this morning, talk of a deal. question mark intentional. we have new developments involving russia and france that are unlike anything we have seen in modern diplomacy. president obama sat with wolf blitzer. we'll tell you what he had to say and all of these questions that we have this morning. we have a team of experts to break down the possibilities. mr. john king and ms. christiane amanpour, all here to talk about what's going to happen. we also have mr. john mccain. >> plus, diana nyad set to face her critics today. some in the long distance swimming world are questioning whether she could actually have pull off that amazing swim in the way that she claimed. we hear from some of the skeptic and also we'll hear directly from her team. and speaking of skeptics on a completely -- i can't underscore that enough, a woman

twerking in a room. here's the question. is this video too crazy to be true? we have the answer on this very pressing issue this morning. >> conspiracy. >> up first, we have to talk about the dramatic turn in the push to punish syria. tough to say but it's even tougher to watch right now. just when air strikes appear to be president obama's only option, possible diplomatic solution emerges out of russia. their foreign minister says at this minute, they're putting together a plan for syria to hand over chemical weapons. the president is pressing for military action against the assad regime. it is one tough sell, even before the latest possibility, according to a new cnn/orc poll, less in five americans say they completely understand the president's policy on syria and nearly eight in ten say the u.s. should not act as a world policeman. we're going to cover all the angles this morning like no other network can.

let's start with brianna keilar live from the white house. good morning. >> reporter: russia actually says it is preparing a plan with syria that would allow syria to give up its chemical weapons to international control. they say they'll have that proposal ready in the near future. it's a proposal that i'll tell you, the white house still looks on with skepticism, perhaps they think this may just be russia and syria trying to run out the clock a little bit. but it's also possible that what may have been a gaffe by secretary of state john kerry is turning into what looks like a very welcome diplomatic off ramp. in a six network media blitz, president obama spoke about his latest plans for dealing with syria, telling wolf blitzer -- >> if we can accomplish this limited goal without taking military action, that would be my preference. >> reporter: earlier in the week, it seemed a military strike was the only option on the table for the u.s. until this.

secretary of state john kerry making a seemingly off-script comment that turned into a possible option. providing syrian president bashar al assad a way out of a military strike. >> he can turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week, turn it over, all of it. without delay and allow a full and total accounting for that. but he isn't about to do it and it can't be done, obviously. >> reporter: a u.s. official quickly chalked up kerry's statement to, quote, a receipt or cal argument. russia saw a game plan in what some considered a gaffe, encouraging syria to take action, saying we're calling on the syrian authorities to not only agree putting chemical weapons storage under international control but also for its further destruction. syria responded just an hour later, their foreign minister saying, i declare that the syrian arab republic welcomes

russia's initiative. >> it is a potentially positive development. i have to say that it's unlikely that we would have arrived at that point where there were even public statements like that without a credible military threat to deal with the chemical weapons use inside of syria. >> reporter: but even as support seemed to grow, some question if this is the answer. >> if the regime immediately surrendered its stockpiles to international control, that would be an important step. but this cannot be another excuse for delay or obstruction. >> reporter: a sentiment shared by the president. >> we don't want just a stalling or delaying tactic to put off the pressure that we have on there right now. >> reporter: now, you heard president obama say that he didn't think russia or syria would have considered this to be a possibility if it weren't for the threat of u.s. military action. that is a talking point that was

introduced much earlier yesterday, clear that the white house is trying to make sure that they can justify the threat of u.s. military action, even if they don't go forward with it. kate? >> regardless, they want to keep the pressure on no matter what route they take at this point. brianna, thanks so much for starting us off this morning. tonight, president obama will be heading to capitol hill to personally lobby senators from both sides of the aisle. cnn's athena jones is live on capitol hill with more on what is going to be a very busy day. good morning, athena. >> reporter: good morning, kate. that's right. it will be a busy day here on the hill, the reaction to this proposal, this potential diplomatic solution has been one of cautious optimism. many members of congress believe that if this proposal is real and not just a delaying tactic on the part of syria and russia, the administration and the congress have to seriously consider it. that's why senate majority leader harry reid is putting off

a vote in the full senate on a resolution authorizing force. he wants to give members a chance to learn more about this option. as you heard mentioned, the administration will continue pushing the case for military action because they believe, as do many members of congress, that it's the threat of this action that finally brute russia to the table after 2 1/2 years. before the president speaks to the american people tonight we'll see him here on capitol hill, meeting first with senate democrats and senate republicans to continue to push this case. back to you, chris. >> thank you, very much, athena. let's bring in peter beinart, senior political writer for the daily beast. let's lay this out there. how possible is it that syria will turn over their chemical weapons or surrender to monitoring and russia would broker this deal? what are we talking about in terms of the real realm of possibility? >> the more you examine it on the ground, it seems the harder

it would actually be. you'd need to have international inspectors all over that country in a state of civil war in order to try to secure those weapons. >> they'd have to invite people in, which heretofore, they have not done effectively. >> right. you'd have to have them go across the country, even though the country is now in a case of civil war and you'd have to assume that bashar al assad will continue to do this once the threat of military force has been lifted. can you maintain the threat of force in order to continue to get him to go down this road? most likely you would be in a situation where the threat of force dissipated. >> that's one-third of the equation. that's the syria, what will they do? then you have the russia. doesn't this remind us of something they promised in the past with iran and uranium that never happened? give us context. >> russia's primary interest is in keeping assad in power

because assad is russia's ally and preventing america from doing something that mind undermine his regime. it seems to be russia's incentive to get syria to disarm is low. >> when the u.s. was pressing iron about enriched uranium, didn't russia say the same thing. >> yes, before the iraq war there were efforts to avert a military strike. the basic point is, you can use pressure to get people to talk about some kind of other solution in the short term. but once the pressure of military action is gone, what's their incentive to try and do anything then. >> the third prong is u.s. interest. what's better for the u, to go in there with an attack and show they stood strong and the president's red line was intact or is this a better outcome in terms of the optics of the situation. >> for president obama it was facing the possibility of losing in congress. so when he's considering this

alternative, it's got to be measured up against that. in my own personal view, is this entire focus on chemical weapons has been to a large degree a red herring. the best thing we could possibly do for the people of syria is end that civil war. and that should be our focus, even if he did get rid of his chemical weapons, the man has shown himself capable of slaughtering upwards of 100,000 people, even with other kinds of weapons. >> everyone is talking about how this delay is helping syria, may help russia but fair point, it may help the president most of all because it's delaying the vote. >> right. the president so far, he hasn't given a speech yet but so far was meeting tremendous resistance in both parties, even in the senate things were looking difficult. most people assume the house would be harder. >> interesting spin. maybe this is what the administration needed. appreciate the perspective as always this morning. >> thank you. >> that's one piece of it. we'll keep covering the issue of

syria from different angles. we'll bring in senator john mccain and find out what he thinks about secretary kerry's actions. we'll bring in chief national correspondent john king to take a look at the vote and see where things lie for the president as he goes into the address and then chief international correspondent christiane amanpour. we'll have more of wolf's interview with the president. we want to remind you, watch cnn tonight when president obama addresses the nation at 9:00 p.m. eastern. very important for all of us. >> much more coming up in the show. we are also watching the tropics this morning. we could get our first named hurricane of the season. karen mcginnis is in this morning in the cnn weather center. what are you seeing, karen? >> it looks like this could be our first hurricane of the season. it's forming well out into the atlantic. here's the coast of africa. here's umberto.

the water temperatures will be fairly conducive to further development. so as a consequence we could see a category 1 hurricane develop by this afternoon. we'll be receiving another update from the national hurricane center coming up at 8:00. a category 2 hurricane going into thursday. as it begins to move into cooler waters, we think it will be downgraded to a category 1. all those theoretical but we look at the water temperatures here and very conducive to hurricane development with water temperatures 80 degrees and above, but further north those water temperatures are only in the 80s. we watch water temperature as one of the conducive elements for tropical storm and hurricane formation. then there's tropical storm gabrielle. this one is going to make its way across bermuda, probably by wednesday morning. we'll have to take a look at the preparations for ber mead m-- bermuda. we think we'll see the winds go

down from 40 miles an hour maybe to minimal tropical storm intensity. we'll keep you updated. kate, chris? >> we'll be watching it through the week. thank you so much, karen. the concern is hurricanes down there along the eastern seaboard. out west we're worried about fires. let's get to michaela for the latest. >> it has been delivering as such. let's bring you up to date on the situation in san francisco and around the bay area. officials optimistic they will contain the morgan fire sooner than expected. as of last night, the fire seemingly stopped spreading. another california fire, the clover fire, grew to 2,500 acres and damaged or destroyed 20 structures. an inmate who authorities say stabbed an officer outside a detroit courtroom and escaped wearing his uniform now back in custody. during his escape, police say 25-year-old derrick white who also goes by the name abraham pierson car jacked a mini van which was later recovered.

he could now face at least 11 more charges. the retired officer he stabbed was treated at a detroit hospital and released. we'll bring more to you on this story later in the show. sentencing day for this man, a man who pleaded guilty to killing a u.s. border patrol agent in 2010. the death of brian terry revealed the so-called fast and furious gun smuggling operation. one of those guns killed agent terry. more than 100 volunteers searching frantically for a missing 7-year-old girl in rural illinois. willow long was reported missing sunday by her mother. police do not suspect foul play. they are wondering if the second grader decided to go an an adventure after watching "the princess and the frog" the night before. for the third time in a week, mississippi gator hunters have broken the record for the heaviest alligator, this

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it started, chris, really depends upon whom you ask. officers tell us that this ended with officers guns drawn and george zimmerman's hands up, face down on his driveway. >> i don't know what he's capable of. i'm really scared. >> reporter: that's shelly zimmerman speaking with a 911 operator monday during an alleged altercation with her estranged husband, george zimmerman. according to the zimmerman's attorneys, shelly zimmerman and her father, david dean, were taking items out of the home the couple once shared. >> jornl was not aware of it. when george showed up to see a trailer and truck outside the house, it was concerning to him. there were conversations between george and her dad. >> reporter: however, text messages between the zimmermans appear to show george zimmerman was aware his wife would be at the home and shelly zimmerman says there was more than a conversation. >> he accosted my father and took my ipad out of my hands and smashed it and cut it with a

pocket knife. >> reporter: according to lake mary police, mrs. zimmerman called for help when george zimmerman allegedly reached for what she thought was a gun. >> he's in his car and he continually has his hand on his gun and he keeps saying, step closer. he's threatening all of us with a firearm. >> step closer and what. >> and he's going to shoot us. >> reporter: he's had several run-ins with the law in the two months since he was acquitted in the killing of trayvon martin. in july he was issued a warning for speeding in texas. last week -- >> i stopped you for speed. >> reporter: he was issued a $256 see tags in florida. monday zimmerman was questioned and released, no charges were filed. it's unclear if zimmerman really had a gun. >> nobody inside the house saw him with that weapon or with a weapon. he said he never had a weapon on him. nobody can place him having the weapon on him. >> reporter: that's not what zimmerman's attorney told cnn's anderson cooper. >> did zimmerman have a gun in

the car? >> he had a gun with him, yes. he was allowed to and absolutely -- >> reporter: investigators are now reviewing surveillance footage from cameras at this home to determine if either of the zimmermans will face domestic battery charges. chris, kate? >> victor, appreciate it. thank you for the reporting. we'll let it play out. marital discord can always breed this kind of discontent. >> divorce can be ugly. >> when it's george zimmerman -- >> no charges filed. we should repeat that. coming up next on "new day," are we pulling back from the brink? we're tracking the dramatic new developments, a possible deal with syria. our john king will help explain its chances of averting a strike. your "new day" political gut check is coming up. and diana nyad back in the news and not for reasons she appreciates. we loved the swim from cuba to florida. critics say they doubt aspects of it. did she cheat is the allegation?

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you're watching "new day" with kate bolduan, chris cuomo, and michaela pereira. the obama administration says it's glad to hear about russia's offer to dismantle a chemical weapons program. the president is still pushing congress for the votes to authorize a military strike. could there be a diplomat solution to this crisis?

it's a big question. >> it did not seem like a possibility yesterday. we'll see today. also this, apple unveiling the latest version of the iphone. we'll give you a preview of today's big announcement. how about no more pass codes? use your fingerprint. it might be the future. >> future. here, right now. >> right now. a lot of news as well. let's go to michaela for the top stories. president obama preparing to make his case against syria to the american public. he'll address the nation at 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. he's expected to press for military action against the assad regime although the administration is now studying a proposal for the russians that calls for the u.n. to take control of syria chemical weapons stockpiles. arraignment day for an ohio man who took to youtube. he's expected to appear in court today in his online video, he talked about blacking out, driving the wrong way and killing vincent back in june.

his lawyer says he'll plead guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide. he faces more than eight years in prison. a live report later in the show. new this morning, four men accused in a gang rain of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in delhi, india, have been convicted. the victim, a physical therapy student initially survived that attack but died in a singapore hospital a few weeks later, sparking international outrage. lawyers for the four men convicted say they will appeal those guilty verdicts. newly released documents show the u.s. government has been using border crossings to examine the information stored inside travelers electronic devices without a search warrant. begins with the government placing a travel alert for a passenger. the travelers then detained at a border crossing and electronic devices are confiscated and searched. a soccer came in argentinar a player passes the ball to a dog on field.

the dog uses his nose to put it in the net. ladies and gentlemen, it is good. >> you don't think that guy just kicked the dog with the ball and it ricocheted off it and went in? >> shouldn't he have slid forward on his paws? >> he's running up and he says watch this, guys, off the dog, into the net. >> good video nonetheless. >> skeptics we are. >> let's move now. i'm making sure john showed up today. the president takes his case for a u.s. military strike against syria directly to the american people tonight. amid a possible deal. cnn's chief national correspondent john king is here to break it all down for us. john, we've been talking about this for over a week now and every time you have said the president needs to take his case directly to the american people. he's going to do that tonight.

but now the possibility of this potential diplomatic deal that was proposed by the russians, how do you think that will affect what the president says this evening. >> it will affect the mood of what the president says this evening quite dramatically. how does the president now take what his aides will tell us his best case for taking military action? the president will lay this out tonight, saying they need to prepare the possibility. as the president told our own wolf blitzer just yesterday, there could be a potential breakthrough with new russian proposal. at this time yesterday, administration officials would have called this a joke. they publicly criticized their own secretary of state when he floated it receipt orically in an offhand wait but state when he floated it, it was a potential breakthrough proposal. interesting for the president to prepare the american people for the possibility of military

strikes. we've gone through the polling. the american people don't want this. the president had a steep hill to begin with and now when he says there's a potential diplomatic breakthrough out there, it makes it harder to make the case for war. a huge challenge for the president. >> it makes the speech and how he'll present his case more complicated this evening, it seems, that's for sure. some of our new polling out this morning lays out the challenge that the president is facing today. new cnn poll she's only one in five people say they completely understand the president's policy on syria. so it makes me wonder if it's realistic to think the president will be able to change that dramatically in one speech this evening. >> no, he's not. the president can use this unique opportunity to talk directly to the american people. to build a foundation for changing those numbers. again, the president's challenge is pro-found, both from a personal and policy standpoint. from a policy standpoint, the american people don't believe him when he says it will be a

short duration, we won't put boots on the ground, it will cause a positive impact and then we'll walk away. the american people are skeptical that he can do that, walk away and the united states won't get hurt in the process. in a deeply polarized american, the country is split down the middle. is he a strong leader, is he honest and trustworthy? personally, the country is split on him. welcome to polarized america. from a policy perspective, they have huge doubts right now. >> the president said he's going to run it to ground. they want to look at it. he wants authorization for force if he needs it. how long do you think the american people will give him before they think this is a stall tactic and they're looking for a political out. >> a lot of republicans say the president is looking for an off ramp here. they say he'll put his faith in vladimir putin and bashar al assad. think of that sentence, put his

faith in vladimir putin and bashar al assad to get out of it. i will say this, the president will be judged how this ends, not how messy the middle is. if this russian proposal works out and the president can get assad to give up chemical weapons, syria acknowledged it has chemical weapons. in a way that was a breakthrough for the administration. if it ends well, the president will be judged well. the question is, kate, how is this going to work? again, it's putin and assad we're talking about here. do you get a security council resolution saying syria will abide by this and then do you get a cease-fire in the civil war so the inspectors can go in, catalog chemical weapons. a lot of people think this will take too long, you have too many unsavory characters for this to work. the question is the time. how much time? does he say tonight to the american people i'm going to give the syrians and the russians a week, a month, that's a big question. >> that's a big question. you hit it. it sounds simple on the surface,

turn over all of your chemical weapons. how you execute that, speeespecy with the people you're talking about working with here, it's anything but simple. >> and the world went down this road with a guy named saddam hussein once. >> yes. president obama addressing the nation tonight 9:00 p.m. eastern. he will be making his case directly to you. coming up on "new day," a wild story. a manhunt in the motor city. an inmate allegedly attacks a deputy, takes his uniform, disguises himself as a way to make a escape. how they tracked him down, we'll tell you, coming up. in less than six hours, apple unveils its next generation iphone. the processor is supposed to be faster and the camera better. is that enough for the old tech join to the recapture the magic?

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welcome back. let's go around the world now, starting in london where the article world is buzzing about the discovery of a long lost painting by vincent van gogh. matthew chance is following that. >> reporter: the lost masterpiece, hidden from the world for years has finally been unveiled. sunset is a large landscape which was painted in 1888. it's the first full sized canvas discovered in 85 years. the museum describes it as a once in a lifetime experience. the painting was originally believed to be a forgery. it sat for years in the attic of a norwegian art collector but thanks to new research, including a letter from van gogh himself, experts were able to authenticate it. kate? >> amazing.

matthew, thank you so much. it turns out a man rescued by helicopter in a remote part of the an ddes mountains was a fugitive. >> reporter: it started out as an incredible story of survival but now it looks more like a case of a suspect trying to hide from police. he was stranded in the andes mountains. gomez was badly dehydrated and malnourished after spending almost four months there with little food. turns out he's a suspect in a sexual abuse case in chile, involving an 8-year-old boy. he may be extradited to chile. kate, back to you. >> thank you so much. feeling happy this morning? a united nations report ranks country by the happiness of their people. the u.s. didn't fair too badly. aaron mclaughlin has more from london. >> reporter: kate, those that want to be happy should try moving to northern europe,

denmark, norway and sweden were at the top of the world's happiness report, published on monday by columbia university's earth institute. based on a survey of 156 countries. the report shows that happiness felt dramatically in greece, italy and spain because of a eurozone crisis. it dropped the most in egypt due to political turmoil. the united states was ranked 17th on the list. kate, back to you. >> 17th. i'll take it. considering i thought we'd be 156. >> with what's going on right now, we'll take 17. maybe we'll go up to 11, or drop to 25. >> depening on what happens tonight. >> that's right. speaking of tonight, let's talk about apple. >> the company is expected to unveil not one but two new iphones, a fingerprint scanner, faster processor and better camera. the question is lurking in many minds will the new models be

game changers? we have brett larson, who happens to be a friend of mine from many moons ago. how are you? >> i'm fantastic. >> the buzz, the buzz, the buzz. what do we know about what will be unveiled today? >> it's always rare for us to know anything about what apple will do before they pull the veil back. this is a new time for them. i say it's a sayre bet that there will be two new iphones. i think we'll see an update to the iphone 5, it will have a faster processor, better camera, the kind of stuff we'll come to expect. probably not a better screen. they're ahead of the pack with a retina display. the iphone 5-c is the interesting twist. it will be a less expensive model. it will be in plastic, come in different colors. we saw them do this with the imac successfully. >> even the ipod.

>> i want the yellow phone, not the red phone. they have the hard time with supply and demand over what their customers want. i think the big stuff is what ios 7 really is. people are using it, they like it. existing iphone users say this doesn't look like my phone anymore. it's totally different. that will be an interesting twist. also what they do with itunes radio will be interesting and this fingerprint scanner is the big interesting thing. >> that's what i want to know about it. >> has a fingerprint sensor been out there in any form or fashion with smartphones before. >> not with smartphones. they've had the usb adapters for our laptops. they have a somewhat successful rate of working properly, often times you swipe and it doesn't work or recognize you. that's a problem. no, it is my thumb. apple doesn't announce hardware without cool software component to go with it. they didn't just say you can

hook up a digital camera to your computer. they said there's a new app to go with that for you. this can be our wallet, our access to banking, what have you. itunes radio, i also think i hope we see more with that. i think that could be a game changer. >> pandora. >> that's biggest competitors. these are companies charging a monthly fee up to $10 a month. itunes radio has said so far, we're only going to charge $25 a year. >> is this a game changer. >> it depends on what they do with the s and 5c. >> it's all glitz and glamour. >> samsung, htc, the competitors have had a chance to catch up. they do need to always stay ahead and not just rest on their

laurels of past successes. >> they're doing pretty well. >> they have a lot money in the bank. >> always night to meet a friend of michaela's past. >> are you canadian? >> i can sound like one convincingly. >> can you do canada? >> i can. >> hang out with the mounties. >> very good. >> you're no longer invited back. thanks so much. >> good try. we'll be watching. >> thanks. coming up on "new day," challenge accepted. today, diana nyad plans to meat face to face with critics questioning whether her cuba-to-florida swim was truly historic. a live report, just ahead. and the chances are by now you've seen the worst twerk fail ever. epically fail. a youtube sensation. let's say you weren't wrong. it's a new day must-see moment, coming up in a second. i'm beth...

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welcome back to "new day." diana nyad, you see her there. her historic cuba-to-key west swim inspired so much awe, now being questioned. marathon swimmers say something doesn't quite add up. nyad is firing back, planning this sitdown with her critics today. cnn's john zarrella is in miami with that.

john, good morning. >> reporter: you know, when diana nyad got out of the water, she thought it was over, she sh finally done it, chased the demon. later today, a video conference is scheduled, we've heard, between diana nyad and up to a dozen well-respected marathon swimmers. they want answers. today, diana nyad facing off with members of the marathon swimming community to answer the sudden rising tide of questions about her record swim from cuba to key west. did she hold on to the boat at any time, did she get out of the water? how could her speed at one point nearly double? the online swimmers forum is filled with posted, many like this one, quote, is this attempt effort swim going to be a guinness world record? i thought records had to be verified and uneqcuivable.

>> on the second night of her swim where she neither consumed any calories or any liquids. went without feeding and drinking. most experienced marathon swimmers look at that and think it's impossible. >> reporter: the biggest issue seems to be just how fast she was moving. at one point her speed nearly doubled to more than 3 miles an hour. leading to the question if she got an assist from a boat. marlin scott, who captained the shark boat told cnn he has no doubts nyad's swim was legit. >> i saw her swim. every time i woke up she was swimming. every time i went back and laid down for a little while, she was swimming. she was in the water the whole time. i believe it 100%. >> reporter: oceanographer says it was as if all the stars alined for nyad's swim. >> the current was perfectly

favorable. couldn't have been a more ideal situation. >> reporter: members of nyad's team say it was learning from the past, preparation and, of course, luck. nyad's team says they welcome the inquiry, they want complete transparency. that video conference is expected to start about 7:00 p.m. this evening and it could last three hours. all right. let's move on to today's must see moment. a huge twist to the viral video. chris says not so much. the worst twerk fail ever gotten nearly 10 million views in less than a week. this may be the hottest breaking performance of all time. don't feel sorry. as you see when this happens you'll feel sorry because it looks like it hurts and then she's on fire. don't worry. it's a phony, a fake, a sham, a hoax set up by jimmy kimmel. take a look.

>> where did this come from? >> and why is jimmy kimmel wearing a pink shirt? >> this is all his doing. the woman in the video is daphne avalon. >> where is the other part of that video. >> they didn't release it. >> they didn't release it. >> damn you, kimmel, with your good ideas. >> i showed this to my father. >> you showed your father a twerking video. >> you have to see this. he's like, wow. >> was he more impressed by the twerking or medical subtleties? >> i have no comment. >> wow. feel so -- >> lied to. >> victimized. i wonder if i can sue. i wonder if i have a case against kimmel? if only for that shirt, he assaulted me for his pinkness. >> stop now is all i'm going to say. >> you're so wrong.

>> i can't believe it was a fake. >> it's okay. we'll talk about it. >> i can't believe your fake surprise. >> this is not a fake surprise. >> there i was at home trying to duplicate it myself and see if i could avoid the fake. >> that just happened. coming up next on "new day," president obama is about to take his case for striking syria directly to the american people in a speech tonight. but a russian proposal could put any military response on hold. slowed it down already. we're talking to senator john mccain about the syria crisis and get his take on all this. plus, we'll tell you about george zimmerman. another brush with the law. this time, his estranged wife tells police in a 911 call that he threatened her with a gun. deja vu to be sure. we'll tell you what exactly what was going on. [ tires screech ]

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question, did you see the future of football last night? the eagles took apart the redskins, show casing a new offense that may rewrite the playbooks. true, true, joe carter has more and this may rewrite bleacher report. did i set it up the right way. >> great. excellent job. it is the future of football. i'm interested in seeing the future of football. it's impressive to watch, that fast offense, that up-tempo offense that the eagles unveiled overshadowed rg3's return from injury. chip kelly had it working really well in the college game, it worked really well at oregon but the question was would it translate in the nfl?

it was all it was promised to be. in the first half alone, the eagles scored 26 points. by comparison, the steelers ran 53 plays all game on sunday. the eagles ran 53 plays in the first half. houston by the way also won that nightcap against san diego. trending this morning on bleacherreport.com, rafael nadal, the comeback king of tennis. a year ago, a knee injury threatened to end his career. now he's having one of the most dominant seasons ever. nadal is winning and winning convincingly. he took down the number one player in the world to win his second u.s. open title. he's 27, healthy again. he has four wins on hard courts this year. you know he's the king of clay but he's proving he's ready to defend his championship and defend titles on the hard court, guys. you have four main players in tennis, nadal is back in that discussion of dominant players. >> rafa is back. >> thank you very much, my friend. >> you bet. >> rafa. >> rafa.

do you hear the music? i don't yet. >> there it is. >> that means it's time for "the rock block." a quick roundup of the stories. >> can't start with the music. first up, "the new york times," pope francis phoning so many faithful he's earned the nickname, the cold call pope. the senate judiciary committee opens hearing for or against legalizing recreational use marijuana. the nasdaq closed at the highest level in 13 years. grateful dead and beach boy fans, i feel for you. vw pulling the plug on its mini bus, the longest running model in automotive history. the last factory in brazil to make this bus will stop production at the end of the year. james cook founder and ceo of boston beer has joined the billionaire's club, net worth of

$1 billion. let's get to karen mcginnis for the weather. karen? we're looking at some thunderstorms rumbling around the desert southwest. could see another round of flooding like we saw yesterday. but the heat is on across the midwest with temperatures a good 10 to 20 degrees above where they should be for this time of year. we could see near record high temperatures in places like chicago, also for detroit and 96 back in memphis. we'll bring you details on that, coming up in the next hour. chris, kate? >> thanks so much, karen, we're now close to the top of the hour which means it's time for the top news. we've been very clear about what we think, do not use chemical weapons. >> the sudden shift, the president tells cnn if syria gives up its chemical weapons, a strike could be averted. we break down how big the

difference is. is he going to shoot us? that's the dramatic 911 call from george zimmerman's wife, fearing for her life during a domestic altercation. we'll have the latest. and this prisoner's dramatic escape, stealing a gafford inin uniform that had an entire city on edge. your "new day" starts right now. >> what you need to know -- >> he continually has his hand on his gun. >> what you just have to see -- ♪ i came in like a rainbow ♪ i never hit so hard this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> i was just getting mocked. welcome back to "new day." tuesday, september 10th, 7:00 in the east. coming up this hour, we'll break

down this stunning turn of events involving syria. president obama will speak directly to the american people tonight. it could be a very different pitch. we'll explore how a new deal floated by russia may have changed everything. senator mccain will join us live. also this ahead, a "new day" exclusive, a florida man pleads guilty to tricking his girlfriend into taking an abortion pill, killing the child she's always dreamed of having. we'll talk with her live. does she feel justice has been served. a big announcement expected from apple today. the tech join the expected to reveal two new iphones. among some of the new features, a better processor, fingerprinting sensing technology and some smashing new colors. here's the question, though, are they game changers for the smartphone market? we'll give you a preview up ahead. let's begin this hour with the potential game changer in the syria crisis. just over 14 hours from now,

president obama will make his pitch to the american people. but a russian proposal changes the equation for a speech that was planned as an all-out call for military action. the russians have suggested putting syria's chemical weapons stockpiles under u.n. lock and key. meantime, a new poll shows americans have serious doubts about the president's leadership on syria. take a look at this. less than one in five say they completely understand the president's policy there. and almost 80% say the u.s. should not act as, quote, the world policemen. we're starting with brianna keilar at the white house. >> reporter: good morning to you, kate. russia says that it is right now preparing a plan that will have specifics and will be delivered at some point in the near future, that they're working with syria on a proposal so that syria could give up its chemical weapons to international control. france has said it will take whatever this proposal is to the u.n. but there are no specifics.

there is no specific time frame. and because of that, i think there is skepticism that we've already heard voiced from the administration, nonetheless, a proposal that seems to have been born from an off the script comment by secretary of state john kerry is now being seized by president obama as a welcome diplomatic off ramp. >> reporter: in a six network video blitz, president obama told wolf blitzer -- >> if we can accomplish this limited goal without taking military action, that would be my preference. >> reporter: earlier in the week, it seemed a military strike was the only option on the table for the u.s. until this -- secretary of state john kerry making a seemingly offscript comment that turned into a possible option, providing syrian president bashar al assad a way out of a military strike. >> he can turn over every single

bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week, turn it over, all of it. without delay and allow a full and total accounting for that. but he isn't about to do it and it can't be done, obviously. >> reporter: a u.s. official quickly chalked up kerry's statement to, quote, a rhetorical argument. russia saw a game plan in what some considered a gaffe, encouraging syria to take action, saying we're calling on the syrian authorities to not only agree putting chemical weapons storage under international control but also for its further destruction. syria responded just an hour later, their foreign minister saying, i declare that the syrian arab republic welcomes russia's initiative. >> it is a potentially positive development. i have to say that it's unlikely that we would have arrived at that point where there were even public statements like that without a credible military threat to deal with the chemical weapons use inside of syria.

>> reporter: but even as support seemed to grow, some question if this is the answer. >> if the regime immediately surrendered its stockpiles to international control, that would be an important step. but this cannot be another excuse for delay or obstruction. >> reporter: a sentiment shared by the president. >> we don't want just a stalling or delaying tactic to put off the pressure that we have on there right now. >> reporter: we expect, according to a senior administration official, when president obama addresses the nation tonight, he will still make the case for military force or at least the threat of military force as you heard him make in his interview with wolf blitzer yesterday. the sense being that even if the u.s. doesn't use that force, chris and kate, that there is still a justification for why the white house put it out there. >> interesting question. brianna, thank you for the

reporting this morning. we know the president travels to capitol hill today to try to increase support in the senate. let's go live to athena jones monitoring capitol hill for us. good morning, athena. >> reporter: good morning, chris. this proposal is being viewed here on capitol hill with cautious optimism. you heard in brianna's piece there, there are still a lot of concerns about this. members of congress believe if this proposal is real, not just a delaying tactic on the part of syria and russia, then it's up to the white house and members of congress to seriously consider it. that's why senate majority leader harry reid is now delaying a vote in the senate on this resolution to authorize force. that's to give members a chance to learn more about this option, this potential diplomatic solution, what some are calling a third way. you also heard from the president and from secretary clinton, they are concerned this could be a delaying tactic. the white house is going to continue to push to make its case for military ak because they believe, as do many members of congress, that this threat of

military action is what brought russia to the table after 2 1/2 years of this conflict. before the president speaks to the american people tonight, he will be right up here on capitol hill, speaking with senate democrats and later with senate republicans. back to you guys, chris and kate. >> see which is a tougher audience today. that's for sure. athena, thanks so much. >> thanks. the diplomatic solution in the crisis in syria is being embraced by damascus. let's go to nic robertson who has more, live from beirut this morning. what's the reaction? >> reporter: good morning, kate. syria's foreign minister says the government there welcomes in damascus this proposal by the russians but the rebel spokesman we talked to today is trashing the proposal. he said this is a stalling tactic by assad. that he is playing for time. how can anyone trust that he will turn over all his stockpiles? he goes on to say despite this, assad is still killing people in the country. and that's the rub.

chemical weapons, experts say there are multiple sites in the country. you'd need tens of thousands of experts to go in and decommission those weapons. and they would be walking in effectively into an ongoing war. there is no cease-fire. that may require hundreds of thousands of additional peacekeeping troops. the rebels show no sign at the moment they're going to sign up for this, kate. >> we'll be watching as it develops, clearly, throughout the day. thank you for that. much more on syria coming up, including a one-on-one interview with senator john mccain. we'll get his take on the latest developments in just a moment. he's been a key senator, a key ally of the president in this conversation, in this debate. and you'll hear from president obama himself, addressing the nation this evening at 9:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch it right here on cnn. george zimmerman was back in police custody after an eerily familiar 911 call. his wife placed this one on monday. shelly zimmerman said her

estranged husband threatened her with a gun and punched her father in the face. cnn's victor blackwell is in lake mary, florida with more. >> reporter: this is george zimmerman's third interaction with police since the acquittal in the death of trayvon martin. this was forced george zimmerman to lay face down in his driveway. >> i don't know what he's capable of. i'm really scared. >> reporter: that's shelly zimmerman speaking with a 911 operator. according to the zimmerman's attorneys, shelly zimmerman and her father, david dean, were taking items out of the home the couple once shared. >> george was not aware of it. when george showed up to see a trailer and truck outside the house, it was concerning to him. there were conversations between george and her dad. >> reporter: however, text messages between the zimmermans appear to show george zimmerman was aware his wife would be at the home and shelly zimmerman

says there was more than a conversation between her husband and her father. >> he accosted my father. and took my ipad out of my hand and smashed it and cut it. with a pocket knife. >> reporter: according to lake mary police, mrs. zimmerman called for help when george zimmerman allegedly reached for what she thought was a gun. >> he's in his car and he continually has his hand on his gun and he keeps saying, step closer. he's threatening all of us. >> step closer and what? >> and he's going to shoot us. >> reporter: zimmerman has had several run-ins with the law in the two months since he was acquitted in the killing of trayvon martin. in july he was issued a warning for speeding in texas. last week -- >> i stopped you for speed. >> sorry. >> reporter: he was issued a $256 citation in florida. monday zimmerman was questioned and released, no charges were filed. and it's unclear if zimmerman really had a gun. >> nobody inside the house saw him with that weapon or with a weapon.

he said he never had a weapon on him. nobody can place him having the weapon on him. >> reporter: that's not what zimmerman's attorney told cnn's anderson keeper. >> did zimmerman have a gun in the car. >> he had a gun with him, yes, he was allowed to and absolutely -- >> reporter: now, officers say they did not check the vehicle because they did not have a warrant. they admit there might have been a gun in there with him. lake mary police right now are reviewing surveillance video from cameras from inside and around the home to determine if there will be domestic battery charges filed against either mr. or mrs. zimmerman. no charges so far but those could be coming. >> thank you so much for that. let's turn to the dramatic capture of an escaped fugitive in michigan. police say the man stabbed a sheriff's deputy before making his escape monday. but this morning, he's back behind bars and facing new charges. i guess that should not be a surprise when you hear the story

that john berman has been looking into. >> a 14-hour search ended overnight in what's being called a crisis situation. it all started when an inmate with a violent past stabbed a deputy with a comb. a frantic citywide manhunt ends, a 5-year-old fugitive captured after detroit police spent the day searching neighborhoods and blocking street corners, looking for the violent suspect. >> we have been searching the city, following up lead after lead after lead. >> reporter: it began shortly after 8:00 a.m. on monday. abraham pierson was in a holding cell inside this detroit courthouse. awaiting his sentencing for car jacking and armed robbery. when an unarmed deputy removed pierson's handcuffs, the inmate attacked him with a comb, sharpened into a weapon. a brutal assault with no other deputy around to help. >> this is a huge building, obviously. we have a limited number of people with different

responsibilities. >> reporter: after stabbing the deputy several times in the neck, pierson snatched his clothes, keys, cell phone and radio, bypassed building security by taking the prisoner elevator and watched right out the front door. he then car jacked a mini van outside police headquarters. >> the woman was screaming, help, help! he's got my car! help! >> reporter: her vehicle was found smashed into a cluster of trees two miles away. >> he said get out or i'll kill you. and i got out. >> reporter: soon after, pierson disposed of the deputy uniform. it was found underneath this red jeep. there was no break in the case until late in the evening when someone spotted him walking near interstate 94. pierson, seen here in the back of a police car, is now back in jail. he faces at least 11 additional charges. >> you can bet he does. what a story. now we're told that the deputy who was stabbed is 63 years old. the good news, did he not suffer

life-threatening injuries. he was treated, released and he's now recuperating at home. >> good news there. >> crazy story. one thing after another after another. >> no kidding. thanks so much, john. >> no real reason to suspect that kind of violence initially from these types of charges, car jacking, armed robbery. >> now facing 11 new charges. >> appreciate it. a lot of other news this morning. let's get to michaela for the latest. california's morgan fire has tripled in size, burning 3,700 acres since sunday afternoon. those flames raced over the summit of mt. diablo monday. no far, the park's historic lookout and visitor's center have remain untouched. 20% containment reported with more than 700 firefighters battling that blaze. evacuation orders are in effect for about 100 homes east of the park. an ohio man who confessed online to killing a navy veteran while driving drunk is expected to plead guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide.

he was indicted monday by a grand jury for the death of vincent. in a video that's gone viral, he promises to plead guilty and take full responsibility for everything he's done to conzoni and his family. going through airport security may soon be easier to handle. the tsa announcing a new program that it says will speed up travel. starting next month, some 450,000 passengers randomly selected and considered low risk will be able to move through faster lines, keeping shoes and coats on and their laptops in their bags. passengers won't know they've been selected until you receive your boarding pass. new york democrats head to the polls to pick the candidate they hope will secede mayor bloomberg. the big question is will de blasio have the 40% needed to avoid a runoff?

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>> when we compliment you, you can't take it either. >> i'm constantly controlled by what's true. overnight, moving on, a tropical storm has reformed in the atlantic. let's get to karen mcginnis for the latest. this actually matters, karen. what's going on? >> yes, it does. we have tropical storm gabrielle and before it was looking like nothing. it had fizzled out after just about a day. now it's regained some strength and we'll move in across bermuda, going into wednesday morning as a tropical storm, perhaps supporting winds up to 50 miles an hour. preparations under way. they're battening down the hatches as it makes its way towards the north and gradually, fairly rapidly, as we go into friday, moving out over the open waters but could affect portions of nova scotia going into saturday. this storm system has legs. it's not giving up just yet. neither is humberto as it makes its way across the atlantic off the coast, well off the coast of africa. now supporting winds of 65 miles

an hour. we think that this is going to become a category 2 hurricane but as it moves more towards the north and moves to somewhat cooler water. it looks like it may lose some of its punch but we're not going to get much on this one, at least for the next several days. we'll watch it as it moves across the atlantic. chris, kate? >> hopefully it means it will move far, far away. thank you so much, karen. next up on "new day," will president obama give diplomacy a chance now that russia floated a proposal to put chemical weapons under international control? senator john mccain, very outspoken on this issue, will be joining us after the break to talk about it. we'll show you details on apple's new thing. this "s" th is this a game changer? will this matter to people on wall street? we'll take you through it. la's known definitely for its traffic,

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degree that it has to be explored. it must be examined and i think we could have a very good initial test, chris. that would be for the immediate dispatch of monitors, international monitors, to these chemical weapons sites which we know where most of them are. and secure them so that they can't be used by bashar assad and then we work out procedures for keeping them under international control and the removal. we could do that immediately. no, i am very skeptical, very, very skeptical but the fact is you can't pass up this opportunity if it is one. you've got to, right away, determine whether it's real or not. finally could i say there are a group of us, senators who are working on, an amendment or a change to the resolution that allows for this kind of action

and requires guidelines, reporting process and benchmarks that have to be met with would be in addition to the resolution. but put me down as very skeptical but i think we can find out quickly whether it's valid or not. >> what does your gut tell you about whether or not it's valid, russia stepping in saying we can get them to play nice, basically. >> when you see the plain loads of russian arms flying into damascus on a daily basis, tons and tons, when you see the russian veto time after time of any resolution in the security council, it gives us ample reason to be skeptical. by the way, i still support arming the free syrian army. i strongly support it, because i believe a negotiated settlement can only be achieved for the departure of bashar assad if the momentum has changed in this situation. >> you say momentum has changed.

>> it has not. it has not. it's in favor of bashar assad. >> okay. on the ground. but in terms of the momentum of this debate in the united states, there does seem to be a see-sawing, the president initially in our interview was reluctant to talk about military action. then he became all about military action. now this pie in the sky from russia, the pendulum seems to swing back. does this give you the feel of amateur hour coming out of the administration? >> i've tried to and will continue to try to work with the president and secretary kerry and others, because this is really transcends any political considerations. but there's a degree of incoherence that i have never seen the likes of which before. when the secretary of state says that any strike could be, quote, unbelievably small, what does that mean? does that -- is it wasted then? we still haven't determined what the goal of these military

strikes are. and that, of course, leads to confusion on the part of the american people. i think the american people have not been explained -- they have not explained the case to the american people and i hope that the president does that tonight, although it may be somewhat delayed or not particularly decisive because of this new wrinkle. >> we have a new poll out that says the president has suffered a loss of confidence from the american people when dealing with foreign affairs. does he still have your confidence? >> it's not a matter of confidence or not confidence. these issues are so important. the middle east is in turmoil. there is incredible things happening. look at iraq unraveling. the king of jordan is in jeopardy, lebanon is experiencing this kind of strife. we have a regional conflict. you have a government in egypt

that is, at best, oppressive. and so there's problems throughout the middle east. i want to work with the president but has it been handled badly? yes, i believe it's been handled badly because the united states has not led. that doesn't mean that we have to lead in every conflict but we have to lead because nobody else does and we're not. >> let me lay out the other side of this to you, though, senator. >> sure. >> you're at a town hall meeting, you have a guy waving a bag of marshmallows in your face. we have the poll that says 15% of the american people think that syria matters a lot, that we should put it at the top of the agenda. huge numbers in the poll of people saying the war in iraq was a mistake. is there a message in this for you to back off the idea that military action is the solution in the middle east? >> well, of course i don't think military action is a solution, but i do think when someone is massacring his own people and turning it into a regional conflict which threatens the

united states national security interests, that to help those people who are struggling against this kind of brutality is perfectly appropriate for the united states. but i understand that fatigue the americans have and yes, town hall -- my town hall meetings are always spirited. people know they can come in and have a lot of fun and express their views. but the point is, that we have got to make the case for the united states leadership and that does not mean a repeat of iraq. by the way, iraq was miss handled but i still think we were correct in going into afghanistan after 9/11. but the mishandling of iraq will go down in history as one of the great blunders in american military. >> of course we have to see how this one turns out also here, right? because with such an agenda going into tonight, what do you need to hear from the president? what do you think the american people need to hear? >> that we are exploring this

option that has just come up in the last 24 hours. we can find out very quickly because they should accept international monitors right away and modify the resolution before congress to take into account this possibility. but when you see those dead babies there, those bodies stacked up, you know the united states of america has to try to -- the president of the united states says there's a red line and then the red line is crossed repeatedly and we don't act, then there's no credibility. i didn't tell the president of the united states to say that was the red line. but i do say once he says it and it's crossed, then for us to do nothing, i think is not a viable option. but i understand the skepticism of the american people because of the incoherence to a large degree of the message from the president and the administration. >> senator mccain, thank you for always coming on the show. appreciate your perspective.

>> always good to be with you. >> kate? >> thanks. coming up next on "new day," george zimmerman's estranged wife calls 911 saying she's scared and doesn't know what he's capable of. it's the latest run-in with the law for zimmerman. so what is going on there? also this ahead, the smartphone wars heating up. today apple releases the latest versions of its iphone. we have a preview of what you can expect. there are cameras,, police, guards...ds us. but who looks after us online, where we spend more than 200 billion dollars a year. american express can help protect you. with intelligent security that learns your spending patterns,

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and michaela pereira. welcome back to "new day," everyone. it's tuesday, september 10th. coming up in the show, a frantic call to the police from the estranged wife of george zimmerman. she claims he threatened her with a gun. it's zimmerman's third run-in with the law since he was acquitted in trayvon martin's murder. obviously he's in the spotlight but what is going on with him. and the latest on the ohio man who took to youtube to admit to driving drunk and killing a veteran. he faces arraignment today. we'll give you the latest of what the situation could be. there's a lot of top news for you to hear. let's get to michaela. president obama will talk to the nation today, in prime time, about pressure on syria. the president said he welcomes russia's proposal to place syria's chemical weapons under international control but he said it doesn't solve the underlying issue of civil war in syria. a new cnn/orc poll finds many

americans are confused about the situation in syria however they have strong views of intervention overseas. 53% say they somewhat understand the obama administration's stance on syria. 19% say they get it completely. when asked if the u.s. should act as a world policeman, 77% said no. diana nyad's florida-to-cuba swim coming in to question. she will answer her critics during a teleconference tonight. they believe nyad may have gotten a boost by a boat, either holding on to it or getting in. she did not follow strict english channel rules. check this out, the mile high city digging out from a freak hail storm this morning. look at that. in some places it filed 5 feet high. heavy winds came with it, knocking out power, taking down many trees in various neighborhoods. residents say they've never seen

anything like it, especially areas where there's been blinding fog, freezing cold hail hitting the hot concrete pavement. that's amazing to see. last week, denver registered record high temperatures into the 90s. it's september, people. here's a story we had to show you. a man comes out of surgery and he sees his wife for the very first time all over again. it is a viral video that is really sweet and quite hilarious. >> i'm going to be right here with you. you eat the cracker. >> who are you? what's your name? >> my name's candace. i'm your wife. >> you're my wife? >> yeah. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> we can all relate to this maybe a little bit. the video has gotten more 400,000 views. really sweet. endearing and a little embarrassing if that happens to be you. >> over to you. >> that was good. thank you for that this morning. we needed that. >> you're welcome.

let's turn to what is certainly more legal trouble tore george zimmerman. police were called to his florida home after an alleged altercation with his estranged wife and her father. shelly zimmerman claimed george threatened her, promising to pull his gun, even punching her father in the face. what is going on here? let's discuss the psychology and the legality. we have robi ludwig, psychotherapist and sonny hostin. great it have you both. >> great to be here. >> no charges says shelly zimmerman. first, your take on whether or not the state could bring charges and tell us what this could mean for the federal case. >> i find it bizarre, chris, that the police department is saying things like, the victim has declined prosecution and so there will not be any charges. that's not how it goes down. the decision to charge never lies with the victim. it lies with the government. having tried domestic violence

cases, i often brought cases to trial without the cooperation of the victim. so certainly he can still be charged. i think it's really important to say that, because prosecutors try these domestic violence cases all the time without a victim cooperating and we try cases all the time without a victim. they're called murder cases. i think we need to get that out there. i think federally, this means something. it means something that shelly zimmerman is divorcing george zimmerman. we know there's a federal investigation going on. under federal law there's no spousal privilege. there's no pillow talk exception. she can very well give us more insight in the federal investigation as to what happened on february 26th and just what her relationship is with george zimmerman and how that perhaps may bear on a federal trial. i think it's really important these new things that are going on in their relationship. >> while her credibility may be more of an issue because of the separation, her motivation may also be different going into the

federal investigation. >> sure. >> robbie, stop me if i'm going where we shouldn't be going. is george zimmerman a victim of circumstance, a hot spotlight on everything he does? or do you see this use of self-defense, a pattern and behavior that suggests something psychologically? >> i do think we could be looking at a mood disorder where he has a pattern of feeling angry, paranoid, grandiose and how he handled trayvon martin is really how he handles situations, where he blames other people, he feels that he's being provoked and he has to act in kind where he has to defend himself in a violent, aggressive kind of way. and now, he's under more duress because i'm sure many people are out to get him because he is really considered guilty in the court of public opinion. so he's under a lot of duress which probably makes him more paranoid and grand yos and violent. >> usually i'm somebody who would dismiss this.

come on, he has attention on him, he only got pulled over for speeding. now we have this. the facts are somewhat in dispute. we hear from shelly's brother. it's her brother but still, boy has he changed since this happened to him. even if it is circumstantial, can the experience of the trayvon martin change him and make him potentially into something different than what he was before. >> absolutely. >> look at o.j. i think a lot of people are harkining back to that, the o.j. simpson syndrome where he was acquitted of something where many people believe he's guilty. he's no longer famous, he's infamous. that is the place where some defendants find themselves, like a casey anthony, an o.j. simpson, now george zimmerman. >> the healthy part of him feels guilty that he actually ended a teen's life. so he has this mix of feeling like he got away with something, maybe he shouldn't have, on one level, because he did end someone's life, even if he feels

that it was for self-defense. how does he make sense of that? i don't know if he's getting help for everything he experienced. >> couldn't the explanation also be, though, that he feels he did not do anything wrong but defended his life? he's not o.j., he's not casey anthony where you could make a viable argument that they were killers. but that he has all these people coming after him, even though he feels he should have never been on trial? is that enough to trigger a kind of disconnect in your personality? >> it's a self-fulfilling prophecy that he has a paranoid idea about the world. now he's made it true because there are people out to probably get him because they feel he got away with murder. for this type of personality, that's a toxic mix. >> on the flip side, is this who george zimmerman really is? is this someone who is violent? is this someone who reacts to situations in this way? as a former prosecutor you see that kind of thing. i listened to that 911 call. i don't know if there was an opportunity for shelly zimmerman

to make things up? she sounded to me like many domestic violence victims sound. she sounded affraye ed ed afrai out for help. >> if you wanted to get george zimmerman, this is exactly it. that inkind of cynicism. >> i didn't hear that. >> he may be out of control and on some level wants to be stopped. we'll see how it all plays out. >> deep stuff. >> we're deep. >> sunny hostin, thanks for the analysis. kate, over to you. chris, thanks so much. coming up next on "new day," a story that's truly hard to believe. a florida man convicted of felony charges for tricking his pregnant girlfriend into taking a pill, the abortion pill, that led to a miscarriage. for a "new day" exclusive, the victim is speaking out this morning. also ahead, all eyes on apple as the tech giant is set to introduce two new versions of the iphone. we have a look at some of the new features. is it enough to win you over?

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welcome back to "new day," big news on the apple front potentially. apple set for a major launch in california today. the iconic brand was once nearly uncontested in the market but now a competition is so fierce, the apple is about to do something they've never done before. what is it, christine romans? >> two at the same time, they've never done that before. for months now, bloggers and apple fans have been speculating. will this company have a big reveal, a gold iphone, a cheaper plastic model, maybe, a bigger screen? what about a new ipad? no official confirmation on what apple will reveal but here's what we expect. >> reporter: apple unveiling new iphones it hopes will help it win the smartphone war. this leaked photo posted on the blog iphone in canada will be

called the 5s. the here's what tech insiders expect. it's not a total redesign but will have a faster processor. the screen size roughly the same. it will come in new colors and improved camera will take better pictures and there are rumors of a fingerprint scanner as a replacement for pass word. the cost for the basic model expected to remain the same, $199 with a two-year contract for $649 without. apple also debuting a cheaper model, the iphone 5c which will reportedly come in multiple hues. >> they have done a good job at meeting the high end, the top 10%, 20%. it's really important for apple not just to make the premium product but also a good product for the rest of the people. >> reporter: some experts say these reported upgrades aren't innovative enough to overcome the bruising it's taken

recently. >> people wonder has apple lost its imagination? i don't think so. if you look, it took us 20 years of the mac and ipod to get where we were. with the iphone it's not as fast as people think it is. i think apple is still doing great. >> reporter: there's an awful lot riding on this. iphone sales made up more than half of apple's revenue last quarter. those in the know say there won't be a new ipad or ipad mini announced today. no refreshed apple tv either and no iwatch. those are marginal, innovative products people want to see but we're not going to see it. >> it's a big game changer for apple, the move to china. >> yes. >> they'll have a press conference hours after this one. look to see what kind of china strategy they'll push. 750 cell phone users, 750 million cell phone users in china. that's big. for you shareholders, the top number one or two stocks in the

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a deal with syria now a possibility. president obama tells cnn it could avert a strike. but how realistic is it? we break it down. another brush with the law. george zimmerman briefly back in police custody, questioned and released after his wife called 911 on him, saying he was threatening to shoot her. more details this morning. under arrest, the man behind that dramatic online confession taken into custody overnight. will his stunning admission win him any leniency? "new day" continues right now. >> what you need to know. >> it's gut wrenching. he just doesn't understand the damage that he did. >> what you just have to see. >> for a second time. >> this is "new day" with chris

cuomo, kate bolduan. >> welcome back to "new day," everyone. we have a lot developing at this very hour, including proposed deal and breaking news. that proposed deal over syria's chemical weapons, russia saying syria has accepted the deal and agreed to put those chemical weapons under international control. really a remarkable chain of events that may change the tone of the president's speech. tonight, he will be taking his case directly to the american people. can the u.s. really avoid a military strike through diplomatic measures? did not seem possible just 24 hours ago. >> literally just a day ago, it didn't. and a very emotional "new day" exclusive for you. a woman tricked into taking an abortion pill by her boyfriend. he has pled guilty in the case. are the charges enough? we'll talk to the victim live. hear the story behind the case and her feelings about what justice would be. and a new study adding fuel

to the controversial fire surrounding mammograms. when should a woman start getting screened, before or after she turns 50? we'll take a look at the latest research that's turning recent beliefs about ma' beliefs about mammography on its head. russia is saying syria has agreed and accepted a deal to turn over its chemical weapons and place it under international control as president obama is preparing to address the american people tonight about his plan for military strikes against syria, potential diplomatic breakthrough that could change the entire situation. this, as a new cnn orc poll shows americans has serious reservations about president obama's leadership on syria. less than one in five say they completely understand the president's policy and almost 80% say the u.s. should not act as, quote, world policemen. we'll be covering this story

like no other network can. we'll start with brianna keilar at the white house this morning. good morning, brianna. >> reporter: good morning to you, kate. we should caution that syria's foreign minister is saying that they are on board with this proposal to give up their chemical weapons to international control, but when you talk to syria observers, they will tell you that that man, wally moallem, is not necessarily the core of the assad regime. you can't take it to the bank as bashar al assad himself accepting this deal. there is a lot of skepticism that he would turn over his chemical weapons and this proposal as of now that russia is trying to broker, there are no specifics, there is no timeframe. even so, i think the white house is welcoming this sort of slowdown to the process as a, if you will, diplomatic off-ramp. in a six-network media blitz,

president obama spoke about his plans on dealing with syria, telling wolf blitzer. >> if we can accomplish this military goal without taking military action, that would be my preference. >> reporter: earlier in the week, it seemed a military strike was the only option on the table for the u.s., until this. secretary of state john kerry making a seemingly off-script comment that turned into a possible option, providing syrian president bashar al assad a way out of a military strike. >> he can turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week, turn it over, all of it, without delay and allow a full and total accounting for that, but he isn't about to do it and it can't be done, obviously. >> reporter: a u.s. official quickly chalked up kerry's statement to, quote, a rhetorical argument, but russia

saw a point to take action, saying we're calling on syrian authorities to not only turn over their chemical weapons. syria responded an hour later, their foreign minister saying i declare that the syrian government welcomes russia's narrative. >> it's unlikely that we would have arrived at that point where there would be public statements like that without a credible military threat to deal with the chemical weapons use inside of syria. >> reporter: but even as support seemed to grow, some question if this is the answer. >> if the regime immediately surrendered its stockpiles to international control, that would be an important step, but this cannot be another excuse for delay or obstruction. >> reporter: a sentiment shared by the president. >> we don't want just a stalling

or delaying tactic to put off the pressure that we have on there right now. >> reporter: think of it this way. the obama administration, up until yesterday, was sort of cruising down the expressway to a military strike. this latest development, this offer of a proposal from russia and syria, you can think of it sort of as pulling off on the side of the road. but when president obama makes his case tonight to the american people, he will still make his case for military action, we're told by a senior administration official, and he will at least be saying that it's the threat of military action that has yielded this potential avenue. kate? >> brianna, thanks so much. let's talk more about this. for that, let's turn to christiane amanpour, cnn chief international correspondent and the host of cnn international's amanpour. we keep talking about this, what a difference a day makes in these negotiations. you hear just now from brianna the development that syria has kind of officially said they're

on board with this proposal to put their chemical weapons under international control. of course, there's some caution there. what do you make of the development? >> well, i thenk if this does work out, as is being floetd around now in the international community, it would be precedence setting and have far more reaching implications for weapons of mass destruction owned by other countries. they're taking it with the skepticism that it deserves. there are ways of determining whether this is a serious proposal, that syria immediately accepts international observers to come in and look at their sites and secure them, that the process immediately begins for securing them and putting them under international control. already the french are bringing a resolution to the u.n. precisely for that today. and this is a rare moment in 2 1/2 years of the civil war that everyone is on board, russia, china, the other three members of the security council, u.s., britain, france, and all other members are on board,

including syria. again, we have to see whether it's going to work. but, look, kate, the united states does not want to take a military strike. it's been sort of forced into going down that road but there have been many detours, president obama taking it to congress was one detour. this is another one. if this does bear fruit it's a major international achievement, a major precedent setting and i think the president would be right that it is only diplomacy backed by the credible use and the credible threat of force that yields these kinds of breakthroughs. >> john mccain, even on the show just earlier, who you would think has been one of the staunchest supporters for arming the rebels. he even said you cannot pass up this opportunity if it's real and even went as far to say -- i thought it was interesting -- that it shouldn't be difficult. you could do it very quickly, in figuring out if this is a serious proposal or not. >> precisely, just as i was saying. there's an apples and oranges situation here. john mccain is rightly very,

very concerned about the entire civil war. there are 100,000 people that have been killed. whatever happens with these chemical weapons, whatever happens with securing them or not, even if there's a u.s. strike to punish assad, it will not affect, i don't believe, materially the dynamic of the war. that's a whole other issue. in this matter of international law and prohibitions and norms and conventions against weapons of mass destruction, of which chemical weapons are some, this is an important red line. we talk about red lines all the time. the president said it's not just mine. it's the world's. and it's true. you can't use weapons of mass destruction with impunity. it puts all of us at risk. that will be the challenge for president obama in his speech tonight. >> also while politically convenient -- i mean that in a good way. people want to avoid military action if at all possible, when at all possible. isn't it also practically and logistically very difficult to pull this off quickly in terms of securing the chemical

weapons, getting the experts in to identify that all of them have been handed over? it's fraught with risk. >> i think it's fraught with risk. it's obviously a long process. but if syria is genuinely on board, they control it. they control the sites. they control the area. they control the stockpiles. if they want to do this and avoid a strike, which i think they do -- even in charlie rose's interview, president assad said i would do anything to stop, as he put it, another crazy war in the middle east. to a direct question, would you give up these chemical weapons and put them under control? they can. there are ways of knowing very, very quickly whether this is a go or not, or whether it's merely stalling tactics and it's just a typical -- another way to stall for time. >> understandably. nic robertson was reporting that he spoke with a rebel spokesman in syria who says they don't believe it. they think he's just playing for time. there's understandable skepticism but there's way to confirm it. >> and rebels would say this

before. they have had chemical weapons used against them not just once but a dozen times as least. they want to change the playing field, the battlefield. that doesn't look like it's going to happen at this point. >> all right. we'll see. we keep saying it every day. it seems to be true every day, a crucial day in this conflict. we'll see what happens, especially tonight when the president speaks. christia christiane, so good to see you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. the president will address the american public at 9:00 pm eastern. how important it is hearing from the president approximate today. chris? the frantic 911 call from george zimmerman's wife, shellie zimmerman, claiming her estranged husband threatened her with a gun. police are still investigating. this is far from zimmerman's first run-in with the law since his acquittal in the trayvon martin case. victor blackwell is live. victor? >> reporter: some expected him

to live a low-key life, take a low-key profile, but this is his third run-in with police in the two months since that acquittal. this is the most serious, with allegations of threats with a gun. >> i don't know what he's capable of. i'm really scared. >> reporter: that's shellie zimmerman, speaking with a 911 operator monday during an alleged confrontation with her estranged husband, george zimmerman. shellie zimmerman and her father were taking items out of the home the couple once shared. >> george was not aware of it. when he showed up to see a trailer and truck outside the house, it was concerning to him. there were some conversations between george and her dad. >> reporter: however, text messages between the zimmermans appear to show george zimmerman was aware his wife would be at the home. and shellie zimmerman says there was more than a conversation between her husband and her father. >> he had acosted my father and then took my ipad out of my hand and smashed it and cut it with a

pocket knife. >> reporter: she called for help when george zimmerman allegedly reached for what she thought was a gun. >> he keeps saying step closer and keeps threatening all of us with the firearm. >> step closer and what? >> and he's going to shoot us. >> reporter: zimmerman has had two run-ins with the law since being acquitted. >> stopped you for speed. 60. >> reporter: he was issued a $256 citation in florida. monday, zimmerman was questioned and released, no charges were filed. it's unclear if zimmerman really had a gun. >> nobody inside the house saw him with that weapon or with a weapon. he said he never had a weapon on him. nobody can place him having the weapon on him. >> reporter: that's not what zimmerman's attorney told cnn's anderson cooper. >> did zimmerman have a gun in

the car? >> he had a gun with him, yes. and he is allowed to and absolutely -- >> reporter: officers say they never checked his car because they did not have a warrant and don't intend to get one. we will likely get a clearer picture of what did and did not happen at that home monday because there was dash cam video. some of them wear body cams and there are surveillance cameras inside and outside the home. police are looking at those now to determine if either shellie or george zimmerman will face domestic battery charges in the future. chris, kate? >> what a mess. all right. thank you so much, victor. we'll check back in with you. clearly a lot of news is developing at this hour. let's get straight to it this morning. >> wildfire continuing to threaten the san francisco bay area, forcing the evacuation of 100 homes, crews are attacking the morgan fire from every direction. it has burned more than 3,700 acres and is at 27% containment.

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since 2002. back to you. >> karen, thank you so much for that. coming up next on "new day" truth and consequences. first, the youtube confession that stunned the nation. ohio man in court after admitting he killed another man while drunk driving. a "new day" exclusive for you. a man admits to tricking his pregnant girlfriend into taking an abortion pill. she's here this morning to share her story and her heartache. la's known definitely for its traffic,

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on monday and faces serious prison time. should his extraordinary confession lessen his punishment? that's the question. pamela brown is in columbus, ohio, with the latest. good morning, pamela. >> reporter: good morning to you, chris. that is the big question. days after releasing that youtube confession, which has already garnered more than a million views, matthew cordle turned himself in yesterday, accompanied by his attorneys and was followed by a swarm of cameras when he went to the columbus, ohio, police station. he has now been officially charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and driving under the influence. >> this video will act as my confession. >> reporter: after surrendering to the public last week in this online confessional -- >> my name is matthew cordle and on june 22nd, 2013, i hit and killed vincent cansani. >> reporter: officially turned himself in to authorities monday

morning, this time staying silent. >> we advised him not to make any statements. >> reporter: authorities placed handcuffs on him, led him to a back room of the columbus police station amid a rush of cameras. cordle was already a suspect in the drunk driving case that killed 61-year-old vincent canzonni in june. officials were waiting for more toxicology results to charge him. >> with or without the video, this suspect would have been charged as he was today. >> directly into oncoming traffic. >> reporter: he tried to convince his client not to post the video. >> i think to some degree, it brought him a little bit of peace. he has been feeling a tremendous amount of guilt. >> reporter: a shock to canzonni's family. >> it's gut wrenching coming from a young mother looking at that boy and he just doesn't understand the damage that he did. >> reporter: cordle says he

wanted to send a powerful message. >> i'm begging you, please don't drink and drive. >> reporter: some speculate whether the video was intended to persuade the judge. >> whether the video is seen by millions of people, these are beside the point. the thing to remember is that he got drunk and killed a man. it would be a shame if the story became about the video rather than about the crime that he committed. >> reporter: cordle will be arraigned at 1:30 pm eastern time. his attorney tells us he will plead not guilty initially as a matter of procedure and then will turn right back around and plead guilty to the charges he is facing. his attorney also tells us that he has had no prior felony convictions and no duis in the past. of course, that could influence his case. we'll just have to wait and see whether that video has an impact as well. chris and kate?

>> pamela, thank you so much for that. clearly, we'll continue to follow the story. it's so compelling. >> i think it means more to the public than it will within the confines of the court. >> in his legal case. maybe that's the way it should be. coming up next on "new day," a "new day" exclusive. a woman whose then boyfriend tricked her into taking a pill that caused her to suffer a miscarriage. her ex went on trial, has been convicted on felony charges. a big switch in the field of women's health. guidelines for mammograms, they're changing. we'll tell you what you need to know now.

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welcome back to "new day." a shocking case in florida. a man pleading guilty to tricking his pregnant girlfriend into taking an abortion pill. she later miscarried. we'll talk to her live in a "new day" exclusive. >> we'll talk to her later. plus this, just in time for school, a layaway angel pays off the layaway accounts, and helping far more than that. the surprising reason she did it. the good stuff. >> it is a good one. let's hear from brianna keilar. cnn will carry it live, 9:00 eastern. this as syria says it will

accept a proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control. americans meanwhile have their doubts about leadership. split on whether the president is a strong and decisive leader. conflicts between state and federal marijuana laws will be draesd on capitol hill today. senate judiciary committee will decide whether states can keep marijuana legal despite federal ban. defending herself against critics of his cuba to florida swim, criticized by some from using a protective suit, a violation of english channel rules. apple's annual september event kicks off in less than five hours, expected to unveil its new gadgets including new iphone models. we always update those five things you need to know so visit cnn.com for the very latest. >> thanks so much, michaela.

president obama speaking with wolf blitzer as part of his push to win support. diplomatic twist presented monday for russia. as we learned earlier this hour, tess now being accepted by syria. he tells cnn a deal wouldn't have presented itself if the u.s. wasn't ready to strike. >> this latest idea floated by the secretary of state john kerry picked up by the russians, is it possible this could avert a u.s. military strike on syria? >> it's possible if it's real. and i think it's certainly a positive development when the russians and the syrians both make gestures towards dealing with these chemical weapons. this is what we've been asking for not just over the last week or the last month but for the last couple of years. because these chemical weapons pose a significant threat to all nations and to the united states in particular. that's why 98% of humanity has

said we don't use these. that protects our troops and it protects children like the ones that we saw in those videos inside of syria. so, it is a potentially positive development. i have to say that it's unlikely that we would have arrived at that point, where there would even have been public statements like that, without a credible military threat to deal with the chemical weapons use inside of syria. but we're going to run this to ground. john kerry and the rest of my national security team will engage with the russians and the international community to see, can we arrive at something that is enforceable and serious. >> is this bashar al assad's last chance? >> i think that it is important for assad to understand that, you know, the chemical weapons ban, which has been in place, is one that the entire civilized world just about respects and observes. it's something that protects our

troops, even when we're in the toughest war theaters, from being threatened by these chemical weapons. it's something that protects women and children and civilians, because these weapons, by definition, don't just target somebody in uniform, they're indescript. i assume that some of assad's allies recognize the mistake he made in using these weapons. it may be that he is under pressure from them as well. this doesn't solve the underlying terrible conflict inside of syria, but if we can accomplish this limited goal without taking military action, that would be my preference. on the other hand, if we don't maintain and move forward with a credible threat of military pressure, i don't think we will actually get the kind of agreement i would like to see. >> you're being seen right now on cnn and cnn international, around the world, including in damascus. what i would like you to do, mr.

president, if you're amenable to doing it, look into the camera, talk directly to president al assad, tell him specifically what you think he must do to avert a u.s. military strike. >> you know, i don't need to talk into the camera. i suspect he has people who will be watching this. >> he is probably watching it himself. >> we've been very clear about what we expect. and that is do not use chemical weapons. control the chemical weapons and now, because we've seen assad's willingness to use chemical weapons, we'll have to go further and give the international community assurances that they will not be used, potentially by getting them out of there. at minimum, making sure that international control over those chemical weapons takes place. that can be accomplished and it does not solve the broader political situation. i would say to mr. assad, we need a political settlement so that you're not slaughtering your own people.

and, by the way, encouraging some elements of the opposition to engage in some terrible behavior as well. what i'm thinking about is right now, though, how do we make sure that we can verify that we do not have chemical weapons that can be used not only inside of syria, but potentially could drift outside of syria? >> he said in an interview with charlie rose that if you, the united states, attack, launch military strikes, he said he will respond anything -- he said expect anything. not only from him, but from his allies. that sounds like a threat to the united states. >> yeah. mr. assad doesn't have a lot of capability. he has capability relative to children. he has capability relative to an opposition that is still getting itself organized and are not professional trained fighters. he doesn't have a credible means to threaten the united states. >> wolf blitzer interviewing the president yesterday.

a reminder, president obama will be addressing the nation tonight, 9:00 pm eastern. you don't want to miss it. chris, over to you. a florida man has pleaded guilty to tricking his pregnant girlfriend in taking an abortion pill. the young woman later miscarried. the case is as troubling as it is unusual. in a "new day" exclusive, remy lee joins us live. she'll be with us in a moment, but first let's take a closer look at her story. john andrew weldon walked out of court after pleading guilty to charges stemming from tricking his pregnant, ex-girlfriend, remy lee, into taking an abortion pill that caused her miscarriage. lee is still grieving the loss. >> nothing is ever going to bring back what was taken from her, no matter what the result, whether this would have gone to trial or not. >> reporter: the bizarre story unfolded earlier this year. lee was elated to be pregnant, but says weldon, the father, begged her not to have the baby.

in an elaborate plan, he convinced lee that she had been diagnosed with an infection by his father, an obstetrician. he stole his prescription pad and disguised it as the antibiotic, forging a phony label. >> i can't believe someone did something so malicious to me. >> weldon faced a possible life sentence. as part of a deal, he pled guilty to lesser charges, product tampering and conspiracy to commit fraud. >> obviously, it's tragic all around from every angle. i think that's recognized. >> welden could serve up to 15 years in prison. lee says there will never be justi justice, the man who caused her to lose her child. >> joining me now is remee lee

and her attorney. thank you for being here. i appreciate it. there's a lot here that matters. but i want to start with the obvious. how are you doing now? >> horrible. every day is a nightmare for me, ever since this began. >> because? >> it's just been the most devastating loss. everything that's happened. >> just so we understand, you guys are 26 and 28 years old. we're not talking about frightened teenagers here. had there ever been any discussion with your boyfriend about maybe we would have a baby, maybe not? was that ever on the table? >> both sides were on the table, of having children. that was always something i expressed a great interest in. maybe not now, but in the future. i've always had that passion. it's been my number one goal, is to be a mom. and i also expressed an interest that if that ever did happen there would be no way that i would terminate any pregnancy. >> so he knew? >> he knew. >> so you get pregnant, complete surprise? shock? >> blessing. >> a blessing.

>> yes, sir. >> and you tell your boyfriend. and his reaction at the beginning? >> typical man. very scared, negative. questioning what's going to happen. and it was going to be fine either way. >> and what was his disposition in terms of what you should do with the baby? was it open, or i don't want the baby? >> you have to terminate the pregnancy. >> from the beginning? >> from the beginning. >> what was that like between the two of you? how unhealthy did the energy get? did it end the relationship, this discussion? >> it made things -- it went from being the most wonderful relationship with someone i truly cared about, you know, emotionally -- this wonderful, loving feeling, to a light switch being switched. like who is this person? >> the big moment here early on in terms of his criminality is when he convinces you that his father had diagnosed you with an infection. how did that come to be?

>> well, we went and did the sonogram. we got checked out. everything was great, fine. fabulous, wonderful at that point. the next -- they took my blood. he told me that the lab results would be back the next day. when they were, he gave me a call. everything is fine except you have this slight infection, light aamoxicillin will clear it up. >> he being your boyfriend, not his father? >> correct. >> was it weird that you were hearing from him and not his father? >> no, sir. >> why not? >> it was purported to me that he was in medical training himself, it was supposed to have been his last year at medical school. >> when did you learn what had been done to you? >> i learned the horrible truth for sure when i was in the hospital. >> how? >> the doctor told me that, of course, there was no more life. >> and you had lost your baby. that, alone, was horrible for you to take. i can only imagine. when did you then learn that

this wasn't the way the body was just following its normal course during that particular pregnancy, that this had been manipulated by a drug? >> just -- you know, just seeing their reactions whenever i gave them the medication and i said this is the moamoks silxocillin been taking and they said this isn't amoxicillin. and i said my boyfriend works here. no, he doesn't work here. even hearing the guilty verdict yesterday, it's hard to believe it. it's hard to believe this actually happened to me. >> the charges initially were murder. >> there were no charges initially. it took a month and a half for charges to come about. he walked the streets a free man for a month and a half, nothing.

there were no charges. >> so you stayed on it. you pressed the prosecutors and the police and eventually there were charges, but then there was a deal. when you listened to the charges that he pled guilty to, they seem much less than what was taken from you. but you say there's a little bit of a satisfaction for you in that he pleaded guilty. why? >> he told the truth. that's one thing i know that he has had a lot of problems with in his life, is being honest with himself and with other people. and i feel very proud of him, that he was able to take responsibility for his actions. >> on one level. >> one level, yes. >> but on another level, you still feel that there is not justice here, right? >> nothing will ever bring back what i've lost. nothing will ever bring back memphis. >> memphis. you had a name for the child already? >> yes. >> what was the name? >> memphis remington welden. >> why memphis remington?

>> he loved memphis. he spent a lot of time there in his youth. we always spoke about it. we shared a love for the king that hails from memphis. and remington, i thought, would be from my name as well. >> do you believe he regrets what he did? >> i don't know. i would love to know. >> no more contact, obviously? do you want there to be contact? >> i always wanted there to be -- this isn't what i wanted. none of this is what i wanted. i just wanted my pregnancy, even if he would have left me alone and had never seen me again or never seen the child. i just wanted that. that's it. >> the baby mattered the most? >> yes. >> now you said earlier, florida doesn't have any laws to protect the unborn child. >> not up to 23 weeks, i believe. up to that point, there's no statutory -- >> it's all politics and math until you have something growing

inside you, isn't it? when you had that baby growing inside of you and you lost it, what did it make you realize about when it became your child? >> nothing else matters in this world to me. everything else that i thought was important to me took a turn when this blessing came into my life. now there's no words to just the horror that i wake up to every day, that this is my reality. there's no escaping it. there's no turning it off. >> and as difficult as it is for you to deal with this and watch the case, what brings you here, what gives you energy, you say, is that you want to fight for the rights of the unborn now. you want to support passage of a protection of unborn children statute in florida, yes? >> yes. i never want this to happen to anybody else. >> and what motivates you is

that you want somebody's pregnancy to be respected in a way that it isn't now, is that what it is? >> correct. i don't want anybody to think that they can do this if there is any right, that he had any choice in this matter. there was no choice to be left up to him. this was my choice. and he took that away from me. >> so what do you say to people who are going to hear your story and feel, obviously, terrible for you -- but they have their own ideas about when life begins and abortion rights, reproductive rights? what is your message? >> well, everybody has -- entitled to their own opinion but they need to respect the rights of others. and this was a life. this was a life not only for myself, but for my parents. this would have been their first grandchild. this would have been the first great grandchild in our family. this isn't just something that impacted me. that's one thing about these

laws, you know. when a child is lost, sometimes the mother is lost as well. but it's really two people that are gone now, you know. all those expectations are just lost. >> and what do you say to him? what do you say to the man who did this? >> may god have mercy on your soul. >> wish you good luck going forward. >> thank you. >> you're young. you've got a lot of life in front of you. good luck with what you're doing. thank you for coming on. >> appreciate it. >> gil, thank you also. appreciate you being here and allowing this to happen. >> thank you, chris. >> we'll take a break on "new day" and be right back. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪

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diagnosed -- women diagnosed before the age of 50. let's talk about all of this and what it means to all of you with dr. jennifer caudill. this will gain a lot of women's attention. it seems to get only more confusing. i think that's why it's important to talk to you. what surprises you about this latest study? what's your take? >> this study, of course, as you mentioned over 600 people were looked at. 70% had not been screened or had been over two years. 49 years was the median age of diagnosis. based on this, they say we should probably be screening women younger than 50 years old. that's sort of different than what the u.s. preventive task force says now. in 2009 they came out saying we should start screening women at the age of 50 and every two years until 74. this has really cause aid lot of people to ask questions and say

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that is it for us here on "new day" but "cnn newsroom" with carol cost ello starts right now. have a good day. cnn "newsroom" starts right now. we do begin with breaking news out of syria that could stop -- stop a potential u.s. military strike. just about an hour ago, syria announced it will accept a russian proposal. seary's chemical weapons will be placed under international control and seary's foreign minutes tr says the deal was done to avoid american aggression. and this breakthrough comes hours before president obama heads to capitol hill to make his case to senate democrats and republicans. later tonight, the president will lay out his case to you, the american people, in a prime time address.