police say it's completely wrong that the last moments of flight 9525 were caught on video. but we hear from a journalist

who says he's seen it. deal or no deal? talks over iran's nuclear program going into overtime. a spectacular view of a supertyphoon, its eye focused firmly on the philippines. i'm rosemary church. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. >> i'm errol barnett. we're your team for the next two hours. thanks for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." we begin this hour with disturbing new reports that someone on germanwings flight 9525 recorded the plane's horrifying final moments. >> the german newspaper "bild" and "paris match" have published what they claim are descriptions of the video on a cell phone at the crash site. experts say cell phones have been collected but not been analyzed yet.

>> our diana magnay joins us from dusseldorf to talk about this and other aspects of trying to answer questions as to why the plane went down. we'll get to that -- those reports about the video in a moment. first let's talk about the pilot. lufthansa admitted it knew the pilot suffered from depression but only after an internal investigation. why did they initially claim he was fit to fly? >> reporter: well, because they knew he'd had this bout of depression but still deemed him when he took his examination in 2012 for his pilot's license, deemed to fly. so as far as lufthansa was concerned, with arm -- armed with this knowledge that he had admitted to him that he'd had a severe bout of depression, they deemed him fit to fly. it's than they changed the story. they took the information into account when they made the assessments as to whether to grant him his pilot's license

and granted him the license. it's only that the information has only come to us now. the chain of events was the following -- the prosecutor told us that he had had a bout of depression prior to gaining his license where he had had suicidal tendencies. then lufthansa said they had actually known about that bout of depression. we don't know whether lufthansa knew that he had had suicidal intentions or motivations or tendencies during that period. obviously, though, it raises many questions as to how lufthansa assessed that information. sure, a pilot who has depression might still be able to fly. pilots -- that shouldn't preclude a pilot from flying. a pilot, though, who has suicidal tendencies is possibly a different story. and that's information that we can't glean yet from lufthansa. >> let's talk about these reports about the video

potentially being recorded during the plane's final moments. police pushing back on the reports we see out there that this video exists. what is new on that? >> reporter: it appears the magazines were shown the video by an investigator who found it at the scene. and when you read what they viewed, what they say they viewed, it makes for appalling reading. appears someone at the back of the plane was videoing as the plane went down. and it seems to reconfirm what we heard from the black box transcript, heavy banging as the pilot presumably tries to bang down the cockpit door. the sounds of screams, people crying in several languages, "my god," as the plane seems to hit the mountaintop. terrifying reading. the french criminal police say it's impossible that one of

their investigators would have leaked that information. that cell phone data has been found at the site. cell phones found at the site. they on their way to an institute to be analyzed and haven't been analyzed yet. clearly what they say they saw would match what we've been hearing about the black box recordings in flight 9525's final moments. >> that's just what makes it that much more disturbing. it's certainly within the realm of possibility that if something like that happened, people would take out their cell phones to document it. just a bit -- could potentially be more insight into how horrific the final moments were. live for us, just past 8:00 a.m. in dusseldorf, germany. thank you very much. the issue of what andreas lubitz shared with lufthansa about his battle with depression is very important, of course, because it could affect the airline's liability for the crash. here's cnn aviation correspondent, richard quest, on that. >> reporter: when he left

training, he self-reported that he was suffering from severe depression. he then came back to training, and lufthansa says all the correction forms or all the correct procedures were filled. now what we know is when he was then given his job -- because remember, he worked as a flight attendant before bike -- was given a job as a first officer, when he got that job, what review of his time and training took place? let's be clear. if they looked through this and preferred all the correct procedures and got the medical reports and considered his severe depression, then lufthansa did absolutely nothing wrong. they what they were stopped do. the allegation, of course, will be that they didn't do any of that. we don't know that yet. >> in about 30 minutes, we'll hear from the editor of the germany newspaper "bild" who

says he's seen video from inside the plane. now it other big story we've been watching all week. iran and six world powers will soon return to the negotiating table in switzerland. they gave themselves an extra day to try to reach a framework deal to curb iran's nuclear program. >> diplomatic sources tell cnn that france's foreign minister plans to return home in an apparent effort to force iran's hand in the talks. u.s. officials say any agreement would need to be closely monitored. jim sciutto report. >> reporter: the sticking points remain the same -- the pace of lifting economic sanctions, how much nuclear development iran will maintain, and the question of whether iran will ship its stockpile of enriched uranium out for reprocessing into a safer form. even if those issues are resolved to the west's satisfaction, however, the deal's opponents argue an agreement would lead iran closer to a nuclear weapon. >> translator: the deal being

formed will most likely leave iran with underground facilities, a nuclear reactor, and advanced centrifuges. >> reporter: u.s. officials insist any agreement will involve heavy monitoring. >> like any agreement, it can't be based on trust. it has to be based on verification. if there is a good agreement to have, obviously it's worth waiting for and completing the negotiations. >> reporter: it now seems clear that the sides at best are working toward a general statement of principles. even the most contentious issues for another deadline, june 30th, when a final agreement is due. >> it sounds as if progress is being made, and i'd say the way the interim agreement has been followed on both sides gives you some confidence that the two sides can trust each other. and that they'll find a work-out before it's all over. >> reporter: now won't be all over for at least another three months. jim sciutto, cnn, washington. dozens of civilians are among the casualties after a sixth day of saudi-led air

strikes against rebels in yemen. 62 children are, member of congress nearly 200 people killed so far. according to a saudi source, systems of the iranian backed houthis and supporters of the former president have been destroyed. the saudi foreign minister says the campaign will not end until the government of the president is restored. yemen has a long history of instability and extremist activity. it's not until recently that it became a priority to leaders across the region and beyond. tom foreman explains. >> reporter: yemen is thoemd about 26 million -- home to about 26 million people. doesn't have many natural resources. accordingly, it is one of the poorest arab states. so why are so many other nations interested in the rebels there who have attacked the government, and why has a coalition of other arab nations put together a military force to fight those rebels? three big reasons -- first of all, this is a religious

conflict. the rebels are shiites. the government they pushed out there was sunni. many of the nations here have mixes of sunnis and shiites in them. any way this conflict plays out has a chance of affecting the overall mix and influence of those religions here. it's all islam, but there is still a power struggle going on. secondly, this is a proxy war between two very big powers. saudi arabia just to the north of yemen there and iran over here. again, iran is shiite, saudi arabia is sunni. however this plays out in yemen, will impact who is seen as the victor and what influence they continue to have in that region. lastli, this conflict has put the united states in a peculiar position at a sensitive time. remember, saudi arabia is a long-time partner of the united states. an ally. but if the u.s. backs them too

much, it could upset these delicate talks going on with iran over its nuclear program. on top of all of that, yemen has long been them to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, and all this is happening at a time when the united states and other western powers want allies there against al qaeda, against isis and again other terrorist groups. all of that has made yemen not merely a flash point now but a global focal point. >> tom foreman there. more of the world's biggest stories coming up. nigeria has elected a new president and peacefully. how that sets up the country for an unprecedented transfer of power. after facing a barrage of criticism on a new religious freedom law, indiana's governor makes a move. plus, an ugly rant caught on vid video. why the new york police department is investigating.

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nigerian president-elect muhammadu buhari gives an acceptance speech after authorities confirm his victory in saturday's election by about two million votes. >> it was interesting, too, because outgoing president goodluck jonathan conceded defeat earlier than necessary, based on the prediction of results. >> this is cause for celebration

in nigeria and a milestone for the democracy. it is the first time an incumbent has been voted out of office. mr. jonathan phoned the president-elect to congratulate him on his victory. buhari campaigned on security issues and fighting corruption. just two areas in which mr. jonathan's policies have been widely criticized. >> nigeria is the african continent's most populist nation. faces many serious challenges. with boko haram militants on the offensive, it may be buhari's focus on security that attracted so many to vote for him. michael holmes explains. >> reporter: muhammadu buhari is a familiar name nigeria. the former military leader seized power of the country in the early 1980s in what he described as a war on indiscipline, only to have it seized from him less than two years later. buhari stayed in the spotlight. he's run for president four times since the country moved to

democracy in 1999 with three losses under his belt. this election is very different. boko haram is running rampant in nigeria's primarily muslim northeast, destroying villages and killing thousands, kidnapping many more. goodluck jonathan, a christian who has been criticized for not doing enough about the militant group's growth and seemingly ineffective efforts have allowed much of the region to slip from his control. buhari, a muslim from the north, may be just the man to bring the security back to the region. >> it amount to security. whether i was a former military officer or a politician through and through. with the insecurity of a country that takes priority. >> reporter: he has a military packground and army pining for

change. backed by a united opposition and newly formed all progressiving party, many see him as a military answer to a military problem. cnn, atlanta. a prosecutor held hostage at a algeria is a courthouse in istanbul has died after being shot during the standoff. the two gunmen who took him captive were also killed during the shoot-out with police. >> the prosecutor had been working on the case of a 15-year-old boy who died during injuries suffered during an anti government protest in 2013. in an online post, the left wing people's liberation party front claimed responsibility for the attack. they said the gunman was seeking to avenge the teen's death. and turkish authorities were faced with another crisis tuesday when a massive power outage spread across parts of the country. trams and subways had to be shut down. some flight were affected.

according to the prime minister, all possible causes are being investigated, including terrorism. we've been watching this story closely over the past few weeks. an indonesian court will announce the verdict in the appeal of two australian drug smugglers next week. the two leaders of the so-called bali 9 have been sentenced to die by firing squad. their lawyers have challenged the president's decision to deny the pair clemency. they've been on death row for nearly a decade after they were convicted of trying to smuggle heroin into australia from bali. we'll take a short break. ahead, passengers on board an air canada plane that crashed over the weekend are taking action. we'll tell you about their plans to file suit against the airline. and after an explosion of criticism over a religious freedom law, indiana's governor speaks out. >> was i expecting this kind of backlash? heavens no. the switch to t-mobile is on. even verizon customers are seeing the light.

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now what could be a major shift for gay rights in japan. council members in the tokyo district voted tuesday to recognize same-sex partnerships. >> the statute aims to allow same-sex partners to be treated the way married couples are -- being able to visit one another in hospital, for example, and revenue apartments together. most assembly members supported the ordinance, but not those from the conservative governing liberal democratic party. meantime here in the united

states, the governor of indiana says he will fix the religious freedom law that sparked a national backlash. >> the measure allows indiana's businesses to use religious freedom as a defense. many say it allows indiana to discriminate against gay people. >> the governor insists that wasn't the intent and resisted calls to change it. on tuesday he said the law needed clarification. >> after much reflection and in squulgz leadership in the general assembly, kmief to ti'v the conclusion that it would be helpful to move legislation this week that makes it clear that this law does not give businesses a right to deny services to anyone. >> welcome bishop gene robinson and mark rienzi. i want to start with the critics

saying this religious freedom law is legalization of discrimination against gays and lesbians. indiana's governor says it's been discrimination. what deuce do you -- what do you say to that, bishop? >> when a court case comes up, they're going to look at the words of the law. they're not going to call in the governor and ask him what he hoped the law would be. they'll look at the law. the way the law stands could be used to discriminate against gay and lesbian, transsexual and bigender people in the state of indiana. i believe in religious freedom, and actually the rifra act that was passed some 20 years ago is a good through protects individuals, religious conscience against attacks by the government. this law in indiana goes much farther and much deeper.

>> and attorney mark rienzi governor pence says he will fix the religious freedom law. what does he mean, and what needs to be don make this more acceptable to critics threatening to pull out of the state of indiana because of it? >> i think it's a slhameful threat. these religious freedom laws have never been held by any daughter legalize discrimination against anybody. i agree with the bishop that when time comes to apply the law, courts are going to read the law. the law doesn't say anything about discrimination or discrimination against gay people. we have 20-plus years of experience with these laws across america. they keep people from being imprisoned for their religion. they keep the poor from being crushed by fines from the government. they protect people from government pressure. this law is flow different than the -- is no different than the one at the federal level and 20 different states. give people some protection and says that if the government is going to impose a serious burden

on their religion, it needs a good weapon. in a place where we've got people with all sorts of religions, part of the way we live as a diverse society is we say the government can't crush you and put you out of business for your beliefs until it's got an important reason. it's a good law. it's done a lot of good to protect a lot of people across the country. it's never, ever been used in the way critics are saying. >> bishop, i know you don't agree. what do you think governor pence needs to do to fix this religious freedom law? >> i agree with mark that indeed we should all be protected. our religious freedom should be protected from the government. i think he will have to admit that this law does go further because it includes businesses and corporations and even individuals from so-called impinging on the religious freedom of others. so this law is different. what i think the state of

indiana has to do is to quite explicitly enumerate the civil rights that are due gay and lesbian, bisexual and transgender people as part of their civil right act. i think that's the only thing that will restore confidence, indeed that there was not some nefarious motive behind this draconian law. >> and mark rienzi, we are seeing arkansas poised and ready to adopt religious freedom laws, and gop candidates are on board with the concept, as well. is that what you want to see happen across this country? >> sure. what happens when we don't protect religious freedom is people can be imprisoned for their beliefs. a jehovah's witness woman in 2012 died because kansas wouldn't let her get a medical procedure that she needed across state lines. real people suffer when the government doesn't make room for religious differences. i would disagree with the characterization that the

indiana law is different from federal law. federal courts have interpreted the federal rifra the way the indiana one was written, that it can apply to suits when the government pressure comes, for example, through a lower party. lower courts had already held that people still get to practice their religion and exercise religion when they're earning a living. indiana's law is nothing different from what's existed for 20-plus years. no one can name a single place anywhere in the country where that law has ever been used to allow for discrimination. it's never, ever happened. it's a fake claim that does a lot of good for religious minorities. >> bishop, last word to you on reaction to his comments. >> well, one would have to question why the anti-gay organizations and leadership are so excited about this law and why they were congratulating

themselves over its passage. i think indiana can be very clear that this is not meant to discriminate against lgbt people bay actually saying it. and adding it to the law or adding it to their civil rights statute in indiana. then we would all be happy. >> clearly so much more to be said about that and about the topic. we'll leave it there for now. many thanks to bishop gene robinson and mark rienze. >> thank you. again, the state legislature in arkansas passed a similar religious freedom law tuesday. protesters gathered at that state's capitol to oppose the measure, as well. walmart which has its company headquarters in arkansas is asking governor hutchinson to veto the bill, but hutchinson says he'll sign the measure. eight-time grammy-award winner joni mitchell is in the hospital now in southern california.

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you stayed with us. welcome back to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. this is the second half of our first hour. time to bring you up to date on the main stories we're watching. nuclear negotiations will stretch another day in switzerland. iran and six world powers are trying to reach a framework deal to curb iran's nuclear program. diplomatic sources tell cnn that france's foreign minister plans to return home in what looks like an attempt to force iran's hand in the talks. there's celebration in nigeria now after president goodluck jonathan keith e-- conceded defeat to muhammadu buhari. buhari is a former general who's promised greater security as the country battles over boko haram extremists. lufthansa it says knew

co-pilot andreas lubitz suffered from depression because he told his flight training school about it in 2009. investigators believe lubitz deliberately crashed germanwings flight 9525 into the french app killing all 150 on board. french police deny reports that cell phone video shows the final moments of the germanwings flight. the french magazine "paris match" and german newspaper "bild" publish what they claim are descriptions of the video found at the crash site. >> police say cell phones have been collected but have not been analyzed yet. cnn spoke with "bild's" editor-in-chief. take a listen. >> as we wrote, it's shaky. it's very chaotic. there are some thanks are very much in line with what we know about the investigation so far. you know, you hear a sound, metallic sound that we believe

is the knocking on the door. you see the chaotic scene, you're able to that will there are people. fortunately, i may say, not able to identify any of them. it is a disturbing scene. >> meanwhile recovery team in the french alps say they've collected remaining the remains of those killed in the crash of germanwings flight 9525 and will focus on the passengers' personal items. that comes as an eyewitness to the crash is telling his story. here's more. >> reporter: just above the hills of the sleepy farming village, shepherd john says he witnessed the final seconds of flight 9525. "i saw the plane heading down along the valley and said, my god, it's going to hit the mountain. i ducked my head and said, that's going to be spectacular. then it seemed to veer left, then after that, i saw the smoke," he says.

he was walking his dogs when the airbus slammed into a ravine ten kilometers, just over six miles, northeast of here. that was a week ago. rugged mountain terrain, freezing weather, and gusting winds have made recovery operations treacherous. rescue chief captain eve nafrachu believes the most painful task may soon be complete way quicker than initially forecast. "we may still have two days' work to recover body part still at the site. then we'll begin recovering personal belongings. by sunday or monday, we should have gathered up the bodies and possessions," he says. the priority is shifting to finding the plane's flight data recorder still missing. investigators have a hunch it may be buried. "once all the body parts are removed, we'll begin to rake to remove gravel and pieces of soil. everything will be raked to see if the black box has been

buried," he says. until now, recovery teams had to chopper in to the crash zone. on tuesday, for the first time, a team of 35 rescuers including investigators and expert mountain yeear -- mountaineers drove in by four by four, speeding up their efforts. back to base, another day combing for wreckage and remains comes to a close. this captain tells me today the winds were up to 80 kilometers now, about 50 miles per hour. and at some points, it was too tough almost to stand up. that's why his axe came in handy. like the other men, he's taking this job very personally. he vows he'll do his best to bring all the remains down from the mountain. "the families have the right to the truth and to find their loved ones. that's why we're giving 200%. we're working for the families," he says.

back on his farm, this shepherd still shaken. "it's terrible. you just can't imagine something like it. one day it will come back to haunt me and give me nightmares. i'm never catching a plane again," he says. for him and the families of the dead, that nightmare may never fade. cnn, france. now to another air incident. passengers on board the air canada flight that crashed over the weekend are planning to sue the airline. at least 25 people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the plane crash-landed short of the runway in halifax. a canadian law firm says the suit will also target the airport and canada's civil air navigation agency. authorities say it was snowing heavy at the time of the crash, but the exact cause is not known.

as nuclear negotiations continue in switzerland, u.s. officials are not ruling out military force to prevent tehran from developing a nuclear bomb. >> the u.s. isn't the only country weighing its options. pentagon correspondent barbara starr looks at what could happen if a strike against iran is ordered. >> reporter: even as the u.s. and iran struggle to reach a nuclear agreement, defense secretary ash carter said there are other ways to stop iran's nuclear program. >> the military option will remain on the table. >> reporter: bombing iran's nuclear sites could be tough. >> even military action would not be as successful as the deal that we have put forward. >> reporter: if there is flow deal or iran violates a deal, any potential bombing campaign by israel orb the u.s. would have problems. iran's nuclear sites are spread out. at least two are buried

underground. >> translator: the deal will leave iran with underground facilities, a nikkei reactor and centrifuges. >> reporter: that's a problem because they have to be refuelled in midair. >> the israelis are going to have difficulty getting to all of the targets. they can do things in the 500 to 700-mile range. >> reporter: israel doesn't have large enough bombs to fully destroy those underground sites. >> i think it's a fair charactration to say that they could delay but not destroy iran's nuclear capabilities. >> reporter: that's where this 30,000-pound u.s. bomb comes in. built by the air force with iran's underground facilities in mind. even then, it could still take repeated air strikes, exposing american pilots to iranian surface-to-air fire. >> for this to be a onemissi

onemissionemission -- one mission and we're done scenario is not only unrealistic, it is practically suicidal. >> reporter: all these options on the table as the u.s. experienced a recent brush with iran's military. cnn has learned earlier this month a navy helicopter patrolling over the persian gulf was endangered when an iranian surveillance plane came within 50 yards of the usa aircraft. the iranians made who passes in what the u.s. viewed as an unsafe manner before the americans broke contact and were able to fly off. a u.s. military official tells cnn the incident may have been ordered by a local iranian commander. most of of the interactions with iranians in recent months have been safe. this was not. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. just ahead, even from space, this storm looks huge. a different view of typhoon

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47-year-old andrew getty, grandson of the late billionaire jay paul getty, was found tuesday afternoon in his home in los angeles. the coroner says getty's death was likely natural or accidental. police say a female friend was at the home and is currently cooperating with investigators. the new york police department is investigating a disturbing video of a plain clothe police officer ranting at an uber driver. one of the passengers took this video of the incident and posted it on line. the passenger says the officer in an unmarked car tried to park without using his turn signal. the uber driver gestured at him to use his blinker, and then the officer pulled up behind the uber driver. the nypd has confirmed to cnn that "the man is a member of the nypd," and the incident is being investigated by internal affairs. now here's that rant -- >> how long have you been in this country? >> almost two years.

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state of texas. this is a spectacular shot. an astronaut aboard the international space station sharing this with us. this is about a 38-mile diameter eye of the storm. you put this in a southern california, and you're stretching it out of los angeles toward malibu. that's how large the eye of the storm is as seen from about 250 miles up. the astronaut sharing this on social media. you kind of see this as rosemary alluded to, the size of texas. that's precisely what it looks like when you look at it from 250 miles, 4 hundred kilometers above the earth's surface toward the western pacific ocean. there goes the storm system. a glancing blow toward the island. initial at the looked like it had potential to make direct landfall h. it done that, this would have left something in line like we saw with cyclone a.m. in vanuatu. it did miss land, but unfortunately is poised to reach the philippines. fortunately it looks like it will weaken quite a bit down to maybe a category 1, potentially a category 2 equivalent when it gets there friday.

heavy rainfall certainly going to be a possibility. powerful winds, as well. certainly nothing of a category 5. look at what happened in germany on tuesday. nearly 600 flight canceled because of winds that were hurricane force across the region. we had report of a tornado in poland. winds 30, 140 kph, 90 miles per hour. that was happening around western europe causing the cancelation of flights and rail service disrupted across the area as power lines came down across some of the regions, as well. images out of seattle. unusual hail the past 24 hours into the afternoon hours of tuesday. even the washington state department of transportation, look at the highways there because of the ice coming down, hail coming down. and what's unusual is you see the map. hailstorm frequency typically in the central plains of the united states. of course, severe thunderstorms there. that is where we have the updraft and instability. the pacific northwest and western united states, hall of

fame almost unheard of -- hail almost unheard of or few times a year. that was the scene out of seattle earlier on tuesday. >> all right. busy world. >> busy world. nothing else to say. >> the weather -- >> this is why we love errol. >> sometimes it's that simple. >> thanks. the new host of comedy central's "the daily show" under fire -- really bad ones, by the way. the network is ticking by him. we'll tell you about the fuss coming up. an april fool's prank has people taking selfies in a very bizarre way. the details straight ahead. in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some, every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members

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i can't believe i did this when i was 20. >> back on the road, i knew my element. that's how it feels. >> that's 71-year-old mick jagger talking abo ing -- talki. the lead singer of the rolling stones announcing his band is going back on the road. >> what? 71 years old? they're calling this "the zip code tour." tell hit 15 cities across north america. kicks off next month in san diego and will wrap up in quebec city at the end of july. >> they must have some energy. >> yeah. >> how many people there their early 70s do you hear doing such things? the new host of comedy

central's "the daily show" hasn't take endi-- taken over t anchor desk yet, but he's already in controversy. >> we have details on trevor noah's tweets and why they're causing a backlash. >> reporter: comedy central is hoping this 31-year-oldian comed from south africa will become the new king of new satire like jon stewart. trevor noah has only been on "the daily show" three times. >> always excited on the show to find new, talented voices that can contribute to our program. we are pleased to welcome our newest contributor from south africa, mr. trevor noah. >> reporter: within 24 hours of the announcement that noah is the next "daily show" host, he's gone from comedy darling to demonized for some of his old jokes on twitter. may, 2013. behind every successful rat billionaire is a double as rich jewish man.

#beatsbydreidel. in 2009, almost bumped a jewish kid crossing the road. he didn't look before crossing, but i still would have felt bad in my german car. and in 2011, oh, yeah, the weekend, people are going to get drunk and think i'm sexy. signed fat chicks everywhere. >> the fat chicks don't need to be reminded that they're seen as less -- seen as inferior to not fat checks. that kind of -- that kind of humor doesn't necessarily play in the "daily show" context. >> reporter: thus, the twitter firestorm. new "daily show" host, trevor noah is callus jew bashore twitter. the anti-defamation league chimed in wishing noah success but adding, "we hope he will not cross the line from legitimate satire into offensiveness with jokes calling up anti-semitic stereotypes and misogyny." some media critics pounced saying "trevor noah is on the wrong side of the line between funny and offensive." >> i was more offended by how

the jokes weren't that good. >> reporter: he has plenty of supporters. one tweet, morons dig through comedian@trev comedian@trevornoah's back tweets. one critic says noah's biggest problem, most americans don't know who he is. >> this guy 24 hours ago was a relatively unknown guy in the united states. he'd only bon jon stewart's show three times. and now he's going to be heading really the flooding -- the flagship show for comedy central. you can expect a great deal of scrutiny. >> reporter: comedy central is standing by their man saying trevor is a talented comedian with a bright future. trevor noah tweeted, "to reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn't land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian." welcome to america, trevor, where the biggest sin is not being funny. the good news -- even jon stewart bounced back from death to smoochy.

cnn, los angeles. >> good note to end on by sara. bad jokes. >> yeah, yeah. exactly. the proof will be in the pudding. >> exactly right. >> when he gets up there and does it. >> welcome to the u.s. trevor noah. yeah. this is the welcome. amazon want to make sure its customers never run out of toilet paper or any other important household items. the company has a new device called dash. a small wi-fi-enabled button that lets customers add detergent and products to their amazon shopping arkansas with a click. -- shopping cart with a click. >> the buttons can be stuck or hung on appliances, cabinets, or anywhere else in the house. coffee, juice, paper towels and dog food, some of the other items you can order from the dash. if you're an amazon prime member and you want one, amazon is handing them out for free. by the way, amazon insists this is not an april fool's joke. >> which is what i was wondering there. since it is april fools' day today, you can be sure we have

plenty of fake stories swirling around. beware before you share, folks. >> yes. they might catch you. check out this one with various events banning the use of selfie sticks, one shoe brand says it has the perfect solution. >> just insert your phone into the port. raise it to the perfect angle, and click the internal button with the tap of your toe to take the photo. >> i like watching that. sounds too good to be true or bizarre, it is. the company admitted the selfie shoe is a hoax. some of our twitter users, so and so is not engaged. >> there you go. >> some folks tricking us -- >> we congratulated us. >> she doesn't have a boyfriend. are you watching "cnn newsroom." i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. we'll be back with more news in a moment. the switch to t-mobile is on.

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was the crash caught on video? two news organizations say they've seen footage recovered from the doomed germanwings flight. what police are saying. iranian nuclear talks head into overtime amid conflicting reports about a possible deal. and the protests grow. a second u.s. state moves ahead with its version of a religious freedom bill. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm errol barnett. >> and i