john zarrella, cnn, at the kennedy space center. >> cool stuff.hanks, john. >>> in boston today, james "whitey" bulger was not the most recognizable person at his murder trial. courtroom witnesses actually say oscar winning actor robert devall was sitting in the back of the room watching the trial, the judge, the lawyers, soaking in the atmosphere. duvall is in boston filming a movie called "the judge." he wouldn't tell a reporter for sure if he was there for work reasons. only that he found the trial interesting. >>> and this. a story we've been following. a child born deaf hears for the first time. you're going to hear from his parents, up next. >> daddy loves you. daddy loves you. daddy loves you. at feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if

our john zarrella is standing by. the night time view is remarkable, the divers looking for people. and the daytime view is remarkable that anybody wasn't hurt worse. what's the story with why this happened? do we know anything more about it? >> reporter: ashleigh, you're absolutely right. when you look at it in the daylight, it is absolutely remarkable that this wasn't a much, much worse situation than what it ended up to be. part of the reason is the water here is very, very shallow, and it allowed for the rescue team. there's a rescue station -- to get here very, very quickly, get the people out of the water, as quickly as they did. the divers in the water, as you mentioned, but to answer your question more specifically, we've already had inspectors, structural engineers out on the coast guard patrol boat, out on a city police boat. was it too many people? was it a structural failure? was it the environmental conditions? was it a combination? they just don't know. we've already been told it's likely to be some time before they really come to a conclusion, ashleigh? >> and at this

john zarrella is outside that sports bar. arning. >> reporter: yeah, brianna, no question about it, imagine you're celebrating your team, jumping up and down, they just scored a bucket, next thing you know the floor is gone beneath you and you're suddenly in the water. you can probably see the photographers behind me, but the tables and chairs all collapsing, people collapsing underneath that debris. why are all these photographers shooting there? the building inspector, structural engineers, they're down on the other side now, and they are looking at this structure starting to try to get a handle on what might have gone wrong here. in fact, earlier today, an official with north bay village, the community in which this dock sits, in which shuckers sits, was out on a coast guard patrol boat taking pictures from along the waterway of the collapsed dock. so they're getting started quickly, trying to piece together what exactly happened here. people who are inside the restaurant when all this happened, did in fact say it happened

john zarrella's outfront. >> reporter: bobbi joe clary is accused of murder.ays it was self-defense. she said she was going raped, fought back, and hit the man on the head with a hammer. if convicted, she could be sentenced by death by lethal injection. kentucky prosecutors believe this woman, geneva case, knows the truth. but she's refusing to testify. why? >> we're married. we're just like any other couple. >> reporter: case is invoking spousal privilege. the two women were married in vermont nearly a decade ago. but prosecutors say in kentucky they're not like any other couple. kentucky does not recognize same-sex marriage as legal. >> under kentucky law, a husband or a wife can refuse to testify against the other in court. and our position is that kentucky law, that kentucky law of the husband and wife privilege does not apply to a same-sex couple. >> only because she's married to a woman. instead they want to use that information to strap her to a gurney, to pump poison into her veins and kill her. we say that's not fairment. >> reporter: the attorneys re

john zarrella, cnn, miami. >> now this. the two men who head dolce and gabana are fashion icons.enced each of them to more than a year and a half behind bars for failing to pay more than $50 million in taxes to the italian government. their lawyer says he will appeal the convictions and he also says his clients will never go to jail. now or ever. >>> today we should find out more about jodi arias's fate. that's right. the judge is holding a status hearing. just a few weeks ago, a jury convicted her of first degree murder in the death of her boyfriend. but in the penalty phase, jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether or not she should live or die. a different jury is going to decide her fate around the middle of next month. >>> of course, you'll want to be with us tomorrow 1:00 p.m. eastern. we're going to talk live with tania raymonde. she is the actress who is playing arias in the lifetime movie "jodi arias: dirty little secret." >>> coming up this weekend, director ridley scott joins cnn with an all-new series "crimes of the century." it airs this sunday 9:00 p.m.

our john zarrella reports "out front." >> reporter: neatly kept lawns. hborhood in florida. but beneath the ground, there's a commotion going on. john furlough stepped in it literally. >> i came over and as i was walking out here, i stepped right here and my foot went down in the hole. >> reporter: it was a sinkhole right under the bedroom. so why on earth live in a home where a sink hole beneath it? >> we put everything in to this house in the beginning. >> even our inheritance. we thought we'd live and die here. we didn't have a plan b. >> reporter: now they wait for an insurance settlement so they'll have the money to fill the hole. if you thought the problem was isolated, well, you'd be wrong. 9239, sinkhole. down the street, 9191 sinkhole. several other properties on this street all dealing with sinkholes. there is a bit of consolation for the folks in this neighborhood. the sinkholes beneath the homes can be dealt with. the ground can be filled and the homes reinforced. that wasn't the case on february 28th. the 911 call came in from seffner, florid

we want to go to john zarrella following every development. ve in north bay village and only because that bay is so shallow they believe no one drowned, john. >> that's absolutely right, don. that's one thing that benefitted the fire rescue units and the dive teams that came out here immediately responding. one of the fire rescue units less than a mile away, they got here very, very quickly. now, with first light, don. you can get an idea of what happened to that floating dock there behind me. literally collapsing in the center there. you've got the tables, the chairs, the potted palm trees and you have the railing and you've got -- every piece of debris and people were falling on top of that. the debris falling on top of them. obviously, a lot of panic going on and a lot of bedlam as all of this was unfolding. and patrons in the restaurant, as this was going down, really said it happened in a matter of seconds. >> we were sitting there enjoying the view after our dinner and we heard people screaming and we didn't know where it was coming from.

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john zarrella, i'm sorry the check is not going to you, my friend.nstead this woman who apare apparently cut in line and that's how she got the ticket. is this the story i'm hearing? >> it is an amazing, amazing story. we have been waiting here for two and a half weeks, waiting for the winner to come forward. ever since we got word that the publix behind me is where the winning ticket was sold back on may 18th. there was all kinds of speculation, people were just chomping at the bit here in zephyrhills to find out who the lucky winner was. there was talk it was a publix employee, somebody from the walmart, retired couple from one of the communities, retire .commuretire ment communities near here. all of that put to bed today in tallahassee, florida, at the lottery headquarters where mrs. mackenzie did not as you mention come out and speak with the media. but she's already lined up her legal represent representation, lined up her financial planners, all that was done ahead of time, according to lottery officials. and she claims the check before taxes,

our john zarrella has been looking into that. ing, john. >> reporter: alison, victor, with the start of hurricane season, forecasters are warning people from texas all the way to maine to be prepared. last season's hurricane sandy certainly reinforced that point. from florida to maine, superstorm sandy's long reach touched every state along the eastern seaboard. hardest hit, new jersey and new york, cities and towns swallowed up as sandy's catastrophic storm surge swept ashore. many of the 117 people who didn't survive drowned. in the aftermath, federal and local emergency managers are trying to understand why some people simply didn't get the message, get out. >> of all the disasters we deal with, hurricanes are the one that we map and spend a lot of time trying to figure out who's at risk and then get the messaging out there for them to evacuate, with time to leave, and then there are still people that remain behind, for all kinds of reasons, and that's where we see unfortunately the greatest loss of life. >> reporter: one reaso

thanks, john zarrella. think what this story tells me is you have to just watch what your kid is doing online. 11 years old is so young but oh my gosh. facebook page 11, how old are you supposed to be for facebook? >> 36. >>> checking some of our top stories, fema denying a request for the city of west texas to be declared a major disaster area following the massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. they cannot get extra funds. the city says they need more than $100 million to repair the damage. texas state officials accuse president obama of helping them rebuild. >>> when hillary clinton speaks or doesn't speak the rumor mill churns. she has a speech at the meeting of the clinton global initiative in chicago, likely to fall more speculation about a presidential run in 12k3w4r0e6r78 week she debuted her twitter account which hinted with a tbd, to be determined. >>> another controversial rape comment, arizona republican trent franks insists he was taken out of context while discussing his proposal to ban abor

john zarrella. >> giant karma on that person's account who let her go first.ma the person who gave up 5$590 millio. >> i hope that person doesn't realize it. every day you would wake up and cry. >> makes you think twice about being politely. just saying. >> john, you are always politely. >> not for $590 million. >>> two fwirgirls from cambodiat from scouring garbage to college. fredericka whitfield has the story. >> we were just horrified. there were hundreds of people on this giant garbage dump. >> the smell was horrible. >> reporter: it was 2002, when bill and lauren smith ended up at this garbage dump outside phnom penh. sightseeing when their driver asked if they wanted to see the children. >> starving, picking through garbage for a few cents a day. >> reporter: so the smiths decided to help one person. >> i remember seeing this little girl with the red hat, and i don't know if it was the red hat or if it was her eyes. but just looked hopeless. >> the moto guy came up and says this foreigner wants to talk to you, help you go to school. >> they took her hom

john zarrella has the story. >> reporter: up close, nearly close enough to touch it., it begs the question, is it real? >> you don't realize the size. >> reporter: tom jones flew four shuttle missions, one on atlantis. but the last time he saw it, it was wrapped in shrink wrap as the museum was built around it. and now even he, an astronaut, is in awe of it. >> to see the spaceship up close was a rare event. you saw it in pieces, like the elephant saw the blind man. you never really got to see it except after landing, and even then it was just a glimpse. >> this is how everyone will see it. a flying machine like ever built. >> are we really able to build spacecraft to do things like that? i think it will be something out of a science fiction movie. >> reporter: atlantis and other orbiters now retired are reminded of both the past and the present. two years since atlantis touched down at the space center, they have not put anyone in space. >> i don't know how long it's going to last. that depends on these future commercial providers. >> reporter: they have taken ov car

the what if. >> reporter: john zarrella, cnn, st.rida. >> doesn't this story absolutely give you the creeps? but, you know, in this case the vigilante justice worked. is it a good idea, though? and how much should anyone, mom, dad, get involved in trying to catch a criminal? let's talk to steve cartian, former police detective from new york. good to see you. thank goodness for this mother. she was clearly on a mission. she succeeded. but what do you make of her tactics? >> you know, brooke, it appears she had gone to law enforcement. it's got to bring a smile to your face that this ended in such a good conclusion. >> thank goodness. >> reporter: ye>> yeah. i encourage parents to go to police. she was diligent. she did the right things. in today's world we have to have the passwords for our children, passwords for our kids. most kids, most children, most young adults have multiple account on twitter, on instagram. parents need to do tu due diligence. >> it's a good thing she involved police. did she potentially put her daughter in har

john zarrella, cnn, zephyr hills, florida. >>> that's an awful lot of money.ngs she could do. i hope she has good counsel and people around her are helping her make a difference with the money. she could spend as much money for the next ten years and not spend all that money. >> it does make you think twice about having good manners. some person in line was nice enough to let her go first and lost out on $590 million. that's where being polite can get you. my takeaway for this morning. have a lovely day. >> you are so cynical. >>> coming up, a cnn exclusive. the first lady goes head to head with a heckler and she stands her ground. we have the video this morning, next. [ female announcer ] there's one thing dave's always wanted to do when he retires -- keep working, but for himself. so as his financial advisor, i took a look at everything he has. the 401(k). insurance policies. even money he's invested elsewhere. we're building a retirement plan to help him launch a second career. dave's flight school. go dave. when people talk, great things can happen. so sta

here's john zarrella. >> miguel, with the start of hurricane season, forecasters are warning people allpared. last season's hurricane sandy certainly re-enforced that point. from florida to maine, super storm sandy's long reach touched every state along the eastern seaboard. hardest hit, new jersey and new york, cities and towns swallowed up as sandy's catastrophic storm surge swept ashore. many of the 117 people who didn't survive drowned. in the aftermath, federal and local emergency managers are trying to understand why some people simply didn't get the message, get out. from all the disasters we deal with hurricanes are the ones that we map and spend a lot of time trying to figure out who is at risk and then get the messages out there for them to evacuate with time to leave and then there are still people that remain behind for all kinds of reasons. and that's what we see unfortunately the greatest loss of life. >> reporter: one reason may have been because of what sandy wasn't. rick nabb is the director. >> it's more attention getting. >> reporter: but there wasn't a hurricane warn

>> john zarrella in florida. they are getting ready there.in florida over the weekend and i know. when hurricane season begins on june 1st, they are ready for it in florida. we wish everyone, not only in florida, but all along the u.s. coast, the best of luck with coast, the best of luck with this hurricane season. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening now, we're going to take you inside the life and death of three storm chasers. the danger finally caught up to them. >>> plus, we're at the scene of a raging california wildfire this hour threatening thousands of homes in los angeles. crews are trying to direct an attack on the blaze. >>> plus, violence exploding in turkey. could have the same kind of impact as the arab spring. cnn is on the ground for you. >>> i'm wolf blitzer, we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. you're in "the situation room." >>> the death toll just rose again from the latest round of killer tornados to hammer oklahoma. authorities now say at least 18 people were killed, in

john zarrella, cnn, st. petersburg, florida. >>> up next your privacy online.eaked bombshell what can be done to protect americans from snooping? and governor christie's late night slow jam. at university of phoenix we kis where it can take you.cation (now arriving: city hospital) which is why we're proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. (next stop: financial center) let's get to work. still doesn't feel real. our time together was... so short. well, since you had progressive's total loss coverage, we were able to replace your totaled bike with a brand-new one. the tank, the exhaust... well, she looks just like roxy! you know, i'll bet she's in a better place now. i'm sure she is. [ ethereal music plays ] [ motorcycle revving ] getting you back on a brand-new bike. now, that's progressive. >>> joining me to talk about the politics of the week are cnn's senior political analyst ron brown stein who is editorial director of the national journal and cnn chief political correspondent candy crowley the anchor of cnn's "state of t

cnn's john zarrella has the details. john?n county went to alabama to interview a suspected murderer. what he came back with was far more than he ever expected. their bodies were left in the back seat of a pickup truck on a rural stretch of road in central florida, shell casings scattered around. javier and gustavo had been shot to death. for more than half a dozen years, the killings had gone unsolved. >> it was a cold case. >> reporter: no leads? >> no leads until we picked it up and started going back through the case. >> reporter: that was a year and a half when detective t.j. watts took a look at the evidence. a cigarette butt was the gotcha moment. dna was tested and linked the cigarette to this many, jose manuel martinez. he was awaiting trial for murder, captured in arizona crossing the border from mexico. he confessed to the florida killings right away and there was more. detective watts says martinez told him he had killed more than 30 people since he was 16 years old. why? it >>> that's how he fed his family. that's

we go to cnn's john zarrella live in miami's north bay village. what do you know, john?little easier here was the fact that the water level is really low here but you can imagine that one minute you're watching that nba finals game and the next minute the dock is collapsing. people were falling into the water on top of each other and you can see behind me here you can see what's left of the guardrail that went around that deck, the potted walment trees, the tables and chairs all just flung in the water and all of that debris, all of that stuff from the restaurant piling on top of people. patrons of the restaurant who were inside said it literally happened in an instant. >> we were sitting there enjoying the view after our dinner and we heard people screaming. we didn't know where it was coming from. >> we were walking into the back area and it was more of what we heard rather than what we saw. first we heard like a crack and then it was within seconds that the whole deck had collapsed into the water. >> a lot of people went to this bar to see the heat game and many of th

john zarrella on the case of the missing multimillionaire and joins us from zephyrhills, florida. >> it is as soon as we got to town, people are coming up, what are you guys doing? did the powerball winner come forward? well, no, and threats tat's the of the story. maybe that guy has the winning powerball ticket. maybe it's her, or them. >> if i won that, you wouldn't see me. >> the winning $590 million ticket was purchased that supermarket in zephyrhills, florida. that was two weeks ago, and still no one has come forward. oh, the speculation, someone at the walmart. an elderly couple. >> i heard it was a female, 23-year-old. maybe they don't know they have it. >> everybody thinks it's an old guy, or a drug addict. i've heard that. >> reporter: so what's the holdup? maybe i shouldn't use that word. but the silence is deafening. >> it will take some time. people do the smart thing, get a financial adviser, get everything in order. >> reporter: okay, but 2 1/2 weeks, really? don't you want your money? the clock is ticking. this is starting to look a little bit like zephyrhills versi

for today's american solutions segment, cnn's john zarrella and a real-life astronaut got a sneak peeka and john, i am officially jealous. i took my kids down there earlier this year, what a place. >> yeah, it is absolutely spectacular. the last time i was in here, jim, it was a hard hat area. but now with less than two weeks to go before the "atlantis" exhibit opens, this is what visitors are going to see. "atlantis" is a showcase to the past. but it also highlights a problem -- america at this point does not have its own way to get astronauts into space. >> up close, nearly close enough to touch it, but still, it begs the question -- is it real? >> you don't realize the size when you're living in the cabin up front. >> tom jones flew four shuttle missions, one on "atlantis." but one of the last times he saw it, it was wrapped in shrink wrap as the museum was being built around it. now even he, an astronaut, is in awe of it. >> but to really see the spaceship up close was a rare event, it was always cloaked in scaffolding and the hangar, you saw little bits and pieces like the blind m

john zarrella has the latest. >> reporter: the cell phone video is dark.n seconds after the deck at shucker's bar and grill collapsed into miami's biscayne bay. there is urgency. >> back up, please! >> reporter: flashlights scanning the water looking for victims and partially submerged tables and chairs and looking for anybody buried under the debris. it is just before 10:00 p.m. and the deck was filled to watch the hometown miami heat in game four of the nba championship. suddenly, no warning and the deck beneath them began to collapse. >> i was maybe six feet from the deck when it collapsed. all i can describe it as is like 1,000 people standing up at the same time. it was a peculiar roar of noise, and by the time i turned around and in a split second, where there was once people, and i mean, 50 to 100 people at least, there was nothing. >> reporter: dozens off people had gone into the water, and within minutes helicopters were overhead, and divers in the bay, and fire rescue personnel were triaging victims and the bay is shallow where the deck collapsed