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Two Arrested in Tulsa Shooting Spree; North Korea Nuclear Threat; Pope Celebrates Easter Mass; Death of a Legendary Journalist; Race in America; Al Qaeda Threat; Bubba Watson Wins the Masters
Aired April 08, 2012 - 19:00 ET
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DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: Hello everyone. Thanks for joining us right at the top of the hour in just seconds here.
And we're going to begin with this: the people of Tulsa, Oklahoma are taking a collective but cautious sigh of relief now. They apparently no longer have to worry about being gunned down if they leave their homes. Two men suspected of shooting five people and killing three of them have now been arrested; 19-year-old Jacob England and 32 year-old Alvin Watts now face first degree murder charges.
Two victims are still in the hospital, they are expected to survive. A task force made up of homicide detectives, U.S. Marshall Service and the FBI was created to hunt down those responsible for the Friday morning shootings. And today, Tulsa police announced that they believe they have the culprits behind bars.
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MAJ. WALTER EVANS, TULSA TASK FORCE COMMANDER: At about 0147 hours this morning, we did, in fact, develop enough probable cause to effect an arrest with the assistance and support of our special operations team of the two individuals that we have in custody at this time.
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LEMON: He's also saying a series of tips led investigators to one of the suspect's burned-out pick-up truck belonging to Jacob England. CNN went to England's home and spoke to one of his neighbors. She says she can't believe he would be capable of murder.
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SYNITA BOWERS, SUSPECT'S NEIGHBOR: Jake was a very nice young man, very well-mannered. He has helped me over here. When his dogs turn over my trash cans, he takes the time to clean it up. A very nice young man, all the (inaudible) don't believe (inaudible) --
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LEMON: A recent Facebook posting from Jacob England may hint at a motive. Thursday marked the two-year anniversary of his father's death. Using a racial slur he says his dad was killed by an African- American. All of the victims in Friday shootings were black. England and Watts were arrested early this morning in a small town just north of Tulsa. Police would not say if they were friends or if they were related, only that they were roommates. Now as the investigation continues, Police Chief Chuck Jordan says he wants Tulsa to get back to normal.
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CHIEF CHUCK JORDAN, TULSA, OKLAHOMA POLICE: It sickens me, it angers me. This is not what Tulsa, Oklahoma is about.
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LEMON: So here's what police are warning here. They're saying that the two men might not be the only people to be arrested in this case. They say they still have a lot more to investigate.
Earlier I spoke with Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett about how his city responded to this crisis.
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DEWEY BARTLETT, MAYOR, TULSA, OKLAHOMA: We are also very pleased that the city itself has reacted in such a good, positive way that when a request went out for help and information they responded very quickly and that really helped a lot in the -- in the investigation and the arrest.
LEMON: And clearly it's going to take some people in the community; it's going to take some time for everyone to get over this because it was such a traumatic event.
I want to talk to you about this. Since this happened, since it began, since the suspects were believed to be white in the beginning and then they drove into a black neighborhood and all the victims are black, there's been some talk about hate crime or that this was racially-motivated. And then this new findings on one of the suspect's Facebook pages it looks like his motive may have been revenge for his father's killings which he says in the Facebook page by the hands of and language I can't use here, the "n" word.
BARTLETT: Well, yes. That -- I understand that those types of things were said. During this -- this portion of the investigation, of course, the focus was to try to get -- to try to get the bad guys. Put them in jail and get them -- get them to where they're not going to do any more harm.
Now it's up to the prosecuting arm of the government to make recommendations and decisions about what goes on from here. Obviously, when -- when five black people appear to have been shot by a white person, then the immediate reaction, of course, is that there is a racial component of it.
Whatever it is, if that's how the prosecution comes out, and we certainly support and will help them in any manner, shape or form to bring an end to that -- that point of view once it -- once it does become a prosecution responsibility. The City of Tulsa has never seen such violence in its modern history, and we're so pleased that this has now come to an end, this portion of it, and we will certainly continue to support the prosecution and the -- and the eventual going to trial that will result, hopefully, in this thing coming to a very good, swift and justified end.
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LEMON: Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett.
Marching for Florida teen Trayvon Martin:
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LEMON: A group of college students are walking 40 miles across Central Florida to send a message. They're marching from Daytona Beach to Sanford; that's where the 17-year-old Martin was shot and killed six weeks ago. They want to see his shooter George Zimmerman arrested and tried in court. Zimmerman could see charges as early as this week; a grand jury is expected to convene Tuesday. Zimmerman says he shot in self-defense.
It's a look at North Korea like never before; after decades of isolation the secretive and paranoid Pyongyang suddenly wants the world to pay attention. Today it moved a long-ranged rocket into position. North Korea insists it's not a cover for a ballistics test. And to prove its point foreign journalist were granted rare access to its top secret launch site -- interesting.
Stan Grant was one of those, who is granted access; he joins us now live from Pyongyang. What did you see, Stan?
STAN GRANT, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Don, you're right. Absolutely extraordinary isn't it, when you think just how secretive this country is, it's not called "The Hermit Kingdom" for nothing. And here we are one of the crews invited in with the crews from around the world to visit this site, the site that's been kept away, hidden from view as they prepare for this what they call a satellite launch to take place anywhere between the 12th and 16th of this month.
Now not just that we get to look at the site itself but we traveled by train, a five-hour journey which took us out of Pyongyang we actually got to see the inside of North Korea. We pass by villages, we saw people working away in the fields, fields that were incredibly barren. We know here that people have a difficulty just feeding themselves.
North Korea asked for food aid from the rest of the international community but at the same time is also plying money, pouring money into this program, this space technology program, and they took us right up to the base of the rocket itself. It stands just below about 100 feet high. North Korea also showed us the satellite, a small satellite, they say, the rocket is going to shoot into orbit.
And that's not what the rest of the world, the United States in particular, thinks. They believe this is a covert operation for what is in fact a continuation of North Korea's missile program.
I remember in 2006 - 2009, they carried out similar tests. Not so successful North Korea are hoping that this time they are more successful and sending a signal to the rest of the world that not only can it send a satellite into orbit but potentially can deliver another object anywhere on the planet.
But when you consider that North Korea has been, according to experts, developing a missile that can strike at cities in the heart of the United States, that has the U.S. on edge and also Japan and South Korea, U.S. allies in the region -- Don.
LEMON: Ok talk to me more about that Stan obviously because Pyongyang is such a secretive country, why the international community are so worried about this, in particular, the U.S.?
GRANT: Well, we know that North Korea is still technically at war with the United States and South Korea. There was an armistice to bring it into Korean War but there has never been a peace treaty. North Korea in fact insists on that peace treaty as one of the conditions for actually winding back its nuclear program and its massive military program here.
North Korea has a "military first" policy in this country. They see that the power of its arsenal, the size of its military is a deterrent to outside attack, they believe that -- it will in fact keep the regime alive here, the regime of the Kim family, which is now passed to a third generation in Kim Jong Un.
So of course the United States Japan and South Korea are very concerned about the motives. They've been looking to China to try to exert more influence on North Korea; China being the only real ally that North Korea had, that relationship dating back many decades.
So North Korea here, a lot of suspicion about what it is in fact up to, Don. They do insist, though, that this is just a satellite launch. Interesting as well why they've invited us here, it coincides with the 100th year of the anniversary of the birth of the founder of North Korea, Kim Il Sun. And there's going to be a massive celebration here in the weeks ahead to mark that; this launch is very much a part of that -- Don.
LEMON: Thanks for that report, Stan Grant, we appreciate it.
Easter celebrations around the world, the Pope celebrates mass before thousands at the Vatican and the first family takes a short walk to Sunday's services.
And Mike Wallace, one of the most respected journalists of his day, a staple for four decades on the news program "60 Minutes" has died and we're looking at his life and talking with those who knew him about the impact he had on journalism and the world. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
LEMON: Easter observances around the world today, Pope Benedict XVI held his annual outdoor Easter mass at the Vatican.
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LEMON: Some 100,000 worshipers crammed into St. Peter's Square to hear his message. The Pope called for an immediate end to the bloodshed in Syria and an appeal for peace Africa and the Middle East. Afterwards, the Pontiff gave his traditional blessings in 65 languages.
In New York City, thousands of parishioners packed St. Patrick's Cathedral for services. Cardinal Timothy Dolan told the congregation that Easter Sunday is all about hope and joy. The service marked the first time that Dolan the Archbishop of New York celebrated the holiday as a Cardinal.
The First Family started their day with a walk to church -- there they are. The Obamas joined other parishioners at St. John's Episcopal Church. Along the way, the President wished everybody a happy Easter and during the service they received communion.
After church the weather turned a bit chilly, though. The President's youngest daughter walked out with her sweater on her arm and then she had to put it on. That's when the First Lady went into mommy mode -- there you can see that. She stopped everyone to help her daughter to get that sweater on being a mom.
Everyone in journalism has a hero, the reporter they want to be, the one who sets the bar for excellence. And for a lot of us that person was Mike Wallace. The "60 Minutes" legend died Saturday at the age of 93 and with every interview he did, Wallace proved that he was the best.
This was the guy who asked the Ayatollah Khomeini if he was crazy. And here is one of the most famous examples of his work -- challenging Ronald Reagan during his presidential campaign about the racial makeup of his staff.
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MIKE WALLACE, "60 MINUTES": How many blacks are there on your tough campaign staff, Governor?
RONALD REAGAN, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I couldn't honestly answer you.
WALLACE: No, that speaks for itself.
REAGAN: Huh? WALLACE: I say that speaks for itself.
REAGAN: No, because I can't tell you how many people are on the staff.
WALLACE: But you can tell black from white.
REAGAN: Oh, yes.
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LEMON: That's only one example. There are many more from a long and distinguished career. Morley Safer worked with Wallace for four decades on "60 Minutes". He spoke with reporters about what made Wallace such a great journalist.
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MORLEY SAFER, LONGTIME COLLEAGUE OF MIKE WALLACE: Well, a lot of reporters -- a lot of reporters are insistent; but the fact is he was nosier than anybody else and more insistent, more successful at being nosy. I mean, if you think of the Watergate interviews that he did, which were remarkably revealing. And Mike, you know, someone -- people like Mike have an indefinable quality that makes people at once take to them immediately and then find themselves repelled by him. It's a unique talent.
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LEMON: And now to Dan Rather who worked with Wallace for years as a contributor to "60 Minutes." He released a statement today saying, "Mike Wallace was, from the beginning and for many years, the heart and soul of "60 Minutes. In that role he helped change American television news. Among the ways that this change was for the better: TV news became more investigative, more aggressive and relevant. Mike was sharp and quick of mind, a fierce competitor and a master interviewer."
Jon Klein knows all about Wallace's grit and determination. He worked with him as a producer and later oversaw "60 Minutes" as an executive vice president at CBS News and he also served as president of CNN, 2004 to 2010.
Good to see you. Wish this were a better story but listen, I was watching the "60 Minutes" celebration of Don Hewitt just before I came in to work today, just sort of looking back and everyone who worked at "60 Minutes" kind of went by the monicker to tell me a story. So tell me a story John, about Mike Wallace.
JON KLEIN, FORMER CNN PRESIDENT: Mike Wallace was the most boyish 70 or 80-year-old or now 90-year-old that you would ever want to meet. He had such a twinkle in his eyes.
I remember flying up from Washington one time on the shuttle and we got out in New York back home and walking along and he spots up ahead, Barbara Walters. He turns to me, puts his finger over his lips, "Shh", and he creeps up behind her and grabs her from behind. She jumped up ready to slug whoever it was and then burst out laughing.
And this was Mike's spirit. He was always having such a good time. I remember my very first day as the 36-year-old executive vice president, newly-installed as the theoretical boss overseeing "60 Minutes" -- I say theoretical because who is going to be Mike Wallace's boss or Don Hewitt's -- but he and Don Hewitt the founder of "60 Minutes" had a knock-down, drag-out argument in the screening room while I was there. And I knew that this was going to happen. They were going to turn to me and ask me to adjudicate it, and who did I want to anger more, Don Hewitt or Mike Wallace? And I actually decided in favor of Don.
As they walked out, I'm thinking, great, I've really gotten off on the wrong foot with Mike Wallace. He walks out, having been livid for the last 5, 10 minutes, looks at me, winks and smiles --
LEMON: Yes.
KLEIN: For him, act, you move on. We had a great time.
LEMON: That's old school doing what he did. That's the way it should be. And that's -- they're old school iconic journalists. And they know that, you know, what happens at work when you go through all those things, it stays there, and then you go out and you have a beer later.
My question is, with the death and the passing of these legends, I think it's -- journalism is changing. We learned a lot from them, but do you think it's all good, what's happening with journalism? Do you think what they left behind will still happen in this business?
KLEIN: Well, I think that Mike was, as a couple of his colleagues just remember, just a fierce investigator, aggressive questioner, restless; and to the extent that those qualities continue in individuals, I think we're just fine. I mean, Don, I hired you at CNN --
LEMON: Yes, you did.
KLEIN: -- because I thought, well, here's a guy with an authentic voice, and we hired Fareed Zakaria for that reason, we promoted Anderson Cooper, Sanjay Gupta -- there are a lot of people in journalism right here at CNN who embody some aspect of what Mike really introduced into the equation.
So it's up to you individuals to keep that going. I know you will, because that's who you really are. And I feel good about where things are going, as far as that goes.
Technology today is enabling even more people to have a voice in covering stories, breaking news, commenting upon news, and I think that also leads to an inflow of influential and authentic and important voices. So I actually think we're entering a golden age of journalism. It's just going to be different than the one that we all grew up with. That'll be ok.
LEMON: Thank you for that -- thank you for that, Jon. I wasn't sure if you really wanted to talk about that. Let's end with Mike. Everyone saw him as a bulldog, right, as a bulldog of a journalist. But in person he was a pretty nice guy, wasn't he.
Klein: He was so charming. He could put anyone at ease. You know, the greats and the very ordinary. And I saw him at close range do both consistently. At the same time, he had his standards. You had to impress him and please him and you had to have your journalism buttoned down.
And, you know, there he was one time correcting the spelling on a piece that I had written for him, and I was mortified, and so was he, you know. Quick to smile about it later, but yes, you had to bring your A game with Mike.
LEMON: Jon Klein. Appreciate it, good to see you. Glad you're doing well.
KLEIN: You, too. And you.
LEMON: All right. Say "Hi" to Jen for me.
All right. Thank you.
KLEIN: Will do. And Beth.
LEMON: We're back in a moment. Thank you, Jon.
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WALLACE: And at ABC in New York, Drew Pearson would not apologize, nor would I.
Why was it so important to him at that moment?
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LEMON: All right. The conversation continues now, "Race in America." This week, "National Review" fired a contributor over an article it considered racist. John Derbyshire wrote the article called "The Talk: Nonblack Version", this for an online magazine and it got people of every race talking.
Goldie Taylor joins me now. Goldie, we're having this conversation again.
GOLDIE TAYLOR, POLITICAL ANALYST: Yes.
LEMON: Serious article, though. And it was very inflammatory.
TAYLOR: Sure, absolutely it was. It was over the line in so many ways, but to say that the "National Review" learned for the first time that Derbyshire was an admitted racist is unfortunate because they knew he had stated this over several years and his previous writings had certainly indicated it.
LEMON: This is just a sample of some of it. This is a quote from the article. It says, "If you are at some public event at which the number of blacks suddenly swells, leave as quickly as possible." And there's one that said, I believe that's, "don't move into a neighborhood" or something?
TAYLOR: Absolutely. "Wrong side of the tracks" statement and some other things; said something about, you know, five out of six white people have a higher IQ than the average black person that you meet. I think those statements are really beyond the pale. It plays into the same kind of very vile and malicious stereotypes that we talked about last evening.
LEMON: Yes. And what does this mean for parents, parents reading this? Does this trivialize in any way the conversations that black parents have with their children?
TAYLOR: Well, I think that really was at the heart of it. He would not have written such an article if we had not been talking about it in the national discourse about very real conversations that black parents have been having with their sons over the course of generations, teaching them how to deal effectively with authority figures and keep themselves out of harm's way.
He took that conversation, bastardized it and turned it into something else that was very vile, and attempted to remove the importance of the critical nature of the first conversation. And that is his real crime.
LEMON: All right, Goldie. How's your Twitter feed today?
TAYLOR: It's hot.
LEMON: Oh, my gosh. Last night, can you believe it? It was a great show, no holds barred.
TAYLOR: Sure.
LEMON: You actually said the "n" word on TV.
TAYLOR: Yes.
LEMON: Can you believe that?
TAYLOR: Absolutely. My kids were like, "Wow, you did what?"
LEMON: Yes we did. Stand by.
Your top stories next, including an arrest in Tulsa. Two men now charged in a shooting rampage that left three dead and two others wounded; the possible motive behind the attacks, straight ahead. And more with Goldie.
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LEMON: It is coming up on half hour now. We need to get caught up on the headlines.
First up, Tulsa, Oklahoma -- two men suspected of killing three people have been arrested. 19-year-old Jacob England and 32-year-old Alvin Watts now face first degree murder charges. Two other shooting victims survive. They're still in the hospital.
A recent Facebook posting from Jacob England may hint to a possible motive. Thursday marked the two-year anniversary of his father's death. Using a racial slur, he says his dad was killed by an African-American. All the victims in the shootings were black.
College students are marching 40 miles across Central Florida from Daytona Beach to Sanford. That's where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed six weeks ago. Marchers say they want to see George Zimmerman arrested and tried to court. A grand jury is expected to convene Tuesday to consider charges against Zimmerman. He says he shot Martin in self-defense.
Goldie Taylor back now to talk politics.
Ok. I thought it was interesting today when I heard from Newt Gingrich. It sounds like Newt has resigned himself to the fact that it's not going to happen. It almost sounded like he was -- like it was an "I'm getting out of the race" speech.
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TAYLOR: Sure I mean --
LEMON: That's what it sounds like.
TAYLOR: It is very different from the Newt that we heard several weeks ago --
LEMON: Yes.
TAYLOR: -- who said, "I am in this until we get to the convention"; the same thing with Santorum. Both candidacies, both campaigns are largely in disarray. You know, their field organizations aren't getting near the direction that they were getting some weeks ago, so there are clear signals that both campaigns are breaking down.
LEMON: It's so interesting, I saw (inaudible) Labrador this morning saying, "You know, Mitt Romney's a great guy. I'm not endorsing him." But it's just so interesting. Everyone is sort of tepid when it comes to their support for him. Everyone -- go ahead.
TAYLOR: Sure, I think that's a real problem. I think that it'll be a real problem this fall if you can't get people enthusiastically in your corner today --
LEMON: Right.
TAYLOR: -- when you are the presumptive nominee --
LEMON: Right, right, right.
TAYLOR: How are you then going to get them this fall?
LEMON: Well, one person who has been enthusiastic is Paul Ryan, right?
TAYLOR: Sure.
LEMON: We had a little fun with him last time, we said there was a budding romance. It was true, they were out everywhere, two guys together, hanging out, smiling. And so you think it's going to be a Romney-Ryan ticket?
TAYLOR: You know, anything is possible at this point. But there are blessings and curses with a Romney-Ryan ticket. First of all, you have a very youthful, you know, fifth generation person from Wisconsin on your ticket. You know, and that, you know, if you're talking about the future of the Republican party, the curse is the Ryan budget. You know, if you talk about ending Medicare-Medicaid as we know it, if you talk about reforming all these entitlements and putting, you know, more money in the pockets of the very wealthy and less in the pockets of the middle class and hoping that that wealth will trickle down, that plan won't fly this fall.
LEMON: OK. Interesting. As you said, mid western, youth, values, that sort of thing, good old midwest. OK. What about Marco Rubio?
TAYLOR: Marco Rubio, again, has some dilemmas but, you know, he's the cynic's choice. If you want to balance a ticket, say Latino or Hispanic on your ticket. He's the cynic's choice in that he does not carry an awful lot of favor with Hispanics and Latinos broadly.
LEMON: You know what's interesting, when we talked about that in depth last week, I got a lot of people saying Rubio's appeal mostly South Florida, Cubans, not broadly among Latinos and Hispanics.
TAYLOR: Well, just like African-Americans, just like other (INAUDIBLE) Hispanic and Latino communities are not a monolith. They are broken up by their home country. You know, they are mostly insular and (INAUDIBLE) tend to stick together, Cuban-Americans tend to stick together and to the extent that their values and voting preferences cross, you know, is really a misnomer.
LEMON: And (INAUDIBLE) said it could be pandering to Latino vote to do that.
TAYLOR: That is exactly what we're saying. It would be cynicism at its best.
LEMON: OK. Chris Christie?
TAYLOR: He said too much about too much. LEMON: (INAUDIBLE) do it.
TAYLOR: Sure.
LEMON: That would be interesting. I mean -
TAYLOR: I don't know how interesting it would really be, because again, he's got a problem of saying too much about too much.
LEMON: Alan West -
TAYLOR: Alan West certainly does, and he, too, would be, you know, the cynic's choice for VP.
LEMON: Rob Portman?
TAYLOR: You know, I think that he is not well known enough to enough voters to attract enough appeal and excitement to this ticket. You know, all these people said Mitt Romney has real problems in terms of picking a viable, vice presidential, you know, running mate who both has the experience and the exposure, the ability to attract new voters to the ticket, the ability to really consolidate the party to date. It is very fragile.
LEMON: Let's talk some girl power here because and talk about Nicki Haley. She has been mentioned, and a woman may not be a bad choice.
TAYLOR: A woman may not be a bad choice, but Nicki Haley has real problems in South Carolina and her problems begin with, you know, her very own Tea Party in her home state, does not have a very broad or trusting relationship with her. So that is an issue for her. She has had some issue with saying that contraception doesn't matter to women. Those kinds of statements will come back to haunt her.
You know, if Republicans aren't doing well with women voters today, how could you then go and choose a woman as your running mate who has those kinds of statements to say about contraception?
LEMON: Finally, I want to thank you for your candor last night. We did something very different last week, we had a wonderful conversation, a wonderful no holds barred chill.
TAYLOR: Absolutely.
LEMON: And if you missed the 10:00 show last night, you really missed a good one.
TAYLOR: Well, I really appreciate the forum. I appreciate the candors, some of the levity that came around. You know, it really sparked some very interesting and very deep conversations over social networks today, and I hope that it's a conversation that will continue.
LEMON: Absolutely. Thank you, Goldie Taylor.
TAYLOR: Thanks for having me. LEMON: See you next week.
At first glance, well, you might think it's a movie poster, but look again. It's actually a threat to New Yorkers that Al-Qaeda is coming back. Is it credible?
But first, he plays such an important role in educating our children and shaping their lives that it raises a question, what should schools be looking for in a teacher? CNN's education contributor Steve Perry has some advice.
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STEVE PERRY, CNN EDUCATION CONTRIBUTOR: I'll tell you what I look for in a teacher - the first thing I look for is that they love children. Another one, I want winners. I want people who really, really want to win. And that means that they're going to do whatever they have to do to win. Winning in education is making sure the child knows how to do something.
And the third thing I honestly look for is that a teacher is attractive. I'm not talking about attractive like they're cute but that they have a way about them that makes you want to listen to what they have to say. There's a certain swagger that they have about them that commands attention because children's attention needs to be commanded. And if this person is a shrinking violet at the front of the classroom, bad things are going to happen in that classroom. So I'm looking for the total package. I'm looking for somebody who loves kids, I'm looking for somebody who wants to win, and then just attractive.
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LEMON: Al-Qaeda, vowing to return to New York. It's posted on a web site and definitely has the attention of the NYPD and the FBI. But who is behind it? Here's CNN's Mary Snow.
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MARY SNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): At first glance, it could be mistaken for a movie ad. Al-Qaeda, coming soon again in New York. The message is on a web site known to the New York City Police Department who say it's used by terrorists and jihadists. Officials say they have no evidence that its tied to any specific threat to New York, but the web site is being analyzed by the FBI and the NYPD.
(on camera): Is this significant at all?
COMMISSIONER RAY KELLY, NEW YORK CITY POLICE: Well, this is a major forum. It's been in existence for a while. We believe it's used for inspiration but also it can be used for operational messages. It exists in several different languages, and you know, it's been a concern of ours for a while. SNOW (voice-over): New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says analysts believe its connected to an Egyptian national based on the language that's used. Kelly said he was struck by the level of sophistication of the graphic and the expensive software used to create it. But whether there is a credible threat, CNN terrorism analyst Peter Bergen is skeptical.
PETER BERGEN, CNN TERRORISM ANALYST: This is a real piece of propaganda but it doesn't mean it is associated with any real plot. I mean that seems to be not clear at all, and my guess is there's nothing really to this. You know, if there was a real attack about to happen in New York, my guess is Al-Qaeda wouldn't advertise it on their web site.
SNOW: This isn't the first time threatening messages have appeared on jihadi sites. But federal authorities and the police department say any threat must be taken seriously.
KELLY: And you know, it's sort of in your face and we've seen people were but you know, it is sort of a direct confrontation, you know, trying to get our attention. Believe me, they have our attention.
SNOW: But the posting didn't seem to faze New Yorkers who have become accustomed to terrorism threats.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's propaganda, they want people to uptight.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is (INAUDIBLE) you have to live your life. You can't be worried. Go on about your every day business.
SNOW (on camera): The police commissioner describes the internet as the new Afghanistan. That it's used for radicalization and training. And that's why he says these sites are so closely monitored.
Mary Snow, CNN, New York.
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LEMON: All right. Mary, from science fiction science fact, alerts that just pop up right in front of your face while you're just out walking around. Who else could tell us about this? It's our tech guru Katie Linendoll. She has details, not yet, next after the break.
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LEMON: All right. Here we go. There he is. Bubba Watson has just won the sudden death playoff to win the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Watson was in sixth place when today's final round started. He shot a five under par today to force a playoff and took the victory on the second playoff hole against Louis Oosthuizen. Bubba Watson, Bubba Watson wins the tournament in Augusta. I just looked at those pictures. I think they're great. Masters golf champion of 2012, Bubba Watson. Congratulations. There he is.
Okie-dokie. So let's move on to talk a little technology here. What if you were just walking around and could get alerts that normally come up on your smartphone but instead they pop up right in front of your face.
Wow. Tech reporter Katie Linendoll joins me again. Katie, you always have great stuff. You have a lot of glasses yourself. You change them every day, I think, a couple of times. These new glasses, they come from Google. Now, are we all going to look like that guy from the "Star Trek" films with that big thing, you know, on our eyes?
KATIE LINENDOLL, TECH GURU: Maybe. You know, it's a Google the last few weeks you and I, Don. Last week we were talking about the Google self-driving car and now as you know, we're talking about Google's augmented reality glasses dubbed as project glass. And the concept behind this, Google released photos and video of the glasses, but also two days ago, Google co-founder (INAUDIBLE) was actually spotted wearing the glasses. And this comes under the Google X-Labs. Google has a secret laboratory, it doesn't get any more high tech than that where they take future-forward ideas, and they try to bring them down to scale. Under that umbrella is that self-driving car, also an elevator to space and now these augmented reality glasses.
And this kind of stole the tech buzz this week, you see what they look like. They're actually no lenses inside there, but what you're looking at, there's a small video camera on the one side. That is taking in information in real time and then there's a little glass rectangle, that's where those alerts are going to pop up. Now the alerts hat are popping up in that little rectangle - you can check the weather, you can play music, you can video chat with somebody. You can get information just on the building right in front of you. So talk about, again, future forward technologies. It doesn't get any better than this. And I spoke to Google this week and I'm like asking them a thousand questions. How is this going to be powered? And they said, "You know, we don't know if it's going to be a standalone product or if it's also going to be powered off Android." It would probably be smart thing for Google to do. But it's still in a very conceptual phase and obviously in prototype phase and it will probably be a while before we see this pop-on market but very interesting concept.
LEMON: What I find interesting here is the periphery because that little thing is like right on the right side, and it will probably get smaller as time goes on, all technology, right? Gets tinier and tinier. But I'm wondering what it does like for destruction, like if you're trying to walk - walking in traffic like that, I mean, you know what I'm talking about?
LINENDOLL: Yes, I totally know what you're talking about. You know, one of the perks of this would be the turn-by-turn directions that you would get popping up in your peripheral.
LEMON: Right.
LINENDOLL: Google only released this concept photo and video to get user feedback.
LEMON: Got it.
LINENDOLL: In less than 400 hours, there are over 500 comments on their Google+ page. So they actually want to hear what people think. And a lot of people are saying, yes, this is way over the top, but for people that are excited about technology, could this be the next thing, you know?
LEMON: Can you wear glasses under them?
LINENDOLL: Oh, that's a good question. So it was interesting today, you know, one individual was tweeting you and I back and forth and he said, I'm blind in one eye. I still need to wear my glasses. These aren't glasses, again there is no lens inside there, so when I did speak to Google, they did say "they're experimenting with a lot of different designs and technological capabilities that could accommodate different vision requirements. So they are thinking about glasses wearers but also thinking of people that have problems focusing. And just for now, they said it's only the Google X team that is allowed to wear the prototype.
And Don, I just want to state to, a lot of people are actually in the rumor mill saying that this would be out by the end of the year and they're guessing, Don, a price tag of $200 to $600, which actually is more, is less expensive than I thought. So it will be interesting to watch how it plays out.
LEMON: Yes. Wow, what is the character - that has those glasses (INAUDIBLE) glasses that look very Jordy, was the trekkie my age right there. I've got to ask you this. Quickly, aren't they migraine inducing? Has that been a criticism of this?
LINENDOLL: Say again?
LEMON: Can they induce migraines? Has that been part of the criticism.
LINENDOLL: Oh, my gosh. I mean a lot of people are asking, this isn't something I don't think you would keep on all day. I mean how annoying would it be to have alerts popping and keep seeing ads popping up in there as well, I mean, talk about jumping the shark. So I don't know. Like I think it's a very interesting dialogue, and it's interesting to see that these comments that are on the Google plus page are ready. Do I think it could cause a migraine? Yes, I think it could annoy the heck out of somebody, but again it just takes time to see how it plays out
LEMON: I think it's really great technology, though. They'll perfect it. No worries. I hope they could. Thank you, Katie. Always a treat. Always educating. Educational. Thank you. Appreciate it. See you next week.
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Those are not my words. That comment comes from a British woman, and as you can imagine, that got people talking.
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LEMON: A columnist for Britain's "Daily Mail" newspaper took up the subject of the advantages of being, in her words, so beautiful. That set off a blizzard of e-mail and twitter comments that quickly turned ugly. Samantha Brick wrote about the positive attention she gets from men. Free drinks, paid cab fare, flowers. But is she being arrogant or just proving a point. I asked human behavior expert Dr. Wendy Walsh that question.
DR. WENDY WALSH, HUMAN BEHAVIOR EXPERT: The very fact that you're asking is she pretty shows how objectified women are based on their looks. I could agree with her certainly that there are far more advantages to being an attractive woman than disadvantages. But the disadvantages are aren't so much about the female to female competition, Don, that you might experience. It's more ominous. It's stuff that happens in early life. That young attractive girls are more susceptible to predators. To sexual abuse. That young girls are often steered away from educational opportunities and steered toward runways and Hollywood sets. So they're not living to their full intelligence or intellectual potential.
So those kinds of things are the more dangers of being beautiful. But you know, this woman represents what the media, the western media would call a standard of beauty. She's tall, slim and blond. Well is she more beautiful than Beyonce, who we love here? You know, this is not the point of what she was saying. She's saying there are down sides to being pretty.
LEMON: OK. All right. You know, there's nothing wrong with a healthy self-confidence, right? Because we're always talking about how to give young women the confidence to feel good about themselves. And then she does and we bash her. I want you to look at some of the responses. Some of them are from twitter.
This one is from Heidi. "Samantha Brick baited both genders into making violent, sexist, bile-fueled remarks. It worked. What an ugly light the whole thing shines." And then from TV illusionist Derren Brown. Derren Brown says "Hilarious. I wish I had such an inflated view of my looks. Someone please tell me it's a spoof." And then there's yet another one that says "I've heard of "beer-goggles." Samantha Brick would appear to possess a "beer-mirror.""
WALSH: That's terrible.
LEMON: That is terrible. But it is funny.
WALSH: That's terrible, Don.
LEMON: But hey, it's funny.
WALSH: No. The point is, we don't accept good, healthy self-pride.
LEMON: All right.
WALSH: This woman thinks she looks just fine. And somehow we interpret that as to being arrogant. And her point is, she was just using it as a crutch to try to explain some of the challenges to attractive people. But we both know, Don, since you're so hot and I used to be, that being beautiful is more positive than negative. LEMON: Right. Listen, you know, I can see the joke in that. But I completely understand when it comes to the self-confidence thing. Like, people often ask, like, "Oh, you know, you're on TV. Do you think you're good looking?" No, I go I think I'm attractive. There's nothing wrong with it. And then people send me outrageous things. "Oh, my gosh, you're so conceited." OK. Stop it. But, I understand that. It's nothing wrong with a healthy self-confidence. But I don't know. I think that she's maybe going out a little bit. Because is she really beautiful? I mean you have to be realistic about being attractive.
WALSH: OK. You know where she lives? She lives in a tiny farming community in the country side in France. Yes, she's probably a 10 around there. Trust me.
LEMON: OK. All right.
WALSH: It's all relative.
LEMON: But you know, I do want to have this conversation with you. Because a lot of my friends, a lot of my friends are not that great looking guys. But they always get the girl. We'll go out to a bar some place and right away, boom, and how does that happen? Is it all about -
WALSH: Well, because -
LEMON: - what they portray or how they feel?
WALSH: Well, because mates look for - genders look for different things in partners. Of course, men are very visually wired. And they look for more attraction in females. Women look for much more. We look for personality. We look for income. We look for who's got a good a-game.
LEMON: Confidence.
WALSH: And maybe sometimes maybe they just have a good a-game. Yes, self-confidence. All that is sexy to women.
LEMON: OK. Is this a healthy conversation to be having or is this damaging to women?
WALSH: I think when you ask is she pretty enough, that's not very healthy. I mean the point is every woman is beautiful in her own way no matter her race, no matter how tall she is or how much body fat she has. Every woman is beautiful and we want every woman to know they're beautiful.
LEMON: Thank you, Dr. Wendy.
With more people identifying as multiracial, can there ever be an all- American beauty? You can check out that story on cnn.com. Just go to cnn.com/living.
Golf fans are still catching their breath from one of the best finishes ever at the Masters. Two golfers battle through extra holes at Augusta for the green jacket. Next, we'll tell you who is celebrating now.
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LEMON: What a finish at the Masters. Patrick Snell is in Augusta now. Patrick, amazing.
PATRICK SNELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Truly amazing. It just got done over there to my right, Don. Bubba Watson, Jerry Bubba Watson, 33 years of age from Baghdad, Florida, winning his first major just a moments ago. His first green jacket. And the raw emotion of it all, Don, is what struck me. He was on the green. Let's just say he let it all fall out. The tears just came down like bucket loads. His mom ran on to the green. His fellow professionals and close friends, Ricky Fowler was there. Ben Crane. Hunter Mahan. Aaron Baggily. And you may know that Bubba Watson and some of those guys are in a group called the Golf Boys. A music video that came out last month. And those fellow band members there just supporting him. This is a huge, huge moment in the life of Jerry Bubba Watson. The big, amiable very popular left-handed player. His first evergreen jacket, Don.
LEMON: And what a second playoff hole to win. Does this happen very often?
SNELL: It doesn't. This was only the 15th playoff in Masters history. And such impressive for me was the resilience of him. He put his drive on the second playoff hole, which is the tenth. He put it into the trees - he found a little clearing and then a superb hook into the heart of the green. And Paul Louis Oosthuizen the South African player who thought he was probably going to on and get his hands on what would be his first green jacket, he was left shell shocked. And Bubba Watson sealed the deal. He is the new reigning Masters champion, Don.
LEMON: Thank you very much, Patrick Snell. I like it. Anybody from the south. I'm from the south. I like the name Bubba. Congratulations.
I'll see you back her at 10:00 p.m. Eastern.
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