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brian todd reports he won't be able to take the money with him. >> reporter: the outgoing congressmaneferences his humble financial background. >> the story of middle-class background is my story and i'm very proud of that. >> reporter: anthony weiner has a few hundred,000 dollars to fall back on if he needs it. that includes a stock portfolio worth between $190,000 and $285,000. he's got campaign money, more than $365,000 cache war chest and more for his prospective campaign as mayor in 2013. >> what can he do with all this money? >> he can't take it with him and go to disneyland. he's not able to convert it to personal use. >> ken gross was much chief of enforcement. he said weiner could keep those accounts intact if he decides to run for either of those offices in the future. if he durngts he has four options. he can give it to other candidates, give it to a charity, to a party committee or give it back to donors. ken gross donors to disgraced politicians often demand their money back. as to other candidates. >> if he wants to give it to other candidates would they take it or is he
brian todd reports he won't be able to take the money with him. >> reporter: the outgoing congressmaneferences his humble financial background. >> the story of middle-class background is my story and i'm very proud of that. >> reporter: anthony weiner has a few hundred,000 dollars to fall back on if he needs it. that includes a stock portfolio worth between $190,000 and $285,000. he's got campaign money, more than $365,000 cache war chest and more for his prospective campaign...
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cnn's brian todd is in nebraska for us. he's at the ft. calhoun nuclear station. it's near omaha. two nuclear power facilities here in nebraska, officials are struggling to keep this historic missouri river floodwater at bay. this is behind me where the need is most urgent. the ft. calhoun nuclear power facility just outside ft. calhoun. our photojournalist will zoom in where can you see the floodwaters creeping very, very close to the main building there and really engulfing some of the outer buildings around there. now, this is the facility where yesterday a worker accidentally punctured a hole in a three-quarter mile long aqua birm that had been built to protect that facility. that was filled with water. a hole was punctured in it allowing some of the water and floodwaters to creep closer to the building and vaughn the transformer. that's a key development because as that point this plant had to go offline and be powered on generator power for a few hours. back on the power grid now, but officials here are keeping a very close watch on that because as the water kind of stays ne
cnn's brian todd is in nebraska for us. he's at the ft. calhoun nuclear station. it's near omaha. two nuclear power facilities here in nebraska, officials are struggling to keep this historic missouri river floodwater at bay. this is behind me where the need is most urgent. the ft. calhoun nuclear power facility just outside ft. calhoun. our photojournalist will zoom in where can you see the floodwaters creeping very, very close to the main building there and really engulfing some of the outer...
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> now, would you drive a ferrari through this? up next, find out how the top luxury car brands are convincing india's elite to take the risk. . deliciously rich. flavorful! [ female announcer ] together at last. introducing new stouffer's farmers' harvest with sides of lightly sauteed farm-picked vegetables. find more ways to get to the table at letsfixdinner.com. maybe you don't think you're at risk for heart attack or stroke but if you've been diagnosed with p.a.d., or have pain or heaviness in your legs, i want to talk to you. you may have heard of poor leg circulation, which could be peripheral artery disease, or p.a.d. with p.a.d., if you have poor circulation in your legs, you may also have poor circulation in your heart or in your brain, your risk for heart attack or stroke is more than doubled with p.a.d. now, ask yourself: am i at risk? if you're not sure, call for this free information kit to learn more. [ female announcer ] call the toll free number on the screen now to find out what the risks of p.a.d. really are. you'
brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> now, would you drive a ferrari through this? up next, find out how the top luxury car brands are convincing india's elite to take the risk. . deliciously rich. flavorful! [ female announcer ] together at last. introducing new stouffer's farmers' harvest with sides of lightly sauteed farm-picked vegetables. find more ways to get to the table at letsfixdinner.com. maybe you don't think you're at risk for heart attack or stroke but if you've been diagnosed...
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let's bring in our own brian todd.t the details for us. >> daniel bonjino is going from one tough job to another. as a secret service agent on the president's detail, he saw firsthand the personal toll that politics takes but he's diving head first into it right now as an underdog republican in a democratic state. it wasn't long ago that daniel would have taken a bullet for president obama literally. now -- >> are you disappointed in him? >> i want to say personally that i have enormous respect for him. he treated me with dignity and respect. his family was great to me but i disagree with the ideology. it's a simple ideological play. that's it. >> bongino says it repeatedly, this isn't personal. as part after the protective detail until 2010, is he literally shadowed president obama for two years and president bush before that. he's got nothing but comripts for both men personally, but there's a political fire and he's quit a rising career as an agent to make a run for the u.s. senate in maryland. odds don't favor him.
let's bring in our own brian todd.t the details for us. >> daniel bonjino is going from one tough job to another. as a secret service agent on the president's detail, he saw firsthand the personal toll that politics takes but he's diving head first into it right now as an underdog republican in a democratic state. it wasn't long ago that daniel would have taken a bullet for president obama literally. now -- >> are you disappointed in him? >> i want to say personally that i...
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brian todd joins us with the latest. brian, what do you know?n that allegation, as you mentioned, this was video shot at ground level by a man named narzis benoit. it shows the policeman approaches and appearing to at least level a gun at the car. he and his girlfriend accused them of intimidation, trying to confiscate the phone, taking their phone that they shot the video with, smashing it on the ground and putting him in handcuffs on the ground. police deny smashing the phone. this is a picture released. there's the front, you can see a crack on the right-hand side of the lcd screen. the miami police deny smashing it, and saying it could have come in another incident. mr. benoit's attorney told me that damage is consistent with what mr. benoit described. the police issued a statement saying that because mr. benoit matched the description of one of the suspects just reported fleeing the scene, and further because he ignored repeated demands as he quickly walked toward and entered his vehicle, he was detained by officers. they're going a step fu
brian todd joins us with the latest. brian, what do you know?n that allegation, as you mentioned, this was video shot at ground level by a man named narzis benoit. it shows the policeman approaches and appearing to at least level a gun at the car. he and his girlfriend accused them of intimidation, trying to confiscate the phone, taking their phone that they shot the video with, smashing it on the ground and putting him in handcuffs on the ground. police deny smashing the phone. this is a...
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>> brian todd, we will monitor it with you. thanks so much. >>> in new mexico, it's fire, not flooding, that is causing concern there. the states are equally sobering. a raging wildfire has raced to within a mile of one of the nation's most secretive research centers for national security. we are talking about the los alamos national laboratory that is now closed a second day as firefighters battle back the wind-driven flames. now, this is the place where the first atomic bomb was developed and plutonium is still housed. but officials say all nuclear and hazardous materials are protected and safe. some 11,000 people have fled that area. >> we don't know if we will have a home to come home to. >> we started packing last night, because i wanted to be prepared and so we had everything packed in the cars last night and now just getting a few last minute things. the cat and the hamster. >> meteorologist rob marciano is following this for us. what do we think? the weather conditions? >> the winds are relatively light. a big fire. two
>> brian todd, we will monitor it with you. thanks so much. >>> in new mexico, it's fire, not flooding, that is causing concern there. the states are equally sobering. a raging wildfire has raced to within a mile of one of the nation's most secretive research centers for national security. we are talking about the los alamos national laboratory that is now closed a second day as firefighters battle back the wind-driven flames. now, this is the place where the first atomic bomb...
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here is cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: you are about to witness what appears to be a chaotic shooting miami beach. just before 4:00 a.m. on memorial day holiday, a car comes to an abrupt stop on collins avenue. this video on youtube shows the police surrounding the car and then firing. police kill the suspect raymond haris and the miami police say he had used his vehicle as a weapon this morning and struck and injured an officer with the car when the officer tried to stop him, but an eyewitness says that police used intimidation to cover up their actions. here you will see video from the eyewitness from street level. >> oh, my god. he got to be dead now. >> reporter: and then watch how police approach that eyewitness. one appears to have a gun drawn. we have the eyewitness and his girlfriend with us at the time at our miami bureau, and cnn has purchased the video from them, and narsis, can you tell us what the miami beach police said to you when they first approached you? >> they said get the [ bleep ] away from you and get back to your car, and that is what i did. i walked back to th
here is cnn's brian todd. >> reporter: you are about to witness what appears to be a chaotic shooting miami beach. just before 4:00 a.m. on memorial day holiday, a car comes to an abrupt stop on collins avenue. this video on youtube shows the police surrounding the car and then firing. police kill the suspect raymond haris and the miami police say he had used his vehicle as a weapon this morning and struck and injured an officer with the car when the officer tried to stop him, but an...
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just hours ago cnn's brian todd toured the fort calhoun facility. he joins us live now. brian, what did they tell you? what did you see? they gave you some pretty good access. >> they did, christine. the access was very good. we just emerged from there a couple hours ago and be what officials here are insisting even though this is a missouri rivers floodwaters at bay they insist they are winning that battle, that the floodwaters have not breached the buildings where the reactor core and spent fuel rods are housed and they showed us evidence of that. we got to go inside and see some of the key buildings where those facilities are. when you see the facility all around, it looks pretty dire. the floodwaters have pretty much inundated this place but they have been able to construct sand berms and aqua berms around this place to keep the floodwaters out of the crucial buildings here. now one thing that they are really keeping a close eye on are the transformers that power the pumps that cool the water that basically cool the reactor core and the spent fuel rods. those transfor
just hours ago cnn's brian todd toured the fort calhoun facility. he joins us live now. brian, what did they tell you? what did you see? they gave you some pretty good access. >> they did, christine. the access was very good. we just emerged from there a couple hours ago and be what officials here are insisting even though this is a missouri rivers floodwaters at bay they insist they are winning that battle, that the floodwaters have not breached the buildings where the reactor core and...
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about the security of that transaction or files when they are stored in their filing cabinet. >> brian toddto experts who said so much is at risk, defenders, banks, military have to protect themselves against any possible threat. hackers only have to get lucky once. >>> life after tsunami, the situation is still dire. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it is not your job. what i'm saying... excuse me? alright, fine. no, you don't have to do it. ok? [ male announcer ] notre dame knows it's better for xerox to control its printing costs. so they can focus on winning on and off the field. [ manager ] are you sure i can't talk -- ok, no, i get it. [ male announcer ] with xerox, you're ready for real business. my old contacts would sometimes move and blur my vision. then my eye doctor told me about acuvue® oasys for astigmatism. he said it's the only lens of its kind designed to realign naturally with every blink so now, i'm seeing more clearly. [ male announcer ] learn more at acuvue.com. [ male announcer ] breathe, socket. just breathe. we know it's intimida
about the security of that transaction or files when they are stored in their filing cabinet. >> brian toddto experts who said so much is at risk, defenders, banks, military have to protect themselves against any possible threat. hackers only have to get lucky once. >>> life after tsunami, the situation is still dire. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it is not your job. what i'm saying... excuse me? alright, fine. no, you don't have to do it....
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> well, i want you to listen to something now that you are going to bea lot over the next several months. >> the tea party and all of america has one goal, and it's this -- that barack obama will be a one-term president! >> yep. you are going to hear that a lot over the next several months from her and others. that's michele bachmann, she's leading the chorus there as presidential hopeful's bash the president in new orleans. they're having a major conference there. we will take you there live coming up next. >>> also goodwill ambassador for the united nations right now, you recognize her and you know the name, angelina jolie, she's on the border with syria trying to encourage those who have fled the violence in their own country. we're getting close to the bottom of the hour. lo. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can now come from any faucet anywhere. introducing the brita bottle with the filter inside. constipated? phillips' caplets use magnesium, an ingredient that works more naturally with yo
brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> well, i want you to listen to something now that you are going to bea lot over the next several months. >> the tea party and all of america has one goal, and it's this -- that barack obama will be a one-term president! >> yep. you are going to hear that a lot over the next several months from her and others. that's michele bachmann, she's leading the chorus there as presidential hopeful's bash the president in new orleans. they're having a...
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our cnn's brian todd has the story. >> reporter: you're about to witness has appears to be a chaoticene in south miami beach. at just before 4:00 a.m. on memorial day, a car driven by a suspect comes to an abrupt stop on collins avenue. this video posted on youtube shows police rounding the car and then firing. police killed the suspect, raymond, miami beach police tell cnn he used his vehicle as a weapon that morning, that he'd struck and injured an officer with his car when the officer tried to stop him, but an i witness says they used intimidation to cover up actions. here you see it from street level. >> he's got to be dead now. >> watch how police approached that iwitness. >> they're at a miami bureau. cnn purchased the video from he and hi girg friend. can you tell us what the miami beach police said and did to you when they first approached you? >> it was like, you get the f away from here. get away. get back to your car. and that's what i did. i walked back to the car with my hands up. i turned around, the officer had a gun to his head. >> reporter: the police got him out of
our cnn's brian todd has the story. >> reporter: you're about to witness has appears to be a chaoticene in south miami beach. at just before 4:00 a.m. on memorial day, a car driven by a suspect comes to an abrupt stop on collins avenue. this video posted on youtube shows police rounding the car and then firing. police killed the suspect, raymond, miami beach police tell cnn he used his vehicle as a weapon that morning, that he'd struck and injured an officer with his car when the officer...
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here's cnn's brian todd. >> you're about to witness what appears to be a chaotic shooting scene in southat 4:00 a.m. on memorial day, a car driven by a suspect comes to an abrupt spot on collins avenue. this video apparently shows police surrounding the car and then firing. police killed the suspect. raymond harice. police tell cnn he used a weapon to stop a vehicle. but they used intimidation to cover up their actions. here you see eye witness video from this person. watch how police approach the iwitness. >> we have that eye witness and his girlfriend at the time. cnn purchased the video from he and his girlfriend. narsis, can you tell us what the miami beach police said and did to you when they first approached you? >> it was like, get the "f" away from you. and walk back to the car. that's what i did. i walked back with my hands up. i turned around, officer had a gun to her head. >> benoit said police got him out of the car, handcuffed him. grabbed his cell phone, threw it on the ground and placed it in his back pocket. he said they later uncovered him, took him into n to questioning
here's cnn's brian todd. >> you're about to witness what appears to be a chaotic shooting scene in southat 4:00 a.m. on memorial day, a car driven by a suspect comes to an abrupt spot on collins avenue. this video apparently shows police surrounding the car and then firing. police killed the suspect. raymond harice. police tell cnn he used a weapon to stop a vehicle. but they used intimidation to cover up their actions. here you see eye witness video from this person. watch how police...
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here's brian todd. >> reporter: this the months after shock and awe. at least that's what u.s. officials hoped. they air lifted billions of dollars in bricks of $100 bills in iraq to pay for rekruck. now the u.s. inspector general for iraq reconstruction has unetling news of about $6 billion of that money. >> it's not been properly accounted for. that's the purpose of our continuing audit. >> if some of it was stolen, who do you believe stole it? >> i don't want to speculate on who the potential criminals might be. this money was delivered to iraqi control and we have, in the past, had a number of cases reported to us. about interim ministers who did steal. >> who was responsible for safeguarding that money? >> during 2003 and 2004, that money was under the ejaegis of e coalition party. >> stewart bowen said after that, the pentagon and iraqi government shared responsibility for safeguarding some of the money and that it was the pentagon who asked him to investigate. contacted by cnn, a pentagon spokesman cited that probe but said the investigation fou
here's brian todd. >> reporter: this the months after shock and awe. at least that's what u.s. officials hoped. they air lifted billions of dollars in bricks of $100 bills in iraq to pay for rekruck. now the u.s. inspector general for iraq reconstruction has unetling news of about $6 billion of that money. >> it's not been properly accounted for. that's the purpose of our continuing audit. >> if some of it was stolen, who do you believe stole it? >> i don't want to...
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my colleague brian todd is there. why are folks so confident that these plants are protected? >> reporter: well, they make a distinction between fukushima and this and one key distinction is that fukushima was a sudden event and catastrophic flood that came just all of a sudden on march 11th and then swept away everything in its path. this was a predicted event, it came very slowly. they had time to get ready for it. they constructed berms on the outside, small levees and sand wedges to try to protect the buildings. they say they have been successful. they let us inside, we got an inside look at some of the control rooms and the facilities, and one very crucial room where we saw video, realtime video of the reactor core through closed circuit tv, i think we have some of that we can show you here, it did not appear that the reactor core was damaged. they say it is not. we also saw video of the room where the spent fuel rods are kept and that did not appear damaged. they said it was not. those two are very, very crucial and what they're trying to do is prevent those two from ove
my colleague brian todd is there. why are folks so confident that these plants are protected? >> reporter: well, they make a distinction between fukushima and this and one key distinction is that fukushima was a sudden event and catastrophic flood that came just all of a sudden on march 11th and then swept away everything in its path. this was a predicted event, it came very slowly. they had time to get ready for it. they constructed berms on the outside, small levees and sand wedges to...
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here's our brian todd. >> reporter: the outgoing congressman references his humble financial backgroundss story of new york is my story. and i'm very proud of that. >> reporter: as for his current finances, anthony weiner has a few hundred thousand dollars in assets to fall back on if he needs it. according to disclosure forms that includes a stock portfolio worth between $190,000 and $285,000. he's got more in campaign money. election records show he has more than $365,000 cash on hand in his war chest for a congressional re-election campaign and $4.5 million in his perspective campaign for new york city mayer in 2013. >> what can he do with all this money? >> he can't take it with him and go to disneyland. he's not able to convert it to personal use. >> reporter: campaign finance expert ken gross was once chief of enforcement for the federal election commission. gross says weiner could keep those accounts intact if he decides to run for either of those offices in the future. but if he doesn't, he'd have four options for those accounts. he could give the money to other candidates. he c
here's our brian todd. >> reporter: the outgoing congressman references his humble financial backgroundss story of new york is my story. and i'm very proud of that. >> reporter: as for his current finances, anthony weiner has a few hundred thousand dollars in assets to fall back on if he needs it. according to disclosure forms that includes a stock portfolio worth between $190,000 and $285,000. he's got more in campaign money. election records show he has more than $365,000 cash on...
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> she wowed the world as the maid of honor in the royal wedding.sister is being eyed as a, well, special kind of model. that story straight ahead. what do you got? restrained driver... sir, can you hear me? just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in the power of science and medicine. but i'm also human. and i believe in stacking the deck. and my dog bailey and i love to hang out in the kitchen. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired. >>> from royal relative to magazine model, usher is not keeping quiet about who he wants to promote the upcoming lingerie line. a.j. hammer joins us. i don't know, a.j. i have a feeling piper would not say yes to this. she could get in big trouble with her new relatives. >> you might think. certainly. if nothing else, hey, this is a great pr stunt. usher is saying he has the sights set on pippa middleton and she became a worldwide sensation when
brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> she wowed the world as the maid of honor in the royal wedding.sister is being eyed as a, well, special kind of model. that story straight ahead. what do you got? restrained driver... sir, can you hear me? just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in the power of science and medicine. but i'm also human. and i believe in stacking the deck. and my dog bailey and i love to hang out in the kitchen. you love the...
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citigroup says that no important information was compromised, but cnn's brian todd found out that thatrily the case. >> reporter: if do you any banking online, you'll see that reassuring template. here's how we'll protect your money. citigroup's got it but at the just got hacked. they say someone accessed the pe personal information of 200,000 north american customers. the hackers didn't see social security numbers, dates of birth or card security codes, the company says, but did view customers' names, account numbers and contact information. can they still do damage getting names, account numbers, contact information? >> sure. with just your name and your contact information, what hackers can do is sell that information for identity fraud or identity theft and try to poachcitibank. but more importantly, they can use that information to try to trick citibank tellers or other operators into believing they're the actual customer. >> reporter: mark rash is a former cyber crime prosecutor at the justice department. he says the bank's built-in protections only go so far. on the same page of
citigroup says that no important information was compromised, but cnn's brian todd found out that thatrily the case. >> reporter: if do you any banking online, you'll see that reassuring template. here's how we'll protect your money. citigroup's got it but at the just got hacked. they say someone accessed the pe personal information of 200,000 north american customers. the hackers didn't see social security numbers, dates of birth or card security codes, the company says, but did view...
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here's brian todd with the story. >> reporter: in the months after shock and awe, the mantra was spends what u.s. officials hope. they airlifted billions of dollars in bricks of $100 bills to iraq to pay for reconstruction. now the u.s. inspector general for iraq reconstruction has some unsettling news about more than $6 billion of that money. >> it has not been properly accounted for and that is the purpose of our continuing audit. >> if some of it was stolen, who do you believe stole it? >> i don't want to speculate on who the potential criminals might be, but this money was delivered to iraqi control and we have in the past had a number of cases reported to us about interim ministers who did steal. >> reporter: who was responsible for safeguarding that money? >> during 2003 and 2004, that money was under the aegis of the coalition provisional authority, the entity created to govern iraq after the fall of saddam hussein's regime. >> reporter: stuart bowen says after that, there was a shared responsibility for safeguarding the money and the pentagon asked him to investigate. contacted
here's brian todd with the story. >> reporter: in the months after shock and awe, the mantra was spends what u.s. officials hope. they airlifted billions of dollars in bricks of $100 bills to iraq to pay for reconstruction. now the u.s. inspector general for iraq reconstruction has some unsettling news about more than $6 billion of that money. >> it has not been properly accounted for and that is the purpose of our continuing audit. >> if some of it was stolen, who do you...
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brian todd is here in "the situation room" working the story for us. on and on. >> it could, wolf. nato laid down a new commitment to extend this mission three more months if need be. officials tell us this is standard procedure in an operation like this, but there are new questions about how long this mission can remain effective even with some recent setbacks from moammar gadhafi. he's rarely seen in public. he's just lost eight generals from his command and his oil minister, and now the nato alliance vows to keep up the pressure on moammar gadhafi, announcing it will extend its mission in libya for at least another 90 days. >> this decision sends a clear message to the gadhafi regime, we are determined to continue our operation to protect the people of libya. >> reporter: that's it the publicly stated goal. but on the ground, nato has intensified its air campaign, hitting gadhafi's command and control structures, bringing in french and british attack helicopters with more close strike capability. all while nato officials say they're not specifically
brian todd is here in "the situation room" working the story for us. on and on. >> it could, wolf. nato laid down a new commitment to extend this mission three more months if need be. officials tell us this is standard procedure in an operation like this, but there are new questions about how long this mission can remain effective even with some recent setbacks from moammar gadhafi. he's rarely seen in public. he's just lost eight generals from his command and his oil minister,...
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cnn's brian todd has been working this story. >> we know it's going to be tough for barney frank andto push this bill all the way through. he says it's done more harm than good. a bold new plan to end a major battle in the war on drugs. two prominent congressmen say it's time for the feds to stop regulating marijuana. democrat barney frank and republican presidential hopeful ron paul are pushing a bill that would let the states make their own laws on marijuana. the states could legalize, tax and regulate the use of pot, and the federal government would only crack down on smuggling across the national border or into states that don't legalize marijuana. >> we should not have federal laws that make the personal use of marijuana criminal, or even the growing of it. it should be criminal if a state wants to maintain its restrictions and the federal government should honor that state's laws. >> reporter: frank says there are two principal reasons he's behind this, to make sure the government doesn't intrude on freedom of choice and stop wasting federal resources on enforcing anti-marijuan
cnn's brian todd has been working this story. >> we know it's going to be tough for barney frank andto push this bill all the way through. he says it's done more harm than good. a bold new plan to end a major battle in the war on drugs. two prominent congressmen say it's time for the feds to stop regulating marijuana. democrat barney frank and republican presidential hopeful ron paul are pushing a bill that would let the states make their own laws on marijuana. the states could legalize,...
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our brian todd has been digging into this story. >> reporter: wolf, the inspector general in charge ofestigating fraud in iraq says billions of dollars flown into iraq after the invasion have gone missing. he says it was a wild west like atmosphere in those days. eight years later, u.s. officials believe some of the money may have been stolen. the months after shock and awe, the mantra was spend and rebuild. u.s. officials airlifted billions of dollars to iraq to pay for reconstruction. now, the u.s. inspector general for iraq reconstruction hassan unsettling news about more than $6 billion of that money. >> it has not been properly accounted for. that is the purpose of our continuing audit. >> reporter: if some of it was stolen, who do you believe stole it? >> i don't want to speculate on who the potential criminals might be. this was delivered to iraqi control. we have in the past had a number of cases reported to us about interim ministers who did steal. >> who was responsible for safeguarding that money? >> during 2003 and 2004, that money was under the coalitionle provisional auth
our brian todd has been digging into this story. >> reporter: wolf, the inspector general in charge ofestigating fraud in iraq says billions of dollars flown into iraq after the invasion have gone missing. he says it was a wild west like atmosphere in those days. eight years later, u.s. officials believe some of the money may have been stolen. the months after shock and awe, the mantra was spend and rebuild. u.s. officials airlifted billions of dollars to iraq to pay for reconstruction....
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. >> brian todd has the tape and spoke to the witness.ter: you're about to witness what appears to be a chaotic shooting scene in south miami beach. at just before 4:00 a.m. on memorial day, a car driven by a suspect comes to an abrupt stop on collins avenue. this video posted on youtube apparently shows police surrounding the car and then firing. police kill the suspect, raymond herisse, miami beach police tell cnn herisse used his vehicle as a weapon that morning, that he had struck and injured an officer with his car when the officer tried to stop him. but an eyewitness says police used intimidation to cover up their actions. here you see video from that eyewitness from street level. >> he got to be dead now. >> reporter: then watch how police approach that eyewitness. one appears to have a gun drawn. >> we have that eyewitness and his girlfriend who was with him at the time at a miami bureau. cnn has purchased the video from narces benoit and his girlfriend ericka davis. narces, can you tell us what the miami beach police said and did
. >> brian todd has the tape and spoke to the witness.ter: you're about to witness what appears to be a chaotic shooting scene in south miami beach. at just before 4:00 a.m. on memorial day, a car driven by a suspect comes to an abrupt stop on collins avenue. this video posted on youtube apparently shows police surrounding the car and then firing. police kill the suspect, raymond herisse, miami beach police tell cnn herisse used his vehicle as a weapon that morning, that he had struck and...
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >> we are getting a better picket now of how widespread the violence inthe rioting that took place in the city. the city exploding after the hometown canucks lost game seven in the stanley cup final. 150 people went to the hospital we're learning for injuries. even reports of a stabbing, as well as multiple head injuries from fighting. police say nearly a hundred people were arrested. two police cruisers were set on fire. in the meantime, they have time lapse video that puts this event into a very unique perspective that shows the city skyline from the beginning of the riots in the early part of the evening and then later into the night. there you see smoke billowing up on the center right part of your screen. you see it come up on the other side as well. again, this is all time lapse of what was going on in vancouver the night of the rioting. >> the big cleanup is going on still in downtown vancouver this morning. rioting estimated to cost the city millions of dollars in damages. the signs of regret and support are visible this morning everywhere in the
brian todd, cnn, washington. >> we are getting a better picket now of how widespread the violence inthe rioting that took place in the city. the city exploding after the hometown canucks lost game seven in the stanley cup final. 150 people went to the hospital we're learning for injuries. even reports of a stabbing, as well as multiple head injuries from fighting. police say nearly a hundred people were arrested. two police cruisers were set on fire. in the meantime, they have time lapse...
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brian todd is there on the scene and managed to get inside. have a live report. >> a big night for sarah palin in iowa. her daughter said the former governor has made her decision about whether to run for president of the united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ look at that car, well, it goes fast ♪ ♪ givin' my dad a heart attack ♪ [ friend ] that is so awesome. ♪ i love my car [ engine revving ] [ male announcer ] that first chevy, yea, it gets under your skin. ♪ >>> a raging wildfire inching closer and closer to the los alamos laboratory here in the united states. stray stress the fire is not burning on the grounds of the lab, but local authorities say they can't promise it will stay that way. los alamos is one of the pop national security research facilities. the lab's director said any hazardous materials are safe and secure. it was closed for a second day today as a precaution. meanwhile in nebraska, authors are keeping a close watch on a nuclear power plant. it'sed by two feet of water and no chance of a disaster like the we have in japan, but people are
brian todd is there on the scene and managed to get inside. have a live report. >> a big night for sarah palin in iowa. her daughter said the former governor has made her decision about whether to run for president of the united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ look at that car, well, it goes fast ♪ ♪ givin' my dad a heart attack ♪ [ friend ] that is so awesome. ♪ i love my car [ engine revving ] [ male announcer ] that first chevy, yea, it gets under your skin. ♪ >>> a raging...
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a bill and the unlikely pair behind it with our own brian todd standing by.uple decades ago, we didn't even realize just how much natural gas was trapped in rocks thousands of feet below us. technology has made it possible to safely unlock this cleanly burning natural gas. this deposits can provide us with fuel for a hundred years, providing energy security and economic growth all across this country. it just takes somebody having the idea, and that's where the discovery comes from. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 are still talking about retirement tdd# 1-800-345-2550 like it's some kind of dream. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's either this magic number i'm supposed to reach, or... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's beach homes or it's starting a vineyard. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 come on ! tdd# 1-800-345-2550 just help me figure it out tdd# 1-800-345-2550 in a practical, let's-make- this-happen kind of way. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 a vineyard ? schwab real life retirement services is personalized, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 practical help that's focused on making your retirement real. open an account to
a bill and the unlikely pair behind it with our own brian todd standing by.uple decades ago, we didn't even realize just how much natural gas was trapped in rocks thousands of feet below us. technology has made it possible to safely unlock this cleanly burning natural gas. this deposits can provide us with fuel for a hundred years, providing energy security and economic growth all across this country. it just takes somebody having the idea, and that's where the discovery comes from. tdd#...
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brian todd is here in "the situation room" monitoring these developments. what are you learning?, these men escaped by digging a tunnel nearly 40 yards long and in the course of breaking out they killed a prison guard. this event has ominous implications for the security of the u.s. and its allies. after weeks of fighting and instability in yemen, signs that al qaeda is further destabilizing the key u.s. ally in the war on terror. in what appears to be a coordinated operation, dozens of al qaeda militants break out of a prison in the southern city while armed militants attacked the jail from the outside. when i spoke to an analyst. >> there's been a lot of fighting in the province. islamist what does it say about the control of the yemen knee government has this in region? >> they are losing control and the yemeni government instigating some of this chaos with the goal to demonstrate to the united states and others that this regime is the best to fight al quite da. >> reporter: the yemeni government is more concerned about protecting itself than going after al qaeda. so the gover
brian todd is here in "the situation room" monitoring these developments. what are you learning?, these men escaped by digging a tunnel nearly 40 yards long and in the course of breaking out they killed a prison guard. this event has ominous implications for the security of the u.s. and its allies. after weeks of fighting and instability in yemen, signs that al qaeda is further destabilizing the key u.s. ally in the war on terror. in what appears to be a coordinated operation, dozens...
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here's brian todd. >> reporter: days of raw nerves around nuclear facilities.ooding in nebraska drawing fears of a power shut down and a possible nuclear catastrophe. in the town, one local resident is anxious. >> he worries if there is another event that would happen that might put things in jeopardy. >> the union of concerned scientists is nervous about evacuation plans in towns. >> the population growth has been fairly significant in areas, but the emergency plans haven't caught up with that population growth. as a result it might take longer to get people out of harm's way should a disaster occur. >> this occur caught the attention of state officials and members of congress after a recent investigation by the associated press on nuclear safety. he said populations around plants like the indian point near new york have grown in recent years, making them tough to evacuate quickly. the area has grown as well, but residents give plant and local officials high marks for preparedness. >> they let us know an evacuation plan and am not worried about it. >> if there
here's brian todd. >> reporter: days of raw nerves around nuclear facilities.ooding in nebraska drawing fears of a power shut down and a possible nuclear catastrophe. in the town, one local resident is anxious. >> he worries if there is another event that would happen that might put things in jeopardy. >> the union of concerned scientists is nervous about evacuation plans in towns. >> the population growth has been fairly significant in areas, but the emergency plans...
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brian todd is working this story for us. brian, who got hacked, where, and why?t popular providers to target u.s. government secrets. google says the personal e-mail accounts of several hundred people have been breached. google says hackers tapped into the so-called g-mail accounts of government officials, military personnel, chinese political activists and officials of asian countries like south korea. u.s. officials are quick to make one distinction. >> we have no reason to believe that any government accounts were accessed. >> reporter: but google says that the hacker he is got into personal accounts. directing users to fake g-mail sites and then when they signed in would hack their passwords. for a demonstration, we went to founder of invincea, a cyber company that works with agencies to prevent attacks. they set up a mock e-mail, a fictitious state department employee getting a personal e-mail from secretary of state hillary clinton. >> so if this is my personal inbox, how am i getting spear fished here? >> so what is happening, you're getting an e-mail from
brian todd is working this story for us. brian, who got hacked, where, and why?t popular providers to target u.s. government secrets. google says the personal e-mail accounts of several hundred people have been breached. google says hackers tapped into the so-called g-mail accounts of government officials, military personnel, chinese political activists and officials of asian countries like south korea. u.s. officials are quick to make one distinction. >> we have no reason to believe that...
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we asked our own prion todd to take a closer look. what are you learning, brian? the taliban is a very murky, dangerous group an dealing with them at the very least has been a bizarre process. now there are serious questions about what u.s. officials can get from these contacts and who they are dealing with. the defense secretary staunchly defends who u.s. officials are calling preliminary contacts with the taliban, not negotiations but feelers. >> we ended up talking to people in anbar province and iraq who were direct ly killing our troops. that's the way wars end. >> reporter: contacted by cnn, u.s. and german officials won't comment on a report in der spiegel magazine that talks between the taliban and the u.s. is being organized. it's reported that the cia is also taking part. who would the americans be dealing with? not taliban leader mullah omar, at least not directly. he's one of the world's most wanted men, a religious fanatic who is called the commander of the faithful. he's had ten years since 9/11 to denounce al qaeda and hasn't done it. as for others,
we asked our own prion todd to take a closer look. what are you learning, brian? the taliban is a very murky, dangerous group an dealing with them at the very least has been a bizarre process. now there are serious questions about what u.s. officials can get from these contacts and who they are dealing with. the defense secretary staunchly defends who u.s. officials are calling preliminary contacts with the taliban, not negotiations but feelers. >> we ended up talking to people in anbar...
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brian todd has been looking into this for us. what happened here?incident was taken from two different angles. the man who shot one of those videos says the police tried to intimidate him into giving it up. you're about to witness what appears to be a chaotic shooting scene in south miami beach. at just before 4:00 a.m. on memorial day, a car driven by a suspect comes to an abrupt stop on collins avenue. this video posted on youtube shows police surrounding the car, then firing. police kill the suspect, raymond horice. police say he had used his vehicle as a weapon that morning, that he struck and injured an officer with his car. but an eyewitness says police used intimidation to cover up their actions. >> oh, my god. he got to be dead now. >> reporter: then watch how police approach that eyewitness. one appears to have a gun drawn. >> we have that eye witness and his girlfriend who was with him at the time. cnn has purchased the film. can you tell us what the miami beach police said and did to you when they first approached you? >> it was like you
brian todd has been looking into this for us. what happened here?incident was taken from two different angles. the man who shot one of those videos says the police tried to intimidate him into giving it up. you're about to witness what appears to be a chaotic shooting scene in south miami beach. at just before 4:00 a.m. on memorial day, a car driven by a suspect comes to an abrupt stop on collins avenue. this video posted on youtube shows police surrounding the car, then firing. police kill the...
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brian todd is working this story for us >> this is about the close ties that a feared militant groupd with al qaeda and the links between that group and pakistan's intelligence service. it was osama bin laden's trusted courier who unwittingly led them to this leader and hide out. could the courier have left evidence tying bin laden to pakistani intelligence? the "new york times" said the courier's cell phone recovered in the raid conpain taned contact information for a band of militants with strong ties to pakistan's interservices intelligence, isi. >> sorry this a smoking gun linking bin laden to the isi. >> six degrees of sprague with the separation getting closer. these militant groups that al qaeda, the courier was in touch with had the sponsorship. >> cnn security analyst said he was supported by pakistani intelligence because it helped pakistan fight forces in kashmir and afghanistan. they have long standing ties to al qaeda and experts say the people who murdered "wall street journal" reporter daniel pearl have connections to the group. the times said in tracing the calls on c
brian todd is working this story for us >> this is about the close ties that a feared militant groupd with al qaeda and the links between that group and pakistan's intelligence service. it was osama bin laden's trusted courier who unwittingly led them to this leader and hide out. could the courier have left evidence tying bin laden to pakistani intelligence? the "new york times" said the courier's cell phone recovered in the raid conpain taned contact information for a band of...
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brian todd is following these developments for us. fascinating what's going on in iran. >> it is. you know, made powerful allies in his six years as iran's president. he's now crossed the top religious leader, real power there. and now many are watching to see if the fractures could take a serious turn. for six years they have been a formidable duo in iran. working together to undermine the u.s. and its allies. there is a rift between president ahmadinejad and the power behind his throne. iran's supreme leaderleader. >> how serious has it gotten? >> it is very serious in that senior aides to president ahmadinejad have been routinely threatened. in some cases they have been in prison. a smackdown, humbled in a way he hasn't since becoming president in 2005. >> reporter: analysts say this got started because ahmadinejad simply tried to wield too much power. seeking to fire the intelligence minister who he supported. experts say conservatives loyal to him accused ahmadinejad and his allies of undermining the stability of the regime. contacted by cnn iranian official at the u.n. dismi
brian todd is following these developments for us. fascinating what's going on in iran. >> it is. you know, made powerful allies in his six years as iran's president. he's now crossed the top religious leader, real power there. and now many are watching to see if the fractures could take a serious turn. for six years they have been a formidable duo in iran. working together to undermine the u.s. and its allies. there is a rift between president ahmadinejad and the power behind his throne....
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let's bring in our own brian todd with details, a story that affects millions of folks out there.st? . that's right, wolf, one expert calls it cybercivil unrest, for good r the actual hacking of citigroup took place in early may. the bank is just now announcing it, they say because they had to take the appropriate steps to assess the damage t outlines the vulnerability to the banking system. you will see that reassuring template, here is how we will protect your money, citigroup has got it but citigroup just got hacked. someone accessed the personal information of about 200,000 north american customers. it won't say how much money was lost. the hear, didn't see social security numbers, dates of birth or card security codes, the company says, but did view customers' names i, account numbers and contact information. can they still do damage, getting names, contact inform? >> just your name and contact information what hackers can do is sell that information for identity fraud or identity theft. they can try poach customers from sit thety bank but more importantly, they can use that
let's bring in our own brian todd with details, a story that affects millions of folks out there.st? . that's right, wolf, one expert calls it cybercivil unrest, for good r the actual hacking of citigroup took place in early may. the bank is just now announcing it, they say because they had to take the appropriate steps to assess the damage t outlines the vulnerability to the banking system. you will see that reassuring template, here is how we will protect your money, citigroup has got it but...
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todd, already has some details of his own. he's with us from across town at the white house, chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. in primetime tomorrow night the president will detail and fulfill a pledge he made in december of 2009, that some troop withdrawals would begin in july of 2011. july starts next week. so here's what the president is going to lay out. there were three measures of success that he laid out in december of 2009. to deny al qaeda a safe haven. to reverse the taliban's momentum and stand up to afghanistan forces. the president will say progress has been made on all three fronts and go as far as to say the operational capability of al qaeda is now been defeated or destroyed. essentially victory over al qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan. on the other two fronts that's not necessarily mission accomplished just yet so the number of troops anywhere from 10 to 30,000, will be removed in the next 18 months but keep this in mind, brian, over 50,000 american troop will still be there in 2013 and maybe even well into 2014, so still a long way to go but a significant number of american military coming
todd, already has some details of his own. he's with us from across town at the white house, chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. in primetime tomorrow night the president will detail and fulfill a pledge he made in december of 2009, that some troop withdrawals would begin in july of 2011. july starts next week. so here's what the president is going to lay out. there were three measures of success that he laid out in december of 2009. to deny al qaeda a safe haven. to...