>> good morning. and welcome to "new day." it is february 12th, 6:00 in the east. i'm kate bolduan of course. john berman joining us this morning. chris is on assignment. a winter storm that some forecasters are calling potentially catastrophic for the deep south. people in georgia and the carolinas are hunkering down. among the big concerns of course, ice on roads, power lines, ice any where. another big headache, air travel. the storm scrapping more than 2,700 flights so far. meteorologist indra petersons is tracking the storm for us of course. let's begin with carol costello joining us from atlanta.

feeling a little bit of deja vu this morning or oh, it has -- >> reporter: oh, it has begun. when you couple these words with an apock lip ik traffic jam, people take notice. more than 50 salt trucks overnight, the city preparing for a catastrophic winter storm. freezing rain causing what may be the worst ice storm in a decade forcing georgia and virginia into states of emergency. >> there is no doubt that this is one of mother nature's worst kinds of storms that can be inflicted on the south. >> reporter: up to an inch of ice could make travel treasurer rous in some areas. the national guard on the move preparing to rescue anyone sliding on the road. >> we're going to go out and make sure all our citizens are

okay. >> reporter: sleet, ice, and snow cancelling thousands of flights. >> didn't expect this. >> reporter: delta employees actually had to sleep in planes because there aren't enough hotel rooms. a truck crashed in the guardrail as bst becoming a danger roadways icy roadway. the ice accumulations already pummelled texas on monday riddling roadways with accidents. firefighter died when another driver lost control on an icy bridge. for much of the southeast, temperatures will continue to be below freezing for another 24 hours. officials are bracing for the worst. >> wherever you are, you need to plan on staying there for a while. >> reporter: that is a true story. some people are accusing the georgia state government of overkill. but hey, they had a plan this

time and people are adhering to their plan. i checked out the grocery store yesterday, there were no eggs, no bread and very little toilet paper. >> i think you single-landedly -- single handedly scared them into this response. . this storm not just hitting the south. where is it right now, where is it going, indra petersons get us the story. >> there were two parts of the system. the first one we knew the wave that went through yesterday was not as strong as the wave now takes place. many places yesterday saw about a quarter of an inch of ice. it's the reason the national weather service keeps putting out words like catastrophic. as that second wave is now developing. we're watching how far that cold air makes its way to the south.

i showed you, quarter inch of ice from the first wave. potentially as much of an impbl of ice possible into the southeast. towards d.c. they could see quarter of an inch of ice. heavy snow. some of these places are not familiar with. towards atlanta, everything ever several inches. four years ago, they only had about 5 inches of snow. then that system makes its way into the northeast. you're going to have a lot of mixes going in from rain to sleet to ice to snow. it's all going to be about tracking that low as it makes its way right up the coastline turning into a dangerous snowstorm. >> thank you so much. let's turn to washington now where they're watching the weather too. senate expected to move to a vote on raising the debt ceiling today. democrats and some republicans voted to raise the debt ceiling

without any conditions. it comes after three years now of bitter fiscal standoffs. one senator may try to stop the measure in its tracks. we're on criminal with the -- capitol hill with the the latest. >> reporter: well, the goal among the members of congress who want to see the debt ceiling raise is to get it done quickly. we hit the debt limit last friday. and secretary has warned congress that by february 27th, they will exhaust the extraordinary measures it's been using to pay its bills. we're also talking about social security checks, paying government workers, paying federal workers and troops. so there's a lot at stake here. this does not mean that the vote is going to come off drama free.

ted cruz says he'll filibuster it. he wants to see meaningful spending cuts included in the bill. that's something that the president and democrats oppose. cruz says he's going to force the senate to reach that higher 60 vote threshold to get this bill passed. it's sure to turn out realry interesting. >> he needs five republicans to get through. all right. thank you very much. in a warning this morning if you own a greco car seat. the company is recalling 3.8 million car seats after federal investigators determined that the safety buckles are faulty. they've requested that greco take back nearly 2 million more on top of all that. christine romans joins us now with more. >> these are very popular models. at issue here is the red release

buckle in the middle of that safety buckle. there can be foreign items. think like food and juice and milk and kids get stuck. parents were complaining they had to cut their child out of the straps to get them out of the seat. the board saying they want 3.8 million of these recalled. you can contact greco and get a new harness system to put right in that. >> i think you have to have an advanced degree to operate one of these car seats anyway. >> that's true. >> the government saying that greco didn't take into consideration that stuff can get caught in the buckle. you know what happens to the buckles? >> stuff gets caught. this is not a problem of these not working in a crash. that's not what this is about. they want people to know that.

this is not in any way affecting the performance of the car seat. that's the most important thing here. this doesn't mean stop using them. you must use them and you must use them properly. but you should contact greco and get a replacement. the goth would like you -- government would like more of these recalled. they're still talking to the company about that. >> got a lot of people's attention with that. take a look at some of the other headlines. good morning. a dispute is intensifying over photos of osama bin laden's dead body. the admiral sent an e-mail ordering the photos destroyed immediately. a watch group said it filed a

freedom of information act beforehand and later filed a lawsuit. former nbc nightly news anchor tim brokaw is being treated for cancer. he says he is optimistic about his treatment adding quote, i remain the luckiest guy i know. dr. sanjay gupta will join us later on in the show. and we here at cnn wish mr. brokaw well. an emotional homecoming expected for a castaway lost at sea for over a year. he is back in his native el salvador this morning. he says he was swept out to sea by a storm and survived on raw fish, rain water and his own urine. they plan a reunion at the hospital where he is being treated. french president on his way to san francisco today. this a day after many stars and

big names descented on the -- se sented on the white house for a state dinner. he was seated between the oba s obamas. and finally. and kate, can you maybe hold berman's hand through this? >> we need the greco child restrai restraint. >> meet sky, terrier, not a lab, this is america's top dog. she was crowned last night. sky holds the distinction of being a triple crown winner, folks in the world of dogs. she also won at the american ken l club event. somebody in our midst feels that labs are ignored entirely. >> the dog is cute. >> sky is cute. terriers have won 46 times.

>> you notice that. >> we know this because the thing is rigged. the dog show is rigged. terriers almost always win. labs have never won. something is going on here at the dog show. >> this is a dog show that allowed mutts in for the first time, right? >> yes, but they can't compete for best in show. i hope that can be my platform later. >> we all have to have an issue. take it on. olympic news folks this morning. history and more chances for american gold. homky and snowboarding all coming today. rachel nichols has the highlights. a lot of people want to see it in prime time. what can we look forward to today? >> reporter: first, i can tell you i kind of feel bad telling you that it's 60 degrees is what

we're up to today. i don't feel that bad telling you that actually. it is absolutely beefl here of course. we also have water leaking from the ceiling from our live location. always a mixed bag here in sochi. they are using manufactured snow up in the mountains and snow they saved from last year. so far today, the events have gone off without a hitch, and what a day it's been. and it's a tie. for the first time in olympic history, two athletes are bringing home the gold in alpine skiing. both clocking in at the exact same time, both now embracing their sweet victory. in another major surprise, the halfpipe left shaun white empty handed. the game's most iconic snowboarder coming down hard. falling short of his goal of

three straight gold medals, but short of the podium. he was disappointed after coming in fourth. overtaken by a 25-year-old nicknamed i pod. the charming swiss snowboarder with russian roots proving you do indeed only live once. while white might be singing the blues, he now says he's going to channel that energy into his band, bad things. 27-year-old erin ham lin chasing her dreams and obtaining the bronze. and in the women's ski jump, american sarah hendrickson soared into history. meanwhile, in pairs figure skating, the russians took the lead with a short program that left the crowd wanting more

catapulting themselves into the record books. with the best ever scores for a short program. but helped by canadian coach justin wadsworth. the ultimate day of sportsmanship. two countries coming together on the trail. a very olympic day indeed. what a nice moment of course. and don't you just love the snowboarders. first of all, the competition won by a guy nicknamed ipod. shaun white, yeah, he's sorry he lost, but he's going to go tour with his band dudes. >> that's the life of a snowboarder. seems like a lot of extreme highs and lows, especially for the u.s. team. you talked about it a little bit in your piece. this was the first time women were able to take part in ski jumping. what was the reaction, though?

>> reporter: you know what, they didn't feel like there was a loser on that hill. they've had to wait 90 years for women to be allowed to ski jump here at the olympics. and really, the last 10 or 15 years, the american women and canadian women have banded together to sue the ioc to get into competition here. the president said just a few years ago that he didn't think women were medically able to participate in such and i vent. that was what they were told about marathons, about soccer, that it wasn't good for them. those women soared last night. one way or the other, even if they didn't win. >> i think you said that perfectly. it's good to see that the olympics is catching up with the rest of modern reality. thank you so much. >> i remember fwroeing up in canada when girls weren't

allowed to play hockey. guess what's happening today. >> you know who's going down. canada. >> they fight. these two teams -- >> it's hockey. >> remember this, olympic spirit. >> i can't believe she said it was 60 degrees. all right. let's get you caught up on the medal count. norway remains in the lead with 11 total medals. four of those medals are gold. they're followed by canada, the nether land, the u.s. and russia. all right 16 minutes after the hour. next up on "new day," taking the stand. the man who shot and killed a teenager. he testifies in his own defense. he says it was life and death. but guess who has contradicted at least part of his story. and a brazen challenge to police in texas. catch me if you can. we'll have the latest on a search for a motorcyclist who

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and he spent several hours walking the jury through his version of event as soon as i'm looking out the window and i said, you're not going to kill me you -- >> reporter: michael dunn took the stand in his own defense telling the jury he had no choice but to fire his gun. >> it was jordan davis who kent escalating this to the point where i had no choice but to defend myself. it was life or death. >> reporter: 17-year-old jordan davis was killed in the 2012 altercation. on tuesday, dunn spent more than three hours on the stand telling the jury about the night of the shooting. >> i asked for a common courtesy. >> reporter: he became emotional several times when talking about his puppy. >> what was his name? >> his name is charlie.

>> reporter: and when he discussed his fee january sa rhonda rawer who was with him that night. dunn says he and rouer stopped at this gas station. he noticed thumping music coming from the suv. >> my rear-view mirror was shaking. >> reporter: dunn says he asked the teens to allow we are it. and at first, they did. but then things turned, quote, ugly. he testified he saw the barrel of what he believed was a sgon. >> after the -- the continued tleet of you're dead [ bleep ], now the door opens and this young man gets out. and as his head clears the

window frame, he says [ bleep ] going down now. >> reporter: according to dunn, he grabbed his gun and started shooting. nine shots were fired. when rouer came out of the store, they quickly drove off. investigators say they never found a firearm in the suv. >> tell her they had a weapon of any kind? >> yes, i did. >> you did. what did you tell her? tell the jury the term that you used to describe the weapon. >> i don't know what i said, but i told her that they had a weapon, they threatened my life and they -- he advanced upon me. >> reporter: by rouer had a different story. >> did the defendant ever tell you that he saw a weapon of any kind in that suv. >> no. >> there was no mention of a stick? >> no. >> there was no mention of a

shotgun? >> no. >> there was no mention of a barrel? >> no. >> there was no mention of a lead pipe. >> that didn't go through your head like maybe i just shot somebody, they pointed a gun at me, i should call the police. >> it sounds crazy. i couldn't tell you what i was thinking when this happened. i can just tell you i didn't do it. >> reporter: closing arguments are set to begin in just a few hours. the jury could have the case as early as this afternoon. >> those closing arguments will be fascinating. the defense has work to do today for sure. michael sam has received an over well ming show of support after stating publicly he is gay. but his father seems to be struggling with the news. good morning andy. >> good morning. michael sam's father's birthday

was this last tuesday. that's when sam shared the news with him that he was in fact gay. he took the news pretty hard. he told the new york assumes he had to quit eating his dinner. he describes himself as an old school guy. he told the times, i don't want my grandkids raised in that kind of sbiermt. he did add that he loves his son and hopes he makes it to the nfl. >> my name is ta na kai. i'm very happy to be a yankee. >> new york yankees officially introducing their newest free agent yesterday. he doesn't speak much establish, but he can throw a nasty split finger and that's what counts. and to get to new york, he

rented a 787 dream liner on a whim so his family and toy poodle could travel considerateble. it cost $195,000. >> wasn't there a rumor that said maybe the airline footed the bill because they thought it would be a big point of national pride to see him flying over on a jab needs airline. >> i heard that, but it's unconfirmed. >> he's got 155 million reasons to be happy. >> he'll make up that cost of that flight in one game. >> all right coming up next on "new day," an epic storm. another one. i know folks, deja vu. forecasters say it could be historically. many wonder if power lines hold. and the fbi is cracking down

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to thousands and thousands of people in this storm's past. we have the latest in georgia where it is really starting to get icy now, nick. >> reporter: yeah, good morning john. that freezing rain picking up. give you a sense of how cold it was last night. this is not a trash bag. it's a child's coat left here overnight. you can almost snap it in half. it's creating major problems for those on the roads. as the storm bears down, bringing that dangerous mix of snow and ice and wind, officials across georgia are scrambling to get in place preparing for a day's long battle to keep the power on. >> this is going to be a challenge for all of us. >> reporter: officials say once you get past a quarter inch of ice, power lines are in big trouble. the forecast this time, three-quarters to over an inch of ice. >> we're not kidding.

we're not just crying wolf. it is serious business. >> reporter: georgia power officials are making plans marshalling the troops and asking for help from other states calling in trucks from as far away as florida and pennsylvania. the big challenge, the bulk of its power lines are aboveground and easily taken down by ice and wind. a problem that wasn't rectified after the ice storm of 2000. some couldn't restore power for weeks. wind gusts today up to 30 miles per hour combined with thick ice. >> we're going to do all we can to get the power back on for you as quickly as possible. >> reporter: and those power out stajs a very big problem. already 9,000 customers without power. that's doubled in the last hour.

this stuff is starting to accumulate. freezing rain turned to ice. it's going to be the big issue all day long. >> thank you so much for that report. we're going to be watching that weather. a startling admission from the director of national intelligen intelligence. james clapping saying the technology is still not in place to prevent someone from stealing classified documents. that nearly a year after edward snowden took thousands of pages. two cross country skiers dead after being caught in an avalanche in oregon. amazingly, a man in colorado did survive over the weekend. that whole thing was captured on his helmet cam. >> new developments this morning out of west virginia where a

coal slurly spill is blackening a creek. this is happening not that far from where a toxic spill tainted water near charleston last month. environmental officials say the spill is significant, but they say public water has not been contaminated. a bracing smash and grab in los angeles. he grabs a laptop from inside it then he shouts, i love jesus christ. you can see darth vader was on hand. interesting he didn't do much, though. over the doom. so said the tweet from curiosity mars. it successfully crossed that treacherous dingo gap.

these time lapse images taken from the rear of the rover shows its tracks in the sand. peace out, it's saying. it is surrounded by terrain quite different from all other sites rovers have visited. that was a big ordeal. >> i -- you are now officially -- you are our chief space correspondent, at least for the mars rover. >> did you just call me a space cadet? >> yes, i did. in a loving way. >> i prefer space commander. all right next up for us on "new day," a plane crash leaves dozens dead, but one person did survive. this harrowing story and what we know about this coming up next. plus, there are nearly a dozen reported laser attacks on planes in flight every day. now the fbi is offering a pretty big reward to track these folks

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some of the worst flooding that it has seen in centuries. >> reporter: this is the village which is very close to the river. you can see water has been flooding this village for days. we had an unprecedented amount of rain in january. as it continues to rain, there just is nowhere for the water to go. people in this village have been cut off. you see places like this hotel that is trying to pump the water out from inside. the last couple days, they just put another those through the window to try to see if they can clear this out. we're expecting more rain this afternoon and more rain on friday. back to you, kate. >> thank you. in south korea, thousands are tieing the knot together in a mass wedding. paula hancocks is there.

>> reporter: 20,000 couples around the world are being married today by the unification church. these followers are very keen on these mass weddings. many of these couples are from different countries. interracial unions very important to this church. back to you. >> one way to help remember your anniversary date. have thousands of other people help remind you. >> times 10,000. developing this morning, an fbi campaign to snuff out dangerous laser pointer attacks on pilots. there are nearly 11 reported attacks every day. the fbi is now offer ever offering a -- offering a big reward. >> that's right, john. you know that blinding light you just saw in the cockpit, it continues to haunt pilots nationwide. and now the fbi is hoping

thousands of dollars in award money may lead to arrests. thousands are targeting pilots flying airplanes, temporarily blinding them mid flight. >> your entire cockpit turns green. >> the fbi says because of a dramatic spike in incidents, they're offering reward money for tips that lead to the culprits behind the laser attacks. 11 cities in san juan are offering up to 10,000 drars. >> it's about 25% brighter than a flashlight flashing in your face. that could cause temporary incapacitation. >> the faa says there were nearly 300 laser strikes in 2005. that number spiked to nearly 4,000 last year. an average of almost 11 incidents per day.

new york city and southern california are among the areas with the most incidents. listen as a plane is coming in for landing in 2012. >> we just got lasered up here. two green flashes into the cockpit. it caught the first officer's eye. >> a dangerous distraction that in some cases have caused injury. pilots have been hospitalized because of burned corneas. laser strikes have never caused a crash, but the fbi fears it eventually will. >> if an aircraft were to go down in a neighborhood, a school, a shopping center, it would be absolutely devastating. >> well, thousands of laser attacks go unreported every year. the fbi has made some arrests. agents say the profile of the people arrested, teenage boys and men in their 30s. but it is very difficult to

investigate this sort of thing because they have to track down exactly where that laser is coming from. if you do get caught, you could face up to five years in prison and also get a hefty fine, $250,000. >> it could be one of the dumbest most malicious things you can do. >> i'm surprised there hasn't been a serious incident up to this point. what everyone else is talking about these days, the olympics. some of the biggest and best moments. you may not have noticed every last one of them. that's why we have michaela pereira for some of the moments. >> already in full swing. let's take a look. we know that, oh yes, broadcaster and analyst has been getting rave review for his coverage and his fashion. posted this photo of himself on instagram. the hot pink blazer was obviously a hit with viewers.

it's not the only pink thing trending. yeah, bob cast tas has a pretty raging case of pink eye. it's the first time since 1988 that someone else did prime time olympic coverage. and of course the internet having a good time with it. showing the term they tore eye. no beer maker in canada had this shipped to team canada olympic house. kind of just a bit of awesomeness that i think we should end with. >> you have to come along when we travel to the winter olympics. >> what you lack in gdp you make up for in beer ingy knewty. hats off to you canada.

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that sound means it is "money time." christine romans in the money center. >> stock markets rallying around the world right now. right now, u.s. futures are strong. why? strong trade data from congress. the house at least voted to raise the debt ceiling and investors liked what they heard from theny fed chief. and amazon is hiring more full time jobs. they will pick, pack and ship customer orders. they pay 30% more than the typical retail job. that puts it just under 30 grand a year. chick fill la will stop selling meat from chickens with additives. subway last week said it would remove a chemical in its bread that is also found in yoga mats

and shy souls. guys? >> not what you want in your bread or anything you want to eat. so a brazen challenge to texas police officers. you got to take a look at this. posted on their own website. this terrifying helmet cam footage appeared with the taunting caption, catch me if you can. the motorcycle is going over a hundred miles an hour in the video and now they say they know who's driving. we have more. >> reporter: take a look at this disturbing video shot by a motorcyclist wearing a helmet camera. you can see the cyclist weaving in and out of rush hour traffic in san antonio, officials say at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. >> it would have just taken a split second for him to impact the lives of several people, possibly killing someone.

>> reporter: it caught the attention of the san antonio police department when the video was posted on the police department's facebook page, with this daring caption, catch me if you can. and now the police department is acting on that dare. >> we've got all his personal information. we will have our detectives and officers outlooking for him. >> reporter: they believe the motorcyclist is row ber to rodriguez. he's also wanted for two outstanding felony warrants. >> it's a matter of time until we catch you. >> reporter: if caught, he would face a wreckless driving charge and 30 days in jail. the police department is using their same facebook page to reach out to the public for any tips. this is not the first time that a recognizeless driving video had gone viral and caught the attention of authorities.

during the summer of 2013, a record was set for the fastest loop around manhattan. the driver later posted it on yooub. police caught up with the driver. >> it just goes to show that you call negative attention to yourself on your social media web pages and bad things can happen. >> reporter: cnn, new york. >> what an idiot. sorry. sorry. editorial moment. i mean, really? >> i know. let's go to our must-see moment. look up in the sky. there was a plane. no, no bird. they posted the video on you -- tube. the camera plunged through the air landing smack dab in the middle of a pig pen. check them out. investigating the foreign object and of course tries to eat it.

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good morning and welcome back to "new day." it is almost 7:00 in the east. we're starting this hour with our news blast, the most news you can get anywhere. wherever you are, you need to plan on staying there for a while. >> this is one of mother nature's worst kinds of storms. the bill is passed without objection. >> this is a lost opportunity for americans. >> i had no choice but to defend myself. it was life or death. the halfpipe left shaun white empty handed. developing this morning, another environmental problem in west virginia. a coal slurry spill muddled six

miles of water. more than a hundred thousand gallons is believed to have flowed into the creek. they say the water supply isn't affected but this comes just a month after the chemical spill left 300,000 people without tap water. the governor in washington says no one will be put to death while he is in office even though the death penalty is legal there. he says his decision is based on problems with the capitol punishment system. it follows similar actions from other democratic governors shttle dangerous conditions out west triggering avalanches with deadly results. so far, six have died since the weekend. tuesday, two were killed when a snow slide hit in baker county. two people were buried by separate events in colorado.

and for the first time in seven years, north and south korea are holding high-level talks. the meetings requested by the north as the south holds a new round of military drills with the united states. the talks are raising hopes of improving the neighbors' strained relationship. >> tom brokaw revealing that he has cancer. he is battling multiple myeloma. he's been battling it since august. in a statement, he says doctors are encouraged by his progress. ahead, dr. sanjay gupta breaks down brokaw's diagnosis. millions of child car seats being recalled by gray kroe. it involves harnesses on toddler seats, issues with release

buckles that can stick. breaking right now, the deep south in the grip of another bitter icy dangerous cold. a winter storm that some forecasters have called mind boggling and potentially catastrophic. in some spots, the carolinas aren't out of the woods yet. ice coated roads are raising the increase of dangerous car wrecks. another big headache, air travel of course. 2500 flights for you. indra petersons is tracking the storm for us, but let's begin with news room anchor carol costello live outside in atlanta for us this morning. good morning again. >> reporter: it's cold and the sleet is coming down. i must say the city of atlanta certainly seems prepared. in fact, the state has been in a state of emergency since this weekend and the storm has only

begun right now. ice is starting to form on the trees behind me and that's the big danger here. it will fall on the power lines and knock out pow. 9,000 people already without power in the state of georgia. and it's bound to get worse. the good news, people are heading the warnings to stay off the roads. the traffic reporters say this may be the lightest travel day in the history of georgia. people have also heeded the governor's warning. they've gone to the grocery stores and gotten a week's worth of food. it could be a week or more before the power is restored. >> let's hope all the warning and the preparations this time have people prepared for this storm more so than the last one. thank you so much. let's get a sense of what's happening the rest of today and the rest of the week. indra petersons here with the

forecast. >> the biggest concern is a lot of people looked at the fist wave and said it wasn't that bad. we knew the second wave was going to be stronger. you can see the freezing rain already now falling in places like atlanta and south carolina. this could be the worst ice storm they've seen in ten years. you're talking about catastrophic ice storm and the amounts could be higher than that. power lines, they weigh 500 pounds, they come down, you could be left without power in some places for weeks. we're also talking about the potential for a severe snowstorm as it starts to make its way up the mid atlantic and towards the east. all this already going on right now. we're looking at the transitioning now into freezing rain eventually throughout the day. heavy icing and overnight in through tomorrow we'll start to see it make its way up towards the coastline. >> any of our hopes of that

thing just getting out of here is not going to do that any time soon. all right. let -- i guess the line is, turn them in or destroy them immediately. new documents reveal that was the order given by the head of the u.s. special forces concerning photos of osama bin laden's dead body. they obtained an e-mail from the admiral and have called for the release of those photos. there was concern pictures could insight violence at people angry over the raid. a very big recall by toyota. nearly 2 million prius cars being recalled because of a software glitch. the car maker says the affected cars were manufactured between 2009 and just this month. republican senator ran paul of kentucky taking president obama to court over the nsa.

2016 candidate announcing a class action lawsuit. he'll also name the national intelligence director, fbi frequent tore and head of the nsa in that lawsuit. >> raising the debt ceiling may be over at least for now, we can say. the house voted to raise the borrowing limit for now nanding really nothing in return. the measure is facing black lash from within the republican party. >> do you like green eggs and ham? i do not like them sam i am. i do not like green eggs and ham. >> you remember that filibuster from senator ted cruz. we could see him once again reading green eggs and ham on the senate floor if he wants to take this filibuster all the way through. >> great to see you, kate. >> let's talk about the senate.

but let's talk about what happened in the house. this is not just inside baseball. this is important to everyone who has been watching the brings manship may out in washington. the boehner rule, boehner back in 2011, the speaker said any raise to the debt ceiling has to be met with an equal or more amount to the debt reduction. why is this so significant? >> it shows that the issue of the debt ceiling may go back to what it has been for so many years, which has been a political vote, one in which the party does not really want to raise the debt ceiling but will have to vote and get it tacked on the campaign trail. boehner tried to demand very, very significant policy changes in exchange for the must-do thing, which is to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a debt

default. that really led to such a intraparty battle. the republicans couldn't unite over exactly what they wanted. the white house learned how to deal with this. just say no. don't give them anything they want and force them to deal with their own internal party divisions. after this midterm election, if we were turned back to -- return back to a divided government, to a house republican and a democratic senate, you're going to see the debt ceiling probably return back to that symbolic vote and not into this pig policy fight that we've seen. >> let's cut through the noise and the press releases. democrats are going to be happy to call this a surrender, of course. is this more john boehner making the only play that he could? chauser possibility so his own members see there really is no

option? >> absolutely. and when you talk to republicans about this, they'll say, look, we did this in october. yes, it was over the government shutdown. this led to 16 days of a intraparty fight and terrible poll numbers for republicans. at the end of the day, the party is looking at november. they know if they go into the debt default right now, they probably will get the blame for this, they'll be divided about how to get out of it. when they push on obamacare and they believe that's their ticket back to the senate majority and to keep the house. why get into an intraparty fight now when the party believes it can be focusing on the one thing that unites it. >> what is going to happen in the senate? ted cruz was happy to send out a press release yesterday saying he's going to filibuster. >> i think what he's going to do

is demand 60 votes to pass this lem slags. that will require five republicans to join with democrats. i don't think he's going to prolong this and force the senate to sit through the snowstorm. that's the one thing that will really unite these guys, getting out of town before a snowstorm. >> that one thing seems to be a universal truth. i do want to have you back so we can talk about what this kind of episode means in forecast about other big policies facts like immigration. >> let's take a look at what's in the papers this morning. dallas morning news, shocking new costs associated with the west nile virus. a study says the mosquito borne virus has cost americans more than three quarters of a bill dollars since it first appeared in 1999.

the highest cost for people suffering from polio. and colorado lawmakers rejecting a bill that would have allowed concealed kbun guns in the classroom. arguing that school employees with a valid permit should have the option to carry. the state house judiciary committee voted no along party lines. and the seattle times says they're poised to envail a way for legal pot sellers to use banks to stash their profits. they expect new guidance for banks and regulators to be released for the next few days. right now, federally ensured banks refuse because it is still illegal on a federal level. big olympics news overnight. that top step of the podium, very, very crowded after history was made in this morning's women's downhill ski event in

sochi. they finished their downhill skiing runs at the exact same time. i mean, exactly the same time. they finished 1:47 and 57 hundredths of a second. this is the first time in olympic history. so what is next for shaun white? the u.s. snowboarding sensation and two-time gold medalist failed to make the podium tuesday. but he's already announced big new plans trading in his board. white plans to go on tour with his rock band, bad things in which he plays guitar. olympic first for the united states. erin hamlin the first american to medal in the sing the luge event. this is a big jump for her to finish 16th four years ago. she's very, very good.

she did not win any events in the world cup races last year. and the olympic spirit on full display. a cross country free sprint competitor from russia fell and broke one of his skis during tuesday's semi-finals. he was determined to finish at all cost so he kept going on one ski. seconds later, canadian coach justin wadsworth ran onto the course and gave him a new ski. not from the same country. he came in dead last, but he did finish. >> i get chills every time i see that story. quick update in the medal count. norway remains on top followed by canada, then the netherlands, then the u.s. and host, russia. the next medal event is the cross country part at the bottom of the hour. so today could be a big day for team u.s.a.

shawnee davis -- shani davis looking for the first. the american women also have a huge hockey game against canada any minute now. let's get back to so much where rachel mike alcohols is standing -- nichols is standing by. >> reporter: nobody in speed skating has ever won a gold medal in three straight olympics. davis says he goes into this competition which starts in two hours, with with a huge target on his back. one of his main rivals, when he beat davis last year, the state government there gave him a two-wed room apartment. if he beats him today, they'll probably give him the whole country. i don't know if they're planning on giving away any real estate, but davis says he is plenty

motivated. he says i've got two hands, i'm ready to get two medals. >> the building shakes during these events. just a huge hockey came coming up between team usa and team canada. that's set to go at 7:30, just a few minutes from now. these two teams, they don't like each we're. >> reporter: they got into a fight. that might not seem like women's hockey, but hey, the stakes are high. the olympics, this is our stanley cup and there's no more bitter rivals than the canadian and the american women's players. when this event was first introduced for women, the merps won the first gold medal. the canadians won the next three. today, just a preliminary round game. both teams expected to advance. but this is assured to be a preview of the final. big bragging rights here.

we'll see, might get a little physical again. >> may not matter for the medal, but it matters for pride. let's go over to michaela pereira. all right. let's take a look at what's trending. paula dean trying to get past her n word scandal and cook up new ideas and deals. she's reinventing herself, y'all. dean reported by wants more control and ownership and partnerships with retail and other companies not just selling her likeness and expertise. she wouldn't discuss specific partnerships. some surprising comments from supreme court justice clarence thomas. he says americans have become too sensitive about race compared to what he experienced growing up. thomas says the issue rarely came up when he was growing up in georgia. he says he also experienced more

discrimination in the north. michael jordan celebrating the arrival of twin daughters. his wife giving birth over the weekend. congratulations. identical twins were born sunday in florida. so the family is growing. and the new sports illustrated swim suit issue hits the stand next week. it's already generating some criticism for what's inside. alongside the humans, yeah, bar by has a bit of a spread of her own. has a lot of folks angry saying the doll just does not set a realistic image for girls. >> a battle we are not going to win because we have been talking about this same thing forever, right? >> absolutely. french president heads to san francisco today as we're learning new details about the state dinner last night. he came alone on his u.s. visit

making for an interesting seating arrangement at the affair. and the high profile guests with him has everyone talking. of course, you were in attendance jim. what do we know? >> reporter: my invitation got lost in the mail. yes, the stars were out at the white house at the state dinner. and offered a brief reprieve from so much drama on the world stage. for at least one night in washington, it was out with the gridlock and in with the glitz and glamour. as stars bradley cooper, julia louise dry fuss and others arrived at the white house. to mix with washington's own headlines honoring french president. >> i have now officially exhausted my french. >> reporter: and while president

obama's fremplg only went so far, he made sure his toast to one of america's closest allies wasn't lost in translation. >> to our friend and partner and all of our friends from france, vive la france and long live the alliance between our great nations. >> reporter: a practice the president acknowledged as widespread. >> there's no country where we have a no spy agreement. >> reporter: mr. obama warned companies against following the lead of a group of french corporate executives who try to do business in iran even as the world is trying to reign in that country's nuclear program. >> we will come down on them like a ton of bricks. >> reporter: both presidents expressed frustration over the bloody war in syria, but agreed

there is no military solution, at least not for now. one french reporter asked if france could replace great britain as america's closest ally. >> first of all, i have two daughters. and they are both gorgeous and wonderful and i would never choose between them. and that's how i feel about my outstanding european partners. >> reporter: and speaking of partners, it is no secret that the french president went stag to last night's state dinner. so he was seated right between president and mrs. obama. that was likely the other reason for another change. no dancing. but one other seating arrangement to take note of, vice president joe biden, he was seated right next to julia who of course plays the vice president on hbo.

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new this morning, a big butt controversial study on mammograms saying the screenings do not prevent deaths from breast cancer and could even actually be harmful. one in five women were overdiagnosed when taking the exams. the study is one of the largest

done on the subject. this isn't the final word. critics point to earlier studies that found mammograms as being equititi equititive -- effective. sanjay, this absolutely grabbed my attention. and this statistic is why every one should care. every year, 37 million mammograms are performed costing about a hundred dollars per mammogram. >> yeah, and look, there's no question. there's a huge cost here. and the question for a long time has been what's the benefit to doing these and could there b a potential harm. this is a controversial topic. i've been covering this almost as long as i've been a medical reporter here on cnn. it is a long study, it is a large study. they looked at around 90,000 women.

they separated them into two groups. about half the group went into a group that got mammograms and regular self breast exams and the other group got self breast exams alone. they found there was really no difference between the two groups. they had the same number of cancers and the same number of deaths. they're making the argument based on this study again that it did not offer benefit over doing your own breast exams. there have been other studies that have shown benefits. and that benefit increases as women age. but a lot of people are paying attention to this for the reasons you stated this morning. >> by it really is a head scratcher. it seems like it flies in the face of conventional wisdom, early detection in the key. this seems to fly in the face of that.

>> yeah. and you have to look at these things over time. i spent some time reading the study. it really started back in the 1980 ease when it wasn't as good. second of all, the treatments have gotten a lot better meaning that even if you're diagnosed with a later stage breast cancer, you have pretty good options here in terms of treatments. it may be as important, but not as important as it used to be. it's really important from assigns perspective, women who are really concerned about breast cancer, they may have opted to go in one group versus the other. so that sort of skews results as well. a lot of people within the organized cancer community are saying, nothing is going to change. this is one study in comparison

to many other studidies. >> and i think when it comes to this important issue and the kind of very conflicting, confusing information coming at you, more than ever i want to know, and women everywhere and men need to know, what should we do? >> and i think it's a very important question. we doctors have to be able to answer this question with some degree of conviction and confidence. in the united states, the guidelines are not changing based on this. right now, for women, starting at age 40, you should get a mammogram. depending on your family history, you may get a mammogram sooner. depending what it shows at age 40, you may need more frequent mammograms afterward chltd they say women in their 20s and 30s should do self breast exams. remember the age 40 in the united states, that's when it should start. a lot of times you hear these

studies and people say look, mammograms don't work, so let's just throw out the test and say let's not do it at all. there is a real push to make these screening tests better. they need to be better. they're not perfect by any means. the sort of momentum is to stay, don't throw it away. let's improve it. >> important, important advice this morning. sanjay, thank you so much. he's going to be joining us to talk about the public announcement of tom brokaw's cancer diagnosis and give you information you need to know about that as well. next up for us on "new day," he says it was life and death. the florida man on trial for shooting and killing a teenager. the defendant took the stand, but will his testimony sway the jury? our legal analysts break it down

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welcome back to "new day." it is half past the hour in the east. let's take a look at your headlines at this hour. the house has pass add clean bill allowing for a debt limit increase, but ted cruz could be a thorn in the side once again. democrats 55 seats in the senate, so five republicans would have to join on. it's unclear if cruz would actually try to delay that vote. ran paul is suing president obama and others.

claims the president has publicly refused to stop a clear violation of the amendment. millions of folks in the deep south getting hammered by snow and ice coating trees and roads, tree branches. made for a very, very dangerous drive. knocking out power to over 10,000 people in georgia alone. congress a one step closer to banning cell phone calls on planes after a house bill passed a new bill on tuesday. it would not impact the faa's decision last year allowing passengers to surf the web and text. in the mexican state, parents are now banned from naming their children things like facebook or rambo. 61 names deemed odor offense

sif -- oddor offensive. all so on the list, a girl named martian and a boy named circumcision. we'll leave that one there. it could be the final day in the michael dunn loud music trial. the defense rested its case tuesday after michael dunn spent more than three hours making his own case for self defense. >> the big question, obviously, did he succeed because he really needed to succeed. the verdict up to the jury which is expected to get the case this afternoon. let's bring in cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin and expert in jury issues, kimberly johnson. i found this is fascinating day of testimony. it seemed like dunn knew

precisely what he had to do and the language was very carefully chosen. he said it was a life or death situation. was he convincing? >> what a load of nonsense. i mean, look, i don't blame him for going to trial. he's got to take a shot. i think his defense is ridiculous. i think it's inconsistent with his testimony and the idea that you shoot ten shots at a gas station forgive me, even in the south, and you just leave because your dog has to get a walk is absurd. and i think the jury is going to see it the same way. >> let's talk about how he tried to make his case to the jury. he was emotional on the stand yesterday. he broke down. he was in tears almost in some points. let's listen to what he said talking about his fiance, rhonda rouer. >> this is where rhonda starts

coming into my mind because i know she's heard the shots. i know rhonda -- it wasn't just my life i was worried about. >> you know, you know jurys. what do they see? >> seeing a defendant break down on the stand can be touching to a jury. the problem is the times he broke down yesterday were in reference to his fiance and then the other time was in reference to his dog. not once in that three to four hours of testimony when he's referring or talking about the death of jordan davis did he ever show any emotion or remorse whatsoever. and so i think the fact of where he showed the emotion is going to be detrimental to his case. >> he was almost clear, calm, and cold when he was talking

about the shooting itself. when he spoke about his dog x he started to get teary. another subject that came up was the chain of events that happened after the shooting. he talked about the fact that they didn't call police. they went back to the he toll. let's listen to what he said. >> we were there looking out the windows like awaking nightmare. every car was a red suv, i mean, to us. we thought we had just made them go away and that they were going to come back. >> you didn't call the police, did you? >> no, never did. >> you didn't call the police at the store, right? >> i -- i didn't call the police at all until the following morning. >> this is just got to be a huge problem for the defense, jeffrey. why didn't they call the police? why did they go back to the hotel. did he make up any ground there.

>> especially when you consider his whole defense was he was so scared. if you're scared, you call the police for help. he obviously was panicking trying to figure out what to do with this horrible thing he had done. i just find the whole story completely incredible and his defense lawyers argument that well, you didn't book a flight out of the country. i mean, yeah, he didn't rob a bank either. the fact that you didn't commit more crimes doesn't mean that you didn't commit the one you're charged with. >> he didn't try to run away. is that convincing? >> look, this is a really bad fact that the defense has to deal with. as i've been covering this case, this is what i hear most from people that are tweeting. they are bothered about the fact that when he left the scene of the shooting, he didn't call 911. now, he explained -- attempts to explain this away by saying he was in shock and he just needed to be alone, get his bearings

together and then approach the police. unfortunately for him, he actually testified that he then called police. well, we saw in the prosecution's rebuttal case that -- that that actually wasn't the case. adord according to his fiance. >> you bring up bad facts. it may be that the worst fact of all for michael dunn has to do with the idea that he saw a gun in the other car. he claims he was acting in self defense because he thought they were armed. he also claimed he told his girlfriend after the fact that he thought he saw a gun. let's listen to what he said and then what his girlfriend said. >> how did you describe the weapon? did you say they had a sword did. >> gun. >> a gun. you used the word gun with rhonda rouer? >> yes, i did. >> when? when in. >> multiple times. >> did the defendant ever tell you he saw a gun in that red

suv? >> no. >> did the defendant ever tell you that he saw a weapon of any kind in that suv? >> no. >> there was no mention of a stick? >> no. >> there was no mention of a shotgun? >> no. >> there was no mention of a barrel? >> no. >> there was no mention of a lead pipe? >> no. >> that fact -- i mean i think his defense is ridiculous. the whole thing is a mess. he is obviously scrambling to come up with a story after the fact that somehow explains away his behavior. but this is why we have trials and courtrooms where you can pick things apart and show when a story is nonsense. >> kimberly, every guy in the studio all morning has looked at that testimony all morning, the girlfriend testifying against her boyfriend. all she would have to do is say he told her about it. she won't do that.

the jury has got to see that. >> she's clearly the prosecution's star witness. you can tell the anguish that she's going through on the stand having to do what she's doing. she knows that she's sending her fiance to prison essentially. i think that she just feels like she's got to tell the truth. she is the most credible witness in this trial. >> undoubtedly she has told the police and prosecutors this before. so she can't suddenly on the witness stand say, now that i think about it, i remember he did say there was a gun. she's locked in on this story. >> we also know she was worried herself about being arrested at the beginning. we surmised that the prosecution did not charge her so they could have her as their star witness. >> and they sure did. the defense has their work cut out for them in the closing arguments which come today. stay with us all day for that.

thank you for being with us. >> let us know what you think about this. a very interesting case. coming up next, a titan of our industry is fighting the battle of a lifetime. tom brokaw announcing he's been diagnosed with cancer. we're going to bring in dr. sanjay gupta once again to talk about what tom brokaw is facing and his road to recovery. so who took home best in show? from the dog club, the kennel club, rather? we'll tell you. honestly? my kids were always on my laptop.

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this morning, we're finding out more about legendary news anchor tom brokaw's diagnosis. he has revealed that he is currently being treated for cans certificate. he was diagnosed with multiple myelo myeloma. doctors say they are encouraged by his progress so far. chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta is there with us at world head quarters. so glad to talk to you about this. this is not a cancer we're very familiar with. can you explain what it is? >> it is a rare type cancer. it's a cancer that affects the bone marrow cells. you make all your important cells of the body. this is a cancer of one of those cells where that cell just

starts growing out of control. they're called plasma cells. you develop too many of those sells which can affect the bone and cause bone fractures and other things in the body, but you also don't have enough of the other good cells. again, a pretty rare cancer, but it's also a cancer for which we don't have a cure. the treatments have improved over the last several years. >> so it's incurable but treatable. we'll talk about treatment in a second. he mentioned -- would that have been something that led him to - technically it's in the back. but that's a vague thing, right? a lot of people have back pain from time to time. the back pain may have been something that just didn't go away.

it shows a very particular sort of problem. i don't know if we have an image of this. you typically notice punched out lesions in the bone. you may see it in the back, in the skull bone, really anywhere in the body. but that's typically it. people can also have fatigue because of the anemia, but it's sort of -- sometimes a little bit vague. >> so his doctors are saying right now that they're really, really positive about his prog prognosis. give us an idea of the treatment and what he's undergoing. >> there's no specific cure, but the treatments have improved quite a bit on over the last several years. you want to sort of kill those cells that have grown out of control within the grown marrow. you give a chemotherapy type

drug, sometimes radiation is used. you kill a lot of the good cells as well. the goal is to kill the bad cells without killing as many good cells or replenish the good cells after the treatment is done. sometimes it even involves bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant to try and get the good cells back in the body. it's a cancer of the bone marrow. and you have to treat it with chemotherapy. >> we're told that he's been work through some of his treatment. thank you for explaining this to us giving us that understanding of what he's facing. wishing you well and hope that he has strong day

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i can't say -- no words to describe this. >> sky the best of the terrier group beat out canine contenders in the other six categories including ally, a poodle in her retirement show. in the end it was this terrier who stole the judge's heart. the champions don't win a cash prize. best in show dogs are awarded a ribbon and a. you size silver plated bowl perfect to house a steak dinner. >> you can't stand this. >> this is not just all fake cable outrage. i have a little bit of outrage over this. i have dogs. lab is the most popular dog in america. >> i grew up with all labs. >> i talked to people at the dog show that there's a terrier conspiracy mafia. terriers win because they have a little bit of attitude. they are cocky.

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case? the jury could get the case today. olympic history. a tie for gold, this has never happened before in the games. plus shani davis hitting the speed track at this hour. live from sochi. >> your "new day" now. >> welcome back to "new day". it is wednesday, february 12th, 8:00 tichb 8:00 in the east. breaking right now dangerous ice coating the deep south. people in georgia and the carolinas are dealing with a storm that will be historic. ice is coating trees, power lines and roads rising the risk. 20,000 customers without power. another major concern, air travel. more than 2,600 flights cancelled right now. we're following the storm's

every move. indra petersons is tracking the forecast and path but let's begin with carol costello who is out in it for us joining us from atlanta. good morning again, carol. >> reporter: good morning. the snow has begun in atlanta. it's more like a frozen sleety slushy kind of thing. this is the texture that's coating the roads. the perfect thing to put in your beer cooler in the summer. it's sleeting. snowing in the mountains. the biggest problem we'll have later on is as the temperatures grow colder all of this stuff will turn to ice. atlanta is blessed with beautiful trees all over the place that ice could coat the trees, the trees could come down on power line and cause massive power outages. the best news people are heeding the warnings this time. more than 50 salt trucks converged on to a truck stop in augusta, georgia overnight the area facing a potential catastrophic winter storm, slamming the southeast

stretching from texas to the eastern seaboard. freezing rain causing what may be the worst ice storm in a decade, forcing georgia and virginia into states of emergency. >> there's no doubt that this is one of mother nature's worst kinds of storms that can be inflicted on the south. >> reporter: up to an inch of ice could make travel treacherous. the national guard on the move, preparing to rescue anyone sliding off the road. >> we'll go out there on the highways and patrol, make sure all of our citizens are okay. >> reporter: sleet, snow, ice suspending amtrak trains and flights. atlanta's airport, delta employees had to sleep in planes because there are not enough hotel rooms. in north carolina a truck crashed into the guardrail as the popular i-95 corridor is becoming a dangerous icy roadway. the potentially catastrophic ice accumulations already pummelled texas on monday riddling

roadways with accidents. a firefighter after stopping to check on one spun car died when another driver lost control on the icy bridge. knocking him off the overpass on to the ramp below. for much of the southeast, temperatures will continue to below freezing for another 24 hours. officials are bracing for the worst. >> wherever you are, you need to plan on staying there for a while. >> reporter: that is true. sadly 30,000 people already without power in the state of georgia. and it's only going to get worse. the only bright news, kate, it's going to be 50 degrees on saturday. >> silver lining. keep it out there, carol. thank you so much. carol will have the latest on the storm on her show, cnn "newsroom," 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> this is a big storm. a lot of people in its path. let's get the forecast from indra petersons. >> the worst ice storm they've seen in ten years.

you can see what the freezing rain is doing. we're seeing icing out there. second wave. first wave yesterday we knew was not going to be strong one but many places saw a quarter of an inch. atlanta seeing ice. charleston seeing ice. more headed in their direction as this low develops. i said yesterday quarter of an inch. look at these numbers. almost an inch of ice possible. that's crippling. that's where they are talking about this thing, historic event. power lines they weigh 30 times more with just a half an inch of ice. you think it's not a big deal. they could weigh 500 pounds. that's the only first part of the system. first the storm in the southeast and snow comes down, intensifying. remember february 2010 this snowstorm is expected to be worse than that one. we're right on that borderline of cold and warm air. it's making its way to the northeast, overnight tonight in through thursday. first the southeast with ice and

then the northeast with snow. >> thank you very much. on capitol hill today, the senate is set to vote to raise the debt ceiling. the measure moving through the house in a rare moment of bipartisanship. democrats, republicans, coming together to pass the measure. the bill approved without any conditions attached, which is unusual from past experience. but looking to the senate will one senator hold up its progress and also hold up lawmakers pending departures from washington. >> reporter: good morning, kate. the goal among the senators who want to see the debt ceiling raised is to get it done quickly certainly ahead of this snowstorm that's coming. the country already hit its dict limit on february 7th. that's last friday. treasury secretary has warned congress that by february 27th the department would probably exhaust these extraordinary measures it's been using to make sure america can keep paying its bills and we're not just talking about paying bond holders but

social security checks, paying government contractors, paying federal workers and troops and we're talking about america's credit rating. there's a whole lot at stake in this debt ceiling issue here. but that doesn't mean that the vote in the senate is going to come without drama. republican senator ted cruz said he'll filibuster the clean debt bill that's coming over from the house the one that raises the debt ceiling with no strings attached. cruz said he wants to see meaningful spending cuts included in the bill and that's something the president and democrats oppose. cruz said he'll for the senate to reach that higher 60 vote threshold in order to pass the bill and we'll be watching all of these developments closely today. john. >> we have more big political news. kentucky senator rand paul is suing president obama and top nsa officials over u.s. surveillance. this morning the senator's political action committee is expected to file the class action suit. why, you ask? senator paul is a well-known

critic of government snooping. he's a potential 2016 presidential candidate. >> reporter: the kentucky senator will be joined by some big tea party leaders later on this morning when he announces this class action lawsuit against president obama, the director of national intelligence, and the director of the nsa. they are going to be alleging in this class action lawsuit the nsa surveillance activities violate americans' fourth amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure and as you mentioned, john, rand paul is weighing a run for the presidency. so some of this, of course, involved in this announcement because rand paul has been talking about the nsa surveillance activities as being a violation of civil liberties in an attempt to go after those civil libertarians who opt for democratic candidates. this comes as rand paul has been upping his profile for 2016,

talking a lot about clintons earlier this week. >> jim acosta thank you. let's look at our headlines. just after the top of the hour. pictures of osama bin laden's dead body are at the center of a growing battle. newly released documents show within two weeks of the raid that killed the al qaeda leader then vice admiral sent an e-mail ordering photos that were not turned over to the cia that they would be destroyed immediately. conservative group judicial watch said it filed a freedom of information act request for the pictures beforehand. >> two cross country skiers are dead after being caught in an avalanche in oregon. six people have been killed in avalanches in recent days including two others each in utah and colorado. amazingly one man did survive being swept up by an avalanche. you can see the whole thing captured right there. frightening moments on his helmet cam. infant car seats.

graco recalling 3.8 million seats for faulty buckles. it involves car seats from the 2009 to 2013 model years. graco is offering free replacement buckles. some wild video out of wisconsin. a bus driver and a student get in a fight on a moving bus. the student instigating the fight when the driver said his bus pass was no good. the driver gets out of his seat and fights back. the bus hit several parked cars. the driver has been fired but the union is working to try to get his job back. the teenager for his part in this is facing felony charges. one young man is doing what he can to make something good of all of this snow. that's a gigantic snowman. dave built this 20-foot snowman in front of his wyoming home. since the carrot wouldn't do he

used a traffic cone. it's his last hurrah before he turns 20. >> somebody said where's my good pilates? >> your kids are going to love that voice one day? >> john berman goes where's my pilates. >> a ladder, bucket and lots of fun. >> you roll them and lift them up. >> maybe. >> v-very impressive. >> i'll head to wisconsin to find out. >> inquiring manassas want to know. >> spoiler alert. we're about to give you some results of the olympics in sochi. there was history made today after two skiers shared the podium tying for gold in the women's downhill. we're talking about the tenths of a hundredths of a second. same time.

later today more opportunities for americans to medal. cnn rachel nichols has more for us live from sochi. let's get to what happened or is going to happen. the weather has been a factor. last time we checked in with you in sochi it's pretty balmy. you said it was 60 degrees last time. what is it like now? >> reporter: yeah. i got to do some hard hitting reporting and tell you the thermometer has popped up to 61 degrees. one of our cnn photojournalists was wandering around in a pair of shorts. that's great for the spectators not so great up in the mountains. they had to supplement the natural snow with manufactured snow, actually using stored snow old snow from last winter. the guys are unapologetic about it. they point out in past olympics they had to postpone events by a couple of days because of too much snow. not a problem here.

they put all the events on as scheduled and what a group of events it's been. take a look. it's a tie. for the first time in olympic history two athletes are bringing home the gold in skiing. slovenian and switzerland skier. both clocking in at the same time and both embracing their sweet victory. the halfpipe left shaun white empty handed. the games most iconic snowboarder coming down hard. in the end falling short of not only his goal of three gold medals but short of the podium. the 27-year-old was disappointed after coming in fourth. overand the by a 25-year-old swiss with russian roots won with his signature flip proving you do, indeed, only live once. while white may be singing the

blues on the slopes he'll channel his energy into his band, bad things. there was a major victory for team usa on the luge track. aaron hamlin chasing her dreams and grabbing the bronze, the first american to ever medal in singles luge. in the women's ski jump while the u.s. didn't clinch a medal american sarah hendrickson soared into history. the 19-year-old first woman to ever compete in ski jumping at the olympics. meanwhile in pairs figure skating the russians nicknamed the dream team took the lead with the short program that left the crowd wanting more. catapulting themselves into the record books. with the best ever scores for a short program at the cross country venue russian skier took a nasty spill. but helped by canadian coach justin wadsworth, the ultimate day of sportsmanship, two countries coming together on trail atop the podium a very olympic day indeed.

certainly a nice moment. we've had another nice moment happen over at the hockey rink. the u.s. women are playing the canadian women. they are in their first intermission. still tied at 0-0. u.s. men's team came down and satin stands. nhl players. nice to support the american ladies. not as good news. one of the u.s. hopefuls in the women's halfpipe. 17-year-old arial gold with to withdraw. she injured her wrist so she can't compete today. >> so many highs, so many high highs and low lows for the u.s. team. one more look at the medal count for you. thanks to the latest cross country event where one bronze. norway racking it up. adds to its total lead with 12

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welcome back to "new day," everyone. happening today in florida, closing arguments set to begin in a murder case that started with a confrontation over loud music. the defendant michael dunn has taken the stand in his own defense. he called it a matter of life and death when he opened fire on a group of teens killing 17-year-old jordan davis. cnn was in jacksonville where jurors could get the case today. allena? >> reporter: the jury could get the case today. yesterday michael dunn spent several hours walking the jury through his version of events and his testimony is key because he's the only witness who said he saw a gun the night of the

shooting. >> i'm looking out the window, and i said you're not going to kill me you son of a bitch and i shot him. >> reporter: michael dunn took the stained his own defense telling the jury he had no choice but to fire his gun over a confrontation about loud music. >> they kept escalating this to the point where i had no choice but to defend myself. it was life or death. >> reporter: 17-year-old jordan davis was killed in the 2012 altercation. on tuesday dunn spent more than three hours on the stand, telling the jury about the night of the shooting. >> i asked for common courtesy. >> reporter: his demeanor mostly calm and controlled but became emotional several times when talking about his puppy. >> what was his name? >> his name is charlie. >> reporter: when he discussed his fiancee who was with him

that night. it wasn't just my life i was worried about. dunn says he and his fiancee stopped at this jacksonville gas station to buy wine when they pulled up next to a red suv he realized thumping music. >> body panels on the suv were rattling. my rear view mirror was shaking. my ear drums were vibrating. this was ridiculously loud music. >> reporter: dunn says he asked the teens to lower it and at first they did but then things turned ugly. dunn testified he saw a barrel of what he believed was a shotgun, sticking out of a window in the suv. >> i drew the continued threat of now your dead [ bleep ]. >> reporter: according to dunn

he grand his gun and started shooting. nine shots were fired. when his fiancee came out of the store and got back in the car they quickly drove off. investigators said they never found a firearm in the suv. on the stand dunn told his fiancee the teens had a gun. >> did they have a weapon of any kind? >> yes. >> what did you tell her? tell the jury the term you used to describe the weapon. >> i don't know what i said but i told her they had a weapon, they threatened my life and he, advanced upon me. >> reporter: but she had a different story. >> did the defendant ever tell you he saw a gun in that red suv? >> no. >> did the defendant ever tell you he saw a weapon of any kind in that suv? >> no. >> there was no mention of a stick? >> no. >> there was no mention of a shotgun? >> no. >> there was no mention of a barrel? >> no. >> there was no mention of a

lead pipe? >> no. >> reporter: dunn explained why he didn't call police. >> that didn't go through your head like maybe i shot somebody they point ad gun at me. >> you know, you're right. it sounds crazy and i couldn't tell you what i was thinking when it was happening. i just can tell you i didn't do it. >> reporter: closing arguments are scheduled to take place this morning. the jury could have the case as early as this afternoon. kate. >> the way things are going they will. thank you very much for that. let's talk much more about what happened yesterday and what today could mean. ynn legal analyst sunny hostin that's been in the courtroom. sunny, great to see you. you were in the courtroom and i want to get your perspective on what you saw and how the jury reacted. we talked about this earlier last hour. it seems generally everyone understands even though michael dunn was on the stand for more

than three hours the defense gained legality if any ground in his testimony. how did the jury react to his testimony? >> you know, the jury certainly was very riveted by his testimony and that isn't unusual. it's very rare for a defendant to testify in a first degree murder case. they rarely do so. the jury was certainly paying attention. however, when the prosecution started its cross-examination i thought the prosecution's cross-examination was so very effective especially the rebuttal case when michael dunn's fiancee got on the witness stand and basically contradicted every single thing that he said, every important thing that he said on the witness stand. the jury, in my view, kate, really seemed to be paying much more attention to rhonda's testimony and during the cross-examination their eyes were directly on the prosecutor. in my experience that means that they had a bit of trouble with the defendant's credibility.

>> you could really see the anguish on rhonda's face as she was being asked and answered those questions. that key moment i want to get your take as well. when she was asked and said there was no weapon, there was no gun, there was no stick, no shotgun, no barrel, no lead pipe. she's answering it and her voice gets quieter and quieter as she keeps answering that contradicts her own boyfriend's key testimony. what was the jury's reaction to that? >> the jury's reaction was remarkable. remember, kate, this is a female heavy jury, the majority of the jurors are women. when the defense on cross-examination suggested that rhonda was so emotional, so troubled that she couldn't possibly remember what her fiancee told her about the shooting i looked directly at some of those jurors. one juror in particular, a woman in the front, her jaw just dropped in a way of saying

that's ridiculous. and so, i think that that of not well played by the defense, especially with a jury filled with women. >> and then looking to today, with the let's assume that the jury, the closing arguments will happen, the jury will get the case. with closing arguments, especially, what should the defense strategy be when it seems that the defense has a lot to overcome in this closing argument. >> the defense really, i think, in a sense has to make the defendant's testimony much more credible. has to sort of bolster it with everything else that was said all the other testimony and forensic evidence. that's going to be very difficult to do because remember once the defendant was the in a first degree murder trial especially in a self-defense trial it's all about what the defendant said and whether or not this jury finds the testimony credible. i'm not so sure what the defense is going to do about that today. >> of course, it's impossible

and you've been in many more courtrooms than i have. it's impossible to read what will happen from the jury's face in the courtroom to what they will discuss and deliberate when they go behind closed doors. you need for the defense you need one juror, you need just that doubt, i guess. do you think there is a chance that the defense could win one juror over that could change the course of what seems to be the direction where this trial is going right now? >> you know, i certainly think that there's a chance. i never say, especially as a former federal prosecutor that any case is a slam dunk. you're right. the defense only needs one juror to hang this jury and that's always possible because this is, again, going to be just a credibility call. do they believe michael dunn or don't they? >> that's what it's going to come down to. some would say his strange emotional reaction in the courtroom, the moments that he became emotional, visibly emotional and didn't that seemed to probably hit the jurors as well.

the reaction and testimony of his girlfriend will definitely be key to the deliberateations inside that jury room. sunny you'll be there. we'll check back in with you. thank you so much. >> you bet. >> see you later. john? >> next up for us on "new day" a dangerous mix of snow and sleet and ice that's blanketing the south right now. thousands of flights have been cancelled, there will be more. thousands of people are without power. there will be more. we'll go live to charlotte, north carolina where nearly a foot of snow is coming. a real mystery, in fact a deadly mystery. a retired lawyer killed his wife, severely injured when a package sent to their tennessee home explodes. was this a random act or could this couple have been a targeted? for the first time, you can use nicorette... even if you slip up... so you can reach your goal. [ male announcer ] now, quit on your own terms with nicorette or nicoderm cq. [ male announcer ] now, quit on your own terms

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two of them gold. john? >> back to the breaking news now. we've been covering this throughout the day. it is the weather. some vicious weather. georgia and the carolinas dealing with a winter storm that some forecasters have called potentially catastrophic. ice is coating the roads, tree branches and power lines. raising the risk of spin outs not to mensch tree limbs down and power lines down and huge power outage expected. george howell is on the roads in atlanta this morning. george? >> reporter: john, good morning. so right now sleet coming down here in the city of atlanta. there's snow to the north of us. a concern about ice to the south. william if we can switch over and show the road camera, interstate 85 driving into the city, into the connector. keep in mind this is rush hour. you would expect a lot of people on the roads right now. hardly anyone is out here. you see an official police officer ahead of us checking the roads. compare this to what we saw just

a couple of weeks ago. again that was a storm that came in right before the rush hour, caught millions of people by surprise. this time the storm came in overnight. and there was a lot of preparation. these roads have been sanded and salted. everyone told to stay home. again, john, kate, the concern right now it's about those power lines. about the trees. because as we see this ice and the snow compile upon itself that's when the weight will bring down trees, bring down power lines, and this is a multiday event. what you see right now we expect to see a lot more of it as we continue through this storm. >> at least right now a very different view on those roads than from two weeks ago when it was really a traffic jam standstill. hopefully it will continue to look what it looks like right now in front of you. thank you so much, george. we'll continue to check back with you. this storm is gaining momentum right now. more than 40,000 people in

georgia have lost electricity. officials fear that number will rise and could rise quickly. nick valencia is live in decatur, georgia. nick, you're our ice barometer throughout the morning. how is it looking now? >> reporter: you can hear the freezing rain pinging off my coat. we heard that freezing rain and seen that freezing rain pick up throughout morning. why is that a big concern? because of those power lines. george howell was talking about it. here in decatur, just outside of atlanta, thousands without power and as the day goes on thousands more expected to be without electricity. as the storm bears down, bringing that dangerous mix of snow and the ice and wind officials across georgia are scrambling to get in place preparing for a day's long battle to keep the power on. >> this is going to be a challenge for all of us. >> reporter: officials say once you get past a quarter inch of ice power lines are in big trouble. the forecast this time, three

quarters to over an inch of ice. >> we're not kidding. we're not just crying wolf. it is serious business. >> reporter: inside this storm command center georgia power officials are making plans. martialing the troops and asking for help from other states. calling in trucks from as far away as florida and pennsylvania. atlanta's big challenge the bulk ever its power lines are above ground and easily taken down by ice and wind. a problem that wasn't rectified after the ice storm of 2000 when a half inch of ice left 300,000 people without electricity. some couldn't restore power for weeks. wind gusts today up to 30 miles per hour combined with thick ice, adding to the danger of fallen trees. >> we're going to do all we can to get our folks to the outages and power back on for you as quickly oppose. >> reporter: back here live in decatur, georgia, just outside of atlanta you can see those frozen power lines. just behind me a big concern for

officials especially when you consider those trees right next home to. they could be at risk of going down, knock down power lines. that, of course, leads to power outages. another thing to point out, when we got here, kate an john. this table had no ice. now if you're good at it, you can make a snowman from all the ice that's accumulated on top of that table. john, kate. >> picture those trees with that ice. if you're thinking about going out, look how uncomfortable nick appears right now. you don't want to go outside and look like that. nick valencia, appreciate it. >> next up, a tennessee lawyer is dead, his wife is seriously hurt after a bomb explodes in their home. it was sent through the mail. this morning investigators want to know why. also ahead, two-time gold medalist shaun white falling short in his run to make olympic history. we're going to talk about it with a man who has had plenty of success on his own, olympic figure skater brian boitano just returned from sochi as part of

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. in tennessee today investigators are back at the home of a retired lawyer and his wife. the scene of a deadly bombing. the bomb was delivered to them through the mail. >> reporter: a massive explosion leaving an elderly man dead and his wife critically injured after a mail bomb was delivered directly to their home. their rural tennessee community in shock this morning at the apparent targeted attack. >> i heard a big boom. looked out the window, did not see anything, thought someone

may have backed into the building next to my office. >> reporter: the windows of their house completely blown out and debris scattered across the couple's porch. a motive? unclear. neighbors are in disbelief as to why someone would try to kill the retired bankruptcy lawyer and his wife. >> the last people in the world that you would imagine to be a target of packaged bomb like that. >> reporter: details about the investigation are limited but authorities are warning residents to be cautious. >> we're asking the general public if anyone receives any type of package suspicious, with suspicious circumstances, please contact their local law enforcement jurisdiction. >> reporter: officials are offering an $8,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >> it's important that we have help from the public, if anyone saw anything, or believe to have any information that would help us with this investigation, we ask that you call 1-800-tbi.

>> reporter: neighbors are terrified to even go to their mail box and check to see if they have a package. you can understand there's concern and worry in this neighborhood. >> totally understandable. >> terrifying. we'll follow up on that. the pioneer on the slopes, a member of the first olympic snowboarding team in 1998 until an unexpected diagnosis stopped him short. here's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta with this week's human factor. >> reporter: chris clume, numerous successes on the snow but a routine check up when he was 21 almost ended his budding career. >> they said you have a disease called psc. i said doc you have the wrong guy. >> reporter: unfortunately, he was the right guy and his liver disease was damaging his liver. he spent almost six years on

transplant list before finally receiving a liver. >> i said i'm going to do everything in my power to give myself the best chance to bounce back strong from this. >> reporter: he did. his body reacted well to the transplanted liver. >> it was like a new engine dropped in me. that summer i had my best snowboard records. >> reporter: in 2002 he became the first-ever organ transplant recipient to participate in the plips. he won bronze. but he didn't forget how he got there. he started the chris cluge foundation to bring together donors and recipients. this father of two isn't taking that second chance at life lightly. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. >> amazing. we're going to take a short break right here on "new day". but guess what.

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♪ >> let's talk olympics. it was not shaun white's day. he failed to reach the podium in sochi. he finished in fourth place. we'll talk about this. because he has been to the

olympics. he has been to the sochi olympics as part of the official delegation. brian boitano is here. he's an olympic gold medalist and former national figure skater and part of the official u.s. delegation selected by president obama. talk about the delegation duties and all of that in a second. i'm curious to get your if sight, get us inside shaun white's head this level of expectation. you've been to the olympics before. you're expected to medal. you expect, your coach expects, america expects and then this happens. >> it was disappointing, but, you know what? at different levels of your life and different olympics, you have a different expectation for yourself. so when you're first going into the plips you're happy to be there. the second time you expect to get a medal. i think where shaun white is he doesn't have that hunger, he doesn't need to achieve. the medal level. but it's still disappointing.

>> a lot of people don't remember, brian, you went back after 1988 you won the gold in one of the most wonderful performances but then in '94 you decided to go back. did you have winning in your mind. >> i thought that i had a chance to win as well. the reason i went back because i knew i could be competitive with everyone and i could win just like anyone else could win and i wanted that competitive place of olympic sport back in my life. >> is it hard to let go? >> it's hard to let go as a competitor. i had professional figure skating so i had a little bit of it in my life. other people in olympic events, once they retire from skating or skiing or something they have to move on in their life completely. >> i, like many, have been captivated by the figure skating competition and it sure seems russia has been doing a very good job being the host country and dominating in that sport this time around. when you watch it today, has the

sport changed? >> you know, it's changed in certain ways. the judging system. in other ways when you go back there it's exactly the same. skaters all say that when they walk back stage and get in that tunnel and they are experiencing watching other people do their six minute warm up, it's always the same. the pressure is the same. you can feel it. the athletic side is always the same. but there are definitely differences. the judging system is completely different and the team competition is different. >> what do you think of the team competition? let's go back in time. imagine if you had been part of the team competition. >> because i was in three olympics and i think we would have gotten a medal in each one of those. >> you've been robbed. >> i've been robbed. i need retroactive medals. it needs some ironing out. i think it's kind of fun. you know, when you see all the new sports like slopestyle and all the athletic skiing events,

it's a little more relaxed. when you go into figure skating, it's very -- but the competition with the team adds a little bit of relaxation to it. it's a lot easier to go with. >> let's get to the other part of having gotten back on sunday being part of the u.s. delegation. tell us about that experience for you. and how you felt being there. there was a lot of questions about safety and security. give us your sense of what happened. >> being on the delegation was amazing, and being on the delegation with the people that i was on with, janet napolitano and others, they were truly amazing people to travel with. and it's a great way to travel. you're on a delegation. you have your own security. you travel, you know, with an escort in an armored vehicle. it was a great way to travel. that being said noticing the other security that was there at every intersection there was a person standing, at every, you know, venue at the airports

every where there were people all over watching. >> do you think that fear of the security fears and the threats do you think that's loomed over, has affected the mood at the games when you were there? >> i think so. i sort of liken it to what happened to nancy and tonia. that took over the olympics. this security, i think the security is one of the things that's been, you know, affecting the attitude of people wanting to go to the olympics, and really when you go around and you see all the security, you can't help but to be reminded of it constantly. >> now that you're home you can sit in front of the tv like the rest of us and cheer. >> colder here than in sochi. >> thank you so much. >> thanks, brian. coming up, in a bit of good stuff this, guy was not the most generous person during his life but it's what he left behind that landed a farmer in our good

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excutter of the estate told them what he bequeathed them. >> elation and then you have to be calm for the celebration of the funeral. >> all in all, an estimated $10 million worth of farmland to be doled among churches and parishes in 13 different western iowa towns. an extraordinary generous gift. it's expected to trickle down to nearly every member of his community. >> everybody is going to benefit, obviously through the whole town whether they are a member of the parish or not. >> think about it. all the services that the churches perform, all the resources they give to the community, really a final unselfish act leaving a lasting legacy of a life perhaps misunderstood. >> perfect way of saying it. quirky, a loner but in his death did something wonderful. >> his legacy will last a long time. >> good midwestener.

>> that's it for today. especially the weather. time now for "newsroom" and carol costello. >> reporter: good morning guys. "newsroom" starts now. happening now the "newsroom" on ice. >> there's no way you can deal with ice. >> it's the ice. it's the ice. >> a fast-moving paralyzing storm forecasters calling it catastrophic. >> we're not kidding. we're not just crying wolf. >> in what could be the worst ice storm to hit the south in ten years, power outages that could last for a week. >> this is going to be a challenge for all of us. >> also, avalanche danger. amazing video, a snow mobiler swept away and carried 100 feet. >> it felt like i was flying through taxpayer. >> avalanches in colorado, oregon