it's one called human trafficking and cindy mccain has made this a priority.l be talking to her at the top of the hour. >>> it's tax season and the irs is plagued with lots of problems. the agency isn't able to handle taxpayer needs. gop congressman isn't happy about that or one of president's own was picked to probe the tea party targeting investigations. all that and more at the top of the hour. stay with us. >>> we're here with you today from super bowl boulevard in new york city, and as pro-ballplayers on the broncos and seahawks get ready for the big game tomorrow a big labor brawl is brewing in college football. some players at north western university are looking to unionize. >> how desperate are they they they are trying to recruit college kids. they're going to the nlb. they're not dealing with private enterprise. whose rights are being violated? the student, the ones who compete? many of them making millions afterwards. >> congressman these kids are going to school. that's what college is for for the education, not necessarily playing players. >> tel

and if you are caught, you'll be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> joining us now, cindy mccainho is part of the mccain institute and co-chair of the arizona governor's task force on human trafficking. she's here to tell us more about this campaign. welcome. great to have you here today. >> thanks for having me. >> this campaign is aimed at putting a face to the victims of sex crimes. a lot of folks may not be aware that major sporting events are opportunities to prey or young victims. what impact do you think it will have? >> we believe the campaign will have a huge impact. it's not only educating the citizens of new york and new jersey and arizona but introducing people to the fact this is a crime. it's hurting our children in the worst way and it's unacceptable especially during large events but all year round as well. many people may not be aware but isn't it true that every day boys and girls are sold in this country for sex. the internet is plastered with websites boasting of super bowl specials this week. how are you and others working to fight against there crime and str

cindy mccain is a traveling a year in advance to travel to arizona.u, cindy. our savior. rea reachinging up as if it's a prohibition film. save us from the sin of our bodies. instead it's like, oh, no, this will make our lives more difficult. >> it's a complex topic, a lot on it. i appreciate you starting to work to correct it. particularly appreciate your journalistic efforts that say, okay, if this is happening, there ought to be some evidence and let's look at what that evidence is. thank you. >>> coming up, a closer look at the big issues around the big game. race, gender and even marijuana. super sized show on this super bowl sunday. there's more at the top of the hour. [ buzzer ] ooh! i love that just washed freshness, but then it goes to your closet...to die. so do what i do -- try glow unstopables in-wash scent boosters. toss them in before the wash, then pour in downy infusions for softness. mmm! and they fill your closet with scents so fresh i could just yodel! and they last for 12 weeks! [ male announcer ] downy infusions and america's best

then there's cindy mccain, wife of arizona senator john mccain who is an advocate for victims of humanficking and here's what she said. >> it's not just a large event. it's every day. so we face the element out there of educating people making sure that they understand that this is not prostitution. these are victims. and more importantly making sure that they understand that we have to do something, not only to run the traffickers out, first and foremost, but to take care of our victims in the long run. >> so karen, as a former prosecutor, what are the biggest challenges to bringing these human traffickers to justice? >> well there are so many challenges alex. one is that often these children are kept in secret. that's number one. and when they are 15 16 17 years old and they are brought in on prostitution or drug charges, they're not treated like victims, they're treated as criminals. sometimes it's not even until the sentencing phase that either as a district attorney or a prosecutor you're aware that they were even under -- the victim of human trafficking. so the secrecy is a very

ben affleck came with cindy mccain who happens to sit on the board of the eastern congo initiative.ferent in that he is a known figure on this issue in the fight of the congo. he met with john kerry on the same day in addition coming to capitol hill. he appeared to draw a different crowd from young staffers. look at that tape. that is ben affleck testifying. we count about five senators maximum. give ben affleck a call. >> maybe they can hang out after that on the lead. that will be a fascinating interview for sure. thank you as always. we want to lift the 1r5vail. thank you. let's go to mississippi now where you will not believe what happened to one elderly man here. this is 78-year-old walter williams who was pronounced dead of natural causes after midnight thursday. the coroner put his body in a plastic bag and put him in a hers. two hours later, the unthinkable happened. the family got a phone call to head to the hospital because something miraculous had happened. >> the mortician said his legs started moving. we had just stopped talking and he said what did y'all stop talking f

cindy mccain, the wife of john mccain, is an advocate for victims of human trafficking and she talked at a new jersey news conference on wednesday. >> it's not just the super bowl. it's not just a large event. it's every day. so we face the element out there of educating people, making sure that they understand that this is not prostitution. these are victims. and more importantly, making sure that they understand that we have to do something, not only to run the traffickers out, first and foremost, but to take care of our victims in the long run. >> let me turn now to a national reporter for "usa today," jane wells, documentary filmmaker. her new film examines the sex trafficking trade. and danielle douglas, a former victim of sex trafficking. thank you all for being here. danielle, let me start with you. most of the time we see in film, on the news and people think sex trafficking and they think somewhere overseas, they're thinking young girls don't have anywhere else to go. this was not your case. >> no. >> explain a little bit -- it's fascinating to hear how you ended up trapped i

if you ask the john mccain's of the world, the elder statesmen of the gop, it is the problem that the republican party has. in a place like texas, cindy knows a lot more than i do. this is exactly what you do need particularly when you have got to get out the base, maybe not so much of an imperative in the republican primary. it will be to get all those people out in the general election. >> well, ladies, i appreciate you both talking to us about this. there is obviously a lot more we could say. for now, we will say thank you to dana bash and christie hoppe. thank you so much for joining us to talk about this. i feel like it is not going to be the last we hear about it, not just in the twitosphere. >> using such race-baiting is going to upset a lot of people. >> mongrel is the phrase that is a loaded phrase. >> we are going to talk about the olympics, how the medals are stacking up. russia and the u.s. tied with 19 medals each, five gold. more way, 18 medals, 7 gold. the dutch, netherlands, canada is dominating the silver medals. you are great at second best with 8 silver medals, 16 total. germany has the most gold with 8 and 15 total