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brian todd is working the story. he's in boston for us. n, you're over at the federal court in boston, i take it, where these three individuals, one u.s. citizen and two from kazakhstan, are expected to make an appearance later this afternoon? >> that's right, wolf. they're expected here at the john j.mokley courthouse in boston any time now, probably some time this afternoon we're told. not told the time they're going to appear, but we have cameras all around for the time that they do show up here. again, the reporting that we have according to sources, attorneys for them and also other sources familiar with this case that dias kadyrbayev and azamat tazhayakov, the two students at dartmouth with dzhokhar tsarnaev are being charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements. separately we've got some information from a law enforcement official who's been briefed about the arrest saying that the allegation is these three people, these two students and another u.s. citizen who we have not named yet, are being accused of r
brian todd is working the story. he's in boston for us. n, you're over at the federal court in boston, i take it, where these three individuals, one u.s. citizen and two from kazakhstan, are expected to make an appearance later this afternoon? >> that's right, wolf. they're expected here at the john j.mokley courthouse in boston any time now, probably some time this afternoon we're told. not told the time they're going to appear, but we have cameras all around for the time that they do...
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kinds of coverage, a-team here in boston to walk us through this on this afternoon, beginning with brian todd standing by, not too far from me here in boston at the federal courthouse. and, brian, we know the suspects will be making their first court appearance there in less than an hour. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. less than an hour in courtroom 19 here at the moakley courthouse in boston. we now have all three names as we have been reporting, dias kadyrbayev, azamat tazhayakov and robel phillipos, the three in this complaint accused of obstructing justice and making false statements. we have been reading through the complaint as you have on some of the details. again, the complaint says that these three knowingly destroyed, concealed, covered up objects belonging to dzhokhar tsarnaev, namely a backpack containing fireworks, and a laptop computer, and according to this complaint, it says with the intent to impede, obstruct, and influence the criminal investigation. again, the third name we can now report is robel phillipos, who is accused himself of knowingly and willfully making fals
kinds of coverage, a-team here in boston to walk us through this on this afternoon, beginning with brian todd standing by, not too far from me here in boston at the federal courthouse. and, brian, we know the suspects will be making their first court appearance there in less than an hour. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. less than an hour in courtroom 19 here at the moakley courthouse in boston. we now have all three names as we have been reporting, dias kadyrbayev, azamat tazhayakov...
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brian todd, cnn, moore, oklahoma. >> i've had two babies. me tell you, shayela, are you my new he. >> reporter: your babe brayden, can i get that picture up of that labor and delivery room. have we got that husseinied? i can't believe you endurendure that during labor and to those four nurses, to do what you did, you do what you do every day, but you deserve to be concanonized. unbelievable. oh, remarkable. just remarkable. mother's day will be a big deal in that house for a long time. you know, the weekend i want you to go along with anderson cooper as he gets and up close and personal look at the storm chasers who risked their life to bring us the documentation of how these storms travel and what they do. storm hunters in the path of disaster. it's saturday night, 7:00 eastern time. you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. >> if you have wondered why the country seems transfixed by a young woman named jodi arias in arizona, perhaps a condensed look at the last five years and the lies that jodi arias told and admitted to
brian todd, cnn, moore, oklahoma. >> i've had two babies. me tell you, shayela, are you my new he. >> reporter: your babe brayden, can i get that picture up of that labor and delivery room. have we got that husseinied? i can't believe you endurendure that during labor and to those four nurses, to do what you did, you do what you do every day, but you deserve to be concanonized. unbelievable. oh, remarkable. just remarkable. mother's day will be a big deal in that house for a long...
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brian todd, thank you very much indeed. want to bring in juliet kayam, former homeland security assistant secretary. juliet, the more you read this complaint today, the more a pretty disturbing picture emerges that at the very least suggests these suspects after the event did what they could to obstruct the investigation and also did what they could to get rid of damning evidence. but also as we discussed with brian just then, hinting details, really, they may have had some prior knowledge. what do you make of it? >> i think that's right. i think we should look at this complaint as sort of the first salvo by the u.s. attorney's office to at least keep them in jail for some time. one has to assume, and we know that the investigation is ongoing. there can be further additions to the complaint, that's totally normal in a -- in any case. i think one of the most additional damning aspects of it is at one stage, one of the three roommates or friends actually had admitted to an fbi agent he never expected to hear from dzhokhar aga
brian todd, thank you very much indeed. want to bring in juliet kayam, former homeland security assistant secretary. juliet, the more you read this complaint today, the more a pretty disturbing picture emerges that at the very least suggests these suspects after the event did what they could to obstruct the investigation and also did what they could to get rid of damning evidence. but also as we discussed with brian just then, hinting details, really, they may have had some prior knowledge....
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our brian todd was in the courtroom for that hearing, and brian is in cleveland right now, outside the courtroom. brian, it struck me, castro kept his head down the entire time. tell me more about this man's demeanor? >> that really was striking, carol. he kept his head down the entire time. despondent, didn't make eye contact to anybody, he didn't make eye contact even with his temporary defense attorney who was there with him. he was led in in handcuffs, but not -- he did not have leg shackles on, again, looking very despondent, never spoke. the highlight here, he never entered a plea. this was considered an arraignment hearing, but as the defense attorney explained to us, the formal arraignment will come within about 30 days where he will enter some kind of plea. the judge set bond with four cases at $2 million eacin each case. meaning a total of $8 million. after the hearing, she said that in a sense is a no-bond arrangement. he doesn't have the money to post any of this. he will be held in probably the county jail. the cuyahoga county jail. he's been in the city jail, where his de
our brian todd was in the courtroom for that hearing, and brian is in cleveland right now, outside the courtroom. brian, it struck me, castro kept his head down the entire time. tell me more about this man's demeanor? >> that really was striking, carol. he kept his head down the entire time. despondent, didn't make eye contact to anybody, he didn't make eye contact even with his temporary defense attorney who was there with him. he was led in in handcuffs, but not -- he did not have leg...
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one of them, of course, we know amanda berry thanks to our brian todd.douglas and casey jordan, good to have both of you with us. casey, i mean brian todd painted a pretty horrific picture of ariel castro as if it needed to get any more horrific than it was. it has gotten worse. abuse, allegations of abductions dating back at least eight years. you've interviewed a lot of terrible people in your years at the fbi. where does he rank? >> wow. well, first of all, we have to start with the word alleged. i think what is most disturbing about this case that we learned today is michelle knight's accounts that she has been pregnant five times and that each and every one of those times he starved her for two weeks and then literally beat her until she miscarried. i mean that is something that raises the level of heinousness to something we don't normally see. and questions are going to arise about why amanda better yea wrr allowed to but, again, one of those children is the product of a sexual assault, and so you have the dna prove once it comes back to prove it.
one of them, of course, we know amanda berry thanks to our brian todd.douglas and casey jordan, good to have both of you with us. casey, i mean brian todd painted a pretty horrific picture of ariel castro as if it needed to get any more horrific than it was. it has gotten worse. abuse, allegations of abductions dating back at least eight years. you've interviewed a lot of terrible people in your years at the fbi. where does he rank? >> wow. well, first of all, we have to start with the...
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let's go to brian todd right now, in cleveland. were there when the prosecutor, when the police chief, where they made this dramatic announcement. and they also provided some other fascinating details. >> that's right, wolf. some details we had not heard before. one of them was key, because we'd been hearing over the last 48 hours that there were reports from witnesses and others, witnesses in the neighborhood actually, who had allegedly said that they had seen a woman naked in the backyard of that house, possibly a woman in chains. police addressed that pretty early on in this news conference. take a listen. >> the statements from the suspect and the victims, there's no evidence to indicate that any of them were ever outside in the yard, in chains, without clothing, or any other manner. we were told that they left the house and went into the garage in disguise. so those are the two times that were mentioned or that they can recall. >> so they never left the property? >> no. >> so they never left the property and were only outside
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thank you very much, brian todd. just amazing seeing those pictures.inding us all about the fact that with 200,000 people in the storm's path right now we understand are 24 who have lost their lives and horrible tragedy in every single life but you look at this and think that it could have been so much more horrific. there are so many unforgettable images we have been seeing since this storm hit an i want to show you one that was taken by a storm chaser. this storm chaser captured the tornado as it cut through the community of moore and i want to show it to you now. >> kevin, get the pictures, man. i'm getting the video. i've never heard a roar like that before. [ siren ] oh my gosh. it just turned north! very large wind tornado heading in to moore, oklahoma. hold on. it's going to our north. >> i know that. >> i have never heard a roar like that before. this tornado and the devastation hitting home for another storm chaser tracking more than 100 storms, dave holder, lives in norman, oklahoma, next to moore. dave, you heard that storm chaser say, i hav
thank you very much, brian todd. just amazing seeing those pictures.inding us all about the fact that with 200,000 people in the storm's path right now we understand are 24 who have lost their lives and horrible tragedy in every single life but you look at this and think that it could have been so much more horrific. there are so many unforgettable images we have been seeing since this storm hit an i want to show you one that was taken by a storm chaser. this storm chaser captured the tornado...
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brian todd is in cleveland for us. brian, what do we know about these men?tting details from investigators about interviews. the investigators, we're told, are interviewing the women who were held. you can see behind me that they're still going through ariel castro's house. this is a major crime scene, and evidence scene right now. they brought in canine teams a short time ago and took out some other evidence not long ago this afternoon. we're also piecing together some details about ariel castro's life from neighbors and acquaintanc acquaintances. as investigators swarm the home on seymour avenue, neighbors are trying to piece together what, when. one saw a naked woman walking in ariel's backyard, a woman who she was quickly told by a man to get back inside. another neighbor said she once saw a child there. >> strange to see a little girl up there. i started questioning people, i said, he's got a daughter. they said, no, he doesn't even have a wife. >> reporter: she now connects the dots about how ariel castro would act outside his house. >> he had a little
brian todd is in cleveland for us. brian, what do we know about these men?tting details from investigators about interviews. the investigators, we're told, are interviewing the women who were held. you can see behind me that they're still going through ariel castro's house. this is a major crime scene, and evidence scene right now. they brought in canine teams a short time ago and took out some other evidence not long ago this afternoon. we're also piecing together some details about ariel...
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brian todd reports on the warning signs that may have been missed in the suspect's dark past.ls. you're watching "early start." [ female announcer ] feel like you're growing older... waiting to look younger? get younger looking skin fast. with new olay regenerist micro-sculpting cream. with 2 new anti-aging ingredients. visible wrinkle reduction starts day 1. see younger looking skin before you finish one jar. new from olay. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the one and only, cheerios it's easy to follow the progress you're making toward all your financial goals. a quick glance, and you can see if you're on track. when the conversation turns to knowing where you stand, turn to us. wells fargo advisors. >>> we are live in cleveland where the accused kidnapper and rapist ariel castro is behind bars and now he is talking. and exactly, who exactly is the man accused of the heinous and inhumane crimes? we dig into the life of ariel castro. >>> plus, thieves still $45 million, almost all in cash from
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >> and our thanks to brian todd for that report.>> and coming up, massive product placement in the blockbuster movie "the great gatsby." will it have you buying up luxury brands? >> or just dancing? and much more to come on angelina jolie's revelation that she's had both her breasts removed. we learned this overnight. how the oscar winning actress hopes to help other women facing the same prognosis. investing one billion dollars to attract and grow business. where companies like geico are investing in technology & finance. welcome to the state where cutting taxes for business... is our business. welcome to the new buffalo. welcome to the new buffalo. welcome to the new buffalo. new york state is throwing out the old rule book to give your business a new edge, the edge you can only get in new york state. to grow our start your business, visit thenewny.com ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> we are "minding your business" th
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brian todd is out in cleveland tonight. brian, what more can you tell bus this confession? >> reporter: well, erin what we're getting from a law enforcement source closely involved with the investigation, the source telling our pamela brown that ariel castro has, in fact, confessed to some of his actions. the confessions came in what they call detailed statements given to authorities during his interrogations. this source according to pamela brown is reluctant to describe precisely what castro has confessed to but, again, we have to stress he has confessed to some of his actions according to a law enforcement source closely involved with the investigation who has spoken to our pamela brown tonight, erin. again, we're getting pieced together details of some of this information. we were told yesterday ariel castro was cooperating with investigators. now we have a little bit more detail that he's confessed to some of his actions. >> brian, we'll talk to the attorney general in just a moment. he says he thinks this will go to trial. the cuyahoga county prosecutor just told repo
brian todd is out in cleveland tonight. brian, what more can you tell bus this confession? >> reporter: well, erin what we're getting from a law enforcement source closely involved with the investigation, the source telling our pamela brown that ariel castro has, in fact, confessed to some of his actions. the confessions came in what they call detailed statements given to authorities during his interrogations. this source according to pamela brown is reluctant to describe precisely what...
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> just ahead, ahmed the violence, hip-hop music, fast food restaurantsbya. anthony bore taken takes us there this weekend. in parts unknown, he joins us here in the "the situation room" with a preview next. >>> turmoil with tragic significance. anthony bourdain goes to libya in "parts unknown." it airs sunday night and he joins us with a preview. we're excited, anthony bourdain is here in "the situation room." is this your first time in "the situation room"? >> it is. it is a dream come true. >> what do you think, impressive? >> swank. >> it is not libya though. what was it like? >> one word, inspiring. it was a very inspiring place to go. >> inspiring politically or, you know, as far as food is concerned? >> well, not so much for food but i got the sense, you know, you watch the news and you wonder who did these things. who overthrew this monstrous dictator, who are these people. again and again, i find there were young people, many who studied abroad, returned to fight, made themselves into militias almost overnight. i mean, it was a heartbreaking, a l
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brian todd, cnn, moore, oklahoma. >> incredible.dents who made it through that tornado also have so many other heartbreaking stories. but for a moment this weekend, graduates of three high school graduations tried to focus on their lives after the storm. the valedictorian of south moore high, who rode out the storm in a closet, shared these inspiring words. >> we're damaged, but we survived. we're hurt, but we are resilient. we're graduating, but we are not done with our successes. >> i'm joined now by the superintendent of the state department of education, janet barissi and also jake spradling who graduated yesterday. good to see both of you. first off, jake, conknrachilations to you. how does today feel? >> thank you. >> how are you feeling the day after graduation? >> we're feeling pretty good here. trying to move forward like we always have been. and it's part of our family. moving forward no matter what happens. >> and janet, you must be so proud of jake and the other grads, as well, as so many of the teachers and students, yo
brian todd, cnn, moore, oklahoma. >> incredible.dents who made it through that tornado also have so many other heartbreaking stories. but for a moment this weekend, graduates of three high school graduations tried to focus on their lives after the storm. the valedictorian of south moore high, who rode out the storm in a closet, shared these inspiring words. >> we're damaged, but we survived. we're hurt, but we are resilient. we're graduating, but we are not done with our successes....
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you know. >> brian todd is in boston tonight. tamerlan, he sounds hopeful, cocky, aggressive. you spoke today with one of his former boxing coaches. what did they say? >> they're just kind of contributing to some new questions as to whether the fizzling out of his boxing career may have contributed to him going down some kind of a dark path. i spoke to a guy names bob russow who coached tamerlan in 2009. the team that went to the national championships in salt lake city. tamerlan lost in those championships. that could have led potentially to a shot at olympic team, but the next year, they changed the rules on him and because he was not a u.s. citizen, they didn't let him on. here's my conversation with bob russo. >> a legal citizen of the united states to box in the national, in the golden gloves international. so they, national golden gloves decided they would not allow -- >> and that killed tamerlan tsarnaev's dreams of becoming an olympic boxer. there's at least one former boxing coach named john allen who believed it did. he told entertainment tonight he believes that set
you know. >> brian todd is in boston tonight. tamerlan, he sounds hopeful, cocky, aggressive. you spoke today with one of his former boxing coaches. what did they say? >> they're just kind of contributing to some new questions as to whether the fizzling out of his boxing career may have contributed to him going down some kind of a dark path. i spoke to a guy names bob russow who coached tamerlan in 2009. the team that went to the national championships in salt lake city. tamerlan...
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let's talk with brian todd. college buddies accused of destroying key evidence. two drove around in a bmw thatt photographed in times square. tell us more about the suspects. >> carol, they all became friends when they matriculated at u umass dartmouth. became close friends, especially the two kazakh students. according to their lawyer and some accounts on some publications, they gravitated toward dzhokhar tsavraev. looked up to him. the attorney for dias katyrbayev told cnn his client at least relied on dzhokhar tsavraev to kind of show him the ropes, his client didn't speak english very well. and he dzhokhar both spoke the same language. the two sfwlaz accident students and sflok ar spoke the same language. dzhokhar was very americanized. helped them assimilate and got them used to things and looked up to him. that could be why they allegedly did some of these things. >> brian todd, live from boston. on to tamerlan tsavraev's wife. she was on the phone with tamerlan on april 18th, three days of the bombing and a day before he was killed during a police shoot-ou
let's talk with brian todd. college buddies accused of destroying key evidence. two drove around in a bmw thatt photographed in times square. tell us more about the suspects. >> carol, they all became friends when they matriculated at u umass dartmouth. became close friends, especially the two kazakh students. according to their lawyer and some accounts on some publications, they gravitated toward dzhokhar tsavraev. looked up to him. the attorney for dias katyrbayev told cnn his client at...
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susan candiotti is live in boston, but i want to start with brian todd who is live in manchester. do we know about this chechen connection in manchester, brian? >> reporter: anderson, the gentleman who lives behind me is an exiled chechen resistance fighter who apparently according to the voice of america was wounded in chechnya in 2001, came to the united states in 2004 as a refugee. according to the voa, he was visited by fbi and homeland security agents here at this condominium earlier this week. that report says that they scanned his computer disks, they took his dna and fingerprints and interviewed him several times. according to the voice of america report, he told them that tamerlan tsarnaev came and visited him less than a month before the boston marathon bombings. but he has said that they have given him absolutely no indication that he is a suspect in any way in the boston marathon bombings and when he was asked about what he talked to tamerlan tsarnaev about, he said it was fairly innocuous things, just personal life, family, things like that. he was asked pointedly did
susan candiotti is live in boston, but i want to start with brian todd who is live in manchester. do we know about this chechen connection in manchester, brian? >> reporter: anderson, the gentleman who lives behind me is an exiled chechen resistance fighter who apparently according to the voice of america was wounded in chechnya in 2001, came to the united states in 2004 as a refugee. according to the voa, he was visited by fbi and homeland security agents here at this condominium...
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our brian todd is out front.he went through the area, the stricken area, with the city's mayor. >> reporter: we drove past blocks and blocks of shredded homes, mangled cars, and fallen power lines. this is just one of the devastated neighborhoods in moore, oklahoma. the mayor, glen lewis, shows us some of the hardest hit areas. he's trying to get a handle on the scope of the destruction in the town he's lived in all his life. >> how overwhelmed do you feel right now? >> pretty overwhelmed. it's going to be a mess to clean this up. but we'll do it. >> reporter: a local councilman told us what happened next. >> the doctor and nurse stayed with her, she completed the birthing process. >> while this was going on? >> yes. >> did they successful get her child out? >> as a matter of fact, they said there was absolutely no injuries to any of the patients or staff. >> reporter: rescue and recovery teams have completed a sweep of the medical center and the parking lot that looks like a junkyard now. the x's mark the fact t
our brian todd is out front.he went through the area, the stricken area, with the city's mayor. >> reporter: we drove past blocks and blocks of shredded homes, mangled cars, and fallen power lines. this is just one of the devastated neighborhoods in moore, oklahoma. the mayor, glen lewis, shows us some of the hardest hit areas. he's trying to get a handle on the scope of the destruction in the town he's lived in all his life. >> how overwhelmed do you feel right now? >> pretty...
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brian todd, cnn, moore, oklahoma. >>> among the frantic parents who ran to the plaza towers elementaryher with two children enrolled at the school. she saw her hopes rise and then plummet into unimaginable heartache. we have her story. >> i was running out the door. i love you, mom. >> i love you, too, mom. he was laying in my bed watching tv. that's the last time i seen him. >> what followed, a disaster few can fathom. a mother's nightmare that only the parents of the children at plaza towers elementary can truly understand. >> of course, the closer i got to the school, the harder it was. because the houses were pretty much gone. and when i got to the school, i broke down really hard. >> reporter: vicki davis' other child survived by hiding in the girl's bathroom. she walked out running into her mother's arms. but still missing, 8-year-old kyle. >> you don't know if he's safe, if he's still stuck under all that rubble. is he -- you know, where is he? being a mother, you know you have to know where your babies are. >> reporter: davis collapsed from the emotional strain at the school ru
brian todd, cnn, moore, oklahoma. >>> among the frantic parents who ran to the plaza towers elementaryher with two children enrolled at the school. she saw her hopes rise and then plummet into unimaginable heartache. we have her story. >> i was running out the door. i love you, mom. >> i love you, too, mom. he was laying in my bed watching tv. that's the last time i seen him. >> what followed, a disaster few can fathom. a mother's nightmare that only the parents of...
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brian todd is "outfront" in manchester, new hampshire, tonight.hat you have learned about this exiled former chechen rebel who was in of all places, new hampshire? >> well, erin, he tells the vio he was in chechnya in 2001 and came here in 2004. according to the voice of america report, federal officials were here earlier this week scanning his computer, interviewing him, searching his apartment behind me, taking his dna and fingerprints, asking him all about these apparent visits by tamerlan tsarnaev. he told voice of america that less than a month before the boston marathon bombings he did meet here with tamerlan tsarnaev. he says he met with him three or four times over the past four years or so. but very informally. he says very emphatically that authorities have not told him that he is a suspect in this, that he just met with tamerlan tsarnaev and discussed kind of innocuous personal things. now when asked by voa about whether tsarnaev ever discussed with him the war in chechnya or tsarnaev's own beliefs, this is what he had to say. >> nothin
brian todd is "outfront" in manchester, new hampshire, tonight.hat you have learned about this exiled former chechen rebel who was in of all places, new hampshire? >> well, erin, he tells the vio he was in chechnya in 2001 and came here in 2004. according to the voice of america report, federal officials were here earlier this week scanning his computer, interviewing him, searching his apartment behind me, taking his dna and fingerprints, asking him all about these apparent...
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we have the story from our own brian todd. >> how are you?>> good. >> oh, my god, look how handsome your boy is. >> a reunion that came seconds and inches away from never happening. four nurses from moore medical center congratulate shayla taylor on her newborn son, six people with a bond that will last for the rest of their lives. as the tornado approached town, she was in labor on the second floor of the medical center. she was dilated, going through contractions and -- >> she couldn't move. she'd had an epidural that meant she was numbed she couldn't walk. >> the staff moved her to the hallway and more solid windowless operating room. the power was knocked out. it was too dangerous to move her anywhere else. >> her baby was not doing the best. so i really needed to wait to monitor the baby to see how the baby was tolerating the labor process especially since she was so far dilated. so the only place to do that would be the o.r. >> but within minutes the hospital was hit with massive force. now what are you thinking? >> once i felt the floo
we have the story from our own brian todd. >> how are you?>> good. >> oh, my god, look how handsome your boy is. >> a reunion that came seconds and inches away from never happening. four nurses from moore medical center congratulate shayla taylor on her newborn son, six people with a bond that will last for the rest of their lives. as the tornado approached town, she was in labor on the second floor of the medical center. she was dilated, going through contractions and...
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brian todd, cnn, moore, oklahoma. >> we wish him a complete recovery. >>> quick reminder, here's how you can help the people of moore. just go to cnn.com/impact. you'll find links to aid organizations that are doing very, very good work. again, the web address, cnn.com/impact. >>> up next, chilling images to anyone taking their family on the road this weekend. a bridge in a river. we'll take you where it happened, get the latest on the investigation and talk to an expert who says america is badly overdue for a lot of homeland improvement. >>> up later, the u.s. army sergeant at the center of a sex abuse allegation. the army sergeant who was supposed to be preventing sex abuse. see what a "360" investigation reveals. nom, nom, nom. ♪ the one and only, cheerios dave's always wanted to do when he retires -- keep working, but for himself. so as his financial advisor, i took a look at everything he has. the 401(k). insurance policies. even money he's invested elsewhere. we're building a retirement plan to help him launch a second career. dave's flight school. go dave. when people talk, gr
brian todd, cnn, moore, oklahoma. >> we wish him a complete recovery. >>> quick reminder, here's how you can help the people of moore. just go to cnn.com/impact. you'll find links to aid organizations that are doing very, very good work. again, the web address, cnn.com/impact. >>> up next, chilling images to anyone taking their family on the road this weekend. a bridge in a river. we'll take you where it happened, get the latest on the investigation and talk to an expert...
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brian todd is following this story for us. brian, the american detained has been released. what exactly was he accused of? where is he now? >> reporter: wolf, the russian counterintelligence agency fsb says he was trying to recruit a staff member of one of the russian special services. this man who they identified as cia officer ryan fogel, the russians say was detained briefly by them and then handed over to the u.s. embassy in moscow. but the embassy so far has not commented. u.s. waed too russia michael mcfall is not commenting. we just reached the cia, which is also not commenting. what's very curious here is that the russians released video of this man wearing this almost comical-looking wig. they released images of what the fsb says are his belongings including wig, a knife, dark glasses, a taxicab map of moscow. so stereotypical of the spy craft and eric o'neil, former counterintelligence official who took down spy robert hanson thinks this is staged by the russian, they placed this material on him. why would a cia officer who is actually doing some recruiting be run
brian todd is following this story for us. brian, the american detained has been released. what exactly was he accused of? where is he now? >> reporter: wolf, the russian counterintelligence agency fsb says he was trying to recruit a staff member of one of the russian special services. this man who they identified as cia officer ryan fogel, the russians say was detained briefly by them and then handed over to the u.s. embassy in moscow. but the embassy so far has not commented. u.s. waed...
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and as we await gina dejesus's arrival home, brian todd joins me live now with more on this story. brian. >> ashleigh, as this all unfolds we're awaiting another development here at the courthouse in cleveland, the possible filing of charges against ariel castro and his two brothers. that could come some time today, maybe this afternoon. not quite clear on that. we are getting some new information on a tangled web of allegations of abuse within the castro family especially against ariel castro from past years when he was living with the mother of his natural children. this was a woman named gramilda. this is a document from cuyahoga county. this contains several accounts of abuse. listed as the natural parent of his child, not as his spouse but natural parent of his child among the allegations of abuse against ariel castro that he broke petitioner's nose twice. that he broke her ribs. that he gave her lacerations, knocked out a tooth, gave her a blood clot on the brain and in parenthesis says inoperable tumor, dislocated shoulders once on each side, threatened to kill her and her da
and as we await gina dejesus's arrival home, brian todd joins me live now with more on this story. brian. >> ashleigh, as this all unfolds we're awaiting another development here at the courthouse in cleveland, the possible filing of charges against ariel castro and his two brothers. that could come some time today, maybe this afternoon. not quite clear on that. we are getting some new information on a tangled web of allegations of abuse within the castro family especially against ariel...
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brian todd is out front in cleveland. you've been speaking to a lot of people in the neighborhood where the women were found. and what did you find? >> reporter: well, erin, you're getting varied accounts from neighbors across this neighborhood that a lot of them did not see any red flags. but then you know, you get the odd account that one of them at one point saw a naked woman walking in the back yard who was told to get inside or get down. you saw one neighbor who -- we talked to one neighbor who saw a child at one point somewhere around the house. what we're told by cnn's martin savidge getting this information that fbi officials telling him that an fbi child victim specialist has been brought in. that person is interviewing all three women who were held as well as the 6-year-old child of amanda berry. now, what we also have, erin, is an account from a neighbor across the street here as we see the fbi and other specialists over here on the scene of ariel castro's house. a neighbor across the street named alta gracia t
brian todd is out front in cleveland. you've been speaking to a lot of people in the neighborhood where the women were found. and what did you find? >> reporter: well, erin, you're getting varied accounts from neighbors across this neighborhood that a lot of them did not see any red flags. but then you know, you get the odd account that one of them at one point saw a naked woman walking in the back yard who was told to get inside or get down. you saw one neighbor who -- we talked to one...
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we asked our brian todd to take a closer look at this division within the irs. what are you finding out, brian? >> this is the first story many of us have done about the so-called exempt organizations division of the irs. it is buried in the bureaucracy but now at the center of the latest political fight between republican leaders and the white house. it's one of those obscured government offices that you may never hear of if it wasn't at the center of a political storm. just what is the exempt organizations division of the irs? now accuse of unfairly scrutinizing conservative groups. marcus owen ran the division for close to a decade. >> the part of the irs that focuses on organizations that are otherwise exempt from federal income tax just the way there is a component that focuses on individuals. >> owens says part of the problem with the division is it's not even here in washington. a key office of the division is in cincinnati. not that being part of the d.c. bureaucratic monolith is a great thing, but owens said part of the problem with it not being here is
we asked our brian todd to take a closer look at this division within the irs. what are you finding out, brian? >> this is the first story many of us have done about the so-called exempt organizations division of the irs. it is buried in the bureaucracy but now at the center of the latest political fight between republican leaders and the white house. it's one of those obscured government offices that you may never hear of if it wasn't at the center of a political storm. just what is the...
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our brian todd is joining us from reagan national. what happened, brian? >> reporter: wolf, this happened not far from where i'm standing. you know, this suite behind me, the tarmac at reagan national, the potomac river and points sweeping further north of here, this is an area where a lot of helicopter traffic mixes in with near-constant jet traffic. and recently they didn't mix so well. just how close did a regional passenger plane come to hitting a military helicopter in the skies over washington? listen to the plane's pilot on air traffic controllers audiotape minutes after the incident. >> they had a helicopter right there, and we nearly collided with it. >> reporter: the faa and safety board are investigating the close call that occurred this past friday afternoon. a us airways flight operated by republic airlines with 73 people on board was approaching reagan national airport from the south toward runway 33. a military helicopter based at nearby andrews air force base was in the air flying toward the incoming plane. at one point, the two aircraft we
our brian todd is joining us from reagan national. what happened, brian? >> reporter: wolf, this happened not far from where i'm standing. you know, this suite behind me, the tarmac at reagan national, the potomac river and points sweeping further north of here, this is an area where a lot of helicopter traffic mixes in with near-constant jet traffic. and recently they didn't mix so well. just how close did a regional passenger plane come to hitting a military helicopter in the skies over...
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brian todd is here in moore, oklahoma with us. he got a first-hand look at what was going on. i got to tell you, brian, from watching it on television, we expected a bad situation. but once you see this in person, you see what the tornado did and you can only imagine the people who suffered, it's so heart breaking. >> can't imagine. this used to be a bowling alley. if anyone was inside it is hard to imagine they got out when you see just what this tornado did here, the destruction, wolf. the mayor of moore was totally exhausted when he led us earlier today into the hardest hit area which is right near us from this area of the bowling alley, what used to be that, to the medical center here. this whole section of town completely torn apart by the tornado. we got a first-hand look at it. we drove past blocks and blocks of shredded homes, mangled cars, and fallen power lines. this is just one of the devastated neighborhoods in moore, oklahoma. the mayor, glen lewis, showed us some of the hardest hit areas. he is trying to get a handle on the scope of the destruction in the town he
brian todd is here in moore, oklahoma with us. he got a first-hand look at what was going on. i got to tell you, brian, from watching it on television, we expected a bad situation. but once you see this in person, you see what the tornado did and you can only imagine the people who suffered, it's so heart breaking. >> can't imagine. this used to be a bowling alley. if anyone was inside it is hard to imagine they got out when you see just what this tornado did here, the destruction, wolf....
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. >> we'll be talking to brian todd who will be coming up next hour to talk about how people in worcester are absolutely enraged over this whole thing. understandably so. deborah feyerick, amazing reporting here. thank you so much. no amount of money here can certainly bring back a loved one or repair a life absolutely shattered by terrorism. a man who grew up just outside of boston, kenneth feinberg, has this grand task of putting a price tag on this boston tragedy right here on boylston street. so he is set to reveal his proposal this upcoming monday. some boston bombing victims could get more than $1 million each. feinberg talked to "the boston globe," talked to the families of the three people killed, and victims who lost more than one limb. and he's saying they may, quote, unquote, well get over a million dollars each. victims who lost a single limb like heather abbott here may get under a million. victims with other physical injuries may get smaller amounts. it all depends on how long they were actually sitting here in boston in the hospital. feinberg is well versed in trauma and lo
. >> we'll be talking to brian todd who will be coming up next hour to talk about how people in worcester are absolutely enraged over this whole thing. understandably so. deborah feyerick, amazing reporting here. thank you so much. no amount of money here can certainly bring back a loved one or repair a life absolutely shattered by terrorism. a man who grew up just outside of boston, kenneth feinberg, has this grand task of putting a price tag on this boston tragedy right here on boylston...
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brian todd, thank you. excellent job here.main suspect ariel castro, again, he's the one who owned this home. it is he had and his brothers that are in custody. he's 52 years of age. he's now sitting in jail awaiting charges. as brian mentioned, he's a former school bus driver and also the man that police say held these three women captive for nearly ten years. in this home that you see here, last hour, i talked to tito dejesus, he played in a band for a couple of years with ariel castro, known him for two decades and he's one of the few people who made it inside of this home here on seymour avenue. again, police activity, k-9 crews, setting up evidence, fbi is here. i talked to tito dejesus and here is what he told me about the home a short while ago. >> i've always known him to be a person who has been alone. i never pried into his personal life. i didn't know if he was married or not, but i knew he had children. and recently through facebook he told us today he had grandchildren. a new grandchild, a fifth one. and when i we
brian todd, thank you. excellent job here.main suspect ariel castro, again, he's the one who owned this home. it is he had and his brothers that are in custody. he's 52 years of age. he's now sitting in jail awaiting charges. as brian mentioned, he's a former school bus driver and also the man that police say held these three women captive for nearly ten years. in this home that you see here, last hour, i talked to tito dejesus, he played in a band for a couple of years with ariel castro, known...
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our brian todd is still in moore, oklahoma. he's got the emotional story for our viewers. brian, share it with us. >> wolf, as you mentioned, this man is a veteran of the war in afghanistan who had a traumatic experience there. on monday he was right in the middle of the worst of the tornado facing death again and tried valiantly to save the victims inside his store. it was the scene of some of the worst destruction and two heart breaking casualties. the 7-eleven on telephone road in moore, oklahoma basically disintegrated. 29-year-old megan futrell and her 4-month-old son case died from blunt force trauma. e.h. pitman a clerk at the 7-eleven engaged in a heroic struggle trying to save them. his brother bruce describes what happened. >> my brother jumped on top of the woman and her baby to try to protect them as best he could. unfortunately, with a tornado that size, he wasn't able to hold on and was tossed around quite a bit. and the storm and he was pulled out of a rubble. >> reporter: e.h. pitman now lies in norman regional hospital fighting for his life with spinal cord
our brian todd is still in moore, oklahoma. he's got the emotional story for our viewers. brian, share it with us. >> wolf, as you mentioned, this man is a veteran of the war in afghanistan who had a traumatic experience there. on monday he was right in the middle of the worst of the tornado facing death again and tried valiantly to save the victims inside his store. it was the scene of some of the worst destruction and two heart breaking casualties. the 7-eleven on telephone road in...
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brian todd was there. remember. >> absolutely, wolf. you were over at that medical center. you saw how decimated that building was, entire walls ripped away. we spoke to one woman who was in labor at the time that the tornado hit, and with the help of four nurses, even though she couldn't get out, she still rode it out. >> how are you? oh, my gosh. look how innocent your boy is. >> a reunion that came seconds and inches away from never happening. four nurses from moore medical center congratulate shayla taylor on her newborn son, braydon. six people with a bond that will last the rest of their lives. as the tornado approached town, shayla taylor was in labor on the second floor of the medical center. she was dilated, going through contractions -- >> she had an epidural anesthesia, which meant it numbed her enough she couldn't walk. >> the staff moved her to the hallway as the tornado bore down, then to the more solid wind oh less operating room. the power was knocked out. it was too dangerous to move her a
brian todd was there. remember. >> absolutely, wolf. you were over at that medical center. you saw how decimated that building was, entire walls ripped away. we spoke to one woman who was in labor at the time that the tornado hit, and with the help of four nurses, even though she couldn't get out, she still rode it out. >> how are you? oh, my gosh. look how innocent your boy is. >> a reunion that came seconds and inches away from never happening. four nurses from moore...
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brian todd is joining us with more. what happened? >> reporter: wolf, ariel castro looked very despondent when he walked into the court. he was handcuffed but did not have leg shackles on. he looked despondent. he never really looked up or spoke. he didn't make eye contact with the judge. he did not appear to make eye contact even with his own attorney. he did not enter a plea but as you mentioned, bond was posted at $8 million. $2 million for each of the cases against him. and one of the more dramatic moments of the hearing this morning came when the city prosecutor brian murphy kind of detailed some of the allegations against him. take a listen to what mr. murphy said. >> the charges against mr. castro are based on premeditate ed crimes, the decision to snatch three young ladies from cleveland's west side streets to be used in whatever self-gratifying, self-serving way he saw fit. two of the victims endured this horrifying ordeal for more than a decade. the third was close to a decade. and eventually there was a little girl believed
brian todd is joining us with more. what happened? >> reporter: wolf, ariel castro looked very despondent when he walked into the court. he was handcuffed but did not have leg shackles on. he looked despondent. he never really looked up or spoke. he didn't make eye contact with the judge. he did not appear to make eye contact even with his own attorney. he did not enter a plea but as you mentioned, bond was posted at $8 million. $2 million for each of the cases against him. and one of the...
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. >> brian todd, thank you so much. >> do you remember where you were? >> i do.oes. i do. i was in grade school. i remember. they brought a television out -- i think it was during, you know, maybe after the chase and during the trial to see what the verdict would be. and i remember being home and watching that bronco chase and trying to understand what was going on. >> i remember asking, where is he going? where is he going? and then he went home. >> you were watching larry king. >> i was watching larry king narrate the entire thing. >>> and then talking about an nba superstar, dwyane wade. what he did that will be remembered for a lifetime. >> love this story. so...how'd it go? well, dad, i spent my childhood living with monks learning the art of dealmaking. you've mastered monkey-style kung fu? no. priceline is different now. you don't even have to bid. master hahn taught you all that? oh, and he says to say (translated from cantonese) "you still owe him five bucks." your accent needs a little work. welwhere new york state is... investing one billion dollars to
. >> brian todd, thank you so much. >> do you remember where you were? >> i do.oes. i do. i was in grade school. i remember. they brought a television out -- i think it was during, you know, maybe after the chase and during the trial to see what the verdict would be. and i remember being home and watching that bronco chase and trying to understand what was going on. >> i remember asking, where is he going? where is he going? and then he went home. >> you were...