i'm brooke baldwin. we have a lot going on. we begin with the u.s. military. always been a last resort when it comes to budget cuts. not anymore. defense secretary chuck hagel announced maj cuts to the number of active duty arm troops. certain planes and programs are also on the chopping block. the defense secretary says he is vowing to economic realities in a way that will maintain military readiness. it has been a disappointing day at the supreme court if you are a gun rights activist. the justices have now decided not to review the three cases concerning gun rights. two of the cases involve laws preventing 18 to 20-year-olds from buying, carrying hand guns and that third case was from people in washington, d.c. who wanted the right to buy guns from out of state dealers. the laws will stay on the books. some good news. wall street on fire today. the dow up just about 170 points here. here you go. s&p 500 and hitting a record high as well. why? corporate earnings deserve the credit today. many topping e

, tune in, 2:30 pittsburgh penguins eastern, when he'll be in the "cnn newsroom" with our own brooke baldwin than an hour from now. you're going to want to see brook's interview with clay aiken. >>> now for a remarkable story about one woman's efforts on the aids front lines. elizabeth glazer was the wife of an actor who played in "stars key and hutch." she contracted hiv through a blood transfusion and unknowingly passed on to her own children. after her daughter died, she started a foundation. she passed away, but her foundation lives on. here's chris cuomo with the story of how it's continuing to impact your world. ♪ >> reporter: this is the face of hope. faith was born hiv negative, even though her mother has the virus. she is the ultimate example of the goal of the elizabeth glazer pediatric aids foundation. creating an aids-free generation. >> we have the research. we have the medication. people have to be educated around the world. we've got to get rid of the discrimination and the stigma associated with even getting tested. >> reporter: celebrity photographer, nigel albuquerqba the s

i'm brooke baldwin. a lot of news to get to today. we want that start with this direct threat from president obama. every single american troop could be out of afghanistan by the end of this year. and today the president called hamid karzai and for the very first time, we're told, that the president is ordering plans for a complete withdrawal from the war zone. both sides are fighting over exactly how many troops will remain there, past this year. currently, there are more than 33,000 american troops in afghanistan. for more context, barbara starr joins me live from the pentagon. and barbara, this is a big deal. the president obama calling karzai's bluff here? >> well, you know, you might wonder that. you might think that he's plague sort of a game, but let's remember, the president of the united states' statement about all of this, seen and heard by al qaeda, by the taliban, by the taliban over in pakistan, in that safe haven. it doesn't get more serious than this. what is going on is hamid karzai has made clear, publicly, he will no

i'm brooke baldwin. not great new fist you are looking at the dow. down 268 points as we are two hours away from the closing bell. why, you ask are we seeing these numbers? a worse than expected report on factories in the u.s. the bad streak continues into this new month. in february after a rough january, we will keep an eye on that for you. but first, phillip seymore hoffman's career was filled with awards a awards and recognition and now in his death we are getting a better, fuller picture of the addiction that gripped his life. two law enforcement sources say the apartment where friends found hoffman sunday contained nearly 50 pacts of heroin and much more. cnn's jason carroll is live outside of his apartment. a very snowy manhattan this afternoon. jason, what else did investigators find? >> very sad day in this neighborhood, brooke, as you can imagine. they found a number of things. used syringes and bottles of prescription drugs. i want to explain just briefly how he got to this point. according to investigators, the last time someone saw or sp

newsroom with brooke baldwin starts now. great to be with all of you. i'm brooke baldwin. before i begin, a warning off the top here. some of the video you are about to see is quite graphic. >> in ukraine, the battle on the streets has intensified and snipers are firing off round and round in independence square. they are believed to be armed forces. cnn cannot confirm this. we are hearing that many of the police there who were once violently fighting against the protesters are now being taken hostage. these pictures here are escorted. others believe to be defecting by choice to the other side. a short, short truce broke in overnight, bringing in the deadliest day ukraine has seen bringing in protests. at least 100 killed. for the olympic athletes there in sochi, that is actually enough to toss out the years of training and leave the olympic games. >> translator: my friends are there. people i know. close friends of mine. to go on the start line when people are dying and the authorities broke the main rule of the olympic competition which is peace. i simply cannot do it. >

i'm brooke baldwin. we have a murder defendant who is coming clean in a stomach turning kind of way. reportedly once a victim herself, this 19-year-old woman said she has victimized many. in a jail house interview, miranda barber told a pennsylvania newspaper she killed too many to count. barber is charged with the murder of a man she and her husband lured through a craigslist ad. they don't believe her yet about the other killings, but they are looking into it. here's cnn's susan candiotti. >> a stunning new development in the case of accused killer mi ra randa. she and her ruz are charged with luring a man to a meeting and stabbing and strangling him just for the thrill of it in sun bury, pennsylvania. she claims to be a serial killer with so many victims she can't remember them all. when i hit 22, i stopped counting she told the daily item newspaper in pennsylvania. she said she went on her alleged killing spree in alaska, texas, california, and north carolina. do police believe her? >> i don't want t

past the bottom of the hour, i'm brooke baldwin, the gloves are off. the city of atlanta geerg up for another monster winter storm. determined not to lose round two. you remember what it looked like. thousands of kids and drivers strand on frozen highways. look at this. can you believe this actually happened? themth time city and other leaders in the area are indeed prepared for the worst. it's just what they might guess. the weather service is warning this ice storm could be catastrophic and reach what they're calling historical proportions. anxious southerners, heeding the warning as well. you see empty shelves, at grocery stores, stocking up on food and ice. let me repeat this. no one wants a repeat of last month and this woallop is aroun the corner. we're tracking this storm. but ed lavandera, you're tracking this storm. you saw the total kerr full two weeks ago. is it still raining? how cold is it? >> reporter: it's not that bad, just a light drizzle but the knockout punch that mother nature delivered a couple weeks ago. still left many in the atl

allow me to make a contribution to the brooke baldwin retirement fund. hat's not a big contribution. >> but in reality, brooke, it's worthless, because of inflation, because of the way prices have gone up in the last few years. if you were to buy a whole chicken, that officially cost $3, you would probably find it at $12. and people, the reason why you see those people on the streets, protesting, is because they're fed up, insecurity is impossible, prices are through the roof, people's salaries are not going up. and today, the demonstration was called by the opposition to say, enough is enough. >> so then you have the opposition, the leader of this opposition, as we mentioned, this man by the name of leopoldo lopez. you know, guy wears khakis and button-down shorts, and now he's in police custody. what is he all about? what's his story? >> well, essentially, the government has been trying to reinvent socialists. and leopoldo lopez has said, no, this is not going to work here in venezuela. i have better ideas and the idea is to give freedom to the people,

newsroom with brooke baldwin starts now. great to be with all of you. i'm brooke baldwin.e top here. some of the video you are about to see is quite graphic. >> in ukraine, the battle on the streets has intensified and snipers are firing

i'm brooke baldwin. top of the hour, i want to take you to ukraine. the u.s.ing and keeping a close eye on the threat russia might pose there. the fear right now is repetition of cold war tactics. russia reenstated the promise they were there at the boarder and has nothing to do with ukraine. >> we believe that everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations and we want to see in the next days ahead obviously that the choices ru

i'm brooke baldwin.dant who is coming clean in a stomach turning kind of way. reportedly once a victim herself, this 19-year-old woman said she has victimized many. in a jail house interview, miranda barber told a pennsylvania newspaper she killed too many to count. barber is charged with the murder of a man she and her husband lured through a craigslist ad. they don't believe her yet about the other killings, but they are looking into it. here's cnn's susan candiotti. >> a stunning new development in the c

i'm brooke baldwin. we begin this hour with presidential archives.exiest story in the world. this is different. it involves a former first lady and secretary of state who could be gearing up for a presidential run of her own. right now the world is about to learn a lot more about how the white house worked under president president clinton on's name. that's coming up.

i'm brooke baldwin. we begin with some news just into us here at cnn. miami dolphins player, richie incognito, straight to his ex-teammate, jonathan martin. "i would like to send jonathan my apologies as well. until someone tells me different, you are still my brother. no hard feelings." on friday, an individual report about the accusations inside the miami locker room was released and in that report it says there was a, and i'm quoting from that, a pattern of harassment by incognito and two

newsroom with brooke baldwin starts now. >> i'm brooke baldwin. we have a lot going on.. military. always been a last resort when it comes to budget cuts. not anymore. defense secretary chuck

i'm brooke baldwin. a lot of news to get to today.h this direct threat from president obama. every single american troop could be out of afghanistan by the end of this year. and today the president called hamid karzai and for the very first time, we're told, that the president is ordering plans for a complete withdrawal from the war zone. both sides are fighting over exactly how many troops will remain there, past this year. currently, there are more than 33,000 american troops in afghanistan. for more context, barbara starr joins me live from the pentagon. and barbara, this is a big deal. the president obama

i'm brooke baldwin. not great new fist you are looking at the dow.ints as we are two hours away from the closing bell. why, you ask are we seeing these numbers? a worse than expected report on factories in the u.s. the bad streak continues into this new month. in february after a rough january, we will keep an eye on that for you. hot first, phillip seymore

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me here on this tuesday. report suggests obamacare will push two million workers out of the labor market. why? one of the reasons, folks will choose to get health care benefits from the government rather than from their jobs. the white house is pushing back on this big-time. i want to go straight to capitol hill to lisa desjardins. explain this to me. >> right, okay, this can be complicated, but i'm going to make it very simple for everybody. what the congressional budget office is saying here is that over the next ten years, the equivalent of two million people will

i'm brooke baldwin. we begin this hour with presidential archives. maybe not the sexiest story in the world. this is different. it involves a former first lady and secretary of state who could be gearing up for a presidential run of her own. right now the world is about to learn a lot more about how the white house worked under president president clinton on's name. that's coming up. his library released more than 4,000 pages of memos and this could shed light on everything from the push from health care reform to the early struggle against al qaeda. these papers could also have an impact on the next race for the white house. the memos will give us insight into hilary clinton as first lady and could provide juicy details for her opponents to use a little later. keep this in mind. this is the beginning. 33,000 pages could be released over the course of the next month. let's talk about this and what we are learning. our chief political analyst gloria borger joins us and brianna keilar. welcome. i realize w

i'm brooke baldwin. top of the hour, i want to take you to ukraine. the u.s. is confirming and keeping a close eye on the threat russia might pose there. the fear right now is repetition of cold war tactics. russia reenstated the promise they were there at the boarder and has nothing to do with ukraine. >> we believe that everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations and we want to see in the next days ahead obviously that the choices russia makes conform to this affirmation we received today. >> this reaffirmation secretary kerry is talking about is happening as vladimir putin orders drills and readiness checks near the nation's borders. 150,000 russian combat troops are now at the ready. and a u.s. military source telling cnn troops could move very, very quickly if and when order comes from moscow. the fear would be to storm and reclaim ukraine specifically to the peninsula there. a peninsula that connects ukraine to russia in the east. 50 gunmen have taken over a parliament building there, cutting the wire and storming the grounds. the

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for joining me here on this tuesday. developing right now, a new report suggests obamacare will push two million workers out of the labor market. why? one of the reasons, folks will choose to get health care benefits from the government rather than from their jobs. the white house is pushing back on this big-time. i want to go straight to capitol hill to lisa desjardins. explain this to me. >> right, okay, this can be complicated, but i'm going to make it very simple for everybody. what the congressional budget office is saying here is that over the next ten years, the equivalent of two million people will decide hey, i don't have to get health care through my job anymore, i don't rely on them, maybe i'm sick and have a preexisting condition. so maybe i'll leave work and maybe i will get my health care through an exchange instead. that could be people who are retiring. we know something else about these workers who the cbo thinks will leave the work force because of obama care. they're mainly low wage workers. people tha

i'm brooke baldwin.bate that must rip at the core of what they stand for. whether to kill a u.s. citizen to protect the u.s. the senior u.s. official said the target is an american man involved with al qaeda who may be plotting an attack against this country. the u.s. acted against an american before. a drone strike killed a cleric and leader in 2011. today the white house press secretary responded to the u.s. possibly targeting an american. jay carney referred back to a speech president obama made at the university. the president said he thought killing an american without due process is unconstitutional. it should never be done on u.s. soil. then he said this. >> for the record, i do not believe it would be constitutional for the government to target and kill any u.s. citizen with a drone or with a shotgun without due process. nor should any president deploy armed drones over u.s. soil. but when a u.s. citizen goes abroad to wage war against america and is actively plotting to kill u.s. citizens, and w

i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. see you tomorrow.ident obama personally puts the ukrainian government on notice demanding an end. but how seriously do despots take our threats anymore? i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead -- a threat from the u.s. raising the specter of sanctions against the ukrainian government for the bloody crackdown on protesters in the capital of kiev. will it make any difference? >>> the national lead. he gunned down an unarmed black teenager after a dispute over loud music. was it murder? the jury could not decide. but now a woman who served on that very jury is saying, yes, it was murder. she also says race was not

i'm brooke baldwin. we start the hour with this. nearly one million customers in the northeast without power as this harsh winter storm 2ku678ed heavy sn heavy snow and rain. ice coated power lines are causing huge problems there. nearly 600,000 people are without power. crews are working on those downed lines. they are expected to rise. that's an issue. the northeast getting socked with up to one foot of snow. this doesn't look fun. trying to push this car. state of emergency declared for new york. 2700 flights are canceled across the united states and in boston specifically, about two inches of snow falling there per hour. look at this. just to explain to you how rough this is, this is a snow plow. the snow plow got stuck in a boston parking lot as it tried to clear the snow. the snow plow defeated in boston. it is that bad. don lemon is live for us in boston. don, i have seen you with kids. i have seen you with dogs. this is serious stuff where you are. par. >> it is serious. i had this up real quick. it's coming in from this way

newsroom continues with brooke baldwin. >> thanks, wolf. here we go. breaking news. we begin with a rapidly developing story about a possible terror plot for the sochi games involving this plan right here. a hijacker attempted to take over a commercial airliner which left ukraine. his goal reportedly was to take the plane with all 110 passengers on board to sochi. the plane was eventually able to land in turkey. all of this happening, think about the context here as this is going on. the opening ceremonies getting under way in sochi this afternoon. joining me now on this attempted hijacking. our eastern international correspondent there in sochi. the chief national security correspondent and cnn law enforcement analyst. to you on the ground. in terms of what we know now, what are you learning about this man's plans on board the plane and what did he say to passengers? >> well, this is a ukrainian passport holder and the flight was going to ukraine to istanbul and at some point according to turkish officials, the man stood up and claimed he had some kind of explosive

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me on this monday. now to my colleague, jake tapper. "the lead" starts now. >>> at the end of the day, the much celebrated denver broncos scored only 8 more points than i did and i wasn't even playing. all joke. sorry. the politics lead, on the air and taking your calls. for the first time since e-mails and texts connected his office to bridgegate, chris christie will face questions from the public. we will speak with former new york mayor rudy giuliani. four days left of the winter games, russia is putting several women under house arrest. now for what they have done but for what they may do for their husband's deaths. >>> and the money lead. the broncos may want to be sent to the glue factory but the big game means a big payday. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. in our money lead, geez, what happened on wall street today? did everybody bet on denver? the dow dropping more points than the broncos, 7 more points, in fact. the bell just rang moments ago. why such a big drop, alison? >> the dow is suffering

i'm brooke baldwin. "the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. >>> he helped give us caddy shacks, groundhog day, i warned us not to cross the streams. we're all going to miss you. this is the world lead. has anyone seen the leader of the ukraine? what is left of the government there would like a word with him. the ukraine's president wanted for mass killings of civilians. will russia get involved after the u.s. warned putin of the consequences? >>> the national lead. pregnant women reach for it all the time for their aches and pains. your child could end up with a much feared disorder if you take this medicine during your pregnancy. >>> and the pop culture lead. if you've laughed at a movie in the last 35 years, well, it's a good chance that harold rramis had something to do with it. he died today at the age of 69. we'll look at his career. >> i collect spores and fungus. >>> good afternoon, everyone. we'll begin with the world lead. he went from leader of ukraine to the most wanted man in the countr

i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. see you back here tomorrow. "the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. >>> hide your soda pops, school students in the miami area. the first lady is coming to your area. >>> the politics lead. democrats are on the trail in these heated midterm battles. former president and possible future first husband bill clinton in the south. >>> the world lead. the crowds. massive, the violence, persistent as venezuelans rebel. is that a movement to antagonize? >>> and the national lead. would it be religious protection or legalized discrimination? it looks like arizona's controversial bill that protects services for religious reasons could die on the republican governor's desk. good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin with the politics lead. control for the u.s. senate is up for grabs. republicans need six seats and the races are off. radio tv airs are already cluttered with campaign ads. establishment republicans fending off attacks from tea party rivals and democrats in purple states are working

i'm brooke baldwin. i'm out of time. turning things over to jake tapper, "the lead" starts right now. >>> when george washington, the father of our country, reflected on our country, he thought some people may get great tire deals on my birthday. >>> and today's juiciest political drama is not here in washington, it's in kentucky. the state's two senators are putting those differences aside, or at least pretending to, as one of them is fighting for his political life. if the top republican is not safe this year, then who is? >>> the water in west virginia is safe to drink after a nasty chemical spilled into the supply. but today, yet another alarming sign forced an elementary school there to shut down. is the water safe or not, people? >>> and the sports lead, an interview that everyone is talking about. nbc asks and asks and asks, bode miller about his brother who just died a few months ago until finally the skier broke down in tears. did nbc go too far? good afternoon, everybody. control of the u.s. senate is up for gr

i'm brooke baldwin and "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >> 12 years after a terrorist attempt aboard a u.s. flight, has al qaeda found a way to succeed where the infamous shoe bomber failed? i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the national lead, airlines on the lookout and the tsa has been looking for bombs since 2001 in shoe bombs but al qaeda may have gotten better at it. >>> the killing in the ukraine only intensifies. could early elections calm kiev? and the politics lead. >> i think you'd probably have to buy some alkaseltzer for people in washington. >> senator ted cruz on 2016 on his potential rivals for the white house on both sides of the aisle and on the gop. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." we're reminded of the possibility every single time we fly, when we pull off our shoes and send them through. x-ray machine. now new fears that terrorists are putting a new spin on one of their old tricks, hiding explosives in shoes to get them on flights. sources indicate that terrorists are, working on new shoe bomb designs. and that prompted homeland securi

i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for watching. "the lead with jake tapper" starts now. >>> atlanta. i hope you handled this better than you did last time. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the national lead. remember that storm, the one that crippled the southeast two weeks ago? well, meet its bigger, meaner older brother. a storm of potentially historic proportions about to clobber the region, is it prepared? because it sure wasn't last time. "the politics lead," she is public enemy number one for some republicans. why are others in the gop not happy about these attacks on hillary clinton? is a battle brewing within the republican party? >>> and "the buried lead." in 1975, a pair of youngsters disappeared, never to be seen again. now, 40 years later, a break in the case may have led them to the last man to see the sisters alive. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." we're going to start with breaking news. the market closed on wall street several minutes ago. the dow is climbing close to 200 points because of remarks by the brand new fed chair woman of the federal res

i'm brooke baldwin here. house of representatives are launching their own mission impossible, if you will. they are trying to force minimum wage. they want it to $10.10 an hour. this would be very, very popular. case and point, see the number there? 72% favored a raise. only about a quarter of respondents opposed one. democrats are forcing this vote. let's go to our chief congressional correspondent dana bash. what are the dream democrats trying to do and will it work some. >> it depends on what the definition of it is. to sort of change a famous quote. you said it's mission impossible and that is true when it comes to the substance of what they want to do. to raise the minimum wage. the way they need to go about it is a discharge pe sigz. in reality they need to find 218 signatures to override the objections of the house speaker, the republicans of course run the floor. democrats are in the minority. it is going to be hard if not impossible to get that. that's the substance. it is a political election year.

he spoke to brooke baldwin. >> this is a rare thing.en we feed it to the lions, either we feed them a horse or a cow. they have to get their meat, now we can feed them a giraffe. i don't see any problem with that. this happens in africa. and the kids need to see what the real world is. >> they shot the giraffe in the head, cut it up and fed it to the lions and the leopards. in a way, isn't this just the circle or life and like the nature shows where the animals are getting killed and eaten by the lions and tigers? >> i can't say i argue that point. i think you have seen it on my show. but we are not going to be doing that. you will see clips down the line. but what he is saying is these are young people. yes, it is nature. don't you think we should educate people about why it is important the have the giraffe. a lot of people don't understand. a lot of the giraffe species are endangered. so, that's to me that's a weak, weak point of educating young people. if they have an animal that might pass on they do feed to the cats, that's up to

i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. "the lead" starts right now. >>> got my encrypted ipads, bottled water, rabies shot. i'm jake tapper. bring on "the lead." the world lead. olympians are hitting the slopes. we've all seen the question of plumbing and the his or her toilets and is the biggest threat one that we cannot see? >>> the "politics lead," president obama saying it's not you, it's me. staying home as the games start. >>> and the "pop culture lead," not everybody is sad to see jay leno go. >>> good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." we begin with "the world lead." with hours left to go in sochi, russia, a source says there are no threats to a possible terrorist attack possibly hiding toothpaste on flights going into russia. while there are still questions about the possibility of these threats, reminding us all of the other praises that have been hit by terrorists. russian president vladimir putin addressed the security threat while meeting with athletes at the olympic village. he recalled

a little earlier today he spoke to brook baldwin.to what he said. >> when we feed it to the lions either we feed them a horse or a cow. and now we could feed them a giraffe. i don't see any problem in that. i think that kids need to see sometimes what the real world is. >> let's review, the shot the giraffe in the head, cut it up and fed it to the lions and leopards. it sounds horrible when you say it like that, in a way, season the this just the circle of life? a nature show, they show on national geographic where the animals are getting eaten and killed by the lions and tigers? >> right. i can't say -- i can't argue that point what you see on national geographic. you see once or twice on my show. we're not going to be doing that, we haven't done it for years. you'll see some clips down the line. what he's saying is, these are young people, yes, it is nature. don't you think we ought to educate people about why it's important to have the giraffe? a lot of people don't understand. they're very endangered, okay? to me, that's a weak p

i'm brooke baldwin. see you back here tomorrow. now we go to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >> to kill or not to kill? i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead. he's described as a member of al qaeda, planning attacks on americans and the only thing keeping him from becoming a smouldering hole in the ground may be the fact that he was born in the country he's accused of plotting against. will the obama administration decide to take him out with a drone anyway. >>> the politics lead. hillary clinton, why don't you tell us what you really think. documents revealing what the 2016 presidential candidate reportedly said in candidate about monica lewinsky and her husband's infidelities. >>> and the sports lead. he won the first gold medal in the sochi winter olympics. it was so hair-raising that shaun white said no thanks. how this snowboarder pulled it off with a trick he never even had tried before. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead," i'm jake tapper. we begin with the world lead. the public doesn't know his n

i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for joining me. see you tomorrow. "the lead" with jake tapper begins right now. >>> it's a red state, quite a red state, but did texas just open the door to same-sex marriage? i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." >>> the national lead. did you ever think you'd see the day that same-sex couples married in the lone star state? the state ban on same-sex marriage was just ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, but maybe grooms should hold off on ordering those matching stetsons, at least for now. >>> also in national news, it's literally the choice of a new generation. the government deciding whether three parents can pitch in dna to create the perfect bundle of disease-free joy. will you soon be able to customize a baby like you customize a new car? >>> and the world lead. no ex-pope has had to justify leaving the vatican in centuries. because there hasn't been another ex-pope since the 1400s. but pope benedict is answering all the questions you wanted to ask about his historic exit. good afternoon, everyone. welcome

newsroom starts now with brooke baldwin. >> we begin right now political violets.the stories here erupting all-around the world, usually peaceful cities are under fire. anti-government protesters are seizing the streets from venezuela here to the capital city of ukraine and also in bangkok, thailand where they are retaking part of that city. in kiev, to put this into perspective, this roughly the size of chicago. look at this. these buildings areld

newsroom continues right now with brooke baldwin. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much.py monday to you will of you. we begin this hour with a trial under way in jacksonville florida lot of his life and unarmed and shot all over a dispute rather loud music. the man accused of pulling the trigger can take the stand at any moment. i can tell you that the state of florida rested its case. this is day four. michael dun faces a first-degree murder charge and three counts of attempted first-degree murder. the gentlemen here on the stand is one of the workers at the gas station where this took place in november of 12

newsroom continues with brooke baldwin. >> thanks, wolf. here we go. breaking news.eloping story about a possible terror plot for the sochi games involving this plan right here. a hijacker attempted to take over a commercial airliner which left ukraine. his goal reportedly was to take the plane with all 110 passengers on board to sochi. the plane was eventually able to land in turkey. all of this happening, think about the context here as this is going on. the opening ceremonies getting under way in sochi this

i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. see you tomorrow. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> president obama personally puts the ukrainian government on notice demanding an end. but how seriously do despots take our threats anymore? i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead -- a threat from the u.s. raising the specter of sanctions against the ukrainian government for the bloody crackdown on protesters in the capital of kiev. will it make any difference? >>> the national lead. he gunned down an unarmed black teenager after a dispute over loud music. was it murder? the jury could not decide. but now a woman who served on that very jury is saying, yes, it was murder. she also says race was not a factor in the case. do you believe them? >>> the sports lead. the odds of medaling are about the same as seeing vladimir putin ice dancing in sochi. even fellow members of team usa say she's weighing them down. so why is lolo jones perhaps the most buzzed-about athlete at the games? good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lea

i'm brooke baldwin. "the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. >>> the white house warns russia not to do what russia may have already started doing. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead. it's playing out like a tom changes see thriller. ousted ukrainian president viktor yanukovych breaks his silence and vows to fight for his country's future as russian troops are spotted. the politics lead. flashback friday. withheld pages from the clinton presidency is released and shines new light on hillary clinton. >>> and the buried lead. actor seth rogen calls out washington, d.c., for not calling out something that is important. seth rogen live on "the lead" today. good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin, of course, with the world lead and armed men who may be tied to the russian military who have seized control of two airports in the ukraine. we're also hearing that as many as 20 russian marines armed with machine guns have surrounded a tv station in crimea, southern ukr

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for being with me. we'll see you back here tomorrow. in the meantime, "the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. >> and we can do it together. >>> president obama may insist that the u.s. is not in a chess game with russia but vladimir putin sure is moving a lot of pieces around the board. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead. a russian warship is docking in cuba. russian flags flying at pre-ukrainian government posts. we'll ask john mccain if putin is planning something and thumbing his nose at the u.s. all at once? >>> the national lead. it's going to be hard to coueas count the calories on the food that we buy. but will we change what we shove into our mouths one bit. >>> and a foreign government may be snooping on your hard drive and what have they found other than selfies? >>> president obama speaking at the white house right now and we'll come back with "the lead" when he is done. >> well, feel free to stand up. [ applause ] to help young boys at risk of dropping out of school. today is serves thousands of studen

i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me.now. >>> got my encrypted ipads, bottled water, rabies shot. i'm jake tapper. bring on "the lead." the world lead. olympians are hitting the slopes. we've all seen the question of plumbing and the his or her toilets and is the biggest threat one that we cannot see? >>> the "politics lead," president obama saying it's not

>> knee deep in baldwin, and brook sharpei was blindsided with "dancing with the stars" and pink slipped her and gave it to erin andrews, and all of the latest with paula patton and alec baldwin. >>> the defense that her attorneys are using as she faces a charge of drunk driving. >>> and the unanswered questions of a man after a notorious crime in montgomery county is shot and this is a map of the pressure points on my feet. i have flat feet. i learned where the stress was at the dr.scholl's foot mapping center. then i got my number, which matched the custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support. find your closest foot mapping center at drscholls.com. i'm a believ. >>> hello, everyone, i'm barbara harrison. >> and i'm pat lawson news. >>> and right now, a woman is in the hospital with serious injury injuries after being hit by a dump truck. it happened outside of nottingham elementary when she was putting her child in the minivan when the dump truck sideswiped her. the dump truck driver remained at the scene and cooperating with the authorities. >>> today, we learned that a woman k

the fox sports reporter will cohost "dancing with the stars" replace brook burke. alec baldwinaying good-bye to public life claiming he will be an actor but will no longer engage with the public. a hip-hop artist released a satellite flight a surprise album and samsung galaxy s5 the latest phone with a fringe print scanner, heart rate sensor and a bigger screen. follow us on facebook and twitter. >>> it is 5:20. everyone from the president to the pope is on board this selfie bandwagon but a santa cruz doctor says those photos could be spreading disease. we are going to explain. >> reporter: i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up it turns out that the 49ers did have contact with the browns after all regarding jim harbaugh. the warriors go on the road. four straight wins? we'll tip it off coming up. ,,,,,,[ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks

brooks. in a statement given to the police, 17-year-old jessie misskelley allegedly admitted to it. >> he told police he watched 18-year-old damien echols and 16-year-old jason baldwinchildren as part of a cult ritual. >> how strong you feel this case is? >> someone asked me on a scale of one to ten and i told them 11. so that's how strong. >> graphic details have already been printed in today's commercial appeal. jessie misskelley is one of three suspects. he disputes a confession made by his son and quoted in the newspaper. the paper doesn't mention how it obtained young misskelley's statement. a young woman called action news 5 last friday offering to sell us the transcript for several hundred dollars. we declined because we do not pay for news stories. >> the misskelley confession got leaked to the press. you didn't leak it, did you? >> no. >> was that an item of concern to you at the time? >> not really. >> echols, baldwin and misskelley plead not guilty. >> he will be the first of three defendants tried for the murders of three west memphis boys earlier this year. >> the judge set one trial for late sxeb and echols and baldwin will be tried together can you de