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replica gun. sarah has more on the sequence of events. >> a 12-year-old boy is dead after a police shooting in cleveland. >> there's a guy in here with a pist pistol. he's like pointing it at everybody. it scared the [ bleep ] out of me. >> the gun was fake. an air soft replica gun that looks like a semi automatic pistol. and the orange tab had been removed. but police say it's not clear if the responding officers knew if the gun might be fake when they arrived at the playground of the rec center. when an officer ordered the boy to put his hands in the air, the boy instead reached for his waistband. >> there was no verbal or confrontati confrontation. the officers ordered him to stop and to show his hands and he went into his waistband and pulled out the weapon.
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>> police say the officer fired two shots and the boy was hit in the torso. he died sunday morning following surgery. the family's attorney told cnn, it's devastating. a mom let's her son go to the park and finds out he has been shot. we're starting our investigation. we're gathering our witnesses and they're gathering theirs. the cleveland police are responding. >> their responsibility is to protect the community. when an officer gives a command we expect it to be followed. the way it looks now it was not followed. >> cnn spoke to the boy's family attorney today and when the issue of race came up he said this is not a race issue it's a right and wrong issue. we also talked to the county prosecutor's office and we're told that the case will eventually be presented to a grand jury for a decision. right now the officer is on
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administrative leave. >> sarah, let's talk more about a very different shooting take ing place in new york. what more things said about that situation? >> police are calling that a very unfortunate tragedy. it was a man who was completely incident. an unarmed man, they called him a complete innocent in this. an accidental discharge. the whole thing was an accident. it happened friday night in what police called a pitch black stairway. gurley was entering on the seven and the other was on the eight. he died at the hospital. now as you mentioned there were protests this morning but the protesters are not the only ones with questions about how this
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could happen. it warrants an immediate fair and thorough investigation. the office was a rookie still on probationary status, less than 18 months on the job and he has been stripped of his badge and gun for now. >> thanks so much. he was one of the nation's most well known mayors in washington d.c. he was elected and re-elected so many times that marion barry was nicknamed mayor for life. he died just hours after being released from another hospital in the city. he was 18 years old. >> u.s. senator lindsay graham is furious about an intel report concluding there was no cover up in the aftermath of the benghazi
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>> senator lindsay graham is slamming a recent gop led report on the 2012 terror attack on bengha benghazi. it became a lightning rod talking point. the talking points were said to be intentionally changed before she appeared on all the sunday shows. graham is one of those critics. senator graham was asked about whether he liked the report. does this exonerate the administration? >> in my view, they are doing a
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good job looking at benghazi as a whole. >> yes. but yes or no? senator graham? >> no. no. i think the report is full of crap quite frankly. >> why? >> to say that mike -- well, the deputy director of the cia, when i asked him do you know who changed the talking points with senators and susan rice sitting by his said said the fbi changed the talking points, only later did we find out through a lawsuit that mike was deeply involved in changing the talking points. the deputy director of the fbi when he was sitting in front of a congressional panel and he was asked does anybody here know who changed the talking points? the intel community through him lied. >> so you're saying the intel community is lying to the house intelligence committee?
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>> i'm saying the house intelligence committee is doing a lousy job policing their own. i'm saying that anybody who has followed benghazi at all knows that the cia deputy director did not come forward to tell congress what role he played in changing the talking point os and the only wae we knew he was involved is he was going to do a hard review and hard rewrite for that. he didn't tell congress that he substantial ly rewrote the talking points? that wasn't in the talking points but she said that. >> what the deputy cia director said is they got conflicting information the mistakes were a reflect. but let me move on specifically. >> that's not the question.
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can i interrupt? that's not the question. the question was not how you gathered intel. who changed the talking points who wam out with what was most beneficial? he never told me or anybody else he had a hand in it and he set quietly in front of a senate and house committee when asked directly do you know who changed the talking points he didn't come forward. we only know later that he was involved gather through a lawsuit. so he misled the congress. >> this report said no one lied period. are we receiving bad information? >> that's a bunch of garbage. >> so why is the -- >> who told susan rice -- >> why is the republican chair -- >> that's why you need -- >> why are they buying a bunch of garbage?
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>> good question. >> answer it. >> i don't believe that the report is accurate, given the role that mike played in misleading the congress on two occasions. why didn't the report say that? when susan rice was on television she said three different times the kons late was strongly and significantly secured. nothing could be further from the ruth. she gave an impression to the american people that these folks were well taken care of. >> all right. so some pretty strong language there. good to see you senator. >> do you agree that that report is a bunch of garbage? >> that was with gloria but i was having a good time watching
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it. >> what is it that you agree with him on? all of it? or just some? >> i think given the house committee what it was doing would try to protect its own way the way lindsay describes, i think lindsay is right on target there. >> his view is that the deputy director of the cia and others may have changed the talking points particularly for susan rice. why do you believe that? >> you know, when you look at this administration it seems like they very much wanted to say that there was no successful al qaeda out there. >> but is there some specific information that you have that counters that claim? >> there is not. no. we have seen the total talking points that it really didn't square with the death of four americans there. >> is it your view that you're in agreement?
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critics, he is your fellow republican senator? >> i would say that no one in the senate has looked deeper. lindsay is a colonel in the air force jag. if he says something is messed up, it's probably messed up. we should give this senator his due because of all of his military service to the country. >> okay. let me ask you about iran because the deadline for an agreement that was scheduled for tomorrow it appears as though it will be.
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>> the thing the administration should do is deny the iranianss more time and make sure that they don't have what they need to make atomic weapons. >> what happens if the deadline is not met? if you don't give them enough time and you say, you know, they have to adhere to tomorrow and they don't make that deadline then what's your worry or concern? >> we could condemn the next generation of americans to witnessing a nuclear war in the persian gulf. >> all right. senator kirk, thanks so much for being with us today from chicago. >> thank you for having me. >> still digging out in buffalo but now the city is facing another threat. flooding. cnn spoke with the governor about preparations. she is joining me now live. so, what kind of preparations have been put in place.
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>> in the last week more than what was forecasted for the entire year. governor cuomo warning that the thre threat of massive flooding remains very real. >> for me this is about loss of life. i worked in the federal government and why all of this? why the national guard? because this is the purest form of public service. if it's done well you save lives. if it's not done well, people
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die. and it's buynary and the stakes are that high. and that's why we do everything that we can. i think we have everything that we need. if you could predict where it's going flood then we could get ahead of it and do some preventive work because most of this is all reactive once the flood happens. you puch out the water, you rescue the people. the optimal would be to know where it's going to flood and do the work. we have some information in that regard but not really enough. >> the govern sor saying that all the advance work that can be done is being done right here at the stock mile in western new york. right now the goal is to remove as much snow as possible. more than 80,000 tons of snow being carted out.
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crews are working to clear storm drains. ready to respond should they need to. >> thanks so much from buffalo. >> all right. one of the most prestigious universities in the nation suspending all fraternities after a stunning accusation of sexual assault.
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>> in a stunning move the university of virginia is suspending all fraternities and parties associated with them until january 9 after rolling stone published an article about a student who said she was sexual assaulted at a frat party. now her story has brought a federal investigation of the prestigious school uva and exposing an alleged cultural issue at college campuses around the nation. >> it's a shocking allegation of rape at the university of virginia. a report in the current rolling stone magazine alleging a culture of rape and sexual assault including a story about a first year student said to be considering suicide after attending a party and was
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allegedly gang raped. a quote from the article. grab its leg. that's when jackie knew she was going to be raped. she remembers every moment of the next three hours of agony during which seven men took turns raping her. >> she was doing what a normal girl on a date would do and then he led her upstairs where she was taken into a room and pretty much ambushed by these men. >> another student has come forward, similar story, same from ternty. >> i had to walk on campus with my rapist for the next two and a half years. >> the issue is not one fraternity house or one school. >> i was told that university of virginia was quite typical. the things i discovered are horrifying but what i was told that what happens at uva is probably fairly normal at a college campus.
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>> according to rolling stone, the accuser did not report the incident at the time to police but did speak to a university official. >> when she left the fraternity house that night and called friends they recommended that she not go to the police. >> at the university, damage control is in hyper drive and police are investigating. the fraternity chapter is suspending all activities and says it will cooperate fully with the investigation. uva's president said that the report includes many details that were not previously disclosed to university officials. the university takes seriously sexual miscontact. we have adopted new policies aimed at fostering and reporting and raising awareness. 88 colleges and universities and under investigation for how they handle sexual assault cases.
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>> they could face a loss of federal funding which would decimate an entire institution. that has never been done. but there are finds that the office of civil rights can levy. >> important to say it was the university that called for authorities to get involved including police and the virginia attorney general's office. >> all right. thanks so much. so, how will this be investigated? doesn't this kind of investigation or should it begin at the local or campus police level? >> i would absolutely say yes. part of the problem that this story is really bringing to light is the failure of universities to hand these investigations over to the appropriate authorities. >> they want to contain it. >> i think there is a wlot of deference to the victim at times. maybe she is not sure whether
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she should report it or who she should report it to. detectives who are trained investigating sexual assault, rapes in particular, know how to handle victims. they know how to get to the evidence and how to conduct appropriate criminal investigations. this is a crime. this is -- it might be a violation of university policy but ultimately it's one of the most serious criminal offenses in our country and it should be investigated by law enforcement. >> and then will federal authorities, not only will they look into the allegations but will they look at how it may have been handled by security or in the city? does it become a secondary investigation of those authorities who would be first responders or layers of investigation? >> it might be. when you have the feds, the department of education they come in and investigate how universities are handling the sexual assault cases they are looking to make best practices recommendations. often times the teeth that they have is to pull funding as
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opposed to bringing any criminal charges. you don't see your typical federal prosecutor handling these cases. these are department of education folks. they are trying to regulate how universities use federal funding and making sure that universities know how to appropriately, i think, hand these things off to the people who are best equipped to handle them. >> you're talking about fines that would be imposed on the institution itself. what about the fraternity then? all have been suspended? what is at stake for a fraternity if it turns out that this kind of activity was sanctioned? did indeed take place in their frat house or, what -- what could happen to a fraternity, an organization? >> i think universities have to deal with the cultural problem that fraternities might be fostering or creating environments for this stuff to happen but criminally, prosecutors and law enforcement will go after people who are
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considered to be parties to the crime. if you aid, abet, an accessory, facility, knowingly participate in a crime like this you can be charged just like the person who commits it. i think until that kind of serious sort of heavy handed dealing comes down on these universities and students and fraternities, we will see this problem continue to happen. >> one thing you have to remember, fred, it is one of the most underreported crimes we see in our country. we only prosecute -- >> correct. >> their accusations will be -- >> we don't see it come to light. you get lulled into this false sense of security. i think universities are in a
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unique position to create an environment. >> thanks so much. good to see you. guess what? it happens year round. hard working americans sending gifts to their loved ones. and packages left on the doorstep? snatched by somebody else. there's an app for that. this week's ones to watch looks at electronic dance muse nick argentina. new stars are leading the way. listen. ♪ >> argentina is at the forefront of a latin american boom in dance music. its capital is home to two young men who are fast making reputation as one of the hottest prospects on the dj scene. >> right now we just made our first album. that was our biggest achievement.
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>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber has attacked a crowd at a volleyball match. nick peyton walsh joins us live from turkey. what do you know about what took place? >> this was quite a bit vog lee ball match. a lot of spectator walking into the midst of them. 100 lives changed by this. and it just serves as part of
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the backdrop of daily violence. this taking place where an insurgent group is pretty strong. this is not the kind of thing they normally do. it comes as afghanistan has a new president who wants to dismiss the u.s. improv relationships today. the lower house of parliaments ratifying a key document. the by lateral security agreement. the u.s. could continue to have a combat presence. and a matter of years, now that could be aircraft. that could be special forces. they want to retain in afghanistan, perhaps worried about a taliban resurncy.
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where the government asked u.s. forces to leave so fast many say barack obama doesn't want to see. >> thank you so much. coming up, why the grand jury considering the ferguson case is ewe. first the war on syria has left so many children as refugees. went to see how some of the war's youngest victims are being helped. >> with new backpacks almost as big as they are, the children file into the orphanage after school. they faces and behavior betray few of the horrors they have witnessed or their suffering. their fathers are dead, lost to illness or war in syria. their mothers decided to send them here. >> what's your name?
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>> atawa. >> my name is myram. >> she's eight. her father killed by a bullet on his way to work. daddy used to take me everywhere with him she tells us. the orphanage opened in september, offering a safe place. toys replace those they left behind as they fled syria. clean water to wash with and regular hot healthy males. the orphanage was established by the myram foundation named after another little girl who was paralyzed by shrapnel. >> we want to give them the right to have a normal life away from the war. >> and the impact is already being seen. >> myram was very solitary, often lost in the memories of
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her father. i would see him in my dreams she remembers. i would see him giving someone something. she seems less haunted by his death dreaming instead of going home to syria and teaching arabic.
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>> the ferguson grand jury will reconvene tomorrow. they are considering several charges from murder to manslaughter against officer darren wilson. earlier i spoke with cnn legal analyst and joey jackson. and i asked them how this grand injury in ferguson differs from others. >> well the process is still the same and the rules are still the same. this grand injury is doing what every grand injury should do. the way this is unique is that rather than a prosecutor presenting basically what he or she wants and getting what he or she wants, he is saying he is going do it very impartially and all on record.
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bringing back witnesses and talking about other evidence allows them to make hopefully a complete picture of what was happening and a much better result by deciding either to indict for one of the several charges or not indict. the nice thing that they are doing or the appropriate thing to insulate the grand injury from whatever decision is made is he is already committed to having all the transcripts of whatever they talk about and whatever evidence they have released. and that's going to help us and the rest of the nation look and decide for ourselves if the verdict or decision was appropriate. >> and is it true that this prosecutor has said we're waiting on the grand injury to decide if charges will be imposed. this prosecutor could potentially still impose charge
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s the whole purpose of having a grand injury would be having -- beyond a reasonable doubt we have a injury that is making a decision that is presented to where criminal charges should be brought. in the event that there is a true bill, meaning there is not an indictment, could there be a presentation? just the law allows that. but i would think that that would be highly unlikely in this particular case. >> and then mark, could you have a deadlocked grand jury if, you know, similar to what joey was spelling out if they don't have the nine votes, does that simply mean it's over? >> it does -- it sort of means its over. in order to come back, the grand injury has to -- nine of the members have to agree to an
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indictment on one of the several accounts. if they fail to come to that level of consensus, then the result is no true bill. they don't vote for no true bill as much as they have to have nine people agree to vote for indictment. they cannot issue an indictment and the result is no true bill. >> if it is the discretion of the grand injury to create its own schedule, can they say, you know what? we need more time to tackle this? we want to wait until after the holiday? or is there urgency where they have to get it done as soon as possible? >> the deadline is january 7. if there is any insight that we get, any insight that we get is that they are still thinking about what is going on. they may want more time. i do think they have to be sensitive because they are aware that the nation is on edge waiting for their result.
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i don't want to rush to it but i want them to focus. >> all right. and joey. this just in, you know, if you recall the prosecutor had said that the public would likely hear about the grand injury decision 48 hours after that decision was made as it pertains to the fate of officer darren wilson. now officials are telling cnn that the announced decision by the grand injury could come soon after that decision is reached. so within or less than that 48 hour period. all right. just in time for the holiday season, a new way to stop people from stealing gifts delivered to your doorstep and you can do it right from you phone.
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>> time now for consumer alert. it's that time of year but then there's nothing worse than learning that the gift that you sent was taken from the doorstep by somebody else. now there's an app to stop these kinds of thefts. >> maybe if i go shopping. this is just in time for the doorstep shopper.
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now there is a new company and they have got an app and they want to guarantee that your package will end up in your hands and not season els. >> you have a little note on your door and you have to play tack and pick it up. >> it's also prime season for criminals. >> imagine this. perfect strangers walking up to your door and walking off with the merchandise. >> who is at their home in the middle of the day able to wait for a package? >> and coast to coast, no one is immune. >> i always felt like i was being punished by the current
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delivery system for having a full-time job. and you know, the question was, why can't this be delivered when i'm actually home. >> meet this new san francisco doorman has the retailer ship your package to them and not your home. >> once it arrives we notify you on your phone and you use the app to schedule delivery. >> a bold business models. >> you have got to have a big work force of delivery people. i think yeah, that's very imbishs. >> if their business can eliminate the risk and prevent scenes like this from happening it could be the shipping model of the future. >> according to the retail federation, return fraud costs an estimated $4 billion. you may be asking about the reimbursements. the best word of advice is to make sure that somebody is there when the package is around. maybe you want to use doorman or
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have a relative or someone that you know. >> or leave instructions don't leave this here because i will never see it. >> hopefully folks have a much happier holiday as a result of your report. guess what? it's been nearly two years since the massacre at sandy hook and now we're learning new details about the gunman's life. the warning signs that were missed coming up in the next hour of the newsroom. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know genies can be really literal? no. what is your wish? no...ok...a million bucks! oh no... geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.
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>> thanksgiving tradition of cnn heroes all star tribute. it's a celebration of this year's top ten heroes. here is a preview. >> we're in the whale room. you're wondering why? a little hint for you. uh-huh. >> the days leading up to the main event are action packed. cameras, lighting, video screens and decor are put in place. no show is complete without the rolling out of the red carpet.
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before you know it a transformation. >> come on people, look alive. >> these are just people who saw a need in their community and set about trying to fix something. >> and here the celebs have turned out to pay them tribute. cheryl crow is back for another performance. >> i am grateful to cnn that they have started this program. there are so many angels doing god's word. >> seeing it all for the first time is a moment to remember. >> all right.
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cnn heroes airing december 7 at 8:00 eastern time. that's going to do it for me. thanks so much for spending your sunday with me. >> good evening everyone. joining you live from new york, we are monitoring several developing stories this evening. instead of the previously planned, they will take you there live. >> a 12-year-old boy is dead shot by police who believed he was dangerously waving around a handgun. turns out the gun was not real,
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it was a replica that only shoots plastic beebees. we are also tracking reports of brutal sexual assault assaults and more. >> and clinical psychologist will be with me this entire hour as we discuss each of these. the 12 grand jurors working the michael brown shooting case will reconvene tomorrow. they are considering whether to indict michael wilson who shot brown dur