but duncan said thviolence was not connected.o's yng ople involve gang violence, unfortunately. need the help of the federa governnt to help break up the gangs in our city, which ds t end at a city limit.ç and the teor that may bring to communities, not onlin the city, but roughout the untry. >> reporter: pents are asking other parents and childr to help. this mother lost her s in 2007. >> they know what's ing on inç ese schools. they know what's going oin these streets. had it not been fothis video camera, these yog people would not have been caught. >> reporr: federal officials said today thewere giving the city a half million dollarrant for school counselorand other programs. the city is also ung federal stimus money for new programs totem the violence. >> brown: for more, we are joined by carol mari contritor to w.t.t.w.'s "chicago tonight" prram, and political columnist r the "chicago sun-times." cal, this latest killing clearly grabbed national attentn. what did it do there? what kind of iact did it have? >> well, it wash

also arrested yesterday was jennifer ernest's mother, sarah duncan in sarasota county, florida. >> were cops tailing them? how did they begin to link them in some way, shape or form to this crime? >> it's been a hectic week for them. starting last wednesday police began searching the residences of all these people. this culminated basically yesterday when these people were brought in early in the morning, actually they talked to sarah duncan down in florida in the morning. she went to work. when she got home from work she was arrested at her condo on a parent. >> let's talk specifics here. charged with obstruction of justice. any specifics on that at all? what were police meaning by that? >> you know, obviously a broad line. there are specifics within the line you can charge with maybe tampering or concealing evidence. hide what they know. conspireing to leave the state or hide somebody. there are some specifics there that we're talking about. >> do you get the feeling it's something after the fact? that maybe they didn't know beforehand and knew after and tried to help conceal? >> if t

this is a packed house waiting to hear from arnie duncan and eric holder.rd daley, the mayor of chicago. education secretary arnie duncan who, by the way, was the head of chicago city school system says he thinks chicago is going to lead a national conversation on how to combat youth violence. we'll bring you back to that when that happens. >>> moving on, today is the eighth anniversary of the war against al qaeda and the taliban in afghanistan. and a new poll suggests public support for the war is dwindling. the number now down 40%. that is down from 44% this past july according to a new associated press jfk poll. 800 troops have been killed in the war thus far. in washington there is now wide spread debate as to the next step there in afghanistan. >>> a new commander in chief is now in charge of that fight. president obama now meeting with his national security team today to discuss what to do about the war. now, he has ruled out withdrawing forces but an has not announced whether he will add to the number of troops in afghanistan on the ground. mr. obama

arne duncan and attorney general eric holder are in chicago. they're talking with mayor richard daley and community leaders on how to stop violence. today the education secretary called for a sustain national effort so that another student doesn't die the way derrion did. >> the reason we as america are seeing the side of chicago we always didn't exist. the graphic video of derrion albert being beaten is terrifying, heartbreaking, and strajic. tragic. it shocks the conscious. this bright and happy young honor student had his whole life ahead of him, but now it's been cut short due to senseless violence. i came here to join with chicago and communities across america in taking responsibility for the deaths and the deaths of so many other young people over the years. >> derrion albert's violent death was captured on cell phone video. police in chicago are looking for more suspects. >>> eight years ago today u.s. forces led the invasion of afghanistan. today u.s. forces are still waging war there. a new poll suggests support for the war is dwindli

duncan kennedy, bbc news. >>> the latest headlines -- the u.n. believes at least 1100 people have died in the earthquakes in indonesia, two within 24 hours. president obama describes talks with iran as constructive, but insists they must be followed by constructive iranian action. >>> this week marks on her 40 years since mahatma gandhi was born. he named a and amkor himself fighting injustice in south africa but returned home in 1915 determined to secure independence from britain. >> gandhi's quest to it shake off the british occupation began in his home state. he decided to form a religious community at the heart of his political work and inspiration for indian society. but he had few followers and not much money. this was not to be a community set and a world in which. he chose this location, one of india's most industrialized cities. the textile mills have given it the nickname, the manchester of india. it was built on waste ground on the banks of the river just outside of town, and it soon grew into an organized community of about 300 people

duncan says the states will be held accountable. but because of the way the law is written, there may not be much federal officials can do. >>> new this morning, a mean march court has rejected the latest appeal by nobel peace writer. the pro democracy leader has to stay under house arrest. in august she was sentenced to 18 months on top of her existing sentence after an uninvited american stayed at her home. she's been in prison for 14 of the last 20 years. >>> if today is your birthday, guess what? you know who you share it with? talk show host kelly rip pa. she turns 39 today. can you believe it? she just looks 20. her husband, mark con swale lows will help her celebrate as one of today's guests on "live with regis and kelly." happy birthday to both of you. >>> top seeded heroes of cnn have been announced. we'll tell you more about these extraordinary individuals and their work as you begin voting for which one you want to be the cnn hero grammy award winning music legend john legend introduces you to one of our cnn heroes. >> he

16-year-old, president obama is sending attorney general eric holder and education secretary arne duncan there today to talk about the ways to deal with youth violence. but one analyst said that this is not a problem that washington can fix. >> this is not a government issue. the government didn't come in and shoot that child. that's somebody from the community. that's somebody's child who grew up to shoot somebody else's child. the community has to begin to take full responsibility for the circumstances that are taking place within the community. we have to see what we can do as a community to move ourselves forward, empower ourselves. this is about preachers and teachers. this is about parents, taking responsibility for the fact that these conditions are killing our children. >> four teens have been charged in the beating death of derrion albert. local activists say that the streets are more violent because so many schools have been closed over the last four years. thousands of kids are bused out of neighborhoods and across gang lines. chicago police agree that mixing students from dif

16-year-old, president obama is sending attorney general eric holder and education secretary arne duncan there today to talk about ways to deal with youth violence. one analyst says that means getting kids to believe they have a future. >> when people feel like there's no hope for the future and they don't have the capacity to move forward through education or other reasonable means, they begin to check out, to become disengaged. if we don't hold people's feet to the fire, the adults who have created these circumstances, then the blood will run through the streets. >> that's a scary thought. some local activists blamed the beating death on the decision to close dozens of schools over the last four years. four teens were charged in his death. chicago police agree that mixing students from different neighborhoods has contributed to the violence. >>> a baby police say was kidnapped in tennessee and put in foster care is now back home. remember media reports said that someone claimed the family member tried to sell the baby. well, now police and the state say they don't think the parents wer

duncan said. how long do they believe this beautiful lady had been dead, her son missing, and why do they believe the husband has headed to mexico? >> they believe that she was murdered either tuesday night or wednesday morning. it is very possible that she was murdered by her husband while their three children were in their home. that's a distinct possibility. they believe that he's in mexico because he has family there. both his parents and a brother in mexico. >> very quickly, lauren, we only have a couple seconds. but say these children are extremely young. would they remember the murder if they were in the home? >> they would not remember it concretely. they would remember it in a dream state but their abstract reasoning is not developed so it would not have the force of a trauma of a real memory blocked or otherwise. >> this child gone. let's stop and remember army staff sergeant. 28. killed in iraq. a soldier's soldier. a smile that lit up a room. lost his life after a surprise visit home f

president obama is sending attorney general eric holder and also education secretary arne duncan, who was the city's school superintendent. the beating death of 16-year-old derrion albert was captured on cell phone video. here is part of it right here. chicago police say they are up against a code of silence that keeps people from talking to investigators. speakers at albert's funeral warn that the world is watching how they respond to his death. mayor richard daley called on the community to cooperate with police. >> i'll be meeting with representatives of the community, the high schools, and as well as the police department and the family and others to really get down to the bottom of the code of silence. the code of silence is an unacceptable in this day and age where we have young children being killed. it is something that every family, every community should stand up, shoulder to shoulder, and not allow teenagers to run their family, run their block, or their community. this is truly unacceptable. >>> four teenagers are charged with beating albert to death. police are still tryi

>> the idea came from one of my long time producing partners dayton duncan. >> rose: who's right here. >> who's right there and is my best friend and we live together and have raised our fapl flees this little village in new hampshire, i've been there 30 years, he's been there 20. we've done films on the landscape, we've done you have? which we've explored this central question of ours, who are we, through the landscape. so the history of the west in lewis and clark, mark twain on the first cross country automobile trip, a humorous look called horatio's drive, and it reached the wednesday this story because this is declaration of independence applied to this landscape. it's a theirive that so closely parallels the larger american narrative that you can find in the crevices of the parks us. and that's what we're looking for. >> rose: in fact, you have said that national parks are democracy applied to the landscape. >> yeah. i mean, for the first time in human history, human beings set aside land not for kings or noblementor very rich, as all land had been disposed of in all of human hi

. >>> don't know if students would like this, but president obama and education secretary arne duncan have talked about the idea of longer school days. the goal is to make american students more competitive with their counterparts in other countries who spend more time in the classroom. >> guess what? they're in school nine hours a day. they're in school on the weekends and over the summer. and it's not a new idea. >> maryland school superintendent says she supports the idea. >> the acceleration of knowledge really requires us to have more time p if we can prepare ourselves to the competition for students because we're in a situation with the death of distance, and the asian countries it's about about 240 days of schooling. we have 180. >> she points out there are costs concerns in term of teacher salaries and classroom space. >>> we want your two cents. do you think kids should be in school longer? log on to abc2news.com, looking at the right side of the homepage and vote in our online poll. >>> we have a school closing to pass long from queenians county. churchill elementary school

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the president and the education secretary arne duncan have said that the states are not focusing on performance, accountability of the teachers will not be eligible for the grants out there, and that is obviously from the federal stimulus. new york state bans using student test scores to evaluate teachers? >> well, they did in terms of tenure and that was a mistake. that law will end pretty soon. i think what the secretary and the president are doing is so important. they are really trying to inject true accountability into public education, and they're saying that if you don't hold teachers, schools, school districts accountable for student performance, forget about it, and that's the message, and it's very, very powerful. i give both the president and secretary great credit. these are the things we've been doing in new york, like the bonus program and we've been looking every one of our schools. we look at how much progress it makes. we give them a grade based on the progress. these ideas are now starting to catch on nationally. >> let me ask you about this state of education today. what worr

. >> ernie duncan said back in april that his one area where he was, quote, a complete failure was inreducing school violence during his tenure as the c.e.o. of chicago public schools. he's going to make it a priority now nationally. chris: nationally. >> secretly and quietly, hillary clinton and foreign ministers from the other leading states are going to talk about iran and begin really dealing and negotiating. not with iran, but coming up with russia and the others. >> same subject. they meet for another white house session. they think they will pin down a deal that will get 1500 kilos, essentially all of iran's enriched uranium out of the country. chris: there's a nobel peace prize being earned every day. the question coming up -- president obama's won the nobel peace prize. will he earn it? be right back. >> welcome back. now the big question of the week -- barack obama has now won the nobel peace prize. will he earn it? gloria? >> yes, with the help of hillary clinton. >> yes, i think it will be iran, actually, before the rest of the meacht. >> not in the middle east, yes, in ir

they were trying to determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial. >>> arne duncan will be in chicago to discuss school violence. this comes after the beating death of a 16-year-old honor student, derrion albert. dr. steve perry says the public should be more outraged. >> when the child doesn't see a future they have to connect to that with which is now. when a child cannot make it home from school in their school uniform, i am amazed we are not more enraged. if this had been a white police officer that split the kid's head open blood would run through the streets. because it was a young brother killed by another young brother, we are just sad. that's not enough. when you have an area where we have children failing as a sthan dard, we can only expect that the grown people are not handling their business. >> four suspects are facing first-degree murder in his death. >>> hundreds of documents released this week in the caylee anthony case in florida. why are defense lawyers demanding prosecutors drop the murder charge against her mother, casey anthony? >>> here at the bar and gri

duncan and attorney general eric holder also met with chicago's mayor. holder said incidents like the beating should concern everybody. >> youth violence is not a chicago problem any more than it is a black problem, a white problem or a hispanic problem. it is something that affects communities big and small and people of all races and all colors. it is an american problem. >> 16-year-old derrion albert's death was caught on cell phone video. it was not an isolated incident. last night on our sister network cnn, one father said his son was killed in a similar fashion 18 months ago. >> we've done a lot of things to help it change, but we need help in the community with these community leaders. they say they're doing things, but they vaenhaven't stepped up done nothing yet. the mayor, nobody. they do nothing. >> last year more than 30 people suffered violent delts in chicago. attorney eric holder says the obama administration is asking for $20 million in next year's budget for community-based crime prevention. >>> many parents apparently don't want their c

titus duncan. atlanta medical center. dr. duncan, thanks for being with us. you tell how long the mother had been dead? what i'm getting at is, how much of a head start did the perpetrator get with the little boy? >> several ways you can tell how long the body's been deceased. first thing you look for is the temperature. the temperature and the color of the body. after that the rig more to us that sets in. and the first thing like i said is the temperature of the body. the body decreases in temperature by one degree per hour. and so, you can kind of get an idea as to how long that person has been dead within several hours if you find the person fairly early, until they get to the point where they reach the temperature of the surroundings. >> doctor, would there be insects if the body were indoors? >> absolutely. there would be insects inside. >> what insect? >> you get the larva. basically, the little small insect that comes from the material itself? you mean a maggot. >> right. you have to break it down from our lawyers, doctor. we're just j.d.s not m.d.s li

they actually talked to sarah duncan in florida yesterday. she went home to work and when she got home she was arrested at her condo on an warrant and a couple minutes later they announced the arrest to the pub glick. >> charged with obstruction of justice, any specifics on that at all? what were police meaning by that? >> well, you know, yeah, obviously a broad law but there are some specifics within the law you can be charged with maybe tampering or concealing evidence, inducing a witness to hide what they know or conspiring to leave the state or hide somebody there. are specifics there we are talking about. >> do you get the feeling it's something after the fact that maybe they didn't know beforehand but they knew after and tried to help conceal? >> well, yeah. if they thought these people were involved in the actual killings, they might have been charged with something else. they are not charged with conspireing with chris harris to kill these people, charged seemingly oovr the fact type stuff. >> let's clear that up. we don't believe the

arne duncan met with students from the same school as a teenager who was beaten to death in the streets last month. holder says it should concern everyone. >> youth violence is not a chicago problem. any more than it is a black problem, a white problem or a hispanic problem. it is something that affects communities big and small and people of all races and all color. it is an american problem. derrion albert's death was captured on video. it was not an isolated incident. one father said that his son was killed in a similar fashion 18 months ago. we need help in the community for these community leaders. nobody. they do nothing. >>> well, last year more than 30 young people suffered violent deaths in chicago. attorney general holder says that the obama administration is asking for $25 million in next year's budget for community based crime prevention. many parents apparently do not want their kids to get the h1n1 flu vaccine even as it's becoming available. 38% of parents in a thoo associated press poll said they were unlikely to give permission for kids to be vaccinated at school. many

president obama will send eric holder and arnie duncan to chicago to speak with students and the chicago community about violence. in new york, laura ingle, fox news. >>> candy burris' exfiance died after a fight outside a club. a.j. joule appeared on the real housewives of atlanta. he got in a fight outside a club he partly owned. he was taken to a hospital where he died from severe head injuries. frederick richardson was hospitalized after the fight he was charged with manslaughter. >>> a newborn baby has been reunited with his family. he was kidnapped four days after being born. a woman attacked the mother with a knife stabbing her several times in the neck and chest. authorities found the baby in alabama. silas is under arrest. >>> the death toll continues to rise following massive earthquakes in indonesia as rescuers search through the rubble looking for survivors. they are holding out hope. david piper has the latest on the recovery efforts from padang, indonesia. >> reporter: there are concerns that the death toll from these two massive earthquakes could rise now dramatically. the

under the outstanding leadership of my secretary of education arne duncan, we're working to transform our entire education system because we know that countries that outeducate us today will outcompete us tomorrow. we're investing in a clean energy sector that will not only help free america from the grip of foreign oil but create new jobs that pay well and not be outsourced and an extraordinary leader on clean energy agendas. we're working to reform our health insurance system because one of the best ways to spur economic growth is to ease the back breaking burden of health care costs on america's business. this is a point that has got lost a little bit over the past few months during the health care debate. so, let me just talk about that. over the past few weeks and month we spent a lot of time talking about health inshrps reform would offer stability and -- >> president obama talking about insurance. we'll monitor that and bring you any headlines. let's go to the pentagon and geoff morrell assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. critical turning point for the president

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tomorrow morning, kathleen sebelius and education secretary arne duncan and governor martin o'malley will be on hand to stress the importance of vags naxs for school-aged children. school-aged children have been at the top of the priority list for vaccinations since the first cases of swine flu started popping up throughout the region. prince george's county students will be the first in maryland to receive the vaccine. the county plans to holdlinics at every school as more doses come in. parents in every jurisdiction are anxious to get their children vaccinated. >> i do have great concerns about the swine flu and i'm intending to get my children vaccinated as soon as it's available. >> reporter: montgomery county will have its first clinic tomorrow morning as well. vaccine will be available to everyone eligible for the nasal spray vaccine. that's healthy people ages 2 to 49. pregnant women, people with chronic illnesses and those who receive the seasonal flu mist cannot get the nasal spray. fairfax county will open up clinics at school after hours and on the weekends starting octobe

. >>> education secretary arne duncan says federal stimulus money for education is meant to be extra dollars for schools. but he says some states are cutting their own education spending and using the stimulus money to make up for it. duncan says the states will be held accountable but because of the way the law is written there may not be much federal officials can do. >>> no twitter and now no radio show for one star athlete. larry smith, what's going on in the nfl, huh? >> you know, sometimes the nfl does something that makes you go, what? >> yeah. >> this actually makes sense. jacksonville quarterback david garrard has had his radio show nixed by the coach. the show aired in jacksonville the last three fridays but it's just two days before game day. kind of close, you know? the coach says doing media stuff early in the week to rehash the last game is fine but late in the week that time should be devoted to studying game plans and spending time with family and getting rested up and garrard says he understands. >>> the earthquake and tsunami has wreaked havoc on american samoa and

duncan and attorney general eric holder also met with chicago's mayor. holder says incidents like that beating should concern everyone. >> youth violence is not a chicago problem. any more than it is a black problem, a white problem, or a hispanic problem. it is something that affects communities big and small and people of all races and all colors. it is an american problem. >> darion albert's death was captured on cell phone video. it was not an isolated incident. last night on our sister network, cnn one father said his son was killed in a similar fashion just 18 months ago. >> we're doing a lot of things to help. but we need help in the community with these community leaders. they say they are doing things. they haven't stepped up and done nothing yet. the mayor, none of the aldermans, nothing. >> well, last year more than 30 young people suffered violent deaths in chicago. attorney general holder saying the obama administration is asking for $25 million in year's budget. let's turn it over to new york city's mayor who is urging congress to stop ille

duncan says the states will be held accountable, but because of the way the law is written, there may not be much federal officials can actually do. >>> penicillin may be using its punch against common diseases. >>> plus, two off-duty officers were at the right place to rescue a young girl at a busy park opinion. >>> right now on "showbiz tonight," it's war. jon gosselin's incredible move today to shut down "jon & kate plus 8," the day after he got fired from the show. but now, jon's being called ee erratic, opportunistic. tonight, "showbiz tonight" with the jon gosselin smackdown. >>> the rabbi tells all. tonight, "showbiz tonight's" explosive one on one with the rabbi who recorded disturbing conversations with michael jackson. tonight, the tough questions. >> how do you convince people who might be questioning your motives that this is not yet another betrayal of michael? >> the rabbi tells all in the headline-making interview you'll see only on "showbiz tonight." >>> plus, showbiz shockers. is convicted dog killer michael vick really getting a sponsorship deal with nike? the unbeli

that said, attorney general acre eric holder and arnie duncan will go to meet with members of the communitying us now from boston, the reverend eugene rivers and from los angeles, civil rights attorney leo terrell. you know what? eugene rivers, let me start with you and ask. we have an african-american president from chicago. we seen this videotape. how can he not speak out on this issue? it is a moral outrage. it is a challenge to us as black people. >> listen, the intellectual and moral asymmetry of president obama investing his political capital in the celebrity harvard square that resulted in a big national discussion about which beer they would drink at the white house and the death of an innocent child in president obama's hometown. listen, president obama and the obama administration, it is a shame, at best, and moral asymmetry that you would be silent on the death of this young child and use this teachable moment wrapped in this tragedy to begin a national conversation about one of the major scourges of this country trip which is black-on-black crime. the issue in america -- juan: l

arne duncan, education secretary. tim geithner? he doesn't have any game. and a bunch of blue dogs.e the president gives hem a locker room talk. the president has been on the sidelines way too long in this health care debate. he needs to just jump in the game and lay out what he wants. this is a critical moment for the president. a new poll yesterday showed a major uptick in the president's approval rating for support on health care reform. pollsters say the public liked it when the president got involved. he spoke to congress, he went on the road, he needs to keep the pressure on. a poll just out today showed confusion still reigns when it comes to health care. 47% say they oppose the president's plan, but 61% say they support a public option. i also think democrats need to start calling the republicans obstructionists because i don't think the american people quite get it. only 27% of them think the gop is acting in good faith. okay, they get that. but 57% of them say that they want a bipartisan bill. i have no idea what the heck that is about. the democrats can't focus on the rep

he's sending attorney general eric holder and arnie duncan to chicago on wednesday to talk with school officials and students about school violence. it's been a terrible ordeal for aaron andrews and now the espn reporter waits to hear what's next for the man secretly videotaping her in her hotel room. if you're taking 8 extra-strength tylenol... a day on the days that you have arthritis pain, you could end up taking 4 times the number... of pills compared to aleve. choose aleve and you could start taking fewer pills. just 2 aleve have the strength... to relieve arthritis pain all day. >>> the day for iran's u.n. nuclear inspection has been set. julie with all your top headlines. >> that's right. the head of the u.s. nuclear watchdog had set october 25th as the date for inspects iran's processing plant. earlier today the u.n. spokesman said talks with iran have been successful but that it's necessary to carry on inspections to assure the plant is for peaceful purposes. the u.s. and allies maintain that iran wants to make a nuclear weapon and "the new york times" say a new iaea report cl

some of these cabinet secretaries, they have got game, including secretary of education arne duncan.played at har verdict, pro basketball in australia. secretary of treasury tim geithner as well, he plays a lot of hoops. some of these congressmen as well. all of these congressmen they play on a house league. they played in college, some high school. they all have some game. you know what, two of those members from the house coming over today are republicans. maybe, richelle, a little bipartisanship at the white house. >> maybe this is kind of like golf, where guys play golf and talk a little shop as well. we'll see. i need to know why are there no women playing with the guys? what's going on? >> the white house secretary was asked that. take a listen to what he has to say. >> the president is someone who is the father of two young daughters, has an avid interest in their competing against anyone on the playing field. the president certainly played basketball and other sports with women in the past and i anticipate he'll do so in the future. >> gibbs was also asked why he's no on the

host: gary duncan writes -- what do you think?ext telephone call is from dallas, catherine, democrats line. caller: i don't think -- should be sanctioned. let me say this. the republicans have been going around and the town hall meetings, representatives -- wish we had somebody here to get rid of the crap we have -- go around and call obama hitler and same old people will lose their stuff and then the man is speaking the truth so why could she be sanctioned? i think he should have said what he said. thank you for listening. host: this twitter -- the next phone call is from league city, texas. back on the independent line. caller: @ thank you for taking my call. i want to also thank representative grayson. i wish i lived in florida so i could vote for him. this is indeed the most barbaric state in the union. we have more uninsured children than any other state. i have called the offices of my two senators and they are all too busy stacking up to corporate contributors to care that people are dying when texas and all over the countr

because the education secretary arne duncan issued a statement saying he's proud to have kevin jenningsteam. kevin jennings said he would have done this differently. that makes it worth reporting. >> i would agree with you. i really would. i think it's complicate, and i think it takes a long time to really let it breathe. we'll talk more about it in coming days when joe comes back. there are differently serious issues involving a minor, involving judgment of someone, someone who then wrote about it in his book, how he handled the situation with a minor having a relationship with an adult. at the same time, we also have to look at -- and we will -- when this happened. because it was the late '80s? >> 1980. >> because outing a gay student has very different ramifications than it does today. there's so many dimensions to it. it's a story that we have to be careful with but we don't hide from. >> the question is did he try to put a stop to this? >> he did not. that's the issue. >> or he had issues of solidarity with the man rather than the kid. >> that's the issue. >> the critics say he fai

duncan: one of the leading world environmentalist wrote theeth these words, today coal accounts for almost half of the plant's electricity including half the power consumed in the united states. it keeps hospitals and core infrastructure running for vast warmth and light in winter and makes life-saving air conditioning available in summer. in china and india where coal accounts for more than 80% of power generation, it has helped to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. there's no doubt that coal is causing environmental damage that we need to stop but a clumsy radical halt to our coal use which is what promises of drafting carbon cuts require, mean depriving billions of people from the path of prosperity. that's him continuing it to quote. to put it bluntly, despite their good intentions, the activists, lobbyists and politicians making a last ditch push for hugely expensive carbon cut promises could easily end up doing hundreds of times more damage to the planet than coal ever could, unquote. i wish we would heed those words of this environmentalist. because if we cut back o

also arrested yesterday was jennifer earnest's mother sarah duncan in sarasota county, florida. >> okay. so were cops tailing them? how did they begin to link them in some way with this crime? >> it's been a hectic week for them. starting last wednesday, police began searching the residences of all these people. it kind of culminated basically yesterday when the people were brought in early in the morning, actually they talked to sarah duncan down in florida in the morning and she went to work. when she got home from work she was arrested at her konldo on a warrant. then a couple minutes later they announced the arrest in public. >> charged with obstruction of justice. any specifics on that at all? what are police meaning by that? >> you know, there are some specifics within the law that you can charge with maybe tampering or concealing evidence. you can be inducing a witness to hide what they know. you can be conspiring to leave the state or hide somebody. there are some specifics there that we're talking about. >> do you get the feeling that it's something after the fact that maybe th