we are learning more about north korea's arrest and investigation of an american student accused of carrying out acts against the state. we'll follow that story. a police officer convicted of rape now sentenced to more than 200 years in prison. we'll speak with the attorney or some of the victims in this case. and later this hour, a stunning look at britain's past. archaeologists find the remains of homes from the bronze age. >> get out. >> absolutely! >> hello, welcome to viewer here is in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen.

>> and i'm george howell from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. a good day. we begin this hour with the breaking news we're following. an american student arrested in north korea. >> the state run media say the student from a university in virginia was taken into custody while in the midst of a, quote, hostile act against north korea. the report says the student is currently under investigation. cnn's paula hancocks is following this developing story in north korea. she joins me live now from seoul with more. anything to expand as far as this alleged hostile act? >> well, natalie, the facts we have at this point is the information is from state-run media. a u.s. student has been detained, is under investigation. it says that he went and entered into north korea on a tourist

visa. and he was trying to effectively topple the regime, according to this kcna report, saying also it was quite at the tacit connivence of the u.s. saying that this student is under investigation for these anti-regime hostile acts. but also blaming the u.s. government for this as well. now we have spoken to the u.s. embassy here in seoul. they're aware of the report. we're reaching out to the state department to see if they have any information on this as well. but we have been hearing in recent months the most recent in november of last year, the state department warning all u.s. citizens not to travel to north korea. saying that don't assume that you're part of a tour group and being with a tour guide will prevent you from being arrested or being detained by the authorities. so strong warnings against travel to north korea. clearly, there are still u.s. citizens heading to north korea for this particular student, we

don't have too much information at this point. in about half an hour's time, there will be a bulletin on the state-run media. we'll see if they actually release a photo or something more of this individual. >> right. and wondering if his family or her family, whoever the student is, knows about this. and paula, i want to ask you, certainly americans have been detained before. are there commonalities to the cases of those who get detained? >> for the most part, probably half a dozen over the years who have been arrested on a number of different charges, espionage, illegally entering the country, hostile acts against the regime, as we're hearing from this particular u.s. student at the moment. and also for illegal religious activities in the country. to p

with officials. and then they are released. >> now back to the united states and a historic storm that is headed for the east coast where some 75 million people are in the storm's path. nearly 30 million are facing blizzard conditions, especially in washington, d.c. and more than 4500 flight have already been canceled in major u.s. cities, which will impact travel all over the world. >> there is still snow on the ground from wednesday, which already crippled parts of the washington metro area. it hit during rush hour. some drivers say officials

should have been better prepared. >> we hoped that they would have anticipated this a little better and treated the roads. >> reporter:. >> as soon as it started to snow and there was no treatment on the road, it immediately prose froze. and once it froze, everything seized up traffic wise. if this was a test, we failed. and we really needed to be prepared for this the state of emergency for states with a lot of snow on the way. getting business done?

>> well, and you know, that's a really good point.

is a really critical thing that emergency management is focused on. that's the first thing. people want to get back to their jobs. people want to get back out, go to restaurants. so it's really important that the infrastructure is cleared. the roads, the bridges, the overpasses. and also trees and downed power lines. i mean, we are expecting severe wind gusts with this storm, upwards of 50 miles an hour. so there could be some downed trees, power outages, and that also contributes to businesses not being able to get back open. >> dawn, i'd like for you also to just share with our viewers who may be watching what sort of tips can people do to prepare? everything from just checking on the elderly, you know. because i've covered plenty of these stories, and the situation that, you know, people who weren't able to get out and still aren't able to get out, even after the storm passes. how important is that?

pets, et cetera? >> well, you know, we're telling people to prepare to take care of themselves and their family for at least a couple of days. it may take a couple of days, particularly if you live in more remote areas to get the roads clear. and if there are trees down or power lines down in the road, it may take even longer. so if people have the supplies they need on hand so that they can sustain themselves and their family for a couple of days, it will make it much easier for everyone. >> dawn eischen for the public department of emergency management. dawn, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> thank goodness that the washington area is being warned with plenty of time. the storms already causing trouble across the southern u.s. it's quickly moving east. meteorologist derek van dam is keeping up with this one. and another weather story he'll tell you about as well it's a whopper. >> this is a blockbuster. a lot of adjectives used to describe this one already.

it's still gathering strength. it's already been causing severe weather. over 50 reports of severe weather. and heavy snow in little rock, arkansas. they have received 2 1/2 inches in just an hour's time that is an extremely heavy amount of snowfall. and that's the back side of the system. here is the latest radar. lots of heavy rain into atlanta. you can start to see the changeover from rain into snow where you see the shading of purple and pink. that's where we have the potential for ice that extends from kentucky through the carolinas. then we focus on washington, d.c., the delmarva peninsula, that's the bulls-eye for our heavy snow event. blizzard warnings in effect for washington and baltimore. blizzard watches for new york, philadelphia, and the wilmington area. it all comes down to where the exact track and path of this low pressure will go. but one thing is for sure, the midatlantic states will certainly feel the effects of the storm with flight cancellation, road closure, coastal erosion, and power outages. you heard that woman talk about that. just a few minutes ago, just how

imperative it is to keep ahead of this storm, to know exactly what is to come. here is our 50 reports of severe weather already. louisiana into parts of alabama. southern georgia and the florida panhandle, you're next. you have the potential of severe weather into friday. damages winds, large hail, tallahassee on eastward. let's time-out the storm for you there is the snowfall and rain and ice that will overspread the carolinas. and then we start to see the snow pick up in intensity overnight on friday and saturday for the nation's capitol. and depending on which computer model you look at, you start to see the snowfall extending as far north as new york city. but that really seems to be the cutoff point for where the outer periphery of the heavy snow. here is the european model. here is the latest american global forecast model. the bulls-eye still clearly over washington, d.c. with 2 feet possible. look at the differences between new york city between the european and the global forecast

model. there is significant total difference in terms of total snow. but nonetheless, the entire eastern seaboard needs to be aware that a major winter storm is on its way. it's also coinciding with an astronomical moon, meaning that high tide will be particularly high, especially on saturday morning when the peak of the storm. we have the potential of moderate to major coastal erosion across that area. now the eastern u.s. is not the only area experiencing winter weather. extreme winter weather. some of the coldest air since 1991 impacting northeast china. beijing could see temperatures at about 17 degrees celsius below freezing. something they haven't experienced in almost 30 years. >> wow. >> thanks, derek. stay on top of it, of course. a story in oklahoma. a former police officer convicted of raping women while on duty is now a prisoner, and he will be for a very long time. >> a judge sentenced him for

crimes against woman that he thought no one would believe. 263 years in prison. that's the sentence handed down to former oklahoma city police officer daniel holtzclaw, convicted for rape and sexually victimizing more than a dozen african american women while he was out on patrol. holtzclaw entered the courtroom in handcuffs, a relief to victims, who can clearly see now he is no longer on the streets. >> i know i couldn't have done this alone without you guys' help. and i appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: prosecutors say that holtzclaw selected his victims in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods, based on their criminal histories. assuming that would undermine any claims made against him. but during a month-long trial, 13 women testified against him. >> many victims believe that no one will believe them. and i will tell you, these women didn't think that either. but we did. and you see what happened. >> reporter: hundreds of people turned out to see the

sentencing. holtzclaw's defense team announced they do plan to appeal, but for now, he'll start serving his 263 years behind bars consecutively. >> and this was a victory not only in the courtroom, but a victory over rape for all women all over the world. >> joining me on the phone now is civil rights attorney benjamin crump. he represented several of the victims in this case, and again now joins us on the line. mr. crump, it is good to have you with us this hour. so first, let's talk about the case in general and the reaction from the victims. >> well, the women, these survivors are truly happy that he won't be allowed to harmony other vulnerable members of our society or any other woman. and what they said, george, in that courtroom today was so powerful when they read those statements that he would never

know how they hurt -- how they were hurt and how they'll never get over the scars that he place on them. they're dealing with this day to day, and they were already in not the best situations in life. and he preyed on them and made their lives that more complicated. >> mr. crump, one question that has been raised given that holtzclaw's defense has indicated that they will appeal. what are you hearing from these survivors about that? >> welsh obviously, it's a lot of things and a local process they do not understand, george. but one thing became abundantly clear, that based on how the jury, and it was an all-white jury ruled in this matter after much deliberation, four days of deliberating, that he was convicted on 18 out of 36 charges. so it's very hard to suggest in any way that there was some

error made by this jury and this court system. the evidence was overwhelming when you consider the dna found inside his pants. and so i believe it's going to be very troubling for these women don't trust the system. so they are concerned that he might be able to somehow get out on a technicality. but today they are celebrating a landmark victory that speaks to so many issues of oppression and racism and sexual assault on particularly black women. so this is a victory. and they have been very, very solemn in saying that they're thanking god that he has been put behind bars. . >> civil rights attorney benjamin crump live for us on the phone. mr. crump, thank you so much for taking time to give us your insight on the case. >> and he is certainly an a emotional person who was convicted. i don't know if he was surprised

or -- >> convicted now, though. so behind bars for quite a long time. well, a display of emotion as an american released by iran arrives home. >> oh, i like that moment right there. we'll show more of this touching moment right after this. aww.

well, this is my favorite video of our newscast. probably yours too. an american released by iran in a prisoner swap on monday made it home. and what a homecoming it was. watch. [ crying ] >> pretty certain that's his mama. >> i would imagine. >> oh, love it. that's saeed abedini as he arrived in asheville, north carolina thursday. >> you can only imagine the emotions that they feel right there. >> so nice. >> iran accused the christian pastor of trying to undermine

the government. abedini's wife writes on facebook they hope he can fulfill his son's wish of going to disney amusement park i should say for his eighth birthday. >> another released american amir hekmati also arrived home in flint, michigan. flint was in the news. the iranian government accused him of espionage. and the former marine said that, quote, it's been a very long road. but that it's great to be back. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says the fight over -- is over, i should say, between the obama administration and when it comes to the nuclear deal. mr. kerry met with benjamin netanyahu in davos this week. >> netanyahu, who was up on of the deal's biggest critics, israeli officials are concerned that terror groups like hezbollah will get increased funding from iran with the help of sanctions relief.

>> all right. just ten days away now from the first votes heating up to the u.s. presidential election. the iowa caucuses. >> getting close. >> and a new cnn/orc poll shows democrat bernie sanders pulling further ahead of hillary clinton while republican donald trump opened up a lead over his closest rival ted cruz. >> take a look among republicans. mr. trump leads the path with 37%. texas senator ted cruz now in second with 26%. and among democrats, vermont senator bernie sanders has jumped ahead of the presumed front-runner hillary clinton, 51% now to clinton's ashraf 3%. in thursday, he is taking shots at hillary clinton as the establishment candidate because of her long history in washington. >> establishment seems to be the dirty word out there on the campaign trail. sanders is also bragging about a

recent poll showing him doing better than clinton in head to head matchups with republicans. >> and here is my favorite. because it deals with my good, good friend donald trump. secretary clinton defeats mr. trump by nine points. we beat him by 23 points. >> hillary clinton not surprisingly says she is the better choice than sanders to become the u.s. president. she noted she disagrees with her rival on key issues facing americans right now. >> we're in the final phase of this campaign. and certainly senator sanders has drawn contrasts with me as he should. and i am drawing contrast with him. i have the greatest respect for him. and for his conviction about the kind of country that we can be. we just have a disagreement for

example on health care. i think we should not plunge our nation into another contentious debate over health care. we democrats have been trying to get universal health coverage since harry truman. we now have more than 90% of americans who are covered. i'm going to get us the rest of the way, and i'm also going to decrease the costs so people can afford prescription drugs and out-of-pocket expenses. he wants to start all over again. i think that's a very clear contrast. >> all right. well, on the republican side, the war of words between donald trump and ted cruz is escalating. >> cruz says his popularity in the polls is unnerving, mr. trump. but trump mocked cruz's reputation as a hard liner who refuses to compromise. >> guys like ted cruz will never make a deal because he is a strident guy. no, you cannot have that! >> this past week as our poll numbers have surged, as donald's

numbers keep dropping, he is getting more and more rattled. and each day he is engaging in more and more personal attacks. >> so we have seen donald trump and ted cruz trade these attacks. but the influential national review is taking a stand. the magazine unveiling a special issue that opposes trump's run for the white house. the cover, you see it here, simply says against trump, inside a blistering editorial calls trump, quote, a menace to american conservatism. trump is hitting back, though. he tweeted this. national review is a failing publication that has lost its way. its circulation is way down with the influence being at an all-time low. and he concluded sad, exclamation point. well, more help is on the way for flint, michigan, where the city's water supply is contaminated with lead. and a key federal official is resigning because of the crisis. we'll have more about it on "cnn

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. and a warm welcome back to our viewer here is in the united states and around the world. you're watching cnn newsroom. good to have you with us. i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen live in atlanta. here are our top stories. first, breaking news out of north korea. an american student is under arrest. state news agency reports say the student was in the country on a tourist visa, and was detained while carrying out a, quote, hostile act against north korea. that student is said to attend a university in virginia. millions of people in the united states, they will be cold, facing blizzard conditions

this weekend in what is being called the biggest snowstorm of the winter so far. washington, d.c. and surrounding areas are expecting to be -- expected to be hit among the hardest. more than 4500 flights have been canceled, which could impact global travel. european stock markets are getting much needed relief from the recent sell-off. right now london's ftse is up 1.6%. in frankfurt, the dax up as well, 1.7 ashraf. in paris, the cac 40 is up 2.17. and the zurich smi is up as well, 2%. now back to the story that we've been following in flint, michigan. you've heard many of it all because of the city's lead contaminated water. on thursday the regional administrator for that area resigned. >> susan hedman is her name. she admitted last week that her department knew back in april

that flint residents were at risk for lead poisoning but did not alert the public. unbelievable. meantime, u.s. president obama is making $80 million in new funding available to help fix flint's water infrastructures. >> in last month's bipartisan budget agreement we secured additional funding to help cities like yours build water infrastructure. and we're going to have that funding available to you by the end of next week. and that includes more than $80 million for the state of michigan. our children should not have to be worried about the water that they're drinking in american cities. that's not something that we can accept. >> the crisis is the subject of the latest "time" magazine cover, featuring the photo of a 2-year-old boy sincere smith, his skin covered in rashes. the article is entitled "the poisoning of an american city: toxic water, sick kids, and the incompetent leaders who betrayed

flint." >> and of course it's been argued that the city was ignored because it is impoverished and majority african american. 100s in flint say the contaminated water has made them sick. everything from hair loss to rashes and other unexplained illnesses. cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has more about one family. >> look right at me. look right at me. >> reporter: when her son gavin started to become ill, it was subtle. so subtle, leanne waters wouldn't have been blamed for mission it. >> look right at me. keep your head straight. how about over here. how many fingers? >> one. >> look up. look down. do your fingers feel numb at all? >> reporter: one day she looked at gavin, and then looked at his twin brother garrett side by side. the difference was staggering. >> the size he is right now is pretty much the size he was last february. february 5th of 2015. >> so almost a year?

>> almost a year ago, yes. >> how much does he weigh versus his twin? >> he is 35.8 and his twin is 55 pounds. >> reporter: for months they had been drinking the same water. but gavin was showing the effects of being poisoned by lead. and such is the nature of lead poisoning. it can affect people very differently, even twins. do you remember what the number was? >> 6.5. >> and what is normal? >> nothing there is no safe exposure to lead. >> reporter: it's a mantra repeated by doctors all over the world. no lead, not even a little bit is acceptable. because we know more than ever what it does to the body. when lead is ingest order inhaled, no organ in the body is spared. lead even attacks the dna. affecting not just you, but your future children. all of it essentially irreversible. equally frustrating, the systems could show up now or years from now. >> wait, watch and see. how do you live your life like that? >> right. it's upsetting. >> he is 4. >> reporter: the lead was coming

from the corroded pipes carrying water. the longer the water was in the pipes, the more hazardous it became. one of the problems is that the walters' house is one of the furthest away from the treatment facility. it patiently explains why the testing here was among the highest. 13,000 parts per billion. to give you some context, 5 parts per billion would be cause for concern. 5,000 parts per billion is associated with toxic waste. this home, 13,000 parts per billion. but it's not just one home. it's an entire community here in flint. 100,000 people live here. 10%, 10,000 of whom are under the age of 6. and they're the ones who are most at rick. >> when pediatricians hear anything about lead, we absolutely freak out. >> reporter: it wasn't a freak-out at first. but doctors in flint started hearing whispers about elevated lead levels in the water in 2014. so dr. mona hannah attisha started looking at lead levels if her young patients.

and what she found was shocking. >> the percentage of children with lead poisoning doubled in the city of flint. and in some neighbors, it actually tripled records she sounded the alarm to state officials as loudly as she could. but no one listened. instead -- >> we were attacked. so i was called an unfortunate researcher, that i was causing near hysteria, and that the state numbers were not consistent with our findings. >> reporter: maybe denial was so easy because of this. flint, a city surrounded by some of the largest fresh water lakes in the world was now delivering some of the world's most contaminated water to its citizens. >> i mean, october of 2014, general motors you say stopped using the water. because it was corroding their parts. >> right. >> that seems like a pretty obvious clue. >> yeah. so red flags, like loud alarms should have been going off in people's brains. if it's corroding engine parts, what is it doing to our pluming

that is predominantly lead-based? >> reporter: water that could corrode engine parts. just imagine what it was doing to the body and brain and gavin walters. >> these kids did nothing wrong. they did nothing wrong except being poor. >> in may, professor mark edwards from virginia tech and dr. mona hannah attisha sounded an alarm about lead in flint's water. >> governor says look, you can have anything you want. anything, mona. >> i want a rewind button to april 2014. that's what i want. because you can't undo this. you cannot undo this. >> reporter: if there has ever been a u.s. city in need of a rewind button, it's flint, michigan. more than a third of the people here are living in poverty. life expectancy is 10 to 20 years shorter than the rest of the state there is not a full-scale grocery store anywhere in sight. >> and then we got lead? if you were to think of something to put in a population to keep them down for this generation and generations to come, it would be lead.

it's just a loss of words. >> reporter: but they, dr. mona, leanne, the 100,000 citizens of flint have to believe that clean water will return one day soon. do you know why people have been putting you on tv lately? >> yeah. >> why? >> because they wanted to put us on tv so they could see us. >> because you're handsome. >> yep. >> yep. >> dr. sanjay gunpoint tax, cnn, flint, michigan. >> solid reporting there from dr. sanjay gupta. and it's good that we know about this now. but it is tragic that we are only finding out about it at this point. >> yeah. the heroes, like the doctor and the students. >> who were sounding the alarm. >> and ignored. just an unreal story. really feel for those people. we want to turn to far away from flint michigan. we're going to head to somalia, the capital mogadishu where reuters are reporting at least 17 people dead there after an attack by terrorists at a beachside resort. >> this latest attack claimed by

the terror group al shabab. as our robyn kriel tells us, it happened during a popular family night. >> reporter: the thursday night attack on the hotel located on mogadishu's iconic lido beach was sustained. al shabab gunmen first sprayed the outside of the hotel with bullets, luring the security team outside. then they rammed a car laden with explosives into that security team. another group of attackers advanced on the hotel from the beach. the gunfight lasted for hours and two more powerful explosions at least were heard. shomali special forces battled the gunmen into early friday morning before eventually killing them and launching the rescue operation of the hostages. thursday night is a big family night in mogadishu. the hotel would have likely been filled with members of the somali diaspora and their

families. the somali government has condemned the attack saying the people of somalia want peace, and they will not be intimidated by al shabab. robyn kriel, cnn, nairobi. saudi arabia says it will not cut oil production despite falling prices around the world. we'll go live to davos, switzerland to find out what is behind that decision. "ow..."

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europe's financial markets are off to a positive start pour the day. trading has been under way for about 40 minutes now. some healthy gains right across the board. some big gains for the day in tokyo as well. the nikkei had its best day in four months. prospects for a central bank stimulus propelled stocks up nearly 6%. hong kong's hang seng closed almost 3% higher.

shanghai composite and australia's asx 200 both gained more than 1%. on wall street, the markets looking to fence the week in positive territory. on thursday the dow gained 115 points to close at 15,882. the nasdaq and s&p were also higher. falling oil prices have been dragging down the financial markets. right now brent crude is up in international trading, just over $30 a barrel. saudi arabia says it will not cut its oil production and give up its market share to prop up prices. >> the sharm of sawchairman mad announcement at the economic forum in davos, switzerland. saudi arabia has continued to not cut oil production. john joins us live from davos. i want to ask you. bold comments from a top player in the oil industry during that panel that you led. what did he have to say? >> well, it's interesting. they drew the line again in the

sand, if you will, or the snow. because we're in davos, natalie. they're not going to budge on the strategy that they developed back on november 2014. originally, saudi arabia used to be the swing producers of the market was in chaos. it would either add production to stabilize prices or cut production to lift prices. they change that strategy. and again, the chairman of saudi aramco, the largest oil company in the world and the largest exporter of crude said it's not its role anymore to try to support the market. this is what heed that to say because saudi aramco produces oil for $2 to ashraf per bail. he said the higher producers should leave the market. take a listen. >> this is a position that we have earned over a long time. and we earned it by investigating, by being true to our principles, and by continuing to be committed to our consumers. and we're not going to leave that position for others. >> pretty clear signal from the

chairman of saudi aramco. it's also complicated by geopolitics, natalie. saudi aramco, while iran had the sanction on them, took over another 1.5 million barrels. and the chairman suggested they're not going to give up that production, even though iran wants to come back into the market in a fairly aggressive way in 2016. on prices i see we're above $30 a barrel today. he said there is 75% corrections since june 2014. and the correction we've seen since the start of this year is irrational. but he did suggest there is going to be very choppy teams ahead at least for the first half of this year. >> john, since the fall of oil has been a top issue in davos this year, what is the forecast for any sort of recovery? >> well, it's interesting. the near term, as the chairman of saudi aramco is suggesting is going to be very turbulent because there is overproduction of at least 1.5 million barrels a day. and as i suggested, iran wants to come in with another million at least this year.

so it's going to get much more complicated before it stabilizes. we saw in the last week, about $400 billion of projects delayed between this year and 2020. that's going to take a while for it to work through. but another member of our panel yesterday, the president of azerbaijan said he thinks by the end of this year or early 2017, prices could shoot right back up. let's take a listen. >> i think for companies, for investors, for governments 60 to $70 per barrel will be excellent price. and i hope to see that sooner than later. >> but by 2017? >> i think so, yeah. i think 2017. this year, though, the second half of the year i think will be the period of stabilization and hopefully we can see the growth. >> some believe that's wishful thinking by the president of azerbaijan. that's an economy under incredible pressure. the currency is down 70% since they depegged from the u.s.

dollar. the russian ruble under pressure as well. they have higher cost production vis-a-vis saudi arabia. so it is a battle over production right now. and that's why we see a price around $30 a barrel or lower at the start of 2016. back to you. >> all right, live there at davos switzerland for us, thanks, john. now let's take a look at where the u.s. financial markets are headed on friday. right now you can see the dow futures trading up this hour at 0.87%. you can also see the s&p 500 at this point trading up, 0.98%. a natalie and i will want to see. the story ahead here on "cnn newsroom." ore. like renters insurance. more ways to save. nice, bro-tato chip.

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here is a cool one. archaeologists in the uk are getting a glimpse into how people lived 3,000 years ago. >> so cool. so they unearthed several homes dating back to the end of the bronze age. nick glass has this report.

>> reporter: under cover in eastern england, an archaeological site like few others. spread out before us, burnt offerings you could see from our an southeasters. posts of english oak, singed and charred. this a palisade, the perimeter fence of their settlement. and this wattle a lattice possibly of willow that made up part of a wall. it's almost as continually surprised. >> it feels odd because you sort of -- you don't want to go running with some sort of stupid grin on your face all the time. but there is that sense that you are flabbergasted, and then you come back the next day and something else comes up. >> reporter: everything is astonishingly well preserved. party wholly intact. a meal, a grainy porridge, still

inside. weaponry like this bronze spearhead. tools. here a bronze sickle head for harvesting. so complete is the site that archaeologists have begun piecing together an extraordinary story. the story of a single fiery day in the english wetlands some 3,000 years ago. in prehistory, this was the fens, reed beds and river channels as far as the eye could see. bronze age man built in the round, often at the river's edge. this local reconstruction of a round house gives us some idea of how we lived. the new dig has uncovered two of these houses. there may be more. but with an important difference.

they were built on piles or stilts. and at some point they caught fire. the timbers and everything else inside quickly collapsed into the dense river silt below. and so were left perfectly entombed for us to discover all these years later. >> the roof of the building collapsed down. and what is fantastic is that there is a sort of hump beneath that sort of center. we suggest that there is the contents of the building underneath the roof as well. over the next few weeks, we take the roof away and we see what is underneath. >> that's an exciting prospect. >> yes. here we are, we're about to see a bronze age round house. >> this is an absolute forensic record, almost like a modern crime scene investigation. timbers drawn and numbered. what is developing here is a rare and wondrous intimacy with the distant past. it feels as if we have arrived just after the fire rather than

3,000 years later. already a skull has been found, the crown of a head still embedded in the mud. it began with a fireball among the reed beds a long, long time ago. in the next few week, we may just find out what caused that fire, domestic accident or an attack. nick glass, cnn, in the english fens. >> i will be looking for nick glass's next report to find out what happened there. >> fascinating. >> absolutely. >> okay. so before we go, we want to introduce you to jamie keeden. he is from evergreen park, illinois. >> i haven't seen this. >> he makes a living from sticking things lycans, bottles, iphones to his head. how does he do that? >> he is going to keep going. he says he is not sure why things stick to him. one doctor told him because of

his abnormally high body temperature. [ laughter ] >> 23 years ago, i shaved my head for the first type. and i was at a ball game. i was trying to cool my head down because it was a hot day. they hit a home run. i went up to grab it, missed it, and i was where is my drink? everybody was laughing because it was stuck to the back of my head. it didn't have to be a can. a cell phone. something flat even. i go like this and it sticks. >> keaton says he can make up to a thousand dollars a day renting out his head. and he says just last week in china, he set a world record for sticking the most cans to his head. his wife probably says okay, honey, i've seen that 20 times today. >> that's guy you want to go to a game with, you know? >> i like him. >> take a few. you have an extra can sticking on the his head. i don't won't lose it. >> i hope he recycles too. all right. thanks for watching cnn. i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. thanks for being with us.

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