>> on "fox files" -- >> please help me. i smoked too much k2. >> it's called spice around it's killing across the country. >> this is sitting in the freezer? >> on top of all that meat. >> "fox files" goes on a raid of the store where they sell it. and living large dictator style. >> the vulgarity of some of these homes. >> the style is bling, glitz, over the top. >> she went from real housewife to skinny girl mogul. we're behind the scenes of bethenny frankle's latest venture. >> i'm not afraid to own it and be who i am.

>> meet the band who turned the star spangled banner into a rock anthem. >> you guys are carving your own path. >> we are the counter culture to the counter culture. >> i'm kimberly guilfoyle. >> i'm amy. >> i'm heather. that's next on "fox files." >> my son nicholas was full of life, very energetic. he loved the outdoors. >> it was a typical wednesday afternoon, september 2011, colorado springs, colorado. 19-year-old nicholas colbert checked in with his mom stephanie before heading out with friends. >> they were going to run to the quick stop and get some smokes. he said, love ya, mom.

bye. he left. i went and did some errands and he came home and i thought he was sleeping. i tried to shake him awake but he was gone. >> at 4:40 p.m. nicholas colbert was dead. what would surprise many parents and stephanie colbert was what killed her son was sold to him at a convenience store. this quick stop is on south shelton road on colorado springs. he bought the drug for about $25. he had smoked synthetic marijuana, also known as spice. his autopsy report says it all. synthetic cannabis toxicity. >> i'm so surprised at how many people have not heard of this. it boggles my mind. >> mostly made in asia, it's sold in convenience stores and major gas stations. it's market under names like k2

and mr. smiley. stephanie is suing the convenience store for allegedly selling her son the drug that killed him. >> i was very naive. i thought it was completely legal. >> david woodruff is one of her attorneys. >> the coroner told her here's what killed nicholas. there were two chemicals in that stuff that are banned substances. >> spice delivers a powerful and dangerous high and that list of banned substances is growing. packaged to appeal the teens, "fox files" was shown the actual container that killed nicholas. >> the one that nicholas had taken right before he died is packaged as bubble gum flavored. some of the other flavors are mango, potpourri and blueberry. >> some of the packaging will

say not for human consumption. legally what does that qualifier mean? >> nothing, absolutely nothing. >> florida state attorney general, pam bondy, is at the forefront of the fight against synthetic marijuana. >> one of my favorites they try is they stamp this is not illegal on the back of it as well. you can't stamp that on cocaine and make it legal. that's just a emplploy to get t to purchase it. >> there is no pot in this, right? >> no. >> harmless herbs are often used in drugs like spice. what's sprayed on them can kill you. some of them are found in nail polish remover and insect sides. >> perhaps the idea is if you are buying it from a convenience store it can't be as dangerous as being it from a drug dealer down the street. >> exactly. in their minds they don't think it's like cocaine or heroin that

they have to buy at night on a street corner. >> this is very different from the drugs that people used to talk about in the 60s or 70s. here is how it started off, these are the first ones, the rokszys. they were geared more towards teens, 17 to 19 to older. they started changing the packaging and then they started going after our 12 to 14 years old. they looked like pokey mon trading cards. maui wowy, k2, all kinds of packaging. >> the high wasn't like marijuana. it was more like crack or meth amphetamines. >> michael is recovering from his spice addiction at the university of colorado hospital in aurora. >> i had to keep smoking over and over again, probably every hour to maintain some sort of high and you were paranoid.

you didn't want to eat. you didn't want to see people, very isolating. >> it can cause psychotic episodes, hallucinations, paranoia, seizures, tremors. >> people started using them in europe in the mid 2000s. then in 2009 we started noticing people were using them here. >> in the summer of 2013 colorado had an epidemic of spice casualties with three deaths and 260 people rushed to emergency rooms. >> we were at a point where we were getting five and six cases per day on these patients. they have fast heart rates, high blood pressure, agitated and their temperature goes up dangerously high. >> please help me. i smoked too much k2. >> according to the dea, calls about synthetic drugs to poison

control centers rocketed from 2300 in 2010 to 13,000. >> when you look at the range of drugs in the state of florida, which ones concern you the >> molly of course. >> other synthetics include molly and ectasy, both nicknames for an illegal stimulant that's popular at raves and electronic dance festivals. >> it's glamorized in songs. >> madonna. >> miley cyrus. >> miley cyrus recently said it was a, quote, happy drug. >> people are dying from it. it is extremely toxic. >> so toxic that in august of

2013 at the electric zoo dance music festival in new york, 20-year-old olivia rotundo and jeffrey russ died of an overd e overdose. she had taken six hits of molly. as a result, the festival was shut down by the city after just two days. >> it's very tragic. the bottom line is what you see here is people doing drugs that shouldn't be doing drugs and you see the fatal consequences and when people want to go down that slippery slope and say oh, it's just fun, it isn't just fun. there are two families that are not going to have their children coming home. >> coming up, "fox files" goes on a spice raid. >> police, police. upgrade to the philips norelco sensotouch 3d for the most advanced shaving experience. with gyroflex 3d technology, you can get to those hard to reach places for the ultimate shave wet or dry. guaranteed. visit philips.com/upgrade now to save $30.

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>> we're getting ready to go on a raid. tell me about the target. >> it's the convenience store that has been selling spice. our detectives made numerous buys in there. we're going to make an arrest, confiscate spice and send a message that it's not tolerated in this county. >> this county in florida has aspia spi spice problem. the sheriff is leading the charge. >> it's like game day on the nfl. >> "fox files" rode along with undercover narcotics detectives to the target site. >> are you communicating with one another about what might be coming? >> as far as the spice, a lot are similar or the same suppliers so they'll know and lay low. >> narcotics unit did 18 or 19

buys yesterday. >> is this the shop we're going to? >> the mobile gas station. >> the mobile gas station? >> florida attorney general, pam bondy and i followed them in. >> we have a search warrant for this place. we've done some undercover deals. we bought spice from here, just to let you know what's going on. guys, start getting names and running people. >> the detectives begin their search and quickly focus on a locked door in the back. >> you do not have a key to this? >> no. >> we'll have to force entry. >> police, police, sheriff's office, search warrant. >> with the back room secure, the detectives now find drug paraphernalia and packages of spice behind the counter.

>> this is all considered spice or k2, synthetic marijuana. >> it looks like they're trying to market it to kids. this was under the counter. they used to sell it prominently displayed. >> florida has been proactive, banning 127 compounds found in spice. >> it's amazing to me how they add chemicals to these plants and that's what makes it so toxic but that they keep changing the compound so they can stay a few steps ahead of the law. >> they're not anymore. >> how is that? >> i have the authority if they bring in a new one to also ban that so they're running out of chemicals and we're going to stay ahead of them. >> the detectives also come across a pretty cool hiding place. >> this was hidden in the freezer? >> yeah. it was under here and on top of all that meat. >> so all the food that they might make if you are coming into the mini mart, they're hiding stuff in there, too.

>> yep. >> they're creative. >> they've pretty much adopted the same tackics as drug dealers. when we go into a crack house we have to search fridges and freezers. same with this now. >> the raid is successful for sheriff's office. they seize more than 200 packets of spice. they also arrested the store manager and fined the store more than $100,000. >> are you happy with this? did you get a lot? is this what you thought you would get? >> i'm aecstatic about this. >> after the raid "fox files" connected exxon mobile. they said oxon mobile absolutely does not condone of sale of drugs or drug paraphernalia. the station are independently owned and operated. our contracts prohibit the sale of such products.

we're reviewing the facts related to this matter and will take appropriate action. >> my life is completely unmanageable. i couldn't stop getting high, drinking, using drugs. i knew that i just needed some help some way. >> i would highly encourage anybody that has a friend or a family member or are struggling themselves to get help and try not to do it on their own. >> michael is a recovering addict and author of the book the gift of fulfillment. >> mike educated me the most and told me about what this is all about and how they need help. >> i met him after my first 30 days in inpatient. he became my counselor. >> he came in highly motivated and willing to go through a process. when someone is willing to do that, there is usually a very high success. >> michael has now been sober for nine months and is still

working on his sobriety every day. >> every day i feel great i don't have this drive do get my fix for the day. >> something else that's important is that there is hope, that addiction is real and that it's an illness and it can be treated. >> stephanie colbert hopes the death of her teenage son nicholas is a warning to others. it kills. >> for one, get the word out there that synthetic marijuana is very harmful to use. store owners need to stop selling it. i just want our kids to be safe. >> gaudy, lavish, exotic. "fox files" brings you a closer look at dictator style.

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>> lavish life-styles of some of the world's infamous leaders, multi-million dollar mansions, super yachts, star studded parties. in june jennifer lopez was paid an estimated $1.5 million by a chinese oil firm to perform at the president of kazakhstan's birthday. he also paid kanye west $3 million to perform at his grandson's party in september. peter york says the most flash of the class are the out and out

dictators like the late saddam hussein. york has dedicated a book to them called dictator style. >> it's bling. it's over the top. it's designed to give off messages to their own populations which say i'm great. i'm invincible. i could eat you alive. >> not only do dictators control their people, but they spend their money, too. >> you've got to talk about the money. >> what matters to dictators are things that are glittery, big, sexuality that is outsized also. >> dr. keith ablo is a fox contributor. >> if you need to feel that flashy you might be dull inside. >> what are some of the

characteristics? >> chand leers, mirrors and fake 18th century furniture, not real. >> which they could afford. >> because it looks old and it's not shiny enough. >> the shrine of shine is the monaco yacht show. recently we went there to check out the bling on board. plenty that sit for a dictator. >> the interiors are more opulent on the yachts than they are on the owner's houses. >> looking for a spot to park your super car -- >> we go up to various sizes. >> what about building a huge shark tank aboard a ship. >> that's not unherd of. >> in 2010 one of the sons of the late libyan dictator ordered

a massive cruise liner which included a 120 ton shark tank. >> if you have an aquarium on a ship, the fish become sea sick. >> the president of guinea owns this $30 million malibu mansion. less than half of the population has access to clean drinking water. >> here's this guy who is the son of a dictator that has suddenly become oil and gas rich. all that money has gone to his dad and himself. >> for more than two years the u.s. justice department has attempted to seize his ocean front estate and other assets claiming he purchased the items with dirty money. recently a judge ruled that the prosecutors lacked probable

cause but a justice department spokesman told us it still plans to pursue the case. "fox files" repeatedly tried to contact him but did not hear back. >> do we get clues as to the mind-set of a dictator by looking at his home? >> you can tell this is a person who works on a crude and brutal that relate to a love of luxury items. >> dictators feel vulnerable, unworthy. they need everything around them that would suggest that they're opposite of that, loveable, worthy of incredible wealth. so they have to surround themselves with constant reminders of how special they are. >> saddam hussein had about 65 palaces. they looked like 1970s american hotels. >> fox news cameras witnessed it

all during the invasion of iraq. >> nothing but the best for saddam. >> chandeliers as big as cars and weird paintings but they're very kinky indeed. >> "fox files" tracked down the artist at her home. it was news to her that copies of her home ended up in saddam's townhouse. >> heaven only knows where it's going to end up. he would probably identify with the heroic men and women. >> he had this replica of the flint stone village bed rock built for his grandchildren. hitler built his own retreat in the mountains. it was his place to entertain

and unwind with his nazi friends and his mistress, eva brawn, as seen in these home movies. >> it was meant to be a manly german hunting lodge. the truth is it has lots of 19th century china, filigree clocks. >> during his 20 years as dictators of the philippines, ferdinand markos is said to have stolen millions of dollars. >> how many pairs of shoes did she have? >> thousands. >> was it ever possible to escape from the compound? thrusters at 30%! i can't get her to warp.

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elderly war veteran who has been held more than a month. this video reportedly shows the 85-year-old apologizing for, quote, hostile acts against north korea during his recent visit and during the korean war. he was snatched off the plane before flying home. they're hoping his age and ill earth will convince them to release him. actor paul walker, best known for his fast and furious movies was in a porsche when it lost control, hit a post and burst into flames and died. another person reportedly died as well. it isn't clear who was driving. now back to "fox files" for all your latest headlines long onto fox news.com. >> exotic cars, lavish homes, as

syria's bloody conflict raged, the first lady indulged in retail therapy. allegedly she spent tens of thousands on gold, jewelry and furniture. although the authenticity could not be verified, in 2012 the european union slapped sanctions on her assets. >> western magazine said she's a breath of fresh air, very nice and wearing lube tans. >> then that's dictator style the north korean way. the young automatic karat and his wife have hosted dennis rodman. >> the guy is awesome. >> recently rodman returned and said he's helping train the

basketball team for the olympics. >> the two of them can inflate each other like big balloons in the macy's day parade. >> dennis rodman would not comment on his recent trip. it can be easy to poke fun of the excesses of dictators but impossible to ignore for millions of people 0 pressed by some of these regimes. >> these people are living multi-billion dollar lives while their countrymen live on less than a dollar a day. >> you don't suffer over the disparities in financial resources or power. >> during muammar gadhafi's time in power he entailed the world and was surrounded by female body guards commonly known as

the amazon. >> his message was to say i'm the best friend of the woman. >> we sat down with this french jurlist in paris. her book exposed new details of the abuses of power and twisted sexual appetite. >> some women have chosen to be among the elite. some were sex slaves. >> her story resolved around the story of a woman who she says was kidnap and repeatedly raped by ka daffy. she spent five years in a compound like this one. it was a headquarters for a secret hair rum. >> the day after she had been kidnapped was given a uniform and was supposed to act as if she was a real soldier. >> she was just 15 when he

visited her school. >> he put his hand on her head. that was a sign to his body guard to say i want this one. she was washed, shaped, given sexy clothes. she joined a group of young women who were at the disposal of him day and night. he forced her to smoke, take cocaine, drink. >> what happened to people who refused his advances? >> they were beaten. a lot of girls were forced to stay with him because of what would happen to the parents, to their brothers, to the sisters. >> was it possible ever to escape from the compound? >> he had spies everywhere, you couldn't escape. it was impossible. >> the dictator scouts which included women were always hunting. >> every occasion to select women weddings, parties,

festivals, the university lectures. >> this apartment with a secret room was discovered on the university campus. >> also there was his obsession of having more important tv, movie stars but also daughters of head of states. >> he appeared to have an obsession with former secretary of state condoleezza rice. another woman has gone underground. >> everything was thinking she was so important but in fact the real job was to take care of the women. >> her sex victims also included young men. >> i haven't heard of any system like his system. sex was used for him as power. >> how many women do you think

were part of this hair rum? >> i would say around 30 but thousands of women have been raped by him all those years. >> in october 2011 his 42 reign the terror finally came to an end when he was captured and killed in the arab spring. today it remains in chaos. >> the country is a disaster. >> a new libya has yet to emerge and few want to acknowledge his sex crimes. >> libya is such a conservative country that people don't talk about sex, talk about rape. >> how is saria today? >> she's not welcome in her family. she tries to imagine a future. she would like to marry, have a normal life. i don't know what will happen to her. >> peter, are dictators a thing of the past? we've seen so many overthrown recently. >> they will be with us for a long time yet because it's in

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>> i'm not afraid to own who i am. >> bethenny frankel rocketed to fame in 2008 on the hit series, the real housewives of new york.

her popularity earned her two spinoffs. bethenny getting married and bethenny ever after. the 43-year-old is never too far away from the camera. whether on the red carpet, as a frequent cover girl or a four time best selling author. all this pails in comparison to her $100 million skinny girl brand. >> you can't deny she's a brillia brilliant business women. >> she's added a daytime talk show. it premiered this fall. >> i'm excited to be here. this is the moment. >> bethenny is unfiltered. >> everybody knows that you can't sleep with the guy on the first date. you cannot. but you're probably going to. >> brutally honest. >> i like somebody to take control in the bedroom. >> and playful. >> i want to learn how to twerk.

>> we can do that now. >> with every 2 million followers on twitter and facebook, her fans can't seem to get enough. >> i'm so excited. are you kidding me! >> she'll say the things that you are thinking but maybe too afraid to say. you be like she said it, okay. >> let's look at bethenny's new talk show. >> i just want to say i love you and i've been your fan for a million years. >> i sat down with bethenny in the signature red room. >> first of all, did you ever think you would have your name like this in a daytime talk show with the likes oprah and ellen. it's incredible. >> it is incredible. i'm not drinking my own kool-aid. >> what makes bethenny different? >> what makes it different is that i'm different and come indicated like many women and i want to be open about what i'm going through yet still keep something for myself.

>> always candid with her audience, she opened up about the end of her highly publicized three year marriage. >> i've been going through a difficult divorce as many of you can relate to. you helped me get through it. >> that's tough sometimes with daytime talk shows. we have to see if the chemistry is there. you want people to feel safe, not judged and i think we're getting there. i think we're connecting. it's really, really early in the show and it is a marathon, not a sprint. >> ellen degeneres is one of her biggest fans. >> the audience loves her. i was so impressed that i said, do a show. >> fox said we'll give you a test show for six weeks. so we went for it. >> this is so awesome. you are my first audience ever! >> ellen and bethenny are two of the show's executive producers. if bethenny can do for daytime talk what she's done for her brand, skinny girl, the sky is

the limit. >> that's a great example where it just took off and people really love it. i have it. i'm a big fan of it. i always have it at my place and my girlfriends love it. i over shot the mark. i never thought it would be this big. it's great branding. i did research in different liquor stores and they said this sells really love. women love it and they feel like i can have fun, have a drink and not worry about the extra weight. skinny girl cocktails is one of those amazing ideas, it's a practical solution for women. it's amazing. >> it started during the real housewives of new york. she said to me what's the point of being on tv if you have nothing to sell. >> megan wrote forbes 2011 excellent 100 cover story about bethenny. here is how she came up with the skinny girl margarita.

>> she was ordering her standard drink and she and her girlfriends decided to call it the skinny girl margarita. given that that happened on television it was the perfect opportunity to build the brand. >> the idea that bethenny hit upon was the average margarita that you love has 400 or 500 calories. why not create something great but only has 100 calories. it's easy to create something that's light or diet but the idea that it was created around this idea of skinny, it gave it a personality and a silhouette and a name changed the entire dynamic of it. >> kevin george is the chief marketing officer that bought skinny girl in 200 -- 2011 for an estimated $100 million. >> it's pretty powerful. >> she did not sell this thing

and walk away. she's really into the on going success of the brand. they expect her to be there impact marketed it. >> thanks for selling skinny girl cocktails. did i know it was a great idea? yes. i was 100 percent certain it was great but execution is the whole thing. there are so many people with wonderful ideas. there were times when i thought i would never get anywhere with skinny girl. >> it's hard to expand while hosting a talk show. >> it's taking on a life of its own. >> she's launched a line of s supplemen supplements, shape wear, no limits to the line. >> kim kardashian would be up there in terms of building brands but in terms of a brand like this, i think deathny is kind of in a class of her own on

this. >> all of her deals are structured in that she has long term deals. >> is there any idea that you are thinking about or another venue for the future? >> i have a lot of products that solve problems for women but i'm focusing on the show. 150 people are relying on me and i want it to do well. i'm looking to that only. >> if the talk show doesn't work out we have not seen the end of bethenny. >> cheers. >> up next, rock and roll. up next, some ♪ [ male announcer ] this december, experience the gift of exacting precision and some of the best offers of the year [ ding! ] at the lexus december to remember sas event. this is the pursuit of perfection. because you can't beat zero heartburn. woo hoo!

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>> the screaming guitars are hard rock. but the words' melody are hauntingly familiar. ♪ ♪ the song was written more than two centuries ago but this version of the star spangled banner is pure modern rock. the the band's new version of the national anthem has received more than 4.5 million hits on youtube. ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> i really feel that music has the ability to give people and let them feel like they're a part of something. >> i realized there was a huge void. >> formed in 2011, the band named after one of america's

founding fathers, james madison is the brain child of richard. >> there were no pro-american rock bands out there. for all practices and purposes there were no pro-american songs out there. >> he hand picked the members of "madison rising." >> we started first on musical cape ability and thirdly on chemistry. >> fox files caught up with the band, lead guitarist was the first to sign onto be in madison rising. he was no stranger to rock and roll having been part of the band who was the lead singer of "creed." the last man to join is jay gray. he's a military veteran.

he was stationed aboard the uss guam. >> my dad was a navy dad. my brother was a navy guy. i spent some time in africa. when i got back i had less than a week to sign papers. i was on stage. >> it sort of haunted me. i told rich it came in a dream that i had to do it. >> why do you think it resonated? >> what it means. it's all so meaningful to most americans that when they do listen a sense of pride comes over.

he once pro claimed pst a long way to the top. it's even harder to get there if you want to do more than just rock and roll. >> the mission is to promote american culture and bring back great rock music but with a message. there's nothing wrong with loving your country. >> and yet, you as their promoter have had a hard time selling them to the mainstream media. what's going on? fwl it's no secret they are for the large part controlled by the left. when we approach people it's like no we don't like this. >> what has it been like trying to make a name for yourself?

>> like being a door to door salesman. we have a lot of doors slamming in our face. >> gray is referring to their song "in the days that reagan ruled" which feature lyrics like these. ♪ >> controversial songs like the right to bear arms makes them not everyone's cup of tea. still the band says they will not compromise just to sell records. >> we go up there and scream about that second amendment and all of a sudden people's heads go back and they're like it is one of my rights as a free person. definitely want to support the military. give thanks to the families and things like that.

>> you guys are sort of carving your own path. >> thank you so much.

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