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good to be here. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. welcome to "new day." i didn't watch the big show last night. i woke up early this morning and watched a rerun of it. the opening ceremony. >> did you really? >> yeah. i was up at 1:30. >> i was, too, but i didn't watch it. you got me beat. it was a spectacular show, though, as i understand in sochi. officially everybody's eyes are on it. there were a couple of snafus. >> yeah, there were some. but there was of course a tribute to russian and even soviet history. tchaikovsky and the kremlin. watched by 3 billion people worldwide. team usa making a grand entrance here.

>> one of the things, the olympic flame burned as always. set on the cauldron by two of the host nation' most famous olympians. ♪ >> yeah, it was certainly climatic. you mow, you show the picture of the ring bearer. i saw something online and asked should the usa have sent beyonce over to put a ring on it. >> peoples so clev every. >> elsewhere is a would-be hijacker stoking fears about security. turkish authorities helped land this jet safely and to neutralize the suspect who threatened to set up a bomb if he were not flown to sochi. ♪ >> well, cnn is live in sochi with rachel nichols of the host

of cnn's "unguarded." and cnn's correspondent nick paton walsh keeping an eye on security there. >> rachel, what do you make of the opening ceremony? you were there. >> yeah, it was rae special to see all of the pageantry, russia's statement about their right to host the games as you noted a lot of big moments but small moments for me. israel and iran marching into the stadium. their delegations a few feet away from each other really to show what the olympic spirit was about. you had an olympic skier heidi kloser out of the olympics. she was able to get on the crutches and crutch into the stadium with her teammates which is really good for all of them. a lot of good things happening around the stadium and a little bit of controversy as well. >> yeah, let's talk about that

controversy. and there's big controversy since the announcement of sochi for the winter games. specifically with the lighting of the olympic flame. the torch. the person who lit it sparkeded a little controversy. what's that about? >> yeah, arena drucnina, a three-time figure skating champion. recently, she was voted the most recognizable olympic person in russia. certainly you thought might be light the flap along with the hockey hero. however, she's currently a member of the russian parliament. last september, she tweeted out a photo of president obama and his wife michelle with a banana superimposed over it. she did delete the tweet after she was condemned foreign wide including the u.s. ambassador to russia but she didn't apologize.

when organizers were asked whether she was chosen in spite of the fact she had this tweet in spite of the fact she had the tweet, the organizer just sort of shrugged and said, hey, we thought she was a good choice for the torch so we chose her. doesn't matter what she's done in the past. not sure that's going to satisfy washington but that's what they said. >> let's talk about the photo snapped by olympic bobsledder johnny quinn. it's going viral. can you talk to us about what happened here? >> well, you've heard about the all of the problems in sochi with the hotels. some people not having supplies. maybe some of the water being a little bit yellow. well, one of the other issues is the locks on the doors. several people have had trouble getting locked into their rooms, into their bathrooms in this case. johnny quinn, a u.s. bobsledder said he went to go take a shower, closed his door, unfortunately, when he went to open it, he couldn't.

the lack had broken and he was locked in. he didn't have a telephone for him. there wasn't anybody else nearby. so shouting for help wasn't going to work. instead, he said he used his bobsled push technique to push his way through the door. makes for a good picture. you can see there's cardboard inside the door there. i guess it's pushable, guys. now, that's a good tip for everyone else if they get locked inside, just push. >> fortunately, it's cardboard, had it been a steel door or wooden door, he probably would had troubles. rachel nichols, thanks very much. >> the head of the games is vowing sochi's going to be, quote, the safest place on earth during the olympics. we want to bring in cnn international correspondent nick paton walsh. i know you were there as well. from a security standpoint, nick, was there ever a moment you that felt any concern or unsafe? >> talk to us about that. >> no, this has been fine really in many ways.

they've put a dragnet in for a number of days. that was pretty secure. and i think there will be a lot of people in the kremlin extraordinarily relieved actually across russia, because russia keeps a strong hold on its media. as far as we know, this went without incident. there is issue about the plane that flew from eastern ukraine that neighbors rushed to closely to istanbul. let me tell you a little bit about that. that situation now resolved but it happened right in the middle of the opening ceremonies, guys. of course, everybody, suddenly red lights flashing. this is a plane midair flying from ukraine to istanbul to turkey. main on board, ukrainian national, we're not sure what mood he was in at that time. he said to the pilot and crew, there's a bomb on board. divert the plane to sochi. now, they didn't do that. they continued to land in istanbul where the plane was whisked into a safe area. security forces came in checked

the plane for devices. the passengers got off. he was subsequently arrested by turkish special forces, apparently lightly injured in the arrest, perhaps they wanted to incapacitate him quickly. positive device found on board at all. the man has no apparent links to extremism or any other suspects that you might think would be involved. some suggestion, he wasn't drunk as turkish officials suggested perhaps there might have been a substance involved. this does look like the erratic behavior of one individual. but it did come slap in the middle of the opening ceremony. i should point out after that toothpaste tube bomb threat we've been hearing for the past two to three days, people are particularly alarmed because also istanbul is one of the two places you can fly directly from sochi from. and u.s. officials were warning that threat was specific from flights to europe from russia. >> nick paton walsh, we appreciate the input.

thank you. >> you know this fight between woody allen and his children and his ex-wife, this is really getting nasty now. allen himself, he's firing back against allegations against molestation in an op-ed released from "the new york times." >> in it, allen takes that. after the pair's adopted dylan wrote her own open letter accusing the filmmaker of sexually assaulting her as a child. >> in the new article, allen denies any wrongdoing. this is a quote. of course i did not molest dylan, i loved her i hope one day how she has been cheated out of having a loving father and loved by a father. >> he accuses mia farrow of coacher. this is another quote, does the

letter really benefit dylan or did is it simply advance her mother's shabby agenda. that is to hurt me with a smear. and an attempt to try do do damage to involve movie stars. >> and dylan has responded. this is what she told the hollywood reporter. once again, woody allen is attacking me and my family in an effort to discredit and silence me but nothing he says or writes can change the truth. >> this controversy dates back to 1983. originally triggered by a police investigation. we want to point out charges were never filed by allen. but there are some interesting things surrounding why those charges weren't brought up and some testimony from a babysitter and how she may have corroborated what dylan said. so we're going to talk more about this in the next hour. stay with us for that. >> there's a lot of misconceptions about there being no evidence or evidence or were

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that includes bae's sister. today at 5:00. the retired police officer charged with killing a man who was texting in a movie theater. first of all, we have new video to show you. this is really pretty disturbing. secondly, that retired officer is is not getting out of jail. >> yeah. a florida judge denied curtis reeves bomb after seeing this video of last month's shooting. the infrared video was two days of testimony. so detail and troubling was the information, the video that it brought both reeves and the victim's widow to it tears. cnn's martin savidge talks us through what this video shows. >> reporter: the video is grainy, but it captures a powerful scene. it comes from the camera mounted on the wall and it starts with the lights on people taking their seats for the matinee of the movie "lone survivor."

keep your eye on the right. the man is alleged curtis reeves. his wife is next to imwatch as reeves appears to lean toward the front row. prosecutors say he's complaining to 43-year-old chad oulson about using his cell phone, oulson is just out of view. reeves leans back then leans forward again when prosecutors said oulson said something back. moments later, reeves gets up and leaves. eyewitnesses say he claims he was reporting oulson to management. now watch this, you see an arm said to be oulson, reaches into view and plucks reeves' popcorn out of his hand. nearly the same time, you can see reeves us there his hand forward. prosecutors say that's the moment reeves fires a gun. oulson allege lid yanking the

popcorn and throwing at reeves and reeves firing his weapon. you can see the gunshot shock wave dusting around the camera appearing like snow. the defense played its own enhanced. in it someone seems to throw a glowing object. the defense said that was chad oulson throwing his cell phone. reeves told police he thought oulson had struck him. just an hour and a half after the shooting, in that the officer said the younger aggressive oulson frightened him. >> so what made you shoot him? >> well, i guess he scared the hell out of me. but the gun was [ bleep ]. >> reporter: also caught on the video an off-duty deputy can be seen moments after the shot taking control of reeves' gun and remaining with him until police arrived.

>> she postured and said that was no cause to shoot anyone. and he leaned back around, stuck his finger out as to, you know, scold her and said you shut your [ bleep ] mouth and don't say another word. >> reporter: nicole oulson was also wounded by the shot that killed her husband. as the judge announced that reeves was to remain behind bars until trial she seemed barely able to keep her emotions in check. >> it may have looked like but just as a reminder, this two-day hearing was not a trial. it sounded a lot like one. he said this may sound like a verdict, but it's not. and the defense chimed up in a way that sounded also like a trial because they say they're going to appeal. christi, victor? >> martin savidge, thank you so much. justin biebereeiebebieber's

troubles they are, let's say, reaching new heights. sources they that bieber and his father verbally abused the flight attendant who was reportedly trying to get them to stop smoking pot. it's against faa rules to assault, intimidate a crew member on a flight. still to come on "new day," have we seen the last of rodriguez? >> the yankee slugger dropping his fight against major league baseball. so what are the chances he's going to play the game again? hey guys! sorry we're late.

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yankee star alex rodriguez and major league baseball has taken another unexpected turn. >> uh-huh. the suspended slugger may have accepted his fate. joe carter is here with more.

does that surprise anybody? >> i think it's a huge surprise. it basically looks like a-rod and his legal team have pretty much given up a total surrender. they've dropped their suit against major league baseball and bud selig. he said he was going to come hard to that game and suspension he was facing this season. for his connection and use of peds which he, of course, has denied throughout the entire thing. his camp for months had declared over and over he would not accept a single ending of punishment. now as i said, they're totally surrendering which comes as a very big surprise. all parties involved were asked to comment. nobody had a comment as to the reason why. some believe it's because, 1, a-rod wants to save cash. and the lawsuit could cost up to $10 million this coming year.

plus if he loses lot suit he loses $20 million in salary next year. that's a big chunk of change. and have some said he wants to reconcile with major league baseball and maybe go to broadcasting. and the yankees and the players association are pretty much relieved to have this long drawn-out situation behind them. now as for alex rodriguez's current situation, he's not eligible to play baseball at all this upcoming season. so that means no spring training. no regular season. no postseason. and this is his chance to basically sink out of the spot light. come back in 2015 and play for the yankees. he has two more years after his suspension with the yankees which they have to pay him that money. so they're going to have to put him on the roster. if another team wants to acquire those two years they can. but the likelihood of that happening, i think the yankees are going to have to take him back for 2015 at least.

if he's productive on the field, make gg stops at third base, they'll most likely keep him. and the fans will most likely somewhat welcome him back. >> joe carter, thank you. >> you know rapper dmx says that he is considering a deal to jump into the ring and fight george zimmerman who as you know was acquitted of murder in trayvon martin's death. >> okay. you can imagine, this is creating an awful lot of buzz and controversy. some people are calling it a shameless exploitation at the expense of trayvon's family. >> next hour, the man behind this event, boxing promoter david feldman is going to join us live to take on questions about the fight. tweet us, what do you want to know? what are your questions? stay with us here on "new day saturday." also coming up, how clint eastwood made one man's day in a pretty big way. saved his life during a volunteer thing. plus, a hijacking plot to terrorize the olympics is thwarted. our own mike brooks, analyst, he

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five things you need to know. number one, more than 3500 athletes shared the spotlight in sochi, let's call it majestic. it was beautiful. opening ceremony for the 2014 olympics there. team usa has the largest delegation. and the crowd is behind the jamaican bobsled team who made it. hoping to make history with another cool running. number two, five people have been charged in connection with the disappearance and death of 45-year-old police captain kevin quick. quick disappeared a week ago after leaving his mother's house. his body was found alongside a roadside. authorities are trying to determine a motive for the killing and whether the suspects knew him. a 6-day-old infant who vanished from her home in wisconsin has been found. the woman accused of taking her is now in jail.

kayden powell was discovered out of a gas station. she was swaddled in blankets inside a tote back. despite the cold, she's doing well. kristin r. smith facing kidnapping charges. number four, president obama signs a sweeping farm bill that overhauls subsidies to farmers. so basically, it's going to prevent a spike in milk prices, it will direct new labeling on meat so you know what you're getting. and it cuts food stamps by $8 billion. the president signed that in michigan state. number five, you might soon be paying a lot more for vegetables. california's dry weather. we've covered the drought. it's expected to cost the state ace trucking companies an estimated $5 billion. the result around the country, prices will rice at least 10% for broccoli, cauliflower, maybe

other vegetables. we know parts of california could get up to 10 inches of rain before sunday is all over. so cnn's meteorologist karen maginnis has been studying this. what's it look like, karen? >> it looks like some parts of california will see some wet weather. but as far as southern california is concerned it is still a drought emergency. you've probably heard over the last several days about the pineapple express. that's that long fetch of moisture that's aimed across the west coast. but there's still that ridge of high pressure across southern virginia california. so they are going to feel the pinch even worse. only about 12% of the sierra nevada has seen the amount of snowfall. the snow pack that they typically would for this time of year. however, a big change is taking place in oregon. over the last three months about 25% of the state was in drought. now 76% of the state is, across california, they have been hit very hard. but in portland, let's show you some pictures out of there.

they saw a rare snow event for the month of february. essentially about 40 folks gathered together in downtown portland. and they were skiing there saw about 4 inches of snowfall. they need this precipitation in southern california. it's just not going to happen, all the way to president of the united stateses day. president's day. back in the next hour. >> karen maginnis, thank you very much. we've been talking about this plot to hijack a plane, divert it to sochi and blow it up. it was failed fortunately, but it shows how determined people who have an agenda can. >> officials say the suspect some eukrainian. they arrested him after the plane landed in istanbul yesterday. this incident is the latest threat. and security is tight in the quake of terrorist attacks in

russia. >> take a look at this, won't you. we americans are pessimistic people sometimes. in a recent cnn poll 57% say a terrorist attack at the olympics is likely. let's talk with mike brooks. mike, you worked at the atlanta olympics. you workeded at the salt lake olympics, what about sochi concerns you. >> first of all, went 02, salt lake city, there were three suicide bombings within 600 miles of sochi. if that happened here in the united states and there were three suicide bombings within 600 miles of salt lake city, what would people in the united states be saying. they'd say we're focusing too much on security and not the athletes. when you have that many incidents and a terrorist group who has the capability of possibly carrying something out. it's something that people are go to be talking about. >> if there a plane that comes

into that space and it's hijacked or someone is flying their own planes what the defense there? >> yesterday, with the fail hijacking with a guy with an altered mental status basically. two were scrambled. working for delta air lines we actually did a hijacking exercise. simulated hijacking took place between anchorage and salt lake. >> how likely is it that maybe somebody would were attack near sochi, but not inside? >> right. that's what everybody thinks. that's what analysts think. if something happens it probably will not take place within sochi. within that ring of steel where you have over 40,000 security personnel. military, police officers, you know, at the site. but it could happen somewhere else.

and the biggest concern i have is public transportation. and, you know, the state department put out a travel alert for the russian federation, and one of the things specifically they talked about was if you're using public transportation, you know, be aware of your surroundings. and don't wear anything that says usa on it. in fact, they basically told the athletes, once you leave the village, don't wear anything that says usa on it. >> and there were those two bombings at volume volgograd. thank you, mike. >> thank you. so did you hear about that u.s. diplomat who dropped the f-bomb, blasting some america's strongest allies? >> now, the woman accused, let's saul it, salty language. she's not denying it. instead, she's making backhanded comments about russia. ♪ you dropped a bomb on me but you ♪

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and good morning, niagara falls there in new york. can't see much. this is a live look. powerful falls. i think if you see a little steam, can't be too steamy. the high temperature today, it's mitt. it's called mist. 17 degrees there in new york. let's take a look at other news making headlines around the world. let's go to christi. >> thanks, victor. we're going to spain right now first of all where the spanish royal family is bracing for scandal as princess christine is in court testifying in a corruption case today. cnn's al goodwin is there. good morning, al. >> reporter: christi, it is an

unprecedented court date, princess cristina the youngest daughter of king carlos is the first member of the royal family to testify in court while facing preliminary charges for a crime. she's appearing before a judge who suspects her of alleged tax fraud in money laundering in deals linked to her husband's business. through her lawyers the princess denies any wrongdoing. but the case has riveted the attention of spaniards. back to you, christi. >> thank you so much, al. we want to go to the tropical paradise of bali. another scandal case. this time we're talking about the australian beauty schapelle corby. now they're granting parole. >> reporter: christi, this has been a decision that she and her family having waiting for since 2005 when he was convicted of trafficking drugs in indonesia. she's always maintained her

innocence saying they were planted in her bag. but she was convicted and found guilty of carrying more than four kilograms of marijuana. since then, she's appealed and fought that decision. and finally she will be released. and eventually come through those doors and be able to be with her family. back to you, christi. >> thank you. and let's go to egypt now. the comedian known as egypt's jon stewart, i guess there is one, is back on the air after mockinging the egyptian military. he doesn't seem to be backing down from the antics. reza sayah reports from cairo. good morning, reza. >> reporter: christi, a big test of freedom of speech and freedom to be funny. yesterday was the comeback for egypt's most popular satirist. many call him egypt's jon stewart. he put his homemade comedy show on youtube. soon, he had his own tv show

with millions of viewers but last year, his network pulled the plug when he made fun of egypt's army chief. last night, he didn't directly mock the army chief, but plenty of backhanded jokes through lots of laughs. obviously, the army is still a red line here. and freedom of speech doesn't seem to be absolute. how long authorities will tolerate his show depends on how far he decides to push the envelope. christi. >> reza, thank you so much. we appreciate it. so victor, comedy can get you in trouble in some places. >> it certainly can, but he's back on the air. some other trouble for someone who was, i guess, not trying to make a joke but some people found it amusing. others were offended. the u.s. is now blaming russia for leaking that embarrassing recording that seems to catch a top american diplomat dropping the f bomb on the european union. the diplomat is now apologizing, but washington said this is a new low for moscow.

let's get more from cnn aforeign affairs reporter alize abbott. >> reporter: accused of leaking his private audio recording discussing what to do about the current political turmoil in ukraine. >> that would be great to help glue this thing and help [ bleep ] -- >> exactly. it's got to do something to help stick together. you can be sure if it does start to gain altitude, the russians will be working behind the scenes. >> reporter: that sounds like assistant secretary of state victoria nuland telling the u.s. ambassador of the ukraine that they were going to bring on a u.s. envoy to close the deal. that was posted on youtube with subtitles and tweeted by a kremlin official was highly embarrassing for the u.s.

nuland wouldn't confirm the authenticity of the tape but she doesn't deny it either. >> i'm obviously not going to comment on private diplomatic conversations. other than to say it was pretty impressive trade craft. the audio was extremely clear. >> reporter: even after nsa revelations of u.s. wiretapping of foreign leaders the state department calleded publicizing of the call a new low for russia. the months' long protests in ukraine to oust that country's president have divided the u.s. and russia with both accusing the other of meddling in a volatile explanation. now no one has apologized for the incident. still german chancellor angela merkel called the statement unacceptable. the state department doesn't

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10 minutes to 7:00 right now. film legend clint eastwood made one man's day in one big way. he saved the man from choking. his man apparently had a cheese of piece stuck in his throat during a volunteer dinner this was wednesday. >> he gave the heimlich maneuver. >> eating appetizers and actually drinking water. and i had a piece of cheese that was not going to work down the same pipe as the water. and it -- i just choked. was choking. clint could see that i was

choking. he just grabbed my arm, turned me around and performed the heimlich on me and saved my life. >> that sharp cheddar will do it every time. his rep said the 83-year-old actor has no comment on his life saving rescue. >> that would be freaky looking back and seeing it's clint eastwood. speaking of stars there's this memorial planned later this month for philippe seymour hoffman. a string of celebrities attended a private funeral with his family and other supporters yesterday. >> however, the role that hoff lan last portrayed will live on, although he didn't finish shooting the film. cnn's casey wian explains how. >> reporter: victor, christi, philip seymour hoffman died before he completed the movie but the film can be completed using a virtual image. he appears to be fighting

himself in "mission impossible iii" it was hollywood magic blending into one scene. technology could save the final installment of the "the hunger games" series. filming was almost complete when hoffman died. now producers must create a performance that never happened. with enough time and money it can be done digitally. >> to complete the movie using philip seymour hoffman is not an impossible task. it's kind of easy to do. compared to 20 years ago, we have advanced the art so much, that we can absolutely put a photo realistic breathing human in there that you will be not able to distinguish between the original. >> reporter: 20 years ago, when lead actor brandon lee died in an on-set accident "the crow" was finished using a facial image of lee superimposed on a body double.

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>> not funny. not funny. we're so glad that you're starting your morning with us. >> we've got a lot more coming up on your next hour of "new day" and it starts right now. a hijacker demands his plane be diverted to sochi just as the olympic ceremonies get under way. the threat, the response and the fear of worse to come. next in that. new this morning, woody allen's latest defense against molestation accusations. why he blames mia they'farrow a suggests she may have been lying about another child. >> and david feldman joins us live to explain why he's helping george zimmerman fight. your "new day" continues now. alrighty. well, just sit back and prop

your feet up for the morning, to last a little bit. it is saturday, "new day." i'm christi paul. i'm glad you're sharing it with us. >> i'm victor blackwell. that is if they swung their feet off the bed. if you were up late last night, you saw the spectacular show in sochi. >> everybody, obviously, was watching officially as they opened the 2014 olympics. look at the pictures here. >> tricks to tchaikovsky, an honor and nod to the majestic ceremony here. 3 billion people around the world. team usa, you see the grand and happy entrance here. >> one of the iconic rings at one point failed to light which is one of the things a lot of the things people are talking about today. snafus happen. the olympic flame burned as always, though, sent racing up the cauldron by two of the host

nations' most famous olympians. ♪ >> elsewhere, a would-be hacker -- hijacker, rather, stole fears. turkish authorities helped aland a jet safely and neutralized the suspect who threatened to set off a bomb if he weren't sent to sochi. >> cnn is live with rachel nichols and nick paton walsh. >> rachel, the opening ceremony. of course without controversy. we showed one of the snafus. let's talk about the controversy here. what was it about? >> yeah, one of the people who lit the olympic flame figure skater irina rodnina, he's a hero here in russia, and also a member of parliament, you'd

think she would be a common sense choice to light the flame except last year, she tweeted out a photo of the president obama and the first lady with a banana superimposed over it. the u.s. ambassador to russia, of course, condemned this. rodnina refused to apologize for it. she was picked to light the flame last night. afterward, the head of the organizers of the committee skofd about this is aing politics don't belong in the olympics. not sure that's going to satisfy washington but there you go. as for the anti-gay laws part of the u.s. delegation present at the ceremony was brian boitano who is, of course, the former u.s. olympic champion and is openly gay. i asked him when i caught up with him this morning, whether he felt he had to make a statement. this is what he said. >> i feel like our delegation is the statement. i mean, everybody in russia knows why we're here. everybody in america knows why we're named for the delegation.

sometimes, the things that you don't say are more powerful than the things that you do say. i think everybody knows by seeing us what we stand for and equality is the word. >> boitano, of course, knows rodnina from figure skating circles. i asked about the selection of her. he said that nobody in the u.s. delegation was aware of her racist tweet in the past. so it wasn't a topic of conversation. he didn't even know about it until i spoke with him but he was very surprised. >> we're getting word that america has clinched its first gold medal. what do you know? >> yes, they have a gold medal in slopestyle. certainly, a fun thing for the americans since this is an uniquely american-style sport. they also are going to be threatening in the u.s. moguls tonight. we expect to get a medal as well. also some some activity, let's

just say at the olympic village. one of the bobsledders had to break himself out of the hotel room just to get to the venue. they've had problems with the door locks here. and he actually had to punch his way out. good thing the doors aren't steel here, guys, he would have been trapped. we might have missed some important stuff here in sochi. >> good thing it's cardboard. next time, we'll give a spoiler alert when we're announcing the medals in case people want to watch the actual event. rachel, thank you very much. >> so, amid all of, obviously, the hoopla of the opening ceremony and the excitement of the competition, obviously, there's been a lot of worry about the safety. >> yeah. >> not just at sochi itself but each the surrounding area. >> yeah, the entire area. and that ramped up the frightening hijacking attempt on a turkish airliner while the opening ceremony was under way. let's bring in cnn senior international correspondent nick

paton walsh. so, nick, ahead of the games saying sochi will be the safest place on earth. it's calling the apparent hijacking a hooligan incident. tell us about that. >> well, they've guaranteed that they can keep the games safe but the problem is you've got the location of them in the most volatile part of russia. let's talk about the hijack attempt. i should say it's over, there don't appear to be any motive or political motivations that we're clear about at the moment. but a plane leaving the city there was flying towards turkey, the capital istanbul. this is happening in the middle of the opening ceremony at sochi so there was a lot of panic about it. what happened on the plane, the man, apparently the ukrainian national said to the pilot or crew there's a bomb on board and i'll detonate it unless you fly to sochi. that, of course, is where the panic began. the plane didn't fly to sochi. whether they didn't take him seriously enough or simply

tricked the ukrainian man from continuing on to istanbul. that's where it landed. security forces went around the plane, searched it for a device. found no device at all. took the 110 passengers off and rested the man himself. it's not clear what caused him to make that statement to the pilot or to the crew. there's no suggestion that he was drunk. although one turkish official says there may have been a substance involved. it appears to be a case of erratic behavior. some ukrainian officials suggesting that there might have been that. but no confirmation that was his motivation. this could simply be a case of high jinks in the air. it's over. there's no link to extremism that we're aware of at the moment. but still, it had everybody on their seat because of the

consistent drama and anxiety of security threats the past three days. >> nick paton walsh, thanks for getting us caught up. there's a new op-ed from filmmaker woody allen. and it is scathing. it's actually a response to an op-ed written by allen's adopted daughter dylan this was published in "the new york times" accusing him of sexually abusing her as a child. >> this time allen is speaking out against his ex, actress mia farrow. alexandra field. >> we all remember 20 years ago the bitter breakup between meia farrow, this time the allegations that he sexual abus the 7-year-old daughter dylan

farrow. here's what he says, quote, not that i doubt dylan hasn't come to believe she's been molested but if from the age of 7 a vulnerable child is taught by a strong mother to hate her father because he is a monster who has abused her, is it so inconcei inconceivably that the image that mia wanted to establish have taken root. the op-ed coming just a week after dylan farrow released her own letter in which she details the alleged abuse. allen is categorically denying the claims. he goes on to say, quote, of course, i did not molest dylan i loved her. and one day she will grasp how she's been cheated out of having a loving father. police investigated the allegations but there were no charges against woody allen. allen went on to marry the other

adopted daughter of mia farrow. >> alexandra field, thank you. so at the olympics in sochi, protests over russia's anti-gay policies now have some u.s. companies and olympic sponsors sending their own message of inclusion. >> and it's on television. we'll have that for you. we'll show you some of the ads next. [ male announcer ] we all think about life insurance. but when we start worrying about tomorrow, we miss out on the things that matter today. ♪ at axa, we offer advice and help you break down your insurance goals into small, manageable steps. because when you plan for tomorrow, it helps you live for today. can we help you take a small step? for advice, retirement, and life insurance, connect with axa.

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gay couples and really celebrates them. at the same moment the olympics is drawing new criticism over russia's anti-gay policies. and chevy is not the only company in the u.s. sending a message of equality. erin mcpike has that story from washington. erin, which other companies are making their positions known on this? >> well, victor, we have seen three corporate sponsors of the olympics. zee vie university, at&t and chobani specifically come out and condemn this anti-gay law there in russia, that punishes people for what they say is gay propaganda during the games specifically. i spoke yesterday to ty cobb, a spokesman for the human rights campaign who says they're applauding those three companies but they say other corporate sponsors are not doing enough. take a listen to what he says. >> i think that coca-cola and

mcdonald's, several of the ioc partners have been here in the u.s. but have been silent. >> in general, mcdonald's and coca-cola have responded. mcdonald's says, mcdonald's for the unique differences of 69 million customers. we support the ioc's belief that a sport say human right and the olympic games should be open to all free of discrimination and that applies to spectators, officials, media and athletes. coca-cola responded, we've long been a strong support of the lbgt community and have advocated both our policies and practices. we do not condone intolerance or

discrimination. die say throughout the next two weeks as the games go on, so far, they think they've been successful because there's been a large response throughout the country and really throughout the world already this week, victor and christi. >> erin mcpike, thank you so much. olympic diving gold medalist greg louganis is with us. >> he's also the author of an autobiography. greg, great to have you. >> great to be here. a little early. >> yesterday, rux police arrested gay activists protesting in st. petersburg. i wonder, greg with the entire world watching and many credit castle policy do you think we'll see more of these arrests in russia over the next two weeks? >> i have no idea about how many arrests are actually going to happen, how much protesting is actually going to happen over there. it's not a safe time to be an

lbgt individual in russia. so, you know, what -- i'm working with -- really pushing the idea and concept of p-6, principle 6 which states from the initial olympic committee charter that there's no discrimination that's a part of the ick movement. having the olympics in russia goes totally against principle 6 with the anti-propaganda laws. and, you know, the fallout of those laws are that, you know, there's young people who are being victimized. and my contention is, that there's a gay child born in russia every day. and who's there to protect those children. because i know that putin did this to try to protect the young, you know, you know, the young people. you know, their youth.

but it really doesn't protect all of the youth. >> so, greg, lum skushgs i know that y let me ask you, i know you say people should not boycott the olympics? what do you suggest they do, regular folks like us and athletes themselves? >> yeah, and you have to understand my history, too, in 1976 i was an olympic silver medalist in montreal. in 1980, i made that olympic team. but that was boycotted by president carter because of the soviet union's invasion of afghanistan. and then in 1984, a lot. united states, you know, americans, forget that the eastern bloc countries were not here. so the results kind of changed pipe don. i don't know. but i was also blessed enough to be able to fight on and compete in the 1988 olympic games. so what my feeling is, olympic

boycotts don't work. if you're talking about boycotting sponsors, you know, commerce and business, those work. those send a message because the dollar speaks volumes. >> you know, you brought up the sponsors and the companies, we talked about the ads. chevy's ad, mcdonald's, coca-cola as well. and google. google on its home page on the first day of the opening ceremonies. they placed up the rainbow there and they put from the charter there. i'm going to read it, the practice of sport say human right. every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport without discrimination of any kind. and the spirit, the olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. what do you think the impact, is this preemptive to kind of prevent those protests? or do you think that this is really having some value, even in russia?

>> well, i mean it is adding value, just in the awareness. i mean, to bring light into something, you know, this very dark issue. and, you know, it's wonder if to see that type of support. and you know, it's -- you know, it's heartening. you know, because not only is sport, you know, a human right. but love say human right. you know, it's a human right to be able to be loved and be loved. and as a gay man, i was born gay. i mean, i didn't choose to be gay. i mean, well, did you choose to be straight? so it's not a choice. we are who we are. we should be celebrating who we are. and being allowed the human decency and right to be able to

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actual profession. the faa looking into whether or not his entourage interfered with the flight duties. this is what he's facing here if he is found to be guilty of interfering with the flight attendant's performance it could lead to $11,000. $27,000 fine. that's probably pocket change for the singer. or this is where it gets really serious, guys 20 years in prison and up to $220,000 in fines. now, he's also got this potential egging charge coming up. it's mounting up, one case after the other. the d.a. looking as to whether or not they're going to bring felony charges after that egging incident. it's one thing after the other. he needs some help. something needs to change in this guy's lifestyle. >> thank you very much. >> it's a family feud playing out in the national spotlight. allegations of molestics against filmmaker woody allen resurface after his adopted daughter writes a controversial open

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>> and i'm victor blackwell. i hope you don't have to rush off. let's start with five things you need to know for your "new day." up next, the u.s. claims its first gold medal in sochi. spoiler alert. spoiler alert. look away if you need to. we'll tell you that sage kotsenburg won gold in the men's slopestyle competition. he's one of 230 american athletes in the u.s. delegation. number two, woody allen is speaking out about allegations of molestation, in an op-ed released last night the 78-year-old filmmaker said he never committed a crime against his adopted daughter. allen says his ex-wife actress mia farrow coached their daughter after the highly publicized flit.

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continue there and possibly intensify through april. this morning, a so-called loud music trial is continuing with it a dispute over what actually happened. >> yeah, michael dunn is accused of murdering 17-year-old jordan davis after an argument at a gas station over the loud muse nick davis' car. but of the suspect's story and the victim's story are not matching up -- or the sorry of the victim, or from the victim. cnn's tory dunnan is covering the case and is live outside the courthouse in jacksonville, florida, this morning. tory. >> reporter: well, victor and christi, it's up to the jury whether or not they wanted to work today. they told the judge they did. they've already called three teenagers including the three who were with jordan davis in the red suv. >> when i reached in and touched him blood appeared on my fingers. >> reporter: michael dunn, the man charged with first degree murder in the jordan davis case

looked on as witnesses relived the night the 17-year-old was shot and killed. leyland brunson among those who test he was sitting next to davis in the back of a red suv when an argument over loud music broke out at a jacksonville gas station. >> it's fair to say he asked as a courtesy to lower the music, correct? >> yes. >> reporter: another in the suv said dunn asked them to done down the music. everyone agrees that the music was turned down. >> isn't it true that jordan davis said to you [ bleep ] turn it back up? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: thompson said he did just that, he turned the music back up. it's at that point the time line gets fuzzy. dunn told investigators he heard threats and sop a weapon. >> i saw a barrel come up on the window like a single shot shotgun or barrel. and i didn't see this part of barrel, i saw that part of the

barrel. it's either a barrel or stick. but, sir, they're like we're going to kill you. >> reporter: dunn by his own admission says he pulled out a gun that he kecht in his glove compartment. and he says in self-defense [ gunshots ] >> reporter: -- fired multiple times. jordan davis was shot. as for michael dunn's claims for being threatened with a weapon first, police said they never found a weapon inside the suv. in court, all three teens maintained they never had a weapon. all right, so victor and christi, as far as who's going to be testifying today, what i can tell you, we don't have the exact list at this point. but the key figures who are set to testify at some point over the next few days would be jord davis' father. also leyland brunson's mother. leyland brunson is jordan davis' best friend. and of course, a ballistics expert. that's going to be big. because so many shots were fired. so you can expect that both sides of the aisle are going to

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considering a deal to jump into the ring and fight george zimmerman. you recognize the man. he's the man acquitted of the murder of trayvon martin. >> well, i was challenged. i was challenged. and then i still haven't really decide what i was going do. but if i did do it, whatever money that was supposed to go to him would have to go to charity. >> so no contract has been signed the idea is creating a lot of buzz. people are asking what's the motive here? shameless exploitation on the part of martin's family. there's a petition to stop the fight. let's talk about it with the promoter. to answer the questions by the man behind the event, damon feldman. >> thanks for having me on. >> the first question is, is this deal signed? is it going to go forward? and if so, why is this going to go forward? >> well, yeah, everything

with -- dmx, we picked him out of 15,000 people. we offered it to the rapper and all kinds of celebrities, all kinds of people. it was just getting to be too crazy. so dmx did challenge george zimmerman on tmz. it was up in the air who we were going to pick. we figured dmx would be the best one because he's controversial. we have a contract to both attorneys, we're waiting for these guys to get back to get paid as well. it will be boxing. they came to me, asked me if i'm interested in it. i took a shot at it, and that's what we're doing. >> let me ask you this, you say celebrity boxing. and the question i've received from people on twitter is george zimmerman a celebrity? wire we celebrating the man who is only known for shooting and killing an unarmed teenager? >> well, i get what you're saying. we just signed you can watch

filmon.com. that's where you're going to be able to watch it live. >> beyond promoting the event, why celebrate george zimmerman? >> well, it's not celebrating. it's like i've worked with rodney king. i've worked with tonya harding. i've worked with jose conseco. on and on. even o.j. simpson was interested in doing a celebrity boxing match. i'm not looking at the trial. it's not my job. i'm a celebrity boxing promoter. you know, it came to me. i took a shot at it. >> when you say it came to you, how did this come to you? how did this come to fruition? >> well, we have a mutual acquaintance, a friend, i guess, zimmerman got in touch with me. voguen michael. they said would you be interested in putting him on the card. i told him i'd have to get back to him. i'd think about it. i got back to him. we put the word out, tmz did and radaronline got it out there. and we had an opponent that

wanted to take on george zimmerman. we got, right away, it started blowing up, 15,000 people. it's going to be a great event. that's all it is. it's entertainment. i'm excited about it. >> but there are some people not excited tab janet dickerson he's a woman who started a petition on change.org to stop the fight. so far it has more than 84,000 signatures. i'm going to read a portion. she says the overwhelming response say clear demonstration to attempt to financially gain from the pain and tragedy of others. the pain and tragedy of others is deeply offensive and displays extreme insensitivity. >> what's your response to that? >> look, i feel terrible about the situation. i didn't follow the trial. i didn't know it until the verdict was read and so forth. you know, it's a terrible situation that happened. i'm celebrity boxing. it's entertainment. i'm a whole different item here. i'm going in the direction that's going to be for the

career. i'm not hurting anybody. i'm not a judge. i do what i had to do. >> but you are choosing to implicitly endorse this man with promoting a boxing match with him and he's only known for killing an unarmed teenager. when dickinson the woman who released his petition said she's appealing to your moral high ground. is morality one of the criteria you consider when choosing a fight to promote? >> i hear what you're saying. this is always going through my mind and so forth. look, this san entertainment event. i'm not trying to hurt anybody here. this is part of what celebrity boxing is. the biggest fights, the one i've worked for to get to this opportunity, i'm sorry it had to be this one. i'm not hurting anybody here. >> not very sorry, because you're moving forward. beyond the website -- >> well, why should i -- why

should i stop it? you tell me why i should stop it? i'm not telling you not to do your job. >> i will tell you what the people on twitter and people who have contacteded me have said. george zimmerman is only known because he kid an often armed teenager in the middle of the night. he said is many types during his controversy during the trial that he could not fight. and all of a sudden, instead of pulling a gun, he wants to get into a boxing match and fight someone. if he could fight, he should have fought that night in february a year ago. more than a year ago two years ago now. >> that's scary. and i don't know what happened. i wasn't there that night. you weren't there that night. i have no clue, i feel terrible about the situation. >> do you care, though. >> let me talk. >> go ahead. >> do i care? hey, i feel terrible about the situation. what happened i don't want to see anybody die like that. that's not my problem, though. i feel terrible. this is entertainment and we're -- this is a whole different entity. i'm not in a -- you know, a

murder trial myself. i'm working rodney king, is he celebrity? is rodney king a celebrity? >> are you asking me? >> rodney king a celebrity? >> rodney king is not responsible for someone's death. >> no but god rest his soul. he changed the world, rodney king. >> he's not responsible for somebody's death. >> all the media -- listen, guys, all the media made zimmerman the celebrity. you guys made him the celebrity. and the bottom line is -- listen -- >> i don't think anybody is celebrated here. is george zimmerman being paid? >> went why is it bringing -- he's -- we're working a business deal out. whatever he does with the money it's up to him. it is going to some charity. i don't know he's working a deal. it's not my business. my attorneys are handling that. that's where we're at. >> damon feldman promoting this fight that still is in the works

between dmx and george zimmerman. >> remember, i'm not hurting anybody. you watch on filmon.com. >> thank you so much. christi. well, this is a family feud playing out in the national spotlight as well. woody allen fighting molestation allegations. blaming mia farrow for turning dylan against him. is it possible for a parent to convince a child that the other parent molested her if it never happened? and if so, how long does that belief system last. lots of questions that we're going to ask a doctor next. hey guys! sorry we're late.

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i know this is really sensitive, but we want to talk about the controversy around woody allen. the op-ed, allen says he never molested his adopted daughter dylan. rather, he is accusing mia

farrow of coaching her. >> the letter published him. let's bring in clinical psychologist dr. gardere. i want to bring in the quote from the letter. it is from woody allen, he writes, not that i doubt dylan comes to believe she was molested, but from the age of 7, a vulnerable child is taught by her mother to hate her father because he is a monster who abused her. is it so inn conceive able that this indoctrination of me that mia wanted to establish had taken root? >> there are cases where we have what's called false memories. there may be a family divided as with this particular family. the situation where a parent may say that you were abused when, in fact, maybe they were not

abused. all it takes is that one suggestion and then the mind just accepts it and runs with it and over the years, has all sorts of cognitive reconstricts to make it real for that individual. it is not even a situation where the parent would have to continually coach. we see this therapists because of positive regard for a patient, the patient may say i think i was abused. the therapist works with that patient around the memory and it solidifies a memory which may not be true in fact. >> okay, dylan's letter last weekend, as you know, was incredibly graphic. almost in times she was speaking like a 7-year-old -- >> in detail. >> -- she talks about the alleged abuse with a toy train and talks about where the abuse

happened in the house. can a parent coach a child with those kinds of details if it didn't happen? >> yes, absolutely. this can be a situation. we see it happen all the time. again, the false memories where a parent -- and let's be clear here, when there is a divorce situation or a custody battle or parental alienation and a parent chooses a child to be on their side and they will coach them and memories become very real. >> jeff, i have a couple of seconds. in 1997, a connecticut magazine said there was probable cause to bring charges. they chose not to do so because of the fragility of the child. is that common? >> that is really common if you don't want to dratraumatize the

child. it is a family divide and people have been irreparably hurt here. >> jeff gardere, thank you for walking us through that. we appreciate it. >> pleasure. >> that was some of our research we found. a lot out there saying no charges were brought because there was no evidence. >> many miss kconceptionsmiscon. >> they did not want to further hurt the child. still to come, a mystery at sea. my goodness are people fascinated with this. a lot of skepticism. >> the cast away claims he drifted in the pacific for a year living on turtles and rain water. no one knows how he could have survived so long. rea in 1953. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families

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well, his story of being lost at sea for more than a year is captivating. some people are saying did this really happen? a mysterious cast away could go home within days from the hospital. cnn's miguel marquez is following the story for us in the marshall islands. >> reporter: this is skepticism about jose alvarenga's story. whether he floated more than 6,000 miles to the marshall islands in the south pacific. one local we spoke to has knowledge about this. he spent three days after trapped in the ocean. he says he doesn't buy it. >> how tough is it to be on the ocean for a few days? >> it is very tough. >> reporter: you thought you were going to die? >> i thought i was going to die.

you start hallucinating without fresh water. as far as birds, well, there aren't any birds until you get close to land. and turtles? we have turtles in the marshall islan islands. i never heard of a turtle bumping our boats. >> reporter: despite the skepticism, mr. alvarenga's story speaks for himself. he told us how he survived on turtles and birds. turtles that bumped up against the side of the boat to capture and consume and capturing water on the plastic on the boat. unbelievable facts. the fact that that boat made it from mexico to here. cnn has pictures of that boat and the boat he said he left on in mexico. there is no other way around it. no matter what skepticism you have about the story, that boat clearly got from mexico to this place here. miguel marquez, cnn, marshall

islands. >> miguel, thank you. thank you for sharing your morning with us. >> we have a lot coming up in the next hour of "new day" which starts right now. a warning about the winter games. the state department issues a new travel alert amid fresh fears of terror in sochi and tells americans don't expect privacy while you're there. and woody allen is fighting back today in the letter to the new york times, he defends his innocence of the molestation allegations. and look at this screen. this week's "biggest loser" winner lose too much weight? coming up, the debate over diets and the weight loss industry is caving from the pressure of reality tv. i hope saturday has been good to you so far. we want to wish you a good

morning. i'm christi paul. i hope breakfast has been good unless you are on the treadmill and i'm jealous. i should be there. >> that's why i was up at 1:30 this morning. i'm victor blackwell. >> you worked out? >> i did. 1:45, i was on the treadmill. 8:00 on the east coast now. this is "new day saturday." >> we want to begin this morning, obviously with the 2014 winter olympics underway in sochi. we already have a spoiler alert for you. we want to make sure you are covered. turn down the volume or look away. victor. >> we can tell you today that sage kotsenburg won the first gold medal of the winter games in the slopestyle competition. >> he tweeted, "wow, i just won the olympics." bringing back the first gold to the usa. 230 americans at the games, the

delegation got to take part in a marvelous opening ceremony that was watched by 3 billion people around the globe. >> our rachel nichols is in sochi. rachel, the opening ceremony, beautiful and majestic and lots of lofty adjectives. there was always controversy. let's talk about that as well. >> reporter: absolutely. the olympic torch was lit in part by a woman named irina rodnina. she is a current member of parliament. you would think she is a common sense choice for the honor, except, she tweeted a photo last year of president obama and the first lady with a banana superimposed over it. now, the u.s. ambassador to russia at the time condemned the tweet, but rodnina would not apologize for it. she was selected for this honor

last night. the head of the organizer committee in sochi was questioned about the choice. he scoffed it off. he said the olympics is no place for politics. there you go. the other controversy here is the anti-gay laws here in russia. part of that u.s. delegation sitting in the stands last night watching the opening ceremony were a few openly gay athletes that the americans brought along with them. i had a chance to catch up with brian boitano. i asked him if he felt like he had to make a statement while he was sitting there. >> i feel like our delegation is the statement. i mean, everybody in russia knows i work here. everybody in america knows why we were named to the delegation. sometimes the things you don't say are more powerful than the things you do say. i think that everybody knows by seeing us what we stand for and equality as a word.

>> reporter: now, of course, boitano knows rodnina from figure skating circles. he said he was surprised to learn of the racist tweet. he just learned about it from me and our conversation. he said it was not a topic of conversation among the u.s. delegation last night. i'm sure by this morning, it is. >> all right. let's talk about the other photo snapped by bobsledder johnny quinn. it has gone viral. we can see why. tell us what happened. >> reporter: yeah, it is funny. you heard about all of the sochi problems with the an accommodatio accommodations. one of them is people are locked in their rooms and bathrooms. johnny went to take a shower and tried to get out of the bathroom after the shower. he was locked in. he did not have a phone with him. no one else in the room. no one he could yell to. he just barrelled down the door. he used his bobsledding push

skills. that is impressive with the athletic ability. good thing it wasn't a steel door. you see cardboard scraps around the photo. i will check my door later and make sure the lock works and push through it if need be. >> knock on it. listen. make sure it is cardboard. >> rachel nichols thank you so much. the u.s. has issued a new travel warning for americans going to sochi and basically it is saying don't expect privacy. it is warning people about cyber security threats. >> talking about americans using russian internet links. let's bring in nick paton walsh. nick, what have you heard about the fresh warning here? >> reporter: certainly, it is no secret when the internet first started, a lot of hacking and problems people faced seem to come back to russia.

that was the lawless '90s. things have changed since then. this warning is more about coming inside the russian internet and coming inside their domain where they have surveillance. a lot of it to keep security at the level they promised here and american tourists would like to see to make sure extremists and communications are intercepted. some of it is to do with keeping tabs on political dissent here. it is no question here that russia doesn't accept open discussion about vladimir putin. the state department here a few weeks ago said be careful when you come inside here. they monitoring and they have in their law the right to look through your communications. be wary of that. i had to renew that warning again yesterday just to be clear to people that that is potentially an issue. and people feeling they can talk with the russians listening in on that. there is no malice behind

russian eavesdropping. just a legitimate reason. we talk every day about security here. some of that perhaps is related to that, too. the state department here wanted to be sure to remind people again that that is an issue. i experienced cyber hacking here myself. one day i was in dagestan during the bombing. i opened the computer and the screen appeared and all these files started moving around. i had to pull the battery out and close down and put it on the bed to be sure it all stops. you don't know where it comes from. it is a problem here. state department wanted to remind americans about the issue. >> nick paton walsh, thank you so much. all right. so family feud playing out in the spotlight this morning. this morning, woody allen is fighting back against allegations that he sexually abused his adopted daughter

dyl dylan. >> the op-ed in the new york times. he accuses mia farrow, his ex, of coaching dylan of more than 20 years ago. let's bring in cnn's alexandra field. we are now hearing from allen. there has been a back and forth and now already a response. >> reporter: this time woody allen is denying allegations first made more than 20 years ago that he sexually abused dylan farrow. the daughter he adopted with mia. that op-ed will be published a week after dylan wrote her letter. here is what allen is saying, he writes, quote, of course, i did not molest dylan i hope she will grasp one day of how she was cheated out of a loving father. this happened when mia farrow

and woody allen went through a bad break up. he now says the claims of abuse are fueled through mia farrow herself. christi and victor. >> talk to us again about dylan's response here. we are wondering if this will ever end on a public plane. >> reporter: a lot of back and forth. dylan talking to the hollywood reporter. she is sticking by her guns what she wrote in the original letter a week ago. she said woody allen's letter is full of lies. she tells the hollywood reporter, quote, i never waivered. i will carry the memories of surviving these experiences for the rest of my life. the question is will allen respond to the op-ed? he says that is the last he will say on the topic. we will have to wait and see. >> alexandra field, thank you

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oh, justin bieber. legal troubles reaching new heights. we're talking about the faa quote looking into the flight from toronto to new jersey. the faa said bieber and his father were verbally abusive to the flight crew. >> this is something that shocks a lot of people. the flight from the border of

customs says they had to put out the marijuana and the flight crew had to put on oxygen masks. >> this is serious. justin bieber. it is serious. it can get more serious. 19-year-old with lots of legal problems. they are mounting. the latest is the faa investigating whether or not his entourage, his dad or justin bieber himself, may have interfered with the flight crew. that is illegal. if he is found guilty, he could face a fine between $11,000 and $27,500. probably pocket change. here is where it gets serious. 20 years in prison and fines up to $250,000. you still have the outstanding case in los angeles. the district attorney looking at his role in the egg-throwing case which his neighbor says

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how if you love veggies, get ready. the prices are going up because of the weather in california. maybe, maybe a little bit of help this weekend. california has been under the drought emergency for weeks at this point. >> state officials say this could be the worst drought in 100 years. let's bring in meteorologist karen mcginnis. where will we see the hope? >> the hope for the precipitation is in central and northern california. southern california, no. the records in california have been in place since 1850. they are saying that the drought conditions here across the state could be the worst that they have seen since 1850. i just checked some of the reporting stations in southern

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least. >> all right. karen macginnis, thank you so much. feel like winter will never end? it does for my friends up north in ohio. covered in snow yet again. >> a lot of people are feeling it. look at the bright side. spring is around the corner. if you are looking to get away, you might want to consider my hometown. charm city, baby. >> baltimore for spring break? >> yes. >> sell me on it. >> i'll leave it to carol costello to sell you on it. >> i'm carol costello and this is my city. baltimore. most people come to visit the national aquarium, but i prefer to show you the quirkier side. this is kind of eerie. hi, mr. poe. he wrote some of his biggest

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you made it to 8:28 already this morning. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. that is an accomplishment here this morning. here are five things you need to know for your "new day." woody allen is speaking out about allegations of molestation in an op-ed released by the new york times last night.

78-year-old filmmaker says he never committed a crime against his adopted daughter dylan. one week ago, dylan wrote her own letter accusing allen of abusing her as a child. allen said mia farrow coached her. the u.s. brings home the first gold medal in the winter olympics in sochi. a spoiler alert here. if you want to step away here for a few seconds, please do. the winner, sage kotsenburg. this is what he tweeted, wow, i just won the olympics. bringing back the first gold here to the usa. number three, the u.s. is urging north korea to release american kenneth bae immediately. the u.s. is deeply concerned that bae has been moved from a hospital to a labor camp and worried about his health. the ailing father of three has

been held since november of 2012. new four, live long and prosper and quit smoking now. that is the message from "star trek" leonard nimoy. the actor who played spock says he is struggling to walk. and clint eastwood made one man's day in a big way. the actor saved the man from choking to death. he gave him the heimlich maneuver. the man had a piece of cheese stuck in his throat. the man he saved is the director of the at&t pebble beach pro-am golf tournament. there is the gop tactic to

lawyer vo lure voters to set donations. the web site for official campaign sites for democratic candidates. this is to get money. >> here is the example. this is for john lewis for congress. if you google john lewis, he is a democrat running for montana's open house seat. one results is this. johnlewisforcongress.com. it seems official, but a laundry list of why you should not vote for lewis. joining us now is cnn's contributor aaron maddis. is this under handed as some claim? kevin, let's start with you. >> well, you know, spoofing of this type where you have opposition campaign setting up web sites and snapping up domain names of opponents is not new. what is new here or what is a

delicate balance is the fund raising part. the problem for the nrcc or the consideration that has to go into this, or any other campaign, would be is it really worth it? are you going to really raise any money off this and is some of the bad publicity or the controversy, the simple fact we are having a conversation about it now, is it worth it? it is important to remember that this is not something that is just for republicans. this is a tactic that democrats and republicans have used in the past. >> okay, so let me ask you this, if they go to the site and they don't read the fine print, the onus is on us for not reading it through. we donate our money and not realizing it went to the nrcc. at what point or kevin's point does this not scream fraud to somebody? >> i don't know if it

constitutes fraud. if you look at the web site, it says clearly nasty things about the candidate on the web site. we all click on little acceptances all the time without reading the fine print or not-so-fine print. you would have a hard time getting your money back if the nrcc wanted to fight about it. as kevin says, this runs the risk of spoiling the whole game. if this tactic gets thrown into court, is the subject of a lot of negative commentary, if the candidates denounce themselves from it, you will not see very much more of it. it is a case of where consultants trying to be too clever by half and might end up taking what might have been an interesting, fun prankish idea and turn it into something else. >> i want to turn to what cnn's

kate bouldin said about the domination. do you see it, errol? >> i don't see it at all. there is one reason which is called hillary clinton. she was supposed to have cleared the field back in 2008. you know, barack obama and his advisers will tell you inevitability is clear. if you want hillary clinton or joe biden out of the race, you have to go talk to me not have me fade into the sunset. that is perfectly reasonable for someone in his position. >> i think errol is right. hillary clinton with a click of the mouse can raise more money than joe biden ever could. there is not a rational for joe

biden. it is arguing for an obama third term. president obama's numbers right now in the low 40s or mid-40s. he doesn't really have this great platform or an obvious platform to really run for president. >> you know, there was another, some people call him the oh, joe moments. where he described laguardia as a third world country. i wonder is there a point where the threshold has been met for losing credibility. he said he wants to put black people in chains. you both know them. is there a tipping point for the comments, errol? >> i was born in new york city. i lived here pretty much my whole life except for college. the man was right. he could have put it more gently. there is a certain amount of truth telling where people will say, well, maybe it wasn't delicate, but it was accurate.

if people like straight talk, you know, joe biden will give you straight talk. >> all right. kevin madden and errol lewis, thank you for talking with us this morning. >> thank you. let's tell you about the man accused of murdering a teen after arguing with him over loud rap music. the trial is continuing in a matter of minutes, yes, on a saturday. hear why the suspect's story and victim's story just aren't adding up here.

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in a matter of minutes, the so-called loud music trial continues. so does the dispute over what actually happened. >> remember, michael dunn is accused of murdering 17-year-old jordan davis at a gas station over the loud music in davis' car. >> tory dunnan is following the case in jacksonville, florida this morning. we are resuming this morning. what are we expecting?

>> reporter: so victor and christi, it was up to the jury if they wanted to work today. they told the judge they did. court will be in session at 9:00 this morning. i want to point out they already had key witnesses on the stand. >> i reached and touched him, blood appeared on my fingers. >> reporter: michael dunn, the man accused of murder relived the witness' night. the best friend among those who testified. he was sitting next to davis in the back of the red suv when an argument over loud music broke out at a jacksonville gas station. >> it is fair to say he asked for the common courtesy to lower the music. >> reporter: tevin thomas said he was in the parked car next to him. everyone agrees the music was turned down, but that's whether things escalated between davis and dunn. >> isn't it true that davis said

to you [ bleep ] and turn it back up. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: thompson testified he did exactly that. he turned the music back up. it is at that point the timeline get fuzzy. he heard threats and saw a weapon. >> i saw a barrel come up on the window. a single shotgun with a barrel. you see this part of the barrel and that part of the barrel. it was a barrel or a stick. but, sir, there -- there -- they're going to kill you. >> reporter: dunn says he pulled out a gun he kept in his glove compartment and he says in self defense fired multiple times. jordan davis was shot. as for michael dunn's claims of threatened with a weapon first, police say they never found a weapon in the teen's suv. in court, all three teens maintained they never had a weapon. victor and christi, as to what

might testify today, we heard it may be a ballistics expert. that is key testimony because of the fact that so many shots were fired and beyond that, it could be jordan davis' father. we heard at some point over the next few days, he might take the stand. >> so many people playing close attention. tory dunnan in jacksonville, thank you. let's talk about the two brooklyn men who spent the last 21 years in prison for three murders that they did not commit. thanks to new dna evidence, antonio and sharif have been cleared of killing a mother and sister and another 12-year-old girl. >> shoddy police work and inadequate legal representation contribute to the 1992 conviction. in a cnn interview, yarborough called this experience horrible. coming up, she lost 155 pounds and now the winner of

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welcome back. the lead designer of mattel's barbie is defending the doll's proportions. the designer told the company barbie's body was never designed to be realistic. she was he designed to be easily dressed and undressed. >> i get that.

wanting to make sure that clothes moms used can be passed on to their daughters. >> it took them 50 years to say this, though. i'm surprised we're hearing this now. barbie has been out forever. >> for you aiming for that tiny waistline, a new diet out there and the premise is really a change of tune for the man who developed it. >> dr. ian smith's diet touts results in a short period of time. i'm glad, dr. ian, we have you on. we have talked about having you on for some time. we have julie schwartz in studio with us. dr. ian, i want to start with you. you said for years it was safe to lose one on two pounds a week. why do you consider it acceptable to lose more weight in a shorter period of time?

>> i looked at why do we say one or two pounds a week. i realized we are concerned about people who lost weight quickly, not because the weight loss was quickly, but the methods they used. elimination diets. eliminating food categories. only drinking lemonade or only eating soup. the diets were unhealthy. those we said the weight loss was unhealthy. i wanted to see if i could put together a program that was fully balanced nutritionally and see if people could lose weight quickly. the average loss is 20 pounds on super shred. they use weight rapidly because of the techniques in the program. >> okay. i have to ask, what are the techniques? what makes this so different and how many calories are they consuming when you say they are eating healthy food? >> calorie disruption. you are consuming anywhere from 900 calories one day up to 1,400

another day. every day is different so it keeps your body off kilter. sliding nutrient density. most of the meals are from plant-based products. they are higher in fiber and tend to be lower in calories. your metabolism is lower. negative calorie balance means if your body is not getting energy from food, it goes into the fat storage. with the program, that drives that state. >> rapid weight loss, julie, we come to you with this. i heard the number 900 calories. you are not a fan of rapid weight loss. >> i'm not a fan. what we know is when i work with clients, rapid weight loss creates unrealistic expectations. people get discouraged because they cannot achieve the results. the other thing that happens is our body doesn't adjust up and

down every day. if we are on 900 one day and 1,400 the next, people are consuming a lot more than that in the real world because they are going to be very hungry. 900 calories is not enough to sustain an exercise routine. when people are on the lower calorie range, they are really not going to be able to burn the calories and get the results they are looking for. if we were to look at obesity treatment, there's guidelines out there and more guidelines discussed next month by all of the major medical groups and government agencies to really have more delineated treatment options. it is a disease. we know that there's much research out there that shows quick weight loss results in quick weight regain. >> so, dr. smith, when you talk about your success stories. >> i have to jump in here. listen, you know, a big theoretical push of people who write papers.

i'm in the field. i work with thousands of people. if you go on our web site of shredlife.com, you will find people doing this over a year. they are able to do it because studies show that people who see early results become more engaged with the program and stay on the program longer. now, she mentioned that 900 calories is small. she has to understand when the days the calories are small, the exercise requirement is not as high. i very strategically match your caloric intake for the take. we snack all day long on the program. the testimonials speak for themselves. >> okay. let's talk about the backlash toward nbc with the winner of "the biggest loser" dropped from 260 pounds to 105. a lot of people are saying she looked frail. she looked so thin. look at her there. almost skeletal.

here is the trainer's reaction if you want to take a look. it was almost as though bob and jillian were shocked as well when she walked out. so, julie, let me ask you, this program, something like this where they push them, is this healthy? >> it is not healthy. it is not realistic. the program like "the biggest loser" they have a medical team and trainer and dietician working with these people 8 to 10 hours a day. this is their job. that makes a difference. when we lose that much weight that quickly, you run into other issues. >> can i ask about one of the issues. if we put the video of "the biggest loser" back up. dr. smith, can you see this video from where you are in chicago? >> yes, i have seen the video of rachel. >> i'm looking at rachel. as someone who lost a lot of weight in a short period of time, where is the extra skin?

are you suspicious there has been surgery here? her arms are tight. anyone who lost weight knows you have flappy arms. are you suspicious there has been surgery here? >> well, there are questions bound in the medical community. people, when they are overweight for a long period of time, the skin loses its elasticity. typically someone who has been overweight like she has been for a long period of time, it doesn't come back. there are some people who are young who still retain that elasticity. maybe she is fortunate. maybe something has happened from a plastic surgical standpoint. i want to say this, she lost 60% of her body weight over a short period of time. that is what i think is unhealthy. i'm saying four weeks and 20 pounds on my program. 60% of your body weight in a short period of time is unhealthy and increases risk for dehydration and electrolyte

imbalance. >> thank you. that was such a big story this week. thank you so much. coming up in the next hour, this family feud has been playing out in the spotlight for two decades. now seems to be coming to a head. woody allen firing back against critics and slamming his ex over abuse. and the controversy brewing over the set of the opening ceremonies. see what's wrong here. this is what the world saw, but not what viewers in russia saw. we are live in sochi next. ♪ ♪ ♪ where you think you're gonna go ♪ ♪ when your time's all gone? [ male announcer ] live a full life. the new lexus ct hybrid with an epa estimated 42 mpg. ♪ the further you go, the more interesting it gets.

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all right. 9:00. just about 9:00. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. 9:00 now. 6:00 on the west coast. this is "new day saturday." okay. let's begin with the 2014 winter olympics. officially underway in sochi. we have a spoiler alert for you already. if you want to look away, turn down the volume for a few seconds. victor. >> we will tell you now that sage kotsenburg won the first gold medal of the games. he was competing in the men's snowboard slopestyle competition. he tweeted, i just won the olympics. bringing back the first gold to the usa. >> congratulations to him. 230 american athletes of the delegation.

the organizers say the opening ceremonies was watched by 3 billion people around the world. >> our rachel nichols is in sochi. a few snafus and controversy. rachel. >> reporter: we did have controversy there. the biggest one was with the woman who lit the olympic torch. her name is irina rodnina. she is a hero here. she is a figure skating champion and now a member of parliament. common sense she would be involved, except, she tweeted out a photo of president obama and the first lady and she had superimposed a banana on top of it. obviously the u.s. ambassador of russia condemned the act, but rodnina refused to apologize for this and she has this honor.

the olympic committee was questioned about it and he said politics is not part of the olympics and it is no big deal. controversy number two, you may have seen during the broadcast an electronic snow flake was supposed to morph into an olympic ring and the presentation is a big part of the opening ceremony. it did not go right. at least that is what americans saw and viewers around the world saw. here in russia, they did not see that. the producer, when he saw the rings malfunctioning, he called to the control room and had them slice in rehearsal footage and that is what was broadcast on russian tv. if he says, that's no big deal either. his name is constantine ernst. take a listen. >> translator: no one normal person can be disturbed from the two-hour story about one unopened snow flake. this is a paranoid reaction.

>> reporter: obviously not that important whether people see a snow flake or ring or don't see a snow flake or ring. the reason this is an interesting story it underscores the fact that the official line here in russia is not always the same as the actual line. we have seen that with the much more important topics like security. official line at the sochi airport is you cannot bring in liquids or creams or anything in bags. things that could be explosive. tubes of toothpaste. it is more random here at the sochi airport. you cannot take everything for what you hear or see, guys. >> what about what we see in the next photo that makes you go what the heck happened here with the olympic bobsledder johnny quinn. i know it went viral, right? >> reporter: absolutely. this has gotten a bunch of retweets. we have heard about the sochi

problems as it has been hash tagged on twitter. a lot of the problems here people have been having, the doors, once they close, lock and cannot get open again. people are locked in rooms and bathrooms. we had an olympic bobsledder who went to take a shower and he did not bring his phone in there with him. no one else in his room. when he couldn't get out of the bathroom, it locked on him, he did what any bobsledder would do. he used his push skills and opened the door. it shows you the quality of the doors here, i guess good for him it is mostly cardboard. not good for the rest of us that the doors are mostly cardboard. now i know what to do if my door gets stuck. >> 7,032 retweets so far. i'm responsible for one of them. rachel nichols thank you. also this morning, filmmaker woody allen is firing back over allegations he sexually abused

his adopted daughter dylan two decades ago. >> it started last weekend when dylan wrote a letter in the op-ed in the new york times. >> now allen is lashing back. his target now is actress mia farrow. cnn's alexandria field has more. >> reporter: he says farrow is fueling the accusations that were first lodged against him 20 years ago. woody allen is categorically denying that he abused dylan, the 7-year-old daughter, he adopted with mia farrow. he says, quote, i loved her and hope one day she will grasp how she has been cheated out of a loving father and exploited by a mother more interested in her own festering anger than her daughter's well being. being taught to hate your father and believe he molested you has

taken a psychological toll on this lovely young woman. that was woody allen's response following the open letter published by dylan farrow a week ago. she details the abuse. quote, woody allen took me by the hand and led me to a dim closet on the attic of the house and sexually assaulted me. those were brought up 20 years ago. at the time, woody allen and mia farrow were going through a nasty break up. following that, woody allen went on to marry their adopted daughter sumi. >> has there been a response to her letter? >> reporter: she has spoken to the hollywood reporter and she told them that woody allen's letter is full of lies. she is sticking by her story that these are memories that have not left her for her entire

life. she is standing firm things she put in the initial letter a week ago. as for allen, he says he won't be responding again. this could be all we hear from him. christi and victor. >> alexandra field, thank you. up next, protesters are hitting the streets and fighting back against russia's anti-gay law. u.s. officials are trying to press for tolerance. the question is is it going to work? is it enough? and jerry seinfeld is facing backlash that there is not enough diversity in his comedy. we have more after this. nt pace, bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science.

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stay with cnn. we are watching the trial and the developments. we will keep you up to date on what is happening there. let's go to russia and sochi. the protesters are taking to the streets to fight back against russia's notorious anti-gay laws. u.s. officials are trying to press for toleranctolerance, bu not be enough. our eric mcpike has the story. >> reporter: amid the spectacle of the opening ceremonies, the united states be sent a message to vladimir putin that the anti-gay propaganda law is wrong. in the u.s. delegation, two prominent former and openly gay olympians. brian boitano and kate kahow. >> we wanted to make clear that we do not abide by discrimination in any forms,

including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. one of the wonderful things about the olympics is that you are judged by your merit. >> reporter: around the world, activists are demanding that big corporate sponsors go further than the general support for lgbt rights so far and condemn the russian law. they are pressuring nbc to cover the controversy. groups like the human rights campaign are watching the network and ramping up the pressure on the games' sponsors. >> i think coca-cola and mcdonald's and several ioc partners have been leaders in the movement in the u.s., but they have been silent when it comes to defending lgbt rights in russia. >> reporter: they are praising for calling the law harmful to lgbt and families and harmful to

society. they point to google which changed its home page with a rainbow theme and calling for every individual to have the possibility of practicing sport without discrimination of any kind. madonna and other celebrities have spoken out. back state side in washington, gay rights groups are holding fund-raisers to keep the momentum alive for counterparts in russia. >> we wonder when the lights are out in sochi and athletes go home, it will be a terrible time for lgbt in russia. >> reporter: we reached out to mcdonald's and coca-cola and they welcome and respect and value diversity. coke said much the same thing, but they did not specifically condemn the russian anti-gay law about propaganda. that sis a sticking point for te gay rights groups. >> thank you, erin mcpike.

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i want to thank you, the audience. you folks have been just incredibly loyal. this is tricky. we wouldn't be on the air without you people. secondly, this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. [ applause ] >> did you watch this week? jay leno holding back the tears

or trying to hold them back. got emotional as he said good-bye to "the tonight show." his home for the last 22 years. >> you have to wonder what the people in the audience felt for the last one. his typical style was full of lives. the king of hollywood was joined by big names. billy crystal. tribute inspired by "the sound of music." >> joining us now for more on this comedian scott blakeman and debra wilson. i want to start with you, debra. good morning to both of you. debra, leno said good-bye before. we saw this in 2009. do you think we have seen the last of jay leno? >> for the tonight show, i will have to say yes. yes, he said good-bye before, but you have to remember something. especially in interviews he has given prior to this. he said the last time he was told, this time he was asked. i think when you are asked and

you made that decision, it truly is your choice. it was a very poignant show and beautiful show and funny show. i couldn't hold back my tears. i have to admit. i think we have definitely seen the last of jay leno as the host of "the tonight show" indeed. >> a lot of people are saying why did he leave? he is hosting the number one late night show. 4 million viewers every night. the highest ratings in five years. i mean, why is he gone and can jimmy fallon fill his shoes, scott? >> his contract went to september. jay leno proves that nice guys can finish first. what an incredible achievement. 22 years. almost the entire time number one. goes out number one. incredibly heartfelt farewell. he talks about the staff and crew being his family.

i never heard that before in television. jay leno has been unfairly maligned by hosts. david letterman was gracious the other night with a tribute. whatever nbc said to do, he did. the contract could have gone to september. he said, as long as you pay my staff until september, he'll go. jimmy fallon is great. jay leno is a really good guy in the business. >> let's also talk about jerry seinfeld who made news this week. listen to what he said on buzz feed. taking on really renewed accusations there is not enough diversity in his comedy. listen. we'll talk on the other side. >> people think it is the census or something. this has to represent the actual piechart of america? who cares. it is just funny. funny is the world that i live

in. you are funny. i'm interested. you're not funny. i'm not interested. i have no agenda in race or anything like that. everyone is calculating is this the exact right mix? you know, i think that is -- to me, it is anti-comedy. >> debra, we had this conversation about diversity in comedy when we were talking about "saturday night live" bringing on a black female. what do you think about the criticism of not only his web series now and seinfeld when it was on nbc and now his response to those criticisms. >> i actually agree with him. i agree with him. i think one of the issues that really is prevalent in society is entitlement. when we have a sense of entitlement and let alone the industry, we have to hold people to a certain standard. my feeling is if you are not interested, don't watch.

if you don't see an aspect of yourself in the show, don't watch. i remember when "friends" came on, i wasn't interested. i'm not going to be reversed racially by saying i didn't watch "friends" because there were no black people, but because the backdrop was new york city and i saw no black faces, i decided not to watch. when aisha tyler came on, i did not watch and i moved on. i'm not interested in watching, then i won't. other than that, this is not a democracy. he can do whatever he chooses and if you don't like it, america, simply don't watch. >> scott, let's me ask you, he is one of the cleanest comedians out there. he doesn't joke really about race or about sex. they are observations of his perspectives. there are others that do focus on that. you know, where do you sit in the whole thing, scott?

>> as you know, i was with you two weeks ago praising "snl" on hiring the first black female in seven years. it makes comedy better and fu y funnier. having said that, i know jerry seinfeld. his only responsibility is to be funny. the burden is on network executives and producers to hire a broad swath of people from all ethnicities, nationalities with all points of view with all african-americans and all asians or all jews or whatever. don't put the burden on jerry. he does a great show. he does what his job is. that job is to be funny. >> a web series, some argue is different than broadcast network or "snl." scott blakeman and debra wilson. thanks for being here.

>> thank you. i want to tell you about the family celebrating christmas more than six weeks late. they were waiting for a very special guest. wait until you see it. >> amazing. first, this week's "open court." >> i mean, you broken lots of records. were they important? >> i was all about winning majors. that was my goal. i created a certain lifestyle to create that. i felt, you know, focused and single-minded. i felt like, you know, i needed to be a certain way as far as my personality. >> on the grass courts of wimbledon where you became famous for thumping people, you did not like grass. >> when i first went over there, i hated wimbledon. excuse me. i hated the surface. i loved wimbledon.

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over facetime. >> he had a surprise for his two other children. he hid in a box, look at this, wrapped in christmas paper. look at them. oh, my goodness. big way to celebrate christmas. that's the best. >> oh, wow. look at this puppy. abby the chihuahua broke her legs when she was tossed out of a moving car. >> what is wrong with people? >> someone rescued her and brought her to the humane society for care. >> more than $15,000 came in to help out with her medical costs. >> abby is still moving. recovering after surgery. waiting to be adopted. several families have lined up to take her home. >> and the shot there. we want to say thank you for your service. thank you very much for spending time with us today. we will see you here at the top of the hour. coming up on an all new

"your money." billionaires say if you want to be rich, work harder. do the 1% work harder than you? "your money" starts right now. >> another weak jobs report. a growing gap between the rich and poor. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." the american economy is not working for everyone. just 113,000 jobs added in january. far short of what economists expected. nearly 13% of americans are out of work or can't find a full-time job and want one. participation in the labor force is the lowest since 1978. witness the rise of the low-wage bread winner. 21 million americans rely on low-wage jobs as the main source of income in 2011. who is to blame? sam