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President Obama Lays Out Deficit Reduction Plan; Earthquake Strikes Guatemala; President Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan; Interview With LPGA's Youngest Winner Lexi Thompson; Georgia Board Considers Death Penalty Case of Troy Davis; Another Person Dies from Injuries Sustained in Reno Air Show Plane Crash; Charlie Sheen Makes Appearance at Emmys; Fighting Continues in Parts of Libya

Aired September 19, 2011 - 16:00   ET

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BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: And welcome back, hour two. I'm Brooke Baldwin.

I want to begin with breaking news, here, we've been reporting. We're now getting some new details with regard to this earthquake, really shaking the center of Guatemala -- this earthquake, a 5.8 magnitude, hitting the epicenter just about 30 miles south of Guatemala City.

I have Rafael Romo sitting next to me, also have Chad Myers with the geography, and I have Ana Staackmann on the phone line. And we can talk to her about what it felt like. She apparently was on was on the 11th floor of a building right in Guatemala City.

But, Rafael, I do want to begin with you. We are now reporting deaths.

RAFAEL ROMO, CNN SENIOR LATIN AMERICAN AFFAIRS EDITOR: So far, we're hearing reports of at least three fatalities in southeastern Guatemala.

This is about 32 miles south of where Guatemala City is and what officials are telling us is that the earthquake created a mudslide and that's what buried a family, so far, only three people. But then again we understand that roads may have been damaged and we don't know the extent of the damage that may have happened in the capital. So at this point we are only getting the preliminary reports.

But it was not only one major earthquake, but two. There was another one just north of there in the city of Tapachula, which is in the border between Guatemala and Mexico, and then the 5.8 magnitude that you were talking about. So we don't know which one was the aftershock but definitely two major ones in that part of the world.

BALDWIN: On that point, let's go Chad, because I know, Chad, would that have mean that it would just simply be the aftershock, correct...

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BALDWIN: ... two separate earthquakes?

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: They had an earthquake you're just talking about here. That was the separate one along the border, but there have actually been three earthquakes in this same vicinity. One here that was a foreshock at 4.8 and one that was the main shock right there at 5.8 and then another which has now been an aftershock, that one there, at 4.8 again.

So the world is still trembling down there. And if we get let's say a 6.4, then all of these would be foreshocks, earthquakes before the main quake. And those are the most dangerous because now the buildings are already damage. If you get a bigger quake after what we have seen, there will be significantly more people injured and killed because of the buildings that are actually coming down, these brick buildings.

These cinder block structures that have concrete on blocks and then literally mortar in between and when the earth shakes, there is no insulation from that shaking and parts like the second and the third floors fall into the streets. It was about 1:30 in the afternoon, so maybe lunch was over. Maybe as many people were not in the street, but I'm sure it was very busy.

BALDWIN: Let's ask Ana Staackmann. She is on the phone line and she is calling in from Guatemala City.

And, Ana, tell me where you were. Are you feeling these additional rumblings right now?

ANA STAACKMANN, WITNESS: Hi. Yes, I'm at work. I'm on the 11th floor. We felt three shakes pretty strongly, or stronger than they usually are.

BALDWIN: And so what specifically did it feel like? How bad of a shake? Because from what I understand, you are fairly used to earthquakes in that part of the -- in that part of the world.

STAACKMANN: Yes, they are very common, but this one was stronger, especially at the beginning. It felt very strong up and down, rather than side to side.

BALDWIN: Did things fall off the walls? Was it a violent shake?

STAACKMANN: It was just a very, very quick up-and-down shake. I'm not sure how to describe it. It was just not -- not the usual earth...

BALDWIN: Ana, do me a favor, because I know a lot of our viewers haven't been to Guatemala City and the areas southeast of Guatemala City, where the epicenter of this quake was. Help us understand how instable some of the infrastructure is in this part of the world.

STAACKMANN: Well, usually, in the city, we're used to this kind of thing. And nothing major really happens. But then in the rural area, some of the construction (AUDIO GAP) and that may cause greater damage.

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BALDWIN: Are you there alone? Are you there with family? Is your family OK? Is there a sense of panic or is it fairly calm?

STAACKMANN: No, everything is fine. I did get a message from my son's school and everything is fine.

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BALDWIN: OK. I like hearing the calm of your voice. Ana Staackmann, I thank you giving us a call here at CNN. Thank you very much.

And, Chad -- do I still have Chad over my shoulder?

MYERS: Sure.

BALDWIN: Chad, here is my follow-up question to you. Rafael had mentioned the rain and the mudslides, and Ana seemed fairly calm but might this be calm before something worse could escalate?

MYERS: Well, certainly. When you get three quakes so quickly together, 4.8, 5.8, 4.8, that could portend that there could be a 6.8 on the way. There certainly could be. These all just could be the first shakes. Now, we wait maybe an hour or two. And if nothing else has happened, then all of a sudden we know that probably 5.8 was the main quake.

The big quake, though, the 5.8, right there was under a caldera, under a volcano. There may be something else going on underground other than just the earthquakes when that volcanic lava starts to move around. That can actually jiggle a dormant volcano or in this case a caldera with water in it. And that could cause something completely different, volcanoes to become active because of this quaking.

BALDWIN: OK, Chad, thank you. Keep your eye on it.

Before I let Rafael go, quickly, rural areas outside Guatemala City, they are quite rural.

ROMO: You would expect structures in the capital to be very strong but we're talking about this place about 32 miles south of Guatemala City, where you have structures that are not as strong and also you have a lot of mountains there. It's been raining, so those mudslides, it remains to be seen what kind of damage they created.

Like I said, the reports we are getting is that a family was buried because a mountain came over the structure of the house where they were living. That's the major concern right now for Guatemalan authorities.

BALDWIN: And as you point out, initial reports those numbers could change. Could go up, could go down, we don't know. Rafael Romo, just keep us posted. Thank you very much.

Now it is one of the most who horrific and brutal crimes in recent memory. Two men invade this Connecticut home of Dr. William Petit, and they brutally beat him. Then they rape and kill his wife, Jennifer, then tie the couple's daughters, Hayley and Michaela, to their beds. They set the house on fire. And right in all of this mayhem, these men drive Mrs. Petit to the bank and force her to withdraw cash. Who could forget this chilling 911 call the bad manager made to 911?

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We have a lady who is in our bank right now who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. The people are in a car outside the bank. She is getting $15,000 to bring out to them, that if the police are told they will kill her children and the husband. Her name is Jennifer Petit. P-E-T-I-T. She lives at (AUDIO DELETED). She says they are being very nice. They have their faces covered. She is petrified.

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BALDWIN: Now one defendant, Steven Hayes, he was convicted of 16 charges last year and sentenced to death. Today, the trial started for that second defendant, Joshua Komisarjevsky.

And Helen Ubinas is a columnist at "The Hartford Courant" newspaper. She has been tweeting every sort of iteration, every development from the courtroom as the Komisarjevsky trial unfolds, just as she did for the Steven Hayes trial.

Helen, I have been following every single of one of your tweets.

You start from when the jurors are brought in, when Komisarjevsky walks in a suit, as you point, much different than Hayes' disheveled appearance. But let's just begin with these opening statements. What did you hear, what did you hear from the defense?

HELEN UBINAS, "THE HARTFORD COURANT": It was very similar from the case against Steven Hayes and the trial against Steven Hayes where basically each defendant is pointing the finger to the other.

In today's testimony or opening statements, lawyers basically said that Joshua Komisarjevsky had no intention of anyone being killed. It was just supposed to be a burglary. It was a home invasion that went bad and that was never his intention.

BALDWIN: What about the prosecution? Because you only had one tweet with regard to an opening statement there. Did they give much of one?

UBINAS: Very limited opening statement today, basically just laid out a little bit of the case, but it was maybe five minutes.

BALDWIN: Five minutes. In an interesting bit of color, you talked about how the jurors appeared less tormented. Can you further explain what you mean by that?

UBINAS: During the Steven Hayes trial, it was incredibly emotional. Mind you, I was sitting in on the jury selection during Steven Hayes' trial.

And there were many potential jurors who broke down, who were crying, who wanted no part of being on this jury. This time around, people seemed a lot more composed and they seemed ready for what was coming.

BALDWIN: And you also tweeted that it is a very diverse jury. How do you mean by that?

UBINAS: Meaning age, gender, race. It is an incredibly diverse jury, much more diverse, in my opinion, than the Steven Hayes trial.

BALDWIN: Also an interesting bit of color, you say that the defense attorney, one of, what, three, I guess, took issue with the Petit Foundation pins. Explain what happened.

UBINAS: He did. Jeremiah Donovan actually took issue with the pins and actually has taken issue with the pins in the past. He mentioned the pins and also called the family supporters, the Petit family supporters, the Petit posse, which family members actually took issue with.

BALDWIN: Was Dr. Petit there this morning?

UBINAS: He was. He was. It was the same sort of -- all the family was there. Many were sitting in the same seats that they sat through during the Steven Hayes trial.

You know, Dr. Petit, his sister, father and mother, Jennifer Hawke- Petit's father and mother, a lot of friends and family. It was a packed seating for that side of the family.

BALDWIN: What about the family of Komisarjevsky? I understand they are expected to appear during this trial. Were any of them there today?

UBINAS: They are expected to appear. And during preliminary sort of hearings and motions, the father was around. But today there was no family that I noticed. There was a woman who sat on his side briefly, but she left and we were never able to figure out who she was.

BALDWIN: You tweeted that the judge said they expect this case to take no more than three weeks. Bottom line, since there are so many similarities, as you point out, Helen, what is the biggest different this go-round to you?

UBINAS: You're right. In a lot of ways, this is a very similar trial as the one for Steven Hayes last year. It's the same horrific details of a home invasion gone bad. Today we heard from a lot of witnesses that we heard from during the first trial.

The biggest differences right now is we have a very different defendant. Unlike Steven Hayes, Joshua Komisarjevsky was very engaged. He was listening. He came in with his suit and tie, whereas Steven Hayes came in disheveled. I tweeted during the first trial he would often not even look up. The other major difference is the defense team and their style.

This defense team seems to be a bit more confrontational than the last one. And proof of that was when Donovan started in and one of the first things he said was the Petit posse. BALDWIN: Right. Right. Your tweets are fascinating. You cover all of it.

I highly recommend anyone who wants to follow this trial. She is @NotesFromHeL.

Helen Ubinas, thank you so much. I appreciate that.

UBINAS: Right. Thank you.

BALDWIN: Still to come, joining me living, the youngest player ever to win in ladies professional golf. She is 16-year-old Lexi Thompson. She is in the building. I'm looking to see if I see her. I see a trophy, and I see her. We will talk live with about her history- making moment. Do not miss that.

Also, this:

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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I will veto any bill that changes benefits for those who rely on Medicare but does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest Americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share.

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BALDWIN: First, President Obama reveals his jobs plan, which many Republicans quite honestly don't like. Well, today, he reveals his debt plan, which all Republicans will probably hate. So, as a major battle brews, the president says he's not backing down. Jessica Yellin is standing by -- what this plan means for you next.

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BALDWIN: Just into us here at CNN, Bob Hope's widow, Dolores, has passed away. She was 102. Before her 70-plus-year marriage to Bob Hope, she was a singer. In fact, her publicist tells us she was introduced to Bob Hope during a gig at a nightclub in New York, and he described that meeting as -- and I'm quoting -- "Love at first song." Together, they adopted four children.

Again, Deloris Hope, widow of famed entertainer Bob Hope, dead at 102. And I can't help but think of her husband's famous line, "Thanks for the memories."

"It is not class warfare, it's math." That is President Obama's message today to how to put a dent in our nation's debt. The president laid out his plan this morning from the Rose Garden. And essentially, at the heart of his message, that our nation's wealthiest Americans, our nation's wealthiest corporations should be paying more.

He is calling for about $3 trillion in savings. About $1.5 trillion of that would come from new revenue mostly generated from higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans. And many top Republicans say the president's plan amounts to class warfare. They say that asking the wealthiest Americans to pay more taxes is quite simply unfair.

Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin live with me now.

And Jessica, you know, the president, he was feisty today. How much of this proposal, though, can he pass?

JESSICA YELLIN, CNN CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Yes. Not likely to pass, Brooke.

I mean, the president laid out, as you know, $1.5 trillion worth of tax cuts, as you say. Speaker Boehner, just last week, said this proposal, whatever goes to the super committee, can include absolutely no tax increases. The president said -- I'm sorry, absolutely no tax increases. So what you have here is a deliberate standoff.

The White House cannot be surprised that this proposal will not go far with the super committee. It's a deliberate standoff and far more political than it is policy.

BALDWIN: Let's pick up where you left off. I mean, if it is DOA, then is this just really entirely political maneuvering? What's the point of the move here?

YELLIN: Well, this is the true values of what the president is trying to set forward to define himself as he heads into a political campaign. On the one hand, these are the values of the Democratic Party. On the other hand, the Republicans have laid out their values.

Republican aides I've spoken to say this proposal is, as you say, dead on arrival. And what the president is trying to do is effectively say, if they are not going to move our way at all, then I'm laying out for you who I am as we head into campaign 2012, and trying to define himself as the defender, in essence, of middle class, of working Americans, against a Republican Party that the Democrats would like to position as defenders of the wealthy. And I think those are the contours of the campaign on the Democrat side that you will see shaping up moving forward.

BALDWIN: Jess, what about that bipartisan super committee? We know they meet Thursday. Does this plan today that the president outlined, does it at all -- because you know they have this ax hanging over their head to cut, and they have that deadline, November 23rd. Does this just add pressure for them to get it done?

YELLIN: Well, what they do is separate from what the president proposes. They can take this or leave this. It doesn't affect their decision necessarily.

So they will have pressure on themselves anyway simply because they will feel pressure of legacy and expectation on them. And it will be, you know, interesting to see how much they can get done.

No one's really sure. The talk in Washington is that they all do feel a lot of pressure to get something done. The question is, even if the super committee passes something, that's just a handful of people. Can Congress? I mean, can it get through the House? Can it get through the Senate. That's a much bigger unknown. And now the president is threatening to veto something if it gets through House and Senate --

BALDWIN: Yes, let's talk about that.

YELLIN: -- if it doesn't have the right mix. Yes.

BALDWIN: Go ahead.

YELLIN: The president said that -- OK. The president said that if this gets through the super committee, and it gets through the House and the Senate, but it cuts entitlements without raising taxes, he will veto it.

Now, he has said that this has to be a balanced mix from the start, but that's a pretty stark threat there, because that's a heavy lift to get through super committee, House, and Senate. And a veto threat? Wow. You can call this real brinkmanship, and a real game of brinkmanship already -- Brooke.

BALDWIN: Jessica Yellin, thank you very much for helping us sort of understand what's ahead for everyone. Thank you very much, Jess. I appreciate it.

And now, do you remember what you were doing when you were 16? I remember being really excited about getting keys to maybe a car. But you're about to meet someone who has a little bit more than a key here, a pro golfer at 16 who says age is just a number. When you hear about what she pulled off yesterday, you're going to agree with me.

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BALDWIN: For most 16-year-olds you know life revolves around just a couple simple things. If you're lucky enough, you get your driver's license. I always headed to track and swimming practice after school when I was 16. But for golfer Lexi Thompson, she did something yesterday that no other 16-year-old has ever done, win a pro-golf event.

With a simple tap-in, Lexi -- here she is -- made golfing history by becoming the youngest champion in the LPGA tour 61, history. She didn't break the record, she shattered it. The next generation's -- next youngest ladies' pro winner won at age 18.

Lexi, Lexi, Lexi, I'm looking at you watch yourself on TV. And are you laughing or are you shaking your head? What's going on? What's going through your head right now?

ALEXIS "LEXI" THOMPSON, YOUNGEST WINNER IN LGPA TOUR HISTORY: It was just an amazing experience. I'll laugh every time I watch that. I mean, just walking off that 18th green was the best experience I'll ever have.

BALDWIN: Has it hit you? Has it sunk in yet? THOMPSON: Not really. I mean, I still get moments where I'm like, "I can't believe I just did that." I'm pretty calm, but that moment was amazing.

BALDWIN: So let's also point out this bright, ginormous thing in your lap. I saw this flash of trophy before I even saw you walk in the studio. Did you tuck it in bed next to you last night? Where's it going to sit?

THOMPSON: It was on the nightstand. It was right next to my bed -- my hotel room bed.

BALDWIN: How did I know? How did I know?

So what did it feel like that very end, right when you knew you had it?

THOMPSON: It was just a crazy feeling. I mean, just having my dad there on the bag, too, he was just like, "I'm just going to walk away, because I'll probably cry."

But I cried once I tapped in that put. I was just -- a bunch of emotions going through my head.

BALDWIN: And "dad on the bag" is golf speak for your dad is your caddie. And what was that experience like? Was it a really wonderful, helpful, you know, help calm your nerves kind of thing, or did you ever say, dad, I don't want to do that, I don't want that club? How does that work?

THOMPSON: Well, we definitely get in our little arguments, but it's gotten so much better. And just having him go through that experience with me, that's what I've always wanted. And he knows my game the best. And he has caddied for me my whole life.

BALDWIN: Your whole life. When did you first start swinging?

THOMPSON: Five years old, 11 years now. So it's been amazing.

BALDWIN: How big is a 5-year-old golf club?

THOMPSON: It's short.

BALDWIN: It's short? Teeny, tiny?

THOMPSON: Yes. Probably plastic.

BALDWIN: I read -- what was the purse, the winnings? It was $195,000?

THOMPSON: Mm-hmm.

BALDWIN: And you are giving away a little of that.

THOMPSON: Yes. I donated $20,000 to the Wounded Warriors.

BALDWIN: Why Wounded Warriors? That's wonderful.

THOMPSON: Yes. Well, they are part of the tournament. Of course, when you look what they do for our country, I just wanted to give back in all they do.

BALDWIN: That's awesome.

So, dad on the bag, I've got to get back to that, because I'm wondering -- you're 16, you're going to be driving. Does that mean dad is going to want to hang close with you when you go out on dates?

THOMPSON: No. He will give me my space.

I mean, I get to spend so much time with him on the golf course. He's pretty much my home coach, but I do work with Jim McLean. So he has been there my whole life. I love him so much.

BALDWIN: What is next for you, Lexi? A bigger trophy?

THOMPSON: Well, tonight I'm going to New York to do some more media -- like a media tour. So that's next. But since I won, I get to play in the CME champions tournament at the end of the year.

BALDWIN: Sixteen. Good luck.

THOMPSON: Thank you so much.

BALDWIN: A pleasure to meet you. A pleasure.

THOMPSON: Nice to meet you, too.

BALDWIN: Yes.

Still ahead here, in just about 48 hours a convicted cop killer is set to take his final breath. But as thousands race to save him, a parole board hears the case of Troy Davis.

Plus, the CEO of Netflix says he screwed up big time by raising prices. We'll tell you how he is apologizing.

And did you watch Charlie Sheen, face-to-face with the man who replaced him? We're going to take you behind the scenes of the Emmy Awards.

Stay right here.

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BALDWIN: A Georgia parole board considers a last-ditch appeal from a convicted cop killer.

Also, Netflix admits it made a huge mistake.

And we have a little fun, have some highlights from last night's Emmy Awards.

Time to play "Reporter Roulette."

But David Mattingly, I want to begin with you, just outside Georgia's parole board.

And David, we know Troy Davis is scheduled to die 7:00 p.m. Wednesday night. This parole board held or could be currently still holding this hearing today. Do we know when they will ultimately decide on Davis' fate?

DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, conventional wisdom says that sometime today or tomorrow, but this is an extraordinary case. So anything that you have seen this board do in past history is probably out the window right now.

We do know that the supporters of Troy Davis, the members of his defense team, they wrapped up their presentation to the board. There were people there speaking about his character, members of his family, clergy, as well as his attorneys, calling on points about evidence that had not been going into the testimony in the court proceedings.

This is -- these are things like testimony from people who now say that someone else was the one who pulled the trigger that night, killing that police officer in Savannah back in 1989.

And the attorney for Davis tells me that there were a lot of questions from this board, indicating they've done a lot of homework. There's been a lot of I tension paid to the three members on this board who were not here back in 2008 when this board rejected clemency for Davis. They are hoping these three new board members would be engaged, listening to this new evidence bringing. That appears to be going on today, but it is so hard it read into what that might mean in terms of the ultimate decision, Brooke?

BALDWIN: David, I have to ask about the crowd over your left shoulder. I'm not quite sure how large it is. Who's there? Are there members of Troy Davis's family or the police officer he is convicted of shooting and killing back several decades ago?

MATTINGLY: Well, let's talk about contrast. Inside the building right now a prosecutor's involved with this case are before the board talking about the reason why Troy Davis was prosecuted and why he should continue on to his execution.

They are also hearing from members of the officer's family. They are inside testifying right now before the board. Outside you see supporters of Troy Davis. They have been going since about dawn this morning. We have been hearing nonstop prayer, personal testimony, all words of support for Troy Davis. It has been nonstop since these proceedings went on.

So, again, a story of contrast here inside the building. The people who are arguing that Troy Davis should be executed now front and center. They will have the last word before the parole board. People out here continuing their public argument that Troy Davis should be allowed to live.

BALDWIN: David Mattingly, thank you so much. We will check in with you in the coming days as well.

Next on Reporter Roulette, the CEO of Netflix saying he messed up and he is apologizing. Felecia Taylor live for us at the New York Stock Exchange. Felicia, what's with the mess-up?

FELICIA TAYLOR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Netflix is basically separating its DVD and streaming services. You still get DVDs by the mail and video games now, but they will call it Quickster. The streaming service will maintain the name Netflix. So you have got two separate web sites, two separate accounts, and two separate charges if you want both services.

Netflix raised prices in July, if you remember, and a lot of customers jump ship, frankly. Netflix stock has been down about 50 percent since then. The CEO Reed Hastings did apologize for how he handled it. He didn't apologize for raising prices however. Quote, he says, "I need to be extra communicative. This is the key thing I got wrong. In hindsight" he said, "I slid into arrogance based upon past success. He says they had to raise prices because streaming is the future. It is what customers want, but it is also costs more money for Netflix." So that's not exactly what I'd call an apology, frankly.

BALDWIN: Felicia Taylor, thank you very much.

And next on Reporter Roulette, speaking of seeing movies, or perhaps watching TV, Kareen Wynter is live in Los Angeles with a recap of big moments and big winners at last night's primetime Emmys. Kareen, I was thrilled and I will show my bias here, "Modern Family", I'm a big fan.

KAREEN WYNTER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: A lot of people were thrilled. Brooke, it was star-studded night in Hollywood. One of the biggest moments on Emmy night was from none other than Charlie Sheen. This guy always seems to make news. The actor had his share of controversy over the last year. He made a surprise appearance on the Emmy stage to hand out the award for lead actor in a comedy, a category which, Brooke, by the way, he is nominated for in the past.

You may not believe this but Sheen was on his best behavior. He told the crowd he wished, quote, "nothing but the best for the new season of Two and a Half Men." And many people in the audience, they clapped, including former co-star, Jon Cryer.

You know, Sheen's appearance was bag moment, a huge, huge moment. But not the night's only highlights. Some of the big winners were AMC's "Mad Men." It took home the best drama series for the fourth year if a row. But the night really belonged to "Modern Family." The ABC comedy nabbed five awards including best actor and actress as well as best comedy series for the second year in a row. You got to love Ed O'Neill and the gang. He is such a talent. They are all talented.

BALDWIN: Amazing shows. I do have to take you back, since I feel like the last time you and I talked, it was a lot about Charlie Sheen. I know we have a picture of that image of Charlie sheen, I think Charlie and Ashton, there they are, behind the scenes. To be on the fly on the wall of that conversation. (LAUGHTER)

WYNTER: I know, you know they kind of kissed and made up, if there was even a feud there. But Charlie wanted it clear the air. A lot of tension building up to the show. There was all this buzz about whether or not he would show up. He gave a shout out to the show. He wished them well and look at that, they're talking, buddies, friends. And you know, the big, big season premier is tonight. Second season -- the new season for "two and half men." we will have to see how Ashton Kutcher does.

BALDWIN: We will see. Kareen Wynter, thank you very much.

WYNTER: Thank you.

BALDWIN: And that is your Reporter Roulette for this Monday. And now, listen to this --

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We are hoping, we are coming here. He is very happy.

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BALDWIN: These men are crying because they have just learned one of their fellow emergency workers had been killed in Gadhafi's hometown. Coming up, an up-close look at war like you have never seen before. Our CNN crew takes you inside the firefight.

Also, here at home, investigators are trying to figure out what happened just before this plane crashed into this crowd at an air show in Reno. We are seeing new video. Tough to look at. We are getting news about the number of people killed. That's next.

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BALDWIN: A 10th person has now died from injuries after a World War II plane crashed into a crowd Friday in a Reno, Nevada air race. Take a look at the video.

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BALDWIN: The plane there crashing into the crowd. It killed seven people at the scene, including pilot, 74-year-old Jimmy leeward, three others died in the hospital. Nearly 70 people were also injured in that accident. NTSB officials say the downed plane had video. It had data recording devices on board. That of course can help determine the cause of the crash.

Meanwhile, families of the dead victims, they are having a tough time dealing with this loss. Joe Stewart looking here at photos of Sharon Stewart, his common law wife of 35 years who had eight kids with him. She died at the scene of the crash. Doesn't even know if he will get a chance it view her body since they were not legally married.

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PHIL BLACK, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Something in the distance, a moment there, fire opened up, then there was big return fire.

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BALDWIN: That was one of our correspondents, Phil Black. His crew got caught in that crossfire as rebelled raided Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. Shrapnel hit during that fire fight. We're going to show what happened from the front line as bullets flew and fights erupted. Stay here.

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BALDWIN: In the battle for full control of Libya, revolutionary fighters have overcome fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi just about everywhere, including in the capitol of Tripoli, Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. However, a few other strongholds are proving to be stubborn. And a CNN camera crew was with the troops when a deadly firefighters erupted near Sirte. Here is CNN's Phil Black.

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BLACK: Revolutionary fighters advancing through Sirte. A commander sees movement in the distance. He calls for one gunman to fire. The rest of the unit joins in, shooting wildly. They come under fire.

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BLACK: An ambulance is hit by a rocket propelled grenade. They, and we, are caught in the open.

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BLACK: They're seemingly taking a pot shot at something in the distance. Some fighters opened up. Then there was some big return fire.

(GUNFIRE)

BLACK (voice-over): CNN producer Ian Lee was hit.

IAN LEE, CNN PRODUCRE: I've been shot.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Down, down. Head down. That's good.

BLACK: Go, go, go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That building there. Get down.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right side, right side of everything. Go, go. The other right.

BLACK: We stopped to check Ian's injury.

(on camera): It looks like there is still a piece of shrapnel inside. Can you feel it?

LEE: Yes, I could feel it when he was moving around. I could feel it inside.

BLACK: At nearby field hospital, medics helped Ian while dealing with their own grief.

(on camera): A colleague of these men was killed in the same attack, just minutes away from the RPG. We think it hit the ambulance that was near us.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is our colleague. He is a medic and he was ambulance driver.

BLACK: What is his name?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (Inaudible).

BLACK: How old he is?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: About 27, 28.

BLACK: Tell me about him.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Today at 9:00 a.m., he wake up me, in the hospital and go to the front line. We are joking the ambulance. We are coming here. Suddenly he came us to. Forgive.

BLACK (voice-over): This medic was there too. He saw his friend die, but he must keep working. Casualties keep coming. On this day alone, more than 20 revolutionary fighters are killed in the chaotic battle for Sirte. Phil Black, CNN, Sirte, Libya.

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BALDWIN: Phil, thank you. Just a quick update on the producer you just saw on Phil's piece. Ian Lee, Ian was air lifted out of Libya. He is now in a hospital in France with a piece of RPG shrapnel they pulled out of his ankle. He is keeping it apparently as a souvenir.

More than 120 world leaders, heightened security, bumper to bumper traffic must mean the United Nations assembly is happening in New York City and Wolf Blitzer is there. We will check in with Wolf next.

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BALDWIN: In just a couple minutes, we will be seeing Wolf Blitzer from a special spot, from New York City, from the U.N. Wolf, I know, I was just reading your blog. You've been up there, what, many a September as the U.N. General Assembly convenes. Why do you enjoy going? To sit, to interview world leaders I imagine?

WOLF BLITZER, THE SITUATION ROOM: I love the gridlock in Manhattan. You know, you can't get across town at all. You just have to get out there and walk. It is really good exercise, to be able to walk around Manhattan because things not moving. They close off all the streets, First Avenues simply closed off outside the United Nations.

More than a hundred world leaders are going to be here. The president of the United States expected to land fairly soon. He will be here tonight. Tomorrow, Wednesday, he's going to addressing the general assembly. This is a big deal every time this year.

You know what else is happening the same week? The Clinton Global Initiative, President Bill Clinton's annual conference. I'm going to be interviewing him here in New York tomorrow. We will have that interview in "THE SITUATION ROOM" tomorrow.

So you know what, a lot of world leaders are here. I like to hang out with world leaders, as you know, Brooke, it is a good time to come to New York despite the gridlock.

BALDWIN: OK, so Wolf and world leaders, getting your exercise. Who do you have coming up on "THE SITUATION ROOM" today?

BLITZER: We have someone who wants to be a world leader. She wants to be the commander-in-chief. Michele Bachmann is joining us. She is not here in New York. She is in Waterloo, Iowa. That's where she was born. We are speaking to Michele Bachmann.

I'll ask her about that whole controversy that erupted a week ago at the debate that I moderated on the HPV vaccine, mental retardation, which she heard from one lady. We're going to go through that. We'll also talk about what the U.S. should be doing at the U.N. this week.

As far as the president's new debt reduction proposal, Gene Sperling was the director of the National Economic Council, one of the president's top economic advisers, he's going to join us live right at the top of the hour.

So we are covering the whole world. What better place to do it from the United Nations here in New York. Brooke, next year, you should be here in New York because I know you would like hanging out with these world leaders as well.

BALDWIN: I would love that. You and I side by side covering the U.N. General Assembly, we'll make it a date, Wolf.

BLITZER: Next year? In New York.

BALDWIN: Thank you very much, Wolf. We'll see you in a couple of minutes. Meantime, listen to this --

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If your family was destroyed by evil, I think that you would all try to do the same thing and be there for your family.

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BALDWIN: This man, lost his entire family, his wife, his two young daughters during horrifying home invasion. Now Dr. William Pettit is sitting through every single last detail all over again as one man is set to die for their murders, another man, this one, getting his day in court.

Coming up next, why the defense is arguing, Joshua never intended to kill anyone. Sunny Hostin is live for us in Connecticut. She's on the case, next.

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Now to this, this is a case that seems to deeply affect anyone who comes into any sort of contact with them. I'm talking about the brutal murders of Jennifer Hawk-Petit and her two daughters by two men who invaded their home in Connecticut.

Listen to this. We've learned this today. At least one of the jurors who convicted the first defendant and sentenced him to death plans to attend this trial of the second defendant, which began today.

In fact, she calls what happened to the Pettit family a perfect storm of evil. I want to bring in Sunny Hostin. She is back up covering this trial in Hartford and she is on the case for us as the trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky is beginning.

Sunny, today, opening statement I understand the prosecution was pretty quick and the defense a little bit -- took a little bit more time explaining their side of the story?

SUNNY HOSTIN, LEGAL CONTRIBUTOR, "IN SESSION" ON TRUTV: That's right. I mean, the prosecution really didn't give an opening statement. He explained to the jury that he was going to rely upon the jurors to listen to the evidence and reach the right conclusion.

But the defense did give an opening statement, brooke, and it was a really intense one. They claim, they played the blame game, and they claimed that Joshua Komisarjevsky, while he intended to break in, while he intended to steal from the Petits, he never intended to kill anyone.

The defense theory here is that Steven Hayes who is now on death row for these crimes was really the ringleader, was really the mastermind behind this. He is the one, they claim, that bought the gasoline.

He is the one they say lit the house on fire. He is the one that was intent on killing people that day. So a really, really different strategy, I think, than anyone expected. Because in the Hayes trial, Komisarjevsky was painted as the ringleader.

BALDWIN: Right. It was just the reverse, wasn't it? I know you also covered the trial of Steven Hayes who's found guilty of 16 crimes in connection with the home invasion and murders and although the two men are charged with the same crimes, they are two very, very different men. Are they not?

HOSTIN: They really are. I mean, we are talking about Steven Hayes, he was really portrayed as someone that wasn't very smart, who didn't have a work history. Just really someone that was on the outskirts of society.

Joshua Komisarjevsky on the other hand, the defense told us today, was working, was working in construction, had custody of his little daughter, a very, very different type of man. By all accounts, he grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut, affluent family.

He was adopted by this family and really seemed to be a part of the fabric of this community so two very, very different men. And again, we're seeing something that I don't think any of us who reported about the first case expected Joshua Komisarjevsky never intended to kill anyone so says the defense.

BALDWIN: I know I've read that Komisarjevsky, some members of the family will be attending this trial, but what about Dr. Petit? Was he there? Was he there wearing his, you know, Petit Foundation pin?

HOSTIN: He sure was. And you remember, Brooke, he was there every single day of the Hayes trial, listening just to the horrible details of this terrible tragedy that fell upon his family. He was there today not only was he there, his entire family was there.

The sister, Jennifer Hawk-Petit, his late wife, her family was there. He was seated actually in the same exact place that he was seated during the Hayes trial. He looked forward just really at the judge. Looked a bit at the jurors, but when pictures of his wife were displayed on the projector, he looked at her.

BALDWIN: We'll continue to follow it right along with you. Sunny Hostin, my thanks to you.

Thank you for watching. Now to a special edition of "THE SITUATION ROOM." Wolf Blitzer live in New York at the United Nations.