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i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin.oday, we now know what killed those five women in the bridle party. >> are you nervous to go inside? >> i am. it's a strange thing. in a way she's a stranger to me. >> a survivor of the boston bombings didn't know the woman who saved her until now. you will see the reunion. >>> plus, he is the teenager found dead inside a gym mat. as his parents demand answers, a major development involving their son's body. >>> and -- >> the homemade peanut butter is not bad. i could eat that all day long. you don't want peanut butter? >> i love peanut butter. >> dig it, girl. >> nancy grace talks to me about her trip behind bars. >>> hour two. thanks for staying with me. i'm brooke baldwin. a lot of folks very upset this afternoon about a new revelation about government spying. a lot of folks defending this. a new report suggests records of phone calls handled by verizon and possibly every phone calling, period, are being funneled into the files of the top secret government data mining service known

i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin. now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a new study suggests a link between autism and pollution. >>> and a search suddenly heats up for the times square bike bomber. new video services of a person who tried to bomb a military station in gotham. >>> plus, shock jobs fired for their jokes about someone with lou gehrig's disease. is it fair? >>> and pursuing a cold case. crews exhuming the body of a girl found decapitated 30 years ago. you'll hear why it's happening right now. >>> and we continue on hour two. thanks for being with me. i'm brooke baldwin. breaking news out of ohio. a woman and her child are free after being held captive for two years. here is what we're learning. this all happened in a place called ashland, ohio. about two hours south of cleveland. at least three people are under arrest as we learned last hour now facing federal charges for what prosecutors are calling modern day slavery. investigators say the suspects forced the mother to hit her child while it w

brooke baldwin takes it from brooke baldwin takes it from here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comhen he speaks, people listen. what ben bernanke announces in just moments will impact everything from your 401(k), your mortgage, your cash. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> tragedy at a pool party. someone pours liquid nitrogen into the water. what happens next is horrifying. >> we put a camera on the hood of our car and drove through the neighborhood at night. >> re-enacting the scene when trayvon martin was killed. >>> plus, serena williams being accused of blaming the victim after her remarks about the steubenville rape case. >>> and -- >> i really don't know why. that's my

brooke baldwin takes it from brooke baldwin takes it from here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> when he speaks, people listen. what ben bernanke announces in just moments will impact everything from your 401(k), your mortgage, your cash. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> tragedy at a pool party. someone pours liquid nitrogen into the water. what happens next is horrifying. >> we put a camera on the hood of our car and drove through the neighborhood at night. >> re-enacting the scene when trayvon martin was killed. >>> plus, serena williams being accused of blaming the victim after her remarks about the steubenville rape case. >>> and -- >> i really don't know why. that's my question. i don't know why. >> a teenager kills his sister after practicing wwe wrestling moves on her. now he's charged with murder. we're on the case. >>> and here we go. top of the hour. good to see all of you. i'm brooke baldwin. we begin with breaking news. huge, huge hour of news including this as we mentioned breaking right thousannow. the federal reserve just wrapped up this highly anticipa

i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> inside the hunt for edward snowden. could his pole dancing girlfriend provide clues? >> when they looked at this garage, they saw boxes. >>> a rookie shooter can hit a target ten football fields away. how? with this new gun. available to the public. >>> plus, the trial begins for one of america's most notorious gangsters. whitey bulger's former protege joins me live. >> in that dream i snap his neck. >> otash claims he had recordings of jfk having sex with marilyn monroe. >> a hollywood spy's wiretaps discovered in boxes. and they apparently reveal a presidential love triangle. >>> thanks for joining me. i'm brooke baldwin. we begin with nsa leaker edward snowden is in hiding reportedly in a safe house. and from a new interview with a hong kong newspaper, it appears he is still in the city dropping bombshells. continuing to leak. here's what we know. snowden told the south china morning post that the u.s. has been hacking chin

what if. >> i'm brooke baldwin. >> i'm brooke baldwin.. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the feds say this actress sent ricin laced letters to the president and michael bloomberg. then tried framing her husband. well, the husband is about to tell me his side of the story. >>> plus -- >> these disclosures have caused significant harm to our nation and to our safety. >> the man who leaked nsa secrets is still on the run. but the fbi suggests, not for long. >>> and racism and hate directed at a boy who sang the national anthem at the nba finals. he responds. >> if they don't like mariachi, that's their problem, but i love it. >>> top of the hour. i'm brooke baldwin. trouble with m.j. big trouble. that is the precise wording from an e-mail from the former ceo of concert promoter aeg. referring to michael jackson. just days before his death. cnn has now obtained deposition video played for jurors this week in the jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit against aeg. we're going to show you part of one of those videos here in just a sec

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> the mighty mississippi overflowing its banks. a levee breach forces rushing water into nearby towns. hundreds are forced to evacuate. we have a correspond on the scene and in the water. >> that is the mississippi river racing over this road, heading right into town. >>> a candid call from the boston bombing suspect to his mother. she describes what the two discussed and how he's the one comforting her. >>> and not married. not even romantically involved, but raising a child together. >> just because he wasn't conceived as a result of a romantic interlude does not mean we're going to be less than his parents. >> ever heard of co-parenting? yep, it's becoming more common. but critics question what impact this kind of relationship could have on a child. >>> good to see you here on this tuesday afternoon. i'm brooke baldwin. we'll have, of course, much more on our breaking news. governor cristhristie announcin special election to fill frank lautenberg's senate seat. w

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> chasing a storm. >> there are two tornadoes on the ground now. >> three storm researchers among the dead in the latest round of devastating twisters. >> this is the first time this has happened. i'm sure we're going to learn a lot from it. >> new questions surfacing about science versus safety. >>> a swimmer swept away, a 19-year-old goes over a 600 foot waterfall in yosemite national park. today, a massive search for the california teen. >>> learning to dance on your dime. the irs spending $50 million of your money on conferences. agency's new commissioner gets grilled by congress today. >>> plus -- >> our first appeal is to the american people and anyone out there who is just in the gut wrenching position of losing a loved one. ♪ little star >> a family says this 10-year-old girl is being, quote, left to die. they're making a final plea to americans after learning the government won't step in in time to help. >>> good to see you on this monday afternoon. i'm bro

brooke baldwin takes it from here. >>> not just your phone.ess to your e-mail, your photos, you're about to hear both sides. why you should be worried and why you should embrace it. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. a judge changed the rules as she fights for a lung transplant. and now we're hearing she's not alone. >>> the moment the military blew up one of its own. >>> plus, a valedictorian stuns the crowd in the middle of his speech. >> our father, who art in heaven -- >> this young man tells me live why he decided to break the rules. >>> and a man fathers 22 kids with 14 different women. >> i was just young and ambitious and i love women. >> he's being sued and even the judge has trouble keeping track. >> william and johnson, different johnson. >> we're on the case. >>> i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn. you may have hea

i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin.>>> inside the hunt for edward snowden. could his pole dancing girlfriend provide clues? >> when they looked at this garage, they saw boxes. >>> a rookie shooter can hit a target ten football fields away. how? with this new gun. available to the public. >>> plus, the trial begins for one of america's most notorious gangsters. whitey bulger's former protege joins me live. >>

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me today. interviews up on the brooke blog. go to cnn.com/brooke. in the meantime let's take to you washington to my colleague jake tapper. "the lead" starts right now. >>> here's a little russian language lesson for you. the word is nyit. i'm jake tapper and this is "the lead." the world lead, edward snowden appears to be in the middle of a long layover in moscow. if you were expecting russia to extradite him, you don't know vladimir putin. >> the money lead. she admitted to using the "n" word. now she's lost endorsements and money deals. some say she got a law deal. >> and the national lead. today the supreme court made some major changes to

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> in santa monica, the shooter dressed in black and armed for war left behind a note before his deadly rampage. >> don't turn the camera on me, okay? >> a charity to help kids with cancer gets millions. but gives little to kids. this special cnn investigation will make you furious. >> hi, can you stop for a second? where you going, mr. reynolds? >>> plus, president obama declares the red line has been crossed in syria. but did bill clinton force his hand? >>> and as the blockbuster opens, we will take you through opens, we will take you through the evolution of superman. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> fwood to see all i don't have ow on this friday. i'm brooke baldwin. i want to begin with a top story. six months ago 20 children lost their lives inside their classrooms. six adults also killed. 24-year-old jillian sota was sitting in traffic unaware of this horrendous shooting spree at sandy hook elementary school back in december. then she got a very frig

brooke baldwin takes it from brooke baldwin takes it from here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com your phone records in the hands of america. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> tropical storm andrea on the move. we'll take you to the action live. >>> he is the teenager found dead inside a gym mat as his parents are demanding answers, a major development today involving their son's body. >>> plus. >> are you a little nervous as we head inside? >> i really am. it's a strange thing because in a way she's a stranger to me. bo a victim of the boston

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >> this is the truth.ee says he knows much more than he revealed. how long can he hide? >> at that point you know something is not right. something is very wrong. >>> doctors saving an infant's life with super glue. plus, a high-profile oncologist accused of spiking her lover's coffee with poison. >>> and mystery in room 225. weeks after a couple dies in a best western hotel, an 11-year-old boy found dead in the exact same room.

brooke baldwin takes it from here. >>> secrets no more. surveillance program now revealing that they helped disrupt more than 50 terror attacks, including a plat against the new york stock exchange. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> a new study suggests a link between autism and pollution. we'll break it down. >>> plugs, angelina jolie's choice to get a double mastectomy called fearful, not brave. that from cancer survivor melissa etheridge. we'll debate. >>> and a search suddenly heats up for the time square bike bomber. new video services of the person who tried to bomb a military station in gotham.

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >> this is the truth. this is what's happening. >> this former cia employee says he knows much more than he revealed. how long can he hide? >> at that point you know something is not right. something is very wrong. >>> doctors saving an infant's life with super glue. plus, a high-profile oncologist accused of spiking her lover's coffee with poison. >>> and mystery in room 225. weeks after a couple dies in a best western hotel, an 11-year-old boy found dead in the exact same room. >>> and let's get started on this monday afternoon. good to be with you. i'm brooke baldwin. we begin with from going rogue to going public. the man behind the nsa leaks has revealed who he is and why he exposed the documents to put the national security agency exactly where it never wanted to be, smack dab in the public spotlight. here he is, edward snowden asked the british newspaper "the guardian" to public his name. he talked to the paper, told them over time it got to them knowing the nsa was tracking ne nearly every call mad

i'm brooke baldwin.ut to be the best kept secret for the man known for spilling secrets. his location. edward snowden charged with espionage is the target of this worldwide man hunt that is crossing hemispheres and tangling diplomatic ties. as the u.s. authorities search for snowden, snowden is searching for asylum. first he fled to hong kong from

i'm brooke baldwin. it is turning out to be the best kept secret for the man known for spilling secrets. his location. edward snowden charged with espionage is the target of this worldwide man hunt that is crossing hemispheres and tangling diplomatic ties. as the u.s. authorities search for snowden, snowden is searching for asylum. first he fled to hong kong from hawaii. remember, that was back reportedly on may 20th. then yesterday he took this flight to moscow according to russian officials. and he was able to leave hong kong, apparently, by using refugee papers issued by ecuador. which may actually turn out to be his final destination. you with me so far? so the big question here is, where is he now? we don't know. snowden apparently missed a flight to cuba. but a minister from ecuador confirms snowden has applied for asylum there. big question is, why ecuador? one possible reason is this. this is the country giving asylum to this man, another famous, famous leaker, wikileaks founder julian assange. a

brooke baldwin picks up our covera coverage. >>> i'm brooke baldwin. huge news hour beginning with our coverage here of this trial under way. this is a friend of trayvon martin's. she has been on the stand, let me tell you, for hours and hours. three-plus, four-plus hours today. this has been cross-examination. it began with the state asking her questions for just about a half hour yesterday. we brought that for you live. and then that cross-examination began with the defense attorney co-counsel don west asking her questions. a lot has been made of how she's responding to some of the questions. she's been asked because she is key, key here. she was the person who was on the phone with trayvon martin that night in february of 2012. let's dip back in and listen in. >> let's get first things out of the way. i gather i'm the bald headed dude, refers to the record, is that correct? >> yes, sir. >> i've got one of those last names that most people can't pronounce, and so -- anyway. i'm curious, you grew up, i guess, in a haitian family? >> yes, sir. >> your

i'm brooke. baldwin and. i'm in. jena greene is the director of the center for responsible lending a financial consumer protection agency with a task evaluating which financial instruments are unfair to the client after toxic mortgages seen in her center are now interested in irregularities made by banks in foreclosure procedures. where east oakland where in the neighborhood east oakland hills it is a predominantly african-american community. and it was really you know this is one of the neighborhoods in oakland that was really rocked by foreclosures in fact heald notice in california that african-americans and latinos were disproportionately. affected by the foreclosure crisis the assessor filtering in san francisco he did it he took a sample of loans and looked at them and found that they had widespread problems that's just a sample so if we were to actually look at the entire universe of loans we would probably fine comparable statistics for the whole a many people might have been erroneous lee foreclosed upon so

i'm brooke. baldwin. gina green is the director of the center for responsible lending a financial consumer protection agency the task devaluating which financial instruments are unfair to the client after toxic mortgages gina green and her center are now interested in irregularities made by banks in foreclosure procedures . so we're at east oakland where in the neighborhood east oakland hills it is a predominantly african-american community. and it was really you know this is one of the neighborhoods in oakland that was really rocked by foreclosures in fact he'll notice in california that african-americans and latinos were just perform. only affected by the foreclosure crisis the assessor filtering in san francisco he did it he took a sample of loans and looked at them and found that they had widespread problems that's just a sample so if we were to actually look at the entire universe of loans we would probably find comparable statistics for the whole a many people might have been erroneous lee foreclose

i'm brooke baldwin. want to begin with something i know suzanne was all over the past hour, really the last couple of hours on cnn. these are live pictures, some taped here as well, breaking news out of one of america's biggest cities. dangerous and delicate, that is how the fire commissioner in philadelphia is describing this scene. this is really the heart of center city. if you know philadelphia, this building, this massive building, four stories, collapsed. this happened right around 10:45 eastern this morning. and beneath this -- the wall of bricks and the debris, people may still be trapped. rescuers, you see them working in teams, gingerly moving brick by brick, to search for survivors. but as bad as this scene looks, we do have some good news that 13 others made it out alive with amazingly minor injuries. i want to go straight to the scene to cnn's sarah hoy who has been covering this as the whole thing broke. sarah, i've been listening to your reporting and a lot of different information, if you

i'm brooke baldwin.ow. >>> chasing a storm. >> there are two tornadoes on the ground now. >> three storm researchers among the dead in the latest round of devastating twisters. >> this is the first time this has happened. i'm sure we're going to learn a lot from it. >> new questions surfacing about science versus safety. >>> a swimmer swept away, a 19-year-old goes over a 600 foot waterfall in yosemite national

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now.tters to the president and michael bloomberg. then tried framing her husband. well, that husband is about to tell me his side of the story. >>> a debt collector for drug cartels says he's killed 30 people across america. we're on the case. >>> plus -- >> these disclosures have caused significant harm to our nation and to our safety. >> the man who leaked nsa secrets is still on the run. but the fbi suggests, not for long. >>> and one of america's most famous directors predicts an pl

i'm brooke baldwin. where do we begin today?ith the world's most wanted man edward snowden who's in russia. he landed in horussia after flyg from hong kong. passengers reportedly spotted him on the flight but somehow he never made it to terminal f as the others did. it's not clear where he went after landing but russia's foreign minister insisted -- and i'm quoting him here, snowden did not cross the russian border. and then it's confirmed he never flew out of moscow. >> narrator: snowden is

i'm brooke baldwin.g i know suzanne was all over the past hour, really the last couple of hours on cnn. these are live pictures, some taped here as well, breaking news out of one of america's biggest cities. dangerous and delicate, that is how the fire commissioner in philadelphia is describing this scene. this is really the heartf

i'm brooke baldwin. you're looking at live pictures in boston.huge news, indictments coming down. this is the day bostonians have been waiting for. dzhokhar zotsarnaev is official indicted. shall we dip in? let's listen in. >> defendant's alleged conduct forever changed lives. the victims, their families and the community have shown extraordinary strength and resilience in the face of this senseless violence, and it is with the hundreds of injured as well as the victims in this case in mind that we proceed to seek and make sure that justice is served. before i get into more of the specifics in the indictment, i would like to thank the hundreds of men and women in law enforcement whose hard work, dedication and sheer perseverance brought us to this day. there are too many individuals to name and agencies to name. some of the leaders of those agencies whom i have worked with closely since the day of the bombing stand here with me today. i also want to thank middlesex county defense attorney for their continued cooperation and assistance in this inv

i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn. you may have heard him, right here on cnn, the president saying, no, the government is not listening in on your phone calls. this is his first response to this outcry over the government data mining story that erupted late wednesday. he took a question on the matter while in california today. and he answered, for nearly ten minutes. here he was, the president. >> i came in, with a healthy skepticism about these programs. my team evaluated them. we scrubbed them thoroughly. we actually expanded some of the oversight, increased some of the safeguards. but my assessment and my team's assessment was that they help us prevent terrorist attacks. but i think it is important to recognize that you can't have 100% security and also then have 100% privacy and zero inconvenien inconvenience. we're going to have to make some choices. >> so that is the word straight from the president. keep in mind, since last time we met, right here, this time yesterday, we have now heard this

. >> i'm brooke baldwin. special cnn live coverage starts special cnn live coverage starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> here we go on this wednesday afternoon. i'm brooke baldwin. good to be with you. we begin with voices in the night. two figures wrestling in the rain. one voice dominant, agitated, male. the other voice softer, answering the first, crying out. then suddenly this pop, pop, pop. the killing of trayvon martin as described by a woman who saw it from the vantage point of a second story bedroom window. take a look at this. in the very same townhome complex where george zimmerman lived and overlooking the courtyard where trayvon martin died. today that neighbor became the very first person to tell the six female jurors what she witnessed on that rainy night. james sadirka is an unemployed recreation therapist and former middle schoolteacher. she says she heard voices, turned off her bedroom light, witnessed this confrontation as she was crouched down by her bedroom window. >

i'm brooke baldwin.hooter dressed in black and armed for war left behind a note before his deadly rampage. >> don't turn the camera on me, okay? >> a charity to help kids with cancer gets millions. but gives little to kids. this special cnn investigation will make you furious. >> hi, can you stop for

i'm brooke baldwin sitting in for erin burnett who is covering the presidential election in tehran tonight. first stopping terror. today the head of the nsa testified before congress that surveillance programs like the one leaked by edward snowden last week are crucial to our national security. >> it's dozens of terrorist events that these have helped prevent. >> is the u.s. government collecting too much unnecessary data in the process? senator patrick expressing skepticism about the mountains and mountains of information that the government is collecting. >> all of those millions have been critical? >> that's correct. >> is critical information perhaps details that could have stopped the boston bombers getting lost in the shuffle? dana bash is on capitol hill where i know you spent your afternoon watching this hearing. you heard some of senator's skepticism. what about the other senators? were they buying the argument? >> i think it is fair to say most were not. it was really in a bipartisan way that the senators were expressing skepticism. it was clear the nsa director came with ways to

. >>> i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for being with me today. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >> have you ever seen a witness make "yes, sir" sound so much like go to hell? she was the last person to talk to trayvon martin. and 30 counts, including 17 that could result in the death penalty. the surviving suspect in the boston bombing indicted today by a federal jury. and the senate is on the verge of finally passing a bill to overhaul immigration laws. what are the odds it will get through the house and actually become the law of the land? >>> good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we begin with the national lead and things that touch on thorny events, racial events. in the trial of george zimmerman, all eyes were again on the prosecution's star witness, who spent more than five hours on the stand today. rachel jeantel says she was on the phone with trayvon martin just as his famed fight with zimmerman began. her testimony is critical for the state and the defense. the defense questioned her on claims she

brooke baldwin picks up the special coverage of the george zimmerman trial right now. >> wolf blitzeryou very much. good to see everyone on this friday afternoon. we'll bring in a lot of voices to parcel through what we've heard thus far today. you're seeing this gentleman just taking the stand. he is a sanford police officer by the name of ricardo ayala, the fourth person to take the stand. the state will be questioning him, then he will be cross-examined by the defense. let's listen. >> right there -- >> all right. for the record, that's in the approximate area of the t. what was the lighting like back there? >> very dim. very -- almost dark. >> were you using a flashlight to find your way between the townhomes? >> yes, sir. >> what were the weather conditions like when you arrived? >> mostly it had been raining on and off. >> what was officer smith doing when you first arrived? >> he had a white male at gunpoint. >> did you later learn the white male's name to be zimmermgeorge zimmerman? >> that's correct. >> d

for now, i'm brooke baldwin here tess world headquarters in atlanta. let's send things to washington. "the lead with jake tapper" starts now. >>> sure, critics say his agency invaded your privacy, but he says it saved american lives. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead, the head of the national security agency going before congress right now, and defending agency programs that spy on your information. senator rand paul of kentucky wants to take his gripes with this program to the supreme court, and he joins us in moments. >>> the national a pair of window washers stranded when their scaffolding breaks. the hair-raising effort under way. >>> and also in national news, the allegedly ran the criminal underworld of south boston while he was in bed with the fbi. today the case begins against james "whitie "bulger for murder and mayhem. how many crooked fbi agents are being brought to justice? hi, everybody. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." >>> peel begin with two window washers who are trache in midtown manhattan. their scaffolding co

i'm don lemon in for brooke baldwin. a huge hour of news for you.eaking story out of new jersey. it's unfolding rig$t now. a plane has just landed in newark after a passenger claimed to have poisoned everyone here's what we know right now. the united flight traveling from hong kong, newark was its original destination. we're told the passenger became% disruptive and the feds aren't sure whether the threat is real. but they're taking it seriously, of course. updates for you as we get them throughout the hours here on cnn. >>> also happening right now, the fbi is digging today for the body of jimmy hoffa, again. union boss, convict, organized crime figure, hoffa vanished on a hot summer night in detroit 1975. $asn't been seen since. just a short time ago, a lawyer with ties to the case says this is it. for real. >> t

i'm brooke baldwin. see you back here tomorrow. in the meantime, "the lead" with jack tapper starts right now. >>> they're still counting the dead from the latest oklahoma tornado. i'm jake tapper and this is "the lead." the national lead. another rash of killer storms so powerful and unpredictable, even expert storm chasers are caught off guard. while the rest of us seek shelter, these men and women run right into danger. three were killed just this last weekend. we'll ask a friend and fellow storm chaser why do you do it. >>> the world lead. it started small, and it erupted into this. thousands injured in antigovernment protests in turkey. authorities cracking down with force. remind anyone of the arab spring? what the unrest in key u.s. ally turkey means to you. >>> the politics lead. lying is practically a language of its own here in the nation's capital, but it's rare to hear political enemies accuse one another of it. a top republican accused the white house's answer man of being a paid liar and the obama team hit back, bring

i'm brooke baldwin and john berman in for jake tapper. >>> what goes beyond the line as the syria is drawing deeper into the civil war, but accused of lying about giving them backing by the assad regime. there on the ground, it is already called the worst wildfire in colorado history, and crews have a tiny fraction contained so how much more damage will it do? >>> and the politics lead. hillary clinton appearing at the same event in which her husband is sharing the stage with one of her potential 2016 rifvals shoud they both decide to run, of they both decide to run, of course. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm john berman in, and for the first time ever, jake tapper is off today. meanwhile, we begin with the world lead and the steep escalation in the american role in the syrian conflict. we're in, sort of. the u.s. government is now ready to give military support to the rebels who are battiling the regime of al assad. there is proof that he did in fact use chemical weapons against a small force. >> we are aware that any use of chemical weapons would have been by the regi

we were watching it live here on brook baldwin's show. all of a sudden the big condensation funnel was white. it literally looked like a white tornado because there was no dirt to pick up from the ground. now look at d.c. the rain and heavy winds as well. they're far from d.c. at this point in time on that shot. they're almost eastern shore. the pounding rainfall, you can barely see the washington monument in the background. wind gusts in excess of d.c. and high than that into maryland. >> what can wind gusts do? >> wind gusts at 80 are higher than a hurricane at 74. this is the story we were worried about yesterday where we had a storm that would just blow out. it's called a bow echo. i'll show you this bow and where it's going now. here's the district again. here is -- that would be about laurel and it's just driving itself right into the southern suburbs of baltimore as we speak. >> where does it head after that? new york? is that where it's headed? >> that would be a long drive i think from there. and this atmosphere is not as warm an

i'm brooke baldwin sitting in for erin burnett who

. >> i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me the last two hours.ing up next you'll see jake tapper. this young woman now on the stand is lindsay folgate. she's a physician's assistant and saw george zimmerman the day after this happened. he's going to talk about the severity of the injuries she saw herself. >> may i approach the witness? >> yes. >> may i approach the court? >> yes. >> so as they're approaching the judge here in this case, just quickly, guys, so she is the young woman who saw him. the point about this in terms of the questioning will be how bad is he hurt. >> right. part of his claim is two black eyes, broken nose. >> bad news. >> bad news. this was life threatening. the prosecution wants to bring out his injuries aren't that serious, no broken nose, no black eyes. this is all about george zimmerman's perception but from a reasonable person's standpoint this perception doesn't make sense because he is not in a life threatening situation. >> let's see how far we've come from yesterday. now the best the state can show is his injuries