on monday a grand jury in houston indicted david dalladin and sandra merritt, both live in california. they recorded undercover videos seeking to implicate planned parenthood for illegally selling fetal tissue for profit. a grand jury cleared planned parenthood but prosecutors say they used fake driver's licenses to infiltrate the group. both now facing charges of tampering with a governmental record, that is a second degree felony. >>> still to come -- a scam knocking right at your door. >>> good morning. breaking news. a crash has most of the lanes on 275 northbound blocked at ashley. this is a multivehicle crash. some of it starting to clear but we're still seeing about a 10-minute delay for that drive from the howard frankland up to downtown. we'll talk about your alternates around this busy >>> it's 5:54. this story will have you think twice when a stranger comes knocking at your door. in pinellas county sheriffs arrested caden adams and jacob broading over the weekend for permit. also suspected of fraud. investigators say they were selling bogus magazine subscriptions and -- on

david daleiden and sandra merritt were among the activists who made those videos. planned parenthood maintains that it does not profit from the sale of fetal tissue and only recovers its costs. monday the grand jury cleared the organization. "we're thrilled, but not surprised of course that the grand jury has found that planned parenthood did nothing wrong. yes, today we're vindicated by the findings of this grand jury." david daleiden and sandra merritt were indicted for tampering with a governmental record, a second- degree felony. daleiden was also indicted on the count of prohibition of the sale of human organs... a class a misdemeanor. starting tomorrow the united states is loosening more of its sanctions on cuba. president obama will use his executive authority to ease the restrictions...including on air travel. but, as steve rappoport tells us - as a result...cuba is now feeling some new stress. effective wednesday -- the u-s is easing a number of sanctions on cuba. the changes will officially facilitate airline travel from the u-s to the island nation. lave

court documents show center for medical progress founder david daleiden and his employee, sandra, merritt, are facing felony charges. documents show that they used investigation. the controversial video sparked national outrage and caused some states to attempt to defund planned parenthood. >> the cost and explosion of videos has been so large, and i would think that this is a case that they can't sweep under the rug. >> mark: daleiden says that their actions are legal. >>> and liberty council is defending merritt in our charges. liberty council chairman, matt staver, says that it will defend merritt against the efforts to silence her. >>> the c.d.c. increased the alert. c.d.c. leaders recommend pregnant women avoid travel to places where that virus is present. symptoms of the virus include fever, rash, joint pain, and red eyes. it can last for a few days-a week. 80% of the individuals have no symptoms. zika is linked to a repair defect that causes babies to be born with small heads. hawaii has the highest number of cases in the u.s. six babies were found to have that disease. one woman h

but the surprise indictment by a undercover activist sandra merritt and david dalieden broke the law when they allegedly used fake california driver's licenses and posed at buyers of fetal parts. dalieden says their undercover techniques were the same as other investigative journalist, a point underscored by constitutional scholars like cornell university's michael dorf. >> this could set a dangerous precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate journalists. >> reporter: these are tactics often exposed by activist seeking to expose wrongdoing. just last summer activist won a free speech victory when a federal judge struck down a land banning undercover operations in the dairy industry. lynn winmill discussed "the jungle," when upton sinclair exposed unfair labor practice, unniry conditions of meat sanitary plants in the 1900s. >> a lot of these institutions operate in secret. so you need somebody to go under false pretenses because otherwise there's in way that the public will get access to them. >> reporter: it also raises the question of who is a journalist. those are

fetal tissue and organs.instead the jury activists behin the staged videos.david daleiden and sandra merritt are charged with tampering of a governmental record. japanese auto parts maker 'takata' is facing more trouble.you know that's the company behind those faulty airbags.now a 10th death has been linked to the company. yesterday u-s regulators have added 5 million car to the 19 million already under recall. that sent stocks plummeting 11 percent.the company has been strugglingever since the it's inflaters were fond to be faulty.they can explode firing shards of metal and galss. this years super bowl seems to be rich mans game. game.the average resale price of a ticket to the february 7th game between the carolina panthers and denver broncos is....five thousand one hundred a 78 dollars.and that's cheap...compared to a pair of midfield tickets which a security camera shows an explosion and them inmates from a prison in brazil escaping over the weekend.this is in the city of 'recife', that's in northeast brazil.it was saturday when inmates blew out the exterior wall.you can see a bunch of t

daleiden and employee sandra merritt are both charged with *felonies* for r eating and using fake i-d's during thier undercover investigation. "baird: i don't think i have ever seen that before as my 20 something years as a judge" former district judge -- fense serious."baird: this is different clearly than a 19 year old college kid getting a fake id so he can get into a bar. "baird says the main difference lies in the fact that the contrtrersial videos sparked national outrage, as well as state and federal investigations.the videos even prompted some states, including texas, to attempt to defund planned parenthood. "b"brd: because of the explosion from the videos has been so large that i would think this is not a case that they could ever sweep under the rug. that this has ti be actively prosecuted"nationally e reaction is mixed.u-s senator susan collins says this indictment illustrates why having all the evidence is important before making major changes to planned parenthood funding. "collins: it's so important that we make decisions here in the senate based on the facts and that can

turn themselves in to texas authorities.according to one of their lawyers, david daleiden and sandra merritt plan to come to a jail in houston, though he doesn't know when.both activists face governmental record.daleiden was also indicted on a misdemeanor count related to purchasing human organs. daleiden's attorney says he plans to plead not guilty. 3 you won't see donald trump at the next republican debate. trump's campaign manager confirms the republican front runner is skipping tomorrow's debate in iowa.. hosted by fox news.. trump is criticizing the network for making megyn kelly the debate moderator.. saying she's biased against him. it is monday's iowa caucuses. 3 time/temp ...there's a simple solution for new moms with trouble feeding their babies. how one mother's concern for her newborn triplets could help ...plus ...trumptastic reaction.a nine-year-old girl is excitement after her parents share some news about the donald ...next, on good break three 3 good morning... (ad lib) 3 a woman from sharonville who recently had triplets is raising awareness about a common complication that

indicited under a law that bans the purchase and sale of human organshe and the other activist sandra merritt were both indicted for tampering with a governmental record. "we're thrilled, but not surprised of course that the grand jury has found that planned parenthood did nothing wrong. yes, today we're vindicated by the findings of this grand jury." and in an unrelated moveanother blow to pro-life advocates. the supreme court has ruled that north dakota officials cannot enforce a law that would have banned abortions as early as six weeks --- a law many pro life advocates were hoping to use in their states across the country. reporting in washington --- i'm alex miller. many republicans across the country are calling this move a political hit job--- david delaiden from the center for medial statement in response to the charges. of the harris county district attorney and note that buying fetal as well. planned deny the admissions from their leaderhip about fetal organ sales allthe world to see. " i'm alex miller. a hot meal can be hard to come by for those living in poverty. that's why the sa

daleiden and employee sandra merritt *felonies* for creating and using fake i-d's during thier undercover investigation. "i don't think i have ever seen that before as my 20 something years as a judge"former district judge -- charles baird calls s e offense serious.: "this is different clearly than a 19 year old college kid getting a fake id so he can get into a bar. " baird says the main difference lies in the fact that the controversial videos sparked national outrage, as well as state and federal investigations.the videos even prompted some states, including texas, to attempt to defund planned parenthood. baird: "because of the explosion from the vivios has bebe so large that i would think this i inot a case that they could ever sweep under the rug. that this has to be actively prosecuted." nationally the reaction is mixed.u-s senator susan collins says this indictment illustrates why having all the evidence is important before making major changes to planned parenthood funding. "it's so important that we make decisions here in the that can be difficult when you look at a video that is

david daleiden and sandra merritt are charged with tampering of a governmental record. daleiden leads an anti- abortion group that released the planned parenthood videos. planned parenthood alleges the group edited the footage to suggest it sells fetal tissue for profit. for the first time we are hearing from one of the six teens in a picture that sparked allegations of racism and hate. phoenix posed for a picture wearing t-shirts with letters on them. standing together, the teens spelled out the n-word. the photo quickly went viral, and sparked outrage nationwide. outcue: ".. " duration:0:00 "i have come here to say that, i know ... people have been offended from what i did. and i have come here to say that i am incredibly, incredibly sorry. i have love for everyone in my heart. i am not a racist and i m asking everyone for forgiveness to me." the school district says the photo was intended to be shared with one of the students boyfriends, who is black. the students have been suspended for more than five days. police say a 16- year old has died from drinking racing fue

but the surprise indictment by a texas grand jury said the undercover activists, sandra merritt and david dalieden broke the law when they allegedly used fake california drivers' licenses and posed as buyers of fetal parts. dalieden says their undercover techniques were the same as other investigative journalists, a point underscored by constitutional scholars like cornell university's michael dorf. >> this could set a dangerous precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate reporter: it also raises the question of who's a journalist. those are activists, as opposed to reporters from a news organization. but now, everyone can post things on line, and say this is journalism. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. steve: one year later. this time last year a massive snowstorm started dumping on boston. 24.6 inches fell there making it one of bean town's 10 biggest snow storms. tonight parts of the east coast are still digging out from last we are going to have some melting going on. jason: we have some melting going on, we are below freezing tonight. southwest winds at three. i th

david deladen and sandra merritt allegedly used fake california drivers licenses and posed as buyers fetal parts. the video sparked nationwide outrage and congressional hearings on whether planned parenthood was selling aborted fetal parts. kpix5 went by sandra's san jose home to get her legal turn of events. the light was on and there was movement inside, but no one answered. they claimed their techniques were no different than investigative journalists. >> this could set a dangerous precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate journalists. >> reporter: in texas, the drivers license charge is a misdemeanor while the fetal parts charge is a felony carrying a maximum sentence up to 20 year ins prison. in san jose, andria borba, kpix5. >>> we are seeing a dangerous and deadly side effect from el niÑo tonight. dogs are getting sick and in some cases dying from eating poisonous wild mushrooms. they are popping up from all the rain we have had, especially in the north bay. one woman lost her six month old puppy to a deadly mushroom. veterinarians in marin say they have seen

david daleiden and sandra merritt are charged with tampering of a governmental record. the two are part of the group. the group that released the videos. planned parenthood alleges the group edited the footage to for profit. something the group has denied all along. 14 cadets at the citadel mike: military college are suspended for a photo showing them wearing pillow cases on outrage for its resemblance to kkk members. the group claims upper class cadets directed the freshman to sing christmas carols while dressed as ghosts of christmas past. leaders say some cadets did recognize the possible misinterpretation and did not report it. >> in the end, it was extremely poor judgment, violating those rules as well as bad leadership. , some failures in leadership. mike: the school says it' s also expanding its racial sensitivity and ethical training. sheree: a win for teachers in detroit. a judge there has denied an order to stop teacher sick-outs. that is when a group decides to call in sick in protest of an issue. for detroit teachers, it' s in response to poor conditions, cl

daleiden and employee sandra merritt are both charged with *felonies* for creating and using fake i-d's during thierer undercover investigation. "i don't think i have ever seen that before as my 20 something years as a judge"former district judge -- charles baird calls the offense serious.: "this is different clearly than a 19 year old college kid getting a fake id so he can get into a bar. " baird says the main difference lies in the f ft that the controversial videos sparked state and federal investigations.the videos even prompted some states, including texas, to attempt to defund planned parenthood. baird: "because of the explosion from the videos has been so large that i would think this is not a case that they could ever sweep under the rug. that this has to be actively prosecuted." nationally the reaction is mixed.u-s senator susan collins says this indictment illustrates why having all the evidence is important before making major changes to planned parenthood funding. "it's so important that we make decisions here in the senate based on the facts and that can be difficult when

but the surprise indictment by a texas grand jury said the undercover activists sandra merritt and david dalieden broke the law when they allegedly used fake california drivers' licenses and posed as buyers of fetal parts. dalieden says their undercover techniques were the same as other investigative journalists a point underscored by , constitutional scholars like cornell university's michael dorf. >> this could set a dangerous precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate journalists. jan it also raises the question : of who is a journalist. those are activists as opposed to reporters from a news organization. but now everyone can post things on line and say this is journalism. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. issues/8 weeks. sally: i'm sally kidd in washington. political polarization is at a 20 year high. can the next president be a unifying force? your commitment 2016 report is just ahead. the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying for medici

daleiden and sandra merritt are accused of "tampering with government records". the case began with :zvideos in which "center for medical progress" employees posed as prospective buyers of fetal tissue... and captured planned parenthood contractors appearing to discuss illegal practices. planned parenthood claims selective g was used to deceive the public. uropol" is warning that isis is preparing to launch more attacks... on a much larger scale. the police agency says the extremists are now focusing on using "special forces-style" groups of militants. it says --these groups- are more capable of carrying out attacks on a global stage. europol also says evidence suggests isis will be focusing the majority of its attacks on france. you decide 2016. the democratic presidential candidates took the stage--for the last time before the iowa caucuses. hillary clinton, senator bernie sanders and martin o'malley took part in a town hall meeting in des moines last night. she is up 52 to 38 percent in a new "c- n-n o-r-c poll." but the 14 point lead is half of what it was ju

but the surprise indictment by a texas grand jury said the undercover activists, sandra merritt and david dalieden, broke the law when they allegedly used fake californiat driver's licenses and posed atlied buyers of fetal parts. dalieden says their undercover techniques were the same as a point underscored byjour constitutional scholars like cornell university's michael dorf.icha >> this could set a dangerouser precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate journalists. >> reporter: the tactics are t often used by so-called citizen journalists, activists from environmentalists to animal rights groups, seeking to expose wrongdoing. just last summer, activists won a significant free speech victory when a federal judge struck down an idaho law banning undercover operations in the dairy industry. judge lynn winmill referenced the groundbreaking work "the jungle," when upton sinclair went undercover in chicago's meatpacking industry, exposing the unfair labor practices, cruelty to animals and unsanitary conditions of meat processing plants in the 1900s. >> a lot of these institut

charges themselves.a texas grand jury handed down indictments monday against david daleiden and sandra merritt for allegedly tampering with a governmental record. the pair were behind secretly recorded videos allegedly showing planned parenthood employees trying to sell fetal tissue for profit. 3 the head of ohio's epa is calling for a criminal investigation after the operator of a water treatment plant in northeast ohio failed to notify the public that they may be drinking dangerous water. it's similar to the water problems plaguing flint, michigan. brian webb reports. 3 <(vo sebring, oh) bottled water and lead testing kits poured into sebring, ohio after residents were notified that their water may not be safe to drink.(sot lyn davis / sebring resident mon0457 at :55) "i don't understand why they wouldn't' tell us, so they could keep us from having mon0456 at 1:30)officials say dangerous levels of lead and copper were found in seven of 20 older homes during tests dating back to last summer.(vo - mon0456 at :28)but it wasn't until last week that city officials issued a public notice warning c

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the ones that were actually selling off these parts were found having done david daleiden and sandra merritt are accused of editing the video. a governmental record. daleiden is indicted under a law banning the purchase and sale of human organs. daleiden is the leader of the anit- abortion group that released the planned parenthood videos. two big announcements from the president. one is expected to help more americans save for retirement...and the other will keep juveniles out of solitary confinement. we're expecting the retirement proposal this morning. it's expected to give more than 30 million americans access to retirement savings. a big chunk of that increase would come from legislation that would require employers to offer a retirement plan and in return... they would receive tax credits and yesterday... the president announced he is moving to ban solitary confinement for juveniles in this would also go for low-level offenders. he says solitary should be a last resort. time now is x:xx --- if you're looking to sell your house there's a couple things that valuable. it all has to do wit

a texas grand jury handed down indictments monday against david daleiden and sandra merritt for allegedly tampering with a governmental record. the pair were behind secretly recorded videos allegedly showing planned parenthood employees trying to sell fetal tissue for profit./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor closures on the strip between harmon and flamingo for another day of filming for the new jason bourne movie. they'll start up again at 10 pm and last through 7 am wednesday. use alternates like koval, paradise and frank sinatra to get around. < > < > back to you! questions.. directly from the voters.. ((brian loftus)) highlights from a town hall event... coming up... just days before the first caucus. > and it's time for today's facebook contest. register to win on our facebook page. good luck!/// i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast

daleiden and employee sandra merritt are both charged with *felonies* for creating and using fake i-d's during thier undercover investigation."i don't think i have ever seen that before as my 20 something years as a judge"former district judge -- charles baird calls the offense serious."this is different clearly than a 19 year old college kid getting a fake id so he can get into a bar. " baird says the main difference lies in the fact that the controversial videos sparked national outrage, as well as state and federal investigations.the videos even prompted some states, including texas, to attempt to defund planned parenthood. "because of the explosion from the videos has been so large that i would think this is not a case that they could ever has to be actively prosecuted" nationally the reaction is mixed.u-s senator susan collins says this indictment illustrates why having all the evidence is important before making major changes to planned parenthood funding. "it's so important that we make decisions here in the senate based on the facts and that can be difficult when you look at a v

sandra merritt.. documents show.. they created fake i-ds during their undercover investigation. former district judge charles baird says.. the offense is serious. because the controversial videos sparked national outrage, as well as state and federal investigations. the videos even prompted some states to attempt to defund planned parenthood."baird: because of the explosion from the videos has been so large that i would think this is not a case that they could ever sweep under the rug. that this has to be actively prosecuted"pattie tight in a statement, dale-den said.. their actions are protected under the 1st amendment. an online petition pushing to drop the charges already has more than 30-thousand signatures. 3 3pattie tight and liberty counsel is defending meritt in her criminal charges. in a press release.. the group writes.. the jury was supposed to investigate planned parenthood but is now charging the whistleblowers. liberty counsel chairman mat staver says.. it will defend meritt against the quote, "efforts to silence her." 3whit tight ferrum college's first female jenn

was illegally selling the surprise indictment by a texas grand jury said undercover activist, sandra merritt and david dalieden broke the law when they they allegedly used fake california driver's licenses and posed as buyers of fetal parts. daledein says their undercover techniques were the same as journalists underscored by constitutional scholars like cornell university's michael dorf. >> this could set a precedent and chill undercover investigations by legitimate journalists. >> reporter: tactics often used by citizen journalists activists from environmentalists to animal rights groups seeking to expose wrongdoing. just last summer activists within a significant free speech victory when a federal judge struck down an idaho law banning undercover operations in the dairy industry. judge lynn windmill referenced went undercover in the chicago meat packing industry, exposing cruelty to animals and unsanitary conditions of meat processing plants in the 1900s. >> a lot of these institutions are operate in secret so you need somebody to go under false pretenses because otherwise there is no way

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they claim sandra merritt and david delandin are whistleblowers. the grand jury cleared planned parenthood concerning the sale of fetal tissue and indicted those two. >>> calls for michigan governor rick snyder to resign is growing over the water crisis in flint. michael moore calling for his arrest. moore telling cnn that the crisis is squarely in the governor's lap. meantime, state lawmakers are set to approve $28 million in assistance for flint. the governor says it is not clear how many children may have been harmed by lead contamination. he sat down with cnn's poppy harlow. >> reporter: good morning. the governor saying the flint water crisis is a terrible tragedy. vowing to do everything he can to solve the crisis. for many people in flint, it is too little and too late. the governor has said at least 100 children have tested positive for lead poisoning. what that does to the body is it can lower iq, it has life long effects on children. it can lead to criminality and it can be multigenerational. we sat down with the governor, we wanted to kn

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