before we get to that we want to begin with the republican primary race and the tale of one newton leroy gingrich, who just last month had read the electoral tea leaves and was ready to call the primary for one newton leroy gingrich. >> it's very hard not to look at the recent polls and think that the odds are very high i'm going to be the nominee. >> jon: yeah. (laughter) >> jon: it's getting easier. (laughter) you have to think about the polls. they are unfortunately followed by the voting. the two don't really match up exactly. >> newt gingrich came in fourth in iowa. >> newt gingrich finished fourth last night in new hampshire. >> jon: say hello to the new president of fourthlandia, newt gingrich. listen, newton leroy gingrich isn't going let stion like nobody voting for him stop him from becoming the nominee. he's playing a long game. the next stop is south carolina, a state whose population is far more diverse than iowa and new hampshire. newt decided to make a bold play to expand his base. >> obama is the best food stamp president in american history. i would like to be the best p

listen, newton leroy gingrich isn't going let stion like nobody voting for him stop him from becomingng a long game. the next stop is south carolina, a state whose population is far more diverse than iowa and new hampshire. newt decided to make a bold play to expand his base. >> obama is the best food stamp president in american history. i would like to be the best paycheck president in american history. i'm prepared if the naacp invites me, i will go to their convention and talk about why the african-american community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps. >> jon: and then i will stand there as the applause washes over me-- (laughter) and gladly accept my new title as the king of kwanza. (laughter) now obviously some may quibble with the idea that newt gingrich must enter into-- yeah, you like that, quibble with the idea that newt gingrich must enter into the bowels of the inner city to explain to black people the power of the paycheck. some may mention that half of food stamp recipients are actually white. that 75% of families receiving food stamps also brin

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now she set up one of her own investigators to leroy. we sent a team up there.t you're going to see monday night is just astonishing. they went to the site of the train derailment and it found that the remediation site, the site where they were supposed to manage all these toxic chemicals has itself become a pre -- almost an aton autonomous site of its own. so we're on this and trying to understand where and what these girls might have been exposed to and what this community might be facing. >> i want you to talk about this conversion disorderment but even if it is that and it turns out it is conversion disorder, as you said, it's still a huge problem when you look at all the chemicals that were spilled here and if you look at that site. let's talk about conversion disorder, dr. drew. i have another doctor, dr. wendy walsh, say it could be conversion disorder but we don't know right now until all the testing is done. and i have people who are writing to me via social media saying i don't think it's conversion disorder. i think it's a chemicals. what do you make

care line tucker is in leroy and spent the day with brockovich's team. dr. drew is doing amazing work on this story on hln. we will talk to him in moments. first to caroline. what did they fine? >> they haven't found anything yet. they went to the school site, trying to get samples from there. the school district does not want to cooperate, says it does not want testing done on the school grounds. but they did testing in other areas. they went to the railment site where industrial solvent spilled in 12970s. they went to homeowners throughout the area near that site and took samples from the well there, some reaching 70 feet in the ground. and they plan on taking that and sending it away and getting results out of this. >> so you say between 35 and 45,000 gallons of that. and according -- what i'm reading. i'll talk to dr. drew about this too in just a second. from what i'm reading and we are told this is not our investigating here. this is according to erin brockovich the spill happened in the 1970s and anyone with any authority didn't get to the scene in th

. >> let me show you newton leroy gingrich, the other contender. he was hitting mr. romney on foreclosures. what he's essentially hitting romney on is how he's unfair in this regard and all of that. let me let you hear what newton had to say. >> here's a guy who owns freddie mac and fannie mae stock. he owns a goldman sachs subsidiary which is foreclosing on floridians. we wants to run a campaign where he drowns me in mud with money he raises from people foreclosing floridians. i think he has a lot of gall to start raising the issue. i think we ought to find out, so how much money has he made over the years foreclosing on floridians. >> now aside from the personal attacks and i'm sure we'll hear enough of that in the debate, hasn't the president really changed the conversation? because now we have them talking about foreclosures. we have them talking about the economy. hasn't the president really began making them come back to what the american people are really concerned about? >> well, there's not a lot of times i'd say i'd agree with newt gingrich. mitt romney doe

leroy's central school district conducted their own investigation with the same conclusion. dr.y of the girls and tells nbc news that more teens have recently come forward with the same symptoms. he says the students may have a rare form of conversion disorder, formerly known as miss hysteria. a psychological problem that can happen in groups like female teenagers. >> this is a subconscious effect that occurs in patients who may be prone to anxiety or mood disorders. but this is definitely real symptoms. >> now the national institutes of health is asking questions about the case. they've contacted dr. mechtler and offer odd to see some of the girls who have the illness. for chelsea, answers can't come soon enough. she and her dad are not convinced the condition is conversion disorder. >> i don't see any of these girls getting any better with the medicine. not to the point where they were before. they're still struggling. >> and the leroy central school did not want to comment on our report. but last week they did issue a statement saying once again that the school is safe. matt?

. >> a medical mystery of of leroy, no. a number of students are servicing from uncontrollable twitching and verbal outbursts. now environmentalist erin brock vich is getting involved. she is conducting her own investigation and believes the bedrock and ground water could be contaminated. those are your headlines this hour. we're going return to "cnn presents" right after this. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. hold up partner. prilosec can take days to work. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! >>> our criminal justice system is based upon the promise of a fair trial. >> but what if a trial isn't fair? what if the prosecution has stacked the deck against you unfairly? >> we bring you the story of a man who is now sitting in prison, maybe for life, even after the trial that put him there was found bay judy a judge full of holes. >> i was convicted of second degree murder with depraved indifference in 1997 and i was sentenced to 20 years to life. >> new york city police of

there may be a component of this in leroy.t to say everyone has that until you have categorically ruled out. erin brockovich stepped up and we have uncovered things that are astonishing even if it is not directly related to what these girls have. >> new details about the findings in the town of leroy. every night 9:00 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. >>> meet dr. james scott. he sees a racial divide in america. it is part of what matters in america tonight. >>> often you can't see what really matters in life. take the case of dr. james scott in atlanta. from outside appearances he looks like any other white doctor. he is not white. he talks about it with assistant professor of africana stories. >> i have been in situations where people perceived me perhaps as white. i never passed. i never denied who i was but i didn't always go around advertising. i was myself. >> how do you identify? >> i'm an appalachian african american. >> so your father is african american. your mother is european american. >> my father who was a graduate

what's going on at leroy high school?'s what many students and parents want to know after 12 teenaged girls started suffering from body movements, tics and outbursts. brook dupont said she has the symptoms. >> it's frustrating because when i get nervous or anxious or anything that's when it comes out more. >> reporter: sara sanchez is a senior at the school and says her symptoms are so bad she can no longer go to class. she shared her story with ann tuesday on "today." >> there was nothing going wrong and then i just woke up and that's when the stuttering started. i want an answer. a straight answer. >> reporter: now some possible answers in two newly released reports by the school district. a private company did environmental testing at the school in december. the reports found that no substances were detected within the school building that might be expected to cause any health issues in the student or staff population. dr. meschel and his team at dent in new york are treating brook and many of the other girls. he told

leroy and j giliad. [applause] mr. james goodwin. [applause] mr. clyde grimes. [applause] mr. richard harter. [applause] mr. harold hodgkins. [applause] mr. james warren. [applause] and mr. les williams. [applause] i would sincerely like to thank you for attending with us today. mr. roberts. [applause] there are few more people but also deserve recognition. thank you to mr. david cunningham that as president of the chapter of the tuskegee airmen. all of whom make this possible. i would also like to a knowledge mr. miles perkins. he has joined us on behalf of lucas film, the producer of the red tails film. [applause] on just one final last note, i want to encourage everyone to learn more about the history and the legacy of these gentlemen that are standing here before us. the tuskegee airmen have their story that has been a new and being told. this past weekend, the george lucas film about the airman was released. it has a g alreadyrossed 18 -- already grossed $18 million, the number two box office hit. when he was shopping around trying to find funding for this film, he was de

nobody on the planet names their children leroy except black people. [ laughter ] nobody on the planetheir sons hector, except hispanic people. if your name is hector, everybody knows somewhere down the line you hispanic, homey. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: that makes a lot of sense. [ applause ] and with the name newton, he might be part fig. [ laughter ] here in los angeles, our city council got together to pass an ordinance that requires adult film actors to wear condoms on-set and in the car on the way to the set. the ordinance passed 9-1. here's the guy that voted against it. his name is mitchell englander. i don't know why i thought it would be funny to show him. but -- [ laughter ] turns out it is. i love that this is what our city council is doing. meanwhile, i drive into a pothole the size of a mini cooper every day on my way into work. but they're going to -- how will they monitor this? will we have condom squads going around? we couldn't get our governor to wear a condom. never mind film stars. it's silly. but apparently regulation is something the city council is som

i know your team is in leroy.on, though, is in regard to these teenage girls, when did these symptoms first begin manifesting themselves, and what has your team found? >> what my team has found is kind of an elaborate story, and i want to remind people we'll be walking through it with erin at 9:00 because we're learning new information hour by hour. this started back in the summer, so one of the things we're looking for is one locality or one exposure these girls may have had, say, back in august. it's very complicated. let me just say the latest story is it's looking like these girls may be just the tip of the iceberg, that erin brockovich is getting hundreds and hundreds of testimonials in that vicinity with similar syndromes and outbreaks of cancer. so there is great concern about these trichloroethylene outbreaout dleaks that were brought about by that spill. >> what did they find? >> they found that rather than remediation, whoever tried to clean up this toxic spill -- and there's pictures alongside me right

. >> jimmy: you were work with friend, leroy. hanging around with leroy still?as at a gentleman's club in dallas. we were hanging out with a guy named lucky. he had a patch. things going to get bad tonight. you out there, hanging out with somebody with an eye patch -- don't do it. keep your eyes on the sparrow. >> jimmy: speaking of questionable friends -- [ applause ] this is -- you tweeted this. and this is a photograph of you and -- >> my man gris. >> jimmy: your man gris. >> that's gris two. i'm the only guy in the country with two friends named gris. you don't walk with gris. you walk amongst him. >> jimmy: how did you meet him? >> my friend. we both campaigning for weight watchers. we watch each other's weight and laugh. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he looks like -- >> that's gris, great adventures. >> jimmy: why do you call him? >> look at all the rides on him. >> jimmy: he's a good looking man. no question about that. what the hell is going on there? >> that's my friend. >> jimmy: who took that picture? >> that's in my backyard. i got trees and stuff. i went f

her parents say she had visited leroy over the summer. the new york state health department is investigating the illnesses. >>> this morning, actress demi moore is seeking treatment for exhaustion. tmz web site is reporting that moore was rushed to a los angeles hospital on monday night. a spokesperson for the actress says that moore is looking for professional help to deal with the stresses in her life. moore and her husband, ashton kutcher, separated back in november. >>> today, family, friends, and fans will say their final good-byes to legendary penn state football coach joe paterno. a public viewing will be followed by a private funeral in state college, pennsylvania. more than 10,000 mourners lined up to pay their final respects yesterday. a public service will be held tomorrow inside the school's basketball arena. paterno died sunday, less than three months after doctors diagnosed the 85-year-old with lung cancer. penn state fired paterno last november when his former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky was accused of sexually abu

medical examiners say 56-year- old leroy studevant died of strangulation associated with blunt force trauma. police have not made any arrest this is this case. >>> a deadly new year's day crashen. an suv left the road and slammed into a fence in the 4400 block of jones bridge road just before 3:00 a.m. two passengers, a neal and female, died in the crash. the 22-year-old driver was taken to shock trauma. two other back seat passengers, and 18-year-old and a 19-year- old man are being treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. police have not released the names of the victims yet but word got out through social media and friends came out to the scene to remember them. >> i can't even begin to express how bad i feel for them, lots of multiple family members and friends in car crashes. i hope things turn out for you guys and you will know that all of you, even the people that survived are in our prayers and we hope things get better for you. >> so far, police have not determined exactly what caused that crash. >>> firefighters' hard work and fast response prevents an intense house fire f

too bad newton leroy gingrich hasn't gotten the message. or should i say is ignoring the message. >> we will go all the way to the convention. i believe the republican party will not nominate a pro abortion, pro gun control, pro tax increase moderate from massachusetts. this is going to be a straight out contest for the next four or five months. >> four or five more months? wow! well, get ready, folks. looks like we're going to be seeing a lot more of this. >> i know the speaker is not real happy. speaker gingrich. he's not feeling very excited these days. i know. it's sad. >> he has a basic policy of carpet bombing his opponent. i give governor romney's campaign due respect for the sheer volume of negativity that they use. >> speaker gingrich said that threw him off. he can't debate before a quiet audience. then the next audience was really loud. he said that threw him off. >> governor romney is just plain not telling the truth. you cannot get to be president if you don't have the courage to tell the truth to the american people. >> yeah,

of course i really would get assassinated if i don't mention commissioner leroy king, sit -- sittingbenny yee. welcome, kim. we are really looking forward to working with kim to get students to come visit the kinsey exhibit. just one second. and also supervisor scott winer -- weiner is here also. let's welcome him. newly elected schedule. we're back on schedule and graced with the presence of our new mayor. we, as i mentioned earlier, we had the pleasure of working well. are city administrator at the time ed lee and supervisor ross mirkarimi in connection with the adoption of the slavery disclosure ordinance a couple years ago. and we look forward to working with him on many issues to come. please welcome mayor ed lee. >> hello, everybody. you know i don't like to read speeches. i've been doing that in the past, so i want to have a chance to speak from the heart. this is our celebration of black history month. and i am so happy to see all of you come to city hall to recognize this and to recognize the great work that pat williams is doing because about the stories that need to be tol

a big week for one newton leroy gingrich taking his victory to south carolina primary and brought that newt-mentum down to florida. >> right now there is no candidate in this state hotter than gingrich. >> oh my gosh. >> jon: i'm telling you man, i know that under so, here come the grahnie panties. now gingrich does have momentum but there are still concerns about voters that gingrich needs to address. >> you know, i was attacked the other night for being grandios. >> jon: can't a guy doodle his head on mt. rushmore without taking heat from the lamestream every one, actually newt say pretty shrewd politician. i'm sure will take steps to blunt that line of attack. >> i'm going give a set of goals and then i will make a set of observations about how to achieve those goals. by the end of my second term-- (laughter) >> jon: why, why limit yourself to two. but you know what, i'm sure it's more modest and humble than it sounds. probably going to say something about his second term, have some budgetary schridging, solid, achievable conservative aspiration. >> by the end of my second term-- we

leroy's body was found early saturday morning in the 4200 block of hunk place northeast. the 56-year-old was strangled. >> in prince georges county. police don't have much to go on to identify the three people wanted for robbing a seven-11, but they 7-eleven. investigators say these men were armed when they robbed the store just after 6:00 a.m. on saturday and information in the case could be worth as much as $1,000. >>> the search is over for a virginia mom missing for almost 24 hours. heather beatty lives on post. >> i'm peggy fox where a young mother and wife of an army soldier was found safe this afternoon after wandering in the woods all night. >> we were walking through the trail. >> search teams on the ground, in the air, and on the potomac river spent the first two days of 2012 looking for 27-year-old heather baity. the mother of two little girls and wife of an army soldier disappeared around 5:00 p.m. her husband reported her missing at 7:30. his concern about her walking off into the woods from their home on the base prompted the massive search. it included 40 u

now, she has sent up one of her own investigators to leroy and we have sent a team up there.. >> we'll be watching that. you'll hear from the girls as well. also, the debut of our special dr. sanjay gupta special, "big hits, broken dreams" hosted by dr. sanjay gupta. he's going to join me at 7:00 for his preview of this and i'm going to be talking with hall of famer fran tarkington. whether it's effective enough in all of sports and whether or not high school football if it's too dangerous to play. that's a question a lot of people are asking. >> there's also the issue where the discussions that have come from more fortified helmets, that is increasing the propensity of players wanted to have contact because they feel like they have more protection. i know you will talk about more of that, but it's a dynamic conversation. >> you have been talking to fran. >> i haven't talked to him but i talked to a lot of people and watch those sports channels. i'll be watching you tonight this time for that conversation. >> thank you. >> thanks so much, don. you never played football, right

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