we have high drama or high theater depending on who you ask in washington, d.c. we have something closer to home and higher interest to some of you. a feature for tablets you've never seen before, called, wait for it, may day. our dan simon sat down with jeff bezos. he talks about why he got into the newspaper business and bought "the washington post." >> he doesn't speak very often. the major political story playing out right now. that's live, republican senator ted cruz of texas staging a marathon protest, trying to rally support to defund the president's health care law. he's joined, he has been off and on by senator mike lee and others. there's five days to go before a potential government shutdown and cruz has been talking on the floor kins 2:40 yesterday afternoon, all of this as the

president turns to his explainer in chief bill clinton to give a renewed push for his signature health care reforms. a lot going on as you can tell. jim acosta is live from the white house this morning. >> reporter: he's still going, texas senator ted cruz has been talking for more than 15 hours now in his filibuster-like speech aimed at defunding boo obamacare. he's not the only one getting a helping hand with the president's signature legislation on the line here. he has called in some big guns, namely president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton to help him sell obamacare to make sure this law is up and running. from washington, it was the late show with ted cruz as the republican senator seized control of the senate floor. >> the senator from texas. >> reporter: to deliver a marathon speech. hour -- >> i intend to speak in support

of defunding obamacare until i am no longer able to stand. >> reporter: -- after hour. >> let me read some tweets. >> reporter: tearing into obamacare, a law he wants to take down once and for all in exchange for funding the government. >> the american people are frustrated because their elected officials don't listen. >> reporter: at times -- >> i love this story. i'm going to read it to you. >> reporter: veering off subject. >> do i not like green eggs and ham, i do not like them, sam i am. >> bill clinton and president barack obama. >> reporter: up in new york, president obama was putting on a show of his own. >> those who have opposed the idea of universal health care in the first place and have fought this thing tooth and nail through congress and through the corporates and so forth, have been trying to scare and discourage people from getting a good deal. >> reporter: obamacare faces a key test. in less than one week on october

1st, new online marketplaces open for business across the country, giving the uninsured their first shot at buying into health care plans. >> what we want to make sure of is that everybody in every category, every age group, understands why health insurance is important, understands why they should sign up. >> reporter: but cruz and some other republicans say they'll only vote for a measure that averts a government shutdown if it also defunds obamacare. >> defund obamacare! >> reporter: the problem for the tea party texan, senate republican leaders have all but abandoned cruz's failing quest. >> i just don't happen to think filibustering a bill that defunds obamacare is the best route to defunding obamacare. all it does is shut down the government and keep obamacare funded and none of us want that. >> reporter: now, despite the cruz talk-a-thon, the bill to

continue funding the government with obamacare intact is expected to pass the senate, has a good chance of passing the senate later today. the show really gets going once again as it moves over to the house, house speaker john boehner will come under a lot of pressure from conservatives to pass a bill that, again, defunds obamacare. no insight, no guidance yet from that side of the hill as to whether or not that is going to happen and with five days to go until a potential government shutdown, the stakes are starting to move ever higher, kate. >> absolutely right. you have the looming government shutdown, you also have a deadline or the beginning of when those health care exchanges kick off and you have the president with bill and hillary clinton trying to sell this health care law. what's he going to do next? >> reporter: he's expected to be on a conference call with mayors and other local officials around the country later today. he is going to be in prince george's county, maryland, tomorrow, for another event aimed at selling obamacare. he has to get going here.

as we've been saying in that piece, october 1st, you have the government shutdown deadline on september 30th. october 1st is when the insurance marketplaces get going. as you know, a lot of people still don't know how those things work. the white house, the secretary of health and human services, this federal government, really has to get going here to explain this to the american people in order for this law to get going and for it to actually work. so a lot on the line for the president this week, kate. >> clearly. jim acosta starting us off this morning. thanks, jim. >> reporter: you bet. a missed opportunity, question mark? president obama and the newly elected president of iran both appealing for improved relations between the countries but avoiding a face-to-face meeting. even so, there's still renewed hopes for talks on iran's income ambition. jim sciutto joins us with more. >> president rouhani told our own christiane amanpour that he and his team discussed the meeting seriously, they are the green light from tehran to do

this meeting but diplomacy takes time and this was not the right time. the iconic meeting that has not happened for more than 30 years will have to wait. historic sh historic handshake didn't materialize. president obama was ready, but president rouhani was not. both leaders called for a any era of cooperation between the u.s. and iran, even using nearly the exact same phrase to describe a new basis for relations. >> i do believe that if we can resolve the issue of iran's nuclear program, that can serve as a major step down a long road towards a different relationship. one based on mutual interests and mutual respect. >> reporter: president rouhani also spoke exclusively with cnn's christiane amanpour. >> i would like to say to

american people, i bring peace and friendship from iranians to americans. >> reporter: in an ambitious move -- >> i am directing john kerry -- >> reporter: president obama directed john kerry to immediately pursue a nuclear agreement with iran though he cautioned the u.s. must know iran is serious. >> to succeed, conciliatory words will have to be matched by actions that are transparent and verifiable. >> reporter: what might the u.s. need to see in any potential deal? the disclosure of all of iran's nuclear sites, a reduction in the number of centrifuges and a cap on uranium enrichment levels at no more than 5%, well below the 90% threshold to make a nuclear weapon. many iran observers are

skeptical that's possible. >> i don't think we should trust rouhani. i think we should test rouhani. >> reporter: it may have been domestic politics in iran that kept this meeting from happen as president obama faces stiff opposition here from lawmakers to a meeting like this, president rouhani faces stiff opposition from hard-liners in iran. there's another meeting between secretary of state john kerry and his counterpart, mohammed zarif. >> one way or another we might have an answer. >> exactly. >> beginning on thursday. great to see you, jim. thank you. later this morning we'll talk with chief international correspondent christiane amanpour. she spoke exclusively, you see the video right there, with iran's president, hassan rouhani. we want to take you to kenya where we're learning more on a siege on a mall that left dozens dead and more than 200 injured. we've found out a woman was

among the attackers. today marks the start of three days of mourning in kenya. cnn's arwa damon is in nairobi with more for us this morning. good morning, arwa. >> reporter: good morning, chris. as you can imagine, this nation is still reeling, trying to deal with the aftermath of that devastating siege taking place at nairobi's westgate mall just down the road from us here. the four-day standoff finally coming to an end on tuesday. after kenyan forces swept through the partially collapsed mall, searching for victims, presumably buried beneath the rubble and clearing each floor of attackers, five of them found dead. cnn has learned that the fire the militant set on monday was an escape attempt. the gunmen hoping to create a smoke screen, two of them drove out from the parking lot, a senior government official says they forced them back in. among the terrorists, reports of

a white woman who kenyan government officials say may have been killed early on in the siege. leading to speculation that it could be samantha lewthwaite, a british mother, fugitive and suspected terrorist. the infamous white widow, impossible to confirm until forensic examination is complete. cnn has also learned that during the siege, the terrorist did not respond to negotiation efforts. a senior government official saying they weren't interested in hostage taking, only killing. "the new york times" is reporting that the plot to attack nairobi's westgate mall was crafted weeks or possibly months in advance by the somali islamist group al shabaab which claimed responsibility for the attack. we're also getting a closer look at those terrifying moments inside the mall during the massacre. the british tabloid, "the sun" is reporting that this 4-year-old boy identified as

elliott pryor stood up to the gunmen saying you're a bad guy after they shot his mother. his heroic act surprisingly allowing the militant to let the family leave. but the ordeal for this country is far from over. >> we have ashamed and defeated our attackers. these cowards will meet justice as will their accomplices and patrons wherever they are. >> reporter: many still searching for their missing loved ones and so many questions remain unanswered. a lot of those answers do remain buried under the rubble at the westgate mall. what may also be providing more information has been the arrest of at least 11 individuals who were mostly detained at the airport. they are being questioned at this point. forensic teams are also currently combing through the rubble at the westgate mall. chris, kate? >> thank you so much, arwa, for that update. amazing that it's now collapsed.

there's a lot of news developing at this very hour. let's get straight to michaela for the headlines. we begin in ohio, overnight, the columbus police department headquarters re-opened following an explosion, caused quite a fright there. a loud noise was heard inside the building tuesday eenvening,n fact. during a search early this morning they found the source. a panel on a battery popped off on a construction project. thankfully no reports of injuries. the death foal from the powerful earthquake in southwest pakistan climbing to 208. about 350 others were injured. those numbers could still rise. a provincial official says people are still trapped beneath the rubble. the 7.7 magnitude quake so powerful it apparently made an island suddenly appear off the coast. aftershocks could be felt in karachi, hundreds of miles away. a utah man being held on $1 million bail for allegedly plotting to randomly shoot and kill people at a salt lake city

mall. police say 42-year-old jack stiles had also had plans to blow up a city bus. a woman described as a crisis worker at a local hospital told police about stiles after he allegedly told her he wanted to, quote, kill as many peoples apossible. stiles is charged with making a terrorist threat. closing arguments resume this morning in los angeles for the michael jackson wrongful death trial. lawyers for aeg live will address the jury. tuesday, a jackson family attorney argued that aeg live hired the doctor who gave jackson a fatal dose of propofol. and talk about fearless. this quick-thinking 19-year-old in connecticut rescued a man in a sinking car. he punched out one of the windows. peter schopo and his friends were hanging out at a dock saturday. they noticed a black buick drifting into a lake. he quickly called 911 and

punched the back window in, getting the man out of the car just as it plunged into the water. that driver is out on bond on drunk driving charges. >> wow. >> his instinct was to go and help. >> until proved otherwise i will chalk it up to his italian man strength. >> or adrenaline. >> i've got nothing. >> or italian man strength, aka adrenaline. >> perfect. >> an italian man has twice the adrenal gland. >> i have nothing. >> science. it's a fact, right? >> more science on a different level. it's nice, it is fall and it is gorgeous today. look at these temperatures, new york city look for 74. pittsburgh 74 and d.c., the big

winner, coming in today at 77 degrees. we're hoping it stays that way and all through the weekend. one thing may actually change that. it's actually something beginning on in the southeast. let's talk about the southeast first. this is the last two days, look at all of this rain. this is a lot of rain for two days. ft. myers over 5 inches of rain. what has been going on? the same front we saw in the northeast last weekend is still there. behind it, another front moves through the asia. we're watching the low through the area emerging and developing with another low. sounds confusing. watch it on the model. we could see a low develop. that happens, it slides up the coast. we may be talking about rain through the weekend into the beginning of the week. >> we have ways to go get right now it's a coin flip. whether or not it's a good weekend or not, best we got. >> every weekend is a good weekend. regardless of weather. >> good point. we'll take a break. coming up on may day, do you know what the may day button

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buying "the washington post" in august. but his public comments have been few and far between until now. dan simon went one-on-one with jeff bezos to talk about that and much, much more. >> reporter: when you meet amazon's ceo jeff bezos, you're immediately struck by two things. that legendary laugh and his nearly unmatched focus on customer service. >> we know customers like low prices. we know customers like big selection and we know that customers like fast delivery. those things will be true ten years from now. they'll be true 20 years from now. we can count on those things and put energy into them. >> reporter: he met with us at amazon's seattle headquarters to personally show off the company's new lined suped up, light weight kindles. one of the things you've done so well is undercut all of your

rivals by keeping the prices low. >> our approach is premium products at nonpremium prices. we saw the hardware at break even. we don't try to make any money when we sell the hardware. we hope to make money when people use the devices with not when they buy the devices. most companies are building quite a bit of profit into the sale of these devices. >> reporter: the approach this time also includes a feature never seen before on any kind of device. it's called mayday, 24/7 tech support. >> thanks for using amazon assist. i see how hit the mayday button. i'm your tech adviser james, how can i help you today. >> you can tap the mayday button and a tech support adviser will appear on your screen and can draw on your screen and guide you through things and teach you how to do things. >> reporter: bezos has been in the headlines for something else. his $250 million purchase of "the washington post."

these are among his first public comments on the acquisition. why did you get into the newspaper business? >> for me, i thought "the washington post" is an important institution. and i am optimistic about its future. it's a personal investment. i'm hopeful that i can help from a distance, in part by providing runway for them to do a series of experiments and in part through bringing some of the philosophy that we have used at amazon to "the post." >> reporter: that philosophy, he says, comes down to this. >> what has worked at amazon is focusing on the customer, putting the customer first which is easy to say but difficult to do. if your are customer centric, it's like being the host of a party. you're holding the party for your guests. sometimes the host of the party is holding the party for the host of the party. that leads to a different kind of party. >> reporter: dan simon, cnn, seattle. >> fascinating.

people were really surprised when he bought up "washington post" in august. for $250 million, for him, you could argue is a drop in the bucket. but what he can do with it. >> right. >> who knows. >> the point was, print was supposed to be dead, press was supposed to be dead, he was supposed to be the future, yet he was going back. i think we should borrow one of his phrases. >> what. >> "new day" is a premium product at a nonpremium price. >> i agree. >> it sounds like value. >> sounds like a great value. >> we want advertisers to pay premium prices. >> you shouldn't say that. >> certainly on live television. erase that from your minds over this break here on "new day." when we come back, e-cigarettes, a lot of people see them as an alternative to the real thing. supposed to be safer. do you like them? know this, customers are saying they can explode and there are several reports of injuries. now 40 states are demanding federal action. we'll tell you why. and the u.s. senate stuck on cruz control.

senator ted cruz pulling an all-nighter, trying to rally fellow republicans to defund the president's health care law. how will this affect today's vote? our political gut check is next.

♪ there's a new day dawning >> announcer: you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> new day dawning. how perfect is that song? jackie lomax. thank you so much, the producers, for making that happen. great choice. welcome back to "new day," wednesday, september 25th. coming up, senator ted cruz is giving the energizer bunny a run

for his money, if it is a he. you're looking at florida senator marco rubio. they're trying to keep the dialogue going. why? defund obamacare, they've tied it to a spending bill. we had ted cruz reading "green eggs and ham." just when you thought you've seen it all, a 430-pound gorilla is headed to therapists because zoo officials say he's sexist. john berman will introduce us to patrick later on this hour. i said it all with a straight face almost. >> is he an amateur pri primeatologist? >> i don't know. is that a word? >> i don't know. a possible turning point for the u.s. and iran. president obama saying he wants secretary of state john kerry to

pursue a nuclear deal with iran. iranian president rouhani said they are prepared to engage in nuclear talks and nuclear weapons have no place in his country's security. christiane amanpour will join us live with her exclusive interview. the nation of kenya beginning three days of mourning for the 61 civilians killed by terrorists at a nairobi mall. government officials say five members of the al shabaab militant group were also killed during that siege. 11 others are in custody. kenya's president says three floors of the mall collapsed, leaving an unknown number of bodies trapped below the rubble. a shooting at a chicago park was retaliation for an earlier shooting. brian champ allegedly fired into the crowd after he was grazed in a separate incident. he's one of four people facing attempted murder and other charges. 13 people were injured, including a 3-year-old boy.

1,500 pages of bizarre new details about the tampa couple accused of kidnapping their own children and taking them to cuba. the newly released documents reveal a jailhouse relationship between sharon haken and another woman and that sharon may have been physically abused by her husband, joshua. the children's grandparents had full custody of the children at the time of the trip to cuba. a 99-year-old woman from iowa has been awarded her high school diploma. more than 80 years after she left school. back in 1932 audrey crabtree needed one more credit to graduate. a swimming accident and caring for a sick grandmother interfered with her schooling. she always regretted not finishing up. on monday, audrey was given an honorary degree from waterloo east high school, proof that it's never too late to finish what you started. 80 years later. fantastic. >> that's really cool. let's move to our political gut check. as you probably well know, let's

take a look. senator marco rubio on the floor helping out senator ted cruz in his marathon protest against the president's health care law. it's gone through the night and hasn't let up yet. doesn't look like they'll stop any time soon. cruz said he will make his argument until he can't stand anymore. he found creative ways to fill the time. listen here. >> you go to the 1940s. nazi germany, look, we saw in britain, neville chamberlain who told the british people, accept the nazis, yes, they'll dominate the continent of europe but that's not our problem. let's appease them. why? because it can't be done. we can't possibly stand against them. >> all righty. john king is here to break it all down. he talked about green eggs and ham and a whole lot of other stuff.

>> do you like green eggs and ham. >> i do. >> where's your sam i am? >> but when you get past the theatrics of it all, ted cruz before he took to the podium, he knew that this wasn't a filibuster in and of itself. he can't stop the vote. it's going to happen at some point today. maybe that wasn't even the point. he's trying to get attention and he's getting quite a lot of it. has he kind of won already? >> that is the question. does he win by losing? >> yes. >> within they get to the vote later today, there's no question. senate democrats with the help of more than enough republicans, some republicans who have been alienated will get to this debate, restore the funding for obamacare and it will go back to the house. just look online, on twitter, on facebook, the conservative blogosphere. ted cruz is standing up for people. he's the voice of people who not only don't like the president and don't like his health care plan but they don't like their leadership. the question is how many of them are there?

how much does it grow? is it a small sliver of the republican party that's vocal or can he, like the tea party back in 2010 build on this? take a protest movement and turn it into a political movement? that's the big question. he's going to lose when it comes to the votes. like i said, he has not made a lot of friends in washington, however, a couple republicans, mike enzi had to cover the floor to join him, more of a traditional conservative, but faces a tea party-like, conservative challenge from liz cheney at home. >> i think it's interesting when you talk about the people who have joined him on the floor, marco rubio, rand paul, mark enzi. clearly, some of the lawmakers see benefit in taking to the floor and taking on -- planting this flag along with ted cruz. >> a lot of them think it's a good idea or have to do it to keep faith with the most conservative slice of the republican base. one of lindsey graham's tea party challengers was tweeting

all day yesterday, where's lindsey graham? you have people doing it to prove here i am, i'm with ted cruz, others getting criticism for it. house members are saying i'll support him. or send my staff over to be in the gallery. is it changing votes? >> they are no closer to the solution the issue of avoiding a government shutdown. >> some republicans are saying if ted cruz goes beyond this today and tries to delay the senate action even more, he could hurt the cause. in the sense the later this gets back to the house, the more limited the house republicans actions are. they would like a shot at changing something. if they don't defund the president's health care plan, maybe they'll send it back to the senate to take away the tax on high-end medical devices or make a modest change to obamacare to make a political point. if it gets there too late and you're on the verge of a government shutdown, speaker boehner has to make a choice, do we keep the government open and

carry on for another day? there's a lot of internal debate in the republican party about this. if nothing else, ted cruz is making a national name for himself. >> that's absolutely right. really president obama is not just talking health care, trying to sell the president's health care law. i want to have our viewers a little bit of how hillary clinton introduced bill clinton and president obama. >> they are both democrats. they have fabulous daughters. they each married far above themselves. and they each love our country. >> good way of introducing them. >> humor works. she's tieing herself -- she's back with the current president, two of the most popular national

democrats besides her maybe in this transitional phase of her life. interesting humor always works in politics. make no mistake as secretary of state she didn't get involved in domestic politics. she took a good swipe at the house republicans. she's back. >> dipping her toe or jumping right back in, exactly. we'll see much more of that. great to see you, john. >> come to new york more, please. >> sure, why not. >> he's running away as quickly as possible. >> i like it here. are you kidding me? get a chance to see chris and michaela? >> i exactly. i miss the old john king. >> i don't like it. shouldn't have said it, john. not nice. >> good answer. coming up on "new day," the makers of electronic cigarettes are under fire. critics say the devices are dangerous. 40 states are demanding federal action. we'll tell you why. [ male announcer ] who loves social networking as much as you?

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let's go around the world now, starting in rome where former pope benedict xvi breaks his silence saying now he never tried to cover up child sex abuse in the church. atika shubert explains fromland done. >> reporter: pope emeritus benedict said he never covered up for any allegations of child abuse within the catholic church. just part of an extraordinary letter to an italian atheist and mathematician engaging in a theological debate. that letter was published in an italian newspaper and comes just days after an interview by pope francis which suggests that perhaps the catholic church is on a pr offensive to rehabilitate its tarnished image. back to you, kate. >> thanks, atika. let's go to south korea, the

first same-sex marriage country ever held in that country. it's sparking debate where such marriages are not legally recognized. paula hancocks. >> reporter: it was south korea's first public guay marriage held along this stream in downtown seoul. it was purely a symbolic event because guay marriage is not legal in this country. there was also a small protest against the union on the day but the guay couple are hoping this will now spark a public debate about guay marriage in this conservativationen country. back to you, kate. >> all right, paula, thanks so much. we'll be talking about e-cigarettes. they are billed as a safer alternative to tobacco unless, of course, they explode in your face. complaints of exactly that and other injuries and concerns have pushed attorneys general from 40 states to call on the fda to regulate. pamela brown joins with us much more now. these are rising in popularity, even with young adults. they're safety, very important. >> reporter: they're -- their

popularity is booming some worry that the nicotine in these e-cigarettes are not their only concern, that they're uhlty exploding on them. >> he was screaming and saying get many e, get me. >> reporter: it's an image she'll never forget. the culprit, according to barlow, her e-cigarette. she said she was charging it in her car when suddenly -- >> i'm on fire! >> a big bang, a flash, there's smoke everywhere. i heard connor screaming in the back seat. >> reporter: connor suffered first and second degree burns but is expected to make a full recovery. >> catastrophic failure of the device. fortunately, only minor burns but painful burns. >> reporter: it's not the first of its kind. this woman in georgia says her

e-cigarette exploded inside her home while charging. >> it took the house up. i screamed. >> reporter: cnn obtained three additional safety complaints from the fda since 2009, related to e-cigarette explosions. >> you look at the preponderance and the percentages, with the electronic cigarette with three that i'm aware of almost over a billion charges, if you go a year, year and a half. i don't think the numbers begat the worry. >> reporter: e-cigarette sales are poised to rake in $1.7 billion from an estimated 4 million users. and research shows the battery powered nicotine-laced devices are skyrocketing in popularity among children. they're not regulated. >> i won't ever get another one of those. i have several friends that use them. i told them i would throw it away. >> reporter: an official with the fda tells cnn that e-cigarettes will be regulated on the federal level an a

proposal could come as soon as october or even sooner. in the meantime, it's up to the states to regulate their use. as you mentioned, chris, 40 attorneys general sent a letter to the fda urging them to regulate these e-cigarettes like they do with other cigarettes and tobacco products. >> it's remarkable, the popularity. this really has taken off recently. >> nothing as hard as quitting smoking. people are desperate for something that is supposed to be easier. >> a lot of people started it because they are trying to kick the habit, now they're turning to this. there's been a decline in smoking regular cigarettes. you're seeing the popularity of these go up. >> it's interesting. >> pamela, thank you. coming up next on "new day," bono channeling bill clinton. the youtube front man cracking up the crowd with his impersonation of the former president. did he nail it? and you may have pondered this question. how exactly do you deal with a

400-pound gorilla that doesn't know how to treat the ladies? you put him in therapy. that's when "new day" continues.

♪ welcome to the jungle >> we're playing the best music. >> welcome back to "new day." an attitude re-adjustment for a sexist gorilla. the 400-pound male is headed to therapy. patrick is his name. he spent 1 years at the dallas zoo. his keepers call him beautiful. >> he is. look at him. >> intelligent, outgoing towards

humans. other primates, not so much, especially females. this is the kind of story that immediately brings in one of the smartest people i know, "early start" anchor john berman with unique primate perspective. >> you thought you had problems. 18-year-old patrick on the move from the dallas zoo because he has behavioral problems. chris, you call them sexist. that might be up for interpretation. it turns out he just doesn't get along well with the female gorillas. he's being sent to a new home that specializes in gorilla therapy. there is such a thing. and if patrick wasn't already depressed enough, just wait until you see who his replacement is. this is patrick. he's a bit of a loner. the 430-pound western low land gorilla has been characterized as anxious, even troubled. zoo officials say patrick gets along fine with humans but tends to go all ape on the ladies.

once biting a female gorilla and sneering at another. so now patrick is leaving behind his bachelor pad at the dallas zoo and being moved to the riverbank zoo in south carolina where they will work to resocialize him. >> he will have visual or site of other gorillas. he will smell them. he can vocalize back and forthwith them. and that in itself will be quite stimulating for him. >> reporter: patricks troubles stem back to his childhood. born at the bronx zoo in 1990, his mother abandoned him. he was raised by humans at the toronto zoo until he was 5, which could be a reason why he's anti-social around other gorillas. >> male gorillas are obviously territorial and are certainly assertive in their behavior, their nature. their behavior profiles and history are always unique and different. that's what we find intriguing about him. >> reporter: not to give patrick more of a complex but his

replacement at the dallas zoo is pretty impressive. ♪ zola the gorilla break dances. yes, that's right. break dances. he's being brought in to take patrick's place in dallas. wouldn't you be depressed, too? obviously the break dancing gorilla will do great with the ladies. patrick is suffering in south carolina saying what did i do wrong? the dallas zoo says she will miss patrick very much. he's been there for 18 years. all the people who care for him seem to love him. the people at the riverbank zoo where he's being sent look forward to working with him on the attitude adjustment. >> you know, i feel for the guy. >> i don't at all. i have no idea. >> we all have behavioral problems, i would argue. >> he's got to evolve. >> don't we all. >> i see your gorilla and raisio a bono. >> fantastic. >> must-see moment.

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isn't that right? did i get his name right? >> you did get his name right. >> begin the bleacher report. >> poor michael waka. luck was not on his side. ryan zimmerman, the last batter between wacha and the history books. he hits this chopper. barehanded it, but the throw pulled matt adams just off the bag. the crowd at busch stadium was stunned but they did give wacha a huge ovation as he came off the field. fans waited for hours outside yankees stadium to get their hands on a mariano rivera bobble head. the first 18,000 through the gates were supposed to get a bobble head. one problem. they weren't there to start the game. the fans received a voucher when they came in. they had to make their way through another long line during the game to secure their rivera bobble head. guys, they interviewed a bunch

of fans. they said it was chaos. they were afraid mobs would break out. everyone wanted a bouncy mariano rivera figurine. >> they should get their mariano rivera bobble head. thanks, andy. >> wacha. >> i didn't know it. couldn't help you. it's time for the rock block. first up, michaela. >> take a look in the papers, starting with "the washington post." a coalition of safety groups renewing their push to requiar-w cameras in cars. and a giant stuff eed ar ee armadillo stolen after the show. a scary warning from the treasury secretary, jack lu says wall street is not taking the debt ceiling battle seriously enough. maybe we're seeing the move

shift a little. the dow is down 342 points last four sessions. 328, remember that number. brand new details from the government on just what americans will pay in health care premiums. $328 a month for a mid-tier health care plan. indra petersons has the weather. >> a little chilly still in the morning hours, new york about 53 but even better, will be these afternoon highs. look at all of the 70s. d.c., the big winner coming in at 77 degrees. pretty much everyone above average. gorgeous. >> we'll take it. thanks, indra. >> we're now at the top of the hour which means it's time for the top news. those who have opposed the idea of universal health care have been trying to scare and discourage people from getting a good deal. >> talk, talk, talk, senator ted

cruz goes all day and all night trying to defunds obamacare, but is his tactic doing anything but pushing the government closer to a shutdown? promising peace. iran's new press addresses the united nations. zero tolerance gone too far? two seventh graders suspended for player with air soft guns in their own yard. did the school overstep its jurisdiction or are they keeping kids safe? your "new day" starts right now. >> announcer: what you need to know -- >> conciliatory words will have to be matched by actions that are transparent and verifiable. >> announcer: what you just have to see -- ♪ together again it's good to be together again ♪ >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan

and michaela pereira. >> good morning and welcome back to "new day." it is wednesday, september 25th, 7:00 in the east. we are watching some high political drama playing out this morning. senator ted cruz of texas still at it. this is a live look at the senate floor. he spent the night right there on the senator floor railing against funding the president's health care law as part of a deal to keep the government from shutting down. this all started right before 3:00 yesterday afternoon. >> technically this isn't a filibuster, right? cruz doesn't have enough -- there's not enough process going on. he doesn't have enough votes to stop the bill that will keep the government and obamacare defunded. the question is what's going on here? normally you might dismiss a situation like this but the shutdown is looming. the stakes are high. let's go live to cnn's jim acosta at the white house monitoring the situation. good morning. >> reporter: the cruz-a-thon is still cruzzing. texas senator ted cruz has been

talking for more than 16 hours now in his effort to defund obamacare. he's had occasional help along the way with other like-minded senators stepping in to give him the occasional break. the president is also getting a helping hand from some big guns as he makes sure his signature law is up and running. >> the senator from texas. >> reporter: he delivers a marathon speech. hour -- >> i intend to speak in support of defunding obamacare until i am no longer able to stand. >> reporter: after hour. >> let me read some tweets. >> reporter: tearing into obamacare, a law he wants to take down once and for all in exchange for funding the government. >> the american people are frustrated because their elected officials don't listen. >> reporter: at times -- >> i love this story, so i'm going it read it to you. >> reporter: veering off subject.

>> i do not like green eggs and ham, i do not like them, sam i am. >> bill clinton and president barack obama. >> reporter: up in new york, president obama was putting on a show of his own. >> those who have opposed the idea of universal health care in the first place and have fought this thing tooth and nail through congress and through the courts and so forth have been trying to scare and discourage people from getting a good deal. >> reporter: obamacare faces a key test. in less than one week, on october 1st, new online marketplaces open for business across the country, giving the uninsured their first shot at buying into health care plans. >> what we want to make sure of is that everybody in every category, every age group, understands why health insurance is important, understands why they should sign up. >> reporter: but cruz and some other republicans say they'll only vote for a measure that averts a government shutdown if it also defunds obamacare. >> defund obamacare!

>> reporter: the problem for the tea party texan, senate republican leaders have all but abandoned cruz's failing quest. >> i just don't happen to think filibustering a bill that defunds obamacare is the best route to defunding obamacare. all it does is shut down the government and keep obamacare funded and none of us want that. >> reporter: now, it will start to get complicated later today, chris and kate. i just finished talking by e-mail with a top senate republican aide who said that later today, senator cruz from a procedural standpoint will have to give up the senate floor. at that point senate democratic leaders will be able to start moving this legislation out of the senate, but texas senator ted cruz has the ability now to slow this process down. he can call for more debate and all of this could stretch into the weekend, which means, guys, that if this doesn't pass the

senate and get out of the senate and go back to the house until late saturday or perhaps even on sunday, this is going to take this fight over this temporary spending bill and obamacare right up to the edge of a government shutdown. this could be a very long weekend for lawmakers up on capitol hill. >> as usual, it looks like it will go right down to the wire. >> yes, that's right. iran poses no threat to the world. that is according to the country's newly elected president, making his debut at the u.n. general assembly where, of course, president obama also spoke yesterday. both speaking about new opportunities for progress on iran's nuclear program but is it all just talk? senior national security correspondent jim sciutto is here with that. >> our christiane amanpour of course pressed the iranian president on this meeting that wasn't and his answer was they considered it seriously, crucially they had a green light from tehran but diplomacy takes

time and this wasn't the right time. the meeting we'd been waiting for, the first between an american and iranian president, more than 30 years, will have to wait for another time. >> reporter: the historic handshake didn't materialize. president obama was ready, say white house officials, but president rouhani was not. still, from the safer distance of the podium, both leaders called for a new era of cooperation between the u.s. and iran. even using nearly the exact same phrase to describe a new basis for relations. >> i do believe that if we can resolve the issue of iran's nuclear program, that can serve as a major step down a long road towards a different relationship. one based on mutual interests and mutual respect. >> iron seeks constructive engagement with other countries based on mutual respect and common interest. president rouhani also spoke exclusively with

cnn's christiane amanpour. >> i would like to say to american people, i bring peace and friendship from iranians to americans. >> reporter: in an ambitious move -- >> i am directing john kerry -- >> reporter: -- obama publicly directed john kerry to immediately pursue a nuclear agreement with iran though he cautioned the u.s. must know iran is serious. >> to succeed, conciliatory words will have to be matched by actions that are transparent and verifiable. >> reporter: what might the u.s. need to see in any potential deal? the disclosure of all of iran's nuclear sites, a reduction in the number of centrifuges and a cap on uranium enrichment levels

at no more than 5%, well below the 90% threshold to make a nuclear weapon. many iran observers are skeptical that's possible. >> i don't think we should trust rouhani. i think we should test rouhani. and i think that's where the obama administration is, too. >> reporter: it may very well have been domestic politics in iran that kept the iranian president from doing this. he faces stiff opposition from hard-liners to this outreach to the u.s., much like obama faces opposition here for accepting this outreach. all is not lost. there's another important meeting this thursday between secretary of state john kerry and the iranian foreign minister, zarif. that's where the meat and potatoes of this relationship is. even without this handshake, when we think of where we were two weeks ago or last year in the u.s./iranian relationship, we're in a much better place today that i don't think many people would have expected. >> don't trust rouhani, test

rouhani. >> trust but verify. >> we'll say it over and over again. great to see you. next hour we talk with christiane amanpour. she spoke exclusively with iran's president, hassan rouhani. you don't want to miss that. how are the overtures being perceived in iran? for that part of the story, we go to reza sayah. he's live in iran. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. let me put it this way, many iranians are having a love with their new president, hassan rouhani. they love his mannerism and conciliatory tone. they see this as an opportunity to improve relations with the u.s. and the west. certainly you still have the hard-liners, the anti-u.s. hawks who are concerned but the mood here is dominated by optimism. we haven't spoken to a single iranian who told us they don't want u.s.-iran relations to improve. if that happens, it's the iranian people who will gain the most. this is one of the most cultured, educated and

sophisticated pop layings in the region but they suffered for years under these economic sangs that have let the high cost of living, inflation, unemployment, travel restrictions. they want all of that to go away and they see this as a golden opportunity by improving relations with washington. the key is the nuclear program, can they hammer out an agreement? the world will be watching. kate? >> reza, great to see you. thank you so much. three days of mourning is under way in kenya following that bloody four-day slaughter at a nairobi mall. the siege left at least 61 people dead. kenya's president says his country is bloodied but unbowed. and insists the al shabaab terrorists who stormed the building last saturday have been asharmed a eshamed and defeated. we have new images of the suspects inside the mall. arwa damon has more for us live in nairobi. good morning, arwa. >> reporter: good morning, kate. we have new information on exactly how it was that these

militants were able to carry out that horrific terrorist plot at the westgate mall just down the road here and also dramatic new video of how one family managed to escape. >> reporter: the four-day standoff coming to an end on tuesday after kenyan forces swept through the partially collapsed mall, searching for victims presumably buried beneath the rubble and clearing each floor of attackers, five of them found dead. cnn has learned that the fire the militant set on monday was an escape attempt. the gunmen hoping to create a smoke screen, two of them drove out from the parking lot, a senior government official says they forced them back in. among the terrorists, reports of a white woman who kenyan government officials say may have been killed early on in the siege. leading to speculation that it could be samantha lewthwaite, a british mother, fugitive and suspected terrorist.

the infamous white widow, impossible to confirm until forensic examination is complete. cnn has also learned that during the siege, the terrorist did not respond to negotiation efforts. a senior government official saying they weren't interested in hostage taking, only killing. "the new york times" is reporting that the plot to attack nairobi's westgate mall was crafted weeks or possibly months in advance by the somali islamist group al shabaab which claimed responsibility for the attack. we're also getting a closer look at those terrifying moments inside the mall during the massacre. this woman huddling with two children, hiding away from the gunman is one of the defining images of this massacre. now we are seeing the daring rescue when plain clothesed police officers escort the trio to safety. the british tabloid "the sun" is reporting that this

4-year-old boy identified as elliott pryor stood up to the gunmen saying you're a bad guy after they shot his mother. his heroic act surprisingly allowing the militant to let the family leave. but the ordeal for this country is far from over. >> we have ashamed and defeated our attackers. these cowards will meet justice as will their accomplices and patrons wherever they are. >> reporter: many still searching for their missing loved ones and so many questions remain unanswered. now, the kenyan authorities are saying that they have detained 11 suspects who were possibly part of the support team, although they're not ruling out that they may have been involved in the attack itself. those detentions happening both at the airport and within the city itself. additionally, a lot of the unanswered questions, there might be clues as to what took place still underneath the rubble. that's what authorities are saying. forensic teams on the ground right now, along with security

teams as well at this stage. kate, chris. >> all right, arwa, thank you so much for that update. a lot of news developing. let's get over to michaela. we want to tell you about a manhunt that's continuing for a nevada teenager police say killed his mother and brother and lived with the bodies for a few days before running off. police are looking for adrian navarro conales. police found the victims friday after multiple phone calls from relatives who couldn't get in touch with them. authorities on the mexican border have also been alerted. he needs to go and now. that's what members of two activist groups in montana are saying about the judge who sentenced a former teacher to 30 days in jail for the rape of a 14-year-old student. that girl ended up killing herself. activist groups collecting 140,000 signatures, filing a formal complaint to get him removed from the bench. the former teacher, stacey rambold is set to get out of

jail tomorrow. a new california law is giving teenagers a chance to erase their past. it allows minors to ask companies to delete videos and pictures they posted of themselves. advocates say the content shouldn't have to remain online where it could be held against someone for applying for a college or job. since the con ten is the shared, forwarded and downloaded endlessly, the law is practically useless. another new california law makes the paparazzi keep their distance from children. if a photographer is convicted of harassing a child of someone famous they could spend up to a year in jail and be find up to $30,000 for a third offense. i just need you to know how much i love the muppets. i'm crazy about them. they will soon go on display at the smithsonian national museum in washington. kermit was already there.

soon though he'll be joined by some of his famous friends. miss piggy, fozi bear, grover and the count. i can't even pick my favorite. >> who's your favorite? get off the fence. >> i love kermit. it's not easy being green, story of my life as a child. i also love big bird and the grouch, i had days. >> the grouch makes sense. >> you have to love elmo because it has captivated every child in america. i mean, they love elmo. >> petersons, is there a scientist muppet? >> beaker. >> we were terrified of muppets. >> the cookie monster. there was a "c" above my bed. it freak me out. >> was it the carbs. >> yes, it was the carbs. >> i loved oscar the grouch. >> he lives in a garbage can.

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welcome back to "new day." has zero tolerance gone too far? parents of two suspended virginia boys say it has. they say their sons fired air soft guns in their front yard, for that, they and a third friend were slapped with year-long suspicions. the middle school says there's much more to the story. "early start" co-anchor zoraida sambolin has more on the story. >> reporter: the parents of these two boys were saying their sons were playing on private property but the principal argues they were feet from a school bus -- from a bus stop when they fired these air soft guns. now the 7th graders fear their records will be tarnished. at least two virginia beach seventh graders won't be attending class this morning after being suspended for shooting toy pellet guns, not at school but near their school's bus stop. their parents outraged at the

punishment, argue the boys were on private property. the two boys speaking exclusively to piers morgan last night saying it's just a toy. >> it's an air soft gun. it's men for shooting at the target and that's what we were doing. >> reporter: on tuesday, the school district disciplinary committee unanimously voted to suspend the boys for the remainder of the school year for possession, handling and use of a firearm. listen closely to the 911 call that prompted the school's investigation. >> virginia beach 911. where's the emergency? >> there were two children, i thought they were playing. there was a white child and a black child. the white child appeared to have a gun that he was chasing the child with. >> reporter: at first she's unsure if it's a dangerous situation or kids at play. >> i don't know if it was a toy, i don't know if they were playing. i don't know anything. it did not look like they were playing. >> reporter: the school's principal launched the

investigation, finding the children were firing pellet guns at each other and at people near the bus stop. it also says that a child was ten feet from the bus stop running away and was still hit. that finding led to khalid's suspension and recommended expulsion. >> we were in our yard. this had nothing to do with school. >> reporter: in a statement to cnn, virginia beach school board says, the students in question were witnessed taking aim at other students, not just on private property but in the streets of their neighborhood as well. all while awaiting the arrival of their school bus. according to khalid, all shots fired took place with other children who were playing with him. so we do know one of the boys has had a history of disciplinary issues in the past but we don't know the details behind that. at least one of the students, khalil, has been placed in an alternative school. in a statement to cnn, the school board says it will consider his return in the second semester provided he

shows evidence of good behavior, regular attendance and academic progress. did they overstep their boundaries because this happened on private property. i asked you as a lawyer, would the parents have a case if they say this is our private property. you cannot step in here. >> i think they have a case. it's subjective. online bullying isn't addressed by schools because they say it didn't happen at school. here they are extending their reach. i think the family has a case. whether they win or not, it gets fuzzy. but i think there's a bigger policy argument involved. it is it because it was a gun or a pattern of behavior with the kid? i think that's what will trigger, no 3upun intended, people's emotions on this. >> people can't tell if it's a toy gun or a real gun.

i will say that one thing. the mother is angry at her son. she did not give him permission to use that gun. this issue should stay at home. she wants him back at school and learn it. >> she bought it but he didn't have permission. >> he did not have permission. he's supposed to ask for permission when he wants to use it and he did not. she said he is facing issues at home over this to begin with. they take exception that the school got involved. >> this isn't one of those where is the parent scenario? >> no. >> thanks, zoraida. >> sure. coming up on "new day," obamacare is approaching an important milestone next week. what does that mean? it means president obama is pulling out his explainer in chief, former president bill clinton. we'll tell you why. also ahead, closing arguments from the defense today in the michael jackson wrongful death trial. if aeg live loses, the concert promoter may have to pay out very big bucks. to the jackson family.

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>> announcer: you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. welcome back to "new day," everyone. it is wednesday, september 25th. let's get straight to michaela for the top news right now. here's are your headlines. secretary of state john kerry expected to meet his iranian counterpart today, this would be the highest level direct meeting between the u.s. and iran since the late 1970s. prz wants kerry to pursue a nuclear deal with iran. president obama and hassan rouhani did not meet face to

face yesterday. christiane amanpour will join us at the top of the hour with her exclusive sitdown interview with president rouhani. kenya's president says his country is bloodied but unbowed after a four-day siege at the westgate shopping mall in nairobi. he says the al shabaab terrorists were ashamed and defeated by kenyan security forces. at least 61 civilians died in that attack. we're showing you new video, showing some of the chaos that erupted inside the mall as people tried to escape. officials say five of the terrorists were killed, nearly as doen in custody. the ncaa easing sanctions against penn state, the school was fined last year. the university was hit with a four-year postseason ban and scholarship restrictions through 2017 but because of progress being made at the school, the ncaa will now allow penn state to offer 20 scholarships to recruits next year and the ban on bowl games could be reduced. if you want to join the army

reconsider getting that next tattoo or at least its placement. stars and stripes reporting that new u.s. army recruits will not be allowed to have tattoos below elbows and knees or above their necklines. the ban has been approved by the secretary of the army, now awaits his signature. the policy is expected to take effect in between 30 and 60 days. it only affects u.s. army recruits. other branches of the military have their own grooming policies. nba free agent lamar odom breaking his silence on twitter, slamming his own father and defending his wife, khloe kardashian and her family. after about a two-month break from social media, odom quoted seeing the snakes. he explained, calling his father his downfall. odom's father told aid radar on his son would have been better off without the kardashians. family therapy in the

twitterverse. >> exactly. senator ted cruz still protesting on the senate floor. right now you're looking at florida senator marco rubio lending him support which has been hard to find for the senator, increasingly so. meanwhile, a key provision of obamacare is about to go into effect, online insurance exchanges will be up and running next week. hardly anyone seems to know how they work. cnn's athena jones joins us live with more. we're so caught up in the politics that we've forgotten about the policy. athena, please, educate us. >> reporter: exactly. as you know, from the events of last night and this morning, obamacare has been getting a lot of attention here on capitol hill. but as much as some republicans want to block it, it's still the law of the land. even the government shutdown won't stop it. as you mentioned, a lot of americans don't really understand the law or what it means for them. and so here's what you nead to know about what's going to be happening starting on tuesday. here's what happens october 1st. new health insurance exchanges

will open for business across the country. that means millions of uninsured americans will be able to buy health insurance. people can sign up for a health plan by mail, in person or online. they'll be able to compare the plans available in their state and find out if they qualify for discounts on their monthly premiums or for even cheaper or free care through medicaid or the children's health insurance program. prices will vary depending on where you live and what kind of plan you choose and premium rates could change over time. the law's key provisions go into effect january 1st, 2014. that's when the coverage through the exchanges begins. this signup period called open enrollment ends march 31st, 2014. if you already get health insurance through your job, you're all set. you don't have to buy a new plan through the exchange. if you're covered through government programs like medicare, medicaid and veterans programs, you don't have to worry about signing up for a new plan either.

if you buy your own health coverage you may need to sign up to are a plan if the one you have doesn't meet the new rules. if you may have to buy coverage and don't, you may have to pay a fine that could go up every year. >> let's talk about this marathon protest on the senate floor haing now. let's bring in senator bob corker, republican from tennessee to talk more about this. senator, it's great to see you this morning. >> good to be with you. thank you. >> of course you've made no secret of disagreeing with ted cruz's approach and probably all the attention that he's gathering doing this marathon protest. have you reached out to him? i think a lot of people are wondering if his republican colleagues have reached out to say, stop doing this. >> well, look, we've had a lot of good conversations and, look, you know, republicans all are very concerned about the policies that are occurring through this health care bill. we're concerned about

employment, people moving to part-time work and so there's been a difference relative to strategy or tactics, but i think everybody's concerned about this. and you know, we had a nice lunch meeting yesterday and talked about this and, you know, people are taking different approaches. but at the end of the day, i do hope we end up with good policy changes over the course of this next week. i think we have the opportunity for that to occur. >> you're being very diplomatic. i appreciate that. it's nice to have civility amongst republican senators. what damage, though, is senator ted cruz doing to the process? he knew before he started that this was not really a filibuster. he knows the vote is going to go forward. what damage is he doing? >> well, again, you know, it's funny how things are, kate. you never know how things work out or how they affect things until you look in the rearview mirror. i hope we end up with the possibility of a delay of the individual mandate.

we're doing that for companies. now why not this. maybe a delay in the subsidy since you cannot verify people's income at present. so, you know, there are things that could come out of this that are positive and each day is different and new around here, as you know, you never know what the next turn is going to be. what we do know is that government is going to shut down if it's not funded on september 30th. and my sense is, before that occurs, we'll end up with a resolution and move on to the next issue, which is the debt ceiling. >> can you talk to me more about where you're getting that sense of optimism of how you'll deal with this. right now, the way it looks, if you're looking at it from the outside in, it looks like we're headed straight to a shutdown. >> you know, kate, if you don't have some degree of optimism working in this place, you'd have a very, very difficult career here. but look, i came here hoping that we would do things to make

our country stronger. i think we've been -- republicans candidly over the last couple of years have been able to get permanent tax policy in place. for the first time ever, two years in a row, actual reductions in spending and what i hope is going to happen, again, through the cr process and the debt ceiling process is that we'll keep our eye on that. the fact we need to make our country stronger. i think you know, kate, i travel the world on behalf of our country. i'm on the foreign relations committee. people are concerned about our ability to keep our commitments around the world. i think you know it's affecting our economy here. not just this health care bill but our inability to get our house in order fiscally. so, again, these things are not fun to watch. americans are busy doing the things they do at home and sometimes don't understand all the intricacies of what's beginning on. i have a feeling something fairly good can come out of this, and these machinations

back and forth and discussions over which is the best tactic those will be long forgotten if we can get good policies in place. >> it's good to be a glass half full kind of guy. i appreciate that. >> especially here. thank you. >> yes, exactly. >> thank you. >> help me understand, though, what is the end game? right now if you look at the clock that's ticking and the senate clock, we don't need to get into procedure, because it bores everyone, how it works in the senate. >> yes, it does. >> it will take us through the weekend which will give us no time for the house to respond before we hit that deadline. give me some insight, some assurance, rather than -- other than optimism of where the negotiations stand on how to avoid this. >> well, actually, there are no negotiations right now. we did have a discussion yesterday at lunch about whether it would make sense to yield back some time and this, again, is on a motion to proceed, an arcain procedure here in the senate, to give the house opportunities to respond to what might come over from the senate.

i know house members are already talking about how they might respond if the defunding component ends up being stripped out. look, it's just a standard civics class, kate. you know, the republicans control the house. democrats control the senate and the white house. and so, obviously, you know, with one-third of government, it's very difficult for a sweeping change to occur. on the other hand, i do think there's a possibility for some policy changes that would be good for the american people and good for the country. and, kate, i wish i could answer you right now. i don't think there's anybody in this building that knows exactly how this is going to unfold at present. i do hope we'll give the house some time to respond in a thoughtful way after the senate takes action. my sense is, that will be the case. >> i appreciate all you can give me is an honest answer. that's what i appreciate. you talked about it being something good for the american people coming out of this. one good thing for the american

people, i know you will agree, is avoiding the shutdown before you have the larger policy discussions going forward. thank you for your time. we'll have you back. >> thank you. >> i hope they are able to avoid the shutdown. at this rate it seems like this could become the new modu sxs modusoperandi. aeg stands to lose a lot of money. a preview of their closing arguments. and this picture? we'll break down what this is all about in our "pop four." remember this? now, capella university offers a revolutionary new way to get your degree. it's called flexpath and it's the most direct path, leveraging what you've learned on the job and focusing on what you need to know so you can get a degree at your pace.

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himself shown in court. the trial has gone on for five months with emotional testimony from jackson's mother and children during it. now, for the first time, defense attorneys are talking dollars and cents. here's cnn's casey wian. >> this is it. >> reporter: michael jackson was so intoxicated and disoriented before the press conference announcing his comeback tour that a concert promotion executive had to slap him and put him in the shower, just to get him to the podium. jackson family attorney told that story during his closing argument in a wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter aeg live. to show the promoters should have known better than to hire dr. conrad murray to care for jackson and keep him performing at all costs. >> michael jackson had a well-known problem. he had abused prescription medications during times of pain, anxiety and stress.

but aeg, thought when they brought dr. murray in to assume responsibility for taking that risk, that they chose to run the risk to make a huge profit. and they lost. and they are responsible. ♪ >> reporter: spectators in the court teared up when he played a video highlighting michael jackson's career, part of an effort to show the king of pop could have earned more than $1 billion had he lived, damages he say should go to jackson survivors. first, jurors must decide if murray was an employee of aeg. he displayed an e-mail exchange between two aeg executives. >> we want to remind him that aeg, not m.j. that's paying his salary. >> reporter: that e-mail may be the strongest evidence in favor of jackson's mother katherine and his three children. the family mhad exchanges with

him during the trial. paris survived a suicide during the course of the nearly five-month trial. during aeg's closing arguments, attorneys also planned to bring up jackson's long history of drug abuse but they'll use it to argue he was responsible for his own death. casey wian, cnn, los angeles. >> i've covered this a lot. and for all the legalities and the pain of the family, just shows you, no one is immuned. prescription drugs certainly one of the new scourges of addiction. the litigation is going to go on. it's a big sympathy move here. not as much based on law as sympathy. >> that's the thing that caught my attention, it's gone on for five months, this whole thing. that's what happens when there's that much money at stake. >> different than criminal litigation. civil litigation is about time and paper. it will be interesting to see how this one comes up.

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>> time for a break. coming up on "new day," iran's new president talking to our christi christian amman moranpoumanpour his first english language, can we take him at his word? also, five days remain before a shutdown. senator ted cruz's protest continues with senator marco rubio at the podium helping him out throughout the morning. the first key procedural vote on the government funding bill is coming so what are they trying to accomplish in the meantime? >> did that say "the good stuff" across the front?

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until he can't stand but with the shutdown looming does he have a leg to stand on with his own party? peace and friendship, iran's new president has a message for the american people but did not meet with president obama. is he open to working with the u.s. or is it all for shore? he sat down with christiane amanpour for an exclusive. dr. drew, standing up to cancer and why he's going public with his diagnosis. >> your "new day" continues right now. >> announcer: what you need to know. >> i hope that our friends on the other side of the aisle understands that this is not right to do and this is bad politics for them to do. >> announcer: what you just have to see. >> need to help me get the goat out of my backyard because they're stubborn. get out there. get out of my stuff!

>> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, christi paul a with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> welcome back, it's wednesday, humpback. 18 hours and counting, senator ted cruz has been speaking all night on the senate floor. why should be of growing concern as his efforts do little except shorten the time until a shutdown. he has been getting support from some fellow senators. senator pat roberts is on the floor right now talking about whatever he wants. >> they've gotten creative. beyond the thee atrics, it wind up to gridlock with a ticking clock. jim acosta, it appears to be a long weekend ahead. >> reporter: that's right, ted

cruz is still going. the republican senator is now into his 17th hour of a filibuster-like speech aimed at defunding obama care. the president and the clintons are getting help in his efforts to sell the law. all the washington thush waussh have the potential of pushing the government to a shutdown. it was the late show with ted cruz as the republican seized control of the senate floor to deliver a marathon speech. hour. >> i intend to speak in support of defunding obama care until i am no longer able to stand. >> reporter: after hour. >> all right so let me read some tweets. >> reporter:ing tearing into obama care a law he wants to take down once and for all in exchange for funding the government. >> the american people are frustrated because their elected officials don't listen. >> reporter: at times veering off subject. >> i do not like green eggs and

ham, i do not like them, sam i am. >> reporter: up in new york president obama was put on a show of his own, with bill and hillary clinton to make a sear yes, sir of upcoming pitches on his health care law. >> those who have opposed the idea of universal health care in the first place and have fought this thing tooth and nail through congress and through the courts and so forth have been trying to scare and discourage people from getting a good deal. >> reporter: but obama care faces a key test n less than one week on october 1st, new online marketplaces open for business across the country giving the uninsured their first shot at buying into health care plans. >> what we want to make sure of is that everybody in every category, every age group understands why health insurance is important, understands why they should sign up. >> reporter: but cruz and some other republicans say they'll

only vote for a measure that averts a government shutdown if it defunds obama care. >> defund obama care! >> reporter: a problem for the tea party texan, senate republican leaders have all but abandoned cruz's failing quest. >> i just don't happen to think filibustering a bill that defunds obama care is the best route to defunding obama care. all it does is shut down the government and keep obama care funded and none of us want that. >> reporter: now senator ted cruz has the procedural ability to push this debate over this temporary spending bill along with obama care well into the week. i talked to a top house republican aide earlier this morning who said their expectation is they won't get this legislation back until perhaps sunday evening. the aid went on to say this will be very close and that people in washington should not assume that they will simply just pass whatever the senate sends their way so while ted cruz may say he

does not like green eggs and ham, the prospect of a government shutdown will not taste good to americans and they are on the verge of that if things play out the way they are now. kate and chris? >> i'm still confused, jim. thank you for helping us straighten it out a little bit. >> reporter: it's complicated. >> it will be interesting to watch i guess. the u.s./iran relationship matters perhaps as much as ever and much of it rests on a new president in iran. who is hassan rouhani and what does he think about the u.s.? the new president sat down in an exclusive interview with our christiane amanpour and cristiane, great to have you here. he delivers a message for americans. >> he does. he came here with a blitz of tweets, with a blitz of social media reachout and with all sorts of speeches how this was the moment to do something different, to chart a new course to three to negotiate the nuclear issue and he wanted to have a new relationship with the

united states if all this was possible. i asked him, can he say something to the american people, and he did. >> i would like to say to american people, i bring peace and friendship from iranians to americans. >> so he started by telling me he hadn't spoken english for many, many years so that was obviously an effort but he wanted to make that effort and beyond that, though, beyond the smiles, beyond the style, i asked him about the substance and i also said, listen, are you not aware of the irony of you tweeting and people in iran are blocked from social media, and he said i want to deliver on one of my campaign promises which is to stop censorship, to ease censorship, so he said he would try and do that. beyond that, 35 years of enmity

and adverse relations between the u.s. and iran, the big issue right now is the nuclear issue. he has put his foreign minister in charge of the negotiations an american educated long time american iranian diplomat, zarif and john kerry was going to head, and they are going to meet to talk about the issue. he understood iran has to build up confidence and give transparen transparency. he said he was willing, perhaps it could be put on the table the heavy water reactor at iraq, something that could perhaps separate plutonium, another way if they'd try to build a weapon, he said that's possible something that could go on the table whether that plant goes online or not. >> so give us the benefit of your insight both into this man and men in the past that you have known in iran's leadership. is the new boss the same as the

old boss? >> not the same as the old boss who just preceded him, ahmadinejad. he is much, much different. he's not a hardliner now. he's a reformist, a moderate and he's made a lot of promises. i asked him specifically about things ahmadinejad said which ackered the world, angered israel's friends and president obama mentioned it in his speech the holocaust denial of ahmadinejad, the threatening to wipe israel off the face of the map. i directly asked president rouhani this and he condemned the holocaust saying that it was reprehensible and condemnable crimes the nazis committed against jews and he wanted to go a long way to putting that to rest so we'll see what people make of what he said but he's certainly been tweeting what he said to me and he also said it is not the policy of iran to attack israel. so that i think he was very keen on getting that message out.

he brought the only jewish member of the iranian parliament with him in this delegation, and he also talked about all sorts of issues like even direct negotiations with the u.s. i think for me what's different from the previous reform president khatami, he did not have a mandate from the supreme leader to negotiate, to try to resolve the outstanding issues between the united states and even rouhani didn't meet president obama in the end. there was never going to be a meetal of formal negotiation. there might have been a handshake or formal words exchanged. it didn't happen. obviously that speaks to some tensions in iran. i asked him point blank do you have the authority to negotiate with the united states, from the man who holds all the cards in iran the supreme leader? he said yes but there is a window that's very short and his aides and ministers say if he goes back empty handed this

window is going to be shut. >> let's finish, what has to happen in his window. there's a charm offensive in terms of actions that makes it not just style but substance what does he believe needs to happen in the window for there to be progress in the relationship? >> there has to be a two-way negotiation. he's basically said it to me but said it publicly this is not about iran capitulating. yes we want to get rid of the sanctions, yes, you have problems with our nuclear program. we need to build back confidence and show transparency and we also need our rights under the international framework. we want to be recognized as having the right to enrich but we want to be able to have that transpar transparent and we want to know whether the u.s. is able to do that or not is open to question. >> very important conversation with a powerful man important to american interests and you got the exclusive. thank you for bringing that to

us, christiane. authorities who took over the westgate mall were not interested in hostage taking, they just wanted to kill. new details and new video showing people trying to escape and kenyan authorities are questioning a british man arrested trying to board a turkish airlines flight. let's go live to cnn's international correspondent arwa damon for the latest details. what are you hearing? >> reporter: the kenyan authorities are hoping to get information from the individuals in custody. they believe they're part of the support team but they're not ruling out they may have been directly involved in the attack itself that took place at the westgate mall that is just down the road here. the four-day standoff finally coming to an end on tuesday after kenyan forces swept through the partially collapsed mall, searching for victims

presumably buried beneath the rubble and clearing each floor of attackers, five of them found dead. cnn has learned that the fire the militants set on monday was an escape attempt. the gunmen hoping to create a smoke screen. two of them drove out from the parking lot, a senior government official says they forced them back in. among the terrorists, reports of a white woman who kenyan government officials say may have been killed early on in the siege, leading to speculation that it could be samantha luthwaite a british mother, fugitive and suspected terrorist, the infamous white widow, impossible to confirm until examination is complete. cnn also learned the terrorists did not respond to negotiation efforts. officials saying they weren't interested in hostage taking, only killing.

"the new york times" is reporting the plot was crafted weeks or possibly months in advance by the somali islamist group al shabaab which claimed responsibility for the attack. we're also getting a closer look at those terrifying moments inside the mall during the massacre. this woman huddling with two children, hiding away from the gunman as one of the defining images of this massacre. now we are seeing the daring rescue, when plain clothed police officers escort the trio to safety. this 4-year-old boy identified as elliott pryor stood up to the gunman saying "you're a bad guy" after they shot his mother, allowing the militant to let the family leave. the ordeal from this country is far from over. >> we have ashamed and defeated our attackers. these cowards will meet justice, as will their accomplices and patrons, wherever they are.

>> reporter: many still searching for their missing loved ones and so many questions remain unanswered. a lot of those answers to those questions that so many are asking do lie in the rubble. there are currently security teams still on the ground as well as forensic teams beginning to comb through, trying to pull out any sort of additional information. of course looking for the bodies of the terrorists, and those who have been unaccounted for. chris? kate? >> arwa, thank you so much for your reporting on the ground in kenya for us. there is a lot of news developing at this hour. straight to michaela for the latest. >> an update on the situation in pakistan, the death toll stands at 264 following that powerful earthquake tuesday, 7.7 magnitude earthquake in pakistan, about 400 people were injured, happened in a mountainous and remote area of southwest pakistan. the earthquake caused a small island to appear in the arabian sea about a mile off the coast of pakistan, about 100 feet in

diameter and rises 20 to 30 feet into the air. the number of people missing after the deadly flooding in colorado has been whittled down to one. 60-year-old woman last seen in her home before it was swept away. six others who had been unaccounted for notified authorities they were alive and well. the death toll remains at eight. the state of colorado has launched an emergency inspection of 200 dams over the next week and a half to ensure their stability. a utah man being held on $1 million bail for allegedly plotting to randomly shoot and kill people at a salt lake city mall. police say 42-year-old jack stiles had plans to blow up a city bus. crisis worker at a local hospital alerted police before stiles told her he allegedly wanted to kill as many people as possible. a sweeping report from some of the top climate scien tips tn the world expected to point a finger of blame to humans.

it will say there's 95% certainty that manmade global warming is real and that there hasn't been a leveling off in global warming since 1998 because much of the heat seems to be sinking deeply into our oceans. finally, miley cyrus, here she is on the cover of "rolling stone" with a series of revealing and mostly topless pictures inside but also an interview where she says the criticism for her performance at the vmas was a double standard noting robin thicke didn't get any backlash, some say he didn't manhandle a foam finger but there's that. just sayin'. coming up, a rare sitdown with amazon ceo jeff besos, the thinking beyond the mayday button on the kindle. why did he buy "the washington

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almost fell off the chair. welcome back to "new day." senator ted cruz still at it, protesting obama care from the senate floor. he is in his 17th hour, getting some breaks from his republican colleagues. all of this happening at a senate test vote today in case you want to focus on something that matters, a vote that will move the spending bill forward, we're five days away from a government shutdown.

we have good people for you today, cnn "crossfire" host van jones and ana navarro, political commentator/republican strategist. great to have you both here as always. ana, this is probably the first day i've met you i can say i'm happy i'm not you today. i love you so much, you have great insight. this is a tough day for your party. >> why? he keeps going and going and going. >> there is a recklessness to it, the shutdown coming, people in your party are saying we don't like this but saying it quiet. what are they so afraid of? why aren't they stepping up and doing what they say is the right thing? >> you haven't been hearing it because -- >> we had corker on, a good lunch, different strategies, different take. >> yesterday they had a lunch they decided we have been screaming about this at each other for a week, for ten days saying this is a crazy tactic. we all agree on the underlying

issues but disagree on tactics and instead of focusing on obama care, i'm focusing on the underlying issue, we are doing "crossfire" at each other as republicans are. that's why you saw the different tone but certainly there has been a lot of very loud protests from many angles in the republican party in the senate and the house against this tactic. >> not enough to make it stop and it matters enough, van jones i'm not giving you a free shot. i said to you this is like christmas in september for the democratic party but is there a little shame to be put on the democrats as well to sit back and watch effectively this kid playing with matches that this is going on. why aren't they stepping up saying this is great to watch you attack yourselves but this is bad for people. let's get involved and negotiate. >> it's important to recognize while all the theater is going on in washington, d.c., across

the country millions will be able to sign up for health insurance. that's all that's going to happy is a good thing and part of the problem is we've gotten trapped acting like obama care is the problem. obama care is an attempt at least to solve the problem of our insurance companies they've been doing things for the past decades that have been harmful to americans, we're trying to fix that, we've taken our eyes off the ball, now it's all theater. >> get our eyes back on the ball. why is obama care bad, what is the underlying rationale that would justify a little bit what is going down there? >> the numbers don't work, we're giving a delay to corporations and not individuals, making exceptions for legislative staffers and congresspeople, not for individuals. it's big government making choices and that's at the core of what republicans find troublesome. going back to the filibuster, a few months ago we saw a lot of democrats celebrating another texan doing a filibuster in the state legislature of texas for a

vote that had zero chance of succeeding, and i'm talking about wendy davis, she became a hero to the progressive movement through that filibuster. this is not unsimilar except for the fact ted cruz is wearing black sneakers instead of pink sneakers. >> that's a strong point, ana. i want to be again. >> we can switch if you want, i'll be you, you be me. i'll go fishing. >> such a step down for you, i wouldn't allow it. is that a fair comparison? >> both of these are going to wind up being folk heroes. ted cruz, i don't debris with him but is he trying to show some leadership but again i think the problem is why are we doing obama care in the first place? we've lost the plot. there are three things big insurance companies were doing to us that everybody hated, number one they were denying coverage to people who needed it. number two, dumping people off of coverage after they paid in

for any excuse at all and duping people about where the money was going et cetera. on january 1st, insurance companies can't do that to you. 85% are plo tected january 1. you can't be denied. you can't be dumped and you can't be duped. that's good for america and my concern is i agree with you, there are things that should be done to fix it but we have to work together to fix it. all of the stunts and shenanigans are not helping the mom watching now who doesn't have assurance. tuesday she can get it for the first time. >> van honey you may be the only person in america who understands that. it's not popular with many democrats and moderates and independents. yesterday the secretary explained stuff obama isn't capable of articulating, president clinton and talk about obama care. you know when president clinton is trying to sell it because the democrats and the white house has done a lousy job of explaining it. it's a few days away and nobody

knows what it is. >> first of all i was so happy to see the big dog come out. honestly sometimes you have a bill got so much good stuff it. >> the man loses his voice i don't know what president obama is going to do. >> you have a bill with that much good stuff in it you need as many people explaining it as possible. >> you agree got to avoid the shutdown? >> i think the shutdown is silly and our economy cannot handle it. let's stick to reality not theatrics. >> one last thing. >> please. >> in the states where governors are cooperating and state legislators are cooperating the premiums are coming down that, just came out today. people rather than doing the stupid stuff in d.c., work with your local government to implement obama care the right way and help people in your state. >> ana and van, thanks so much. always appreciate it. coming up next, jeff bezos is hoping his business savvy with help "the washington post." we'll ask him about his plans. later, another name you know

well, dr. drew pinsky from hln spends his time helping other people with his health. now he's revealing his own private health battle. we'll have that ahead. begins with knee pain, when... [ man ] hey, brad, want to trade the all-day relief of two aleve for six tylenol? what's the catch? there's no catch. you want me to give up my two aleve for six tylenol? no. for my knee pain, nothing beats my aleve.

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>> number one, in the ted cruz speaking all night on the senate floor trying to rally republicans to defund obama care. americans will pay $328 a month for a mid tier health insurance plan when the exchange opens next week. president hue hannie says iran is ready to engage in nuclear talks. iran seeks to resolve problems, not create them he says. new details emerging from the siege at my robbie's westgate mall. senior kenyan government official says militants took very few people captive, that they only wanted to kill. closing arguments in the michael jackson wrongful death trial his father's lawyers painted a dramatic picture to show the concert promoter was negligent. aeg's lawyer says jackson himself was responsible. and hillary clinton speaking in about a half hour's time before a panel at her clinton global initiatives annual meeting. the panel will look at women

decision-makers in our global economy. we always update the five things to know. go to newdaycnn.com for the latest. kate? >> absolutely. no more living in the past, that was the message from amazon ceo jeff bay zoezos to the staff of washington post", bringing together the worlds of new and old media and sending shock waves through both. dan simon sat down with the tech titan, in san francisco this morning. good morning, dan. >> good morning, kate. he's arguably the country's most respected ceo and poised to shake up the newspaper industry. we talked about that but there is something else he wanted to talk about, the company's new tablets and a breakout new feature. when you meet amazon's ceo jeff bezos you're immediately struck by two things, that legendary laugh and his nearly unmatched focus on customer service. >> we know customers like big

selection and we know that customers like fast delivery. those things will be true ten years from now, they'll be true 20 years from now so question count on those things and put energy into them. >> reporter: he met with us at amazon's seattle headquarters to show off the company's new line of suped up lightweight kindle fire tablets, one priced at only $139. apple's cheapest ipad is nearly $200 more. one of the things you've done so well at amazon is undercut all of your rivals by keeping the prices low. does that same strategy apply to tablets? >> yes. our approach is premium products at non-premium prices so we sell the hardware at break even so we don't try to make any money when we sell this hardware and we hope to make money when people use the devices, not when they buy the devices so that's a different approach from most companies. most companies are building quite a bit of profit into the sale of the devices. >> reporter: the approach

includes a feature never even before on any device called mayday, 24/7 tech support. >> you can tap the button right at the top of the menuing system and a tech support adviser will appear on your screen and can draw on your screen and guide you through things and teach you how to do things. >> reporter: bezos has been in the headlines for something else, his $250 million purchase of "the washington post." these are among his first public comments on the acquisition. why did you get into the newspaper business? >> for me, i thought "the washington post" is an important institution and i am optimistic about its future. it's a personal investment. i'm hopeful that i can help from a distance in part by providing runway for them to do a series of experiments and in part through bringing some of the

philosophy that we have used at amazon to "the post." >> reporter: that philosophy he says comes down to this. >> what has worked at amazon is focusing on the customer, being, putting the customer first, which is easy to say but difficult to do, and if you really are customer-centric it's like being the host of a party, you're holding the party for your guests. sometimes the host of the party is holding the party for the host of the party. and that leads to a different kind of party. >> bezos weighed in on the once dominant blackberry and doesn't know how the company stumbled so badly but business stools will be studying blackberry for a long time. he can't explain the poor decisions that were made. by the way, kate, the new kindle tablets go on sale today at amazon.com. back to you. >> it will be interesting to see how those do. i'm wishing him well with "the washington post." one of my favorite papers, hope he doesn't change it too much but improves it. thanks so much.

coming up next on "new day" he wants you to hear it straight from him. dr. drew pinsky shares some good news after fighting a disease in private for two years. and we have a very special human factor for you, leon harris, beloved cnn anchor, after he left us he spent 20 years at our washington affiliate wjla and then he was suddenly off the air. why? dr. sanjay gupta explains. >> good evening, i'm leon harris. >> reporter: leon harris began his television career at cnn 30 years ago. he covered the oklahoma city bombings and the 9/11 attacks on the world trade center. then in 2003 he moved on to local television as lead anchor for wjla in washington, d.c. all the time he was the picture of health but recently harris had a real and terrifying brush with death. >> i sat there on the floor in the worst pain of my life. you would think somebody with a college degree would know maybe you should go get some help.

>> reporter: after an hour harris was found by his wife, dawn, who immediately got him to the hospital. >> if she hadn't come upstairs when she did i wouldn't be having this conversation. >> reporter: the diagnosis, severe inflammation of the pancreas, the tissue dies causing more infection. it can often be fatal. >> i died twice that one week. >> reporter: harris spent the first nine days unconscious on a ventilator. >> good to see you, man. >> glad to have you back. >> reporter: it took nearly six weeks but harris is on the mend and he recently got back on the air. but harris has this advice. >> don't wait until you have as close a brush with leaving this earth as i did before you decide that you're worth going to see a doctor. >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, c cnn. ♪ turn around

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welcome back to "new day." for the first time hln's dr. drew pinsky is making a personal announcement, he's cancer free after a two-year battle with prostate cancer. he joins us to talk much more about this. great to see you and great to be able to say we're talking about you being cancer free after all of this time. >> thank you for inviting me. this issing being the bummer block, you have leon harris with p panceatitis and the cancer commercial. now me.

it was thank god my wife forced me to get a physical and dhurg physical, routine screening that the psa, a screening blood tst men over 50 should get, it was elevated it was the intuition and judgment of my physicians that i needed a biopsy and lo and behold cancer. just because it's the "c" word doesn't mean you have to rush out and do something. there are surveillance programs i was in. pi expected to be watching for ten years to be fair, but i was completely prepared with the reality that i would need some definitive procedure i had a couple months ago. >> you wrote about this and those are the two things that stood out to me reading it, it was your wife's intuition to push to you get a physical that was where doctors found this and also your emphasis on as you wrote it don't freak out, if men find themselves in a similar situation. you're a doctor yourself.

what did you find that surprised you during this process? you're very good at helping other people kind of open up about their health situations but this is obviously a very different thing. >> ultimately even though i'm a physician and by the way it was great to have and be informed by what i knew about prostate cancer as i was making decisions with my doctor so i knew what was coming and felt comfortable. my wife as a layperson not so much, couldn't be convinced. ultimately i found i'm a hard-headed dude, pathetic like every other men and we into towed listen to our wifds and doctors and ask for directions when we get lost, all those things but it's prostate awareness montana. if you live long enough you're going to get this although it's different in different stages of life. if i were 80 there would have been no treatment. 60 treatment might have been different. in my 50s clearly definitive procedures, i had the robotic da vinci to stateectomy.

i was home in a day, back at work in a week and felt myself in a couple of months. my purpose is to help other men understand you're not alone, and take care of these things. commercial about colon cancer, you should be screened for that, so we pick the things up early. these are inevitable. we're biological, things are going to happen but there's so much that can be done to prevent these from being devastating. i felt alone, i felt -- it's an awful feeling when you get this diagnosis no matter what you know it's awful but there are so many worse things than this one. i ultimately felt to have a definitive and hopefully curative intervention. i'm getting emotional talking about it. >> also part of this and this is an emotional part of it for you as well this is something that runs in families, your father had prostate cancer. now has this brought you to have a conversation with your sons? >> you know, i don't want to burden them with that but we are

going to have that conversation absolutely. that is again the context in which i was being evaluated why somebody -- there's debate whether a 50-year-old man should have, what should we do with psas, should we have them drawn? if i hadn't had a psa and if my team of doctors hadn't used their intuition of evaluating the psa in the context of my family history of prostate cancer i probably would have died of prostate cancer. the guidelines being the last word in how people are treated, this is just guidelines. you the patient with your caring physician need to be the ones making these decisions in highly individualized settings. >> you mentioned it. this is a very private struggle that men deal with. lot of them don't talk about it with many in their family but you're going public and revealing this diagnosis publicly. you're hitting on it, you're not

alone and don't freak out. is there a bigger message? >> men are afraid to get screened and afraid they'll have urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. with robotics, you go home the next day and none of the problems, gentlemen. i'm not only cancer free i am functioning normally and you can look forward to that. relax. this is a part of our body we get a little, mmm, touchy about, shall we say and don't want anybody messing with that, understandably so, it's an important part of our relationship with our spouses and i get it. don't worry about it. everything is going to turn out fine. >> a great message and great to see you and better to hear that you're feeling well. thank you for sharing your story. great to see you. dr. drew "on call" airs at 9:00 p.m. eastern on hln and his national syndicated radio show "love line" 10:00 p.m. to

midnight. >> you have to be your own advocate and let's get to good stuff, today's edition, a weapon of war becomes a symbol of peace. on his way out of japan at the end of world war ii, marine corps captain was told by superiors he and earths were allowed a souvenir from a weapons house. he chose an exquisitely crafted samurai sword. >> i pulled mine out and almost fainted it was so beautiful. sharp, i wouldn't want to get too close to it. to this day i admire that sword. >> more than administration, even though captain amdahl, took meticulous care for 68 years, he never felt it was really his. >> i felt that this had a home and should be returned to it. >> the sword came with a hand carve wooden set of tags, the translation revealed a name, a decade-long hunt for that man revealed a man at the end of the

hunt, tarahiro mormura, son of the sword's owner and on the international day of peace of all days orvall amdahl finally returned his treasured souvenir. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you, too. i've waited for this. >> thank you. >> oh, my. >> 94 years old. he knew he wanted to do the right thing, at the time it was a souvenir, became something different to him, gave close hour to two different families, certainly the good stuff. >> what a different time when that was happening and the relations between our nations now. >> wow. >> national day of peace. >> and one of the reasons i love the good stuff is that the stories come from you. we want more of them so we announced a brand new cnn ireport campaign, catch all of your good stuff. logon to cnnireport.com/goodstuff to be part of the "new day" family. come up next, goats in the

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all righty, all righty, welcome back. this is one of our favorite moments of the day, we just couldn't pass it up to do it again. bono has an awesome impersonation of president bill clinton, there's no other way to put it. take a look. >> we walked into the oval office and actually i thought it was a member of his own road crew. it wasn't really dressed right. actually i felt like the rock star on that occasion. but together, you know, we did this drop the debt thing and my

god, there's 51 million children going to school in africa because of the drop the debt and that's pretty good, is that right? >> if you close your eyes it sounds just like bill clinton. >> no accent, if he wants to sound like an american, the irony leaves immediately. >> when bill clinton closes his eyes does he imagine he's bon o? >> he can a bon impersonation? >> on the buses between gigs he's been practicing to that for years. >> the edge does al gore this weird thing going on. >> conspiracy of the left. >> it will happen. that is it for us on "new day." "cnn newsroom" with carol costello is beginning now. >> timed perfectly. have a great day, thank you so much. "newsroom" starts now.

happening now in "cnn newsroom." >> i do not lining them sam, i am, i do not like green eggs and hams. >> love it or hate it your government at work. and the president of iran has a message for you. >> i bring peace and friendship from iranians to americans. >> reporter: but no handshake for president obama. christiane amanpour sits down with hassan rouhani. this is the craziness i've ever seen. >> chaos at yankee stadium. they're clamoring for a mariano bobblehead. and -- get ready. "dumb and dumber to" is happening.