now. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning, happy monday. welcome to "new day." it's 6:00 in the east. breaking overnight, is the nfl about to get its first openly gay player? michael sam made the revelation in an espn interview this weekend. sam is a first team all american as a senior this past season, a shoo-in for the nfl. what is making headlines of course is his sexuality. >> 6'2", 250 pounds, a big guy, a strong guy. you want to see real strength? it's what he's doing right now. >> i'm michael sam, i'm a football player and i'm gay. >> reporter: all american defensive end and nfl hopeful michael sam making history, revealing that he's gay in interviews with espn and the

"new york times." >> i was afraid it would leak out without me actually owning my truth. i wanted to let the world know and tell them, hey, i'm gay, let me tell my own story. >> reporter: if he's drafted this spring, he'll become the first openly gay player in the national football league. >> i understand how big this is. it's a big deal. nothing has done this before, no one has done it. and it's a kind of nervous process but i know what i want to be and i want to be a player in the nfl. >> reaction poured in almost instantly with the nfl releasing a statement of support writing "we admire michael sam's honesty and courage. mike sell a football player. any player with ability and determination can succeed in the nfl. we look forward to welcoming and supporting michael sam in 2014." sam told his coach and his

teammates about his sexual orientation back in august. >> i was kind of scared, even though they already knew. i was still scared of telling them. they supported me from day one. >> reporter: many of his teammates took to social media to rally around this lineman. kentrell brothers tweeted "we are family and we support al of our family, nothing changes. it takes a lot of courage to do what me did and we are behind him all the way." sam launched a twitter account to thank everyone for their support. >> i probably may be the first but i won't be the last. i think on good things is going to come from this. >> now sam is going public now because he wants to tell his story on his terms before the nfl draft. you know, and lest anyone think this is easy and he'll be

welcomed by open arms by all nfl teams, "sports illustrated" did a story where they talked to teams and there are managers who say his draft prospects will drop because of the revelations. the teams don't want the controversy that will surround this. >> regardless, you said it, this guy knows who he is. he is very strong and very confident, he knows who he is. >> it shows how much his teammates respect him that they allowed him to say this. >> and missouri was number five in the nation this year, they play in the s.e.c. this is pro football basically already. this shows that players will accept someone who is gay. if he's accepted there, i really do think there will be a team which brings him into the nfl and will let him play and he plays well. >> i hope the good teams pass on him so the jets can get him. that would be awesome. >> this whole time you've been thinking about one thing. >> at the end of the day he's an

amazing football player and it will be great when there's the day when all that matters. >> now that's a big announcement. but maybe not the biggest announcement today. and here's why. this is why. you're looking at it now, the new 11:00 show, we call it a.t.h. because it's bigger than any title but you'll know it as "@thishour" with berman and mikaela, moves it to the madonna stage -- 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> i'm the only one that call you john. everyone else calls you berman. >> known as big papa, now he just goes by berman. >> it's 11:00, that's the important thing. >> 11:00, great news, great people, love you. good luck.

>> the other big story, the icy mix headed to the southeast with advisers in several states. streets being salted ahead of the storm and, tra supplies be brought in. officials saying they're being pro active this time after a couple of inches of snow paralyzed the city just two weeks ago. but will the preparation keep atlanta from repeating the winter weather shutdown. let's get over to nick, who is tracking this story. >> reporter: good morning. officials moving more resources into the metro area to save themselves the embarrassment from just a couple of weeks ago. southerners on alert this morning stocking up on supplies as a imagine winter storm is expected to wallop the region this week. >> this time it is a mixture of some ice and some snow. >> widespread freezing rain, the potential for an ice storm. >> we do know it's going to hit

and it's going to be significant. >> reporter: in georgia, the governor giving the national guard warning well before it comes in. >> we're getting ready, trucks are coming now, workers are coming now. >> reporter: officials trying to stay ahead of the storm this go-round after this gridlock nightmare caught them by surprise a couple of weeks ago. this morning parts of oklahoma, arkansas and tennessee are expected to see snow, sleet, freezing rain. this mess then making its way done to alabama, georgia and the carolinas. snow made for dangerous conditions on sunday in pennsylvania. police say the driver accelerated too fast on the snow-covered road and lost control. nearly 30 injured, at least one in serious condition. this storm pushing its way over from the west where freezing rain, snow and high winds lashed out in washington and oregon. freezing drivers in their tracks.

and in northern california, heavy rains triggered mud and rock slides. >> there's a truck done there that got buried in the slide. >> reporter: isolated flooding also blocked some roads. and back here in georgia, the governor is expected to hold a noon eastern press conference. this winter storm watch expected to last through wednesday. chris, back to you. >> all right, nick, thank you very much. breaking this morning, new video has been released of american ken earth bae at a labor camp in north korea. he's been held there for 15 months. he's saying he's worried about his health. we're hearing a former u.s. ambassador to south korea is in pyongyang this morning. what could this mean? paula hancocks is following this for us live. >> reporter: the former ambassador to south korea has touched down in pyongyang this monday evening. we heard from state-run media.

they simply said that donald greg is in pyongyang and he was there with party. there was no name mentioned of kenneth bae. we have heard from kenneth bae over the weekend. last thursday and friday he was visited by the swedish embassy official in pyongyang. he's basically saying he's being moved back to the special labor camp. he's very concerned about his health. he says he has a back and neck problem here, has a gum infection at this point and he's concerned if he stay there is for several monies, he will be straight back in hospital once again. he did say he wanted to let his family know that he's not giving up hope. >> i stay strong mentally and

spiritually and trying to stay strong emotionally as well. but my main concern right now is that my physical condition, to have labor for eight hours a day for the next couple of months will be difficult. so if they can do something right away would be the best way to do it. >> he says he's already lost ten pounds over the past few weeks. kate and chris, back to you. >> paula, thank you so much for that. >> a second round of syria peace talks is under way. the three-day evacuation and planned cease-fire is casting doubt. what do we know? >> they call it an evacuation, but when you look at these harrowing videos, it appears to be more of an escape. hundreds of women and children

and the elderly running for their lives toward just a few u.n. vehicles. hard to imagine this is actually progress when you see them wedged between u.n. trucks trying to make their way out of that old city that has been under siege for 600 days but it has got i don't know better for them. the day before when a u.n. aid convoy team entered to deliver food and medical equipment, they came under attack. it was terrifying for them for several hours as they couldn't leave and couldn't help the people in the old city. there as a lot of questions whether the evacuation will continue, whether the convoy will be able to enter again. a lot of the people i'm speaking with on the ground in syria very, very cynical about whether more help can reach them in the near term. >> thank you. let's look at some of your other major headlines.

there have been threats to caribbean airline flights from guyana to the united states. >> new cooperation between iran and the international nuclear agency. iran is reportedly moving warships near the u.s. maritime borders. the iranian state news agency says this is a response to the u.s. increasing its naval presence in the persian gulf. >> concern about an american man that has gone missing in mexico. he was on a motorcycle trip and has not been heard from since

january 25th. he planned to travel to the pacific coach beach where the final scene of "the shawshank redemption" film was filmed. >> the house transportation committee will hold a hearing to answer questions involving the leak. >> breaking jofr night, the castaway who said he spent 13 monies lost in the pacific is on his way hope. 37-year-old jose alvarenga washed up in a battered fishing boat some two weeks ago. he was deemed healthy enough to fly and is on his way home. >> and officials say they had no

reason to question his account. >> it interesting because we were all sort of like what is this? they say there's no reason to question it. >> still skeptical. >> history has already been made at sochi, jamie anderson winning gold in the very first slope styling competition. today medals will be in skiing, biathlon, speedskating and julia mancuso is in the lead in the super combined. we have rachel nichols live in sochi following it all. hey, rach. >> reporter: hey, it has been a fun weekend so far with the snowboards are and a lot more to come as we start off the week. it an unusual week. and it's an unusual group. we have guys talking about

gnarley and shredding and talking about their spirit grandmas. take a look. >> reporter: there is no one more clutch than julia mancuso with a gutsy performance on the downhill performance. she has a huge today. later today they'll race the second half of the combined. she's hoping to joan the americans who have soared and twirled their way to gold. jamie anderson -- >> it felt so good to do something i knew could i do. i believed it but just having that passion and determination to really do what i'm capable of. >> anderson's win followed sage kotsenburg's win on sunday. his won thanks to a last-ment

decision to do a trick he never tried before, turning four and a half times in the air. bode miller ended in eighth place, looking utterly done. >> and skating superstar gracie gold nailed all 11 jumps of her program, even pulling off a photo-op with president vladimir putin. but the most fuzzy photos may have been these of american figure skater ashley wild.

>> you remember that whole michaela is not impressed photo, i think we'll be seeing more of this within. >> i get michaela every day on the show. >> terror threats are of pa paramount importance. tell me of the video of this b bobsledder that busted through a door there. what's the situation? >> reporter: johnny quinn, one of our u.s. bobsledders went to tack a shower. his roommate wasn't in the room, he didn't take a cell phone into the bathroom, and unfortunately the door got jammed and he had to bust his way out. i caught with him. take a listen to his experience. >> i was sitting there banging

on random parts of the wall, see if i could catch somebody's attention and as i'm banging on random parts, i kind of hit the door and it cracks and so, you know, i go a little bit harder and my fist goes through the door. so i see light and i was like, okay, it's time to get out of here now. >> johnny took a photo of the busted door, i'm sure you guys have been showing it. that photo has been retweeted more than 25,000 times. he's been having a good time with it and he did tell me they did bring him a new door. it's a good thing because he's moving up to the alpine room soon. the nhl players that make up the u.s. hockey team, they're moving into his room. and trust me, those guys want a door. >> and it looks like they're made out of egg cartons anyway. he's a big, strong guy, he wins the man award for the olympics so far. >> that's hilarious and not

funny at all. >> rachel, thank you for the latest. we'll check in with you later this hour for the team u.s. gold medallist sage kotsenburg. you're in the going to want to miss that. >> let's take a look at the medals so far. >> canada? >> i don't know how canada got in there. austria round it is up. >> we make snow, that's why. >> you should be higher. you're a great disappointment. >> let's go to the science of the situation. meteorologist indra -- >> i'm not giving you a medal for making snow. it's been brutal. we're not stopping with snow any time soon. witness given this morning, temperatures, they are cold. big dome of high pressure again. all that cold air expected to sag down to the south, ent secretary with the moisture

around the gulf. it's going to be a repeat what we saw in the southeast just a few weeks ago. today still warm along the coast but notice overnight tonight, especially when it gets cold, temperatures drop, we start having the threat for some icing. but there are two waves here the second one is the stronger one. potentially 2 inches of snow from the second system. wednesday all wait to thursday we're still talking about the same inching into the southeast. about a quarter of inch of ice could be possible with the system. let's hope they're ready this time and they're not the on ones. that southeast system, if it hangs farther along the coastline, we could see more snow along the coastline and if it goes farther inland, it could be more snow pather inland.

let's hope the south has learned their lesson and are ready this time. doesn't say we didn't tell you. >> hope flip they're much more prepared. >> coming up on "new day," another verbal blast from rand paul targeting bill clinton. is it just a thinly veiled attack on hillary clinton sand it working? >> plus, week two of the so-called loud music murder trial. why testimony from his fiancee could damage his case. honestly? this deal was way too good to believe.

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this morning kentucky senator rand paul is taking a once again at bill clinton, calling him a sexual predator while in the white house and calling democrats hypocrites for championing women while supporting hillary clinton. erin mcpike has the story. >> reporter: from benghazi to personal matters, paul certainly seems to be after the clintons. after labelling bill clinton a sexual predator for his affair with monica lewinsky, paul rand is stepping it up calling people who want to raise money for the candidates hypocrites. >> you can't take it from a guy using his position of authority to take advantage of young women

in the workplace. >> reporter: it's raising new questions about whether paul is really trying to undermine hillary clinton, a possible 2016 rival for the white house. he tells cnn it isn't her fault the way her husband behaved but also called them a fund-raising team. hillary clinton's supporters are mocking paul, saying the past is ancient history. hillary clinton's recent history is a different matter and paul went after her for handling the attack that killed four americans. >> the thing that i think that should limit hillary clinton from ever holding high office, when she was asked for reinforcements, she turned down reinforcements. >> reporter: all this as a new

book "hrc"hrc" comes out this w. "he had ripped up the structure and added some of his own poetic flourishes, they write, but hillary was having none of it," it's my speech, she wrote. >> and former general david petraeus said her strongest attributes came through during tough times. >> thank you so much, erin.

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. welcome back to "new day." breaking overnight, one of the country's best college football players has acknowledged publicly that he is gay. michael sam just graduated from the university of missouri. he's an all-american defensive

back and is on many nfl draft lists. he said he had to tell his story now. on twitter, the nfl said it admires sam's honesty and courage and looks forward to welcoming him in 2014. >> an icy mix is heading for the southeast with advisories in several states. atlanta already making form preparations in hopes of avoiding another winter weather disaster. streets are being salted ahead of the storm. extra supplies are being brought in to avoid a repeat of last time. you'll report the famous gridlock two wooks aeeks ago. >> and investigators are investigating similarities in three murders. the latest last week, a beloved music teacher gunned down in broad daylight and in 2003, a

sheriff's wife. investigators released this sketch of the suspected goonman. there is no evidence to suggest the crimes are linked. >> investigators looking into the bridgegate scandal in a private meeting in new jersey. newark based "star ledger" saying, "we blew it" in an op-ed sunday. christie denies any involvement in the lane closures on the washington bridge. >> and a star-studded absolute to mark the 50th anniversary of the beatles tv debut. caty perry performed yesterday, and the highlight was when paul mccartney and ringo star took

the stage. >> still sounds cool. >> testimony resumes in the so-called loud murder music trial, the case sparking new debate about florida's self-defense laws. michael dunn admitted opening fire after a dispute with teens in a car over loud rap music. now tearful testimony from his fiancee could become a problem for the defense. >> reporter: after a rare and emotional weekend session in wit prosecution called defendant mi michael dunn's fiancee to testify. rhonda was visibly shaken as surveillance video played in court. >> oh, my god. somebody is shooting. >> what did you hear? >> i heard pop, pop, pop. >> minutes earlier she and dunn had stopped at a jacksonville

gas station and parked next to a red suv with a group of teen-agers inside. >> and what did the defendant say? >> i hate that thug music. >> what happened next is at the crux of the case. dunn told investigators thereof an argument over loud music, then said there were threats, saw a weapon and took his weapon out of the glove compartment and shot and killed. >> it was fight or flight. >> reporter: police say they never found a gun in the teen's red dodge durango. defense attorney mark o'mara

will question why didn't he just drive off? the two left the scene, never calling police. they checked into a hotel and ordered a pizza. she testified they sat by the elevator truly believing police were coming. >> i'll tell you, they're talking about the girl friend's testimony here, but what you heard in the interrogation, it was fight or flight. you heard that from the defendant. that's going to be really damaging testimony, because that's the point of the prosecution, you could have left but you didn't. >> coming up next on "new day," sage kotsenburg makes history in country, becoming not only the first olympian to win gold there but also the first ever to win gold in that event. we'll hear from him in a few minutes. >> and this was a big one,

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one of the special things about the olympics is when expected also ran becomes a star, right? this weekend snowboarder sage kotsenburg shocked the world winning the first gold medal of the sochi games for the u.s. and how he did it, a jump so outrageous, he'd never tried it

before. rachel nichols joins us. >> reporter: i don't think there was anyone more surprised than sage. and he made it out of the semifinals, he tweeted "whoa, i just made the olympics." he sat down to talk with us about everything from his very unusual night before race preparation to his resemblance to a sean penn character in "fast times at ridgemont high." >> it was a time like "go america," i was like what? i felt like you guys are family. we don't even know each other but you're here, thanks! >> you're not the hard-core, athlete type that we're used to seeing. your routine the night before your biggest day of competition,

you didn't go work out or visualize your run or anything. what did you do? >> i was eating snacks watching the opening ceremonies, chocolate, onion rings and chips and stuff. that's the beauty of snowboarding. you don't have to be some mega athlete, like work out all the time. >> reporter: i do have to stop you about the onion rings because you made one of my favorite photos of the olympic games, the olympic rings out of your onion rings. >> it just made sense. it just made sense. >> you've had great twitter photos, you in the bolshevik hat. i need some more of the sage dictionary. >> first and foremost we got spice. >> what does that mean? >> it pretty much means anything you want it to mean. can you be just like, oh, you're spice or that trick was spicy,

man. >> between the vocabulary, you get a lot of jeff spicoli comparisons going on. >> i got a lot of them. >> you dig that? >> i'm down. i do know the movie and it's "fast times at sochi," you know? >> why is it important for you to march to your own beat? >> it how i was raised. i was never on a team early or had coaches growing up. it was my and my brother and my friends and we did what we wanted to. that's just where i came from, marching to my own tune. >> and you approached your event in a knew way, you said, hey, maybe i'll just try this trick i've never tried before ever. this is the olympics. were you worried you weren't going to be able to land it? did you think about that? >> honestly, i didn't think about landing it or throwing it

really. >> most people plan what they're going to do in the olympics. >> that's the beauty of snowboarding. you don't have to have a set out run and you can be creative and you can still take home a gold medal. >> you want to show off the medal? >> i would love to. >> how does it taste? >> it doesn't taste that good actually. news flash. >> reporter: guys, sage's family is not here with him because he says that he makes his mom too nervous and then his mom in turn makes him too nervous and he just prefers to be mellow. but they're going to have a pretty big party when he gets back. i think so. what do you think, chris and kate? do you want to be part of that party? >> i don't believe that guy can get nervous. he is so mellow. there's no way. >> it's got to come from confidence, though. >> reporter: isn't that amazing? >> you try a trick knowing you're in a medal con tntentioc

you're a confident performer. you're eating onion rings, you're a confident performer. >> reporter: don't let his demeanor fool you, he's obviously highly skilled. but he's got a laid back attitude about that and you got to love it, right? >> you absolutely got to love it. definitely one thing is true here, does march to his own beat. >> i love the way you got it out of him. that was like the definition of the unguarded interview there, rachel. really perfect stuff. >> making spicoli proud. that was spicy, that interview. >> coming up, a big mystery surrounding "flappy bird." why did the developer suddenly pull the game? >> and a harsh humbling dose of

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it's "money time." alison kosik is in our money center. >> wall street's bumpy ride is going to continue. overseas markets posted nice

gains today. investors will wait to hear frommifrom janet yellin, testifying on capitol hill on tuesday. >> and yahoo is trying to attract google and microsoft users with something different. it looks like the new feature will be made available. >> america's top donors gave $7.7 billion to charities last year. topping the list as the most generous, facebook's mark zuckerberg. the 29-year-old and his wife gave $1 billion to charity. that's 13% of all money donated by the nation's top 50 donors last year. you know what that translation is? big money. >> that's to you. >> 29 years old. my goodness. >> let's talk about other people in their 20s doing some crazy things. it's been described as the

apocalypse, perfect and the devil's bird. it's the free down loadable game flappy bird. it's been downloaded 50 million times. suddenly over the weekend, its creator pulled it from distribution. we have our anchors playing the game. they're already addicted. >> which by the way -- >> i get nervous. >> the game lasts for like a second. >> it's a simple game. it's very easy. people are air districted to it. >> totally addicted. >> and the guy is making hand over fist -- >> $15,000 a day in ad revenue from the game. yesterday he pulls the plug on it. do you guys want to join in on this? there's a lot of speculation going on. a lot of rumors -- when you look at the game, it looks like super

mario brothers and angry birds at the same time. there's speculation he may have gotten a letter saying to stop using it. >> he released a bench of tweets over the weekend saying i can't take this anymore, i'm taking it down. >> and he was a man of his word. >> is this like "family guy" when they killed brian? >> that's what i told you, he's coming back. >> so is this coming back? >> i think it will. >> another gamer stepped forward about a week ago who said this is a rip-off of my game from 2007. i this i he's taking the game down, getting a ton of publicity for it and he's probably going o pish something else out but just

as simple but different. >> why does one become so dominant -- like my kid just come up all of a sudden. who is putting this into their heads? >> i think it's a couple things going on. for one, you have to think about where we play these games. pore most adults, we doing in line at starbucks -- >> at an anchor desk. >> sit hearing reading the news. >> it's very addictive. i keep saying it, i'm sorry. >> like this game is the best example of short attention span. you can play it for ten seconds or ten minutes. >> so you see one person playing and they all ant to do -- >> the thing i don't understand, 50 million downloads. update the game to get around

copy right infringement and keep going on the cha ching. i think this not the end of the flappy girl. >> i'll autograph the back. that will make it worth even less. >> i'll give you my kids. >> we're going to go to a two-fer for you on this monday. portland is seeing its share of snowfall this weekend. this reporter thought she struck gold when she spotted these joggers who had the following to say about running in the snow. >> it's the perfect texture for running. >> it's too nice to not be out here. >> the couple that runs together. too nice to not be out here and this happens. >> oh, no. >> you knew it was coming.

>> reporter: we've seen a lot of people running and -- >> looks like she's okay. >> the jogger gave a thumbs up signaling she was okay. i have a hunch, though, that she agrees with our second must-see clip. check out an adorable child, what he had to say about all this cold and whacky weather. >> jesus make it warm! >> jesus make it warm, it was like a cry to the heavens. >> big man must be busy. >> no, that's not actually it. >> he thinks that was a carrie underwood song. >> take the wheel, make it warm, whatever you got to do. >> coming up on "new day," the ceo of aol in hot water over the company's 401(k) policies.

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good morning. welcome back to "new day." it's monday, february 10, 7:00 in the east. we're going to start out with our news blast, the most news you can get anywhere. let's go! >> i'm michael sam. i'm a football player and i'm gay. >> the mixture of some ice and some snow. >> widespread freezing rain. >> it is going to be significant. >> we will never stop working to ensure equality under the law is protected by the law. >> i have not lost hope. >> jamie anderson defied gravity

with baffling acrobatics. >> it just felt so good. >> breaking overnight, the nfl has never had an openly gay player, key word there, but that may be about to change. michael sam revealed he is gay in a television interview sunday. >> i told my teammates this past august that i came out to my teammates and think took it great. they rallied around me, they supported me and i couldn't ask for better teammates. this is something i've known for a while but this to me is telling another person that, hey, i'm gay. it shouldn't be a big problem. >> strong on the field and off, sam said he felt he had to tell his story and wants pro football teams to think of mim as jer another --

>> threats made to airlines from guyana. >> new video released this morning of american ken earneth. bae says he is worried about his health but he is trying to stay strong mentally and physically. former ambassador donald greg has arrived in pyongyang this morning. >> another round of peace talks getting under way in geneva on the syria crisis. discussions last month brought little progress. more than 600 people were

evacuated sunday after gun fire erupted despite a cease-fire. syria tv said most of the people evacuated with were women, children and seniors six people were killed when the driver crashed into two other vehicles. and in tampa, florida, a driver slammed head on into a car carrying four people in their young 20s. no one in that wreck survived. >> and police found a stockpile of unstable explosives inside a home in california. they made the discovery after responding to a call of a man injuring his hand.

the man nearly blew his hand off. authorities are working to get people back to their homes as soon as possible. >> a winter storm is set to hit the south. how bad there it be this time? >> just take a into the southeast here. we saw several inches in atlanta several weeks ago and once again heavy snow for them. the bulling of it 2 to 3 inches. we setill have the potential fo some icing, and a tenth of an inch around atlanta. notice how cool the temperatures are, a good 20 degrees below normal in the midwest. that cool air sagging to the

south and intersects with that moisture around the gulf. as the cold air makes its way farther to the south, they're going to start waking up with the chance for icing. the bigger threat tuesday night through wednesday again, even fob for the mouth east here. >> another week? here we go. >> keep tracking it. to a major guy rights milestone. >> important and controversial because the protection will extend to the 34 states where gay marriage is not legal. jim acosta is in d.c. following the historic announcement. jim? >> reporter: that's right. attorney general eric holder will make official later today what he revealed over the weekend, which is that the federal government will start

recognizing same-sex marriages in all 50 states, even in states where it is not legal. the attorney general did point out this is only going to apply to areas where the federal government has jurisdiction, but this was something immediately criticized by social conservative groups. the attorney general eric holder said this is about equal protection under the law and going further than that, this is a without that seems sick many -- that is why you saw in this u.s. delegation to sochi, a number of athletes who were openly gay. don't be surprised if you see this white house make a statement about michael sam, the college football player who

announced he was gay. >> you may want to check your freezer this morning if you bought beef in the last month or so. a major recall affecting more than 8.7 million pounds of meat after federal agents say it came from disease and a-- diseased animals. >> and another recall, uncle ben's infused rice. the bags were distributed in texas but possibly other states as well. this comes after several school

children and staff and -- >> a utah couple had been married all of two weeks when the wife died base jumping with her house. amber bell owes fell some 2,000 feel feith after her pair choot failed to open. officials say the extreme part jumping is illegal in that park. >> this morning a more speaking out. >> to me it did sound like the implication that somehow we were greedy consumers of health care benefits that, we had kind of gobbled up more than our share of the pie. >> armstrong apologized for citing the woman as an example why the company was deciding to

change how they match employee 401(k) contributions. he said the company would go back to matching. >> this understandably created a lot of out rage after you talked about this. >> on thursday armstrong announced this 401(k) match would change, going from per paid period to being given in one lump sum. so on employees who stayed at the company would be able to have that match and anybody who left earlier wouldn't be able to get that much. and people who stay at the company for years, they're not getting that compounding benefit. it really didn't cause much of a fuss until he came out and gave the reasons why. >> what was the out?

he pointed to two what he called distressed babies that cost the company about a million dollars each in 2012. he also blamed obamacare. he says obama care is causing health care costs. it's hard to feel empathetic and even the wall street courage -- they pointed out he may have violated hippa regulations. p by bringing out this information. back in august, he actually fired one of his employees, a creative director in front of people sitting there. he was in the middle of a conference call. it was just sort of coming out of nowhere. people are wondering how can he keep his job? the bottom line is looking good

right now for aol. >> stocks up 15%, revenues up 13%, 14%. and they want to cut costs. it's a important reminder. these are the rules of business. >> thank you very much. an important reminder, the mother involved in all of this who spoke out about the fact that her baby was one of the distressed babies by the ceo. that's tonight at 7:00 eastern. >> let's take a look what's in the morning papers. computer experts say attacks against target and other retailers may be the tip of the iceberg. according to the fbi, nearly two doz companies have been attacked

in cases similar to the target bring. officials -- a the wall veet with nearly half of all states declining to expand medicate. 4.8 million americans now earn in the "new york times," today two member washington senator say it is a racial slur and would reconsider t. chris? >> thanks. new this morning, he's a top nba prospect but he's got to learn to keep his cool.

oklahoma state guard marcus smart shoved a fan over the weekend. what does this mean, andy? >> reporter: chris, i was watching this gate on saturday night. when i saw smart shove the fan i was like, oh, boy. but my first reaction to it was that the fan must have sid something really, really -- it must have been a racial slur. he twants known that he did not use a racial slur of any type. he owned his actions and

apologized to jeff orr and his entire team. >> this is now how the program is run, it's let my emotions get the best of me. i can't let that happen again. it's a lesson i have to learn from. >> smart will miss a big three-game stretch for oklahoma state. as for jeff orr, he ubl goes to every single texas tech game but he's said he's not go to go to any more this season. >> a lot of fans can be really ugly. that's certainly not unheard of in the nba. you got plenty of those guys pushing also. on that level, if the kid just does what he needs to do, keeps playing great on the court, do you see this mattering to him when it comes to draft time? >> not at all. marcus smart even came back when he would have been a top five pick in last year's nba draft. he's still going to be a top-ten pick. gms are saying they're more

aware and they have to be alert before they run their mouths. >> and spoiler alert. american julia mancuso has to settle for the bronze. she had the fastest time in the downhill but fell behind in the slalom run. she finished about half a second behind germany, who took back the gold. >> i'm greatly disappointed. more olympic results for you from sunday. the u.s. competes. fellow american sage kotsenburg won on the money's side so we got both, british history also

made. jennie jones won the first medal in any snow sport. >> and the host countrying winning its first med alf the game on the shoulders of 15-year-old phenom yuli yulia lipnitskaya. >> a big disappointment for american skier bode miller as he finished a distant eighth. miller still has a chan to -- if he go irene became the first openly gay athletes to compete

in the olympic. it an lick picks that has. >> following the medal counts? right now norway in the lead. seven medals. the netherlands, united states, canada, russia all follow with four. austria rounding it out with two. >> let's take a look at what is trending. the lego movie, did you see it? it clicked with audiences, dominating the box office this weekend, $69 million. it's the second largest february debut ever. george clooney's world war ii drama "the mondument men" took second. >> and shia leboeuf war a paper

bag over his head and also stormed out of a press conference. >> check this out, lines are snaking out the door for a dumb starbucks shop in los angeles. all the products, menus, even the cds for sale have the word sum -- good luck with that. >> and french president francois hollande arrives today. he is flying solo. senior political correspondent

brianna keilar has more. >> reporter: flags unfurled, party tent in place. the white house ready for its first state dinner in nearly two years, but they didn't plan on this -- scandal-plagued french president francois hollande comes with a lot of baggage. not coming, the first lady until last month. never married, they caught holland sneaking out of the cancel. alain says hayes private life is private but 300 dinner

invitations with the former first lady's name had to be scrapped. and with holland coming solo, seating arrangements are delegated. >> typically when you have a former guest that foreign guest that has a spouse, our president and first lady would be seated next to the spouse. that is something they'll have to change. >> the white house said the romantic drama isn't affecting the visit. and topics like syria and iran are on the table. >> coming up on "new day," rand paul has no love for former president blintd. he does have marsh word but who is his real target and why does

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welcome back to "new day." this weekend kentucky senator rand paul doubled down on his attacks on former president bill clinton, calling clinton a sexual predator for his admitted affair when he was in office. in an interview with c-span

sunday, paul criticized democrats for championing women's rights while supporting bill clinton. take a listen to this. >> anybody who wants to take money from bill clinton or have a fund-raiser has a lot of explaining to do. i think they should give the money back. if they want to take a position on women's rights, by all means do. but you can't do it and take it from a guy who is using his position of authority to take advantage of young women in the workplace. >> not surprisingly, a lot of people talking about this. let's bring in democrat being strategy paul begala, along with anne. >> do you see this as political strategy or is this personal? >> i can't imagine this being personal because frankly he doesn't have that kind of personal history with the

clintons. i think it began as an accident. he's wife was asked about this in an interview and when rand paul was asked about his wife's comment, he supported his wife. and then it has mushroomed from there. i think he's doing it because it's good politics. it would be good politics in the primary and frankly, kate, because we are talking about it. and every time we talk about rand paul, it's good for rand paul. he's a new senator, junior senator, and he's getting all kind of attention, particularly from the republican base. >> is it the right kind of attention? i gegs yuess you would argue fre base yes. paul you say this is good short-term tactic but bad long-term it can particular why? >> it's a good tactic but not a good strategy. tactic will get him in the game. it's like when donald trump was birther -- talking about the

president's birth certificate. that got him some support in the extreme faction in the base of the republican party. when mike huckabee talks about women's libidos, helps him in the extremist. but if the long term, you have to win the moderate middle if you ever want to be president. if he thinks beating up on bill clinton is going to make him president of the united states, he's got another thing coming. >> is it fair game to be bringing up the history of a spouse for someone who you could theoretically say you could be running against? >> kate, there is no such thing as fair in war or politics and politics is war. >> good point. >> it's a shot across the bow and i think it send as very strong message to the clintons that, look, you may be the clintons, you may have been president, you may have been first lady and secretary of state, all of that is fine and

dandy but if you decide to be a presidential candidate, no hold barred, everything is on the table. that's what modern day politics is like in america in 2014. everything will be scrutinized, everybody and their record. is it fair? look, everything's going to be fair. and it's going to be part of what gets looked at. i do think it can have a backlash, though, because it's cringe-inducing. do we want to go through this all over again? what he's saying is true. bill clinton had a lapse of judgment, bill clinton did something that was very, very wrong. it's true. but the problem is it's also old. >> that's what i was also wondering. if your big fight line of attack is something that is so in the past, does that mean you don't have anything to fight about in the present? >> well, yeah -- i'm sorry, ana, go ahead. >> at the got plenty to fight about in the present. when he brings up benghazi, its

very valid point. she was in charge, the buck stopped with her, it was her state department, it was her responsibility, it was the failure of her state department. that is a very valid point. i think it's painful for women to say the actions of their husk brought up. . >> go ahead, paul. >> i think ana is right. one thing bill clinton taught me about politics is that elections are about the future, not the past. they're about your life, not the politician's life. rand paul is violating all of those rules there. if you have any doubt as to whether -- general david petraeus said about hillary, "her most impressive qualities were visible during tough times,

she'd make a tremendous president." now that's a four star general says she would make a wonderful place. rand paul is -- >> a four-star general who had to leave his job because of sexual stand p scanncandal. >> we're not going to get into that side of the sorry. ana and paul, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> of course. >> tweet us, is it fair game or not fair game? >> i think they both should have condemned the tactics. we wonder why we're losing so many of you paying attention, it's because they go at this. >> could there be a serial killer on the loose? we'll bring you the latest from a community in virginia. >> plus, a public announcement

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welcome back to "new day" at half past the hour. let's look at your headlines. an icy mix is headed to the southeast stretching from arkansas to the virginias. storm preparation under way in atlanta. they're hoping to avoid another weather disaster there. the city was gridlocked two weeks ago when the snow turned

into a sheet of ice, stranding thousands of driver for hours. >> secretary of state john kerry is preparing for another important overseas trip, this time to asia. he'll visit at time of increased tensions throughout the region, but kerry will not visit japan. he met the foreign minister in washington just last week. >> iowa state representative mary wolffe is reaching out to thank supporters after a grisly shooting lft two of her sisters dead. fridays the bodies were found in the basement of their home in pittsburgh. there was no signed of forced entry and they have not identified a motive. >> now pope emeritus benedict said he has no regrets. he also is said to have no resentment against critics.

>> cody washerberger of bloom field, colorado is going by another name this morning -- hero. the quick thinking 9-year-old is being credited with saving his mom's life after she forgot to put the car in park and pinned her behind the car. cody jumped behind the wheel and was able to free mom. he's playing down the hero angle and said he's very, very happy to save his mom. >> it's always very good to let the kids drive the car. >> that is not -- >> i have my kids drive halfway out to the beach every year. >> let's get back to an important story this morning. all-american defensive lineman publicly revealed he is gay. that could make him the first openly gay player to be drafted

by the nfl. big ramifications. we'll speak with wade. it will be great when that's not part of your introduction and he's a former football, that's what he's doing now but that's not where we're at yet. why does this party from the perspective of his sexuality? >> it matters because it's never been done before, it matters because no there will be questions to coaches and players and front office staff about how do you handle this. and it matters because there will be kids who turn on their televisions who say i'm watching a man who transcended his fears and says i'm an amazing player and this is who i am. >> i was really struck in your

interview, john, i was struck with how unaffected he is. he knows very clearly what kind of a man he is, very strong and self-assured. talk to me about the process he went through to come forward. >> michael was out in college. michael is his own man. he's not apologizing for who he is, he wants to play in the nfl, he will play in the nfl, and this is just who he is. he wasn't trying to be anyone but himself. >> john, i was interested in one of the quotes, "sam is a trail blazer and by definition that means embarking with no map or no template." that is a very interesting statement and a recognition of where we stand today but i think what kate pointed out is the fact that this is a young man who is do know himself. he knows tragedy and knows challenge and he's going there on his own terms. >> absolutely. and guys like wade have helped him with this move.

but his attitude is i am who i am, i'm just going to get it out there. he was out there with his team, that's 100 teammates, people in missouri knew and nobody jumped the gun. that tells us a lot about where we are. >> where are we? it's an issue. there are concerns about what it might mean as a draft pick, a cultures that has not been consulting in the past. what are the prospects? >> we'll see. i think michael sam and where sports are may not be exactly the same place. >> the that's the question. is there a cultural difference. >> i think if you look at the confidence he played in and the fact that his teammates protected him, we may have the sports culture wrong. just because a player is not open to the public doesn't mean he doesn't live in his truth and say, hey, i'm not going to put

my teammates at the scrutiny of the media to ask questions. they know my heart, they love me, that speaks to a brotherhood, a protection. >> do you think it's not that needed to see to change the culture of the league? >> no, i don't. i think this is really significant and that was a landmark moment. but he was this seasoned -- this is a completely set of sixes. for a player to be drafted and say this is who i am is really relevant. >> if could you say something to him today, what would you say? >> i would say michael, man, i love you, i'm proud to call myself a friend of yours, you're a hero to us and many others.

>> you said before he came on, he's a football player bottom on. and that's what he wants to know. chris keeps quoting his stats because he's a big guy. >> oh, yeah. >> sometimes things happen a certain way for a reason. if you're going to have somebody who carries on his shoulders, 6'2", 250 pounds of shoulders, it's pretty good shoulders to have on. >> superconference defensive players. the this. >> beat most of the afc east. he's already where he needs to be. >> thanks, guys. great to see you. let's take another break. coming up next on "enough day," a series of unsolved murlds in virginia, just outside washington, d.c. victims killed in their on homes. >> could and coming up next, the

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of the sochi olympics, now on your tv. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. welcome back. virginia police on the hunt this morning for a possible serial killer. they've released this sketch of a man suspected of shooting a woman to death when answering a knock on her front door. this is a live look outside the victim's home we're going to show you hopefully in alexandria. it brings new questions about two other victims shot to death inside their homes in the same town, alexandria, virginia. that community i know very well living in washington. beautiful community. this must be terrifying. >> in is a suburb of washington,

d.c. t the killings appear to be somewhat random. this morning they are mourning the killing of the woman, she was a school teacher. there was a knock, she opened the door and gun fire. the police not ruling out the possibility two other killings could be connected. >> reporter: police are investigating three mysterious homicides in this washington suburb. last week, a music teacher was shot and killed for nothing more than opening a knock on her front door at a crime of this sort is unfathomable. >> police released this sketch of the man who may be

responsible. >> don't be afraid to call it in. you never know. >> they're not ruling out the possibility the same person could be responsible for all three slayings. >> you can't help but think that but, again and hopefully it's not multiple people. >> in november 69-year-old ronald kirby, a prominent official in the community was shot and killed. and in 2003 nancy dunning, a sheriff's wife was shot dead. this case also remains unsolved. the crimes, all though spread over a decade, share eerie similarities, all within two miles of each other, all three victims gunned down in their homes with no signs of forced entry and all, now, a woman was in in ther 60s was also shot.

the mayor is urging people not to panic, say being he is taking the situation very seriously but that authorities don't have enough information to see if the shootings are the work of a serial killer. it is believed an automatic weapon was used in the latest shooting. >> one of the most puzzling elements is from the beginning to the end, there's a decade between the shootings. >> you also have similarities. these were white men and women? do they. >> gives no more comfort to that community, until a person is caught. >> not at all. >> thank you very much. chris? >> coming up on "new day," he says he's been lost at sea for

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that was rendition of "get lucky" courtesy than none other than the russian choir. it's not just the medal winners making head lines. we want to show you.

the first one, u.s. figure skater ashley wagner thought she delivered a great performance to the ladies short program then her score came in. she went from this to this absolute look of discuss. and then put his phone number on his helmet. he got over 2,000 texts and photos. apparently it almost broke his iphone. this is soon to be an urban legend, reporting the guy responsible to the inoperable ring during the olympic ceremony was found dead. turns out that story is completely false. >> difference between internet and real media reporting here. cast away no more. the mystery man who resurfaced

after what he says was more than a year lost at sea is headed home. he was cleared by doctors to return to his native el salvador but his story surviving on turtles after his teenage companion died is facing skepticism. >> finally headed home. taking the short route, a plane, to his home country of elsalvador. >> i know people have survived. we are proud we were able to host the visitor to our shore. >> reporter: before leaving he asked for a picture. the island nation too happy to oblige its most famous visitor. the departure much different from his arrival on thursday,

june 30. after his boat came ashore he had one more walk to go. a series of islands. he landed on one that was completely uninhabited. he heard a rooster crowing on the next island over and at low tide he walked across. wearing tattered underwear and brandishing a knife surprised. they fed him pancakes and clothes and communicated through pictures and charades, speaking a bit of italian and others who knew a little spanish from the tv show "dora the explorer". jerry kramer spent three days lost at sea in 1969. >> as far as birds, there isn't any birds until you get very close to land. turtles -- we have turtles but i have never heard of a turtle coming up on the boat.

>> he gifted his boat to the couple that found him. found in the boat a sea shell and a bird. the bird is now living with the couple. he only has a few hours to go before his 13-month round trip of nightmare proportion comes to an end. >> that is still an amazing story. >> for miguel to be there is great. coming up, kenneth bae speaking out this morning. he is out of the hospital but back at hard labor. we will show you the message he is sending to his family. and a real life court battle for jason patric. he wants custody of his show conceived through in vitro but his girlfriend says no. we will have a look at the case and speak with him about it. honestly? this deal was way too good to believe.

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an openly gay man. >> the football star reveals he is gay. you hear from him this morning. winter blast, another snow and ice storm set to wallop the south today. atlanta set to get two inches of snow, the same amountt that paralyzed the city a few weeks ago. is it ready this time? >> kenneth bae speaking out this morning from a prison labor camp as the government stops an american envoy from coming to

help free him. your "new day" continues right now. this is "new day" with chris cuomo, brooke baldwal cuomo,. >> a star college football player revealing he is day and creating the window that he could be the first openly gay player in the nfl. will the announcement affect his prospects? >> what makes michael sam strong is what he is doing right now. >> i'm michael sam. i'm a football player and i'm gay. >> reporter: all american defensive end and nfl hopeful

michael sam making history revealing he is gay in interviews with espn. >> i was afraid that it would leak out without me owning my truth. i want to let the world know i'm gay. >> reporter: if drafted sam will become the first openly gay player in the national football league. >> i understand how big it is. it is a big deal. no one has done this before. and it's kind of nervous process but i know what i want to be and i want to snap in the nfl. >> reporter: reaction poured in almost instantly with the nfl releasing a statement of support writing we admire michael sam's honesty and courage. michael is a football player. any player with ability and determination can succeed in the nfl. we look forward to welcoming and supporting michael sam in 2014.

sam, a projected mid round pick who played for college in missouri told teammates about sexual orientation in august. >> i was scared to tell them. just to see the reaction was awesome. they supported me from day one. >> reporter: many former teammates took to social media to rally around the 6'2"250 pound lineman. it takes a lot of courage to do what he did and we are behind him all the way. sam launched a twitter account sunday night to thank everyone for their support. his announcement, a landmark moment in confronting homeo phobia in professional sports. it is important to remind people his teammates, coaches, they knew about this all year. it didn't break overnight

because he told us he wants to get his story out on his terms before the nfl drafts. >> he has the right to do it. important note, pause, breathe. today be sure to check out john berman and michaela. >> maybe distractingly attractive. too attractive to focus on the news. >> he says that now. that is the goal. >> good luck. love you both. going to be great. plan for the worst and hope for the best. hopefully atlanta officials got the first part of the sign this time. you remember two weeks ago roads turned into skating rinks because of the lack of foresight

before two inches of snow. that is all that fell and then iced over and then chaos. now streets are being salted and extra supplies being brought in ahead of the storm. we will have a forecast in just a moment. first let's go to nick in atlanta. >> good morning. here we go again atlanta round two of the snowmagedden. the snow expected to fall about 7:00 p.m. tonight and last through wednesday or thursday morning. at a salt distribution center in atlanta. we are expecting about one to two inches of snow. that may not sound like much for those in the northeast. for a state not used to dealing with this type of thing you saw what happened a couple of weeks ago. thousands of motorists caught and trapped in the cars and the city shut down and virtually paralyzed because of the winter

weather. that was a very embarrassing situation for the mayor of atlanta and the governor of georgia. that's why this time around they are hoping the coordination efforts are better. >> let's find out what they are facing. let's get you to meteorologist indra petersons for a look at that. >> what we are lookingt at is all of this cold air. notice the midwest seeing temperatures 20 degrees below normal. that weather to the south so that means a chance for snow in the forecast. talking about several inches again. higher amounts for northern portions of georgia. there is a threat for icing especially in overnight hours into morning hours when temperatures really drop down. some places 0.1 inch. hardly matters. they need to do one thing and that is prepare. they are not the only ones. that low affecting the southeast

this is going up the coast line many a chance of snow for us by wednesday and thursday. thank you for that. new this morning we are hearing from kenneth bae, the american missionary being held in north korea a. bae says he is worried about his health after he was moved back to a labor camp following a stay in the hospital. former u.s. ambassador is in north korea this morning. the nature of his visit is unclear. >> reporter: there is no link directly being made at this point between the visit and any possible lobbying to release kenneth bae. some believe it is too big a coincidence to be a coincidence. they believe he may be there for

the reason. all we are hearing is that he has arrived with a party. they are not mentioning why he is there either. but as you said we have heard from kenneth bae over the weekend. this video out today in it he says he is very concerned about his health. he has been in the labor camp for the past three weeks. he says if he were there for much longer he believes he would be back in hospital again. he says he has back pains and neck pains and a gum infection and can lost ten pounds already. >> stay strong but my main concern right now is my physical condition doing hard labor for eight hours a day will be difficult. if they can do something right away it would be the best way to do it. >> so serious concerns for his health.

>> thank you so much. let's take a look at more of your head lines. a second round of peace talks in geneva. hundreds escaped the city of homs. in beirut with more. >> reporter: they call it an evacuation but it looks more like an escape. hundreds of women and children and the elderly running for their lives where it is just a few u.n. vehicles able to access the old city in syria, a part of the city under siege for 600 days. other videos showed these women and children as they were wedged between vehicles trying to make their way out of the old city. this was actually a sign of progress. the day before u.n. teams that entered the old city came under fire and were under attack for

quite some time and couldn't leave for hours. it is unclear today if evacuations will continue. >> thank you so much for that. also breaking overnight unconfirmed threats being made. the u.s. embszy asiana asking to avoid the carrier through wednesday. caribbean airlines flies to new york, miami, orlando. new signs of cooperation between iran and international atammic energy agency. nuclear watch dog says iran agreed to take additional steps to ease. iran is reportedly moving warships near the u.s. maritime borders. the family of an american man missing in mexico is asking for help finding him.

he was on a motorcycle trip from the united states to latin america but he has not been seen or heard from since january 25 when he last texted his girlfriend. he was last known to have checked out of a bed and breakfast to travel to a beach on the pacific coast. this star waited long enough to be recognized. astronomers in australia identified what they say is the oldest known star formed more than 13.5 billion years ago. so how do you know the age of a star? is it polite to ask? it is determined by analyzing iron content. the lower the iron in the light spectrum the older the star. kind of their version of laugh lines. i had a good time with that story. >> you really owned that one. that was spicy. speaking of spicy which was a phrase coined by a fabulous

snowboa snowboarder. let's talk about olympic medals. spoiler alert. >> julie mancuso just settled for bronze in the down hill after a u.s. sweep in a new snowboarding event. jamie anderson dominated in slopestyle and sage kotsenburg pulled off an incredible trick winning the same eevent in men's final getting the first gold for the united states. all of the slopestyle performances are amazing to watch. >> we are having so much fun with the snowboarders here in soech aem sochi. i'm not sure what the french

aristocrats who -- they are here and they are winners. and it's only getting more exciting out on the slopes. the americans do have their first ski medal. take a look. it was a torrent of eemotion on the mountain this morning for olympic veteran julia mancuso. she blazed through the down hill portion of the climb and ultimately ended up winning a bronze medal punching her fists in the air with glee. thanks to slopestyle snowbi snowboardi snowboarding, on the 2,000 foot run jamie anderson defied gravity. >> it felt so good to be able to do something that i knew i could do and i believed it but just having that passion and determination to really do what i'm capable of. >> reporter: anderson's win follows sage kotsenburg victory

on sunday. kotsenburg won thanks to a last minute decision to throw a trick he never tried before, spinning 4 1/2 times in the air. veteran favorite bode miller ended down hill in eighth place looking devastating. at the figure skating venue russia dominated the team competition. the u.s. wasn't far behind. skating superstar gracie gold nailed all 11 jumps and pulling off a photo opwith president vladimir putin. comparing ashley wagner's proud smile after her performance with a shocked expression after her scores were announced.

>> her face tells the story from beginning to end. thanks so much. let's give you the latest on the medal count and the medal standings. norway is in the lead with seven medals. united states, canada and russia all won a medal this morning. and now have five. >> u.s. and canada, this desk, race to be finished. >> we lost rachael because power went out in her hotel. a little insight into the creature comforts or lack thereof in sochi. coming up next the loud music murder trial. testimony from the fiance of the man who opened fire on a group of teens in an suv. was her taking the stand more helpful to the prosecution? and actor jason patric is a desperate man using every tool he's got to get the right to see

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welcome back. testimony is resuming today in the so-called loud music murder trial. the case sparking debate about race. michael dunn admitted opening fire on an suv of black teenagers killing a 17 year old. this weekend tearful testimony could be a big problem for the defense. >> in an emotional weekend

session in which the prosecution called defendant michael dunn's efiance to testify. she was shaken as surveillance video from november 23, 2012 played in court. >> somebody ist shooting. >> what did you hear? >> i heard pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: minutes earlier she and dunn stopped at a jacksonville gas station and parked next to a red suv with a group of teenagers inside. >> what did the defendant say? >> i hate that thug music. >> reporter: what happened next is at the crux of the case. dunn told investigators there was an argument over loud music and then heard threats and fired off shots in self defense. 17-year-old jordan davis was shot and killed. >> i went over this a million

times. and when i put the car in ruverse. it was fight or flight. >> reporter: police say they never found a gun in the teen's red dodge durango. they checked into a hotel and ordered a pizza. she testified they sat by the elevator truly believing police were coming. so let's work through the hot points of this case. joining us now is joey jackson. do you want prosecution or defense? >> i'll do prosecution. i'll let you give your opening statement. defense goes first. >> this is a question about a faulty investigation. it is a question about someone who really felt for their lives. they felt the fear for the fact there was a gun. if the police had done an adequate and thorough investigation in the parking lot

that the teens left they would acquire the gun. he didn't do it but was in fear and that was to preserve his life by unfortunately taking another. >> it is nice to create facts. we cannot do that in the court of law. there is no proof of a gun. i hate that thug music doesn't come from me. that comes from his girlfriend. that is what he said before this altercation began. get in the car he said to the girlfriend. he didn't say stay in the store there is a dangerous situation going on. and he said it was flee or fight. he said he had an option. how does he beat this case? >> in real reality it is a difficult case. you want to create the diversion that there may be a gun and there was a faulty investigation because that is what you have. even if there were a gun it comes down to the point of this. was the gun pointed in his direction? if they had a gun would they not

have used it at that time. what the defense is doing is attacking the investigation in order to create that illusion. and then the second thing that is critical for them to do is to put the jury into his mindset. what was he feeling? was he in imminent fear for his life? tough argument to make. if it is one they make effectively they may have a shot. >> we are playing with the name george zimmerman there about this being an analogue. there was a physical confrontation in george zimmerman. there was a reasonable basis for fear. the jury found that. there was no witness here to corroborate as george zimmerman about him being on the bottom at some point in the fight. george zimmerman after that situation called 911, during it called 911 many times. this man and his girlfriend -- >> consciousness of gift which is critical. >> when you look at the

testimony of his girlfriend obviously she wants to protect and help him. however, when you go to the point she is making, i hate that thug music, what does that do? it gets us into his mind. as a result the prosecution exploits that. point number two as to the girlfriend, what does she say, they were drinking. he wasn't impaired. >> four rum and cokes. >> that is significant. when you put the girlfriend's testimony with what have you i think it is compelling for the prosecution. >> if one juror says i think there was a gun, i do think they got rid of it, they were -- such interesting irony. the authorities on the scene don't treat the kids, the teenagers as suspects. they don't record witness statement because they were shot at. one of them lost his life. now it is being used in the

case. >> it is being used by the defense. >> why didn't you treat them as suspects? >> what the prosecution will do is say there was no basis. had there been a witness that would otherwise suggest there was a gun here or object here or something here the police may have been on notice if there was something of evidentiary value to acquire in the parking lot. they need to suggest of course they left the scene. what do people do when they are shot at? do they stay or attempt to leave? they came back being responsible so they can communicate their story to the police. >> last point. we are in florida. stand your ground. stand your ground was denied here pretrial. do you still need to provet that you couldn't get away in order to trigger self defense? >> what you have to prove beyond that, it is an imminent fear case. i feared for my life.

i had no other alternatives. i needed to do this. i had to do this. if they could establish that then you get somewhere. on the facts of the case and no physical altercation but it certainly makes for more compelling argument for the defense had there been one and been no flight and had been that 911 call. a difficult case. >> i don't know of another case where someone came into a situation as an innocent, this transpired. >> people do things differently when they are under stress and anxiety. your reaction may be different from mine which may be different from many viewers. if you put everything together in terms of believing that going to the hotel and drinking the wine and driving back home it doesn't add up to someone as i'm fearful and i'm going to tell my story. >> i thought i would have high ground bringing the prosecution

perspective. you wound up doing better than i did. thanks. coming up next on "new day" actor jasont p patric fighting custody of his son conceived through in vitro.

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problem. french president arrived in the u.s. today. on tuesday he will attend the first french dinner in nearly two decades. west virginia officials and a water company about to answer tough questions about the chemical leak that left hundreds of thousands of people unable to use their water. the cdc and freedom industries won't be there. and new jersey investigators looking into the bridge gate scandal will meet today after the largest newspaper calling their endorsement of the reelection bid a big mistake. we always update the five things to know. custody battle between actor jason patric and his ex-girlfriend has gotten ugly. trying a new tactic to get his son, gus, back. calling attention to his case and the phenomenon of parental alienation. the son's mother says you better

not use the boy's picture or name to do it. a look back at this difficult case which goesfatherhood. >> i want to bring us to the fold together to fight this. >> reporter: actorer jason patric taking the fight to the next level withstand up for gus, a campaign for himself and other dads. >> i'm going to win this. >> reporter: now a restraining order filed to ban him from saying gus's name anywhere in public effectively killing stand up for gus. he says they tried to have a baby together for years before eventually getting pregnant through in vitro fertilization

using his sperm. she says she was always supposed to be the sole parent. >> jason never did anything to raise gus. >> reporter: as proof she points to this letter he wrote saying he wasn't ready to be a father. he points to photos and videos of them together as well as documents eshowing financial support and listing him as gus's dad. >> jason patric joins us now. i know you are literally counting the days and weeks since you have seen your son. you said to me 51 weeks today. >> yeah. >> what is it doing to you? >> well, it destroys you. you have a choice. you can lay on the couch or get up. and i'm going to get up. >> people started supporting you when they started hearing about your story. what struck you wasn't the

sympathy but the empathy saying i know what you are dealing with. what have you learned about parental alienation? >> i didn't know anything about it. six out of ten families are going to get divorced. that is a lot of kids out there. my exand her family used this law, an incredible amount of money and tons of lawyers to prevert justice. it was only a mechanism to take my child away. i found all of these other people going througher horrible things whose kids were being poisoned in the same way, this kind of child abuse. >> you started to get thousands of people coming forward about this. you recognize it and started stand up for gus. celebrities hearing about it not just through friendship but also feeling the awareness of the issue wanted to get involved? >> i had an event called stand up for gus because i wanted to bring awareness and raise a lot of money.

and then a foundation started. and within a couple of months stand up for gus became the sort of leading organization because no one has talked about it. thousands of thousands and millions of people that don't have a voice. i really think it is a kin to domestic violence. 40 years ago no one talked about if you heard someone whacking someone in the apartment it was their business until it wasn't okay anymore. it is not okay to remove a parent and for another parent to poison a child. >> i know it is very painful for you. you are now in a court battle. and the law is once again your enemy. use this california law which until they change it says you didn't have a signed contract saying you were going to be the parent. you lose. now constructively what your son's mother is saying is it is not his kid. it is mine. he can't use my kid in whatever

activity he wants to do. that is going to ebe a tough legal fight. >> well, we have to look at what is actually right. i'm not the first person to get a horrible judgment against me. i have a woman who wrote my name as father on our fertility forms. i went into a clinic and i gave my sperm and her egg. why am i a donor. that law is going to be changed because it is unconstitutional. however, as you saw in the videos and voice mails and pictures from every day of my son's life just because some court made a horrible decision will not stop me from being a father. if i can't be with my son i want to leave a path of a noble fight not only for him but other people caught up. i will father him from a distance. i will get him back. >> what is the fight in court? what are you putting forward as

an argument? >> i'm in appeal right now. i think these appeal judges are going to have to see the absurdity of this verdict. also, it was not in the best interest of the child in my case. and this whole parental alienation thing is never in the best interest of the child. it is not just me. it is joe baro and his daughter megan. it is little julia grace who hasn't been with her paternal family for seven years. brook barronne. as i said i can deal with my pain. it is not going anywhere until i have gus back. or i can take it and say we are going to end this phenomenon. >> and for the last year you wearing black is somewhat metaphorical of what you have been dealing with. i know this has been very hard for you personally. how do you live your life when it had been family life? you guys were a family, a new

family. it is not just about having the rings and things anymore these days. there are all kinds of families. what is it like for you to be at 51 weeks and not have your boy? >> every day is a struggle. if you have pain or struggle it connects you to people who also have it so you are not alone. that is what stand up for gus is. this new lawsuit, they are trying to stop me from ever mentioning my son's name in a commercial, charitable or private way meaning they want to stop stand up for gus which has raise money to go to lawyers to represent people fighting for their families for free. if she gets her way and her father, if i am having lunch with you and i mention gus, my son, and someone hears it and i don't have her permission she wants me to go to jail. she wants to take away my constitutional first amendment right. >> and to be clear you're still

willing to put the lawyers and the courts aside and meet and talk and just get to see your son, right? >> i have e-mailed, called and everything for ten months until she went to court to make me stop e-mailing her asking just to see my son. >> you were asking so much she felt it was harassment. >> she tried to get a physical restraining order and drummed up these threats which the judge threw out. luckily i had the means to be able to defend myself or i would have been restrained from being anywhere near my son for three years. other people don't have those means. this practice goes on and on and on. if you are jimtia rieber you keep doing this. that is not fair to these people who have no way to fight for themselves. to answer your question every day is horrible but i put my

foot forward and know that if i do this there are a thousand people who say at least someone is there. we can go stand up for gus. we can give money to this. there are forums and support. i don't know what else to do other than try for other people. >> i know there is a 4-year-old boy you want to see very much. >> who doesn't know what happened to his dad. >> thank you. ugly process but thank you for letting us follow it along. >> thank you. >> thanks so much. coming up next on "new day" the newest winner "the biggest loser" she shocked millions with her weight loss reveal and now many are worried about her health. we will discuss with someone who says she can relate. her very personal story coming up next. [ male announcer ] this man has an accomplished research and analytical group at his disposal. ♪ but even more impressive is how he puts it to work for his clients.

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welcome back to "new day." on the recent finale of biggest loser fredrickson dropped. one person who can really relate to the body image battle is cnn cross fire host se cupp speaking out about her journey. hello fabulous. >> how are you? >> i'm very well. why did you feel moved to write this piece? >> it is not something i talk about often or at all in public. when i saw the footage of rachael on "the biggest loser" i

had the same reaction that a lot of people had. she looks really thin and i was immediately brought back to the times in my life where i have struggled with eating disorders and thought this next year ahead for her is going to be really challenging. there is a euphoria and an addiction and intoxication that comes along with losing that much weight, the attention you get and watching the numbers click down on the scale and watching clothes change sizes. it all becomes addictive. unless you are emotionally and mentally prepared to stop when you get to a dangerous point that can very easily spiral out of control. >> i want to talk about society's obsession right now with thin. i want to specifically talk about your story. you were a ballet dancer. and you write in this piece about really going to startling lengths. you talk about your struggle

with bolemia and starvation and diet pills. it was around you in the culture you were immersed in. >> it was a dark time and i was at the worst possible age, being a young woman, totally ill-equipped and insecure and not able to deal with the pressures. i was 13, 14, 15 coming into my teenage years. and just not equipped to be in that kind of environment where you're being scrutinized for your weight so much. girls are insecure at that age anyway. i had to go through a lot to pull myself out of that and did successfully. and then later as i talk about in the piece some of that came flooding back in my early 20s. and luckily i had the skills and i was equipped to not get to a dangerous point the second time. but i'm hoping that in some of the training that rachael got on

the biggest loser and i hope she continues to get training they are helping her avoid some of the bad habits and the addictive behaviors that so many people pick up when they get dangerously body conscious and thin. >> it is interesting to see the parallel about the fact that it is a life-long battle, too. i want to talk about the notion of thin and skinny and weight loss. we are obsessed with it in america. lately i think that a bit of that has been bolesterred by the fact that we see rising obesity rates in america and there is a real concern about that. i wonder how we manage to strike a balance between those two. what are your thoughts on that? >> it is trick ey because everyone should want to be healthy. and i am proud of rachael for getting healthy. a show like "the biggest loser" put it in perspective. it is not about who can be the

healthiest but by losing the most weight. at some point you have to stop losing weight. you can't continue to lose weight. you have to bottom out and become a healthy, happy person with healthy habits that you can take forward for the rest of your life. so at some point rachael's got to hit a plateau where she is just healthy. you get so addicted to the losing of the weight. >> that euphoria. >> it is like a drug. if you keep chasing that high and keep trying to lose weight even though you probably don't need to anymore there is really nowhere to go but a very, very dangerous place. >> in a word do you think weight loss competitions are the way to do it? should it be made a competition? >> i think competitions you work at an office and you have seen people pull together and say let's lose weight this month.

competition to get healthy is great. the focus shouldn't be on the numbers. the focus shouldn't be on the weight loss but on getting healthy, learning healthy habits over time. i know that show tries to strive for that. i'm hoping that rachael gets the strength and the skills she needs to make it through what is going to be a very pressure filled year with a lot of people watching her and watching to see if she gains the weight back or if she continues to lose. it is really tough to deal with. >> you chose tv instead. really, really personal piece. i want you to check it out. it is on cnn.com. it is obviously a really personal voyage for her. you can watch "cross fire" week nights. thank you so much. >> thanks. coming up on "new day" our own mickey has a beautiful piece

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journey. beautiful insight of being adopted and the risk and reward of searching for her birth parents. she wrote it in the march issue of "essence" magazine. here is one part of it. so much of who i am on the outside, my skin color, eye color and hair is because of my father, my identitiy tied to a man i do not know. >> it is interesting. i have known from the jump that i am adopted. when you look like this and see my birth family you figure it out. adoption was always such a part of the fabric of our family. and i always knew who i was. but there was something about my birth father because i know that my birth father is jamaican canadian. i get the woman of color that you see today from him.

and it is always the first thing people know about me. it is interesting to know that your identity has no context. and that is what i was looking for in this search to find my birth father. back up because you know the bigger parts to the story is that i found -- >> this is exceptional about this. along your search which is already many years in the making, you come across something you probably couldn't imagine. >> she looks like she should be out of baldwin -- >> 5'2" blond school teacherer and i are going to look alike. i was adopted. there is my two sisters. all five of us, my grandmother made us matching pajamas for christmas. >> you wound up saying let me find where my birth parents are. what did you learn about your mom? >> i was led to my birth mother a year and a week after she had

passed away from a battle with colon cancer. it was devastating. my mom and dad were so fantastically supportive of me and have been in this entire search. i know they are watching. and that helped me because this was a real struggle. but in that. i have learned that there is a silver lining in very dark clouds i found my birth sister. i have a half sister who we look nothing alike yet we do. there she is. i found out that i had a piece of me, i found a piece of me that i didn't realize was missing. i am blessed beyond abundance with sisters and family. >> and hair. >> we know your awesome story. you love telling your story. you are open about it. why did you want to write about it in aing magazine. >> i have dedicated my life to this because i was one of the lucky ones. i know there are many kids out there. i know you, i know you are

struggling with this. i know there has been a shadow of sort of secrecy surrounding adoption and not knowing where you come from. i want to help the kids that i call sometimes forgotten kids. i dedicated my life to doing that, at risk youth, kids in foster care because i know how lucky i was and how lucky we were. i wanted to write this because i think it is time. we talk about the fact that families there is a different definition of families. my parents were doing it before it was cool. >> you were struggling the same questions and wonders and struggles that any child of adoption wonders. and you handle it better than anybody. >> i don't know. i'm doing it on purpose because this is how i'm handling it. i'm living with my heart on my sleeve. >> given the line at the end of the piece about the common expression that when god closes one door they open a window.

>> sometimes some doors aren't meant to be open. that refers to my birth fatherer because i haven't had success. i hit the lottery finding marny. i found another room in my house. you don't just move into the house. you throw the door open and make it a bigger house. >> we love you. >> no one is home. >> the dog tries to bite me. >> the way michaela writes you will want to read it. today be sure to check out a lot of awesome going on. >> so nice they are on twice. michaela's new show with john berman debuting. >> i better polish my shoes. uhhh. no, that can't happen.

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the news continues with carol costello and "the news room". >> thanks so much. day four in the murder trial in the case some saying is similar to that of george zimmerman. michael dunn accused of killing a black teenager outside a gas station in 2012 after a dispute over loud music. dunn expected to testify in a case that put florida's stand your ground law in the spot light again. "news