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gerald harold has now been formally charged with the murder of somer thompson. >> breaking news that announcement made a short time a ago. the family of a 7-year-old girl in florida closer to finding justice. little somer was kidnapped and killed in october, her body found two days later in a landfill. this hour, i will talk to her grieving father, samuel thompson. what a nightmare, mom and
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husband go on vacation to paris, come home to find their house destroyed. we're talking $45,000 in damages. the son's classmates crashed a party he threw. totally trashed the place, blood, food, urine all over the house. mom said this did not just destroy our house. it destroyed our lives. taking your calls, as always, 1-877-tell-hln. you can e-mail us cnn.com/primenews or join us on facebook or text us at hln tv. start your message with the word "prime." it's your chance to be heard! welcome. this is "prime news." i'm mike galanos. breaking news, emotions pouring out again for the family of somer thompson. an arrest made in the murder of this beautiful 7-year-old little girl. jared harold charged with premeditated murder, sexual battery on a victim under 12 and lewd and lascivious battery. to refresh your memory the 7-year-old got a spat in
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siblings walking home from school and walked ahead of them a bit and that was the opportunity he needed. she walked past his house every day, vulnerable and alone on the tragic day. well, now he's alone in a jail cell. >> i'd like to take this opportunity to say to jared harold, we got you and you ain't getting away! >> the emotions of the family today. joining us to talk about this samuel thompson, somer's father. again our condolences. i'm sure this wound is fresh. what was your reaction when you heard of the arrest of jared harold for the murder of your little girl? >> um, it was bittersweet. you know, we had waited so long for this to happen, and, uh -- and it finally did and he's not going to get away with this.
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i want to thank the detectives that was on this case. there aren't words in the human language to describe how deep i feel for them and for the great job that they've done, you know. it's awesome dedication that they put into this. but, also, it's like reliving it. >> i was going to ask you that, samuel. are there emotions that you feel vindicated that there's been arrest or do you relive that day all over again? >> it was just like reliving the day all over again. now that we know more about it, you know, more about the specifics of the case then, you know, it was really even worse than the first day. but, i know somer is in heaven. she's been smiling ever since the day she got there. a and, you know, we're so happy that we found -- that we know we've got this criminal off the streets and he can't hurt
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anybody else and his judgment day is coming here on -- here on earth, as well as in heaven. >> how are police -- what are police telling you, about how somer may have crossed paths with this guy? >> well, you know, he had a dog that she used to love -- love to go by and pet. and i think she had named him "buddy." and on that day, you know, she'd had a squabble and she was -- somebody saw her sitting in the yard with her head in her face, about 3:15. but the dog wasn't there. so, possibly -- we don't have any specifics on how she was lured into the house or what. but, you know, with that many people walking up and down the street, he found his opportunity and he took it and he took my
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daughter from me. and from her brothers and sisters and our whole family. and, you know, he's got to pay for this. >> samuel, i want to listen one more time to somer's mom, just, i think speaking for a lot of parents that we just need to reclaim innocence, regain ground evil has taken from us. let's listen to dina and get your reaction, samuel. >> we need to get together and figure out what it is that we're not doing right. s it it's time for us to do something different and let our children walk home and play and ride their bikes. it's time for us to reclaim our children's safety and innocence. >> i couldn't agree more. i think back to my childhood. i used to be able to ride my bike. my kids, i haven't really let them be as free as we like.
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do you agree with that, samuel, we hope this is a wake-up call for parents in our communities. >> here's my response to that. we don't live in 1975 anymore. okay? the world has changed. it used to be, when we'd wake up in the morning, you'd get outside, you play outside before the sun comes down, when it's dinnertime, you come back in the house. well, we have to wake up, as a society, and realize that we don't live in those days anymore, where we don't look our front doors at night. you know, the screen door stays home. that this is a cruel, mean world we live in and we do need to wake up, as a society, and tell ourselves every day that we make sure each step is taken for our child's safety. >> well put. samuel, i couldn't agree more. again, our condolences to you, your family, as you continue to grapple with your grief. we thank you for taking time. >> hey, i thank you guys. i apologize for my voice.
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we're getting over a little bout with sickness but, you know, i truly am thankful for the justice that you've done with coverage of this and keeping it fresh in -- in the americans' mind that, hey, you know, we're not in the same world and we got to focus more on the safety of our kids and the changing world that we live in. >> thank you, samuel. we want justice for somer, as we know as well as you do. thank you again. we'll continue our conversation, mike brooks is with us, as we talk about putting this guy away, call in, 1-877-tell-hln.
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a monster, that's all this person is, is a monster. somer was such a bright star that never got her chance to shine. >> that's somer's mom diena talking about the arrest of jarred harrell f. ryan duffy, reporter, did we get specifics what may have happened to somer in her last moments? >> well, a few more details on that. the sheriff giving us a little more information about what led up to jared harrell going from a person of interest and now being charged with murder. i can tell you he was in custody in clay county since last month charged with possessing child pornography. that came about because of an incident that happened here last summer when some roommates he
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lived with here in these apartments found it on his computer and turned him in. as far as we know, that's when he moved over to somer thompson's neighborhood and, in fact, lived right there on the street where somer walked home from school every day and the sheriff told us at that news conference today, he believes that is where, inside that house that, is where harrell murdered somer thompson. he said she was asphyxiated. as far as what led to him then going from a person of interest to being charged with murder, he says that has to do with dna evidence that was found and, also, some admissions harrell made. that was all he would say. >> we seem to have lost ryan there, ryan duffy reporting. mike brooks, hitting on something he said, admissions, is that a confession, mike. >> they are not really saying exactly what admissions he made reference to this case, mike. but, it sounds like they do have a rock solid case and they think
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they have enough to take this for a successful prosecution with this guy. >> okay. you know, mike, you and i both reacted i think when somer's dad samuel talked about how she loved this guy's dog and even named him "buddy." do you think he saw her walk by every today and targeted her or the wrong place for the wrong time for this little girl? >> for the charge of premeditated murder, mike, i think that he probably saw her go up and down gano avenue on the way to and from school every day and the sheriff said this was a crime of opportunity. so, he apparently saw an opportunity and he struck like a predator would against this little girl, you know, when she was there -- along the street, possibly in his yard because she was last seen by someone about two doors away from this guy's house. and apparently they did get evidence, mike, besides the dna evidence, witness statements and his admission there, were apparently evidence inside of that house that led them to make
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this case against the guy. >> once again, an arrest made. mike, thanks very much. coming up, i want to show you this house, mom and husband go on a trip. the son stays behind. he's with neighbors. he decides to have friends over. next thing you know, 50 to 100 kids show up and these kids do $45,000 wort of damage. look at this house. here's food, blood, urine all over the house. what's going on with these kids? they even had a facebook page allegedly calling themselves the "home-wrecking crew." call in about, 1-877-tell-hln. matthew and christopher perry don't use skates to glide across the ice. after strapping on pads and helmets, they sit down into a sled. they are here to practice sled hockey, a sport for both disabled and aibl-bodied athletes. >> always gives me a good
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workout. >> the perry twins have mild cerebral palsy affecting their balance and strength. until now, team sports were no fun. >> not only they get to participate in a team sport. it's a sport they can be good at. >> oh, yeah. >> many team members have physical or mental disabilities but, on the ice, their able-bodied friends or siblings don't have much of an edge. >> they are all on the same level, playing and having fun together and that disability fades away. >> the sport is new to most players, learning to pass, trying to score, sometimes falling. it's all part of the game. [ laughter ] >> sled hockey builds upper body strength and helps with coordination but the twins aren't necessarily thinking about all that. >> i love skating! >> spoken like a true member of the team. dr. sanjay gupta.
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a car chase for you on "prime news." police thought they were chasing an intoxicated driver just south of la grange, texas. they were chasing a 12-year-old behind the wheel. he led cops on a 15-mile chase. it's this chase hitting speeds 100 miles an hour didn't even have his headlights on and finally ended when officerss laid down spike strips. that's not the end of it. police say they found a small-caliber handgun and small amount of marijuana in the trunk. the boy was placed in juvenile detention center. police say he did not have permission to take out the truck and listening to him he said he wanted to call his mom. now calling his mom from juvey. what's going on with our kids? here's another one of kids gone wild we've heard it before mom and dad go away, leave the kid
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behind, well he ends up throwing a party, the house is trashed a bit. this is a completely different level. we're talking about $45,000 in damages, the home basically destroyed. here is our "prime news" affiliate in boston. >> reporter: the pictures here tell this story. >> absolute devastation. >> reporter: last month while she was on vacation police say her home was ransacked by more than 50 teenagers. >> yeah, destroyed the doors, both, you know, bathroom doors kicked them in the ceilings, the walls. smashed the marble countertops in the bathm radio. urinated in every single room of my house, in all the drawers and all the beds, destroyed all the begged. curtains, there was blood on the wall. >> reporter: police say they snapped the legs off this antique couch, brought them to the deck and burned them in this outdoor fireplace. >> to do what they did was worse than a pack of animals would have done. they stole my husband's truck
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and trashed it and stole everything in the house. he was an easy target and they took full advantage. they knew we weren't home and they came in and not one of these kids were his friends. >> reporter: an undercover detective says he's never seen or smelled anything like it. >> the stench of urination alone was -- was devastating. >> reporter: three of fourteen agers arrested so far are charged as adults most are students at eastbridge high school. >> one had a facebook and created a home page "homewrecker" crew. i think their motive was to cause destruction. >> allegedly, they did do that. our thanks to our affiliate. joining me to talk about this our law enforcement analyst mike brooks. the way we understand it, okay, mom and her husband go to paris for vacation and leave the kid with neighbors. he goes to check on the house.
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one friend is playing basketball and says, come on, throw a party so four car loads of kids come over and we believe he knows them but someone put on facebook there's a party and this alleged homewrecker crew end up talking their way into the house and we end up with $45,000 in damages urine all over the place, blood, what's up with this? >> law enforcement may need to look at this website because, mike, they are saying, even though there are four arrests, three adults, one juvenile, they are saying, you know, it's not out of the realm of possibility there could be more arrests. if that's part of the investigation, they need to contact facebook, get a subpoena and find out who owns that site. >> here's a great facebook from deborah writing i'd make them clean the entire house inside and out with a toothbrush! that's justice. we'd like to see -- >> for am sta start.
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>> just the beginning. we want you to call. in the "homewrecker" crew when they do that to someone's house? call in, 1-877-tell-hln. )a)a)a)a
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on hln. a lot of rough stuff on this show. hang with us, though, a real hoe row coming up a nanny who walked through fire to save a little guy. we'll have that story coming up but first this, another disturbing one. we got to ask what is going on? police in ansley, florida say someone pulled a teenager out of her home and literally set her on fire. the victim here is 19-year-old adrianna zimmerman, fighting for
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her life in critical condition. neighbors say they could hear her screaming for help as she stumbled on their doorstep. they called 911. right now, no one has been arrested. if you have any information, call crimestoppers. here's the number: or the sheriff's office in ascandia county. back with us to talk about this hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks on the front end of this, mike, in the sense it's a bad one. and we don't have a lot to go on. what do you see here? do you think these are kids doing this, younger set, or -- how can you tell at this point. >> you know, mike, for someone to grab someone and pull them out of their home, most likelies it -- in my opinion, it's someone they probably -- she probably knew. what was the motive for this? we don't know. but, we do know she was able to say when she went to the neighbor's doorstep someone poured an accelerant on her and set her on fire, burned over 60% of her body. now, you know who is this person
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of interest? you know, i'd like -- you know, i don't like that term, i call it "suspect lite." >> exactly. >> but still the mind-set of somebody who would do this to someone is just incredible to me but we don't really have much to go on right now. there's no witnesses but they -- we saw the area. >> it happened near -- >> right, we saw the police line tape around the one park s. there more evidence. >> that's your evidence base where you will get everything. >> definitely. >> you hit it. welcome cooper lawrence, psychologist and author. i think, you know, this isn't the first time, michael brewer, the young kid, 15-year-old set on fire is still recovering in florida. that happened a few months back. what is going on with people setting -- whoever did this, setting a 19-year-old on fire, yanking her out of her house? >> you know, there is a rise in aggression and we have seen it in the research and have seen it in studies and the rise in aggression is two-fold. one is that, you know, a lot
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of -- it's not all parenting, i like to come and blame the parents. it's not always the parents but in the way they don't see early their kids have aggressive tendencies and don't do anything to remediate that or make sure they end up finding a good way to channel that anger or aggression. instead, they think, oh, they'll grow out of it but a child that's aggressive grows to be aggressive as an adult. it's really important parents recognize in their children -- they love to look at them and go, my kids are perfect but you get aggressive kids and this happens. >> what defines aggression, say your son is good on the football field and aggressive that way. what tells you it is unhealthy aggression you don't want to see and it should shock you? >> when they're aggressive in inappropriate environments. aggression on the football field, you know, could be -- could be warning signs there. there's even appropriate aggression on a football field. if your child is inappropriately aggressive even in that environment, you know, again,
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parents have to be honest with who their children on. then you see children aggressive to other children, they just -- when they're young and they play they will hit or -- or, the main -- the main way to tell if your child's immediate reaction is an anger reaction rather than something logical, the mind immediately goes towards something physical rather than, okay, let me think about this and the consequences. one of the keys -- wait, sorry. >> go ahead. >> one of the keys they don't think about the consequences and just behave. >> they act. mike, again law enforcement of 26 years. are you seeing that change, that rise, you know, a 15-year-old aggressive 20 years ago, that aggression is ten-fold now isn't it? >> it seems that way, mike. it seems like they're going -- you know, setting someone on fire, who would have ever thought about doing anything like that back years ago? you know, one thing i want to ask cooper, do you see sometimes with aggressive children acting out you start to see maybe animal cruelty, these kind of things, also and that's how it
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manfests itself? >> some kids do and some don't. that's the problem. we've heard before about animal cruelty and that could be a whole other level of psychosis. so animal cruelty absolutely but just because there is that doesn't mean that's all that is going on. in the absence the way they treat animals doesn't mean there isn't aggression. >> we used to see with aggressive behavior you'd have maybe a fight on the school playground or something like that but now it is going to knifes, guns and now we're going to setting people on fire. you know, i don't care what the motive for this was or what the perp's beef was with this girl, that's just, to set someone on fire is unconscionable. >> look at the story yesterday with the -- >> yeah. >> years ago two kids might brawl, everybody goes home now you want the hordes to show up to fight even innocent people. it is frightening. much more coming up. we'll change the mood in a big way, incredible rescue, we'll lighten the mood a bit but
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started out, though, not so good. house on fire, flames trapping a little boy in his bedroom but the hero nanny did not hesitate, running through flames barefoot. flames estimated about 400 degrees but she saved the little guy. >> i ran in there, grabbed him and ran out. it was the only thing i thought b. i didn't even think about me getting burned. >> this hero nanny will share more of her incredible story. if you'd like to chime in on it, call in, 1-877-tell-hln.
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we rurve love to celebrate heroes here. a nanny in kentucky did not hesitate. a home goes up in flames, she ran barefoot through the fire to save a boy, 5 years old. the brave nanny, such courage.
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here's our affiliate wave. >> reporter: if you dfnt know allison miott. >> i feel very blessed. >> reporter: or her story. >> just kind of goes all the way. >> reporter: you never know why the bubbles on her right hand are fresh, why her hand and both feet are wrapped in bandages. >> i'm just happy aiden is okay and wasn't on fire or anything when i came upstairs. >> reporter: lying in her hospital bed recovering from severe burns, her thoughts are on 5-year-old aiden and how he is doing. >> i care for the kid a lot, like i really do. >> reporter: this is what's left of his home. last night when they were sleeping -- >> i just heard a big boom and i thought it was aiden. >> reporter: she sprinted upstairs barefoot. when she got to the hallway, she was met by flames on the carpet. >> i was calling for him and he said, aly, i'm in here in my room underneath my covers.
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i'm like, okay, so i ran in there, grabbed him and ran out. that was the only thing i thought about. i didn't even think about me getting burned. he was screaming and stuff. and right after i ran off the carpet, my feet are just -- it was like i was walking on goo because of all this skin. my feet were just burnt off like. >> reporter: she ran with him out of the house and drove to a neighbor's home to call 911. the fire chief is impressed this nanny went beyond her duties, running through what he believes were 400-degree flames. >> the boy probably, without her, would not have been able to survive until we arrived. >> yeah. just did what -- what i would hope every human being would do. >> all right. take a look. this is video to us from nbc's "today show" a look inside the
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home what she may have went through or saw, incredible. again, flames estimated 400 degrees ran up those stairs barefoot and through the hall to get the little guy, hiding, again under his covers. amazingly he didn't have a scratch, no burns. he and his dad also appeared with the hero nanny on the nbc "today show." >> oh, boy, i love her so much and i miss her when she's gone and stuff. >> god brought her into our world, that's for sure. to realize what she did, saving my son's life, you know, you can't thank someone for that. there's nothing you can do to repay them for taking that kind of risk and then when i went to the actual house and stood in the hallway that she ran through, i realized there -- as she said, there was only one
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minute left. i mean, there's no words to put how grateful i am to have my son with me, how grateful i am to have alyson in our world. >> so genuine as you see the closeness between the nanny and the little guy. she's only been again with the family two months and she's going to risk her life? that's amazing. you know, we call out the bad on this program and we'll do that and hopefully learn from it but certainly will celebrate the good and it was great to do that with this story of our hero nanny. this next story leaves you scratching your head talking about skrandra bullock and maril trouble. more women are coming forward concerning her husband, jesse james. what's with him, you marry sandra bullock and wracking up mistresses like tiger woods and on the other side, if you are sandra bullock, why did you marry him in the first place? >> cnn hero, anne malem.
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>> you can change the world through humanity, kindness and encouragement and giving people a second chance. >> two years ago, she was honored as a cnn hero helping those who might otherwise be forgotten, the homeless. >> so, we're going to go over there and fit for you shorts and for your shirt. >> her "back on my feet" program inspires homeless to change their own lives, sharing the benefits of running, as well as providing job training skills. it started as a small running club of 300 and has expanded to more than 1500 members with 17 teams running three times a week. spread throughout philadelphia, baltimore, and just this week washington, d.c. >> you're doing great! >> since being a cnn hero, it's been extraordinary. i've received so many requests for expansion and people want to bring the program to their cities. >> she's done more than just
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help them off the streets. last year alone, more than 170 members found work, started job training or moved out of shelters. and anne isn't stopping anytime soon. >> all right. we're at the homestretch, guys. pick it up. >>ology with the first lady she's featured in this month's issue of "fitness" and plans to expand to boston and chicago later this year. >> we just gave them the opportunity to do something great, took advantage of it and they did great.
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radar online is reporting shocking acindications against sandra bullock's husband, jesse james, four women have come forward claiming they had affairs with him. she's reportedly devastated, no surprise, canceling several appearances. shus won an oscar and should be one of the best times in her live. instead she's in height possibly coming to grips with possibly losing who she thought was the love of her life. we'll take your calls on this if you can figure it out, 1-877-tell-hln. here to talk about this the senior editor for radar online and also back with our psychologist cooper lawrence author of "the cult of celebrity." richard, starting with you, we've got, what an unidentified mistress number four hired celebrity attorney gloryi
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gloryia allred. what more can you tell us? >> she says she has had a three-year affair with him, hundreds of text messages, photos and e-mails that validate their affair and it only broke off after the recent scandal broke. so, it's very recent. for the last three years while he's been married to sandra bullock, he's been with this mistress number four. >> have you guys seen the texts, e-mails, any of that? >> we haven't seen that yet, absolutely not. gloria allred, as you said, is the attorney that she has hired. and gloria says she doesn't want to go public just yet. but, in all honesty, you don't hire gloria allred, if you don't want to go public. >> did she think she was the only one, richard? >> well, he did -- he did persuade her that he loved her and cared about her. and just like some of the other
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mistresses who have come forward, she says he pursued her. >> okay. cooper, we've heard that before. what do you make of this guy? people can't figure it, you are married to sandra bullock, we figure's sweetheart but yet are pulling this on the side. we don't know how many times over. >> right. it's so egregious, you think to yourself, how could she not have known? you almost bullock not have known and did they have an arrangement, because at this point, it is so obvious, but that is what happens when you are very much in love and busy and working a lot. this guy had an obviously opportunity to be with as many women as he wanted to, and he said in the past, that san bra works a lot, and stome of the women said that is the excuse. and sandra bomb shel said it is easy, because sandra is always working. >> well, here is a facebook from britney write, of course, more people are coming out, it is
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called a paycheck. well, richard, is that what this and others want, money? >> when they talk to some of the press, and obviously, we haven't been the people that they have come to us first. sometimes, there appears to be a paycheck attached to it. we don't know that for sure, but you would suspect that if they are a stripper or porn star, that they are looking at this to be payday. >> it is payday indeed. >> cooper, it used to be the shame when you were other man or woman, and now they want fame and money, all of it, right? >> well, it is not the most upstanding citizens and tattoo artists and strippers and exactly what the guest said. now, there is a precedent set, and rachel uchatel got money,
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and so did jamie grunger. >> give us a call at 1-877-tell-hln. stay with us. dddddddddd
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-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com jared jarred harrell has been formally charged with the murder of somer thompson. breaking news. that announcement made a short time ago. the family of a 7-year-old girl in florida closer to finding justice. little somer was kidnapped and killed in october, her body found two days later in a landfill. this hour, i will talk to her grieving father, samuel thompson. what a nightmare, mom and
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husband go on vacation to paris, come home to find their house destroyed. we're talking $45,000 in damages. the son's classmates crashed a party he threw. totally trashed the place, blood, food, urine all over the house. mom said this did not just destroy our house. it destroyed our lives. taking your calls, as always, 1-877-tell-hln. you can e-mail us cnn.com/primenews or join us on facebook or text us at hln tv. start your message with the word "prime." it's your chance to be heard! controversy, opinion, your point of view, this is "prime news." welcome. this is "prime news," i'm mike galanos. breaking news, emotions pouring out again for the family of somer thompson. an arrest made in the murder of this beautiful 7-year-old little girl. jarred harrell is charged with premeditated murder, sexual battery on a victim under 12, and lewd and lascivious battery.
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to refresh your memory the 7-year-old got a spat in siblings walking home from school and walked ahead of them a bit and that was the opportunity he needed. she walked past his house every day, vulnerable and alone on the tragic day. well, now he's alone in a jail cell. >> i'd like to take this opportunity to say to jarred harrell, we got you, and you ain't getting away. >> the emotions of the family today. joining us to talk about this, samuel thompson, somer's father. again our condolences. i'm sure this wound is fresh. what was your reaction when you heard of the arrest of jarred harrell for the murder of your little girl? >> well, it was bittersweet. we had, you know, waited for so long for this to happen, and, and it finally did, and he is not going to get away with this. i want to thank the detectives
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that was on this case. there aren't words in the human language to deskrcribe how deep feel for them and the great job they have done. you know, it is awesome dedication that they put into this. but, also, it's like reliving it. >> i was going to ask you that, samuel. are there emotions that you feel vindicated that there's been arrest or do you relive that day all over again? >> it was just like reliving the day all over again. now that we know more about it, you know, more about the specifics of the case then, you know, it was really even worse than the first day. but, i know somer is in heaven. she's been smiling ever since the day she got there. and, you know, we're so happy that we found -- that we know we've got this criminal off the streets and he can't hurt anybody else and his judgment day is coming here on -- here on
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earth, as well as in heaven. >> samuel, how are police -- what are the police telling you? are they telling you about how somer may have crossed paths with this guy? >> well, you know, he had a dog. she used to lo ve and go by an pet. i think that the detective west told me that she had named him, "buddy" and that day, she had had a squabble, and somebody saw her sitting in the yard with her hand in her face about 3:15, but the dog was not gone. the dog was not there. so possibly, we don't have any specifics on how she was lured into the house or what. but, you know, with that many people walking up and down the street, he found his opportunity, and he took it.
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he took my daughter from me. and from her brothers and sisters and our whole family. you know, he has to pay for this. >> i want to listen, samuel, one more time to somer's mom that we need to regain innocence and the ground that evil has taken from us. we will get your reaction after, samuel. >> we need to get together and figure out what it is that we are not doing right. it's time for us to do something different and let our children walk home and play and ride their bikes. it's time for us to reclaim our children's safety and innocence. >> i couldn't agree more. i think back to my childhood. i used to be able to ride my bike. my kids, i haven't really let them be as free as we like. do you agree with that, samuel, we hope this is a wake-up call
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for parents in our communities. >> here's my response to that. we don't live in 1975 anymore. okay? the world has changed. it used to be, when we'd wake up in the morning, you'd get outside, you play outside before the sun comes down, when it's dinnertime, you come back in the house. well, we have to wake up, as a society, and realize that we don't live in those days anymore, where we don't look our front doors at night. you know, the screen door stays home. that this is a cruel, mean world we live in, and we do need to wake up, as a society, and tell ourselves every day that we make sure each step is taken for our child's safety. >> well put. samuel, i couldn't agree more. again, our condolences to you, your family, as you continue to grapple with your grief. we thank you for taking time. >> hey, i thank you guys. i apologize for my voice. we're getting over a little bout
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with sickness but, you know, i truly am thankful for the justice that you've done with coverage of this and keeping it fresh in -- in the americans' mind that, hey, you know, we're not in the same world and we got to focus more on the safety of our kids and the changing world that we live in. >> thank you, samuel. we want justice for somer, as we know as well as you do. thank you again. we'll continue our conversation, mike brooks is with us, as we talk about putting this guy away, call in, 1-877-tell-hln.
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a monster, that's all this person is, is a monster. somer was such a bright star that never got her chance to shine. >> that's somer's mom dena thompson talking about jarred harrell talking about the arrest and assault of 7-year-old somer thompson. ryan duffy, reporter, did we get specifics what may have happened to somer in her last moments? >> well, a few more details on that. the sheriff giving us a little more information about what led up to jarred harrell going from a person of interest to now being charged with murder. i can tell you he was in custody in clay county since last month charged with possessing child pornography. that came about because of an incident that happened here last summer when some roommates he lived with here in these
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apartments found it on his computer and turned him in. as far as we know, that's when he moved over to somer thompson's neighborhood and, in fact, lived right there on the street where somer walked home from school every day and the sheriff told us at that news conference today, he believes that is where, inside that house that is where harrell murdered somer thompson, and he said she was asphyxiated. as far as what led to him then going from a person of interest to being charged with murder, he says that has to do with dna evidence that was found and, also, some admissions harrell made. that is all he would say, admissions that he had -- >> ooh, we lost him there. we seem to have lost ryan. there, ryan duffy reporting. mike brooks, hitting on something he said, admissions, is that a confession, mike. >> they are not really saying exactly what admissions he made reference to this case, mike. but, it sounds like they do have
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a rock solid case and they think they have enough to take this for a successful prosecution with this guy. >> okay. you know, mike, you and i both reacted i think when somer's dad samuel talked about how she loved this guy's dog and even named him "buddy." do you think he saw her walk by every day, and had targeted somer or the wrong place, wrong time for this little girl? >> for the charge of premeditated murder, mike, i think that he probably saw her go up and down gano avenue on the way to and from school every day and the sheriff said this was a crime of opportunity. so, he apparently saw an opportunity and he struck like a predator would against this little girl, you know, when she was there -- along the street, possibly in his yard because she was last seen by someone about two doors away from this guy's house. and apparently they did get evidence, mike, besides the dna evidence, witness statements and his admission there, were apparently evidence inside of that house that led them to make this case against the guy.
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>> once again, an arrest made. mike, thanks very much. our thanks to ryan, because we lost him toward the finish. coming up, i want to show you this house, mom and husband go on a trip. the son stays behind. he's with neighbors. he decides to have friends over. next thing you know, 50 to 100 kids show up and these kids do $45,000 worth of damage. look at this house! there is food, blood, urine all over the house. what is going on with these kids? they even had a facebook page allegedly calling themselves the "home wrecking crew." tells what you think about it. call in, 1-877-tell-hln. matthew and christopher perry don't use skates to glide across the ice. after strapping on pads and helmets, they sit down into a sled. they are here to practice sled hockey, a sport for both disabled and able-bodied
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athletes. >> it always gives me a good workout. >> okay. are you ready? >> reporter: the perry twins have mild cerebral palsy affecting their balance and strength. until now, team sports were no fun. >> not only they get to participate in a team sport. it's a sport they can be good at. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: many of the team members have physical or mental disabilities, but on the ice, their able-bodied friends or siblings don't have much of an edge. >> they are all on the same level, playing and having fun together and that disability fades away. >> reporter: the sport is new to most player, learning to pass, trying to score, sometimes falling. it is all part of the game [ laughter ] sled hockey builds upper body strength and helps build coordination, but the twins are not necessarily thinking about all of that. >> i love skating. >> reporter: spoken like a true member of the team. i'm dr. sanjay gupta.
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>> right here! oh, this one.
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a car chase for you on "prime news." police thought they were chasing an intoxicated driver just south of la grange, texas. they were chasing a 12-year-old behind the wheel. he led cops on a 15-mile chase. it's this chase hitting speeds 100 miles an hour didn't even have his headlights on and finally ended when the officers laid down spike strips. that not the end of it. police say they found a small-caliber handgun and small amount of marijuana in the trunk. the boy was placed in juvenile detention center. police say he did not have permission to take out the truck and also in listening to him when he was caught said he wanted to call his mom. well, he is now calling his mom from juvey. what's going on with our kids?
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here's another one of kids gone wild we've heard it before mom and dad go away, leave the kid behind, well he ends up throwing a party, the house is trashed a bit. this is a completely different level. we're talking about $45,000 in damages, the home basically destroyed. here is brian schulte from our affiliate whdh in boston. >> reporter: the pictures here tell this story. >> absolute devastation. >> reporter: last month while she was on vacation police say her home was ransacked by more than 50 teenagers. >> yeah, destroyed the doors, both, you know, bathroom doors kicked them in the ceilings, the walls. smashed the marble countertops in the bathroom. urinated in every single room of my house n all of the drawers and all of the beds, destroyed all of the bedding. curtains -- there was blood on the wall. >> reporter: police say they snapped the legs off this antique couch, brought them to the deck and burned them in this outdoor fireplace. >> to do what they did was worse than a pack of animals would have done. they stole my husband's truck and trashed his truck and stole everything in the house.
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>> abbott says that her son was an easy target and they took full advantage of it. they knew we weren't home and they came in and not one of these kids were his friends. >> reporter: an undercover detective says he's never seen or smelled anything like it. >> the stench of urination alone was -- was devastating. >> reporter: three of four teenagers arrested so far are charged as adults most are students at eastbridge high school. >> one had a facebook and created a home page "home wrecker crew." so the motive was to cause destruction. >> well, allegedly, they did do that. our thanks to our affiliate whdh. joining me to talk about this our law enforcement analyst mike brooks. the way we understand it, okay, mom and her husband go to paris for vacation and leave the kid with neighbors. he goes to check on the house. one friend is playing basketball
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and says, come on, throw a party so four carloads of kids come over, and we believe he knows them. but someone put on facebook there's a party and this alleged home wrecker crew end up talking their way into the house, and we end up with $45,000 in damages, urine all over the place, and blood and what's up with this? >> law enforcement may need to look at this website because, mike, they are saying, even though there are four arrests, three adults, one juvenile, they are saying, you know, it's not out of the realm of possibility there could be more arrests. if that's part of the investigation, they need to contact facebook, get a subpoena and find out who owns that site. >> here's a great facebook from deborah writing i'd make them clean the entire house inside and out with a toothbrush! that's justice. we'd like to see justice served. just the beginning. >> yeah, for a start. >> just the beginning. we want you to call.
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welcome back to "prime news" on hln. a lot of rough stuff on this show. hang with us, though, a real hoe hero is coming up. a nanny who walked through fire to save a little guy. we will have that story coming up, but first this one. another disturbing one. we got to ask what is going on? police in ansley, florida say someone pulled a teenager out of her home and literally set her on fire. the victim here is 19-year-old adrianna zimmerman, fighting for her life in critical condition. neighbors say they could hear
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her screaming for help as she stumbled on their doorstep. they called 911. right now, no one has been arrested. if you have any information, call crimestoppers. here's the number: 850-433-stop. or call the sheriff's office. back to talk to us about this is hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks. we are on the front end of this, and it is a bad one, so we don't have a lot to go on. what do you see here? are the kids doing this? the younger set? how can you tell at this point. >> you know, mike, for someone to grab someone and pull them out of their home, most likely it is -- in my opinion, it's someone they probably -- she probably knew. what was the motive for this? we don't know. but, we do know she was able to say when she went to the neighbor's doorstep someone poured an accelerant on her and set her on fire, burned over 60% of her body. now, you know, who is this person of interest? you know, i'd like -- you know,
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i don't like that term, i call it "suspect lite." >> exactly. >> but still, the mindset of somebody who would do this to someone is just incredible to me, but we don't have much to go on right now. there are no witnesses, but y u saw the area. >> it happened near -- >> right, we saw the police line tape around the one park s. so, is there more evidence right there? >> that's your evidence base where you will get everything. >> definitely. >> you hit it. welcome cooper lawrence, psychologist and author. "cult of celebrity." cooper, this is not the first time, michael brewer, that young kid, 15 years old set on fire and he is still recovering, happened in florida a few months back. so what is going on with whoever did this setting a 19-year-old fire, and yanking her out of her house? >> you know, there is a rise in aggression and we have seen it in the research and have seen it in studies and the rise in
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aggression is two-fold. one is that, you know, a lot of -- it's not all parenting, i like to come and blame the parents. it's not always the parents but in the way they don't see early their kids have aggressive tendencies and don't do anything to remediate that or make sure they end up finding a good way to channel that anger or channel that aggression and think, oh, they will grow out of it,e but a child who is aggressive as a child grows to be an aggressive adult. it's really important parents recognize in their children -- they love to look at them and go, my kids are perfect but you get aggressive kids and this happens. >> what defines aggression, say your son is good on the football field and aggressive that way. what tells you it is unhealthy aggression you don't want to see and it should shock you? >> when they're aggressive in inappropriate environments. aggression on the football field, you know, could be -- could be warning signs there. there's even appropriate aggression on a football field. if your child is inappropriately aggressive even in that environment, you know, again, parents have to be honest with
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who their children on. then you see children aggressive to other children, they just -- when they're young and they play they will hit or -- or, the main -- the main way to tell if your child's immediate reaction is an anger reaction rather than something logical, the mind immediately goes towards something physical rather than, okay, let me think about this and the consequences. one of the keys -- wait, sorry. >> go ahead. >> one of the keys they don't think about the consequences and just behave. >> they act. like you said, full blown aggression. mike, again law enforcement of 26 years. are you seeing that change, that rise, you know, a 15-year-old aggressive 20 years ago, that aggression is ten-fold now isn't it? >> it seems that way, mike. it seems like they're going -- you know, setting someone on fire, who would have ever thought about doing anything like that back years ago? you know, one thing i want to ask cooper, do you see sometimes with aggressive children acting out you start to see maybe animal cruelty, these kind of things, also and that's how it
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starts to manifest itself? >> some kids do and some don't. that's the problem. we've heard before about animal cruelty and that could be a whole other level of psychosis. so animal cruelty absolutely but just because there is that animal cruelty, it doesn't mean that's all that is going on. in the absence the way they treat animals doesn't mean there isn't aggression. >> we used to see with aggressive behavior you'd have maybe a fight on the school playground or something like that but now it is going to knifes, guns and now we're going to setting people on fire. you know, i don't care what the motive for this was or what the perp's beef was with this girl, that's just, to set someone on fire is unconscionable. >> look at the story yesterday with the -- >> yeah. >> years ago two kids might brawl, everybody goes home now you want the hordes to show up to fight even innocent people. it is frightening. much more coming up. we'll change the mood in a big way, incredible rescue, we'll lighten the mood a bit but started out, though, not so good. house on fire, flames trapping a
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little boy in his bedroom but the hero nanny did not hesitate, running through flames barefoot. flames estimated about 400 degrees but she saved the little guy. >> i ran in there, grabbed him and ran out. it was the only thing i thought about. i didn't even think about me getting burned. >> this hero nanny will share more of her incredible story. if you'd like to chime in on it, call in, 1-877-tell-hln.
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we love to celebrate our heroes here on "prime news," especially when they risk their lives to save our kids. a nanny in kentucky did not hesitate. a home goes up in flames, she ran barefoot through the fire to save a boy, 5 years old. the brave nanny, such courage.
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here's our affiliate wave. >> reporter: if you didn't know alyson myat. >> i feel very blessed. >> reporter: or her story. >> just kind of goes all the way. >> reporter: you never know why the bubbles on her right hand are fresh, why her hand and both feet are wrapped in bandages. >> i'm just happy aiden is okay and wasn't on fire or anything when i came upstairs. >> reporter: lying in her hospital bed recovering from severe burns, her thoughts are on 5-year-old aiden and how he is doing. >> i care for the kid a lot, like i really do. >> reporter: this is what's left of aden's home. last night when they were sleeping -- >> i just heard a big boom, and i thought it was aden. >> reporter: alyson sprinted upstairs barefoot. when she got upstairs to the hallway, she was met by flames on the carpet. >> i was calling for him and he said, aly, i'm in here in my
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room underneath my covers. i'm like, okay, so i ran in there, grabbed him and ran out. that was the only thing i thought about. i didn't even think about me getting burned. he was screaming and stuff. and right after i ran off the carpet, my feet are just -- it was like i was walking on goo because of all this skin. my feet were just burnt off like. >> reporter: she ran with him out of the house and drove to a neighbor's home to call 911. >> a lot of people would not run through flames. >> reporter: the fire chief sim pressed that this nanny went beyond her duties running through what he believes is 400-degree flames. >> the boy, probably, without her, would not have been able to survive until we arrived. >> yeah. just did what -- what i would hope every human being would do. >> all right. take a look. this is video to us from nbc's "today show" a look inside the home what she may have went through or saw, incredible.
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this nanny ran through -- again, flames estimated at 400 degrees, ran up those stairs, barefoot, and through the hall to get that little guy, hiding under the covers. amazingly, he didn't have a scratch, no burns. he and his dad also appeared with the hero nanny on the nbc "today show." >> oh, boy, i love her so much and i miss her when she's gone and stuff. >> god brought her into our world, that's for sure. to realize what she did, saving my son's life, you know, you can't thank someone for that. there's nothing you can do to repay them for taking that kind of risk and then when i went to the actual house and stood in the hallway that she ran through, i realized there -- as the chief of police said, there was only one minute left.
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i mean -- there is no words to put how grateful i am to have my son with me, how grateful i am to have alyson in our world. >> so genuine as you see the closeness between the nanny and the little guy. she's only been again with the family two months and she's going to risk her life? that's amazing. you know, we call out the bad on this program and we'll do that and hopefully learn from it but certainly will celebrate the good and it was great to do that with this story of our hero nanny. this next story leaves you scratching your head. we are talking about sandra bullock and this marital trouble. more women are coming forward concerning her husband, jesse james. let's hit it on a couple of fronts. you marry sandra bullock and you are wracking up mistresses like tiger woods, and if you are sandra bullock, why did you marry him in the first place? >> cnn hero, anne malem.
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>> you can change the world through humanity, kindness and encouragement and giving people a second chance. >> two years ago, she was honored as a cnn hero helping those who might otherwise be forgotten, the homeless. >> so, we're going to go over there and fit for you shorts and fit yu for your shirt. >> her "back on my feet" program inspires homeless to change their own lives, sharing the benefits of running, as well as providing job training skills. what started off as a small running club of 300 has expanded into more than 1,500 members with 17 teams running three times a week. it spread throughout philadelphia, baltimore and just this week washington, d.c. >> you are doing great! >> since being a cnn hero, it's been extraordinary. i've received so many requests for expansion and people want to bring the program to their cities. >> she's done more than just help them off the streets. last year alone, more than 170
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members found work, started job training or moved out of shelters. and anne isn't stopping anytime soon. >> all right. we're at the homestretch, guys. pick it up. >> along with the first lady michelle obama, she is featured in this month's issue of "fitness" magazine and plans to expand to boston and chicago later this year. >> we just gave them the opportunity to do something great, took advantage of it and they did it.
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radaronline is reporting shocking allegations against sandra bullock's husband, jesse james. four women have come forward claiming they had affairs with him. sandra bullock is reportedly devastated. no surprise. she has canceled several appearances. she has just won an oscar, and should be one of the best times in her life. instead, she's in hiding possibly coming to grips with the possibility of losing who she thought was the love of her life. we'll take your calls on this if you can figure it out, 1-877-tell-hln. here to talk about this the senior editor for radaronline and also back with our psychologist cooper lawrence author of "the cult of celebrity." richard, starting with you, we've got, what an unidentified
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mistress number four hired celebrity attorney gloria allred. what more can you tell us? >> she says she has had a three-year affair with him, hundreds of text messages, photos and e-mails that validate their affair and it only broke off after the recent scandal broke. so, it's very recent. for the last three years while he's been married to sandra bullock, he's been with this mistress number four. >> have you guys seen the texts, e-mails, any of that? >> we haven't seen that yet, absolutely not. gloria allred, as you said, is the attorney that she has hired. and gloria says she doesn't want to go public just yet. but, in all honesty, you don't hire gloria allred, if you don't want to go public. >> did she think she was the only one, richard? >> well, he did -- he did persuade her that he loved her and cared about her. and just like some of the other mistresses who have come forward, she says he pursued her.
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>> okay. cooper, we've heard that before. what do you make of this guy? people can't figure it, you are married to sandra bullock, we figure america's sweetheart but yet, you are pulling this on the side. we don't know how many times over, what's up? >> right. it's so egregious, you think to yourself, how could she not have known? you almost say, did they have an arrangement? obvious. but that's what happens when you are really in love, when you're somebody who is very busy and working a lot. this guy had obiates opportunity to be with as many women as he wanted to and he said in the past that, you know, sandra works a lot. that's been some of the women have said, well, that's his excuse. michelle "bombshell" is saying that he was umpimplying they we separated because sandra is always working. >> he had ample opportunity. here's a facebook comment. of course more wimpen are coming out. it's called a paycheck. richard, does this woman or any
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of the others want money yet? >> when they talk to some of the press and obviously we haven't been the people that they've come to us first, sometimes there appears to be a paycheck attached to it. we don't know that for sure. but you would suspect that if they're a stripper, if they're a porn star, that they're looking at this as being their pay day. >> it's pay day, indeed. cooper, it used to be a shame when you were the other man or the other woman. now they come forward in pride. they want fame, they want money. they want all that, right? >> you're not talking about the most upstanding citizens here. >> right. >> but, you know, there's a precedent set now. ra there's money to be made here. if you have proof that you had an affair with a celebrity, if you have a text message, there's currency there. >> what an indictment.
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all right. we'll talk more about sandra bullock and take your calls.
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