byron pitts, cbs news, new orleans. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight.all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9news now. >> the investigation into the deadly theater shooting in colorado centered on the scene of the crime today. investigators back inside that theater trying to build their case. federal agents could be seen processing and loading up the evidence from inside the theater where the shooting happened. investigators and lawyers for the defense are requesting to be led inside there as well. they also want to access suspected gunman, james holmes' apartment. elizabeth has all the details. >> designed to kill. that is how authorities describe james holmes aurora, colorado, apartment. police responded there after taking the 24-year-old into custody early friday morning when he gunned down dozens of

byron pitts, cbs news, new orleans. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight.all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> michael jackson's family at war. the surveillance video as cops are called to katherine jackson's home. janet confronting paris. the family fight in the driveway. >> janet and randy are recording every second on their cell phones. >> are they battling over michael jackson's billion-dollar fortune? who's taking care of his kids? >>> the accused movie theater killer's life behind bars right now. >> they put these evidence bags on his hands and he started to play with them

that is on the rundown. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": sweeping reforms for the new orleans police department; greenland's melting ice sheet; detroit's vibrant art scene; tax cuts, health care and congress. and the boy who slipped through security. but first, with the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. housing market sent another signal of uneven recovery today. the commerce department reported new home sales fell in june to a five-month low. they'd been up sharply in may. the news kept wall street down for much of the day. in the end, the dow jones industrial average gained more than 58 points to break a three- day losing streak and close at 12,676. the nasdaq fell eight points to close at 2,854. the british economy has sunk much deeper into recession than first thought. newly released figures today showed economic output fell by 0.7% from april through june. the numbers could increase pressure on the conservative-led government to dial back its austerity policies. u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner today defended his response to

going to ask him to weigh in on the cal orric content in the food, serious radio talk show host and new orleansative and michelle u banks is with us, nice to have all of you with us this morning. we appreciate it. lots to get to. but first we'll start with the breaking news on deadly storms on the move right now. violent thunderstorms have slammed into eastern tennessee, happened overnight. reportedly so far, two people have been killed, dozens others injured. we want to get you right to rob marciano. what's going on? >> hey, soledad, this cluster of thunderstorms popped up late yesterday and bumped into heat and humidity. i don't have to tell you that if you live east of the mepississii you're in the heat. there's with the biggest storms hit as far as the most intense winds, smokey mountain national park, a lot of people camping here. this is prime time for camping season. tents and rvs, not a lot of places to hide. the trees coming down injuring dozens of people and two fatalities, rescue workers are still in there trying to get folks considered to be trapped. these storms weakened overnight

new orleans has become an amazing way, because of the resilience of the new orleans people, this nation'sost immediate laboratory for innovation and change. we have completely reconstructed our health care delivery system as i said. our education system, we now have more kids in charter schools than any other city in america. from an organizational structure of city government, we are completely transformed that to follow best practices that have been around for a very long period of time. we now have third parties coming in, saying new orleans is the fastest growing city in america, the best place to find a job. forbes and the "wall street journal" are talking about the recovery. so all of those things are very good. we have also become a hub for entrepreneurship in the country. that's great. but we still have our challenges like every other major american city does. >> one of those challenges is the murder rate. >> yes. the's no question about this. first of all, in actual numbers, we are actually number ten. new york has more murders than anywhere else in the country. chicago, philadel

enjoy new orleans, you and everyone there at the table. >>> happening right now in the newsroom, jobsut. they just came out, and it's not good for you or for the president. the stakes couldn't be higher with only four more jobs reports to go. before the election. experts say america's undecided voters are starting to make up their minds now. >>> we're on jail watch today as well. george zimmerman, will he post bond and be a free man until his trial? in the newsroom this morning, benjamin crump, attorney for trayvon martin's parents. >>> breaking news out of london to tell you about. terror arrests. the second major bust in just two days. new concerns and new questions this morning. are the olympics being targeted? >>> plus this. >> it's really funny that pepco is actually trying to save face now. about five to six trucks came with anywhere from six to eight different people. the whole process took 38 minutes. >> power problem solved. a family in maryland desperate for help finally becomes a priority for the power company. this morning, their lights are on and the danger is gone. and t

>> living in new orleans, we have to go through these things.ing in new orleans we have to go through the possibility of evacuating, the possibility of losing your homes, losing your loved ones, so living in new orleans we show a resilience cy. they refused to leave the things they love more than anything in life, so i brought a real honest to the movie being from the region. they tried to bring in outside professional actors to do this part, but it did not feel right, because they never went through these things we go through living in that region, so that was one thing that helped them choose me, because i go through a lot of these things living in that region. tavis: how did this happen to you? how did you end up in this role? >> that is a long story. tavis: i ain't got no where to be. >> we own a bakery near where they did the casting, so all those people used to come to the bakery every morning and get go nuts and breakfast in the morning, and they used to put -- get donuts and breakfast in the morning, and they use to put fires in the bake

new orleans is famous for many things, but it is infamous for one. the police department is among the most corrupt in america. plagued by bribery and violence. today in an agreement with the city, city, the federal government moved in to clean it up. pr's an unprecedented top-to- bottom overhaul, and chip reid has the story. >> reporter: attorney general eric holder today announced a plan to completely transform the dw orleans police department. one of the worst police forces thehe nation. >> this agreement is the most widespread, wide-ranging in the department's history. >> reporter: the plan will change dozens of police policies gnd procedures on everything from training to recruitment to interrogations. for example, all officers will get 40 hours of training on the use of force and 24 hours on searches and arrests. officers will be barred from oopping or arresting people on the basis of their race, sex or sexual orientation. cameras will be installed in patrol cars. interrogations will be videotaped, and threats of violence during interrogations,

we are awaiting remarks by the president of the united states at the national urban league in new orleans, louisiana. president obama's address arrives on a truly auspicious day in the normally do-nothing congress. today the senate actually passed a one-year extension of middle class tax cuts by a simple majority vote, 51-48. the bill did not have to muster the normal filibuster-proof 60 votes because of a last-minute deal struck between senate majority leader harry reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell. an alternative republican bill to extend the bush tax cuts for everyone, including the wealthy, failed. president obama issued a statement. it reads, in part, "with the senate's vote, the house republicans are now the only people left in washington holding hostage the middle class tax cuts for 98% of americans and nearly every small business owner. it's time for house republicans to drop their demand for another $1 trillion giveaway to the wealthiest americans and give our families and small businesses the financial security and certainty that they need." i'm joined by democratic strat

mayor of new orleans, mitch landrieu is in the house. fine young congressman from this area, cedric richmond is here. and one of the best mayors in the country, we're glad he came down from his hometown of philadelphia, mayor michael nutter is in the house. and all of you are here. and i am grateful for it. and we love the young people who are in the house. mitch, don't you -- i wasn't referring to you, man. i was talking to those folks over there. mitch is all waving, thank you. for nearly a century, the national urban league has been inspiring people of every race and every religion and every walk of life to reach for the dream that lies at the heart of our founder. the promise that no matter who you are, no matter what you look like no matter where you come from, no matter how modest your beginnings, no matter what the circumstances of your birth, here in america, you can make it if you try. of course, this dream has never come easy. that's why the urban league was formed. in the aftermath of the civil war, with the south in the grips

the fact this is called a morial convention center had anything to do with folks coming down to new orleans. but it is good to be with all of you, and i'm glad i caught you at the beginning of the conference, before bourbon street has a chance to take a toll on you. all right. y'all stay out of trouble now. hey, everybody, please have a seat. have a seat. have a seat. [ cheers and applause ] a couple of people that i want to acknowledge. obviously, first of all, i want to acknowledge your outstanding president and ceo who has shown such extraordinary leadership for so many years, mark morial. [ applause ] just like we've got an outstanding former mayor of new orleans, we've also got the outstanding current mayor of new orleans, mitch landrieu is in the house. [ applause ] fine young congressman from this area, cedric richmond is here. [ applause ] and one of the best mayors in the country, we're glad he came down from his hometown of philadelphia, mayor michael nutter is in the house. [ applause ] and all of you are here. and i am grateful for it. [ applause ] and we love the young people w

why new orleans? why every year in new orleans, first of all?ar in new orleans because new orleans and essence are partners. this is really home for us. it's a sea of black culture. so much started here. it has a rich history with the black community. it's perfect partnership. >> it's a lot of fun. obviously, a lot of great musical talents. the mayor also said there's very serious workshops and things that go on. last year had an opportunity to have a discussion with the president's top advisors who we asked was the president doing enough for the black community. the cover story was with president obama. what are you hearing? what are the folks saying about what kind of job he's doing? >> what our readers are saying is that there's some dispoi disappointment, but they support the president. they are concerned about jobs. the economy is a big issue. health care is a big issue, education, and women are concerned about where the economy is going. they believe the president has done a fair to decent job against great odds. are they hurting? are they

and we've helped some of the schools make real gains in in new orleans.o make a higher education more to go to school. that's why we fought to extend our college tuition tax credit for working families, saving we fought to make college more affordable for additional 200,000 by pell grants. that's why we've strengthened to our hbcus. that's why tomorrow i'm establishing the first-ever african-americans, so that every complete and competitive education, from the time they're born, all through a career. pushing all costs, because we can't taxpayers to subsidize skyrocketing tuition. a higher education in the 21st luxury. necessity that afford. all these young people to higher education and i don't want them loaded up with tens of thousands of debt, just to get an great. of course, that means all of y'all have got to hit the books. th the bargain, that's par of the bargain. you to young cot beijing and bangalore. hanging they're not out. not getting ov. housewives." two-way st. you've got to earn success. that wasn't in my prepared but i'm -- i'm just saying.

ruby slipper cafe in downtown new orleans, for the essence music festival. last night was about recognizing young talent, young rising stars in the music scene. the rest of the weekend will focus on the veterans that we will have a chance to hear, aretha franklin, mary j. blige. we have an all-star lineup, comedian jay thomas sitting there next to me. singer an actress vanessa williams, the new orleans mayor mitch lancasterrieu and bill cassidy. we're going to talk about the health of the economy, a crucial jobs report is coming out today. we'll break down the numbers for you as president obama and mitt romney's camps are standing by ready to respond. you can follow us on your computer or mobile phone while at work, go to cnn.com/tv. and we will see you at the top of the hour as "starting point"

. >>> welcome back, new agreement to overhaum the scandal ridden new orleans police department. partment has announced hundreds of new policies on the use of force, searches and seizures, arrests and interrogations, coming up next hour, soledad talks to ronal serpas. >> $22.6 billion in fees from passengers to check bags and upgrade their seats and get reservations and change the reservations to pay for food and drinks. this is according to a new study. recently merged continental airlines collected the most at $5.2 billion. >>> take the clothes and leave the baby, surveillance video from a walmart parking lot shows a 19-year-old woman on the run after she was allegedly caught shoplifting. police say she ditched her baby in a shopping cart before she took off. they found the woman and her sister partying in a nightclub the next night. the baby was taken in by authorities and police say the woman denied he was her son. soledad? >> that's a lot going on in that story. what? baby she says isn't hers but happened to be in the shopping cart, lecht the baby to try to get away, was shop

was part of what was militarily, but also a culturally transform tiff element to the battle of new orleans. >> as we go to knoxville tom. we want to thank the national portrait gallery in washington and also the maryland historical society in baltimore and of course, some live views of fort mchenry. tom in knoxville, tennessee, go ahead with your question. >> yes, sir. i enjoy your show. i've been watching it in the last hour, and i know in the first three-minute segment, was there something that you can look up on the internet and vote whether you would have been for or against the war. i think in my recollection i would have been for the war at that time and i still haven't changed my mind that it seems to me that i've gathered from the conversation earlier was that most people are voting against the war. i think that's a little farfetched at this time because hindsight is 2020 and we can look back and see how much it did for the country as far as the international and what not. i'd like to comment on that and i like to talk about things that really happened and i'm curious to hear what

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. >> wendy: new orleans pastor fred luter, jr. may history last week when members of the southern baptist convention elected him as their first african-american president. ephraim graham sat down with him to talk about his vision for the largest protestant denomination in america. ♪ >> reporter: there is nothing brighter than a sunday sunrise in this struggling new orleans neighborhood. that's when people begin arriving for it's 7:30 service at franklin avenue baptist church. >> it hurts my heart when people drive for miles and miles and can't get in the sanctuary. that is tough for me. >> reporter: the pastor holds three sunday services to accommodate crowds of more than 5,000. only 65 members attended when the luter family arrived in 1976. the community began to change from predominantly white to predominantly black. the head of southern baptist missions doubted he could turn things around. >> he told me this, he said, quote,"son, you are not my choice for this church. but evidently these people wanted you. you either resurrect

and that's what was really overcome by the battle of new orleans, when the militias actually performed really wonderfully far from home, and that was part of what was militarily but also a culturally transformative element of the battle of new orleans. >> as we go to the next caller, tom in knoxville, we want to thank the national portrait gallery in washington and also the maryland historical society in baltimore and of course live views of fort mchenry. tom in knoxville, tennessee, go ahead with your question. >> caller: yes. i enjoy your show. i've been watching it in the last hour, and i know in the first 30-minute segment, at fort mchenry there, the fellow said there was a deal that you could look up on the internet and vote whether you would have been for or against the war. i think in my recollection and whatnot of the war of 1812, i would have been for the war at that time and i still haven't changed my mind, but it seems to me like i've kind of gathered from the conversation earlier was that most people are voting against the war. i just think that's a little farfetched at thi

new orleans reports a setment conference has been set is before a judge in the federalcounty of new orleans>> as world gets ready for the opening ceremony this friday, the queen and duke duke of edingberg -- the party will take place at buckingham palace. >>> here we go. showing the fog out there this morning. 70 degrees matching up the dew point and that's the recipe for fog this morning. temperatures going up in the area. they are into the 780s many we don't have -- 70s. we don't have anything going on close to home. spotty showers this morning but about 500 miles to the north and west a cluster of showers looks harmless right now but that drifts into our area and into the humidity that will trigger the shower or thunderstorm. inner harbor up to 76-77. annapolis 72 heading into dover. 70 to 72 across the area. the humidity coming up out of the south is going to interact with the low level moisture and produce a gusty shower and thunderstorm during the course of the day today. be aware of that and keep it on channel 2 and abc2news.com. 88 to 91 today. future trend showing a few spot shower

year in new orleans averaged 15.5 points a game, 6 assists. pretty good business. again, the warriors on paper appear to be improving. >>> steve nash wore 13 throughout his career. will claim berl lane with the lakers -- chamberlain has 13. so steve is now wearing no. 10. and jeremy lin, the new york knicks have matched houston's offer sheet. so you're going to have -- a lot of bay area kids. he's going to be now on the same team with jason kidd from cal in the knicks backcourt. >>> serena williams working this afternoon against a reigning ncaa champion, nicole gibbs of stanford. serena said she had a 24 hour flight from wimbledon. is that long? >> that's too long ! >> you think she'd be flying private. >> i'm sure. maybe she made a couple of stops. >> anyway, we'll ask the e-shurance people. >> she probably meant with the time change. >> maybe that's it. jacqueline, as always, coming through. give me the tour de france. 120 miles in the french mountains. bradley wiggins retains the yellow jersey. and it's being called a $750,000 shift. rollan

mere in baltimore on the great lakes and new orleans and on the high seas.ear but until the peace treaty in 1815 began 200 years ago today as you have heard with this signing of the declaration of war by president madison. the lasting impact of that war is many ways greater than the actual war. you also heard many of the symbols and successes of america and he is he specially the united states navy were born in that conflict. war was declared 200 years ago today after years of injustices and injuries inflicted by britain and france, mr. ambassador. they compromise the principle and reality of freedom of the seas and congress. trade aggression against our shichs and the impressment of our sailors pushed america into a response that ignited our nation's fighting spirit and gave birth to a global united states navy. many of the early engagements and american successes came at sea wi the first six frig gets and the constellation still moored here in baltimore in the constitution earned the name old iron sides as british cannonballs bounced off her hull made of l

byron did cbs news new orleans. >>> when sunday at the road they travel by train the america's cup a rise in san francisco. well it wasn't everything in course mergers looking for in the year heard planes a that the month-long mission and didn't turn up new evidence the group traveled to an island about 2,000 mi. south of hawaii where they believe that put she crashed. the did not find the planned as the wreckage could be hidden inside nearby caves. she disappeared 75 years ago during today would of been her 115th birthday. the america's cup arrived in san francisco today in pieces. the america's cup roldan to. this afternoon and came in night train from rhode island's that is the size of the last america's cup. the train left line ninth its nearly a mile and half on and carries everything from an entire block cast to racing boats. is the traveling by rail was the green is possible option. did leads chose this as opposed to our normal mode of transport. this is the first time in more than a decade that a train has use the facilities and america's cup racing kicks off in san francisco

we have got video of a historic factory in new orleans on fire. strong flames and this live look right now from wdsu. it's the pie factory and an early morning fire. firefighters call it a four alarm blaze and we have gone dark but you see the flames out of new orleans, louisiana. they respond to the fire after flames were reported out of the top of the historic plant. this is with us throughout the morning and we will probably have more on "good morning america" coming up again this a live look at a fire in new orleans. lynette. >> all right. yes, we are talking about some cloud cover this morning. and also a little bit of sunshine. that's the name of the game. we can see that in the banner right now. even as we go into the afternoon we will see more of that and possibly showers and thunderstorms. but right now, temperatures are warm. 72 degrees in manchester. 71 in northville chestertown is at 72. middletown now at 76 degrees. you heard me talk about the thunderstorms. so the storm prediction center does have us in a slight risk for severe weath

. >> after a raffle, in new orleans. >> not in new orleans. >> in orleans. >> the wasn't in new orleanscod. >> the raffle was in new orleans, the second sentence of the story. july 14th. caught there. that's all. just saying new orleans. caught that thing and deep fried it. >> i can't read. and i need to go to bed. >> you're tired. we hate flies. pesky flies. all the crazy weather. this guy, put something on the fund-raising site, called indg-go-go. asking for $15,000 to launch a fly shotgun. it shoots salt at flies. and the salt kills the flies. harmless to everything else, and humans. people have loved the idea so much. he raised $62,000. 40-plus days to go. preorders for the salt gun to kill flies starts $30. saw it kill flies. >> need one on the show. real quick, oakland dropped their dance marathon band. it stood in place for 282 years. if you had a dance >>> this morning on "world news now" -- paying respects. the star of "batman" christian bale visits aurora, colorado, the scene of the movie theater massacre. >> while detectives uncover more disturbing details about the suspected

the president is on his way right now to new orleans. he gives a speech tonight at the national urban league convention. the group is out with a study on how crucial african-american vo voter turnout will be in some key states. political director mark preston is joining us right now. and mark, how important for the president to not naturally assume that he has the african-american support, but to still work for that support. >> well, fredricka, no question that president obama will get the bulk if not all of the support of the african-americans come november, but the question is how many african-americans will actually come out and vote, and in what state. so when we talk about this, we are looking at specifically at four different states right now. we are looking at north carolina. we are looking at virginia. we are looking at florida. we are also looking at ohio. these are four states that will play a very important role in choosing the next president, and for president obama, the african-american vote is an extremely important subset

within a few days of hurricane katrina watching through new orleans, three activists start the common ground collective and they start providing very basic preliminary health care services for the people that remain in the city. one of these three people is a gentleman named maleek rahim. when you start about starting this with two other activists, he says very clearly that the reason he felt like he could do this and pull this off in the face of all of this catastrophe all around them, is that they have done very similar work in the black panther party. so we have to understand, you know, these two clinics operating today as distinct legacies of the black panther party's activism. >> host: alondra nelson is very distressed in the african-american community toward health care? and hatred okay to just say health care, but i'm thinking specifically the tuskegee syphilis experiments. >> guest: yes, i think it is an important question. this is the 40th anniversary this july for tuskegee. we see this trust in the public health to deter and we see these accounts in these sort of things. it

the federal government moves in to oversee the new orleans police. chip reid has that. byron pitts talks to the city's crime-fighting mayor. >> if the ku klux klan killed 200 black kids on the streets of america, there would be hell to pay. >> pelley: barry pederson has search for clues in the theater massacre as a wounded man fights for his life his wife today gave birth to a son. david martin investigates serious weapons. israel is handing out gas masks. and we remember a remarkable postal clerk. it's not what he deliver that made him special. it's what he collected. >> you know, mike, this is one of our most famous pieces.

i put my mount to your misery new orleans. here, war lies piles so high. this floating prison of a cementary cries of range. this delta lies on its side. rows and rows upon it's own government and crushed. summertime is over and the living is dead. and around midnight all hopes are looted. no one will ever come clean of the katrina of the new orleans and the stinking house of the setting sun. but it's the black and the blue of the loving on the shoes, let alone a dime or water, america, you are always scotched earth in our mouth. always a rain of disaster of streams of our broken eyes. now the rags are the most turn. our pores the poorest that can be worn in the souls shop. now that all is lost and there is only nothing to lose. long live the courage and the poor. they begin to waiver. [applause]. >> vennetia. i was enranged at your body enettia. chicanery that cried out of an awfulor gast. slowly i found you should side streets where you practice a strolling stillness without any engine sounds and the skies turning on into color and then eternal magnifice

if you've ever been to new orleans maybe you saw this eyesore. now there's dramatic video of the changing skyline. we'll show you how it went down. >> gay pride, a parade in san diego made history. so who's marching for the very first time and why are so many people talking about it. >> and an animal invasion, why would a bear walk inside a sears store. we'll tell you how the animal got inside and reaction from the people inside. that's still to come. ,,,,,,,,, >>> cloudy out there with a few peeks of sunshine. >>> first, check this out. goodbye a new new orleans eyesore finally history. the grand palace hotel came down. it was the city's largest apartment complex at the time. that area will now be used for a billion dollars medical center. >>> thousands show up for gay pride parade in san diego. active duty military members were among those participating. it's the first time such an approval has been given to the u.s. it comes a year after the military droped the don't ask don't tell policy. >> it's a really great day. just knowing that a couple

population of new orleans shot up by 9.4%, standing over 360,000. ly 80% of the population since katrina, when city was at 452,000. still good news. city is coming back. also added 7,000 jobs in the last year or so. great news for city. in terms of other cities growing quickly as well -- boston, plano, texas, denver, raleigh north carolina, top five. good news for new orleans, keep on coming back. >> great city there. been there twice. loved it. >> big easy, nothing like it. >> food is great. >> yes. >> there is a physiological explanation for men and women out there, after you have your relations, men physiologically want to fall asleep. >> grandma. when you have relations. >> scientists -- they scanned men's brains before and during an orgasm. >> this brain. >> that brain, not the other one. the thinking area shuts down. they say men do need to sleep after sex because it is designed to switch off at that point a companied by a surge of chemicals which could have a powerful sleep inducing effect. for women it is the opposite. which is why, women wan

it's operated in new orleans since 1922.he fruit pries are some of -- pies are some of the best known treats. >>> if you've been having trouble getting out your tweets, you're not alone. twitter was down or running slow for several hours yesterday. the company says the outage was caused by a double system failure. it was the second time in over a month that twitter has been having problems. >> the horror. can you imagine? >> i don't tweet. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, is relief on the way? marty has the first warning weather forecast. >> first a look at today's midday stocks and last night's multimatch numbers. irreconcilable difference say i don't -- i should say,, the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. now you have the power to lower gas prices with the b

coming from new orleans, the heat doesn't typically bother me, but here in new york it was absolutelyay. i'm going to say my favorite summer phrase. it was hotter out there than two squirrels making love in a wool sock. it was hot yesterday. it was hot. >> i don't want to know how hot or hairy that situation -- >> think about it. let it sink in. two squirrels. think about it. here's the thursday forecast, everybody. once a year. more severe storms today from chicago to louisville and pittsburgh. thunderstorms from the texas gulf coast to florida and up to philly. showers in northern california and oregon. also heating up in the plains. >> upper 90s in dallas, kansas city and colorado springs. 80s from the twin cities to new york. 106 in phoenix. 78 in seattle. my son heard the thunder. he's like, mommy, fireworks. >> that's what it sounded like. >> not really. it did. it was loud. >>> let the good times roll on this next one. mark your calendars because there's only 199 days until my saints play in the super bowl, and better yet in the superdome in the city of new orleans. >> it won't

the president makes campaign stops in new orleans and will address the national urban league convention there. >>> speaking of new orleans, the police didn't is bracing for a sweeping overhaul, aimed at wiping out decades of corruption and mismanagement. eric holder signed a decree said to be the toughest imposed on a law enforcement agency. >> it reaffirmed the justice department's commitment to fair and vigorous law enforcement at any left. to work alongside federal, state and local authorities to protect not only the safety but essential civil rights of everyone in this country. >> the agreement still needs to be approved by a federal judge who will also oversee its implementation. >>> the first roman catholic church official convicted in the child abuse scandal has been sentenced to three to six years in prison. a philadelphia judge lit into him for protecting priests saying he enabled monsters to destroy the souls of children. >>> jennifer hudson's former brother-in-law was sentenced to life in prison for murdering three members of her family. she was in the courtroom where he was

in new orleans the federal government along with the city has stepped in to really rewrite the rules entire police force. in a complete overhaul they have a new manual, new rules for interrogations, new rums for how often they fire their weapons. this is a long time coming. this police force has been plagued by scandal, especially since katrina but really goes back since almost the beginning of time. >> i was shocked to hear eric holder was involved here. >> they asked the federal government to step in and sort of help rewrite the rules for this entire police department. they really have. it's part of a four-year plan to get this thing right. the mayor asked for it and they got it. >> yeah. he's got to pay for it, too. >> $11 million in the first year. >>> this is so incredible. it looked too real. but it turns out that an abduction was a hoax. you've got to look very carefully here. it's really hard to see. teenagers were involved. we get this one from the sere kus post standard. this is the disturbing surveillance video that alerted police that something could be wrong here. a woman