a great example of how big oher is. when you're an offensive lineman, to succeed, you got to be a little bit cerebral. and that's where michael comes in. he seemed to take naturally to the position. he dominated, and he dominated right away. he was known for his pancake blocks to where he was going to flatten you out. he gets it. oh, huge hold. and touchdown, briarcrest. the mack truck might have gone through that. getting to that championship was a fantastic feeling. michael oher was becoming a star. 80 of the top high school football players in the country. michael oher is 347 pounds offensive tackle and remarkably athletic. i got him on the us army all-america game, the prep football report all-american team, put him on everything. he was a consensus high school all-american. he's one of the top five offensive linemen nationally. here on this sideline, i've got 10 coaches. and sean tuohy ole miss basketball great, all kinds of competitive athletes here. sean tuohy was a volunteer football coach at briarcrest. and so

last year you may recall, oher alleged that sean and leanne to we never adopted him, but instead filedservatorship and profited from a false narrative about him, which they deny. the conservatorship has since been terminated, but oher's case against them asking them to provide information about his finances over the years, that's ongoing. now, the new cnn/doc blindsided examines the story behind hollywood's take on or and the to ease. here's a preview. >> controversy surrounding hit with the blindside. >> michael oher blindsided by his family at the center of the hollywood blockbuster. >> alleging they earned millions from pushing a false narrative that they adopted him. >> the movie depicted a totally different person. >> michael really didn't like the movie from the very beginning. they followed him everywhere while he was in the nfl. >> he felt like someone was making money from this movie, and it wasn't him. >> they said they never intended to adopt michael. i think they've got some cleaning to do. >> it seemed to be all love, and a lot was offered. >> he was portrayed as unable wi

. >>> if you don't know michael oher's name from the 8 year career you probably know it from "the blind side," he is black and rescued from poverty and homelessness by a wealthy white family. last year, it was alleged they never adopted him but instead filed a conservativeship and profited from a false narrative about him which they denied. the conservativeship has since been terminated by a judge but a case from the tuohy's asking about his finances over the years is still ongoing. now, "blind-sided" examines the story behind hollywood's take on o'er and the tuohys. >> the controversy surrounding the hit movie, "the blind side." >> michael oher blind-sided by his family at the blockbuster. >> alleging there was a false narrative when they adopted him. >> the movie depicted a different person. michael really didn't like the movie and they followed him everywhere. >> he felt someone was making money from this movie and it wasn't him. >> they said they never intended to adopt michael. as they say from the south, you got some explaining to do. >> it seemed to be love and a lot was offered.

. >> michael oher is trying to clear michael oher from the misconceptions, and michael oher wants to be able to walk away with his head up, knowing that he did the right thing. >>> hello, and welcome everyone, i'm live in atlanta, appreciate your company. coming up on cnn newsroom, israel claims hamas was working from just under headquarters in gaza, but the head of the aid agency says it hasn't been there for months. >>> no, i would not protect you, i would encourage them to do whatever they want. >> the white house comments calls unhinged after donald trump tells nato allies to pay more and says he wouldn't protect them from a russian invasion if they don't. >>> later, scientists drill into the oldest ice on earth, details on their findings, and why you should care. >> live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. >>> israel is said to be preparing for a ground offensive in rother, the city where the israeli military told palestinians to flee to for safety, and where now more than 1 million people are sheltering. but is really forces are already striking in gaza's so

. >>> if you don't know michael oher's name from his eight year career you probably know it from the movie, the "blind side," a wealthy white family that positioned him for success in college football. last year, he alleged they never adopted him but in stead filed a conservatorship and profited from a false narrative they denied. the conservatorship has since been denied by a judge and the lawsuit about the finances is ongoing. examining the story behind o'er's take and the tuohy's and here's a preview. >> michael oher blind-sided he says by the family at the center of the hollywood blockbuster. >> alleging they got millions from the false narrative and that they adopted him. >> michael really didn't like the movie from the beginning. they followed him everywhere from the nfl, no escaping it. >> he felt like someone was making money from this movie and it wasn't him. >> they said they never intended to adopt michael. as they say from the south, you have some explaining to do. >> it seemed to be all love. and a lot was offered. >> he was portrayed as unable without the help of the tu

michael oher came across the tuohy family , when he was still a high school student. he had endured homelessness, seat help -- sought help through various families, when he met that tuohy family , he thought that was his family, they called him son and said he was adopted. through this legal process, he is trying to come to terms with the reality that that wasn't true. he does acknowledge that tuohy family help them but the idea was -- he was a part of the family was not true, even though he is a 37-year-old man today, i think he wants closure around that and financial compensation. >> it is a fascinating story. michael fletcher, thank you for bringing this story to us and tune in to the cnn flash documentary premiering tonight at 8:00 p.m. on cnn. watching also on max. be right back. >> live in the

[applause] y'all don't understand -- my mother is 88 -- y'all don't understand, i oher that i will make her sit in here for a little while, because she used to make us go to sunday's will, her choir rehearsal, church, baptist training union after church -- what do you got to go to church after church for? [laughter] and then back to church on wednesdays and then some more choir rehearsal. and then she was a lead singer in the choir, a solo is, so i had to listen to some more singing. than when i go home, she is singing some more! and she is tough, y'all. i have to honor her today. she was orphaned as a child. she raised six children -- [voice breaks] by herself. i used to tell her, don't worry, god is my father and he will take care of us. so i know i am a little soft right now, but i am really tough. [laughter] speaker scott: [laughs] i got that toughness from her. she used to make my brother and i, she had to work, she had a couple of jobs, so we thought it was normal that kids got dropped off in front of the library before the library opened, and then got picked up in the evening aft

michael was trying to clear michael oher from the misconceptions. and michael oher wants to be able to walk away with his head up, knowing that he did the right thing. [music playing] playing] we're back with martha stewart on this edition of larry king live. we go to nashville, tennessee. hello. my question is, what do you feel is the biggest misconception the public has about you? i think that there have been so many misrepresentations of me. what's the biggest misconception? meanie. meanie. i'm a softie. there is no media personality, businesswoman, celebrity chef like her. there is all this fear, and loathing, and anger, which is directed to you. i find it amongst my own friends, either they worship you or they say, that woman makes me crazy. when you think of her generation, it's ironic. she made this empire idolizing and perfecting what her generation of women were trying to leave behind. how did you get into this, for want of a better term, bag, martha stewart's shtick? i had been a caterer, before that a stockbroker. do you miss the world of

. >>> first, if you don't know michael oher's name from his eight year career, you probably know it frome is black, rescued from a home of poverty to a white family that took him to success in college football and beyond. but they never adopted him and instead started a conservativeship that they deny. the conservatorship has been ended in tennessee but the case about asking him information over the years has been ongoing. "blind-sided" is on hollywood's tape on him and the family. >> "the mindside." >> reporter: michael o'er, blind-sided. >> that they pushed a false narrative from adopting him. >> the movie showed a totally different person. >> michael didn't like the movie from the begipg, following him everywhere in the nfl. >> he felt someone was making money from this movie and it wasn't him. >> they said they never intended to adopt michael. like they say in the south, you got some explaining to do. >> it seemed to be all love and a lot was offered. >> he was portrayed as unable without the help of the family to have made his way in the world. >> the movie allows us to talk about t

. >> the movie allows us to talk about the michael ohers of the world that need a family. >> i know whatship is thanks to britney spears. >> they blindsided him from the start. >> "blindsided" tomorrow at 8 on cnn. >> you had my career right in the palm of your hands. >> big career ahead of him. >> damaged his career by saying something i didn't mean. >> i wanted to compete against him. not all christian mccaffrey's are the same. some are all-pro running backs. some aren't. i'm christian mccaffrey and i make tacos. just like not all internet providers are the same. don't settle for slow. yikes. or unreliable. that's going to leave a mark. or weak. get real deal speed, reliability and power with xfinity. hey, you okay? i'm gonna pass out if that's alright. get the real deal, get xfinity.

it allows us to talk about the michael oher's of the world. >> i know what conservatorship is now thanks to britney spears. >> blindsided tomorrow at 8:00 on cnn. >> thank you for joining us tonight. >>> both parties play both sides of a damming special counsel report, that is tonight on news line . >>> america's left and right are melting down over a report that raises questions about president biden's mental aquity. he will not be charged for handling classified documents. first, i want to cut through the noise here and give you context. 30 years ago another presidential candidate faced concerns about his age. that issue landed him on the cover of "time magazine." here is the thing, then, in 1996, bob dole was younger than both biden and trump are today. as they say history rhymes. now, president biden, his number 2 and democrats alike are all blasting robert herr for the remarks in that report about bidens age and his struggle to remember things in his interview. >> the comments were made, inaccurate, inappropriate. they are calling this the sequel of the attack of the six foot monste

the whole thing is a story of adoption of michael oher and how it changed our life and how we helpede his life, but it was never an adoption. >> so the tuohys admitted they never adopted him, they never intended to adopt him legally. >> they said that they never intended to adopt michael? >> that really is contrary to what has been voiced during the last 20 years, and if that is what their lawyer said in their response, i think that, you know, as they kind of say in the south, you got to 'splaining to do. >> "blindsided" airs tonight at 8:00 on cnn. "first of all" is up next with victor blackwell. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. hey billy, how you doin? with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. thanks. it's happening. get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up

it allows us to talk about the michael oher's of the world. >> i know what conservatorship is now thanks to britney spears. >>

different matter the family matter now, bringing the family together, matter now, bringing the family tog oherw, bringing the family tog oh well, that would be >> oh well, that would be lovely. our royal correspondent cameron walker has more analysis. >> so this week for harry and meghan all been about meghan has all been about perhaps rebrand perhaps trying to rebrand themselves . they've had new themselves. they've had the new glossy website, this controversial crest , and controversial royal crest, and critics of them would say they're capitalising on their sussex royal title. they did make agreement with, uh, make an agreement with, uh, buckingham palace and the late queen that they would not use the word royal. they didn't agree on the word sussex. so it was a surprise yesterday was such a surprise yesterday when we discovered prince when we discovered that prince harry an interview with harry had done an interview with good morning america in the united states, and it was teased up talking about, uh, king up as talking about, uh, king charles's health. alarm bells started ringing in my h