going to be criticized, that is probably the criticism he'll face for this decision. >> all right, jake, we'll be following that i'm sure you'll be following it on your show later this afternoon -- i'm being told now we have some sound that we're going to go ahead and play. let's listen in. >> so today we're going to begin the process of sending a new representative to the u.s. senate. let me be clear, this is the way i see my responsibility to the people of this state. this is about guaranteeing the people of new jersey both a choice and a voice in the process and the representation that they deserve in washington. whoever it is going to be our next united states senator should be nominated by a primary of the people and voted on by all the people of the state of new jersey. and that's why as is clearly indicated by new jersey law i am calling for a special election to be held this year. first, the issues facing the

united states senate are too critically important and the decisions that need to be dealt with too vital not to have an elected representative making those decisions who was voted on and decided on by the people of this state. these decisions should be made by an elected official, who represents the will of the voters of new jersey. yes, new jersey statute does allow me to name an appointment to serve for the remainder of senator lautenberg's term, with a primary and general election taking place in 2014. but i firmly believe that the decisions that need to be made in washington are too great to be determined by an appointee for a period of 18 months. we must allow our citizens to have their say over who will represent them in the senate for the majority of the next year and a half. people of new jersey deserve to have that voice. secondly, we have to move swiftly to fill the seat and

ensure there is both a primary and general election as soon as possible. as dictated by new jersey law, i have today issued a writ that will specifically designate the cause and purpose of this special election and the dates the primary and general elections will be held. the process to fill this u.s. senate seat must allow the people to have a choice to determine their nominees. this is simply nonnegotiable to me. i will not permit the insiders and a few party elites to determine who the nominee of the republican party and the democratic party will be. >> all right, want to bring in jake back, jake tapper here. jake, if you will, there is another very popular new jersey figure who weighs in on all of this, politics of all of this. that's newark's mayor cory booker. can you tell us what this move does whether it comes to cory booker? >> it makes it easier for cory booker. look, the last thing that any politician wants to do is run

against an incumbent. incumbents, this is why incumbents are re-elected at the rate of something like 95 or 97%, because they already wield power. so they get a lot more money, and they have a built in advantage. it is why incumbent presidents as well as members of congress are so seldom defeated. if governor christie had appointed a republican to fill that seat, that would have meant that cory booker would have had a much bigger challenge to run and win that seat. and, in fact, suzanne, we were talking before you rolled that tape about the criticism that governor christie might face. former congressman joe walsh from illinois, you might remember he ran and lost to tammy duckworth, but was a member of the tea party class, he just tweeted, and christie hands the seat to cory booker, not surprised. rhino, rhino meaning republican in name only. that's the kind of criticism that governor christie is going to face, the idea that by not putting a republican in the face, what he's done is made it easier for a democrat in a democratic state to run and win

that seat, suzanne. >> and so, it might be criticism for him, but does it come as a surprise to you? it seems like this is pretty consistent with the governor. >> he's running for re-election. and he is somebody who often talks about the citizens of new jersey. you might remember when there was a debate in new jersey about same sex marriage, he talked about this is something that should be voted on by the citizens of new jersey. to me, it is an easier answer to give to the voters that he's facing and, remember, new jersey is blue jersey. this is a democratic state. he's a republican governor. he wants their votes. he's going to need democrats to vote for him. it is a very easy answer for voters, not for republicans, especially not republicans in washington, d.c. or tea party activists, but for voters in new jersey. he says, look, i don't want to make the decision. this is your seat, you get to make the decision. it is easy for him as -- in his re-election campaign, this is a

no brainer of a decision. but in terms of a longer scale prospect, whether or not he wants to run for president, whether or not he wants conservative activists or very conservative republican money going to him, he has made his life a little bit more difficult in that regard. but then again, a lot of the republicans were already opposed to him because of a number of other things including his support for president obama's -- how president obama conducted himself during hurricane sandy and the relief efforts right before the presidential election. it is not unexpected. it is in character, i agree. >> and, jake, we have seen it doesn't affect the poll numbers. if anything, it gives him more popularity here. he has an independent streak. he is somewhat of a renegade within his own party. the guys call him a rino. is it possible he might in the future switch parties or is he going to stay in line with his own party but appeal to the democrats and the independents who he needs desperately to win? >> he's actually a fairly conservative republican on a lot of policy issues.

he just happens to be a conservative republican in a democratic state, which requires a lot of -- moderate on some issues as well, generally speaking, when it comes to his general mind set, i've known governor christie since he was a u.s. attorney in new jersey, it is the fact he is somebody who is a republican in a democratic state. i don't see him ever leaving the republican party. he is a republican. he's just more moderate republican. partly because of that -- that's his nature and his beliefs and partly because those are his constituents. this is a democratic state. and we're talking about filling the seat of a democratic senator, the late frank lautenberg. it probably would have been an easier decision if it had been a republican senator senate seat that we're now available. it would be easier for him to put a republican in that seat and not upset anybody. this was a difficult decision for him and i think ultimately

it compromises one that will be popular with voters, easy to explain to voters, not so popular with republican officials who see very narrowly divided senate and governor christie basically passing up the opportunity to put a republican senator in there for the next year and a half. >> jake, good to see you as always. you'll be following this story later this afternoon on your own show. appreciate your insights. that is it for me. have a great afternoon. brooke baldwin takes it from here. a u.s. marine reservist kidnapped. he goes to visit family in mexico and then things go horribly wrong. and now the fbi is involved. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. the mighty mississippi overflowing its banks. a levee breach forces rushing water into nearby towns. hundreds are forced to evacuate. we have a correspond on the scene and in the water. >> that is the mississippi river racing over this road, heading right into town.

a candid call from the boston bombing suspect to his mother. she describes what the two discussed and how he's the one comforting her. and not married. not even romantically involved, but raising a child together. >> just because he wasn't conceived as a result of a romantic interlude does not mean we're going to be less than his parents. >> ever heard of co-parenting? yep, it's becoming more common. but critics question what impact this kind of relationship could have on a child. good to see you here on this tuesday afternoon. i'm brooke baldwin. we'll have, of course, much more on our breaking news. governor cristhristie announcin special election to fill frank

lautenberg's senate seat. we'll have much more on that. i want to begin this hour with the really race against time. along the mississippi river as water continues to rise. hundreds of people have been forced to flee in missouri after a levee breach sent water pouring over sandbag barricades. this is the area this is in and around st. louis, that has reached major flooding levels as you can see here. the mississippi river has already topped 40 feet, more than ten feet above its flood stage. and we're told the worst may not be over. more rain is forecast for kansas, missouri, oklahoma, and arkansas later this week. and cnn's martin savidge is in west alten, missouri, for us this afternoon. and, martin, just tell me what you see, set the scene for me. >> yeah, brooke. we're standing on one of the roads that leads into the town of west alten, missouri. a small town and just about evacuated. you might be able to hear and see why. this is the mississippi river

flowing right past my feet going right over this road. and, well, headed off in the direction of town. the good news is most of this water right now is running off into uninhabited property here. the town itself is dry. however, they did force a lot of people to go to high ground last night because there was a concern about a levee breach there, that's been taken care of. but here is the circumstance here, as you take a look at this pretty remarkable scene on a road, the water that you talk about is beginning to subside, but then you talk about the rain. and that is a worry. right now they believe this river is cresting here, and is going down. but that rain comes in heavy amounts upstream, all bets are off. the good news is the flood protection system is working for now. but they're going to watch the sky and watch the water. and the very same time, brooke. >> i want to keep talking about this water. it is cresting -- the flood

systems are working. colleen mcintee works for st. charles county, missouri. colleen, tell me what is concern number one for you right now? >> definitely the concern for the residents is of utmost importance. the west alten area is bad. we have no reports of homes flooded and flooding contained to areas where no homes have been impacted right now. >> we're looking at car after car after car. they're stuck. we're looking at the fedex truck how many people are having issues with getting stuck in their cars in the rising water? >> that is not an area i have reports on at this time. but in terms of the number of residents from the area, about 300 in the community. and all the of them were, you know, advised to evacuate. so as of right now that voluntary evacuation order is still in effect.

>> thank you so much from missouri, talking about the rising waters and so many people forced to evacuate because of the pictures we just showed you. just in to us at cnn, the national weather service now saying that friday's tornado in el reno, oklahoma, was the widest u.s. tornado on record. they have also upped the damage rating to an ef-5 maximum wind speeds well over 200 miles per hour. the national weather service released this updated graphic on the path and the area of destruction. so if you can see here with me in red, it shows the location of the maximum width and intensity. so at that max, 2.6 miles wide. that is when it officially became the widest tornado on record in u.s. history. officials in oklahoma are looking for five people who are missing. six children and 12 adults were killed in those storms. and the battle is on to put out these fire now in three western states. here are the flames, this is

evergreen, colorado, where folks, of course, were told to get out. two wildfires are also crackling in new mexico. one is in the santa fe national forest. and in southern california, we have been watching those pictures the last couple of days, the huge powerhouse fire, that is still raging. some evacuations, though, have been lifted. so that is some good news for folks there, thousands of firefighters are fighting that wildfire. dan timen is covering the powerhouse fire for us from lake hughes, california. dan, what is helping firefighters get the upper hand here? >> reporter: well, i would say it is the weather and really the aggressive efforts of the firefighters. as you said, 2,000 firefighters here. it is real enabled them to get an upper hand on this blaze. we have seen a number of helicopters dropping water throughout the day. and so at this point, this fire is 60% contained. i would say the general feeling, brooke, is one of relief for the most part. residents are back in their homes.

a lot of them went in last night some are going in today. as you can hear, that's another helicopter going above me. at this point, brooke, 32,000 acres have been charred. concern, of course, is always the wind, the winds kick up that could complicate matters, but for right now, things are looking pretty good. >> dan simon in lake hughes, california, for us. dan, thank you. and american marine reservist was kidnapped at gunpoint in mexico and now the fbi is asking the public for information. corporal armando torres iii was last seen three weeks ago. that is when he drove south across the border to visit his father's ranch. the fbi says his father and his uncle both mexican citizens, were also kidnapped. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence joins me now on this story. tell me what more you know. what happened here, chris? >> basically, brooke, this was a reservist, a marine reservist, who went to visit his dad at his

ranch in mexico. we are told that basically he deposit go didn't go to mexico very often, went to visit his dad at the ranch and armed men kidnapped him, his dad and his uncle from that ranch. right now the fbi has launched an international kidnapping investigation. the state department's consulate is working with the mexican authorities to try to dig deeper on this. and really friends and supporters including some fellow marines of armando torres have really gone to social media to try to bring this case to light, to try to push authorities both on that side of the border and right here in washington to keep some attention on his case, to try to get authorities to dig into what may have happened because the family has not gotten any word or ran ssom demands in several weeks. >> let's listen to what some are saying. i believe we have some sound. >> bring it to mexico's

attention. this is a marine. here on this side, that's a war hero. i don't -- it is a big reality. >> chris, wasn't that a family member? even family members here in the u.s. speaking behind shadow. no one wants their faces shown. they're frightened. >> that's right. and with somewhat good reason. this is a problem in those towns that are very near the border. again, this was a marine who did a tour in djibouti, on the horn of africa, deployed to iraq a few years ago. he was in the reserve, the individual ready reserve, wasn't actively drilling. and obviously he wasn't wearing a uniform when he went to visit his dad. so by all accounts from what we're hearing, the kidnappers probably had no idea that this was a u.s. marine and that did not have really a factor to play, but it still stands that this young man has been

kidnapped along with his dad and uncle and has not been heard from in several weeks now. >> chris lawrence, at the pentagon, chris, thank you. and unprecedented hearing, the chiefs of the army, navy, marines, and air force all called together to answer some tough questions about the issue of sexual assaults in the military. >> these crimes cut to the heart of the army's readiness for war. they destroy the very fabric of our force, soldier and unit morale. i do a lot of research on angie's list before i do any projects on my own. at angie's list, you'll find reviews written by people just like you. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪

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the most controversial here, removing sex offense investigations from the military chain of command so victims could be better protected from a retaliation within a unit. the last proposal, all the military leaders, all the top brass at the hearing, opposed. >> if i believe removing commanders from their central role of responsibility in addressing sexual assault would solve these crimes within our ranks, i would be your strongest proponent. but removing commanders, making commanders less responsible, and less accountable will not work. it will undermine the readiness of the force, it will inhibit our commander's ability to shape the discipline of our units. and most importantly it will hamper the timely delivery of justice to the very people we wish to help, the victims and survivors of these horrific crimes. >> let's talk about this. on the phone with me now from washington is senator jeanne shaheen who is sponseriresponssf

the bills seek leaging reform. let's say one were to be sexually assaulted, as the rules stand now, that person would go to his or her commander, report the crime, then it is up to the commander to determine whether the case even goes to trial. we heard from the top military brass, they say that should stay, but i know you and others say things need to change. tell me, senator, what specifically you are proposing here. >> well, we have a variety of bills to address sexual assault in our military and the fact is that it erodes the integrity of the men and women in uniform. and we have got to do more. as you pointed out, the hearing today is unprecedented. it has been years since the full senate armed services committee has had a hearing just on the sexual assault issue. we had a subcommittee hearing, not too long ago, but it is very clear that we need to address it. and there has to be fundamental

change in order to do that. >> for example, what specifically are you proposing? >> well, the legislation that i've sponsored would address the sexual assault prevention officers who are charged with dressing sexual harassment and assault, response and prevention. so they're called the sapper officers, coordinators. what we proposed is that we need to elevate the level of those men and women so that the commanding officer has a chance to weigh in on who those people are, so that we have -- make sure they have some training and experience that is important to bring to the job because sadly, what we have seen in recent months is the chief of the air force and sexual assault prevention office was arrested for sexual assault after groping a woman in a parking lot a mile

from the pentagon. we have seen the sexual assault program coordinator at ft. hood who has been under investigation for abusive sexual contact of subordinates. so i think it is clear that what has been done has not been working. and so we have got to take additional steps to solve the problem. >> it sounds like, you know, i've interviewed multiple people on this, it is part of the culture, sadly. sex assault in the military as you very well know in pointing all these different examples, this is not breaking news today. and even listening to the top brass, you know, acknowledging things need to change, we heard from the president speaking at the u.s. navy commencement and i'll acknowledge that recently, but i guess two pronged, a, why is it taking so long. and, b, how do you chnkange a culture that doesn't seem to want to change? >> that's why we need to look at more fundamental changes than what has been tried to date. it needs to come to light, and -- >> like what?

>> well, one of the things that has been the most controversial is legislation introduced by senator gillibrand that i'm co-sponsoring that would look at the chain of command and would take serious crimes like sexual assault and rape outside of the chain of command. the fact is we have allies, canada, great britain, israel, have all taken serious crimes outside of the chain of command in the military. and i ask that question of the chiefs as they were testifying this morning whether they had looked, because they were suggesting that there would be no way to do that, it would erode the morale of our military. >> what was their answer to you? >> their answer was that they really hadn't talked to our allies to see how that had worked in their circumstances and they were planning to do that. i think it is way past time that we do that. and we need to get serious about addressing this problem. and i think a lot of the leaders in the military are very

serious. but i think the question is whether the efforts that have been tried to date have been working and that's really the question that we need to answer. >> the conversation is happening. i think it is also worth pointing out this is not, you know, the conversations i've had, this is not just a women's issue in a survey of military members. 6% of women and more than 1% of men had said he had wanted unwanted sexual contact. it is men and women. >> absolutely. if you look at the raw numbers, there are actually more men who have been victims of sexual assault. >> people don't realize and i wanted to point that out. senator jeanne shaheen, thank you so much. good luck. >> thank you. you can find just about everything online. but did you ever think you could find someone to help parent your kids? ahead, kids with friends. we'll call it a new twist on family. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob?

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parenting without the romance. what if you have a child with someone who is a good friend? it is a new twist on the modern family as more and more friends raise kids together. you have to see this. this is a report from poppy harlow. >> why don't we just do it? >> reporter: friends with kids. it is not just the stuff of hollywood movies. >> you want to have a kid. share all the responsibility and just skip over the whole marriage thing. >> loo what i have? your new cup. >> reporter: call it the modern modern family. you say you broke all the rules. >> we did. >> bye-bye. >> reporter: dave and evelyn were co-workers before co-parents. you were her superior. >> i was. but we weren't -- we weren't messing around. so we weren't breaking every rule. >> reporter: heidi and david, friends for 20 years, joked in college if neither had a child by 36, they would have one

together. >> i wanted a partner in parenting. so i circled back to david and i said, i'm ready. all sims are go on my side. and i would like to do this with you. >> reporter: they're parenting partners, not romantically involved, not married, but sharing the huge task of parenting. do you ever feel judged? >> absolutely. >> we heard a lot of comments, positive and negative, with respect to what we have done here. >> reporter: heidi and david do it living apart. do you ever worry this may confuse nate when he's trying to figure out for himself what a loving relationship is? >> that a boy. >> david and i have a loving relationship. we don't have a romantic relationship but we have a loving relationship. >> just because he wasn't conceived as a result of a romantic interlude doesn't mean we'll be less as parents. it doesn't mean we love him any less. >> reporter: evelyn and dave do it living together. >> i do think it is a little easier for a single woman to

become a mother and not be looked down on. >> and i found it different. i found it actually that people have a lot of questions, and there has been more resistance than i expected. >> reporter: darren has tapped into the trend by starting family by design, a website to match up co-parent hopefuls. >> where i've seen this work the most successfully is where the people have taken the time to build that bond of friendship, where i have seen challenges is where people jumped into this too quickly, and didn't build that bond. >> reporter: critics say parenting partnerships can confuse the child and feel like divorce. >> to address the naysayers who may say you're doing something that is unnatural, and i take issue with that word, i would like to say more something less than conventional. yes, this is a new paradigm in parenting. >> we don't have statistics to say how it will work. i think for me the hardest thing would be when one or the other loses interest in the arrangement and wants something

different. >> reporter: like dating other people. something all four parents want one day. whatever the agreement, get it in writing. >> it is a disaster plan. but we don't plan to use it. >> protect yourself. because you don't know what the future is going to hold. >> reporter: you absolutely don't. and all the lawyers i talked about this said get it in writing, get a legal agreement. but this is very controversial. and we're seeing more and more websites pop up matching people to be co-parents. so we reached out to the center for marriage and families at the institute of american values and i want to read you part of the statement they sent us. they vehemently oppose this. they wrote to us, parents who have been unwilling even to try to love or bond with one another are unlikely to be able to cooperate together throughout a child's lifetime. other ties will draw them away from the co-parenting relationship whether for romance or work. grown-ups are supposed to take on the job of making one family for a child. it is a hard job, but these parents are not even willing to try. so as you know, brooke, in

things like this, there are people on very different sides that think this is absolutely a good idea and others who think it is absolutely not. >> when i first watched your piece today, poppy, i was almost speechless and i wanted -- we'll talk to a clinical psychologist in a moment. but you're seeing this with both gay and straight, men and women, right? >> absolutely. and the guy in our piece that started family by design, the website, told me he's actually seeing a vast majority of straight men and women that are doing this. and that even surprised him. you know, this is interesting if you look at the numbers, brooke. it tells us a lot. let's pull them up. this is a pew study from 2010. what it found is that 52% of millennials said being a good parent is one of the most important things in their life versus just 30% saying that about a successful marriage. those numbers tell us a lot

about the shifting trend and shifting importance of things to young folks these days, brooke. >> poppy harlow, thank you for bringing us the piece, how exactly does this work. here she is, clinical psychologist barbara greenburg. barbara, thank you very much for coming on. my first thought was, i don't have a poker face. i was, like, what? but then i guess i started thinking, i guess isn't it all about loving the kid no matter how you co-parent? what is your take on this? >> from my experience in working with kids and working with teens for over 20 years, the most important thing is the quality of the relationship between the adults who are raising the kids, that is much more important than the relationship between the two adults raising the kids as long as it is a harmonious relationship. whether or in the it is romantic, i believe, is unimportant. >> one thing i was interested in, one of the women in poppy's piece, said, listen, sex doesn't get in the way because there is

no romantic involvement whatsoever. so that's not an issue. i'm wondering, you know, could that factor into a child not seeing that kind of affection among parents? does that even matter? >> i don't think that matters. when the children are old enough and you start to talk to them about all things romantic and sexual, you can define the relationship that you are having with your co-parenting partner. >> what about, this is something somebody just tweeted me what happens, i'm reading your tweet what happens when they start dating other people? there are husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, coming into this co-parenting mix? >> as we all know, families come in all shapes and sizes these days. and i think children can handle a lot. they're very resilient. as long as things are defined for them, boundaries are clear, they know who is setting the rules, and who to go to for various things, i think these things can be explained to kids.

clarity is the most important thing here. >> friends with kids. it was a movie. it is reality. barbara greenburg, thank you so much for your perspective. i appreciate it. >> very well. coming up next, the parents of the boston bombing suspect have shared a recording of their one and only phone conversation with their imprisoned son here. this is the first time the world has heard dzhokhar tsarnaev's voice since he was arrested in april. a live report from russia just ahead. people join angie's list for all kinds of reasons. i go to angie's list to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact that i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. join today and find out why over 1 million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust.

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we are learning much more today about a phone call made by the boston marathon bombing suspect, to his mother. dzhokhar tsarnaev called his family in russia last week, from a federal prison in massachusetts, where he's been ever, really, since april.

his mother is sharing that recording of that phone conversation and phil black joins me now live from moscow. phil, what did he say? >> reporter: well, brooke, what we know about this phone call is from a section of it, a portion of it that his mother recorded and has released and made public. and from his mother's description of the bulk or the rest of the conversation, took place about a week ago, we're told. at the time they were told not to discuss the boston bombing case, the details, anything to do with the attack itself. so much of the conversation is really filled with parents asking questions about their son's health, safety, and well-being, checking he's okay, trying to comfort him. but for much of the conversation, it sounds like dzhokhar is really trying to comfort them. at one point, he is asked by his mother, are you in pain? and to that, he replies, with this, he said, no, of course not. i'm already eating and have been for a long time. they're giving me rice and chicken now. everything's fine. his mother said you have to be

strong, and he replied, everything is good. please don't say anything. his mother says he went on to say that he's receiving good medical care. he has a good doctor, he's healing well, feels stronger every day. the only ongoing health problem, she says, is some sort of problem with his hand. injuries on his face and neck are said to be healing well. his mother said she was surprised just how calm and controlled he was. she expected him to be far more emotional. but she says in the end it was him comforting her, telling her everything is going to be okay. >> what about, phil, the reports of donations coming in to the tsarnaev family. did the mom say anything about that? >> reporter: she did. she did touch on this. she said they have -- money has been pledged to them. she was a little vague, but talked about $8,000, being pledged to the family by those who are either sympathetic to dzhokhar's situation or those like his parents who simply believe neither he nor his brother were responsible for this attack. they said they offered this money to dzhokhar over the phone

and he said he didn't need it because he was receiving money or pledges or donations himself. again, wasn't specific about where they were coming from. but they claim that they are receiving support, both emotional and financial from people they don't know around the world. >> phil black, live in moscow. phil, thank you. up next, new jersey governor chris christie walking a political tight rope, if you will, when naming the next steps for that senate seat now vacated by long time senator frank lautenberg. up next, we'll talk to wolf blitzer, about the implications this choice may have here on chris christie, on the republican party, on democrats looking ahead. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop.

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all i can say is it has worked well for us. big news in nith. a special election has been called to replace senator frank lautenberg of new jersey who died monday. governor chris christie made the announcement moments ago and we brought it to you live. the governor said he would appoint a interim senator but not to expect, oh, hello, oh, no, there we go, okay. not to expect a clone of chris christie in washington. >> but i always respected the vigor which he put into his job each and every day. so while we're saddened by his passing and will look to the rest of the week to remember his life and his service, i know

that senator lautenberg wouldn't want the people of new jersey to go without a voice in the united states senate. today we'll begin the process of sending a new representative to the u.s. senate. let me be clear. this is a way i see my responsibility for the people of this state this is about guaranteeing the people of new jersey both a choice and a voice in the process and the representation that they deserve in washington. >> that was governor christie a little while ago, making this major announcement here, which could have, obviously, state but also federal implications. wolf blitzer is on this for me in washington. wolf, i mean, chris christie had, you know, broad discretion here. whatever he chose could be criticized. but, first, explain to us what initially his choice was once he learned of the passing of senator lautenberg? >> the rules in new jersey are a little murky out there. he could have done -- he did -- he could have done what he did

today, announce a date for a primary for the democratic and republican senate candidates and then a date for the special election, the election dating october 16th. he could have waited until november when he's going to be on the ballot and a whole bunch of other contests, state wide and local elections are taking place in new jersey. but he decided to have it on october 16th, his right, but a lot of republicans would have preferred is for him to name a republican to replace frank lautenberg, keep that republican as the interim senator until november 2014, another year and a half or so you would have had an incumbent republican who could have built up some credibility or whatever, and may have been able to retain that seat in the united states senate, it has been 41 years since a republican has won a senate seat from new jersey. but he decided to go ahead and have this expedited schedule. why didn't he just wait to have the special election in november when people are already going to the polls in new jersey as

opposed to october 16th? it is going to cost a few million dollars to have a state wide election on october 16th. the argument is, as you know, brooke, he didn't want this election, which presumably is going to go to a democrat, almost certainly going to go to a democrat, to either upstage or undermine other republican caidates, maybe even himself, who were going to be on the ballot in november. gets a little complicated, but this is typical chris christie. he does what he thinks is the right thing and this is the right thing as far as he's concerned. >> i think we have got it. if and when that seat goes to a democrat, as it is blue jersey, new jersey, how would it in the ether, chris christie's name is thrown out as a possible presidential contender in 2016, how might this choice today affect him then? let's just go there? >> well, assuming there is going to be a democrat, let's say cory booker, the mayor of newark, new jersey, he would like to have that seat held by frank lautenberg who passed away

yesterday, let's say it is cory booker who is going to be the next democratic senator from new jersey, two senators, bob menendez and cory booker a democrat. there will be some republicans who will argue why did you have to give this to the democrats? why did you have to give another democratic senator at least for the next year and a half to the democrats? you could have named a republican and then called the special election in november 2 20 14. he'll get some heartburn from republicans on that at the same time from democrats who say why do you have to do this election in october? you could have waited a couple more weeks. there is already an election. now you're wasting taxpayer dollars having to organize a special election on october 16th. eat get heartburn from democrats. that's the nature of the dilemma he faced right now and that's his decision. as i said, i think it is typical chris christie. >> wolf blitzer, thank you for your perspective. primary august special election october. thank you very much. appreciate it.

>> good to talk to you. a bombshell revelation from actor michael douglas on the possible cause of his throat cancer. so many of you are still talking about this. we're now hearing this is much more common than anyone thought. and also, entirely preventable. dr. sanjay gupta joins me live next.

boys should also get the shot. but that may not be so well known. underscoring the issue here is acteder michael douglas quoted as saying his throat cancer may have been caused by hpv, the human papilloma virus. with me is our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. i tell you, this story, it is all over the internet. >> a talker. >> it is a talker. let's talk about it. why the sudden attention of this vaccine with boys. >> as you point out, there has been a lot of attention on this for some time. now there is a lot more attention because michael douglas is talking about this very openly. you think about hpv, human papilloma virus, as causing cervical cancer which is why people think about this with regard to girls. but boys in addition to girls can carry, transmit and get sick from this virus. that's really why the attention. you think about cervical attention in girls, oral cancer with michael douglas potentially being caused by hpv in boys and

also men. that's been sort of known for some time. there are specific recommendations that have come out about getting the vaccine as a result of all this. there was recommendation as far as girls as young as 11 and 12 getting this particular vaccine, but also boys, you can see it there, there is two approved shots now for girls, gardasil and cervarix. >> why so young? >> most likely everybody is going to get this infection at some point. >> it is very common. >> it is very common. you want to try and get this vaccine before they develop an infection. you want to give the vaccine at a time when their body is going to produce the most antibodies to it. that's when you're trying to do, get the body to produce antibodies. when they're young, they'll produce the antibodies and they have protection through their adolescence and 20s and 30s. >> if it is so common that it only leads to cancer in some people? >> that's a great question.

it is unclear. there is some people who are probably better at fighting the infection once they get it. their bodies clear the infection much more quickly. it doesn't have much time to sit there in the body and possibly cause mutated cells. >> how long does it sit? >> if somebody -- if they have a good immune system, could be there for a very short time. if you're already sick from something else, you never have been vaccinated, it can be there a much longer time. the thing about it as well is once you get the infection, it is like you've been vaccinated. once you get an infection, your body has developed the antibodies as a result of the infection. not a good way to be vaccinated because you get sick as a result of the infection, but that's another reason why you want to get this vaccine early before people actually develop an infection. >> just wanted to get the advice from the good doctor. people are talking about it. >> boys and girls. >> dr. gupta, thank you. up next, it is the queen's 60th anniversary of her coronation. while a ceremony was held in her

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yes it was the queen's celebrati celebration, but all eyes on this one. plenty of attention focused here on the duchess of cambridge looking lovely, might i add, this morning at westminster abbey. you can see it, right there, you can't miss the baby bump at the service, commemorating the 60th anniversary of queen elizabeth's corps in addition. they have been celebrating the

diamond jubilee for the whole year. today was the day marking the 60th -- the first child of the duchess and her husband prince william is due next month. is it a boy? is it a girl? just imagine being in london right now, you know there are those people on baby bump watch. stay tuned. a u.s. marine reservist kidnapped, he goes to visit family in mexico and then things go horribly wrong and now the fbi is involved. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. the mighty mississippi overflowing its banks. a levee breach forces rushing water into nearby towns. hundreds are forced to evacuate. we have a correspondent on the scene and in the water. >> that is the mississippi racing over this road, heading right into town. plus, more than 100 students from new york kicked off a flight. was it for passenger safety or

overreaction by flight attendants. plus, a u.s. senator plays survivor complete with a deserted island, sphere fishing and sharks. >> i had to dive down about 20 feet to retrieve the spear with the fish on the end of it. by that time, four sharks had closed in. >> he travelled with two sons to the middle of nowhere and documented the whole thing. want your own survivalist vacation, we will show you how. top of the hour here. you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. six months, six months after their children were shot and killed, the parents of those lost at sandy hook elementary school are still fighting to protect their kids. about 20 poirnts are pushing for a state bill that would block crime scene photos and video and portions of 911 calls responding

to that scene in december. they don't want the public to see them, to hear them, unless, that is, victim family members or survivors give written consent. >> releasing these photos of murdered teachers and children will in no way help us learn from or prevent another tragedy. instead, if these are released to the public, the only person who will learn from them is the next adam lanza. >> connecticut governor dannel malloy appears to be on board and he is no doubt under pressure to act here. connecticut's legislative session ends tomorrow. plus, this, this change.org petition in support of the bill, house bill 6424, has surpassed -- we have been watching the numbers here, surpassing 80,000 signatures. one of the sponsors of the petition joins me now. she is the mother of dylan hockley who died at sandy hook elementary school.

he was 6 years ole. thank you for being here. i am so sorry for the loss of your son. >> thank you. >> just begin with why you do not want officials to release the photos and the 911 recordings. >> these photos are particularly gruesome. this is one of the worst atrocities that happened in the united states. there is no reason and no public interest reason for these photos to be released. we're very concerned about political opportunists using these to advance their agendas for hoaxsters and truth conspiracyists to use these against us and harass us further. they serve no purpose. and they will further traumatize the families and our community. first responders are traumatized from seeing the crime scene and the photos in their investigative reports. we have no need to see them further and they do not belong in the public. >> i had read, i know dylan left

behind a big brother, jake, and i had read that you in particular do not want jake to see these photos. is that correct? >> absolutely. jake is 8 years old. his innocence has already been tarnished quite considerably in the last six months. i can't fathom the horror of him googling his brother in ten years' time and coming up with seeing photos or hearing a tape of his killing. there is just no need for that. i would rather that dylan be forever remembered as the beautiful boy that he was, and not as a multiple gunshot victim. >> nicole, i know you know this, but the main reason, you know, records like this are made public is to make sure that the government and police, that they're doing their jobs, for government transparency. let me just read you this one quote, this is from the society

of professional journalists from the board president. quote, if you hideaway documents from the public, then the public has no way of knowing whether police have done their jobs correctly. my question coming off that to you is this, what if, this is just the what if, what if there is important information in how, you know, 911 calls are responded to, or handled, that could save other children's lives if this information were to be made public? what about that? >> well, i heard from a police officer, one of the first responders on the scene, just this past friday, who was in here with us at hartford, the capital building, speaking to legislators. and he said having heard the tapes and been present that there are -- there is nothing more to be gleaned from that. what can be -- what can be gained from this police report and this investigation are forensic details. are information that they already have. there is no additional information in terms of procedure or process time that can be learned from the

audiotapes and certainly not from the photos. >> nicole, what about this. and, again, i cannot imagine, i cannot even begin to imagine being in your shoes now, i sat down today and started to think, you think of the multiple mass shootings that happened last year alone, you had aurora, colorado, you had oak creek, wisconsin. you had that mall shooting in oregon and newtown, and i know that these were first graders. but why should you and other newtown families get this special treatment? >> well, we're not asking for special treatment for ourselves. we would very much like to see all crime scene photos protected. there is no reason for any family to have to go through this. it is not just about newtown. what makes this slightly different from other crimes or very different from other crimes is it was 26 people killed within four minutes. 20 first graders, six adults. this is an atrocity within the

united states. it is on a more massive scale than what we normally see. because it is such a unique tragedy, it has received more publicity than anyone could have ever imagined on an international level. and therefore there is international interest in these photos. so it is not a question of your normal -- there is no such thing as a normal shooting, but a normal or typical crime, there aren't a lot of calls for those photos or audio tapes to be released. this -- the police report hasn't even finished. we already have people requesting the audiotapes and people requesting the photos. this is a unique set of circumstances. and while we're fighting for everyone, we're fighting for a particular exemption for the sandy hook school shooting. >> given the unique circumstances, given the tragedy your family and too many families are still walking through, six months later, since you lost your son, how is -- how is 8-year-old jake handling

things? >> he has his -- he has his good days and his bad days, just like the rest of us. he asks a lot of questions. he's a very intelligent and inquisitive little boy. and my husband and i and we're just very focused on keeping him happy, and healthy, and playing a lot. and, you know, he sees a therapist every week as do several of the children. and she's pleased with his progress. we're a very tight and family loving unit, tight and -- i'm sorry, i'm so tire the. tight and loving family unit and we're looking after him and he's looking after us as well. and i feel confident that together as a family we'll get through this. >> nicole hockley, thank you so much. i know you're tired. thank you for sparing us the five minutes. it is important to get your story out there. i appreciate it so much. >> thank you. thank you, brooke. >> yep. a special election has been called to replace senator frank lautenberg of new jersey who died monday.

governor christie made the announcement an hour ago. we brought it to you on cnn. he said he would appoint an interim senator but not to expect a clone of chris christie in washington. >> i would suspect that that person would become an instant ingrate. that's what normally happens, right? they'll pledge undying loyalty when you interview them and then appoint them and they forget your name. i assume that's what will happen here too. and i don't suspect this will be any different. so, no, this won't be my proxy down there. by the way, i'm a little busy up here. so if whoever i nominate starts calling me and asking me whether to vote cloture on something, i'll tell them that's what i appointed you for, leave me alone. >> jake tapper, chief washington correspondent, host of "the lead." you known chris christie for years and years. here is my question. i heard you earlier saying this is blue jersey, this is new jersey, he had an option of appointing someone for the next year or so or doing what he did today, which was, you know,

announce the special election. how surprising was this? >> it is pretty much classic christie. it is -- it conforms to the christie brand, which is the independent republican in a state full of democrats. there are a lot of angry republicans in washington, d.c. and angry conservative activists throughout the country who see this as a squandered opportunity. here was a u.s. senate seat that christie could appoint someone to be in that seat for a year and a half, they of course wanted a republican. it is a very narrowly divided senate. democrats have a slim majority. this would have been an important republican voice, they say, for issues such as immigration reform, on fiscal matters. but i have to say, this does do something -- two things, really, that helped chris christie. one, it is a no brainer in terms of his brand and as a republican and independent, i'm not doing what those republicans in washington want me to do i'm

doing what is best for you people in new jersey, you should make the decision, not me. that's one. and what is also interesting, brooke, when you look at the dates where the special elections will be held, a special primary in august and special general election in october. you look at those dates. what does having a senate race in october mean vis-a-vis chris christie who is on the ballot in november? well, if you have a popular democrat rupping for that senate seat, like cory booker, the mayor of newark, well, then cory booker will not be on the top of the ballot in november. helping to bring out democratic voters to vote for department they can vote for cory booker. they will have voted in october. this means chris christie in november, chris christie will be able to likely run up his margin of victory, that's something he wants to do so he can claim a mandate and also if he runs for president, he can make the case he won in this democratic state

by this margin. also, it means the coattails of new jersey will probably be republican coattails. probably that will help chris christie get his legislation passed because there will be more independence and more republicans in the new jersey legislature. in addition to this move being part of the christie brand, it also, even though there is all sorts of statutory reasons why the elections are being held when they're being held, it also -- you could argue helps chris christie in terms of his margin of victory and in terms of republicans in the legislature. so it really helps him in a lot of ways. >> absolutely fascinating. just the dates and the political parties and new jersey and the democrats -- i'll be watching the lead. you'll be all over this. the lead with jake tapper at the top of the hour. jake tapper, thank you so much. a race against time along the mississippi river as water conditions condition to rise. we have just been told there has been another confirmed levee breach. this is all in west alton, new

jersey. martin savidge has more. where are you right now? >> reporter: well, we're standing on one of the roads that leads into that small community of west alton, missouri. this bridge is closed for the obvious reason, that's the mississippi running by at my feet. this has actually receded somewhat. this new levee breach is a wo y worry. we're told it is a serious breach. they also say the area impacted is only about 30 residences or businesses. so it is not that serious for a lot of people, but very serious if you're among those living in that specific area. they are still trying to get a handle on exactly what happened. and the concern here is that even though the flood protection system for the most part is doing well, holding up well, despite the fact this is some of the heaviest flooding in two decades, they're always worried there could be these kind of breaches and nobody can predict

where or when t they just happen. one of them just happened here in west alton. they don't need any more water in that community. most of that town remains dry. >> it was lack of water and rain many months ago and now the opposite issue. martin savidge for us in missouri. thank you, martin. now incredible dash cam video out of yukon, oklahoma. a car drives in a road swollen by floodwaters. a driver gets too deep, water absolutely -- look at this, engulfs the car. washes it away. the video was shot by chris novi, a storm chaser after his car became submerged in the floodwaters there. he was able to climb out. thank goodness. police officers were there to rescue him. coming up, the parents of that 10-year-old girl in desperate need of a lung transplant asking health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius to step in, use your power to enact change. today, that case getting much

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kathleen sebelius explained today why she is hesitant to take direct action in what many are calling really an impossible situation here in pennsylvania. little girl, the struggle for this dying 10-year-old girl to get a lung transplant. yesterday, i talked to her dad and fran murnaghan told me his daughter sarah knows how serious her situation is. >> we were holding her in our arms and she was tired and clearly wanted to go to sleep. and she point directly asked us, can i go to sleep? and, of course, we said, if you're tired, of course. and then she followed up and asked us, if i go to sleep, will i wake up tomorrow? as a parent, there is nothing more devastating to have a child look in your eyes and ask that

type of question. >> that father told me that he and his wife here are hoping that secretary sebelius could, would intervene by changing a rule on how children under the age of 12 get access to adult lungs. but sebelius has so far not acted. she's ordered a review on this role, but not acted immediately and so she has revealed just what is at stake during this capitol hill hearing this morning. and jason carol joins me now with sebelius' side of the story. what did she say? >> you know, from sebelius' point of view, she's trying to do what is fair for everyone involved, whether you be a child, whether you be an adult, and she was trying to make that point today, what was supposed to be this budget hearing, but she actually ended up face something very tough questions about whether her department guidelines are standing in the way of this little girl getting the medical care she needs. murnaghan's parents say if their daughter does not get this

transplant, she will die. they say it would be a matter of weeks, it could be a matter of months. she's on the wait list for children, but not the one for adults. her parents are asking the guidelines be changed so that sarah and for that matter all children in incredible situations can be moved to an adult list. sebelius was pressed open the issue. just a few hours ago. >> first as a mother and a grandmother, i can't imagine anything more agonizing than what the murnaghans are going through and i talked to janet murnaghan, the mother of sarah, about this case. what i also have done is looked very carefully at the history of the rules around lung transplants -- dr. price -- >> i'll reclaim my time. it simply takes your signature. it simply takes your signature. a study will take over a year.

this young lady will be dead. >> unfortunately there are about 40 very seriously ill pennsylvanians over the age of 12 also waiting for a lung transplant. and three other children in the philadelphia hospital at the same acuity rate as sarah waiting for a lung transplant. the worst of all worlds, in my mind, is to have some individual pick and choose who lives and who dies. i think you want a process where it is guided by medical science and medical experts. >> again, sebelius says she has ordered this transplant policy review. but as stated there, a policy review could take some time, could take years. the murnaghans heard what sebelius said today and actually sent us a statement. i'm going to read part of it to you. it says in part, secretary sebelius had said if she makes an exception for sarah, she will have to make an exception for all children. we are confused to state least by this. we haven't asked that an

exception be made just for sarah. what we're asking is that all children in similar circumstances be treated the same as an adult in the system for allocation of lungs. basically what you have here, brooke, you've got a family that is just trying to do everything they can to save their daughter, to save sarah, as you can see from the situation, it is not just as easy as signing your name and ordering some sort of review of a policy, much more needs to be done here. >> just talking to a medical ethicist yesterday and the point he underscored to me, to understruck by sarah's story, become an organ donor. check the box and become an organ donor. there are too few out there to help people like her. jason carol, thank you. >> you bet. for the first time, wee we're seeing video of a police department raid that led to the death of a young girl.

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republican jeff flake has proven he's a political survivor. but it turns out the arizona senator is also quite adept at wilderness survival. senator flake and his two teenage sons recently returned from a remote pacific island where they to catch their own food, sleep under the stars in hammocks and, oh, yeah, avoid the sharks. brian todd spoke with senator flake about his most unusual

vacation. >> reporter: they speared crabs in the surf, spear fished off breathtaking reefs, subsisted on when they caught, plus coconuts for four days. they marooned themselves on a dese deserted pacific island. this isn't survivor and while this guy may look like matthew mcconaughey, this isn't a blockbuster either. this is jeff flake, republican a nor from arizona. what is the inspiration for this? >> four years ago i took a similar trip 20 miles from here and staid for seven days and seven nights. my first thought after getting off that island is where is a cheeseburger. and the next thought is this would be a lot more fun with my kids. >> reporter: just getting there was ambitious. from phoenix, to hawaii, to atoll to the tiny islan of biggarenn. what did they bring with them?

>> no food and no water. be . we brought some desalinater pumps. >> reporter: one predator provided the flakes with their most dramatic moment. >> i speared a grouper, a big one, and it wriggled the spear out of my hand and i had to dive down 20 feet to retrieve the spear with the fish on the end of it. by that time, four sharks had closed in on the fish and we were about 50 yards out but didn't want to lose our meal, so we grabbed the spear and we hightailed it for shore and with the sharks in pursuit. >> they made it back safely. sleeping under the palms and stars in hammocks might seem to most of us like the best part. nope. >> the best part is actually every night we had to pump water for about an hour and both boys would sit down with a pump in their hand and the lead would be put in the ocean and we would watch the sunset. and there were no cell phones, no texting, no distraction.

>> reporter: flake and his wife have five children. the two oldest are married. the middle one is in college. during the last campaign cycle, flake wasn't around much and promised this trip to his two youngest boys. >> what does your wife think of all this is and is this going to be a flake family tradition? >> she was obviously worried at the dangers. she valued the time that i would be able to spend with the boys more than the risks there. and so she was a good sport about it. she says i'll go back to the island when there is a hotel on it. >> reporter: senator flake says the last time he did this, four years ago, he got some very good advice from his wife. she suggested he keep a journal and share it with the media to quell any skepticism about the trip. that's because that came just around the time then south carolina governor mark sanford was caught lying about a supposed hiking trip on the appalachian trail when sanford was really in argentina with his girlfriend. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> brian todd, thank you very much. we're going to talk in moments

once we get his signal worked out, les stroud, the survivor man. and he'll talk to us about, you know, what he's endured being left alone in the wilderness for weeks on end. and if this is something people really should try to do. so hang tight for that. we're working on that. some of the hottest stories in a flash, rapid fire. roll it. in turkey, the government is offering a rare apology after days and days of clashes between protesters there and police. demonstrators were back in an c kara and other cities today. two people have been killed now, hundreds others injured. earlier we spoke to a witness who told us she's troubled by the government's policies. >> protesters are actually concerned about these governments' actual interventions in people's daily

lives. like abortion rights or medical practice and child delivery or couples kissing, hugging in the street. th it is one after another. >> also, public sector unions are joining forces with the protesters. are you looking for some past episodes of bubbled gupies or team umi zumi? you are in luck. amazon and via com struck a new multi-year video deal. how about this today, we learned from the national weather service that friday's tornado in el reno, oklahoma, was the widest u.s. tornado on record. they have also increased the storm to an ef-5 in the aftermath. those impacted talking about the

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on wall street may be coming to an end with just about 20 minutes to go before the closing bell. stocks are deep in negative territory. from the new york stock exchange, i'm alison kosik and this is "your money". the dow is trading lower by about 40 points right now. leading up to today, the dow has closed higher for the past 20 tuesdays in a row, gaining 1500 points in the process. that's about double the increase we have seen on fridays. the next best day for the market. there are lots of theories on why tuesdays this year have generally been a winning one for stocks. some say it could be mutual funds not clearing their weekend orders until late monday or early tuesday. others say algorithms recognize the trend and buy on tuesday. it has become a self-sustaining phenomenon. some people just don't like mondays so when stocks fall on monday, tuesday is a natural reversal. well, others say there is just no rhyme or reason at all to it. as for today, analysts say the pullback could just be a continuation of the big drop we saw on friday or investors

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so we showed you a couple of minutes ago this tremendous survival trip that u.s. senator jeff flake took, this adventure, 10,000 miles round trip to this teeny tiny deserted island. reminded us actually of an episode of "survivor man" on the discovery channel. >> inside of the sprouted coconut shell i guess the lick we solidified. anyway, it is juicy, delectable treat. >> this san incredible show. this is a guy who know house to survive this is expert les stroud. he's been all over the world. he's survived some of the toughest, most unforgiving places alone. anyone who watched his show knows that fortunes can turn in an instant. and really mean the difference

between life and death and les stroud joins me now from ontario here. so, les, thank you for joining me and, first off, when you heard about the senator's trip to this deserted island, with his two sons, what was your reaction? >> well, my reaction was somewhat lame, i guess, like, yeah, okay, i get it. it's a little bit of a glorified camping survival trip. but i get it. i get what they're doing. >> it is one thing to filter your water, it is quite enough another to spear fish, to deal with heat. i'm sure there are so many variables, no communication. how tough is that? you know. >> well, if you're talking about the realistic version of it, it can be extremely tough. it is tough psychologically and emotionally and physical is the third part of it, not the first part. it all depends on how the senator and his sons really approached it. a lot of people are starting to

do this kind of thing. and there are many ways to approach it. and some can be a little tougher than others, that's for sure. >> so that's what i wanted to ask you about. apparently this is a trend. you know this. that more people -- i bet you have people all the time, les, who come up and say, hey, i want to do this. you think of the senator, i'm sure it was a great bonding experience with the two boys. what do you tell people, if they want to do this? >> well, you know what, it would be like -- if you watched on television, if they're doing it because they see my show and see "survivor man" and think i'm going to go do that, if you watched a downhill ski jumper for first time on tv and watched them do the jucmping and you never strapped on skis, you're not going to go out the next day and do a jump. if you watched an nhl hockey game and never put skates on, you're not going to go back the next day with the players an say don't hold back. you don't watch a survival television program and go out

there and survive. i didn't start doing survivor man -- i spent a good solid longer than 15 years practicing training and teaching before i ever thought about spending time out there alone. you have to venture into something like wilderness survival very well prepared, very well skilled and knowing what you're getting yourself into. >> quick final question to use your analogy of the downhill skier, what is the green slope, no moguls, easy when you fall kind of trip to take? >> training. there is -- because of the -- because of everything that started when "survivor man" got on air, the courses are everywhere. there is great teachers, great courses to take. that's when you start. you go through the with other students, other people, and then learn how to do things properly. then off a while of getting that skill set, you can start thinking about doing things alone or on your own with kids. >> les stroud, awesome having you on. you watch him on "survivor man". thank you, appreciate it.

>> my pleasure. coming up for the first time, we're getting the audio, hearing the voice of boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. he is talking to his mom on the phone. and his mother is sharing that conversation. we'll share it with you, next.

just in to us here on cnn for the very first time, the

recordings of the boston bombing suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev. cnn is just getting the recording of a conversation with his mother. >> i felt like screaming, you know, what's going on? what's going on? ask the world, what's going on. but instead, he was just calming me down. he was trying to calm me down, ma'am mark you don't worry about anything. >> yes, of course, i pray, because it's an obligation. that's our religion.

if not we pray, what muslim we are. that's what the islamist -- we are not muslim, we cannot call ourselves muslim if we don't thank our alla five times a day, it's written many koran. >> that mother continues to insist her sons are innocent and they're being framed for the bombings. a detroit police officer kills a little girl during a raid on a home all while part of the filming of a reality television show. and today in court. the video from the event was released for the first time.

>> this was may 2010. officer weekly was being filmed for a&e's documentary style tv show called "the first 48." his team burst into the house searching for a man want itted for murder. during that raid his gun went off. shooting a 7-year-old girl sleeping on her couch. officer joseph weekly is now charged with involuntary manslaughter. to talk about the case is sunny hostin. how will this clip, sunny, impact the case? >> well, i think certainly there is an impact. it's rare that when the government is alleging a crime was committed you have a video of what the government alleges happened.

so i think it's crucial evidence. i think it's crucial evidence that could be difficult for this defense. this is a high pressure situation. i've been on drive alongs and that sort of thing. i think the addition of cameras adds another layer of pressure on to this type of situation. and so i suspect that the jury will also consider that. did these officers act differently because they were being filmed. was there a bit more aggression involved because they were being filmed. i can't imagine that won't be argued in closing arguments. >> i didn't think about how that could alter one's behavior. thank you very much. coming up, a prehistoric breakthrough. not one, not two, triceratops. why this discovery has everyone

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the remains of three tricetobs have been found near new castle, crwyoming. the triceratops was a three horned plant eater. almost one