robertson, however, stands firm. moments later, the team rushes the cell. the lead officer activates an electronic stun shield capable of delivering a 50,000-volt shock. temporarily incapacitated, robertson is finally removed from his cell and cuffed. robertson is then taken to a holding area to rinse the pepper spray from his eyes and face. >> you should at least be proud that i fought back. >> nobody really got hurt. well, i didn't get hurt. because i -- i'm not trying to really get hurt until i'm ready to get hurt. but if i do get hurt, well -- that's just one of the consequences of doing battle. not far from robertson's cell is an inmate also known to treat prison like a war zone. >> this is one of my doodles. >> that's a pretty detailed doodle. >> well, i have plenty of time on my hands. >> for inmate john bright, plenty of time means a 99-year sentence for murder. >> i got in trouble for being a -- a -- a hitman for organized crime. i thought that organized crime was cool. i thought drug dealers were cool. i watched "scarface" 20 times, bought the vid

as the chief pilot for the robertson aircraft corporation. chief pilot meant he was the first pilot, and he hired the other two guys. airmail and the airline industry was very small. today most people don't understand where the airline industry came from. it's like an automobile, it's like the telephone. it's always there. it's such an integral part of everyday life, you cannot fathom a world without the telephone, television or the airline system. well, back in 1926 when the post office turned over the delivery of airmail contracts, airmail to contract airmail carriers which was a longwinded way of saying airlines, robert szob was one of the first. in fact, they got the second route, cam number 2 which was from st. louis to chicago, and as dom mentioned, was operated by robertson aircraft corporation. it was founded by the reportson brothers of st. louis, and reportson is one of the predecessors of today's american airlines. so you could say that lindbergh was american airlines' first pilot, and you wouldn't be too far off. there are a lot o

. >> andrew robertson, richard hanson. >> good afternoon. i am andy robertson here in support of issuance of the bond. we see the increase in public transit good. by our count, 5,000 by the last census. we hope it will mitigate issues we see on third street. we see it as a welcome invitation and are excited by the name. >> thank you, sir. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. commissioners and director, i think that it is perhaps time to consider whether we will have the money to run the central subway. new details say it will cost $15.1 million per year. you are considering revenue bonds. there is debt service. i believe we can end up with a perfect central subway but a broken muni. i would like you to think of it in those terms. can we afford to operate the central subway without hurting the rest of the system. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. i am the senior field representative from local union number 34. yesterday we sent our first members to work on a central subway. then i

. >> andrew robertson, richard hanson. >> good afternoon. i am andy robertson here in support of issuance of the bond. we see the

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cnn's nic robertson explains how the arrest of an operative exposed more secrets. >> as u.s.ls were preparing to storm bin laden's now infamous compound a year ago, two of his recently trained european recruits were sneaking out of the country on a mission to cause carnage. they were headed for vienna and berlin. but not long after they returned to europe, one of them was being questioned at this police station. he was arrested and searched and hidden in his underwear, police found memory recording devices like these buried deep in the devices was a pornographic video, and hidden in files inside that were what police believe were more than a hundred secret al qaeda documents. documents that included detailed accounts of the planning for some of al qaeda's biggest attacks. and ideas for future operations. apparently drawn up by some of the terror group's most senior operatives three years ago. >> according to the german federal criminal police, must have been written up by the inner core of al qaeda. >> this investigative journalist works for a german newspaper and was the fir

well, earlier today, i asked cnn's senior international correspondent nic robertson what evidence ledrahi's conviction. >> well, he's alleged to have bought clothes from a store in malta and packed them in a suitcase and packed them around the bomb, then that suitcase was put on board a flight to germany and then on to britain and then, eventually, on to flight pan am 103, that was flying to the united states. the u.n. represent tv at his trial, at megrahi's trial in camp zeist in the netherlands call the the trial a spectacular miscarriage of justice. and megrahi has always maintained his evidence and said he would prove it before he died, and now has died and never proved it. >> and you had an opportunity to meet with him, visit with him. you were one of the last western journalists to do it. what kind of condition was he in at the time? was he even in a condition to speak with you? >> he wasn't in a condition to talk. that was perhaps the most shocking thing as i walked into the room in this rather grand villa where he was staying with his family, where he lived. this was a very os

nic robertson is in london. nic, what have you found?resting nugget. here is bin laden, the son of a billionaire. wanting to send a top leader to yemen. one group he thought could at least give him about 200,000 euro. here is the guy looking for money. and jealousy creeping in. suggested by some of bin laden's deputies he should take over. bin laden says nice guy, but let's see him get on the battle field first. a real slap down for that rising star. bin laden seems to be having trouble controlling the big organization created here. >> why is the government releasing the documents to the public, nic? >> reporter: this is 17 out of 6,000 documents taken from the compound from a year ago in pakistan. what is emerging here is a narrative that shows al qaeda and bin laden is not as cohesive as we might have thought. there are differences and concerns. concerns that bin laden should move the al qaeda camps away from pakistan where the drones can strike and satellite surveillance and hide deeper in afghanistan in the mountains. this is a man c

i'm joined by nigel dodds, and angus robertson of the snp.there anything in the queen's speech which you think will be particularly welcome order not welcomed in northern ireland? >> thing is some interesting measures in terms of banking, splitting the retail from the investment side and some deregulation issues. but by and large the queen's speech is made up of a number of individual items. a disappointing thing for families and hard-working people in northern ireland would be nothing in terms of reducing the heavy cost of fuel, petrol and diesel, tackling the reece crisis in terms of energy costs, cost of living. these are the issues that really affect people. i have to say there was fairly little in the queen's speech that really will impact on those kinds of issues for hard-working families and individuals and businesses. businesses have been really crushed by the lack of credit, and so much needs to be taken on that. and that's what we'll be looking for in the next parliament. >> from wales? >> i think the ombudsman issue is very interes

dave robertson, he blows the save in the absence in the absence of mariano rivera.me back in the ninth to beat the yankees 4-. over in the national legal, nl west rivals, giants with a lead, 2-1, tim lincecum on the hill, tony gynn, it gives a 4-2 lead. that would be enough. los angeles wins, lincecum gives up four runs, strikes out eight in the loss. dodgers lead the giants in the west by five games. final score, 6-2. >>> and the nba playoffs, knicks avoided a sweep a couple of days ago in new york but the heat decided last night to stop messing around. first quarter, carmelo anthony, kicks it out to mike bibby. new york did have an early six-point lead but you knew it wouldn't last. mario chal mers finds dwyane wade, nice alley-oop there. part of wade's 19 points in the game. third quarter, lebron steps up, with a long fade-away jumper. that wasn't a fade-away jumper, for 18 points, miami led -- there's the fade-away jumper. the heat never looked back. they clinch the series with a 99-86 win. the knicks' amar'e stoudemire filed out of the game in the fourth quarte

. >> so what -- what is robertson's camp saying about that clip? said it sounded like a tepid endorsement for romney saying jesus isn't in the race so i guess we'll vote for romney. after that, his camp got back to me and said no, no, no that was not an endorsement. partly because they are a nonprofit station, and also because i don't think he wants to be seen as planting his flag in romney's camp. there is still a lot of scepticism about romney and i think robertson would rather sit this one out than play favorites here. >> today the president was on the view. gay marriage came up when he taped a segment. listen to this. >> you did make that historic decision to say you are in favor of gay marriage. will you now fight for a federal bill? >> my justice department has said to the courts we don't think the defense of marriage act is constitutional. >> will you personally fight to repeal that act. congress is clearly on notice that i think it is a bad idea. >> which candidate do you think would benefit from a gay marriage fight in congress or in the c

bob baer, nic robertson, tom fuentes. thank you. >>> coming up, the white house today is insisting vice president joe biden's comments about same-sex marriage are not a departure from what president obama has said in the past. but what the president said in the past sounds different than what biden is saying now. we're keeping them honest next. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. >>> keeping them honest tonight. the en sis tense from the white house that vice president joe biden's comments about gay marriage aren't that different than the stance of president obama. he said more and more americans understand gay marriage comes down to this. who do you love and will you be loyal to the person you love. sounds like the strongest endorsement for gay marriage yet so far. when asked flat out if that means

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cnn's nic robertson, arwa damon, ivan robertson and former cia officer bob baer join me now.e talk about the arab spring, but it is more than one season. it still continues. >> absolutely. bahrain, it's a project unfinished. the shiia there are still clamoring for better rights. syria, the free syrian army has emerged. there's an element of almost civil war creeping into the fighting there. this is syria and just beginning. libya, for example, we don't have a centralized government there. elections in egypt. it really is the first phase that we saw last year. this is just -- it's going to keep going step by step by step. >> each of these -- arwa, you've reported in each of these places. each is obviously different. you were most recently in syria when you snuck into homs. how is that different than what you saw in libya and egypt and elsewhere? >> the dynamics of each country are incredibly different which is why the way they're playing out is phenomenally different as is the international communities attitude towards them. syria is much more complex because of its strategic

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nic robertson has been reading the letters.s what the documents show, the state of bin laden desperate to launch perhaps another attack in the united states. >> yes. this is 17 out of 6,000 documents or roughly 6,000 doun documents, so we know it's a picture, it's probably at best the partial picture and even the ctc who released this material said you have to take this with events that happened but it's an amazing insight. bin laden said it dedicated two teams specifically to try to kill president obama when he was visiting afghanistan, one near bagram air base where often air force one or whichever aircraft will fly in there taking the president into afghanistan would land. that's how much he was going after president obama. also talking about going after general petraeus who was in command of troops in afghanistan at that stage. talking about wanting to launch more attacks inside the united states, not just attacks on aircraft flying into the united states. so that is one theme of many that emerged there, suzanne. >> and, ni

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robertson does. he is really concerned about the children that will not have those type of opportunities outside the school. the children that did not have access to libraries, to resources. he really made sure that in the classroom, they will have the support that they need. and every single time, he is reminding us that it is about equity. every month, he goes to treasure island to teach the children. during the summer, he has been scheduled to work with the children that need the help for next school year. so it is my honor to ask the superintendent and the president of the board to give you the award. [applause] i forgot to mention mr. robert last week was honored with the mayor's award feature of the month as well. >> i just want to say thank you very much to my colleagues and also to families and in particular, my students. every single day, they teach me how to be of better teacher of them. thank you. >> i am sorry, but i have the privilege of he was one of the teachers on my list, 90 that wer

cnn's nic robertson, arwa damon, ivan robertson and former cia officer bob baer join me now.e talk about the arab spring, but it is more than one season. it still continues. >> absolutely. bahrain, it's a project unfinished. the shiia there are still clamoring for better rights. syria, the free syrian army has emerged. there's an element of almost civil war creeping into the fighting there. this is syria and just beginning. libya, for example, we don't have a centralized government there. elections in egypt. it really is the first phase that we saw last year. this is just -- it's going to keep going step by step by step. >> each of these -- arwa, you've reported in each of these places. each is obviously different. you were most recently in syria when you snuck into homs. how is that different than what you saw in libya and egypt and elsewhere? >> the dynamics of each country are incredibly different which is why the way they're playing out is phenomenally different as is the international communities attitude towards them. syria is much more complex because of its strategic

nick -- nic robertson has looked them through. >> erin, the image created by the documents is of a ceo struggling to control his sprawling empire. under attack from drone strike in pakistan, trying to reel in recalcitrant commanders. and there are even petty jealousies in there. al qaeda rising star, bin laden diss one by saying this guy is no good for leadership because he hasn't served at the battle front. this billionaire son striving to get cash for al qaeda sending a senior level commander on to a dangerous mission to raise a quarter of a million dollars. under pressure from the inside and outside of his organization, erin. >> thanks, nic robertson. >>> now to greece and three days left until the parliamentary election. the opposition to the austerity measures can bring extreme fringe parties like the far right, anti-immigrant into the government for first time. i asked what role some of the smaller and more aggressive parties are going to play. >> erin, interesting shifts taking place in greece. parties who traditionally led this country seeing their popularity plummet. and those

s eyes, he could be considered an informer. >> nick robertson reporting there. see more of the special report on the secrets of the i.r.a. later today, untolled story ri, cnn international. >>> in 20 minutes, my interview with the legendary neil diamond on his tour, new bride and why he's suddenly so fascinated with twitter. he's a tweeting machine. f sciene and the human element can solve anything. solutionism. the new optimism. >>> a look at stories making news. student protesters in montreal ignoring a law meant to stop students from demonstrating, they are planned over tuition hikes. 2500 people arrested sin the protests began three months ago. some arrested for violating the ban on masks. police don't want anyone to cover their faces during demonstrations. >>> emergency dispatcher in maryland on paid leave after falling asleep on the job. he was heard snoring for six minutes as a woman called 911 to get help for her husband, who turned out to be okay, luckily. supervisors say the veteran firefighter was 17 hours in a 24 hour shift, when he fell asleep. >>>

here's nic robertson. >> reporter: as u.s.avy seals were preparing to storm bin laden's now infamous compound in pakistan a year ago, two of his european trained recruits were sneaking out of the country on a mission to call carnage. they were headed for vienna and berlin. but not long after they returned to europe, one of them was being questioned at this police station. he was arrested and searched and hidden in his underwear, police found memory recording devices like these. buried deep in the devices of a pornographic video and hidden in files inside that were what police believe were more than a hundred secret al qaeda documents. documents that included detail accounts of the planning for some of al qaeda's biggest attacks and ideas for future operations, apparently drawn up by some of the terror group's most senior operatives from years ago. >> according to the german federal prison police, must have been written up by the inner core of al qaeda. >> reporter: investigator journalist works for the "zeit" newspaper and was

. >> which brings us to one of the founding fathers of bigoted views, pat robertson. >> the bottom line is a male equipped in a particular fashion and female is equipped in particular fashion and the union of two brings forth children. the union of two men doesn't bring forth two men except disease and suffering and the same thing of the union of two women. >> what we have here across the country are elected officials in three different states supporting the ideas of pat robertson and not just supporting but actively blocking legislation that calls for equality. actively blocking qualified people from serving their community and actively campaigning on discrimination. joining me tonight is karen finney, msnbc political analyst and former communications director for the dnc. put yourself on their side. how do you manage that message? >> here is how they are managing that message. you notice that their national message is a little nuance from the way they are talking about the local level. a lot of these guys are much harsher on the local level. they know to a national audience and a nati

robertson baltimore got three points on his license, a fine, and was ordered to perform 2350 hours of concern -- 250 hours of community service. her attorney says she will be forced to retire a medical disability. great news for anybody who drives through baltimore. the road work and road closures are finished. they and goodness. they had been completed weeks ahead of schedule and now all lanes are open. portions of the highway had been closed since mid april so they could repair collapsed drainage pipes. a big day for adam jones. agreed to i gigantic contracts. >> record-breaking. pete is here tell us more. >> $5 million, and $91.5 million. far and away the largest contract in team history and it comes at a time when the rtc a bright future. it is a landmark day for the orioles. he had shown a talent from day one. he is shown leadership on and off the field. combined with a presence in the community. the commitment from jones, he could have gotten the same money somewhere else but he wants to build a winner in baltimore. >> look at the players eat i have around me. 25, 26, i am 26 my

nic robertson is live in london this morning. you had so many exclusive breaks because of this trove of information, talk to me first, if you will, about this frightening situation detailing how cruise ships could end up being targets. >> there were 141 secret al qaeda documents and some of those documents, according to u.s. and german counterterrorism officials, they believe, were written by very senior al qaeda members. one of those documents was al qaeda's future plans. and part of the future plans, according to a journalist who has also seen and had direct information about those documents, indicate that al qaeda want to start targeting cruise ships.ç >> it says that we could hijack a passenger ship on the sea. and then use it to pressure -- to pressurize the public. what he most likely means is that they would then start executing passengers. >> and that they would dress these passengers in orange jump suits, similar to the prisons in gitmo and upload those executions to the internet. that is just one type of attack al qaed