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Dana Air Crashed in Nigeria; President Bashar Al-Assad Blames Terrorists for Violence in Syria; George Zimmerman is Back in Jail; Tim McGraw's Performing for Veterans

Aired June 03, 2012 - 17:00   ET

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN HOST: Hello again, everyone. I'm Fredricka Whitfield. You are in the CNN NEWSROOM.

Nigerian officials are now confirming what many have feared. There are no survivors of a major plane crash in Lagos. One hundred fifty three people were onboard the Dana air flight when it went down in a highly populated residential area today.

CNN's Vlad Duthiers joins us now live from Lagos.

So, Vlad, you know, what do you know about the casualties, how this crash happened?

VLAD DUTHIERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Fred. Right now, we are being told that there are no survivors from this crash. It happened at approximately a little after 3:00 p.m. local time here in Nigeria.

We were just down at the scene. What we saw was a fairly chaotic scene. We saw just hundreds of people surrounding the crash area. We could see the flames from the crash that was sort of not even 50 yards away from where we were. And just tons of people surrounding the crash scene. Most of them rubber necking, taking photographs.

We did get a chance to talk to a Red Cross official on the ground, and that official told me that earlier today they had arrived on the scene at about 3:30. So, not more than 20 minutes after the plane went down. They had managed to pull nine bodies from the crash. But because of the crowds, and because of this area in Lagos, is densely populated, I mean, there are people on top of people in this area, homes on top of each other, you know, very little urban planning going on in this particular part of town, they were not able to get any closer than where they were, which was several hundred yards outside of the crash zone, Fred.

So fairly chaotic. They say they're going to be working through the night to see if there are -- if they can pull bodies out of the wreckage, if they can ascertain whether or not there are more casualties in the homes surrounding the crash.

But right now, still fairly chaotic scene. We could see the flames, smell the jet fuel. In fact, it was so cloudy with smoke and fumes that we had to pull back from the scene, Fred.

WHITFIELD: So Vlad, any eyewitness accounts of whether the plane was having problems just before it crashed?

DUTHIERS: We didn't talk to anybody that said that. But we did talk to people -- one person told me, it was kind of heartbreaking, they said what's ironic and really sad and unfortunate is that this plane probably fell on a home of people, people lost their lives in the home where this plane crashed, that had probably never been in their lives in an airplane. And people were just saying how tragic that was.

We didn't find anybody that was actually looking for survivors or loved ones. What we mostly saw were rubberneckers, people just trying to gawk and get pictures essentially.

WHITFIELD: Yes.

DUTHIERS: I mean so much so, that even the rescue officials that we talked to weren't able to get there, Fred.

WHITFIELD: All right. Vlad Duthiers, thank you so much.

All right. Syria's president takes to the airwaves. Denying his government had anything to do with last week's massacre in Houla and blaming terrorists for the deaths that included dozens of children.

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BASHAR AL-ASSAD, PRESIDENT OF SYRIA (through translator): The political process is moving forward but terrorism is also on the rise. They use the pretext that there were no parties. Terrorism, dear gentlemen, does not care about reform. The terror will not stop unless we force it to end. The terror is hitting all sides with no exception.

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WHITFIELD: Reaction was swift as this you tube video purports to show protests right after Al-Assad speech calling for the Syrian president's execution.

If it at all possible, Pope Benedict XVI will be coming to the United States for eight world meeting of families in 2015. The archdiocese of Philadelphia will host the conference. Its purpose is to strengthen and defend the sacred bonds of marriage. The Pope's announcement comes during a landmark trial in Philadelphia, where the highest ranking cleric is accused of conspiracy and keeping predator priests in ministry. That trial is now in the hands of a jury.

And now to Sanford, Florida. George Zimmerman is back in jail at this hour. His bond was revoked by the judge in the Trayvon Martin murder case.

Martin Savidge is there. So Martin, explain how this day unfolded.

MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It was kind of an interesting day, Fredricka. George Zimmerman booked back into the Seminole County jail here at around 1:45 this afternoon, which in theory means he had about 45 minutes left on that 48-hour clock that the judge imposed when he revoked Zimmerman's bond on Friday.

It went smoothly. And it went safely, which is exactly what authorities wanted. But there was also some intrigue as well as to how George Zimmerman had to actually meet up with authorities. Here's the sheriff describing that.

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SHERIFF DONALD SLINGER, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA: George Zimmerman met two members of the sheriff's office in the area of Lake Mary at i- 4. Was placed into custody, transported to the correctional facility. He is being booked and processed. As per Judge Lester's order, he will be held on a no-bond status.

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SAVIDGE: Also there today, for Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, and I asked him how George Zimmerman was feeling about going back behind bars.

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MARK O'MARA, GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY: Solemn, obviously. He's worried continually about his safety, having to come out of hiding is a concern of his. But I think he also realizes the judge's concerns. Now that we have all had on the defense team a chance to look at all of the evidence, he understands the court's concerns. He understands the state's concerns. And we're going to address those. And say what I think needs to be said to address them with Judge Lester.

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SAVIDGE: We still don't know where George Zimmerman had been hiding out for the past six weeks, Fredricka. We asked how long it took for George to return. We know he got back late last night. His attorney won't say anything about travel or distances or time, being very cautious.

WHITFIELD: All right. Martin Savidge, thanks so much, in Sanford, Florida.

Sad news, Richard Dawson, the original host of "Family Feud" has died at the age of 79. His son shared the news on his facebook page. He said his father passed away due to complications from cancer. Dawson was best known for his acting role in the 1960s sitcom "Hogan's Hero." But who could forget the good luck kisses that he was known to be giving his female contestants on "Family Feud. "

Also, Kathryn Joosten, the Emmy award-winning actress who starred in hit TV sitcoms and a handful of movies has died. She was 72. Joosten may be best known for her role as Miss McClusky in "Desperate Housewives." Her family says she died after an 11-year battle with lung cancer.

Millions tune in to watch history in the making. Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee, we have the highlights. And country music superstar, Tim McGraw kicks off his summer tour giving away free homes to veterans. Face to face, I talked to McGraw about the home giveaway and his personal connection to the military.

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WHITFIELD: Great Britain is celebrating queen Elizabeth's 60-year reign with a four-day party. One of the highlights of the festivities happened today. A spectacular boat show op the river Thames. Here's Nick Glass.

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NICK GLASS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It rained on the morning of her wedding, on the day of her coronation, and surprise, surprise, it rained on her diamond jubilee flotilla. This, they promised, would be the largest and most diverse assembly of boats in the river's history.

And despite the drizzle, the mood was irrepressible. Let's have fun. Prince Charles and the duchess of Cornwall popped into a street party. She was shown the cake and introduced to the boy with the requisite face paint would it come off as Charles.

They stood for the national anthem, unaware that in Piccadilly they like to sing more than one verse.

The queen arrived sparkling in white for her diamond jubilee. Prince Philip in his uniform of admiral of the fleet. Just to remind you, she is 86. He'll be 91 next Sunday.

In a sentimental gesture, they were ferried across the river in a tender once used to take them to the royal Britannia, long since the commission, and much missed by the queen. She stood all the way for some two hours, wrapping herself with a scarf to keep out a chill wind.

The banks of the river were packed. She was particularly pleased to see the puppet horse from the play "War Horse" Joey. They're old acquaintances. And so by way of salute, Tar Bridge opened up. And so did the heavens. Rain, and more rain. They sang on undeterred.

You could just about hear snatches of song "Jerusalem." then "land of hope and glory" and finally, the national anthem. The queen and Prince Philip stood stoically and happily it seemed, through it all.

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WHITFIELD: All right. That was Nick Glass reporting.

So, the rainy weather may not have bothered the crowds, but it did force officials to cancel a military flyover. And for all you royal watchers, the festivities last until Tuesday. Tomorrow's events include a garden party at Buckingham palace. And a concert on the palace grounds. Among the performers, Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, and Stevie Wonder. And remember the horse named "I'll have another?" It's now just win away from the Triple Crown. But something his trainer did two years ago is casting a shadow over the horse's victories.

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WHITFIELD: John Edwards' corruption trial is over but his ex-mistress is spelling more details about the affair that ended his career. Rielle Hunter is coming out with a tell-all book this month. The book's publisher told "People" magazine says the memoir tells the truth of what happened between Hunter and Edwards. Hunter is the mother of his 4-year-old daughter.

And there's a new addition to our second -- nation's second family that is. Vice president Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley, tied the knot in a private ceremony in Delaware. Ashley is a social worker and she is Biden's youngest child at 30 years old. Her husband is a plastic surgeon. She wore a sleeveless Vera Wang gown. The vice president said he's happy to welcome his son-in-law into the family.

All right. A very special no-hitter, and a controversy about the horse that's trying for the triple crowns. It's the best sports stories of the week.

And NPR's sports correspondent Mike Pesca is here with us, and his take.

So, Mike, good to see you. I know you are a huge baseball fan. So, let's show folks a bit of this no-hitter. Take a look.

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WHITFIELD: OK. So, in case people couldn't hear the announcer, why was this, a special no-hitter?

MIKE PESCA, NPR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: The Mets, now, let's just say, no-hitters happen quite a bit. You know, three in some years. So far there's been three. Two years ago, there were, I think eight or nine.

So, the deal is, the Mets have never had one. They've been around since 1962. They played 8,019 games. It seemed like they might never have one. And the Mets have had great pitchers. Pitchers that even on baseball fans know off. Tom Seaver, ever hear of him? Nolan Ryan, the Mets trade him. The guy goes on to pitch seven no-hitters with other teams, never the Mets.

So, just the fact there was a long drought on this usually hapless franchise, the franchise happen it before that I thought (INAUDIBLE). That was a wonderful story. And it ends with the guy that Johan Santana is.

It was a few years ago, he was absolutely the best pitcher in baseball, with two CY Young awards in the American league. But had shoulder surgeries, has had his difficulties. I can't tell you how many players would say, look, I will try my hardest to rehab. But I'm going to be joining a team that some people predicting is going to lose 100 games, you know, if I make a couple starts, that is fine. I'm still going to collect my multi-million dollar contract. Not Johan.

Johan goes out and tries as hard as he can, is this big inspiration. The Mets are a couple games out of first. This is the game where everyone in baseball said not only did Johan have the great game, and the Mets made history, hey, the Mets are maybe a legitimate team. They kind of dug their way out of the made off things. This could turn around to be a very nice story for New York and the Mets. They haven't had one in a while.

WHITFIELD: Well, that's nice. We love those nice stories. OK.

PESCA: Right.

WHITFIELD: It could be a really nice story if I'll have another gets the Triple Crown. We know that it has yet one more to go.

PESCA: Yes.

WHITFIELD: So, we'll see what happens. But right now, the spotlight is on the horse's trainer. And what he allegedly may have done a few years ago. And how might that taint kind of the reputation of this horse now?

PESCA: Right. Well, the trainer Doug O'Neill is not alleged to have done anything untoward with the horse, I'll have another. But, you know, the big hit is actually to horse racing itself. I mean, Triple Crown is when we all look at it, and if I'll have another wins the Belmont stakes, it will be the first time since 1968. It will be a great sports moment. It's still kind a long shot.

But the horse racing industry is really in a doldrums. There are a lot of deaths to the racehorses and drugs are a big problem. And what Doug O'Neill is found to have done, in fact what California's family done is possibly, they're not saying how it happened, but one of his horses had elevated carbon dioxide. And that just means that there was drug test. In America, drugs are allowed in horse racing. They just race on a drug --

WHITFIELD: Really?

PESCA: Yes. It's really, really harmful to the horses. All the experts say it's one of the reason so many equine deaths a year. In Europe, this is simply not allowed. Horse racing is could be a very -- it could be -- it used to be America's favorite pastime, could still be. There are easy solutions. I just think the industry has to look at itself.

If they win a Triple Crown, maybe they'll be confident enough to say, this is a great moment. Let's take some necessary steps. Build on the momentum. Get back some of the juice that we had as a sport 80 years ago.

WHITFIELD: Wow. How did I not know? First of all, I'm shocked to hear you say that doping is OK. It's permissible in horses. PESCA: Yes. And it didn't always -- it wasn't always that way. In the mid-'90s, the state of New York, for instance, Houston not allow this drug Lasik. And then they started to allow it and guess what, deaths went up. The state of Kentucky is actually investigating maybe we should ban some of these drugs.

WHITFIELD: But then, to me, that is a little confusing. Why would the trainer be suspended for allegedly doping if doping is OK? Is it the type of material?

PESCA: What he was suspended for was perhaps doing something called a milkshake, which is through the horse's nostrils as you give him some baking soda, sugar and water. But the actual fine, they said we're not sure that's what happened. But with this horse, there was some elevated carbon dioxide.

The last horse who could have won the Triple Crown, Big Brown, his trainer, Rick Dutrow ban for 10 years in New York because he has, you know, a horrible track record of tons of violation. It is not one trainer. It's not two trainers. It's a whole industry that needs a little self-examination.

WHITFIELD: That is so disturbing.

All right. Thanks so much. Mike Pesca, appreciate it. Always good to see you.

PESCA: OK. Bye.

WHITFIELD: All right.

Moving day for NASA. A couple of shuttles on the move, kind a sort of. When's the real deal? The other, well, a knockoff.

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WHITFIELD: Nigerian officials say no one has survived today's plane crash in Lagos. The Dana air passenger plane was carrying 153 people when it went down in a crowded residential neighborhood. It hit a building and then set fire to several homes. It's unclear exactly what caused that crash.

And back here in the U.S., George Zimmerman is back in jail. The man accused of killing Trayvon Martin surrendered to police about four hours ago. The judge in his murder case revoked his bond Friday. He says Zimmerman lied to him about how much money he had. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty.

Moving on to lighter news now. This has been a big moving day for NASA. One real shuttle and then one replica in transit. First to New York, where the space shuttle enterprise was picked up by a crane and then lifted to a barge. It's on its way to its new home at New York's intrepid sea, air and space museum. And then wow to Houston, where the replica of the shuttle explorer snarl the traffic as it makes its way to its new home at the Johnson space center. All right. A battle right now in Wisconsin over union rights and outside money. On Tuesday, the governor faces a recall vote. It was sparked when he took on the state's unions that essentially ended collective bargaining rights.

As CNN's Ted Rowlands tells us, the re-election is taking a toll on Wisconsin voters.

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TED ROWLANDS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Scott Walker shouldn't be campaigning until 2014. But the now second-year governor of Wisconsin made so many people mad in his first few months in office, he's facing a recall.

Were you surprised at the fact that the recall did go through, and what could you have done to prevent it?

SCOTT WALKER (R), WISCONSIN GOVERNOR: Well, eventually I wasn't. If you would have asked me a year and a half ago, I would have been totally surprised. I just tried to fix things. I would have spent more time last January and early February making the case for our reform.

ROWLANDS: Those reforms slashed the power of public employee unions, which set off a firestorm. Thousands of protesters were angry that Walker had launched what they saw as a surprise attack against labor unions. Walker's new law which he signed last year also makes employee contributions to the unions optional. Walker's opponent in the recall, Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett, said Walker's grand plan from the start was to attack labor unions.

TOM BARRETT (D), MILWAUKEE MAYOR: I look back at 2011, and Governor Walker, these are his words, these are not my words, said he was going to drop the bomb. That was his first phrase.

ROWLANDS: Drop the bomb is from the phony phone call that Walker thought he was talking to billionaire donor David Koch.

WALKER: I had my cabinet over to the residence for dinner, talked about what we were going to do, how we were going to do it, you know. It was kind of the last hurrah before we dropped the bomb.

BARRETT: The second phrase he said is he was going to divide and conquer.

ROWLANDS: Divide and conquer is from this documentary clip showing Walker talking to a supporter shortly after he was elected.

WALKER: The first step is, we're going to deal with collective bargaining for all public employees. Divide and conquer.

BARRETT: He started this political civil war.

ROWLANDS: He says that you started a civil war in Wisconsin. Is that true? WALKER: No. If anything, what we did is we said we're going to stand up and take on the special interests at both the state and local level. Instead, stand with the hard-working taxpayers of Wisconsin.

ROWLANDS: both candidates agreed that Wisconsin voters are split.

BARRETT: You have situation where neighbors don't want to talk to neighbors or workers don't want to talk to fellow workers.

WALKER: This is not the Wisconsin way. I think we have had passionate debates before back in 2000, 2004, the closest blue state in America. And we still got on it.

ROWLANDS: With less than a week to go, Scott Walker has a slight lead in the polls. He says win or lose, he has no regrets.

WALKER: I'm doing everything in my power to win in terms of reaching out to voters. But I've never been afraid to lose.

ROWLANDS: And even if he does lose, his new union law will remain in place.

Ted Rowlands, CNN, Milwaukee.

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WHITFIELD: Starting the new work week, and already lots of delays in air traffic. Let's check in with meteorologist Bonnie Schneider with more on that - Bonnie.

BONNIE SCHNEIDER, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Hi, Fredricka. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but right now at the airport if you're watching CNN, you probably already know you're waiting at La Guardia airport and waiting. There is a ground stop there. And really, the whole area has been impacted by nasty weather. Newark also facing delays, JFK. And on the west coast, we have some delays in San Francisco. Boston impacted by the rain. It's actually worst further north you go.

Well, let's look at some of the airports delays that were impacted right now, and what we can expect for Monday.

We have an area of low pressure kind a just of rotating around. So, it's bringing in lines of showers and thunderstorms. Some of that is going into the New York area right now. The low clouds and strong winds picking up that is going to enhance the airport delays as we go into the overnight hours, and certainly for tomorrow.

So, for Monday's commute, we're also looking at delays, possibly a little bit better. But still it's not going to be fun. We also, we're watching for delays at Washington, D.C., Vegas facing some wind and thunderstorms in Miami. Miami has seen rough weather.

So, looking at Monday's travel weather as a whole, you see breezy and stormy conditions from the mid-Atlantic to the northeast. Some storms popping up across the south. And on the west coast, wet weather for cities like Seattle and Portland and even into northern California.

Hot and dry and breezy across the southwest. Not good news for the fires, of course, in New Mexico.

So, our top five as we count down trouble spots for tomorrow's commute back to work, New York, thunderstorms will be a little more intense as we go through the afternoon than they were today. Boston, showers and wind. To the south in Philadelphia, thunderstorms. And more delays anticipated for San Francisco.

As I mentioned, northern California facing the wind and some showers. And yes, right here in Atlanta, we managed to get great weather over the past few days, it's all changing. Thunderstorms are in the forecast for Monday -- Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: All right. Unfortunately, we do kind of need the rain in Atlanta.

SCHNEIDER: Yes.

WHITFIELD: So, fortunately we're going to get it. All right. Thanks a lot, Bonnie.

All right. Country music superstar Tim McGraw kicking of a summer concert tours this weekend and giving thanks to vets with mortgage free homes.

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WHITFIELD: This summer one of country music's brightest stars is helping to give away homes to vets who might not ever be able to afford one. McGraw's sister, uncle and grandfather are all war veterans. I talked with McGraw face to face.

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WHITFIELD (voice-over): Under his signature black hat, he's one of country music's biggest stars. With more than 37 million albums sold, and more than 30 number-one singles, a hugely popular leading man on stage, and on the big screen --

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I've seen that look many times.

WHITFIELD: And he's half of one of country music's most glamorous couples, all that spanning a 20-year career. Yes, when I caught up with Tim McGraw in Tampa, he said a sense of purpose is now really coming together.

TIM MCGRAW, COUNTRY SINGER: I really feel like I'm just getting started. I feel like I'm sort of learning what I'm doing now.

WHITFIELD: And learning more about the concerns of so many in his audience, including military vets. This month's kickoff of his brothers of the sun tour with good friend, Kenny Chesney, is unlike any other stadium performance.

MCGRAW: It is a pretty cool deal.

WHITFIELD: In each of the 25 cities they are performing, Chase bank along with three nonprofit military support organizations, are giving away bank-owned homes to military families.

Why is this so important to you, to help kick off your tour in 25 cities, 25 cities where mortgage-free homes would go to vets?

MCGRAW: For a soldier to have that, to come back from being wounded and giving everything that he's had, for us to be able to live in our home, to get in our car and to drive around and go to our jobs, and to have that sort of sense of freedom and sense of security for their family, I can't think of anything better for a wounded soldier to have.

WHITFIELD: Wounded vets like Domenic Delucia.

DOMENIC DELUCIA, IRAQ VETERAN: It's something I wanted to do my whole life. Ever since I was a little kid, every Halloween I would dress up as a marine.

WHITFIELD: Seven years ago the marine staff sergeant was on personal security patrol in Iraq when his Humvee hit an improvised explosive device.

DOMENIC DELUCIA: Flipped it up in the air. What happened is the engine block came through into the passenger compartment so it was pinning my leg down so I couldn't get out.

WHITFIELD: The left side of his face had to be rebuilt with titanium plates. Other head injuries surfaced later. Now medically retired and living off disability, it's been hard for the couple and their children.

CHRISTINA DELUCIA, DOMENIC DELUCIA'S WIFE: You know, we were really like unsure in the phase of our lives, trying to figure out exactly what our next move was going to be.

WHITFIELD: Six months ago, Christina Delucia joined a wounded warrior wives page on facebook for support.

CHRISTINA DELUCIA: It said, operation home front, homes on the home front program, it is going to be giving away mortgage-free homes to veterans, and, you know, disabled veterans.

WHITFIELD: And what did you think when you saw that?

CHRISTINA DELUCIA: That it was too good to be true.

WHITFIELD: She applied anyway.

CHRISTINA DELUCIA: It was literally like a week later, they said you got the home, so.

WHITFIELD: what was that moment like for the both of you?

DOMENIC DELUCIA: She was in tears.

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WHITFIELD: The Delucia's will move into their four bedrooms Orlando house later this month. But not before first getting over the shock of being selected. And meeting the star who helps make this happen.

MCGRAW: It's just one of those things, it's the American dream, you know. And who deserves the American dream more than those guys. I can't imagine anybody that does. And I'm proud to be a part of it. I hope we can do more of it.

WHITFIELD: And apparently while it starts out with 25, the goal is maybe 1,000 homes?

MCGRAW: Yes, that's the talk I'm hearing. And we're excited about it. And I hope we can continue to work together.

WHITFIELD: Do you worry that the need is going to be much greater than the supply?

MCGRAW: Well, look, there's always a greater need than you can supply, no matter what you do in life. But if you can help one person, then you've helped one person. I think that's the ultimate goal is just to help somebody, and try to help as many as you can.

WHITFIELD: A goal country music's Tim McGraw is making possible, one concert and one home at a time.

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WHITFIELD: And right now, Tim McGraw is performing in Atlanta. Another veteran family here in Atlanta will be getting a mortgage-free home. If you or someone you know would like to apply for the homes through military support groups, just go to my blog at CNN.com/Fredricka. We'll have the links posted there.

Firefighters are still trying to contain a monster wildfire in New Mexico. It's the largest fire in the state's history. And it keeps growing.

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WHITFIELD: Over 1,200 firefighters are trying to put out a monster wildfire in New Mexico right now. It's the largest fire in the state's history and is expected to get bigger. This fire started after two smaller fires merged. It's been burning in the Gila national forest for nearly a month now. Authorities want families to stay inside because of the fire danger.

And right now police in Toronto are looking for the person who gunned down and killed a man at a crowded shopping mall. It happened in the food court at the Eaton Center yesterday evening. Police say a 25- year-old man was the targeted victim, and seven others were injured in the gunfire.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When he pulled out a gun and started firing up in the air and started yelling. And then, it was kind of hard to hear two exactly the same because a bunch of people were screaming. Everyone panicked.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We started running backwards. There were about 200 people running towards us, away from the food court. So we started running. And then cops came in and said get down, get down.

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WHITFIELD: Police say they're trying to figure out if the shooting was gang related, since one of the victims has gang ties.

This Tuesday's recall election in Wisconsin. And the lousy weekly jobs report were the hot topics on the Sunday morning talk shows today. Here are some of the highlights.

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CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT: Let me start out with you asking whether you have asked the president to come and campaign on your behalf?

BARRETT: No, because we understand that he's got a lot going on. This actually started as a grass roots movement here in Wisconsin. Because of Governor Walker's lack of integrity and surprise attack on workers in the state.

Scott Walker wants to make this a national race because he wants to be on the national stage as the rock star of the far right. As the poster boy of the tea party.

REINCE PRIEBUS, RNC CHAIRMAN: The difference between Scott Walker and the president is pretty stark. Scott Walker is talking about his record. He's talking about the fact that his reforms are working, that people are getting back to work. Scott Walker is one of these special people that have made promises and kept promises. You contrast that to David Axelrod's boss, he's a president who is in love with the sound of his own voice but hasn't been able to followed through on too many of his promises.

DAVID AXELROD, OBAMA CHIEF CAMPAIGN STRATEGIST: Obviously the numbers this month were disappointing. What was striking about what happened on Friday was how quick the leaders of Congress were out there wringing their hands. These are the architects of obstruction, and now they're complaining about the pace of the recovery. They should put down their political hats and join us and help solve these problems.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE ANCHOR: Aren't you going to have to do more than just attack congress?

AXELROD: It's not a matter of attacking congress. I don't think the American people are looking for us to attack each other. They're looking for us to work together.

ERIC FEHRNSTROM, MITT ROMNEY CAMPAIGN SENIOR ADVISER: The president is not adding jobs fast enough. And I think for anybody who is urgently waiting for improvement in the economy, last week was not a good week. It's not that we don't think that this president is trying, I think he is. It's just that his policies are not working.

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WHITFIELD: Because of the tough economy, we're now seeing a unique blend of seniors, some who can't afford to retire, and those who refuse to.

Here's CNN's Athena Jones.

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ATHENA JONES, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As a real estate agent in Florida, life was good for Nathan McLaughlin. He had planned to retire and travel the world. But when the real estate bubble burst, so did his retirement plans.

NATHAN MCLAUGHLIN, WORKING SENIOR: I lost everything. I would love to retire. I would have retired long allege. But to me, to make ends meet because of recession, I have to work.

JONES: McLaughlin moved to Washington with his daughter after suffering a stroke. And now, the 68-year-old grandfather works at the city's employment services department. As part of a training program for seniors.

MCLAUGHLIN: I need to punch a bit tonight. I need to keep my upkeep. This offers me, not much, but a little.

JONES: Nearly one in five people, 65 and older, are working. The highest percentage since 1964. That includes nearly 40 percent of men, and more than a quarter of women aged 65 to 69. Numbers that illustrate the effect the recession has had on many seniors' savings.

JEAN SETZFAND, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS: A lot of people haven't saved enough. And therefore, they need to work longer in order to save more, and/or need an additional income for as long as possible to supplement what they possibly can get from Social Security.

JONES: But not everyone working past the traditional retirement age does so out of need.

FRAN BERKERY, WORKING SENIOR: Miami services. May I help you?

JONES: Some, like 68-year-old Fran Berkery, are eager to keep working.

BERKERY: I like people. I need to be around people to be happy.

JONES: Berkery whose husband died in 1999. She says she can afford to retire from her full-time job as a receptionist, but doesn't want to.

BERKERY: I can't picture myself not working. You know, I do entertain a little bit in my head. But it's too final to retire. And I am excited about coming in. I really am. I was off for a whole year. And you get in a slump. You go to bed at 2:00. You're lucky if you get dressed in the morning, you know.

JONES: A slow recovery from back surgery makes it hard for her to get around. But Berkery is not going to let that stop her from working long into her golden years.

BERKERY: As long as I can get here, I'll come here.

JONES: Athena Jones, CNN, Washington.

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WHITFIELD: And in the U.K., the queen is celebrating her diamond jubilee. And like other world leaders, she leads a life far away from admiring fans. As history tells us, it's not necessarily true.

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WHITFIELD: All right. Queen Elizabeth is celebrating her diamond jubilee. And it is hard to imagine anyone who is more insulated from the general public. Well, the queen, like a lot of others, at the very panicle of life found out the hard way that is not really the case.

CNN's contributor Bob Greene explains.

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BOB GREENE, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: So Queen Elizabeth is sleeping in her bed at Buckingham palace. This is in 1982 and she wakes up and there's this guy sitting on the edge of her bed.

MICHAEL FAGEN: I didn't mean to intrude into her room.

GREENE: He's got a dirty t-shirt on, jeans. He's bleeding. He's got a broken ashtray in his hand. His name is Michael Fagen. And de snuck into Buckingham palace.

FAGEN: I don't know where her room is. It's not like it's on the door.

GREENE: Gone into the queen's bedroom and sitting there. She wakes up and she says to him, you know, what do you want? And he asked her if she's got a cigarette to spare.

You know, these people at the very apex of world wild fame, the queen being chief among them, you'd think they could assume that they were insulated from the indignities that mere mortals have to deal with but it isn't always true.

Ronald Reagan in 1992, well after the first assassination attempt, was making a speech in Las Vegas and they presented him with this big crystal award. And some guy comes walking right through all the rings of secret service and outside security, walks on to the stage, grabs the award -

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Excuse me, President Reagan -

GREENE: And smashes it to the ground. And walks right up and start talking in President Reagan's microphone.

Sometimes it's not quite as frightening as that. Elvis Presley tried to keep his home private and sealed off from his fans. But one day this big crate arrives and it's got ventilation holes poked into it. And a delivery service says that some fans have sent Elvis as a gift top pedigree pet dog. So they take the crate into the house and they open it up. Well, there's no dog in there but there are two young women who decided to get themselves shipped to Elvis as a gift and they made it into his house.

As the queen's diamond jubilee is going on in London this week, maybe she can take some solace to the idea that she is not alone in not being able to assume that even behind protected walls, in her case the walls of Buckingham palace, she can count on being alone.

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WHITFIELD: And you can read Bob's columns and other great opinions on the issues that shape were world at CNNopinion.com.

It has been quite a day of people in the royal watching. And you have a few more days to enjoy it because it is not over yet. I know it's your favorite, Don Lemon.

DON LEMON, CNN HOST, NEWSROOM: You know I don't get it.

WHITFIELD: You probably heard our conversation before. He's not into it. But, hey, everybody else is.

LEMON: Yes.

WHITFIELD: It's cool. How are you?

LEMON: We'll leave it there. I'm good. You know these, right? I didn't think about it when I bought them.

WHITFIELD: And I didn't think about it until you were talking about Walter Cronkite. So that was not the inspiration for those specs?

LEMON: No, but this book is fascinating. Fascinating. And when Walter Cronkite put on these glasses, it was one of the most iconic moments in news. He was announcing the death of John F. Kennedy, the president. Take a look at this.

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WALTER CRONKITE, LEGENDARY ANCHOR: President Kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. (END VIDEO CLIP)

LEMON: That's what 1963 when he announced that. And I spoke with the author of this new book. It's called "Cronkite." His name is Douglas Brinkley about that moment and others. Listen.

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DOUGLAS BRINKLEY, AUTHOR, CRONKITE: And he didn't just announce that to the nation in that famous scene with the glasses and looking at the clock. But he had to continue all weekend long. He had to report on, you know, Lee Harvey Oswald, who he was and, of course, Ruby killing him and how did Jackie Kennedy handle the death and then the funeral.

So, I call him like a rabbi or a pastor in chief. He held her hands in a communal way through that long tragedy of the Kennedy assassination.

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LEMON: Initially, I was going to do an interview with Douglas maybe a two or three minute interview and it became so fascinating. We have like 12 minutes.

WHITFIELD: He has an incredible wealth of information.

LEMON: Yes.

WHITFIELD: First of all, he is a presidential historian.

LEMON: Yes.

WHITFIELD: So, you're used to reading his books, listening to his opinions about presidents past. But pretty interesting he would decide to write about Cronkite. Why?

LEMON: He said he grew up on Cronkite. He loved him. He was revered. He said he revered Cronkite like most Americans did. He was - he was this anchorman, looked at anchorman super hero back then.

WHITFIELD: And of course, he was part of presidential history.

LEMON: He was.

WHITFIELD: That moment.

LEMON: But we romanticized a little bit because he wasn't perfect as your executive producer, Andrea, said, you know all of the heroes have clay feet and even Walter Cronkite.

But you know, only learn about Walter Cronkite in this book, you learn about other people. You learn about Dan Rather who proceeded, who took over after he did. You learn about the man before him, Edward R. Morrow, another legendary anchor. And guess what? They don't really like each other all that much. They looked down on Walter Cronkite because he didn't think that he was -- you know, he was a little bit too -- not buttoned up enough.

And we also talk about the real advent of cable news probably came from Walter Cronkite when he started covering the conventions in the '50s and '60s. They started running them outside the local newscasts in the evening. And that's sort of the advent of cable news and 24 hour news.

WHITFIELD: That's going to be incredible summer read. It's going to take you so long to get through it. The print is so fine inside. An it's jam packed.

LEMON: Great pictures.

WHITFIELD: Lots of beautiful pictures.

LEMON: Lots of beautiful pictures. It is really good. It is really wonderful.

WHITFIELD: We look forward to that conversation with him this evening on "Cronkite."

LEMON: Yes.

WHITFIELD: Don, good to see you. All right. And we'll see you, of course, in just a matter of minutes. So, that is going to do it for me.

LEMON: You're so springy. You look great.

WHITFIELD: Thank you so much.

WHITFIELD: And he's full of compliments. Isn't that good.

All right, the CNN newsroom continues in a moment with my colleague, Don Lemon.

You have a great week.

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