i felt susan berman was the key.ce did plan on interviewing susan berman. the problem was they just waited a little too long. >> my first thought was why didn't they listen to me. >>> by the autumn of 2000 west chester county investigation of kathy durst had been chugging quietly for months. it had been 18 years since kathy disappeared and public opinion turned against him unlike before. in 1982 the tone of the publicity was of a scandal about a rich schmuck who had a terrible marriage. in 2000, i was a murderer who everyone disliked. susan berman kept bad press at bay and now investigators wanted to talk to her. what did bob do then? he got married, not to susan berman but to new york real estate broker. >> that wasn't a marriage made in heaven. that was clearly a marriage of convenience in that this is bobby durst saying in the event i'm arrested i have someone to bail me out and handle my affairs. >> of course, that is just an opinion. maybe it was a love match, but it did come with spousal privilege which meant d

lou: do you think there's any hold on what berman ruleed?i think it's going to be very hard to overturn berman, given the nature of the factual findings he made. >> the factual findings. >> the burden of proof shifts. lou: right, but here's the interesting thing about that 40-page decision by the judge. basically, he was very politely saying that that was a sordid process constructed by roger goodell, which he was first the investigator, then he was the decider, if you will, making the judgment, and then he was the appellate court. i mean that's pretty strong stuff from a federal judge. >> you are precisely right, lou. it's a strong rebuke. lou: and goodell goes up to the second circuit court. good lord. what are the owners thinking about, tony? why would they do this to the game, let goodell continue to trash the shield. >> i think it's time for a real soul-search. common sense has to take over. the lawyers are taking him down a pretty dark home. they have to realize that it's not about 345 park avenue and the nfl. it's about the players an

berman on the other hand is the antithesis of transparent. the fact that he is questioning our transparency and integrity be right back. >>> it's not all crosses and rosary beads for the pope's visit to america. some catholics just want to have fun including cbs sunday morning contributor jim gafagan. >> reporter: next saturday i will be performing stand-up comedy for 1.5 million people. and that's not the intimidating part of the gig. one of the audience members will be pope francis, that's right "the" pope. i'm catholic, practicing catholic. my wife will tell you, i need the practice. i hope the pope understands. the pope is known throughout the world and the spiritual leader of over a billion catholics. that's right, pope francis is bigger than justin bieber. i guess you could say the pope is like a catholic super hero. he's got the cape. the hat. his car is called the popemobile. now, pope is a tough job. we know pope is a tough job. because the last pope quit. i'm done. i'm out of here. and the vatican was like, you are supposed to speak

berman on the other hand is the antithesis of transparent.he "cbs overnight news" will be right back. >>> it's not all crosses and rosary beads for the pope's visit to america. some catholics just want to have fun including cbs sunday morning contributor jim gafagan. >> reporter: next saturday i will be performing stand-up comedy for 1.5 million people. and that's not the intimidating part of the gig. one of the audience members will be pope francis, that's right "the" pope. i'm catholic, practicing catholic. my wife will tell you, i need the practice. i hope the pope understands. the pope is known throughout the world and the spiritual leader of over a billion catholics. that's right, pope francis is bigger than justin bieber. i guess you could say the pope is like a catholic super hero. he's got the cape. the hat. his car is called the popemobile. now, pope is a tough job. we know pope is a tough job. because the last pope quit. i'm done. i'm out of here. and the vatican was like, you are supposed to speak for god until you die. the pope wa

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i felt susan berman was the key.ce did plan on interviewing susan berman. the problem was they just waited a little too long. >> my first thought was why didn't they listen to me. >>> by the autumn of 2000 west chester county investigation of kathy durst had been chugging quietly for >>> this sunday, the two leading women running for president. first, hillary clinton. her e-mail, those sinking poll numbers and questions about whether joe biden will jump in. my one on one with the former secretary of state. >>> then, carly fiorina. her debate performance catapulted her into front-runner status. now how does she deal with the pressures of being a possible front-runner? carly fiorina joins me live. also our latest presidential poll numbers for both parties. where do the races stand this morning? >>> plus, who saw this coming? >> i'd say they were shocked. >> john boehner's

i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. a new batch of e-mails from hillary clinton's time as secretary of state released overnight by the state department. most of the 7,000 e-mails are mundane. some are eye catching over the private e-mail server. in one exchange, they expresses frustration of a treatment of the classified sending it over the classified messages system. it's a public statement. just e-mail it. when she receives the draft remar remarks, she responds, these worthy of being top secret. another from chelsea blasts the relief efforts in haiti as i incompetent. and more than 100 in the batch marked classified retroactively. we have elise labott with the latest. >> reporter: john and christine, 125 of the 7,000 e-mails released last night have information that has now been upgraded to classified. percentage wise, that is double than the previous charge. it suggests the state department is erring on the classified more because of the scrutiny from the intelligence community. the information was not marked classif

i'm john berman in for jake tapper, live from simi valley, california.cnn debate. turning now to our national lead. flames erupting across california after years of drought have turned this state into a tinder box. some of most devastating damage coming from the valley fire, swallowing nearly 600 homes with 9,000 more threatened. that fire has grown to almost 70,000 acres. firefighters are gaining ground but slow going. only 15% of the fire has been contained. we have learned the wildfire's claimed the life of a 72-year-old woman, officials said she had multiple sclerosis and couldn't make it out of her home in time. >>> to the border between utah and arizona arpz devastation of a different kind. heavy rains led to flash floods in this small community that straddles the border. >> you can hear screams, residents caught off guard by the fast moving floodwaters that washed away cars with everything inside of them. right to cnn's kyung lah in colorado city. >> reporter: john, dangerous conditions that this community has seen continuing today. the flash floo

"at this hour with berman and bolduan" starts now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> i'm john berman. the breaking news at this hour, tom brady still perfect. four super bowl rings and now no four-game suspension. a federal judge just overturned the four-game suspension not 30 minutes ago. this is a huge blow to nfl commissioner roger goodell. a huge relief to new england patriots' fans ahead of next week's season opener against the pittsburgh steelers. just to bring you up to speed if you've been living under a rock for the last eight months, tom brady suspended for four games for having a general awareness somebody deflated footballs. but a federal judge said that punishment totally and completely out of order. i want to bring in rachel nichols, cnn's sports anchor. also paul callan and with us from new england, dale arnold of the new england sports network. rachel, let me read aloud to you a brief excerpt of this ruling from judge richard berman, no relation i assure you. based on the foregoing and applicable legal authorities the court hereby denies the motion to confirm the awar

"at this hour with berman and bolduan" starts now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> i'm john bermannews at this hour, tom brady still perfect. four super bowl rings and now no four-game suspension. a federal judge just overturned the four-game suspension not 30 minutes ago. this is a huge blow to nfl commissioner roger goodell. a huge relief to new england patriots' fans ahead of next week's season opener against the pittsburgh steelers. just to bring you up to speed if you've been living under a rock for the last eight months, tom brady suspended for four games for having a general

i'm john berman. "the situation room." >>> happening now, trump to the gop front runner cancel campaign appearance at the last minute amid a barrage of criticism for failing to reject anti-muslim comments from a questioner? murder mystery, boston police now say they know the identity of baby doe who was found dead in a trash bag. were the killers under their noses all the time? and why were 50 million people who saw this sketch unable to identify the victim? tonight,

let's bring back john berman. >> one way to tick off donald trump is talk about bankruptcy.ker and carly fiorina brought up bankruptcy. watch the sound. >> you brought four projects into bankruptcy. you cannot take america into bankruptcy. >> you were forced to file bankruptcy not once, not twice, a record four times. >> i never filed for bankruptcy. >> you filed for bankruptcy there. that is the claim from carly fiorina. here is the deal. the truth is donald trump filed his businesses filed for bankruptcy for times. including casino problems in atlantic city. he never personally filed bankruptcy. the companies were allowed to restructure and shed the debt. if the claim for carly fiorina is you filed bankruptcy. that's false. donald trump. has jeb bush over casino gambling in florida. he tried to push a change in florida to build casinos. listen. >> you wanted casino gambling in florida. >> totally false. >> you did. you wanted it before, during and after. i will not be bought. >> so bush is right here. trump may never have personally lobbied for gambling in florida, he had

congressman berman: thank you very much, george. just before i introduce the peaker, i just want to let our host know that, host of carnegie, that really how incredibly valuable your work has been to me during the 30 years that i was on the house foreign affairs committee. issues like nonproliferation, arms control, u.s.-soviet can and then u.s.-russia relationship. so many other issues. your writings and our -- your testimony, our conversations really helped shape my own outlook on a lot of key foreign policy issues. i owe you a lot. a special shout out to the great ople these days who are -- whenever i google members of congress with me never went to russia without stopping to get an analysis. in any event i'm honored today to be asked to interdues your speaker who has been my friend for 33 years. senate democratic leader, harry reid, we worked together since he and i came to the house in 1983. we sat next to each other for four years on the house foreign affairs committee before he was elected to the senate in 1986. and as you kn

. >> i'm john berman. it is september. while were you sleeping, the state department released e-mails as hillary clinton's time as secretary of state. more than 7,000 pages of e-mails in the set. many routine, but some catch the eye over the private e-mail server. she expresses frustration with the treatment of a document on the israeli palestinian conflict as if it were classified. secretary clinton wrote to an aide, it's a public statement. e-mail it. when she received the draft remar remarks, she responds, that is certainly worthy of being top secret. another e-mail from chelsea blasts the relief efforts in haiti as incompetent. urging to change the paradigm on the ground. and more than 100 e-mails in the batch marked classified retroactively. we have elise labott with the latest. >> reporter: john and christine, 125 of the 7,000 e-mails released last night have information that has now been upgraded to classified. percentage wise that is about double the previous charge. it suggests the state department is erring on th

for evening prayers and where we find erin burnett and john berman. erin, what are we expecting this evening? >> so it's a service, it's not an actual mass. john and i were just talking about what that means. that means there will be songs, there will be hymns, there will be a homily. so of course the big question is what the pope will talk about, will he take on these politically charged issues. and the audience will be members of the clergy, but it's not a full mass. >> no, this is a religious service for people who are part of the clergy who are are professionals, priests, nuns, deacons, some 3,000 plus of them. but it's a message when he gets to the city meets with the local clergy first. cardinal timothy dolan will be here. that's who he'll be speaking to. when he spoke yesterday in washington he addressed the clergy and raised some eyebrows. when he praised them for their courage dealing with the sex abuse scandal referring to it somewhat vaguely but clear that's what he was saying and people were offended he was talking about the clergy courage

. >> i'm john berman. one long day. 4:00 a.m. in the east. at long last, we know where they will stand for the cnn debate. donald trump will be center stage literally. next wednesday at 8:00 p.m. that location determined by his standing in the polls. the most notable is carly fiorina after cnn changed the requirements. jeb bush, ben carson, marco rubio, rand paul, chris christie and a partridge in a pear tree. the debate will start at 6:00 with rick santorum and george pataki and rick gilmore. these debates are looking ever more crucial and contentious with the race heating up and really getting a lot more personal. cnn's sara murray has more on that. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. the gloves are coming off on the republican side. candidates are trading insults as donald trump dominates the republican field. our cnn/orc poll shows trump ahead with 32% among republican supporters. ben carson at 19% support, but gaining momentum. both candidates ahead of jeb bush with 9% support. the tenor of the campaign has changed. trump is i

and judge berman will never have to buy himself a cup of chowder ever again. i was so happy with the ruling i went to a shelter and adopted two cats to name them judge and berman. this guy is a genius. don't be surprised if nine months from now you see a lot of judges bermans and jeffreys and kesslers being born around new england. this was the right call to make. the way goodell handed out the punishment and by the way goodell was trying to get everybody to bow down to him. the guy had the single worst autumn and season in cometioner ship. jared fogle said whoa, dude, you had a bad run of things lately. it has been absolutely brutal. he has to try to rye establish his power and they are dragging his face through the mud. he basically said you are suspended because it is more probable than not and you were aware of a conspiracy like mom and dad coming up to you and said you are suspended. you are grounded. because doesn't cut it when you have a union and cba. you have given me all of the information i need. >> first you bring this guy in. he is wearing a cheat

i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> breaking news this morning. a huge manhunt under way this morning in fox lake, illinois, about an hour north of chicago. the police, federal agents, canine units and choppers and horseback officers were all out overnight and looking for three men suspected of shooting a fox lake police officer to death. officials say the officer radioed that he was pursuing three suspects on foot. dispatchers lost contact. backup officers found lieutenant joe gliniewicz dead and stripped of his gun and other gear. he leaves behind a community in mourning. this is fox lake mayor donnie schmidt. >> lieutenant joe gliniewicz was a 30-year veteran, and a decorated police officer and family man and a dear friend for the entire village of fox lake. not only did fox lake lose a family member, i lost a very dear friend. >> cnn's ryan young is in fox lake with the latest on the search. >> reporter: this manhunt has been going on for more than 12 hours. you can see behind me the command center

tom brady suspended for what commissioner deemed cheating with the judge richard berman nullified that decision. tom in the field when they play host to the pittsburgh steelers because richard berman nullified roger goodell four-game suspension for the ailinged role in what has been called deflate-gate. the judge writing in part because there was no notice of a four-game suspension in the circumstances presented here, commissioner romg per goodell may be said to have dispensed brand of injustice we caught up with attorney reelward tried cases in front of judge berman and got his reaction. >> does this surprise you? >> it surprises entire legal community. it is rare for a judge to upset an arbitrator decision. >> players association also issued a statement shortly after ruling saying, this decision should prove once and for all that our collective bargaining agreement does not grant this commissioner the authority to be unfair and arbitrary and misleading. won who super bowls for the giants says we cannot underestimate what this means for brady and his legacy. >> no question if he does

our john berman is in california. they are fine tuning all of their talking points. there's a lot of anticipation. there's a lot of pressure on them, too. >> reporter: so much pressure. i think this will be a turning point in this campaign. you talk about the scene here. i walked through the set today. it is simply stunning. there is so much energy here as if there needs to be anymore energy in this campaign already. the jabs over the past few weeks. man, oh, man, they have been flying. it hasn't hurt donald trump. at least not yet. he still is the clear frontrunner. but does it have the potential to damage the republican brand. jake tapper spoke with rnc chairman rice priebus about wednesday's debate and some of the comments that have been made on the stump by the candidates about immigration. jake wanted to know if this might put the republicans long term at a disadvantage. >> as you know, mr. priebus, many republicans are very concerned about the tone and tenor of the republican race, especially when it comes to how latinos are hearing this republican race. are yo

i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is friday, september 11th. new this morning, at long last, we know where they will stand. the official staging for the cnn debate. donald trump will be center stage next wednesday at 8:00 p.m. that location determined by the standing at the top of the polls. carly fiorina now eligible after cnn changes the requirements. trump and fiorina will be joined by bush, walker, carson, cruz, rubio, huckabee, paul, kasich and christie. the other debate, perry, santorum and pataki and graham. these debates are getting much more personal. cnn's sara murray has more on that. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. the gloves are coming off on the republican side. candidates are trading insults all as trump to dominates the republican field. the cnn/orc poll shows trump ahead of republican voters. a wide lead over ben carson at 19%. both candidates far ahead of jeb bush. the tenor of the campaign has changed over the last couple days. trump insulting carly fiorina about her looks. >> many of the comments are made as a

. >> i'm john berman. nice to see you. it is friday, september 25th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. pope francis waking up this morning in the city that never sleep, new york, new york. a few hours from now, he will address the general assembly at the united nations. this comes a day after historic address before a joint meeting of congress. it was there he brought up the issues of climate chge, immigration and the death penalty. vatican officials say the speech at the united nations will cover many of the same topics and social infan injustice and pove. this is stunning. this is fifth avenue, the pope coming down the avenue in the popemobile. the crowds were ecstatic. i saw the pope drive up in front of me. the beautiful doors of the cathedral and the choir music came out. it was moving. cnn's alexandra field was there and has more on the pope's day ahead. >> reporter: christine and john, thousands of people from around the world lined fifth avenue trying to catch the glimpse of the pope as he made his way for the prayer service and riding along fifth avenue. so many will follow hi

judge berman wrote you can't suspend a person because he may have been generally aware of wrongdoing writing no nfl policy or precedent notifies players they could be disciplined or suspended for general awareness of others. this seemed to question fwoo dell's understanding of the collective bargaining agreement and said the power to punish players isn't unlimited. there is great celebration including at one dunkin donuts where judge berman never has to play for another coolatta. the controversy isn't over. rheumatoid arthritis like me... and you're talking to a rheumatologist about a biologic, this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me reach for more. doctors have been prescribing humira for more than 10 years. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contrubutes to ra symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have

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. >> i'm john berman. big news in the republican primary race and big moment for donald trump here in new york city today. the gop frontrunner and all of the republican candidates asked to sign a loyalty pledge vowing support for the eventual nominee while ruling out a third party run. this is a pledge trump has rejected in the past, but today, he will meet with reince priebus here in new york. all signs indicate trump will sign the document. trump will hold a news conference at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. this is not enforceable. he can sign the pledge and go back on it later. >> is this normal you have the party to sign an oath? >> the national party, yes, across the board. again, there is no way to enforce it. >> nontroversy. >>> trump and bush are escalating their feud. trump telling bright bart news i like jeb, he's a nice man, but he should set the example by speaking english while in the united states. the former florida governor who speaks fl spea speaks fluant spanish. trump is described as the cand

. >> i'm john berman. it is tuesday, september 8th. is this the sign from biden that some democrats have been looking for? the sign that he is running for president. in pittsburgh, he was undoubtedly running. running along a parade route, at least. the vice president radiated energy as he marched in the city's labor day. senior political correspondent brianna keilar with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, john. as candidates fanned out across key states, it was vice president joe biden in pittsburgh who gave a fiery speech to union members with populous undertones. he talked about how college should be free. he railed against trust fund babies and what sounded suspiciously like a stump speech. >> i'm mad. i'm angry. how many people in your own neighborhoods? how many people in your own neighborhoods are in trouble? can look their kids in the eye and say, honey, it's going to be okay. it's going to be okay. not enough. because the level playing field doesn't exist. >> reporter: mr. vice president, sounds like you have a rationale fo

i'm john berman. the first visit to the united states for the pope.address the congress at the capitol. he spoke to 11,000 people on the white house lawn. he met with the president in the oval office. his comments would delight and concern liberals and conservatives within opening seconds. the pope brought up immigration, climate change and income inequity. later it was abortion. let's get the latest on the historic trip from cnn's rosa flores. >> reporter: john and christine, pope francis not holding back during his first full day in the united states tackling immigration, climate change and religious freedom. even cannonizing the first american saint at the basilica you see behind me. today, he has another action packed day. he starts off with a much anticipated speech before congress. there, of course, we are wondering how democrats and republicans are going to react to what he says. especially after he has made some critical comments about capitalism saying it is the mark of the devil. we know francis is not comfortable in stuffy situations. what

"at this hour with berman and bolduan" starts right now. >>> hello, i'm john berman. 11:00 in the east, 8:00 a.m. in simi valley, california. i'm joining you live from the majestic ronald reagan presidential library where just two days from now, we'll see round two. the republican presidential debate right here on cnn. 11 candidates face off on the main stage and a new poll this morning shows donald trump the one to beat. trump has put even more distance between himself and the rest of the pack, with ben carson second. no one even close. big separation. what happened to jeb bush, marco rubio, rand paul? the stakes so high for them. what about carly fiorina, she's a new addition to the big debate, but while she has gained publicity, she's not really picked up support, according to the new polls. will donald trump insult her to her face? and what about that face that trump commented on so recently? carly fiorina, a superpac behind her, now striking back. more on all of that coming up. >>> first, let's talk poll position. the latest abc news/washington post poll. donald trump way out fron

at this hour with berman and boldaun starts now. >>> 24 hours to go. everyone that everyone's preparing, that is, maybe except for mr. donald trump. hear how he's preparing, though, this morning and also who he's visiting. plus the match-ups to watch, the rules and how adding the only woman in the gop field to the main stage could change everything. this is cnn's special live coverage. >>> hello, i'm kate boldaun. >> and i'm john berman live this morning at the ronald reagan presidential library in beautiful -- but today rainy -- simi valley, california. we're just one day from cnn's gop debate. some candidates' campaigns could be at stake unless they find a way to derail the trump express. is the front-runner worried? >> so, the debate. i hear they're all gone afting me. whatever. whatever. no, i hear it. >> whatever. but maybe he should worry because in a new cbs/"new york times" poll out just this morning shows dr. ben carson close. carson just a few points behind while the rest of the field, way, way back. the establishment guys have fallen just so

i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is tuesday, september 22nd. the pontiff will fly to washington for his first visit to the united states. this is a unique gesture by the president and sign of great importance he is placing on the pope's visit. the white house is trying hard to not take political advantage of the pope. with more on that, here is jim acosta. >> reporter: the white house is going to great lengths to take the politics out of the visit to the u.s. that may be impossible as pope francis and president obama are strong allies as the white house led the charge on same-sex marriage and the pope says climate change is a grave issue with grave implications. the president counted on the pope for the nuclear deal and policy on cuba. with the next election heating up, the white house is trying to downplay the issue it is all about politics. here is what the white house press secretary had to say. >> no plan or strategy put in place to stage an event to advance political agenda. >> reporter: some republicans are steamed that the white house is

judge richard berman says he will make a final decision by tomorrow on whether to uphold tom brady'suspension. the nfl wants the new england patriots quarterback banned for four games for his role in the deflategate scandal. berman urged both sides to come to a settlement, but no deal was reached. >>> and monday's court proceedings were a shot at redemption for sketch artist jane rosenburg. her botched drawing of brady a few weeks back took the internet by storm. now she says monday's drawing wasn't so great either because her view of brady was blocked. i think it was much better, though. >>> serena williams is one step closer to history this morning. the spotlight is on williams at this year's u.s. open. if she wins this tournament she will be the first woman to win all four grand slam events in a calendar year since 1988. williams a has no problem in her opening round match and she doesn't lose a game to diatchenko. >>> manny to center field. kiermaier is back on it. he is at the wall. he leaps and he's got it! what a play by deer mykiermaier >> reporter: kiermaier robs manny macha

that is the line in judge berman's decision that best explains his thinking. the judge said brady, scene arriving at the stadium in foxborough, was treated unfairly. bottom line, brady is back on the field, suspension lifted. after the ruling, roger goodell stated we will appeal the ruling to protect the integrity of the game. >> it has been eight months that we have been talking about this scandal. it has been eight months of dragging the nfl through the mud. >> reporter: for now brady can play. the patriots open the regular zone one week from tonight despite insisting that he did nothing wrong, the ruling doesn't clear brady of wrongdoing in deflategate but it does clear him to play. now patriots owner robert craft, we are greatly appreciative of his thoughtful decision. now we can return our focus to the game on the field. >> and on the tonight, the giants and patriots in a preseason game. laura behnke picks up coverage laura? >> as is standard before any nfl game, neat they are the giants or patriots will talk to the media until after the game. patriots fa

john berman, thank you very much. still looking ahead in new york, but let's go back to washington, d.c. for some in congress, just being their feet from the holy father was emotional. for others like us, john boehner, it was really emotional. boehner at points breaking down, got the kleenex ready to roll. so let e me bring in one of speaker boehner's guests for pope francis's congress address, who has known him for years and years and years. so wonderful to have you on. nice to meet you. >> thank you for having me. >> in doing my homework on you, sir, i understand you go so far back that in your teen years you would roll up newspapers at 2:00 a.m. on your paper route. you'd go to sunday morning mass and head out tossing those newspapers. so just to speak about your friendship, who was better at the paper toss? >> we weren't allowed to toss it, that was the boss's job, but we had to do the grunt work of stuffing the ads and getting them rolled up. before we went out and threw them, we had to go to 5:30 mass and make s

with all respect to judge berman, and i admire.of the finest judges in the district. he missed the boat on this. this is why. this is precisely why. this is a mat over the contract law. the nfl and players have entered an agreement. they have negotiated that and one of the terms vested total power in the commissioner to sanction and penalize the players. they gave him the right. if they did not want do that, they should not have done that term. he has that right. he exercised that right and absent of claim to undo the contract and to resend the agreement. the nfl, the players agree to these terms. the courts have no ability or authority to step in here. judge berman was wrong. the second circuit on appeal will reverse the judge. that's what is going to happen. >> is this going go to the supreme court. this seems to be that all of this is a great way for the football fames to get through the off season which they have done. they have had nothing but tweeting to do on this. now this is over and they can get on with the real game. is

i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. francis and his visit to the united states. the first hope to address the u.s. congress at the capitol. he spoke to 11,000 people on the south lawn. he met privately with the president in the oval office. his remarks could delight liberals and conservatives. the pope brought up immigration and climate change and income inequality and religious liberty. let's get more from our rosa flores. >> reporter: john and christine, pope francis not holding back tackling immigration, climate change and religious freedom and canonizing the first american saint behind me at the basilica. he starts off today with a much anticipated speech before congress. there, of course, we are wondering how democrats and republicans are going to react to what he says. especially after he has made some critical comments about capitalism. saying it is the mark of the devil. we know francis is not comfortable in stuffy situations. he prefers to be with the regular man. so what will he do? in very much francis fashio

. >> i'm john berman. 4:00 a.m. in the east. a manhunt is under way this morning in fox lake, illinois, about an hour north of chicago. police, federal agents, canine units and choppers and horseback officers all out overnight looking for three men suspected of shooting a fox lake officer to death. dispatchers lost contact and backup officers counseled lieutenant joe gliniewicz dead and stripped of his gun and other gear. he leaves behind a community already in mourning. this was an officer 30 plus years on the force. >> lieutenant joe gliniewicz was a decorated police officer and not only did fox lake, he was a family member, i lost a very dear friend. >> his nickname was g.i. joe. ryan young is in fox lake with the very latest on this search. >> reporter: manhunt has been going on for more than 12 hours. you can see behind me the command center police have been using for several hours as they look for these suspects. we are about a mile and a half from where the officer was shot. officer joseph gliniewicz, a father of four, wa

>> i'll go. >> a bunch of republicans and john berman. >> this is getting interesting.e candidate playing nice with donald trump and getting some consideration in return. ted cruz and trump shared the stage and hugs at a rally at the iran nuclear deal on capitol hill. let's get more from political don't dana bash. >> reporter: john and christine, you know the saying you hug your friends and hug your enemies tighter. it is unclear which one ted cruz thinks donald trump is. a friend or enemy. they are competitors for the white house, but cruz made a point of inviting trump to a rally outside the white house to protest the iran nuclear deal. the latest on the cruz's approach to the frontrunner. showing him praise and don't criticize him. i talked to both of them about the relationship. >> you and senator cruz have an unusual relationship when it comes to republican competitors. why do you have this bromances? >> it is a romance. i like him. he backed me 100%. >> you were supposed to be t the outsider. >> you know, i'm a big fan that every battle is won before its fought. w

berman said commissioner roger goodell dispensed his own brand of industrial justice. dan shaughnessy writes for the "boston globe." >> i think i'm surprised at the totality of the verdict. it's such a smack-down of roger goodell and the nfl. there's nothing ambiguous about the verdict at all. >> reporter: brady insisted all along that he had nothing to do with deflating footballs below league standards at last season's a.f.c. championship game. in handing out his original four-game suspension, goodell said brady not only participated in the scheme but hampered the investigation by destroying his cell phone. today's ruling makes no judgments on brady's actions, just that the star quarterback was treated unfairly through much of the process. former patriots quarterback. >> it's going to be tough for the commissioner to move forward from this it really is. because now it's how do you trust any judgment, any suspension, any fine that's handed down? >> reporter: so do you see the brady case as sort of the death nell for commissioner roger goodell? >> i think there's always

at the end of the day it was a courageous judge, judge berman, who set the record straight. the nfl cannot do whatever they want just because they have the power to do it. >> i'll put my best investigators -- both of you guys -- wait, wait. you both had your say. the audience is going to decide. i'll put my best investigator to find where the ball boys are. all right? we'll continue. thanks, gentlemen. >>> another appalling display at the mtv awards, almost beyond belief. i believe children are getting hurt by all this stuff. >>> also, analysis of president obama's alaskan journey. stay tuned for the reports. you tuck here... you tuck there. if you're a toe tucker... because of toenail fungus, ask your doctor now about prescription kerydin. used daily, kerydin drops may kill the fungus at the site of infection and get to the root of your toe tucking. kerydin may cause irritation at the treated site. most common side effects include skin peeling... ...ingrown toenail, redness, itching, and swelling. tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go

. >> i'm john berman at the reagan presidential library from simi valley, california. it is wednesday, september 16th, 4:00 a.m. 14 hours away from the cnn republican debate right here on cnnt. main contest kicks off at 8:00 p.m. with the other candidates at 6:00 p.m. there is a pivotal moment in a race that is getting more tense by the second t. very latest polls have done tald trump on top. ben carson has rocketed into 2nd place. some having fallen far and fast. they need this debate to turn things around. you can bet they're ready as is donald trump if his own way. >> how are you feeling? what are you going to be doing all day? >> i feel good about it. >> any special preparation? >> i have been doing this 30 years. a lot of preparation. but i feel really good about the debate. >> i don't think my strategy is going to change at all. it's going to be to tell the trut and to talk about, you know, my vision for america which i think is something that a lot of people resonate with. you know, the polls are not particularly surprising given the fact that i'm out there amon

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rick berman is the guy who made the antichipotle ad. >> right.ne society is going after rick berman saying, hey, heir nasty attack dog, you're always in favor of what? country farms. >> right. the humane society is saying rick is doing a smear campaign, wild discredited. they're alleging that rick berman's group gets money from factory farmers and factory farmers don't like antibiotic meat or cage free animals. and the humane society is saying, hey, chipotle is doing the right thing it's about animal cruelty and rick berman is getting back to us saying, well, the humane society is wrong. stuart: i just think the expression factory farm is -- >> it is. stuart: and all forms of animal farming is factory farming. >> well, the irony is that chipotle -- the humane society is doing the right thing by being more focused on animal cruelty, as are mcdonald's and other restaurant groups that happened to allegedly a finance rick berman's group. so he may be in a corner right now. stuart: could be. all right. look at these polls, please. what a bombshell. be