nato partners. u.s.-based units will continue to rotate through germany. >> he's talking about a time line in the unit history that i have read about. >> reporter: but that doesn't remove the nostalgia many old-timers feel. audrey bender came to germany in 1980 as an 18-year-old soldier and never left. she remembers clearly how it felt to be on the front line of the cold war. >> as a soldier, you stood across the border and looks into what was described to you as the enemy's face. you knew who they were. you saw them. and i would tell you some of the first impressions that i had was, wow, they're very young. >> reporter: like many u.s. servicemen and women, binder married a german and stayed. there is still deep motional ties between towns like bamberg and the little patches of america on their door steps. as an almost 70-year relationship edges towards a close. diana magnay, cnn, bamberg, germany.

the u.n. security council tried to formally condemn the government of syria today. but the draft resolution failed. shot down by a double veto. ambassadors from russia and china voted against it. american ambassador susan rice made her feelings very clear. >> the united states is disgusted that a couple members of this council prevent us from fug filling our soul purpose here, addressing an ever deepening crisis in syria and a growing threat to regional peace and security. for months this council is held hostage by a couple members. these members stand behind empty argue ams and individual interests while delaying and seeking to strip bare any text that would pressure assad to change his actions.

>> richard ross is at the united nations. we just heard ambassador rice say she was disgusted. you just spoke with her personally as well. what did she add to that? >> the u.s. ambassador and others are deeply disappointed. india's ambassador says he is surprised at the double veto. i asked susan rice where the diplomacy broke down. >> at the 11th hour, russia tried to introduce amendments it would have gutted the text. they were unacceptable to the other members of the council. the one silver lining in this is that 13 members of this council supported the resolution, made strong statements in its favor. and countries that had originally not supported the resolution last time changed their position and voted favor. >> so countries such as that, take us into the back rooms, if you can. do you feel russia was stalling all along? they were presenting a more conciliatory front. sleeves are being rolled up?

do you feel they ever intented to abstain or vote yes? >> i can't speak for russia, richard. i think our ambassador was negotiating if n. good fait negotiating in good faith. but i feel like the decisions were made in moscow and they would rather stand with assad against the people and syria than do the right thing. >> despite last minute talks in germany between u.s. secretary of state clinton and russian foreign minister, the russians still veto just like they did in october along with china. the russian ambassador saying it's an unbalanced resolution and that there were misleading statements put forth by other council members and sort of a rush that wasn't needed in the u.n. >> translator: and influential members of the committee, unfortunately, including those of you at this table in the process have been undermining the opportunity for the

settlement. you're calling for a regime change, pushing the opposition and not stopping the provication and feeding the struggle. >> the u.s. ambassador and the others say the work here is not done. they'll still keep trying. it's clear events on the ground may determine, should there ever be another u.n. meeting like this where resolution has a chance. syrian opposition groups upset. amnesty international calling it a disgrace. they have their principle positions and they were not able to be budged this time. back to you. >> richard roth, thank you so much at the u.n. let's take tout nation's capitol now where right now police are removing tents from an occupy camp downtown. u.s. park service officers in hazmat suits taking away tents that contain camping gear. police clashed with protesters and six people were arrested earlier. a federal judge tuesday upheld the ban on camming at mcphearson

square and another park blocks away from the white house. and we're one hour closer to nevada republicans picking who they want to run against president obama. take a look at las vegas where our cameras went inside one of the many caucuses under way. in some areas, caucus workers are already counting ballots. bull naming a winner is still a few hours away. let's head to the capital. paul, what is the buzz there? >> reporter: fred reeka, i just got drowned out after they finished a rousing version of the national anthem. a very patriotic feeling here. you can see the 24 precinct boxes here in carson city, nevada. people coming up and voting right now as we speak. the caucus here has begun. you might wonder, they have 11,000 republicans here in carson city, 10,000 democrats. back in 2008, they voted for john mccain.

they're expecting about a 50% turnout by the sight of things right now, could be even more vibrant than that in carson city. people checking in over there, going to vote. they're going to talley up these ballots in about three hours, at least start to do so. one things that interesting, no matter who you talk to whether they're for romney or for ron paul or for santorum or gain rich, they all say that we need to change in congress and right now more patriotism. listen. >> indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> as we said, a rousing celebration, if you will, here in carson city, nevada. >> all right. paul, thank you so much. we'll continue to watch the caucusing and the results unfolding later on. appreciate that. a massive pileup in florida is still under investigation. nearly a week after it happened. one 15-year-old girl survived the crash but in an instant she became an orphan. we talk to the girl's aunt to

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witnesses in syria call it a massacre. several people were reportedly killed today during a funeral processi procession. 320 civilians were killed in the city of homes. an opposition group says syrian groups shelled apartment buildings randomly. 12 people died in street fighting there between protesters and riot police. more than 2500 people are injured. the demonstrators were furious at the government for what they call poor security at a soccer

stadium riot that killed 79 fans. and the hacker group that calls itself anonymous says expect more stolen sensitive information to go public. that is after the group posted a secret phone conversation between the fbi and scotland yard. fbi agents say they're investigating how hackers were able to record that call. >> florida investigators have identified the last three victims in last weekend's massive crash there. at least 11 people were killed when fog and smoke from a brush fire filled interstate 75 near gainesville. the smoke reduced visibility to zero. the highway had been closed at one point. but the florida highway patrol then reopened it just before this massive crash unfolded. at last check, eight of those injured in the pileup were still in the hospital. among them, a 15-year-old georgia girl who lost most of her family in that crash. martin savage talked to the girl's aunt who had to break

that news to her. >> reporter: fred reeka, the outpouring of the support for the 15-year-old, the georgia teenager who was made an orphan as a result of that terrible crash on i-75, has been, in a word, huge. her condition continues to improve. but she still has a long way to go pt i had the chance to sit down and talk with her aunt who is going to be the young teen's hospital bedside. let me ask you first how is lidia? >> she's doing better. she's all right. >> reporter: and that in the mind of many, is a miracle. lidia and her family were caught up in the horrible series of accidents that stretched a mile along a smoke shrouded florida highway. the aunt got the news by phone early last sunday. >> it was 4:20 in the morning on sunday. whether my brother-in-law called. >> reporter: in an instant, a family had been destroyed. and it would fall to her and her husband to tell lidia she had

lost her father, her mother, her older sister and her uncle. >> i know she is a strong girl. but i never thought it was like that. just for talk to her and give the worst news we can give to her and how strong she was at the time. >> reporter: she showed me the photo she took of her niece in the hospital which for legal reasons we can't share with you. her face is swollen, black and blue. but it is definitely lidia. you did her hair? >> yeah, i brush her hair. and i fix her hair and polish her nails, too. >> reporter: you can see she is beautiful. >> it wasn't long before she began to ask questions. the. >> the first question she asked me, where are you going to live now? >> reporter: with us was their automatic reply. but adoption here is not certain. you see, lidia and her aunlt and

uncle are from brazil and have been living illegally in the u.s. keeping them altogether says may require a drastic and unwanted step, taking lidia back to a country for which she has no memory. >> if i have to move to brazil, i will move. whenever we can have her, that will be the best place for us to stay together. >> reporter: she says she hopes it doesn't come down to that. they've been in the united states now for 14 years. and they love it here. they also say that lidia is an all american girl. fred? >> thanks so much, martin. we'll have much more straight ahead.

valentine's day is just ten days away. it's time to start shopping for that special one. give your loved one something high-tech. our tech guru mark saltsman joining us via skype in toronto. let's start with, you know, for the ladies perhaps. what kind of gadgets do you have for us? >> all right. well, let's start with this kindle fire. of course, it's something that is popular. [ inaudible ]

>> that sounds terrible, actually. >> and i jifrnow we don't hear . okay, we're going to try this again. we're having a hard time being able to connect with marc saltzman. i know waunt to know all the great high-tech ideas for yourself. we'll re-estabilsh that connection as soon as we can. [ jennifer garner ] there's a lot of beautiful makeup out there.

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valentines? that's so old. let's go back to our reporter in toronto. let's talk about some of the gadgets you have in mind for the ladies. >> all right. let's start off with the kindle fire from amazon. so that's a sub200 tablet. it also can stream movies. can you play games, watch tv shows. it's got a web browser. so it's a great product not just for those who like to read but who just want to listen to music and watch videos as well. it also works great with the amazon prime service. you can stream content which is something that is easy to do with itunes. again, for those who don't want to spend $500 on on a tablet, $199 is a great buy. >> how about something fashionable but affordable for the music lovers? >> so if you have a significant other who is fit and fashionable an i watch wrist band is a great pick for starting at $25. these turn your six generation

ipod nano into a wristwatch. so it snaps in to the side. there are lots of colors and patterns and materials to choose from. then you wear it. as you likely know, the new ipod nano has 18 different watch faces to choose from. i like the fact that it's hands free. can you use that radio, music, a pedestrian omter while exercising. it snaps in. easy to use and affordable. >> and look cute while doing. that. >> then there are unique head phones that you have. >> that's right. they're called sculpted ears. they're the first off the shelf earphones that molds to your ear for a perfect fit. it comes with a small contraption that you first put on and four minutes later after this liquid silicone enters your ear and hardens and forms a perfect ear bud just for you. so you remove the contraption. you can put it back in the box or toss it. then you have the little ear buds that snap into your ears. there is a lip around the sbook they're great for working out and they have a microphone on

head phone cord f you want to use it with your smart phone instead of your eye pod, can you also make calls with it. so these are great sounding area fee earphones. >> let's talk about tech toy suggestions for some of the guys starting with gloves for those touch screen devices. >> right. so we -- most of our smart phones are touch screen only. but if you're in the northern states or canada, this time of year may not be so fun to take off the gloves just to pull out the phone. so these itouch gloves, as they're called, they're only $10. they let you use touch screen devices without having to take the gloves off. it has a special yarn on the finger tips. it lets you tap your way through all of your apps without taking off the gloves. again, only $10 at itouchscreengloves.com. >> and if your man is a gamer, sorry. just kidding.

what do you have for them? >> one of the hottest games is called mass effect three. the demo was out on valentine's day. had is the third and final game in the epic sci-fi role playing series. it's a blast. i've had hands on time with mass effect 3. it's huge. it has thousands of lines of dialogue. intense action. and high definition graphics. there's a lot of buzz about this game. a lot of people putting down preorders, paying for this game. that is something that your man would love, i'm sure. >> i'm so glad my husband is not into that. thank you. whoo. all right. thanks so much. marc saltzman, glad it worked out the second time. for more reviews, go to cnn.com/tech and look for the gaming and gadgets tab or follow marc saltzman on facebook or twitter. ome steep risks in my teens. i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol and my risk of heart attack.

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sometimes deadly infections. none of the eggs went straight to consumers. they're usually used by grocery chains and other stores in things like egg salad or on other prepared salads. for more information, go to fda.gov. >> the deep voiced host and founder of "soul train," friends and colleagues paid tribute to him today in harlem. and al sharpton hosted the event. he is, as well as singer row berta flack and others, honored cornelius for chafrging the way that america listened to soul and r&b cornelius decide tund of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> when mississippi governor haley barbour pardoned several convicted killers last month, lots of people were furious in that state about it. the decision to free the repeat drug drive, drunk driver who killed her daughter was just too much to bear.

we have the story. >> i know who you are. >> there's a reason the man in the red shirt looked familiar to sergeant hilton. this was the second time the oxford, mississippi, police officer had arrested him for driving drunk. there was an open bottle of wine in the front seat with him. there was an open bottle of champagne on the front seat with him. he had a large cup that was full of red wine. >> police found he was driving at twice the legal limit of alcohol. this was bostic's third drunk driving arrest in a year. >> you know you're not supposed to be driving. >> he plead guilty to the felony charge, was sentenced to a year of house arrest and four years in an alcohol abuse program. >> right before i put the cuffs on, he said don't do this to me. and my comment to that usually is you did it to yourself. >> a year after that arrest, harry bostic applied for a pardon from governor haley bar bore. this former irs investigator had high profile friends, write letters asking the governor to

pardon bostic. he wrote that bostic's life fell in a destructive course after the tragic death of his teenage son in a house fire and a divorce from his wife. a federal prosecutor wrote, harry no longer drinks alcohol. and he can now be a positive factor in many lives. another friend wrote, bostic had turned his life around. the mississippi parole board in a 3-2 vote recommended bostic get a pardon. governor basher agreed. >> the power of pardon in the state is to give people a second chance who have repented and rehabilitated and redeemed themselves. >> he was quite the artist. this is a gift she gave me. >> this is how she signed it. >> signed it with her hand print? >> yeah. >> reporter: but don't tell linda smith that harry bostic is rehabilitated. seven days after recommended for a pardon, smith's 18-year-old daughter charity was killed along this highway in a violent car crash, the driver of the car was harry bostic.

>> she should still be here. she would still be here with me. this should not have happened. >> the sun just set on an october night and charity was driving down this gravel road. she had come here to this neighborhood to pick up her sister and take her to dinner. they were excited. they hadn't seen each other in quite some time. mississippi authorities say the meantime, harry bostic was driving this way, back toward oxford, driving, they say, under the influence again. charity pulled out into the highway to make a left hand turn, bostic slammed right into the side of her. charity was killed. her sister survived. bostic was sent to a jail in oxford for violating his previous dui sentence while prosecutors try to figure out what to charge him with. harry bostic's attorney never returned our repeated calls. we tried to find bostic at his home. dent answer. and we called him. voice mail. but while bostic waited in jail, haley barbour barredoned him.

he was free. how did that happen? it turns out that governor's office and parole board never did a last-minute check of bostic's record. both say they had no idea bostic had been arrested a fourth time for drunk driving. a baffling stroke of luck for harry bostic and linda smith worries her daughter has been forgotten in all of this. do you feel like they didn't know about charity, they didn't know what had happened to her? >> yes. surely they didn't know about her. why would they do it if they knew about her? she is a person. she was just a name on a piece of paper. she was a person. >> charity smith was saving money to go to college, dreaming of getting a business degree, a young girl with big dreams and an artist's heart. >> this is one that stands out to me. >> yeah. >> this one, life is short. >> mourned by a mother with a

broken heart. cnn, oxford, mississippi. >> and beware of the tweet. one man's destroy america is another man's call to party down. it was enough to ground two air passengers hoping to go from london to the u.s. our legal guys take flight on this one.

you have to be careful what you tweet. a british couple tweeted something that got at tension of the tsa. the offending tweet, destroy america. to brits, that means to party. the tsa didn't see it that way. it makes you wonder, are there trigger words you shouldn't tweet, especially if you plan to get on a plane?

i took that question to legal guys. >> well, if you see words like destroy america and dig up the body of marilyn monroe, i think that's a pretty clear idea to get the tsa guys pretty cranked up. >> they say they were joking. passengers say they were joking. don't take us seriously. >> well, hey, we're for the tsa in trying to run that by them. look, the fact is that since 9/11, it's insane to do that. these are 20-something brits trying to come over to the united states. you know what? i think tsa did the right thing. they never intended to do it. but that's how it goes. >> all right. richard, this is one tweet that they exchanged. "free this week for quick gossip/prep before i go and destroy america" with a question mark? lesson to all, you don't joke about things like that. >> for sure. this is what it's come to in our

society. everybody's so jumpy. look, we speak english in the united states. they speak english over there. they look down on our english. it's slang. i'm going to destroy america is a slang term for party up in america. look, homeland security obviously overreacted in this case. they just better forget about it and move on with it. it's going nowhere. they could have questioned them. but then they had to release them. really, fred, it's ridiculous. >> fred? >> yes? >> we have had a look at this giants jersey for the entire hit. i mean goodness gracious. >> are you a pats fan? >> mayra kraft said, the patriots are going to be out there fighting. let me show you, guys. >> wait a minute! >> there you go. >> there it is. >> you should have been revealing that whole time. we would have equal time for the patriots. >> i had to be discreet about

it. >> you can join them every weekend saturdays 12:00 eastern time. >> they're so full of surprises all the time and smart. next week, we'll be introducing you to a new group of amazing people. the cnn heroes of 2012. the first, let's talk to the woman you name the 2011 cnn hero of the year, robin limb. she helped thousands of poor indonesian women have healthy pregnancies. here's anderson cooper. >> reporter: congratulations. how do you feel? >> full of gratitude. >> reporter: did you think you might have a chance of winning? >> of course not. we've helped so many people since 2005. almost 113,000 people got free medical care and merchandise. >> what does that feel like to start with one person and then slowly start to build the organization? >> i found that if you have a good idea and you do it with love, a lot of people want to help you. >> reporter: it was a very personal loss that got you involved in this. >> my sister died.

she was pregnant. this was 21 years ago. >> reporter: what was her name? >> her name was christine. i feel like she really helps me. >> reporter: you carry her with you still. >> yeah, and i think i carry her baby, too. >> reporter: what impact do you think this will have? >> the clinic we have in the tsunami zone, that one is really safe. but the clinic in bali is falling apart. it's too small for our patient care. >> reporter: you're hoping to rebuild the clinic? >> we've been saving money for years. and we did get a piece of land right in our village. so we're ready to build. and now we have money to begin. >> reporter: you have $250,000 and $50,000. >> that goes a long way in indonesia. >> what keeps you going? even in the dark day wlz you don't have money or support? >> some days i don't have money. but i always have support. just when you think, well, how are we going to pay the electric bill? there is always an e-mail that says we're sending money. it's just a miracle every day, just like birth.

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cancer. the team began training camp days later and has been playing for her ever since. >> i want to win every game for one reason and that was myra. >> virtually every player in that locker room knew my mom and a lot of them had pretty deep personal relationships with her. >> reporter: her career was philanthropy, her constant pursuit. humanitarianism and the boston community and abroad. but kraft didn't just write checks. she was a hands on participant. >> i think her passion was really infectious. it was hard to say no if she asked you to do something. she believed so strongly in it. >> her work was heart, it was mind, it was soul, it was intellect and spirit. i think that resonated with people. >> you see young people doing drives, volunteering and shelters, volunteering to teach younger kids and to tutor and to

read to younger kids because the teens want to embody the legacy that myra left regarding service. >> reporter: that legacy left a void felt most by her best friend and husband of 48 years, robert kraft who bought the team in 1994 with his wife's support if not necessarily her understanding. >> somebody like my mom wasn't rabid about football but got the importance of it to other people and their lives. i think that's what once she became involved with the nfl and she understood the power, she wanted to make sure that power was used for good. >> we knew that, you know, this was a special place for her and that this organization meant a lot. but you always got the sense it was not because so much what we did on the field but what we did off the field. >> reporter: he would not let his teammates forget either kraft persuading them to commission a painting given to the kraft family in an emotional

postgame moment following a victory over the dolphins on christmas eve. >> i think for everybody kipd of stop and take the time to really, you know, acknowledge the fact that, you know, mr. kraft and his family and so many other people were affected by the loss of myra and to find a way that you could kind of symbolize that dedication that everybody's put into this year was special for all of us. >> it really validates that the men who are in that locker room are really special. and i think the emphasis that we place on character and well rounded human beings really shown through and that's a pretty special moment that we'll cherish for the rest of our lives. >> reporter: emotion. it will be and has been a constant for the patriots all season long, fred. it will certainly be the case sunday here at lucas oil stadium

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celebrate the second anniversary of her "let's move snchl "initiative. she's been challenging the nation's young people to eat right and to be active. the aim is to help end childhood

obesity. the three-day tour includes stops in arkansas, texas and florida. it begins on thursday which is "let's move" day in des moines, iowa. now christine romans introduces us to a man trying to trim kids down. >> we always say in the locker room, the more you can do, the more valuable you are to the team. >> reporter: otis wilson is no longer tackling opponents. he's tackling a childhood epidemic. as a chicago bears linebacker, he wore the number 55. today, his after school program 55 alive gets children in chicago moving and eating right. >> i want to bring young people's bodies alive. >> reporter: wilson is football royalty. chicago bears, '85 super bowl shuffle. >> we have so many great athletes and we're having so much fun. that was the best time in the world. we just had fun. it was like kids in a candy store.

rain an interesting metaphor from a guy trying to reverse a staggering statistic. in chicago, the percentage of obese children is two times the national average. this according to the department of public health. >> the whole thing is to get them to understand if you're going to go out there and play, whatever you play, you have to fuel the body. >> reporter: wilson says 7-year-old tabitha was barely able to run when she joined the program. >> it's fun and give me a good workout. when i go home, i feel great. >> reporter: wilson teaches living well and leadership. >> that's something we work on every day and that we enforce that because a lot of them, it's unfortunate to say, they don't get it at home. they see what they see and it's sometimes not good. every phase of their lives you have to make a difference in. >> reporter: sierra came here four years ago to learn to move what she got was so much more. this little girl also learned

about confidence. >> he shows toughness and determination like if you want to reach a goal, you will reach it and nobody will stop you. that's like my motivation when i'm playing sports and doing tests and stuff like that. >> you hear athletes say i'm not a role model. i understand what they are talking about. role models should be people in your household that you come in contact with every day. >> reporter: 300 kids come through here a year and wilson says he consider each one like one of his own. >> these my babies now. that's why i tell these young kids today, just because you don't see a whole lot in your community don't mean that's what you have to settle for. as long as they're in this building and i'm with them 365 days a year, we keep enforcing that. i know i'm making a difference. >> reporter: christine romans, cnn new york. let's talk about shaping up. the pets need to go on a diet.

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a los angeles man needs a kidney transplant or he will die. he has private insurance. he could pay for it. he has even found a donor, but no hospital will operate on him. here is the story. >> reporter: jesus novarro home dialysis machine is keeping him alive for now. to see his 3-year-old daughter grow up, he'll need a kidney transplant. he rose to the top of the waiting list at uc san francisco hospital last may but the hospital refused to perform the surgery because of concerns about his ability to afford costly life-long follow-up

treatment. >> translator: it depressed me a lot the news they gave us because we were so far ahead in line and because of a few papers, we couldn't do anything. >> reporter: he now has a willing kidney donor, his wife. he has health insurance to pay for the surgery. what he doesn't have is a green card. novarro is an illegal immigrant from mexico. last month he lost his 14-year job at pacific steel casting following the homeland security department audit. his insurance will expire soon. a company spokeswoman called his situation heartbreaking, we hope he gets the transplant. >> translator: do you suppose they are here to save lives and that's what they should do. they shouldn't care about our status. have faith that they are going to change their mind. >> reporter: privacy laws prevent ucsf commenting directly on the case. in a statement the hospital said ucsf does not reject potential

transplant patients based on immigration status. medicare is a critical link in the safety net for kidney transplant patients. individuals who cannot access medicare because of immigration status are at risk of being unable to sustain the organ. among the challenges he'll face, a daily regimen of expensive drugs. supporters have set up a facebook page and website to collect donations. several nonprofit groups are trying to help and say they are talking with a kidney surgeon at another hospital and an immigration attorney. local news coverage of his plight has drawn the attention of border security activists who argue he should return to mexico to seek a transplant. navarro says that is not an option because he wouldn't be able to afford a transplant there either. casey wian, cnn, los angeles. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com another day of violence in syria. at least 90