poppy, back over to you. winter still feels like it's here even though spring is on the books. >> it does. i was getting ready at 1:00 a.m. and i put my snow boots on. i thought it's almost april. thank you. >> that may have had more to do with the 1:00 a.m. thing. six minutes after the hour. secretary of state john kerry remains in the middle east this morning. on sunday he met with the syrian president but he made little headway convincing him to stop allowing the flow of arms and troops fueling syria's bloody civil war. secretary kerry is accusing iraq of helping syrian president by allowing arms and fighters from iran to cross into syria from iraq. >>> and former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky breaking silence from behind bars. a documentary filmmaker said he has recordings of telephone conversations with sandusky in jail that will air today on nbc. the family of the late joe paterno, the head football coach whose legendary career ended in disgrace is already speaking out. they call the recordi

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. >> poppy harlow was in the courtroom, she joins us now live. poppy, the evidence the judge was referring to earlier when he said he remembers it all, it included cell phone pictures taken of the victim, lurid text messages from the defendants, how much did all of that play in to the judge he's verdict? >> i think it played into it a lot, fredricka. but eyewitness testimony was also very damning for these two men now convicted rapists. three eyewitnesses saying that they saw the boys sexually assault the girl in a way that when it's not consensual is considered rape in the state of ohio. three eyewitnesses all of them friends with these two boys. talking about the social media, text messages, this all unfolded and played out online, on internet in front of the world. that's what makes this case increasingly upsetting for everyone involved. not only was this girl degraded over and over as the prosecution put it, but she was done so after the fact again and again online. pictures of her really seemingly unconscious being posted on instagram. peopl

poppy? >> hi there, don.ell, after four days of testimony, some of it very emotional in the stubenville, ohio, rape case which has divided this town and captured the national potlight, the fate of trent hayes and malik richmond, two boys accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in august lays in the hands of the judge. the defense and the prosecution both resting tonight after more than two days of testimony from the alleged victim saying that she recalls very little from the entire night of the alleged rape and says she does not remember anything from when the alleged rape may have occurred. after that happened, we heard closing arguments from both sides, and i want you to listen first to some of the closing arguments by both of the defense teams. first, you will hear from the attorney for 17-year-old trent mays and then from 16-year-old malik richmond. >> nobody calls the police. no one calls the alleged victim's parents and nobody calls their own parents and nobody contacts anyone, and why is that? are these a

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poppy, the two boys spoke out as well in court. let's listen. >> i'd like to apologize to you people. i had no intentions to do anything like this. and i'm sorry to put you guys through this. >> i'd like to apologize to [ bleep ] your family, my family, my community. those pictures shouldn't have been put around. >> poppy, they're guilty. what happens next to them? where are they going, and for how long? >> reporter: well, they're going to a juvenile detention center, basically jail for teens their age. they have already been taken into custody. they were taken into custody right after that sentencing. ma'lik richmond will serve a minimum sentence of a year because he was found guilty on that one felony charge of rape. if he has good behavior, after he serves that minimum sentence, it's really up to the juvenile justice system to decide if he has to serve any longer. the maximum sentence was until these boys were 21 years old. trent mays, though, will serve two consecutive years. not only is he guilty of rape, but also of dissemina

poppy? >> i know when you talk about the government being accused, assad forces of using chemical weapons, it's been discussed before not long ago around homes. but there hasn't been substantiated evidence. it brings up the question of the assad regime blaming rebels for this creating a front so they can do the same. >> reporter: you know, we really don't know in this fog of war. yes, the rebels have accused the syrian regime of carrying out chemical weapons attacks in the past. again, we haven't gotten huge evidence of this. why this is such a big hot potato, the obama administration said that use of chemical weapons is a red line and it would prompt a response from the u.s. government. the rebels and the syrian opposition find this kind of ridiculous because there has been no response from the u.s. government when the syrian government has fired scud missiles at its own cities. used jets to bomb villages and towns in cities and artillery as well. so there have been so many atrocities in th

poppy harlow live in ohio this morning for us. boy, poppy, what is it like there this morning? i know it's early but very odd to have a verdict day on a sunday. >> good morning, christi. it is. but this trial ran right through the weekend and we know that was coming. because this is a visiting judge trying this case so there's no talk about any potential conflict of interest in this very small town because, as you know, this case has not only grasped the attention of the entire town, it's grabbed the attention of the nation and being talked about globally. that's why we're getting a verdict on sunday, but day four of testimony ended late last night. some of it very emotional. in this case, in this rape case, in ohio, two teens trent mays and malik richmond accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at a series of overnight parties back in august. their fate now lies in the hands of this judge, thomas lipps. the defense and prosecution resting their cases giving closing arguments last night. after the alleged victim, this young girl, took the stand testifying for two hours and at one

poppy, you come out. there is a recess. give us the latest news that you have. >> reporter: this 16-year-old girl, the alleged victim, has been on the stand for an hour and 15 minutes. she was brought up by the prosecution. her testimony is not over. she hasn't been cross-examined yet. she talked about how much she drank the night of the alleged party. this is important. the argument here is how intoxicated was this girl. was she with it enough to make conscious decisions about what happened that night? the prosecution says no. the defense says yes, she was. that's what the boys' innocence or guilt lies on. she said at the party that night in august she drank a slushy with vodka, one smirnoff black, and one shot. she said after she left the party, doesn't remember a thing except a flashback of throwing up in the street somewhere. fast forward to the next morning. all she remembers is waking up on a couch in someone's house that she really didn't know. she said she was naked. didn't know where her clothes were and said she w

poppy goes for his firearm. as givens rises, his weapon in hand.ivens goes down. incredibly he's only wounded. given says convicted of attempted aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and sentenced to 11 months 29 days. more and more, police are relying on tasers. >> it keeps us from having to fight somebody hands on. >> detective jared mathern should know. he with two other officers are with the louisiana police force. they were uninvited guests who brought tasers who a wedding that went very, very wrong. instead after toast, the broom got a taze. and the bridal party got a shower of mace. >> what is going through my mind, is oh, my god, i'm suppose getting married and supposed to be the happiest day in my life. getting tazed, it couldn't get worse. >> jeffrey has been on the force for 15 years. >> this is small town. nice to live here. it's quiet. >> it is usually quiet. but not on july 23, 2005. riding along with police is a cameraman. >> what the [ bleep ]. some wedding. >> shooting for aek there al tv show, called the beat, ro duced b

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reporter poppy harlow reported about the in human conditions some illegal immigrants in the u.s. are forced to live in as a result of their citizenship status here's a piece of that report this is it we're here. eighty one barry i wanted to get to know the people who call this place home people like mr wong a former restaurant worker who came to the u.s. alone in one nine hundred seventy seven and has lived here in this tiny room for more than thirty years good to see you again can we come in go when you do. please going ok thank you good to see you. but here's one dot that c.n.n. is not likely to connect for you as a direct result of this story those residents who were featured in this story were forced from their homes by the new york fire department it happened after a tipster saw the c.n.n. report and called the police the reasons for the eviction were unsafe living conditions there was hard to argue that being homeless is any safer now as journalists is our duty and our obligation to weigh heavily the stories we tell and the people we expose yes c.n.n. was doing its job in b

. >> poppy harlow is following the case life in steubenville, ohio. poppy, what do we expect to happen today in court? >> reporter: today could be a big day in court. we are still to hear from the alleged victim or either of the defendants so there's a chance they could take the stand. we have been told by attorneys they will call the alleged victim, a decision hasn't been made whether or not the two defendants will take the stand. we're talking about the case of a 16-year-old girl allegedly raped back in august by two star high school football players trent mays, and malik richmond. yesterday, guys, i was in court for more than 1 hours. it was explosive in terms of the testimony. the first day the prosecution has brought eyewitnesses to these alleged rape to the stand, three teenaged boys, all three of them friends of the two co-defendants, one of them testifying that he saw trent mays, one of the defendants, in a car engaged in sexual activity with this girl, activity that would be considered rape in ohio, if it is not consensual. after that car rid

i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm john berman. i had syracuse, by the way. >>> a staggering number. 7,000 patients getting a startling and probably tear tying news this morning. they may have been exposed to hiv and hepatitis by their dentist. dr. scott harrington and his tulsa practice a menace to health. some of the investigators who checked out his office left physically sick. this is just shocking, ed lavandera. >> reporter: the allegations leveled here in the state of oklahoma by health officials against the man who runs the dental practice behind me is staggering. tulsa health officials say the sanitation conditions inside this building where dr. scott harrington works as an oral surgeon were horrifying. >> when we left, the investigators were physically sick. and i have seen a lot of bad stuff over the years. >> reporter: the health officials say as many a 7,000 patients in the last six years might have been exposed to hiv as well as hepatitis b and c. health officials say he treated a higher prop lags of patients with thos

>> poppy, thank you very much.s you heard poppy say, the state's highest legal authority says this trial maybe over, but he's not finished with the case. the ohio attorney general wants to convene a grand jury, and he wants more people to answer for what they know. listen. >> there seems to be an unbelievable casualness about rape and about sex. it's a cavalier attitude, a belief that somehow there isn't anything wrong with any of this. rape is not a recreational activity. we cannot bring finality to this without the convening of a grand jury. this community also desperately needs to know that justice was done and desperately needs to know that no stone was left unturned. >> we'll talk more about this now. paul callan is with me, a cnn legal analyst in new york. paul, you heard from the state attorney general there. you are -- you're familiar with the steubenville rape case. can the attorney general call the grand jury, and would that necessarily mean charges for more people? >> oh, it definitely could mean charges

but it is now really up to them because they could have gotten a much more severe sentence. >> poppy harlow, thank yous so . why were these teens tried in juvenile court instead of adult court? we'll have our legal experts weigh in after the break, and pope francis is already being called a man of the people. we go to the streets with the new pontiff. wait for it... wait for it... [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we won't make you wait for it. our efficient, online system allows us to get you through your home loan process fast. which means you'll never have to beg for a quick closing. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. bonkers, look at me when i'm talking to you. >>> we've been bringing you the details of the rape case that brought the town of steubenville, ohio, and riveted the nation. two teens have been charged with raping a 16-year-old girl last summer. ma'lik richmond will spend at least one year and trent mays two years in a juvenile detention facility. they could be in

>> poppy, thank you very much, indeed. stubenville case drew national outrage from blogger alexandria goddard made names, text and tweets of the assault made public. from an u.n. disclosed location, because of threats she received in this case you and also joining me, attorney gloria allred. alexandria, not going to reveal where you are, you have received many threats since you went public with the information you found. why do you care so passionately about this case? >> there were allegations in town there could possibly be a coverup, the media wasn't providing much could have ram about the case, and so i wrote about it and ultimately, sunshine a good disinfectant. if there is a coverup, hopefully that will come out at trial, during testimony. >> one of the most shocking aspect of this is the fact that nobody intervened, even afterwards, mocking this poor girl for what had happened. you were collecting this information, tweeting about it you also found video. i want to play a little clip now. from a stubenville student,

i want poppy to jump in. job losses for people in detroit, many, many job losses and that's a lot of families losing paychecks. are you, governor, planning any steps to help these people find new jobs? >> brooke, the goal of us getting involved is not -- i don't view it as a takeover, it is about bringing more tools and resources to help grow detroit. the goal is to create jobs. in the meantime, we need to deal with the finances. we're going to work hard to work with people through the entire process, because this has been 50 or 60 years in the making. now is the time to solve the problems. let's turn around detroit, grow detroit, create more and better jobs and great place to live. >> poppy, jump in. >> i want to be clear for our viewers, what can an emergency manager do because there has been one in other michigan cities? they have the power basically to override city council, the mayor, they can throw out or renegotiate union contracts, they can lay off government workers because ultimately you need to sav

poppy harlow introduces us to one woman who feels that way. >> reporter: for many americans who don't own stocks, the recent giddiness on wall street feels a little remote. >> the dow closed at record highs. are you feeling that? >> i wish i was. >> reporter: could you call single mom nicole lowling lucky to have a job in this economy but the reality is she's barely getting by and the stock market boom means nothing to her. is it frustrating to see the headlines? >> yes it does but what am i going to do? >> reporter: a mental health technician at the veterans administration, nicole and her teenaged daughter diamond are renting after losing their home to the bank. how hard is it to get by? >> exextremely hard. >> reporter: she's one of the 46% of americans who have zero stock investments and as the markets boom, the gap between them and the wealthy grows. >> when the stock market rises significantly, it increases the gap in wealth between those upper income households and other households in the economy. >> reporter: just how much is stock ownership skewed toward the healthy? it was ca

cnn's poppy harlow just came out of the courtroom. poppy, update us on how it's going today?rter: actually, this is day three of this rape case in steubenville that has caught national attention, as you know. two very key witnesses for the prosecution. first for hours and hours yesterday, joanne gibbs, a computer forensic analyst for the state, testified, read hundreds of text messages from she says trent mays to his friend and the prosecution trying to piece together what happened to this 16-year-old girl that nice in august at these parties. i'm going to show you two of them, some are so graphic, we can't even read them to our viewers. one of the text, when a friend asked trent mays, the accused if he did anything with the girl that night. he wrote back, yeah, dude, she was like a dead body. i just needs some sexual attention. another text from the alleged victim to a friend of hers saying i think i was drugged. i have no memory after i left. she means after she left one of the parties. multiple witnesses have said that this girl was highly intoxicated. the defense arguing

poppy harlow is covering the trial. it's an odd day for a verdict but it's a different case because it's a bench trial. explain to us what's going on? >> reporter: it is, good morning, christi. it's a bench trial because trent mays and malik richmond have been accused of raping a 16-year-old girl over a series of overnight parties in august. they're juveniles so a judge is going to make the final decision. they brought in a visiting judge from another county so there's no concern over conflict of interest in this case. the reason is as you know it has garnered national attention, really global attention and everyone in this town certainly knows about it so they brought someone in from the outside but the four long days of testimony ended last night with the prosecution and the defense resting their cases, making their closing arguments. after the 16-year-old alleged victim took the stand for more than two hours, at one point breaking down and crying when prosecutors showed her a naked picture of herself allegedly taken

poppy harlow is here with more. poppy, a harrowing day yesterday. lot of repercussions to come in this case, many think. you secured an exclusive piece of audio from the mother of the victim. tell me about this. >> reporter: i did. i had a chance tonight, piers, to meet with the mother of this victim and obviously, her daughter, the rape victim, she, her entire family have a lot of healing to do but tonight, it was about issuing this audio statement so that everyone could hear it and i want to play it now in its entirety. >> my family and i are hopeful that we can put this horrible ordeal behind us. we need and deserve to focus on our daughter's future. we hope that from this, something good can arise. i feel i have an opportunity to bring an awareness to others, possibly change the mentality of a youth or help a parent to have more of an awareness to where their children are and what they are doing. the adults need to take responsibility and guide these children. i ask every person listening what if this was your daughter, your sister or your frien

more tonight from poppy harlow, who is in stubenville.ng again, some of the details of the case are graphic. >> reporter: two teen eyewitnesses testified today that they saw the defendants, ma'lik richmond and trent mays, rape a 16-year-old girl. the first witness, a 17-year-old friend of both defendants, said he saw trent mays penetrate the alleged victim with his fingers in the back seat of a car. he testified he videotaped the episode, which lasted "a couple minutes." he said he deleted that video the next morning. the second witness to take the stand today, also a friend of the co-defendants, said that ma'lik richmond did the same, as she lay naked on the floor. he also said the alleged victim wasn't moving. the definition of rape in ohio includes penetration with fingers. beyond eyewitness testimony, digital evidence is at the center of this case. this picture, circulated widely on the internet before the trial, sparked public outrage. a photo of a seemingly unconscious teenaged girl carried by two young men, ma'lik richmond on the l

poppy harlow has been reporting on the story for months. is in steubenville with more on the case. >> reporter: this picture sparked outrage. a photo of a seemingly unconscious teenage girl carried by two young men. now, about to stand trial, accused of raping her. ma'lik richmond on the left, trent mays on the right. both 16. both star players on the powerful steubenville high school football team say they are innocent. >> at this point, we have denied the allegations. >> she voluntarily got herself intoxicated, not once did you hear her say or any witness the state produced say, she didn't want to do it. >> reporter: not so, says the prosecutor. >> she was unresponsive and not in a position of consent and they know about it. and let's be clear, they knew she was drunk. >> reporter: police say the alleged rape occurred during all night partying on august 11th after a varsity football scrimmage. three days later the accuser's mother went to the police with a flash drive including tweets and other possible evidence. social media was abuzz wi

more tonight from poppy harlow, who is in stubenville.arning again, some of the details of the case are graphic. >> reporter: two teen eyewitnesses testified today that they saw the defendants, malik richmond and rent mays, rape a 16-year-old girl. the first witness, a 17-year-old friend of both defendants, said he saw trent mays penetrate the alleged victim with his fingers in the back seat of a car. he testified he videotaped the episode, which lasted "a couple minutes." he said he deleted that video the next morning. the second witness to take the stand today, also a friend of the co-defendants, said that malik richmond did the same, as she lay naked on the floor. he also said the alleged victim wasn't moving. the definition of rape in ohio includes penetration with fingers. beyond eyewitness testimony, digital evidence is at the center of this case. this picture, circulated widely on the internet before the trial, sparked public outrage. a photo of a seemingly unconscious teenaged girl carried by two young men, malik richmond on the l

poppy, appreciate the reporting. that of course only the latest in a case that opened a lot of eyes about a lot of things, not just sexual violence against women but also bullying, the power of social media to amplify acts of cruelty. let's talk more on what happened and what happened in court. also give you the back story from gary tuchman. again, there are kids in the room, a warning, some of the details in the report are explicit. >> it is the court's decision that both of the defendants are hereby adjudicated delinquent beyond a reasonable doubt on all three counts as charged. >> reporter: adjudicated delinquent. for minors, that's the legal term for guilty. the prosecutor then made her argument for punishment, at both defendants trent mays and malik richmond openly sobbed in court. they both faced a maximum sentence of being behind bars until their 21st birthdays. >> one other thing, they indicated absolutely no remorse for what happened to the victim. there was absolute disregard for another human being. it can

poppy? >> i am. hi, candy, i'm with bob fits simmons. the civil attorney for the victim in this case. we're not naming the victim. cnn's policy not to do that. but he was in the courtroom for all four days of this trial. i was there for the entire thing, as well. i watched you watch very closely the testimony of 28 witnesses. first question, now that the guilty verdict on all count has been handed down, how is the victim doing? >> she's doing well. i think she's really happy that this is over and, remember, she is a 16-year-old girl still and she's a high school student. she just wants to get back with her normal life, as does the family. it is a big relief to her at this point. >> we saw her mother in the courtroom as the sentence was being given and both of the young boys stood up and apologized, weeping to the family. the mother gave a statement afterwards saying, you are your own accusers. you accused yourself through social media and you said something very interesting earlier. if these boys would have approached the family days aft

good morning, poppy. >> good morning, john.s put this small town in steubenville, ohio, in the national spotlight for months. it has put the victim at the center of it all. in the spotlight. but now the judge has made his decision heard for all to hear. >> reporter: the mother of the 16-year-old victim spoke out for the first time since trent mays and ma'lik richmond raped her daughter saying this after court ended. >> it did not matter what school you went to, what city you lived in or what sports you played, human compassion is not taught by a teacher, coach or a parent. it is a god given gift and instilled in all of us. you displayed not only a lack of this compassion but a lack of any moral code. your decisions that night affected countless lives including those most dear to yu. you were your own accuser through the social media that you chose to publish your criminal conduct on. this does not define who my daughter is. she will persevere, grow, and move on. i have pity for you both. i hope you fear the lord, repent for you

>> poppy, thank you very much.he state's highest legal authority says this trial may not be over but it's not over. the ohio attorney general wants to convene a grand jury and he wants more people positive answer for what they know. >> there seems to be an unbelievable casualness about rape and sex. it's a cavalier attitude. is a mreef somehow there isn't anything wrong with any of this. rape is not a recreational activity. we cannot bring finality to this without the convening of a grand jury. we have 16 witnesses who wouldn't talk to us. this community desperately needs to know that justice was done and desperately needs to know no stone was left unturned. >> to talk more about this, paul callan, cnn legal analyst. you're familiar with the steubenville rape attorney. does that mean charges for more people? >> it definitely could mean more charges for other people. there could be other students, other juveniles involved, and also the possibility the parents of the defendants engaged in some kind of cover-up or fri

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poppy harlow was in the courtroom. the evidence the judge was referring to included cell phone pictures taken of the victim and lurid text messages from the defendants. how much did social media play a role in this crime and in the judge's verdict? >> reporter: i think it played a big role. the judge came in this morning when this verdict was handed down and said again last night and this morning he reviewed all of the evidence, reread all of the text messages, social media was a big part of this because pictures of this victim, this rape victim were posted online on social media. they were joked about in vulgar long videos posted on youtube, one video. it played a part. but also eyewitness testimony played a huge part in this case. three eyewitnesses said that they the two sexually assault this girl and if -- not consensual, it is considered rape in ohio and that was the verdict, that this was rape and this girl was too drunk to know what was happening to her. i want to take the viewers inside the courtroom so they ca

cnn poppy harlow is following this case for us. >> after four long days of testimony in the steubenville, ohio, rape case that has certainly caught national attention and some say divided this town. the fate of two teenage boys now lays in the hands of judge thomas lipp. so, prosecution and the defense on saturday night both resting their case after the alleged victim herself, that 16-year-old girl, took the stand for two hours testifying to not remembering much of that night in august when the alleged rapes occurred. i want you to listen to some closing arguments made by the attorney from trent mayes and then the attorney for malik richmond. >> no one contacts anyone. why is that? are these all bad kids? >> there's no dna on malik richmond anywhere, anywhere. >> the prosecution making its closing argument saying this is not a case about consent, but about severe impairment. how much did this girl know was happening to her that night. how drunk was she? take a listen to part of what the prosecution said. >> this case isn't about social media. this case isn't about big red football, this

joining me now from steubenville is poppy harlow. poppy, yesterday was certainly a long day.court? >> reporter: it was such a long day. explosive testimony yesterday, it is the first time, susan, that the prosecution in the state of ohio in this case has brought eyewitnesss to the stand. they brought three eyewitnesss, all three teenage boys, all three close friends with both of the co-defendants, trent mayes and malik richmond. the first of those witnesses to take the stand testifying that in the backseat of a car between late night parties on august 11th, he witnessed trent mayes perform a sexual act on the alleged victim that in the state of ohio is considered rape if it is not consensual. he also admitted to actually videotaping that act for, quote, a couple of minutes. now, the next morning, deleting that video when he realized what he had done was wrong. the other witnesses both testified they saw the same thing. the other co-defendant, malik richmond performing a similar sexual act on this alleged victim when they got to a house after that car ride. he said the girl wa

here's poppy harlow, who has been in court in steubenville. >> reporter: we have been told by attorneys they will call the alleged victim not -- a decision hasn't been made whether or not those two defendants will take the stand. we're talking about the this case of a 16-year-old girl allegedly raped back in august by two star high school football players here, trent mace and malik richmond. yesterday i was in court for more than 13 hours. it was explosive in terms of the testimony. the first day the prosecution has brought eyewitnesses to the alleged rape to the stand. three teenaged boys, all three of them friends of the two co-defendants, one of them testifying that he saw trent mays, one of the defendants, in a car engaged in sexual activity with this girl, activity that would be considered rape in ohio if it is not consensual. >> that's poppy harlow. those witnesses testified under immunity and later this hour we'll talk to our legal guys, avery and richard, about this case and the use of texting, text messages that will also be brought to the fore here. >>> okay. the other big sto

our poppy harlow was in the court from the very beginning. >> hi there, suzanne.u know this case has put the town of stuebenville, ohio, and the victims in the spotlight for months now. the judge has finally rendered his final decision for all to hear. the mother of the 16-year-old victim spoke out for the first time since trent mays and malik richmond rained her daughter saying this after court ended. >> it did not matter what school you went to, what city you lived in or what sports you've played, human compassion is not taught by a teacher, coach or parent. it is a god given gift instilled in all of us. you displayed not only a lack of this compassion, but a lack of any moral code. your decisions that night affected countless lives including those most dear to you. you were your own accuser through the social media you chose to publish your criminal conduct on. this does not define who my daughter is. she will persevere, grow and move on. i have pity for you both. i hope you fear the lord, repent for your actions and pray hard for his forgiveness. >> reporter:

poppy harlow, cnn, steubenville, ohio. >> so you heard the attorney general.ou heard what he said about what kids think about rape these days. unbelievable casualness about rape. and about sex. this is just cavalier. will this be the case that changes that? after all, it is all over social media. we'll talk about that in just a moment. if you think running a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. >>> want to get back to that verdict in the steubenville, ohio, rape case. guilty across the board. this case could impact more than just the victim or the two boys headed to juvenile detention or even the other people who could face charges if a grand jury that's planned decides to indict. this could also shake up teenagers all across the country, shake them into a reality. i want you to listen

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poppy harlow has been in court all day today and is updating us now.t the girl said. >> reporter: good evening, don. this case has captured national attention because of all of the social media surrounding it, controversy over whether these boys were given preferential treatment or not because they are star football players and none of that matters right now. it is all about what is said in the courtroom and the state rested its case after the alleged victim that 16-year-old girl took the stand for about two hours this evening and here in the court right behind me. it was emotional at times and she was crying at times and the big question here is how drunk was she the night of these alleged rapes by the two young men? was she capable of consenting to anything or knowing what was going on? they questioned her about what she had to drink. she said she remembered having a shot of vodka, vodka mixed with a slushy and one malt beverage and nothing more. others have testified she had more to drink. she talks about being at a friend's house for a big party an

. >> poppy harlow has been following the developments.first, what are we hearing from the government about why he is now taking this rather drastic step? >> this is drastic, this is historic, this essentially means that detroit is in such bad place financially that the state is taking it over and this from everything we've seen marks the largest state takeover of a city in american history. the governor came out and said the books in detroit look so bad, we've been deteriorating as a city for so long, the mayor and the city council don't have the means to fix it, someone else has to come in and do that. now, they have ten days to repeal it, but winning that is very unlikely. so take a listen to what the governor just announced. >> if you think about it over the last few decades, the current system has not been working. we have not stopped the decline. it is time to say this is the time for us not to argue or to blame. but to come together as detroit, michigan, not detroit versus michigan, and bring all our resources to bear to say let jus

poppy harlow recaps the first day of testimony. >> reporter: hi there.e case in the small town of stubenville, ohio, garnered national attention. as you know the first day of the trial has concluded. the second day is now under way in this small town that is certainly in the national spotlight. on the first day the state called six witnesses, four of them teenagers who attended parties the night of the alleged rape. the prosecution saying the alleged victim, a 16-year-old girl, was too drunk to make decisions saying she was degraded, several times over. also saying she was, quote, treated like a toy by the two defendants. 17-year-old trent mays and 16-year-old maliq richmond. the defense says they are innocent. the state bears the burden of proof in this. they have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a this girl was raped by the boys. one of the witnesses testified saying the alleged victim, quote, got drunk extremely quickly that night, that they shared half a bottle of smirnoff vodka over the course of the night. another witness talking about the i

." >> poppy harlow joins me now live from stubenville. a third eyewitness for the prosecution just finished testifying. what did he say? >> that's exactly right, anderson. this teenaged boy, also a friend of both of the co-defendants in this case, testifying that he, too, witnessed ma'lik richmond in that basement in sexual activity with the alleged victim, activity that in ohio is considered rape. the key to this is that he also testified, and i quote here, "she wasn't moving. she wasn't talking. she wasn't participating. "this witness also admitted on the stand that even though the alleged victim is also a friend of his, he took a naked picture of her. asked why he did that he said, it was stupid. >> um, so basically, you now have three eyewitnesss who have testified to seeing this girl raped. what did the defense say? >> so, that's very good question. the defense hasn't cross-examined them and said this hasn't happened, you are making this up. they are using a few key strategies here. someone to poke holes in every single witness and s