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New Details, Backlash Over Bomb Plot; Right Now: Foiled Plot, FBI Chief; Police Arrest Kin Of Tennessee Kidnapping Suspect; Barefoot And On The Run; A Thorn In Romney's Side; Dustin Hoffman Rescues Dying Man; FDA Considers Drug to Prevent HIV; Occupy Bank of America; More Wives Out-Earning Husbands

Aired May 09, 2012 - 10:00   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning to you. I'm Carol Costello. Happening right now, the director of the FBI is about to testify in front of a House panel. He's expected to answer questions about the foiled terror plot. We're live on Capitol Hill.

Ron Paul is the last Republican challenging Mitt Romney for the party's presidential nomination. Paul joins us live in the NEWSROOM. I'll ask him if he's going to take his fight all the way to the convention.

Remember the barefoot bandit? The teen who stole cars, boats, even a plane during an international crime spree? This morning, we've got newly released videos the barefoot bandit himself took in those planes. Yes, that's video of him listening to country music as we drives across the Pacific Northwest.

But this morning, we begin with new details and new backlash of the al Qaeda plot to bomb a U.S. bound plane. We now know the planned suicide bomber was really an undercover operative working for Saudi Arabia and the United States.

According to the "New York Times," the operative handed over the bomb to the FBI and it's now undergoing extensive study. The newspaper also reporting it was sewn into custom fit underwear.

But unlike the bomb that malfunctioned on that 2009 flight into Detroit, this one had fail safes to ensure it would detonate. Now the backlash, intelligence officials and lawmakers are outraged that someone leaked the details and investigations are being launched.

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REPRESENTATIVE PETER KING (R), HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: It's really unfortunate this has gotten out because this could really interfere with operations overseas. I really cannot comment on any of those details. I know what's out there. I know what's being reported. I also was at a briefing this afternoon with top officials and there's a really great concern that this got out.

(END VIDEO CLIP) COSTELLO: That foiled plot is sure to be a hot topic right now on Capitol Hill. The House Judiciary Committee is opening a hearing and FBI Director Robert Mueller is set to testify. Lawmakers are sure to question him on the leaks that made details public even before top congressional leaders were briefed and they're not happy.

Congressional correspondent Kate Bolduan is on Capitol Hill. She's monitoring this hearing. So, how testy is the testimony likely to become?

KATE BOLDUAN, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: We'll have to wait and see on that, Carol. Now, the FBI director's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee was a previously scheduled appearance.

House Judiciary has oversight over the Department of Justice, therefore the FBI, but director's appearance before the committee takes on a whole new importance in light of the revelations of this foiled bomb plot that has been unfolding this week.

A committee does tell me there are many, many issues regarding the FBI outside of this bomb plot that will need to be addressed during this hearing, but do not be surprised if some of the big questions and lingering questions that lawmakers have regarding the bomb plot and the leak of information of the foiled bomb plot are brought up.

I would not be surprised if as you know, the FBI currently has the device in custody and is the process of analyzing that, so questions regarding the analysis or kind of where they are in that process, I wouldn't be surprised if something along those lines are brought up.

But also maybe questions about if there are other devices about the one intercepted out there as well as many questions that have been raised over whether the TSA screening operations could have detected this device had it gotten to that point.

But all of that said, despite all the questions that we could be hearing from lawmakers to the FBI director about the foiled bomb plot, we do not know how forthcoming the director will be.

We know that you know, this information was tightly held and there are r a lot of concerns and anger up here among key lawmakers that this information about this operation was leaked prematurely.

Congressman Peter King, you just had sound from him on that, he's calling it potentially devastating that this information leaked prematurely and is calling for a full investigation and that's where a lot of the focus is up here right now -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Well, I see the FBI director is already in the hearing room and lawmakers are about to come out. And I know you're going to have a long afternoon. Kate Bolduan, many thanks to you.

The man hunt continues this morning for suspected kidnapper Adam Mayes, who police believe has two little girls with him, Alexandria and Kyliah. We have new surveillance video to show you. This was released by the Tennessee police and you can see Mayes inside a convenience store. This was taken days after police say he abducted Joanne Bane and her three daughters.

Joanne and the oldest daughter were found death Saturday at a home linked to Mayes. Now, police have arrested Mayes' mother and his ex-wife. They say the two women helped Mayes kidnap the entire family. The suspect's former sister-in-law spoke exclusively to Anderson Cooper.

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ANDERSON COOPER, HOST, CNN'S "AC 360": Your sister admitted to helping drive Joanne and her three daughters from Tennessee to Mississippi where the two bodies were found. Any idea why your sister would do that?

BOBBI BOOTH, SISTER OF TERESA MAYERS: Her attorney called me today and my sister had already made the statement that Adam had threatened to kill her as well.

COOPER: So you're saying that's why she was involved because she feared for her own life.

BOOTH: Right. He is a very aggressive. He has beat her several times, very aggressive person.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: George Howell is here to tell us more about this investigation and do police have any leads at all?

GEORGE HOWELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We learned from investigators early on, Carol, that they had to cast a very wide net. They believe that Mayes had ties to several states, Florida, North and South Carolina, Texas and Phoenix.

So initially, they were looking at a lot of different places, but now, we know that investigators have a good reason to believe that Mayes is in the Guntown, Mississippi area.

Let's talk just a little bit about the timeline on this case. Back on April 27th, that is when the family was reported missing. Gary Banes reportedly the family missing.

Then on April 30th, that again, that's when we see that surveillance video. That's the last time we saw Baines in that convenience store.

Keep in mind, investigators did question him early on. They found some inconsistencies in a statement, went back to question him again, but he was nowhere to be found. Then on May 4th, that is when investigators searched that property in Guntown and they found the shallow graves of two bodies. COSTELLO: And do they have any evidence at all these two little girls could still be alive? I mean, did they glean any information from Mayes' ex-wife or his mother?

HOWELL: Well, you know, at this point, investigators will only tell us that they have reason to believe the girl are alive and that they are with Mayes. And again, that they believe Mayes is in the Guntown area.

You know, when you see what they're doing to try to find Mayes, they have check points in several different locations. They set those check points up to try to find people, question people obviously looking for Mayes.

And they're also talking to people because they believe that Mayes may have changed his appearance, may have also changed the appearance of the girls, you know, obviously, trying to keep him low profile.

COSTELLO: Yes, we have a phone number to put up. So if people see anything, just call that number. It's right there, 1-800-tbi- find. Is it local authorities?

HOWELL: Well, FBI, obviously. They're putting up a $50,000 reward for any information and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has added $6,000 to that so a total of $56,000 on the table for any information leading to an arrest in this case. It's a desperate search to find these girls.

COSTELLO: George, thanks.

John Edwards' former speech writer is back on the stand this morning and her testimony could help convict him. It seems to show he knew campaign money was used to cover up his affair.

He had to write a speech confessing he was the father of Rielle Hunter's baby, but had to change a line so it didn't look like he knew donors were paying for their child. Edwards is denying any wrong doing.

There's a changing of the guard in Indiana and an undeniable message being sent to Washington. For the first time since the 1970s, Hoosier voters rejected six-term Richard Lugar.

The long time moderate was ousted by a fellow Republican who says he will not budge on his Tea Party values. Richard Murdoch rallied voter frustration by dismissing Lugar as someone too quick to compromise. Murdoch hammered Lugar for backing Obama's Supreme Court nominees and other parts of Mr. Obama's agenda.

Also this morning, gay rights activists are re-grouping and gearing up to fight the latest state wide ban on same-sex marriage. Voters in North Carolina overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment, which defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman.

Opponents of the measure are vowing to challenge the results and are even planning rallies later this week. North Carolina becomes the 31st state to define marriage as a heterosexual union. More states will vote on similar same sex marriage bans later this year.

His cross-country stealing spree led authorities on a two two-year man hunt and today, we're seeing just how Colton Harris Moore, better known as the barefoot bandit carried out his crimes.

There are seven videos in all totalling 45 minutes and even though Harris Moore is never seen or heard, we get a close-up view of his adventures, some of which were by plane.

See him taking off there. That was Harris Moore taxiing at an Indiana airport just before taking off at dawn. Another clip seemingly shows the barefoot bandit to be a fan of country music.

Harris Moore joyriding on a rural road, which reportedly was near Boise, Idaho. The videos were obtained exclusively by our Seattle affiliate, KOMO. Reporter, Lindsey Cohen has more.

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LINDSEY COHEN, KOMO REPORTER (voice-over): These never before seen images give us a glimpse into Colton Harris Moore's life on the run, photos on the beach. Driving a stolen car near Boise and piloting a plane without of course ever taking a single lesson.

BOB STRANG, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST: He wants to show you what he's capable of. He doesn't want to show you who he is as a person. He wants to show you what he can do, how many crimes he can get away with.

COHEN: We now know that the barefoot bandit apparently documented some of his crimes, but never turns the video camera on himself. There is the occasional glimpse of a reflection and then a flight path that shows him heading to the Bahamas, where he would be caught.

But before that iconic moment of a shoeless, shackled fugitive, came the quieter side. Moments of solitude somewhere in a wooded wilderness and driving through the northwest with the radio on country music over the course of more than 40 minutes of newly released video.

We never hear a single word from the teen who eluded authorities for so long, who famously taught himself how to fly, and who we now know wanted other people to eventually see how he pulled it all off.

STRANG: I've seen with this other situations, young people involved in a life of crime who ultimately get arrested. They want to document what they did. They want to write it down. Take pictures. They want to be able to show other people what they've succeeded in.

(END VIDEOTAPE) COSTELLO: That was Lindsey Cohen of our Seattle affiliate KOMO reporting. Colton Harris Moore who had been in solitary confinement since mid April has now been moved into the general inmate population at another facility. Just FYI.

Ron Paul and his supporters are not making it easy for Mitt Romney. We'll talk with the candidate next and find out why he's staying in the race.

We'll also ask him about this ruckus his supporters say they may stage at the Republican convention. Ron Paul will be with us right after a break.

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COSTELLO: It's 15 minutes past the hour. Checking our top stories now. We now know more about al Qaeda's failed plot to bomb a U.S. bound airliner. It turns out the planned suicide bomber was really an intelligence operative working for Saudi Arabia in the United States. And the device described as a custom fitted underwear bomb is now in the hands of the FBI and undergoing extensive tests.

Take a look at this new video. Tennessee police hope it will help them find Adam Mayes and two little girls he is suspected of kidnapping. Mayes is also suspected of kidnapping the girls' mother and oldest sister, whose bodies were found on Saturday. Police have arrested Mayes' mother and his ex-wife. They're accused of helping him.

Yahoo's CEO Scott Thompson's decision to lie about his college degree on his resume has cost Yahoo's search director her job, but he will keep his job for now.

Patty Heart was in charge of the company's CEO search. She was responsible for hiring him. A senior Yahoo executive says Thompson has lost his credibility. A special committee is still investigating the matter.

Mitt Romney is back on the campaign trial today in Colorado and Oklahoma after sweeping three primaries. Romney won easily in Indiana, West Virginia and North Carolina. Grabbing at least two-thirds of vote in each state.

Romney's latest wins give him a total of 900 for delegates, 240 short of the number needed to capture the nomination. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are out of the race.

Ron Paul with 82 delegates is still in. We haven't heard much from Ron Paul. At least not on TV, but he's still very much in the race for president.

The media spotlight has dimmed because Mitt Romney has the race pretty much sewn up, but do not count Ron Paul out or his supporters because we hear they have a plan to make Republicans pay attention.

We even heard rumors if they don't, Paul supporters will disrupt the Republican convention. Let's ask the man who would know. Congressman Paul is in Washington. Welcome, Congressman.

RON PAUL (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Thank you.

COSTELLO: Santorum, Gingrich, Bachmann, Huntsman, Perry, Cain, they've all dropped out. Why haven't you?

PAUL: Well, it certainly isn't for the reason of disrupting a convention as you were alluding to. That is not in my plan. That is against my plan. I don't like that being a suggestion.

I'm in it for very precise reasons to maximize our efforts to get as many delegates as we can. I'm still a candidate and to promote something that is very, very important. That is a change in the direction for the Republican Party to be a fiscal conservative Republican Party.

To not be a party that supports endless wars and a party that would look into the monetary system so that we can understand the business cycle.

So we have very precise goals and we are being quite successful in accumulating more and more votes and delegates. Quite frankly, I think the reports early on that we weren't winning anything, it turns out we did win some of these states like in Maine and Minnesota and these other places. We're doing quite well.

COSTELLO: I want to ask you about that, Congressman. Your supporters do seem to be taking a page from Evangelical Christian activists in the '90s.

They're taking control of state conventions to win you enough delegates to get your name placed formally in nomination. I mean, is the goal to get you a prime time speaking role at the Republican convention, is that why they're working so hard?

PAUL: Well, being nominated is one thing and you get to give a speech, but that is different than just the leadership conceding sometime and giving you a speech. One is monitored and one is not.

So just to give a speech for the sake of giving a speech and have it edited doesn't have much awe peel to me, but I think moving in an agenda is very important. The best way I can do that is to maximize is number of delegates that we have.

COSTELLO: Do you see a point maybe that you would ever consider endorsing Mitt Romney?

PAUL: Well, it all depends on what happens. It's pretty hard to reconcile the differences. Who knows, these might not be as severe as they seem to be because positions on other candidates have changed.

So right now, I'm concentrating on the job I have for the next month or so on trying to have a presence and significant influence on the convention.

COSTELLO: So, what would Mitt Romney have to change, you know, what viewpoint would Mitt Romney have to change for you to at least tepidly endorse him?

PAUL: Well, that remains to be seen. See what happens. I mean, I know what I believe in, but I'm not sure what he stands on these issues of say the Federal Reserve and fiscal policy, cutting spending.

I haven't heard anything from any of the other politicians and any other candidates, Republican or Democrat, who actually thinks we ought to cut spending.

I think we should cut a lot of spending and have a different foreign policy, so I really don't know the details of where he is on these positions.

COSTELLO: Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have endorsed Mitt Romney, but some might say rather tepidly. Why don't they get more enthusiastically behind Romney?

PAUL: I have no idea. You'd have to ask them because I think their views are fairly similar. It might be more personal, but only they could answer those questions.

COSTELLO: Do you think Mitt Romney can beat President Obama?

PAUL: Well, of course, there's always a possibility I can beat Mitt Romney, I can beat Obama, too, matter of fact, sometimes, I do better than Romney does on these polling.

So yes, I think that I could beat him and I think every Republican that's run has a -- would have a pretty good chance of beating the president.

COSTELLO: Congressman Paul, thank you so much for joining us this morning. We appreciate it.

PAUL: Thank you.

COSTELLO: Fed up with bank fees and charges? So are these people. Today, hundreds have gathered to do something about it.

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COSTELLO: It is time for "Middle Class Talk Back," a segment we kicked off on Monday. We wanted to give middle class Americans a chance to ask direct questions of the presidential candidates.

Today, it's Moira Bindner's turn. She's from Alexandra, Virginia. She and her husband are struggling with an underwater mortgage and recent periods of unemployment. This week, Moira had a question for Governor Romney.

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MOIRA BINDNER: Governor Romney, my question for you is what ideas do you have about those people who are underemployed and who have settled for jobs that really don't utilize their talents? I think your record shows more of cutting companies and selling them so how would you encourage employers to really utilize people?

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COSTELLO: We took Moira's question straight to Governor Romney. Christie Campbell from the Romney campaign shot us an e-mail. She said Tuesday in Michigan, Governor Romney addressed the issues concerning Americans like Moira.

Because of President Obama's disastrous economic policies and broken promises, too many Americans are unemployed, under employed or have given up looking for a job altogether because of the struggling economy.

Campbell then asked Moira to listen to this part of Governor Romney's speech.

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MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: This is time for new answers, new ideas and a new direction. It's really the only way our future can be better than the past and as this new direction creates new jobs, it will also create the increasing demand for workers.

And that produces higher wages and better benefits. With the right direction and the right leadership, America can be reinvigorated and families can depend once again on stable jobs and rising home values and more opportunities for their children. This could be more than our hope. It can be our future.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: Governor Romney added he will describe some of the policies of that new direction throughout his campaign. Next Wednesday, we'll take another one of your questions this time to President Obama. So join me next week for "Middle Class Talk Back."

The secretary of state hasn't recently been confused with the secretary of style. Hillary Clinton's critics take an aim on her look. I know, it's just not right, is it? We'll ask our buzz panel if her makeup and overall look really matters.

And coming up later, the new economy leads to role reversals.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm out the door by 7:45 and on my way to work and that's when Dave takes over full time.

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COSTELLO: Dad stays with the kids while mom brings home the bacon. We've got some numbers that will surprise you.

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COSTELLO: Just about 30 minutes past the hour. Checking our top stories now.

There are new details and new backlash in al-Qaeda's failed plot to bomb a U.S. bound airliner. We now know the planned suicide bomber was really a mole working for Saudi Arabia in the United States. In the meantime, lawmakers and government officials want to know how the details were leaked and if they damaged the investigation.

In Indonesia, ground crews are searching for a missing plane and the 37 people on board. The model is Russia's newest civilian airliner. It was on a demonstration flight over a mountainous area when it vanished from radar.

Queen Elizabeth gave her annual speech to parliament this morning calling for banking reform and warning about Iran. She doesn't actually write the speech, politicians do, but the event is a tradition. She's held the throne for 60 years now.

An interesting fact for you, the crown must travel to the House of Parliament separately from the queen. That is the custom.

"Political Buzz" is your rapid fire look at the best political topics of the day. Three questions, 30 seconds on the clock. Playing with us today, Helen Agaferi, a conservative talker from (inaudible) radio and CNN contributor, Maria Cardona, a Democratic strategist. Welcome.

MARIA CARDONA, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Thank you, Carol.

HELEN AGUIRRE FERRE, OP-ED EDITOR, DIARIO LAS AMERICAS: Good morning.

COSTELLO: Good morning. Ok first question. Long time Indiana Republican -- Republican Senator Dick Lugar lost his seat to Tea Party favorite, Richard Murdock. Lugar worries Murdock's embrace of an unrelenting partisan mind set is irreconcilable on what brings results for Hoosiers in the senate.

In fact he's worried about partisanship. So the question, are we heading for a day when nothing and I mean nothing gets done in Congress -- Maria?

CARDONA: Well, I think that if voters continue to send folks like Tea Party-backed candidates, like the one who beat Lugar I think unfortunately, yes. These candidates Carol, to them "compromise" is a bad word. They don't send folks to Washington to try to find a solution. They send folks to Washington to make sure that it is their way or the highway.

And they're rigid ideology really does lead to what Lugar was -- was talking about, which is failing to find real bipartisan solutions in Washington when you have folks in the primary -- well --

COSTELLO: Oh --

CARDONA: -- when you have Republicans in the primary following that, too.

COSTELLO: Helen.

AGUIRRE-FERRE: I mean, you know, Carol, when you look at the way the polls show the nation is, the nation is divided and so you look at Congress and how could Congress really reflect something different.

In the case of Richard Lugar, you see that he's a man who's been in Congress, he's been there for 35 years. Is he the man who can answer and solve the problems for the 21st century? Indiana voters said no. He had lost touch with his base. He was living in Washington, D.C. He really isn't a man of the times. And so if the Tea Party has any credit, they're looking for change and that's the change President Obama promised and clearly hasn't delivered.

COSTELLO: All right on to question two. West Virginia held its primary. The Democrats pitting President Obama against a man named Keith Judd. Mr. Obama pulled out but Judd got 41 percent of the vote, almost 42. Thing is, Judd is in a Texas prison for making threats at the University of New Mexico. He's in prison.

So what does this say about West Virginia or President Obama? Helen?

AGUIRRE-FERRE: Well, it says that some people take it very seriously when they say anybody but Obama. But I think this is taking it to great extremes. I'm not sure that anybody in West Virginia really votes seriously in favor of this gentleman who is in jail.

But clearly, it's telling you something that you know, in incumbents are going to have a rough time this time around in this election and you saw it with Lugar as well. President Obama has to look at this and say, well ok maybe, West Virginia isn't going to be a state that's going to vote for me but you do see a trend that everybody is saying or at least half the nation is saying President Obama doesn't cut it.

COSTELLO: Maria.

CARDONA: Those West Virginians, those crazy kids, they are wild and wonderful for sure. Look, there is no question that West Virginia has never been a state that has been enamored of any Democrat. President Obama did not carry it in '08. So this actually is not that surprising to me.

In other states where there is a clear orchestrated effort to organize on behalf of President Obama, he is leading and frankly in those states, all of the key swing states, we have Iowa, Wisconsin, even North Carolina. Obama is leading there.

So where there is a very orchestrated effort and Helen -- Helen is right, it's going to be a difficult election and President Obama knows this.

O'BRIEN: Ok time for your "Buzzer Beater" now, 20 seconds on the clock. Hillary has been pilloried of late for her appearance. Blogs like the conservative Drudge Report have slapped Mrs. Clinton's makeup-less face online, intimating oh, she's let herself go. Secretary Clinton doesn't care.

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HILLARY CLINTON, SECRETARY OF STATE: I feel so relieved to be at the stage I'm at in my life right now Joe, because if I want to wear my glasses, I'm wearing my glasses. If I -- you know I'll pull my hair back, I'm pulling my hair back.

And -- you know at some point, it's -- it's just not, it's just not something that deserves a whole lot of time and attention.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: And the question. Why do we care if Mrs. Clinton wears makeup -- Maria?

CARDONA: We don't care, Carol. What we care is that she has been one of the most amazing secretaries of state in the -- in the history of this country. And she is carrying our diplomacy to a new level. And she is keeping us safe and she is keeping America's name right up there where it should be.

And this is just disgusting that conservative bloggers like the Drudge Report would even talk about this.

COSTELLO: Helen.

AGUIRRE-FERRE: Last week, Secretary Clinton was in China dealing with Chinese issues and with the blind dissident Guangcheng. Today, she is in India and we're concerned about whether she has lipstick in her purse? Give me a break. She's an attractive woman, but as a Secretary of State, I'm glad she has brains.

COSTELLO: Me, too. Amen.

CARDONA: Amen.

COSTELLO: Sisters. Right, thanks for playing today. We appreciate it.

CARDONA: Thank you Carol.

AGUIRRE-FERRE: Thank you.

COSTELLO: Yahoo's CEO lied about his college degree on his resume, but he's not losing his job. No, someone else is losing their job over it.

Disney says it's already planning a sequel to "The Avengers". The big question is, when?

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ROBERT DOWNEY JR., ACTOR: We call ourselves earth's mightiest heroes, I think.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have an army.

DOWNEY: We have a Hulk.

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COSTELLO: So "The Avengers" isn't just smashing box office records. It also helped Disney shares reach an all-time high. Now Disney is already talking about a sequel and why not?

A.J. Hammer is host of "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT". So no surprise here, but when will it hit the theatres? It's the first one --

A.J. HAMMER, HLN HOST, "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT": Well yes, that's going to be a bit of a wait, but Carol I can pretty much guarantee that any movie that makes more than $200 million on its opening weekend alone will be looked at pretty strongly for an inevitable sequel.

So this announcement is not really a huge surprise and while news of an Avengers sequel was just announced by Disney and Marvel, really, the concept all along was for "The Avengers" to become yet another franchise, that's why Disney also announced there's going to be an "Iron Men 3", a "Thor 2", a "Captain America" sequel.

And yes, the stock price is doing well, but largely from profits from the company's theme parks and cable television company. Disney movies actually lost money last quarter thanks to the dud "John Carter", so "The Avengers" has been good news all around for Disney. And it really is when you think about it Carol something that impacts the entire company.

I mean imagine the new rides they'll create at the theme parks. The video game opportunities and of course, the merchandising. Carol, people will want all things "Avengers".

COSTELLO: I think you're absolute right about that.

So let's talk about real heroes played by actors.

HAMMER: Love this. According to a London newspaper, Dustin Hoffman was taking a walk in Kensington Park in London. That's when he saw a man who was staggering and frothing at the mouth.

Well, the 74-year-old Hoffman rushed to help the 27-year-old jogger who was apparently going into cardiac arrest. Hoffman stuck around to keep the man's airway open and waited on the scene until the paramedics were able to respond and treat the victim.

Those paramedics told the "London Evening Standard" that Hoffman was the difference between life and death for this young man.

Carol, we have Dustin Hoffman, cross dresser, rain man, hero.

COSTELLO: Hero. If only he had done it in that Tootsie outfit. The (inaudible) even more amazing.

HAMMER: Oh, yes.

COSTELLO: A.J. Hammer, thank you.

If you want information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, A.J.'s got it tonight on "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT", 11:00 Eastern on HLN.

Nearly four in ten women are now earning more than their husbands. That means changing roles in many families. We'll hear how two of them are adapting.

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COSTELLO: Just about 43 minutes past the hour.

Checking our "Top Stories" now.

We now know more about al Qaeda's failed plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner. Turns out the planned suicide bomber was really a mole working for Saudi Arabia and the United States and the device described as a custom-fitted underwear bomb is now the hands of the FBI and undergoing extensive tests.

Take a close look at this new video. Tennessee police hope it will help them find Adam Mayes and the two little girls he's suspected of kidnapping. Mayes is also suspected of kidnapping the girls' mother and oldest sister, whose bodies were found on Saturday. Police have arrested Mayes's his mother and ex-wife; they're accused of helping.

Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson's decision to lie about his college degree on his resume has cost Yahoo!'s search director her job. That's right. He will get to keep his job for now. Patti Hart was in charge of the company's CEO search. She was responsible for hiring him. A senior Yahoo! executive says Thompson though has lost credibility a special committee is investigating.

The FDA is expected to make a decision tomorrow on a pill that might be used to help prevent HIV. It's called Truvada. A panel will decide if the drug can be used as a preventive measure by gay and bisexual men and people who are not HIV but have partners who are. The drug has already been in use for years by people to manage their HIV, so what's up with this? Senior medical correspondent, Elizabeth Cohen is here to tell us.

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: This is a big difference. Because you're telling healthy people, hey, we want you to take a pill every day for the rest of your life because you're at high risk for getting HIV. For example, you're gay man; or for a woman, oh, your husband has HIV.

So when they did the studies, what they found is that if people took it the way they should, took it every day, and that's a big if that we can talk about later, but if people took it correctly, it was pretty effective at fighting HIV. I mean the effectiveness rates were sort of 70, 80 percent, even higher than that. But the question is, all pills have risks and do you want to take a pill every day for the rest of your life to prevent a disease you might not get anyhow.

COSTELLO: Well, exactly. I mean everybody was hoping they would come up with some vaccine, a one-time shot and it would prevent HIV. This is sort of kind of, like that, but not -- that's an excellent distinction. Because of that scene, there is almost no side effects. I think everyone would applaud that.

But a pill that has some side effects gets a little bit tricky here, so the reason why or one of the reasons why people didn't take always take it every day was that it's got some side effects that some people would call annoying, but it seems like vomiting. So you're going to take a pill every day, if you're going to vomit -- that's a little more than annoying. Or you get a terrible headache. Are you going to take a pill every day, that for the rest of your life, it gives you a terrible headache.

So that's one of the reasons why people didn't take it the way they should, but also, this pill, some people got liver damage and kidney damage from the pill. It was a relatively small number of people, but again, do you want to take that risk when you're right now perfectly healthy.

COSTELLO: Every drug that's advertised on television, they say these terrible risks and it only affects a small amount of patients, right? But the big thing to me would be the cost.

COHEN: Well, let me make a distinction about that. The stuff you see advertised on TV for the most part is to treat an illness. So if you have HIV, you're willing to take whatever risks you have to because HIV is going to kill you. But if you're healthy and perfectly fine, do you really want to take those risks when you could also just use condoms? And condoms also prevent HIV.

So the cost is also another issue. It's about $1,200 a month. So if your insurance doesn't pay for it or if you don't have insurance, that's a huge hurdle.

COSTELLO: That's like rent.

COHEN: That's like rent or even -- yes -- that's like rent And so that's a tough one.

COSTELLO: Elizabeth Cohen, thank you.

COHEN: Thanks.

COSTELLO: Fed up the bank fees and charges? So are these people. And today, hundreds have gathered to do something about it.

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COSTELLO: We heard about Occupy Wall Street, but what about Occupy Bank of America? Protesters are outside the bank's headquarters right now. Alison Kosik is at the New York Stock Exchange. Looks like a lot of people.

ALISON KOSIK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It is a lot of people -- The 99 percent. They are back and in a big way. This time, they're taking aim at Bank of America as you said. Right now, they're outside the Bank of America headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. Those are live pictures you're looking at.

They're protesting. This is a group that's called 99 Percent Power Coalition and these protesters are actually happening while a B of A annual shareholder meeting is taking place. In fact, already there have been several marches while this meeting has been going on.

One protester calls Bank of America "the worst of the worst". Here are some of the demands they have. They want bank of America to cut principal payments on mortgages that are under water. They're calling for a moratorium on foreclosures. They're also, Carol, calling for the CEO's pay package of Bank of America, to be voted down. He is expected to get $7 million for his pay package -- Carol.

COSTELLO: So do you suppose Bank of America will pay any attention?

KOSIK: Good luck with that. Not likely. You know what; The shareholders will most likely approve CEO Brian Moynihan's pay package because, you know. Even though $7 million seems like a lot to you and me, it's actually one of the lowest among bank CEOs.

Also Moynihan took a $3.5 million pay cut. It's so horrible for him. I know. He did make $10 million the year before, so he did take a pay cut. But you know what? There's one analyst at Credit Agricole and he says Moynihan ranks actually as one of the worst big bank CEOs. Just look at how Bank of America's stock price has been doing. Its shares are down more than 40 percent under his leadership and that was when the recession was over.

But there is one positive here. Other CEOs, they're having a hard time, too. They're operating. They're top of regulations. Problems in the mortgage market. And for them, the way they see it, Carol it makes it harder for these banks to make money -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Alison Kosik, live at the New York Stock Exchange.

Thank you.

Coming up, changing picture of the American family. More moms are now heading to the office while dad stays home with the kids. All because of the bottom line.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Google has made its mark in the Internet World and on the Fortune 500 left. 39-year-old Larry Paige co-founded the company in 1998 while pursuing a PhD at Stanford University. Paige was the first CEO until 2001 returning to the position last year making him the youngest CEO on the Fortune 500 list. Paige's annual salary, $1.

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COSTELLO: Dad's place as the main breadwinner is no longer a given. More women are taking on the role of a family wage earner. And that's leading to big changes in the home. CNN's Poppy Harlow has the story.

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POPPY HARLOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on camera): Who earns more?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I do.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: By a wide margin.

HARLOW (voice-over): Welcome to life with the Wettys and the Landrys.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bye. See you tonight.

I'm out the door by 7:45 on my way to work and that's when Dave talks over full time.

HARLOW: Professional, stay at home dads and their working wives bringing home the bacon.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have a little star tower, he loves it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He has his little cars, his Hot Wheels.

HARLOW (voice-over): Did this take mental adjustment and deriving your worth from something other than your job?

BRETT LANDRY, STAY AT HOME DAD: Yes. There would be days when I'd be at the supermarket amongst the other moms, shopping. And I'm thinking, I'm home, they're home, I should be working but I'm with my kid. What do they think of me?

HARLOW: Nearly 40 percent of married working women in the U.S. now out-earn more than their husbands. A trend that's been steadily increasing since the late 1980s. That despite the fact that women working full time still earn a median wage lower than men.

LIZA MUNDY, AUTHOR, "THE RICHER SEX": Women are on track to become majority breadwinners in families where women work and most women do work. If we keep going at the same rate, by 2030, a majority of working wives will out-earn their husbands.

HARLOW: Liza Mundy is the author of "The Richer Sex".

MUNDY: Long-term structural changes in the economy are favoring women. The Pill, education and the man session. LANDRY: The recession happened, my job started to become harder and harder and she was making more.

HARLOW: Today, 57 percent of college students are women. And more women are getting masters degrees and PhD's than men, which is translating into higher paying jobs.

(on camera): Do you guys think we're seeing a societal shift here? Something pretty dramatic?

LANDRY: I think so. The recession put a lot of people out of work and it gave women the opportunity to say look, I've gone to college. I have the degree, I can do this. I'm going to prove myself. And men now have to prove to themselves, to the world, that anyone can stay home with their kid.

DAVID WETTY, STAY AT HOME DAD: I think the recession also taught people your job doesn't define you and if you do, it will crush you.

HARLOW: Does this mean the downfall of men?

MUNDY: It by no means is the downfall of men. It's a real liberation for men in terms of not being trapped by that job that you hate, that you feel like you had to take just to support a wife and children.

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COSTELLO: Poppy Harlow is in New York.

I'm listening to this with such interest because I think my husband would say you know, if I made more money, he would say, go honey, go. But I still don't think he would give up his job and stay home. As much he say he would, I can't see him doing that. Of course, he's from another generation, so maybe that's why.

HARLOW: I think that's true for a lot of people. I don't think my fiance would either. But look Carol, I mean so many couples have both people working. It's just a reality these days. What really stood out to me in these couples is that the wives, the Landrys, Stephany Landry gives her husband paid vacation days because she said look, he's working as hard or harder than I am working at home taking care of our baby. He gets paid time off, which I think is fantastic.

And now, they said that in the interview the other couple are Wettys are talking about doing that, too. And I think it's a very, very good idea.

But on a more serious note, this study just came out, it was fascinating. It highlights what's going. It's from Pew. It said 66 percent of women now rate career higher in their list of priorities; higher than 59 percent of men. So things are changing.

COSTELLO: Yes, they are. Poppy Harlow, thanks for an interesting story as usual.

I'm Carol Costello, thank you so much for joining me today.