jessica king has more on the story. and we need to warn you, the details in this piece are graphic and disturbing. >> reporter: these women are being questioned about allegations of a nightmare, the brutal rape of more than 200 women and young girls by soldiers. the accounts reported by human rights watch this week are horrific. it happened in darfur. a bloody conflict there has killed hundreds of thousands. but reports of this mass rape constitute a quote, new low even for darfur. victims allege that the soldiered entered their villages looking for one of their own. soldiers came into homes, beat the men and took them away. and in the absans of many husbands brothers sons and friends, the soldiers raped the women and girls. they raped my three daughters and me a victim says. two of her daughters are under 11 years old. she continues. some of them were holding the girl down while another was raping her. they did it one by one. they beat the young children and they raped my older daughters another witness recounted. they

helped write and lobby for, the company's allies spent almost $900,000 on tv spots alone to defeat jessica king, one of the mine's opponents in the state senate. >> ... mine, and 3000 high-paying jobs. >> the money spent to defeat king made it the most expensive wisconsin state senate race of 2012. it also secured the majority gtac and its allies needed to pass the bill. >> it's a wholesale effort to buy government so they can own government, and get it to do what they want. >> this company has done everything they can to attack anybody who had legitimate questions. so a few weeks ago when a geologist found asbestos in the rock, the reaction by the company was to attack the geologist.... >> we went up to the mine site to meet tom fitz a professor of geosicences at northland college he talked to us about the asbestos he discovered there. >> we're in the iron formation and you can see the bedding coming across like this. >> you can see the crystals in there, and the issue is that if this rock were to be broken up during blasting or excavating that the small crystals could become airborne and they

jessica king cnn. >> certainly a difficult story but important to get the facts out so people can understandhat is happening there. >>> south african president gave details on a controversial landownership deal he proposed earlier this week. he said the proposal would ban foreigners from owning land in the country. the legislation would limit land owned by an individual. that's a move that many believe will anger local farmers. zuma said the bill would be sent to the cabinet for approval soon. >>> the news continues here on cnn. we hear from alabama's chief justice on why he ordered local judges to refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples. >>> plus, plowing ahead. record snowfall slams the northeast yet again in the united states. an update as the news continues. seriously? where do you think you're going? to work, with you. it's taco tuesday. you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. oh, right then i'll swing by in like 4 hours. forget the tacos! one pill lasts 12 hours. i'm good all day. wait! your loss. i was going to wear a sombrero. only mucinex has

kings. klay thompson. can he do it again, jessica wants to know snimt sn. >> it's going to be tougher with the i-8 o thing in sacramento thing. the nba schedule turns to february. they need to turn to road warriors again. golden state plaisz plays 11 of the next 13 away from oracle arena. klay thompson single handedly turned it into a trivia answer after scoring 37 points against in the third quarterback on january 23rd. he knows the team's mind-set now must be right away from home. >> it's always fun to play on the road. it's always fun making the east coast trip. only make it once a year. it's going to be a great trip for us. can't sleep on any of these teams. >> check out this video that surfaced. jeff curry and little brother steph have been playing hoops together for years. even here at the age of 14 you can see the sweet stroke of a young man that knew early on he wanted to play in the nba. >> how much do you guys play baseball? >> a lot when we were in charlotte. played for four or five years. never got into pitching. but played everything else. i liked it but i was more interested in basketball at

react the way that king abdullah did, he said i will use every last bullet i have to eared kate isis and we need to hear a response like that from our president. >> go ahead, jessica. 68% we're not doing enough do you agree. >> i agree that we're not doing enough but the president has taken steps to do more. i think there's another interesting number from that poll 73% of people think that the president doesn't have a clear tree swree. i think this relates to the issue of using the word random that the president needs to be clearer in his language and for transparent with the public about what he's doing. >> we know he's got a clear strategy for climate reduction for global warming. i think the most shocking comments under the president this week were the idea taengs climate change is a bigger risk than islamic terrorism. that's where our tax dollars are going to be go. the president just doesn't look weak on islamic terrorism, he is weak. >> maybe if he was less concerned with accuweather and more concerned with accu terror we might be if in a safer place. final thought on this before we go last thought. >> well, as i said eric, i don't know how you can did -- a

kings. nbc bay area's geraud moncure joins us live in santa clara with last-minute prep. boy, all you can say is ice, ice baby! >> a little vanilla ice there. i like, that jessicathe preparations are coming along great. the excitement is certainly building for one of the largest outdoor hockey events in the united states history to be honest with you. it's the sharks and the kings right here 70,000 strong expected to show up at levi's stadium for part of the nhl's stadium series. now earlier today, team teal hit the ice to acclimate themselves with one final state before they take on the l.a. kings. and they had to get the feel for the outdoor ice obviously. the humidity has been the biggest challenge for the crews in prepping the venue. but for their part, the sharks very impressed. >> it's rough. we hear all about it. we obviously follow on social media the progression over the days. but it's such a buildup leading to it. it takes any exception we have from the locker room to the ice to the whole facility. it's really spectacular. >> all right. coming back later in sports, we'll tell you how the players are feeling about their contest against their archrival

jessica and kate had i been saying. that's after you scrape that ice off your windshield. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now in king of prussia to check on the roads out there good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika, we've been talking to drivers all morning knocking off the ice and snow off the windshields, they say their commute in was pretty good. however, there is a big difference in treated and untreated areas. i want to show that you now. >> this parking lot here is mostly clear. but, take a look, just behind us there that's how this lot was when we first got here you can see huge difference it makes. i want to tell you there are areas that seem clear that actually in not that clear rat all. areas frozen, that seem safe, really aren't so either. this is mostly frozen, hard as a rock, and also very, very slick. we did speak to drivers earlier, and they say their commute leaving home were pretty good, pretty safe, and they were surprised to see how all of the work paid off to make their drive in so smooth. take a listen. >> major, pretty good, just got to take your time. >> just trying to make it to work

king abdullah. >> the iconic singerer for what -- >> u2. >> correct. ends the round. at the wire josh has the early lead with 600 points. jessica behind with a hundred.ound. you can make up a lot of ground. the questions are twice as hard twice as valuable. a hundred seconds on the clock. the construction of the keystone pipeline could increase greenhouse gas emissions according to a report from this federal agency. >> state department? >> incorrect. >> the epa. >> 200 for josh. filing for bankruptcy this week was the electronics retailer -- >> radio shack. >> incorrect. was the chain radio shack whose first store opened more than 90 years ago -- sam. >> 1921 in boston. >> 200 points for sam. the online nickname dread pirate roberts used by ross ulbrek founder of silk road who was found guilty of drug trafficking this week was taken from a 1987 romantic comedy film. >> oh -- >> time. >> it was "the princess bride." inconceivable. . calling it a reversion to the peace work of the 19th century. the sharing economy was denounced this week by this former labor secretary. josh? >> robert reich. >> correct. josh gets 200 points for answering the question a

jessica has detours coming up in a bit. beware on your way to work or school. take it easy because could you run into some ice. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is in king to talk more about. that will justin? >> ukee, yes. right up route 202 in king of prussia. take a look out there. looks almost clear. but i'm close, i can tell you, there are some wet spots out there. so you may want to take it easy. just the same. let's show you all the work it took for this area. just hours ago you watched plows out here making the round, salting and clearing off the main roads out here in king of prussia. now, rising temperatures are helping to break up a lot of those trouble spots out here, but as we know it, will soon be cold again and freezing temperatures will return. let's take you back out live to the sidewalk here, i want to show you the work that's been put down here to clear off the sidewalks but there are still some slick spots out here. so as you you are walking, be very, very careful because it just takes one step to fall and hurt yourself. live in king of prussia. justin finch, "eyewitness news" on the "cw" fill. >> i justin, thanks for the heads up. k