lisa sylvester has more on that. >> reporter: wolf, newt gingrich's presidential campaign got off to a rocky start including losing more than a dozen key members of his team. one of the issues is his wife calista. she limits the amount of time he has for campaigning. newt gingrich is hitting back saying, lay off my wife. gingrich 2012 is not about the man who would be president but about the would-be first couple. by his side is calista beginning rish, featured prominently on his campaign website. she is his third wife, married 11 years. he is 22 years her season. they began dating while he was still the married speaker of the house and she worked for the house agriculture committee. he may be playing up his family man role but calista gingrich has become something of a political liability according to officials close to the gingrich camp. first, it was his credit line of

lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. >>> welcome back. toyota and its investors, things are not pretty of late. just released monthly sales figures for may show the carmaker has significant damage control ahead. moody's downgraded the company's credit rating. >>> at kyung lah reports, this is the latest trouble for the japanese giant. >> reporter: there are acts of god and then there are circumstances of one's own making, both, say analysts, play a part in toyota's slipping as the world's number one automaker. >> probably hurts in terms of mind-set, in terms of self-esteem. >> reporter: it's a title of bragging rights, which automaker sells more vehicles than any other on the planet. back in 2008, amid the global financial crisis, toyota snatched that title from american automaker general motors the car king for more than 70 consecutive years. >> we're going north 125. >> reporter: then came reports of fatal accidents, sudden acceleration and brake problems. what followed, toyota's stunning global safety recalls, damaging its core brand o

lisa sylvester is here and joining us with this part of story.: nearly 3 million taken from citigroup customer credit card accounts. customers are not on the hook for that money and already been put back in the customer accounts, but this is latest example of hackers growing bolder by the day. $2.7 million swiped from customers credit card accounts. citigroup says the money was taken from 3,400 customer accounts. the thieves were able to tap into nearly 100 times as many accounts. 360,000 during the may security breach. security analysts say it's part of a wider trend of cyber attacks on the rise. sony corporation, lockheed martin and various other agencies. >> whenever a bank robber would come to the bank, whatever money you had in the bank, it would be gone and now bank robbers are coming through digital doors that you could not even see? citigroup isn't saying whether they know who is behind the attacks citing the ongoing investigation. a spokesman added our customers are 100% protected from any fraud. we don't want our customers thinking they

you know the other actor, sylvester stallone, i have no idea, he probably was on steroids, right sph.ke saying arnold was on steroid. >> of course, governor. that's great senator's line. why did he want to become governor. because nobody would pay him $20 million to take off his shirt anymore. that's our who do you think is on steroids segment. 11:26, courageous and loopy. as they wait for the lockout to end, camp alex. 49ers go to san jose state. camp alex. every report says alex smith is the organizer of this baby. josh morgan, i listened to this a couple times tonight, we will listen again. >> the coach, he will give you an honest opinion. make sure it's perfect. just hope i am doing right. we will see. >> the world's best tennis player got dumped today. roger federer upset by jo- wilfried tsonga. we keep repeating. 178-0 roger federer when he won the first two sets of a match. for the first time, he does not win. jo-wilfried tsonga advances to the semi-finals. i paused for emphasis. what did they ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of poin

>> i receive aid facebook message from family members of the sylvester boys and you know, they apologizedally, really sorry that you had to go through this event. but we're thankful for what you did. we're thankful for your actions and that they deserved whatever punishment they get. they deserve to be in jail right now and have to pay for what they did. they were wrong. and i told the family member you know, thank you, thank you, thank you because i felt bad. you know, i feel for the family. everybody's affected by this. your community's affected. >> that's where the black eyes, the bruised nose, everything, yeah. >> you've got breaking news for me that you haven't told anyone else. that is? >> i receive aid facebook message from family members of the sylvester boys and you know, they apologized to me from the family. they said we're really, really sorry that you had to go through this event. but we're thankful for what you did. we're thankful for your actions and that they deserved whatever punishment they get. they deserve to be in jail right now and have to pay for what they did. they

>> lisa sylvester, thanks so much.dy just empowered by the journey that she's taken to get where she is. thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> well, some wonder if it means the end of the line for values voters. a new cnn opinion poll shows that a majority of americans don't want the government to promote traditional family values. those saying that the government should not favor any set of values is now 50%. that's the highest it's been since cnn started asking the question back in 1993. >>> america has certainly seen its share of natural disasters this spring. find out how one relief organization is handling them all. what you can do to help. that and your forecast, coming up next. the hill? man: all right. we were actually thinking, maybe... we're going to hike up here, so we'll catch up with you guys. [ indistinct talking and laughter ] whew! i think it's worth it. working with a partner you can trust is always a good decision. massmutual. let our financial professionals help you reach your goals. >>> well, there

andre thompson and sylvester dralenchin thompson and their young er brother sylvester primativo thompsone arrested and charged with felony evading arrest and aggravated robbery. two brothers have a criminal past. lawless said more times than not people are used to looking the other way and it's time for a change. >> i'm tired of it. our society needs to stand up and say, this is not right, we're not going to put up with it, you will be punished. >> reporter: reporting in south houston, eric barajas, abc news. >> she says she's not sure she'd jump on the car if given the chance to do this again. >> imagine if something worse would happen what she would do. i think we all should agree, ms. lawless should change her name to ms. lawful. >> i think she is ms. lawful. that's right, look out for her. don't shoplift in general. >>> here's your wednesday weather. take a look at what's going on. the threat of severe storms moves east. strong winds and isolated tornados could threaten cincinnati, detroit, and also louisville. hot and dry in the southwest. but not as windy. new york city could see h

lisa sylvester has that. what are we learn being this?s information is coming to us from our affiliate. it is being reported 25 to 30 bodies have been found. they are saying at this point at least preliminarily that the bodies appear to be the bodies of children. this is in liberty county, texas. the fbi has now been brought in. it is now investigating this case. in other news, a report just out from japan's emergency response center says three reactors at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant experienced full meltdown as a result of the tsunami and says the amount of radiation released was twice the level that nuclear officials claimed. >>> the death toll in the e. coli outbreak in germany is now 23. european union officials believe that the crisis is limited to an area around the city of hamburg, germany. they say europe wide action is not necessary. e.u. officials are considering a $220 million compensation fund. ash from a volcano eruption in chile is triggering traveling chaos in neighboring argentina. most flights in and out of buenos

lisa sylvester is monitoring that.happened >> a mixed message on the military action today. a resolution expressing support for the action was voted down with republicans leading the way. what a second measure that would have cut funning and restricted american involvement in the conflict was defeated this time with mostly democrats in the majority. new york state senate will vote on a major bill as early as tonight after a day behind closed doors, lawmakers reached an agreement. republicans wanted an amendment added to protect religious institutions from lawsuits. both came to an agreement and a vote will be held. >>> rising floodwaters hit record levels in north dakota. the latest measurements so the river reached the previous high water marks way back in 1881. the flow is coming faster and at a greater volume than expected. they are forecasting the river to rise another six feet. it was a dramatic day of testimony at the murder trial of casey anthony today. this morning anthony's mother testified that 2-year-old cay

lisa sylvester is looking into the possible fall out and doing a reality check for us.e you learning? >> the u.s. government spent more than it takes in and borrows to make up the difference. and the credit card is maxed out and the government could be in default if the debt ceiling is not raised, it could have a catastrophic effect on main street it lays out a frightening scenario. if investors and if congress continues to not act, social security and medicare checks could be stopped or delayed and services could be cut off to military families and unemployment benefits halted. the cost of borrowing for everything from a house to college tuition could rise steeply. one economist at the economic policy institute is saying the gop is playing chicken with a freight train. >> they are behaving like children. they are not getting their way so they are refusing to act. but it's incredibly irresponsible and they better come to their senses before august 2nd. >> the doomsday scenario has many average folks worried. >> we're doomed. i'm terrified, to be honest. >> we're losing

lisa sylvester is working the story for us.or congressional correspondent, is here as well. dane a let me start with you. the calls in congress right now -- not just the reps. but from democrats. they are growing louder and louder. >> absolutely. just since and you i spoke last hour, wolf, we have had about four of anthony weiner's fellow democrats come out and say he should resign. i was told by a democratic lawmaker who i talked about this effort to push him out earlier that this would be changing by the hour. boy is it. it is. now, we have congresswoman tsongas from massachusetts and we have joe donnelly from indiana. we have mike ross from arkansas. this is changing minute by minute. i'm told by the democratic law maker who i spoke with and is talking about the calls that were being made, not just public ones, i told you about, private ones to anthony weiner, that he is now being told, look, it is time to go. it is time to resign. as you just reported this democratic congressman said to me he is being told to do it to prese

lisa sylvester is monitoring that.hin the situation room. >> multiple bomb blasts ripped through the main marketplace in the western iraqi city of ahmady tod today. ramadi. today. rescuers were rushing to help the victims of the blast. the fbi investigating whether a suicide bomber who killed two african union soldiers in somalia was, in fact, an american citizen. a somali mihmtant group tlitantd to man from minnesota. yam yam is home to the largest somali population in the united states. officials believe a number of men have been recruited by the militant group. >>> one of the tech scene's hottest start-up is going public. groupon filed for a public offering with a target of $750 million. the chicago based company offers its 83 million subscribers daily discounts to local businesses and the filing is revealing the financial details for the first time including a $114 million loss and m the first quarter of this year. no groupon -- groupon is popular with many groups. >> but losing money. >> they are. but that happens

also inducted, sylvester stallone got the honor for all of his "rocky" movies. >>> what a crash at theemans race in france. on saturday, alan mcnish gets clip. trying to pass on the inside. the car drifts across dirt and hits the retaining wall and completely disintegrates. you wouldn't believe it but there he is. walks away, wasn't hurt. gets out of that crash and walking away. >>> when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and hackers hit another high-profile institution. this time the international monetary fund. this is the "morning news." ry fund. this is the "cbs morning news." swollen joints, , i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, ot

lynch stars as sue sylvester the cheerleading coach who bullies students on the tv show about a highool glee club. she's tickled pink to be chosen. lynch was the first and only choice this year.

let's bring back lisa sylvester. what's going on here, lisa. >> they are given an office allowance.lows them to purchase paper clips to bottled water for the office. they are allowed to lease cars at taxpayer expense and many of them take full advantage of this perk. lexus, cadillac and highlander. who wouldn't want a nice vehicle to drive. dozens of law makers leased victims by you, the taxpayers. it's all legal. they allow them to lease a vehicle for official business and there is no limit on how much they can spend. so spend they do. taxpayers for common sense investigated >> had a cadillac and one had a van that converted to run on vegetable oil it. runs the gambit. >> bernice johnson pate $17,000 at the end of last year to lease a lexus for her term. keep in mind this is a lease for two years. that's not even to buy the car we called the office looking for answers >> sorry there justification for having a $17,000 lease? >> her staff said the lease on the vehicle in question was on the list of low green house gas vehicles and approved by the house of representatives. leasing mad

. >>> lisa sylvester is back.she's monitoring stories, including the turmoil in the greek government. what's the latest there? >> there's a lot going on there, wolf. the prime minister of greece is fighting for his job, as the public shows its frustration with angry protests. the op 7gs isn't satisfied and wants early elections. greece is trying to rein in spending. a failure to do so could cause a catastrophe for financial markets in europe. >>> tunisia may conjure up images of upheaval, but tourism officials want you to speak about beautiful beaches. it's an unorthodox ad campaign, one is heavy-handed treatment while showing one woman having a massage. the ad company says it wants to show that things have changed in tunisia by using a little humor. >>>le ka cal's governor is drawing a line in the sand. jerry brown today vetoed a budget, saying it doesn't aunds the state's crisis. saying it contains legally questionable maneuvers. and snow leopard triplets. triplets are making their due abu. the cubs were born ei

. >>> lisa sylvester is monitoring the other top stories in "the situation room."ve you got? >> hi there, wolf. with the message yes we can, mrs. obama urged young african women to stand up for themselves and their human rights. >> you can be the generation that brings opportunity and prosperity to forgotten corners of the world and banishes hunger from this continent forever. you can be the generation that ends hiv aids in our time. the generation that fights not just the disease but the stigma of the disease. >> yeah, pretty passionate there. the first lady on a week-long state visit to africa was introduced to the crowd by the wife of former south african president nelson mandela who called her "the queen of our world." >>> >>>ly john panetta made a visit to the pentagon. he will replace robert gates when he retires at the end of the month. he expects to be sworn in sometime next week. wolf? >> good luck to leon panetta. it's going to be tough but he's very smart and talented. thank you very much. >>> when u.s. troops leave afghanistan, civilians will stay behin

lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. >>> in a spring that has already set records for deadly u.s.does, the east coast state of massachusetts has now been hit by deadly twisters itself. at least four people are dead and several cities are reporting major damage. so it's not just the american south and midwest getting hit hard this year, jennifer delgado is at the cnn international weather center with more on that. how is it looking? massachusetts, not where you would expect to see tornadoes, is it? >> you're right. typically you only see about two of those a year, that's since data has been taken back in 1950, that's according to noaa. it was an incredible day indeed. let's go to some video and show you exactly what it looked like. this is video, actually, of a man who was driving and captured a tornado video while driving this is dylan mcdonald. you have to take safety first. if you look closely, you can see that debris and the trees being whipped around. you are also going to see that tornado in the background. we saw some of the damage that's left behind. four people died. you k

lisa sylvester has been digging deeper. >> this is a fascinating story. has been under scrutiny by liberal groups for ties. allegations of gifts received and trips taken and the latest focus is on a museum near his childhood home. this used to be a oyster factory, but it's being restored into a heritage museum. a pet project of clarence thomas who grew up here. the museum and anonymous donor have been a headache for thomas the times reports the donor is texas real estate typhoon who has given millions to conservative causes. what's the issue here? liberal groups and the center for american progress claim a it's pattern of lucrative gives and favors achl $15,000 bust of abraham lincoln private plane rides last reported in 2002 on his disclosure form and a donation to a library with a wing named in his honor >> you don't want to appear in front of a judge if the judge received a $15,000 gift from someone who wants the opposite out come in the case. >> neither had cases before the u.s. supreme court. the concerns from advocacy groups go beyond that. could ti

this is james cameron and sylvester stallone depicting sylvester stallone as a cross between jesus and he will suffer for our sins and die for our sins. you will win wars by making the other people die. so it's interesting again to see this complete 180. between this complete reverse. >> completely reversed. at end of the 1980s, rick and it's almost the same speech. just cause and noble cause. and there is not a single headline. not a story, nothing. a huge campaign outburst. his campaign quoted "the new york times" may lose the election for us. eight years later he says exactly the same thing. not a headline, not a story, nothing. and so, i think you continue to see this in the way we talk about our military to bring it right back to today for going to focus on militarism and why the militarism of the 80 sticks with us today. there is very little questioning of the idea that politicians major job when it comes to the military is to simply defer all power to the quote unquote commanders on the ground. how many times did you hear george bush say that? i want my politicians make decision

thank you so much, lisa sylvester. >>> a protest plan later today in oakland, california. this one for the scheduled release tomorrow of a bay area transit officer. he was convicted of killing a passenger in 2009. he testified he meant to use his stun gun instead of his handgun. the victim's family calls it a travesty. he is getting out of jail early after serving less than a year. >>> the international monetary fund's computer system has been hacked. fbi agents are investigating. the sophisticated cyber attack is considered a major breach and apparently went on for several months. the imf helps manage financial crises around the world. it also maintains information about fiscal condition of various nations. coming up in less than ten minutes, we'll talk to a cyber security expert about what these h hacks could mean for the security of the united states and how they could be viewed as an act of war. >>> the countdown is under way for tomorrow's republican presidential debate in new hampshire. seven candidates will face-off in the state's first debate co-hosted by cnn and s

>> i received a facebook message from family members of the sylvester boys, and, you know, they apologizedm the family, they said, you know, we're really, really sorry that you had to go through this event but we're thankful for what you did, thankful for your actions, and they deserve whatever punishment they get, they deserve to be in jail right now and pay for what they did, they were wrong. and i told the family member, thank you, thank you, thank you, because i felt bad, i feel for the family, everybody's affected by this. your community is affected, their family, right down the line. and i want to say thank you to that family for reaching out to me and letting me know that they felt like i did the right thing. >> why does it mean so much to you to hear from them? >> because i'm not here to destroy these kids, you know, but i want them to realize that this is -- we're human beings, this is a society that we all want to live in safe and peacefully, we don't want to worry about them every time we run down to the park or to the store or to the movies, we don't want to fear for our lives

lisa sylvester is monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now's going on here, lisa? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, a blog that drew worldwide attention has now been revealed as a hoax. perpetrated by this man, an american scholar living in scotland. tom mcmaster led readers to believe that the blog belonged to a young lesbian in syria and entries claiming she was abducted sparked an online campaign demanding her release. mcmaster said he was trying to draw attention to the dire situation in syria. cnn was among the many organizations reporting on the blog, and cnn has not been allowed into syria to comfort unrest. >>> fire crews are making some progress on that huge wildfire in arizona, the second largest on record in that state. they have stopped the northward advance and are now focusing on the eastern flank, building fire lines in new mexico. the so-called wall of fire has burned 706 square miles and has destroyed 33 homes and businesses. it's only about 10% contained. and take a look at this accident caught on cell phone video. a crane was li

they didn't speak like sylvester stallone, you know -- >> jimmy: you remember your first hat?rby hat. and i dressed in all green. so, i was all green everything. >> jimmy: yareally? >> green socks, shoes. i was like camouflage. >> jimmy: that's great. i always feel like, black guys look way better than what it guys in hats. >> that's good thinking. that is -- [ laughter ] no. >> jimmy: i don't know what it is. but you know, when "mad men," those guys look cool in hats. >> jimmy: that time has passed now. >> but it's back around. >> jimmy: there's no -- i guess so. i don't know. >> kid rock. >> jimmy: yeah, but he's different. he's got long hair. i look like a nerd. i think i look good in this hat. but i know if i wore it for five seconds i'd be made fun of. [ applause ] i look like i should be writing a story for the, like, "daily planet" or something. >> yeah, you need an old typewriter right now. >> jimmy: how's the family? you having a big father's day thing? >> does anybody do that? father's day got lost in the side. the kids just get, go, happy father's day, daddy. that's

that is -- >> i received a facebook message from family members of the sylvester boys.ologized to me from the family. they said we're really, really sorry you had to go through this event but we're thankful for what you did, we're thankful for their action and that i deserve whatever punishment they get. they deserve to be in jail right now and have to pay for what they did. they were wrong, and i told the family member, thank you, thank you, thank you. i felt bad. i feel for the family. everybody's affected by this. your community is affected. their family right down the line and i want to say thank you for that family for reaching out to me and letting me know that they felt like i did the right thing. >>> the william sisters are back in action and they look like merge's best look at wimbledon. we'll be joined from london in just a minute. >>> but first major league baseball player and high school students joining forces to help those in need. steve perry went to camden, new jersey, to find out what's going on. >>> it's saturday morning in camden, new jersey, and thes

have you met sylvester stallone? >> i have not. >> jimmy: he has to do a blurb on the next book. >> yes, it is. >> jimmy: do you think there's going to be a season this year? >> i do. >> jimmy: good. you feel positive about it? >> very confident. i think, you know, working on it and getting closer and hopefully beginning of july we'll be able to work something. >> jimmy: do you go to meetings or do you talk to -- >> no, not at all. absolutely not. but you know, i am listening pretty -- >> jimmy: you're listening and hoping. you have to win that starting quarterback job. it's hard to do it when you're not playing. plus, a lot of people have seen this photograph. this is -- this is your rookie hazing and -- that's a pretty serious hazing you got. >> that was rough. >> jimmy: did you go along with this or were you shot with a tranquilizer dart? >> i went along with it. they said, listen, you have a choice. either, we're going to do something to your hair or we're shaving everything on your face. eyebrows, everything. so, a lot of the rook keeps are like, no, you're not shaving me an

lisa sylvester is here working the story for us.he world oil market as we all know is enormous right now. can the administration by doing what it's done really affect that market? >> you know, they certainly are trying, wolf. and the focus is not just on where prices are at the moment but where prices are headed. predictions were gas and oil prices were going to climb during the summer months of the administration to try to spare some pain at the pump has decided to tap into the country's oil reserves. to offset the loss of libyan oil the energy department will release 30 million barrels of oil from what is known as the strategic petroleum reserve, a u.s. emergency oil stockpile. >> this is not a u.s. only decision. this is something in which both the consumer side, producer side, everyone seems to be in agreement this is a time we need to make sure the market is adequately supplied so the demand can be met. >> the u.s. has 727 million barrels in the strategic reserve, 30 million barrels is really only a drop in the bucket. that's a

lisa sylvester in washington for us, thanks so much. >>> some international headlines now. look at that plume of volcanic smoke and ash shooting high into the sky in southern chile. airlines are keeping planes on the ground for safety's sake. thousands of passengers are stranded. >>> in libya, a rebel spokesman says his fighters have confiscated a secret military document. he claims it spells out a plan to attack misratah with more than 11,000 troops and clear the city of opposition forces. cnn has seen the 15-page document but cannot vouch for its authenticity. no acknowledgment and no comment from the libyan government. >>> officials at the international monetary fund are still trying to figure out just how much damage was done in a recent cyber attack on the institution's computer systems. so far the imf isn't saying much about the type of attack or whether sensitive world economic data was compromised. the fbi is helping investigate. >>> it's been a spring to remember for bad weather. right now, wildfires and floods are impacting a big part of the u.s. thousands of peop

reporter: he befriended a great blue herron he calls nas stir junior a snowy egret he calls pee wee and sylvester the night herron has given some thought to the risk of overfishing the sturgeon. >> we appreciate catch and release here at our shot. the rule on my boat is no western one sturgeon for everybody together. -- no more than one sturgeon for everybody together. that's enough. >> reporter: fishermen says it's the bad weather, something good that came from all the june rain why there are so many sturgeon. don knapp, cbs 5. >> i don't know if it's the weather but i into keith is called the sturgeon general, he is so good at what he does. >> wondering if it has anything to do with the temperature of the water. usually this time year we have already been swimming at lake del valle for a month but it's still too cold below 60 degrees. so maybe? all right. just a thought. throwing it out there. take a look at this. it's our live cbs 5 weather camera looking out towards -- look at that, from dublin towards mount diablo where we saw some of the warmest temperatures of the day today because they we

i swear he said sylvester stallone.ired his -- i was like, this guy's creative. >> jimmy: he's trying to keep himself interested. or maybe he's just insane. what was it like living on the neighboring island to shaq? did he ever come over and steal like your cattle or anything like that or -- >> no, no. i never -- he actually had a bobble head, a shaq bobble head, at the end of his dock and that was my only sort of interaction with him. seeing this bobble head. although i did see i guess he had like a baby that was, you know, shaq's small -- or it wasn't a small baby, it was a very shaq-sized baby. >> jimmy: well, we have some people outside. i don't know if you were paying attention during the monologue but there's some couples outside. okay, hi there, what is your name? >> my name is shaman. >> jimmy: your husband is down below. first, i want to tell you, owen wilson is here. say hello to owen. >> hey, how's it going? >> hi. >> jimmy: do you have the milk shake? >> i have my milk shake. >> jimmy: do you feel you're in

so, the second time i came out here, to interview sylvester stallone, someone said to me get up to the. i told my photographer this is the big one for us. i'm going to be friendly with hollywood in one hit. i stood outside and i just greeted every guest as they arrived. and just posed for pictures like this. the next day, "sun" had 30 pictures of me with famous people in hollywood. they're like, who is that with our guy? the only one that was tricky was charles bronson who i think smelled a rat and didn't want to know at all. this great sequence of pictures of me elbowing out his girlfriend, boom, to try to get my arm around him. >> jimmy: that's a good way to get shot. >> it was. it was kind of -- it was what i had to do for a few years. >> jimmy: it's a weird way to kind of go about it. >> pretend to be friendly with famous people. >> jimmy: i know you went on the road, or tour, with new kids on the block. >> i did. >> jimmy: would you pretend to be -- what year was this? >> well, they were huge in britain, never mind america. and i was dispatched as the music guy. knew nothing about

so, the second time i came out here, to interview sylvester stallone, someone said to me, hey, you shouldis having his 75th birthday party and every star in hollywood is going. i thought, right. i went and got this tuxedo, got my photographer, said we're going to pull off the big one, this is it for us. this is the, i'm going to be friendly with the whole of hollywood in one hit moment. so we went down there. i stood outside in my tuxedo and i greeted every guest as they arrived and just posed for pictures like this. the next day, "sun" had 30 pictures of me with famous people in hollywood. they're like, who is that with our guy piers? the only one that was tricky was charles bronson who i think smelled a rat and didn't want to know at all. this great sequence of pictures of me elbowing out his girlfriend, boom, to try to get my arm around him. my mate charlie, as i'm falling off the edge. >> jimmy: that's a good way to get shots. >> it was a very good way to get shots. it was kind of -- it was what i had to do for a few years. >> jimmy: it's a weird way to kind of go about it. >> pretend

>> i received a facebook message from family members of the sylvester boys, and, you know, they apologizedfamily. they said, you know, we are really, really sorry that you had to go through this event, but we are thankful for what you did and thankful for the actions and they deserve whatever punishment they get and they deserve to be in jail right now and have to pay for what they did. they were wrong. and i told the family member, you know, thank you, thank you, thank you. because, i felt bad, you know, i feel for the family. everybody is affected by this. your community is affected, their family, and right down the line. and i want to say thank you to that family for reaching out to me and letting me know that they felt like i did the right thing. >> hmm. another story now involving a brave woman. one who is subjected to forced sterilization by the state of north carolina along with thousands of others. you will hear her story for yourself next. ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-800-345-2550 ttd# 1-800-345-2550 and talk to chuck about ttd# 1-800-345-2550 rolling over that old 401k. and my dog

scott sylvester is charged with second-degree burglary and receiving stolen property. you can see him here on a muni surveillance video. he stole it from the san francisco conservatory of music in april. police arrested the 27-year-old a few days later when he turned over the $20,000 antique violin to a priest at st. mary's cathedral. he has since pleaded not guilty. >>> sentencing will be handed down to a poll worker who stole election equipment last november. carl bradford pleaded guilty in december for stealing the electronic tabulator which an nbc bay area news crew found lying on a sidewalk in the tender loin. election officials believe he stole it after the memory card and balance were collected. they say the incident did not affect any ballot results. >>> this morning, a two-alarm house fire in the east bay leaves one person dead and another in the hospital. fire officials say an elderly woman died and a man is hurt. this happened in el cerrito last night. emergency crews responded to the single family home at moeser lane and king drive. the man tried to get his

cnn's lisa sylvester has more from washington.on gabby gifford's facebook page more than 800 people have posted comments sending her well wishes. just a sample of some of them "great to see you smiling. you're a wonderful inspiration". another one reads "same smile. same attitude. can't wait to see you back in congress". she continues to improve. she's walking more, her verbal and cognitive skills are coming along. you can see some of the differences in the pictures. in the latest pick teres her harris short, cropped short, she is wearing glasses. the most obvious the indentation on the left side of her head. in this picture that same gorgeous smile. these pick tires were taken may 17. that is the day before she had surgery to replace the skull bone that. surgery was to put in a synthetic bone and shunt. and her doctors said it went very well. so physically speaking her condition has improved above and beyond what these photos show. i spoke to her communications director, c.j.caromargin by phone. he said she was talking about poli

scott sylvester is charged with second-degree burglary and receiving stolen property. you see him here in a muni surveillance video. he stole the instrument from the san francisco conservatory of music in april. police arrested him a few days later when he turned over the $20,000 antique violin to a priest at st. mary's cathedral. he has since pleaded not guilty. >>> sentencing will be handed down on the poll worker who stole election equipment in san francisco last november. carl bradford pleaded guilty in december for stealing the electronic tabulator which an nbc bay area news crew found lying on a sidewalk in the tenderloin. election officials believe he stole it after the memory card and balance were collected. they also say the incident did not affect any ballot results. >>> a peninsula lawmaker wants to give same-sex couples the right to share a key benefit straight couples have. representative jackie spear introduced a bill last week which would provide cobra health care benefits regardless of sexual orientation. cobra is an extension of employer provided healt

in this one she's sitting next to her mother looking happy and relaxed and cnn's lisa sylvester has morem washington. lisa? >> don, an gabrielle giffords' face fook page people have sent her well wishes. a sample of them. freight to see you smiling. you're a wonderful inspiration. another one reads same smile, same attitude. can't wait to see you back in congress, and she continues to improve. she's walking more. her verbal and cognitive skills are coming along, and now we have these pictures, and you can see some of the differences. in the latest pictures, her hair is darker, cropped short. she is wearing glasses. the most obvious difference though is the indentation on the left side of her head and in the second photo, that's her mom, by the way, with her in the picture, she still has that same gorgeous smile. these pictures were taken may 17th. that is the day before she had surgery to replace the skull bone. that surgery was to put in a synthetic bone and shouldn't, and her doctors said it went very well, so physically speaking her condition has improved above and beyond what the pho

>> yes, sylvester stallone now has a spot in the boxing hall of fame.best picture in 1976. >>> rob marciano is in the extreme "weather center." you would have liked being there, wouldn't you, the boxing hall of fame? >> that would have been great. absolutely. always like to see the hall of fame indeducted in. and announcers always get in so rocky has its place. >> of course, people say raging bull. >> one, two three, four -- what is it? are we up to ten now? >> i don't know. >> all the more to see, by the way. storms rolling across parts of missouri today under a severe thunderstorm watch there, west of st. louis up towards kirkwood and down towards chesterfield. we're looking at thunderstorms, most of which have hail with them, have a little bit of gusty winds, 50 to 60-mile-an-hour winds with these. this watch box in effect until 1:00 this afternoon local time. we'll look for this to be extend ed farther to the south and east as we go through time. a slight risk of seeing more severe weather in this area, stretching back toward northeastern colorado.

this is james cameron and sylvester stallone, waycross' between jesus and ronald reagan and he will suffers. he won't guy for arsons because that is not what they do in 1980. by dying -- let the other person die. so you see this complete 180. the meaning is reversed. >> by the end of the 1980s reagan gives the same speech. just cause and noble cause and let our troops when and there's not a single headline about it. not a story, nothing. a huge campaign outburst, this may lose the election for us and eight years later it is the same thing. is not a headline or story. nothing. you continue to see this in the way we talk about our military today. if we focus in manila terrorism and why the militarism sticks with us today, there is very the unquestioning of the idea that politicians major jobs is simply defer all power to the, quote, commanders on the ground. how many times did you hear george bush say that? don't make politicians decide this. this separates us from other countries. the original save our constitution has the ability to control the military. in the 1980s the whole idea from a

our lisa sylvester gives us the background. >> charming location, southern pos pialty and an available some of the reasons why south carolina was picked by boeing in october 2009 as the location for its second assembly line for the new 787 dream liner plane. >> when there's a downturn in the economy, to get a plant like boeing it heightens the expectations of the people in the community. >> reporter: it will employ 3,800 people. but behind the happy headlines, a raging debate. south carolina is a right to work state where employees cannot be forced to join a union. >> the people in south carolina are used -- they traditionally are averse to union opinions it's a deep seeded cultural thing. >> reporter: for decades, boeing has built its playing in everett, washington, by union workers. the decision to build a second facility in south carolina has the folks in washington state up in arms. the international association of machinists and aerospace workers points to comments from boeing's ceo and other officials that suggest a driving reason for opening up the south carolina plant was becau

lisa sylvester is following this story for us the oil market is enormous out there. know the short answer is the focus is not just on where the prices are, but where prices are headed. predictions were that gas and oil prices in the summer months started to spare the pain at the pump. they decided to tap into the country's oil reservice. to offset the loss of libyan oil, the energy department will release 30 billion barrels of oil from the strategic reserve, a oil stockpile. >> this is not a decision. both the consumer and the producer's side and everyone seems to be in agreement where we need to make sure that they were adequately supplied so the demand can be met. >> the u.s. has 727 million barrels on the reserve and 30 million barrels is only a drop in the bucket. that's about the amount of oil the united states consumes in a couple of days. other member countries of the international energy agency will add an initial 30 million barrels look at the trend with the price of oil. we have a graphic to show you. $3.60 a gallon. starting to go up in december and peaked

let's go to lisa sylvester.he's monitoring that and some of the other top stories in the situation room right now. what's going on. omar bin laden tells rueters the leaders of pakistan should protect osama bin laden's innocent children and let them go. he also says he doubts his father is actually dead since president obama isn't releasing pictures of the body. some of bin laden's childrens and wives were detained after the may raid on his compound. and bank of america announcing it will pay $8.5 billion to investors, burned by fraudulent mo mortgage securities after the collapse. it will go to major financial firms. mortgage practices are being investigated in all 50 states. and debris that sent those on the space station ducking for cover yesterday is the closest ever. passing by just a little more than 1,000 feet. they didn't expect any further encounter, but it still hasn't identified what it was, so quite the mystery. imagine that, wolf. about 1,000 feet. >> that's not that far away, obviously. squarery stu

lisa sylvester is learning more about the story. >> reporter: this is a fascinating story.iscovered it was super toxic. they discovered it was a super toxic bug. they were able to do so because of something called the personal genome machine. maybe this looks like a lot of jibberish to you, but this is the genetic sequencing of a killer. e. coli 0101 h 4. it has killed 31 people in europe and sickened nearly 3,000 others. it used to take scientists weeks to decode a bacteria or virus but the new strain was done in just two hours. a marvel to scientists. >> from this machine to their computer to a website, out to the world. >> jonathan rothberg's company, life technologies, inventoried the ion torrent personal genome machine. scientists use the machine to read the new dna. the results posted online for researchers around the world. >> i watched in real time. i would be watching the internet, i'd be getting e-mails and over a few hours from the time that the bug was sequenced on the ion torrent machine, there were already people explaining where it came from. >> reporter: wha

lisa sylvester is monitoring that and other stories in "the situation room."n. >> reporter: tunisia's ousted president has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for corruption. today ben ali and his wife were tried in absentia. they have been living in exile in saudi arabia since the january revolt that ended his 23-year rule and touched off the so-called arab spring of uprising. president ali wasn't warned of the trial in enough time to attend. >>> and a star of mtv's popular "jackass" series has been killed in a car accident. 34-year-old ryan dunn died along with a passenger when his porsche crashed and caught fire on a pennsylvania highway overnight. police say speed may have been a factor. dunn was famous for his pranks and dangerous stunts on "jackaa" which evolved into a successful film franchise. national weather service is forecasting better conditions this week for crews bat lick wildfires in arizona after what fire officials call a hard day yesterday. the monument fire which has destroyed more than 60 moment and buildings jumped four fire lines. it's