russell's a rogue resistance group in uganda. both in the news today because of these separate arrests. >> stars have to be extra careful about the causes they take on. >> that's a good question. >> each celebrity has their own dna. and the public feels a certain way about them. you're probably going to find a certain amount who think he's great. a certain amount who can't stand him. >> reporter: some stars have too many mug shots to be effective advocates for a cause. martin sheen has been arrested more than 60 times, earning him the dubious distinction of being the celebrity with the most mug shots. can you name any of those causes? which begs the question. what extent will the notoriety of these arrests help or hurt the causes? in jason russell's case, the answer is kind of obvious. in clooney's, the answer is not so clear. >> women are charmed by him and want to be with him. men want to be him. everyone in the public eye can stand to learn from george clooney. i rarely see anyone do it better. he's not afraid to take a politi

this is the neighborhood where jason russell lives. this is also where people saw, as you mentioned, that very public and mysterious meltdown. this morning for russell, his family and friends, and for his charity, it's been a very strange and troubling turn of events. this is not the internet video jason russell thought people would be talking about. this footage from tmz shows a man reported to be russell naked, ranting, and behaving indecently in broad daylight, along this san diego street. he was detained, but not arrested. >> during the evaluation with him we did learn that we probably needed to take care of him, so the officers detained him and transported him to a local medical facility for further evaluation. >> reporter: russell's wife danica, who he called his best friend for more than 23 years, and with whom he says he wants to have nine more children, has not commented on the video, but said in a statement, jason has never had a substance abuse or drinking problem, and this episode wasn't caused by either of those things. bu

the material sector may actually be ahead of the russell 2000.t may be a better sector to watch over small cap just from the standpoint that it actually never even reversed its down trend from august. so when we put the xlb and the russell 2000 together both below the 50 day moving average, the xlb seeming close to the 200-day moving average. russell 2000 making that move, i think it's telling us there are still some who don't believe this is making the deal. the core companies in that etf suggesting there's more weakness to come both in the equity indices as well. >> everyone wants to know about apple. it did seem resistant to today's decline. >> apple's market action today was interesting. it's actually reversed its immediate term down trend. that's by a set of bear lines. it's term is up. that's important to remember. unless apple drops below 500 and 510, it's near term trend is up. however, below 500 there's a big gap on close. there's another gap above 430. and island reversal setup is showing in the chart. we actually are seeing that very n

>> russell is very religiously devout. the family went out of their way to say while this behavior while irrational was not a matter of his having used alcohol or drugs. out of their way to say no drugs or alcohol involved. >> really disturbing scene, thank you, ron, very much. >>> now to the anger and anguish in florida. police released 911 calls from a teenage boy who took a break from the game to get skittles and was then shot and killed the a man who was leading the neighborhood watch. tonight the tapes and question over what really happened. abc's matt gutman is in florida tonight. >> i think they're yelling help. >> reporter: in this series of jarring 911 tape, you hear 17-year-old travon martin, fighting for his life. >> they're wrestling in the back of my porch. >> reporter: and the childing sound of that life extinguished. ten minutes earlier, the teenager left his stepmother's to buy some candy. neighborhood watchman george zimmerman spots him and calls the police. >> there's a real suspicious guy, this guy looks

one accident at russell street in the city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a road construction worker is recovering after being hit by a car. >> police are searching for the driver who did not stop at the scene. kim dacey has details. >> the victim's friends are questioning whether the driver was drunk and did not realize they hit a person. 35-year-old ricardo jobes was working along interstate 95 south just before caton avenue appeared they say he was observing safety protocol by working in the two lanes closed to traffic. a driver veered into the construction zone, hit jobes, and took off. police believed the car has headlight damage. said his lege shattered. >> it is a big guy. i'm sure if the was somebody that was my height or shorter, they would have been run over and would not have made it. >> jobes is listed in fair condition. towns says he loves his construction job and was named employee of the month on friday just hours before the accident. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a boy is recovering after he was hi

have done anything to help us with the black hills truly i believe it could but it would've been russellmeans he was such an activist and. even though i may not agree totally with what he does yeah i believe that his his out that the fire and the spirit he has to get. to keep the rights of the engine of the people and also to make the government honor the treaties and to make it to you know to hold them to that i don't know of anyone but russell means i could have done that and that could maybe still do it but i know russell means is just not doing well that is sick and he's old he's not he's getting older you know. crank or the fall. can. last for. commentary. you know with. someone you love or course to. but when you cut your head in mourning. well i cut my hair because my people a guy. president. i found out i'm day. cancer of the tongue. spread to my lungs and my limp. neck. a few months or more crude of the darkest of a few months or more i don't know but there's that and there's the beauty. i don't care how religious this for some reason is the first to. suffer it of. even teaches

>> on february 1, the russell broke out basically. if you punch up the iwm, which is one of the etfs that tracks that, you can see where it breaks out. and that's basically all month long, it traded 81, 83, 81, 83, 81, 83. back to 81. and then we've been waiting to see where this thing really wants to go. whether or not we're going to break out even higher out of this now new range or break lower. as it turns out, all the technical indicators gave us a little bit of an idea. and today, we break lower. i think what it means is that small caps and the russell in general, when the market is feeling good about itself, you'll see money roll into small caps and get out of some value stocks. >> i see. >> now that we've got this thing breaking down a little bit, you're thinking, maybe this rally is getting a little long in the tooth. and it wouldn't be surprising if that's the case. >> it could be an indicator that things are turning negative then after this huge run-up, an indicator of action to come? >> yeah. >> in the rest of the market? >

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and the russell 2000 has the most exposure to the u.s. and i'd also mention the semiconductors, smh, that's another name ill bought today. i know a name you guys hate yesterday, companies have a lot of cash, they're buying back stocks and paying out dividends. >> cortez? >> you know, the biggest news, the new news, i agree with abigail, it's unsettling in february during that intense rally we saw key sectors lag, not just small caps, but transports. but to me the news and still even today is china. i think this is really a fulcrum moment. even on a day like today, which is a nice bounceback particularly in technology, the cues have bounced back most of yesterday's launches. i continue to be focused on shorts that have exposure to the anti-china theme and i think any -- >> isn't that amazing too, cortez? we're freaking about china because they've ratcheted down their growth estimates to "just 7.5%." i'd do naked cart wheels in the cnbc parking lot if we could get 7.5% on u.s. gdp. >> that's not freaking out. china needs double digit growth

police say russell may have been under the influence of something. the charity invisible children created "kony 2012," the documentary. they say russell was suffering from exhaustion, dehydration and malnutrition last week. the documentary that exposed child abduction in uganda went viral, thrusting russell and the charity into the spotlight. >>> tonight we're learning more about the assassination plots osama bin laden was working on against president obama and retired army general david petraeus. the information coming from documents inside bin laden's compound after the terror leader's death. bin laden wanted terrorists to attack the aircraft of the president and general petraeus. according to a report in "the washington post," bin laden said if vice president joe biden became the president, it would throw the nation into chaos. in his view, mr. biden wasn't ready for the job. at the time, petraeus led the war in afghanistan. u.s. officials say the plot was never a serious threat. >>> a busy day for the president on the campaign trail. he spent the

russell who was on the streets there in san diego. this was yesterday morning. can see him there. he appears to be fully naked and pounding on the payment. police will say yesterday morning, they had several calls of a man in his underwear running through the streets, screaming, interrupting traffic. when police showed up, they said that there was one caller who did say that the man was naked and masturbating. police say when they showed up, they didn't see any of that and that the man was taken to a local medical facility, that he was not arrested. just taken to a medical facility. a statement from van said he was suffering from exhaustion and is receiving medical care. the past to weeks have taken a severe medical toll and that manifested in an unfortunate incident yesterday. that video went viral like no others. brought a lot of focus on invermontable children, a lot of it negative because of their finances and whether or not they oversimplified the situation in uganda. >> interesting. they mentioned malnutrition. he's described as a christian and family man.

. >> reporter: this is not the internet video suddenly famous filmmaker jason russell thought peoplehis footage with tmz shows a man reported to be russell naked, ranting, and behaving indecently in broad daylight along this san diego street. he was detained but not arrested. >> during the evaluation with him we did learn that we probably needed to take care of him so the officers detained him and transported him to a local medical facility for further evaluation. >> reporter: russell's wife danica who he calls his best friend of more than 23 years and with whom he says he wants to have nine more children has not commented on the video but said in a statement jason has never had a substance abuse or drinking problem and this episode wasn't caused by either. yes desome irrational things brought on by extreme exhaustion and dehydration. on our end the focus remains only on his health and protecting our family. his colleagues at his charity invisible children also declined to comment on the video. it's been an unusual month for russell, an evangelical christian whose video criticizing t

russell is still undergoing treatment, although we don't know exactly for what. and that tmz video of his naked outburst, it has now gone viral, racking up a million hits over the weekend. >> shocking to see. >> it really is. >>> with a look at the other developing stories this morning, we turn now to dan hare i-dan. >> occupying your normal seat. good morning to both of you, and good morning, everybody. >>> we're going to start with the race for president. a big win for mitt romney in puerto rico. the battleground everyone is watching is illinois. that's coming up tomorrow. let's get right over to abc's john berman, with the latest on that. john, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. mitt romney can't lock up the nomination yet. in the race to be the big kahuna, he's the clear winner. if it's an island with a beach, he wins it. first guam, american samoa, virgin islands and now picking up puerto rico overnight. he won more than 80% of the vote there and all 20 delegates up for grabs. in terms of momentum and perception, it's tomorrow in illinois, that's the

>> i do, russell crosby. >> they make suggestions. we give them draft slides. if we think their suggestions would enhance, there's give and take. there may be changes but nothing strikes me as significant here. >> reporter: we don't know what effect these changes had on action taken by the board. but members we spoke with say to make good decisions, they need to see the full picture. >> a few administrative items -- >> >> reporter: sean is the chair of the police and fire retirement board. >> to say i don't like this recommendation, i want you to change it, is not how the process is supposed to work. >> reporter: we found other information being withheld. he e-mailed a city employee asking how pay cuts would aect pension projections. that city employee, mike, sent this e-mail to russell crosby saying, savings for the 10% reduction in pay wth ban ie greater than i calculated. but that he would rather not point this out to the board's chair. >> does it make you upset to see that? >> i would want to understand the motivation behind it. maybe there's a good reason.

>>> we have dramatic new video of jason russell's meltdown. he was the guy who created the kony 2012 video which went viral. what's next for him? >>> then president obama, does he have a money problem or actually did he just get mania from heaven? >>> and just how corrupt is the state of new jersey?

jason russell is behind the lens telling the tragic story for millions. >> everything in my heart told me to do something. and so i made him a promise. >> reporter: more than 39 million people have watched his video since it was posted on youtube three days ago. today reaction from the state department, the white house, even the highest court in the world. >> and these young people from california mobilizing this effort is incredible. exactly what we need. >> reporter: in 2003 russell took a camera to uganda and found children terrified of being kidnapped and used for war. that documentary led to today's social media manhunt and call for action. >> joseph kony, he has an army. and what he does is he takes children from their parents and he gives them a gun to shoot and he makes them shoot and kill other people. >> reporter: in the simplest of terms russell explained his mission to his curious 4-year-old. >> he's a bad guy? >> yeah. >> reporter: joseph kony, wanted for war crimes. since the late '80s he's led an extremist group called the lord's resistance army. in uganda he's accused o

>>> and actor russell brand under arrest. we're right back. brand c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@@ >>> they just can't wait any longer. take a look at these diehard fans of the ipad. they've been waiting all night for the latest edition, which goes on sale this morning. the apple website has been sold out of ipads for delivery today for about a week. should you rush out and get one? it will cost you at least $500. and other tablets areless expensive. or the ipad you already have may be all that you need. to figure. we could be satisfied with that. technology adviser joanna stern advises whether to upgrade. >> if they have the ipad 1, it's definitely worth upgrading. if you have the ipad 2, you could hold off and wait for the next generation. >> it might be worth the upgrade for the improved display. >>> and just on ipad anticipation, apple's stock hit $600 a share at one point yesterday. and shares of the asian suppliers were up. tokyo's nikkei average was up 7 points today. hong kong's hang seng was down 24. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall

russell, seen here on the right, directed the video about the african warlord, which has gone viral on the internet. tmz says this video you're will be, at now shows russell on a street corner yesterday naked, screaming and pounding his fires. >> and he got naked, then started doing obscene things on the street naked. >> this point there are no criminal charges pending because we're thinking it's more of a medical matter that needs to be taken care of. >> police found russell in his underwear possibly intoxicated. vandalizing cars. the ceo of invisible children, the group behind the kony video, says russell was hospitalized for exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition. >>> the family of of a college student who committed suicide are pledging to continue the campaign against cyber bullying. 18-year-old freshman tyler clementy jumped on a bridge after he learned his roommate secretly taped him having sex with another man. a jury found 20-year-old man guilty of charges, including invasion of privacy and bias intimidation. >> the trial is payroll for us, as it would be for any parent who

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in a statement his wife said russell took criticism of the film as personal attacks.s in part he did some irrational things brought on by exhaustion and dehdehydration. on our end the focus remains on his health and protection our family. >> $60 billion how much apple threatened to keep offshore today if congress doesn't modify the way big companies are taxed. currently money made overseas is taxed at 35% when it is brought back into the u.s. apple wants a tax holiday along with cisco, microsoft and google. the newspaper reports supporters of a tax holiday estimate $1 trillion could be injected into the nation's economy. >> we have heard about skinny mirrors used in clothing stores to help boost sales. well now the tactic is apparently being used in the housing market. local real estate agent, pat kennedy says she noticed more mirrors in houses on the market and the kind of mirrors that make people look thinner. kennedy says it can make the perspective buyers feel good about themselves and therefore good about the house. >> i think we are going to see more of it the i

>> we should stop him. >> reporter: russell was not charged with a crime.d a statement saying jason has never had a substance abuse or drinking problem. ♪ >> reporter: video like a rebel's gun can be used to shoot anyone and russell's meltdown was shot from two embarrassing angles. family and friends say they're taking care of him while the campaign against joseph kony continues. for "cbs this morning," brian rooney, los angeles. >> you know what intrigues me about this, what kind of pressure can trigger and what does it trigger that causes somebody to have this kind of a reaction? >> yeah. i like that his wife said he does not have a drinking or drug problem. i am curious how someone is possibly masturbating. i don't know what the hell that means. i do think the work he's doing is very important. on, i hope he's going to be okay. >> yeah, i mean, you never want to see anybody have that kind of a meltdown. a lot of questions about the way things are being done there, as brian brought up. >> you wonder if there's something preexisting that was there that was

yes, russell is tapping into the power of slacktivism.ell's aim is to make coney famous and does pressure the world into military action. which seems a danger tactic. public pressure should not direct the military. that's how we ended up in iraq. his movement may not lead to the arrest of kony. someone will do something he thinks. but this is an historic moment. we see anyone can drive the media equivalent of a ferrari, meaning anyone can get information to millions in an incredibly fast way. the stop kony video is a rocket compared to the horse and buggy that was fahrenheit 911. 50 million people in a few days. the net allows us to be interconnected like never before. this is both hopeful and scary. the good news is there are no gate keepers. the bad news, there are no gate keepers. this is a potential renaissance and potentially apocalyptic. i can only imagine who will be the next russell and i can only pray they will use their power for good. >> this is one of those where the horse is out of the barn. in other words, the day of having

a warrant was issued for russell's arrest.e comedian was still joking about the incident on twitter. on wednesday he tweeted since steve jobs died, i cannot bear to see anyone use an iphone irrev remember vently. what i did was a tribute to his memory. all right, carol? >> he could have hurt someone. you don't throw something. >> exactly. exactly. >> okay. whatever. rihanna is revealing more details about her collaboration with her ex, chris brown. >> yeah. >> a lot of people were upset that she even decided to speak to chris brown so what more is she saying about this? >> yeah. lots of people have opinions on this one because people were seeming in shock over this. now recently former flames rihanna and chris brown released two remixing each containing vocals of the other despite their controversial history including that rather high profile incident of domestic violence. however, rihanna doesn't see what all the fuss is about. the pop star told ryan seacrest that brown just happened to be the right man for the job. she said

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joining us on capitol hill is russell berman. thank very much for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> let's begin with the meeting that took place at the capitol following the israeli prime minister's session yesterday with president obama. what came out of this congressional meeting? >> we saw something that we've seen a lot in recent years, aa bipartisan show of solidarity between the leaders of the democratic party and the republican party in congress with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. john boehner said following the meeting that the united states congress won't allow israel to stand alone. the prime minister had a lot of praise for both parties and this, of course, follows this meeting yesterday with the president. you know, we also heard from nancy pelosi who echoed what the speaker of the house john boehner said in terms of standing -- the united states standing with israel. >> let's stay focused on the middle east for a moment. senator john mccain made news as he called for air strikes to call fo

russell was thrust into the spotlight. now.t he was exhibiting at the time leads us it is more of a medical issue than a police issue. >> san diego confined him to a mental facility. the charity cofound by russell released this statement. the past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us. jason especially and that toll manifested itself in an unfortunate incident yesterday. jason's passion and his work have done so much to help so many that we are devastated to see him dealing with this personality health issue. we will always love and support jason. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez led an energetic homecoming after an almost two- week recuperation in cuba. he led details of his i willness a secret causing many to speculate about his long term prospect >>> i'm dave feldman in columbus, ohio, as the georgetown hoyas prepare for nc state, the sweet 16 the farther thing from their mind >>> and take a look. it is mild outside. lots of southerly flow coming up the atlantic. >> i is going to continue? the answer

now russell was an overnight sensation of another kind. were turned on here seen here naked, rambling and possibly masturbating on a street corner. russell spent the weekend hospitalized, suffering exhaustion, dehydration and malnutrition, a victim of his own success. >> reporter: he dedicated his life to end the reign of terror in the african bush. his aim was to spotlight the war crime which kony was accused and focus international attention on his capture. >> in order for people toe care, they have to know. they will only know if kony's name is everywhere. >> reporter: despite its instant popularity, it came under attack saying it gave kony too much attention, a view of a black african problem mostly through the eyes of a white people. and how out of $14 million raised did russell manage to spend $9 million making a 30-minute video? >> our goal is for 500,000 people to see it. in just over a week and a half, it was almost 100 million people. which was incredible, but it also came with the attention and pressure of the global media spotl

russell is a founder of the nonprofit group invisible children. the group's film about ugandan war lord joseph kony has been viewed 80 million times on youtube. >>> all right, we'll take you on the campaign trail to see where the gop presidential candidates are stumping today. >>> also, a landmark ruling in the rutgers cyber spying case. our legal guys will be weighing in on that. >>> right now to politics and a look at the delegate math that's become key in the republican presidential race. mitt romney is leading with 498. rick santorum 239, newt gingrich 139 and ron paul 69. romney is in puerto rico at this hour before tomorrow's primary. he is saying that he will be willing to help the island get statehood if they want it, and of course he talked about both english and spanish being important there, a topic that landed senator santorum in hot water earlier. >> i think selecting the words of your governor, spanish is the language of puerto rico's heritage, english is the language of opportunity. i would hope that young people would learn both la

i used to work for r russell simmons, i wanted to do r & b, i bridged the culture with new jack swingen you started off the group, you had hits yourself, three big hits. what made you leave being an artist --. >> what made me leave i was a manager as well as being an artist, l.l. cool j., when he got out there, he had screaming girl fans like new edition, i was already singing about rolexs and bentleys, if i have to break it down and sing about boom boxes it's time to me to step to the back and put the young guys forward. >> by 1986 you started uptown. >> heavy d and the boys. ♪ >> how did you have the eye for targeting acts that weren't circulating at the time? >> it was timing and hip hop was becoming mainstream, i wanted to put it with r&b. my artist that fit my soul. >> another piece you added to the equation was love. >> 100%. i grew up on motown, marvin gaye, diana ross, i always had love in the back of my mine, i grew up with love, with heavy d, the concept with him was let's take the eye off his weight and put your eye more on his style and his heart, and his swag. so when he

russell brand turned himself in to face the music for grabbing a photographer's phone. he said he did it as a tribute saying, quote, since steve jobs die i cannot bear to see anyone use the iphone. >>> and this comes from the nation's capital where grizzled white house correspondent can get excited when a movie star stops through. george clooney met with president obama thursday. clooney talked about relief efforts in sudan. an nbc source said except for two holdouts the press core turned out to see and hear what the hollywood heavyweight had to say. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> our time right now is 4:28. we have 54 degrees in the nation's capital and clouds in the sky above is. good morning to you, i'm joe krebs. >> i'm aaron gilchrist in for eun yang this morning. welcome to "news4 today," it is friday, march 16. and we begin with some breaking news this morning in prince george's county. an amber alert for a 9-year-old boy has just been canceled. police tell us that guilbert garcia has

russell westbrook. part of the dynamic duo in oklahoma city. he had 23. thunder roll to an easy win, beating the nuggets, four straight times. >>> that is your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. have a great weekend. >>> are you going to be watching any college basketball games? >> i will. i went 12-4 in my first day. i plan to dominate over the weekend. i'm going 16-0 in my bracket today. >> don't get cocky. >> pride cometh before the fall. >> it gets easy at first and then more and more difficult. a nice first day. >>> well, average. an australia daredevil has gone to great heights for his latest stupt. we mean that literally. felix plummeted to earth from more than 13 miles up. >> he was in free fall for almost 4:00 before pulling the rip cord. >> no, thank you. >> he got up to speeds of 364 miles an hour. this, my friends, is just a dress rehearsal for a record. breaking leap this summer. that one, 23 miles. >> can you imagine hat? he'll have to be in free fall for seven minutes. how does your body withstand that? >> it boggles the mind. >>> up next

we start with jason russell. man responsibility for the documentary about joseph kony. >> this morning, he's in a psychiatric hospital after he was found on a san diego street, almost fully naked, ranting about the devil and slamming his firsts on the pavement. his family says he's suffering exhau exhaustion and dehydration. >> the negativity he heard took a toll on him. wow. >> absolutely. >>> well, the world knows quite a bit more about lady gaga this morning, thankfully, thanks to her rare, two-hour interview with oprah winfrey. >> she told oprah she wrote the edge of fwlorry in ten minutes while doing tequila shots with dear old dad. >> her mom kaums her stefani. >> by tend of the night, was the meat smelling? >> yes, but i kind of liked it. you know why? i don't like talking to celebrities. >>er mother looked some what normal. >> lady gaga warned fans this is the last they'll hear from her for awhile. quote, no press, no tv, all to focus on her own music. >>> have you made your prediction which couple will t

. >>> russell brand was arrested yesterday, but wait until you hear what he blamed it on. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, they've seen it all, covered the biggest stories but you won't believe what got their undivided attention yesterday. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." the weekend's weather looking good here. we start with our friday forecast in the northeast. clouds and showers coming back. not quite as warm. in the 40s in boston. 76 in washington. some storms in atlanta and 81. sunshine in dallas, 77. then for saturday, nice weather in denver. and improving conditions in the northeast with temperatures into the 50s for boston. about 61 there in new york. improving conditions down in miami. temperatures there at 81. the weekend weather in miami, outstanding for the 7th annual jazz in the gardens music festival sunlife stadium saturday and sunday. missouri, ksdk this morning, if you're getting ready for your weekend, if you're watching us there in nearby jefferson be city, the best of 30 years of n

russell's wife, janica now says that russell's doctors are calling his breckdown brief, reactive psychosis dramatically with the wild success of "kony 2012," which brought instant fame and scrutiny. almost immediately, questions started swirling about how his group is spending the millions of dollars raised. russell's wife says all the stress has taken a heavy toll. one minute, talking passionately about a warlord in africa. >> he's been getting away with murder for 26 years. >> reporter: next, everyone watching him have a very public meltdown on the streets of san diego. he's now in a hospital where he's expected to stay for several weeks. for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to david. >>> now, diane sawyer's here with a preview of tonight's "world news." >> hello to everyone at "gma." bullying, as we know, is an epidemic. and tonight, you're going to meet some parents and children who decided to put it on camera. a film so shocking, there's a debate about who gets to see it. be sure to watch tonight on "world news." we'll see you then. >> must-se