password protected, i hate having a lot of passwords. they say you have to make it super complicated. >> you're a mom of two kids, working full-time, hard to remember those details. it's 5:00 in the morning, welcome to early start, i'm ashleigh banfield. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. i'm 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's get started for you. this is cnn breaking news. we do begin with breaking news this morning. defense secretary leon panetta making a surprise visit to afghanistan. panetta arriving after a deadly wednesday in afghanistan. a twin suicide bombing on a market in kandahar killed 22 people and injured 50 others. nato also under scrutiny after an air strike killed 18 people, including women and children believed to be civilians. the u.s. also saying one of its armed helicopters was shot down by enemy fire, killing two crew members aboard.

we're live in kabul. mohammed, defense secretary panetta wants to find out if the allied forces are prepared to -- is it troops that they're questioning here? do we have enough in. >> reporter: well, that has been one of the key questions zoraida. there's grave concern, especially in light of the attacks yesterday about the escalation and violence in the last few weeks and months. yesterday was the deadliest day for civilians in afghanistan this year. take that suicide attack you sfoek about a minute ago. this was coordinated to maximize casualties. a sophisticated kind of attack. kandahar, which was a former stronghold of the taliban, where there have been the last few years. you had suicide bomber on a motorcycle go outside a crowded restaurant blow himself up. then when residents in the area flooded that area, another suicide bomber detonated his

explosive. more cash umts after that. over 20 people killed, 50 injured just there alone. today you had defense secretary panetta meeting with ambassador ryan crocker, meeting with general john a.m. en, the nato -- trying to find out what more can be done because there is so much concern about the deterioration in the security level here at the last few days. zoraida it. >> and the taliban getting more organized. troops are set to leave afghanistan by the end of september. are officials concerned about maintaining security in light of that? >> reporter: they're extremely concerned. right now, you have sort of an internal struggle going on because depending on which province or city you're talking about in afghanistan, you could be talking about different types of afghan security forces. you have the ana in some areas, then you have the alp, the afghan local police. it's a militia that's been armed and supported by the u.s. forces. they come under the auspices of

the minister of interior. there is concern that they're not really going to work out to maintain security in the long-term. there's worry about what will happen there. there's worry not just from the taliban but also the armed militias working with the government here. what's going to happen to them if they're disbanded. whether they be folded into another unit. zoraida in. >> as we await the answers. mohammed jam joon in kabul for us. four minutes past 5:00. an f-16 fighter jet intercept aig small private plane after it entered airspace that was restricted for president obama's fundraising trip to los angeles last night. the jet followed the single engine cessna until it landed without incident at an airfield in california. the pilot being interviewed. president obama was at the beverly hilton at the time.

was later taken to the beverly wilshire. it was held by gay and lesbian supporters there. the fbi launching an investigation into possible white house leaks of classified intelligence. white house officials say allegations that intem was leaked intentionally to score political points is "grossly irresponsible." still, there's bipartisan concern and a demand for answers in congress. >> people just talk too much. this didn't used to be the case. but suddenly, it's like it's a spreadable disease. it's just happening. >> you're talking about conversations amongst very small numbers of people in the oval office or in the national security council in the situation room. we're talking about the people closest to the president. this isn't a big political gathering. we're talking about people with top secret clearances and it should be easy enough to find out who was at these meetings. >> lawmakers say the leaks threaten national security and put american lives in danger. >> popular networking site

linked-in is confirming that some of the stolen passwords released this week by russian hackers match up with linked-in accounts. the company is not saying how those passwords were stolen or the extent of the damage, but it is saying that it's investigating the security breach. 6 and a half million passwords were posted online on monday in a russian forum. so far, no user names have been spotted on this list, which is good news. but the experts are saying it is a good idea to changed your linked-in password just in case. state police report no life-threatening injuries after a bus carrying 55 people, including 34 children, flipped over last night. this in south central kentucky. take a look at that. the group was heading to washington, d.c. on a trip to organized by parents and world strides. that's a student travel company. the private bus had just left an elementary school when it veered off the right shoulder while

negotiating a curve. flipping on to its passenger side. a romantic marriage proposal inside a hot air balloon ended up with a trip to the emergency room instead. the bride-to-be an the pilot of that balloon. the newly engaged couple was about to land in indiana last night when the balloon hit a power line and knocked out the pilot. he was unconscious. also gave the bride-to-be a jolt as well. the future groom performed cpr on the pilot who ended up being conscious just in time when helped arrived. both the bride-to-be and the pilot were treated for burns at the scene and taken to the hospital. what a story they have to tell. >> oh, boy. new york city police searching for clues at the home of the man who confessed to killing etan patz in 1979. 51-year-old pedro hernandez told police he strangled the 6-year-old and dumped his body in the trash. meantime, his wife says she believes her husband's confession is unreliable because he suffers from mental illness. the jury is now seated in the jerry sandusky trial.

now, it's their job to decide whether the former penn state assistant football coach is dpaelt or not guilty of sexually abusing ten boys for at least 15 years. the rile is expected to begin in earnest on monday. took just two days to select seven women and five men along with four alternates. the makeup of the jury, kind of shows that the school motto rings true. that motto, we are penn state. half the 16 jurors and alternates have ties to penn state, including one retired professor, one current professor, three graduates, two employees and one current student. >> we have pretty cool time lapse video of space shuttle enterprise on its final voyage up the hudson river by barge before it was lifted in the air one final time by a crane on to its final resting place on the deck of the intrepid sea, air and space museum. that is very cool. the spacecraft exhibit expected to open to the public in

mid-july. people lining the shores of new york and new jersey to catch a glimpse of it yesterday as it sailed past landmarks like the new world trade center and the statue of liberty. >> i don't know if it's going to stay on that deck, though. it would be great if it did. they might build something permanent on shore. it's a great place to see it if you're visiting new york. >> i have friends and family in from chicago and they were watching it taking picture after picture. >> you could take a live picture right now. there it is as the sunrises over manhattan. you're getting a look at all of the machinations surrounding that effort. notice the position of the shuttle. it's facing out into the hudson. that's nice. if you get a boat tour, you go right bit nose of the shuttle, which is terrific. that's history, baby. >> it will not be taking off. >> heck no. never did. >> it never flew in space. that's how the shuttle program was started by that prototype. >> very cool. >> staying alive.

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edge. they are made out of large yellow flashlights. they seem to be randomly placed and don't target any specific group. five people have been hurt, minor injuries. police have very few leads. they're asking anyone with information to call 1-888-atf-bomb. in a landmark court decision, a massachusetts team convicted of homicide for texting while driving. 18-year-old aaron did he voe will spend one year in prison and license suspended for 15 years. prosecutors say he was texting when he crashed head-on into another car killing the driver and seriously injuring a passenger. he denied he was texting before the crash. he says he was tired and got distracted. the boy scouts of america will review a resolution allowing individual units to accept individual adults as scouts leaders. we shouldn't expect scouting ban on gay leaders to end any time soon.

officials say it will take 11 months to complete the review process. last week the boy scouts of america was presented with a petition signed by 275,000 people supporting a woman in ohio who was kicked out as a den mother because she was a lesbian. dinosaurs have shed tens of thousands of pounds. a new study says they may have been a lot skinnier than we've pictured them in museums and in the movies. a team at the university of manchester found this out by using laser technology on several large animals that are still around. so t rex just dropped a cool 20 to 200 pounds. >> 20 to 200. >> i don't know how much it dropped. >> may have been smaller. >> do you think we would notice if t-rex dropped 20? >> no. that's like you and me dropping an ounce. >> thanks, christine. rob marciano joining us now. i would have thought i would be talking to you this morning

about something to do with hurricane season and instead, we're going out to the mountains. >> yeah. listen, we had an early start there. let's take a little bit of -- we've got six months to play with hurricane season. don't worry about that. we'll start you off in denver. these are storm reports much we had seven reports of tornadoes yesterday. not a whole lot of damage thankfully. most of the action was east of denver. one was spotted north of the airport. dallas had rough weather. still seeing showers and thunderstorms right now. approximate you're traveling through there, there may be delays the next couple of hours. all the other stuff is down to the south and east. florida can't catch a break. on and off unsettled weather there. thunderstorms popping up north of tampa this morning. new york, yesterday was pretty nice day. today it should be okay as well. still the threat of seeing a shower pop up kind of in this unsettled and cool weather pattern. just doesn't want to move owl that rapidly. otherwise, the map today shows the sweet spot had the country is the western great lakes. big blue h over chicago. desert southwest continues to be

hot and southern cal, not shabby. another storm heading towards the pacific northwest. the storms from denver yesterday will push just to the east again today. pretty much the same spots that we saw severe weather will be in the center of the country and no threat for hurricanes at the moment. >> that's good news. >> much better than last week's news. thanks, rob. it is 18 minutes past the hour. we're getting an early read on local news making national headlines. i want to ask you about this one. pay attention. an officer uses a stun gun on an 8 months pregnant woman. the chicago tribune saying tiffany was ticketed for parking in the handicapped spot. she tore up the ticket and tried to take off. that's when the officer used the stun gun to stop her. she is charged with resisting arrest and simple assault. rent's boyfriend and father of the baby was also arrested after he tried to intervene. so a little bit more back story here. the officer was trying to write another ticket because when she tore it up, thee threw it and

was littering. it's not a crime to tear up a ticket, right? >> i think the more concerning issue is did the officer know that she was pregnant at the time of doing the stunning? >> the chief of police gary mccarthy says he does not know. he says you can't always tell when they're eight months pregnant. they're doing a full investigation. why would you attempt to arrest her for tearing up april ticket? that seemed unusual. >> probably the resisting of the -- >> when she tore up the ticket and threw it, he was trying to give her another one for littering, she's trying to leave. >> i didn't understand that concept. >> i certainly hope that the officer didn't know that she was pregnant when tasing her or stun gunning her. that's a grave concern or did she even let that be known as well. did she say, hey, i'm pregnant, back off? >> they're doing a whole investigation. >> i hate littering, by the way. i think it's awful. come on. rest easy, new yorkers. big gulp drinks, safe from mayor

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gained more than 2% yesterday. >> christine romans is here to explain to me how all the gains from 2012 have been wiped up. >> it's been a rotten start to the year. it took a sort of sour turn that now you've got people talking about the fact that there could be stimulus around the corner. things have weakened enough around the world that they're wondering if central banks -- like central banks stimulus. like making sure that the economies are still going around the world and there's going to be some sort of stimulus underneath things to prop it up. commodities are up, stocks are up. also you had, look, this is what the year looks like when you look for stocks. so that little rally at the end of a horrible year, you can see that the stock market is just barely hires. >> spain settled down somewhat too. >> there's talk about europe getting it act together. it's got, i think, former president bill clinton said it was 30, 50 days to get things

figured out. the u.s. economy is healing. there's light at the end of the tunnel. that's the mood yesterday. >> we'll see what happens next. the other story i'm following is the linked-in passwords hacked. a huge cache of passwords. millions of passwords and then maybe another million and a half according to one security software firm's report. another million and a half e-harmony passwords. a russian hacker is posting this giant list of passwords on a hacker website. security researchers were watching that website. it's a website where they try to help each other decode and track it. they said, hey, this looks like linked-in. sure enough it was. 6.5 million passwords -- you should have been notified already. but change your password right now if you can. >> it's the password and -- >> the accounts have been hacked. all of this stuff posted and

then now the hackers go and it doesn't -- it's not hard for them to figure out the password. this is what's important. you just saw that on the screen. linked in says it's worth noting that effective members who update passwords and members whose passwords have not been compromised benefit from the enhanced security we just recently put in place, which includes hashing and salting of your current password databases. two words i learned. hashing is when they encrypt it, put an extra layer of coating on it before they store it and salting is when they add other key words or key strokes to it so it's randomly enhanced a little bit. here's what's so interesting. you need to make sure, i did not know this. hundreds of thousands of passwords that are 123456. those are the first ones that your identity will get stolen if yours is that. don't use your name. mitt romney's account this week, we learned from hot mail, he had

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new had morning, an f-16 intercepts a small plane during a fundraiser for president obama. we'll show you what happened next. coming up. plus former florida governor jeb bush talking about running for president? hold your horses. you're going to hear from him straight ahead. and as if a giant squid isn't enough, let me top it this morning. how about a rare giant squid eaten by a large shark. icc iccic. it has gone viral. >> at this time of the morning as you're eating breakfast, sorry. >> let's preface that the squid is dead. there's no suffering going on here. but man, you don't get to see a giant squid for starters. then to see this happen. that is unbelievable video. >> i want to say it's the cycle of life. it's tough to watch sometimes.

but that's what happens. we're going to get the back story to this and talk to an expert from the shed aquarium in chicago. welcome to early start everyone. thanks for being with us. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> wow. i'm still like -- marine biologist. the could cough any around the world. i'm ashleigh banfield. 33 minutes past the hour. let's get you updated on the top stories on the heels of the democratic debacle in wisconsin. the recall that didn't recall. the failed recall vote of governor scott walker. president obama heading west young man looking to raise money. as we mentioned. norad intercepted a plane that entered the president's airspace. officials say that aircraft landed without incident. but back to the bigger issue. it's the president's second fundraising swing through california in as many months. the events in san francisco and l.a., including one held by gay and lesbian supporters. the president spoke of the progress being made and the challenges that lie ahead. >> it's still about hope and

change. you tell them, i still believe in the american people and the innate goodness of this country. i still believe in that vision where we all come together. >> that's how you raise money, folks. cnn's political editor paulstein house is live in washington. it's the numbers talking. paul, i looked at the numbers raised in total now. $217 million to mitt romney's $97 million. that's remarkable. >> it is. you'll see mitt romney and the republicans catch up pretty quickly now that the primaries are over. ashleigh, california california cal. for mitt romney, this was his third swing through california to fundraise over the last month. why all the attention in california? it's not a battleground state obviously. it's a safe democratic state. but there's a lot of money will, the hollywood community, the gay

and lesbian community, the tech industry. there's a lot of money. $44 million the president raised through may 1st in california alone. 16 million the highest. mitt romney what was he doing. finishing up fundraising in texas. raising about $15 million there. that's a lot of money as well. guess what, california still according to -- the number one state for mitt romney as well raising over $10 million in california. a lot of people going out to california to raise money ashleigh. no doubt about that. >> money story is without question is big. you know what else is making headlines, jeb bush. i don't know how many times i've heard him say i'm not interested. but it's happening again. everyone is talking about jeb for president? what's the story? >> this was his interview on cbs and he said, about the vp, being the running mate. i'm not going to do it. i'm not going to be asked and it's not going to happen. that's pretty clear to me at least from the former florida governor. he also talked about maybe he

missed his chance to run for the white house in 2012. take a listen. >> i've made made that decision, although i think there's a window of opportunity in life for all sorts of reasons. this was probably my time. although i don't know, given kind of what i believe and how i believe it, i'm not sure i would have been successful as a candidate either. these are different times than just six years ago when i last ran. >> very candid comments from jeb bush. a lot of people wanted the former florida governor to run. things have changed. the republican party has changed over the last six years. no doubt about that, ashleigh. >> i want to move to something in los angeles. we were talking about this fundraiser that president obama was at with the gay and lesbian community. there was a moment in the speech that has electrified the blogosphere. i think it has a lot to do with context as opposed to reading transcripts. i want to play the sound bite in

full unedited so that our listeners and viewers, paul, can see what the so-called joke was in the middle of had comment that has a lot of people freaking out. let's have a listen. >> i want to thank my wonderful friend who accepts a little bit of teasing about michelle beating her in pushups. but i think she claims michelle didn't go all the way down. that's what i heard. [ laughter ] the -- so the -- i just want to set the record straight. michelle outdoes me in pushups as well. >> paul, i want to be very, very clear. this was a scripted speech that the president gave. this was talking about about the

ellen degeneres show when michelle obama appeared and did the pushups contest. that moment, i got to be honest with you. if you watch that tape over again, again be transcripts aside, watch the tape, some people could easily say that the president was a bit blind sided by that line. did not expect it to be a double entendre and he looks somewhat crest fallen afterwards. tried to stop the crowd with his hands, tried to stop them from laughing. i'm curious about the fallout from this and whether there's a speech writer about to get the ax somewhere. >> i'm waking up to this. you're right, there is an argument or debate going on, online whether he was just making a joke about michelle obama cheating in pushups or if there was something more to it. it's early in california and in chicago war the reelection campaign is. no reaction from the white house or the reelection campaign. of course, we'll look into it. >> it speaks volumes. context is everything. a lot of people reading the

comments online but not seeing the context of the clip and his reaction to it as well. you know what, you and i might be having another conversation about this tomorrow. paul x thanks for getsing up early. >> thank you. we have breaking news from overnight as defense secretary leon panetta a arrived in afghanistan. he met with the nato commander and the afghan defense minister for a progress report on how prepared they are to begin taking over more security detail when 23,000 u.s. troops leave the region by september. panetta's visit it on the heels of a deadly day of violence in afghanistan where dozens were killed by suicide bombers and several women and children died after a nato air strike. we also have something new this morning for you. united states is taking on the crisis in syria. secretary of state hillary clinton meeting with u.s. envoy kofi annan tomorrow. she's calling for tougher sanctions and increased pressure on that syrian government. that regime is being blamed for a brand new massacre.

protesters say 78 people have been slaughtered in a single village just yesterday. today kofi annan is briefing the united nations on how drastic the situation is there. in the meantime, a brand new cnn poll say that 61% of americans think the united states has no responsibility to act on the violence in syria. 33% say they think the u.s. should do something. a con tess tent on the nbc show america's got talent under fire for claiming he was under fire. singer timothy michael poe appeared on the show monday. he claimed he started to stutter after a grenade attack in afghanistan that resulted in a broken back and brain injury. but the military has no record of those injuries. poe's military records show he served had afghanistan for a month in 2009 after serving in kosovo and as a supply specialist in the minnesota national guard.

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filming in that area. the squid was over 12 feet long but was already partially eaten when the crew arrived. the skid was so heavy the crew was not able to haul it into the boat to study it further. so joining me now is tim binder, vice president of animal collections at the shedd aquarium in chicago. thank you so much for being with us this morning. we really appreciate it. this video has gone super viral now. how rare is it to get a glimpse of a giant squid like this? >> well, this is pretty rare. i mean, it's amazing that somebody was there to actually see this. these animals are elusive animals and to have a carcass like this floating at the surface and have a shark feeding on it was pretty remarkable. >> how surprised were you when you saw this tape? >> it was just really cool it see. i mean, again, to happen upon the carcass of a very rare animal to see and then to have a shark feed on it, it was very exciting to see that video. >> so, tim, this giant squid was

dead. we're assuming when the shark started feeding on it. we're told that this was one was about 12 feet long. i hear that's actually small for a giant squid. >> the males can get up to 40, 45 feet long. i suspect that this animal may have been fed on for quite a while before the tv crew happened upon it. >> we know very little about these giant squids. why is that? >> no one has seen a live giant squid. we believe there are eight different species. they live at deep depths. to see one face to face, no one has yet to see them. we know very little about them, how many there are, where they live. we know that they're in oceans around the world. other than that, we don't know much about them other than carcasses that wash ashore. >> as app expert, you're watching this video, is there anything that you can learn from just seeing this if you can't

study it? clearly, they couldn't pull it on to the boat because of the size. >> well, as far as the squids morphology or biology, there's not a lot to learn from this particular event but ha we see as evidence, against, that sharks are opportunistic feeders. and this blue shark found a meal and was taking the advantage of feeding on it. that's something we know about these animals and this shark was smart to take advantage of the situation. >> i was reading a little bit about this particular charcot owe the giant squid online. it says there are occasions when you do see these actually come to shore. every time we do, they're dead? >> yes. when they've washed ashore, they've come ashore as dead carcasses. most of what we know about giant squid is from the stomachs of sperm whales. they feed on them when sperm whales have been hunted or washed ashore and they're dissected. you find the contents of their stomachs and that's where giant squid are.

that's where we've learned most about the different types of giant squids are from the stomachs of sperm hales. >> me as a and a half is, they seem to really enjoy the giant squid as well. >> you can't hip. that shark was a very smart shark. tim binder, thanks for joining us. vice president of animal collections at the shedd aquarium in chicago. ashleigh, back to you. >> thank you for having me. >> i can't take my eyes off that video. that is so incredibly remarkable. it's fascinating that no one has seen a live giant squid. so elusive those monsters. 48 minutes past 5:00 on the east coast. get out of bed. let's get you up to date on the top stories. christine romans working to get at that togetherment. >> breaking news overnight as defense secretary leon panetta arrived in afghanistan. this video just in to cnn showing his arrival. he's meeting with the top nato commander and the afghan defense minister as violence increased coinciding with the start of the

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a near disaster on a multibillion dollar navy vessel trace today a common household appliance. the cause of last month's fire on a nuclear submarine is revealed. defense secretary leon panetta with a surprise visit to afghanistan just hours ago. we are live in kabul with the reason behind this brief mission. space shuttle enterprise in motion. a unique look at the craft's final journey to its new home. good morning to you. welcome to early start. i'm zoraida sambolin. hi everybody.

i'm ashleigh banfield. we're bringing you the news from a to z this morning. it's about 14 seconds before 6:00 a.m. let's get you caught up on the big stories of the day happening now. defense secretary panetta on hi from afghanistan. he arrived unannounced after a deadly wednesday in that country. a twin suicide bombing mission in a market in kandahar, killing 22 people, injuring 50 others. nato also under scrutiny this morning after an air strike killed 18 people, including women and children believed to be civilians. the u.s. also saying one of its armed helicopters was shot down by enemy fire, killing two crew members on board. live in kabul this morning, clearly a violent week in afghanistan, this visit coming unannounced. was this an effort for the defense secretary to get briefed on just how bad things are or how bad they're getting? >> reporter: absolutely.

there's been grave concern because of this uptick in violence. yesterday was the deadliest day in afghanistan all year. overall levels of violence are down, he wants to assess the situation here. it's a critical time in afghanistan. as the troops continue to plan to draw down, there's more and more regions in afghanistan that will be turned over to afghan security forces. this transition is happening now in more and more of the provinces here. just a few hours ago, though, secretary panetta spoke to u.s. troops here. and he talked about putting pressure on pakistan as well, because pakistan is a safe haven for the al qaeda-linked network. it's blamed for cross border attacks on u.s. troops here in afghanistan. here is more on what secretary of defense panetta had to say. >> we're going to make very clear that we are prepared to

take them on, and we've got to put pressure on them to take them on as well. what happened yesterday is an indication that they're going to continue to try to come at us. but let me be very clear. anybody who attacks u.s. soldiers is our enemy. >> secretary of defense panetta also spoke today and met with minister of defense here. they talked about cooperation between the u.s. and afghanistan in security matters and especially regarding the transition and security from u.s. and coalition-led forces to the afghan security forces here. >> so, mohammed, was the u.s. general john allen, head of the u.s. coalition forces, able to s swayed -- did what happened this week change the formula for what's expected in the coming

months? >> reporter: as of now, ashleigh, it hasn't changed the formula. still everything on track. there is an assessment going on. there's certainly more concern because of the types of attacks. not only have they escalated, but they've gotten more coordinated. yesterday in helman province -- you had these two suicide bombers. he exploded his device. residents rushed into the area. a second suicide bomber blew up himself. that caused more casualties. these attacks are becoming more sophisticated, because there's more of them in the past few days, that's causing more concern. that's why the assessment is going on. now indication that the strategy has changed. >> mohammed jamjoom thank you very much. after it entered air space that was restricted for president obama's fund-raising

trip to l.a. last night. the single-engine cessna landed without incident. the pilot was being interviewed. president obama was at the beverly hilton at that time and was later taken to the beverly wilshire for a 600-person fund-raiser held by gay and lesbian supporters. the fbi is investigating allegations that the white house -- the white house intentionally leaked classified intelligence for political gain. for its part, the white house says those accusations are, quote, grossly irresponsible. still, there is bipartisan concern this morning and demand for answers in congress. >> people just talk too much. this didn't used to be the case, but suddenly it's like it's a spreadable disease. it's just happening. >> you're talking about conversations among very small numbers of people in the oval office or in the national security council and the

situation room. we're talking about the people closest to the president. this isn't a big political gathering. we're talking about people with top-secret clearances and it should be easy enough to find out who was at these meetings. >> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say any leaks threaten national security and put american lives in danger. police are searching the new jersey home of pedro hernandez for clues to support his confession that he killed etan patz. they removed a computer hard drive and other evidence. he told police that he strangled the boy back in 1979 and disposed the body in the trash. meanwhile, his wife believes that his confession is unreliable because he suffers from mental illness. in the sandusky trial, the jury now is seated. it's their job to decide whether the former penn state football coach is guilty of molesting ten

boys over 15 years. it took ten days to select the jury. the makeup of the jury shows the school's motto rings true in that community. the motto? we are penn state. turns out eight jurors have ties to the university. one retired professor, one current professor, three graduates, two employees and one current student. >> no life-threatening injuries are reported after a bus filled with school children -- take a look at this on a trip to washington, d.c. -- flipped over last night in kentucky. 55 people were on board including 34 children. flipping on to its passenger side. the private bus was heading to washington on a trip organized by parents and a student travel company. the navy says a vacuum

cleaner, common vacuum cleaner may be responsible for a fire on board a nuclear submarine which caused $400 million in damage. the u.s.s. miami's nuclear plant was not operational when the forward compartment caught on fire two weeks ago they believe the fire started in a vacuum that is used to clean work sites on that submarine. pretty cool time lapsed video of space shuttle "enterprise" up the hudson river by barge. before it was lifted in the air one final time by crane on to its final resting place on the deck of the intrepid sea, air and space museum. looks easy, right? spacecraft exhibit expected to open to the public in mid july. we'll take a live look here. look how beautiful it looks, as the sun is rising. that's a look at the space shuttle. people lined the shores of new york and new jersey to catch a fwlimps of

glimpse of it yesterday to its final resting place. >> if you squint, you can see a dent on the wing. apparently got a little too close to the pilings. hopefully, they'll repair it in time for us to go see it. there will be a game five in the stanley cup finals. a hallelujah going up across the country for some. new jersey devils avoiding the sweep. instead, beating the los angeles kings last night 3-1. the kings are trying for their first-ever stanley cup win and they still lead the series 3-1. game five is set for saturday in new jersey. >> blackhawks won the stanley cup in chicago, came to the studio. i got to hang out with t a lot of people kiss t lot of kissing going on there. thunder heading to the nba finals for the first time ever, finished off the spurs with a 107-99 victory. kevin durant leading the way, 34

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it is now 12 minutes past 6:00 on the east coast. wake up. get on up. top stories for you. christine romans has been busy putting them together for you. breaking news overnight as defense secretary leon panetta arrived in afghanistan, meeting with the nato commander and afghan defense minister for a progress report on how prepared afghan forces are to take over when thousands of troops leave

that area in september. several women and children died after a nato air strike. world health organization about a drug-resistant form of gone r gonorrhea. they say this particular strain has been developing a resistance to all forms of medication. they believe within a few years this strain will no longer be treatable with standard antibiotics. so far, it hasn't been spotted in the united states, but cases have been identified in japan, the u.k., australia, france and norway. a romantic marriage proposal inside a hot air balloon ended with a trip to the emergency room for the bride-to-be and the pilot. newly engaged couple were about to land when the balloon hit a power line, knocking the pilot unconscious and giving the bride-to-be a jolt as well. i think she said yes, but i'm not clear.

she said please call an ambulance. donald trump now firing back at a beauty queen who blasted his miss usa pageant. he now plans to sue miss pennsylvania, who quit the pageant in a rant saying last sunday's u.s.a. pageant was rigged. pageant officials saying she just disagrees with the decision to allow transgendered contestants. wouldn't be a trump story without some drama. right, ladies? soledad o'brien will speak with olivia culpo at 8:10. we'll hear why she thinks she won the crown fair and square. a brand new cnn poll says former president george w. bush remains unpopular with most americans. 54% have an unfavorable opinion of bush. only 43% of him view him favorably. when it comes to the economy, most people say they're better without mr. bush.

47% of americans say they're doing better than when mr. bush was president and 41% say they're worse off. courting country music fans, both men appeared in the opening segment of last night's cmt awards. during the skit, kristen bell and coy and country star toby keith refused to share the stage. they called on some heavy hitters to decide who should host the show. >> this is one of the toughest decisions i've had to make since i've been in office. i think i've decided. i want them both. >> boy, i thought the presidential election was a tough race, but it's nothing compared to the politics at the cmt music awards. i think i have a solution, though. i proposed toby and kristen co-host the show. see, i just put two people back to work. you're welcome, america. >> they worked it out and bell and keith took the stage

together in a giant red solo cup, the kind that toby keith sings about. funny, right? >> it was. >> i love that. that's great. i want one of those in my house. >> your kids would love it. >> really, for me. >> eye thought you wanted one, so -- the kids would love it, too. >> actually, i'm good with a big gulp. rob marciano is here with the travel forecast, is that what you're focusing on? >> we'll do it all. and if you have a red solo cup this morning -- producing tornadoes yesterday, moving out. dallas, you are seeing showers and thunderstorms. roughest stuff is down to your south. they'll probably restart later on today. here is a spot where you can expect to see severe weather, mostly denver across the high plateau east, sliding to nebraska and kansas as well.

sweet spot is chicago. gorgeous stuff there. desert southwest, sunny and dry. the pacific northwest is expected to get some rough weather as far as another cool front that will stir up the winds again in parts of the fire zones across nevada and utah as we get to the weekend. speaking of the weekend, we'll start to see things warming up across the northeast. it's been rather cool sbun settled. yesterday wasn't too bad of a day. here is the four-day forecast for places like sbts d.c. mid to upper 80s. d.c. may hit 90 on sunday. we start to get that trend the next couple of days. sbatd sunday looks a little suspect. boston may cool down just a bit as well. next couple of days don't look too shabby. >> i'll take that, two days away from the weekend. >> i'll take it, too. >> hello, there. >> we'll go over to you, ashleigh. thank you, rob. shipped by truck, train, boat and all the rest to your supermarket. now there's a georgia company, though, that thinks they figured

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22 minutes past the hour. we are minding your business this morning. huge rally for u.s. markets yesterday, the biggest of 2012 so far. the dow, nasdaq, s&p 500 all gained more than 2% yesterday. >> talk about a week of whiplash. >> yeah. >> christine romans is here to explain what the heck is going on. >> we'll take that whiplash. >> yes. >> it was a horrible month of may. big market story today is the hope that the fed or global central banks are going to continue to stimulate the economy. governments are doing nothing. politicians are embroiled in different dramas around the world but it's central banks and central banks keeping the money flowing and pumping. that is what the hope was yesterday. three different fed governors in the u.s. hinted that maybe they would have some new or continuing the old ways that they've been stimulating the

economy. that was the big story there. another big story, the nasdaq ceo apologizing for the debacle that was the facebook launch, the facebook ipo. there he is there on cnbc, apologizing to mario bartoromo, saying that he and other execs are apologizing for what else was happening at the time. $40 million to help them compensate for those financial losses. firms are like, that's not enough. >> what did they say, christine? >> not exactly like that. on the record they said it much nicer and off the record they said it much meaner. >> some four-letter words involved there? >> so the nasdaq drama continues. nyse, big competitor, the new york stock exchange said hey, that's not fair. you can't have a botched ipo and turn around and pay people money.

that makes an unfair competitive advantage for you. no, that's not going to fly either. there's a lot of drama still surrounding the facebook ipo. >> one thing today that you need to know about your money, time to upgrade your passports. we've been telling you this story about the linked in, 6.5 million linked in accounts compromised. upgrade your password. think pass code not password. don't use birthdays. don't use names, familiar places and don't repeat your passwords on all your different accounts. a lot of us do this. even if you think you have a hard one to crack, don't use it across the board. and if you have like a grocery account or online dating account and use the default, which is -- whatever, eharmony, first direct, whatever, don't do that. a lot of people still have the

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what are you waiting for? this is big news. thank you this morning an f-16 intercepts a small plane during a fund-raiser for president obama. what happened, coming up. brand new study links ct scans to cancer. it's all about kids under the age of 15. we'll have details for you this hour on cnn. welcome back to "early start," everybody. nice to have you with us. i'm ashleigh banfield. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. breaking news from overnight as defense secretary leon panetta arrived in afghanistan. this video just in to cnn, showing panetta talking to u.s. troops. the defense secretary with some strong words for neighboring pakistan, saying the united states must put more pressure on

the country and warning that u.s. troops have every right to defend themselves against attacks launched from inside pakistani safe havens. a pilot is being questioned today after he flew his small plane straight into president obama's restricted air space over l.a. last night. that's not something you're supposed to do. norad says an f-16 fighter jet had to intercept that plane, followed it until it landed without incident. at the time president obama was at the beverly hilton for a fund-raiser. ct scan could save your child's life. you know that. this morning, there's new evidence linking those scans to cancer. we are joined now by senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. so, elizabeth, 1.6 million kids get a ct scan when they go to an emergency room. how bigative risk is this? and could these kids actually get cancer from the radiation in

the scans? >> zoraida, the bottom line here is that if your child needs a ct scan because they've had an accident or for whatever reason, they need a ct scan. if they really need it, they really need it and they should have it. what we're talking about here is sometimes there's a gray area. does your child really need it? you want to think about it because what this study shows is that there's an increased risk of cancer the more that you have. let's take a look at ct scans and brain cancer. this is for children and young teens. two to three scans triples the risk. so, they looked at these kids and followed them for ten years. two to three scans -- for ten years rather -- triples the risk. leukemia, five to ten scans triples the risk. the risk is very small to begin with, that your child is going to get leukemia or a brain tumor. but what this study shows is that having several scans increases your child's risk of getting those diseases. >> oh, my gosh. this is scary. for example, if you have a kid

who plays sports and, you know, you're worried about a head injury, would it make more sense then to take them to a children's hospital because they'll be better versed on this? >> i have definitely spoek spoken to doctors who say kids should be scanned at a children's hospital because they're used to giving a kid's sized dose. they get smaller doses because they're smaller. it's not that adults or regular hospitals can't do it right. they often -- i'm sure they do. but kids hospitals are just more accustomed to dealing with kids. some people do recommend a kid's hospital. >> arm us with some tools here. we are in an emergency room, we're facing this. what kind of discussion should we be having with the emergency room doctor about this, perhaps saying let's hold off on the cat scan? >> this is not just for an emergency room, but any time a doctor recommends a ct scan. stop for a minute and ask several questions. for example, ask what you just said. would it hurt to wait? do we really need this now? maybe if we wait a week, we'll find out that my child has

something where they don't need a ct scan. ask if it would hurt to wait. also ask if your child could have an ultrasound, mri or x-ray instead. ultrasounds and mri don't have radiation and x-rays have much less radiation than a ct scan. also avoid multiple scans. what happens here is that sometimes a patient will get a scan and a month later they'll see a new doctor and the doctor will say let's do a ct scan. remind that doctor that your child already had one a month ago and tell them to make the effort and get the results of that previous scan. don't just scan again for, you know, the sake of convenience. >> this study again is children 16 and under, right? >> right. >> elizabeth cohen live for us in atlanta. thank you very much for that. >> okay, thanks. so, a ct scan can save your child's life. i'm sorry. we're going to move on here. a pilot -- you want to take it? >> why not? as we were saying, a ct scan can save your child's life but this

morning, we want to make sure you keep your eyes out for elizabeth cohen, who has fabulous work coming up on cnn. she counts down her list to the 25 most shocking medical mistakes and how you can keep it from happening to you. really surprising stuff she's been able to unearth. saturday night instead of going out, instead of going to a movie, get in front of your tv set 8:00 eastern, elizabeth cohen's cnn special. jill biden, not only the vice president's wife, author, wicked smart, teacher, known as dr. b to her students at northern virginia community college. her new children's book titled "don't forget, god bless our troops" inspired by her son. talking about her book, her politics, seemingly more rough and tumble than ever. >> there is a poll out that talks about how political polarization is at its highest level in 25 years and

anectdotally, i feel that. doe do you feel that people are just angrier and kind of -- everybody is in their own corner or their own side today? >> i think the parties are really disparate. i think probably the republican party has gone way far right than it has gone before. so, it's certainly not the republican party i grew up with. >> do you think it's -- that polarization, though, plays back into what could happen in november? does that worry you or are you -- >> i think voters will have a clear choice. i think that mitt and barack are on totally different paths. and, you know, you've got clear choices. that's what i think. of course, i think, you know, our choice is the best and what barack and joe have done for americans. and i think that's -- you know, that's the path i hope they --

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marine life that is native to japan as well. luckily, the authorities are saying that this dock is not radioactive. right now they're trying to figure out what to do with it, save it, tow it back out to sea, dismantle it and maybe just sink it. >> remarkable. >> huge. a one-year journey. remarkable. >> more stormy weather on tap in places like denver and dallas. rob marciano has great news for you this morning. >> rough night last night in denver and dallas as well. you'll see delays because of thunderstorms if you're traveling there. san francisco delays because of wind there and san fran, seattle coastline. another strong cold front coming through. record lows in parts of central and western oregon. severe storms in dallas and to the east of dallas much where we saw them yesterday. chicago, detroit, cincinnati. you're looking good. high pressure is in control there. and continued unsettled weather

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>> welcome back. let's get you up-to-date with christine romans. >> thank you, zoraida. strong words for neighboring pakistan, saying the united states must put more pressure on the country, and warning that u.s. troops have every right to defend themselves against attacks launched from inside pakistani safe havens. also new this morning, secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting with u.n. envoy kofi annan tomorrow, calling for

tougher restrictions and more pressure on syria. 78 people were spotted in a single village yesterday. today kofi annan is briefing the u.n. on the drastic situation there. in a brand new cnn poll, 61% of americans blev that the u.s. has no responsibility to act on the violence in syria. only 33% are calling for action. a rare giant squid has been spotted off the australia coast. fortunately, it was being eaten by an eight-foot shark at the time. it was caught by a filming crew that happened to be filming in the area. this squid had been 12-feet long but had been partially eaten by the time the film crew arrived. it was so heavy, the film crew wasn't able to haul it into the boat for further studies. instead, they just have these dramatic pictures to watch. brandon jacobs is no longer a giant. he signed with the 49ers as a

free agent and now is telling the world that a 6-year-old -- what a 6-year-old fan did when his mother said the team didn't have enough money to keep him. little joe sent jacobs a letter wall of his money, $3.36 so the running back could remain a giant. jacobs posted on twitter and said he may have to pay joe a surprise visit. ashleigh, that is an adorable story. >> you know something? i want to know what's going to happen in that surprise visit. will he actually do something about it? >> i smell a college scholarship. no pressure, brandon jacobs. you're just on cnn, you know. >> thank you, christine. >> you're welcome. this week, an income discrimination based on gender, the paycheck fairness act defeated in the senate. what, you might ask, who would oppose equal pay for women and men? who? that's exactly the question our

next guest asked in his column. the column is titled, do women really deserve to be paid the same as men? i think the question mark is said with comedy. i propose that every senator who opposes this legislation be paid only 77 cents for each dollar paid to their congressional counterparts who support the law. senate republicans say, oh, come on. this is ridiculous to think that they're opposed to equal pay for women. republican senator dean heller, the only gop senator to actually get up and talk about this on the senate floor said this. >> unfortunately, the only winners under this legislation would be trial lawyers, giving them a windfall, exposing employers to unemployed punitive damages. >> political comedian and cnn.com contribute or joins us

now. there's a whole other side to this. election gimmickry gone awry. >> are you serious? election gimmickry in an election year? i've never heard of that. this bill has been around four, five years, to be honest, trying to get rid of the wage gap between genders. right now it's 77 cents between men and women work the same job, the same workplace, the same skill level. women, mothers, daughters, granddaughters get paid a quarter, 25 cents less simply because of their gender. they're trying to close the loop holes and get rid of that gap. >> full disclosure, obviously i come at this with a bias. i don't know if you know, but i'm a woman. >> i've heard. >> you're only worth 25% less, a lot of women choose to leave the workforce, raise children, have families, want to work part time. they're in other choice professions, teachers, which are lower paid. the republican argument to this,

which is fair, is that some of these choices are free market choices and in an economy that you can't assume is based on people who are nasty and need to be legislate sfwld it's case by case. it's not a blanket rule. if you have a man and a woman in the same workplace, same skill set, there's not some bona fide reason they're getting paid differently. gender has been the issue study after study, frankly. women of color, it's even worse. african-americans make about 60 cents on the dollar and latina, 50 cents. it's a struggle for women to go to work and feel like they're being paid less simply because of their gender. that's wrong. >> it ain't the first time this has happened. the reason perhaps congressman heller was the only senator to take the floor to say something about this is because the republicans say the democrats did this before in 2010, they're doing it again in 2012 because it makes great election campaign video to have a republican saying i'm opposed to this bill. but they're opposed for these

other reasons. >> wisconsin -- >> not because they're anti-woman. >> let the republicans make their case. if they want to amend the proposed law, to deal with the issue about lawyers' fees. i used to be a lawyer. i know lawyers like to make fees. that's how we lived. you can do that. wisconsin passed a similar law. the gap that women and men are paid has become less and less. it's self policing. >> i would have to take it on good faith that it's similar. since you're a lawyer -- >> i wouldn't lie to you! >> businesses struggle like mad to make ends meet month to month. to have additional regulation, the threat of litigation on their heads because of this bill -- >> it's like having a speed limit. unless you violate the law, there's no penalty. pay men and women the same. >> the regulation is a penalty defacto. >> it's self policing. that's the idea. you're not going to pay people less because you know there's a penalty. if you paid men and women the

same for the same job -- >> what's wrong with our existing legislation? i'm going to go over a checklist for you. 1963, we passed the equal pay act. >> right. >> 1964, the civil rights act. 2009 we passed the lilly ledbetter act, which is all about equal pay. i think that president obama said the lilly ledbetter act equals equal pay. >> it really is 77 cents that the average woman makes compared to a dollar a man is making. so, you are worth 25% less than men doing the same job. you should get the same as anderson cooper and wolf blitzer. >> and how do you know that i don't? >> maybe you do. >> i guarantee you i don't. >> how can men and women all make the same? no, it's based on skill set. if the only reason you're being discriminated against is because you're a woman, it's wrong. >> the world is upside down. the lawyer arguing that side of

the argument and the woman arguing this side. journalism at its finest. always good to see you. co-founder of the air american comedy festival. google this guy and go see his shows. he is hilarious. when you're not all political. >> i brought the suit today. >> thank you very much. zoraida? today's best advice. we'll hear from new york giants quarterback eli manning about the best advice he has ever gotten. fondue tex-mex fro-yo tapas puck chinese takeout taco truck free range chicken pancake stack baked alaska 5% cash back. right now, get 5% cash back at restaurants. it pays to discover. so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator,

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58 minutes past the hour. starting point is moments away. the best advice you ever got. christine romans? >> eli manning, quarterback for the new york giants.

here is the best invoice he ever received. >> the best advice i ever received is just that whatever you put into something is what you'll get out. so, hard work, preparation, the more you prepare, the harder you work, the better the outcome will be. >> does that sound like such a successful athlete or what? the harder you work and the more prepared you are, the better you'll be. >> 10,000 hours. once you put in 10,000 hours, you'll be better at what you do. >> applies to a lot of things. >> no matter how hard i work, i will never be able to throw a football like him. >> but who can broadcast news like you, sister? >> that's true. >> i'm ashleigh banfield. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. "starting point" starts right now. facing furry, leon panetta arrives unannounced in afghanistan, looking for answers. violence is on the rise. and just hours after a nato strike kills women and children. we'll take you live to kabul

this morning. loose lips, naming names. the fbi is investigating leaks about national crucial security leaks. we'll talk to john casey and john cornin about what could be done about it. teaming up against the league today, one massive lawsuit, accusing the nfl of hiding the risks of head injuries. we'll talk to the widow of a former star who took his own life. i'll talk to the second lady of the united states, jill biden, about her husband's possible 2016 run, his famous gaffes and her new book as cnn starts right now. our "starting point" this morning is break nugs. defense secretary leon panetta