and that's kind of a hard pill to swallow, because in the climate we live in today. >> reporter: at the chapel where friends joined family to say their good-byes, there is little solace that justice miss wait. all here mourning a life barely lived, in death leaving a legacy of questions. nic robertson, cnn, dearborn heights, michigan. much more ahead in the newsroom, which begins right now. hello again, i'm fredricka whitfield. here are the top stories we're following in the cnn newsroom. a super typhoon wipes out entire towns in the philippines. we will have a report from hardest-hit areas.

and that's the emotional reaction to the verdict of a utah doctor, accused of murdering his wife. we'll bring you the verdict. and back lash over kmart's decision to open at 6:00 a.m. thanksgiving day. we will tell you why that's making a whole lot of customers really mad. first up, the tragedy in the philippines from a massive storm that could end up being the strongest ever to hit land. while the government's official death toll stands at 138, red cross estimates as many as 1200 people have been killed by super typhoon haiyan. a thousand of those deaths believed to be in one town, the city of talk la van. trees are blocking roads and

communication lines are down. torrential rains, plus the storm surge put entire town underwater. many that died are believed to have drowned. to give you an idea how big it was, this is what it was like from space. an astronaut took this picture of the typhoon today from the international space station. keep in mind, this storm was three and a half times more powerful than hurricane katrina. with supplies running out and looting, they're facing insurmountable challenges. andrew stevens rode out the typhoon and describes what he is seeing. >> reporter: the devastation in the city is staggering, no building escaping damage. the destruction caused by super typhoon haiyan is everywhere. it left a city cut off from the rest of the country.

its people increasingly desperate. roads are impassable. medical supplies are running out. food and water are becoming scarce, and reports of looting widespread. it is impossible to estimate the cost in human life. we have seen bodies on the streets and we have seen bodies washing up on beaches. the philippines interior minister can only say the number of deaths will be high. it is estimated perhaps 1 million people live along the low lying coastline, the majority in rough built shacks. even if they could with stand the winds, they would not survive the storm surge, a huge perhaps five meter wall of water that spread across the city at the height of the storm at devastating speed. the water receded quickly, leaving a trail of destruction. people had been warned to evacuate, but not everybody took the advice.

the priority here now is to clear the road to the airport so relief supplies can move in. 24 hours after the storm, the first military helicopters began to arrive, but it will be a massive task, bringing in food and supplies to so many. meantime, the people of tacloban search for food, water and missing loved ones. >> aid agencies are mobilizing to help victims of the typhoon. find out how you can help. go to cnn.com/impact. a utah doctor is facing 15 years to life for killing his wife. the jury came back with a guilty verdict in the middle of the night. jean casarez was in the courtroom and has this reaction from the doctor's children who pushed for years of conviction for their dad. >> we the jury having reviewed the evidence and testimony in the case find the defendant as to count one murder guilty.

as to count two, obstruction of justice, guilty. >> screams of emotion echoed the courtroom as martin macneill heard his fate sealed. seven years after the drowning of his wife michele in the family bathtub. her daughters and sisters shaking as they shed bittersweet tears. >> when it happened, we were kind of like did we hear that right? it is so surreal. we have been waiting for this for so long. >> after 14 days of testimony, it took the eight person jury nearly 11 hours to come to a verdict, despite relying on circumstantial evidence, prosecutor chad grunander told the jury to do the right thing. >> we're absolutely thrilled. it is an amazing moment to meet with the family. this has been so long in coming for them. and emotional. i think they found alexis somers to be totally credible, i think they believed her, such a

wonderful, strong woman who did not give up on her mother. >> macneill's daughter alexis was the impetus behind the case and pursued her father's prosecution with a vengeance. the verdict was her victory. >> we're just so happy he can't hurt anyone else. we miss our mom. we'll never get her back, but that courtroom was full of so many people who loved her. i looked around and it was full of everyone who loved my mom. i can't believe this has finally happened. we're so grateful. >> friday's closing argument by prosecutor chad grunander convinced the jury that as a doctor and a lawyer, macneill had the motive, means and opportunity to kill his wife. it was planned all along, he said, and macneill left plenty of clues along the way.

prosecutors proved macneill supplied his wife with a deadly dose of drugs after insisting she have a face lift, then held her head underwater in the bathtub until she drowned, all so he could marry his mistress, gypsy willis. >> there's about an hour and a half period of time where no one really knows where martin is. rush home, take care of your business, give michele the drugs, fix her up a bath, get her in the tub, hold her head down for a little while and help her out. >> defense attorney randy spencer spent a year preparing for the trial, devastated by the outcome. >> of course i'm disappointed, but i don't have any comments now. >> macneill faces 15 years to life for the murder of his wife of 30 years. >> what do you want to say to michele right now? >> i love you, michele, and i'm glad we could do this for you. and i felt her with us in there.

>> that was jean casarez reporting. dr. macneill will be sentenced january 7th. his attorneys did not say whether they will appeal. a grand jury indicted 11 people in connection with a confrontation between an suv driver and swarm of bikers in new york. one of those indicted, an off duty police detective riding with the bikers on september 29th, footage of the incident went viral after being posted online. the bikers accused of assaulting the suv driver in front of his wife and two-year-old daughter after he hit three bikers with his vehicle. the iran nuclear talks will likely end today without an agreement, that according to reuters. six of the world's major powers, including the u.s., are in geneva, negotiating the future of iran's nuclear program. if no deal is reached, talks could continue in a few weeks. britain's foreign secretary says there's been good progress, but

flexibility is needed to broker a deal. he vowed to block all presidential nominations until he gets answers on the benghazi attack. senator lindsey graham made that after an explosive report on "60 minutes." cbs has apologized for the report, saying it was mislead by a source. will senator graham continue his pledge to knock nominees? candy crowley will ask that tomorrow on state of the union, 9:00 a.m., tomorrow morning. sounds like a high school football nightmare, bullying and hazing to the point of a person leaving the team just to get away. but this is the nfl. next, we get an inside look at the locker room from a former player who says a case in miami felt all too familiar.

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that story of alleged bullying that started in the miami dolphins locker room has blown up. according to the lawyer for former dolphin jonathan martin, richie incognito harassed and threatened him to the breaking point. now it is raising the question, how often does this level of alleged hazing or bullying happen in the nfl? here is brian todd. >> reporter: richie incognito unplugged. this tmz video shows the dolphins guard jumping around shirtless in a bar, dropping f bombs literally. no comment from incognito or the dolphins on the video. incognito was more measured when approached by wsvn about allegations he bullied teammate jonathan martin. >> no comment right now. we're just kind of going to

weather the storm and that's it. >> reporter: he may not weather the storm. team sources tell the miami herald the dolphins will release incognito, and there may be other casualties. the fort lauderdale sun says they asked him to toughen up martin after he missed a voluntary workout last spring. he said he wouldn't comment, saying he will fix any problems uncovered in an nfl investigation. >> the culture that i championed said the day i walked through the door was one of honesty, respect, and accountability for one another. >> reporter: incognito has been involved in hazing rookies, as shown in this clip from hbo program "hard knocks." >> have you checked the facebook lately? maybe you shouldn't use your [bleep] number for your ipad password, bud. 8484. i was going to put something rude, then i saw the picture of your girlfriend and felt bad.

>> that's my fiance. >> fiance, yeah. >> one player has publicly criticized jonathan martin, leading to serious questions about the culture in nfl locker rooms. new york giants safety spoke to wfan radio. >> i think the other guy is more to blame as richie, he allowed it to happen. at this level, you're a man, you're not a little boy. >> reporter: former running back brian mitchell says the incognito case is extreme. >> is that part of the culture? >> it is that part of the culture, but not everybody is that way. there are people that are that type of person. i am that type of person. but you don't knock a guy who doesn't. >> reporter: mitchell doesn't believe what happened to martin is widespread in the nfl. he says on most teams players and coaches would protect a player like martin. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> one former player says he knows how martin might feel. ryan riddle joining me now, played on oakland raiders and

new york jets and joined by sports agent jack becta. ryan, you first. want to read part of an article you wrote for the bleacher report about your own experiences, saying, quote, i too, experienced some of the very stresses that would eventually take a 6'5"310 pound plan to the brink of insanity. i was expected to carry the shoulder packs and pads of veteran line nen. after practice, rookies subjected to hair cuts that ranged from creative to just plain ugly, end quote. ryan, what did you witness in the locker room? was it tantamount to what we heard martin say, that he was bullied, you are degraded, whether in the locker room or perhaps on the practice field? >> well, i mean, to frame this, first of all, the things that i experienced and the violent

nature of an nfl locker room, it is a violent sport. nothing i experienced was abnormal. a lot of it was simply usual hazing as you mentioned when you read excerpts from my article. nothing out of the norm. but when you put an underlying tone to it where you feel somewhat ostracized or an outsider or have a difficult time relating to teammates and players, and this is typical of a guy who's probably more sensitive or soft spoken, introverted, that kind of character type, like myself and perceivably like jonathan martin, they're going to struggle to navigate those social environments, and as i did. so any kind of scrutiny or razzing that is normal in those locker room environments is -- a

lot of times teammates have no idea how painful it can be from the inside, and you definitely want to hold it in, not show it, which is why a lot of guys are blindsided by jonathan martin's reaction, but -- go on. >> i wonder, you are making me think here, listening to what you're saying, is there an expectation by any rookie that it's going to happen, it's part of the initiation of being in the nfl, that you are, you know, going to be harassed to a degree of -- you're going to be taunted, there are going to be names. you have to carry bags. you're going to be paying for dinners, et cetera. all of that expected, but it is up to you, the player, as to whether you can handle it or whether perhaps you have a breaking point that maybe differs from everybody else's. are you saying that it just simply comes with the territory? it is just up to you as an individual whether you can

handle it or not? >> that's essentially the essence because there's so many different layers to being an nfl football player, the prerequisite is extreme amount of toughness and aggressiveness. you have to be able to physically and mentally dominate your opponent, and incentives to be able to do that are great. successful football players generally are not -- it is not conducive to be passive, to be mild, to be one that people might think you could walk all over them. and that seems to be a perception teammates have of jonathan martin. >> jack, let me bring you into this then. you're preparing rookies for the realities of what it is to be in the nfl. so it doesn't sound like this is an issue of does it happen. hazing happens, harassment happens, but now it's an issue

of degrees. what can you handle, and if you can't handle it, sounds like people are saying you don't belong. so how is it evaluated, where's the culpability, is it within the nfl, is it the culture of the team, you want to quote, unquote break some of the rookies in, but you don't want to break them as an athlete. what are the degrees here? where is the line drawn? >> well, first of all, fredricka, i think you would be pleasantly surprised of how helpful the locker room is, how helpful the veterans are. i have two rookies this year, fifth round picks. they rave about how the veterans have treated them, have taken them under their wing. one is being teased right now because he didn't buy a new car yet. he's still driving his college clunker and kind of likes the attention and it is a lot of fun. and the fact he hasn't bought a new car yet is a good thing.

i have been preaching to wait until he gets a guaranteed contract. when you peel the onion on this issue, fredricka, you have to look at micro components of entering the nfl. you're 21, 22, or 23, okay? the stress is emotional, mental, and physical. you have nine guaranteed contracts for the majority of clients, you're at risk of injury at any time, it is like that shadow that cloud that hovers over you that nobody wants to talk about, the stress and the pressure on the coaches and general managers and execs to win now trickles down to who? the players. the vice is squeezed. they feel that pressure. >> what's that mean, what's the translation of at what point do you make a player feel like it is not their athletic ability that's being measured, whether they have risen to the level of

game play, but now you're talking about just the fortitude, hang out, be with the rest of the team. >> well, this actually -- this offensive line group, and by the way, the offensive line is the sub culture within the culture of the locker room, usually the tightest knit group that do more things together probably than any other group or position group. and i think what you're saying is where are the boundaries on this, where do you -- is it a player, when do you start getting too personal. i think only jonathan martin and richie incognito and some of their line mates right now can really honestly talk about what's going on and where those degrees and boundaries are. everything else is social allegations. we're getting one side of the story, maybe a third, a quarter, who knows. >> i think that's part of the problem, we don't have the full story, we only have bits and pieces. ryan, if i could just close out

our conversation with you, i think not knowing all of the facts, i think i still feel a little sorry for jonathan martin here because i hear folks that are talking about are you tough enough to deal with this, and if you're not tough enough, then perhaps you shouldn't be on the team at all or you shouldn't be playing at this level, and it really does seem like there is that group that says that, not knowing all the facts, that jonathan martin, there's a reputation that precedes him that perhaps he just wasn't tough enough to hang in here. is that what i'm hearing from you, ryan, and others? >> yeah, and i wouldn't feel sorry for jonathan martin in that respect because 99.9% of the population isn't tough enough to play in the nfl. that's just the nature of the game. >> ryan riddle, sorry to put you off, we have to leave it there. i know we're not done with this conversation. we will have to have you both back. i know we're just at the tip of the iceberg into the

investigation which is an envelope investigation as well as potentially some other investigation out there. thanks to you both. appreciate it. >> thank you, fredricka. >> thank you. a break through now on slowing down iran's nuclear program. could it be closer to reality? u.s. secretary of state john kerry rushed to switzerland for talks this weekend. the latest on what this means for the u.s. next. ♪ [ female announcer ] can you heal a broken heart with a bundt cake? of course you can! even if that heart was broken by zack peterson. bake the world a better place with nestle toll house.

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talks between iran and the u.s. and foreign diplomats will likely end with no deal on iran's nuclear program according to reuters. they say they made progress and talks are expected to resume in the coming weeks. secretary of state john kerry has been part of the meetings to reach a deal to freeze iran's nuclear program in exchange for easing sanctions. i'm joined by cnn national security analyst and former cia operative, bob bear. a lot of optimism is being expressed, even though there may not be a deal by end of today, but iran's foreign minister said yes, i would be willing to talk again within a week or ten days. encouraging to you? >> fredricka, i am very optimistic. rowhani can speak for hard

liners, has fullbacking of the supreme leader. the iranians want out of sanctions, they're suffering, there are a generation that don't understand this war, why the oil is sanctioned. i think they're ready to go. i think this administration is as well. we're not up for a new war in the middle east, there's not else much we can do about iran. i think they will ultimately back down on continuing to build a bomb. >> at issue for iran is sanctions, that they were hoping for a loosening of sanctions. to what degree so iran would be compliant, say we will back down on nuclear proliferation and satisfy the international community. >> i think it will come step by step. we'll see this happening. some sanctions will be lifted as some probably have, as reported, and i think at the same time the iranians will open up proper inspections in some of the military facilities where they're accused of building

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rain coming down the stairs of this one building you're in. >> reporter: it was absolute unimaginable chaos during the typhoon. we were in a solid concrete building which we could feel sinking as debris was crashing into it. the air was filled with rain traveling at over 100 miles per hour. the water was just coming in from every direction into the hotel. you could see water cascading down the stairs, windows were blowing out. giant shards of glass everywhere, big pieces of metal through the air. extremely hazardous situation. then water started to rise and storm surge came in, in a desperate state. >> james, looking of images you

shot at what looks like a woman is on some sort of pad that was pushed by other people and this high water rescue taking place, maybe it is a mattress. describe the extent people were going to save one another. >> reporter: there were people trapped on the ground floors as the water was rising, and it was rising so quickly, within a matter of minutes it was 30, 40 feet high. people in the ground floor were trapped, desperate, the door was jammed, couldn't open it, were resorting to smashing glass to get out to safety. and they needed help. most found a flotation device, a couple of elderly infirmed people couldn't get out, they got them on the mattress and bring them to safety.

it was a really close call. in that hotel, no one died. >> james, i understand you're a storm chaser, do this for a living, you go to places where dangerous weather is threatening, but how did you find yourself in the philippines and while you were there, was there ever a moment you thought to yourself maybe this is not such a good idea to be here during this storm? >> reporter: it was off the scale in terms of weather. one of the strongest storms to make landfall in recorded history. it goes to show the magnitude. happens to have hit one of the most vulnerable countries in the world. it has been a double hit in that respect. we prepared, we had water, food to last us at least a week, but

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following kmart's lead, including sears and walmart. is this a sign of desperate times in retailing or are they just giving people what they want? ellen davis, senior vice president of national retail federation, good to see you, robi ludwig, psychotherapist and author. ellen, let me begin with you. why now, what is it about the retailers who have said this is the time to do it, thanksgiving day, and this is what shoppers want? >> it's been very interesting to watch the trends over the last three years. what retailers have seen is that people are starting to create new traditions with their families, when thanksgiving turkey is done, football is over, they're looking for something to do. a lot of families are embracing 8:00 p.m. openings, going out shopping. millenials have a lot to do with this. this generation doesn't want to get up in the middle of the night. >> this is starting the day, starting what has been a sacred family holiday, maybe one big opportunity for so many families to get together, and instead of

getting that turkey going, making sure it is ready at 7:00 a.m., they're in line to get into the store at 6:00 a.m. >> there's some retailers that are opening at 6:00 a.m. this year, but i argue that a lot of retailers have been open every day on thanksgiving for years. you have grocery stores, drug stores, gas stations, let's not forget it is a big day for restaurants and movie theaters. seeing a few other retailers adopt this model is not horribly unprecedented, and there are a lot of people that have shown over the last three years this is something they want to do. if consumers didn't want to shop, i guarantee retailers wouldn't be open. >> so is there a parallel, are you hearing from what ellen is saying going to the grocery store is the same as going to kmart to perhaps get a jump start on your holiday gift giving? >> improbable the wrong person to ask. i'm probably the wrong person to ask. i always love to shop. this is a very comforting idea,

but i think it is interesting, too, because we have the internet and we have technology which makes the boundaries between private life and your public life a lot more porous. people are used to shopping on the internet 24/7, so i can see where stores like the idea of offering their customers the opportunity to have that tactile experience. we do know when people are in stores they're motivated by the christmas holiday music, that encourages buying, the christmas season in general helps people to buy. but i was also giving it another thought. it's almost like a home away from home when we think about stores being open. what else is open? your family is around, stores are open, it is like another way to experience family time. >> interesting.

robi, i wonder if my memory serves me right, when people got wind of the idea of even on black friday as far as opening at 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., there were complaints, yet there were a whole lot of people lining up. when they decided some stores to open thanksgiving night, there were complaints, but people lined up. now you've got the 6:00 a.m. there are people complaining on social media, but is it likely those lines are going to be so incredibly long and record setting for some retailers, robi? >> therein lies the hypocrisy. i bet there will be long lines. shopping satisfies many needs. it is an activity, it is a way to socialize, a way to connect. and people like to see, touch, experience what they're buying. so i'm sure many, many people are going to be in the lines. perhaps people complaining are the people that have to work those days. and i certainly would understand their feelings. >> and ellen, quickly, do you think this is going to help

retailers? >> we'll see. it may help some retailers. a lot of retailers know the first place you shop for black friday is usually the place you spend the most money, so you see a lot of retailers trying to open earlier, it is a very competitive market. people know consumers are out for good deals, they're out to give them those thanksgiving weekend. >> thank you, ladies, appreciate it. america's elite special forces may take on a futuristic look. if you saw the movie "ironman" you may have gotten a look at what 21st century soldiers could be wearing. as a business owner, i'm constantly putting out fires.

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world. but what if you could turn these men and women into super soldiers. a popular movie character could prove to be more fact than fiction. the pentagon is working on its own ironman suit, possible prototype for our special forces. >> reporter: ironman's powered suit of armor and high tech weapons help him protect the world, and that is exactly what america's top commando, admiral william mccraven, wants when his men have to kick down a door. >> you have to open that door, not knowing what's on the other side. he has to be in a position to be protected as soon as the door comes open. >> reporter: he ordered up the tactical assault light operator suit better known as the ironman suit. the idea? lightweight armor protection, possibly with battery power flowing through it, to give a soldier extraordinary ability to move faster and operate longer in battle.

former navy s.e.a.l. says it can make commandos better. >> it will take a delta force, green beret guy and push it to another level. all of this technology exist already, but they exist separately. they're taking them all, putting them together and adding some pretty cool things, like liquid armor that becomes hardened in a >> boots that generate electricity with every step a soldier takes and flexible head-to-toe protection so troops can move closer to the enemy. >> if they can work out the bugs and get it to where it's functional, it's going to allow -- it's going to take a group of guys that are already extremely high functioning on the battlefield and make them completely unstoppable.

>> mccraven wants the first version of an ironman suit within a year. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. in honor of veterans day, photo journalists are turning their lenses on the brave men and women who have served this country today on "vets in focus," cnn's bob crowley meets a bronze star recipient who was barely able to walk or speak after a combat injury, but is now reaching new heights as a climber. >> reporter: this is legendary historic climbing area. the reason we're all here is because a part of us likes risk. when you go climbing, it takes you out of what would be your conventional element and forces you to come to terms with fear. >> kind of like just being in the military. you always got to be ready. >> reporter: nick first came into our programming about a

year ago. >> what paradox does is they take us vets and pair us with regular civilian disabled individuals. they've been doing for years what i've been used to for the first two years or three years since i've been back from afghanistan. climbing is just my way of dealing with transition. dealing with life and death risks, kind of the closest thing i have to being in the military now. i was fortunate enough to earn a bronze star for saving the life of a friend soldier, but unfortunately suffered as well. i suffered a traumatic brain injury, i came home in 2008, couldn't spell my own name, walk without a cane and i could barely speak. >> you come home and everybody thanks you for your service and they really don't understand what you went through and it's

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a european satellite has simply run out of fuel and it will start falling out of the sky over the next few days. fragments in the 2,000 pound craft are expected to hit the earth's surface, but no one knows exactly when or where they might strike. pieces will most likely crash into the ocean or unpopulated

areas. that's the hope at least. our chad myers has a look at what could happen when that satellite falls. >> reporter: remember back in february? a meteor slammed into a small russian town. we never saw it coming because it came from the direction of the sun and the telescopes were blinded by the light. this is different. this is gocha, a satellite launched by the european space agency in 2009. its job was to map the earth's gravational field. ironic, now gocha at more than 2500 pounds is drifting back to earth, expected to come crashing down soon. but exactly where is much less clear. on timing of impact, an official with the european space agency said concretely our best prediction is now for a reentry on sunday with a possibility for it slipping into early monday. it's easy to track satellites

because they're close to the earth. affidavit roids are much harder to find and much more dangerous. the question is do we know where they all are? >> if it's really big, we know where they are, we know where the big ones are, the ones that would render us extinct or disrupt civilization as we know it. >> they're easy to track. there's an app for that. here are all the satellites still spinning around the earth. most of them some day will have a date with gravity. scientists say debris is falling to the earth all the time, most of it harmless. but at more than 17 feet long, three feet in diameter, goche has the potential to do damage. to what extent depends on where it lands. chad myers, cnn atlanta. all right, at 3:00 eastern time today a treasure trove of art looted by the nazis has been found in munich. how tough will it be to find the rightful owners?

a unique love triangle is the subject of a supreme court case that involves a cheating husband, the wife, the mistress and a chemical weapons treaty. we'll see you back here for the latest news in 30 minutes. but first, "your money" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com from 140 characters to tens of billions of dollars, twitter now a public company. what's that mean for you money? i'm poppy harlow in today for christine romans. investors went crazy for twitter on the first day of trading, it opened at $45.10, more than a 70% premium to the offering price. it stayed in that range for much of the day closing just below 45 days a share when that closing bell rang at 4:00 p.m. that stock price put the company's value at just about $25 billion. $25 billion. let's talk about that. that's a hard number to