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plus the latest war of words inside the courtroom. >>> and angelina jolie does her part to shed lightn goes on vacation and she has children without shoes walking the streets and how that moment changed his life and launched an amazing company. >>> this is day two of the defense in the trial of casey anthony. the mother is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. the drama started before the testimony began. police respondsed to a brawl outside the courthouse. the fight was among the people lined up to get one of the 50 seats in the courtroom. richard herman. thank you for joining us. the prosecutor was furious with the defense yesterday after the defense asked an fbi agent about a paternity dna test on the 2-year-old child. what was that about? >> well the prosecutor was upset because george and lee had already been ruled out as potential fathers for caylee, so he felt the question was done to further advance the theory that baez is trying to show and put that in front of the jury yesterday, which baez effectively did. and too bad for the prosecutor. baez is fighting for h

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angelina jolie is goodwill ambassador to the united nations. human rights tastes say more than a thousand syrians have been killed in the crackdown. they traveled to tunisia as thousands left libya. >> saudi women are making a bold move in getting behind the wheel. this video shows a woman driving her car through read. they are trying to make a rebellion against the male only driving rules. it follows the nine day did he did tension of a 32-year-old saudi woman after she posted her video of her driving. she was released after signing a pledge she would not drive again or speak publicly. >> one of astronaut's husband of gabrielle giffords is talking about it for the first time. giffords left the hospital on wednesday and now living at her husband's home in houston. she has made a remarkable recovery less than six months after she was shot in the head. she will make daily visits to the hospital. the husband mark kelly says gabby was apprehensive at first. >> she was a little bit apprehensive but she was happy to get here. we had a busy lifestyle.

angelina jolie is goodwill ambassador to the united nations. human rights tastes say more than a thousand syrians have been killed in the crackdown. they traveled to tunisia as thousands left libya. >> saudi women are making a bold move in getting behind the wheel. this video shows a woman driving her car through read. they are trying to make a rebellion against the male only driving rules. it follows the nine day did he did tension of a 32-year-old saudi woman after she posted her video of her driving. she was released after signing a pledge she would not drive again or speak publicly. >> one of astronaut's husband of gabrielle giffords is talking about it for the first time. giffords left the hospital on wednesday and now living at her husband's home in houston. she has made a remarkable recovery less than six months after she was shot in the head. she will make daily visits to the hospital. the husband mark kelly says gabby was apprehensive at first. >> she was a little bit apprehensive but she was happy to get here. we had a busy lifestyle.

turkish officials have also confirmed that they will allow actress angelina jolie to visit those refugeeas a good will ambassador for the united nations. cnn's arwa damon was able to visit some of the camps this week. impressive, impressive reporting from her. she is joining me live. and arwa, we heard a moment ago you were talking with a woman, she didn't want to show her face. she's a pregnant woman who has fled for her life. tell me about her. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. and she asked that we call her nora. this is not her real name, and she does not want to be identified in any way whatsoever because she was that terrified of retribution. but she was from the coastal city of latakia. and she was telling us that what she witnessed was so horrific that she felt she had to leave where she was from or else she would most certainly die. and here is just one example of what she saw just in front of her house. >> every day when we have a protester in the street, military and the army comes to them and kill them in front of our eyes. >> did you see that? >> our house, we had a window

goodwill ambassador, the actress, angelina jolie is in turkey visiting refugees there. e latest can you tell on jolie's visit? >> reporter: well, she wrapped up her visit. it lasted around 2 1/2 hours. she was at the refugee camp behind me that used to be a tobacco factory. there are thousands of refugees living in there, and this is quite a unique opportunity that angelina jolie had given the fact that the media has been barred by turkish authorities from entering, and she was able to get a firsthand glance at how the refugees are coping with life outside their country and hearing their stories. a group of them are from the northwestern part of the country where there has been an intense military crackdown still under way. prior to her arrival, there was a small demonstration greeting angelina. one man was carrying a sign saying the military is killing its own people, and please make it stop. and children were chanting, and holding op sign saying please stop killing children. we have to wait and see what a statement angelina jolie will make. >> you had a chance to visit

. >>> angelina jolie is rubbing it in, saying pitt is a real man in all things. >>> alec baldwin, takingime off from 30 rock, baldwin is shooting rock of ages, a movie about an aging rocker. don't you love it that russell brand does not need to do any wardrobe change to look like a rocker? >> and you think he's in character. >> and this comes to us from joplin, missouri the recent devastating tornado didn't stop the circus's biggest performer from putting on a show of strength. last week's tornado caused the picadelli circus to capsel performances, but the elephant removed debris and cleared cars from the area. the unique cleanup effort had one young joplin girl saying, i haven't smiled like this in a long time. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> one artist's work popped with audiences during a demonstration in china. this bubble artist is able to blow clusters of bubbles filled with smoke, control where they float and can even make them erupt like volcanos. he's won 17 world records for his skills and recreated t

if that happens governor andrew cuomo says he will sign it. >>> actress angelina jolie is in turkey, syrian refugees at this hour. jolie is there as a goodwill ambassador to the united nations refugee agency. cnn is also there. our arwa damon is hoping to get a chance to talk to angelina jolie and we'll have video of her visit later in the morning. >>> you're caught up on the day's headlines. "american morning" will be back after a quick break. >>> democrats are upset over mitt romney's joke that he's also unemployed. he made this joke while speaking to a group of unemployed floridians yesterday. >> he said i'm unemployed. >> there were giggles. >> they laughed hard. >> somebody joked are you on linkedin. >> he said i'm networking. >> some democrats say when you have the net worth, personal wealth he does, should you be joking about that. our question of the day, mitt romney's joke, connecting with voters or out of touch. nate wrote from facebook. i love mitt romney and i believe he has what it takes to fix the economy in our country. we have to loosen up and take a joke and take it f

on friday hollywood star angelina jolie visited one of the camps as the united nations goodwill ambassador, her mission is for calling attention to the plight of refugees around the world. >> libyan leader muammar gaddafi has vowed to defeat the nato alliance seeking to oust him from power. government supporters in tripoli, state tv broadcast an report and they say they face an armed force. heavy fighting in and around misrata. at least 10 people killed and 40 wounded during government shelling. inside misrata, hundreds gathered after friday prayers to call for gaddafi's immediate departure. morocco's king is making an address to the nation outlining major constitutional reforms. the changes will curb his wide-ranging political powers and transform the country into a constitutional monarchy with a more powerful government. the roles of the prime minister, parliament and judiciary will be strengthened. the king, however, will retain sole control of the military. the proposals will be put to a referendum next month. it may be the most unthankful job in europe right now, finance minister of g

angelina jolie and brad pitt donated $500,000 from their foundation. brad pitt grew up in southwest missouri. the tornado killed at least 150 people and destroyed more than 8,000 homes. >>> the general public will be able to start making reservations on july 11th if they want to visit the new september 11th memorial and museum in new york city. the museum is slated to open september 11th on the tenth anniversary. tickets will be available online for dates. family members of victims will be able to start making reservations a little bit early. a special telephone number that will be provided. an estimated 45 million people are expected to visit the museum within the first year. >>> the first lawsuit against toyota over alleged acceleration problems is scheduled for trial. the case of a utah man whose toyota camry hit a wall in 2010 is set to be heard in court of february of 2013. it will be the first of several cases that will help determine if hundreds of other lawsuits will proceed. plaintiffs claim that a throttle defect caused the cars to accelerate

goodwill ambassador angelina jolie traveled to a tiny italian island, thanking them for taking in refugees. from libya and tunisia.20,000 r people have poured into the town. >>> tributes are coming in for the celebrated saxophonist player clarence clemons who died this weekend. he was known as the big man. a great musician. fans have been contributing to a makeshift memorial at the stone pony. he made saxophone and rock music cool. >> isn't that the truth? every once in a while they would pop up back there at the stone pony and surprise everyone, of course. >>> now, for this morning's weather from all around the nation. severe storms are a threat from the plains to the carolinas. tornadoes are a possibility along with hail and flash flooding. northern new england could see a few showers. dry and warmer from seattle to los angeles. >> parts of the south could swelter in record-breaking heat with temperatures ten degrees hotter than usual. boston and new york are right around 80 degrees. sacramento is warmer than usual at 87. phoenix, 101 degrees. >>> the president spent a little bit of qual

the actress and special ambassador angelina jolie paid them a visit today near the border. those refugees flooding in from syria to turkey? how tense is that situation? >> the number of refugees coming in is growing by the day. they are close to 9700 of them. the majority is from the northwestern part of the country where that military crack down continues they bring horrifying stories of having to flee from the security forces. most of people believing they would have been massacred if they stayed behind. more disturbing is these reports that they are getting from the network of activists, but established a number of spotters who are watching the movement of the military. one of the activists who is stationed alongside the border inside syria said he heard gunfire overnight and the spotters were reported from the turkish border. you can imagine they are sending refugees who are inside syria waiting to cross into turkey >> the actress angelina jolie showed up where you are. >> we did not have a chance to speak with her. she was not doing sit down sbrous sheechl did show up

the sequel to the angelina jolie action-packed movie salt is underway. the first installment begged the question about salt's identity because she was a double agent gone rogue. jolie is said to be very interested in filming salt 2. ♪ i'm alone and i need you now ♪ >> it was a top selling country album of 2010 and need you now made the country trio lady antebellum stars, now the band is ready to own the night which is their next album due out in september. >>> this academy award winning actress cooked up a lot of interest when she dropped 80 pounds. now you can read all about it. jennifer hudson is dishing all about her struggles with weight. her new memoir mostly about food is still untitled and will be out in january. >> stop! why are you doing this? >> only for adults, human centipede two is a gruesome tale. it is so outrageous, it was banned in the u.k. the first movie was about a mad doctor who sews two americans to a japanese tourist. if you're still interested after that description, the sequel comes out later this year. that's your eye on enterta

. >> angelina jolie plan to visit syrian refugees in turkey. she got approval to visit today. she might arrive on friday. natalee port man welcomes a new baby boy. i am on the red carpet. >> and parts of the nation where people live the longest. >> prince william and his wife announce more details to their trip to california. that's ahead. >> later on at 5:00, ibm helped several families to permanently cut their electricity bills. >> this is a live lookalt the golden gate bridge. traffic backing up in the toll places. check outlet the map. you can see the bay area is colored light green. here's how we compared. red and orange splotches represent the lowest life expectancy. that is shorter than the geping world. they attribute it to snoking and obesity. and the longest for men is in fairfax county, virginia . it is an average of 86 years. >> britain's prince william and catherine will have a black tie dinner to introduce young britain talent to holly wood film makers. they will attend a polo match and william will play and kate will present the trophy. it will be the princess f

people make fun of angelina jolie and brad pitt but they are rich. they can adopt me right now. they have the ability and means to take care of all those children. now do i think somebody who is barely making ends meet and struggling to take care of the two kids you have go ahead and have 10 kids. >> i don't think he is talking about families where they need to develop in the book he is talking about a subset of upper middle class families. >> what about people stressing out, parents are so worried that they are not doing it right. i call it mama guilt i have my share about everything under the sun and he is saying don't be guilty about everything if your child stays up at 10:00 at night it doesn't mean he will turn out to be a criminal. >> it seems some of his what he was saying was intellectually inconsistent on one hand you know it's like well don't worry about it relax and be a good parent and on the other hand it doesn't matter what the other factors are go have more kids. i don't know, i think that parents have need to make better decisions whe?ahey are having their kids a

angelina jolie is in turkey to bring attention to refugee camps there. united nations goodwill ambassador and praised turkey for taking in close to 10,000 syrians that crossed the border to escape on-going violence in their country. >> the turkish government and red cross have been extraordinary in generosity and they are very organized and we're so grateful to them. they also said they are not forcing anyone back, they will keep the border open. this is saving lives and making a difference to all of these children and their families, so we're very, very grateful to them. >> a senior obama administration official says the u.s. is collecting information on possible war crimes carried out by the syrian government on protesters. >>> in saudi arabia, women are challenging the kingdom's long time ban on driving a car. this was prompted by ticketing of a female motorist last month, similar to other recent protests in the middle east and this one started online. >>> an american soldier captured in afghanistan in 2009 has been promoted a second time while in cap

brangelina angeleno that angelina jolie was really unusual in there and you want to you want to she only got a temporary membership two thousand and seven which i believe it's over so you know she didn't get a lifetime in yours she just for junior achievement start focusing on the fate i think she also has done more than george clooney you know as a doctor shouldered from all of you know i think you got to be i know it was really weird and it was no matter what but you know me by charlie rose and nicholas kristoff you know it's also he's obviously got friends in high places you know i don't want to live in a world where angelina and george clooney are not you know influencing foreign policy and making decisions for me i just don't i can't live in a world like george clooney ran for president would you vote for him i don't know if she would think about becoming i campaigned for him. from kentucky he's good looking say i bet she would. beg for joining me guys and have a good weekend but a night show thanks for tuning in and make sure you can back on monday the baker from the center for eco

brangelina angeleno that angelina jolie going to let you go in there and you want not sure you want to she only got a temporary member show you doesn't know which i believe is over so she didn't get the lifetime of your she just for junior achievement gives a slap in the face i feel like she has always done more than george clooney you know as a doctor shouldered mauler no i think you got to do i know it was really weird that he was nominated like you know me by charlie rose and nicholas kristoff you know it's also he's obviously got friends in high places and i don't want to live in a world where angelina and george clooney are not you know influencing foreign policy and making decisions for me i just don't i can't live in a world like george clooney ran for president you vote for him i'm not sure you think about the comment i campaigned for him. from kentucky he's good looking good . thanks for joining you guys and have a good weekend at the night's show thanks for tuning in and make sure you can back on monday baker from the center for economic and policy research will be on the sho

the public good to be leading about i mean you would bar coca-cola or center george clooney or angelina jolie or a bottle i use that i'm going to return on everything alone a little bit i will in the order of i mean when i was eleven or shows really worried about hyperinflation and how you know the dollars go into also what you care i see if he's going to need. me like you know i need to get paid for these things because i exactly i actually give a damn actually let's move on through something that i just really love because this is not a celebrity trying to get political this is somebody who is involved in politics trying to become a celebrity take a look. no i was. never said a woman. didn't recognize him that was banking a moon from the us. that was just absolutely wonderful if you ask me the whole rock this is why all the brewery is final proof that anyone can now look cool with modern editing tools and the internet my god it works in poland anyway but then you were a bank you moon to go to iraq you were a firm you know let's go watch the paint dry wood but i bet you're going to totally i

. >> it is in the midge east where angelina jolie is on a mission for the united nations. actress and good will ambassador caused aster in turkey. she's meeting with thousands of refugees who fled from syria into turkey. back here in hollywood. get ready for more wipe out. vanilla miller is asked to cohost the fifth season. her brother wants it to be a family affair. >> i would do well on the show and put me on . for some reason they haven't done that. i guess they don't want me to beat their course. >> sneak peek of wipe out airs on abc. >> victoria jackson is pening a personal memior and includes more about michael's day and her hospital confrontation with dr. conrad martin. i am chris balesh. >> and animals in unusual places and ened species that bay area scientist found in a fleet of military ships . >>> and a kitten rescued from inside of a metal pipe and what they had to go through to get him out. >> finally friday free stuff. slipping the waist without hurting the wallet. >>> and look at the traffic backing up near san jose. you want to be in the car pool lane tonig

. >>> angelina jolie is on a mission. this is world refugee day.ith nations to keep their boarders open to refugees. she visited a aerallian island. over the weekend she visited turkey and thanked officials for allowing them to cross the border. >>> ktvu's john sasaki takes us to a ground breaking in oakland for a historic monument. >> reporter: it was a ceremonial ground breaking in oakland. a small park is set to become the home of remember them, champions for humanity. the statue highlights 25 humanitarians. >> ken, the california president for at&t said it is as iconic as the golden gate bridge. it will blow people away. >> i am 6'2" and this will be 15 feet tall and this is the smallest of the four sections. in berkeley, three sections are nearly finished. >> you are looking at section number 2 and it consists of franklin roosevelt, mother theresa and chief joseph. >> reporter: those pieces will be unveiled on september 6. the mess subject resolving conflict. >> peaceful means in discussion, bringing everyone to the conversation is what this i

paul, always good to see you, buddy, thanks so much. >>> 32 minutes past the hour, we turn to angelina jolieturkey trying to bring attention to the refugee camps there. she's the united nations goodwill ambassador and is thanking turkey for taking in close to 10,000 syrians who crossed the border to escape the ongoing violence in their country. >> the turkish government and the turkish red press have been extraordinary in their generosity and in all that they've done and they're very organized and we're just so grateful to them, and they've also made a point that they're not going to be forcing anybody back and they'll keep the border open, and this is saving the lives and making a difference to all these children and their families, so we're very, very grateful to them. >>> meanwhile, a senior administration official says the u.s. is collecting information on possible war crimes carried out by the syrian government during its crackdown on protesters. >>> there has been another setback at the damaged nuclear plant in japan. tokyo electric says it has temporarily stopped cleaning up contamina

. >>> hollywood superstar, united nations good will ambassador, angelina jolie will visit refugee campsd offer help to syrians forced out during a political crisis. >>> day of celebration in boston, after the bruins' stanley cup win over the vancouver canucks. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> there you go. come on now, a lot of bruins fans are excited. it's been years and years and years since they won. >> 39 to be exact. finally, the dream home that one idaho family bought that turned out to be a rather nasty nightmare. >> can you imagine? when they moved into the house you will never believe what other occupants they found living there, hundreds and hundreds of snakes. neil karlinsky has more. >> there's one right there. >> don't even do that. >> why did it have to be snakes? >> reporter: they were indiana jones' only weakness. and snakes on a plane, samuel l. jackson said it best. >> the [ bleep ] snakes on this [ bleep ] plane. >> reporter: imagine lying in your own bed and worrying about snakes crawling under the covers and what you get isn't a horror movie but ben and amber sessions' life.

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angelina jolie traveling as u.n. ambassador, correct? what do we know about the visit?: well, kyra, she is expected to arrive here at this refugee camp about any moment now. and she is going to be speaking with the refugees inside and this is a fairly unique opportunity for her. up until now, the turkish authorities have barred the media from entering the camp and even barring organizations like amnesty international to be able to get a firsthand look at the conditions the refugees are having to live in. this particular camp used to be a tobacco factory and on two levels. thousands of refugees inside. there was, earlier, a small demonstration. people chanting for the downfall of the regime. people imploring the united nations to help them. one person was holding up a sign saying, our own military is killing us. please make it stop. and also earlier, children had crawled underneath a tarp that's been placed around the camp and they were holding up signs saying, please stop killing the children. syrians have been imploring the international community to pay even more atte

angelina jolie is in southern turkey visiting with syrian refugees. jolie was named goodwill ambassador for the uk's refugee agency in 2001. she's visited more than 20 countries since then. and maybe you've seen this picture of the couple kissing in vancouver seemingly oblivious to the post-stanley cup rioting going on all around them. the couple has now come forward, and they told the toronto star that the woman actually got knocked down by a shield from the police riot squad, and her boyfriend was kissing her to calm her down. mystery is solved there. >> interesting. tom, time for tonight's shot which comes from the u.s. open in maryland. >> near my house. >> golfer rory mcilroy being interviewed. actually the young man in the background caught our attention. look at the eyebrow control on that guy. he's been dubbed eyebrow dance kid online. i'm sure his parents are very proud [ laughter ] yeah. we love that in tv when people behind the people we're interviewing start making faces and stuff. >> yeah. we actually have a pretty good school system out t

-- www.vitac.com >>> any list of hollywood power couples would have to include brad pitt and angelina jolie, tonight, jada pinkett smith on her career. >> i love acting and directing and producing and love being a mother and a wife. if i had to choose one, put me in the crazy house. >> a marriage. >> you have the power to make the number one movie star in the world just abandon schedule for his wife. that's the real power. >> that's love. >> and her family values. >> will and i have a lot of support and have a lot of knowledge that we can give our kids some life lessons and they can be safe. >> and then steve harvey who is a very funny man with some very serious opinions on relationships. >> hey, man, let me tell you the truth, if i understood women and could write that book, i would be a millionaire. real men do what they say they're going to do. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >> there is almost nothing that >> there is almost nothing that jada pinkett smith can't do. actress, singer, producer, director, author, businesswoman, but on top of all that wife and mother to a superstar famil

meanwhile actress angelina jolie was in neighboring turkey on friday, visiting syrian refugees being displaced by the bombing. >>> and in saudi arabia, women staged a protest friday by getting behind the wheel of cars. dozens of women took to the road in defiance of the ban against driving. saudi arabia is the only country where it is illegal for females to drive. >>> and finally, a performance that caught our eye at the u.s. open. it didn't happen on the golf course. check out this kid behind a golf errorry mcilroy who leads the tournament. doing his eye dance. isn't that wild? >> wow. >> it's a little creepy, too. >> it is. >> that's talent. >> i could not do that. >> i could not. >> jackie, can you do that? >> cannot, bianna. i'm not going to try. i'm going to get right into the weather. you guys try it over there. 260 reports of severe weather yesterday in colorado and kansas. and it looked actually like a snowstorm in portions of colorado, just to the east of the denver. but actually, folks, this is hail, ping-pong size hail at that. take a look at this impressive squall line pu

awe actress angelina jolie visited in her role as the united nations good will ambassador. nicholas burns is the former undersecretary state and former ambassador to nato. six months ago tonight, the beginning of the arab spring. you look at syria and libya, it's hard to use the term arab spring there. let's tart in libya. can one make the case now that the nato mission is not effective, that gadhafi is still there and still be so defiant? >> john, i don't think so. what you find now in libya is a stalemate. gadhafi has survived despite the efforts of nato. but i think gadhafi is on the ropes. he's much weaker than four months ago today, three months ago today. you've seen defections of leading military officers, moussa koussa defected. he less of an ability to use the economic resources from is oil industry. i think it's a matter of time and ultimately, if we're patient, the nato mission is going to succeed. >> i just want to remind our viewers as i bring up the map of libya how this has played out. here's the start of the air strikes. gadhafi controlled much of the countr

flag day, of course, commemorates the adoption of the flag by the united states by angelina jolie in actually the flag was adopted by the second continental congress. for those of you who didn't pay attention in history class. it was made up of a selection of muffins, pastries and cereals. it's a weird holiday that nobody really celebrates. i say, go big or go home. give us a day off of work. do something or give off my calendar, flag day! [ cheers and applause ] i'm sorry, i didn't mean to turn on flag day. one good thing is, it means summer is here. and with it, so are the crowds of tourists on hollywood boulevard. we get many visitors. thousands pass our building every day. about two-thirds are americans. the other third are people from other countries. tonight, we're going to try to figure out who is who. because, tonight, it's time to play "foreigner or not." [ cheers and applause ] very simple game. and you can play along at home. that's my cousin sal. he's going to pull a random tourist off the street. and our job is to figure out whether that person is a foreigner or not. wit

angelina jolie is in turkey to bring attention to refugee camps there.ss is a united nations goodwill ambassador. she praised turkey for taking in close to 10,000 syrians who crossed the border to escape the chaos and violence in their own country. >>> and there's been another setback at that damaged nuclear plant in japan. tokyo electric says it has temporarily stopped cleaning up contaminated water because of higher than expected radiation levels. the plant was damaged in that march 11th earthquake and tsunami. >>> also, if you are only listening to the tv, i want you to stop and look at the tv for a moment. look at that picture. can you make out what's happening? this is from the vancouver riot that took place on wednesday. the couple laying in the middle of the street in the midst of all that chaos. this was, of course, after the canucks hockey team lost in the stanley cup. the couple says they were squeezed between police and the rioters. >> started beating us with the shields, like, trying to get us to move. i don't know why, we weren't being aggre

your trip begins at michigan.org. ♪ >>> actress angelina jolie hoping to visit thousands of syrians. application for jolie to visit these refugee camps. >> this is, i believe, on the turkish side. >> yes. >> so they won't be -- i can't imagine they will be that happy on the syrian side to have her around. >>> this morning, a rare first look inside syria and at the humanitarian crisis that has been caused by a brutal crackdown from that country's administration. regime does not want us there and refused to give cnn and other news organizations permission to enter the country. >> our arwa damon found a way to get inside anyway. she joins us live now from turkey. she has safely returned to turkey. you say it's not so much a camp, as more a group of desperate people fleeing a desperate situation and attacks from their own government inside syria? >> reporter: most certainly that is the case. one describes how terrible the conditions are for these individuals, having already fled what they describe as being terrifying violence. they are living underneath nothing more than plastic tarp that

he posted the first official photo of angelina jolie and brad pitt's daughter shiloh. how did you get that? >> i can't reveal my sources. a blogger never tells. >> reporter: he may get some scoops because his blog provides a stark contrast to sites known for secure... skewering celebs. why did you choose that route? >> i've always been a nice guy. >> reporter: sometimes nice guys finish first. with 14 million viewers a month, just jared has become a celebrity himself. >> it's very surreal. >> reporter: just like so much of the blogosphere. >> osgood: ahead. >> would you like paper or plastic. >> osgood: in the bag. [ male announcer ] why is toyota the number-one choice among consumers? maybe it's because of trucks like tacoma, the best-selling compact pickup in america or the rugged tundra, named a 2011 best overall value of the year by intellichoice.com. and right now, get 0% apr financing on a new 2011 tundra. plus, every new toyota comes with toyotacare, a complimentary maintenance plan with roadside assistance. we have lots to choose from, so hurry in today. with y

angelina jolie, maybe? >> actually, that scene was inspired by a dinner party where we had a husband and wife over who had been field agents. and everybody was talking about their work. and she was talking about how it's possible to kill somebody with a number 2 pencil and i sort of remembered that. i also remembered never to sit next to her. [laughter] >> but, yeah, i am a romantic, i suppose. and i've never objected to relationships in real life or in books. and i do -- in addition to dealing with whatever subject i'm dealing with, i really do like to give people a good story. and i also like to create characters who are complicated, dimensional and in whom you have a real interest. you may not like all of them but you wanted to read about all of them. so all of it is very important to me; otherwise, i'm just writing a tome on nuclear terrorism and that's not my intention. >> with your indulgence, let me read what you wrote about osama bin laden in the book, that's page 66 for those of you who have a epco

important to continue to hear stories that these refugees are speaking about which is something angelina jolie would have an opportunity to do as well. the issue is trying to get the word out in the strongest way possible as to what is actually taking place in syria, given the fact that the media and international organizations are not allowed inside. these refugees bring critical story, and certainly an issue that has to be propelled a lot further into the international spotlight. that's what activists telling us, thus far, the effort to bring about united international stamp. at the end of the day, the people surf from the international community failures are syrian civilians. >> thank you so much for bringing attention to this. humanitarian crisis taking place right there on the border. very unstable situation. thank you, arwa. >>> a lot of people like to bring their own bags to the grocery store. but a study finds the reusable bags can carry some pretty nasty stuff. a new report shows women in hundreds of u.s. counties dying younger than their mothers did, a generation earlier. university

hollywood star angelina jolie visited one of the refugee camps. crowds swarmed around the u.n.d will ambassador. you can see there in the video, as she stepped out of her vehicle. she is one of the only western visitors allowed into this refugee camp. news reporters and agencies like amnesty international have been barred from visiting there. >>> 8:37 now. looks like it's going to be a pretty nice weekend, really leading into the beginning of summer. >> so it should be at this time of year. i think we can say good-bye to the wet spring pattern and pello to a warm summertime couple of days headed our way. by midweek, we'll take a look at it, coming up next. >>> coming up, crews are working overtime to clear snow on the highway in he yosemite highcountry. we'll show you the heavy equipment now being used at the pass. >>> and we're going to meet the men who dove into organizing charity benefits without any experience and have since raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. they are this week's jefferson award winners. we'll be right back. ,, [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house

. >>> angelina jolie is headed to turkey to visit refugees.he actress and long-time good will ambassador is expected to land in istanbul on friday. that's where thousands of syrians are living in refugee camps after fleeing syria's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters. >>> and much of the world is witnessing a major astronomical event right now. it's an unusually long lunar eclipse. a lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, earth, and moon align in a straight line. in this one, the moon will be completely covered by the earth's shadow for one hour and 40 minutes, making it the longest this century. unfortunately, though, the eclipse is not visible in north america. wolf? >> thanks very much, mary, for that. >>> members of the president's own party, we're talking about democrats, they are now hammering him over america's role in the libya conconflict. you're going to hear barney frank, democrat of massachusetts, he's going to tell me why he thinks the president of the united states is guilty of "an embarrassing degree of invasion." that's

the turkish government says angelina jolie is expected to visit some of the refugees on friday. >>> andiolation of the wars rules violation. he must get congressional authorization by sunday for american participation in the mission in libya. >>> adventurers are not like you and me. certainly not like me. they seem to thrive on attempting impossible. they may encounter icy waters and polar bears. he joins us from new york. welcome to the show. very ambitious plan you have. what inspired you? >> well, i mean, i suppose i was inspired by my mother in the past who said if you want to try something do it 100%. we have to look at this has being an expedition, and it's a global first. if we make it, we will be classified as one of the greatest ocean groups of all-time. and we are attempting what everybody thinks is impossible, only possible because the impossible is happening, and the climate change is causing a change in the polar ice shell. >> how long do you think it will take you to row there? >> well, we plan to start at the end of july when the first part of the journey is due to be fre

with the camps now filling to capacity, angelina jolie, a u.n. refugee ambassador, paid a visit. it was brief but the point was made, the world is watching. the pressure on assad is now such that he's agreed to address the syrian people on television as early as sunday night. we do not know if he plans to offer any democratic concessions, but even his best diplomatic friends here in turkey are demanding that he institute democratic reform and stop killing innocent people. russ? >> wyatt andrews in turkey, see you later in the broadcast. >>> despite the warnings and all the political posturing, there are reports that a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by vice president joe biden is making some real progress on a deal that would increase the federal government's borrowing limit and at the same time reduce the deficits. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: when it comes to finding a deal to lower the debt republicans have made clear what's not on the table. >> our side will not support any attempt to raise the debt ceiling that is not accompanied