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Eggs Recall Hits Half a Billion; President's Working Vacation; Navy's First Female Station Commander; End of Operation Freedom Bring New Dawn; Sweden Revokes Assange Arrest Warrant; Roger Clemens Indicted; Mother Charged With Killing Kids; Arpaio Battles Civil Rights Probe; WNBA Coaching Couple

Aired August 21, 2010 - 12:00   ET

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T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: And for more on the Wood's family story, you can watch Soledad O'Brian's documentary "New Orleans Rising" premier tonight at 8:00 Eastern and again, tomorrow night as well at 8:00.

Top of the hour now, time to hand it over to Fredricka Whitfield. Fredricka, welcome back.

FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Thanks so much, T.J. I know you've already have breakfast this morning, but I know because you're now getting off. You'll probably going to have a second helping of eggs or perhaps a second helping of omelet?

HOLMES: It's not looking good with the eggs right now.

WHITFIELD: Yes, you better - you and others better listen up right now. Have a great day, T.J., because that massive egg recall is growing even bigger.

More than a half billion eggs have now been recalled due to a salmonella outbreak scare. Contaminated eggs have sickened hundreds of people across the country.

And health officials expect even more people to actually become ill, but you can take steps to reduce your risk of getting sick. For a better understanding of the outbreak and how to protect yourself, we turn to Dr. Carlos Del Rio.

He is a professor of Medicine in the Infectious Diseases Division at the Emory University School of Medicine. All right, good to see you, Doctor. So, wait a minute, raw eggs have always been associated with salmonella and vice versa. Why is it different this time?

DR. CARLOS DEL RIO, EMORY UNIVERSITY, ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH: It's different this time because there's a batch of eggs coming from a farm that appears to be contaminated. Eggs always have a risk of salmonella, but simply this time around, there's a large number of eggs that are contaminated.

WHITFIELD: OK, so what can we do to make sure that we don't get sick? DEL RIO: Well, there are several things people ought to be doing and some things - number one, if you have any of the eggs that have been recalled, you need to discard or you can return them.

Anytime you buy eggs it's better to keep them in the refrigerator. When you're eating eggs, it's better to cook them as opposed to eat them raw.

It's very important that if you make an omelet or make eggs - then afterwards, you put them rapidly in the refrigerator, don't leave them on the counter.

WHITFIELD: So why do we want to potentially throw some out if it is simple as cooking the eggs thoroughly?

DEL RIO: Well, because there's always the chance that you're not going to be able to cook them thoroughly and I think if you know that there's a potential risk then you might as well take care of it.

I want to also say that most cases of salmonella we see, you know, in this country we have about 40,000 cases of salmonella every year. Most cases are mild. People don't get terribly ill, you get diarrhea, you get fever and you get better most of the time usually without antibiotics.

But people who are -- the elderly, the very young and people who have some sort of immune deficiency like patients with AIDS or people who have received a transplant, are particularly at high risk of dying from a salmonella infection.

And one thing very important people to know is a lot of people say, well, I'm going to make a milk shake and put a raw egg in there, and give it to my kid, not a good idea.

WHITFIELD: Right, OK, and perhaps refrain from using those eggs even in cake batter or cookie dough because sometimes those things don't get cooked so thoroughly.

DEL RIO: As long as you cook them. You put them in the oven, the salmonella is going die. I mean, I think that's not a problem. The big problem is if, you know, you're making a salad and you decide to put a raw egg in there. You're making a holiday sauce --

WHITFIELD: Or a Caesar salad, don't do that?

DEL RIO: Those kinds of things - as I said, I worried many times if people make a milkshake, you remember that movie, "Rocky" where Rocky would eat a couple of raw eggs and make that his morning breakfast.

WHITFIELD: -- milkshake, yes.

DEL RIO: Yes, I wouldn't do that. That's not a good idea.

WHITFIELD: All right, Dr. Carlos Del Rio, thanks so much.

DEL RIO: Good seeing you today.

WHITFIELD: -- Emory University. Appreciate it. All right, and of course, for more information on the egg recall including packaging numbers, you can go to cnn.com/health and find out exactly what kinds of eggs might need to be thrown out right now.

All right, onto Iran now, a new concern for the U.S. and its allies. Iran says it has started fueling the country's first nuclear power plant. State media says, the plant will help country produce electricity.

But the U.S. and other western countries are concerned that it could be part of a secret program to build nuclear weapons. The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency and officials from Russia are monitoring the transfer of fuel to the plant.

Iran says it will take about two months for the reactor to start generating electricity, but Russian officials say it will take even longer.

A symbolic end to Operation: Iraqi Freedom. U.S. service members in Kuwait held a flag ceremony last night marking the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops in Iraq. The last combat brigade left this week.

But 52,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq, 2,000 of them will leave over the next 10 days. That's when "Operation: Iraqi Freedom" officially ends and Operation: New Dawn begins. Fifty thousand U.S. troops will take part in that new mission advising local forcer. President Obama has promised all troops will be out of Iraq by the end of next year.

And a week away from Washington, that's the plan for the president and his family. Our White House correspondent, Dan Lothian is also there in Martha's Vineyard. It's a return trip for the Obamas, Dan, and that means for you too.

DAN LOTHIAN, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: That's right and this is their second full day here on the island. You know, what's interesting about these vacations is that the president and the first family will do a lot of stuff. You know, they'll have some fun, but we won't always see it because the cameras aren't always allowed right up close.

Right now, they're having a private picnic on a beach somewhere on the south side of the island. Yesterday though, the president did make a public appearance here in town in Vineyard Haven just a few doors down from where I'm standing along with the first daughters.

They went to a store. They bought some reading material. The president also stopped to sign some autographs and then later in the day, he did play a round of golf that is something that he has done extensively here on the island last summer. We expect that will be the case again this summer.

And then the first lady and the first daughters went out for ice cream although we did not get any pictures of that. You know, what's interesting about these vacations is that it really is a working vacation for the president.

He tries to get away, get some rest and relaxation. It is getting outside of the Washington bubble, but it is really a working vacation because typically when you are on these trips, something big always breaks.

You remember last year, Senator Ted Kennedy passed away and also, the re-appointment of Ben Bernanke. You look back over history, there's always something big that breaks on the island.

In fact, when President Clinton was vacationing here one summer, Princess Diana was involved in that car accident and died and the president interrupted his vacation to come out and make a public statement.

So they do get a chance to get removed from the typical confines of the White House, but still very much engaged in running the country while having some fun on the side.

WHITFIELD: And so quickly, Dan, I wonder if this is the second time that we have seen the Obamas vacationing there in Martha's Vineyard, are we getting a sense from the Obamas that this might become kind of a favorite get away locale for them?

LOTHIAN: It does appear as if, you know, this is becoming their favorite get away. We've seen them run to Chicago for a few times. They went to Maine. We saw them in Gulf recently in Florida for just a few hours, but they really like it here.

I was told by one administration official that they not only just enjoy Martha's Vineyard in general and some of their friends who are here and have places here, but they really enjoy that place that they've been renting, which is the blue heron farm

It's a large private setting there. They like the fact that they can sort of let their hair down and be away from the cameras and anyone snooping around. So they really do enjoy it here perhaps this will become a regular. We'll be here for the next couple of years.

WHITFIELD: A little privacy for the first family. All right, thanks so much, Dan Lothian in Martha's Vineyard.

All right, shaking up the U.S. Navy, the first female to command the world's largest naval facility takes a helm and talks to us that's coming up live next.

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WHITFIELD: You come a long captain, the Norfolk Naval Station's latest changing of the guard means the installation of its first female commander.

Captain Mary M. Jackson is now at the helm. She joins us live with more on her historic promotion.

Good to see you and congratulations. CAPTAIN MARY M. JACKSON, NORFOLK NAVAL STATION COMMANDER: Thank you. Good afternoon, Fredricka. Thank you for having me.

WHITFIELD: Well, fantastic. Take me back earlier in the week when the ceremony took place, what was that crowning moment like for you?

JACKSON: Very exciting. It was nice to have family there and of course, to have naval station honored. I've been fortunate that I've been serving at naval station for 16 months now. So it feels very much a part of me, and it was a great opportunity to honor everyone that serves at Naval Station Norfolk.

So it's really a great ceremony, a great day and it was right there on the waterfront where you could really see what we represent in terms of the ships and the aviation squadrons that are home port of it at the naval station.

WHITFIELD: And Norfolk is very significant, it's the world's largest U.S. naval facility and this has been home for you as you said for the past 18 months or so. How meaningful was this for you? To get this crowning glory at a place that you have called home for over a year?

JACKSON: It was very special and it is a milestone in my career as it is with other naval officers who go on to their command. So I'm very honored to serve the Navy and I'm very honored to serve the Naval Station Norfolk.

WHITFIELD: So I know you're - I guess, your personal journey didn't necessarily mean that you wanted to be the first female or anything, just that you were best at what it is that you do, but you get, you know, two titles here, commander and the first female commander. Do you feel, you know, some great heavy weight that comes by being the first of this caliber?

JACKSON: I like to focus on my job and if in turn I'm able to do my job successfully, and I can be a role model and represent other women who are serving in the navy, then that will fall in place. But really the focus, I think, should be the jobs that I'm doing and that our team is doing.

WHITFIELD: But along the way, I guess, did you - you know, as you went from executive officer and as you moved onto, you know, throughout the ranks, did you ever feel like, you know, gosh, we have to over compensate or work a little bit harder than other officers particularly because you're a woman to try maintain or gain respect?

JACKSON: I try not to be distracted by that. Certainly, there is an amount of pressure associated with that. But if I'm not distracted by it and in turn just focusing on the job and the people that I work with, and incredible people that I work with then, hopefully, everything else will fall in place.

WHITFIELD: So what do you suppose comes with this job? What are you expecting along the way? JACKSON: It's a very challenging job. We have the responsibility of taking care of over 63 home ported ships and 16 aviation squadrons.

We have an immense population that call Naval Station Norfolk home for employment and then we also have families who live onboard and then the community who we also work with.

So there is -- the span of responsibility and the span of influence is really quite great so making sure that we do our job to take care of the fleet, the fighter and the family.

To do that efficiently especially in today's physically constrained environment, and make sure that we are taking care of our people and making sure that the operational assets that are home ported there are ready to deploy when they need to deploy.

WHITFIELD: And I guess you're going to be making your way to Washington, which is kind of bittersweet so to speak in terms of uprooting home in Norfolk and making home Washington. What kind of transition do you suppose it is going to be for you?

JACKSON: Actually, I don't know that I will be going to Washington from here. This is an 18-month assignment now at Naval Station Norfolk and I won't know where I will go to from that assignment so it could be anywhere.

WHITFIELD: That's part of the excitement I guess.

JACKSON: It is. It is absolutely part of the excitement and so we will see what happens at that stage and I have supporting family and two beautiful children who obviously moving is a transition phase, but we have done it before and it will be good regardless of what happens.

WHITFIELD: Yes, and they always - momma was in charge, but now momma is now really in charge in a very big way. Captain Mary Jackson, congratulations. Thanks so much for your time, and all the best.

JACKSON: Thank you, Fredricka. Have a great day.

WHITFIELD: You too. All right more deadlock than decision in the public corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich.

Our legal guys are on the case with the verdict of their own. There they are coming up next and that includes that newlywed to the right.

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WHITFIELD: A big development out of Sweden within the last hour where the chief prosecutor has had an apparent change of heart regarding an accusation of rape leveled against Julian Assange. Assange is best known for his recent online posting of thousands of classified U.S. military reports from the Afghan war, posting those things on his web site called WikiLeaks.

Well, last night, the Australian national was arrested on two separate allegations of rape and molestation, but in a huge about face, the Swedish chief prosecutor now says Assange is no longer wanted and is not suspected of rape at all.

Let's go to Atika Shubert. She has been following this story all morning long. She's joining us by phone from Sienna, Italy.

What more do you know, Atika?

ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (via telephone): Well, I know as much as the prosecutor has put out on their web site essentially making this a complete U-turn saying that they do not suspect Assange of rape and so they are not arresting him in absentia.

This is just hours after the spokesman from the prosecutor's office told CNN that they were charging Assange last night. So one's really quite sure why the about face from the prosecutor's office.

And we're still waiting to see what Julian Assange's reaction to this is. His initial reaction to the charges was that he denied all of the allegations. He put that out in a Twitter posting.

He has not made any public statements since so we're waiting to see. I have spoken to one of his close friends and colleagues, Christian Rothenson (ph) who is an Icelandic journalist, I spoke to him a few hours ago.

He said he was completely baffled by these charges and was willing to go to the police just try to straighten out whatever is happening, but that they together suspected that this was a smear campaign and after this about face, it's easy to see why they had their suspicions.

WHITFIELD: All right, Atika Shubert, thanks for joining us from Italy. We'll check back with you as the story develops or perhaps it does not develop any further from here. Thanks so much.

All right, let's take a look at our top stories right now. U.S. troops are marking a milestone in the Iraq war. Just last night, service members at Camp Virginia in Kuwait held a flag ceremony officially recognizing the U.S. drawdown in Iraq.

The last combat brigade crossed into Kuwait from Iraq this week. About 52,000 U.S. service members remain in Iraq to train local forces there.

And mourners gather in South Carolina to say goodbye to two toddlers whose mother is accused of killing theme. Shaquan Duley is accused of suffocating her sons and strapping their bodies into car seats and then sinking a car into a river in South Carolina. We'll talk about more in our legal case later on in the hour. Meantime, in Australia, a national election that is just simply too close to call with more than half of those counted, the labor party of incumbent Prime Minister Julia Jillard is leading with 51 percent of the votes.

The Liberal National Coalition had 49 percent and it could be days before the next leader of the country is determined. We'll have more top stories 20 minutes from now.

All right sometimes it's not the crime, but the cover up that gets one in trouble. That's what federal prosecutors are accusing baseball legend, Roger Clemens, of, but he insists that he is telling the truth.

It's the latest twist in the Major League Baseball's long entanglement in the steroid controversy. Ines Ferre reports.

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INES FERRE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: An indictment for alleged perjury. More than two years after pitching superstar, Roger Clemens, denied under oath using steroids or HGH, human growth hormones.

ROGER CLEMENS, FORMER MLB PITCHER: I've been accused of something I'm not guilty of, how do you prove a negative? Let me be clear, I have never taken steroids or HGH.

FERRE: Clemens requested the chance to testify back in 2008 after former Yankee's trainer, Brain McNamee told investigators he injected Clemens with steroids.

BRIAN MCNAMEE, FORMER YANKEES TRAINER: I told the truth about steroids and human growth hormone. I injected those drugs into the body of Roger Clemens at his direction.

FERRE: It was a he said, he said. Leaving lawmakers frustrated.

REP. ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D), MARYLAND: It's hard to believe you, sir. I hate to say that - you're one of my heroes, but it's hard to believe you.

FERRE: Clemens also contradicted he's own close friend and former team mate pitcher Andy Pettitte. In a statement, Pettitte, told investigators Clemens confined in him that he had used HGH.

Former big leaguer and admitted steroid user, Jose Conseco was one of the players subpoenaed earlier this year when a grand jury was investigating Clemens for perjury.

MCNAMEE: Like I said and I'll stick to it, I never saw him use steroids in anyway shape or form. So I'm really in shock that they have enough evidence to indict him.

FERRE: It's uncertain how much of an example the feds will seek to make of the biggest pitchers of all time. It has been three years since former outfielder, Barry Bonds was indicted for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury.

He's due court next spring. Last year, infielder, Miguel Tejada was also charged with lying to Congress about steroid using baseball. He pleaded guilty, received a year's probation, a 100 hours of community services and paid a fine.

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FERRE: In a tweet this week, Clemens insisted that he never took HGH or steroids and he did not lie to Congress. He also said he's looking forward to challenging the government accusations and happy to finally have his day in court. Ines Ferre, CNN Atlanta.

WHITFIELD: All right, let's talk more about the Roger Clemens case. Civil Rights attorney, Richard Freedman is with us live in Cleveland and criminal defense attorney, Herman is live and he's home for now right, New York City.

Good to see both of you. It has been a long time.

RICHARD HERMAN, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Welcome back.

AVERY FRIEDMAN, CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY: We really miss you. I'm glad you are back.

WHITFIELD: I miss you all too. Thanks so much and we'll talk more about the newly wed's adventures while I've been gone.

Richard in a moment so let's talk about Roger Clemens, we're talking about lying to the feds, similar to the Martha Stewart case.

He didn't necessarily get charged for any other crimes except that so Richard, I wonder is this kind of the federal government's last stitch effort to say, OK, if we can't get you on other stuff, we will get you on this.

HERMAN: Well, they didn't want to get Roger Clemens. He wasn't even in the radar. He wasn't subpoenaed to go before Congress, he voluntarily appeared before Congress.

Apparently, during the course of those hearings, they believe he lied to them on at least 15 different occasions. He contradicted other testimony and basically, his trainer McNamee that did him in.

But, the testimony, Fred, the compelling testimony here is that of Andy Pettitte. He has no dog in his fight. He came in and he disclosed what he said Roger admitted to him using steroids. That testimony is going to put it over the edge. Roger must make a plea deal here. He cannot win a trial in this case.

FRIEDMAN: Right.

WHITFIELD: My gosh, you agree with this? He needs to go to the direction of a plea deal then he shot himself in the foot?

FRIEDMAN: Well more than that. If you think about it Fredricka, Roger never had to appear in the first place. I really wonder what kind of lawyers, what they were thinking saying yes, go ahead and put yourself under oath.

This is an example of stunning arrogance. This never had to happen. Why wouldn't he feel compelled -

WHITFIELD: Or why would his attorneys, if that were the case, advise him to do this? It was strictly voluntary. It wasn't necessary

FRIEDMAN: I don't think they did. Actually, Richard, actually was about to touch on it. I mean, here is a guy, headed to the baseball hall-of-fame in Coopers Town. He wanted to clear the record.

But you know, if someone advising him took a step back, they would have said you know Roger, you can do that without putting yourself under oath, because if you screw up, you will wind up facing exactly what's happened and now the case is in front of U.S. District Judge Walton. You remember him from the Scooter Libby case.

WHITFIELD: Yes.

FRIEDMAN: This matter is very, very serious.

WHITFIELD: So, Richard, no Cooperstown now?

HERMAN: Forget Cooperstown. He's done. He is going down as a cheater and as a disgrace. He ruined and tarnished his entire career. This is an absolute, Fred, it's an Obamanization. It's horrible. This is a very serious indictment that I'm looking at. He is in big trouble this guy. He's got to plea deal.

WHITFIELD: OK, you say he's going down -

FRIEDMAN: Look at Mark McGwire, Fredricka. Look what happened, I mean, this was, you know, America's Hero and then we found out about steroids like here. When it came time for votes, he couldn't get close to the minimum number of votes for the hall-of-fame. Richard is right. I mean, you might as well kiss Cooperstown goodbye.

WHITFIELD: How sad. All right, Roger Clemens, he is going down. In the meantime, Rob Blagojevich says I'm not going down. There was a hung jury and now the prosecutors have to decide is it worthy of trying to do this one more time? Richard do you see them doing that?

HERMAN: Yes, Fred, they are not looking at cost effectiveness. That's out the window, this prosecutor is hell bent on getting Blago. He is going to go after him.

WHITFIELD: You think so?

HERMAN: Sure. Yes, Fred having one holdout juror that is keeping the prosecutor up every single night because he was one vote away from getting the conviction.

If it was split 6-6, 7-5, they would have considered not retrying the case. But at one juror hold out here, they have to retry it. They're going to learn from the mistakes. I believe you will hear about Resco and Levine and Emmanuel on the stand and boy, Blago, he is in big trouble next time around.

WHITFIELD: Avery, wait a minute, so Blagojevich he did not testify during the trial, yet he was quick to go on the air. He and his fans have said the prosecutor went too far. Does he have a point?

FRIEDMAN: Yes. Yes, that is what he was saying, but you want to know something? Patrick Fitzgerald who is the U.S. attorney prosecutor in case was no different than Rod Blagojevich in trying to taint the jury pool.

I mean, these guys were talking all over the place. I mean, even in the opening statement, which is sort of the outline of the evidence, Fredricka, the U.S. attorney is talking about Lincoln rolling over in his grave.

FRIEDMAN: I mean, come on, those are closing arguments. Both sides tried to inflame the jury pool, but the fact is that it is going to be retried. I agree, there is not going to consideration of cost. U.S. attorney doesn't care, they're going to get this guy.

And I agree, one holdout that is called jury nullification, we have seen it all throughout the history of American trials. And you know what? We are going to go through the circus absolutely another time.

WHITFIELD: Oh, man.

HERMAN: But, Fred, Blago cannot afford his attorneys the way he did the first time around. This is very expensive for him. So if he loses that legal team, that is also a serious consideration for him to maybe try to cut a deal. He needs those lawyers back in the case.

WHITFIELD: Oh my gosh, I can't imagine him saying, I got to cut a deal after all that.

FRIEDMAN: Well, although -- although -- well, maybe. He is going to get it back on freak-show reality television. That is basically how he paid for all of this, and we may see it again.

So maybe he will, maybe he won't. No question the U.S. attorney wants to get this guy.

WHITFIELD: Huh. OK, well we're going to see you guys again later on in the hour. We're going to talk about the South Carolina mother who is facing murder charges now, and wonder if there's an insanity plea.

HERMAN: What a tragedy.

WHITFIELD: Oh, it is horribly tragic.

But before we do that, Richard, mucho congratulations on your nuptials. Congratulations to -- am I saying it right? -- Alicia (ph). FRIEDMAN: Yup, he's got his nuptials.

HERMAN: Alicia, right.

WHITFIELD: Oh, isn't that beautiful? Now it makes sense, the Hawaii connection why --

FRIEDMAN: There it is.

WHITFIELD: -- why we would hear that you would head that direction out of was why before the nuptials. Congratulations, fantastic.

HERMAN: Thank you. You were gone and look what happens when you leave, Fred.

FRIEDMAN: Congratulations, Richard.

WHITFIELD: I'm telling you things happen.

FRIEDMAN: She goes to China, you go to Hawaii. I'm the only guy holding down the fort by the way, everyone else took off.

WHITFIELD: I know, we got to get you on an airplane, Avery. Maybe to Atlanta. In fact, I think we need to get both of you here to Atlanta. We need to reunite in person.

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HERMAN: I'll put you in the middle.

FRIEDMAN: Absolutely. That is right.

WHITFIELD: Oh, fantastic. Those are beautiful pictures.

HERMAN: Fred, that is my beautiful wife Alisa Nevalo-Herman (ph).

WHITFIELD: Alicia, beautiful. Nevalo-Herman. Congratulations, Alicia, beautiful. And, Richard, you too. That's nice. I like the leis, too. And I hear that was strawberry shortcake.

HERMAN: It was, it was good.

WHITFIELD: Did you save us some?

HERMAN: Absolutely. You got to come up to New York, though, Fred.

WHITFIELD: OK, we'll do that. All right, we'll see you again later on in the hour. Richard, Avery, appreciate that. Good to see you.

All right, well just a little something to ruin your appetite this morning. If eggs are on your grocery list you might want to pay close attention to what's coming up. More than a half billion eggs are being recalled after hundreds of people have become ill. Find out what you need to do next.

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WHITFIELD: The recall of half a billion eggs due to a salmonella scare has got a lot of you asking which brands to actually stay away from, and that's why our Josh Levs has been doing a little digging for us, so we know what to keep in the refrigerator, what to toss out.

What do we do?

JOSH LEVS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, that's right. Here's what I'm going to do, I'm going to start off with some of the big tips we are getting, then I'm going to show you all where to get a specific breakdown.

You know, hundreds of people have gotten sick as a result of these contaminated eggs, so if you are going to the store, there's a bunch of things you should know.

First of all, if you are cooking eggs, cook them thoroughly. Make sure to wash all the utensils, also, that have had any contact with raw eggs. Any utensils at home, think it through, that made have had contact with the eggs that you've already been making at home.

Also, experts are saying that, no matter what, make sure that you err on the side of caution.

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JEAN HALLORAN, DIRECTOR, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION: If you have any doubt about the eggs in your refrigerator, you can bring them back for a refund if they're one of the brands that are listed in the recall.

But as a general rule, if you hard boil them, you will kill bacteria. So if you have doubt, hard boil the eggs.

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LEVS: Helpful information there.

Now, the recall includes the brands Albertsons, Farm Fresh, Jamesfarms, Glenview, Kemps, Mountain Dairy, Ralphs, Boomsma, Lund, and Pacific Coasta. Now, let's leave those up for a second, then I'm going to show you where you can see even more online.

In fact, let's go ahead to the screen behind me. We have a story up for you at CNN.com. It is in our health section. We talk you through the basics that you need to know about what's going on here.

And it links you to several things, including the Egg Safety Center which has right here a detailed breakdown. It goes into the plant ID numbers, dates, any additional information on every single brand. All of it is linked for you right there. I'll show you all where to find it.

Also, we have updates on the salmonella cases state by state. And one more thing you should know, preparation safety tips.

So here is how you can see all of it, I've put it up for you at Facebook and Twitter. You've got my screen there. You go to my pages, joshlevscnn, you'll see right now links to all these things, everything that you should need to know at this point.

And the great thing about the links is they keep getting updated when we get more information, so those links will continue to work. So, Facebook and Twitter, joshlevscnn.

Fred, hopefully people will check those out before they go shopping today.

WHITFIELD: I know, hopefully we haven't spoiled too many people's appetites out there.

LEVS: I know. It's not pleasant to talk about, but we go to do it.

WHITFIELD: But cooking it thoroughly -- we heard that from the doctor earlier in the hour -- that is the key. Just cooking it all the way.

LEVS: Knock out those bacteria.

WHITFIELD: Thanks so much, Josh. See you later on in the day.

All right, the man who calls himself America's toughest sheriff may find himself up against the nation's top prosecutors. Up next, our legal eagles take a look at what the federal government is demanding from Joe Arpaio.

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WHITFIELD: Hard took believe, but 16 years after the notorious Susan Smith case, the state of South Carolina grapples with another mom accused of killing two of her kids.

Let's bring back in our legal guys back into the mix, civil rights attorney Avery Friedman and criminal defense attorney Richard Herman.

All right you guys, this is just so heart breaking no matter how many ways you look at it. And this young lady, Shaquan Duley, is saying that -- well she allegedly smothered her children, I think she is admitting to that part, and putting the kids in the car, the car then sinks into the Edisto River there in South Carolina and she is blaming her relations with her mother.

So I wonder, Avery, are we talking about paving the way for some sort of insanity defense or is that going to be difficult to do?

FRIEDMAN: You nailed it, professor. That is exactly what is going on here.

I mean, we have heard talk about postpartum, we have heard discussions about her being overwhelmed with life, overwhelmed by being a mother, overwhelmed by dealing with her mother.

The only way that she is going to get out of this tragic situation is for the experts to come in and establish that she was simply incapable of understanding what she was doing. That is a very, very difficult thing to do. In very, very few cases, Fredricka, does that kind of defense work. But you know what? She has no place to go. It's her only shot.

WHITFIELD: All right, Richard, how do you see this playing out?

HERMAN: Yes, Fred, less than 2 percent of the insanity cases win. She is not getting out of this one. The question is, is she going to get the death penalty in South Carolina. That's going to be the question here.

WHITFIELD: Susan Smith did not, by the way. She did not get the death penalty. She got life in prison.

How might these cases be treated differently if the death penalty were something dangled in the Duley case?

HERMAN: Two difference jurisdictions, Fred. Here in South Carolina, they're not going to put up with this conduct by this woman. I mean, this was just -- I mean, all women -- not all women, but many women have problems with relationships with their parents. All people have problems with life, dealing and coping with the pressures of life. But you don't kill two defenseless children. You don't smother them and then try to hide their bodies.

The hiding of the bodies is going to be the problem. We don't know how long these children were dead before she tried to hide the bodies. This woman is not going to be victorious in any sort of mitigation defense. She is going down.

FRIEDMAN: Let me raise something, Richard. That is a very good point, but Fredricka talked about the comparison in Susan Smith. Actually, I think Susan Smith's conduct was actually worse because the children were alive when she drove them into the water.

The other thing is she had a media campaign that went on for about nine days.

WHITFIELD: Right, she created or falsified that there was a crime that took place and, she was a victim of carjacking. And then not only that, come to find out she planned this because of her relationship --

FRIEDMAN: Yes. Oh, she blamed it on "some black guy," it was a horrible, horrible thing. But in this case, in this case I think the facts are not as egregious; terribly tragic, not as egregious.

And Susan Smith, indeed got life in prison. I think that is a good point. I mean, the prostitution is going to be looking for a capital offense, looking for death penalty.

And I think for those who are going to defend it, they are going to have to obviously talk about Susan Smith. They shouldn't be able to, but they're going to try to and say, look, if life in prison for Susan Smith, that is what should be fair in this case. I don't know if it's not going to work, though.

HERMAN: It's not going to work here. They are not going to get the impairment that the Susan Smith case got. They're just not going to get it.

And there is no sympathy for this woman. This is a horrible tragic situation here. These two kids were defenseless, they had nothing they can do from his woman who was a horrible, horrible person and she is going to feel the weight of the law on this one, Fred. Let's watch this one play out.

FRIEDMAN: Oh, yes. No doubt, no doubt.

WHITFIELD: Yes, we will be watching.

All right, let's move to Arizona now and talk about something that the feds are watching very closely, the Department of Justice in particular, as it pertains to alleged practices of racial profiling being lead by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

So, Richard, there is a very specific case, this is aside from the Justice Department looking into the state's new immigration law, but now we are talking about pointing the focus on this man right here, saying that he is profiling Hispanics in particular and he is not cooperating -- is that fair to say? -- he's not cooperating with federal government, he's not turning over documents that they are requesting.

So where does this go? Does he have the upper hand here?

HERMAN: No, it's the wild west out there. Unlike Roger Clemens who is not under subpoena to testify, here Sheriff Joe, he is under subpoena to cooperate and provide documents in a grand jury investigation against his alleged civil rights violations and profiling of Hispanics in Arizona.

And what he is doing is, he and his lawyers have decided, well, you know, they're on a fishing expedition, so we don't need to turn over all these documents.

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HERMAN: They need to, and if they don't turn them over this guy will be prosecuted.

FRIEDMAN: Well, on top of that, let me tell you something, I mean, this guy could give ego lessons to roger Clemens. I mean, this is the guy who claims he arrested Elvis and that he broke the French Connection and he feeds green baloney to people accused of crimes -- not convicted, accused. I mean, this is America's toughest nothing. And actually kudos to the Department of Justice zeroing in on this sort of behavior. He is not above the law and I think Joe Arpaio thinks he is.

What is very important here, two areas. Number one, he didn't turn over records, he's been stripped of his ability to enforce federal law. There is a grand jury been convened about these civil rights violations. Let me tell you something, this guy may boast and brag and -- he also claims he is being picked on because he is a republican. It's ridiculous. He is in a big bowl of trouble. Lot o trouble for this guy.

WHITFIELD: I wonder, does the government have more at stake here to effectively be able to do whatever they are pursuing with Sheriff Arpaio because if Sheriff Arpaio continues to get the upper hand, doesn't this kind of soften the image of the Department of Justice and can this administration afford this particularly right now as it pursues a case against the state of Arizona, Richard?

HERMAN: Yes. No, they cannot afford that, Fred. And that's why, next Tuesday, they are going to be meeting. The government and his attorneys are going to be meeting and they're going to work out, iron out a schedule where Sheriff Joe is going to provide the documents that have been requested under subpoena.

FRIEDMAN: Maybe.

HERMAN: This is not going to lead and escalate to a criminal prosecution against him. He will provide the documents with his explanation as to why he is conducting these raids in Hispanic communities in Arizona.

WHITFIELD: All right, Avery, I see you're still doubtful on that.

FRIEDMAN: I don't know.

WHITFIELD: All right, gentlemen, we are out of time. Oh, but it is so great to be back with you guys. I appreciate it, I missed you bunches.

FRIEDMAN: Wonderful you're back, Fredricka. Absolutely terrific.

HERMAN: We missed you, Fred. We missed you. Not the same without you.

FRIEDMAN: No kidding. We are glad you are back.

WHITFIELD: Aw, love you back.

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WHITFIELD: All right, see you all next weekend, appreciate it. Thank you so much.

FRIEDMAN: Take care.

WHITFIELD: And congrats again, Richard, on your nuptials. So wonderful.

HERMAN: Thank you, Fred.

WHITFIELD: All right, well they are one of the most unique couples in America. I'm not just talking about Richard and Alicia, but we are talking about a coach of the women's pro-basketball team that is with the WNBA and the assistant coach as well. A beautiful couple, straight ahead.

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WHITFIELD: They fell in love on the sidelines of a basketball court, and now they're working together coaching a professional WNBA team. Terry Baddoo introduces us to the husband and wife who call the shots for the San Antonio Silver Stars.

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SANDY BRONDELLO, HEAD COACH, SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS: There were some of little fireworks, I suppose, a little interest there. But obviously, because player/coach, didn't go there very far.

OLAF LANGE, ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH, SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS: In the off season, I went to Australia. It was then that we kind of in that off season we fell in love. And then when I came back, I told my head coach and he actually forced me to step in front of the team and announce that we are together now and we are going to handle it professionally.

TERRY BADDOO, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Through the years, the dynamic of their relationship has changed quite a bit. Both are coaches now, teaming up on the staff of the San Antonio Silver Stars.

BRONDELLO: Obviously, I'm the head coach, he's the associate head coach. But there's, you know -- I mean, his role is to assist me and that is what he does. So I listen to him, he has a -- he has more experience as a head coach than me. And so obviously, I just bring my knowledge as a player.

LANGE: I come at the game from a more coaching perspective. So together I think this is also a very unique situation because we can relate to our team on different levels.

BRONDELLO: I'm probably a more positive person than Olaf is. A little more outgoing, definitely. We are certainly not alike, but I think our attributes certainly complement each other both on and off the court. And I think that's why we have a successful relationship.

BADDOO: The family has continued to grow through the years. Already with 3-year-old son Brody (ph), the couple welcomed a daughter to the team earlier this year. She was born right at the beginning of Sandy's first season at head coach. BRONDELLO: I had a real easy pregnancy, it wasn't a problem for me. And then, you know, little baby Jada Grace (ph) arrived on May 31st and eight days later I was back on the sidelines.

You know, it's not a problem to have that family around the team. You know, I think that's unique in a way. I mean, who gets to travel with their family on the road and play? So I'm blessed that I'm able to do that, because I cherish every moment because they grow up so quickly.

LANGE: It is fun. I love it. I also love it on the road because it's not just basketball, you go to the hotel room and he comes and jumps on the bed like a crazy person. It is a lot of fun. It takes your mind off basketball, which is -- I don't know. Basketball headache -- I love it, I breathe it. So for me, it's very healthy to have your family with you.

BRONDELLO: The uniqueness is a lot of our preparation is done at home so that is time unique, in that regards so --.

LANGE: While we change diapers.

BRONDELLO: Yes, exactly, tending to our family.

I just think we just work well together. And I think any time you have an assistant coach, you have to trust him. And obviously we have that trust, because we are in a partnership in life too.

BADDOO: That partnership has found some success on the court this season. The Silver Stars are currently in the thick of a playoff race, while in search of the franchise's first WNBA championship.

Terry Baddoo, CNN, Atlanta.

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