>> fredricka, it's hard to hear here.e and here on the track, in the roberts tower. a lot of people here, very calm. everyone is just trying to wait out the storm.

>> you know, that's a really good question, fredricka. last night, of course, you saw her come out and say we're going to redo this trial on first degree murder. you saw the parents, of course, they would like to see justice brought for the death of their son. that said, michael dunn is still going to be spending decades in prison. then the question would be asked what do you really need to go forward with a trial if he's going to be locked up for the rece of his life. some would say there's precedent here, you have to find him guilty of the death of this young man. others would say look at the expense, a tremendous expense by coming back. we should point out angela curry, the same prosecutor who went after george zimmerman. this case was open and shut. many believe she fumbled this one as well. >> martin, thanks so much from jacksonville. lets talk more with legal analyst and criminal defense attorney. to you first, do you see there will be a retrial for this first degree murder charge? >> i don't think there will be. i think angela woul

>> hi, fredricka. mystery surrounding the now ousted former president, president yanukovych. let's listen to what rice had to say. >> he left kiev. packed up in an orderly fashion. he packed up and took his furniture with him. this is not fleeing in a very disorderly fashion. so, now he's in a place that will reveal itself. yesterday we know where he was and today we're not so musure. but the fact is he's not leading at the present. >> reporter: so, here you go. not only does the u.s. know, but the ukrainian government doesn't know where yanukovch is now. susan rice mentioned on friday the state department believed that yanukovych had gone back to the part of ukraine where his base is after leaving ukraine. right now, this is just one more sign of the political uncertainty going on there in ukraine. now named an acting president and acting prime minister. there's still a lot of unknowns going on in that situation. fred? >> athena, you know, susan rice, no one will forget was really the face of the admi

>> well, hi, fredricka. the attorney general is doing a speech in new york with the human rights campaign, which is a group that has been obviously working on the same-sex marriage issue for some years, and the attorney general is saying that he plans to, on monday, the justice department plans to adopt new policies that would extend federal recognition of gay marriages, of same-sex marriages, in matters such as bankruptcies, visitation for prisoners. even in cases where, for example, right now if you're married, you don't have to -- you have the right to refuse to give testimony to incriminate your spouse, which is a right that a lot of -- you know, heterosexual couples already have. now that's now going to be extended to same-sex marriages as well. this is a big, a big announcement. it obviously affects millions of people, and it's something that the justice department has been working on for several months in light of the fact that the supreme court last year overturned the defense of marriage act which a

fredricka? >> sunny hostin, well, you know, martin kind of set it up there, that some thought this would be an open and shut case. certainly not one that would bring at least four days of deliberations, but that's exactly where we are. was that your view as well? open/shut? clear as determining whether michael dunn shot this 17-year-old jordan, and whether he felt a threat or not? >> you know, i have been listening to so much of the testimony i did feel going into deliberations the prosecution put on very, very strong case, and i thought enough of a strong case for first-degree murder conviction. and so i am a bit surprised that it is taking them so long to come to a conclusion and also surprised that they seem to be still talking about self-defense. i will tell you, i just came out of the courthouse, and representative, congresswoman from florida, corrine brown is there. she's been there every single day of this trial. i asked why she was here for this particular case, and she said, this is her

fredricka? >> and sunny, let me bring you in. do those questions reveal to you and the answers as well as real clarity? or does this only bring more confusion potentially for this jury? j . >> reporter: you know, i think it's clear they're struggling with the self-defense. if you look at the law it is true that self-defense doesn't apply a blanket defense per victim. i think with that clarity they go back in the courtroom and will be able to discern the difference between the counts which relate to the murder of jordan davis and then the attempted murder counts which relate to the other three boys that were in the car. >> okay. and alina, has the court given any instruction as to when the jurors render a verdict, how much notification they will give whether it be reporters or family members of all parties involved? >> reporter: yeah. it's worth mentioning that the courtroom right now is empty. and that's because the judge decided that because there were some issue, there was potential for voices to travel between the walls, betwe

>> well, fredricka, i think the problem is we always underestimate the kgb.mous power in russia. they brought in the army in the north caucasus area. they did a bunch of raids, they locked down villages, they went to organized crime groups, chechen in particular, convinced them with money to close these people down. and the russians, they want to do a lockdown, they know how to do it. >> so does this set an example for the next games to come? i mean what can be learned about this technique to say south korea might be able to adopt in the next winter games? >> well, it's pretty much specific to russia and china where you have a security state where they can monitor every phone and keep people in their houses and do mass arrests, which you can't do that in korea and other places. so i guess there's something to be learned. you know, great for the russians, there were no attacks. they're good, as i said. >> great for everyone. all right, bob baer, thanks so much. ian lee, appreciate it. >>> it's the big phrase we've been using all winter long, polar vortex. for

i'm fredricka whitfield. these are the top stories. tral tragedy after an avalanche kills two skiers. why the avalanche season has been so deadly. >>> plus emotions are high after a verdict in the loud music trial. a family seeking justice a defendant in shock. hln's jane velez-mitchell joins me to break down what happens next. will u.s. skier bode miller make a comeback in the olympic games? we'll tell you how he did today coming up. >>> rescuers in colorado have located the body of two skiers that went missing after an avalanche. searchers had been warned by beacons found on the bodies. others caught in the avalanche sent to the hospital with broken bones and a collapsed lung. stephanie elam following the story today. they found the two skiers, their bodies today, this is an area of steep terrain. have they been able to retrieve the bodies? >> reporter: that is what they are working on, fred. they have a race against time. once the sun goes down they have to clear out of there. it's very steep terrain we're talking about. those two s

i'm fredricka whitfield. the top stories we're following in the "cnn newsroom." sections of the northeast are bracing for yet another winter storm. coastal massachusetts is under a blizzard warning, boston, maine, boston, rather, to maine, could see 12 inches of snow or more. and new york city could see even another few inches of snow by tonight. looking right there at a cloudy picture. a dusty, snowy picture of the statue of tlabt could mean a brand new round of flight cancellations and delays all over the place. rosa flores join us live in new york. it looks kind of just damp and dreary on the ground there. not so bad. >> reporter: yeah. doesn't feel too bad. with the cnn temperature sign, it's 37 degrees in new york city, and let me tell you, it's not that bad. thank goodness. i want to show you around so you can take a look, because the snow right now, it's light, particularly behind me, central park. famous central park, you can see, whenever it's snowing, central park is a beautiful winter wonderland. you can see people out here walk, shopping, doing all th

he turns into the small town of fredricka, population 183. >> i pull into fredricka, and i wasn't feelinguty pulls up beside me and i told him to keep going. radio asked me if i wanted an ambulance. i just said to myself, i'm not dying in fredricka. nice community but i'm not dying in fredricka. >> domino follows until the thieves bail out of their car into a large area of woods. >> somebody says, who got shot? i said, that was me. kenny howell tears my shirt up and says it's a through and through, you're going to the hospital. >> police surround a two square mile section of the woods. there are several buildings and houses and cabins that must be searched. >> it was tough to hear that building cleared. that building cleared. you kept wanting to say, there they are in custody. that building cleared. they snuck, they got out. >> we were so close to that community of fredricka. we were so concerned that these folks would get into a house or a residence where somebody is occupying it and take a hostage and hurt someone. >> waterloo police special task force sharpshooters are positioned in th

i'm fredricka whitfield. "reliable sources" starts right now. >>> good morning. from new york city. i'm brian stelter. it's time for "reliable sources." we have a terrific program ahead for you today, a whole lot of stories. here's what's coming up. why can't journalists call out hate and prejudice when it's staring them in the face? >> communist nurtured subhuman mongrel. >> when the news turns ugly, reporters need to grow a backbone. then, stories that don't have two sides. scientists all over the world agree climate change is real and it's here. but on television, you never know it. and donald trump. he pretends to run for office and reporters keep covering him. but when one person calls out his bluff the donald goes ballistic. don't we ever learn? oh, yeah. sometimes we do. >> let's talk about not talking about that guy. donald trump. the press rarely passes up a chance to cover the donald, on fox and friends every monday, a standing invitation there. in my opinion this network sometimes takes him too ser

i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome to the "cnn newsroom." just in to cnn, a historic announcement from u.s. attorney general eric holder involving same-sex marriage in america. in a speech tonight, hold letter announce the justice department's plan to extend the federal government's recognition of same-sex marriages, even in the 34 states that don't consider it legal. i want tocnn correspondent in washington. taking place later this evening, where will it be and what will be said? >> reporter: fred, he's in new york city to headline the annual gala at the waldorf. a move by the obama administration to extend federal recognition to married same-sex couples in all the states, even those that don't recognize marriage at legal right now. according to excerpts of tonight's speech obtained by cnn's justice reporter, the attorney general will say, "just like during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the stakes involved in this generation's struggle for lgbt quality could not be higher. at attorney general i will not let this department be simp

i'm fredricka whitfield. here are the top stories we're following in the krn "newsroom." new jersey governor chris christie facing new allegations involving the political scandal that rocked his administration pap former port authority official claims he has evidence that shows christie had knowledge of the lane closures at the george washington bridge while it was happening back in september. david wildstein oversaw the lane closures and resigned after allegations surfaced that he and a christie aide ordered them closed, as political payback against the mayor of ft. lee, new jersey. making the accusation, wildstein's lawyer in a letter to the port authority of new york and new jersey. governor christie's office released a statement saying in part, "mr. wildstein's lawyers confirm what's the governor said all along. he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened." here's what governor christie said at that marathon news conference back in december. >> [ inaudible ]. >> never. no. it wasn't. and, in fact, one of the things i thought was inte

i'm fredricka whitfield. what's happening this hour. straight to it. one of mexico's most know forrous drug lords is under arrest right now joaquin guzman bet noern at el chappo, aled head of a cartel captured in a joint operation between mexican and american forces at a resort in mexico. guzman has been wanted on federal drug trafficking charges and alluded authorities for years after he broke out of a mexican prison. since 2009, guzman has been included in "forbes" magazine lists of the world's most powerful people, most recently ranked 67 out of 72 on the list and last year was named public enemy number one by the chicago crime commission. much more on this story in a moment. >>> all right. first, he is poised to be the first openly gay player in the nfl. but first, college star michael sam has to impress the league's scouts and that's what he's trying to do today. sam is at the legal scouting camp in indianapolis and just spoke to the media for the first time since announcing he is gay. joe carter is here with more on this. >> this is the first sto

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> the super bowl is here. a traffic jam of trivt jeprivat hundreds of millions of private activity. who benefits? i'm christine romans. this is "your money." thanks for joining us for this special edition from super bowl boulevard in times square. the excitement building. spectacle enormous and payoff, up for debate. $550 million is how much the host econosays it will bring to area. a number sports economists think is vastly overblown. new york is hosting this mega event. new jersey, if you want to get technical, is where it will happen. just as its new mayor, new york's new mayor, pledged to slim the gap between rich and poor. >> we are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. >> reporter: host committees promise big spending, overfilled hotel room, overflowing vaunts and a relaty text rav revenue. does any trickle down to those not going to the convenient working and living in its shadow? doesn't matter. every city wants to host the super bowl, no ma

. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. first, "your money" starts right now. >>> welcome to the new american dream. millions of americans stuck in the ranks of the long-term unempl unemployed. there are good paying jobs available but those who need them most don't have the skills to get required. an emergency assistance from washington is running out. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." i sat down with christiane amanpour and candy crowley to search for answers from washington to the rest of the world. up first, a solution to the big skills mismatch in this country that remains illusive even in a recovery, and that could be a big problem politically. >> many of these people you know statistics far better than i do, tend to be 50 and 60-year-old males who have had a certain skill and got into a certain pay level, face it, that they're the first ones to go, when a company is trying to contract. if you can get a 25-year-old to do what a 55-year-old is doing, you're going to do that, because he's not at the pay scale.

i'm fredricka whitfield. the top stories we're following. busted again more than a decade after escaping from prison one of the world biggest drug kingpins is back in police custody. >>> plus, the first openly gay nfl draft prospect and michael sam says he just wants to be known as michael sam the football player, not the gay football player. more on his first public comments on the subject. and -- ukraine's president vote ed out but talking tough as the country's former prime minister is released from prison. we're live from kiev. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> one of mexico's most know orrous drug lords is under arrest, joaquin guzman, better noern at el chappo, captured in a joint operation at a resort in mexico. guzman has been wanted on federal drug trafficking charges, and has eluded authorities for years after he broke out of a mexican prison. as gary tuchman tells us, this isn't the first time he's been captured by authorities. >> reporter: this is el chapo guzman in 1993 after being captured. in 2001 he managed to escape

fredricka? >>> okay.s weekend, you're going to want to keep an yeah on one of the running backs for the seattle seahawks. he is unlike any of his teammates and making history in the game tomorrow. before it even starts. here's dr. sanjay gupta. >> reporter: derrick coleman, living a boy's dream, playing in the nfl for the seattle seahawks. he didn't start playing football until seventh grade, because his mom really didn't want him to. >> just a normal kid. i was just going out trying to play football. >> reporter: the dream of making it to the pros began in high school. there he was ranked the number two fullback in the nation by espn. >> i wasn't really thinking about it so much until maybe my senior year. going out and playing hard. i just wanted to play. >> reporter: next stop, ucla where he was a running back for four years. his college career ended with a degree in political science. and now the 23-year-old is showing his versatility as a fullback for the seahawks. scoring his first touchdown in the

i'm fredricka whitfield. see you at 2:00 eastern. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> peace talks in geneva all but collapse while syria implodes. today, the syrian government lays waste to rebel-held territories. anti-government forces turn on each other, and militants islamists use the chaos to get a foothold. >> it's bad for the region. it is bad for global national security. >> it's more than that and should be an affront to our conscience. >> more than 9 million people have fled their homes and an estimated 135,000 are dead. senator john mccain joins us on the horrific humanitarian problem in syria. and closer to home, his thoughts on whether republicans are blowing the mid-term elections. then -- >> our economy has been growing for four years. businesses have created 8.5 million new jobs. >> i think the american people are tired of being disappointed. they are tired of settling for this new normal under the obama economy. >> confused about the economy? us, too. it's why we ask

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> the super bowl is here.ions of private activity. who benefits? i'm christine romans. this is "your money." thanks for joining us for this special edition from super bowl boulevard in times square. the excitement building. spectacle enormous and payoff, up for debate. $550 million is how much the host econosays it will bring to area. a number sports economists think is vastly overblown. new york is hosting this mega event. new jersey, if you want to get technical, is where it will happen. just as its new mayor, new york's new mayor, pledged to slim the gap between rich and poor.

fredricka? drawn between this case and the george zimmerman case. some of the recognizable prosecutor faces are involved in this. how is that either complicating or impacting this trial? >> reporter: well, it's definitely something that people have given thought and they have drawn parallels between this case and the trayvon martin case. they've also pointed out that there are some differences between both cases. some key differences. but it's worth noting that trayvon martin's parents have sent out a statement to jordan davis' parents. and i want to read part of that statement to you. it says no matter the verdict, the fact that ron and lucia will never see their son again will not change. we know that pain all too well. we walk with jordan in defining his legacy to reflect our hopes by advancing love and tolerance in his memory and continuing the fight against unjust gun laws. again, that was a statement sent by trayvon martin's parents to jordan davis' parents. >> all right. keep us posted on

i'm fredricka whitfield. see you back here, 2:30 eastern time.andal, threats, billions spent. russia is hosting the most expensive olympics of all-time. ready or not, let the games begin. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." more than 6,000 athletes from 85 countries are in sochi, but one high-flying legend, shaun white, has brought a snowboard and a business empire. ♪ >> reporter: red, white and gold. with a lot more green and a lot less hair. shaun white seemed destined for anything but the winter olympics supersfarp he's become. he grew up in sunny southern california and suffered from a heart defect. two open heart

i'm fredricka whitfield. "fareed zakaria: gps" starts right now. >>> this is "gps" the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. we will start the show on the other side of the world in asia where the president of a country has said that it's like 1938 all over again. are the tensions there that serious? what is going on? >>> then larry summers on the fed chair, janet yellen's first weeks on the job. how did she do? i will ask the man who would have had that job. >>> and from super powers to super power, how to win an olympic gold medal. we'll explain to you that at that level it is all in your head. >>> also, hackers have broken into banks and big box chains, but could they really bring down the entire power grid of a country or attack the u.s. government? we will find out. >>> but first, here's "my take." i've sometimes been described as a centrist, and i freely admit to believing neither side of the political spectrum has a monopoly on wisdom

fredricka, i was struck by something someone else said on twitter, josh marshall, always a sad tellingetail when someone like philip seymour hoffman dies, how long it takes for obit to appear. unlike old person, there are none ready. they were written ahead of time for many famous people, not someone like philip seymour hoffman, someone in his 40s who seemed to be in good health. that's why it's shocking to people. >> seemed to be in demand. this was a working actor, one involved in directing and producing plays as well. what an incredible talent. he seems to be a rare talent in that he had tentacles that reached out to so many disciplines of acting. >> i mentioned earlier he was a playwright. i was wrong about that. i misspoke. he starred in several as an actor. in 2012, "death of a salesman" in new york. that led the contribute of the "new york times," not an easy crowd to win over to say, quote, mr. hoffman is one of the finest absenters of his generation. the critic said, "that is beyond dispute." those are words that must have been wonderful for him to read that day. can you imagi

i'm fredricka whitfield.d morning from new york city. i'm brian stelter. it's time for "reliable sources." here's what we have coming up on the show today. an nfl prospect says he's gay. and pro football players applaud his courage. but are they saying one thing to the cameras and something entirely different behind the scenes? we'll talk to a writer who says that's exactly what they're doing. hillary clinton, digging deeper into a newly discovered archive of her private thoughts, with a man who knows her well. clinton biographer and pulitzer prize winner carl bernstein. and why is one of the biggest stories in the country barely being covered? a big state full of people afraid to drink their water or even wash their hands, where are the networkshe

i'm fredricka whitfield. "reliable sources" with brian stelter starts right now. >> good morning from new york city. i'm brian stelter. it's time for "reliable sources." here's what we have coming up on the show today. an nfl prospect says he's gay. and pro football players applaud his courage. but are they saying one thing to the cameras and something entirely different behind the scenes? we'll talk to a writer who says that's exactly what they're doing. hillary clinton, digging deeper into a newly discovered archive of her private thoughts, with a man who knows her well. clinton biographer and pulitzer prize winner carl bernstein. and why is one of the biggest stories in the country barely being covered? a big state full of people afraid to drink their water or even wash their hands, where are the networks, the national media? a reporter who's been there every day says we need help. >>> we'll get to all of those stories in the show today plus comcast mega merger announced this week. first there's been a mou

i'm fredricka whitfield. what's happening this hour. straight to it. most know forrous drug lords is under arrest right now joaquin guzman bet noern at el chappo, aled head of a cartel captured in a joint operation between mexican and american forces at a resort in mexico. guzman has been wanted on federal drug trafficking charges and alluded authorities for years after he broke out of a mexican prison. since 2009, guzman has been

i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome to the "cnn newsroom."in to cnn, a historic announcement from u.s. attorney general eric holder involving same-sex marriage in america. in a speech tonight, hold letter announce the justice department's plan to extend the federal government's recognition of same-sex marriages, even in the 34 states that don't consider it legal. i want tocnn correspondent in washington. taking place

i'm fredricka whitfield. these store es are topping our news this hour.l on the cover of "sports illustrated." basketball player jason collins announcing he is gay. we have breaking news about his career next. >>> and a country mourning. a week of deadly violence now wonders what comes next. the president is nowhere to be found. what happens now in the ukraine? >>> plus, after two weeks, the olympic games is over with no major attacks or incidents. we'll look at how the security plans worked. >>> nothing will ever be the same in pro sports after today. it looks like the nba's brooklyn nets are about to sign the nba's first openly gay player, jason collins came out last april but hasn't played in the league since. now he's about to become a pioneer as the first gay player in one of the major sports leagues. cnn's layera baldocera joins me with more. what do we know about this

look, fredricka, i suspect that chris christie did know. what kind of manager wouldn't know.ion to that, i think is not so different than most americans. it's a little bit of a collective yawn. you mean, chris krischristie is vindictive politician? wow, that must make him a rare bird. except for one aspect, i really mean this. it's comparable to anthony weiner. when we found out that anthony weiner was posting pictures of his junk on the internet, i don't care. if that's what you're into, if that's your thing, i don't really care. until he sat with wolf blitzer on this network and bald faced lied to him, you know, and said, wasn't me, wasn't me. >> then wouldn't this be tantamount to that? >> yes. >> when you have chris christie in that press conference very believable. >> yes. >> and really opening himself up to any question saying i knew nothing of it and then this evidence, if there is indeed evidence -- >> that's my point. >> fred. >> this is true. >> the law, the lying, the going out in front of the podium and saying i did not know. if we find out he did know, the lying,

i'm fredricka whitfield.story we're following out of new york, tragic end for remarkably talented actor, oscar winning actor philip seymour hoffman found dead in his west village apartment. he won that roll as best actor in the academy awards for capote, 2005 film. earlier today a friend and colleague of his found his body in the bathroom of his west village apartment. according to susan candiotti, sources say heroin was located in the apartment and a needle was found in his arm. cnn producer is there outside the west village apartment belonging to philip seymour hoffman. rose, what are you learning and tell me about the scene there. i understand the body is still in that apartment. >> yes, i'm nearby now. what i can tell you this is a man very much in the community, lives in the west village of manhattan for many years. his children and my daughter when to the same school, to the same preschool, to the same public school. there are a lot of celebrities that live in new york. often they send their chirp to pr

i'm fredricka whitfield live in atlanta with the check of our top stories right now.ss than 24 hours ago, a series of huge shifts in the country ended with a passionate speech from opposition leader yulia tymoshenko. she was released from jail earlier just by matter of hours and president viktor yanukovych was voted out of office apparently trying to leave ukraine last night. now no one knows where he is. >>> a restaurant manager is dead after a carbon monoxide leak last night at a legal

i'm fredricka whitfield. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> food for thought this sunday morning -- 4 of the last 6 presidents were governors first. today, from new england, the midwest and the southwest, hear them roar. >> it is time for washington to focus on the few things that the constitution establishes as the federal government's role. get out of the health care business. get out of the education business. >> it is good economic policy. let's increase the minimum wage in connecticut and let's do it together. >> 1 out of 8 jobs created in the united states was created by businesses right here in indiana. >> missouri is a low-tax state. sixth lowest in the nation. and we like it that way. >> the governors of texas, connecticut, indiana and missouri join us to talk minimum wage, obamacare, and the death penalty. >>> then, he's stepping out. different somehow and also sort of the same. >> all of us are from new jersey so you know what that means. what that means is if you give it

without resolving everything about our history or our future. 20 years ago, congresswoman fredricka wilson started a program in the miami public school system. feel free to stand up. to help young boys at risk of dropping out of school. today it serves thousands of students in dozens of schools. as mayor of new york, mayor bloomberg, michael bloomberg, who's here today, started a young man's initiative for african-american and latino boys because he understood that in order for america to compete, we need to make it easier for all our young people to do better in the classroom and find a job once they graduate. a bipartisan group of mayors called cities united has made this issue a priority in communities across the country. senator mike lee, a leader of the tea party, has been working with senator dick durbin, a democrat from my home state of illinois, to reduce disparities in our criminal justice system, that the african-american and latino-americans communities are hit especially hard. so i want to thank everybody who's been doing incredible work, many of the people who are here today,

>> reporter: sure, fredricka. let's start with breaking news first.his country, yulia tymoshenko. they're saying she has been released. this is significant. she's the former prime minister of the country. sheian against yanukovych to be president in 2010. in 2011, she was prosecuted, convicted and jailed for supposedly abusing power while prime minister. it sounds complicated. the rest of the world, europe and united states has said it was political payback. that yanukovych had manipulated the system to punish his number one political enemy. so this woman, this former prime minister has been in suffering medical problems and alleging gross mistreatment at the hands of ukrainian officials ever since, ever since 2011. now, today, she is free. this comes only after the parliament also voted to dismiss president yanukovych himself. now there's been some doubt through the day of just how legal these parliamentary proceedings. the political landscape within parliament has really shifted because before the last few days, president yanukovych had the numbers.