happening now in the newsroom, the juror speaks. >> what did you think of michael dunn? >> an exclusive one on one with juror number 8. >> do you feel like you messed up, do you feel like the jury messed up? >> no. i feel like we did what we supposed to. >> new details, insights from one of the african-americans on the jury. >> what would you tell jordan's family? >> i would tell them that from my end i tried. i really did try.

also, dangerous storms track east. >> i am 46 years old, i have never had a winter like this. >> lightning, tornadoes, flooding. >> first hour was rain, then next half hour was sleet and snow, then just all wet snow. so it has been everything. >> it is the winter that will not let up. plus a wolf. in sheep's clothing. >> we shot the video. and kate hanson posted it for us. >> jimmy kimmel and the big fake that's now got the attention of the russians. >> i start hearing people talk around the building, and security starts freaking out. and green for the green. >> it just exceeded all of my expectations. >> colorado bank rolling marijuana, making almost $200 million in tax revenue. but it is how the money is being

spent that has some people all lit up. you're live in the cnn newsroom. good morning, i am carol costello. thank you for joining me. a huge swathe of the country slammed overnight by wet, weird winter weather. storms and high winds swept across tennessee, nashville pelted by rain and hail as lightning struck a skyscraper known as the batman building. in illinois, several hurt when a 20 car pile up hit down interstate 57 an hour south of chicago. police blame dense fog. and the twin cities of minneapolis and st. paul declared snow emergencies after a winter storm dumped ten inches of snow in the region, creating dangerous conditions on the highways. in dris peterson joins us with what's headed your way. good morning. >> good morning. that severe weather is a story in through georgia.

we have a tornado warning out there, 20 miles west of summertown, georgia. they spotted that tornado, it already produced damage of downed trees and damage to a home. keep in mind, not just georgia. in through the southeat, a severe thunderstorm watch box, meaning the potential for severe weather to continue as this line of storms pushes east. look at the damage we see in the last 24 hours. many reports of tornadoes yesterday through illinois, look at all of the straight line wind damage as that line continues to push east. look at the clouds and difference. calm in the west where we're seeing snow showers. look at the explosive nature of this system as it continues to progress. there's instability out there, and that threat from d.c. new details on the terror warning ratcheting up security for u.s. bound flights. sources tell us the threat of a shoe bomb strong enough to bring down an airliner in mid flight

is linked to al qaeda and a master bomb maker. cnn's brian todd has more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. u.s. intelligence officials say they're concerned about the capabilities of this man, he has shown ability to ee aggrevate security, get bombs on airplanes. as you mention, sources say the current threat could bear his signature. u.s. officials say the latest intelligence indicates al qaeda terrorists have been working on new shoe bomb designs. that's what prompted department of homeland security to be on the lookout. while there's no specific target, it pertains to flights from 25 cities overseas into the u.s. johannisberg, paris, london, cairo, cities in the middle east on the list. this is not believed to be connected to the warning about toothpaste bombs like this one. but there's one man, a

31-year-old college dropout, who one official says could be connected to the threat. here is what terrorism experts say. >> this has his signature all over it. this is just the kind of device he is trying to build and has built in the past. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials tell cnn he is the best bomb maker in any al qaeda affiliate. they believe he is working in the shadows, working with al qaeda in arabian peninsula, they say he designed the underwear bomb that failed to detonate at the last minute on a detroit bound plane in 2009. and it was his printer cartridge bombs which the following year got onto cargo planes bound for the u.s. demonstrations of those types of bombs showed they could have brought down airliners. while those plots were foiled, in each case, he displayed a fright ening ability to get bombs past airport security and

experts say he learned from mistakes. how determined is he to kill americans and their allies? >> this is a cold customer. this is a guy that recruited a brother to do a suicide attack, using an underwear bomb to kill a leading saudi prince. >> reporter: the counter terror chief survived that 2009 attack, but his brother was killed. this video shows them embracing just before the mission. u.s. intelligence officials are hunting for him. >> even if he is taken out, he is now training other recruits in the art of making these very sophisticated explosive devices, which can bypass normal airport security. >> reporter: and he has likely had access to military quality explosives and chemicals. and lists say when al qaeda captured territory in yemen in 2011, it overran some military bases. some have been taken back. they say he likely had access to

labs and other facilities which would have enhanced his capabilities. now, there have been reports in recent years that drone strikes have come close to killing him. in 2011, he was reported to have been killed in a drone strike that killed an american born al qaeda leader, turned out not to be accurate. it was reported he was wounded last year in a drone strike but that was never confirmed. >> brian todd from washington. in ukraine, a relative calm washed over the anti-government protests in the center of kiev, after brutal rioting opposition leaders say left as many as 100 people dead. today, the embattled president says he will cave to the protesters' top demands, including new presidential election and return to a more democratic constitution. today, the optimism is cautious though. >> this is a matter of moving it in the right direction, click by click, degree by degree. and the more pressure there is

on yanukovych, the more he tends to seed and give up in these discussions, even if not finalized, the greater the pressure on him with the next round of talks. so it is going in the right direction. >> in fact, perhaps the ugliest clashes, though, took place inside ukraine's parliament. take a look at that. lawmakers bitterly divided over the future of the country, they threw punches as they debated key aspects of a peace agreement. we'll keep you posted. the biggest event in the winter olympics is generating the most controversy. talking about women's figure skating. american skater ashley wagner is not happy about coming in seventh. the same skater that didn't put on a happy face following team competition, wagner says i feel jipped. wagner suggests the russian skater won because her scores

were inflated with a russian skater that came in fifth place but tell during both programs. there were no american judges in yesterday's long program. in addition, one of the judges was kicked out for a year after being reported trying to fix an olympic ice dance competition. another judge is the wife of a top olympic team director. senior international correspondent ivan watson is in sochi with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. it wouldn't be the winter olympics if there wasn't somebody complaining about the scoring in the figure skating, and that's exactly what ashley wagner has done. as you mentioned, suggesting she was jipped with the final judging, coming in seventh place, and calling for more transparency for an end to anonymous judging in the figure skating event. now, the international olympic committee has put this a different way. they say they've gotten no formal complaints about last night's event.

as you also mention, she came in first place, it was an upset for the south korean champion, kim yu- yu-na. she had a slight hop in one of her many jumps. i am no expert, but when you read accounts from other experts, they seem split. they argue the russian figure skater did more difficult jumps, so that would perhaps give her more of a margin of error, and perhaps help her get her points up. there's another issue here, of course, that ashley wagner has raised, and that is about the judges. for example, you have a ukranian judge who was suspended after the nagano olympics for allegedly helping fix judging of the event. another one of the judges here,

i ruined that name, from russia, happens to be married to head of the russian figure skating association. there's the inference that perhaps they were, you know, leaning towards russia in this event. i am sure this controversy is far from over. >> i'm sure you're right. ivan watson, many thanks. turns out, there is no wolf of sochi, we were duped. on wednesday, kate hanson posted a video to her twitter account, wondered if a wolf was wandering the hall of her dorm. thursday, jimmy kimmel announced she was joking, they were in it together. kimmel's people constructed a fake dorm hallway in los angeles and had someone release a domesticity indicated wolf to complete the trick. she didn't even tell her teammates about the prank. >> kind of laid low. i started hearing people talk around the building, security started freaking out because there was technically a breach

with athlete safety. kind of went crazy over here. >> certainly did. the part of the wolf video we didn't see shows kimmel following the wolf on a pair of skis. the international olympic committee says it doesn't have a problem with the prank video, it has a sense of humor. still to come in the newsroom, a new side effect from legalizing marijuana in colorado. the state may rake in more tax money from pot sales. cnn's and a cabrera there. >> reporter: good morning. pot is big business and big money in colorado. the state now projecting it will make about $200 million in the next 18 months on taxes of marijuana. we'll breakdown the new numbers when we come back. [ yodeling plays ] worst morning ever. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey.

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the state of colorado is not only high son products, talking about nearly $190 million in tax revenue. colorado has an aggressive tax on weed, subject to the 2.9% sales tax. an additional 10% sales tax. and 15% excise tax for retailers. this week, first revenue projections are in. other states are taking notice. cnn's ana cabrera has the numbers, she's in denver. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. remember, it has been about six weeks since pot became legal to sell for recreational use in colorado. to say business is going strong is an understatement. the new tax revenue projections from the state beat expectations

by tens of millions of dollars. now the state leaders get to decide how to spend that money. high hopes for a colorado green rush are being realized. >> it exceeded all my expectations. >> reporter: business at this apo they carry, previously a medical marijuana dispensary more than quadrupled. more than a month after pot sales for recreational use became legal, people are lining up. this place packed. this pot shop averages 500 customers a day. and the state of colorado is reeping the benefits. sales and excise taxes on recreational cannabis. marijuana dispensaries had to turn in tax reports thursday. >> paid about $190,000 in sales tax collected in the month of january. >> reporter: official numbers won't be made public until march, the governor's budget

office just released its own tax projections. it estimates the state will collect $184 million in tax revenues in the first 18 months of recreational pot sales. here is colorado's plan for spending that money. 40 million automatically goes to public school construction. that was mandated by voters. then the governor wants to spend about $85 million on youth prevention, and substance abuse treatment. 12.4 million on public health. about 3 million on law enforcement and public safety. and nearly 2 million on industry oversight. >> i don't think the people that are buying marijuana want the tax money to be used to discourage adults from buying marijuana. >> reporter: while not everyone agrees how the money should be spent, and although still early, there's no denying the apparent economic boost that's come from recreational pot sales. right now, of course, colorado and washington are the only

states where recreational pot is legal. washington is working through how it is going to regulate the sales. we know of at least eight other states that are currently considering this from california to maine and you've got to think when they see the type of money colorado is projecting to ma make on taxing marijuana, that will probably have influence. >> i think so in these tough economic times. ana cabrera from denver. still to come, taxpayers turning a profit on the financial crisis. fannie mae and freddie mac cutting final checks. christine romans has that story. >> reporter: the battle days of the bailout, this one, one of the most ugly, expensive of the financial crisis, taxpayers shouldering a huge burden. but they're getting a paycheck. not all taxpayers are happy about it. i'll tell you why after the break. ses at the age of 80. helps reduce the risk of heart disease.

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a georgia attorney is suing general motors, claiming the automaker delayed a recall of cars with a defect blamed for several deaths. the lawsuit alleges gm knew ignition switches in the chevy cobalt and pontiac g 5 could be bumped to off position as far back as 2004, but didn't issue a recall until this month. gm acknowledged at least six deaths were linked to that defect, but didn't respond to cnn when asked about the latest lawsuit. good news for taxpayers. remember the $187 billion bailout uncle sam gave to fannie mae and freddie mac? we're getting back every penny

and extra $7 billion to sweeten the deal. christi christine romans is here to explain. >> reporter: remember, taxpayers shelled out 187 billion with a b, to bailout fannie mae and freddie mac. it was ugly, a painful time for taxpayers. we had to shoulder the costs of horrible decisions in the mortgage market. today, taxpayers have recouped all of that money and turned a profit. they will pay treasury an additional $7 billion in profit from end of last year. it was the housing bubble of 2006 and jump in foreclosures that caused this massive loss for fannie mae and freddie mac. they bundled them, sold them to investors, with guarantees loans would be repaid. interestingly enough, not all taxpayers are thrilled with today's news, carol. i want to show you reaction on social media sites. paul says great, is my check in the mail? i got a lot of that on my twitter feed. sparky asks is there any chance

we can use savings to pay down our debts or is that too financially responsible? i'm going to be honest with you, a lot of people out there five years later, not giving too much credit to that bailout, and the fact they got their money back. people are still very unhappy the taxpayers had to come to the rescue, carol. >> absolutely. a lot of people are still without their homes thanks to that crisis and will never get them back. >> reporter: think of the years in place, it allowed the economy not to fall into depression. people feel like they still, look at the polls how they feel about the economy and jobs market, they don't feel they have been made whole yet. to see taxpayers make some money is a good thing, but they feel as though we never should have been put in that position in the first place. >> amen to that. thanks so much. still to come, a cnn exclusive, juror number eight in the loud music murder trial speaks out about what she would tell the family of jordan davis.

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good morning. i am carol costello. thanks so much for joining me. wild deliberations, shouting. in the end, they could not agree whether michael dunn was guilty of first degree murder in the death of jordan davis. that's what juror number eight says it was like in deliberations in the loud music murder trial. she's speaking exclusively to cnn about what happened behind closed door. ali alina ma chad oh has more. >> i never once thought this was a black kid, a white guy. >> people say who say here is another white guy that got away with shooting and killing a black kid? what would you tell them? >> i would tell them that they really should knowledge their self on the law. >> reporter: creshuna miles is setting the record straight.

if this case wasn't about race, what was it about for you? >> it was about justice. >> justice? >> when i walked into it, i wanted to bring justice to whoever it was, if it was michael dunn, i wanted to bring justice to him. if it was kevin, jordan, i wanted to bring justice for them. >> reporter: she sat down exclusively with cnn to talk about the case and the heated deliberations. >> what was it like inside that deliberation room? >> it was wild. >> reporter: wild as -- >> there was shouting, a lot of yelling. >> reporter: miles shared her impressions about michael dunn and explained the partial verdict the jury returned. >> reporter: what did you think of michael dunn? >> i honestly think he was a good guy. he was a good guy. i don't think he hates everybody, walks around wanting to shoot everybody. i think that he made that

decision. >> reporter: you still think he's guilty of murder though? >> yes. i really think he is guilty of murder, but not guilty as charged. >> reporter: first degree. you don't think he is guilty of first degree. >> i think he is guilty of second degree. >> reporter: how difficult to come back into the courtroom knowing jordan davis' parents were there and that you couldn't agree on a charge related to his death? >> we were confident and cool with it, but when he sent us back, it was like this is a decision we have to make. when he sent us back, we got nervous. didn't know does this mean this throws out the whole case, are they going to retry him, is the court satisfied with what happened, is she going to do more, is jordan ever going to get justice, we did not know.

and walking back into there, i got so nervous. i'm just like what do we -- what if we completely messed up. >> reporter: do you feel you messed up, like the jury messed up? >> no, i feel like we did what we were supposed to. >> reporter: the mixed verdict, a lot of people were confused by it. there was a sense of injustice. some people said it wasn't fair or just because how could you convict him on attempted second degree murder. >> we could not agree, we just could not agree. it was one way or the other. nobody was willing to move. we could not agree. hopefully the next group agrees. >> reporter: what would you tell jordan's family? >> i would tell them from my end i tried. i really did try. i tried to fight for their son. everyone that felt he was guilty, we fought and we fought

and we fought, and i saw the look on his dad's face when we came to nothing. i saw the look on his dad's face when we were on the stand. and i know it hurts. and it is like oh, thinking you got this wound healed, and then somebody slices it open again. now they have to go through the whole process all over again. >> reporter: if there is a retrial, miles hopes the next jury will be able to come back with an agreement on that murder charge. >> thank you. joining me now, cnn legal analyst paul cohen. good morning. >> good morning. >> listening to the juror makes me feel good about the justice system, how about you? >> it makes me feel bad about the justice system. i tell you why. watching jurors explain how they came to their decision is like watching sausage being made. it is kind of an ugly process,

regardless of whether you agree or do not agree with the outcome. she said a couple of things there that mystify me. she said number one that he was essentially not guilty of murder in the first degree because he was defending himself, and later says he was guilty of murder in the second degree. self defense is defense to murder in the second degree. it is telling me something i have seen in focus groups that i have done in cases i handled in the past, and it is that jurors decide cases on whether they like people and don't like people and a lot of factors that aren't presented to them by the judge or lawyers in the case, and i think in the end that green sweater that softened dunn may have helped him more than other things in the case. >> to be frank, prosecutors didn't introduce a lot of evidence making him look like a really bad guy. >> no, they didn't. >> what i heard from her is we didn't believe it was premeditated murder, but we do believe he made a bad choice.

and i wish i could have convicted him on first degree murder, but i couldn't. >> well, that's exactly what she said. and i thought the most interesting question is the race question. whenever the jurors are asked did race play a factor, they all say no. well, i think the wrong question is being asked because a jury is going to think when you ask that question did you convict or acquit dunn because of his race, and of course they're all going to say no to that. but if you say to them do you think his fear was a greater fear because there were black kids in the next car as opposed to if there were white kids, how did that factor in, then i think a juror may give you a more honest answer. >> but surely she's attuned to that, she's african-american. >> well, she's tuned into it, but the question of did you decide it based on race sounds almost like an accusation that well, you must be deciding the case based on the color of skin, and of course no juror is going to say that.

but i think a juror might say a lot of white people have an unreasonable, irrational fear of black adolescent kids dressed like rappers, and you know, if you pursued that line of questioning, i think you might ultimately discover that african-american jurors think this kid got shot because he was black. >> isn't the bottom line here the stand your ground law and this muddies the water and confuses jurors so much that they don't know what conclusion to draw? >> well, i think stand your ground factors in, but i don't think it is necessarily the deciding factor in the case. i think it creates a mindset in people like dunn that, you know, you can pull out a gun and defend yourself, you don't have to step on the gas and try to get away. she sort of alluded to that a little bit in part of her answer. so yeah, it does come into play in the case, but self defense exists even in states that don't have stand your ground.

if somebody is going to use deadly force on you, you have the right to shoot back. a lot of times it comes down to in the end what was happening the moment before the shot was fired, was it legitimate fear, and obviously the jury was hung on that issue, at least with respect to the jordan davis killing. >> paul, thanks for your insight as usual. >> always nice being with you. we have word of breaking news out of ukraine, some sort of agreement has been reached. let's head to kiev and nick paton walsh so we can find out more about the deal. good morning. >> reporter: carol, we've learned from opposition leaders from german foreign ministry and ukranian president that they have signed this deal. most importantly, we know what's in the deal now. it is a complex timetable ahead to diffuse this crisis. 24 hours ago, had dozens of people shot dead to my left here, seemingly by ukranian

police. it says within two days, sunday 4:00, they will have implemented a new law and put within that law changes to the constitution effectively that weaken the powers of the presidency back to where it was about ten years ago. within 12 days from now, should be a national unity government. not clear who is in that, a lot of opposition members want to see key police chiefs and prosecutors lose their jobs. the key issue is a process of constitution reform that has to win by september. most importantly, presidential elections don't have to happen until december 2012. a lot of protesters behind me want to see viktor yanukovych go. they think he has blood on his hands from the past days. must be fears amongst some of them that the continued government persecuting them with force in the past may continue to do that in the nine months

until the elections happen. we have to see if the deal is enough for them. it does contain clauses that have some worried about by some point monday the need for protesters to hand over illegal arms or face prosecution if found on them. and most importantly, do their best to pull out of squares, long hours ahead working out how they feel about the deal. >> nick paton walsh, many things. and ted nugent shooting from the lip, taking aim at the president. many republicans now shying away from him. cnn political director mark preston has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. nugent himself is under fire from conservatives and republicans for these very strong comments he made about the president. more coming up after the break. transferred money from his before larry instantly bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "underserved season".

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there are calls for ted nugent to apologize for calling the president of the united states a sub human mongril. rand paul tweeted ted nujent's derogatory description of president obama is offensive and has no place in politics. he should apologize. for those that say nugent is just a rocker who's provocative, that's not all he is. nujent sits on the board of the national rifle association and we all know the nra has huge political pull. nugent is also campaigning for greg abbott, a republican running for the governor in texas. mark preston is our political director and is here with more. senator paul isn't the only republican condemning nugent's remarks. >> he's not. we're starting to hear from other republicans that probably don't want to be asked by ted nugent, including john mccain, ted cruz, rick perry, all who appeared on cnn's air in the past couple days, and including

many others that will start appearing on other outlets. but let's hear what john mccain, ted cruz, rick perry had to say in the past couple days about ted nujent's remarks. >> it's a free country, but that kind of language really doesn't have any place in our political dialogue. it harms the republican party, i am sure that it harmed that candidate there, and it should be obviously repudiated. i am a severe critic of president obama, particularly on national security, but that kind of language, he's the president of the united states, he has been elected and reelected, and i believe we should treat him respectfully. >> those sentiments there, i don't agree with them, you would never hear me say such a thing nor would i. >> shouldn't have said that about the president of the united states. >> carol, let's talk about the political reality of the situation right now. none of these gentlemen said this. they don't want to be asked this question. ted nujent made these comments. ted nujent shouldn't have made these comments, they were

absolutely offensively. he also described president obama as a chimpanzee, which isn't getting a whole lot of play, and these politicians really don't want to have to deal with ted nugent, who speaks about gun rights, a serious situation now for conservatives that don't want to have to be talking about this. >> so ted nugent makes racest remarks about president obama, that's what happens when you call someone a chimpanzee, and he is an african-american, that's clearly a racist comment. still, ted has supporters like sarah palin? >> correct, because there is a segment of the republican party, not even the republican party, can't say the republican party, but conservatives that are going to be backing him. and sarah palin came out on her facebook page, was supportive of ted nugent, put a statement up that reads along the lines of if he is good enough for ted nugent, he is good enough for me. sarah palin is someone supportive of ted nugent, and

others are supportive of him, but if you're an elected official now, you don't want to be close to ted nugent publicly because he is very radioactive. >> toxic would be the word. cnn political director mark preston, thanks so much. >> thanks. what would francis underwood do about ted nugent? don't be surprised if some real life politicians take queues from house of cards. i say that because some of them are taking a cue from francis. >> a lot like real estate, all about location, location, location. closer you are to the source, the higher your property value. >> that prime real estate being attached to the "house of cards" story lines earlier this week, earlier, representative luis slaughter said her efforts to prevent sexual assaults in the military turned into a story line involving claire underwood. another lawmaker invited "house

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. under armour shouldering some of the blame for the lack of medals at this year's winter games. now the company is fighting back extending its sponsorship by eight years and proclaiming the mach 39 skin-type suits winners. ceo of under armour, kevin plank, joins me now. welcome, sir. >> hi, carol. thanks for having us. >> thanks for being here. we really appreciate it. some of the speed skaters say that the mach 39 cost them the gold. >> i don't think that happened. athletes were out there training for four years and ready to compete on the biggest stage and when things don't go the way we planned, i think everybody was looking for answers. frankly, in the middle of the competition, from the time the games start to the time they

end, there's only so many var yabls. the team had to make the decision to try a different suit and so, look, whether it's the mach 39 bells and whistles suit that we built in partnership with lockheed martin or the suit that we had an incredible innovative technology in before, our goal was to put the athletes in the best position to win and anything we can do to -- >> you guys didn't just design these suits in like a month. this took years of high-tech design. you put everything into this. so when you heard the criticism of the mach 39, what went through your mind? >> well, i think we were all surprised by the fact that we weren't hitting the podium as often as i think we all planned to. that all played into the pitch and the presentation that we had with the product. there's two years of development

going into this product from the final prototypes we delivered in november that the athletes had a chance to get on the ice with to the final suits being delivered february 1st and there were times for these suits to get tested and worn. unfortunately, it didn't work out. so much of an athlete's performance is how they feel about something. i think when the athletes didn't have the results that they wanted, i think one of the things that we offered and we were completely in support of, let's change the suits and tried the suits that they won world cups and championships in. >> let me ask you a question about that. so some of the speed skaters switched suits and still didn't do very well. was a part of you secretly saying, i told you so? >> no. look, first and foremost, we're a global brand but we're an american-based company. i would never find ourselves in a position rooting against our

athletes. and so myself and, frankly, all 8,000 of our teammates around the world, you know, at least the ones based in the u.s. were wearing red, white, and blue and waving flags and hoping that our athletes would do as best they could to compete. all we want is for them to hit the podium and we stand there today which comes back to the commitment that we have in doubling down with this. i don't know what happened over the last four years. this relationship didn't work out the way we wanted. but we want to make a big statement of saying we're going to put an eight-year commitment for two more olympics to have athletes competing and hopefully we will win lots and lots of medals. >> under armour is such a great brand and reputation. what has this done to your brand name? >> you know, i'd like to say trust is built with drops and lost in buckets. and so i don't know if we lost a bucket and how much we were really starting with. but personally it was a very difficult week, a lot of shots being taken at the brand.

and, again, this wasn't the athletes. this was a lot of noise around it that started building about what was happening with our company. at the end of the day, you know, we've got a great brand. we make a good product. it's the same message that i told my company. and i love this message. we got knocked down, maybe got a little bruised last week but we're coming back bigger and stronger than ever and that's why this message of having the chance to go out and outfit these athletes and put them in a position to win for the next four and eight years is something that we're looking forward to do. >> i love your brand. thank you for speaking out on "news day" today. the "cnn newsroom" is after the break. i'm justine clark and this is "health beat." ♪

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me. the biggest event in the winter olympics is now generating the most controversy. i'm talking about women's figure skating and the surprising results from yesterday's long program. a russian skater won gold on her home ice beating the reigning gold. june ye yuna kim won silver. and ashley wagner says she feels gypped. >> reporter: ashley wagner saying that she felt gypped and wants an end to the anonymous judging of figure skating and

says that perhaps the scores for the two russian figure skaters in this event were higher because of the formation of the judges and the nationality of the judges. is there any truth to it? or is she just sounding out sour grapes? perhaps some of the questions out there are, why was the fifth place finisher, who was a russian at the age of 15 years old, how come she did so well when she actually fell on her rear end in the middle of her routine? or the first place finisher who came in first place and did a funny hop and almost fell in the middle of her routine? i am not an expert in figure skating. i'll be the first to say that. some of the experts are divided on this. they are saying if you had a technically more difficult routine, you could have more of a margin for error, carol.

you've got a ukrainian judge who was suspended for a year in the olympics for allegations of basically rigging the judging and perhaps that's where some of this controversy is coming from. it's attracted some attention. the website change.org is up and 1.6 million people have voted in favor of investigating the results of last night's figure skating event and calling for a rejudging of that. perhaps the final ash tar is going to be the international olympic committee and they say they have not had a formal event. >> we're looking at the site that you have mentioned and it's crashed so many people are visiting it.

ivan watson reporting live from sochi. the former soviet republic, on a day of relative calm, comes words that a new agreement has just been signed. ukraine's embattled president has come to an agreement with opposition leaders. the president has now given in to the protesters' top demands, including new presidential elections and returning to a more democratic constitution. we also have new details on the terror warning that is ratcheting up security for u.s.-bound flights. sources say that the threat of a shoe bomb strong enough to bring an airliner down in mid-flight is linked to a master bomb-maker. ibrahim al asiri is a genius at making bombs and he's behind several failed flights on u.s. airlines. one attempt was the 2009 underwear bomb that failed to

detonate. the country is getting slammed again by wet, weird winter weather. at least eight tornadoes were spotted in central illinois and a 20-car pileup an hour outside of chicago. the twin cities, minneapolis got 10 inches of snow. >> i want to take you quickly and show you the map. 13 reports already of tornadoes that was in illinois and another one added in through georgia just this morning. of course, we're still being looking at that line with a lot of activity out there this morning. we notice we have a tornado watch until 4:00 p.m. now as we see the activity ramp up in the southeast. that, of course, includes raleigh. and then farther to the south

we're also continuing to see a tornado watch or severe thunderstorm watch. it's very easy to see why. look at all of this activity really ramping up in the southeast. it lk looks like the thunderstor thunderstorms are exploding. if you're anywhere from d.c. down through florida, we're talking about the slight risk for severe thunderstorms. we've seen them across the entire eastern seaboard. carol? >> indra petersons, thanks. green crack and purple lady, those products are making the state rich. we're talking about nearly $190 million in projected tax revenue. remember, colorado has an aggressive tax on weed. some object to the 2.9 sales tax and an additional 10% sales tax and excise tax for marijuana

retailers. other states are taking notice. cnn's anna cabrera is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. this is huge money for the state of colorado. we're talking about tens and millions of dollars in taxes and business has not slowed down in the past six weeks since legal sale of recreational marijuana began here in colorado. in fact, one of the dispensary owners that we talked to says that she can only afford to be opened a third of the time because she doesn't have enough product to meet the demand. another dispensaries owner said since he converted to being medical marijuana and recreational marijuana, his business has more than quadrupled. so clearly that sales and excise tax of 25% is not keeping people away from buying it.

the projections came out just this week and they should make $184 million in tax review in the first 18 months of this new law. and here's how colorado is now planning to spend that money. we're learning 40 million will go to public school construction. that was mandated by voters but the governor wants to spend another $85 million on youth prevention and substance abuse treatment. $3 million on law enforcement and public safety and then $2 million on industry oversight. carol, that is just the beginning. >> i'm sure it is. ana cabrera, thanks. take a look at the other states considering legalizing recreational marijuana. at least eight states are being looking at ballot initiatives. one big advocate pushing for legalization is the marijuana policy project.

joining me is the communications director from the marijuana policy project. welcome, sir. >> thank you for having me. >> my first question, are you surprised at all of the tax revenue that marijuana has generated in colorado? >> well, i think people have known for quite a long time that taking marijuana out of the underground market and putting it into legitimate businesses and taxing sales was going to generate a whole lot of money. it looks like it might be generating more money than a lot of people thought it would. so, you know, it's really a huge benefit for colorado. rather than flushing that money down the toilet and into the underground market, it's going to be reinvested in our community. >> i just want to step back and think about the war on drugs for a minute. because all of these people buying recreational pot, this isn't their first time. >> yeah. you know, people have been using marijuana in colorado and around the country and around the world for a very long time. the only difference is, now in colorado they are able to buy it safely in a legitimate, tightly

regulated store where they have to pay taxes and they are getting a product that they know is safe. >> what states do you think are most likely to legalize pot next? >> well, the most likely next state is going to be alaska. there's a measure on the ballot for august that would essentially regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol, which is similar to what we've done here in colorado and what they've done in washington state. we also expect to see measures passing either this year or within the next couple of years in rhode island, oregon, california, arizona, nevada, maine. i mean, it's really taking off. so we expect to see a lot of gains in the next couple years. >> what's most interesting, even some conservative southern states like georgia, some lawmakers want to legalize medical marijuana. does that surprise you? >> you know, this is a no-brainer. three out of four americans think that medical marijuana has legitimate benefits for people and, you know, a strong majority of people think marijuana should just be legal for all adults who

are of age to use it. so i think that people are coming to recognize, marijuana is not as dangerous as our government led them to believe. it's actually less harmful than alcohol and it's time we start treating it that way. >> mason tvert, thanks so much. >> thank you. still to come in the newsroom, the arizona legislature has passed a measure that critics call state sanctions discrimination. one lawmaker opposed to the bill will talk about that next. [ cellphone dings ] [ nephew ] hi heath. i can't wait to see you win gold! bye. [ male announcer ] there when you need it. at&t. the nation's most reliable 4g lte network.

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one of the people who voted against sb 62. the bill who protect businesses and individuals and other entities from discrimination lawsuits if they refuse service based on their religious beliefs. but supporters deny it targets the lgbt community. >> people should be able to live and work according to their faith. >> i don't see this as an attack insofar as you're protecting your right to, a, practice a religion and. >> the controversial immigration enforcement law that was signed. >> it's sending a message to progressive global companies that this is not a friendly environment to work within or to have a business within. >> to me what this says is phoenix and tucson and flagstaff have nondiscrimination

ordinances to protect lgbt people and we in the house of representatives and senate do not like that. >> reporter: governor jan brewer will have the final say. >> think about what this says to the rest of the country. we are not russia. we are a first nation. and as an american we have the rights. we have civil rights. so think about that. >> cnn has reached out to the governor's office for comment. we're waiting to hear back. but the l.a. times reports that governor brewer's office will not take a position until she reviews the legislation. joining me is chad campbell, whose interview you saw at the beginning of the tape. chad, i want to start with you. explain your biggest fear about this law or this bill if it passes. >> well, let there be no doubt about what this bill does. it's going to allow people to discriminate against the gay

community in arizona. it goes after unprotected classes of people and we all know the biggest unprotected group is the lgbt. they admitted as much. if we were having this conversation in regard to african-americans or women, there would be outrage across the country about this but right now this is targeted towards the gay community and the far right views that as okay and it's simply not acceptable. >> so is it your fear if a gay person was to go into a restaurant, a waitress could say, you violate my religious beliefs so please leave? >> yes. that is my belief and i think it's going to happen. we've seen the photographer in the tape. i asked if they would support a photographer who refused to take a picture of an interracial

couple and they said, no, i would never support that but it's okay for them to support a photographer who refuses to take a photo of a gay couple. it's a horrible message to say to the world. it's a bad day for arizona. most arizonans do not agree with this. i do believe that. >> part of the law that is written out, it's very convoluted. the ability to act whether or not the exercise is compolsory. will this law accomplish what chad is afraid of? gli don't think so. first of all, we have to recognize that in air zone that you don't have the same problem or the same issue that they did in new mexico. new mexico has a state statute that prohibits public businesses, photographers, what have you, from specifically

discriminating against people because of their sexual orientation. that law is not present in arizona. so this bill is really a solution in search of a problem. >> so -- >> and if i may really quickly, though, we have cities that have protected statuses for the lgbt community. that's the problem. that's what people outside of air gho arizona don't realize. this bill will supercede the phoenix ordinance. we have the same problem they had in new mexico at the city level. it's a direct attack on the cities trying to protect their citizens. >> i think conservatives might say what this bill really does is maybe -- a religious person doesn't want to marry a same-sex couple because it violates religious belief. he doesn't want to be forced to do that. so this law protects him. >> i don't think it's a first

amendment. normally when they prohibit from forcing someone to engage in a religious activity that they don't believe in. any law that we're talking about now that would allow public accommodation and refuse discrimination does not compel religious activity. what it is, it's neutral. it's neutral. it doesn't require anyone to do something that they don't believe in. and it is likely to be unconstitutional if this state legislature steps up and says, look, even though we're not going to put it in the bill, the intent of this bill and the effect of this bill will be to discriminate based on sexual orientation. >> and chad, last question about governor brewer. she has vetoed similar legislation. do you think she'll do the same this time? >> i would hope so. on moral grounds i hope she's opposed to this. on economic grounds i hope she's opposed to this. we're telling businesses, we don't want you to come to arizona, telling certain people, we don't like your kind. we don't want you in the state if this bill goes into law.

so i'm hopeful the governor will veto this bill. she vetoed it last year. i hope she does the same thing this year and we are a state that loves everybody and really wants to protect all people regardless of their orientation, gender, whatever it may be. >> chad campbell and page pate, thank you. is the water in west virginia really safe to drink after the massive chemical spill? we just learned that the state is bringing in new manpower to find out. a live report from charleston ahead.

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can't even get an answer to a simple question. is the water safe to drink? we were expecting a big press conference to take place in charleston, west virginia. actually, that press conference took place and a group of experts put together by the state were supposed to tell the people of west virginia whether the water was safe to drink. this all stems from the january 9th chemical spill. this has been going on for a very long time. at the same time, the company responsible for that leak is appearing in bankruptcy court. we're covering the story from all angles. elizabeth cohen, jean casarez in new york. elizabeth, let's start with you. what are these officials saying? >> these are not public officials. these are toxicologists, environmentalists who are getting together to try to answer a really crucial question, carol. when the cdc said, the water has a level of the chemical below which we think basically people

will be okay, you're at this level and we think that you're going to be okay, was that level the right level? it's really a very simple question and these scientists are saying, did cdc set that level right? because if they didn't set it right, then what does that say about the quality of the water that people are drinking here? the scientists are telling us, we're taking a look to see if that level that the cdc set was the right level. and they expect to have some results of some home water testing soon within the next couple of weeks. >> so this group of experts was put together by the state of west virginia? is that right? >> it was. well, the money is coming from the state of west virginia and they have gone out of their way to say that they are independent, that the state of west virginia is not telling them what to say, they are not directing the research, and it's not just a few experts. it's experts from california, utah, alabama, from all over the place. we' they are trying to put their heads together in this

unprecedented situation. we've never seen this chemical in water before. we don't really know what it does to people. these experts are saying we need to put our heads together and figure this out. >> in the meantime, freedom industries, the company responsible for this, officials from that company in bankruptcy court today. jean casarez is following that side of the story. what can you tell us? >> reporter: they are in federal court this morning right there in west virginia. while you have the issue of safety of the water, you have the legal issue. this is bankruptcy court. they filed for bankruptcy shortly after this crisis began and today is just really a preliminary matter. there will be argument on whether freedom industries' counsel can obtain their own consultants just on their own. there but i want to reiterate what elizabeth was saying. when this story was breaking, i was told by scientists and medical doctors that the one million part per standard set by

the cdc, anything below that should not cause a health concern was just sort of thrown out there. they had to have a number and they had to have it fast. the fact is, when we did our independent testing there, the chemical was found in the water. yes, it was below that number but the chemical was there. and that is the heart and soul of the issue. i think it's amazing that independent consultants across the country are going to try to find out the truth of what the composition of this chemical is, does it stay in your body, does it leave when it breaks up in the water? >> really what disturbs me is, let's say you own this company, right, and you handle dangerous chemicals and you have employees who handle dangerous chemicals and you realize at one point you can have a leak that would contaminate groundwater. wouldn't you make it your business to find out how that chemical affects people if it's ingested? >> you're talking about independent studies there and the cdc had never done a

study -- >> i'm talking about the company. as a p can, it's your responsibility to handle these dangerous chemicals. shouldn't you be required by law to know what these chemicals are capable of doing? >> and let's put another aspect to this. freedom industries actually filed paperwork with the state of west virginia and the department of environmental protection saying, this is the chemical we are storing. so they had full disclosure of that. but no one in the state government seemed to care about the testing of this chemical either. >> okay. so the story goes on. elizabeth cohen, you'll continue to follow this for us, as will jean casarez. thanks to both of you. juror number eight in the loud music murder trial speaks out about the shooter, michael dunn. >> i really think he's guilty of the murder but not guilty as charged. >> first degree? >> i think he's guilty of second degree. >> she says he's a good guy. you'll hear more, next. with at&t's new pricing for families

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good morning. i'm carol costello. thanks so much for joining me. wild, closed-door discussions, shouting, that's how juror number eight describes the tension during the deliberations of the loud music trial. now she speaks to alina machado. >> i never thought, this is a white kid, this is a black kid. because that wasn't the case. >> reporter: so people who say here is another white guy who got away with shooting a black kid, what would you tell them? >> i would tell them that they really should action knowledge

based on the law. >> reporter: she's setting the record straight. >> i want to bring justice to whoever it was. >> reporter: the 21-year-old was juror number 8 in the michael dunn trial. she down with cnn to talk about the heated deliberations. >> what was it like? >> it was wild. >> reporter: wild as -- >> like, it was shouting. there was a lot of yelling. >> reporter: miles shared her impressions about michael dunn and explained the partial verdict that the jury returned. what did you think of michael dunn? >> i honestly think he was a good guy. i think he's a good guy. i don't think he hates everybody. i don't think he walks around wanting to shoot everybody. i think that he made bad decisions. >> reporter: you still think he's guilty of murder, though? >> yes. i really think he's guilty of murder but not the guilty as charged. >> reporter: first degree? you don't think he's guilty of

first degree? >> i think he's guilty of second degree. >> reporter: how difficult was it for you to come back into that courtroom knowing that jordan davis' parents were there that he you couldn't agree on a charge related to his death? >> it was -- we were confident and cool with it but when they called us back, we got really nervous because we didn't know if this was going to throw out the whole court or was the court satisfied with just what happened? is she going to do more? is jordan ever going to get justice? we did not know. and walking back into there, i got so nervous because i'm just like, what do we -- what if we completely messed up. >> reporter: do you feel like you messed up? do you feel like the jury messed up? >> no. i feel like we did what we was supposed to. >> reporter: what would you tell jordan's family? >> i would tell them that, from my end, i tried. i really did try.

i tried to fight for their son. i saw his dad's face when we were on the stand. and i know it hurts. and it's like, oh, you have this wound and then somebody slices it open because they have to go through the whole process all over again. >> reporter: now, if there is a retrial, miles says she hopes the jury in that case will be able to agree on the murder charge and come with a verdict. carol? >> alina machado, thank you so much. the nfl has a major image problem this morning. the latest reputation is becoming battered and bruised. a star running back accused of beating his fiancee unconscious at a new jersey casino. a suspected of raping at least eight women in five states. andy schultz is here. you toss in the bullying scandal and concussion scandal and the

nfl has a mess. >> yes, they do. many thought last year was the worst pr season. 31 players from 19 different teams were arrested for a variety of offenses. the most noted was aaron hernandez arrested for murder. this off season is already off to a rough start. >> the video is jarring. caught on tape dragging his seemingly unconscious fiance out of an elevator. the shocking footage shows the aftermath of a fight between the couple last week inside of an atlantic city casino. according to the police, they both struck each other. rice's blow knocking her out cold. both have pleaded not guilty to simple assault charges. the baltimore vravens are reviewing their options. we have seen the video and we are currently gathering more information. and a former nfl player also finding himself in legal

trouble. analyst darren sharper pleaded not guilty to charges of rape in a los angeles court. sharper allegedly drugged two women before raping them. he's now under investigation in five states in connection with the total of eight rape cases. according to authorities in both los angeles and miami. this is the latest in a seemingly endless string of high-profile arrest this is year of both current and retired nfl players. >> when you think about the fact that you have these recent incidents of domestic violence, when we have this history in terms of medical history that's questionable and things that impact the game, like possible addiction to painkillers and things like that, then, yes, the nfl does have a bit of an image problem. except, it's still the most popular sport in the country. >> arrests skyrocketed in 2013.

that included aaron hernandez charged with the murder and shooting death of a friend. he's also under investigation for a separate case of double murder. yesterday at the nfl combine, miami dolphins' coach got a barrage of questions. some of the facts, the behavior, the language that was outlined in the report is inappropriate and it's unacceptable. >> the report released last week concluded that jonathan martin was ridiculed and taunted almost daily by richie incognito. he used racial slurs that offended him. even though we continue to hear about players getting in trouble all the time, it should be noted, nfl players, according to a study, are arrested 75% less than men ages 22 to 24 in the

same population. >> so is the nfl planning to do something at least the perception of this? >> roger goodell has started to come down on players getting in trouble with the laws. it's hard to say if they can really do anything to put a stop to the players getting in trouble in the off-season. two florida women making their mark as they save the life of a baby on the side of the road. with her 5-month-old nephew dying in her arms, pamela jumped from her car, screamed for help, and frantly started giving the infant who had turned blue cpr. fighting tears, the aunt and a good samaritan named lucilla got the baby breathing again. >> all of a sudden i see her and she's screaming and she's holding the baby and she's putting it up and down. she was desperate. i just stopped the car and

jumped out of the car and i asked her what was going on and we tried to start working as a team and we were giving cpr to the baby and the baby finally started breathing. >> a local hospital says the boy is currently in stable condition. still to come in the newsroom, chris christie ripped by fellow republicans for getting too chummy with the president. he broke chunks then but you won't break bread now. are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool.

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and barack obama. he was criticized in november 2012 right before the elections. he didn't quite hug president obama but gave him a firm handshake. a lot of republicans were upset and said that that hurt mitt romney just two weeks before the november elections. chris christie was unapologetic about that. in fact, mitt romney, too, was not critical of chris christie for doing so. but chris christie coming to down might have actually arrived here in town in washington. all the governors across the country are coming here for four days for policy meetings and political meetings. on sunday they are going to be breaking bread with president obama. chris christie will not be breaking bread. he's heading back to new jersey. he's going back for his daughter's 18th birthday. he's going to score some points for being father of the year in some way, shape, or form. he's going to go back and work on his speech because he has to deliver his state of the budget

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cancelinator does. >> so it's more than the weather. it's complicated? >> yes. think of it as an equation with so many variables in it. they need regular maintenance checks and you have to abide by the schedule. and then what about your passengers? some of them are on very high-priced tickets, some are on lower-priced tickets. you want to take care of your best customers, too. >> well, let's talk about that. all flights are not created equal and it has nothing to do with the crew available or the weather. >> well, yes, it does. it's sort of a balancing act but if you weigh things, then you might say that a plane full of business travelers who are then connecting somewhere is much more valuable than a plane full of vacationers who are going to

be terminators. that's a term i heard. if they are not going on anywhere, you can more safely cancel their flight. >> why can you more safely cancel their flight? they are not repeat customers? >> well, everyone is a repeat customer. everybody is a loser. i lost. my flight was canceled. it's a question of how do i rationalize it? how do i keep the planes where i need them and the crews where i need them and the most important passengers in terms of are they connecting, are they going internationally? all of these things factor in. an international flight is a lot less likely to be canceled. a flight going hub to hub, that can be canceled more easily. >> you also write that more flights have been canceled this

year than any flights in 1987. why is that? >> well, we've had this massive weather that's sent storms from dallas all the way back up the coast. the other issue here is that this is a system that's designed to fail. okay? it's scheduled for blue sky days, for the most part, so when you get a thunderstorm in o'hare or dallas or newark, it radiates the problem throughout the system. so we have a very clanky system to begin with and when it goes off the rails, it really goes off. >> bill saparito, thank you so much. managing editor of "time" magazine. thank you so much. michelle obama stopped by the new "tonight show" and the topic of obamacare came up. >> i want to talk to you about the affordable care act. in march is there a deadline? >> end of march. absolutely. yes, there is. >> a lot of young people watch

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