we're live in the cnn newsroom. >>> and good morning to you. and thank you so much for being with me, we'll get to the bombshell in baseball in just a minu minute. but first, late breaking news from the white house. tom donilon is resigning as national security adviser, guess who is taking his place? susan rice. jake tapper joins me now. wow. surprised by this? >> no, not at all. susan rice has remained a close friend of president obama's. someone he trusts, and the way he handled it, the withdraw of her name for secretary of state, really rose her stock at the white house. people at the white house with whom i spoke at the time were impressed that she took her name out of consideration it seemed like the stars were aligning for john kerry anyway. she handled herself in the view of white house officials can class and dignity. it doesn't surprise me they would name this position, which doesn't require senate nomination, we should underline, for her. the president relies on her, trusts her and this is a reward for being a good soldier in many ways

. >>> happening now in the "newsroom." awkward. obama/putin sit down to talk syria, but this may be on the table, too. >> no one is listening to your telephone lines. >> but fresh from the náp leaker. american spies have top secret russian communications during the last summit. >>> plus, homicide. colorado's black forest fire ruled a crime scene. ers lucky. >> that means nothing. that is what we bought insurance for. but it's the thngs that represent our family's heritage. >>> and ring row. patriots' owner robert kraft versus vladimir putin. did putin steel his super bowl ring? putin says no and furthermore, he says, it's weird. >>> and line drive to the head. is it time for pitchers to wear helmets? some say emphatically, no. >> we're going to look like a bunch of mechanical men going around. we're going to be placing men in there with all this equipment and we're going to look like star wars before it's all over. i think the game is the game and that's just what it is. >>> you're live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning, thp'

he plays son to jane fonda on hbo's "the newsroom" and co-stars on "the mindy project" on fox.you don't smell like pot at all. how is everything? >> everything is -- >> jimmy: we met in real life, actually. >> we did, we did. >> jimmy: at a wedding. we met. >> we did. we were both in bathrobes. >> jimmy: that is true. that's right. we were both in bathrobes. we were at the same wedding. >> and i tried out the spa. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> and i got reflexology. did you do that? >> jimmy: no, i did not, i just like to walk around in my bathrobe. what is reflexology? >> i have no idea. but they were playing with my feet for a while. >> jimmy: oh, okay. all right. >> and afterwards they say, well, we're going it look at your feet and then afterwards we'll tell you what's going on with you and we might ask you some questions. >> jimmy: oh. >> so they played around with my foot, and then he walked me through the -- >> jimmy: it was a guy? >> yeah. >> jimmy: great. >> yeah, it was great. >> jimmy: sounds like they were out of masseuses. >> and as we were walking he said, do you get heada

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live in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning. thank you for joining me. i'm carol costello. an american marine kidnapped at gunpoint in mexico today, the fbi is asking for your help. 2 1/2 weeks since corporal armono torres iii last seen or heard from. armed gunman stormed his father's mexican ranch just south of the border. this is perhaps a fight with mexican drug cartels. rafael roma joins us, and the fbi is asking for help. how can we help? >> somebody must have seen something, either in mexico or maybe somebody with information in the united states and so the fbi is saying if you have any piece of information whatsoever, give it to us so we can continue with the investigation. armando torres is a marine. it has been exactly three weeks today since he crossed the border in la varanca. the name of the town where his father visited. his father owns a ranch there, and he was going to be there to be with him and his uncle. all three of them kidnapped by armed men, nobody knows where they are. the family says they received a phone call during the first week, after they disappe

. >>> up next in "the newsroom" a stunning revelation from pope francis. ere is, indeed, a gay lobby in the vatican. hoo-hoo...hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo hoo. sir... i'll get it together i promise... heeheehee. jimmy: ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? ronny: i'd say happier than the pillsbury doughboy on his way to a baking convention. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. stories we're watching in "newsroom" after 31 minutes past the hour. stocks heading for a higher open. about 107 points. ringing the opening bell this morning a data software company. >>> chrysler has just six days to formally respond to a recall request from the government. we're talking about jeep grand cherokees and liberties says carries a fire risk in rear end crashes. if chrysler still says no to the recall, nhtsa will hold a public hearing. >>> privacy advocates outraged. a new jersey lawmaker wants police officers to be able to search thro

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you're live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you for being with me. we begin this morning in central colorado where strong winds are pushing two wildfires across tinder dry brush. the numbers are staggering. take a look at this live picture. close to 100 homes now lost. 9,000 people on the run from those advancing flames. right now evacuation orders blanket a sprawling 55 square miles and the inferno shifting with the winds. >> the fire has now doubled back properties that we identified as standing are now engulfed in flames. >> cnn's dan simon joins us now from colorado springs. good morning, dan. >> good morning, carol. this fire is still 0% contained which is pretty remarkable considering all these aircraft you have fighting this fire and dozens of aircraft dropping water and dropping retardant and now 500 firefighters on the ground. just goes to show you that the weather still has the upper hand. multiple wildfires burning out of control across colorado. forcing thousands more to flee their homes. hundreds of firefighte

abc7 news reporter john alston is following this story from the newsroom. john? >> carolyn, first off the original death toll was seven including the gunman. that has been re-advised downward -- revised downward. they have no idea why a man dressed in black went on a shooting spree. this took place in santa monica west of los angeles and ending in gun fear at santa monica college. >> we have the corrected numbers. we have four deceased. including the suspect that makes five. >> the trail of death started to unfold before noon when police got a call of shots fired. what they found was santa monica home in flames. >> i heard about six or seven shots. >> we found multiple victims. it was clear they were fatalities. >> the l.a. times reports those victims may be the gunman's father and brother. it is unknown highway the fire started. police say the gunman than carjacked a woman forcing her to drive to the campus. >> when he left the house there was a car driving down the street where he did carjack the lady drivingment he had her drive a certain route and there were s

this hour in the "newsroom," the intense heat in the west is getting worse and really dangerous. a live report from one of the hottest places in the country next. >>> surveillance video and phone records provide a timeline of where nfl player aaron hernandez allegedly was when odin lloyd was murdered. cnn takes you on the route police believe hernandez took that night. >>> and hip hop legend rev run is joining us live to send you a message about your health. it's something that's touched his family an he'll tell us why it's so close to his heart. >>> an elderly man has been found dead in his home in las vegas. and it could be that he's the first victim of that brutal heat wave. officials say he didn't have air conditioning. but they aren't sure if the heat is to blame. today, it is getting just as hot in the west. in some areas, like california's death valley, it could get even hotter. torre dunnan is there for us. how bad is it? >> reporter: i guess it depends upon who you are and what your definition of bad is. there are lots of people here to come out and really feel this heat

is i watch the newsroom and i think it's a liberal fantasy. o you watch it and say that would be my perfect world? ? >> i watch it and a lot of it i like, here's one of the problems with liberal entertainment, if i could off road my view as a liberal. usually words like calling the tea party taliban, that's when we get ourselves in trouble. you can disagree which i do. you can find them to be outrageous, which i do. i was a sport of occupy wall street, but i didn't fall in love with them. you have to be careful about how you portray yourself. this is what you are doing. portraying yourself that the rest of us have to get into everybody is like that. i think they set themselves up. >> do you think the tea party will get a fair chak from anyone in hollywood? >> no. they villainize the tea party and put them on a pedestal. wasn't that in dumb and dumber. was he lloyd or harry? >> yes! >> this is the sequel. >> what do you think, andrea. i think he is a talented writer, but he would be more talented if he portrayed things as they were and it's alwa

abc7 news reporter john alston is following this story from the newsroom. john? >> carolyn, first off the original death toll was seven including the gunman. that has been re-advised downward -- revised downward. they have no idea why a man dressed in black went on a shooting spree. this took place in santa monica west of los angeles and ending in gun fear at santa monica college. >> we have the corrected numbers. we have four deceased. including the suspect that makes five. >> the trail of death started to unfold before noon when police got a call of shots fired. what they found was santa monica home in flames. >> i heard about six or seven shots. >> we found multiple victims. it was clear they were fatalities. >> the l.a. times reports those victims may be the gunman's father and brother. it is unknown highway the fire started. police say the gunman than carjacked a woman forcing her to drive to the campus. >> when he left the house there was a car driving down the street where he did carjack the lady drivingment he had her drive a certain route and there were s

abc7 news reporter john alston is following this story from the newsroom. john? >> carolyn, first off the original death toll was seven including the gunman. that has been re-advised downward -- revised downward. they have no idea why a man dressed in black went on a shooting spree. this took place in santa monica west of los angeles and ending in gun fear at santa monica college. >> we have the corrected numbers. we have four deceased. including the suspect that makes five. >> the trail of death started to unfold before noon when police got a call of shots fired. what they found was santa monica home in flames. >> i heard about six or seven shots. >> we found multiple victims. it was clear they were fatalities. >> the l.a. times reports those victims may be the gunman's father and brother. it is unknown highway the fire started. police say the gunman than carjacked a woman forcing her to drive to the campus. >> when he left the house there was a car driving down the street where he did carjack the lady drivingment he had her drive a certain route and there were s

>>> happening now in the newsroom. holed up in hong kong. >> even if you're not doing anything wrong. >> 19-year-old high school dropout edward snowden speaking out from a secret location. >> i sitting at my desk had the authority to wiretap anyone from you to your accountant to a federal judge to even the president. >> this morning the man who leaked the top secret government spying program front and center, what could he be charged with? will he be extradited and are some chinese happy he's there? >>> also , in court -- >> something's wrong with him. george zimmerman gets a jury. the question, murder or self-defense. >>> in a case that divided the nation, we're live in sanford as jury selection gets under way right now. >>> plus -- brockovich busted. >> would you mind if i investigate this a little further. >>> the famous activist arrested in vegas over the weekend. we'll tell you what happened. >>> and heated up. the miami heat take game two. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning, i'm carol costello, th

sergio is in the newsroom and leslie brinkley is at san francisco city hall. >> we begin with john alston where the celebrations are still going on tonight. john? >> still a lot of excitement and activity. the sidewalks here are full of people. they finally had the chance to reopen castro street that is jam packed with people and still a large police presence and still no problems. a lot of activity earlier tonight here. >> dancing and bubbles broke out on castro street as thousands of people savored the supreme court ruling. >> i applaud the supreme court for their ruling today. to me today was like christmas. several presents were delivered jie. it was jam pack eld from market to 19th street spilling out in several directions. even if they are not planning meetings, gay and lesbian couples were excited about what the future can hold. >> if i want to get married some day i will be able to. it is a great feeling. >> i am happy for a lot of my friends who are same sex couples and who are going to be getting married. we have a lot of weddings to go to, and i know it means more to them given

that's why we want blacks in the newsroom. not just a question of political correctness, because we can cover the world better if we have more diverse people. we don't have a lot of people with faith who would take the normal view -- take the view that same-sex marriage is wrong. there's not a lot of people in newsrooms in washington who follow that. >> i want to put up the cover of the new "new yorker" magazine. you can see there bert and ernie watching the supreme court, putting out a statement saying they are just best friends and stop with the spec lace. >>> let me turn to glenn greenwald. shortly before we spoke to him last sunday, he appeared on "meet the press." as david gregory was pressing him, the conversation took an ominous turn. >> to the extent that you have aided and abetted snowden, even in his current movements, why shouldn't you, mr. greenwald, be charged with a crime? >> the assumption in your question, david, is completely without evidence. the idea that i've aided and abetted him in any way. if you want to

in the newsroom. charles clifford. 4 news. >>> and stick with kron 4 news as we ton follow this bart strike threat. >>> oakland is ranked the 3rd most dangerous city in the region. kron 4 news phillipe jegal breaks down the numbers. >>reporter: 20 # 11 to 2012 the fbi says the city of oakland saw a significant spike in violent crimes which clause murder, man slaughter, forceable rapes, robberies and aggravated assault the company 247 wall street. based on the fbi's numbers and behind flint ad detroit michigan, oakland ranks 3rd. in 2012. close for every 100,000 residents there, were 1193 violent crimes. including 1,086 robberies, which is the most of any city nationwide. that's also a jump from the 851 robberies per ev00,000 people the year before. there were 6,594 property crimes per every 100,000 people. compared to 5,288 in 2011. that clause burglary, larceny theft -- that includes burglary, larceny theft and arson. the police chief said decreasing priority. of property crimes is and from year to year, the murder ra

and much more in the newsroom. we have straight ahead. [ male announcer ] erica had a rough day. there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate. ever. as in never ever. now about that parking ticket. [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee, ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >> the newsroom straight ahead. don, what have yo got? >> we have a lot. following the story you have been talking about. talking about 29-year-old edward snowden. the whistle blower. we're going to run the entire intervi interview. it's 12 minutes long. you said why did he do it? why? he said i don't see myself as a here r hero. he said i don't want to l

sergio is in the newsroom and leslie brinkley is at san francisco city hall. >> we begin with john alston where the celebrations are still going on tonight. john? >> still a lot of excitement and activity. the sidewalks here are full of people. they finally had the chance to reopen castro street that is jam packed with people and still a large police presence and still no problems. a lot of activity earlier tonight here. >> dancing and bubbles broke out on castro street as thousands of people savored the supreme court ruling. >> i applaud the supreme court for their ruling today. to me today was like christmas. several presents were delivered jie. it was jam pack eld from market to 19th street spilling out in several directions. even if they are not planning meetings, gay and lesbian couples were excited about what the future can hold. >> if i want to get married some day i will be able to. it is a great feeling. >> i am happy for a lot of my friends who are same sex couples and who are going to be getting married. we have a lot of weddings to go to, and i know it means more to them given

sergio is in the newsroom and leslie brinkley is at san francisco city hall. >> we begin with john alston where the celebrations are still going on tonight. john? >> still a lot of excitement and activity. the sidewalks here are full of people. they finally had the chance to reopen castro street that is jam packed with people and still a large police presence and still no problems. a lot of activity earlier tonight here. >> dancing and bubbles broke out on castro street as thousands of people savored the supreme court ruling. >> i applaud the supreme court for their ruling today. to me today was like christmas. several presents were delivered jie. it was jam pack eld from market to 19th street spilling out in several directions. even if they are not planning meetings, gay and lesbian couples were excited about what the future can hold. >> if i want to get married some day i will be able to. it is a great feeling. >> i am happy for a lot of my friends who are same sex couples and who are going to be getting married. we have a lot of weddings to go to, and i know it means more to them given

these stories topping the "newsroom," a downed sightseeing helicopter and rescue operation on the hudson river. >>> the intense heat in the west is only getting worse and really dangerous. a report from one of the hottest places in this world next. >>> president barack obama visited robben island today, the prison where nelson mandela was held for 18 years. we'll tell you what obama said during this emotional tour. >>> five very lucky people are back on dry land after their sightseeing helicopter made an emergency landing on the hudson river. it landed right at noon. affiliate c brbs reports the tourists were two adults and two children from sweden. the pilot put the chopper down 79th street when it lost power shortly after takeoff and remained upright and floated south with the current. everyone was safely rescued by jet ski. no one was hurt in that incident. the helicopter has since been towed back to shore. >>> an elderly man found dead in his home in las vegas could be the first victim of a brutal heat wave. officials say he didn't have air-conditioning but they aren't quite sure if

denise is in the newsroom with more on matthew fortis. denise? >> fortis is at shock trauma, and he's been downgraded now to serious condition. fortese and has girlfriend were at the game when he and his girlfriend were attacked. two men punched him, causing him to fall over a concrete barrier. police say the incident began because fortese, a long-time yankees fan wore that team's hat to the orioles game. doctors say he is suffering suffering from deep skull fractures. >> fleishman and bell are both facing assault charges. >>> one week after a train collision sparks an explosion. a driver is out of the hospital. investigator mike hellgren has an update on the ntsb investigation. >> reporter: one week after the explosion that rocked an industrial area of rosedale. business and homeowners are still cleaning up. >> it was pretty crazy. the house shook. and i could hear the glass shattering. and i thought, oh, god. >> reporter: it was last tuesday afternoon, when a mack truck, driven by john alban, jr., collided with a csx train. the train derailed. a

you're in the "cnn newsroom," everyone. i'm don lemon. >>> we're tracking two huge trials this week. the george zimmerman trial, attorneys worried some potential jurors may have ulterior motives in the case involving death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. >>> in boston, james "white reque"white" bulger is accused of ratting on his own friends. we'll talk with an ex-monster who once tangled with whitey bulger and holly hughes will break down the zimmerman trial. >>> bulger allegedly ran an irish boston gang linked to brutal murders and extorting drug dealers, bookies and loan sharks to pay rent or contribute to his gang. jack nicholson played a character based on the loose portrayal -- >> today what i'm saying to you is this -- when you're facing a loaded gun -- >> let's go now to ex-mobster john "red" shay who once worked with bulger. red, bulger adamantly denies being a rat, an fbi informant. what's your reaction? do you think is he a rat, an informant? is. >> absolutely. you don't get top echelon status from the fbi without

you're live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. much for being with me. a close call over the skies over new york city. faa investigators trying to figure out how a delta flight coming in for a landing at jfk nearly collided with another plane taking off from laguardia. renay marsh live in washington. walk us through what happened. >> that's right, carol. this near-miss happened in perhaps the busiest airspace in the country. we've pulled in a portion of the audio between the delta 747 and the control tower. what you're about to hear is the control tower telling the pilot the direction and altitude of another plane that's coming his way. listen. >> 172, returning? >> yes, sir. almost at 047 now. >> traffic 12:00, 1400 feet. 1600 feet. >> we've got him on the fish finder here. >> okay. eastbound at 1800 feet coming out. >> turning right to 06 here. >> all right. again, you're hearing that air traffic controller giving him the warning that you're going to see this plane and hear the pilot acknowledging that he does indeed see the pla

see the video where paris jackson says she's crazy and needs help. "newsroom" starts now. >>> happy friday eve. i'm christi paul in for carol costello. thank you for keeping me company. the white house reacting to the report that the white house is monitoring your phone calls. a secret court order obtained by a british newspaper that forces verizon to hand over telephone records to the national security agency. that includes domestic calls, foreign calls, telephone numbers, and the location, time and duration of your calls. now, some people are outraged as you can imagine and say this is the broadest surveillance order ever issued. look at the reaction online too. the huffington post headline today, they are watching. and the drudge report, a snarky angle. can you hear me now? not everyone is so upset and conservative newt gingrich told piers morgan he's okay with it. >> if -- if the necessity for tracking down terrorists in the united states is that the national security agency limited only to counterterrorism, is gathering information, then i would support i

kpix 5 reporter sue kwon is in the newsroom this morning with more. good morning. >> reporter: this one does not have support from all residents. some wanted the election delayed so more candidates could come forward and then of course the selection stems from a gambling scandal that led to shirakawa's downfall to begin with. santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa faces five felonies including gambling away more than $100,000 in public and political funds. now, he resigned in march and the board scheduled this special election for today despite requests from residents to move the election to june 25th to give more candidates time to jump in the ring. today there are six including valley water district employee teresa alvarado and cindy chavez considered front- runners. >> we're that a lot from people that we're calling. they want a fresh face. they don't want someone that represents polarization or stagnation in government. they want someone who can work across all lines and all parties with others who want solutions. >> as a former elected off

sue kwon in the newsroom, thank you. >>> 5:06. a long-time politician from the east bay says he will not be running for office again. 72-year-old state treasurer bill lockyer says he will give up politics when he finishes his term next year. he has been a leading california democrat for decades. his wife resigned as an alameda county supervisor last year after admitting to an extramarital affair and drug abuse. lockyer says he will remain active in public policy but not sure how. >>> the powerhouse wildfire north of los angeles is 60% contained right now. but it's expected to be monday before it's fully contained. fire crews worked through the night and got some help as weather conditions improved. three firefighters have been treated for minor injuries since the fire started on thursday. six homes have been destroyed and nine others damaged. but the number of homes threatened is now down to 275. there have already been 2,000 wildfires this year, that's 60% more than last year and 90% more than in an average year. in new mexico, th

in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. their investigation very soon. >>pam: prosecutors also say that steiner entered the home of a female friend, photographed her underwear, and took some of her clothing. today the george ordered a restraining order. scott kron4 scott rates was there when he left the courtroom. >>mark: i had some questions and they wanted absolutely nothing to do with me. >> excuse me i am trying to get to the door if your mind. that he continued to try and block my shot of steiner as he walked out of the court room. he's the one with a red tie on. steiner facing to separate charges, possession or control of child pornography and first degree residential burglary. i asked him about those today and he said no comment. in addition to restraining order as part of this additional release, he is also ordered not to possess or access any kind of pornography whether a to be lawful or not. his attorney did come back and make this brief statement. >> it is unclear whether not a crime has been committed in this ca

in the newsroom, kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> new at 6:00, a warning to women when use a popular hiking trail in the east bay. police say a man has been exposing himself to women in walnut creek the past four months. here's the sketch of the suspect, in his 20s, 5'10", he sometimes wears a baseball cap. there are six incidents so far, most in the late afternoon and early evening. police were in walnut creek today warning women to be on the lookout. >> it's a little unnerving, but it's not going to deter me from running. i'll just stay where there are people around. i won't go off the trail or areas i'm not familiar with. >> authorities also advise women to walk or run with someone else and report suspicious persons to police. >>> happening now, a search for an elderly man who vanished in san jose this morning. the 87 year old was reported missing around 11:30 last seen around 9:00 a.m. family members say li suffers from dementia and is known to frequent the downtown san jose area looking for newspapers. anyone with information is urged to please, call police. a

the show. kind of like keith olbermann or other people in this business. what is newsroomis season that starts coming out this sunday. it's the more organic shoe that seems to come out of itself. it seems to grow like a human being that makes it so unpredictable and fascinating. >> my panel is wincing? we heard matthews' son is in the cast. he also adds that the program is fascinating but what he didn't tell us she paid consultant for the newsroom. that according to the hollywood reporter which lists matthews along with whole stable of liberal media types who help focus the point of view on that drama show. something to keep in mind. that is wrap on news watch. thanks to our panel. i'm jon scott. thanks for watching. keep it right here on fox news channel. >> gregg: this is a fox news alert on edward snowden, pulling another surprise, emerging from his hiding spot from hong kong and traveling to russia. hello, i'll gregg jarrett. welcome to a brand-new hour. >> heather: i'm heather childers. thank you for joining us. russia state media reports that snowden is in moscow, on

we have the very latest from the newsroom. david? >> within the hour, the ntsb released a report on its investigation. they have not interviewed the driver. routewe retraced the taken by john olver and junior. it is a revealing view that you will only see on 11 news. according to the train admits report, the -- the train and then report, the locomotive started sounding the whistle three minutes prior to impact. the same direction, the refuse truck driver johnalvin jr. traveled. just before reaching the tracks, there is a slight in time -- slight incline. if you look to the right, he could see the train through trees and vegetation. he should have had a clear, unobstructed view. according to in tsp investigators -- tontsb investigators, five seconds before the crash, the camera captured the truck. the train was traveling 49 miles per hour, the legal limit. the driver of the truck got out of the hospital sunday. he has not responded to requests for an interview. he now has an attorney who climb to get his name or answer any questions. f

my colleague don lemon straight ahead with the newsroom. >>> there are no ugly dogs, by the way. dogs. >> all dogs are beautiful. >> that's right. >> thank you. >>> coming up this hour in the cnn "newsroom" -- did the nsa surveillance program really keep us safe from terrorist attacks? the white house finally weighing in. >>> plus this -- >> and here he is. the biggest rat of all, king rat. >> inside the inner circle of whitey bulger. hear from one of the legendary mobster's former soldiers. >>> the owner of the new england patriots says one of his super bowl rings was stolen, and you won believe by whom. >>> and this. mom just wasn't having it when a would-be car jacker

in the newsroom, charles clifford continue our coverge on the possible bart strike.ow whether the job. the deadline sunday at midnight. you can also find all that information and more on our website, kron 4 dot-com. day five is now over of the for george zimmerman. he's the former neighborhood watch volunteer who admitted to shooting and killing unarmed teen trayvon martin. yesterday, a man living in neighborhood testified. jonathan good said he caught glimpses of the alleged fight the night trayvon martin was shot and killed. prosecutors are trying to prove that george zimmerman was the one who instigated the fight. but this defense witness maintains it was martin who started it all. what we do know is that trayvon martin was wearing a dark hoodie that night, and george zimmerman had on a red jacket. >>zimmerman is accused of second degree murder. defense. >> we will be back after at kaiser permanente, we've made major advancements in reducing >> we will be back after the incidents of broken bones in seniors. we've received recognition for getting hypertension under

mare sein the newsroom with the -- mary is in the newsroom with the latest on this high-profile case. >> the judge accepted james holam m else -- holm' plea -- holmes' plea for mental insanity. he opened fire inside an aurora, colorado movie theater last summer. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. mental health evaluators must review over 40,000 pages in documents in the case before they do their review. >> if jurors find holmes not guilty by reason of insanity, he would be committed indefinitely to the state mental hospital. >>> 22-year-old brandon mcelwain is one of two men accused of forcing their way into eye home -- a home. mcelwain punched her, knocking her down a flight of steps. police tracked him down near the scene. >>> hundreds of truck drivers made an unexpected stop at fedex field. normally, the home of the washington redskins. how alex demetrick reports, today, it was 2013 that was being played out. >> trucks of all shapes and sizes were directed to the parking lot. waiting for them were state inspectors, looking for mechanical defects. >> make sure they're qualif

here are the top stories we're following in the newsroom. heavy-duty charges leaked against the man who leaked top secret information. we have the latest on edward snowd snowden. >>> the judge in the george zimmerman murder trial makes a crucial ruling. testimony from crucial expert witness also not be allowed. >>> when twa flight 800 crashed in 1986, it was ruled an accident. i'm tell you why some are saying the jet may have been brought down deliberately. >>> let's start with the george zimmerman case in florida. a judge just issued a ruling this morning that could change the course of this trial. she says testimony from two experts who analyzed voices screaming on the 911 calls cannot be used. george howell joins me live. what does this all moon? >> it comes down to this. the methodology, the methods used by tom owen and dr. allan reich and the science. is it science university accepted. we're talking about the 911 audio clip. a lot of people called 11 the night of february 26, 2012. there's one call in particular that's been highly scruti

indicate katie is in the newsroom with more. we talking big names. >> 20 players and possibly 30 players. the espn investigative show reports the owner of a miami clinic now closed will meet with baseball officials this friday and name names. that include oakland a's pitcher suspended last year for using a banned substance. former giants outfielder cabrera who testified positive last year. the blue jays were at at&t park last night and can prairie was -- and cabrera was booed when three came up to bat. the clinic has been investigated since learning that several star players were listed in the records as having bought performance-enhancing substances and the owner has agreed to cooperate with the investigation in exchange for a lawsuit against him being dropped. >> what baseball didn't have was someone who could swire to the -- swear to the truth of the documents and now he will testify saying the documents are true. >> they are considering suspending players for 100 games which is the penalty for second offenses. espn reports be

chris matthews seem to be a huge fan of the program. >> let me ask you about, with newsroom, i talked show, my son has a part of the show. you are the man on the show. you play the guy, keith olbermann or somebody else in the business. what is it going to be like starting sunday. it's the most organic show and comes out of itself and it grows like a human being and makes so fascinating to people. >> my panel is wincing. >> we heard his son is in the cast and how the character is like chris himself. he adds the program is unpredictable and fascinating but what he didn't tell us he is a paid consultant for the newsroom that lists matthews with a stable of liberal media types that helps focus the point of view on that drama show. something to keep in mind. that is wrap for this week. thanks to our panel. i'm jon scott. thanks for watching. keep it right here on the fox news channel. >> gregg: knocks fuse alert out of dayton, a deadly crash a plane carrying a wing walk performer suddenly crashes killing not only the performer but the pilot, as well. we'll show you the videotape and you wi

the stanley cup now home in chicago. "newsroom" starts now. good morning, i'm carol costello, thanks so much for being with me. this morning, the united states blusters, other nations bristle, and edward snowden remains very much invisible. the man who exposed a secret u.s. surveillance program is still in hiding a full two days after leaving hong kong. the u.s. believes he may be hunkered down at a transit area of the moscow airport. that leaves him in diplomatic limbo and without a deadline to come forward. it would also allow wiggle room for this angry response from russia's foreign minister. >> translator: he independently chose his route and we learned, as did everyone else, from the mass media. he did not cross the russian border and we think all of the attempts we are now witnessing, attempts to accuse the russian side of violating u.s. law and almost conspireing, accompanied by threats towards us are unfounded and unacceptable. >> ecuador also brushing off washington's call to block asylum in that country. ecuador's president tweeting,

live from the newsroom with that part of the story. counterterrorism expert michael greenberger says he expects congressional hearings and investigations into the collection of the phone records. this secret operation was approved through the proper channels. people in baltimore are split over the news that government has been secretly collecting phone records from verizon customers for months. >> i do not think it is right for the government to step in and have any right to that. >> i am alright with it. it is important information for government to have. i do not feel i am being spied on. says therterror expert nsa is go to the data and sorting out the information may to terrorist organizations. >> this is a way the intelligence agencies can see who the united states is associating with terrorist organizations. they can focus their investigations more clearly. like the obama ministration follow the proper legal talents -- >> he obama administration follow the proper legal channels. if they want to hear the content of the conversation

you're live in the cnn newsroom. good morning. r of the nsa informant is speaking out and implying that edward snowden may have xnlg x.age rated a bit. booz allen just released a statement saying snowden was fired and he didn't makes a much money as he claims. christine romans begins our coverage. so tell us about these developments. >> booz allen says they fired snowden yesterday. booz allen is the massive major government contractor, $5 million or $6 million in revenue last year, almost all of that from government contracts. booz allen says in a statement about the leaked information, he can confirm edward snowden was an employee of the firm for less than three months, assigned to a team in hawaii, though den who had a sal hery at a rate of $122,000 was terminated june 10th for violations of the firm's code of ethics and firm policy. snowden told the guardian that he made almost $200,000, that he lived in paradise as he said in hawaii with a girlfriend and that he left all of that trapping of luxury and success because he felt so

how she feels about the possibility of a not guilty verdict for george zimmerman. >>> next in the cnn "newsroom," we'll take you live to egypt where thousands of protesters are taking to the street and the situation is increasingly tense. >>> plus, the visceral reaction to the "n" word. what makes that slur so toxic and why are we so uncomfortable talking about it? enough about the book, i want to hear about your date. well, he showed up in a van. [ women ] oh-awww. [ voices in background ] [ female announcer ] swapportunity. the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a delicious 90 calorie yoplait light. ♪ sorry... about your date, the details of your date. [ female announcer ] just one swap a day helps keep the calories away. yoplait. it is so good. [ female announcer ] just one swap a day helps keep the calories away. i don'without goingcisions to angie's list first. with angie's list, i know who to call, and i know the results will be fantastic! find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. >>> today's planned protests acros

. >>> this is just into the newsroom. we know that 23 people have been killed in floods in northern india. dozens of people missing. the water washed away buildings and roads. a landslide triggered by the monsoon, buried a bus. at this point this morning, troops trying to rescue people who are stranded. also getting some food and water supplies to be dropped off in the villages that have been cut off after roads were washed away. the rains expected for another three days or so. at the live desk. >>> in the day ahead, baker makes his first appointments to the county's board of education. under a new law that went into effect, baker has the authority to appoint three members. the county council can appoint one to the board. the four new members will be sworn in this afternoon. they will work with the nine members that were elected. >>> today is one of only three decision days left for the supreme court. the final day of their term is scheduled for a week from today. and the justices have to rule on four high-profile cases. o

newsroom. john berman was clark kent, did you know? >> i just saw the picture. you were one skinny superman. >> shocking you to silence with berman photos. >> hey, thanks so much. have a great day. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> remembering a great. >> i'm in the waste management business. everybody immediately assumes you're mobbed up. >> 51-year-old james gandolfini dying of an apparent heart attack. >> once you enter this family, there's no getting out. >> the iconic actor bringing life and humanity to mobster tony soprano. >> definitely put new jersey on the map. >> i can't believe it. i'm in shock. >>> also, deep fried controversy. >> look at all the butter in this kitchen. >> food network star paula deen and using the n-word. a stick of butter ain't going to make this dish better. >>> plus, caught on tape. an apocalyptic hovering over louisiana. >>> bad fit for zimmer. >> you're going to like the way you look, i guarantee it. >> the former suit boss saying he was silenced. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for

in the newsroom alecia reid kron 4 news. >> new research shows nearly a third of san francisco's homeless people are gay, lesbian or transgender. the san francisco human services agency reported a total nearly 65-hundred homeless people were found throughout the city back in january. of the one-thousand people surveyed. 29-percent say they were gay, lesbian, bi- sexual or trangender. that number is nearly twice the estimated gay population in san francisco. a u-c-l-a -based think tank says -- 15 percent of the city's total population is gay or lesbian. >> edward snowden -- the former n-s-a contractor who admitted to leaking classified details about u-s surveillance programs -- is no longer in hiding in hong kong he has been charged with espionage. right now -- snowden's passport has been revoked. and now american officials are asking other governments to shut their doors to him. snowden is currently on the move -- seeking asylum in a foreign country. >> kescaping u-s efforts to have him sent back home to face criminal charges, edward snowden left hong kong for moscow on sunday - the 30-ye

the clothed guy. he came into our newsroom, it's the mug shot of that suspect you just heard about. his friends told us that he's a dedicated acrobatic performer and his behavior that day was out of character. >>> walnut creek police are looking for this woman accused of robbing a taxi cab driver. these photos were taken last thursday morning. investigators say she was dropped off at the gas station after she had robbed the cab driver. >>> new at 11:00, fire crews from san jose teamed up to put out this brush fire near highway 237 this evening. the fire broke out near the intersection with mccarthy boulevard, just after 8:00 this evening. crews headed out within 30 minutes. no word on how it started. >>> sunnyvale police have involved their first homicide this year. police say the bouncer was working security during a hip-hop concert when shots rang out. they say footage from several nearby cameras helped identify the suspect. one other person was injured in the shooting but expected to survive. >>> back to work early tomorrow morning at levi stadium after a worker was killed tuesda