i'm brianna keilar.'re watching our special edition of "cnn saturday morning," we are live in cleveland, ohio. 8:00 only the east coast, 5:00 out west and we're so glad you're up with us. all of the cleveland victims are out of the hospitals but michelle knight's family has yet to see her. >>> new information on what ariel castro's dna revealed. jessica muhlenberg joins me live to shed light on what life looks like. an ammonia leak at the international space station is prompting an emergency space walk. we are minutes away from a live look at that mission. the cleveland man accused of holding three women captive for almost a decade is locked in a 9 x 9 foot cell. officials say tests

let's go back to brianna keilar in cleveland. >> thank you. we'll be watching that as well as other headlines, including the obama administration which is opn defensive over a deadly attack which killed the ambassador and three other americans in libya. apparently, officials are more involved than they first let on in tweaking those talking points the white house used to describe last september's attack. cnn white house correspondent jim acosta is at the white house. jim? >> reporter: white house and state department officials are trying to make the case that they made the adjustments to those talking points in order to preserve the integrity of the investigation into the benghazi attack. that does not answer all of the questions about what the white house has said in the past about those talking points. three days after the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, obama administration officials were firing e-mails back and forth to each other, discussing just how to explain to congress what happened. according to a congressional sourc

. >>> it's sunday, may 12th, i'm brianna keilar, it's 6:00 on the east coast. thank you for spending your day with us. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news into cnn world exclusive. when ariel castro was arrested, police also arrested his two brothers, showing their faces to the world. in the minds of many, all three men were monsteres, but last thursday police released pedro and onel castro saying neither man had anything to do with the kidnapper of gina dejesus, amanda berry and michelle knight. both men sat down to talk about their brother and the ordeal. let's bring in susan candiotti. she's live in cleveland following this. good morning, susan. >> hi, brianna. when ariel castro was arrested, police also arrested his two brothers showing their faces to the world. in the minds of many a, all three men were monsteres. now, these men, the two brothers are grateful, are grateful that the young women and a 6-year-old child are now free and safe, but they're haunted by missed clues and also haunted by the media. here's more of martin's report. >> do you w

i'm brianna keilar. thank you so much for starting your morning with us. >>> we begin this morning with a cnn world exclusive. let's get straight to cleveland and cnn national correspondent susan candiotti. >> hi, brianna. when ariel castro was arrested on charges of kidnapping and raping three women for over a decade in his cleveland home, police also arrested his two brothers, showing their faces to the world. now, in the minds of many all three men were monsters. but last thursday police released pedro and onil castro saying neither man had anything to do with the alleged kidnappings and torture of amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight. now, for the first time since their release, both men are sitting down and talking exclusively with cnn's martin savidge about their brother and their ordeal. they are grateful the young women and 6-year-old child little girl are free and safe, but haunted by missed clues followed by the media and receiving death threats for something they say they did not do.

i'm brianna keilar in cleveland, ohio. of holding three women -- >>> here in cleveland, ohio, officials say ariel castro's dna confirms he is the father of the 6-year-old girl born to kidnapping survivor amanda berry. the lead prosecutor said he may charge castro with murder with claims he punched michelle knight and starved her, trying to induce at least five miscarriages. this morning, wheel relatives of berry and gina dejesus celebrate their return, knight's family doesn't know where she is. she's been released from the hospital but a family spokesman said police won't tell them where she went. now, staying in washington, it's not often you hear the irs say that it's made a mistake, but now the agency is admitting it did make mistakes in how it handled tax-exempt requests from some conservative groups, a number of which just happen to have tea party in their names. let's join athena jones in washington. athena, what's this all about? >> hi, brianna. this is a big deal. the american civil liberties union is saying even t

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning, everyone, i'm brianna keilar, and you're watchingcial edition from cleveland ohio. we're so glad you're with us. he became a celebrity overnight. he helped rescue amanda berry from her ten-year captivity. now charles ramsey is in the nation's capitol, speaking again about his hero status, and you'll see it only on cnn. >> he took me and locked me back up in the box. that was where i pretty much stayed for the next three years. ye trapped in a box for seven

i'm brianna keilar in cleveland. it is 7:00. thank you so much for joining us. we may know who, but of course we're struggling with why. an fbi profiler and a psychologist piece together what we know about alleged kidnapper ariel castro and what perhaps may have driven him to the heinous crimes that he is charged with committing. >>> plus the texas explosion that was at first thought to be an accident, but new information there may tell us that a crime has been involved. we have the details about what investigators are uncovering. >>> and later we are taking you live to space. an ammonia leak at the international space station is prompting a very urgent space walk. we'll tell you what is at risk and how astronauts there are preparing. >>> the cleveland man accused of holding three women'ative f atc almost a decade is held in a 9 by 9 foot cell. dna tests of ariel castro confirm he is the father of the 6-year-old girl born to kidnapping survivor amanda berry. meantime, the prosecutor handling the case says he plans to charge castro for, quote, each and every act

leila fowler was stabbed to death in her home in late now.as brianna keilar charges in his little thisa a hero to all your own tahoea 15-year-old girl is still missing tonight. 8 message from mik >> this little girl and her brother in northern california. reported that the boy saw an intruder but then she later died. authorities released a description of the suspect. this small town of valley springs on edge as they searched for the killer. the family stood together at a candlelight vigil to remember her. >> does not want to thank all of the community and family, friends. with the support that you've given or family. it'll never before cotton. >> meanwhile, there are several unanswered questions. what happened on the our rest of the to of rolled of the 12-year-old boy. >> margarita chavez was first reported missing from her uncle's home in fremont a traveling with 30-year-old ryan griggs in a stolen pickup truck. the stolen truck is a white ford f-150 with a white camper shell and raisedat this time, police do not believe she was abducted but left voluntarily with griggs. chavez is des

i'm brianna keilar. thank you for starting your morning with us.used of holding three women cap dave for almost a decade is now locked in a 9 x 9 foot cell. tests of ariel castro's dna confirmed he fathered aman da berry's child. the lead prosecutor says he may charge castro with murder based on claims he punched and starved michelle knight to induce five miscarriages. scott taylor is a reporter with woio tv here in cleveland. you have been following this story very closely. you are i would say kind of the lead reporter who has been following this story. what is the latest that you can tell us about the investigation? >> well there's a lot of reporters who have really broke stories here. the latest, though, to be honest with you, is the dna, we were talking about it in the break, the dna as you mentioned a few minutes ago that matched with amanda's daughter, it went through the ohio crime bureau, through the attorney general's office, called a bci. it cleared all the open cases with murders, rapes, kidnappings. now that dna has been moved over to t

and formaldehyde kutv internal and current cnn white house correspondent brianna keilar. >> fight to follow what inspires you. >> reporter: and finally the moment that the students had been working towards for years. while many of the new graduates are entering the job market others say they are walking into an uncertain future and uncertain job market. >> i hope to go into education. >> the job search is going on and it's difficult. i mean, still, you know? the effects are still there from the economy, but it's going to happen. >> reporter: students we spoke with today say they graduate confident that their years at cal have prepared them for wherever their path leads. in berkeley, kristeen kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well a 90-year-old southern california man walked across the stage and into the history books. >> wally taibleson. "the law show" let's hear it for wally taibleson, graduating with i masters in education from cal state san marcus yesterday and the oldest student in the cal state system and the oldest graduate the systems a's history. >> anytime you can devote to i

>> all right, brianna keilar, thanks so much.ok forward to more reports as the president's trip conditions. >>> the march jobs report was pretty bleak. so what will april bring? we're about to find out in a little more than one hour. we're going to give you a preview. oh, boy. [ groans ] ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ engine revs ] i'll just press this, and you'll save on both. [bell dings] ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, llllet's get ready to bundlllllle... [ holding final syllable ] oh, yeah, sorry! let's get ready to bundle and save. now, that's progressive. oh, i think i broke my spleen! >>> welcome back to "starting point," i'm christine romans, "minding your business." just about an hour away the biggest economic report of all and it affects your money because it affects your job. the april jobs report, 140,000 jobs were likely created. 7.6% unemployment. but with manufacturing slowing and forced spending cuts in effect others are expecting it to be worse. stock futures holding steady in anticipation. >>> the 15-year mortgag

white house correspondent brianna keilar following these new developments for us this morning. brianna, the white house has already released 100 pages of e-mails about the developments in benghazi. what is it, what more is it that the oversight committee is looking for? >> well, in a word it is just more. that's it, christine. republicans still allege that the obama administration misled americans in the lead-up to the presidential election. as to the cause of the attack in benghazi, removing specific references to terror in those cia-authored talking points. and the committee wants to see more when it comes to those talking points and how the state department was involved in suggesting some of those changes. those obviously were used, those talking points used by u.n. ambassador susan rice in the days following the attacks where she said repeatedly publicly she referenced a spontaneous demonstration in benghazi, as the potential cause of it. i will tell you, though, christine, the state department officials there feel that they have been forthcoming. the white house feels this

i'm brianna keilar, and you're watching our special edition of "early start weekend."'re coming to you live from cleveland, ohio. thanks for being with us. all of the cleveland victims are now out of the hospital, but michelle knight's family has yet to see her. we'll be explaining why. plus new information about what suspect ariel castro's dna test revealed. >> elizabeth is happy. she is well. and we are so happy to have her back in our arms. i hate even leaving her. i'm just always sitting there hugging her the whole time. it's real.

brianna keilar, thank you. >>> last week it was the air force and this week the army finds itself in the middle of a sex scandal. a sergeant at ft. hood in texas is accused of sexual assault and prostitution allegations are now swirling around this case as well. cnn's shannon travis is live in washington with the details. what's the latest on this? >> reporter: the latest is that soldiers under investigation and he's been suspended from all duties. we don't know his name yet. the army hasn't released that. we do know that he's a sergeant first class at ft. hood, texas, and the soldier has not been charged. we know the unfortunate irony here his job in the military is to protect sexual assault and harassment but is under investigation for sexual assa t assault. they are investigating assault and maltreatment of subordinates according to the army and an administration official tells cnn there is a distinct possibility this involves some sort of prostitution related activity. we want to be clear though that investigators have not yet determined if that's the case or even the scope of an

cnn's brianna keilar has more on comey, who nine years ago played a major role in one of the most dramatic episodes of the bush administration. >> reporter: like a scene out of a hollywood thriller, a critically ill attorney general is in intensive care at a washington hospital. two of the president's top aides rush to his bedside, hoping to pressure him to sign off on a secret wiretapping program the night before it's set to expire. this was real, though, and what happened that night, march 10th, 2004, put james comey, president obama's pick for his next fbi director, in the headlines. >> i was very upset. i was angry. i thought i had just witnessed an effort to take advantage of a very sick man. >> reporter: comey was attorney general john ashcroft's deputy, and with ashcroft very sick, comey was the acting attorney general when then white house counsel alberto gonzales and chief of staff andrew card visited ashcroft's hospital room, a last-ditch effort to get his endorsement of a warrantless eavesdropping program he thought was illegal. comey caught wind of it and ordered his driver to

our story from brianna keilar. >> suzanne, james comey is currently a law pros professor at columbiaity. nine years ago he was number two at the justice department when george w. bush was here in the white house. and during that time he was a major player in one of the most dramatic episodes of the bush administration. like a scene out of a hollywood thriller, a critically ill attorney general is in urgent care at a washington hospital, two of the president's top aides rush to his bedside hoping to pressure him to sign off on a secret wiretapping program the night before it's set to expire. this was real though. and what happened that night march 10, 2004, put james comey, president obama's pick for his next fbi director, in the headlines. >> i was very upset. i was angry. i thought i had just witnessed an effort to take advantage of a very sick man. >> comey was attorney general john ash kroft's deputy. and with ashcroft very sick, he was the acting attorney general. with then white house council gonzalez visited the hospital room, a last-ditch effort to get signature. comey caught

i'm brianna keilar at the cnn center in atlanta with a news update.t of cleveland this morning. moments ago we heard from attorneys representing the three young women who were freed last week after a decade in captivity. cnn's national correspondent susan candiotti is in cleveland. she was at the news conference. susan, what did you learn? >> hi, brianna. coming to you from a very cold and windy cleveland this day, we're learning that amanda berry and her little girl, as well as gina dejesus and michelle knight are all spending this mother's day with family and/or friends. hearing this from a public

cnn's brianna keilar has more now from washington. >> reporter: as a series of controversies boiled overgton, president obama left town. >> as i sure want to do some governing. i want to get some stuff down. >> reporter: headlining new york city fundraisers with justin timberlake and jessica biell. they obtained records in an investigation of leaks. accusations they down played terrorist involvement in september's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and claims the irs targeted conservative groups looking for tax exempt status. >> i'll not tolerate it. >> reporter: just hours before, obama addressed. irs scandal. >> if, in fact, irs personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, then that's outrageous. and there's no place for it. >> reporter: the agency's watchdog is expected to release a report this week that will show the irs targeted applicants who made statements that "criticize how the country is run." this as e-mails became public showing the administration changed cia talking points on terrorist

i'm brianna keilar at the cnn center in atlanta with a news update. new developments out of cleveland this morning. moments ago we heard from attorneys representing the three young women who were freed last week after a decade in captivity. cnn's national correspondent susan candiotti is in cleveland. she was at the news conference. susan, what did you learn? >> hi, brianna. coming to you from a very cold and windy cleveland this day, we're learning that amanda berry and her little girl, as well as gina dejesus and michelle knight are all spending this mother's day with family and/or friends. hearing this from a public relations firm here in cleveland that has decided to represent these, these victims for free and, in fact, they told us that on behalf of their new clients now that they are enjoying this day and thankful for all the support they're getting and they wanted everyone to know this. >> amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight are grateful for the general assistance and loving support of their family, friends and the community. they're

brianna keilar, thanks so much. >>> 47 minutes past the hour. checking top stories.ntial rains in iowa. it's closed roads in the area. in springfield, illinois, cleanup is underway. >>> good news for coffee lovers. prices are going down. they are at their lowest level in three years. heavy rains in brazil did not damage the harvest of coffee beans as expected and stockpiles are still high. popular brands including maxwell house and folgers are already lower at the grocery store. >>> nascar fans tried to warn about the cable that fell injuring ten people. that's the work from jeffrey miller who witnessed it it firsthand. he says people went as far as throwing cups of beer on the track to stop the race. it's still unsure what caused the mishap. >>> and the widow of a slain kentucky police officer is remembering him today. early saturday morning jason ellis was gunned down while heading home from his shift. he was removing debris from the road when he was shot multiple times. investigator says he was ambushed. we have more on what amy ellis, his wife, is saying today. >

brianna keilar is live at the white house with more. >> good morning, christine. this is a night in march 2004 like a scene out of a movie. john ashcroft, the attorney general then, was very ill and in the hospital. so ill that his deputy comey was the acting a.g. this was the night before a warrantless wiretap program was set to expire. the then white house counsel alberto gonzalez and chief of staff andy card went to ashcroft's bedside to get him to endorse this program that he and comey felt was illegal and comey actually caught wind of it and ordered his driver to the hospital. sirens blaring, so he could head them off. in the end, ashcroft didn't sign on to this but it made for one of the most remarkably dramatic scenes of the entire bush administration, christine. >> he was praised, widely praised foreseeing past politics in that event when he came to the aid of the very ill attorney general john ashcroft. what was that legacy? >> yeah, that is certainly part of his legacy. i think that's something that you see a lot of democrats and republicans pointing to

let's get the latest from cnn's brianna keilar. >> reporter: the internal revenue service is facing a criminal investigation after a watchdog report found the agency targeted conservative groups starting in 2010. the agency's inspector general found the irs used inappropriate criteria that identified for review tea party and other organizations applying for tax exempt status, based upon their names or policy positions, instead of indications of potential political campaign intervention. after reading the report tuesday night, president obama called the plan intolerable and inexcusable after promising action monday. >> people have to be held accountable, and it's got to be fixed. >> reporter: irs investigators said they acted on their own without help from outside groups. managers were inefficient at overseeing lower level employees at following the rules governing tax-exempt organizations. it's not the only controversy the obama administration is facing. expect fireworks when the republican led house judiciary committee grills attorney general eric holder over the justice department's

." >>> brianna keilar is monitoring some of the other top stories in "the situation room". let's start with the bridge collapse. >> kraus have pulled a big rig out of the xajette river. they're hoping to pull a car, pickup truck and steel debris from the water before the day is over. this part of i-5 collapsed thursday after a tractor trailer carrying an oversized load hit the bridge. no one was killed but it's causing detour headaches. transportation officials hope to have a temporary bridge up by moid-june. >>> a hijacker so home sick he's willing to risk prison to come back too the u.s. william potts forced a plane to cuba over 30 years ago. he served a prison sentence on the island. now he wants to rejoin his family in the states, even though he'd likely face trial and more prison time here. potts says u.s. officials won't respond to him, and the u.s. attorney's office in miami won't say why. >>> well, no, they can't fly, but one penguin at seaworld in orlando took a flying leap out of its tainks and ended up just waddling in front of park guests. seaworld officials say

brianna keilar live at the white house for us. >> good morning, christine. you could definitely say the without has had a very tough last several days. buffeted by these controversies involving the bombing attack -- orb the attack, the terrorist attack on the benghazi consulate in september. the irs, and now this latest involving the seizure of phone records from the associated press reporters and editors. as a series of controversies boiled over in washington, president obama left town. >> as i sure want to do some governing. i want to get some stuff down. >> reporter: headlining new york city fundraisers with justin timber lake and jessica biel. amid news the justice department seized phone records of ap reporters in an investigation of leaks. accusations they down played terrorist involvement in september's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and claims the irs targeted conservative groups looking for tax exempt status. >> i will not tolerate it. >> reporter: just hours before, obama addressed the irs scandal. >> if, in fact, irs personnel engage

brianna keilar has more. >> reporter: after landing in mexico city, president obama met with the newxico enrique pen yeto who took office in december. the two leaders emphasized economic ties between their new countries. they promised cooperation on drug related violence even as pena nieto has made clear. efforts to overhaul the immigration system are of so much interest here in mexico as well as back home and president obama argued that there's an economic imperative to tackling reform. >> i think it's important for everybody to remember that our shared border is more secure than it's been in years. illegal immigration attempts in the united states are near their lowest level in decades. and legal immigration continues to make both of our countries stronger and more prosperous, and more competitive. and this in part reflects the economic progress and greater opportunities here in mexico. i think this progress should help inform the debate in the united states, and i'm optimistic that we're finally going to get comprehensive immigration reform passed. >> president obama will deliver

speakers included apple cofounder steve wozniak and brianna keilar. >> the best things in life come fromrom it and i will add to that if you don't risk failure, you will never truly succeed. >> i want to travel the world. i want to just meet people all over the world, connect people from everywhere. >> i'm really happy that i made it through and i could have made it -- couldn't have made it without my family and friends so i'm thankful for that. >> graduates say the job market is still tough out there but say they are excited about the next stage in their lives. >>> well, the giants are back at at&t park to take on the washington nationals tomorrow night and they won't be the only big names in attendance. >>> afternoon highs expected to soar five to 15 degrees above the seasonal average. i'll have a look at what you can expect for today in your area. >>> there's a live picture for you this morning of the hayes street hill. that's a slower group with the bay to breakers. the first folks crossed the line over an hour ago, but those guys still having fun and lots of costumes. that's the blo