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i'm fredricka whitfield. fires and floods are causing serious problems in two parts of this country. people are looking for higher ground on the gulf coast and fires in western states burned about 24,000 acres. right now, colorado firefighters are trying to get a handle on the high-point fire. 14,000 acres have burned in the northern part of the state forcing more evacuations. >> primary goal make sure we get all the people out of the way of the fire. it is a terrible thing to have people waiting hearing about their homes. 1,000 times worse to have someone missing. our foe schoolhouse make sure the evacuations are going house to house make sure we get people out of harm's way as much as humanly possible. >> and as you can see, it's still very difficult. live imagines right now. the aerial shots of what these firefighters are up against. so far more than a dozen structures have been lost or damaged. meanwhile n southern new mexico, firefighters are trying to get the upper hand on a fire that has now burned abo
i'm fredricka whitfield. fires and floods are causing serious problems in two parts of this country. people are looking for higher ground on the gulf coast and fires in western states burned about 24,000 acres. right now, colorado firefighters are trying to get a handle on the high-point fire. 14,000 acres have burned in the northern part of the state forcing more evacuations. >> primary goal make sure we get all the people out of the way of the fire. it is a terrible thing to have people...
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. >> thank you fredricka. >> let me begin with you, kirk. you were unstoppable.ne adventure after the next. so all of you make up the first team of amputees, trying to scale denali and alaska together. why and what's going to be the greatest challenge about this peak? >> well, actually fredricka, there's a number of challenges that we're training for. one of them, of course, the prothesis themselves. they're made of plastic and metal. very, very cold weather, the carbon fiber, may crack. it does a lot of pressure on our residual limb. exsergs wise, steve martin, they'll spend as much as 200% more energy climbing this mountain as nondisabled person. so we actually have to be in better shape than the regular climb toers try to meet this challenge. so there's a lot of challenges, but we think that we've prepared for it and ready to go. >> you know, kirk, this is not a first for you guys doing these incredibly climbs. you led a team in 2010 of mt. kill man jar row in africa. how is this going to compare? conditions very, very different. >> kill man jar row climb with
. >> thank you fredricka. >> let me begin with you, kirk. you were unstoppable.ne adventure after the next. so all of you make up the first team of amputees, trying to scale denali and alaska together. why and what's going to be the greatest challenge about this peak? >> well, actually fredricka, there's a number of challenges that we're training for. one of them, of course, the prothesis themselves. they're made of plastic and metal. very, very cold weather, the carbon fiber,...
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fredricka? >> so, al works it lead to deep austerity measure, similar to what we saw in countries like greece? >> reporter: there already have been deep austerity measures. what he hasn't given is the actual figure. there's been an estimate from the international monetary fund of at least $60 billion u.s. dollars is needed and another part of europe here at about this hour we're supposed to see some numbers possibly of what is being asked for, what europe is offering. we don't have number just at this moment. therefore, we don't know, fredricka, whether this will require more measures. he's trying to paint ap picture this is specific just to the banking sector and will not affect spain's sudden death. also a big problem, but admits this will be government debt coming in from europe to spain to be distributed to the bank. >> al goodman, thanks so much from madrid. >>> in syria now -- rebel forces and the syrian military are battling it out in the city of homs today. explosions and gunfire could b
fredricka? >> so, al works it lead to deep austerity measure, similar to what we saw in countries like greece? >> reporter: there already have been deep austerity measures. what he hasn't given is the actual figure. there's been an estimate from the international monetary fund of at least $60 billion u.s. dollars is needed and another part of europe here at about this hour we're supposed to see some numbers possibly of what is being asked for, what europe is offering. we don't have...
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i'm fredricka whitfield. right now in sanford, florida, the clock is ticking for confessed shooter george zimmerman. he has less than 24 hours to report back to jail. he's been free on bail for weeks after he pleaded not guilty to murdering trayvon martin. martin savidge is in sanford, florida. how is the stakeout going. what skand of timeline are we talking about? >> all right, sorry. we're going to to to work out the audio and get back to martin in sanford, florida. >>> all right, meantime, let's go to egypt now and look at the live pictures coming out of tahrir square in cairo. thousands of demonstrators are gathering as they have been all day as they're protesting the life sentence given to hosni mubarak earlier today for his role in killing hundreds of anti-government protesters last year, adding to the unrest, two of mubarak's sons were convicted of corruption charges. >> and the first day marking the queen's diamond jubilee celebration begins with a bang. a 41-gun salute was fired at the tower of londo
i'm fredricka whitfield. right now in sanford, florida, the clock is ticking for confessed shooter george zimmerman. he has less than 24 hours to report back to jail. he's been free on bail for weeks after he pleaded not guilty to murdering trayvon martin. martin savidge is in sanford, florida. how is the stakeout going. what skand of timeline are we talking about? >> all right, sorry. we're going to to to work out the audio and get back to martin in sanford, florida. >>> all...
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fredricka?thanks so much, susan candiotti at the jerry sandusky trial. >>> his videotaped beating created a national discussion on race. we'll have more on the death of rodney king. >>> author buzz bissinger making a personal connection with his now-adult savant son. together they took a 4,200 mile trip cross-country. >> i felt for very much of his life i'd never had a real conversation with him. i never knew if i was really, really getting through to him which is why i came up with this idea of driving across the country with him to really focus on him and be in a concentrated space with him. but this trip, as you say, was an opportunity to basically do with zach what i had done with jerry, those heart-to-hearts, what i had done with my youngest son caleb and i also felt it was time to tell zach what his condition was like. i had never ever mentioned it. i felt he should know and i wanted to see how self-aware he was. >> his book about this journey is called "father's day -- a journey into the
fredricka?thanks so much, susan candiotti at the jerry sandusky trial. >>> his videotaped beating created a national discussion on race. we'll have more on the death of rodney king. >>> author buzz bissinger making a personal connection with his now-adult savant son. together they took a 4,200 mile trip cross-country. >> i felt for very much of his life i'd never had a real conversation with him. i never knew if i was really, really getting through to him which is why i...
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fredricka? >> martin, do we know whether the chances are good, whether the judge would honor that motion? >> reporter: you know, that's a good question. i think at this point the judge is likely not to immediately act on that motion. even o'mara doesn't think it will be this week, it will probably be sometime after that. and then it is the judge's discretion. he could decide to raise the bond, which is what many people think will happen here. or he could decide not to give him any bond at all, and that would mean he would have to remain behind bar until his trial. and that's not slated until next year. >> martin, thank you very much. >>> the other big story we're following today, a major plane crash in nigeria. the plane went down today in a neighborhood in lagos. nine bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. earlier today i talked to a correspondent who was live at the scene. >> reporter: pandemonium here. there are hundreds upon hundreds of people here. a rescue operation is under way, as
fredricka? >> martin, do we know whether the chances are good, whether the judge would honor that motion? >> reporter: you know, that's a good question. i think at this point the judge is likely not to immediately act on that motion. even o'mara doesn't think it will be this week, it will probably be sometime after that. and then it is the judge's discretion. he could decide to raise the bond, which is what many people think will happen here. or he could decide not to give him any...
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i'm fredricka whitfield.> no matter how you feel about this economy, the one place that matters most, jobs. the latest hiring numbers are in and there is simply no way to put lipstick on this pig. weme
i'm fredricka whitfield.> no matter how you feel about this economy, the one place that matters most, jobs. the latest hiring numbers are in and there is simply no way to put lipstick on this pig. weme
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fredricka? if that candidate were to pull out of the runoff election, does that mean that the entire process would have to start all over again, the presidential election or would they just continue on with this runoff and go with the results? >> well, in theory it could go, it would go ahead. in fact, it is too late for anybody to pull out. it is just two candidates, the muslim brotherhood, and muhammad hasek who seems very much a symbol of the old regime, but he would be running against nobody. it is like the old days of hosni mubarak when he had a referendum which nobody gave any legitimacy to. so it is really just throws everything up in doubt, and all hopes for some sort of stability and gradual move toward democracy are up in the air. >> and now, help us to understand what took place yesterday with the return of martial law. what does that mean? >> well, it is not technically a return to martial law. the egyptian justice ministry gave the right to egyptian police, military police and milit
fredricka? if that candidate were to pull out of the runoff election, does that mean that the entire process would have to start all over again, the presidential election or would they just continue on with this runoff and go with the results? >> well, in theory it could go, it would go ahead. in fact, it is too late for anybody to pull out. it is just two candidates, the muslim brotherhood, and muhammad hasek who seems very much a symbol of the old regime, but he would be running against...
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fredricka. >> ben wedeman, thanks so much from cairo. we'll check back with you later on today. >>> meantime unrest in egypt and unrest continuing in syria where there is an ongoing effort, a new international effort to stop that escalating violence there. today the arab league met to discuss the crisis. the league's chief called for a piece plan time line saying needed to protect syrian civilians. an opposition group says syrian security forces stormed villages today burning houses and killing at least 13 people. >>> george zimmerman, the confessed shooter in the trayvon martin killing in florida could be back in jail as soon as today. a florida judge revoked his bond ordering him to surrender no later than sunday afternoon. his bond had been set at $150,000 after he pled not guilty to second degree murder in the killing of the 17-year-old. but the judge now says zimmerman blatantly lied to him about how much money he had. we'll talk more about this case with our legal guys coming up in a matter of about 15 minutes or so. >>> when the o
fredricka. >> ben wedeman, thanks so much from cairo. we'll check back with you later on today. >>> meantime unrest in egypt and unrest continuing in syria where there is an ongoing effort, a new international effort to stop that escalating violence there. today the arab league met to discuss the crisis. the league's chief called for a piece plan time line saying needed to protect syrian civilians. an opposition group says syrian security forces stormed villages today burning...
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>> well, i don't think she can affect a lawsuit, fredricka.t claims there's a breach of a fiduciary duty, meaning there's a trust relationship between neiman marcus and patricia walker who is the plaintiff. there's no trust relationship. and then she claimed fraud. there's no relationship between neiman marcus and the recipient of the gifts. i can't begin to understand this case. because it's not -- they're claiming well, they should take the -- neiman marcus should take the gifts back. in fact, fobby lowell, who was the personal shopper in here, is named a defendant. so it's a very odd piece of litigation. i don't know where it's going, and frankly, i don't think it will ever get to a jury, fredricka, because i think the judge has to dismiss this case. >> we did reach out to neiman marcus and they had a no comment on that case. we'll see where it goes and how it goes. meantime, let's talk about another case. this involving young ladies who are suing their former employer, sutton place restaurant and bar for what they call sexual harassment an
>> well, i don't think she can affect a lawsuit, fredricka.t claims there's a breach of a fiduciary duty, meaning there's a trust relationship between neiman marcus and patricia walker who is the plaintiff. there's no trust relationship. and then she claimed fraud. there's no relationship between neiman marcus and the recipient of the gifts. i can't begin to understand this case. because it's not -- they're claiming well, they should take the -- neiman marcus should take the gifts back....
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it's a disturbing case, obviously, fredricka.ut it involved a felon convicted of certain crimes who is now bringing a civil action. and he's introducing his case with a reconstruction, accident reconstruction expert, trying to say that it was the victim's fault. let me tell you something, he has been on the stand, we heard from him yesterday. and the truth is that his credibility has crumbled all over the place. he's not going to be able to show this. technically, he can assert the case, but he doesn't have the evidence, and that's why this is so extraordinary. if he's been convicted of the crime -- >> and pled guilty. >> why should he have the right to bring it? >> i beg your pardon? >> he pled guilty. >> right. so richard, he is alleging that the driver, mcwilliams, should not have been at a stop because he alleged it was a green light and thereby it was the driver who was negligent. five years later, though. avery says he probably won't be able to prove it. if you're going to make the claim, doesn't it mean you have to try to
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fredricka? >> christiane amanpour, thanks so much for cairo. >>> a common household spice could help detour international drug trade. we will show you how. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. >>> poppies are a cash crop in afghanistan. an increasing number of farmers are ditching opium for a legal crop giving their families a better life and peace of mind. here is sara sidner. >> reporter: afghanistan, located in western afghanistan is an ancient city marked by a towering mosque, bustling economy and improving economy. what's happening is a good argument for a spice revolution. replac
fredricka? >> christiane amanpour, thanks so much for cairo. >>> a common household spice could help detour international drug trade. we will show you how. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am...
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fredricka? >> arwa damon, thanks so much. in beirut, lebanon. >>> another story we're following, the search for a source in a deadly e. coli outbreak in this country. 14 people affected now in six southern states. in one case a toddler in new orleans died. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here with all that you need to know. so what is the latest on this? >> there is still a lot that we don't know, a lot of mystery here. so they have these -- this group of people, it's a relatively small group of people in six states, who have come down with e. coli. it's a 145, the number for the strain. when they look at it under the microscope, they can see the molecular fingerprint is identical. >> the source is the came? >> that leads them to believe that the source is the same. so what's the source? that's the big question mark. >> how do they go about finding out? >> they interview the folks who are sick, and they ask them what did you eat? when did you eat it? where did you buy that food and it's actually -- it's epidem
fredricka? >> arwa damon, thanks so much. in beirut, lebanon. >>> another story we're following, the search for a source in a deadly e. coli outbreak in this country. 14 people affected now in six southern states. in one case a toddler in new orleans died. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here with all that you need to know. so what is the latest on this? >> there is still a lot that we don't know, a lot of mystery here. so they have these -- this group of...
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but i don't know that we will, fredricka. >> why do you say that?ollar is a very -- >> because of other family members you mean? >> i don't think we'll hear much more from the other family members. dollar is a powerful figure there in that church. he runs the show. there's no question about that. so that's one of the main reasons why i don't think we'll hear much from the family. we may hear more from him. he may continue this narrative that he put forth today that he's innocent, that he did nothing wrong, and that he's being attacked by the devil, which you heard very clearly in that sound byte. >> eric, thank you for bringing us those details on that. i know it's really the tip of the iceberg on the investigation in that case. for more on the story, be chur to check out our belief blog at cnn.com/belief. and you can add your own comments if you'd like as well. >>> spain says it's just a little spending money to tide them over. but what will investigators think of the $125 billion going to save that country's banking system. oh, we call it the bund
but i don't know that we will, fredricka. >> why do you say that?ollar is a very -- >> because of other family members you mean? >> i don't think we'll hear much more from the other family members. dollar is a powerful figure there in that church. he runs the show. there's no question about that. so that's one of the main reasons why i don't think we'll hear much from the family. we may hear more from him. he may continue this narrative that he put forth today that he's...
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who would like to apply for homes through the military support groups, go to my blog at cnn.com/fredricka to get more information. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nigerian officials are now confirming what many have feared. there are no survivors of a major plane crash in lagos. 153 people were onboard the dana air flight when it went down in a highly populated residential area today. we're joined now live from lagos. what do you know about the casualties, how this crash happened? >> reporter: hey, fred. right now, we are being told that there are no survivors from this crash. it happened at approximately a little after 3:00 p.m. local time here in nigeria. we were just down at the scene. what we saw was a fairly chaotic scene. we saw just hundreds of people surrounding the crash area. we could see the flames from the crash, that was sort of not even 50 yards away from where we were. and just tons of people surrounding the crash scene. most of them rubber necking, taking photographs. we did get a chance to talk to a red cross official on the ground, and that official told me tha
who would like to apply for homes through the military support groups, go to my blog at cnn.com/fredricka to get more information. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nigerian officials are now confirming what many have feared. there are no survivors of a major plane crash in lagos. 153 people were onboard the dana air flight when it went down in a highly populated residential area today. we're joined now live from lagos. what do you know about the casualties, how this crash...
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i'm fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. and right to it. killing 58 people, and most of the victims were pilgrims traveling from all over iraq to a religious shrine in baghdad. the worst incident was a car bomb in gila that killed 20 people. >>> colorado officials will be assessing damage to homes today in the massive fire zone. they say that the fast moving wildfire has scorched more than 46,000 acres and it is only 10% contained. one woman has died. thousands have had to flee their home homes. >>> and when your company loses billions of dollars on risky trades, you have some explaining to do, and today, jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon is explaining before lawmakers on capitol hill. but the hearing was interrupted by hecklers before dimon started speaking. >> stop foreclosures now! >> stop foreclosures now! >> eventually the police removed the protesters and the hearing continued. dimon is testifying before the senate banking committee about his company's massive losses, and so what does this have to do with you and your finances? christine
i'm fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. and right to it. killing 58 people, and most of the victims were pilgrims traveling from all over iraq to a religious shrine in baghdad. the worst incident was a car bomb in gila that killed 20 people. >>> colorado officials will be assessing damage to homes today in the massive fire zone. they say that the fast moving wildfire has scorched more than 46,000 acres and it is only 10% contained. one woman has died. thousands have had to...
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i'm fredricka whitfield. who big stories now. george zimmerman has just turned himself in, the man accused of killing unarmed teenager trayvon martin is back in jail. >>> and a plane with more than 150 on board crashes. that's where we begin in nigeria. a rescue operation is happening right now at the plane crash spite in nigeria. dana air passenger plane carried 153 people crashed into a neighborhood, setting several homes on fire. cnn vlad is live and joins us by phone. what can you tell us about the crash and the vashlties. >> it's pandemonium here. there are hundreds upon hundreds of people here. a rescue operation is under way, as far as we can tell. so far we're fairly close to where the crash happened. i can see orange flames looking at the building. about 100 yards away from where we're standing, and there's tons of people. but also security personnel, the police are out here, members of the military. we're told that a rescue operation is under way. with n a typical rescue scene, you see a lot of lights. you see the area
i'm fredricka whitfield. who big stories now. george zimmerman has just turned himself in, the man accused of killing unarmed teenager trayvon martin is back in jail. >>> and a plane with more than 150 on board crashes. that's where we begin in nigeria. a rescue operation is happening right now at the plane crash spite in nigeria. dana air passenger plane carried 153 people crashed into a neighborhood, setting several homes on fire. cnn vlad is live and joins us by phone. what can you...
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>> reporter: hi, fredricka. his goal is twofold.o alert the american people to the unfolding crisis in europe and make everyone aware of the fact that if it gets worse, it could impact the u.s. in a bad way. two, to press congress, essentially hammer republicans, for perceived -- for their inaction. the goal here is to say that things could get worse, and that there are steps that congress could take to cushion the u.s. from any blows that could come from europe, and if the republicans in congress don't take action, the u.s. economy could suffer. now, of course, republicans will see it differently, but this is the strategic move by the white house at this point both to help with the economy and also to help the president in an election year, fredricka. >> and then one of the final questions that the president was asked was about those leaks on intelligence matters, and the president was very forceful in his response. >> reporter: he said that he has a zero tolerance policy for leaks. he said that he believes these leaks make the wor
>> reporter: hi, fredricka. his goal is twofold.o alert the american people to the unfolding crisis in europe and make everyone aware of the fact that if it gets worse, it could impact the u.s. in a bad way. two, to press congress, essentially hammer republicans, for perceived -- for their inaction. the goal here is to say that things could get worse, and that there are steps that congress could take to cushion the u.s. from any blows that could come from europe, and if the republicans in...
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fredricka is here to tell us what's coming up. >> i'm so inspired by her. she's incredible.. the best to her. we've got a lot coming up beginning at noon eastern. we're going to be exploring a case that really is one of turning the tables. a florida man who pled guilty to dui in an accident, a deadly accident, which led to the deaths of four people now turning the tables. serving 12 says you know what? i'm suing the estate of the deceased for pain and sufficienting. >> what? >> it is an extraordinary case. not even clear whether this is unprecedented but our legal guys are going to delve that that. are you a big coffee drinker? >> tea drinker. >> me, too. now us tea drinks are may be inspired to become coffee drinkers. a new study links staving, preventing, alzheimer's to coffee drinking. a doctor will be with us to give us an idea how many cups of coffee a day, what age do you need to start this in order to prevent or perhaps even day the onset of alzheimer's. and then, tim mcgraw, everybody knows him as big country music singer and movie star, and he's quite the fiphilanth
fredricka is here to tell us what's coming up. >> i'm so inspired by her. she's incredible.. the best to her. we've got a lot coming up beginning at noon eastern. we're going to be exploring a case that really is one of turning the tables. a florida man who pled guilty to dui in an accident, a deadly accident, which led to the deaths of four people now turning the tables. serving 12 says you know what? i'm suing the estate of the deceased for pain and sufficienting. >> what?...
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fredricka? >> and so, ben, while we saw this very similar scene in terms of thousands of people in tahrir square last spring, at that point people were looking for democracy, looking for free and fair elections. now we've seen, they've had a democratic process in the elections which are about to go into a runoff. that coinciding now with this sentence or a lack thereof, based on what the majority seems to interpret in that court ruling, how might what's taking place this evening impact the upcoming runoff election? >> reporter: well, what we've seen, in fact, is that mohammed mosi, the presidential candidate running on behalf of the muz lyme brotherhood promised if he becomes president he will basically call for another trial. a retrial, and certainly he seems to be trying to capitalize on all of this anger. he's promised this evening to come to tahrir square to try to rally support. he didn't say it, but obviously, for his candidacy. so, really, the egyptian population is split. it's hard to sa
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. >> reporter: it was kind of an interesting day, fredricka. george zimmerman booked back into the seminole county jail here at around 1:45 this afternoon, which in theory means he had about 45 minutes left on that 48-hour clock this the judge imposed when he revoked zimmerman's bond on friday. it went smoothly. and it went safely, which is exactly what authorities wanted. but there was also some intrigue as well as to how george zimmerman had to actually meet up with authorities. here's the sheriff describing that. >> george zimmerman met two members of the sheriff's office in the area of lake mary at i-4. was placed into custody, transported to the correctional facility. he is being booked and processed. as per judge lester's order. he'll be held on a no-bond status. >> reporter: also there today, for zimmer's attorney, mark o'mara, i asked him how george zimmerman was feeling about going back behind bars. >> solemn, obviously. he's worried continually about his safety, having to come out of hiding is a concern of his. but i think he also rea
. >> reporter: it was kind of an interesting day, fredricka. george zimmerman booked back into the seminole county jail here at around 1:45 this afternoon, which in theory means he had about 45 minutes left on that 48-hour clock this the judge imposed when he revoked zimmerman's bond on friday. it went smoothly. and it went safely, which is exactly what authorities wanted. but there was also some intrigue as well as to how george zimmerman had to actually meet up with authorities. here's...
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>> hi, fredricka. no, not as of yet. about this change of policy offat the white house. he did not answer those questions or at least, he didn't hear our questions, and they were certainly being shouted at him, but the music is turned up quite loud which is often the case at these campaign events, but i will tell you that i caught up with senator kelly ayotte who is one of the names out there who has been talked about as a potential vice presidential running mate with mitt romney, and she also said that she had not seen the president's proposal and she did not want to talk about it, but i asked her, you know, marco rubio, the senator from florida is drafting an alternative to the dream act and how does she feel about that, and rubio's al te terntive will provide some legal status to children of illegal immigrants and children who may be illegal themselves who are in this country, and kelly ayotte said, well, she has not seen the proposal from marco rubio, but she appreciated and said she appreciated marco rubio's efforts
>> hi, fredricka. no, not as of yet. about this change of policy offat the white house. he did not answer those questions or at least, he didn't hear our questions, and they were certainly being shouted at him, but the music is turned up quite loud which is often the case at these campaign events, but i will tell you that i caught up with senator kelly ayotte who is one of the names out there who has been talked about as a potential vice presidential running mate with mitt romney, and she...
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>> thanks so much, candy. >>> hello again, i'm fredricka whitfield. your in the "cnn newsroom."now helping firefighters in some areas trying to get a handle on a massive wild fire there. the walden canyon fire is burning in manitou springs. the entire town was ordered to evacuate. we are shown some intense moments as people packed up. >> we have been watching it all day. it looks like the fire came over the chest back there. you can see the fire coming over the mountain. >> we know this is one of the risks that we have here. we are doing it strategically so we can get the people and their biggest threat done first. >> very scary. >> we started with manitou avenue north of. >> banging on my window. >> he was asleep. so i pounded on his door to get him out. >> that's pret
>> thanks so much, candy. >>> hello again, i'm fredricka whitfield. your in the "cnn newsroom."now helping firefighters in some areas trying to get a handle on a massive wild fire there. the walden canyon fire is burning in manitou springs. the entire town was ordered to evacuate. we are shown some intense moments as people packed up. >> we have been watching it all day. it looks like the fire came over the chest back there. you can see the fire coming over the...
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i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. welcome to the "newsroom." in cairo, egypt, there ir huge celebrations take place in tahrir square at the same time shall the new president, mohamed morsi is addressing and speaking to all egypt shuians. he has a message for muslim, christians, coptics, mothers, fathers. our ben wedeman is there overlooking tahrir square. it is nightfall. there are cheering crowds and fireworks. it is like a sea of egyptian flags there. people are feeling very celebratory. is it being punctuated by the words of the president-elect? do they get a chance to hear him as he is speaking right now? >> reporter: yes. you can hear that loud speaker putting out the speech. what's interesting. he is very much trying to stress that he is not addressing his supporters. he is addressing all egyptians. interestingly, he specifically addressed the army which he called my brothers and my son. he addressed the police, interestingly, these were the same police that jailed him under the regime of hosni mubarak. he said he was addressing the judge
i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. welcome to the "newsroom." in cairo, egypt, there ir huge celebrations take place in tahrir square at the same time shall the new president, mohamed morsi is addressing and speaking to all egypt shuians. he has a message for muslim, christians, coptics, mothers, fathers. our ben wedeman is there overlooking tahrir square. it is nightfall. there are cheering crowds and fireworks. it is like a sea of egyptian flags there. people are feeling very...
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i'm fredricka whitfield.ht ahead with my colleague, brooke baldwin. >> fred, thank you very much. let's pick up where you left off. is ohio big enough for the two of them? you have president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, delivering competing economic visions minutes apart here in opposite corners of the very same state here. we have jessica yellin. she is awaiting this big speech by the president. she is back where his home, at the white house, as he is in cleveland. and jessica, just full transparency sake here, because isn't politics fun in an election year, i have been told that mitt romney said "thank you," and the moment he said, "thank you," someone is now introducing the president. >> reporter: oh, they couldn't be that closely coordinated. i'm sure no one is paying attention to mitt romney's speech, on the president's team. >> so jokes aside. on the left, romney speaking in cincinnati, and as fred mentioned, at cuyahoga community college, and the president on the right. and before
i'm fredricka whitfield.ht ahead with my colleague, brooke baldwin. >> fred, thank you very much. let's pick up where you left off. is ohio big enough for the two of them? you have president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, delivering competing economic visions minutes apart here in opposite corners of the very same state here. we have jessica yellin. she is awaiting this big speech by the president. she is back where his home, at the white house, as he is in cleveland....
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i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> it is 8:00 at night cairo, egypt now and protesters are cramming into ter terreer squar. hosni mubarak, convicted for killing of anti-government protesters last year. the protesters got loud after two of his sons were acquitted on corruption charges. six of his former aides were also acquitted. >>> i want to bring in samir shehadda from georgetown university. good to see you. first off, reaction of what we're seeing unfold in tahrir square as a decision of the court. what does that signal to you? >> clearly, many millions of egyptians are unhappy because they feel the sentencing was light. that this was not just. remember, 846 people were killed during those 18 days. that was the figure produced by the official egyptian committee that invest gated the killings during the revolution. 6,000 were injured. they feel that mr. mubarak is minister of interior and the six other high-ranking individuals were directly responsible for those deaths. remember, those six high-ranking officials
i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> it is 8:00 at night cairo, egypt now and protesters are cramming into ter terreer squar. hosni mubarak, convicted for killing of anti-government protesters last year. the protesters got loud after two of his sons were acquitted on corruption charges. six of his former aides were also acquitted. >>> i want to bring in samir shehadda from georgetown university. good to see you. first off, reaction of what we're seeing unfold in tahrir square as a...
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fredricka whitfield is here to take things over. >> how are you?ee you. >> i know you had a busy morning. we're going to have a busy day, beginning with our legal guys with us every noon eastern time on saturday. we're talking about a woman in texas who says her husband at the time bought her a $1.5 million in merchandise and gifts. then come to find out, the woman says the purchases were made with the involvement of a personal shopper that her now ex-husband was having an affair with. so now that texas woman -- i know it's very sordid -- now this texas woman is suing. she wants that store, neiman marcus to take the merchandise back. we'll tell you what neiman marcus has to say about that. >> a brewing legal battle. >> i know. it's going to get our guys talking. i know it will fascinate a lot of people when they try to deal with their own returns they want to make, maybe not $1.5. >> some high-end stores will take everything back. >> some won't. you've got to know that return policy. then are you planning for retirement? >> not well. >> not that it
fredricka whitfield is here to take things over. >> how are you?ee you. >> i know you had a busy morning. we're going to have a busy day, beginning with our legal guys with us every noon eastern time on saturday. we're talking about a woman in texas who says her husband at the time bought her a $1.5 million in merchandise and gifts. then come to find out, the woman says the purchases were made with the involvement of a personal shopper that her now ex-husband was having an affair...
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cnn's fredricka whitfield talked with him. >> why is this so important to you to help kick off your tour cities where mortgage free homes would go to vets? >> you know, it's just when this was all kicked around, and we were trying to decide if it was all going to come together, i couldn't think of anything better. my sister was -- is a veteran of the first gulf war. my uncle was a vietnam veteran. my grandfather was a world war ii veteran. some of my best friends. see how families sort of come together and survive those sort of times, and then when you see soldiers come home that are wounded and they can't sort of get their lives together and things are not going right, to sort of have -- it's that freedom for a soldier to have that. to come back from being wounded and given everything that he's had, for us to be able to live in our home, to be able to get in our car and to drive around and go to our jobs. and to have that sort of sense of freedom and that sort of sense of security for their family, i can't think of anything better for a wounded soldier to have. >> for more on that, c cn
cnn's fredricka whitfield talked with him. >> why is this so important to you to help kick off your tour cities where mortgage free homes would go to vets? >> you know, it's just when this was all kicked around, and we were trying to decide if it was all going to come together, i couldn't think of anything better. my sister was -- is a veteran of the first gulf war. my uncle was a vietnam veteran. my grandfather was a world war ii veteran. some of my best friends. see how families...
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i'm fredricka whitfield with a check of our top stories right now.are still going strong in egypt's tahrir square hours after the country announced the winner of its presidential election. it's muslim brotherhood leader beat a former prime minister in hosni mubarak's regime. 52%-48%. this was the first democratic election in egypt's history. >>> back here in the u.s., tropical storm debby is strengthening off the gulf of mexico. the storm's path is uncertain but people living along the texas coast to the florida panhandle are getting ready. louisiana governor bobby jindal isn't taking any chances. he has already declared a state of emergency due to the threat of possible flooding. >>> in colorado, firefighters are battling a wildfire near colorado springs. the walldon canyon fire is threatening thousands living nearby. >>> stay with us because coming up at 2:45 eastern time, you'll meet a woman who was one of the most prominent atheist bloggers on the internet. she's not shocked some of her readers by converting to catholicism. we'll hear why in her
i'm fredricka whitfield with a check of our top stories right now.are still going strong in egypt's tahrir square hours after the country announced the winner of its presidential election. it's muslim brotherhood leader beat a former prime minister in hosni mubarak's regime. 52%-48%. this was the first democratic election in egypt's history. >>> back here in the u.s., tropical storm debby is strengthening off the gulf of mexico. the storm's path is uncertain but people living along the...
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. >> we have to take a quick break, but on the other side fredricka whitfield has been out and about in georgia getting some reaction on the ground. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> the supreme court decision to uphold obama care will impact all americans in how they get medicine and receive health care. grady hospital is one of the busiest hospitals in the united states, and we talked to the ceo. >> two of our local counties holton and dekalb county in atlanta support us in offset tig the cost of care, but it does not cover the cost and it does not cover the cost for all of the ininsured patients so now that the folks have a payment source, we will have payment
. >> we have to take a quick break, but on the other side fredricka whitfield has been out and about in georgia getting some reaction on the ground. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie...
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. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. "the next list" with sanjay gupta starts right now. >>> cameron carpenter is an unlikely innovatoinnovator. he's an organist, composer, performer. he's hell-bent on bringing an ancient instrument into the 21st century. >> what i'm interested in is bridging the gap between the organ of the past and the organ of the future. >> reporter: welcome to "the next list," i'm dr. sanjay gupta. cameron's the first to admit, there's nothing cool with the organ. but he's determined to change that with raw talent, rhinestones, theatrical flair and his own innovation -- the touring organ. cameron wants to take his touring organ around the world to inspire and to entertain. dressed like a rock star, he's bringing this renegade spirit to a classical institution. that's what earns him a spot on "the next list." ♪ >> organists certainly don't get the respect they deserve. in fact, i have a pretty deep sense of brotherhood for all organists because they have an extremely hard row to hoe. remember that mo
. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. "the next list" with sanjay gupta starts right now. >>> cameron carpenter is an unlikely innovatoinnovator. he's an organist, composer, performer. he's hell-bent on bringing an ancient instrument into the 21st century. >> what i'm interested in is bridging the gap between the organ of the past and the organ of the future. >> reporter: welcome to "the next list," i'm dr. sanjay gupta. cameron's the first to admit,...
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i'm fredricka whitfield. all eyes on spain right now.and they are formally asking the european union for a bailout on international monetary fund report friday said spain will need at least $50 billion to get its footing back. in madridfollows development. what is spain asking for and what is it getting? >> reporter: hi, fredricka. i am just outside the press conference. had just been in the press conference. the finance, commerce moniinist said spain is a
i'm fredricka whitfield. all eyes on spain right now.and they are formally asking the european union for a bailout on international monetary fund report friday said spain will need at least $50 billion to get its footing back. in madridfollows development. what is spain asking for and what is it getting? >> reporter: hi, fredricka. i am just outside the press conference. had just been in the press conference. the finance, commerce moniinist said spain is a