here, again, gary tuchman. >> this is brian stone. he's one of our senior audio engineers. >> correct. >> expert in this field. you've enhanced the tape. i have not listened to this tape either. two weeks ago when i listened to this, i didn't listen to it. the second version that's been enhanced i didn't listen to. let's play it. [ playing audio ] >> are you following him? we don did the need you to do that. >> that sounds much clearer than the first tape we listened to. >> it's extremely clear. >> some are accusing george zimmerman of using the racial slur coon followed by the "f" word. >> the problem is, this is very short, about 1.6 seconds. >> roughly. >> if we can repeat it a few times so we can hear it clearly. >> okay. [ audio playing ] >> it's apparent the first word is a curse word. we'll bleep it out for the rest of the story. it's the second word that's important to hear. >> i don't want to say what it sounds like, what a lot of people are saying it sounds like, but let's play it a few times so the viewer can make their own

here again, gary tuchman. >> this is brian stone. he's one of our senior audio engineers, an expert in this field. i have not listened to this tape either. two weeks ago i didn't want to listen to it. the second version that's been enhanced i haven't listened to. let's play it. >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> we don't need you to do that. >> now, that certainly sounds much clearer than the first tape we listened to. right? >> it's extremely clear now. >> some are accusing george zimmerman of using the racial slur coons in his 911 call. it was preceded by the "f" word. can we play it again? the problem is this is a very short. it's only about 1.6 seconds. >> roughly, yeah. >> once again, if we can repeat it so we can hear it clearly. >> f'ing coons. f'ing coons. >> with this new clearer audio, it's apparent the first word is a curse word. so we'll bleep it out for the rest of the story. it's the second word that's important to hear. i don't want to say what it sounds like this time. but let's play it a few times so the viewer ca

more now from cnn's gary tuchman. >> reporter: this is brian stone.e's one of our senior audio engineers. >> correct. >> an expert in this field. and you have enhanced the tape and we're going to listen to this. i have not listened to this either. two weeks ago, i did not listen to it, because i wanted to listen to it for the first time with this equipment. the second version that's been enhanced, i want to listen to. let's play it. [ inaudible ] >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> i don't need you to do that. >> that certainly sounds much clearer than the first tape we listened to. >> it's extremely clear now. >> some are accusing george zimmerman of using the racial slur ""coons" in his 911 call. it was preceded by the f-word. can you play it again? can you repeat it a few times. it's short. only about 1.6 seconds. if you can repeat it a few times so we can hear it. [ inaudible ] >> with this new clearer audio, it's apparent the first word is a curse word. so we'll bleep it out for the rest of the story. it's the second word that's important to he

as gary tuchman found out, it's not the first time she's faced such criticism. >> reporter: this 12-year-old in the oversized inmate uniform is not a boy in the eyes of state attorney angela corey. she declared christian fernandez should be tried as an adult on a first-degree murder charge which carries the mandatory penalty upon conviction of life in prison without parole. he sits with adult inmates in court, is addressed as an adult by the judge. >> mr. fernandez, you have discussed with your attorneys your right to a speedy trial? >> reporter: and for the first few weeks of his imprisonment, he sat in this adult jail in solitary confinement. the youngest person in florida to be charged as an adult for murder. a judge did ultimately rule he could be held in a juvenile facility while still being tried as an adult. this is what angela corey said last year when he was arrested. >> and it will be a very dramatic, to say the least, sight to see a 12-year-old who looks like a 12-year-old up here in adult court. but we want the public to understand at this point we have no choice. >> reporter: no

gary tuchman, cnn, atlanta. >> and isha's back.s totally unfair they're hounding this young woman and she has no protection from the royal family at all. >> yeah. indeed. she's really left at the mercy of the british paparazzi which is relentless. and as we see, they're going after her, because she have access to her, unlike her sister. plus, i think because they don't have the access, it makes pippa all the more valuable. and follow her the way they did diana. she's in an uncomfortable spot. >> and, of course, it's people's fascination with her that fuelsed desire for the magazines, it fuels the photographers. so everybody plays a role in this. >> yeah. and she's good looking. she's, you know, she's got the look. she's got the connection. she's mixing in very high power circles, exclusive circles. and people want those images. paparazzi and scandal and that kind of media is very popular in the u.k. >> you'd think the royal family would give her some protection or something. i mean -- >> you would think. but she is not a royal, and

gary tuchman, cnn, mexico. >> let's dig deeper now with montana governor and ralph reed founder of theth and freedom coalition. thanks for being here. you raised a lot of light into this. is that fair game? i mean is that fair to talk about? >> well, people took it way off base. i didn't say anything about any religion. as you mentioned earlier, the mormon religion hasn't accepted polygamy in 120 years. as i said before, mitt romney or his family that i know of doesn't except polygamy today. they took far right turns including with immigration. his opponents were criticizing him because he was saying if you're an 85-year-old grandmother and you didn't have all of your is dots and ts crossed, and you're a great grandmother in the united states, you should self-deport. >> but in this interview you mentioned six or seven times that his father was born into a polygamy commune in mexico. it was mitt romney's great grandfather who practiced polygamy in the 1800s. is that fair to raise? >> people are taking this far away from where i was discussing. i was saying that mitt romney currently has

more now from cnn's gary tuchman. >> reporter: this is brian stone, he's one of our senior audio engineer> correct. >> expert in this field. and you have enhanced the tape. we're going to listen to this -- i have not listened to this either. two weeks ago i didn't listen because i wanted to listen it for the first time on this equipment. the second version that's been enhanced i haven't listened to. let's play it. >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> we don't need you to do that. >> that certainly sounds much clearer than the first tape we listened to. right? >> it's extremely clearer now. >> reporter: some are accusing george zimmerman of using the racial slur "coons" in his call. preceded by the "f" word. can you play it again? can you repeat it so we can hear it a few times? the problem is this is very short, it's only about 1.6 seconds. so -- >> roughly, yeah. >> one again, if we can repeat it a few times so we can hear it clearly. >> okay. [ muffled audio ] >> reporter: with the new, clearer audio, it's apparent the first word is a curse word. we'll bleep it for the rest of the stor

. >> governor schweitzer is with us tonight after this with gary tuchman in mexico. >> reporter: about miles south of the u.s. border through desperate poverty and drug cartel turf in mexico, it looks like a mirage. homes that make you feel you made a wrong turn somewhere. and it's here where we find -- >> kelly romney. >> my name is kent romney. >> meredith romney. >> reporter: this is the home of the romneys of mexico. >> mitt and i share the same great grandfather. miles park. >> he's a second cousin. >> reporter: there are about 40 members of the romney family here. most of them seem to be successful farmers and business people. they are part of the 500 mormons in this tiny town. where a gleaming mormon temple was bit not long ago by the mormon church. and where mormons and non-mormons alike go to school. >> you love this country? >> i do. >> this is your home? >> it's my home. >> reporter: kelly, kent, and mitt romney's great grandfather miles park romney is buried here in this cemetery where he moved with his family. >> he moved here and he basically started this family tree that

here's gary tuchman. >> reporter: she walks down the jail hallway in handcuffs.ng 20 years behind bars. convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. she says she was defending herself, standing her ground, from a husband who had been arrested before on charges of abusing her. >> he was arrested for doing what to you? >> he choked me, he pushed me forcefully into the tub. he pushed me so hard into the closet that i hit my head against the wall and i kind of passed out for a second. >> her husband received probation after that incident. months later, alexander said she was in the bathroom at their home here in jacksonville, florida, when her husband started pounding on the door. she says he was in a jealous rage over text messages on their cell phone. >> he managed to get the door open, and that's when he strangled me. he put his hands around my neck. >> alexander got away from her husband and then made a fateful decision. she could have run out the front door and escaped. instead, she went into the garage, but said she did not have her car keys and the ga

i'm gary tuchman in today for fredricka whitfield. millions of americans from texas to wisconsin are being warned to be on guard as a potentially dangerous weather system moves through the region over the next few hours. and this is what it could look like. tornados, possibly more than 120 of them, tore through the midwest yesterday and early this morning, killing five people. dozens of people were hurt, several critically. hundreds of homes damaged and destroyed. some houses were turned into rubble in a matter of seconds. >> that piece after iron had to come from a building. it was, you know, it was no straight wind. it was a regular twister. the windows was blasting out and out and out. we went into the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. >> the good lord was with us. he sure was. it's about more than you can bear. >> well, four states were hit. oklahoma, iowa, nebraska, and kansas. but all of the fatalities were in one particular community, woodward, oklahoma. cnn meteorologist rob marciano is

on the west coast, i'm gary tuchman in for suzanne malveaux.u up to speed for this friday, april 13th. yes, friday the 13th. north korea's long-range rocket launch was a big failure, but world leaders are worried about what could come next. the u.n. secretary-general believes north korea may try to save face bidoiy doing a nuclea test or making some sort of military move. cnn has a crew in pyongyang. a report coming up in a minute. >>> firefighter in new jersey got some people from an unlikely source, the city's mayor. he saw smoke coming from his neighbors home and rushed in. >> there are people that do this every day. the police officers that i was with showed quick action and got into the building really quick. there were firefighters that do this every day. i'm a neighbor that did what most neighbors would do, which is to jump into action to help a friend. >> the neighbor and the mayor. booker suffered second degree burns on his hand and smoke inhalation. >>> a police chief days from retirement was shot to death in the small new hampshire t

here is cnn's gary tuchman. >> reporter: this 12-year-old in the oversized inmate uniform is not a boy in the eyes of state attorney angela corey. she declared christian should be tried as an adult in a first-degree murder charge. he sits with adult inmates in court. >> mr. fernandez, you have discussed with your attorney your right to a speedy trial? >> sure. >> okay. >> reporter: and for the first few weeks of his imprisonment, he sat in this adult jail in solitary confinement. the youngest person in florida to be charged as an adult for murder. this is what angela corey said last year when he was arrested. >> and it will be a very dramatic, to say the least, sight to see a 12-year-old who looks like a 12-year-old appear in adult court, but we want the public to understand at this point we have no choice. >> reporter: no choice? many people vehemently disagree. such as the man who had the state attorney job before her and decided not to run for re-election. harry shorstein was angela corey's boss. >> i clearly think the decision was a travesty. >> reporter: and then this man, the for

gary tuchman, appreciate it.pid fire" roll it. >> first up here is one of the true first tasks whether mitt romney can win over staunch conservatives now that he's presumably sewn up a the money nomination. we don't see anyone on that stage yet, but we will be seeing mitt romney speaking at the national rifle association, nra annual meeting. his advisers are calling this the launch of his general election campaign against barack obama. also, firth its vaunted rocket fails, blows to smitherines. and the u.s. says forget food aid for launching that rocket. >> as we've said many times, we're not going to reward had behavior. >> also, george zimmerman's legal team may try to get the judge to recuse herself. the reason? her husband's law partner, the cnn analyst originally contacted about zimmerman did decline. but the judge discloses information at a status hearing moments ago. meanwhile, the bond hearing has been tentatively set for next friday, april 20. and the shooting deaths of those two coast guard members is n

i'm gary tuchman in for fredricka whitfield. >>> menacing weather is threatening a huge section of the united states right now. people from texas to wisconsin are being warned storms could produce dangerous and potentially deadly tornadoes. that threat was realized some 24 hours ago when 122 suspected tornadoes tore through the midwest. five people died. dozens hurt, several critically. hundreds of homes were damaged and destroyed. some houses were turned into rubble in just a matter of seconds. >> that piece of iron had to come from a building. it was -- you know, it was no straight wind, it was a regular twister. the wind was just blasting out and out and out. the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. the good lord was with us. he sure was. it's about more than you can bear. >> four states were hit by the tornadoes. oklahoma, iowa, nebraska and kansas. but all of the fatalities were in one community. the community of woodward, oklahoma. cnn meteorologist rob marciano is in woodward. rob, describe the devastation there. >> reporter: well, you know,