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ashleigh. >> dan simon for us in vegas, thank you for that. joining me now to talk more about this couple's extreme views are cnn's senior washington correspondent joe johns, as well as the director of the southern poverty law center mark poltoc live for us from montgomery, alabama. the southern poverty law center tracks people with extreme views. i will get to that. first to this couple. i know, joe, you have been tracking more details on this couple what they left behind, what their motives might have been. >> ashleigh, first, let me say cnn is not reporting the name, of this couple, at least at this point. the key question being raised right now is whether the shoot ings were somehow politically motivated. police are said to be investigating whether this couple has had anti-government views in the past. from what we can at the, this couple has been active on social media. the people we believe to be this couple have pictures on facebook pictures of pages wearing various costumes. cnn has been told by sources they did leave some type of writ
ashleigh. >> dan simon for us in vegas, thank you for that. joining me now to talk more about this couple's extreme views are cnn's senior washington correspondent joe johns, as well as the director of the southern poverty law center mark poltoc live for us from montgomery, alabama. the southern poverty law center tracks people with extreme views. i will get to that. first to this couple. i know, joe, you have been tracking more details on this couple what they left behind, what their...
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>> reporter: it absolutely is, ashleigh. a few moments ago, the president made a few brief remarks on the crisis in iraq. he was meeting with the prime minister of australia here for a visit. according to the pool reporters in the room, apparently the president said he's watching the situation in iraq with concern, that he is not ruling anything out when it comes to ramping up assistance and he said, it's clear that iraq needs more u.s. help. what does all of that mean? as you know, we've been talking about this almost 24 hours now. it does appear the iraqis are now open to some kind of u.s. military air strikes help them contain this crisis, when it comes to dealing with those isis military tan forces wreaking havoc across the northern part of that country and took the largest city of mosul yesterday as you know, ashleigh. all along signals we've been getting from administration officials is this white house is not ready to pull the trigger on air strikes and more on provi providing weapons and military assistance to iraqi
>> reporter: it absolutely is, ashleigh. a few moments ago, the president made a few brief remarks on the crisis in iraq. he was meeting with the prime minister of australia here for a visit. according to the pool reporters in the room, apparently the president said he's watching the situation in iraq with concern, that he is not ruling anything out when it comes to ramping up assistance and he said, it's clear that iraq needs more u.s. help. what does all of that mean? as you know, we've...
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>> it's certainly a landmark decision, ashleigh. some would say it's not a surprise because there has been so much political and social controversy, pressure, on the redskins and the owner dan schneider to change the name of the team. basically, let me break down what this decision means. the team can still use the name the redskins, but now others can too. assuming that all the appeals go through and this decision is upheld. so this means that marketers can sell redskins t-shirts and hats. companies can have the name redskins as part of the company name. they don't have to pay a dime to the team. they don't have to pay any royalties because the trademark, six trademark registrations were canceled. so this really hits the team in its pocketbook. it could lose a lot of money with this decision, ashleigh. and we've reached out to the redskins, trying to get a comment. we haven't heard back. i can tell you, dan schneid, the team's owner, has been very vocal about saying he's not going to change the tham name o team. he's known to be li
>> it's certainly a landmark decision, ashleigh. some would say it's not a surprise because there has been so much political and social controversy, pressure, on the redskins and the owner dan schneider to change the name of the team. basically, let me break down what this decision means. the team can still use the name the redskins, but now others can too. assuming that all the appeals go through and this decision is upheld. so this means that marketers can sell redskins t-shirts and...
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hello, i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." we are monitoring a situation in portland, oregon. we start this hour with the breaking news that shots have been fired and people are wounded. again, we report about a high school. this time, it is a high school in a suburb of portland, oregon. police there are telling cnn that apparently a semiautomatic weapon has been involved in this incident. there's very little information at this very early stage. police officers along with sheriff's units and s.w.a.t. teams, as you can see by these pictures that are just in from kptv, one of our afifiliataffil they're on location. we're being told this area is secure and the situation is contained. clearly, this is the kind of story that we are bringing you all too often. i am happy at this point to report there are no deaths reported in this school shooting. but there have been reports that people were injured, were wounded. we don't know the numbers. we don't know whether they were students or adults in this school. you can see a lot of the
hello, i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." we are monitoring a situation in portland, oregon. we start this hour with the breaking news that shots have been fired and people are wounded. again, we report about a high school. this time, it is a high school in a suburb of portland, oregon. police there are telling cnn that apparently a semiautomatic weapon has been involved in this incident. there's very little information at this very early stage. police officers along with...
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ashleigh banfield. it's friday, june 6th. the 70th anniversary of d-day. welcome to "legal view." i want to draw your attention to the picture on your screen. you recognize that as the statue of liberty. these are live pictures out of helicopter because the statue, lady liberty herself, is about to be showered by 1 million rose petals. some of them, we are told, have already fallen. but effectively this is a celebration that's being done by a group called the french will never forget. it is a tribute to show gratitude from the french as part of today's commemoration of the 70th anniversary of d-day which has also been going on all morning on normandy beach, in fact. that statue, as you will well remember, it was a gift from frank to the united states to celebrate the first 100 years of this country. it's hard to really see this, but what's so terrific about these pictures that you're seeing is that as the rose petals fall out of the helicopter, and i'm sure the down draft of the chopper blades, the rotors, are certainly helping them disperse throughout that area where there are ma
ashleigh banfield. it's friday, june 6th. the 70th anniversary of d-day. welcome to "legal view." i want to draw your attention to the picture on your screen. you recognize that as the statue of liberty. these are live pictures out of helicopter because the statue, lady liberty herself, is about to be showered by 1 million rose petals. some of them, we are told, have already fallen. but effectively this is a celebration that's being done by a group called the french will never forget....
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>> coincidentally, ashleigh, they'd already planned a june 28th rally.t's going to be more of a celebration. of course bowe bergdahl won't be here, but this community, there's lots of smiles, lots of happy tears. the day has finally come that so many here have been waiting for. bowe bergdahl is free from taliban captivity. on and off for two years, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl worked here in his hometown of haley, idaho. tributes to the soldier are all around. >> there's drawings. there's a little bit of everything. here's a tree with the yellow ribbon. there's poems in here. it's just a really lovely -- as well as the boards are a really lovely now keepsake that will be for bowe. >> sue was bergdahl's boss here and she's always seen herself more as his friend. >> he has a tender personality. he's a strong person. very personable. he got along great with all the employees and all of the customers had nothing but good to say about bowe. they really enjoyed him while he was working here. >> this town says they're a community of heart. for the last four
>> coincidentally, ashleigh, they'd already planned a june 28th rally.t's going to be more of a celebration. of course bowe bergdahl won't be here, but this community, there's lots of smiles, lots of happy tears. the day has finally come that so many here have been waiting for. bowe bergdahl is free from taliban captivity. on and off for two years, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl worked here in his hometown of haley, idaho. tributes to the soldier are all around. >> there's...
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>> ashleigh, t-shirts, hoodies, polos.rorism experts tell me we can't be sure isis is the one manufacturing these shirts, it does look like they come from indonesia and we shouldn't be surprised if somehow isis is getting the money. >> or maybe a percentage of the proceeds. clearly it has to cost something to produce. what does the arabic say? >> there's the isis flag right there, kind of logo from the isis flag, god, the prophet, muhammad. another one says the islamic state. one says fight for freedom until the last drop of blood. >> oh, so no whoo hoo or anything like that. >> exactly. >> what about the children's toys? they're after the children's market as well. >> even a figurine for children that comes along with a little sticker. this one, also it looks like it comes from indonesia, and there it has the jihada. there's no god but god, muhammad is the messenger of god, and the circle reads allah, prophet, muhammad again. they're not just sticking to the website. they're using facebook and twitter. as soon as they pop
>> ashleigh, t-shirts, hoodies, polos.rorism experts tell me we can't be sure isis is the one manufacturing these shirts, it does look like they come from indonesia and we shouldn't be surprised if somehow isis is getting the money. >> or maybe a percentage of the proceeds. clearly it has to cost something to produce. what does the arabic say? >> there's the isis flag right there, kind of logo from the isis flag, god, the prophet, muhammad. another one says the islamic state....
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. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> facing mounting criticism for the controversial release of army sergeant bowe bergdahl, president obama hits back at the critics who say he broke the law. and two 12-year-old girls apparently so fascinated by a website known for telling some creepy horror stories that they are now accused of carrying out a real-life nightmare against a friend of theirs, to impress a fictional character. >>> plus, he's considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. and now hall of famer dan marino is filing his own lawsuit against his former employer, the nfl, over concussions. >>> hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield. it's tuesday, june 3rd. welcome to "legal view." the united states army has waited almost five years to act bowe bergdahl how and why he left his platoon in afghanistan and then ended up a taliban prisoner. and although he's now been back in american hands for three days, he has not yet been asked that question or any others. so says the man who engineered his release, the president of the united states, president obama. h
. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> facing mounting criticism for the controversial release of army sergeant bowe bergdahl, president obama hits back at the critics who say he broke the law. and two 12-year-old girls apparently so fascinated by a website known for telling some creepy horror stories that they are now accused of carrying out a real-life nightmare against a friend of theirs, to impress a fictional character. >>> plus, he's...
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. >> hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield. it is tuesday, june 17th. welcome to "legal view." we're going to begin this hour with breaking news out libya. united states forces have captured a major suspect long sought after in the 2012 attack in the u.s. diplomatic outpost in benghazi. his name is ahmed abuhl khattalah. cnn has learned he is now in u.s. custody outside of libya. my cnn colleague arwa damon has met this the man. she joins me live now from iraq with much much more. you'll have to remind us who this man is, what he is suspected to have done, with regards to this attack. you were probably one of the first reporters on that outpost. take us through what this means, arwa. >> ahmed abdul khattalah was one of the main suspects in the benghazi attack that killed chris stevens as well as members of his security detail. khattalah was believed by the u.s. to be a leader of the islamist group that's believed to be behind the attack. we met him about a year ago. he did not seem to be acting like a man would was in hiding. he was very confident. we met in a public space in b
. >> hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield. it is tuesday, june 17th. welcome to "legal view." we're going to begin this hour with breaking news out libya. united states forces have captured a major suspect long sought after in the 2012 attack in the u.s. diplomatic outpost in benghazi. his name is ahmed abuhl khattalah. cnn has learned he is now in u.s. custody outside of libya. my cnn colleague arwa damon has met this the man. she joins me live now from iraq with much much...
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hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield. it is monday, june 30th. welcome to "legal view." it is the perfect political storm. a trifecta of sex, religion freedoms and obamacare. just moments ago, the supreme court handed down its opinion in the highly anticipated case of burrwell versus hobby lobby. you've probably heard it as hobby lobby. but what it ended up being was a 5-4 ruling that allows some companies to opt out of that part of the afordable care act that requires companies to cover the cost of contraception, some contracepti contraception, for their employees. joining me to talk about the impact is cnn's justice correspondent pamela brown, cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin and an attorney from the beckett found, a public interest law firm representing hobby lobby. pam, first to you, take me into this very narrow ruling. in plain english, explain what was said today. >> it is a narrow ruling, as you point out. there still are some unanswered questions here today. but the conservative justices, the majority rules in favor of hobby lobby today, saying essentially that
hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield. it is monday, june 30th. welcome to "legal view." it is the perfect political storm. a trifecta of sex, religion freedoms and obamacare. just moments ago, the supreme court handed down its opinion in the highly anticipated case of burrwell versus hobby lobby. you've probably heard it as hobby lobby. but what it ended up being was a 5-4 ruling that allows some companies to opt out of that part of the afordable care act that requires companies to...
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here's the irony, ashleigh. you say you're easily amused.e go into the fifa shop here, the federation for soccer, and we're looking for an american jersey. nothing. right. so we have to go to a local mall over pinema, next door to where we are in rio, and this is the only thing they had in the store. it turns out, this is the kit that the u.s. was wearing in the match. wound up being perfect. fortuitous. i'm proud of them and i'm proud of them because they're doing it the hard way. this is tough, the world cup. nothing's going to come easy. they learned that in the last seconds last night. they've got a point that gives them progress towards making it out of the group of death into the round of 16. they're making progress. it's not about failure. it's not that they failed to win. it's about semantics. it taught the team something, which is a lesson we're talking about right now. they have to be ready at the last moment. i see it as a net-net positive, what happened last night, as tough as it was to watch it turn that way at the end. >> funny
here's the irony, ashleigh. you say you're easily amused.e go into the fifa shop here, the federation for soccer, and we're looking for an american jersey. nothing. right. so we have to go to a local mall over pinema, next door to where we are in rio, and this is the only thing they had in the store. it turns out, this is the kit that the u.s. was wearing in the match. wound up being perfect. fortuitous. i'm proud of them and i'm proud of them because they're doing it the hard way. this is...
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>> well, here's a big clue, ashleigh. the pentagon won't say who they are, but will say they were special operations forces. in pentagon-speak, that means s.e.a.l. team 6, army delta force, one of these most elite special forces units. they do not like to be seen on camera, that's for sure. they do not like their faces to be shown. all of them of course somewhat disguised. ball caps, beards, scarves over their faces, sunglasses. they knew, clearly, this might, one, be videotaped. they certainly didn't want their faces shown to the taliban. they move very quickly. they know what they're going to do. this choreography has been worked out in advance. i think it's very interesting. you see several of them backing up. backing towards the helicopter. they do not turn their backs to the taliban. we also know that there was plenty of backup firepower out of sight but nearby. if things had gone wrong, there were other forces prepared to come in. >> speaking of that, chris, look, you're s.e.a.l. team 6, you know this intimately. is
>> well, here's a big clue, ashleigh. the pentagon won't say who they are, but will say they were special operations forces. in pentagon-speak, that means s.e.a.l. team 6, army delta force, one of these most elite special forces units. they do not like to be seen on camera, that's for sure. they do not like their faces to be shown. all of them of course somewhat disguised. ball caps, beards, scarves over their faces, sunglasses. they knew, clearly, this might, one, be videotaped. they...
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i'm ashleigh banfield.s decision to negotiate with the taliban for the relieves sergeant bowe bergdahl wasn't a matter of military principle, he said it was personal. >> you have a couple of parents whose kid volunteered to fight in a distant land, who they hadn't seen in five years, and weren't sure whether they'd ever see again. and as commander in chief of the united states armed forces, i am responsible for those kids. and i get letters from parents who say, if you are in fact sending my child into war, make sure that child is being taken care of. i write too many letters to folks who unfortunately don't see their children again after fighting a war. i make absolutely no apologies for making sure that we get back a young man to his parents and that the american people understand that this is somebody's child. >> so that certainly raises the question why five days after bergdahl's return, a soldier has still not been reunited with or spoken to his long, suffering parents, his mother, his father. they're
i'm ashleigh banfield.s decision to negotiate with the taliban for the relieves sergeant bowe bergdahl wasn't a matter of military principle, he said it was personal. >> you have a couple of parents whose kid volunteered to fight in a distant land, who they hadn't seen in five years, and weren't sure whether they'd ever see again. and as commander in chief of the united states armed forces, i am responsible for those kids. and i get letters from parents who say, if you are in fact sending...
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ashleigh good luck with entertaining next time. we'd love to have you back on. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> when we come back, stars on and off the field. the trends that are feeding our world cup obsession. plus, two superlawyers on opposite sides of the biggest supreme court battle ever battles with an "s" plural. why this odd couple is teaming up now. we want to know what you think about all of this. tweet us using the #ask don. care what age you are. take it on the way you always have. live healthy and take one a day women's 50+. a complete multivitamin with 7 antioxidants to support cell health. age? who cares. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. hurry, before this opportunity cools off. ♪ nobody ever stomped their foot and asked for less. because what we all really want... ...is more. there's a reason it's called an "all you can eat" bu
ashleigh good luck with entertaining next time. we'd love to have you back on. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> when we come back, stars on and off the field. the trends that are feeding our world cup obsession. plus, two superlawyers on opposite sides of the biggest supreme court battle ever battles with an "s" plural. why this odd couple is teaming up now. we want to know what you think about all of this. tweet us using the #ask don....
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ashleigh good luck with entertaining next time. we'd love to have you back on. appreciate it. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> when we come back, stars on and off the field. the trends that are feeding our world cup obsession. plus, two superlawyers on opposite sides of the biggest supreme court battle ever battles with an "s" plural. why this odd couple is teaming up now. we want to know what you think about all of this. tweet us using the #ask don. we're moving our company to new york state. the numbers are impressive. over 400,000 new private sector jobs... making new york state number two in the nation in new private sector job creation... with 10 regional development strategies to fit your business needs. and now it's even better because they've introduced startup new york... with the state creating dozens of tax-free zones where businesses pay no taxes for ten years. become the next business to discover the new new york. [ male announcer ] see if your business qualifies. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announ
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ashleigh. >> well, that's curious. going to try to parse some words with you because you know pentagon lingo better than i do. one of the things you're reporting is any air strikes not defensive in nature will still require president obama's sign-off. what exactly does defensive mean? i see a truck load of bad guys, let's take them out? or that truck load of bad guys shot at us? >> here's the bottom line. when we talk about this, u.s. troops anywhere in the world always 24/7 all the time under u.s. military law have the right and expectation to defend themselves. no one is going to put u.s. troops into iraq without them having the ability to defend themselves. that's what we're really talking about. if u.s. troops come under attack and they can't deal with it, the drones overhead will be there to protect them. what we're not talking about, according to u.s. officials, is these drones going on offensive mission, to go hunt down insurgents, isis, whatever you want to call them today. not like you've seen over the years i
ashleigh. >> well, that's curious. going to try to parse some words with you because you know pentagon lingo better than i do. one of the things you're reporting is any air strikes not defensive in nature will still require president obama's sign-off. what exactly does defensive mean? i see a truck load of bad guys, let's take them out? or that truck load of bad guys shot at us? >> here's the bottom line. when we talk about this, u.s. troops anywhere in the world always 24/7 all the...
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. >> for that, we turn to ashleigh banfield. it's interesting, this aspect of the internet search showing up that this father was looking for -- somebody on that computer was looking for how long it take for an animal. it's so grim, i can barely even stand staying is. how long it takes for an animal to die in a hot car? >> it sounds damning. it would be, you hit the nail on the head, if it's him on the keyboard. lots of people in office have access to keyboards, that's what a defense attorney will point out first. just ask casey anthony. there were searches for chloroform on the family computer. it was never really determined who it was making those keystrokes. justin barber killed his wife and shot her and shot himself. ultimately, he did not prevail in that case. you can certainly find a good defense for it too. >> certainly part of the investigation. that part is clear. let's talk about the wife now because it doesn't seem like she's talking, but as we've learn again and again and we all know from law 101 that in itself shoul
. >> for that, we turn to ashleigh banfield. it's interesting, this aspect of the internet search showing up that this father was looking for -- somebody on that computer was looking for how long it take for an animal. it's so grim, i can barely even stand staying is. how long it takes for an animal to die in a hot car? >> it sounds damning. it would be, you hit the nail on the head, if it's him on the keyboard. lots of people in office have access to keyboards, that's what a...
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we're starting to see that. >> what do you think, ashleigh? is a tricky issue for any candidate. i covered romney's presidential bid for a year and a half. i saw firsthand how tough it is to articulate. voters don't actually resent someone's personal success. that's a message you hear on republican and democratic side. when you're a candidate, you want to appeal to the average voter and being wildly wealthy creates a barrier between you that can be tricky to explain. >> it's not just the wealth. it's the bubble. hillary clinton said she hasn't driven a car since 1996. that more than the wealth perhaps might be the issue, the out of touch question. that's going to be part of the narrative. >> we know joe viden loves driving cars. >> uncle joe is a real populist. >> peter and ashleigh, thanks for coming in. throughout the night, we'll bring you the first results from this republican senate contest in mississippi. all the other primary races, as well. i'll be working late together with our political team. coming up, devastating news for the fligh
we're starting to see that. >> what do you think, ashleigh? is a tricky issue for any candidate. i covered romney's presidential bid for a year and a half. i saw firsthand how tough it is to articulate. voters don't actually resent someone's personal success. that's a message you hear on republican and democratic side. when you're a candidate, you want to appeal to the average voter and being wildly wealthy creates a barrier between you that can be tricky to explain. >> it's not...
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i'm ashleigh banfield.er right now. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel in the hot seat.
i'm ashleigh banfield.er right now. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel in the hot seat.
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>> thanks for having me, ashleigh, it's disturbing because the number's a little inflexible.this is the second briefing i've had, and this time they were able to narrow it down to 80 or 90 people from various departments in the administration that knew about this or various parts of this, and yet not one member of congress was informed. and we passed a law last year that said that before they would transfer any prisoners out of guantanamo, they would give us a 30-day notice. we got the notice saturday after the exchange was made. >> let me also ask you about one of these other details and forgive me looking at these rough notes, but i'm hearing that in your meeting, someone asked the question, who gave the final go ahead for this deal, and the answer came back, the secretary of defense, chuck hagel, not the president. is that accurate? >> that was the last question asked, and the answer was secretary hagel, which kind of surprised me, because i did see the president out there with the bergdahls, sounded like he was taking full credit for the operation, and now they are saying
>> thanks for having me, ashleigh, it's disturbing because the number's a little inflexible.this is the second briefing i've had, and this time they were able to narrow it down to 80 or 90 people from various departments in the administration that knew about this or various parts of this, and yet not one member of congress was informed. and we passed a law last year that said that before they would transfer any prisoners out of guantanamo, they would give us a 30-day notice. we got the...
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i'm john berman. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh view." i want to draw your attention to the picture on your screen. you recognize that as the statue of liberty. these are live pictures out of helicopter because the statue, lady liberty herself, is about to be showered by 1 million rose petals. some of them, we are told, have already fallen. but effectively this is a celebration that's being done by a group called the french will never forget. it is a tribute to show gratitude from the french as part of today's commemoration of the 70th anniversary of d-day which has also been going on all morning on normandy beach, in fact. that statue, as you will well remember, it was a gift from frank to the united states to celebrate the first 100 years of this country. it's hard to really see this, but what's so terrific about these
i'm john berman. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh view." i want to draw your attention to the picture on your screen. you recognize that as the statue of liberty. these are live pictures out of helicopter because the statue, lady liberty herself, is about to be showered by 1 million rose petals. some of them, we are told, have already fallen. but effectively this is a celebration that's being done by a group...
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hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield. it's thursday, june 19th. and welcome to "legal view." combat troops, no. special forces, well, that's a big maybe. a very big decision on the united states' involvement in the bloody upheaval in iraq is expected to come this hour, just about 30 minutes from now, in fact, from the president himself. cnn has learned that the pentagon has drawn up plans to send as many as 100 special ops, green berets, army rangers and/or navy s.e.a.l.s all in an effort to help down the onslaught from isis in iraq. the islamic state in syria and iraq, which has blasted its way from the syrian border to the far outskirts of baghdad all in barely a week. the president is said to be meeting with his top-level national security team members as we speak. and of course, we're going to bring you his public comments live at the bottom of the hour just as soon as he takes to the podium. in the meantime, i want to bring in my cnn colleague nic robertson in the iraqi capital. we're also joined by cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr and white house correspondent m
hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield. it's thursday, june 19th. and welcome to "legal view." combat troops, no. special forces, well, that's a big maybe. a very big decision on the united states' involvement in the bloody upheaval in iraq is expected to come this hour, just about 30 minutes from now, in fact, from the president himself. cnn has learned that the pentagon has drawn up plans to send as many as 100 special ops, green berets, army rangers and/or navy s.e.a.l.s all in an...
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. >> ashleigh banfield great to have you.egal view" begins at noon. >> other stop >>> other top stories, gm has announced it will award at least a million dollars to each family killed by faulty ignition switches. >> many of these accidents occurred years ago, a decade ago. what evidence, what circumstantial evidence can be produced that will demonstrate an ignition switch failure as the cause of the accident? well, we have done quite a bit of homework on this, and there are six, seven, eight different examples of very valuable evidence that will help demonstrate a link between ignition failure and the accident. >> at least 13 people died and many more were injured as a result of the faulty switch. gm employees first knew the switches were a problem ten years ago but the auto maker didn't issue a recall until a decade later. >>> some scary moments in the air at this hour, united airlines is trying to figure out why an emergency slide opened up inside the plane mid flight. it's not supposed to do that. at the back of the plane
. >> ashleigh banfield great to have you.egal view" begins at noon. >> other stop >>> other top stories, gm has announced it will award at least a million dollars to each family killed by faulty ignition switches. >> many of these accidents occurred years ago, a decade ago. what evidence, what circumstantial evidence can be produced that will demonstrate an ignition switch failure as the cause of the accident? well, we have done quite a bit of homework on this,...
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you have your own show to prepare for, "legal view with ashleigh" starts at the top of the hour. >> weto gang up at. >> he's my neighbor. >> coming up syria, iran and the united states. friends, enemies, on the same side against terror? what's going on here? >> dams, airports and oil refineries targeted by isis militants. what is their strategy? do we know. that's ahead at this hour. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. that's why i always choose the fastest intern.r slow. the fastest printer. the fastest lunch. turkey club. the fastest pencil sharpener. the fastest elevator. the fastest speed dial. the fastest office plant. so why wouldn't i choose the fastest wifi? i would. switch to comcast business internet and get the fastest wifi included. comcast business. built for business. >>> the crisis in iraq creating bizarre situations for the obama administration. we're seeing the u.s. in the
you have your own show to prepare for, "legal view with ashleigh" starts at the top of the hour. >> weto gang up at. >> he's my neighbor. >> coming up syria, iran and the united states. friends, enemies, on the same side against terror? what's going on here? >> dams, airports and oil refineries targeted by isis militants. what is their strategy? do we know. that's ahead at this hour. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am...
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i'm ashleigh banfield.-year-old boy from bronx in new york city, a boy who should have graduated middle school this week, is instead behind bars today, in grown-up jail. he is charged as an adult with second degree murder in the stabbing death of another 14-year-old boy named timothy crumb. and if this is just a story of a schoolyard fight gone bad, that would be tragic enough, but there's another story behind it, a big layer. a young defendant's lawyer saying this may be a tragedy several times over and that bullying might just be at the heart of this. my colleaue jason carol joins me with some of that. we're also joined in orlando by cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney mark om'mara wo knows a lot about bullying and is working hard to get a bill introduced that's anti-bullying. first to you, jason carroll, what are we hearing from this kid and those around him about what led to this? what are the circumstances? >> basically, accord to his attorney, these two boys used to be friends. three month
i'm ashleigh banfield.-year-old boy from bronx in new york city, a boy who should have graduated middle school this week, is instead behind bars today, in grown-up jail. he is charged as an adult with second degree murder in the stabbing death of another 14-year-old boy named timothy crumb. and if this is just a story of a schoolyard fight gone bad, that would be tragic enough, but there's another story behind it, a big layer. a young defendant's lawyer saying this may be a tragedy several...
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. >> legal view with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> we are getting reports that your son has been found alive in your basement. >> what? >> a strange and stunning end to a michigan missing child case. nancy grace joins us live this hour on cnn to help us get a handle on this one. >>> and also ahead, missing without a trace for 111 days, but flight 370 suddenly back in the headlines today. a new direction and a new hope in the pain staking search for that plane. >>> and piecing together cooper harris's final hours. each new detail more disturbing than the last. why did his dad leave him to die in a sweltering hot car? >>> hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield. it is thursday, june 26th, welcome to "legal view." first, legal news that doesn't get bigger than this. it's scotus day. the supreme court just broadsided the president too calling his recess appointments made recently that sidestepped the senate unconstitutional. so is this piling on the president or just the system at work? republican senator chuck grassley says the ruling should give confidence that checks and balan
. >> legal view with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> we are getting reports that your son has been found alive in your basement. >> what? >> a strange and stunning end to a michigan missing child case. nancy grace joins us live this hour on cnn to help us get a handle on this one. >>> and also ahead, missing without a trace for 111 days, but flight 370 suddenly back in the headlines today. a new direction and a new hope in the pain staking search for...
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." >> we continue after the break with ashleigh banfield and "legal view."ka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. he gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. when sales rep steve hatfield books at laquinta.com, so he knows exactly when he can prep for his presentation. and when steve is perfectly prepped, ya know what he brings? and that's how you'll increase market share. any questions? can i get an "a", steve? yes! three a's! amazing sales! he brings his a-game! la quinta inns and suites is ready for you, so you'll be ready for business. the ready for you alert, only at laquinta.com! la quinta! into the air... and polluting the airwaves with lies. they're trying to overturn the epa's carbon pollution... standards by lying about electric bills. the same kind of lies they told about limiting smog, soot... and acid rain. they're fighting against energy efficiency measures that...
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ashleigh banfield will speak to a friend of one of those murdered officers that will be coming up next hour on "legal view." >>> the community there trying to heal as we heard from the mayor there. >> absolutely. >>> let's look at other stories we're looking at right now. it sounds like something out of an action movie. three prisoners escape from a detention center in quebec city by helicopter. it happened saturday night and police are still searching for the men. get this, this is the second time in just over a year that inmates busted out of the canadian jail by chopper. my advice, canada, you may want to be on the lookout for this. >> you think? >> one, it's beyond the statue of limitations. >>> a team will head to australia tomorrow to plan the next stage for flight 370. it's not clear exactly where they'll be looking. keep in mind we're three months in now. "the wall street journal" is reporting investigators may plan to shift the search area based on recalculations of the plane's speed, flight path and altitude. i had a chance to talk about that very possibility. is this promisi
ashleigh banfield will speak to a friend of one of those murdered officers that will be coming up next hour on "legal view." >>> the community there trying to heal as we heard from the mayor there. >> absolutely. >>> let's look at other stories we're looking at right now. it sounds like something out of an action movie. three prisoners escape from a detention center in quebec city by helicopter. it happened saturday night and police are still searching for the...
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hello, i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." in portland, oregon. we start this hour with the breaking news that shots have been fired and
hello, i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." in portland, oregon. we start this hour with the breaking news that shots have been fired and
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"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> a tragic mistake or murder? he said he simply forgot that his son was strapped in a sweltering hot car all day. but now new evidence he may have known the boy was there all along. also, this hour -- >> then, my plans to enter and throw molotov cocktails and pipe bombs and destroy everyone and then when s.w.a.t. comes, i would destroy myself. >> chilling words from the teen who was about to carry out the next high school massacre. his reasons will leave you speechless. >>> and your whole life is stored away in that smart phone. that's why the supreme court said today cops can no longer seize it and scroll through it, not without a warrant. >>> hello, everyone, i'm deborah feyerick, in today for ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." a disturbing new twist in the case against a georgia father. a week after justin harris told police he simply forgot his toddler son in a car all day in sizzling 91 degree atlanta heat, police now say they have evidence suggesting this was no accident. this has been one of those
"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> a tragic mistake or murder? he said he simply forgot that his son was strapped in a sweltering hot car all day. but now new evidence he may have known the boy was there all along. also, this hour -- >> then, my plans to enter and throw molotov cocktails and pipe bombs and destroy everyone and then when s.w.a.t. comes, i would destroy myself. >> chilling words from the teen who was about to carry out the...
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"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> a tragic mistake or murder?ped in a sweltering hot car all day. but now new evidence he may have known the boy was there all along. also, this hour -- >> then, my plans to enter and throw molotov cocktails and pipe bombs and destroy everyone and then when s.w.a.t. comes, i would destroy myself. >> chilling words from the teen who was about to carry out the next high school massacre. his reasons will leave you speechless. >>> and your whole life is stored away in that smart phone. that's why the supreme court said today cops can no longer
"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> a tragic mistake or murder?ped in a sweltering hot car all day. but now new evidence he may have known the boy was there all along. also, this hour -- >> then, my plans to enter and throw molotov cocktails and pipe bombs and destroy everyone and then when s.w.a.t. comes, i would destroy myself. >> chilling words from the teen who was about to carry out the next high school massacre. his reasons will leave...
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i'm ashleigh banfield. wolf blitzer takes over right now. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel in the hot seat. lawmakers are grilling him on the deal to get bergdahl back and whether that puts american lives at risk. >>> the republican party is reeling from eric cantor's surprise primary loss. why did he lose? what does it mean for the future of the gop? >>> california scrapping tenure laws that protect grossly ineffective teachers. they say it's good for the kids and education. critics say it turns teachers into scapegoats. we will hear from both sides this hour. >>> i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. on capitol hill, defense secretary chuck hagel is explaining the prisoner swap that frees army sergeant bowe bergdahl from the taliban in exchange for five terrorists. did the u.s. give up too much? hagel stood firm before the house armed services committee. he called the deal legal, the right thing to do. hagel phased a tough exchange over the release of the five and the risks of having to capture the
i'm ashleigh banfield. wolf blitzer takes over right now. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel in the hot seat. lawmakers are grilling him on the deal to get bergdahl back and whether that puts american lives at risk. >>> the republican party is reeling from eric cantor's surprise primary loss. why did he lose? what does it mean for the future of the gop? >>> california scrapping tenure laws that protect grossly ineffective teachers. they say it's good for the kids and...
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. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> the va scandal suddenly sinking to a whole newthe waiting list were bad. wait until the people who died. we're now talking just weeks ago. also this hour, the secret memo revealed. how many the government made its case for executing an american terrorist overseas. no court. no judge. no jury.
. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> the va scandal suddenly sinking to a whole newthe waiting list were bad. wait until the people who died. we're now talking just weeks ago. also this hour, the secret memo revealed. how many the government made its case for executing an american terrorist overseas. no court. no judge. no jury.
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. >> "legal view" with ashleigh b banfield starts right now. >>> a p.o.w.' captured on video. sergeant bowe bergdahl looking pale and weak. his liberators and his captors shaking hands. coming up this hour on cnn, what the taliban fighters are saying and decoding the blackhawk mission that set him free. >>> also, a family reun
. >> "legal view" with ashleigh b banfield starts right now. >>> a p.o.w.' captured on video. sergeant bowe bergdahl looking pale and weak. his liberators and his captors shaking hands. coming up this hour on cnn, what the taliban fighters are saying and decoding the blackhawk mission that set him free. >>> also, a family reun
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. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> new details about how u.s.the alleged mastermind behind the benghazi consular mission attack. and now new questions about how that man is being integrated right now. >>> brutal militants move closer to baghdad. iraq's prime minister says everything's under control. you know, all of this, as hundreds of thousands of iraqis are fleeing the
. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> new details about how u.s.the alleged mastermind behind the benghazi consular mission attack. and now new questions about how that man is being integrated right now. >>> brutal militants move closer to baghdad. iraq's prime minister says everything's under control. you know, all of this, as hundreds of thousands of iraqis are fleeing the
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." >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >> i'm not incompetent, you're incompetentm going to get you fired from ucla because you're nothing but a tramp. >> remember those doctors who declared sterling mentally unfit? he showed them. you know those are voice mails. voice mails are always recorded. you know what happens to recordings. more on that in a moment. also, a peek behind closed doors where sergeant bowe bergdahl is getting daily lessons on resuming a
." >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >> i'm not incompetent, you're incompetentm going to get you fired from ucla because you're nothing but a tramp. >> remember those doctors who declared sterling mentally unfit? he showed them. you know those are voice mails. voice mails are always recorded. you know what happens to recordings. more on that in a moment. also, a peek behind closed doors where sergeant bowe bergdahl is getting daily...
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"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> iraqi cities falling one after the other.itants, rapidly closing in on baghdad. and that's right where the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, is, at this hour on a desperate mission to help the iraqi government regain control of that country. also ahead, how is your blood pressure? well, it is bound to go up when you hear the latest outrageous report on how veterans of this country are being treated or, should i say, neglected, at v.a. hospitals. cnn's drew griffin back on that case this hour. and a dream becomes a reality today in downtown atlanta. a new museum opening its doors to help open our minds
"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> iraqi cities falling one after the other.itants, rapidly closing in on baghdad. and that's right where the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, is, at this hour on a desperate mission to help the iraqi government regain control of that country. also ahead, how is your blood pressure? well, it is bound to go up when you hear the latest outrageous report on how veterans of this country are being treated or, should i say,...
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. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> facing mounting criticism for the controversialergeant bowe bergdahl, president obama hits back at the critics who say he broke the law. and two 12-year-old girls apparently so fascinated by a website known for telling some creepy horror stories that they are now accused of carrying out a real-life nightmare against a friend of theirs, to impress a fictional character. >>> plus, he's considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. d
. >> "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. >>> facing mounting criticism for the controversialergeant bowe bergdahl, president obama hits back at the critics who say he broke the law. and two 12-year-old girls apparently so fascinated by a website known for telling some creepy horror stories that they are now accused of carrying out a real-life nightmare against a friend of theirs, to impress a fictional character. >>> plus, he's considered one of the...
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the mayor was telling ashleigh earlier that this is the second largest high school in the state of oregon. so one of the other things law enforcement's doing right now, they're trying to interview any of the students who saw something, who heard something, going over surveillance videos. i tell you, every time you hear about stuff like this. when i heard about this, again, i'm saying, another school shooting. it just -- you think you've heard it all, but another school shooting. and in a beautiful area of oregon like this. the school superintendant said it's something she thought would never happen. >> we're showing those pictures of these kids walking out with their hands up in the air. it's a heartbreaking situation whenever you see it. once again, just recapping for viewers who might be tuning in. the local sheriff just telling us that one student was shot and killed. the shooter was then killed as well. we don't know under what circumstances, whether it was suicide or someone shot the shooter. those details are yet to be emerging. i assume federal agencies are already involved in the
the mayor was telling ashleigh earlier that this is the second largest high school in the state of oregon. so one of the other things law enforcement's doing right now, they're trying to interview any of the students who saw something, who heard something, going over surveillance videos. i tell you, every time you hear about stuff like this. when i heard about this, again, i'm saying, another school shooting. it just -- you think you've heard it all, but another school shooting. and in a...
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"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. [ gunfire ] >> is the united states about to rejoinn air strike or even a set of air strikes as militants threaten to storm baghdad, after overtaking iraq's second largest city. >>> also this hour -- >> reporter: it
"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. [ gunfire ] >> is the united states about to rejoinn air strike or even a set of air strikes as militants threaten to storm baghdad, after overtaking iraq's second largest city. >>> also this hour -- >> reporter: it
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"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> five long years away from his family, friendsd ahead for recovery and reintegration for american soldier bowe bergdahl as he begins a life away from captors. as many celebrity his relief, some of the men who served with him on the battlefield aren't among those feeling so jubilant today. why they say bergdahl is no hero. >>> and pro golfer phil ck
"legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right now. >>> five long years away from his family, friendsd ahead for recovery and reintegration for american soldier bowe bergdahl as he begins a life away from captors. as many celebrity his relief, some of the men who served with him on the battlefield aren't among those feeling so jubilant today. why they say bergdahl is no hero. >>> and pro golfer phil ck
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"legal view with ashleigh banfield" starts right now. >>> is the united states ready to take action inbama is about to take to the podium as soon as he wraps up a meeting with top-level national security team members. wait till you hear of the list of the people he is in many a room with at this moment. we're going to take that live as it happens. >>> and also this hour, two men living in the middle of texas and accused of conspiring with middle east terrorists, both under arrest this hour, preparing to face a federal magistrate. who are they? what were they up to? and better question, why?
"legal view with ashleigh banfield" starts right now. >>> is the united states ready to take action inbama is about to take to the podium as soon as he wraps up a meeting with top-level national security team members. wait till you hear of the list of the people he is in many a room with at this moment. we're going to take that live as it happens. >>> and also this hour, two men living in the middle of texas and accused of conspiring with middle east terrorists, both...
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ninety percent of the vote in a wartime election denounced by the west as a sham or his griffon ashleigh is in the country. he still recurrent in the midst of a raging war sewage leader for the next seven years as the country's first presidential elections in half a century under terror threats and a storm of international criticism. that the syrian arab nations believe in victory freedom and democracy no one can deprive us of our freedom and dignity for housing to all the countries that conspired against our nation today is the moment of truth today we've proved that our president is legitimate. gun fire all over damascus but tonight it is celebrate the official results over the first in the country's noted history presidential elections are now announced oh wow that majority of the syrian people voted for the current leader of the country bashar al assad over eleven million ballots were cast including in areas where the army returned just two weeks before the polling stations opened like in the hof destroy c.t. of homes the militants major stronghold for months or year boot the center
ninety percent of the vote in a wartime election denounced by the west as a sham or his griffon ashleigh is in the country. he still recurrent in the midst of a raging war sewage leader for the next seven years as the country's first presidential elections in half a century under terror threats and a storm of international criticism. that the syrian arab nations believe in victory freedom and democracy no one can deprive us of our freedom and dignity for housing to all the countries that...
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for different al qaida bad groups fighting each other as well as moderate rebels and why did it ashleigh there's alice explain why the vote is so crucial. some people might like or enough like mr ass had but they feel that he is a symbol of uniting the country considering that the opposition is so many oppositions and the collective work of this opposition has led to the destruction of the country now if the voting would prove that the overwhelming majority of the syrians who can vote are able to vote in favor of mr arafat this would definitely create a reality that the world would have to take into consideration. so now be no where in the world that's not caught up in the web because google's got a billion dollar plan to link the planet's remotest spots to the internet we'll tell you how and why it's got privacy campaigners worried. so. please it was a leap very hard to take the plunge again let alone a one liner that you ever had sex with that hurt their feelings. that. it was please. please. please please please please please. please. please i'm. a bit. welcome back this is our to int
for different al qaida bad groups fighting each other as well as moderate rebels and why did it ashleigh there's alice explain why the vote is so crucial. some people might like or enough like mr ass had but they feel that he is a symbol of uniting the country considering that the opposition is so many oppositions and the collective work of this opposition has led to the destruction of the country now if the voting would prove that the overwhelming majority of the syrians who can vote are able...