philip: i tell folks to bring it home, democracy is nice, but if you live in washington, new york memphis, or florida, and there are killings in your neighborhood every night, you are eventually going to say to the police force, stop this. figure it out. i think people are going to say the arab spring and all those folks -- that is a nice theory but stop the killings. charlie: philip mudd, former deputy director of the cia counterterrorist center and the national security branch. a lot of experience at the top levels of national security. thank you. back in a moment. stay with us. charlie: brian grazer is here. he is one of hollywood's most successful and prolific producers. his movies and television shows have been nominated for 43 academy awards and 140 nine and is. much of his work has been inspired by what he calls curiosity conversations with interesting and accomplished people. his new book explores the ideas of curiosity and creativity called "a curious mind: the secret to a bigger life." i am pleased to have brian grazer back at this table. brian: thank you for having me. charlie:

especially in new york citiville, memphis has had showers and storms as well. more nuisance stuff. the best chances of heavy rain and storms will be here along the south carolina and also the north carolina coast. upwards of an inch of rain is possible. scat scattered hit and miss stuff through alabama and atlanta during your afternoon. as far as today's forecast goes, we have had a big storm moving through the rockies. just talking to someone in idaho who said the winds were up to 80 miles per hour, they had had to close the highways semis were overturned so a big wind storm and cold front going through the rockies. that's going to bring snow to wyoming. tomorrow we'll return to severe weather threat in texas. really watching areas from oklahoma city to dallas houston, so we get a break today and then tomorrow we return to severe weather. >> lucky us thank you, bill. at least we have a warning. >>> in atlanta a judge threw the book at eight educators tied to a cheating scandal. >> this thing was pervasive, it's like the sickest thing that's ever happened to this town. there were t

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. >> if you're flying airport delays possible in memphis, washington, d.c. philly and new york and an incredible survival story for a sailor lost at sea. >> found alive pulled from his crippled sailboat and is in unbelievably good shape. more from lana zak. >> reporter: these were louis jordan's last moments lost at sea. a helicopter hoisted him aboard for the final leg of what was nearly a voyage to the bottom of the sea. these were his first steps on dry land after who are than two months. thursday afternoon, the coast guard got word from a german flagship "the houston express" they rescued a man about 200 miles east of cape hatteras north carolina. the captain of the ship said jordan was stranded on the hull of his craft "the angel"s who mast had snapped in two. jordan reportedly survived by catching fish. he was dehydrated and had a shoulder injury. but was said to be otherwise in good shape. jordan was well enough to speak to his father. >> man, nice to hear your voice. >> reporter: his family plans a reunion in the hospital just in time to celebrate easter together. lana

new orleans, and memphis. >>> a mistily in the sky is deepingen. the dramatic emergency landing on wednesday in buffalo, new yorkit was three passengers who passed out. the pilots fearing a loss of cabin pressure descended quickly. a nur on board rushed to the passengers' aid. >> i didn't feel good. everybody in the middle of the flight started to not feel well. >> once on the ground a total of 12 passengers were checked. skywest this morning says there's no indication of depressurization which they say would have affected all of the passengers. >>> a serial sniper may be on the loose in northern colorado. possibley taking shots at random cars. one woman was shot on wednesday. another driver's rear window was shattered a link. so far, only one incident is confirmed as a shooting. >>> a suspect is caught on camera burglarizing a massachusetts home. the family sleeping upstairs. totally unaware the intruder in in their home. authorities tracked him down through social media. in one of his facebook pictures he's wearing the same pullover. >>> a violent collision captured on camera between a car and a train. the whi

new orleans, and memphis. >>> a mystery in the sky is deepening this morning. the dramatic emergency landing on wednesday in buffalo, new yorkit wasn't just one passenger, as the airlines first said but three, who passed out. the pilots, fearing a loss of cabin pressure, descended quickly. a nurse on board rushed to the passengers' aid. >> they started to feel short of breath. i didn't feel great myself. the flight attendant same thing. everybody in the middle of the flight started to not feel well. >> once on the ground, a total of 12 passengers were checked. skywest this morning says there's no indication of depressurization, which they say would have affected all of the passengers. >>> a serial sniper may be on the loose in northern colorado. possibly taking shots at random cars. one woman was shot and wounded on wednesday while driving along interstate 25. another driver's rear window was shattered an hour earlier. then there were two other similar incidents in the area. police are trying to determine if there is a link. so far, only one incident is confirmed as a shooting. >>> a suspect is caught on camera burglarizing

new york, chicago, detroit. mid-70s, washington, atlanta, memphis them gulf host coast will hit the 80s and slightly low normal inl places the suburbs of atlanta. police say a group of alleged car jackers are in the red minivan. one of the suspects jumps out in to that white honda trying to drive off. the car's owner hanging on to the hood of the car. a local city worker pulled his gun, opened fire, wounding the suspect in the shoulder and ending the getaway attempt. >> he picked up speed. he was going to go across there and if that guy didn't shoot she would probably lose her life. something would have happened cause she wasn't happening til the car would have threw r off. the suspect shot was treated d arrested and charged with eft and assault. the search for the other suspects in the red minivan continues. >>> now a bizarre attack in san diego. fisherman was standing in a boat showing off his catch when get this a 300-pound sea lion grabbed the man's hand and try him overboard. the man was underwater for a few seconds before the sea lion let go. lifeguards rushed in and helped the victim to shore. he was later

memphis. >> they died protecting african-americans. two new yorkhousing development because there was too much crime against african-americans in that housing development. those men died to protect. he says the police don't protect his community. police officers brought down crime in this city and murder by 80% or 85% in the african-american community. so who are they protecting? >> it's a dangerous statement from an official. >> it's a very dangerous statement because you never know who you are effecting. now he is telling people to have guns and consider police officers terrorists? >> he is in a leadership position. >> he should not be in that leadership position. somebody from the naacp should fire him and make it clear the overwhelming majority of police officers are protecting you me, african-americansns, white americans, all kinds of americans. that's what they do every day. that is what they put down their lives for. i have seen many of them, unfortunately get seriously injured or die as a result of it. >>> we want to talk to you a little bi

new york knicks. your final score 101-89. >>> now of the final six games remaining on the schedule for the wizards, just one of those coming at home. tomorrow they start a three game road trip in memphisn to baseball now for a moment. tomorrow the nationals back at national park. an exhibition game against the yankees. before that happens one last spring training game in sunny florida today. they face new york in tampa. first inning. big time matchup, harper versus cc sabathia. and harper wins this battle. he had three home runs this spring. eight rbi. give the kid a triple right there. the nationals, they score three in the inning and they take a 3-0 lead after one. mike carp one of the young nationals trying to make this roster for opening day. that will help his cause. a three-run shot. nats win 8-2. stephen strasburg struck out six. these two teams back at it tomorrow in the nation's capital at 1:00. >>> last spring training game for the orioles taking on the braves. ubaldo jimenez, five strike outs and four innings of work. in the fifth inning this -- a little fan trying to start the wave here. he shows him how to get the fans on their feet smacking some ball deep to left center.

a new york times analysis suggests baltimore police officers have killed more people. look at seattle, las vegas, oklahoma city and memphis here. and except for las vegas, look at the numbers. none of the cities reported more than half the number in baltimore. the 127. the past few years, according to a "washington post" analysis 48 justifiable homicides by the baltimore police department between 2007 and 2012. you can see here 2007 totuate, an uptick. down in 2010 and 2011. a higher rate then because some incidents evolve outside law enforcement agencies. one officer has been persecuted for killing a civilian since 2010 according to "the new york times." certainly more questions than answers in baltimore. the police commissioner tells the "times" that he fired 50 officers for misconduct since he took office in 2012. these questions about alleged excessive force are plaguing a lot of people. we want to give you an update on our bing pulse. we asked fans this question here -- especially with the unprecedented move of closing camden yards for the ballpark as the baltimore orioles play should fans be allowed to attend the ba

near 80 degrees in memphis and also atlanta and this april warmth will be surging into the northeast, 60's thursday and friday for new york. that's a quick check of your national outlook. here's what's shaking locally for you. >> thanks rob. that april warmth will hit us by thursday and friday. today at least we're dry. let's show you what it looks like here with your accuweather 7-day. 54 degrees for your high so it will be nice and sunny this afternoon although below average. warmer tomorrow and breezy, 65. 70 on friday. how long does that last. it can go only go three and four days out. we'll deal with that tomorrow. >> that means it's bad. >> enjoy the good. >> thank you, george. >> glass half full. >> thank you. >>> coming up on "gma," "gma" on the lookout. the new crime on the rise thieves stealing seats right from the backs of suvs. what you can do to stop then. >>> avril lavigne opening up about a mysterious illness she's been battling for months saying she thought she was dying. and now how she's fighting back. ♪ else gets me frustrated ♪ told us that they'd cut our verizon bill in half we were like 'why?' and th

it'll be near 80 in memphis and also in atlanta, and this april warmth will, yes, be surging into the northeast, 60s, thursday and friday for new yorkare going to be cool again this afternoon because of another cold front and upper 50s along the coast and low-to-upper 60s an the bay and nearly 70 inland. 30s and 40's for lows >> this weather report brought to you by sprint and the guys over here asking just how long does that last. we can only go three days out. we don't do four days out. we'll deal with that tomorrow. >> that means it's bad. >> enjoy the good. >> thank you, george. >> glass half full. >> be present. >> thank you. >>> and coming up on "gma," "gma" on the lookout. the new crime on the rise, thieves stealing seats right from the backs of suvs. what you can do to stop then. >>> and avril lavigne opening up about a mysterious illness that she's been battling for months saying she thought she was dying. and now how she's fighting back. ♪ gets me frustrated ♪ ♪ gets me frustrated ♪ and they were all 'to save you money on your rate plan' and i was like 'why?' and then sprint was like 'so you can spend money on stuff you wa