest leaks in history. police are inside the city square firing off tear gas and water cannons at protesters. we are live in turkey. nick paton walsh has been following the protests all morning. hillary clinton sets twitter afire, far starters, she joined. what's her first tweet? find out. find out. >> big clues, huge clues there. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com it's tuesday, june 11th, welcome to "starting point." we start with new developments in a new vow that more nsa secrets will be revealed. that's what a reporter for the guardian is promising, just as the source of the leak, edward

snowden, goes back into hiding. he's said to be still in hong kong. the white house welcomes debate over the electronics surveillance department snowden exposed and is open to changes if shown the public wants them, but a just released survey suggests most americans don't have an issue with being tracked. joe johns live for us in washington. good morning. >> interesting polling there, christine. members of congress are calling for prosecution, there's a briefing for house members scheduled on capitol hill today involving the fbi and the intelligence community, even though authorities do not yet know the extent of this case, how much more sensitive information from the national security agency has been leak e to a british newspaper. investigators are scouring the life of contractor edward snowden to determine if anyone helped him gather sensitive documents that he leaked to journalists to expose the

agency's top secret surveillance programs. snowden's last known whereabouts are traced to this hotel in hong kong, but he's no longer there. he will not be the one to reveal his source's location. >> i know where he is, generally, i'm not going to talk about where he is, either in general or specifically. he's a source, and i'm not going to disclose information about his whereabouts. he's perfectly capable of doing that himself if he wants to. >> signs snowden sparked suspicion before he revealed himself, investigators went to his honolulu home, but they were too late, he and his girlfriend had cleared out. a new national survey shows that a majority of americans are okay with the government surveillance. 56% of respondents say they approve of the phone tracking program and even more, 62% say they are willing to have their privacy intruded upon if it

prevents terrorism. >> the public needs to decide whether or not these programs and policies are right or wrong. >> snowden could face felony charges under the espionage act. >> if you disclose classified information to unauthorized individual for, you know, that could lead to the detriment of the united states, then i believe that carries a ten-year penalty. >> if charged, the next question is getting hong kong to extradite him. >> state department can immediately revoke his u.s. passport and then send a certified copy to the authorities in hong kong, basically notifying them this individual is no longer traveling on a valid u.s. passport. >> so, most likely charge at this stage is said to be unauthorized disclosure under the espionage act, but a couple members of congress have gone so

far as to say this should be treason. back to you. we're also learning more about snowden's life before the leak when he lived an unassuming life in hawaii, sharing a home with his girlfriend. we went to hawaii to trace the timeline. miguel joins us from honolulu where it is still dark. good morning, miguel. >> reporter: very dark. good morning, john. this guy had a very low digital profile, but we did find one thing out about him he gave to the libertarian candidate ron paul in 2012, this as we are beginning to understand how he coordinated his exit from hawaii. it was a quiet honolulu suburb where edward snowden lived with his girlfriend for a year. >> can you believe he's involved in this? >> i wouldn't believe he's involved with this. smob have come in here this

morning, next door neighbor did something about the government leaking information. i said, what? >> reporter: he was working here, the honolulu office of government contractor and global consultancy. in a statement, the company had said he had been there for less than three months. >> over time, that awareness of wrongdoing sort of builds up and you feel compelled to talk about it, and the more you talk about it, the more you're ignored and told it's not a problem, until eventually you realize these things need to be determined by the public, not by somebody hired by the government. >> reporter: snowden told the government he copied documents, but exactly when is unclear. we do know he asked for time off and moved out of his home here in early may, according to the guardian. he told his boss he needed a couple of weeks off for medical treatment as he suffered from epilepsy. he left hawaii for hong kong on may 20th. it appears no one was the wiser

about snowden's abrupt departure. last wednesday, police came to his home to check on his welfare, as he had not reported back to work. they found an empty house cleaned and prepped for sale. last wednesday, you're putting it on the market, police show up. tell me about that. >> well, they just came to the door and they asked if i knew where the former tenant was and that he was missing from work and he had a medical condition, and that was all. seemed like a missing persons type of a thing. >> reporter: the following day, thursday, london's guardian newspaper breaks the news of the nsa data mining program, but appears it wasn't until snowden declared himself the source of the documents that anyone knew what he was up to. now, snowden told the guardian, he told his girlfriend he was going away for two weeks and would be back and she accepted that because he had a strange job, which she knew about.

one consistency, they packed up the house, moved away from hawaii, she left. clearly, knowing this was more than two weeks of being away. a bit of an inconsistency in his story and where she is, because she's now apparently on the west coast, left, gone back to the mainland, and a big question that investigators want to know, where is all the stuff that was in his house? doesn't appear they have served a single search warrant at the moment. john, back to you. >> great question, miguel. obviously, some thinking went to this plan over a period of several weeks. thanks, miguel. snowden supporters taking action, posting a petition for him on the white house website. the creator of the petition calls snowden a national hero who should be granted a full, free, and absolute pardon. so far, about 43,000 people have signed up. the white house doesn't respond unless there is 100,000 signatures. police in turkey are facing off with protesters, they have

been using tear gas and water cannons all morning. turkey's prime minister told lawmakers today he has no intention of changing to acome date the protesters. overlooking the square behind him, nick, we can see the smoke right behind you, we've seen the canons and fighting all morning, what's the situation right now? >> reporter: well, things have changed since we last spoke, john. it appears the move we spoke about earlier -- sorry, tear gas coming into our live position here. they moved in briefly and pulled out again it seems. what we're seeing now is clashes, a new barricade being built, they were throwing rocks in our direction, there are police on the street breaux, we understand that probably is their particular target, but ongoing standoff that police are trying to encircle this protest.

the istanbul governor has made it clear that's not necessarily their target, but it made a lot of people briefly concerned. there are an awful lot of tightly packed protesters with tents all around them in the park area, but now we're into six or seven hours of these clashes here. the police have lost one armored vehicle to molotov cocktails thrown by vehicles, and as we're seeing, really thick plumes of black smokes. that's billowing out across the square. we have to ask what is the police strategy to get this under control or they trying to reenforce the message, that he's dealing with marginals, looters, extremists, amongst the crowd of protesters. >> i want to ask you a question, please, take care of yourself if you need to grab a gas mask, by all means, do so. you mentioned the prime minister, he's scheduled to meet with protesters tomorrow.

what's he expected to say to them? >> well, i'm sure this is about strengthening his negotiating happen hand of a meeting like that. we are hearing tear gas being fired. target seems to be those throwing rocks more in that direction. the tear gas is causing people to scatter behind me. i am sure this is about establishing control over central istanbul, alouging the conservationals allowing to have their protests. all seems to be developed from the very beginning, but these scenes have been playing out amid those negotiations. this is the first time he would have sat down and spoken to people called the tax and platform, the frail leadership these people have, this opposition, if they have any at all. so many disparate demands and belief from the people below me. not sure how easy it will be to

find them at a negotiating table. >> nick, the sights and sounds are remarkable. hearing the smoke, hearing the tear gas canisters being fired into the square. how is it affecting the rest of life around istanbul? >> well, once you move away from these heavy tear gas clouds -- that's a loud blast you heard is a stun grenade. most of the time they are using those loud blasts to have people scatter, along with tear gas. outside of this particular area, sort of now as far as we know, istanbul is calm. this is the very, very center i'm standing in. in the past there have been clashes in the outskirts, suburbs, as well, clashes in the capital ankara, too, but the question is going to be, soon, what are the police going to do to get a lid on this. what was their strategy? they are firing lots of tear

gas. >> all right, nick, thank you. give you a chance to put on your mask right there. >> nick is a total professional. >> i can continue speaking. we are seeing them firing tear gas now in the center of the square, down towards the protesters who man this new barricade here, they set fire to it, too. they have to have a strategy to reclaim parts of this territory or this standoff could go on for hours. thick smoke there. that has caused many to scatter and the objective, i think it's clear for the past few hours, move into these really quite dense steps that move up from the taksim square to where the protesters are. i think their move now is probably what those armored water cannon trucks, they may want to seek to move -- i'm seeing now riot place running in from one of these side streets

into the direction of the protesters. police are responsibly calm in their advance, but firing tear gas as they go. you can see some protesters moving in on them now, the secondary barricade erected very quickly. police, clearly, having a strategy to move down that road now. of course, they outnumber them significantly, of course, they are better equipped and organized. the question is, how can the administration avoid the problems they faced over a week ago when they were criticized by u.s. secretary of state john kerry. we've seen quite a bit of tear gas increasingly, but also a pretty violent response from some hard core protesters here, john. >> may be able to contain the park, but the political fallout might be a different story. nick, the scene behind you is remarkable. just to remind people, some 5,000 people have been injured

in these demonstrations in the square behind where nick paton walsh has been standing all morning. you can't talk through something like this. nick has been extremely, extremely brave standing there. >> and professional. when he's telling you clearly what's happening behind him, the play-by-play, and the political background of the 12 days of demonstrations, how it began as a conservationist movement and turned into something more serious and angry, he's a total professional, nick paton walsh, to be able to report, clearly, you can tell he's feeling the effects of the tear gas. >> he'll get his gas mask on, and we'll check back in in a bit. ahead on "starting point," hillary clinton joins twitter and the flood gates open. she hints -- is she hinting at her future endeavors? >> yes, yes! >> i don't know about that, we'll tell you about the tweet that's got everyone talking. -yeah! go, angie! -whoo-hoo!

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so, what is she up to, for real? this morning, there is new speculation about whether hillary clinton will run in 2016. why is there new speculation? well, she triggered it by her social media debut, specifically three letters on twitter. three big, important letters. cnn's brianna keeler is live at the white house with all of the intrigue. good morning, brianna. >> good morning to you, john. hillary clinton launched her twitter account yesterday and already in less than 24 hours she has less than 300,000 followers. and this dive into cyberspace is reigniting speculation. the now iconic image of secretary hillary clinton sporting dark glasses, intently studying her blackberry is her new profile picture on her twitter account.

the former secretary of state, senator, and first lady, also described herself as wife, mom, lawyer, and get this, hair icon and pantsuit aficionado, which she joked about at a recent fashion awards dinner. >> all you really need is a small, but passionate audience to be successful. we could call it "project pantsuit." >> perhaps most telling of all in clinton's twitter bio, tbd, immediately interpreted as a sign she'll launch another run for the white house, happy to welcome our 45th president to twitter, one of her supporters tweeted. clinton has kept a low profile since leaving office in february, though she's remained in the headlines, connected to the obama administration's handling to the september attack of benghazi, libya. four americans were killed, including a u.s. ambassador. clinton's poll numbers have

slipped slightly in recent weeks, but she still remains a popular figure. and while she says she won't run publicly in 2016, her allies are e getting ready in case she does. >> there are groups getting ready for hillary. they want to be sure if she makes a decision to run, that there's support right off the bat. >> bill clinton responded to his wife from his twitter account, asking, does twitter have a family share plan? daughter chelsea clinton said simply, welcome, mom. president obama also welcomed his former rival. judging by hillary clinton's first tweet, there will be many more. thanks for the inspiration, she said to the creators of the tumblr parity texts from hillary, and then "i'll take it from here." getting on twitter allows hillary clinton to communicate directly with voters, john, but perhaps more importantly, it will allow her to raise money.

yes, we are years away from 2016, but it's rather expensive to run for president. she knows that from last time. >> every time she slips out of the spotlight, she gives people a little something. she didn't have to put "tbd" on there, but she did. i appreciate it. >> i don't know, i think it's reading too much into it. i really do. tbd, she just ended her secretary of state thing, she's tbd. >> okay, i say yes. ahead on "starting point," an about face by the obama administration. we'll tell you about the white house's new position on the morning after pill. you're watching "starting point." she's running, by the way.

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welcome back to "starting point." minding your business, stocks under pressure this morning. the bank of japan decided not to add to its stimulus program, so you have dow futures down about 100 points. tokyo, paris, frankfurt, are all down 1% each. tokyo's nikkei has fallen into territory this morning. apple is launching what it calls its biggest change to its operating system since the introduction of the iphone. ios's redesign has a photo app with filters like insta gram has, and you now choose a male voice for siri. they also have a refreshed line

of mac book airs. still, some analysts are disappointed, saying there wasn't a blockbuster launch, a blockbuster surprise. detroit, revving up for a hiring spree. that's right, the big three looking for engineers, technicians, factory workers, as auto workers add floor space and buy new equipment. chrysler will add 3500 workers, ford intends to add 3600 workers, gm expected to add 4,000. expected to raise the highest in six years. american auto maker coming back after a very bad few years. coming ahead, the white house reversing its position on the morning after pill. we'll tell you what this means for you. and a live report from boone, north carolina, where people keep mysteriously dying in the same hotel room. you're watching "starting point."

we have some breaking news for you right now. we're going to show you some live pictures in just a second. we're waiting for live pictures from richmond international airport. the airport has been evacuated due to a serious threat received by telephone. according to the airport's twitter report, sweeps of the terminal by canine teams are about to commence, they are getting assistance from all kinds of agencies right now. they are clearing the parking decks and told passengers may access their vehicles and get out of the airport. >> people are trying to figure out what to do next, but they are calling it a serious event and have evacuated the airport. they are trying to go through and make sure there is no real threat there with canine units. extreme weather continuing this morning, everything from heat waves out west, tornados, rip currents in the east. andrew peterson is tracking the weather. what is happening out there?

>> this whacky weather continues, yesterday reports of tornados in maryland. too much heat. let's take a look at some of this whacky weather. >> this is just what went over top of us. >> check out this frightening amateur video on youtube of a tornado wiping out much in its path. >> wow, that is hit hard there. >> in kentucky, north of nashville, roofs were lifted, houses ripped from foundations, and sections of a fence were even found floating in this swimming pool. >> a bunch of debris in the air and wind started blowing hard. >> residents like steve davenport were found picking up pieces of their homes. two elderly women were found together in the bathtub to ride out the storm. >> awesome, people in the house are very lucky, two elderly women with minor injuries. the wall that you see right there, that's the only wall that's still standing of the house and that's where they were at. >> much of the nation was gripped by extreme weather.

in maryland, a water spout and funnel cloud touching down. >> looks like it's coming this way. >> the storms damaging buildings at the baltimore port and causing flash flooding in the city, leaving many in maryland at a standstill. at the u.s. open in pennsylvania, the down pour even dampered hopes on the green. officials were forced to close the course for hours. and in gulf shores, alabama, rough seas and dangerous rip currents were to blame for four drownings. in the west, a different picture, temperatures are posing a challenge for firefighters trying to combat a fire near kingston, new mexico, that's pushed many residents to evacuate their homes. the wet weather continues today on the east coast. we'll see the storm lifting out to the northeast as the low continues to spin around and bring the moisture up towards maine. the lower amounts are going to be maybe around new york about one to two inches there. as far as the severe weather

threat today, shifting today from montana all the way down through indiana, that's, of course, where we're seeing the difference between the warm moist air and cold, dry air. after that, we're going to be talking about the heat and we've been talking about this for so long. look at this warm weather spreading all the way to the southeast. they are going to be dealing with hot and humid, definitely a tough day for everybody out there. looks like the heat is on and it's always tough when it's hot. >> from hot, it worse, then hot. thank you so much. the obama administration is doing a 180, dropping its opposition to a judge's decision that allowed girls of all ages to access the plan b morning after pill. what this move means now is the emergency contraceptive will soon be available over the counter with no restrictions. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us from atlanta with the details. explain what exactly happened here, because it's complicated. >> john, back in 2011, the obama administration said, we do not want girls under the age of 17

to be able to get plan b over the counter, plan b is what you take the morning after or a couple mornings after unprotected intercourse. we don't want girls under 17 to get this, and they went to court to keep this from girls under 17 and under, and what's happened today, we're done, we're not going to appeal this anymore. that means, as you said, at some point, girls under the age of 17 will be able to get the morning after pill just off the shelf. >> any sense of why the obama administration changed course on this? they were fairly far out on a limb. >> they were. my colleagues at the white house asked folks at the white house, you know, what happened here, and they were told by an official, lack, this isn't a reversal, it's not a 180. what happened here is the department of justice just decided to drop the appeal. and they said, there's a distinction between the two. now critics of the white house have said, look, this is all about politics, you know, before the election, obama wanted to seem like he was against girls

being able to get such easy access to this pill, now he can drop the whole thing. it depends who you believe. >> also a sense they would not have won in court anyway. how soon might these drugs be available over the counter? >> it's not going to be immediate. the reason why, the company that makes plan b has to go through this process all over again and apply for permission to market it to girls, et cetera. it's not going to be tomorrow, it's going to take a little bit. >> elizabeth cohen shedding light on a complicated situation, but a 180, it seems, or almost a 180 from the white house. police have figured out what's behind several mysterious deaths. it started with the death of an elderly couple, then last weekend, a boy staying in the very same room was found dead with his unconscious mother nearby. cnn live in boone, north carolina, for this very sad story for us this morning, but a

mystery it looks like they have solved. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it certainly looks that way. this is the hotel where three people have died in the last two months after staying in the same room on the second floor. police have closed this hotel for now while they investigate, but are now saying carbon monoxide may be to blame. a frantic call for help. >> ma'am, this is awful. please. >> so there's two people in the room at this time, right? >> at least two that we know of, a woman and a young child. the child's in the bed. >> reporter: an 11 year old and his 49-year-old mother are found unresponsive inside a room here at this best western hotel in boone, north carolina. >> please, hurry. >> okay, don't hang up, okay? >> i'm not hanging up, ma'am. please, come help us. >> reporter: when paramedics responded, jeffrey was dead, his mother, barely alive. both were staying inside room

225, that's the same room where darryl and shirley jenkins, and elderly couple from washington state, were staying when they died on april 16th. >> it was really a shock to hear that room had been occupied again after what had happened to darryl and shirley jenkins. >> reporter: police say preliminary autopsy information from the couple was inconclusive and their deaths remained a mystery until now. >> just in the past 24 hours the toxicology reports have become available indicating that there was a lethal level of carbon monoxide, as a matter of fact, 60%, in their blood level. >> reporter: authorities say elevated levels were found inside room 225 on saturday. investigators are still working to find out how the odorless gas got into the room. >> the room 225 is located above a maintenance room in the pool, which contains a heater, so, of course, we suspect that that

could be the source of the carbon monoxide, but the officials coming in, i'm certain they are going to do a comprehensive investigation and look at all possible aspects. >> an attorney for the hotel released a statement saying in part, the health and safety of guests who stay at our hotel is our number one priority. we are cooperating fully with authorities. the attorney for the jenkins family is expressing dismay that this happened again. >> my clients are extremely upset this had to happen again or was allowed to happen again. >> the police chief here in boone says in north carolina, carbon monoxide detectors are not required at commercial buildings like this hotel, but he says he's hoping this tragedy will help change that. john? >> all right, alena ma cchado, thank you. so far, about 100 people have been called to the courthouse in florida have filled out questionnaires.

he's facing murder charges in the death of trayvon martin. the unarmed 17-year-old was shot to death last year. the incident sparking protests nationwide. later this morning, a jury in kansas will begin deliberating the fate of a former law enforcement officer charged with killing his wife. during closing arguments on friday, prosecutes said he killed their wife and set their home on fire because he was angry she was planning to leave him. defense attorneys claim that she set the fire and killed herself due to depression caused by a weight loss drug she had been taking. the coast guard and bp now declaring the cleanup is complete in three gulf coast states. the shorelines of mississippi, alabama, and florida have been restored as close as possible to conditions that existed before the deep water horizon disaster. there's still plenty of work to be done along louisiana's coast where tar balls are still washing up. a california nursing student

is being called a hero and that is a understatement. laurie carpenter saved two people from drowning on the beach on the same day within hours of each other. first a 3-year-old girl, then a 13-year-old. the humble hero called the experience amazing. ahead on "starting point," is this excessive celebration? nfl star chad "former ochocinco" johnson slapped for a 30-day sentence for a butt slap in court. did you ever think what would happen if you try to jump in a swimming pool with a jeep? i don't understand the point of it. >> it's genius. >> the video is awesome. >> it's genius. they are all members of mensa. ♪ bonjour

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in the world of self promotion, chad johnson "ochocinco," whatever he's calling himselves these days, he's always been a pro, but now he's been flagged for excessive celebration in of all places a florida courtroom. he's really in big trouble. cnn's pamela brown here for the story. >> a deal had been worked out with the judge, but antics that may work in the locker room led to chad johnson being handcuffed and hauled away. >> questions? >> did you hear that? that little smack you just heard is going to cost this guy 30 days in the slammer. former nfl star chad johnson, also known as chad ochocinco,

was in court for violating probation in a domestic violence case involving his ex-wife. a plea deal was about to be reached, but then -- johnson gave his attorney a playful congratulatory smack on the butt. that behavior might be okay in the locker room, but not in this courtroom. >> mr. johnson, i don't know that you're taking this whole thing seriously. i just saw you slap your attorney on the backside. >> broward county judge was not amused. >> is there something funny? >> i ain't laughing. >> the whole courtroom laughed, you just slapped your attorney. >> his attorney apologized for his client's behavior, but it was too late. >> i don't think anything funny is about this, mr. johnson. this isn't a joke. >> i didn't do it as a joke, ma'am. >> everyone in the courtroom was laughing. i'm not accepting these plea negotiations. >> the judge sentenced johnson to 30 days in jail and tacked on

an additional three months of probation. johnson seemed to take the sentence in stride, tweeting, love me through the good and the bad, because i'm going to love you regardless, see you in 30. well, johnson was arrested last august for allegedly head butting his newlywed wife. she filed for divorce after 31 days of marriage, the miami dolphins terminated him and he didn't play. not looking good for chad ochocinco. >> thanks, pamela. ahead on "starting point," invasion of the crazy ants. how these persistent pets, there they are, are causing people in four states millions of dollars. you're watching "starting point."

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welcome back to "starting point," everyone. let's give you an update on the health of nelson mandela, the former south africa can president. he has been in the hospital dealing with a lung infection. we are told his condition is still serious, but stable. that is no change over the last few days. he was admitted to the hospital saturday. that is his fourth time in the hospital in recent months. you know, he had health problems in prison. 94 years old, very frail. all of south africa praying for his health. no change in the condition which remains at serious, but stable. >> you're seeing file video from april. he had been hospitalized four times this year with this recurring lung infection, south africa can president went to visit him yesterday.

>> other top stories this morning, planned talks between north and south korea are on hold again. the two sides will not be meeting tomorrow because they could not reach an agreement who would lead the delegates. representatives were set to talk in seoul over issues stemming from the recent ramp up in tensions, but now, no meeting. lacking for survivors this morning, at least seven people were killed, six injured. authorities think at least a dozen more people are trapped inside there. it's believed the building gave way after heavy monsoon rains pounded the area. all right, people, don't try this ever. that was a group of screaming canadians, knew they had to be canadians, trying to jump a jeep over a swimming pool. >> the ramp didn't look sufficient for the job at hand. >> they didn't think it through. their application to mensa still

pending. no one was hurt. they had to be cut open to get the jeep out, but the man who posted the video insists the jeep still runs fine. >> doesn't look like the ramp held it. just plowed through it. then there's this, think of a man with a turkey baster and lifesaver. a 5-month-old baby stopped breathing, he ran to get a turkey baster and used it to clear the young girl's nasal passage and airway, being a parent himself, his instincts just kicked in. this could be my favorite story, words to live by this morning from your friend and mine, hans solo. >> nobody worries about upsetting a droid. >> because a droid doesn't pull their arms out of their sockets when they lose. >> it is not wise to upset a

wookie, but not something tsa remembered when they confiscated the cane of 7'2" chewbacca. he uses a giant light saber as a walking stick, of course, he does. the incident made waves when he tweeted a picture of the tsa agents in possession of his cane. he tweeted it out to his 26 thou,000 followers. it's specially designed for his extra large frame. we talked to the iconic actor and his wife about what happened when the agents approached them. listen to what they said. >> i told them the cane was the same cane we'd taken all over the world and that the cane had come up from dallas with us a few days before, and he said, well, you're not taking it home. it's not going back to dallas. at that point, both zach and

myself, we got our cameras and we said to the officers, i'm -- we're tweeting this. we have to have the cane, it has to go back with us. apparently, zach went to the supervisor and said, you do know you just told chewbacca he can't have his light saber cane. i'm going to assume they didn't know who we were and there wasn't any reason for them to know who we were. we don't ever do that. we expect to be treated lake everyone else. but i will say at that point their attitude changed, and within a couple of minutes, not only did they give peter his cane back and clear it, but they asked us very specifically to be sure and tweet that the cane had been returned. >> you know, our job is to see to it that people have a good time. >> that's what we're here for. >> if the wookie arrives in a foul mood, nobody is going to

have a good time, i promise. >> you never want him to arrive in a foul mood. i don't think that's in the tsa training manual. despite the ordeal, the mayew's have a positive message for everyone involved. >> travel in peace, and may we all travel in peace. >> that was travel in peace. >> in wookese. >> well said. i couldn't have said it any better myself. >> if i said that to the tsa, i'd get arrested. >> that's right, you'd be in prison right now. next on "starting point," a breed of ants making lunch of your electronics and it could cost millions. we'll explain. with the spark miles card from capital one,

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from capital one and earn unlimited rewards. choose double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase every day. what's in your wallet? [ crows ] now where's the snooze button? you're going to want to pay attention to this, a growing breed of ants is spreading through texas, louisiana, mississippi, and florida and moving fast. you better hold on to your phones. >> they are tiny, red, and hairy, and coming for your iphone. a pack of ants, ugly and ambitious, eating their way across the u.s., invading homes and demolishing electronics. sound crazy? they are, literally, crazy. they are known as tauny crazy

ants. they are crazy invasive, crazy smart, and near crazy impossible to get rid of. >> these crazy ants are intelligent and their only mission is to find food and harborage and to save each other. they are out to protect each other. they'll do whatever it takes to thrive. >> they come from south america, launching their secret assault from brazil and argentina. >> coming from boats, planes, packages, then once they get a small little colony here, it takes nothing for them to just explode. they are so powerful, they have no natural predator. they are going into red ant colonies and displacing them and wiping them out. >> they aren't just satisfied with your home and food, they want your flat screen and computer. >> they'll be ripping teeth through wires and next thing you know one gets fried and it sets off a pheromone and they all come in and swarm. >> the crazy ants are not the

only new members of the insect legion of doom, meet the mutant m mosquito, so big, so bad, they can sting through your clothes. >> one thing, you can see them coming, feel them land, and smash them before it ever becomes a problem. >> that's the good side of those? >> have a great day. >> that's it for "starting point." "cnn newsroom" with carol "cnn newsroom" with carol costello starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com happening now, man hunt in hong kong, the nsa leaker on the run and in hiding. this is the man who broke the story, says more secrets are coming. also, an eye lift for the iphone, updating apps, better battery life, music streamlining, but will apple sour on major innovation? plus,