brooke baldwin takes it from brooke baldwin takes it from here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >r >p >>> trage>>> trag. rp a pytha python >r >p >>> trage>>> trag. rp a pytha pytho escapey to kill. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. gentlempgentleman a blockag in the heart of george bush. we wilp we will tawe will surgery and his outlook. >>>> beauty queen bomber. r a mip a mia miss utah ffor allegedly wreak ing havoc on neighborhoods. >> plus, in the same hospital wing babies died within weeks of each other but the hospital is keeping secrets as parents demand answers. >> i think they're hiding something. >> cnn investigates. >>> and the army psychiatrist accused in the fort hood massacre gets ready to question victims face to face. >>> great to see you on this tuesday. i'm brooke baldwin. want to begin with a tragedy out of pennsylvania. you know, it was supposed to be a routine government meeting in this rural part of the state, but this ended -- this meeting ended with a burst of gun fire and three people dead. could have been even worse. the accused gunman still firing, w

i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a trainer murdered in the middle of a class. why his past may provide clues. >>> plus, coffee's wake-up call. a new study shows how the brew could be deadly. >>> and a paralympic committee tells a swimmer she can't compete because she's not disabled enough. we're on the case. >>> and here we go. good to see you. i'm brooke baldwin. want to begin with the biggest story in the world right now. egypt. and as more blood spills on to the streets of egypt, the relationship between the united states and egypt's military government is on rocky ground. tethered by a $1.3 billion aid package. and just one word has the power to pull the plug on this u.s. cash flow to egypt. that one word is "coup." if the world is used for president mohamed morsi's dismissal, that would be this automatic trigger. it would force the u.s. to cut all foreign aid. and just this morning, president obama made a decision. >> while we want to sustain our relatio

i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> after usher's son nearly drowns, the singer's ex wants a court to step in. >>> allegations of torture, abuse and murder at a reform school. bodies of boys never found. but florida is making a dramatic move to change that. >> let's take all of these boys, white boys, black boys, join them together. >>> plus, did a dad make the right move in addressing his daughter's suspected kidnapper? >> if you have a chance, you take it. you run. >>> and a college professor's deep, dark secret revealed. years ago he murdered his entire family. and today the mayor wants him gone. but the school and students, well -- >> he's very intelligent. he's almost a genius. >>> thank you so much for starting your hour with me. i'm brooke baldwin. take that, putin. no summit. barack obama is backing out of that big meeting planned for moscow, marking a new hard line from the white house. he's likening russia's leaders to soviet style despits and expressi

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> fears grow that syrian hackers may target u.s. companies online in a cyber war. >>> plus, fast food workers across america demanding 15 bucks an hour. will they get it? >>> and if you're texting someone who's behind the wheel, watch out. you could be in trouble with the law. >>> and the best part of coming home. >>> hi there. i'm brooke baldwin. great to be with you on this thursday. today, the world waits with the u.s., ready to strike syria. i know, a lot of questions here. like how, when that strike could happen as this drum beat for military action continues. i should tell you that the dissenting voices are growing louder. the question now, if the u.s. should strike at all. right now u.n. chemical weapons inspectors are still inside syria. you see this video? it shows them wearing gas masks. they're there collecting blood samples from victims of the most recent chemical weapons attack on the outskirts of the capital city of damascus. and they're also talking t

i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin. news is now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a trainer murdered in the middle of a class. why his past may provide clues. >>> plus, coffee's wake-up call. a new study shows how the brew could be deadly. >>> and a paralympic committee tells a swimmer she can't compete because she's not disabled enough. we're on the case. >>> and here we go. good to see you. i'm brooke baldwin. want to begin with the biggest story in the world right now. egypt.

i'm brooke baldwin. i'm brooke baldwin.ews is now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> after usher's son nearly drowns, the singer's ex wants a court to step in. >>> allegations of torture, abuse and murder at a reform school. bodies of boys never found. but florida is making a dramatic move to change that. >> let's take all of these boys, white boys, black boys, join them together. >>> plus, did a dad make the right move in addressing his daughter's suspected kidnapper? >> if you have a chance, you take it. you run. >>> and a

i'm brooke baldwin. we begin with breaking news this afternoon because this has been quite a day. it has been a day of emotion, anger, tears and straight up survival. it has been nearly three months since amanda berry pushed her way through the front door of that home in cleveland. >> i've been kidnapped. and i've been missing for ten years. and i'm here, i'm free now! >> and this was their prison. this was the home on seymour avenue. showing what it was like for these young women and a little girl inside this home. where amanda berry, where gina dejesus and michelle knight spent nearly a decade kidnapped, locked up in the upstairs bedroom using 99 feet of chain. they were tortured, starved, raped. and this gun, this gun you see here, used to intimidate these women and keep them living in fear day in and day out. just moments ago at ariel astro's sentencing hearing, we all watched as one of these victims, michelle knight, who was impregnated by castro multiple times and beaten and starved until she misca

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i'm brooke baldwin. this is cnn's special coverage.ou see live pictures of the white house because at any moment now president obama is expected to speak. previously scheduled meeting with two leaders of other nations. it is expected he will, of course, address the escalating situation that is syria. so we're waiting, we're watching for that. we'll bring that to you live. >>> as we first heard sarin, we talk about the chemical weapons. the effects. today the united states government detailed other chemicals in syria's peppery and spoke of how much syria really has. >> well, we know that the assad regime has the largest chemical weapons program in the entire middle east. we know that the regime has used those weapons multiple times this year. and has used them on a smaller scale, but still it has used them against its own people. including not very far from where last wednesday's attack happened. >> more specifically, the u.s. government is saying this. let me quote. the syrian regime maintains a stockpile of numerous chemical agents in

i'm brooke baldwin.>>> in music city, the race to save babies and families as floodwaters rush in. >>> one moment he was apparently spraying graffiti. the next, he dies. after being tasered by police. we're on the case. >>> come and take it, [ bleep ]! [ gunfire ] >>> cnn talks to the police chief who's leading his own militia. >> some people showed up with firearms, and i encouraged that. >>> and, sanjay's big confession. >> i think it's irresponsible of the medical community not to offer this as an alternative. >> why he changed his mind about >> why he changed his mind about marijuana. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> great to be with you on this thursday. i'm brooke baldwin. top of the

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> a fireball lights the sky. a cargo plane crash lands on the street. two people are dead and investigators want to know what happened. >>> kidnapped and coping with the loss of her mother and brother, anna anderson logs on to social media, and she shares intimate details of her abduction and the biggest regret of the whole thing. >> plus, amazing video that every cell door opens at once in this maximum security jail, and inmates seem to target one person, and he jumps over the railing the try to get away. and not a dry eye at this wedding. the bride paralyzed from the waist-down fulfills a promise she made to herself years ago, to walk down the aisle on her wedding day. wedding day. spk -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> here we go. top of the hour, and i'm brooke baldwin and i want to begin with what has been a deadly day for people in alabama. this u.p.s. cargo plane crashes this morning in birmingham. look at this. right now investigators are sifting thro

brooke baldwin takes it from brooke baldwin takes it from here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com syria vows to defend itself should the u.s. attack. and as tensions rise, some experts say taking action could be a huge mistake. you'll hear why. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> fears grow that syrian hackers may target u.s. companies online in a cyber war. >>> plus, fast food workers across america demanding 15 bucks an hour. will they get it? >>> and if you're texting someone who's behind the wheel, watch out. you could be in trouble with the law. >>>

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. he cheated. he lied. and now baseball's most expensive star may be about to go to war with his league. wh >>> what would you do? >> leave him alone! >> a school bus driver doesn't step in as a student cries for help during a brutal beating. >>> plus, the army psychiatrist accused of the fort hood massacre could cross-examine victims. hear what they're saying. >>> and -- ♪ camouflage shadows ♪ no guns >> schoolteacher by day, burqa avenger by night. what this new cartoon character is fighting for. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. great to be with you on this monday. we begin with the highest paid player on the most high-profile team in all of major league baseball. you know who i'm talking about. alex rodriguez. he is famous for his record-setting performance, his celebrity girlfriends, and his exploits on the baseball diamond. but one of the game's most storied careers is coming apart at the seams as i speak because what we're learning, we are expecting major league

i'm brooke baldwin. you are watching cnn's special coverage of the escalating situation in syria.ght now, we are learning at least part of what the white house knows when it comes to syria. i'm talking specifically about the release of this. this is the u.s. government assessment of the syrian government's use of chemical weapons. specifically talking about august 21, 2013. this is a declassified, four-page report here. declassified. that is serving as proof that

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> a dad begs chris christie, don't let my daughter die.governor reveals his decision on weed. >> what if i told you you were actually swinging right next to this little boy. >> what? >> do missing posters really help? wait until you see this experiment. >>> plus, one of america's biggest secrets no more. the truth behind area 51. >>> and -- ♪ if you can't hear what i'm trying to say ♪ >> does this summer's biggest hit sound a little too similar to a marvin gay song? a new lawsuit takes up that a new lawsuit takes up that fight. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. he cheated. he lied.sive star may be about to go to war with his league. wh >>> what would you do? >> leave him alone! >> a school bus driver doesn't step in as a student cries for help during a brutal beating. >>> plus, the army psychiatrist accused of the fort hood massacre could cross-examine victims. hear what they're saying. >>> and -- ♪ camouflage shadows ♪ no guns >> schoolteacher by day, burqa avenger by

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> investigation 17 floors up. an ad executive on a first date falls to her death. >>> is al qaeda planning to attack this weekend? the u.s. not taking any chances. >>> plus, in one state, the plug gets pulled on a special plan to arm teachers. but the fight, not over. >>> and -- ♪ just a small town girl, living in a lonely world ♪ >> no stranger to drama. "glee" announces plans to deal with the death of one of its stars. >>> all right. here we go on this friday. good to be with you. i'm brooke baldwin. to hear the government tell it, there is danger afoot overseas right now, especially in parts of the arab world. today the state department is saying watch your back if you travel. let me show you just a live picture from cairo at this hour. this is the tip of the iceberg. when you think about really the chaos that is currently gripping the middle east, north africa, the government has said it will close certain embassies this coming sunday including the one in cairo

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> a fireball lights the sky. people are dead and investigators want to know what happened. >>> kidnapped and coping with the loss of her mother and brother, anna anderson logs on to social media, and she shares intimate details of her abduction and the biggest regret of the whole thing. >> plus, amazing video that every cell door opens at once in this maximum security jail, and inmates seem to target one person, and he jumps over the railin

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now.alks into a school. >> thank god no one was hurt. no one. >> but some parents aren't satisfied. >>> dr. phil under fire today for a tweet about sex and drunk girls. >>> plus, another personal struggle for the vice president. >>> and after a baseball player is murdered, new calls to rethink visits to the u.s. >> i don't believe your second amendment provides for semiautomatics semiautomatics semiautomatics, automatics in the suh bushes. the suh bushes. >> we'll debate.

what do you think about that, brooke baldwin? >> hello.nd play the powerball. speaking of that -- >> hop on the bandwagon. >> i can't wait to see these so called ocean 16 in new jersey. we'll see them in 30 minutes. i read a little news on them. apparently every single one of them showed up at work today. good for them for now. >> an added bonus but a few of them are sandy victims as well. they deserve a little good luck, right? >> yes, they do. pamela brown, thank you very much. i'm going to take it here from you. i'm brooke baldwin. happening now in boston, remember these two guys? these two friends who allegedly helped the boston bombing suspect cover his tracks? well, today they're being arraigned in court. they have been charged with removing a backpack containing fireworks and a laptop computer, among other items, from dzhokhar tsarnaev. he was the younger of the two, from his dorm room at u mass.. so cnn is live at the courthouse right now. we'll bring you the latest as soon as we get more information on that hearing today. >>> mean

i'm brooke baldwin.news here just into us as we've learned of three people now missing because of a plane crash into a home in east haven, connecticut. take a look at these pictures. here's what we know. two children are missing. a 1-year-old and a 13-year-old, after a small plane crashed into this home in east haven. we are just now getting some of these details for you here. so far, officials are telling cnn that these two children and the pilot of this turbo prop plane are missing after this plane crashed into at least one home. you can see the damage here and multiple fire units responding to this right now. other homes, we're being told,

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. a man armed for war walks into a school. >> thank god no one was hurt. no one. >> but some parents aren't satisfied. >>> dr. phil under fire today for a tweet about sex and drunk girls. >>> plus, another personal struggle for the vice president. >>> and after a baseball player is murdered, new calls to rethink visits to the u.s. >> i don't believe your second amendment provides for semiautomatics semiautomatics semiautomatics, automatics in the suh bushes. the suh bushes. >> we'll debate. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> great to be with you on this wednesday. got to begin with the really tough, frightening start to a school day today. a suspicious man just outside of a school in cherokee county, georgia, not too far from atlanta, apparently this guy was standing on school property. he ran when he was spotted by deputies directing morning traffic. when the deputies caught up with him, they discovered he was armed. look at this. not one. not two. but three kni

i'm brooke baldwin. to hear the government

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> a mom out for a walk pushing her baby stroller when suddenly, someone shoots her son between the eyes. >> i'm so afraid to have any more babies now. i tried to raise really good kids in a wicked world. >> today, a teenager faces trial. >>> the homes of celebrities and millionaires at risk as flames erupt. >>> plus, a good samaritan loses his life while trying to stop a street fight. >>> and -- >> there's the baby. the new royal heir in the united kingdom. >> -- in his first interview since becoming a dad, prince william tells cnn the biggest surprise. >> i think more shock is the feeling i felt. >>> here we go. good to see you. first up today, shocking new claims about the lead singer of the calling. think long and hard. you remember these guys? they had this one big pop hit entitled "wherever you will go" back in 2001. ♪ >> remember that? here's the news today. the lead singer of this band says he was abducted, beaten and dumped on the train tracks in michigan at

i'm brooke baldwin. breaking news into us here at cnn.ho went on a deadly shooting spree in denver, colorado. police say the suspect, who is currently undergoing surgery, killed one woman, shot another woman in the leg before police could ultimately take him down. but the story here, this is still developing. right now looking at these pictures here, talking about possible explosives. the bomb squad is on the scene. because the suspect had apparently armed himself with propane tanks, gun powder, a hand grenade. there's a propane tank there. police think there could be more explosives at the scene. no motive is known as of yet. we'll stay on that for you out of denver. >>> meantime the governor of new jersey, chris christie, known for his outspokenness, is so far noticeably quiet on a bill that one family says really means life or death for this 2-year-old little girl. this is vivian wilson. and she suffers from a form of epilepsy that responds well to pot. and only to pot. this is according to her family. so governor christie says today i

i'm brooke baldwin. >> i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company today. we'll start with israel. they say they are planning for future growth. the palestinians say they are stealing more land. >> this as they hannounce more settlement units. this is on top of 1,000 new units. >> settlements is major flash point. palestinians want that for a future state. >> middle east expert aaron david miller joins us from washington. i'd like to begin with you. tell us what israeli officials have to say about this particular decision. >> reporter: israel is saying in the case of the 1,000 settlements this were announced on sunday is they're going to be in places in parts of the west bank and east jerusalem which would be part of the state of israel whatever the negotiations lead to at their finality. they are saying this wouldn't be in palestinian territory but in territory they consider to be the state of israel. with the announcement today they would be building an additional 900 settlement units, as the israelis have said they need to grow their cities and provide homes for their people. th

i'm brook baldwin sitting in for sus suzanne malveaux. >> i'm michael holmes. a republican senator has a message for president obama. it's time to get tough with russia. the strained relations have taken a turn for the worst. john mccain thinks president obama is under estimating russian president clad mirrvlad. he said he compared him to a board kid in school. >> the president comparing him to a kid in the back of the classroom is very indicative of the president's lack of appreciation of who vladmir putin is. he's an old kgb colonel that has no illusion about our relationship. does not care about the relationship with the united states and continues to oppress his people and the media and act in an unhelpful fashion. >> president obama cancelled a one-on-one meeting with putin but mccain says that's not enough. by granting asylum to edward snowden he's poked his if you think finger in obama's guy. >> president obama says he opposes any boycott of the winter olympics because of russia's new law against gay propaganda. the law has exposed a deep divide over day

i'm sitting in for brooke baldwin. the world waits as there is a strike on syria. president bashar al assad accused of using chemical warfare on his own people. the next questions, exactly how and when? today defense secretary chuck hagel told the bbc that the u.s. is ready to go. if president obama orders an attack on syria. >> well, as i said, and i think prime minister cameron has said, i think president oulan, our allies, partners, leaders all over the world have said, let's get the facts, let's get the intelligence and then a decision will be made on whether action should be taken, if action should be taken, what action on no action. >> but if they were to come, you're ready to go? >> we're ready to go like that. >> much of the speculation over syria's use of chemical weapons as secretary of state john kerry took the podium at the state department. kerry said he has little doubt that the man he himself sat down with for a meeting in 2009 is responsible for the, quote, indiscriminate slaughter of civilians. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the con

i'm brooke baldwin. got some breaking news out of texas. the death penalty for ft. hood shooter major nidal hasan. he was convicted of killing those 13 people and wounding some 32 others in a massacre at the texas army base back in 2009. ed lavandera has been down there for the trial. ed, i know just reading about the closing arguments today, incredibly emotional inside that courtroom. >> reporter: brooke, it was incredibly powerful the way prosecutors wrapped up the testimony and the work here in this -- what is a court martial that is now into its fourth week. prosecutors before sending the jury off to deliberate went one by one with poignant snapshots of each of the 13 victims. talking about their family members, the struggles that they've had coping with the loss and everything that they've had to deal with. and it was extremely powerful. and if there was any doubt in these jurors' minds, they had seen all along as nidal hasan basically had put up no fight, that he wanted to become a martyr, be sentenced to death himself, the prosecutor

i'm sitting in for brooke baldwin. the world waits as there is a strike on syria.dent bashar al assad accused of using chemical warfare on his own people. the next questions, exactly how and when? today defense secretary chuck hagel told the bbc that the u.s. is ready to go. if president obama orders an attack on syria. >> well, as i said, and i think prime minister cameron has said, i think president oulan, our ovlies, partners, leaders all

i'm brooke baldwin.he news is now. >>> a mom out for a walk pushing her baby stroller when suddenly, someone shoots her son between the eyes. >> i'm so afraid to have any more babies now. i tried to raise really good kids in a wicked world. >> today, a teenager faces trial. >>> the homes of celebrities and millionaires at risk as flames erupt. >>> plus, a good samaritan loses his life while trying to stop a street fight. >>> and -- >> there's the baby. the new royal heir in the united kingdom. >> -- in his first interview since becoming a dad, prince

i'm brooke baldwin. see you tomorrow for tgif. here's jake capptapper. >>> i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." if you were hoping to hear this horror of a man take responsibility for his ambassadoactions, you're going to be disappointed. and she was the first one castro kidnapped. she caught some of the worst of his abuse and today she was the only one to face him down in the courtroom. her brave words to the man who stole a decade of her life and trapped her in hell. >> and our world lead, edward snowden escapes his purgatory for what passes for freedom in russia. asylum granted after a 39-day layover. the wanted man has a new home in russia, at least for now. what does vladimir putin's government expect in return? good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." we'll begin with the national lead. it's rare that after we read of an unspeakable evil that we get to hear from the perpetrator himself. other than the occasional video from osama bin laden and the like, often those who commit horrific acts are kept from the lime light and disappear forever, like the aurora shoot

. >>> i'm breanna keeler in for brook baldwin. we're beginning with breaking news out of texas.dal hasan guilty in the fort hood massacre, a rampage that took the lives of 13 of his fellow soldiers back in 2009. frankly it's the verdict that hasan wanted. cnn's ed lavendara just left the courtroom. >> reporter: it was an intense scene for the family members inside that courtroom as this verdict was read. in many ways it's a verdict that everyone knew was coming but nonetheless still very difficult for the family members who have had to endure the pain of almost the last three weeks of listening to the testimony. and i think even more difficult yesterday during the closing arguments that prosecutors put on watching the videotape from inside the room where the massacre occurred and everything that was left behind and the blood-stained floors and just that difficult scene in there was very difficult for those family members who have been sitting inside that courtroom for so long. nidal hasan simply stared at the soldier that read the verdict, had no reaction just sat there stoicall

eye brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. let's go to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> grab your helmet and -- they are literally running out of firefighters. some of the most cherished and protected land in all the land burning out of control, as wildfire spending tops $1 billion for the year, and officials ask canada for more manpower, and breaking news on the lead, the national security agency now admitting it spied on ordinary americans, but say it was only a mistake, a mistake that happened tens of thousands of time. >>> plus she stood between a gunman and another potential newtown. we'll hear from the bookkeeper who talked a man out of possibly committing mass murder. >>> welcome to "the lead." we'll begin with a frightening indicator of what firefighters are up against, as wildfires leave behind scorched earth. in idaho the threat level was raised to the highest level for the first time in five years. resources are stretched so thin there that the military and even international firefighters could be called in to

. >>> i'm breanna keeler in for brook baldwin. we're beginning with breaking news out of texas.dal hasan guilty in the fort hood massacre, a rampage tha

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. >> i'm brooke baldwin. hear here with news anchor. >> we have two stories.princess dianna's death. police looking into claims that british forces are somehow involved in her death. how real is this information? >>> if you are waiting oon the scoop on the newest royal parents wait no more. prince william is

i'm brooke baldwin. to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts now. >>> imagine a fire the size of denver. that's how big the beaver creek wildfire is right now. i'm jake tapper and this is "the lead." the national lead began with a bolt of lightning. 12 days later, 1,000 acres in idaho are toast. that's only one are nine fires in the state threatening thousands of homes. the world lead. his was a pinnacle of the arab spring movement. many waited so long to see hosni mubarak in prison. >> and a football star with a scholarship on the horizon but he went in to make a tackle and never got up again. we'll talk about his coach and ask what went so terribly wrong? i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we'll begin with the national lead. you might think volcanos are erupting over the horizon. this is not the pacific room. this is smack dab in the middle of idaho. right now nine wildfires are burning across the state. this is the biggest one, the beaver creek fire, 1,000 acres and growing. 2,200 homes are under a man

. >> i'm brooke baldwin. thanks so much for being with me. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. in the moon tieantime, let's go jake tapper. "the lead" starts right now. >> they killed our ambassador and three americans. and no one has been charged for the terrorist attack at benghazi until now. breaking news in our world lead ash huge development in a major terrorism investigation. it's a story only cnn has and you'll see it here first on "the lead" in just moments. the national lead. he's given psychiatrists a worse name than hannibal lechter. nidal hasan. why and how should he be able to force his victims to relive it all. >> and president obama will propose phasing out mortgage giants fannie and freddie but they back half the mortgages in this country so what does it mean for the value of your home? >> good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. we begin our world lead with this breaking news on a major terrorism investigation. for nearly a year, the family of those killed at the diplomatic post in benghazi have been waiting for answers. >> here's what she told him. >> the in