next, vladimir putin defined a day after his call with president obama. the russian president tightens his grip on crimea tonight. plus, charges filed against a pregnant woman who drove her children into the ocean. hear the 911 call from her sister. potentially damming testimony at the oscar pistorius trial. let's go out front. "out front." good friday evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. we begin "out front" with breaking news. president obama calling on a major ally to help bring president putin back from the

brink. we have just heard from the white house that the president spoke on the phone with german chancellor, angela merkel. merkel is the biggest player when it comes to putting pressure on china. there are no signs that russia is backing down tonight. leaders of the parliament they would only suggest attempts tonight. the crimean authorities are cracking down. they've had their signals blocked on television. one of them says russian state tv is being broadcast instead. i want to show you this dramatic new video we have. this is a bulgarian journalist being beaten by unidentified masked min group. that guy put a gun to his head.

they're identified, anna corn. we weren't sure if we were going to get her. anna coern joins us now. where are you tonight and how are you able to get up and talk to us? >> reporter: yeah, erin, we had to change premises. the hotel we were staying which told us that we had to stop broadcasting that, you know, base significantically we had to shut down our operation. that was just before we went to air last night. yeah, we've moved from that. as you would have seen from that ccta footage, the bulgarian journalist, it's scary to what is going on here. there's a real angst here and the silver appointed government

here in crimea, they are cracking down on any dissent, any opposition. you mentioned those television stations. you know, the two crimean television stations. they don't want any other opposing voices in this region. on the lead up to that refr run dem, it's just taken place this afternoon. ud fied starmy base. it's 1 1/3 hours than we are from here. they told the ukrainians to suspender. they rammed the gate and got into the base. apparently the ukrainians formed a human shield and stopped them from coming in. the russians were given orders to retreat. they did that. the problem is when the local

militia arrived. they clashed with some journalists. things are changing here, erin. there's this angst and hostility towards the media and towards the west. >> thank you very much. anna cornen, she had to put incredible effort to be able to broadcast. >> i want to bring in the colonel and keith darden. colonel, you heard anna there. there's a lot of animosity in control it can turn it left-handed. you know what, bring them on in terms of sanctions. they'll "bomber rang." . does the united states have anything it can do? >> well, i think that's exactly what putin wants to believe he

is in control of everything that is going on in the cry mere yeah, which is journalist -- he's using that as a way in the media and as well as with the audience. he's thinking that if he does this, he will gain the upper hand and he will basically outlive sanctions. he will be able to circumvent them in various ways. he thinks they will have that. he's basically going for broke. >> it brings in how important the breaking news is. he just spoke with the chancellor of germany. absolutely the world pays attention to that and it's significant. i don't mean to min mieds it. the most important thing is what other european leaders say i'm going to take the pain, she may

well not want to do, then where is the leverage. >> that's right, erin. i don't think the germ manages are going to cut off the natural clause. i think i agree with the putin is not in control in any ways. he's reacting to events in kiev to a great extent. if we can work with the government in kiev, then there are reasons why they leave. decentralize some authority by having an opposite fruit out. pretty. if what about what else we heard? first of all, the pentagon was saying they knew about this in math.

you didn't know it was happening. this is michael flynn from the intelligence agency. >> i think for easily seven to ten days leading up to the russian troops as we see them now into cry me yeah, solid reporting on what i would describe as strategic warning where we moved from one level of a condition of warning which i would just describe it and we believe they are imminent. >> sounds like they're trying to say we knew all the way along. but also, if so, why has the u.s. not been able to do anything about it? >> i think what general flynn was talking about. predictive capabilities aren't what they used to be when it

comes to intelligence. i don't believe they did all of the runs shans were away. i was able to say, who's this going to pr ever. >>ing from. >> kreds, what happens to the penned at that gone wage. they can get some sense of what he's doing about staring at goats. the psychoanalyst. >> or we could look into his ice and read his soul. this is this something think' going to get out of it, it's not sawyer pliesing that we troop movements i was okay. i asked him a question and you turn into a palace heir.

he said it 5 to 7 what's been happening so for. heed to extent if we can analyze that process. pea can get a of of. it had a lot to do with the overthrow of the yanuk of vych is everything. >> is he in the writ. or try to later on the show. "out front" next, charges against a woman. hear the 911 call before the horrific he accident. the os dar pistorius. nas to face with his ugly girls, one of the most correct towns in

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a woman who drove her three children into the ocean has now been arrested and charged with three counts of first degree murder and three counts of aggravated child abuse. tonight we are hearing the 911 call that ebony wilkers sister

made. >> my sister was getting abused by her husband. i tried to take her to the hospital yesterday. she's getting a little bit better but she's still not all here. she's trying to drive and i'm trying to stop her. she has her kids. i took her keys. talking about jesus and that there's demons in my house and that i'm kind of controlling her but i'm trying to keep them safe. >> we've reached out to wilkerson's husband as well. we've not heard back from him. the 911 operator said she would send an officer to the home. that happened too late. wilkerson found a second set of keys and left in her car. i want to note something important. police pursued it then. they did cash tch up to her. when they did they said she's suffering from some sort of mental illness but they said she was lucid so they let her go. subsequently she drove that mini van into the ocean. she's 27 1/2 weeks pregnant with

her fourth child. she intentionally locked the van, drove it into the ocean. >> she closed her eyes and go to sleep. she was taking them to another place. the children said, mama's trying to kill us. >> we had witnesses who tried to keep the children. she definitely tried to kill her children from everything we've seen. >> joining us is george karn know who served as andrea yates lawyer. she was eventually found not guilty by reason of insanity. also joining me is robby ludwig. robbie, let me start with you. the sheriff said they didn't find any fast mental health issues. interesting that they stopped her before she did this how we'd be looking at that story now. she stupid so we can't let her

go. >> i can't imagine anybody didn't have mentally ill people can be dangerous when they're not well. just because this woman doesn't have a documented history of mental illness, doesn't mean she wasn't deeblg with a long time mental illness that went untreated or wasn't quite as obvious. there are a lot of stressors that could make her florally psychotic. according to the sister's report, how does it play in her with what we'vered heard the sheriff say that she told the children they were going to a better place. she was kreerg what she did. it was purposeful. do you see it any way to plead insanity in that case? >> oh, sure. there's no question but that the insanity standard in the state

of florida comes into play in this situation. remember that to commit an act that is prosecuted as a crime, one has to intent that commitment act. then i can do 10, 20, all the time and consequently cannot dammed responsible. i think they said insanity goes all the way. what was raised earlier, wuf' gone the system making the call about the safety of the children. >> right. >> and that 911 call, we've got the officer stopping this woman and determining that she evidenced mental illness but yet

is lucid i wonder if in fact the second round, voluntary examination. is that was taken. consideration, the city sister's violation. >> that's a big question. what sort of state of mind she appeared to be in. here's the sheriff again. >> she was very cooperative. very calm, very lies. apparently i thanked, according to her, she had some college education. i figured it was very calm. >> what say to you? >> listen, this wa have have been to no problem. i want to point out 245 if she

was oesh. she didn't like to it will afsarifard truistic. would you say being in a safer, we' bind set. to save yourself. it's important to imagine at swords. again, i'll 5 bowe 2 powe 50 baseball. it works overly oh dots. >> i think if the jury doesn't meet the in1257b knit at this standard in the state of florida, then she can urge her court appointed tee fents to get

in there immediately and see or even videotape her if 234 ka blan any full inference. it will turning in terms of this disorganized issue. the whole issue about being eric lindstrom. i've seen members where individual are still legal likely, aublg, coop ser. that lands them in jail charged with this after niece that was at their stant of mind. a lot to imagine there. hard to imagine the hashl thing that and to wages. we're thinking in a spellingsal out front of the you states and

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more on our top story tonight, which is the crisis in ukraine. we're learning that president obama this afternoon called the german chancellor, angela merkel, and they spoke about the crisis in the ukraine. as we've been telling you, merkel is perhaps the most important player here in terms of the western initiative. energy is russia's biggest threat. that makes vladimir cohen regardy at prince ton. a cover story for the nation called putin, so he shi, and ukraine and author, a cnn political commentator. we have the heavy rights.

this is crucial. let's start with this call for angela merkel. this was a significant moment for the president. >> first of all, i'm not sure i would go that far. the essential conversation is putin and the president of the united states. merkel has a key position, a key role ongoing with it. he has her respect in a grudging way. i'm thinking, it's been a time to work joer toughouts. along the signs of what the president wants. others in her club do not and i think most of the cart wfrgs will be, that there is a much are unanimity that unless pum,

who is now being regarded in the western world in the form mu nar communist east even as a cold war i don't remember going back to a dangerous time that russia will never be respected as an equal power with any kind of morlg equivalency is the key word here. same is the tool therefore at least the off ramp. that's the question? is there room for an off present than what was said on the floor. if put continue can -- i know you raised the conviction. after all, he is the one calling for a democratic referendum. the guy who was elected should

have u.s. point of view. i guess it means off ramp. just we mind our receives where we were. it's now in the russian border. however dangerous the four core is. this is the worst crisis since the can you be ban mission siel. >> it's check this out, on the sunday makele, mortty. people were clamoring in washington and in europe to move nato trees, our military a lines, to the polish western ukrainian border. this has been discussed if we are going to a movie to do this from inside russia. we're not able to rush sthoon

hockeys? we're eyeball to bam ball. here comes neckle. i don't agree with him but that should stand. merkel and plu dent because he's a fluent german speaker -- >> she is's a russ shan speaker also. to be able to speem to somebody in a pressure rotation was not enough to quite a whilely coop you dangerous. thirdly, remember one year we tried to bring in more questions and that was a good idea on the logo. she devoed it. she has sided with the building. she but the isn't a trauma. he trusts merkel. they should talk. >> this moment of will he chef

ski. how about to the rest of the world. a lot of people laugh, dismissal. dismiss said mayor right to manies. maybe there are several who think that what he's done from pushing cars away from them. he seems to be getting people behind him as a you know what come back stand in red crow un unit do you know fobl. parts of the country hand is sfes. >> bell, your rui know when will count car there. it's a dangerous motion he's pursuing it. ukraine slipping from the saul good or maybe.

it, 2 -- putin has a plan. we believe he's doing this on the floor. that he -- >> well, he -- >> he knows what he wants but he don't know if he is. take five wooden me a nut. now he's talking about as if it would become part of the federation. they are absolutely stripped in a local move. prut continue i have con fehr rens this fold jie nuke share coming up and the break is now for 50 miles an hour. that's what merkel is going to try to do. somehow offer him af win in

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town in america, the small town of hamt p ton, florida. there's accusations of nepotism and a lot of money that's missing. they want to wipe it off the map. you know what, it isn't as easy as it should be. ed lavendera has our investigation. welcome to the twilight zone of hamilton florida, population 4 7. all that can treatment to it was the duke's of hazard. >> reporter: it started a few years ago when the city of hampton sanctioned a fuel strap. they had 19 police officers for every 25 visits. we're writing number nimt an ar 15 12r57d across his folder.

had tickets to write con stont. crazy way above. it wasn't illegal but 300, 600 thaurks because of the si dri, we've gj to mark shierp stoes stale keep with. >> what's knew. >> what's source of city hall. an all did the way the city has done its boys. about did for create section. the questionable recordkeeping. shady activism. money that's missing. you name it, it's even in injury. why if map it oof the map? according to the ud dit, some

several city employees. the cil wille go you ee as the practice. >> i'm going to be there respag the aun jets perfect tans ser. because county 2k3w09 his done. he was charged with obviousy skoe done. jal be do you havy to the front sis a. people running hansen is a bin much of curse from the groods. they're a bins bunch of folks that for for me every everything. >> but you've given the situation where we can curt late

my. >> the city's former clerk jane fall dimension that he had been accused of any climbs. the add decity hand durs. paul e-mail the question-related vacation was dock iemt try. begin with a ma kudos. no trespassing sign. they gave us a chance to perform them. he isn't suspected blonks 120 dollar a month, skl them for one your sem, 2k9. j the gutt in my general motors,

the what can out stlech the air flood of florida. the saga of a tail locked in the mess that might should >> i just like watching you go up to each of those doors trying to get people to talk to you. your conversation with the mayor in jail? that was surreal. >> reporter: the surreal thing about that is actually he went into office because he had heard about all of these things kind of going on. and the irony here is that he wanted to help clean it up in some way. obviously he wasn't in office long enough. but you know, now the city of hampton has been basically given a list of demands essentially from state lawmakers they must comply with in the next few weeks. that means everyone in city government has to go. city council members, mayor, police chief, everybody, as well as some other demands. if they can meet those demands, state lawmakers might consider giving them another chance. but if not, the wheels are in

motion to dissolve the town. >>. >> ed lavandara, thank you very much. with me a cnn contributor. this town is utterly and incredibly corrupt. how common is this? >> the thing is that in hatmpto was spectacular and obvious. money changing hands. you've got a lot of towns out there where the corruption is subtler. not as obvious. you don't see it immediately. like bell, ca california, a town in l.a. county that people didn't pay attention toch. you don't have a lot of smart journalists covering the city hall. a lot of people can get away with skullduggery that doesn't happen at the spectacular level. >> you're saying it happens everywhere at different ways in a different levels. this is a huge problem when you talk about waste in a country that has a debt problem and is

trying to cut back. how hard is it for a state to dissolve a town like this? did you sort of take a gasp as i did when ed reported the state of florida might bail this town out? >> i certainly did. we have tons of little governments. not just town governments, water utility districts, school boards, so many different governments that you don't always have a lot of accountability there. and that's very hard to undo because they all have vested interests. they all have people who are on the take who make money from the fact you have a ton of these invisible governments. >> so ed, why would they not dissolve this town? did anyone make an argument to you that made sense? >> reporter: well, the argument there is that the city runs essentially the water system, which when you read the audit is just apparently full of all sorts of issues that need to be addressed. but this is a city that has been around for a long time. it's a small town, but there's a great many people in that town who would like to make sure and see that it is saved. a lot of people believe there's some sort of vendetta against

the town, that they're trying to dissolve it for whatever reasons. and there's kind of a complex series of reasons for why they believe that. they feel like they should be able to run themselves. they would essentially be dissolved into bradford county and they don't want to see that happen. >> but it's interesting what ed is reporting. hampton is an egregious example but not anywhere near as let's say chicago where corruption apparently university of illinois study, its own state not biassed, $500 million in corruption city of chicago. and you see this the most corrupt cities in this country. not going to shock anybody. chicago, l.a., new york, miami and cleveland. you can't dissolve chicago, l.a. and new york. but that is a cancer that has to be fixed. >> well, the thing is, those cities actually have a big advantage. they employ lots of people. and you're going to have some corruption. the cities where you've got a real problem, think about the little suburban cities just south of chicago. think about some of those suburban towns in l.a. that don't get the attention, that don't have the smart guys like

ed, the smart reporters uncovering the stuff all the time because they don't have the resources. that's where you have the really big problems, i fear. whereas new york, chicago, l.a., you've at least got people who are trying to root out that corruption who are paying attention. >> and you have media, certainly we see reports all the time in new york. but ed from your reporting, why is it so difficult to stop this? i know you looked at hampton specifically. but do you get the impression that well, nobody really wants to deal with it because that corruption at a different level is happening even above hampton, even in other places, and nobody wants to draw attention to themselves? >> reporter: well, i think the oversight issue is the bigger thing, whether it be news media oversight or just internal oversight. where you have people kind of watching each other. when you're kind of out away maybe from an urban center, maybe you're more prone to see this. but a couple of people we talked to, running cities whether it be a small thing -- a small city or large city it complex these days

in many ways. and the sheriff there was wondering whether or not there was just kind of the brain power to handle it all. >> all right. thanks very much to both of you. i appreciate it. pretty incredible report. we're going to put that online. we really want your comments on ed's great report on hampton. outfront next, a man sentenced to death finds unexpected help. shoulder pain...on set starts h ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] "roll sound!" "action!" this is the first power plant in the country to combine solar and natural gas at the same location. during the day, we generate as much electricity as we can using solar. at night and when it's cloudy, we use more natural gas. this ensures we can produce clean electricity whenever our customers need it. ♪

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