it's certainly honest. people want to be with people they're attracted to. >> reporter: those kicked off can be voted back on. you think even a guinea pig wouldn't be a glutton for punishment. ♪ i am beautiful no matter what they say ♪ >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> i love wait she puts her spin on that, but my goodness. really? >> at first, we kind of were laughing and having fun. it's a little disturbing. >> yeah, and then the one lady said, they deserve each other. >> beautifulpeople, by all mean, beautiful people, do your thing. we land it over to the beautiful -- goodness, the beautiful. >> i'm a perfect 10. i mean that affectionately, you two beautiful people. have a great day. >> you, too. >> take care. all right. lots ahead this hour. a newly released video beginning with that sheds more light on the man believed to be the suicide bomber who killed seven cia workers in afghanistan. just listen carefully as humam

al balawi pledges revenge. >> this will be the first of the operations against the teams outside the pakistani borders. after they killed the emir of pakist pakistan. >> cnn international cheernt been talking with the terror suspect's family and is joining us now from amman, jordan. >> reporter: hi, fredricka. the father said this is a very, very sad day for him, because it confirms finally, no doubt about it, a chance for the family to really hear what the son was thinking. they've heard from so many different people. they haven't known what to believe, but now it's very, very clear he is saying that he went ahead with this attack and it was an attack in revenge for the killing of a pakistani taliban

leader. the father told us he was angry with the people that had done this to his son and he wasn't explicit but implied it was the intelligence agency, jordan intelligence services and the cia, he said, was responsible for getting his son into this situation in the first place, but interestingly, in this video, the son said that when he went to pakistan, he contacted the taliban and this attack, he said, is also a message to the united states for the cia and to the jordanian intelligence that you can't buy somebody off. you can't buy them away from their fate, because, of course, the jordanian intelligence and the cia thought he was an operative for them. he turned out to have been a double agent, fred dreek kaw. >> what are the implications? video for the cia, for jordanian intelligence agencies, et cetera? >> reporter: we've been talking here with an analyst very familiar with security operations in jordan and throughout the region, and from

his perspective, this is going to mean a real close, hard look at all agents, any country is running in that reason, and there are lots of different countries who are running agents in and around the pakistan/afghan border trying to get on, to the al qaeda leaders. everyone will have to look at these spies they're running and figure out if they can trust them. the bottom line here is, trying to track down al qaeda leaders, the analysis has to be, this is going to cause a setback. it's going to take time to reanalyze all of those spies, check them all out again, and that's going to slow down any hope of getting leads on bin laden and al zawahiri. >> nic robertson in iman, thank you. learning more about al balawi. his mother says she was a loner and the wife of the suspected double agent was shocked to hear when he had done but admires him

as well. >> translator: in fact, i am proud of my husband. my husband accomplished a very big operation in such a war. if he is a martyr, may god accept his martyrdom. >> u.s. and jordanian officials say al balawi was recruited to help search for al qaeda in spite of his concerns about extremist view. a man arrested for allegedly triggering last sunday's shutdown of the newark, new jersey airport is out of jail and his roommate now is talking. 28-year-old haisong jiang arrested by port authority police in piscataway, new jersey, caused an hour-long shutdown of the terminal and rescreening for thousands of passengers there when he went under the rope at a security checkpoint, you see right here in these images, all to meet his girlfriend. >> what exactly happened? >> tell them the truth.

>> does his girlfriend remember what happened on sunday? >> yeah, yeah. his girlfriend feel very -- upset. >> so jiang faces one count of defiant trespass and is due to appear in newark municipal court this week. since the christmas day bombing attempt aboard northwest flight 253 we're hearing more about air travelers accused of behaving badly. two hawaiian airlines flights and an airtran flight have had unexpected turbulence. in one of the hawaiian airline incidents, the passenger who allegedly caused the flight's return to portland now faces felony charges of interference with a flight crew. 56-year-old joseph johnson faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. now to the airtran incident. two f-16 fighter jets escorted the jet to the colorado springs airport in response to a passenger who allegedly refused

to leave the restroom. >> and the guy is just going off on the stewardess, because she's telling him, had you too much to drink, and -- but he has no shoes and no shirt on. >> just pointing and yelling, and even when we went to land, he wouldn't sit down. he stood up in the back of the plane. >> on a more serious note overnight, british police arrested three men who allegedly made a bomb threat on a plane at london's heathrow airport. nasty weather out there. and that's become a pretty common sight. and even in the southeast, much of the nation in the icy grip of bone-chilling dangerous cold today, atlanta is dealing with the aftermath of sleet and snow. something the deep south just simply have is not used to. frigid temperatures and icy roads blamed for lots of fender benders and frightening moments on the roadways just like you're seeing right here. call it black ice. the deadly arctic blast that is

gripping the south. the midwest, even the west, blamed for at least now nine deaths. windchills in many areas today are well below freezing. our bonnie schneider is in the cnn center. the new yorker you are, you're used to bad weather. cold weather like this, but now a southerner. how was your commute in? >> a whole different story. >> forgot how to drive. didn't you? even though in new york you don't drive that much, but, anyway. >> rur right, fred. anywhere in the south, where you have snow and freezing temperatures you get ice and when things freeze over and the roads aren't treated, a lot of people having a lot of problems. you just saw that video. to make matters worse, what's happening is, we have a cold front that pushed all the way to the south and behind it, high pressure is building in. we have really cold air, even colder than what we've seen so far dropping in from the arkic. it's making for very clear skies in tampa, florida. a live picture to show you of the st. petersburg beach area and a couple clouds out there.

still the sun is shining. if you were to go just about to 40 mile, maybe north of the city, would you find that we had some sleet and snow earlier this morning, and not just on the west coast but on the east coast as well. we're getting reports of sleet right now all across the daytona beach area. the temperatures have been frigid. and it's hard to believe we're talking about snow and sleet in florida, but we are. things changing for the better, though. as temperatures this weekend plummet 10 to 30 degrees below normal, temperatures in orlando today only in the 40s. supposed to be 72 there for the half marathon happening right now. eventually, high pressure builds in, a nice ridge comes in. seeing big changes. monday will be better, but tuesday and wednesday will be even better than that, because temperatures in the 20s and the 40s will warm up to where they're supposed to be. into the 40s and 50s. what welcome relief this is. so happy to report it. fred? >> okay. well, i guess half glassful is the way to look at it. >> yeah. i'm so glad it's getting better. it's been so prolonged.

>> really has. thanks so much, bonnie. appreciate that. >> sure. this cold weather is especially dangerous to the homeless, and our catherine callaway is in a shelter in atlanta, and catherine, joining us now, give us an idea how people are enduring this. what kind of special conditions are being made at particular shelters? >> reporter: well, as you know, this is a deadly weather for people without a home, and here at the gateway center, we're seeing more than 500 people at any time at this center. it is the largest in the area. it is much more than just the tloom i am in. there's several floors above me and a family center next door, and they're up about 20%, more people here than are usually here, and the cold weather has brought them in. that combined with this economy, fredricka, has been just devastating for so many people, and i want you to meet someone. this is toria metcalf and this is her little boy.

terion, too cute. won the hearts of everyone here, and this is one of four children that she has. you actually have four kids. >> yes. >> reporter: two had you to send to live with your father and your little daughter is behind us. we'll show her in a moment, but tell us what brought you here to the center? you've been here about a week now. >> yes. i lost my job due to total business closure. i got laid off, and my unemployment wasn't enough to pay my rent and keep the bills paid, and here i am. >> reporter: here you are. wuv been here about a week with your children. i know you say you're grateful but not any place you want to stay for long, right? >> no. not at all. >> reporter: you're trying to get a job. you walked to the library with your children to put yore resume together. vince smith, actually the executive director of this facility, and you found this out. she's only been here a short time but will you to tell her she actually could have had help doing that here? >> the gateway center has a

georgia department of labor career center on the third floor, and it provides all the services that other parishioners throughout the state provide. this young lady and others are able to access jobs and build resumes there, and so i look forward to her using that resource, and we have a clinic and other resources on-sthit may be of help also. >> reporter: it's been so crowded here you haven't had a chance to find out what all is available for you? >> no. not yet. >> reporter: are you ready to find a job? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: what would you like to find it in? >> customer service. basically customer service. that's my background. >> reporter: good luck to you. i know you have a lot of help with mr. smith here and terion you are adorable. and his daughter, camry, we go back to you. playing with her, volunteers from wisconsin. the university of wisconsin who have come in to help out at the center, and as you can see, she well entertained. >> oh. too sweet. all right. glad folk, able to find a lot of

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>> less than ten moss to go until the crucial winter elections now more troubling news on the economy. as unemployment rate stays in double digits. >> we knew this was going to about long road and along that road will would be ups and downs and bumps along the way. >> the economy remains by far the most important issue with americans. bad economic times mean tough times for incumbents running for re-election this coming nofr and more democrats than republicans defending their seats. plus, since the democrats control the white house and congress they get the blame. after that, the fair to average poll numbers for the president, you've got a rough political climate for democrats. it's not like americans think republicans have better prescriptions. look at this. a recent cnn opinion research corporation national poll indicates that more people think highly of democratic policies compared to what the republicans are proposing. another big indicator, how many lawmakers retire rather than face duff eelections. two past senators called it

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a look at top stories now. the deep south deal wig an unwelcomed visitor. a hard freeze. meaning big trouble for motorists, of course. this i-report from knoxville,

tennessee. where are his pants? shows the problems that drivers had navigating this hill. forecasters say the icy conditions gripping much of the country could last a few more days. and a dozen people are dead after a coal mine fire in southeastern china. two miners es xwaped. the fire blame wd and underground cables which apparently short-circuited. china's mining industry, considered one of the deadliest in the world harks been racked way number of fatal accidents. and from the grave of the suspected suicide bomber blamed for the deaths of cia operatives in afghanistan last month. a new video has been released of jordanian humam seen on the right who says his faith cannot be bought. it's an apparent reference to u.s. and jordanian intelligence agencies courting him as an informant. and check with our legal guys now. talking about an indictment now

for the detroit attempted bomber. umar farouk abdulmutallab. checking in with avery freeman and richard herman here with us again this weekend. happy new year. >> happy new year, fredricka. >> happy new year, fred. >> excellent. glad to see you. finally reunited after the holidays opinion and now for abdulmutallab, and now what, then, avery, for him? >> well, the defense team headed up by the federal public defender has a great big bowl of problems, because number one we don't even know if abdulmutallab will cooperate. the evidence is overwhelming. potential mass murderer. all they can try toy do work with the u.s. attorney's office to come up way deal meaning he will have to spill his guts on what he knows and who was behind it. >> i thought that was actually kind of the linchpin of all this? if tried in civilian, or if prosecuted in civilian court, he actually doesn't have to necessarily share that intelligence or at least our

intelligence gatherers are kind of off limits to trying to get intelligence from him as opposed to if it were a military tribunal. not true, afterry? >> no, no. he has spoke an great deal. that's an enormous misconception. she exactly where he's supposed to be. should be in a federal district court. there are ways of getting information intelligence. . we will have information and that will be used not only on liability, rather on the sentencing part of what happens to him. >> so richard, how do you see this carrying out? a, he is going to i guess be privy to a public defender, or might we see a -- a well-known prominent criminal attorney who is going to step forward 20 take his case? >> well he has the, number one, public defender representing him, who's very talented in that jurisdiction. i don't care if, you know, if clarence darell gets resurrected for this case. avery, a problem with what avery just said, because he's being

prosecuted and has a loishgs the government cannot talk to this guy. they cannot interrogate him. >> that what i learned. yeah. >> absolutely. can't get any other information out of this guy. what happens if the guy provides information? will you give hamm plea deal? let him walk? this animal who almost blew up a plane and kill all of these people? >> he's never going to walk. spoke like crazy before counsel and secondly, in order to save his neck he's going to spill the beans. i think it's the right place to be. no doubt about t. he's a martyr, wants to be a martyr. he's not going to say anything -- >> we'll see. i don't agree. >> no more intelligence. >> i don't know. >> another high-profile case, the doctor of the late michael jackson, dr. conrad murray. hearing discussions about involuntary monies slanslaught d according to the associated press and other media out let's. avery, was it your thinking perhaps doctor murray would escape charges because he's been

able to return to his practice as cardiologist in houston and kind of carry on? >> yeah, i don't know who's -- i don't know hoop going to him as a patient, but the truth is, that this is actually both richard and i talk in terms of a likelihood of a, an involuntary manslaughter charge. i think that's what we're see this week. his behavior was so far below, such an extreme departure from standard of care. that's exactly the crime he should be karged with. >> richard, involuntary manslaughter, if the charge, is that the charge you perhaps expected? >> well, i'm not going to rely on la toya jackson saying it was intentional murder. yeah, fred. that's realistically, if charges are going to be brought here, they're going to be brought under involuntary manslaughter indictment. what the prosecution does. leak out the rumors to infect the jury pool. in this case, come on. how can this guy ever get a fair trial in this particular case? but u.s. and u.k. media out

let's are releasing the stories. >> a few seconds left for gilbert arenas, wizards' player. >> so much to say. >> a lot of people say what? in the locker room facing felony charges in d.c. am i correct on this? most place as misdemeanor. what's going on here? >> well, plaxico burress is not doing a misdemeanor. sitting in jail for taking his gun to a nightclub. >> true. >> you know, there are laws on carrying handguns, and he had three of them with him. >> four. >> and david sterne, four, exactly. and the nba has issues. a referee who was -- fixing games and betting on games. you've got now this situation here and david sterne couldn't take. when the guy made that gesture at one of the games like he was shooting. >> let me make it simple. section 4504 of the code if you're unlicensed you got four guns. arenas is looking at a maximum 20 years in the penitentiary. >> really? >> the real thing. >> the real thing.

>> fred, a six-year 111 million dollar contract with the nba. he is losing $150,000 a game right now. >> got nothing to do with the court ruling. >> that's what he's known as. >> nothing to do with the courtroom. >> but it's -- it's the result of stupidity. >> absolutely. i agree with that. agree with that. >> okay. avery, richard, thanks so much. always count oun for being very frank. and smart all at the same time. love it. >> thank you. you have a great weekend. all right. freezing temperatures making it very tough on millions of americans right now. we're all waiting for to warm up. will it? oh, my gosh. look at that. is that not crazy? convinced how really cold it is almost everywhere? how about getting through the airport. muslim-americans say they're getting special treatment in the wake of the attempted christmas day attack. that's everything for chicago. and fedex ground will get it there fast.

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revenge on tape. the suspected suicide bomber who killed seven cia employees and contractors at a u.s. base in afghanistan is seen here in a newly released video. listen carefully as humam proms to avenge the death of a taliban leader. >> this is the attack, will be the first of the operations against the teams outside the pakistani borders. after they killed the emir of pakistan. >> abu al balawi says his faith cannot be sold to bidders. to intelligence officials they failed to win his allegiance. some muslim sas they're being profiled in the tighter security they followed the failed christmas day attack on a u.s.-bound airliner. cnn alina cho has more on that. >> reporter: nadya hasan is a

frequent flier. imagine her surprise when she arrived at the security checkpoint at washington's dulles international airport tuesday. >> racial, religious profiles, i'm being sdel singled out, as a security threat. >> reporter: the 40-year-old michigan-born muslim-american headed to los angeles, says she was singled out from what she called a humiliating full body search. when she asked why this was happening. >> the gentleman working there specifically told me that the reason why i'm being put through this type of search is because i'm wearing a headscarf. he actually told me that that's the reason why you are being targeted. >> reporter: she's not alone. on monday, a muslim canadian woman says she was made it feel like a terrorist, because she was wearing a headscarf. berated and banned from boarding a flight to the united states, all because of her faith. the council on american islamic

relations calls these textbook cases of profiling. >> it is against the law, unconstitutional and un-american to single out people because of their religion. >> reporter: u.s. customs who handle the canadian woman's case would not comment, but in a statement to cnn, the tsa says current screenings from bulky headwear has been in place since 2007. wearing a headscarf doesn't automatically trigger a search and "in instances where passengers choose not to remove bulky clothing, including headwear, our office are trained to offer a private screening area, and may conduct a pat down search to clear the individual." hasan says her pat down search happened in public, in front of her 5-year-old daughter and several male tsa agents. she stresses she favors strict security, but not when the screening is selective. >> do they even know what they're looking for?

you're targeting innocent people yet the bad guy, getting away. makes me wonder. >> reporter: the council on american muslim relations says if the team will target women who wear headscarfs, what about nun whose wear headwear? calling for security protocols that are thorough and foster respect. alina cho, cnn, new york. everyone agrees. nasty weather just about everywhere. almost coast to coast. bonnie schneider in the severe weather center. it is still considered severe. >> absolutely. in fact, just yesterday we had a tremendous amount of traffic accidents due to inclement weather in roswell, georgia, north of atlanta. look at this. you hear that crash, it makes you cringe. fred, what happened here, a photographer knew that this stretch of road here in north

georgia, well, when it ices over, this is where the accidents happen. so he perched his camera and waited. he didn't have to wait long. you see multiple vehicles sliding and slipping into the median and side of the highway. look at car behind it. what do you do when that's happening right in front of you? anyway, a rough go of it across the southeast because it's so icy. we still have icy conditions right now. daytime, nighttime, doesn't matter what time it is. a live picture of atlanta to let you know what's happening. it's definitely looking windy out there, and it is cold. you're looking at centennial plaza, where we are. the temperature in atlanta you can see is now at 25 degrees. it's not only chill any atlanta. birmingham, 26. snow flurries this morning. also looking at very cold temperatures across much of florida as well. and you know what's amazing to me is that when you plan to, let's say, run a race, a mayorton or half marathon, a lot of people pick destinations across the country based on the

weather. so orlando, florida, this time of year, 72 degrees for a high. 52 degrees for a low. perfect running weather. a half marathoner that ventured out, dealt with temperatures in the 30s, as if they were running in boston. >> oh, no. >> tomorrow is the full marathon. 55,000 people close to the 7,000 that went out this morning will ge out tomorrow morning and run more. orlando right now is getting a mix, a little bit of light rain, then to the north we still have sleet falling in flagler beach, in and around the daytona beach area. sleet mixing with snow at times in parts of northern and central florida. also looking at big changes. luckily, despite the frigid temperatures you see here, we are going to see improvements. temperatures will start to moderate by monday. tuesday and wednesday we'll look at much better weather, fredricka. you'll see we'll get less cold. so i think whatever we can do to break this cold flow will be worth it. >> less cold by a couple degrees. not an extreme change, however,

right? >> gradual, but it will feel nice. >> wear the layers. maybe not at wuch. bonnie, thanks. remember the balloon boy? and the dad? now the balloon boy's dad is on record again talking to our larry king, and he's sticking to his story. the first story. when you feel good, people ask, what's your secret?" i eat yoplus. it has the great taste of yoplait, plus antioxidants, plus fiber and probiotics, plus calcium and vitamin d. new yoplus. the proactive nutrition yogurt.

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a look at top stories. police in newark, new jersey arrested a man who ducked under the ropes. hundreds of passengers rescreened. a grat witt student of rutgers charged with defiant trespass. his roommate says he didn't mean harm, just excited to greet his girlfriend. and in connection way new york city terror plot, set to appear in a brooklyn courtroom this hour. cab driver zarein ahmedzay pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents. a bosnian immigrant adis ma jung

nin is also scheduled to go before the court today. they were accused of planning to detonate a bomb last zpt 11th. and a deadly arctic blast gripping much of the country is blamed for at least nine deaths including a tennessee man with alzheimer's who wandered out of his home in his bathrobe. overnight temperatures in nashville plunged as low as 12 degrees. and if you have to travel in this harsh weather, here's one more thing to worry about. taking your shoes off at the airport might be a good security idea, but it might not be so good for your feet. we have tips on protecting your feet when you are on the go. >> reporter: you know the drill. before going through security at the airport you have to remove your shoes, but it may be risking. >> i certainly have concerns about being barefoot at security

terminals at airport. >> reporter: this podiatrist says some foot problems can be passed from one person 20 another. >> there are so many things that could happen with somebody walking barefoot around those terminals, kickses such as athlete's foot, back material infections even warts. >> reporter: the doctor says cover your feet. >> i think as long as there are barriers certainly a thicker sock would be helpful. eve an nylon hose is better than bare foot. >> reporter: and walking around shoeless exposes your feet 0 other hazards. >> somebody dropping a bag on somebody's foot without protection of footwear. >> reporter: a good reason to stay on your toes. straight ahead, balloon boy's dad may have pled guilty but he says it was not a hoax after all. and change in the late-night lineup. nbc considering shuffling the deck, again in an effort to save the ratings. the late-night comedians are having a lot of fun with that.

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>> bye to our legal guys last half hour? i didn't mean that. they're back, another case to delve into pap law professor avery friedman, hello again and new york criminally defense attorney and law professor richard herman. let's talk about that richard heene, the dad of the balloon boy. he's getting ready to serve time in jail, but he still has stuff to say. this is what he said to our larry king. >> we had searched the house high and low, and -- and -- i'm sorry. >> it's okay. and i -- you know, after i saw him in this craft, telling me had went inside, i first didn't believe bradford and i told him that, perhaps he's -- i just saw him, and so -- >> so in substance you believed

your son was in the craft. >> i knew he was -- >> you didn't know? >> no, no. in my mind, there was no other place, because i visualized him. i yelled at him. >> okay, richard. you first. what does this mean? i mean, he's got getting ready to serve time. pled guilt around now is going on a media blitz, at least on larry king to kind of straighten out the story. does that further complicate his sentence or even what could come later? >> well, balloon boy and buffoon dad. that's what we're dealing with here. >> oh, man. >> you know, this guy, fred, listen, he got sentenced to 90 days -- 90 days -- our first dis's the year. you said we weren't coming back, and we were. >> i know. what's the matter with me. >> what's up with that? >> what's going on? happy new year? i don't know. >> you partied too hard. >> that's the answer. >> i love seeing you twice in an hour. >> there you go. 30 days incarcerated, 60 days work release.

this will end up 90 days in prison and he may get a perjury rap against him, because this guy had a stand-up at his sentencing under oath and explain to the judge what he did. was he guilty in fact and he did under oath tell the judge, yes, i was guilty, and this is why it was all a hoax. now he's contradicting that. you know, he's got a big -- this guy cannot shut up. unbelievable. >> yeah. >> avery, do you see the danger, the same? in terms of the legal obstacles fo him? >> i don't see significance. in court a legal proceeding. this is in the court of public opinion. merely spin. it's clear from larry's interview no one is. actually the real hero that got to it truth was another cnn guy, and that was wolf blitzer who asked the question and that's when we learned it was a hoax. finally, the wife came forward said it was made up. falcon was there all the time. nobody is buying the story. >> the recent release of the

video of the family kind of panicking, when, you know, asking the other son, where is falcon, et cetera? that kind ever made it worse. didn't it? >> yeah, if you really think about it, it's a bad story getting worse. i think richard's right. just knock it off, already. do your time and then move forward. that's all. >> okay. let's talk about something else that's significant, too, and affects a lot of people. particularly convicted felons who don't have the right to vote, but now a federal appeals court has weighed in. 47 states already not allowing convicted felons to vote. richard what now? and might this indeed open the door for felons to be able to vote? >> well, washington state had has said felons now have the right to vote it affected disproportionately the people that lost the right to vote. therefore the state says we're going it allow them to vote. this is going to flou go to the united states supreme court and have to weigh in and the issue really is, is the taking away of your voting rights, is that a

punishment as a result of your conviction of a felony? or is it something else? this is what the united states supreme court is going to have to answer. >> something else element was race. is this an issue of race at the core here? avery? >> that's the only issue. the federal appeals court this week said that the disproportionate number of people imprisoned are black. it violates the voting rights acts. the court of appeals in san francisco said it's racist. others said no. richard is exactly right. it's on its wait to the supreme court. >> out of the page of, what were they thinking? talking about these parents, mary jo marsh and jacob saying, we want tattoos, and, hey, how about our children, too? ages 10 to 17. but now they're facing pretty serious criminal charges. richard? >> well, you assume they were thinking, fred, because obviously, they weren't thinking. and in this state that they're in if is a crime to tattoo a

child under 18 years of age by anybody. and secondly a crime to get tattoos done by an unlicensed tattoo person. so these people are facing multiple criminal charges. ten law enforcement officers came into the house and raided the house to arrest these people. i don't fwhoe if that was overkill but definitely they'll be prosecuted. >> no. it's serious. i mean, as mary jo put it, i don't understand howblowed up, put it. children's services will come in and evaluate to maybe help mary jo there's a reason it got all blowed up. a world of trouble for this family and the kids tattooed apparently the rest of their lives. >> you make that sound so eloquent. blowed up? >> i'm merely quoting. >> coming from you, sounds good. how'd you do that? >> they're going to get convicted, fred. >> what happens to the kids? who's going to take care of the kids? >> another issue.

that's why you need children's service to do the evaluation. exactly right. >> what a mess. >> what a mess is right. >> my first big mistake of the new year. it's not going to happen again. always twice in one hour as far as we can see. >> maybe monchts that would be better. a new resolution. perfect. >> right. >> thanks so much, you guise. have a great one. >> you, too, bye-bye. perhaps you have dreamed of owning your own business. find out why now is the time to go after those dreams. oh, that's kyle. he aced his fifth grade geography class. you see, now that we're using fedex to ship globally, i have to learn all the countries again, so i brought in kyle as a consultant. did you know that we have customers in czechoslovakia? actually, it's called the czech republic. yes, kyle, you're a lifesaver.

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