anderson. sit. good boy. anderson, salute. yes!t is amazing. >> just you salute him. >> anderson salute? >> good boy. [applause] >> what else does he do? >> he is on his way to knowing 90 commands. he knows about 80 at this point. anderson sit. one of the things that is imperative any of our wounded veterans are in wheelchairs or cannot use their arms, that the dog will get things for them and bring them to him. in this case we will ask anderson to get his ball. anderson, watch me. get your ball. good boy. get your ball. hold. sit. hold. good boy. give. thank you. [applause] >> anderson: wow. >> that is mind blowing. >> good boy. >> anderson: we have a graduation cap for him. >> good doggy! [applause] [♪] >> anderson: thank you so much for being here. i appreciate it. thank you. and ana gasteyer thank you for being here. appreciate it as well. we will be right back with more of the "final 5." >> thank you. [applause] [cheering] [♪] is so passionate about its new tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [

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that, anderson, presumes a plan, right? you're talking about the difficulty in actually executing some agreement that you could get these parties to. it's clear the reason secretary kerry is going to geneva to meet with the russian foreign ministers, there is not a plan on the table or nothing they can agree on, and what kind of an agreement would there be if there wasn't some punitive potentially military action that would come if they didn't follow through on it? >> mike, i understand you believe the proposal is nothing more than a charade that rewards bad behavior, correct? >> absolutely. the syrians are not about to give them up, not for a second. david kay just explained how difficult it is to do, even if the syrian government was actually a willing participant. they will string this thing along. i would remind you what former secretary of state colin powell said about assad. he said he's a pathological liar. this regime is in a different class from any other regime in the world, with exception of the north koreans. th

>> very surprised, anderson. because typically let's start with the fact that these are a bunch of mysoginists who believe that women shouldn't be involved in operations that men are doing. we've seen female suicide attackers carry a bomb. but if what nima is describing where a woman was actually firing automatic weapons and playing a leading role in this operation, that would be i think quite unusual. >> the reports though from eyewitnesses of multiple women. but didn't chechnyan terrorists use women in attacks even in i'm thinking back in sri lanka were there a lot of suicide attacks by women as well? >> that's a good point. there was a huge attack on a theater in moscow where women were amongst the operatives. i haven't seen it with al shabaab, the group that's responsible for the kenya attack. i haven't really seen it with groups that are affiliated with al qaeda. they're happy to send women as suicide bombers. but it's very unusual for them to actually be playing an operational role. now, that doesn't mean t

anderson? >> do we know what caused the fire at this custard shop? >> reporter: yeah, that is the one big question that officials are not even going to speculate on. they say they don't know and won't give us any answers. we do know there have been no major injuries. the only injuries so far are with the firefighters and it's from heat exhaustion. >> it seems like this fire has moved incredibly fast. the fact it was able to spread so quickly and engulfed such a large area. >> reporter: yes, that's right. the winds have picked up. we could see this fire from six -- about 20 minutes away from here and we can see the fire going down this path of the boardwalk. we heard from governor christie there may be rain tonight and that could help them contain this, anderson? >> the boardwalk, as we said, reopened this summer after being damaged by sandy. it has to be so devastating for thcommunity. what have people there been telling you? >> reporter: yeah, it's really emotional here. we talked with a woman

you can hear the rage there, anderson.far has not moved fairly for them. >> if she admitted to police she pushed her then newlywed husband off a cliff, is she pleading not guilty? >> reporter: no, she is -- she is presumed not guilty at this point. the charge is second degree murder but she hasn't had the trial yet. she hasn't entered a plea in this. her defense attorneys won't speak to cnn or anybody. the trial hasn't happened yet and because the trial hasn't happened yet, she's allowed to be home on home electronic monitoring. >> fascinating. >>> let's get caught up on other stories we're following, isha. >> a georgia teenager is sentenced to life without parole and 105 years for murdering a toddler. he was convicted of shooting the child while trying to rob the boy's mother. he was sparred the death penalty because he was 17 at the time. >>> casey anthony may have to answer questions under oath about why she tried to cover up her daughter kaley's disappearance in 2008. a woman suing her for deaf formation. she was akuwa

anderson?appreciate the update. >>> a loyal dog and her puppies reunited with the american soldiers whoa promised they would not leave them behind and they didn't. one of the soldiers and his dog will join us ahead. >>> new information about what caused that huge fire that's burned more than 200,000 acres in an around yosemite. this is for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor here we honor the proud thaccomplishmentsss. of our students and alumni. people like, maria salazar, an executive director at american red cross. or garlin smith, video account director at yahoo. and for every garlin, thousands more are hired by hundreds of top companies. each expanding the influence of our proud university of phoenix networ

anderson? >> it's incredible to see the kind of results you're able to get on this and see that today. nobody's getting fired. no big changes at the state health department. and the same people who allowed the fraud, they're now in charge of cleaning it up, right? >> reporter: yeah, the same people i might add that you and i interviewed and were trying to defend the program just a month or so ago are now saying that, you know, they are going to clean it up, they're going do something. lawmakers say they're on it now. they're going to give this department exactly one year to permanently solve the fraud problems or as one lawmaker told me, they'll solve it themselves. but, anderson, just this year, just this year, 36 million taxpayer dollars have already been sent to these clinics that are now suspended. so we're talking about a lot of wasted money here. >> it was so frustrating when we had the guy on from the program who said, well, he had no idea who, previous to him getting to his position, wa

anderson? >> victor, appreciate the update. >>> a loyal dog and her puppies reunited with the american soldiers who promised they would not leave them behind and they didn't. one of the soldiers and his dog will join us ahead. >>> new information about what caused that huge fire that's burned more than 200,000 acres in an around yosemite. >>> welcome back. as the united states contemplates taking action in syria, it's worth noting that stories of war are usually full of pain and loss. tonight we're glad to bring you a good story from afghanistan. there was a lot of smiles around the office. the story begins in afghanistan. brave american soldiers stationed at a remote base. a stray wonders around and they adopt her and she adopted them. the dog has puppies and i'll let randi kaye pick up the rest of the story. >> reporter: at terminal 4 at jfk they are anxiously awaiting a special delivery prom afghanistan. >> i'm extremely excited. i can't put into words. i'm antsy, excited, pumped up. >> repo

anderson?ctor, appreciate the update. >>> a loi dog and her puppies reunited with the american soldiers whoa promised they would not leave them behind and they didn't. one of the soldiers and his dog will join us ahead. >>> new information about what caused that huge fire that's burned more than 200,000 acres in an around yosemite. like that feeling of getting something new. and now, with verizon edge, you can experience that new phone thrill, again, and again, and again. phil can you close your new phone box, we're picking up some feedback. every time you're ready to upgrade. having what you want on the 4glte network you rely on. that's powerful. upgrade to the motox by motorola with 0 down payment. i put in the hours and built a strong reputation in the industry. i set goals and worked hard to meet them. i've made my success happen. so when it comes to my investments, i'm supposed to just hand it over to a broker and back away? that's not gonna happen. avo: when you work with a schwab financi

anderson? >> unbelievable. drew, thanks very much. >>> you can follow me on twitter @andersoncooper. >>> just ahead, senator ted cruz's all nighter on the innovate floor may have won points with his tea party supporters but will his crusade against obamacare cost him? i'll talk to a member of his own party who's calling cruz a fraud. >>> also chilling video showing the navy yard shooter in action, stalking the hallways. the fbi said he believed his mind was under attack. new clues tonight about the delusions he may have been battling. can shop around-- see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by l

anderson?or, appreciate the update. >>> susan hendrix has the 360 bulletin. >> anderson, a missouri man is charged with knowingly exposing a partner to hiv, a felony under state law. 36-year-old david said he had unprotected sex with more than 3 300 partners since being diagnosed. >>> an accident in england this morning. at least 100 carps were involved. most likely caused by thick fog. eight people were seriously hurt, 200 others suffered minor injuries. >>> in what may be a stunning turn of events, it turns iran's new president sent jews around the world a happy new year. in comparison his predecessor called for israel's destruction. >>> the newest baby wanda is a girl. that word from zoo officials this morning. the cub was born last month but the name won't be announced for 100 days after the birth, a chinese tradition. >> very cute. thanks very much. >>> up next, the best war story a love story. a loyal dog and her puppies reunited with the soldiers who promised they would not leave them be

anderson, this is publicly available information. so the fact that we were giving him access, i hit the it explains pretty well why secretary haggle has demanded, ordered a review of both physical and personnel at military facilities. it is inexcusable. i will say, i think as we begin to understand how many people have security clearances, how long they keep them. the sort of, this was, he had a secret level security clearance. there was much less work and effort put into it. still, anderson, for all of that. >> a relevant testifily low level. top secret is a standard 134. >> top secret is a high level. there is nor scrutiny and additional levels beyond that. but even for a secret level clearance, these things, the arrests should have been picked up. was this man suitable to hold, to have access and hold a security clearance? i think not. so the navy needs to understand why these, all these flags were missed. >> does it surprise you that this defense contractor didn't seem to have caught these other incidents? >> well, i think it's u

around anderson starts now. >>> erin thanks. good evening everyone. a busy night on syria, political push back and doubts about the reliability of russia and the shakety pack caleties of the army. senator john mccain joins us and the man that led the u.n. weapons inspection team in iraq. >>> later developments in george zimmerman's confrontation with his estranged wife that ended like this. now shellie zimmerman stepping to the spotlight and her lawyer speaking out about the angry incident and christopher story murdered execution style at age four. his mother condemned to die for ordering the hit. after more than two decades on death row show is free. the question, though is justice finally being done or a killer going free because of bad police work? we begin that the proposed deal with russia and syria could be a bid to grow time and growing doubts whether it would be possible to neutralize the stockpile as well, happening on the anniversary of the 12th an verse oh of the 9/11 attacks. 9/11 you remember, anthrax letters, smallpox fears and a war wit

>> anderson, we don't have people on the ground. our embassy has been closed for, you know, have a very long time now. so we don't have any eyes or ears on a very complex and rapidly changing situation. but beyond that, i'm not sure we've ever understand syria very well. 1982 very few americans understand the significance of that, no syrian will ever forget it -- >> that's when thousands were killed by bashar al-assad's father. >> that's correct, upwards of 10,000 innocent sunni civilians, after he went after the syrian muslim brotherhood by destroying the center of syria's fourth largest city. two things came out of that. first, a deep sense of bitterness and hatred and i think led to an under ground radicalization which is why we have those currents in the opposition. and the second, a regime that knew that payback could come some day. literally, three decades have been spent by assad father and son developing a security military and intelligence apparatus that could with stand an up raising, if it came. it isn't syria -- it isn't

>> anderson, not by a long shot. a source familiar with the situation told me today that alexis got a background check in mid september of 2012. the background check at that time was done by another well known provider of background checks. the navy also did its own security clearance, as well. alexis went to work in japan as a subcontractor with a company called the experts and left the job around the end of last year. and then this year, the source says he went back to the experts in july and had to go through the same process again. so from what we can tell, this guy was vetted by the government and private contractors at least six times in the last six years. that's a big deal. >> and also, our understanding is the last time the government contract -- the private contractors didn't come up with his past law enforcement encounters where his journalists were able to find them, you know, in an hour or so through google searches, basically. i understand also you have new information on the shooting itself. >> that's

he was also recleared then, anderson, in july of 2013, just this summer.cleared through the department of defense central clearing office for a secret clearance. >> that is the middle level of the 33 clearances you can get. what is disturbing based on the history we know with his run-ins with the law and his gun discharges in seattle and in texas and we also understand there is a disturbance, disturbing the peace charge in georgia, in decalb county, georgia in 2008. all of that would be outlined on a questionnaire alexis would have filled out to get this security clearance from the government. they certainly would have asked him those very questions. it's very specific, anderson. they don't ask you, what sister you been convicted of. it's what have you been charged of? all charges brought against you and the outcome in the last seven years. obviously, the ceo is again providing all the information he can with the fbi, but two things we can lock at here from what he told me, number one, there were two security clearance done on mr. alexis within the last ye

anderson starts now. >> erin, thanks very much. senator ted cruz's marathon speech attacking obama care. you'll hear from fellow republicans tonight and killer in action on attack inside the navy yard. chilling surveillance video shows the shooter running through the hallways with shotgun in hand and new clues as to what mysterious etchings on husband gun may mean and on the eve of a convicted rapist being released from prison. he was sentenced to 30 days and his victim was just 13 years old. i'll talk to the victim's mother ahead. we'll get to that over the next hour. a year-long investigation by cnn and the senator for investigative reporting found widespread fraud in california's drug rehab program that receives hefty amounts of federal taxpayer dollars known as your money obviously. as a result of our investigation, more than 100 drug rehab centers were suspended with their funding cut off and others were completely shut down. but tonight our investigation continues and it goes beyond just the clinics. it looks squarely at the

anderson starts now. >>> erin, thanks. good evening. for years iran's appearance at the united nations general assembly has been contentious, combative, explosive. iran showed up every year brimming with animosity bringing offensive speeches that emp the tied rooms. today was historic. it was, in a word, different. immediately after iran's president hassan rouhani delivered the anticipated speech he sat down with christian amanpour and said why he declined to meet with president obama today. he spoke directly to the american people in english. listen. >> i would like to say to american people i bring peace and friendship from iranians to americans. >> we eel have more of the interview ahead tonight. rouhani's u.n. debut came on the heels of a charm offensive many found head spinning. his overtures to the united states unexpected and suspect to some. before the interview, a look at how we got to this point. 179 riots in the streets of tehran following two years of protest. iranians are fed up with the western influence rule of the shah.

>> i think it's close to zero, anderson.r al assad has told his inner circle that these chemical weapons are the last line of defense if the civil war should go balanced, they would use them. he's made it very clear in the inner circle and now we're asking him to give this stuff up with essentially nothing in return. i think you're absolutely right. he's buying time, hoping this goes away. they can go on with this offensive, which they started the last couple days. in any case, the syrian regime never opened that country up for anything. never cooperated with the un, international inspectors have never been there. it doesn't like the u.n. and has a close leadership, which won't respond well to this and could take five, six years to account for this stuff in any case. >> bob, i think back to a year ago when kofi annan was there and they made a cease-fire deal and that quickly broke apart even though the regime made various promises and continued their attack on holmes. someone that used to work in intelligence, bob, how relia

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>> anderson, this has always been an open adoption. there's no doubt in my mind that matt and melanie are going to keep it that way. they're very much in tune to what's best for veronica. and they do not want to alienate her from where she came from and her birth family. >> do they believe this is finally over? are they concerned that her biological father may continue to fight to get her back or the cherokee nation? >> it's our understanding that this is closed now. having the u.s. supreme court rule in our favor was a huge win. and now having the state of oklahoma and the state of south carolina both recognizing the adoption, she is now matt and melanie are now her parents across the world. there's no -- there's no question anymore from a legality standpoint who her parents are. and we're just very excited that she's home. and our hearts go out to the brown family. no one ever wanted this situation to escalate to the point that it did. and no one knows better than how they feel than matt and melanie. >> jessica, thank you so much for

anderson. >> thanks.'s violence crisis has brought together a range of people all committed to stopping the shootings. joining me now, michael flager and former nba star, isaiah thomas, who grew up on chicago's west side. >> when you hear 13 people were gunned down, one of the victims, 3 years old, what goes through your mind? >> obviously, i'm horrified and angry. what happened on that basketball court last night is no different really than what happened in the navy yard in d.c. it's an a mass shooting. we're seeing that all the time in chicago and other places around this country. until we deal with the symptoms creating this perfect storm to happen and until we get into the head of these young brothers and tell them how much we love and care for them and have them make other choices and you can't get a job but you can get a gun, until that ends, we will continue to see this unfortunately. >> is there something going on in chicago worse than elsewhere. chicago police say the murder rate this year is act

>> you know, anderson, this has always been an open adoption. there is no doubt in my mind matt and melanie will keep it this way. they are very much in tune for what is best for veronica. they don't want to alienate her from her family. >> are they concerned her father may try to continue to fight to get her b.c. or the sher key nation? >> it's our understanding that this is closed now, having the u.s. supreme court rule in our favor was a huge win and now having the state of oklahoma and the state of south carolina both recognizeing the adoption, she is now, matt and melanie are now her parents across the worked. there is no question raerm from a locality standpoint who her parents are. we are very excited that she's home. and our hearts go out to the brown family. no one ever wanted this situation to escalate to the point that it did. and no one knows better than how they feel than matt and melanie. >> well, i thank you so much for taking the time to talk. i appreciate it. >> well, thank you very much. >> it's finally over for them. >>> up ne

drew, thanks so much. >> you can phone in twitter@@anderson cooper. just ahead, ted cruz's all niert may have won points. will his crusade cost him? i will talk to a member of his own party calling cruz a fraud talking the hall ways. the fbi said he believe is his mind was under attack. if you delusion he may have been battling. . >> senator ted cruz brought some of his lawmakers to the boiling point. he pulled an all nighter, talking in an effort to keep senate democrats to restore funding in case you missed it, it's gun u down to one minute. >> madam president, i arrived in opposition we saw in britain, neville chamberlain who told the british people except the nazis, yes, they'll dominate the continent of europe. that's not our problem. i'm a big fan of eating castle burger. you do not like green eggs and ham. i do not like them, sam i am i can dell you as i said at 2:30 in the afternoon yesterday, i intend to stand against obamacare as long as i can stand. at this point i feel confident i will be able to stand. there will come a point when that is

essentially he's a free man, anderson. he's served his time in the sentence given by judge baugh and he's fulfilled that time. he's not going to be subject to home monitoring. no particular address he has to go to. the only caveat is there is an appeal with the montana supreme court. the prosecutors are fighting the sentence he was giving hoping that he's going to be in jail for at least two years if not longer. >> will he be on probation? >> reporter: yes. he is on probation and has to check in with his probation officer once he returns to billings. the jail he is in right now is about four hours away. once he gets here he has to check in. he's technically on probation until 2028. all that could change depending on what the supreme court says. >> what about the formal complaint a filed against the judge? >> reporter: this is actually a citizen complaint. there's been so much outrage about this, anderson. people across the country have signed onto a petition. some 140,000 signatures were delivered to a state review board.

. >> that's right, anderson. fbi director briefed reporters today saying the shotgun aaron alexis had was sawed off at both ends. he took it into a bathroom, disassembled in a little bag, put it back together and came out firing indiscriminately. believed to have gone floor to floor firing with no discernible pattern, nothing to indicate he was targeting specific people. and we also learned today he created an online alias using the name mohammed salim but never did anything with it. it's a mystery as to why he went through the trouble. >> appreciate the update. >>> now syria, breaking details it could be playing games with the chemical arsenal and, again, playing the rest of the world, as well. the u.s./russia agreement last weekend gives the assad regime until this saturday to provide details on what they've got and where they have it. they've been moving some of the stockpile around since that deal. so what do we know about this? assad this past week still has been moving his chemical weapons. >> i spoke to a

cooper 360 story, anderson ran with it. >> i know three things.orth carolina tonight, i would be going to the chop shop to see man man on tour. two, i would steal that tunic during sound check. three, we finally have an answer to a question that a young balloon boy posed many, many years ago as he awaited his interview with wolf blitzer. >> say hi to the wolf. his name is wolf. >> hi. >> who the hell is wolf? >> i'll tell you. he is an enigma. a muse and forever in song as a vodka-swilling baby eater he shall be remembered. >> all right, anderson. i also know a few things. one, if i was in tucson tonight i'd go to the man man concert at club congress and i bet i'd get in for free. two, i know that a band called cryptic murmurs once wrote a song about you. maybe you're just a little bit jealous because my song kind of kicks your song's butt. >> not a bad punk song. but talk to me when someone wears a tunic adorned with anderson cooper faces. until then i'll consider myself the reigning rock god "the ridiculist." that does it for this edition of 360

>> well, anderson, police tell . so what exactly happened today? >> well, anderson, police tell . exactly happened today? >> well, anderson, police tel us this alleged altercation ended with officers' guns drawn, and george zimmerman's arms raised, face down behind his home here. he once lived there with his estranged wife, shelly zimmerman. how it all started depends on who you asked. we spoke with his attorney who said shelly recently moved out and returned today to pick up some of her belongings. in the 911, it states that george zimmerman just showed up. and mark o'mara said there are cameras inside and outside of the home. he says that george zimmerman smashed an ipad but he says george never hit anyone. now, police say there was an altercation between george zimmerman and shelly's father, david dean, who spoke with paramedics but was not treated at the scene. now, let's talk about this gun, it is an interesting element here, police say they did not find a gun on the scene. they say george zimmerman told them he didn't have a gun and also there was no gun on his person. but i

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