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they were in what is called a sweat lodge. we will find out more from our expert what it is like in there. we are taking your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. patrick is with us in new york. patrick your comment or question? >> caller: i was a wilderness information specialist and firefighter in sedona. i believe this is criminal negligence. this and other medicine wheel experiences basically exploit the spiritually inclined with high fees and in this case it is unacceptable. >> fred tece, criminal negligence, would you go that far? >> based on what i'm seeing in the pictures and hearing from gentlemen such as your caller, i would say it is a real possibility. >> let's go back to joseph brushac. up to $9,000 to go through this. do people normally bay to do this? >> when i wrote that book in 1993 i was upset because i heard people were getting $500 a person to lead sweats, nonnative people. you don't pay. it is done for the health and well being of the community and the people you care about. it is spiritual capitalism at its worst. >> w

in a lodge. >> right. >> caller: because i'm a doctor, i have intimate knowledge of hydration and nutritional status of people. when we see this thing that goes into kidney failure and multiple organ failure it is about dehydration and too hot. >> i guess what we would think with that many people it would get that much hotter. if someone was beginning to fail physically, who would know with that many people. lynn, let me get back to you on this. we talk about the investigation. are they trying to find whether or not there was a medical release form signed or whether or not -- go ahead. >> well, there was a release form that was given out to the participants before they participated in this. as a matter of fact, it was sent to them -- the letter was dated july 2nd. in part of that release form they said they understand there are inherent risks in the activities, people may have been seriously injured and by voluntary choosing to participate in the activities i may receive injuries that may require

they then went into the sweat lodge.d just prior to going in that the purpose was to have an altered mind experience, that they were likely to experience physical distress, that that was expected and intended, and that they needed to endure that. they needed to, as he likes to say all the time, play full on, break your barriers. the way you're going to have the experience that we need is for you to stick it out. they went inside. she was in the very back row. >> she was in the back row? >> right. up against the wall of the tent or sweat lodge opposite -- not directly opposite, but fairly well opposite the one door in the lodge, which was covered with a flap. >> ted, let me stop you there so we've got the picture. when we come back, we'll get to the details of what happened to his client. again, she had major organ failure. pick up the story after a break.

were these people already exhausted and dehydrated before they went into the sweat lodge? what kinds of things were set up to make sure these people were healthy enough to endure 50 people in a room of high heat? what kind of setup was made for an emergency situation? how were people being monitored? the issue will be whether or not they so disregarded the dangers here it is considered a criminally negligent homicide. >> how important is it that they had some sort of a release form signed? and that people knew going in that things can get dangerous? >> yes, absolutely. i mean, of course. the feds here, mr. ray is going to say everyone was aware no different than going to a gym when you sign and you're getting on a treadmill this may be unhealthy for you. you have to be healthy enough to endure it. the question is whether this was far more extreme. you have a sweat lodge where i understand there were 50 people in a small area unventilated. the question will become under those conditions is the release enough? >> that is an excellent point. i know investigators will look at

you don't pay in traditional sweat lodges. it is done for the health and well-being of the community and the people that you care about. so it's really spiritual capitalism at its worst. >> wow, nine grand. let me ask you one other question. it was brought up right before the break about fasting. lynn mentioned a 36-hour fast prior to. is that normal? >> generally you would fast a day of the sweat. but fasting that long ahead of time, and then eating, even a light breakfast before you go in the sweat, that's not the thing to do to have your system prepared. may i read one line from my book, which is this. people need to realize that involvement in a sweat lodge, not to mention leading a sweat, is not something to be taken lightly. >> tell us about that. a lot of people wondering what is this that have never gone through it. how hot is it? i understand it's dark in there. you can't even see your hand in front of your face. >> it's very hot. because it is an enclosed space. it's covered with natural material, not tarp or plastic

she was inside that sweat lodge, getting his account. we have a doctor with us, telling us what happens to the body when things get hot. also with us eric chase, criminal defense attorney. i know you've been patient, thanks. we hear this account, eric, and i would say -- most people hear all this and say come on, james arthur ray set the table for this tragedy. how you going to defend him? >> well, first we have to separate into two parts. the criminal part and the civil part. in terms of the criminal part and what happened in the sweat lodge, i don't think there is going to be any criminal liability. >> you don't think? >> i don't think. for any type of criminal charge you at least have to proceed in the face of a known risk of possible death. i think he was just stupid. and stupid does not translate into being criminally responsible. look these people all had an option. they were all acting voluntarily. they could have left if they wanted to. they were just as stupid about what could happen in this horrible environment as he was. so in

>> no it's a sweat lodge. >> are you there by yourself? >> no, there's a lot of people here. >> okay. get them out of the sweat lodge for one. >> we are. >> police in arizona have released the 911 tapes from a purification ritual that turned deadly. two people died after sitting in a so-called sweat lodge thursday. 19 other people were hospitalized for a range of probl problems, including dehydration, burns, kidney failure and respiratory arrest. the people who participated in the sweat lodge were attending a program by self-help guru james ray. >> everybody has the right to believe and practice the way they wish to, but when it endangers the lives of others, or when you have to pay for it, that's not a spiritual belief. >> there's nothing evil or wrong about money. that's one of the things we're taught. and more and more in this society that money is evil. it really isn't. it provides wonderful things if you have the ability, you can help many, many people. >> of the 19 people taken to the hospital, one is still in critical condition. >>>

and other sweat lodges by other people. >> by other people. have you ever seen anything like this at all, where people -- we just heard the details, so gruesome we don't really want to repeat them. obviously they're gruesome when three people died. have you ever seen anything like this? >> no, never. i've never felt that way. i've never seen -- i've probably been to 50 or 60 sweat lodge ceremonies. i've never seen anything like that. i'm very disturbed by what i'm hearing. >> what is the normal number of people that should be in one? with this one, we're hearing 55 to 65. isn't that way over the line as far as a number goes? >> i've definitely been told that by native elders, and the sweat lodges i've attended have been between 3 to 14. >> that way if somebody does fall ill, you'll know it. >> absolutely. and the leaders should know it. the person who's running that sweat lodge is in charge of their well-being. >> okay. let's listen -- we heard. beverly bunn telling us what -- telling us what it was like inside the sweat lodge. and then what h

>> no, it's a sweat lodge. >> are you there by yourself? >> no, there's a lot of people here. >> okay. get them out of the sweat lodge for one thing. >> yeah, we are. >> police in arizona have released the 911 tapes from a purification ritual that turned deadly. two people died after sitting in a so-called sweat lodge on thursday. 19 other people were hospitalized for a range of problems, including dehydration, burns, kidney failure and respiratory arrest. the people who participated in the sweat lodge were attending a program by self-help guru james ray. >> everybody has the right to believe and practice the way they wish to, but when it endangers the lives of others, or when you have to pay for it, that's not a spiritual belief. >> there's nothing evil or wrong about money. that's one of the things that we're taught, more and more in this society that money is evil. it really isn't. it provides wonderful things if you have the ability, you can help many, many people. >> of the 19 people who were taken to the hospital, one is still in crit

the lodge co-owner says there is nothing wrong with this facility itself. an attorney for ray has not commented on the suit. >>> hi, folks, i'm reynolds wolf for hln. we're going to see those scattered showers stick around for the better part of the day for the northeast and the upper northeast. when you get into oregon and back into washington look for scattered showers. and then back out into the great lakes, could see some scattered snow showers in the u.p. of my michigan and into parts of lower michigan and even into wisconsin. your temperatures for today, depends on where you happen to be. 56 is the high for kansas city, 74 in washington, d.c. and 69 into new york. and for the rest of the day and into halloween evening, you can expect those dry conditions to be pretty much the bill of fare for the central plains, southern plains, northern plains, scattered showers on the eastern seaboard, 60s for charlotte, north carolina and back towards d.c., 70s in parts of california and 60s for the l.a. basin. that is a look at your forecast, i'm reynolds wolf for

she was inside that sweat lodge, getting his account. we have a doctor with us telling us what happens to the body when things get hot. and with us eric chase, criminal defense attorney. thanks for being patient. we hear this account. most people hear all this and say, come on, james arthur ray set the table for this tragedy. how are you going to defend him? >> first, we have to separate it into two parts, the criminal part and the civil part. in terms of the criminal part and what happened in the sweat lodge, i don't think there is going to be any criminal liability. >> you don't think? >> i don't think. to charge for any type of criminal charge, you at least have to proceed in the face of a known risk of possible death. i think he was just stupid, and stupid does not translate into being criminally responsible. look, these people all had an option. they were all acting voluntarily. they could have left if they wanted to. they were just as stupid about what could happen in this horrible environment as he was. so in terms of criminal res

. >>> a third person has died after taking part in a sweat lodge ceremony in arizona. liz newman died yesterday. ten days ago, she was among more than 50 people inside a sweat lodge run by self-help guru james arthur ray. authorities are treating the deaths as homicides, but haven't filed charges yet. a spokesman says that ray's team, trying to figure out what went wrong, is cooperating with police. >>> after spending nearly four months imprisoned in iran, a "newsweek" reporter is free on bail. he was arrested in the aftermath of opposition demonstrations protesting the re-election of president ahmadinej a. d. he was put on trial and stands accused of making false accusations against the government. >>> a justice of the peace, who refused to marry an interracial couple says he has nothing to apologize for. the elected officials in south louisiana has drawn widespread criticism. keith barwell says he does not marry interracial couples because he's worried about their children's future and says he do not regret his recent decision. >> it's kind of hard to apologize for s

the people who participated in the sweat lodge were attending a program by self-help guru james ray. >> everybody has the right to believe and practice the way they wish to. but when it endangers the lives of others or when you have to pay for it, that's -- that's not a spiritual belief. >> there's nothing evil or wrong about money. that's one of the things that we're taught. and more and more in this society that money is evil. it really isn't. it just provides wonderful things. if you have the ability, you can help many, many people. >> of the 19 people who were taken to the hospital, one is still in critical condition. >>> a ucla professor says he warned the school that a stabbing suspect needed serious help for his shaky mental health. professor steven frank told "the l.a. times" he told a university administrator months ago that 20-year-old damon thompson sent him several e-mails accusing other students and even frank himself of taunting him during an exam. he said other teachers had similar e-mails from thompson. thompson is accused of stabbing another student in the throat dur

they then went in to the sweat lodge.old just prior to going in that the pump was to have an altered mind experience. they were likely to experience fiscal distress. that was expected and intended. and that they needed to endure that. they needed to, as he likes to say all the time -- play full on, break your barriers. the way you're going to have the experience that we need is for you to stick it out. they went inside. she was in the back row. >> she was in the back row. >> right. up against the wall of the tent or sweat lodge opposite -- not directly opposite, but fairly well opposite the one door in the lodge, which was -- >> okay. >> covered with a -- a flap. >> ted let me stop you there. we've got the picture. when we come back we'll get to the details of what happened. his client again, had major organ failure. pick up the story after a break. >>> welcome back to "prime news" continuing the conversation as we hear another account of what went on in the sweat lodge led by self-help guru james arthur ray author of the

sweat lodges are used for cleansing rituals.eople. but this one held as many as 65. the owner wouldn't comment. >>> a republican congressman's vacation was tropical and treacherous. find out why he could be a sure thing for the next season of "survivor." >>> if his adventures on capitol hill ever get scale, congressman jeff flake may not to compete on "survivor." for seven days this summer, the arizona republican toughed it out on an uninhabited island in the middle of the pacific ocean. he's sharing pichts and the journal he kept while he was on the trip. he says he planned the trip for more than two years. it was meant to test his outdoor survival skills. he ate only coconuts and fish he speared himself. he's a 46-year-old father of five. he made fire from dry branches, purified his own water and slept in a hammock on the beach. look at this picture. that's amazing. >>> people from los angeles to san francisco are bracing for a strong pacific storm. they're passing out the sandbags in the bay area. they're expecting up to 4 in

what is at issue is the sweat lodge situation. hot and for this to take place, we want to know why it happened. is it normal for things to get to this dire of a situation. was there a doctor or nurse nearby? 60 people were there, so were too many people crammed into this sweat lodge. we'll take your calls and questions. >> what else are you working on? >> a man accidently shoots his fiance. they're hours from getting married, in their 60s. he was on edge, heard her rustling around, got his gun and shot and killed his fiance. on a human level how do you handle such grief? on an investigator level, how do you make sure it was an accident? and a man accused, hasn't seen his daughter in ten years. she was 3 last time he saw her. she's 13 now. how does she try to reconnect? propositioning her for sex. >> does he know who she is? >> oh yeah. call in. >> mike juicy stuff. >> yeah, a little too much on a couple of them. >> thank you. moving on here talking about the rain in atlanta. we are still recovering from all those floods recently.

. >>> a third person has died after taking part in a sweat lodge ceremony in arizona. lidge nowman died yesterday. she was among more than 50 people inside a sweat lodge run by self-hefl guru james arthur ray. they're charging the deaths as homicide. ray says he's hired his own team to investigate. his spokesman says that ray's team is cooperating with police. >>> a justice of the peace who refused to marry an interracial couple says he has nothing to apologize for. the elected official in south louisiana has drawn widespread criticism. keith says he does not marry interracial couples because he's worried about their children's future and he says he does not regret his recent decision. >> it's kind of hard to apologize to something that really truly in your heart you don't feel like you done wrong. >> the couple found another justice of the peace to marry them. bardwell has served as a justice of the peace for 34 years. his term ends in five years. he said he had decided earlier not to run again. >>> an explosion that targeted a police station killed at least 11 people

the sweat lodge situation.other woman who survived this horrifying incident three people have ended up dead. she was between two people that died. we're going to hear her story through her lawyer and we'll take your calls on this at 1-877-tell-hln. >>> greetings from the twin cities marathon. the last four months i've been on a sort of campaign to get in the best shape of my life by the time i turn 40 years old. it's been tough in many ways. i decided to get a check-up how i was doing from personal fitness trainer gillian michaels. let's talk to her. for the first few days i did this, i don't count calories but was leaving food on the plate definitely taking smaller portions, really conscious i was hungry the first few days. >> that's so hard. >> i was hungry. but i knew once i got beyond that. >> did you get beyond the physical feeling of hunger? because, when that happens, i'll go with volume. so i'll get, you know the salad this big. >> water dense. >> yes. >> somebody told me this, you know, thirst is often

were these people already exhausted and dehydrated before they went into the sweat lodge? what kinds of things were set up to make sure these people were healthy enough to endure 50 people in a room of high heat? what kind of setup was made for an emergency situation? how were people being monitored? a lot of this will be looked into. and under arizona law, the issue will be whether or not they so disregarded the dangers here if it is considered a criminally negligent homicide. >> how important is it that they had some sort of a release form signed? and that people knew going in that things can get dangerous? >> yes, absolutely. i mean, of course. the feds here, mr. ray is going to say everyone was aware no different than going to a gym when you sign and you're getting on a treadmill this may be unhealthy for you. you have to be healthy enough to endure it. the question is whether this was far more extreme. you have a sweat lodge where i understand there were 50 people in a small area unventilated. the question will become under those conditions is the release enough? >> t

she was among more than 50 people in the sweat lodge.rities are treating the deaths as homicides but have not filed charges yet. ray says he's hired his own team to investigate what went wrong. his spokesman says ray's team is cooperating with police. >>> two weeks after the fact, investigators are still not sure about the sequence of events that ended with the death of a florida teenager. police say officer jerald art was in his police cruiser chasing 17-year-old victor steen. art wanted to question him because he was acting suspiciously around a construction site. they say art fired a stun gun from his car to stop steen. he missed but accidently ran him over with his cruiser. the death has prompted community protests. >> we're troubled by the fact that the officer would use poor judgment and shoot a taser gun from a moving vehicle to a suspect that ended up causing the untimely death. >> it has just saddened the entire community. my prayers are that the truth will come out. >> officer art is now on paid leave while the investigation co

a sweat lodge is used for cleansing exercises. this was a retreat led by self-help expert james arthur ray. the sheriff says they're looking into how the sweat lodge was built. ray's spokesperson says authorities don't have all the facts and that the word homicide is inflammatory. >>> take a look at this horse rescue. sparkles, right here, was trapped in a hole in the blazing heat for more than two hours. it happened southeast of phoenix. well, vets showed up to give her medicine to keep her calm and fire crews sprayed her to keep her cool until finally they were able to pull her out. poor sparkle. sparkle. so sweet. >>> all right, one college football team keeps winning and it says that a 12-year-old cancer survivor is their inspiration. here's rafer with the story. good morning. >>> this has been a great story and a surprising story from a sports standpoint. the cincinnati bearcats have been one of college football's biggest surprises this year. these guys just keep on winning. well, the team told "the new york times" their insp

. >>> a third person has died after taking part in a sweat lodge ceremony in arizona. liz newman died yesterday, ten days ago she was among more than 50 people inside a sweat lodge run by self-help guru james arthur ray. authorities are treating the deaths as homicides but haven't filed charges yet. ray says he's hired his own team to investigate what went wrong. his spokesman says that ray's team is cooperating with police. >>> a justice of the peace who refused to marry an interracial couple says he has nothing to apologize for. the elected official in south louisiana has drawn widespread criticism. keith bardwell says he does not marry interracial couples because he's worried about the couple's future and he says he does not regret his recent decision. >> it's kind of hard to apologize for something that really, truly down in your heart you don't feel like you done wrong. >> the couple found another justice of the peace to marry them. bardwell has served as a justice of the peace for 34 years. his term ends in 5 years. he said he had decided earlier not to run again

a sweat lodge is used for cleansing exercises. this is at a retreat led by self-help expert james arthur ray. the sheriff says they're looking into how the sweat lodge was built. a spokesperson says authorities do not have all the facts and the word homicide is inflammatory. >>> children in connecticut lined up for their free h1n1 vaccinations. few cried about it, though, because it was a nasal vaccination. look at the look on her face. the sheer number of kids getting vaccinated brought relief to some parents. >> i was surprised, because a lot of my friends are not able to get it, kind of in the outskirts, but to see so many parents and children here opting to get it helped me be reassured. >> the health director in charge says he hopes to get vaccine shipments each week. >>> this was not your usually boring, old city council meeting. whoa! these guys were fighting about a decision to privatize a sidewalk. a city sidewalk in st. peerltsbupeerlt petersburg, florida. they're fighting over a sidewalk. one of them is 76 years old and

the sweat lodge was in a retreat by self-help author arthur ray. authorities are investigating deaths as homicide. he has hired his own investigators to find out what happened. we have some incredible video of a bus smashing into an suv. the bus couldn't stop in time when the suv went through a light. seven different cameras inside the bus show the bus driver is not at fault. it took two hours to get the suv's driver out, and unbelievab unbelievably, he doesn't have any life-threatening injuries. wow. >>> a college is hoping its new dreft code has an uplifting effect on its students. it's taking a stand against sagging pants, public pjs and other types of attire. >>> felony charges might be filed as early as today against richard heene for claiming his 6-year-old son was on that board that mylar balloon when it floated away from their backyard thursday afternoon. the county sheriff now says the entire incident was a publicity stunt dreamed up by the dad, richard, in hopes of landing a reality tv show. so this past weekend, authorities interviewed t

the size of the sweat lodge. what do you want to know from authorities. >> we want to know everything that happened at this retreat. we want to understand the complete agenda. we want to know everybody who attended this event and how to reach them. the people who atpdtended this event can't give us good answers. >> our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you go through the loss of kirby brown. we have our attorney drew and lynn lemaster. did they have a permit to operate a sweat lodge? >> no they did not. when we were first in our press conference with the sheriff we were told they didn't need one. today i have spoken to the building inspector for the county and he actually went and researched it for me and he said any structure greater than 120 square feet needed a billion permit even if it is a temporary structure. >> the size of this 415 square feet? >> yes. >> okay. a couple of things there, drew. 415 square feet. 20 by 20. not very big for 55 to 65 people. a permit somebody is in trouble aga

. >>> the deaths of two people in that sweat lodge in arizona. this is now a homicide investigation. the sheriff says there are indications will the deaths were not accidental. there were among 50 people participating in a retreat led by self-help expert james ray. they were looking into how to sweat lodge was built and that people had gotten sick there before. ray's spokesperson said authorities don't have all the facts and the word homicide is inflammatory. >>> all week we've been following the disturbing story of a florida teenager intentionally set on fire. now the broward county sheriff's office has released four frantic calls just after the attack. and you hear a caller pleading for help. that. >> the little boy caught on fire and he bumped his head on a swimming pool. >> in another call it is clear the 15-year-old michael brewer is in agony. authorities record ad total of 28 minutes of emergency calls. this child was in intensive care at miami's jackson memorial hospital. doctors still fear his organs could begin to fail. five boys, ages 1

two people dead at a sweat lodge in arizona. this case now being treated as a homicide investigation. more than 50 people packed into a cramped sauna-like structure last week. they spent hours in there, trying to get spiritual cleansing at this retreat. it was led by james arthur ray, helped write "the secret." these people paid $9,000, $10,000, not cheap. 19 of them had to go to the hospital. one person still in critical condition. two people died, james shore, age 40, and 38-year-old kirby brown as well, avid surfer and hiker. she was in top shape. joining me to talk about this, tom mcfeely, kirby brown's cousin. also joining us, gary, former prosecutor. gary, the question -- oh, gary's not with us, all right. we'll get to gary in a moment. tom, as this is moving forward, we're now hearing homicide investigation, what are authorities telling you as to why they're labeling it as such now? >> well, authorities have been in touch for sure, and thank you for having me, mike. >> yeah. >> we're in touch with the authorities. you kno

. >>> two people died at a sauna-like sweat lodge in arizona and investigators are trying to figure out what happened. they say more than a dozen people got sick during the two-hour spiritual retreat session on wednesday. four are still in the hospital. one in critical condition. tests for carbon monoxide and other contaminants were negative. >>> the hole in california's budget may be getting bigger. the state comptroller says tax receipts are way down. and that means that revenue is about $1 billion short of what lawmakers and the governor hammered out in a budget deal. leaders were bracing for more budget woes before this warning. the state is anticipating a more than $7 billion deficit next year. >>> a big gay rights march is set for this weekend in washington, but don't expect the first openly gay member of congress to be there. representative barney frank says the planned demonstration is just an emotional release and a waste of time. he says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobby their elected officials and pressure congress than to march in the streets. >>> u.s. intelligence

retracted two of his newt gingrich business defense and advisory council entrepreneur awards, the lodgedallas, joining pink visual of california in learning it was all a mistake. the lodge turns out not to be a printing company in virginia, but a strip joint in dallas and pink visual turns out to be a porn dvd superstore in california and not a -- well, we don't know what pink visual might have been. maybe he thought his film wife switch volume 7 was, i don't know, a documentary about the speaker and his previous marriages. "what do you mean homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods?" "a few inches of water caused all this?" "but i don't even live near the water." what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you. including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $119 a year. for an agent, call the number on your screen. >>> 47 more days until sarah palin's 400 page word salad hits bookstores, but "going rogue" has already gone to the top of the best seller list. and while the unemployed alaska blogger proves she can finish something, the problem now is her co--auth

>> no, it's a sweat lodge. >> are you there by yourself? >> no, there's a lot of people here. >> okay. get them out of the sweat lodge for one thing. >> yeah, we are. >> police in arizona have released the 911 tapes from a purification ritual that turned deadly. two people died after sitting in a so-called sweat lodge on thursday. 19 other people were hospitalized for a range of problems, including dehydration, burns, kidney failure and respiratory arrest. the people who participated in the sweat lodge were attending a program by self-help guru james ray. >> everybody has the right to believe and practice the way they wish to, but when it endangers the lives of others, or when you have to pay for it, that's not a spiritual belief. >> there's nothing evil or wrong about money. that's one of the things that we're taught, more and more in this society that money is evil. it really isn't. it provides wonderful things if you have the ability, you can help many, many people. >> of the 19 people who were taken to the hospital, one is still in crit

retracted two of his newt gingrich business defense and advisory council entrepreneur awards, the lodge of dallas, joining pink visual of california in learning it was all a mistake. the lodge turns out not to be a printing company in virginia, but a strip joint in dallas and pink visual turns out to be a porn dvd superstore in california and not a -- well, we don't know what pink visual might have been. maybe he thought his film wife switch volume 7 was, i don't know, a documentary about the speaker and his previous marriages. >>> 47 more days until sarah palin's 400 page word salad hits bookstores, but "going rogue" has already gone to the top of the best seller list. and while the blogger proves she can finish nothing, the problem now is her co-author whose targets including the separation of church and state and whose faults have included separating what she writes from reality. meet palin's co-author lynne vincent. the body of work is the william boykin who said his god was bigger than a muslim terrorist's god. and in a book called donkey kong which describes the democratic party a

she was inside that sweat lodge, getting his account. we have a doctor with us, telling us what happens to the body when things get hot. also with us, eric chase, criminal defense attorney. we hear this account, eric. most people hear all this and say, come on. james arthur ray set the table for this tragedy. how are you going to defend him? >> well, first we have to separate into two parts, the criminal part and civil part. in terms of the criminal part, and what happened in the sweat lodge, i don't think there is going to be any criminal liability. >> you don't think? >> i don't think. any type of criminal charge, you at least have to proceed in the face of a known risk of possible death. i think he was just stupid. and stupid does not translate into being criminally responsible. look, these people all had an option. they were all acting voluntarily. they could have left if they wanted to. they were just as stupid about what could happen in this horrible environment as he was. in terms of criminal responsibility, which is different tha

owner of the lodge, gentleman's club in dallas, texas, thank you both for being here. i can't apologize on behalf of newt gingrich but i'm sorry dpe this mean thing and good luck with your business. >> stop by sometime. >> i don't get to dallas much but thank you. coming up on "countdown." the latest criticism from glenn beck. coming from lindsey graham of all people. coming up, the story with the same kind of acronym that the tourism association used to use. >>> we turn now to our acronym evolution correspondent, mr. kent jones. >> good evening. our language is always changing. words that may have been inoffensive a few years ago now have an sboorly different meaning. i think this is a good example. >> for years interesting wisconsin tourism federation has toiled to introduce the world to the wonders of manager's dairy land. the finest milk, cheese and butter in the world.

the owner says there is nothing wrong with the lodge itself. an attorney for ray has not commented on the suits. >> anna nicole smith's former boyfriend and two doctors are going on trial. they are accused of conspireing to illegally give her controlled substances and supplying drugs to an addict. smith died of an accidental overdose in february, twech. >>> southwest airlines is saying its sorry for kicking a mom and toddler off the flight. the boy screams of go plane go and i want daddy drowned out the preflight safety announcement. the boy's mother was confident the boy would have behaved. southwest called, apologized and offered her a $300 travel voucher. >>> over the next few months, the torch will be traveling across canada. it cost $50,000 for the torch to swing through. there will be a skater and a surfer. >> i will be laying on my board. paddling. i will grab the torch and keep riding the rest of the way like this. >> the torch run may end up being the biggest party the town has ever seen. they will make 28,000 miles before the opening

sweat lodges are used for cleansing rituals.f the resort where this happened wouldn't comment. >>> authorities in galveston county, text, are hodding a news conference about the arrest of a suspect in a 20-year-old rape case. the alleged victim also is expected to make a brief statement. let's go ahead and listen right now. >> -- agents from the fbi and the sheriff's office galveston county district attorney's office with the assistance of a very strong, very determined and very lovely young lady, the survivor in this case ms. jennifer shoette. i'm going to read a brief statement. after the statement i'm going have my colleagues come up and say a few words, and after that we're going to be taking your questions. on august 10, 1990, a horrific crime was committed in dickinson, texas. it shocked our close-knit community. and the officers who responded to the crime scene. a young girl only 8 years old at the time was abducted from the bedroom of her apartment. located not too far from here. once inside the apartment, the abductor g

. >>> two people die in a sauna-like sweat lodge. more than a dozen people were overcome during the so-called spiritual warrior retreat hosted by california-based guru. some paid up to $9,000 to attend this retreat. sweat lodges often used by american indian tribes to cleanse the body, but elders of these tripes say typically a person stays in 10 to 15 minutes at most, at time. >> we drink water, and juice. they take a breather and then come in and the creator sanctions people to do this, and when some people take it and run rampant with it, things are going to happen. >> four people do remain hospitalized today. one in critical condition. >>> more extreme weather is expected across the country today in central kentucky. a tornado left behind some widespread damage there. several structures and a mobile home park destroyed. the families living in them, unfortunately now homeless. the good news. no injuries have been reported. >>> a couple managed to escape their cars thinking fast on this flooded roadway in braeden county, texas. the

a wisconsin man and new york woman died after sitting hours in a sauna-like sweat lodge.everal others were hospitalized. one is in critical condition. investigators haveruled out carbon monoxide poisoning but have not determined what caused the death and illness. >>> the body of a local soldier killed in afghanistan last weekend will be returning to its home town to more. it 21-year-old army specialist stephan mace will be transported to more. he was known as a fun-loving guy with a strong sense of duty. a funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. monday. he will be intered october 19 at arlington national cemetery. >>> the latest in the health care overhaul, after months of negotiations, the senate finance committee is expected to vote on a final proposal of the health care reform bill. president obama used his weekly address to call on both sides to finish the job. >> now is the time to rise abo the politics of the moment. now is the time to come together as americans. now is the time to meet our responsibilities to ourselves and our children and secure a better, healt

three people died in a sweat lodge he led earlier this month in arizona.e announced he needs to dedicate his physical and emotional energies to bringing closure to the matter. authorities are talking to ray about what happened at his high-priced retreat outside sedona. >>> if you get behind the wheel you probably know gas prices keep getting higher. we'll explain why next. >>> it is still not clear when the san francisco traffic nightmare will end. engineers are scram blging to fix the huge bay bridge and let more than a quarter million daily commuters get back to normal. a 2 1/2 ton piece fell out of the bridge. they are using whatever they have to do to get across that span or across the bay. b.a.r.t., the rapid transit system or other bridges the dun barton and the one in richmond. the caltranssays they don't know when it will open. >>> a swiss drug maker plans to deliver 30 million doses of the h1n1 vaccine by next month. the u.s. has received half of the doses it expected. >>> a florida woman recovered from swine flu after five weeks in coma. she was

you can't stay in a 120-degree lodge if your body can't take it.ople could take it. some people can't. >> i bet a $9,000 spa vacation for you in arizona where you get locked in a 400-square foot tent and a guy beats down on you. when you try to -- help other people. >> were you there? >> i've read the first-hand reports. >> don't read so many reports. >> he wouldn't let people leave. let me make it up. that's what defense attorneys do. >> that's why we have testimony. >> here's the deal. he didn't restrain anyone physically. we know that. however, we're talking about people who had emotional issues. these were people who were, perhaps, bored with life. certainly they weren't broke. not at $9,000 nuggets. >> to be tortured and really abused by this guy? >> so they can go to the next level in life, find meaning in their lives and so on. we're talking about people who might be emotionally weak at this point. therefore, when he makes the suggestion as a demigod, sweat it out, you can make it, be tough, be strong, because they are emotionally at risk, t

. >>> two people died at a sauna-like sweat lodge in arizona. investigators say more than a den people got sick during the retreat stegs on thursday. four of them are still in the hospital, one in critical condition. tests for carbon monoxide and other contaminants were negative. >>> police arrested a man they say went through a drive-thru on a lawn mower. they say the restaurant manager called them after the guy rode up on the tractor and ordered food early friday morning. they found the man at a nearby hotel. he was charged with, surprise, driving under the influence. >>> everybody wants to save more and spend less. we've got just the guy to help you. join hl in the meantime money expert clark howard at noon eastern. he's going to show you ways to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. the clark howard show noon eastern right here on hln. >>> you think you have heard everybody about new york? there's lots of hidden spots worth checking out. in today's look at "my city, my secret." >> hi, i'm julio. we're in new york city. and i wa

you can't stay in a 120-degree lodge if your body can't take it. people can't. >> i bet a $9,000 spa vacation for you in arizona where you get locked in a 400-square foot tent and a guy beats down on you. when you try to -- >> were you there? >> i've read the first-hand reports. >> he wouldn't let people leave. let me make it up. that's what defense attorneys do. >> that's why we have testimony. >> here's the deal. he didn't restrain anyone physically. we know that. however, we're talking about people who had emotional issues. these were people who were, perhaps, bored with life. certainly sli they weren't broke. not at $9,000 nuggets. >> to be tortured and really abused by this guy? >> so they can go to the next level in life, find meaning in their lives and so on. we're talking about people who might be emotionally weak at this point. therefore, when he makes the suggestion as a demigod, sweat it out, you can make it, be tough, be strong, because they are emotionally at risk, they will go with it. it is the perfect storm. >> right. nobody's there

. >>> a third person has died now after spending time in a sweat lodge in arizona. the 49-year-old woman had been in a coma. the sheriff says the sauna-like structure was covered with tarps an blankets used for spiritual cleansing. at a retreat run by self-help author earl ray. >>> the 2016 olympics turned into a war zone over the weekend. 14 people kill and a police chopper shot out of the sky in rio de janeiro. two policemen died in bloody clashes between rival street gangs. heavy machine guns brought down the shop's chopper. thousands of police officers are now patrolling the streets. amazing piece of video. isn't it? this is the say that will be hosting the 2016 olympic. >>> somebody paid $15,000 for clump a hair believed to be from elvis. it sold at an auction yesterday. grosses me out. a haircut had e got when he ran the army in 1958. a man who ran the elvis fan club had it and is shirt went for $52,000. also for sale, photos and elvis peds dispensers. did you know? >> did you know, robin, there's a woman in georgia with a wart from elvis? >> oh! did you read

a sweat lodge is used as a retreat, as you know. sheriffs are looking into how the sweat lodge was built. authorities do not have all the facts and the word homicide is inflammatory. >>> joy behar talked to actor and comedian richard belzar about racism. >> people skirt the issue of racism quite a bit. they like to think it's not an issue, but in a way, it is, isn't it? >> you still see health problems among the blacks, hispanics and poor people that people of means don't have those problems. there is so much discrimination that's just built into the fabric of america. >> catch the joy behar show at 9 9:00 p.m. eastern for great interviews and views. >>> we've been watching the stocks. if you look at the lower right-hand corner, we're down at 112 in trading right now. disappointing news about the earnings of two companies, bank of america and general electric. general electric has their fingers in just about everything we buy and sell in the united states. also got a lot of exposure in the financial sector, so that could be hurting

>> no. >> is this where the bullet lodged after it hit you in the arm?>> yes. >> permission to publish, your honor. again, this is two months prior to the shooting that occur nd th in this case? >> yes. >> when you were shot that time, where did you go afterwards? >> i went to the hospital. >> were you treated? >> yes. >> as a result of that shooting, did you do anything? >> yes. >> what? >> i went and purchased a firearm. >> why did you purchase a firearm? >> for protection. >> and did you carry that firearm? >> only when i went into the liberty city area. >> why when you went to that area? >> because that's the place where i was shot the first time. >> what type of gun did you purchase? >> a .44. >> a .44 what? >> revolver. >> and when you say resloa revo would you you describe it. >> like a round cylinder, snug nose, black and brown color. >> how many shot can that revolver fire? >> six. >> did it have any extra magazines or ability to fire more bullets? >> no. >> did it have any extra equipment that allowed it to add more bullets without physically o

hotels from lodging for media athletes and other personnel. the venues that are going to be built or in place need to match criteria. security's a major issue, doping control, and of course, money. how much of it do you have? and how much will your government loan to you if there's any overage? the decision will be made, they are prohibited from visiting the final cities to prevent bribery. natasha? >> so, larry, which city has the most to gain here? >> wow, you know, i think rio certainly does. they're the sentimental favorite. but madrid right now is an interesting case. madrid is actually giving the presentation as we speak in copenhagen, denmark, considered dark horse with a majority of venues built and coming in third in bidding for the 2012 games, however, more than half a century since a continent stage consecutive olympics. now, the spanish capital, their congregation finishing up their presentation. the cities will be eliminated round by round until one finally gets a majority. we'll see who goes out first and where that city support

the sweat lodge was used in spiritual cleansing exercises and three people died. sydney spencer was there, and her attorney says she has major organ failure and scorched lungs. >> he he thought he could conduct the sweat lodge and it got out of hand. >> reporter: ray's spokesman says people shouldn't rush to judgment. ray says he's hired his own investigators. >>> we told you about a little girl who was denied health insurance for being too little. the subsidiary of united health group reversed its decision. her parents were told she didn't meet height and weight standards. she weighed 22 pounds. they say she is healthy. united health says it did an additional review of the case and will now cover her. >>> a minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his lazy boy drunk. look at the souped-up recliner here. it's powered by a converted lawn mower. dennis anderson says he had eight or nine bierce before he crashed it into a parked car. police say his blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit. >> did he have a bedpan in there too? geez, unbelievab

. >>> a third person has now died after spending time in a sweat lodge in arizona. the 49-year-old woman had been in a coma. the sheriff said that the sauna-like structure was covered with tarps and blankets and used for spiritual cleansing. it was at a retreat run by setting help author james arthur ray. he says he has hired his own investigators to find out what happened. >>> justice sonia sotomayor is sharing dirt on her experiences the day she became a member of the supreme court. she told her alumni that her nomination process was so tightly scripted that what she wore to the acceptance ceremony was chosen for her. she was told to bring five suits and one would be recommended. >>> football player and soon-to-be dad was stabbed to death on campus. rafer has the latest thon. this was even on a day where he played a fabulous football game and was celebrating, i'm sure. >> see saw of emotions for him and the entire campus. authorities are still looking for the suspects that stabbed and killed. outside the student union, someone pulled a fire alarm during the buildi

what they say they're waiting for him to do. >>> two people died at a sweat lodge in arizona.s are trying to find out what happened. they say more than a dozen people got sick during the spiritual retreat session. four are still in the hospital. tests for carbon monoxide and other contaminants were negative. >>> armed militants are holding hostages inside a pakistani army headquarters. gunmen opened fire on the headquarters security checkpoint south of islamabad earlier today. now shall t now, the military says ten people were killed in the raging gun battle. six army guards were among the victims and four attackers also died. this is the third major attack in pakistan this week. the taliban claimed responsibility for a car bombing that killed more than 50 people. >>> president obama kept his weekly address to the nation focused on health care today. he says the move to bring meaningful reform to health care is gathering momentum. he also says he sees unprecedented consensus on the need for change from both doctors and drug manufacturers. he says even republican governors and