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Deadly Tornado Outbreak; Getting the Best Deal on Gas; Pocket Travel Partner; Lebron's Mom Sued Over Slap; Barry Bonds Found Guilty; Signing Jackie Robinson; Cubans Remember Bay of Pigs; Donald Trump

Aired April 16, 2011 - 12:00   ET

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T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: And this is just going too far, isn't it? The royal wedding less than two weeks away. Well, we know you're interested. We are too. There's a fascination as always with the royals and royal wedding, but we'll have a special CNN report on the nuptial of Prince William, Kate Middleton, airs today 2:30 Eastern Time and on April 29, tune in right here, complete coverage of the wedding ceremony as it's happening. If you can't watch it live, be sure to set your DVR what is sure to be a historic event.

Well, we're at the top of the hour, here. Now time for me to hand these air waves over to Deb Feyerick, in for Fredricka.

And the weather's not done yet. A heck of a couple days, but this system still has a possibility to do some damage?

DEB FEYERICK, CNN NEWS ANCHOR: Well, we were delayed getting into New York, yesterday. So, yeah, there was a 50/50 chance I was not going to be sitting here, today.

HOLMES: Well, glad you made it. Good to have you here.

FEYERICK: That's right, T.J. I assume you're not getting your tuxedo ready for the wedding? Just a guess.

HOLMES: I'm not. But I have one on standby, just in case I get the last minute call.

FEYERICK: Thanks so much, T.J.

HOLMES: Good to see you.

FEYERICK: All right, everyone, well, thank you so much. Across the South it is a day of cleaning up and adding up the damage after an outbreak of deadly storms. Listen to this.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wow! Holy crap!

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FEYERICK: And frightening stuff there transformers blew in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a storm moved through that city. Another terrifying scene not far from there in Millry, Alabama. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I saw that lightning, it scared me half to death.

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FEYERICK: And the storm spawned tornadoes in Oklahoma, then moved east. Damage is reported in at least four other states: Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and here in Georgia. The death toll is at least 17. Now, Jacqui, boy, with the latest on the storm system. And this is frightening to see that, the lightning, the thunder, the transformers. It's really wreaking havoc.

JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: There are a lot of threats out there and the storm system still out there today, it will continue to cause problems. At this hour we're focusing on the Carolinas where you can see the strong line of thunderstorms that's rumbling on through. We have a tornado watch in effect until the top of the next hour, so one hour from now. This is expected to expire but we are going to be having to watch this area ahead on up into North Carolina and further northward for potential.

Now, we do think the threat will be increasing as we head throughout the afternoon hours. The sun is out there now, the atmosphere is warming up and becoming increasingly unstable. Now, we do think that the dynamics are a little different, today. We do have a slight risk in the orange area here, from Philly on southward towards Jacksonville and then a moderate risk in this red area. So, this is the greatest area we could see some of those damaging winds and tornadoes today. But I think wind will be more of a concern. There could be tornadoes today, Debra, but I think there will be fewer tornadoes that we saw on Thursday and Friday.

FEYERICK: All right, well good news, there. Boy, we were scared when we were flying in and they said there was a tornado watch over Atlanta. You know, it's 50/50 do I really want to be in air when there's a threat of a tornado? But anyway, we'll check in with you in a little bit. Thanks so much, Jacqui.

Well, now to the latest out of Libya, the city of Misrata came under rocket attack today by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Rockets fell just one day after a human rights group said government troops fired cluster bombs into civilian areas and outraged opposition councilman showed CNN remnants of the bombs, you could see it there, that are banned by most nations. Meanwhile, witnesses report dire conditions in the besieged

And it's election day in Nigeria. Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, that's his name, is leading the pack in the race for president of Africa's most populace nation. He remains the front-runner despite a poor showing by his people, Democratic Party in parliamentary and Senate elections. Violence and accusations of fraud marred those votes last week.

And on Long Island, New York police say they may be dealing with a serial killer, at least eight bodies have been recovered since December. CNN's Susan Candiotti joins us from Oak Beach. And Susan, what are you seeing out there. Is the search continuing?

SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Not this weekend. They are taking a break after working intensively for the last few weeks, as a matter of fact. But they are not working this day. And take a look at the conditions under which they are working. They've got tangled brush all over the place, they've got poison ivy and twisted branches. It's very difficult. And if you swing over this way, you see the water over here, that's where divers have been going in as well. It's very desolate and very easy if you don't want to be seen, such as dumping a body. Look how easy it would be to hide it here.

But, next week divers will be back in the water, next week the FBI is intending to go back in the area using its high-tech technology to make images of the area here to see whether there are any more remains that might possibly be out here, looking for more evidence.

So far as we know, four women have been identified among all of those sets of remains that are being examined by the medical examiner. And four of those women are prostitutes. Police talked about why sometimes women who are in that profession are often the target of violence.

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DET LT KEVIN SMITH, NASSAU COUNTY POLICE: They can make the perfect victim because if they are gone, nobody may never -- may ever decide to look for them.

CANDIOTTI: Why?

SMITH: Perhaps they are families have given up on them. Perhaps they don't want to be found in the first place and therefore they've changed their names, they've changed their profession, they've engaged in this prostitution. And no one is really looking for them.

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CANDIOTTI: Of course, that is not always the case. For example, Melissa Barthelemy from the area of New York here, her family back in Buffalo, when she disappeared in July of 2009, they were very worried about her and they tried to file a missing persons report. They were looking for her, desperately. So, a lot of cases like these families are looking for them and haven't been able to find them -- Deborah.

FEYERICK: Well, Susan, these women, the ones that identified, all of them appear to have listed their services on Craigslist. One of the victims, as you've been reporting, disappeared nearly two years ago and a man claiming to be the killer used her cell phone to call family. Did police drop the ball on this because of the fact these women may have been prostitutes?

CANDIOTTI: Yes, in fact that's the one I just mentioned a little while ago. And we've known for quite some time that taunting phone calls were made to the teenage sister of that victim. In fact, the suspected killer in this case is believed to have used the victim's own cell phone to make those calls to the victim's little sister back in Buffalo, New York. She was terrified, only 15 years old, as a matter of fact, and in that phone call it was revealed this week, in one of phone calls, he allegedly confessed to killing her -- Deborah.

FEYERICK: Well, we're going to keep an eye on this. Susan Candiotti out there on Long Island. Thanks so much. We'll check in with you later on.

And of course, for you out there, you do not want to miss a special on the suspected Long Island serial killer. It includes a closer look at the time line and what leads police have, that's going to air 7:00 p.m. Eastern, right here on CNN.

And turning to politics, tax day is Monday and a new poll reveals how Americans feel about the tax bill and how their money is spent. CNN's deputy political director, Paul Steinhauser has those results -- Paul.

PAUL STEINHAUSER, CNN DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR: Hey Deb. Are Americans upset with the amount of taxes they pay? You know what? They seem divided with four in 10 saying they're angry about the amount they shell out and similar amount saying they're not upset. That according to our brand new CNN/Research Corporation National Survey.

But check this out, that 40 percent, it's up 13 points from back in the 1980s. And here's something most of us can degree upon. The federal government wastes a lot of the money we pay in taxes. You know what? Nearly three out of four said that in our new poll, with another 23 percent saying that some of our tax dollars are wasted by the government.

Here's another thing you can count on. With battle over next year's budget in the spotlight, you're going to hear more about taxes in the weeks and months to come -- Deb.

FEYERICK: All right, Paul Steinhauser, always connected. Thanks so much.

Well, taxes are the focus of a Tea Party rally today in Florida. The key note speaker, a famous business mogul who may just want to become president, Donald Trump. Our won Shannon Travis is at the rally in Boca Raton, he joins us now live.

Shannon, first of all, set the scene for us. Who is there, what's going on?

SHANNON TRAVIS, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Well, we're just starting to see a few people come in, actually a lot of people. No sense of how many people are out here right now, but they are filing in little by little. We're expecting Donald Trump in about two hours from now.

I just want to take you a little bit closer to the scene of what's going on. You'll see the flags, you'll see bunting, you'll see that they are setting up the stage. You actually see this guy right here with a t-shirt on, "Draft the Donald," a lot of his fans are out here saying Donald trump should run for president. Over here you see that they have the music set up. No sense that there will be musical acts or what have you, just yet. But these fans -- these Tea Party activists are out here, there out here, one, to hear Donald Trump, two, obviously to support their cause and support the movement. And Donald Trump, last night, at his estate, said that he's expecting -- he's heard organizers say that there could potentially be five to 10,000 people. We're not seeing anywhere near those numbers just yet, but maybe within the two hours a lot more people will file in.

FEYERICK: Well Donald Trump always has an ability to certainly make things seem bigger than they might be. This is the third time he's floated his name as a presidential candidate. Once in 1988, again as a reform candidate in 2000. What makes people think he's actually serious this time around?

TRAVIS: It's an excellent question and it's one that he's been getting a lot of, why is he serious this time when he didn't do it other times that he's floated the idea? He says, hey, he's always been concerned about the country, he's increasingly more so now because, in his words, President Obama is the worst president in the history of the United States. He's also said that about George Bush before, so it's a great question. We'll hear what he has to say in his true presidential intentions coming up in the next few weeks.

FEYERICK: Well Shannon, certainly inflammatory and certainly a lot to get people thinking and talking, but again, if he does decide, folks will be talking a much closer look at some of his positions and where he stood. Shannon Travis, there in Florida, we're going to be checking back in with you a little later on, as soon as Mr. Trump makes his appearance. Thanks so much.

Well, now to a heartbreaking story out of New York. A mother tells her children, "If I'm going to die, you're all going to die with me." Why would she do that? We're back in a moment.

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FEYERICK: "If I'm going to die, you're all going to die with me." Those are the chilling words spoken moments before a young mother drove her van into the Hudson River killing herself and three of her four young children. A 10-year-old son survived the tragedy. He is searching for answers so is an aunt and others who knew her.

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ANGELA GILLIAM, AUNT OF LASHANDA ARMSTRONG: Nobody knows what my niece went through. Nobody.

FEYERICK (voice-over): Grief stricken, Angela Gilliam, came to the banks of New York's Hudson River to mourn. Her niece, Lashanda Armstrong, described as a "quite, polite and a loving mother," packed her four kids, ages 10, 5, 2 and 11 months in the family minivan then drove into the river, just blocks from her home. Neighbors say Armstrong never showed signs something was wrong. TINA CLAYBORNE, NEIGHBOR: Well mannered and dress, they were fed, very polite. They use to at the window with the mom and the father way waving "hi, hi" and I used to give them juice and stuff, you know, that's how we were. We never got in nobody else's business.

FEYERICK: Only the eldest child, 10-year-old Lashaun Armstrong survived, scrambling out a window and swimming to shore.

CHIEF MICHAEL VATTER, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK FIRE DEPT: He was having difficulty speaking, of course, and just was repeating about the car being in the water with his mom and siblings.

FEYERICK: Police say without the boy's eye witness act the van would have disappeared under the frigid water. The child's bravery not surprising at his church and day care center where he watched out for his siblings.

DESIREE WATSON, YOUN AND UNIQUE CHRISTINE CHILD CARE CTR: UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He's 10 years old and he was probably aware of what was going on and was able to do something about it, like I said, he's a good kid, he was always one to help with the other children.

FEYERICK: The tragedy occurred moments after police responded to a 911 call concerning a domestic dispute at the family's home in a rundown part of Newburgh, New York. Police found the apartment empty. The director of the day care center says the mom picked her kids up unusually early and a teacher noticed la shan da Armstrong didn't look right.

WATSON: She did mention she was going through something with the dad one time and just recently she had removed him from the pickup list and said that she was filing a court order against him.

FEYERICK: The landlord says he had changed the locks twice in six months.

JOHN BOUBARIS, LANDLORD: I'm assuming that she didn't want the person that was living with her being here.

FEYERICK: The 10-year-old boy is staying with his aunt.

DR LOU BAPTISTA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: He's going to suffer a lot. It sounds like from the preliminary information about the boy that he's a resilient boy, a likeable boy, a reposeful boy.

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FEYERICK: And actually, an eyewitness who spoke to that child afterwards says that the mom seems to have had a change of heart, but when she tried to put the van in reverse, by that time it was too late.

Well, he admitted to killing his girlfriend, so why did it take nine hours to decide if there was enough evidence to bring the case before a grand jury? That's coming up next.

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FEYERICK: Well, this just in, CNN has confirmed with new Orleans police that actor Nicholas cage was arrested in new Orleans this morning. They would not confirm specifics of the charges. We're going to bring you developments on that as soon as we get them in just a short while.

And troubles are mounting for the woman who claimed threw Duke University la cross players raped her a few years ago. Crystal Mangum could be charged with murder. Her boyfriend died almost two weeks after she allegedly stabbed him during an argument. She is in jail Durham, North Carolina. As for the former Duke players they eventually were cleared of the charges. They're now suing the university and former county officials.

And in another case involving a popular la cross player, he is charged with killing his ex-girlfriend. Nearly a year later, the case is heading to a grand jury. We're going to bring in our legal guys. Avery Friedman, a civil rights attorney and law professor, is in Cleveland. Richard Herman, a New York criminal defense attorney and law professor joins us from Las Vegas.

Well, first of all, this case, tragic, two lacrosse players, girl and a boy, he seemed to want to get back with her, they'd broken up and apparently she was found dead. Why has it taken so long for police to bring charges against the ex-boyfriend?

RICHARD HERMAN, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTY: Well, Deb, it's going through the natural course. In the state they have to have a preliminary hearing in order to certify the case to go to grand jury and that's what they just completed. I'm a little surprised it went nine hours. That's good for the defense because they see the prosecution's map of how the case is going to proceed. But this guy has propensity and history of getting violent when he gets drunk. He clearly went to her house. There was an altercation. He died, he claims he didn't even know she was dead. That's going to go to his intent for his defense but I don't think it's going to fly. This jury will want someone to pay for this and he's the one that's going to pay.

FEYERICK: And Avery, apparently he's charged with murder, slamming her head into a wall. But at the same time, police found a note saying that, you know, you're my best friend, he left that note for his girlfriend. Can alcoholism or something like that be used as a defense? Maybe he didn't remember, maybe it triggered a certain kind of behavior? How is that used as a defense?

AVERY FRIEDMAN, CIVIL RIGHTS ATTY: Well, I don't know that that's going to be the defense. It may very well be, Deb. The other defense for using which strikes me as more ridiculous, is they're claiming that Yeardley Love, who had HDHD used Adderall, the Adderall triggered arrhythmia in our heart and she died of a heart attack. So, either of these defenses strike me as pretty farfetched. The fact is though that Richard is right with a eight hour preliminary hearing the defense team got a good handle on what the prosecution will put on in this case. Now it's going to go to the grand jury. No doubt, Deb, we're going see the indictment this week. FEYERICK: And very quickly, do we have to prove intent in this? Obviously, he's saying he didn't know she was dead when police questioned him. Intent how significant, Richard?

HERMAN: Yeah, intent is everything in a first degree murder charge, Deb. You must prove the homicide was intentional. However, again, if you have a propensity, the intent could be inputted by his reckless of getting drunk and getting violent.

FEYERICK: OK, we're going to switching a little bit. Now we'll talk about the former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich. He is getting ready for a retrial, jury selection is set for Wednesday of next week. He's facing 20 charges, including the charges of trying to sell President Obama's Senate seat. The first time the jury was deadlocked. What are the chances of that happening again?

FRIEDMAN: I don't think it's going to happen again. I had predicted the convictions the first time around. in fact, and we're seeing this theme in these high visibility, high celebrity cases, the jury came back 11-1. He would have been convicted on all 21 counts, they convicted him on one. The truth is, this time around, the Justice Department ready to go. The defense team can sit there and watch the train go by. They have an enormous responsibility, even tougher than the first trial. Again, I'm predicting conviction.

FEYERICK: What's most fascinating about this is that his team wants to basically get Obama's interview that he gave to the FBI, but the judge has said, no, you didn't get it the first time around. You're not going to get it around. Why is he trying to hook president Obama into this?

HERMAN: Well, it's kind of a side show. But that interview is called a 302. And basically the judge will order those if there's some ort sort of information in there which tends to exonerate the defendant or if the person who gave the interview is going to testify so that the defendant can use the interview to impeach their credibility. Since President Obama is not going to testify, one million percent, and judge already determined there's nothing in the interview that will help Blago, it's not coming, it's a side show. He's in trouble this time. I agree with Avery. He lost his lawyers.

FEYERICK: No character witness, President Obama will not be a character witness for the former Illinois governor. Very quickly, last topic.

FRIEDMAN: That's good. I like that, Deb.

FEYERICK: Arizona immigration. First of all, Monday the court of appeals affirmed it's unconstitutional to basically stop people, for police to stop them, question them, ask them about immigration, same with employers. Avery, why is Georgia now looking to this?

FRIEDMAN: Yeah, Georgia passed the same law virtually as Arizona. Look it, this is a no-brainer, the fact is, under the supremacy clause, Arizona's law was clearly unconstitutional, that's what the federal district judge held. This week a three-judge federal appeals panel agreed and the same week that Georgia legislature passes virtually the same law. Look, I'm troubled with this. Yes, appreciate the frustration that Congress should do something, but these legislators and governors are sworn to uphold the constitution. It is absolutely improper to support legislation that they know is unconstitutional, clearly is.

FEYERICK: All right, well Avery, Richard, we've got to wrap this segment but gentleman, Avery Friedman, Richard Herman, we're going to be coming back to you with the latest on Nicholas Cage, what is going him -- why was he arrested? We're going to be back in 20 minutes and also about a parking valet who is suing Lebron James' mom for slapping him. He says it's causing him to lose the capacity to enjoy his life.

Also, again, this just in. CNN has confirmed with New Orleans police, Nicholas Cage has been arrested in New Orleans, it happened this morning. He's being charged with domestic abuse and disturbing the peace, more details coming up on that.

And pain at the pump -- what's the best way to make sure you're getting the best deal you can on gas? Well, it's easier than you think. We're going to tell you how.

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FEYERICK: Well, terrifying weather for millions of people across the South, a sim that erupted Thursday in Oklahoma and Arkansas, swept across the Deep South yesterday and last night. It has killed at least 17 people. The damage in some areas almost unbelievable. Take a look at what a tornado did in a town of Tushka, in Oklahoma. The state's governor is touring the area today.

Mississippi also hammered in an around Jackson, homes were knocked off their foundations, trees uprooted and power lines blown down. The storm even forced the closing of Interstate 20.

Alabama also taking a beating from the storms with heavy damage in several counties. Damage was also reported in and around Georgia. So, these are really coming fast and furiously.

Jacqui Jeras over there in our Sever Weather Center. What is happening? What's causing this?

JERAS: Well, just a very unstable atmosphere. We have warm air meeting up with cool air and dry air mixing in and we have a favorable wind profile that's causing all of that rotation, why we've seen so many tornadoes. Now, you know, severe weather widespread across the Deep South yesterday. We had 370 reports of severe weather. That includes tornadoes, that includes winds in excess of 60 miles per hour that caused extensive damage and it also includes hail reports an inch or larger in diameter.

Look at how it's littered all over these states. Let's go ahead and show you some pictures that we have for you out of Clinton, Mississippi where very likely this was a tornado that touched down here. There were several reports in the area. People were injured in this tornado. Homes you can see were damaged and cars have been flipped and many, many trees had been down and falling upon people's homes so very dangerous outbreak of severe weather yesterday.

Now today we do have that threat of tornadoes still ongoing in a brand-new tornado watch has just been issued across parts of Virginia, stretching down into South Carolina. Basically from Richmond down towards Charleston and we're watching this line of severe thunderstorms advancing.

As it moves into this unstable atmosphere, we think we'll start to see more rotation and more severe reports. Now we did have one tornado warning that's in effect at this hour. This is for Horry, Marian, Dilan, Ropston and Columbus counties, Doppler radar indicating rotation on that storm as we speak.

The severe weather threat today stretches across predominantly the Mid-Atlantic states. It's been an extremely active month and year really in terms of tornadoes compared to the five-year average. Last year was so quiet, Deborah, so it feels like things have been crazy out there.

But the good news is tomorrow our Sunday, we can all relax a little bit. It doesn't look like will have anything nasty tomorrow.

DEBORAH FEYERICK, CNN ANCHOR: That's good news. You know, when I see the pictures of these homes, I always wonder if there's a way to tornado proof the homes. But the tornadoes are so powerful, you really -- there's really nothing you can do. You have to get under it is ground.

JERAS: Best place to be, either that or an interior room away from doors and windows. You know, it's not the tornado necessarily that kills people, it's the debris, you know, driven by winds that most people are killed.

FEYERICK: Jacqui, we'll be back with you in just a little bit. Thank you so much.

Well, these days you may feel like you need to take out a loan simply to fill up your gas tank. Listen, the average price is around $3.82 a gallon. The highest is in Hawaii. Drivers there paying $4.47. It's lowest in Wyoming at $3.54 a gallon. CNN's Casey Wian has some tips on finding the cheapest gas where you live.

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CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Pain at the pump is real for paint store delivery man Mark Mario.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It hurts because of the high prices, but I have to do it to support myself and my family.

WIAN: There are ways to ease the pain.

(on camera): What's the best way for motorists to make sure that they are getting best deal on the gas they buy?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You don't want to be going out of your way and spending gasoline and money trying to find the cheapest gasoline. You want to try to plan your route to where the cheapest gasoline is in your area.

WIAN (voice-over): A growing number of web sites and smart phone apps can help.

(on camera): I'm that gas station in Hollywood where a regular gasoline is selling for $4.39 a gallon. I think that may be too expensive. So I can go on my iPhone and check an application to find if there's anything in the neighborhood that's cheaper.

(voice-over): And there is less than half a mile away.

(on camera): Here we are just down the street and gas is selling for $4.15 a gallon, 24 cents a gallon less. That could mean a savings of 3, 4 or $5. The only catch is to get the saves here is you've got to pay cash.

(voice-over): Or pay a 45 cent ATM fee. Either way it's a big savings. Another tip, look for gas at or near whole sale clubs, which use low gas prices to attract shopper. Location is key says Jason Toews, co-founder of Cheap Gas Finder Gas Buddy.

JASON TOEWS, WWW.GASBUDDY.COM: Wholesale clubs attempt compete very aggressively on price and of course, all of the other competition nearby to lower their price too. You look for an area where it's a bedroom community. It has a lot of gas stations and you'll find cheap prices right there.

WIAN: Stations to avoid include those near tourist destinations and ritzi residential neighborhoods. Casey Wian, CNN, Los Angeles.

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FEYERICK: Well, travelling abroad, how about snapping a picture, let's say of a sign and watching foreign words translate for you in real time? How will that make travelling a lot easier for you? We're going to have that coming up on the other side of this break. See you soon.

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FEYERICK: Imagine travelling with a pocket sized translator, we're talking about Smartphones, of course, and as our Rob Marciano reports in this edition of "On the Go," they are making it easier to gets around once you reach your final destination.

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ROB MARCIANO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Travel applications for smart phones have come a long way.

GABE SAGLIE, SENIOR EDITOR, TRAVELZOO: Definitely, this growing trend in applications that are called AR applications, can bring the world around you to life.

MARCIANO: If you're in a new city, some apps can show you points of interest.

SAGLIE: Wikitune is one where you basically put your camera up to the scene you're in using the visual aspect of the smart phone it overlays information you can use and access right away. Yelp will allow you to access services and shops in your immediate area quite nicely.

MARCIANO: Languages can even change before your eyes.

SAGLIE: Word Lens allows you to have real time translation of phrases or words, which can be a huge benefit in a foreign setting.

MARCIANO: Or scan an image and your phone can do an online search.

SAGLIE: The Google Goggles application let's you put it against a wine label and a particular artefact and it will actually give you greater information on that particular item.

MARCIANO: Many of these apps are free making it easier to find what you need on your next trip.

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FEYERICK: Well, Lebron James mom gets in a fight with a Miami parking valet. Can he sue her for losing his capacity to enjoy his life? Our legal guys weighing in, in two minutes.

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FEYERICK: Well, a slap, then a lawsuit and right in the middle, Lebron James' mother. Our legal guys are back to talk about it, Avery Friedman in Cleveland and Richard Herman in Las Vegas.

First of all, Lebron's mom, now she became angry when a Miami parking attendant didn't get her car fast enough. They exchanged words and exchanged some pushes and shoves. She was arrested for battery and disorderly intoxication.

Now she's being sued by that valet, by that parking attendant basically saying, that he's lost his capacity to enjoy life. So Avery, what do you prove? How do you prove that threshold?

AVERY FREIDMAN: Well, there is such a thing, it's called damages, but you know what? You couldn't enter screenwriters to come up with this one. The guy's name is Rockfeller not Rockyfeller Sorell and Rockfeller became a slapped feller and he claims the slap was too traumatic, that he has lost quality of life and future of life.

It's a jackpot justice case because it's Lebron James' mother. By the way, if they wouldn't have left Cleveland, they wouldn't have got in this trouble. But in any event, the case is going to be settled. She's going to be convicted of some minor misdemeanours and the case will go away. FEYERICK: Richard, for Rockfeller to prove that actually he suffered this kind of humiliation, that he's unable to work, the other side of the story, she slapped him. The mom slapped him after he came after her. She also had words with police. There is some video. Could she argue that maybe he was just getting too rough with her?

RICHARD HERMAN: No, he wasn't getting rough with her. She was plastered and she was a little upset at 5:00 in the morning that he was late with her car. Who knows how late he was, but listen. There's one thing for liability and another thing for damages.

If he wants to prove all of this emotional distress, he'll have to go to a shrink three times a week for over a year, two years. H's never going to do that. He'll be unable to prove damages. Do you think rocky wouldn't be suing her if she wasn't Lebron's mommy? I don't think so.

FEYERICK: It will cost him, the $15,000 that he's suing for damages, it's going to cost him that much in psychological fees so really it's a wash.

OK, we're going to move on to a second topic, Barry Bonds, another athlete in the news. Now you guys nailed it last week. Barry Bonds was convicted on only one count of obstruction of justice. Richard, what do you think the possible sentence could be?

HERMAN: The possible sentence is going to be a slap on the wrist. That's all it's going to be. He is not going to prison. He probable little will not even get home confinement. It's probably just going to be a slap on the wrist and probation for him.

We said last week, the only credible witness they put on the stand was his personal shopper who said she ID'ed his trainer injecting him and the jury felt that was contrary to the testimony Bonds gave. This case is really a complete waste and it has got to end now. The judge is upset with it.

FEYERICK: Avery, let me ask you about that, but the defense is suggesting that maybe the judge should throw out the conviction all together. They got him on obstructing justice. They did not get him on perjury. So are we left to the lead that he did inject himself, that he did lie? I mean, what's the takeaway in all of this, Avery?

FRIEDMAN: No, different issues. Obstructing isn't lying. Two different things, but let me tell you something. Just like the Blago case, Deb, this was an 11-1 verdict. There would have been four convictions here.

The truth is that it was a serious matter. The ultimate result is, of course, that the prosecution suffered the fact that its chief witness instead of testifying decided not to. He spent the week of trial or 12 days in jail.

So the bottom line, this is one very lucky guy, Barry Bonds. I mean, in the court of public opinion, maybe a different story, but I agree a slap on the wrist. FEYERICK: He'll probably still going to be a star next to his name, next to his record.

Well, we're going to move on now to Facebook, another win for Mark Zuckerberg. The Court of Appeals judge ruled that the twins must abide by the terms of the 2008 agreement they had sued Zuckerberg saying he stole their idea.

Boy, these twins, we're going to go -- these twins cannot get over the fact that he is walking away with billions and they are left with a piddling, $65 million. How do they get over that?

FRIEDMAN: Real simple, judge said, look, you have lawyers and experts and had your chance, don't come back to court and try to redo the case. The settlement stands.

FEYERICK: And Richard, what do you think? Do you think there's any way they can revive this? Can they breathe new life into this or do they have to say, we're done?

HERMAN: Can you blame them for having sleepless nights on this one? But you know, they have a package of $65 million. Let's not shed a tear. There's a New York guy going after him and that's very interesting, Deb. We'll pick that up in the future. There's another claim for Facebook coming down.

FEYERICK: You know, I may stake a claim. Richard, let me give you the last word. You did not get in your thoughts on the Arizona case quickly.

HERMAN: Well, one quick thing in Arizona. You know, with a little help from the 11th Circuit in Georgia, this case is going to go to Supreme Court. The Arizona judges voted 2-1. It was not unanimous.

Paves the way for appeals, but Deb, please we have to give a shout out to the Meadows eighth grade boys championship team. They did an outstanding undefeated team and they're champions, champions at the Meadows, eight grade boys basketball.

FEYERICK: My guess is you have a connection with that team somehow, Richard.

FRIEDMAN: Probably some connection.

FEYERICK: Gentlemen, always a pleasure speaking with you. Great insights as always. We're going to be checking back in with you next week as well. Enjoy the rest of the day.

Well, a famous moment in American history and CNN is where you're going to see it for very first time.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You've never heard this story, this is new.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is totally new to me. (END VIDEO CLIP)

FEYERICK: A quiet unknown story of faith played a role in the historic signing of Jackie Robinson to major league baseball. A surprise to even his widow. I'll bring that to you coming up next.

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FEYERICK: It's been 64 years since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball. That's a well known fact, but what's been kept quiet up until right now is the roll faith played in the historic decision.

Here's CNN's Ed Henry with more on a secret meeting between a pastor and the Brooklyn Dodgers top boss.

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ED HENRY, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The decision to hire Jackie Robinson as the first African-American baseball player opened doors that changed sports and politics forever. The details are etched in the memory of Ken Burns who did the definitive 18.5 hour PBS documentary of baseball.

KEN BURNS, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER: One of finest moments in all of American history, not just sports history, but American history. When on April 15th, 1947, a black man wearing the number 42 trotted out to first base.

HENRY: But we've learned a detail about the historic decision that until now was not known by Jackie Robinson's widow, Branch Ricky's grandson or even Ken Burns.

(on camera): You never heard the story?

BURNS: This is totally new to me.

HENRY (voice-over): It turns out just before signing the contract, Rickey secretly slipped into this Brooklyn church, the executive huddled with the pastor, Dr. Wendell Fifield whose daughter-in-law is speaking with us about it for the first time.

DONNA SHOR, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF REV. FIFIELD: He started pacing and wore a groove in the carpet. He went around and around the room for 45 minutes.

HENRY: Branch Rickey III, now a minor league baseball says his grandfather was deeply religious and determined to end discrimination, but also fretted about taking on the institution of baseball.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Jackie became something that was not acceptable. I think my grandfather's reputation could have very quickly gone down the drain.

HENRY: That weighed on the Brooklyn Dodgers executive as he paced this room for nearly an hour finally shrieking I got it and slumping down in a chair.

SHOR: He wiped tears from his eyes and said, Wendell, this was a decision so complex, so far reaching with so many pit falls, but still filled with so much good if it was right. I had to work it out in this room and with you and I had to ask God about it.

HENRY: To protect Rickey's privacy, the pastor told only his wife who wrote a five-page essay that we recently found in an archive. The pastor's wife said she wrote the essay, which appeared in the church bulletin with little notice after Rickey's death in 1965.

So that Robinson would know how much Rickey struggled with it, but Robinson died young in 1972 and his widow, Rachel told us the story never made it to her family until now. And she praised Rickey's courage.

RACHEL ROBINSON, WIDOW OF JACKIE ROBINSON: He needed all of the strength he could summon up, you know, to be able to take the step.

HENRY: Burns is planning to use this story in a film about Robinson's life slated to come out in 2015.

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HENRY: I had a chance to privately tell President Obama that I was going to be interviewing Rachel Robinson and he told me, I want you to tell her something. The president said, I think there's a direct line from what Jackie did to me being elected the first African-American president.

And I told Rachel Robinson that when I met with her in the offices of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, she just beamed and said she loves hearing that the achievements and ground breaking moments of another period are now linked to another. Ed Henry, CNN, New York.

FEYERICK: The first step, well, today a big military parade in Cuba. Fidel Castro, was he there? Is it possible Cuba maybe moving towards a more capitalistic society? It's coming up. Stay with us.

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FEYERICK: The Cuban people are looking back and forward today. Look at this huge military parade, troops and tanks and aircraft and the enormous crowds marking 50 years since one of Cuban revolution's most heralded events, the Bay of Pigs Invasion in which Cuba defeated a small CIA-backed group of exiles. It was an embarrassment to John F. Kennedy.

Let's bring in CNN's Shasta Darlington. She's in Havana today. Shasta, first of all, tell us about the significance of this parade and also was Fidel Castro there?

SHASTA DARLINGTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right. This is a crucial event, really kicking off a very important meeting. We're going to have the first congress of the communist party in nearly 14 years here in Havana. It's starting today and it's aimed at talking about economic reforms.

Approving proposals made by President Raul Castro to move the economy towards a more open model, away from the soviet style model that we've been familiar with for the last 50 years. And that all kicked off with this military parade.

It's a good question, was Fidel Castro there? No, he was not. We do expect him to put in an appearance at the parade. There are expectations that he would show up at the parade for -- to then participate in the congress afterwards.

Now the parade as you mentioned was very important because it marks the anniversary of the victory, which was very important for Cuba to sort of set itself on the world stage a couple of years after this failed invasion.

Guevara told U.S. diplomats, he thanked them for the invasion because it really turned Cuba from what used to be an aggrieved a little nation into an equal on the world stage. They really want to start off on this enthusiastic victorious note as they begin to make difficult economic decisions, Deb.

FEYERICK: Shasta, also, when you talk about this, this is the biggest shake-up of the soviet type economy in many, many years. Is it because the soviet economy failed or these aging revolutionaries are giving up and going more towards capitalistic model framework with the small businesses cropping up everywhere?

DARLINGTON: Well, Deb, they definitely are admitting it's not working. That change need to be made. They don't want to call it capitalist. They say it will strengthen socialism.

We are seeing more private businesses and shrink of the public sector. They will lay off 20 percent of the workforce in years and things are changing and the image of the economy is going to be different, Deb.

FEYERICK: All right, Shasta Darlington there in Cuba for us. Eyes on the ground, thank you so much. Going to be interesting to watch how that country moves forward and how it develops.>

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