leigh anne tuohy. leigh anne tuohy. this is leigh anne tuohy. leigh anne tuohy. leigh anne tuohy joins us now. leigh anne joins us this morning. nice to see you. leigh anne tuohy speaks from experience. she's the mother whose real life story of adoption was turned into the oscar winning movie the blind side. she became a star in her own right. i felt that it was odd. michael was not around for the promotion of the film. but his world wasn't movies and film and tv. his world was football. and so that was more important to him at the time. has he seen the movie yet or he's been too busy? he just had no time. i mean, he hadn't had no time. he's been busy. he's been very busy. also, i didn't think he wanted to be an advocate for something that he didn't feel portrayed him in a light he wanted to be in. i cannot deny the fact that michael oher has been outspoken about what he thought about the film early in his career. although he was very careful about how he criticized the film-- you've got, in an odd way, some celebrity status coming in even as a rookie. are you co

he was not adopted as the tuohy told him. it was a conservatorship, a legal agreement that allowed the tuohy family to have financial control over his affairs and it remains to be seen who is telling the truth. but the adoption was not an adoption. >> that is fascinating. he alleges that the tuohy family betrayed him , lied to him. what do you think he wants ultimately? >> so many layers to this, the legal documents, he talks about financial compensation. in talking to his lawyers, it is so much deeper. michael oher came across the tuohy family , when he was still a high school student. he had endured homelessness, seat help -- sought help through various families, when he met that tuohy family , he thought that was his family, they called him son and said he was adopted. through this legal process, he is trying to come to terms with the reality that that wasn't true. he does acknowledge that tuohy family help them but the idea was -- he was a part of the family was not true, even though he is a 37-year-old man today, i think

he was portrayed as unable without the help of the tuohy family to have made his way in the world. >> allowing us to talk about the mic michael ohers of the world. >> it strikes a nerve. >> they bounced out of him from the start. >> tonight at 8:00, on cnn. >>> this just in to cnn, wisconsin republican congressman mike gallagher has announced he will not seek re-election this november coming just three days after gal ger angered his own party by voting to impeach mayorkas. he had been seen as a rising star in the republican party was facing blowback from his vote and even threats from his party to primary him. >>> former president donald trump, campaigning right now in conway, south carolina, ahead of the state's primary in two weeks, he's coming off a big week legally and politically. on thursday, the u.s. supreme court signaled it was poised to keep trump on the ballot in colorado despite colorado challenge to his candidacy based on the 14th amendment of the constitution. that supreme court decision could come as early as monday. the lead plaintiff suing to keep trump off the ballot

and a lot was offered. >> he was portrayed as unable without the help of the tuohy family to have made his way in the world. >> the movie is great, allows us to talk about the michael ohers of the world that need a forever family. >> i know what a conservatorship is thanks to britney spears. it strikes a nerve. >> blind-sided from the start. >> tonight at 8:00, on cnn. >>> hours before the sun is up in san diego we get a look at the security. >> do they know their background? >> at a smaller level, yes. >> alongside migrants from latin america reflecting the surge. >> what was the reason you left? why shouldn't the u.s. help? >> if you don't help more people trying to cross the border. >>> we come from a long line of cowboys. when i see all of us out here on this ranch i see how far our legacy can go.

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. >> so the tuohys admitted they never adopted him, they never intended to adopt him legally. >> theythat they never intended to adopt michael? >> that really is contrary to what has been voiced during the last 20 years, and if that is what their lawyer said in their response, i think that, you know, as they kind of say in the south, you got to 'splaining to do. >> "blindsided" airs tonight at 8:00 on cnn. "first of all" is up next with victor blackwell. is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. hey billy, how you doin? with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. thanks. it's happening. get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to a $1000 prepaid card with a qualifying internet package. don't wait, call and switch today!