anything else before they can deport anyone. >> i disagree. >> i could go on and on. another show is going to take over my airways. >> innocent until proven guilty, mr. callan. >> straight until proven high. >> you got to stop. my show is over. this program's moving to noon, folks. i'm going to sleep in an extra hour. no more bags under the eyes. my crew couldn't be happier. "around the world" starts right now. thanks for being with us. the winter olympic games have begun in sochi amid warnings that explosives could be hidden in tooth paste onboard flights to russia. >> hundreds of thousands still with no power throughout the northeast. we'll be live from pennsylvania, which has been hardest hit. >> a schoolteacher tired of his job becomes a meth drug lord. we're not talking about the tv show "breaking bad," but a real person. hear what he told us about his

new job. welcome to "around the world." i'm suzanne malveaux. >> and i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company. let's take a quick look first of all at the markets because they have been so active up and down over the last couple of weeks. they are up today. they got a boost when the morning bell rang. >> here's a look at the dow jones right now. the boost coming in part from the latest unemployment news. now fewer americans filed for jobless benefits last week than expected. and another key report comes out tomorrow, that's the january jobs report. economists expect a big jump in jobs created last month compared with december. >> now, the good news, a third snowstorm that was headed towards the northeast has lost a little bit of steam. it's looking like it's going to now bring a few inches of snow. but remember we were talking a few days ago a few feet of snow. >> yeah, chad was talking about 30 inches of snow a few days ago. bad news millions of folks still feeling this week's storm from the rockies to new england.

they are just digging out the ice. wet snow helping bring down power lines. this is across the east coast. >> it's amazing. hundreds of thousands of people still don't have electricity. many of them are in pennsylvania. now, some might have to wait until the weekend before they can get the lights and of course the heat back on. our margaret connelly is near philadelphia, joins us now. it's one thing to be cold and snowy, but when you can't turn on the heat or the tv, that makes it all that much worse. >> reporter: exactly, michael. that is a key factor. hundreds of thousands of people here in pennsylvania are without power. and some areas have actually been hit harder than superstorm sandy. on the street right behind me last night it was pitch black. we went inside a few of the homes and talked to people. they were surviving by candle light. here's what a couple had to share with us. how are you going to cope with three days without power? >> well, we have a lot of candles. we have a lot of batteries and

flash flights. we've prepared because we were here for sandy which we were without power for three days, so we stocked up. we have a gas stove, so we can cook if we need to. but we don't have heat, so it's a little more pleasurable to go out. and intermingle with some people and get some social atmosphere because there's no television, there's no radio. you know, we're charging our phones in our car. >> reporter: now, a lot of the power has been out. because if you look at the trees above me, they are caked with ice and with snow. that weight has been breaking down branches, the trees have been obliterated power lines. so a lot of the emergency workers, they're out here trying to clean up this whole mess. we can actually hear a crackling up in the trees right now because the ice is melting. but you can still see there's a lot of ice up there. so it's kind of dangerous on the ground too. we have to make sure that in this shot right here ice isn't going to fall and branches aren't going to fall here too.

suzanne, michael. >> be careful there, of course, don't stand underneath those trees. i understand as this typically happens, right, they're getting crews from other states as well to help them out in pennsylvania? >> reporter: that's right. we've been on the phone with the emergency workers, suzanne. we've been on the phone with pico, which is the main power source company. pico, they're having people come from chicago, arkansas, ohio, new york, canada and massachusetts, all in right now to help. officials are telling us though that some people may not have their power back until this weekend. >> all right. margaret, stay warm. and stay safe. >> yeah. all right. let the games begin. >> finally. >> we haven't had the opening ceremony, but it's already started. and you've got olympic hopefuls hitting the snow already competing in sochi ahead of the opening ceremony. and also we have to say amid a new terror alert. >> today's olympic events come as we are learning now about more warnings that explosives could be concealed, if you

believe this or not, tooth paste or cosmetic tubes. officials are saying that the bomb making ingredients might be smuggled into airplanes or into the olympic city. >> we've got the latest on both the warnings and the games. nick paton walsh is with us from sochi. and barbara starr from the pentagon. nick, let's first go to you. you've got athletes all over the world arriving including american athletes arriving this hour. and that tooth paste threat on the minds of many. what have you been hearing? >> couldn't have been timed worse in many ways. the warning we heard yesterday from u.s. officials quite specific. and i think they're still assessing the level of credibility, but enough to keep barack obama informed about it. concern really about flights coming from europe to russia and particularly those which will end here in sochi. i should point out that the airport itself is quite distant from the venue behind me here. the fear perhaps is any explosives could be used on

airlines if they were smuggled on using tooth paste. but russian mayor may have had an inkling because when i flew down from moscow to sochi, they didn't want any liquids being brought on in carry-on baggage at all. they do seem to be concerned about that particular element. nonetheless, michael, we have seen u.s. athletes turning up today jovial, happy, frankly, very much on message about how the games are going to be safe and looking forward to competing. i spoke to a german snowboarder who when he arrived yesterday his expression was wow when he saw the number of soldiers lining the runway. certainly i think an intake of breath when people see the security preparations. i'm not quite sure if that's because they feel safe or if they're amazed at how extreme they are. >> we have some sound from some of the team usa folks that have just arrived a short time ago. i want to listen to this. >> welcome to sochi. what do you think? >> so far so good. just landed. >> are you excited?

>> yes, of course, it's the olympics. >> while you were flying there were some more security alerts about possible explosive tooth paste. did that get to you? does that stress you out? >> yesterday we were doing processing and traveling all morning, so, no, we hadn't heard about that. but i think our job here is to focus on what we can control and what we can do and that's how we're going to perform at our first olympics. >> yeah. >> so it really sounds like everybody's getting ready and they are excited about the games to begin. >> absolutely. i mean, we're seeing that pace build up. and certainly when vladimir putin came in a couple days ago, we saw helicopters around the olympic village, a real sense of i think the tone and pace picking up slightly. we're still waiting to see florin tourists flock to the streets. but still some time to go. and i think as you just saw there people trying to come here for sport to focus on the game and put the corruption, the

construction and the security concerns way behind them. >> all right. nick, you know, i'm curious about one thing. we heard about some things not being ready. we don't want to go crazy on that. some hotel rooms and things like that. but what is the mood on the street? is there any kind of excitement amid all this security and concerns? >> it seems quite fragmented here. i mean, when you walk around adler as a whole where the village is, a lot of security, a lot of olympics behind fences, i have yet to find a fan area where you see a lot of extraordinarily excited people. they can't wait for the ice skating to begin. that's not in evidence at the moment. i mean, we're hoping to see that in the days ahead. maybe it's a clue in some part we haven't seen just yet. and certainly the airport when the athletes arrive they get a substantial welcome. and that begins to build the excitement here. but it seems like a lot of the

concerns and anxiety may have taken some of the shine off the build-up to it, but still we have tomorrow the opening ceremony 8:00 in the evening. a spectacular which the kremlin on state tv says perhaps half the world's population could be watching. an enormous level of expectation. and i think really $51 billion you'd expect that much. >> wonderful. there to enjoy it all, nick paton walsh. >> we'll be watching. bring in barbara starr at the pentagon. explain to us what this is all about the toothpaste threat. >> it was yesterday the homeland department of security issued the warning about airlines traveling to russia concerns they could be carrying what is within in 24 hours known as toothpaste bombs, containers filled with explosives that might be carried on board airliners. now the question is this, the threat may be fairly specific. they're going to try and do it, they think, in the run-up to the games. but is it credible?

so that's where we are right now. the u.s. intelligence community, you know, people hope they're working with the russians and the russians are sharing, looking at everything they can. the latest intelligence. what's out there on intercepts? what's out there on jihadi forms? who's talking to who? what bomb makers may be out there that has the expertise to carry and assemble to carry something like this off. easier said than done. some of these devices are fairly complex to make them work. so how credible is the threat? could somebody really get all this past security and carry it on? >> all right. barbara starr at the pentagon. appreciate it, barbara. thanks so much. here's more of what we're working on for "around the world." a man who claims that he spent 13 months lost at sea, well, he is back in the hospital. and he is talking to the media. we're going to hear what this fisherman had to say about his whole ordeal. >> and president obama says the freedom of religion is under

threat around the world. hear what else he had to say at today's national prayer breakfast. >> and he won the nobel peace prize 50 years ago. now dr. martin luther king's daughter says her siblings are trying to take it away from him. we're going to talk live with the reverend bernice king up ahead. when jake and i first set out on our own, we ate anything. but in time you realize the better you eat, the better you feel. these days we both eat smarter. and i give jake purina cat chow naturals. made with real chicken and salmon, it's high in protein like a cat's natural diet. and no added artificial flavors. we've come a long way. and whatever's ahead, we'll be there for each other. naturally. purina cat chow naturals. because an empty pan is a blank canvas. [ woman #2 ] to share a moment. [ woman #3 ] to travel the world without leaving home.

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well, if he spent 13 months adrift like he claims, it's starting to add up actually. no wonder he's having some health issues. amazing he's alive at all really. >> we're talking about the castaway fisherman who left

mexico washed ashore at the marshall islands more than 6,500 miles away. he's cleaned up, he's shaved his beard, but he is not out of the woods yet. we've got more from our own rafael romo. >> still walking slowly and helped by two assistants, jose alvarenga made his way into a room of awaiting reporters. he's now clooef shaven and got a haircut, but still seems dazed. when given the opportunity, he only said he was grateful. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> i would like to say thanks to the government of this place for supporting me and for being my friends, he said. thank you for taking care of me and helping me feel better. after this brief appearance, officials say alvarenga's health took a turn for the worse and he was taken back to the hospital to be fed intravenously. doctors seem to be unable to keep him hydrated. this is what he looked like when

he washed ashore last week on the marshall islands. he told authorities he had been lost at sea for 13 months after he and another fisherman had been caught in a storm off the mexican pacific coast. the other fisherman was identified by his family in mexico as 23-year-old. alvarenga says he died four weeks into the drift. during the long 13 months he said he also thought about ending his own life. >> twice i thought a couple of times of killing myself. i grabbed the knife. food and water ran out and i would grab the knife and contemplate killing myself. alvarenga says he survived by eating fish and and turtles. >> that is my main mission here, to facilitate the logistics to make sure that number one he's healthy enough to travel, number two, all documentation is in

order, and number three, that we can get him together with his family as soon as possible. >> questions remain as to how a man could have survived for 13 months in the open sea eating raw fish and turtles and drinking rainwater. but neither officials in the marshall islands nor the mexican government diplomats who are assisting him have expressed any doubts about his story. plans to help him return home to el salvador have been postponed to his worsening condition. after being sent back to the hospital, doctors are now closely monitoring his progress. >> and rafael romo joins us. i mean, his story is more and more compelling as you listen to him and some of the details. now i understand that the other -- the family of the other fisherman who died, are asking some very serious questions. >> this is the other side of the story. remember, he was not alone. he was traveling with another fisherman, a 23-year-old, who died he says only four weeks into the drift. now, the family in mexico is

saying we want to talk to alvarenga because we want some answers here. we just learned that our son has died. and we just don't know how he died. and as you can imagine his parents are very distraught. all this time they were wondering if he was alive. and they were hopeful that he would be alive, but they just learned last week that he is indeed dead. so a very sad family in mexico as well. >> what a sad story. rafael, thanks for following it for us. rafael romo there. >> we certainly wish this fisherman is in good health. >> yeah. organ issues and the hydration thing. yeah. >> serious problems. we are getting report today about a large-scale prison break in syria. human rights groups and activists in aleppo are now telling cnn that rebels and other fighters have taken control of the prison and freed hundreds of inmates. >> witnesses say syrian troops and rebels from a couple of islamist groups, we should say, started fighting earlier today after rebels set off what sounds

like a massive car bomb at the prison. multiple tons of explosives apparently. about 3,000 men and women were being held at that complex. it is a huge complex, one of the worst prisons apparently in all of syria. and it looks like hundreds and hundreds of people did get out. there's still some ongoing clashes there. we'll let you know if there's anymore development. and this is a place where faith is meeting politics for more than 60 years. it's the annual national prayer breakfast we're talking about. this morning president obama talked about the importance of religion as well as our national security. that story up next.

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welcome back everyone. president obama carrying on the presidential tradition that stretches right back to dwight eisenhower, actually. he headlined the national prayer breakfast in washington this morning. >> and that's where lawmakers leave the politics that divide them and focus on the faith that brings some together. >> here as americans we affirm the freedoms endowed by our creator. among them freedom of religion. yes, this freedom safeguards religion allowing us to flourish as one of the most religious countries on earth, but it works the other way too. because religion strengthens america. >> i want to bring in our wolf blitzer out of washington. wolf, the president stressed religious freedom and other

nations important to our national security. he brought up a couple examples. he talked about the importance of getting kenneth bae out of north korea and talked about the christian pastor detained in iran since 2012. what does he say the united states needs to do to win their freedom and the intersection of those two? >> well, i know the u.s., the obama administration and a lot of others in congress are doing everything they can. there are limited opportunities clearly with north korea. maybe there's some greater opportunities with iran right now in the midst of the six-month interim nuclear deal, and there are conversations now going on between the secretary of state, the foreign minister of iran. so maybe there's an opportunity to do something in iran that didn't exist let's say a few months ago. so far both of these americans are still being held captive in north korea and iran. there are other americans being held captive other places including cuba right now as well. so this is a struggle that the administration has to deal with, but there are limits to u.s.

power as far as these kinds of situations are concerned. >> indeed. wolf, on the other side of the political fence, chris christie going to texas for some fundraisers. now, of course, the bridge scandal and all of that hanging over his head, any smoke signals there regarding his possible run? >> well, i think what he's trying to do is show that he can go on and do his business as usual not only as governor of new jersey, but also as chairman of the republican governors association and go out there and do some speaking, fund raising, even campaigning for republicans out there. he's going to be going not just to texas today, but he'll be in maryland, in new york. he's going to some other states as well. i think his strategy in part is, yes, there are these investigations going on into the closure of those lanes at the george washington bridge, some other issues going on involving investigations in new jersey, but he wants to show he's above it, that he can do both of these jobs. and he's showing no indication whatsoever that he's inclined to

move away from his chairmanship of the republican governors association, which traditionally can be a platform for higher office. before the scandals erupted as you know he was widely considered one of the front-runners for the republican presidential nomination. since then his star has begun to fall. >> all right, wolf, thanks so much. wolf blitzer there. and wolf will be back in about half an hour with "newsroom". the children of reverend martin luther king jr. are fighting again, this is what it's about, where is the father's bible, and the nobel peace prize medal, and who should be in charge of them? lawsuits are flying. we're going to talk to king's daughter bernice live, up next. ? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order.

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bernice king spoke to reporters a short time ago and gave her side over this disagreement over her father's historical items. what did she say? recap for us. >> well, michael, suzanne, bernice king said if she were willing to sell her father's nobel peace prize, it would haunt her conscious for the rest of her life. we learned this started january 20th when miss king says she was contacted about selling those two items. now, in the lawsuit there's no mention of selling them. we've reached out no fewer than half a dozen times to get the brothers' side of the story. we have not received a response. we can also tell you that we've learned today that there were conversations according to miss king between the 20th and the lawsuit being filed on the 31st to try to resolve this issue, but those were unsuccessful. we also heard today from miss king that she's actually thanking people and media to

refrain from grouping her with her brothers because they're different people with different perspective and says this is not a sibling squabble although there have been several over recent years. their father was an icon of a movement of nonviolence, but the king children are fighting, each other, again. this time brothers dexter and martin luther king iii are suing their younger sister, bernice, demanding she hand over dr. martin luther king jr.'s 1964 nobel peace prize and dr. king's traveling bible. the same bible used during president obama's 2013 inauguration. the complaint filed on behalf of the estate of martin luther king jr. incorporated alleges bernice is hiding their father's bible and medal at an undisclosed location and if something were to happen to them, they could be lost forever. in a statement bernice fought back admitting she has them and refuses to hand them over to the estate, she says because her brothers want to sell them. bernice calls that plan

spiritually violent, uncon shenable, historically negligent and outright morally reprehensible. she writes our father must be turning in his grave. this is not the first time the king children have thrown legal punches at each other. in 2008 martin iii and bernice teamed up against dexter. the siblings settled before dexter's day in court. >> we love each other. we always love each other. and we're going to move forward and do what's best for the legacy overall. >> in 2006 it was martin iii and bernice threatening legal action when dexter and late-sister yolanda king wanted to sell to the national park service. a change in leadership at the king center ended that dispute. >> bernice and i stand to differ with those who would sell our father's legacy and our mother's vision whether it is for 30 pieces of silver or $30 million. >> representatives for dexter and martin iii have not returned

calls for comment. this is the latest tussle amongst siblings fighting over money and their father's legacy for peace. >> joining us now live from the church where her father was pastor, the reverend bernice king. thank you so much for joining us. you and i have spoken on numerous occasions, you even showed me that bible. i had a chance to hold it and see it for myself. just a historic and personal significance this has for you and your family as well as the nation with your father's notes in that bible. so you say that this is a moment where your father would be turning over in his grave. for you guys to be fighting over this, we learned today that you've been talking with your brothers trying to work this thing out privately before the lawsuit. what went wrong? what happened? why couldn't you come to an agreement? >> well, i can't speak specifically to that, but i do want to clarify that bernice a. king is not fighting over money because of that or the case, the

bible and the nobel peace prize would be sold. and we wouldn't be having this conversation. so i wanted to make that clear because that continues to be misinterpreted as it relates to me. i am standing on principle that these items that my father himself would not sell. he gave away every dime of the nobel peace prize money. and i believe if he were here today he would feel that way. and so i can't speak to, you know, what went wrong and why my brothers have voted to sell those two items. i just know that i am absolutely opposed to them. and i know without a shadow of a doubt that my father would be opposed. >> and just to be clear here, because i want to be very, very precise. how do you know that their intention is to sell these things? i am assuming that that is what the conflict was about. >> i participated in a meeting where it was voted on. and i voted against it.

>> and, reverend king, to whom and why? >> those are questions i really can't answer at the advice of legal council at this particular time. >> it must be heartbreaking for you. i think it's heartbreaking for all of us to see dr. king's family divided like this. i mean, it seems very ugly. you mentioned before that this was an ugly situation and just uncon shenable, do you have any concern that your father's legacy in some way is going to be tainted by this fight over these items? >> no, i don't feel his legacy will ever be tainted because he's a world icon, he's a visionary leader that so many people around the world draw strength from, direction from. and i think that's well-established in the ails of american world, global, history.

he's a leader, an icon of the ages. and so for us though, you know, that's one of the reasons why it was important for me to make it clear that i be on the right side of history. so 20, 30, 50, 100 years from now it will be known that bernice a. king did not support the selling of these sacred items. >> it does seem all very tawdry. can you tell us where the items are now and where you think they should be? >> i'm at the advice of legal council, i'm not able to say where they are. but my brothers are aware of where they are. and, you know, it was my hope even when the bible returned from the inauguration that it could have been on display at the king center just as a footnote. that particular traveling bible had been on exhibition at the king center for years. and so, you know, it's my hope that one day it can be on

display again. >> and the medal? >> with now the signature of the president. >> uh-huh. >> and the medal? >> the medal's a little different. i mean, it's -- you know, as you know those medals are 23%, 24% gold. it requires extreme security, as you can imagine. i'm not sure of many medals that are displayed consistently. but at some point, you know, it would be my hope that it for a limited time period. but we do have just so you know we do have a replica of the nobel peace prize here at the king center on display. >> and reverend king, i know you mentioned before that your father, he copyrighted i have a dream speech and other works, that there wasn't anything inherently wrong with some sort of financial gain from his work moving forward. but you said you draw the line and you draw the line at the bible here because of principle, because of the items that you say they are trying to sell.

is there any way that you think you can work this out with your brothers so that it doesn't get farther than it is? that the lawsuit goes away and these precious things that this country values is put back on display and people can appreciate your father's accomplishments in that kind of way? >> well, that's my hope. and that's my prayer that that will occur. >> all right. reverend king, thank you so much. we certainly know that your father's legacy and his good works of course can never taken away from the family. we really do hope this all gets sorted out. thank you very much for taking the time. and again, we would like to reach out to the brothers and invite them again to come on television and explain their side of the story. so far we have not been able to do that. they have refused. >> thank you, reverend king. >> thank you. >> it just seems that they're icons of great historic value to the country. >> oh. and i'm being told they haven't

refused, they have just not responded to our inquiries. so we certainly hope that they will respond. all right. the last of the u.s. olympic athletes now arriving in sochi at this hour amid a new terror alert. the department of homeland security now says terrorists could hide explosive materials in toothpaste tubes. >> yep, they can be smuggled onto airplanes or into the olympic city itself, perhaps to be put together on site in sochi. that's the fear here. now, the u.s. ski and snowboarding team adding an extra layer of protection. they have hired their own private security firm, zain asher takes us to the company's headquarters. >> war zones, natural disasters, remote rescue operations. >> we're used to these types of environments where there are threats and not quite necessarily sure where those threats might come from. >> meet the man who will be watching the olympics more closely than most and not for the athletics. dan richards runs global rescue, a private security firm that will provide additional security

for the u.s. ski and snowboarding team in sochi. >> when it comes to information and intelligence, we actually have our own teams of intel analysts located in our operation centers here in the united states and some of our other global locations. and they're constantly feeding us information. >> global rescue has had people on the ground gathering intelligence in sochi for months. they include former navy s.e.a.l.s. and army rangers trained and dispatched from this command center in boston. >> the strength for our guys on the ground is for them to see multiple options simultaneously and immediately. understand what the spectrum of capability they bring. how do you get everybody together? how do you communicate? what are your options? >> the u.s. ski and snowboarding team will compete here at the ski resort in sochi. an area with vast narrow roads and rugged terrain. does that make evacuating the u.s. ski team from an area particularly challenging? >> well, any time you have a

limitation on entering egress points, it definitely presents a level of challenge. >> but how much can a private security firm really do in the event of an attack? >> in our city for example if we have an incident, the first thing they do is close bridges and tunnels. the same thing's going to happen over there. they're going to lock it down. no private security firm's going to walk in there and suddenly have them abandon their procedures. >> global rescue admits that while the russians are in charge, their value lies in providing an extra layer of protection especially when the athletes are traveling to and from the games. >> if you're on the outside, you're pretty much on your own. and that's unfortunately the reality of this situation. >> but richards points out there is a silver lining. >> this terror threat to the games, which should represent the world coming together in friendly athletic competition is actually bringing us together in ways we might not have expected. we're being forced to come together and unite and try to confront this threat in a united

way, which is interesting. >> zain asher, cnn, boston. >> and this is a highly emotional issue. this is a day after setting a date for family reunions, north korea is now threatening to pull out. we're going to tell you why coming up next. for safe, effective relief

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something of an emotional roller coaster ride for koreans. they've been hoping to meet relatives they hadn't seen since the korean war. >> now north korea is threatening to cancel family reunions planned for later this month. the north is upset over the south's annual military drill with u.s. forces. our paul hancocks reports for some elderly koreans this could be their last chance to meet family that they haven't seen for 60 years.

>> 100 south koreans who were preparing to be reunited with relatives in the north are once again in limbo this thursday. just one day after setting a date for family reunions the 20th to the 25th of february, north korea is now threatening to pull out. the national defense commission says it does not make any sense to carry out the reunions during what it calls a dangerous nuclear war practice. now, it's referring to the u.s./south korean annual military drills which start at the end of this month. these war games have often angered the north, especially last year though the u.s. and south korea say they are defensive in nature. pyongyang has called on them to be canceled, but even after today's warning south korea's defense ministry says they will go ahead. the family reunions are a highly emotional issue. millions of families were split after the korean war more than 60 years ago. tens of thousands have applied to see family members one last time. many of them are now in their 70s, 80s and 90s. so time is running out.

some have passed away already without seeing their relatives for one last time. there is a precedent for this. in september of last year pyongyang pulled out of planned family reunions just days before they were expected to take place. they would have been the first since 2010. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. and you're about to meet a schoolteacher turned crystal meth drug lord. that's right. mexico's answer to that hugely popular tv show "breaking bad," we're going to the mexico where the cartel leader rules through fear and intimidation. an extraordinary piece coming up after the break.

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former schoolteacher turned into a crystal meth drug lord sounds like the tv show "breaking bad," but we're actually talking about reality here. we're about to introduce you to somebody who really has this story. >> yeah, he's the leader of a notorious mexican drug cartel. he's going to take us through his hideout, but we want to warn you first that some of the images in this report are obviously graphic. >> it's early evening. we're driving through the lawless state on our way to meet one of the most wanted men in the hole of mexico.

i wanted to investigate the state effectively ruled by a drug baron. his name servando gomez. he meets at night. they have carried out thousands of gruesome murders among people who don't obey their rules. he is on the run $2.5 million on his head. a former schoolteacher who turned to cooking crystal meth, he's mexico's answer to "breaking bad." as we arrive, all cameras are turned off. then, there he is. whiskey in hand and a gun in his back pocket. he insists we talk in front of a white board to disguise his hideout. the atmosphere stems we're surrounded by heavy armed

guards. so i try to make some small talk. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> despite its beauty, the state is riddled with violence. he rules like an unofficial governor. this is his kingdom. everything has been corrupted.

the nights move through a mixture of fear and intimidation. with guns and money, he has a celebrity status. despite being on the run, he makes the occasional public appearance. he hands out money to the mothers. with money you can buy entire towns here. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> what a story. >> that is so sad. tragic for the people who are there. >> absolutely. and that name by the way means the teacher. he said he left the profession of teaching because it wasn't satisfying. >> beats satisfying than selling

drugs. very much so. well, somebody bought this pretty cool looking motorcycle today. and for $285,000. got to wonder why, because the seller of the head of the catholic church is pope francis put his 2013 -- what is it? >> a dyna super glide, on the auction block for charity sold for around $18,000. it was a gift from harley davidson by the way. nobody knows if the pope ever really rode the motorcycle. you can see his name on it there. and a leather harley davidson jacket also signed by the pontiff went for $70,000. >> well, that's pretty amazing if you think about it. like the pope gets a motorcycle. >> of all the popes we've had in recent times, this is the one you could see riding it around perhaps. >> yeah. well, thank you for watching "around the world." "cnn newsroom" starts in just a minute. welcome back. how is everything?

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