don't forget the little stuff like putting tags on your car. that's it for us. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. jeffrey toobin calls the supreme court hearing a train wreck for the obama administration and harry reid tries to rip him but doesn't get away with it. a jetblue pilot has to be restrained by six passengers. it's a big day. let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, sand box politics. mitt romney sent off alarms from washington to moscow when he said this about russia. >> this is without question our number one geopolitical foe. they fight every cause for the world's worst actors. >> this is the same man who

warns that quote, a china is a prosperous tyranny will pose problems for us. and lame duck russian leader medvedev fired back. >> it is very reminiscent of hollywood in a certain period of history. my first advice is to listen to reason when they formulate their positions. reason never harmed a presidential candidate. my other advice is to check their clocks from time to time. it is 2012, not the mid 1970s. >> hold on. medvedev calling romney hollywood? sort of interesting that his boss likes the hollywood staging, including the taming of this tiger that was a tame cat. and riding a horse shirtless as we all do. and those instant jugs putin proudly retrieved off the coast of greece late last year that were planted for him ahead of time?

well, vlad's hollywood antics aside, the speaker of the house, john boehner, had something to say to his party's likely nominee. >> clearly, the president is overseas. he's at a conference. and, you know, while the president's overseas i think it's appropriate that people not be critical of him or of our country. >> finally, he is the winner in today's game of sand box politics because it sounds like the speaker was trying to rise above the rhetoric which all started with a little moment caught on camera on a live mic yesterday. >> my last election, basically, and after the next election i'll have more flexibility. >> yeah. yeah. i understand. i will transmit this information to vladimir. >> well, that comment to the russian president was about the missile defense shield that russia opposes.

and amidst the uproar including on this show where we pointed out that compromising on something russia desperately wants while russia arms syria's leaders is problematic. so today, the president tried to explain himself. >> well, first of all, the mic's on? look, what i said yesterday, ben, i think something that everybody in this room understands. arms control is extraordinarily complex, very technical. and the only way it gets done is if you can consult and build a strong basis of understanding, both between countries as well as within countries. i don't think it's any surprise that you can't start that a few months before a presidential and congressional election in the united states. and at a time when they just completed elections in russia. >> okay, when the explanation is

a lot longer and more obtuse than the offense you might have been better off letting a live mic lie. the only winner today looks like john boehner. great to have you all with us. we had to have little fun there with that. i mean, it's hard for anyone linked to have aed will mare putin to make fun of the hollywood thing. did mitt romney make a mistake here coming out on this particular issue? >> i think it might have been an overstatement, but he's right to be skeptical of russia. the russians have behaved as a bad actor in a number of regions. they have talked about aiding iran in terms of providing them with sophisticated air defenses. they have stymied our ability to engage in diplomatic settlements around the world. also, they're threatening to a lot of states in central and eastern europe who are our core allies. >> michael, what about the president trying to give a very, very long explainer to i think what's clear to say was a

mistake. >> well -- >> to be overheard, at least. >> it's interesting, he doesn't usually make the kind of open mic boo-boos the way a lot of people do. so it was interesting. given that this should be a bit of a net loss for the president, romney had made it much worse for himself. this kind of bluster about russia is our number one strategic enemy week it was iran. everybody knows that the relationship with china in a lot of ways is the most important we have going forward. it looked like between the president of russia and the president of the united states and romney, he was the one not presidential. >> well, he was -- i mean, there was something. i mean, we pulled those to be saying every week that someone is the biggest threat. they are all crucial gee joe political issues, threats, whatever word you want to use, but it seemed like he was the most simplistic. >> last week, the russian president was engaging in a tremendous muster about the missile defense shield. he said we'll take some kind of action without specifying what that action would be.

why? because the united states and its allies in southern europe and in eastern europe want to build a missile defense shield to protect themselves against presumably a threat against iran. what happens when they get in that kind of bluser? the president says, well -- >> you may not -- right. which i think is what michael is saying. that's a potential issue. >> look, you don't want to negotiate in issue, especially not with an overheard mic. it wasn't great for president obama. >> it's not great for poland. that's who i'm worried about. how do you feel when the president is caught saying this kind of thing when he thinks no one is listening? that's what i'm concerned about. maybe it's good for him, not good for him. >> that's generous. most people are not worried about poland. some are, but they're more worried about themselves. >> what president obama said he's open to lots of interpretations. it could be he's waiting to consult with congress and with the military just like he said. nobody wants to negotiate in

this. >> what john boehner said, john avlon, was pretty incredible. he did not take the opportunity to jump on the president. >> right. >> he said, actually, back off, this isn't the time to pick on him. >> it was a rare of olds scho school -- old school statesmanship. you don't criticize the president when he was aboard. look, i think the mic slip raises significant concerns, and romney's gaffe, talk of foreign policy is related to saber rattling. the only one that comes out looking good here is john boehner and contribution for him kind of raising the bar. >> i mean, i have to say that i thought that was very -- it wasn't necessary. he didn't have to come in at all. but he chose to. to throw the olive branch out. >> i think that's a legitimate point. who know, perhaps it's because john boehner is looking forward to working with the president in the future. who's to say.

i think it was a sensible thing to do. >> speaker boehner often looks like he's a sensible person trapped in the craziness of his own congress and in the intense ideological view of his own caucus. we saw that in his efforts to get a big deal -- >> last summer we did see that. >> this may be a glimpse of the real speaker boehner who might want to be one of the statesman who can reach across the aisle. >> brian, why do you look so nonplussed by that? >> it's deeply sensitive to be concerned about russia's behavior. medvedev in the past was extending olive branch and now he has the bellicose rhetoric before putin came back in. >> i don't know about that. >> but it's deeply sensitive to be concerned about russia's behavior and how we'll respond

to the bellicose russia. >> does he need to clarify what he meant that? >> he has a year to clarify. romney can't just use the etch-a-sketch on this one. this is a kind of not ready for primetime attitude on foreign policy. >> it was barack obama who was the etch-a-sketch this time. in my view. >> well, if flexible means what it appears to be, there's a lot of etch-a-sketch. but etch-a-sketch is a lot of politici politicians. maybe i'm really cynical. the latest from the hearing for the supreme court, will it derail the president's health care mandate? there was some real fire on this one. and plus, the jetblue pilot that was restrained by passengers during a flight today to las vegas. some new information on the trayvon martin case. are protesters getting away from what's important? [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios.

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one of them put a choke hold on him. as he was trying to break back into the cockpit. the plane was bound to las vegas from new york's john f kennedy airport. the emergency landing was in amarillo, texas. after the diversion it has just landed in las vegas a moment ago. it is on the tarmac. jason levin is on that plane, he was on the plane this morning and he joins us on the phone. so you have landed safely. was it still -- the same people on your flight this morning. it must have been a little scary. >> yes. to say the least it was. >> tell me exactly what happened, what he said and when you realized something went wrong. >> he came out of the cockpit pretty unannounced and started speaking irately, not really understanding what was going on. and he decided to walk to the back of the plane. in a nutshell, that's what it is. he decided to then bang on the

cockpit door and the bathroom door, demanding it to be open. yelling give me the code to get in, telling the pilot to put it in idle. put it in idle. that's when everyone jumped up. the front six rows subdued him and took him to the ground. >> where were you sitting? >> first row. front row. two feet away. first row. >> you were one of the people restraining him? >> i was one of the six people -- i was the seventh person of the six people holding him down. i was helping them and getting the seat belts restraints to them. giving them direction on how to be able to do it and trying to ask for hand cuffs, restraints, seat belts. whatever it took. >> tell me what he was saying. we heard he was talking about bombs. he may have used the words "israel" or "afghanistan" can you remember some of the words or the phrases he used specifically? jason,

can you hear me? >> i'm sorry, i lost you. >> i know, just to reiterate to the viewers, jason is sit on the plane as it just landed. could you remember any of the specific words he used? did he use the word bomb? >> i did not hear that. i never heard that word. i don't know why people are saying that. he did yell israel and iran. he did yell we got him, yeah, yeah. that type of thing. more like not a terrorist type of thing but more america, we got them, that type of thing. i don't feel it was a terrorist type of situation at all. >> when you were restraining him, how hard did he fight back? did you get to look in his eyes and get a sense of whether he was completely there or not with it? >> he was not yelling like that. he was irate. we were able to subdue him. once they got him down to the ground, everyone just stood on top of him, knees to his back, restraints around his ankles and

held him down. the six big guys. just held him down so he wouldn't move. >> and how did the professionals on board the flight, the flight attendants, how did they handle the situation? >> the crew was unbelievable. if i ever fly again it would be with them. they were unbelievable crew. they were calm. they kept everyone together. we all worked together. >> and what's your background? you sound like you know about restraining people. do you know what you were doing? you were the right guy to be sitting there? >> well, as a matter of fact, the whole plane is basically filled with security professionals. there is a security conference this week. we are all security professionals in the alarm field, surveillance field. things of that nature. >> that's a pretty incredible coincidence. i have to say, that is amazing. i hadn't realized that. jason, before you go, you are actually alive. >> i am actually alive.

>> you are live. i want to play a clip if you can hear this. of what we have -- >> i'm on live with cnn right now. >> i hear you. >> sorry to our viewers, this is what it's like when you land. you know it is late when none of us can imagine what it is like. here is a quick clip of what the captain said. we want to get you to react and tell you how this played out. here it is. >> sit down! >> we got israel. i'm so disstraugt -- distraught! we got iraq. >> sounds like he said we have israel. we have iraq. we are going to get bombed. he used the word distraught. it sounded like he said i'm so distraught. does that sound like what you heard?

>> that sounds familiar. he was banging to get in. yes. he was yelling things like that. nothing of terrorist nature. or anything like that. seemed like something triggered him to go off the wall. he would be calm one minute and all of a sudden turn. >> how long was the whole incident? >> it took about ten or so minutes of him just outside the cockpit door talking calmly to the flight crew. it was kind of odd the way he was talking. i was trying to eavesdrop on the conversation. i thought something was odd the way he came out of the cockpit unannounced. normally they put a barricade up. the flight crew comes up and stands guard. they opened up the doors and there he was. he was speaking weirdly and oddly and talking to the female flight attendant in an odd way, also. he was showing his badge and saying what does this mean and asking questions.

every time the flight attendant answered a question his response was why. why, why, why? like 20 whys. and then the next thing you know he punched the cart out of the way and ran to the back of the plane. that's when he went to the back to get two bottles of water which he was already drinking two up front. he stopped halfway up to speak to a random passenger and then ran to the cockpit door and the bathroom door and banged on it like he wanted to break in like it is nobody's business yelling to open up, give me the code, put the throttle on idle. put the throttle on idle. that's when everybody just moved. >> so i just want you to know what we are looking at is actually your plane from an aerial shot. we have the helicopter shot looking down. so we're looking at you somewhere in the plane. one final question. were you worried you were going to die? >> there was a thought of that right when it happened. your family goes through your mind. all i can think of is my wife and my twin children. that's the only thing i can

think of. it hit me and i said this can't happen. this can't happen. and we got out of it thank goodness. if it was going to happen it happened at the right time and the right place. >> certainly thanks to you and those sitting next to you and your heroism. thank you so much, jason, for being with us. i hope your wife got to hear you here tonight. >> captain chelsea sullenburger the man famous for landing a plane on the hudson river is with us now. i don't know if you had a chance to hear the passenger there. obviously emotional there at the end. what do you think listening to that and his rendition, what do you think happened? >> good to be with you. i don't know. it's obvious there was some incapacity on the part of this individual. and i'm heartened to know that it was recognized quickly and crew and passengers acted

effectively and quickly to subdue him. obviously the first officer made good choices and was able to get the airplane safely to a diversion airport quickly. that would have been a high work level with one pilot in the cockpit. >> there was the recent experience with the flight attendant. it's unclear what happened, whether she had a seizure or she was bipolar. obviously because these things happen in a small window of time doesn't mean there is a trend of these things happening. people will ask the questions, with the flight crews who work long hours is there something we should be concerned about? >> this is a very rare incident. in fact, i have been flying for 30 years. i have never heard of this happening before. we are train today deal with incapacity on the part of crew members. we have a protocol for recognizing it and acting on it. this was a very unusual

circumstance and i'm happy that it had a good outcome. we shouldn't be concerned about this. there are underlying issues that we should be aware of in the airline industry. you mentioned fatigue. it will be another two years until the new fatigue rules are in place. getting pilots enough rest. equally important and this rule is about to be published by the faa is an increase in the minimum level of pilot experience necessary to be an airline pilot. right now a first officer and co pilot can have as little as 250 hours. we're trying desperately to get it up to 1,500 hours. but industry lobbyists are fighting us. april 30th is the end of the public comment period. after that the final rule will be published by the faa. it is important that we not water down the pilot experience rule. had the pilot had less experience it would have been that much more difficult to handle this situation and get the airplane safely on the ground. >> wow. certainly, i hope that a lot of people heard that.

thank you very much. captain sullenberger. sounds clear that that should be something that should get changed immediately. the biggest day at the supreme court since bush versus gore. that's what our resident security council -- supreme court court analyst called this day as the justices considered the most crucial question to the health care law. is the health care mandate constitutional? the answer may lie in one justice, one justice may matter -- justice kennedy. here is questioning he had today. >> here the government is saying that the federal government has a duty to tell the individual citizen that it must act and that's different from what we have in previous cases. that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in the very fundamental way. >> john avlon is with us along

with jeffrey toobin. jeffrey toobin, you have become a player in this yourself. you call the proceedings today a train wreck for the white house. and then harry reid got very angry at you and here he is. >> i wouldn't bet on this but i bet i have been in court a lot more than jeffrey toobin. i have had arguments, federal circuit, supreme court and hundreds of times before trial courts. the questions you get from the judges doesn't mean that is what is going to wind up with the opinion. >> go ahead. >> he's my fellow legal analyst as well as a united states senator. look, i certainly defer to harry reid in terms of trial experience but this supreme court, these justices, they don't play devil's advocate. when they talk and ask questions it is usually -- not always, but usually easy to tell which way they were leaning. it was quite clear that there

were four justices very strongly inclined to support the law. the four democratic appointees. it looked to me like the four who spoke on the other side, clarence thomas didn't say anything but his views on the subject are well known. it looked like the other four were looking to strike the law down. five to four, this mandate looks like it is doomed to me. >> what would you say, john avlon? would you agree with that? and how about to some of the americans who go the supreme court, they are appointed for life. why is this political? they should be the nonpolitical guys. that's the point. >> that's the part of what jeffrey toobin is getting to. we are not seeing justices play that impartial devil's advocate role. justice kennedy came out with very tough lines of questioning. the fact that so many justices seem to reflect these partisan biases of the presidents that appoint them does take a lot of the impartiality out of what we want to hear a supreme court

justice say which is to hear all the facts and make the determination. the fact that the one swing vote is the one that matters is a big deal. he did have a tough line of questioning against the government today. >> a quick final word, jeff toobin, is the mandate going to fail? >> it looks that way. interestingly the conservative justice who seemed most sympathetic to the obama administration was john roberts, the chief justice. he looks like the best choice for a favorable vote but i wouldn't bet on it. >> all right, we'll see what happens. thanks to both. we have trayvon martin up next and a chinese murder mystery. we'll be back.

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we start the second half of our show with stories we care about where we focus on our own reporting, do the work. and find the "outfront" five. the pope has arrived in cuba for a meeting with president raul castro. this is pope benedict xvi's first visit to cuba. the highlight of his visit will come tomorrow when he will deliver a mass to havana to what is expected to be hundreds of thousands of people. cuba and the catholic church have had strained relations for years especially under the rule of fidell castro. at least two people have been killed by a fast moving wildfire in colorado. officials say an elderly man and his wife were found dead in their home. another person is missing at this hour. still uncontrolled fire has consumed more than 4,500 acres

in jefferson county which is just west of denver. the cnn severe weather team says winds have died down. it should remain calm tomorrow which should help firefighters. an attorney for dominique strauss-kahn said his client hasn't broken the law. the former imf chief is under investigation for a charge of "aggravated pimping." a charge defined as taking profit from prostitution. in france, using the service if prostitution is legal, it's illegal if it's aggravated. his lawyer stressed today his client has done nothing wrong -- legally. >> translator: we can criticize in terms of virtue and how a man should conduct himself. everyone can say what they want in terms of morality. here we are stretching the law. it is being manipulated. it is as if the law punishes behavior but this is unruly

conduct. you can hate it. you may not find it virtuous. everyone is entitled to their own opinion but it is not a crime. number four, consumer confidence dropped slightly by 1.4 points in march. that was off the one-year high though. according to the index the dip comes from people feeling upset about rising gas prices and having a lack of faith in the job market. an analyst said there is strong news because more americans say they plan to make a large purchase like a car or home in the next six months. it has been 236 days since america lost the credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? the house passed a jobs act aimed at helping small businesses. the bill heads to the president who is expected to sign it into law. despite some protests from his party. more details about 17-year-old trayvon martin. according to reports the florida teen who was shot and killed by 28-year-old neighborhood watchman george zimmerman last month had been suspended from school three times over the past year.

in addition to finding traces of marijuana in his backpack he was suspended for skipping class. and defacing lockers with graffiti. martin's parents call the suspensions irrelevant. they attended a forum in washington, d.c. they continue to insist that their son was killed because he is black. >> i would just like to say that, of course, my heart is broken. but it breaks even more to know that we have not gotten justice yet and that this man has not been arrested for shooting and killing my son. >> athenna jones is covering the story for us in washington tonight. i know you were there at the hearing. obviously very emotional. >> absolutely especially after that hearing. took her several seconds to be able to speak. sybrina fulton. trayvon's mother. there were very strong words in particular from the congress

woman from florida who represents the communities we were talking about. corrine brown represents sanford which is where trayvon was killed on february 26. fredricka wilson said she knew trayvon's family. both of them talked about this botched investigation. brown said the family feels like the system isn't working for them. and it has to be a teachable moment. representative wilson said she will be counting down the days until there is an arrest. that seems to be the overall focus of today's forum and that is giving members of congress a chance to show the support for trayvon martin's parents and keep the pressure on to show that they want to see this case, see zimmerman arrested and see this case tried in a court of law. >> thank you very much. the case is obviously a lightning rod of controversy across the country. allegations of racial profiling have motivated thousands to rally demanding the arrest of the neighborhood watchman, george zimmerman. the question some have is, is the country jumping the gun. when we don't have all the

information? reverend c.l. bryant and roland martin are out front now. you have made the comment that reverend al sharpton and rev rn jesse jackson are "exploiting the tragedy." what do you mean? >> whenever there is something like this that occurs like bradley or the duke lacrosse team you can guarantee that two faces will show up in order to heighten the tension in this type of situation and they are usually reverend sharpton and reverend jackson. our hearts do go out to this mother because she has lost a son who is 17 years old. that, though, is an issue that i do believe justice will find its way to remedy. >> roland, how do you respond to that? i mean, is there anything to that concern about reverend sharpton?

>> here's the deal. two million people have signed the change.org petition. so reverend bryant is taking issue with two folks. were they the only people who were there? i was in sanford yesterday. there were thousands of people there. reverend bryant of baltimore was there. there were aem pastors there. there were baptist preachers there. if he has a personal problem with reverend sharpton and jackson that's his problem. when you have two million people, when you have literally vigils and rallies in 50 cities, they aren't out there because of reverend jackson and sharpton. if you have a problem with them that is your problem. we are focused on this case. >> let's have the same type of energy towards the young lady, the little girl who was killed on her door steps in chicago who was 6 years old. let's gather two million people and talk about the black on black crime that is going on,

the most dangerous person in the life of a young black man is another young black man. and the type of ideas that are spawned when we gather together over a white on black murder. in fact, there is not an epidemic of white men killing black boys. there is an epidemic of black men killing black men and all of them know that. let's focus the energy on solving the problem that happens every day, not something that happens once in a while. >> here is what i find to be interesting, erin, because reverend, i went to your twitter page. you have made no comment since february 24. you have made no comment on your facebook page. the only comment you made about shootings in chicago was when you were criticizing reverend sharpton and jackson. where are you? i know the apostle paul differed with the disciple peter.

where have you been? are you in chicago? are you leading marches? are you leading rallies? are you stepping up? how weak is it to say what somebody else is not doing when you should be a leading voice? have you been to chicago? >> i have paid my dues. yes -- >> no, no. there is no record where you have said a word -- >> your question is, what dues have i paid. i have had the klan and the skin heads after me over school bussing. over 20 some years ago. just this past month here where i live in shreveport, louisiana, the skin heads and the area -- and the aryan nation was trying to move into our area. i along with other pastors have in fact done that. what we are doing, what we are doing is, in fact, trying to deal with a powder keg here that we need to keep this, the top on. that is what we are trying to do. you haven't been looking at the right pages.

you google c.l. bryant and you will see where i have been. >> held on one moment. i understand you both differ on this issue of chicago. roland has a fair point. but roland, i want to ask you about something he raised. department of justice 2005. half of all male homicide victims are black. 52%. 93% of the killers in the homicides were black. shouldn't we be doing something about that, too? >> first of all, there are people who are doing that. i have run three black newspapers. i run national black website. i have a show on a black cable network. there are people who are doing that. here is the point that i'm making. that is a different argument to say what we are doing about that when he wants to specifically criticize sharpton and jackson. all i'm saying is he hasn't said a word about the shootings in chicago. until he criticized sharpton and jackson. all i'm saying i can guarantee you that james meeks, charles jenkins, reverend clay, a number of those pastors in chicago would love to hear from you.

don't sit here and waste time criticizing. criticizing reverend sharpton and jackson. one more second, sir. you specifically called him about the shootings in chicago and in newark, yet you are not on the record on your own website of saying or doing anything. so here's what i say, you let me know -- >> let me go on record tonight. >> finish your sentence and let him respond. >> you let me know when you go to chicago and i will see you there when you want to discuss black on black violence in chicago. just let me know when. >> let me do this. let me go on record tonight and say let's put your ideology on the table and put mine on the table. >> no problem. >> i call you out tonight. we can meet in chicago. we can meet in newark and let's see whose ideology best suits the traditional core values of a black american people. let's see whose ideas stand the mustard. i accept whatever challenge you

have but i throw down the gauntlet tonight. let's have a test of the different ideologies. liberal and black conservatives. let's do that. >> can i ask you both? >> that's funny considering i'm not a liberal condition. -- a liberal christian, but go ahead. >> when you both go come back here and let's continue this conversation. >> let's see if he shows up. >> i will show up wherever you need me to show up to have this conversation. >> you are going to call jackson and sharpton out you show up. >> i have been calling them out for a long time. >> that's why you are here. >> i grew up in the segregated south. i remember negro day in the south. i have paid my dues in the south. my grandfather said he didn't go through what he went through so i could be black. he went through what he went through so i could be free. free to say what i want to say and talk to who i want to talk to. and go where i want to go. >> i will see you both in chicago or newark. you're going to come on the show.

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where we reach out to our stories around the world. tonight we go to france. al jazeera said it will not air a video it has showing the killings of seven people. they say it is against the code of ethics. it was shot by the shooter, it shows the killing set to music, religious readings and singing to the reading of the quran. it was mohammed merah who wore that around his neck and he had the full shot as he killed the victims. i asked if the video could be leaked. >> it is pretty difficult to imagine that these videos won't eventually end up in the public domain. they were sent to al jazeera as computer files on a usb key. something that would be pretty easy to duplicate anywhere along the line. as well. we don't know if these were the only copy of the video sent to al jazeera. perhaps there are other copies out there.

we know there is editing done in the sense that there was music put to some of the horrific scenes as well as versus from the koran. >> thanks to jim bittermann. and now a coup in china. that was after a political scandal at the communist party's highest levels went public. this man was at one point talked about as the next president of china. he was the party secretary of one of the largest cities in the country. without explanation the communist party purged him from their ranks. something they rarely do. no one knows where he is right now. this is where it begins to sound like a tom clancy novel. a british businessman and aston martin consultant was found dead in his hotel room late last year. the journal reports he was a consultant for an intelligence agency. chinese officials say he died from drinking too much and cremated him immediately.

new details he could have been poisoned. suspicion is growing about his friendship. the british government has asked china to investigate the death. this story is very bazaar. talk about a coup in china. that is frankly crucial for the whole world to be paying attention to. stan grant is covering the story from beijing. it was amazing to see it on social media sites where were there were gunshots in the forbidden city. obviously this is all speculation. truly unusual that it is happening, isn't it? >> reporter: absolutely. you are so right. this does read like a spy novel. it has absolutely captivated people here in china. what we are seeing is we are peering into the corridors here of power, the inner sanctum, the communist party politburo, the secretive inner sanctum of the public bureau and it involves a man. you can go right back to 1949

with the communist revolution here. his father was a right-hand man. an ally of mow tse-tung. he was seen as a revolutionary hero. he moved through the political ranks and appointed as the chief secretary. that's a massive city in southwest china more than 30 million people. now at that time he launched an anticrime crusade. he drove out the criminal gangs, he shot down a lot of the corrupt business men. his right hand man though and former top cop turned on him. in february he went to the american consulate seeking asylum apparently in fear for his life and allegedly holding incriminating information. as a result, this man once talked about as a future president has been sacked from his post and now we have the information about neil hayward, a british businessman found dead in a hotel room.

people are going to ground, they don't want to talk. but all of this apparently leading right back to the heart of power in china. >> well, thank you very much. it is a twisted tale, but one that is crucial possibly for who's in power in china and maybe even the stability this. next, newt gingrich and a love affair in my hometown. [ male announcer ] we know you don't wait

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today. why? not because he's charging 50 bucks for pictures, but because he went to my hometown zoos. he loves zoos. more than any other grown man in america, i think it's safe to say. he visited zoos in new orleans, san diego, des moines. he even did the interview with piers morgan from a snake exhibit in the south carolina zoo. that was weird. as a kid in salisbury, i visited the zoo a lot. it had great swings. the ones that went high. it a had a bobcat, a sloth and some of the largest rodents in the world. they're called maras. wh mara is my sister's name and it was my favorite part of the zoo because i loved it that her name was shared with a rodent. no matter how old you get, there's something special when somebody running for president visits your hometown. even if it's newt's bizarre zoo obsession on display. i don't flow if it's happened in salisbury before. but according to the zoo website, that mara exhibit is still there only now they're politically correct.

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