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Detectives End Basement Search; Walmart Caught in Multi-Million Dollar Scandal; John Edwards Trial Today; Romney Stumps with Rubio; Secret Service Scandal Widens; VP Spotlight Shining on Rubio; Robin Gibb Wakes from Coma; Michael Ealy Discusses "Think Like a Man"; Fact Checking Mitt Romney's Statements about Obama; The Psychology of Dating; Study Says TV on in Background is Bad; French President Forced into Runoff Election; Dolphins Wash up On Peru Coast

Aired April 23, 2012 - 13:00   ET

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SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN ANCHOR: Top of the hour. I'm Suzanne Malveaux. I want to get you up to speed.

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BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's going to make the trees heavier. The trees are going to start to collapse and bring down power lines. It's already started to happen.

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MALVEAUX: That wasn't old video from January. That's actually today in Pennsylvania after the warmest March ever recorded. As much as 16 inches of heavy, wet snow expected to fall on parts of the northeast, but we don't expect it to last long. Temperatures likely to rise to the 40s and 50s this week.

The man who killed Trayvon Martin is out of jail back in hiding. George Zimmerman walked out of the correctional facility in Sanford, Florida around midnight. He's released on a $150,000 bond. Zimmerman's going to have to wear a GPS monitor and check in with authorities every three days until the murder trial.

In New York, detectives looking for clues on what happened to six-year-old Etan Patz. They have ended the search now in the basement. A source briefed on the investigation tell us that no human remains were found. An FBI team is going to check the site to make sure investigators didn't miss anything. Patz disappeared 33 years ago while on his way to the bus stop. His picture first to be posted on the side of a milk carton.

Wal-Mart caught in a huge multi-million dollar foreign bribery scandal, came to light in a "New York Times" article. The company is accused of buying its way into Mexico, blowing past its competition of years -- with years of payoffs. Now, it says this statement released here saying many of the alleged activities in "New York Times" article are more than six years old. If these allegations are true, and it is not a reflection of who we are and what we stand for.

The trial of John Edwards is getting under way today in Greensboro, North Carolina. Edwards is accused of using illegal campaign contributions to cover up his affair, and he had a child with his mistress. His defense team says the money was not personal but political purposes. Now, Edwards has apologized for his personal failings, but he says at no point did he think he was breaking the law.

Now, take a look at this. We'll be talking about winter weather in April. After the warmest March ever recorded, heavy snow falling in parts of northeast. Brian Todd, he's out in the snow.

TODD: Suzanne, as the heavy snow continues to fall here in north central Pennsylvania, this is what officials here are primarily worried about. The snow kind of building up on the foliage, the full foliage in a lot of the trees that has popped out, of course, since it's late April. When the know really starts to build up in this and in other areas, it's going to make the trees very, very heavy. Some of the trees are expected to collapse and fall onto power lines. That has already happened. We're told that more than 20,000 customers in this area of north central Pennsylvania are without power. They have about 200 crews from the power and electric company, Penelec, fanning out all over this area.

As for the roads here, the main roads in this general area still are passable obviously. A lot of truck traffic and car traffic coming through here. This is a corridor, a road leading to interstate 80 which is a major east, west corridor for truck routes. But officials are concerned that those routes may be disrupted, may be slowed down a little bit by this snow. Interestingly enough, a lot of the trucks that are out here to plow and salt roads had to have their plows and spreaders reattached to them because they had taken all that equipment off, of course, not anticipating this weather to hit.

Local businesses also affected. We just visited a landscape and a nursery owner in this area who says that she is losing about half her year's business because of this storm and a freeze that they had a few weeks ago. So, this is really unanticipated at this time of the year, and it's hurting the local economy as well. Also, a lot of power outages in this area of north central Pennsylvania, Suzanne.

MALVEAUX: Thank you, Brian.

I want to bring in our Joe Johns who's actually following the John Edwards trial. He's just getting out of the courtroom. Joe, do you have any news to share with us? What's the latest?

JOE JOHNS, CNN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT: Oh, well, quite a bit, Suzanne. I think the first thing is that a jury has been seated now in that trial. And they've actually had opening arguments. It's nine men, seven women, and they did hear opening statements here in court today.

The attorneys for the prosecution really sort of summing up this case that has involved both tawdry elements, Suzanne, as well as those elements about campaign finance laws, and, of course, John Edwards is accused of breaking several campaign finance laws in this case going all the way back to 2008 when he was running for president of the United States, got involved in an extramarital affair with a woman named Rielle Hunter.

We're also told, I think the other important thing to tell you right now, Suzanne, is that Andrew Young, this is a North Carolina advance man for John Edwards back in the day, also a guy who really had a ringside seat on all of these activities, wrote a book about it. He's a star witness for the prosecution. He's expected to take the stand right after lunch around 2:30 or so Eastern time. We do expect when they finally get to cross-examination of Andrew Young, he's really just going to face a barrage. It was disclosed in court just today that Young apparently reached out to try to contact three different people who had been named as potential witnesses in this case, including one woman he allegedly had some type of one-night stand with.

So, more tawdry elements developing here, Suzanne, as this trial gets under way in Greensboro, North Carolina. Back to you.

MALVEAUX: Joe, can you tell us a little bit about John Edwards himself? Did we -- did he say anything? What was his demeanor like when he entered?

JOHNS: Well frankly, I ran into him at the door right when he walked in today. Calm enough. I said, how are you doing? He said, actually pretty well. He sat inside the court room at the defense table with his attorney, Abby Lowell, his daughter, Kate, sitting directly behind him. She actually had a little legal pad, and she was helping out on the selection of people for the jury. So, she's been involved in this. His parents also sitting just to the right of Kate Edwards. I spoke to them as well inside the courtroom. Edwards at times seemed a bit nervous as the developments went on in the court, but he also seemed very composed, certainly composed enough to talk to his attorney about the jury selection -- Suzanne.

MALVEAUX: Did we see Riley at all? Is she still around? Is she still in the picture?

JOHNS: We haven't seen Miss Hunter. The last I heard that she is in Charlotte, North Carolina, of course, the center of attention and having given birth to that baby girl, she's also one of the people everybody, of course, would like to see here. Elizabeth Edwards, as you know, the wife of -- the late wife of John Edwards, died not too long ago. So, an odd situation, of course, for people who cover politics here in Washington, D.C., realizing that Edwards essentially had gone around the country campaigning about the two Americas and was a guy who was very much living two lives.

Of course, here the issue is whether he violated campaign finance laws by taking large contributions and using them to try to cover up the affair. His attorney says he was basically trying to avoid public humiliation. That was the point. Of course, the prosecution saying the reason why he took all that money and spent it was to try to, you know, promote his --

MALVEAUX: Right.

JOHNS: -- presidential campaign in 2008, Suzanne. MALVEAUX: All right, Joe johns. Thank you, Joe. I want to go straight to a live event. This is involving -- this is Mitt Romney with Florida senator Marco Rubio together at a campaign stop. Let's listen in.

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MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: -- discussion he had of putting together a list or of evaluating various candidates. That's a -- that's a process where we're looking at various legal resources to help in that process, accounting staff and so forth to take a look at tax returns and things of that nature. So, she's putting the process together and it's just at the very early stages. Please.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (INAUDIBLE.)

ROMNEY: He and I have spoken about his thinking on his version of a different act than the dream act that's been proposed in the Senate. The one that's been proposed in the Senate creates a new category of citizenship for certain individuals. The senator's proposal does not create that new category but instead provides visas for those that come into the country that are -- that came in as young people with their families. I'm taking a look at his proposal. It has many features to commend it, but it's something we're studying.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. I think young voters in this country have to vote for me if they're really thinking about what's in the best interest of the country and what's in their personal best interest, because the president's policies have led to extraordinary statistics. And when you look at 50 percent of the kids coming out of college today can't find a job or can't find a job which is consistent with their skills, how in the world can you be supporting a president that's led to that kind of an economy? And then the debt that's been amassed that they're going to have to pay off all their lives? We're fighting to make sure we can reduce the deficits and eliminate this debt overhang and yet the president continues to amass these huge deficits.

I think young people will understand ours is the party of opportunity and jobs, and if they want to have a president that can create good jobs and can allow them to find a bright and prosperous future for themselves and for their families, then I hope they're going to vote for me. And I think we're going to take that message to young people across the country.

This is a -- I think this is a time when young people are questioning the support they gave to President Obama three and a half years ago. He promised bringing the country together. That sure hasn't happened. He promised a future with good jobs and good opportunity. That hasn't happened. And his -- the pathway that he pursued is one which has not worked. Young people recognize that, and I think that's why they're going to increasingly look for a different approach -- Carl (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Governor, you have talked at some length about how the president is a nice guy but you said he's over his head. In so far as the man standing to your right is just starting to go half a third of the way through his first term in the Senate. Is a first term senator experienced enough to become your number two, a heartbeat away. And Mr. Rubio, could you comment on your experience and qualifications in that regard as well?

ROMNEY: I don't think I have any comments on qualifications for individuals to serve in various positions in government at this stage. That's something that we're going to be considering down the road as we consider various potential vice presidential nominees -- Mr. Rubio?

SEN. MARCO RUBIO (R), FLORIDA: I'm not -- I'm not talking about that process anymore, sir (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (INAUDIBLE.)

ROMNEY: I have a lot of memories of France. I think the best memories were with my wife on vacations from time to time in France. The last vacation we had there walking around the city of Paris and walking not just the (INAUDIBLE) but also over to the Jardin of Luxembourg and around the city. It's one of the most magnificent cities in the world, and I look forward to occasional vacations again in such a beautiful place.

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MALVEAUX: Mitt Romney refusing to answer questions about whether or not he is considering Marco Rubio who is by his side for the V.P. selection. But taking aim at President Obama about how he is going it try to win over the young voters, as a critical group in the election in the campaign season.

Secret service scandal is widening. A 12th agent is now caught up in this investigation accused of inviting a prostitute into the very same hotel where the president slept.

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MALVEAUX: Scandal involving Secret Service members and Colombian prostitutes is now widening. A 12th member of the Secret Service has now been implicated. Here's what one powerful senator had to say about what is going on.

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SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN (I), CONNECTICUT: What was striking to me and significant is that the 12th agent, now put on administrative leave as of Friday, was not staying at the Caribe hotel where the other agents were, but at the Hilton. And the Hilton is significant because that's where President Obama was going to stay.

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MALVEAUX: Our senior congressional correspondent Dana Bash is on The Hill to talk a little bit about more details of this 12th Secret Service employee. What are we learning now, Dana?

DANA BASH, CNN SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, a source close to the investigation tells me that that 12th Secret Service member actually brought this woman back to the Hilton. Again, that was the president's hotel, five days before President Obama arrived in Colombia. It is unclear whether or not money exchanged hands. Frankly, whether this was a prostitute or just a woman that this Secret Service member brought back, a foreign national. But this was apparently a completely separate incident from the one that we have first found out about where the 11 Secret Service members were partying in another hotel, the Caribe, and then, of course, sent home once people found out about it.

The other thing that we learned, according to the source, is that according to this investigating -- the investigating that they've done so far, Suzanne, these women who were brought back didn't know who they were with. They didn't realize that these men were part of the U.S. Secret Service. That could speak to -- or maybe alleviate some of the concerns, especially here on Capitol Hill, about a security breach.

Another question is whether or not more of these Secret Service members are going to be forced out. According to Peter King, who is the Homeland Security chairman, I spoke to him by phone just a short while ago, Suzanne. He said that he does believe that that will happen in the next day or so. Of course six have already been forced out, five are on administrative leave, Suzanne.

MALVEAUX: And, Dana, the fact that this 12th person was staying at the same hotel where the president arrived later, are there any questions now about whether or not that is a more serious concern about the president's security since they might have been able to get some information from the room or from the hotel that would have indicated where the president was staying?

BASH: I think that still is under investigation. But from what I'm told and by several sources, it does seem, at least for now, that they don't feel that there was a security breach. That was in terms of the first 11, that they didn't have the information, the classified briefing and things that they would have needed to have a real security breach. Whether or not that is true for this other Secret Service member, it's unclear.

As you know, you traveled with the White House, the fact that it was five days before the president came --

MALVEAUX: Right. Sure.

BASH: It makes it even less likely that it was security -- a security issue. But they're still investigating.

MALVEAUX: And finally here, Dana, we know that the defense secretary, Leon Panetta, is going to be in Colombia this week. Do you know why? Is it related to this investigation? BASH: It's not. Our Chris Lawrence, our Pentagon reporter, wrote up the story on cnn.com about this, and that this is just a case of interesting or maybe bad timing for the defense secretary, Leon Panetta. He's actually on his way to Colombia right now. He's going to Bogota. He's also going to Brazil and Chile. It's kind of a broad trip to South America to try to have better cooperation, Chris Lawrence is told, between the military in both -- in all the countries, but specifically with Colombia, to try to deal more with FARC, of course, the rebel terrorist organization, guerilla organization, I should say, that the U.S. has been trying to help them with for some years.

MALVEAUX: All right, Dana Bash. Thank you, Dana.

BASH: Thanks, Suzanne.

MALVEAUX: Singer Robin Gibb from the Bee Gees surprises his doctors, wakes up from a coma. Yep. More on that coming up.

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MALVEAUX: First he said he wasn't interested in running for vice president. Well now Florida Senator Marco Rubio says he's going to let the selection process play out. Spotlight on Rubio today as he campaigns with presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

Here's some background on Rubio. He was elected to the Senate in 2010 on a wave of Tea Party support. He was also elected on a platform of being fiscally conservative. Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants and he's one of Romney's most ardent supporters. Our Jim Acosta is in Aston, Pennsylvania, where we just saw the two of them campaigning together just a couple minutes ago. And it was interesting, Jim, because neither one of them really said much about it. They refused to talk about whether or not he's his choice.

JIM ACOSTA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right.

MALVEAUX: Do you think they're just being a little coy?

ACOSTA: You know, Suzanne, my big take away from that news avail that we just saw wrap up between Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney is that very little was said at that new avail. Basically, you know, this was a photo opportunity. This was an opportunity for the public at large to see these two men together. And that's what they're going to get here in a few moments ago at this avail and in a few moments from now, I should say, at this event that's going to get started here in just a few moments here in Pennsylvania.

Not too surprising that Mitt Romney was asked that question about whether or not we're sort of seeing a vice presidential audition here on the part of Marco Rubio. Mitt Romney said he is not going to be talking about that. He's going to take his time, weighing, you know, who he's going to pick for vice president. And Marco Rubio didn't have much to say on the subject at all.

So, this was really sort of a chance to see these two guys together. And I think that Republicans are going to be looking at these two together. But you heard Marco Rubio say it time and again, Suzanne, that he is not going to be the vice president. And, in fact, today, he said that he's not going to be commenting on the vice presidential search anymore. So lips were pretty sealed at that news avail, at least on the part of Marco Rubio.

Suzanne.

MALVEAUX: Yes, we saw it a little bit -- I guess they're playing it kind of quiet now. A little coy here.

Are there other possible candidates, VP candidates that have been campaigning with Romney recently?

ACOSTA: You know, this has really been sort of a, you know, an "American Idol," you know, vice presidential style, Suzanne, the last several weeks. We've seen Paul Ryan out on the campaign trail with Mitt Romney. That was before the Wisconsin primary. We have seen Chris Christie. We've seen Nikki Haley. We've seen Rob Portman.

You know, this has been going on and on for several weeks and, you know, it's been kind of a waiting game to see Marco Rubio out on the campaign trail with Mitt Romney and now he's done that today. So, you know, add his name to the list, although, at this point, I would imagine Marco Rubio would like to say, hey, you know, let's knock that talk off for a little while and get back to the issues. At least that's what both candidates seem to be saying today, Suzanne.

MALVEAUX: Yes, I like that analogy, "American Idol" there, the tryouts. Thanks, Jim.

ACOSTA: That's right. You bet.

MALVEAUX: Surprising everyone, including his doctors, singer Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees is no longer in a coma. Nischelle Turner joins us from L.A.

Nischelle, wow. I mean, who expected this? This is really unbelievable. Great news.

NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: Yes, it's super news, Suzanne, it really is. You know, this is pretty clear that this is what everyone expected -- hoped for, but it's definitely not what they expected. The word the doctors used with all of this is "confounded."

Now, just days ago, the same doctors were warning Gibb' family to expect that -- to expect for the worst. And now the 62-year-old is conscious, he's able to speak with his loved ones. This is all very good news. He's also breathing on his own with an oxygen mask.

Now, the doctors say that his breathing tube is out and their immediate goals are to see if he can eat solid food and recover enough strength to not need an oxygen mask. Now they also hoped to move him out of the intensive care unit very soon. They do admit the road ahead for Gibb remains uncertain. He's still got a lot to recover from. And not just from that pneumonia, but also from the recent battles with colon and liver cancer. But the doctors are calling him an extraordinary human being, saying his recovery so far is in part due to, as they call it, his courage, his iron will, and his deep reserves of physical strength.

So this, Suzanne, is just a really great story right now because nobody last week expected it to turn out this way so far.

MALVEAUX: Yes, unbelievable. Well, good for him and his family as well and all us. Thank you, Nischelle. Good to see you.

TURNER: Sure.

MALVEAUX: For all the latest entertainment news from Hollywood and beyond, watch "Showbiz Tonight," 11:00 Eastern, on HLN.

Number one movie at the box office this weekend was "Think Like A Man." Well, I'm going to talk to one of the stars, Michael Ealy, about what the message is for men and women in the battle of the sexes.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, ACTRESS, "THINK LIKE A MAN": Yes, because love is a battlefield.

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MALVEAUX: All right. Call it the little film that could. A $1 million relationship comedy, "Think Like a Man," won this weekend's box office beating the mega-million blockbuster, "Hunger Games" after four weeks at the top. I saw it this weekend and I really kind of liked it. It's based on Steve Harvey's best-selling advice book by the same name. It follows four men and women in that you are funny relationships.

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UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Why do mean do what they do. Look at this, guys.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Steve Harvey, a traitor.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Mama's boy, Chapter Seven. That's you.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: I'm not a mama's boy.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: You don't think I'm a mama's boy, do you?

MICHAEL EALY, ACTOR: No.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Listen to this, men respect standards. Get some.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: I prefer my women not to have standards.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: It's sick.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: It's brainwashing, I'm telling you.

EALY: She's trying to push me towards my dream and help me accomplish by goals. Why would she do?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: At least you're getting some. 90 days, that's not a probation, that's a death sentence.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (INAUDIBLE).

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MALVEAUX: One of the film's stars, Michael Ealy, is joining us from Los Angeles.

Good to see you. First of all, I think every woman on our team wanted to know if you were single, so I got to ask you that first. And then we'll talk about the film.

EALY: Yes, yes, I am. Nice to see you, too.

MALVEAUX: Nice to see you as well.

OK, Ladies, now we know.

(LAUGHTER)

I liked this film. I thought it was pretty funny. I thought it was pretty clever. You were the one, I think out of all the characters, you got to have the most sex out of everybody, and that was part of it as well. But one of the things that you played was you were the dreamer, and this is a battleground full of winners and losers and casualties. Is that how you see dating now?

EALY: Yes. I mean, I think there are a lot of similarities to war and relationships. I mean, I think ultimately everyone tries to put their best foot forward and try to not get hurt at the same time. So you kind of misrepresent yourself a little bit in the beginning and you're playing all these strategies in order to not get hurt, and I think that just ends up keeping you from making a true connection, and I think that's one of the things that the films conveys.

MALVEAUX: One of the things that the film conveyed to me, it seemed as if men and women, the tations, what they want from each other, and the movie makes the point as Steve Harvey does, that women need to raise their expectations now of men and that Harvey says, you know, women give up too much to soon, including sex. He says you should wait for 90 days. What do you think? Is that a good idea?

EALY: You know, I'm not a fan of time tables.

(LAUGHTER)

But I always say if you can wait 90 days, so can I. I don't think you can, but if you can do it, then so can I.

I mean, listen, as far as expectations are concerned, I think women and men both need to raise their expectations. I think things have gotten a little too easy, and I think we need to kind of raise our game a little bit.

MALVEAUX: Your character, you become better because, initially, your girlfriend pushes your character to pursue his dreams. It seems like there's an optimistic message here because everybody, in the end, when it comes to love and war, people seem to get back together and seem to be better people for it. Is that the message?

EALY: Yes. I mean, I think the ultimate message is once we stop playing the games, that's when the real connection begins, and everybody seems to be looking for a real connection. You know, whether it's with a dreamer or whether it's with a non-committer guy, you know, it's all about finding that connection, and that's what these kind of films, you know, really present to the audience.

MALVEAUX: It seemed like this idea, this notion that we need a playbook, is a little old-fashioned here. Do you think there really is something that women don't get about men that they need to know?

EALY: You know, I think that, yes, there are a few things that women need to understand.

MALVEAUX: Do tell, do tell.

EALY: I don't think women -- I definitely don't feel like women need to think like a man. I think what the book and the movie tries to do is give some insight into how men think. I used to watch "Sex and the City" to understand how women thought. It doesn't mean I thought like a woman. It's about gaining some sort of insight. It's the same thing as having a bunch of female friends and sitting around and talking to them. It's all about insight. That's all.

MALVEAUX: Do you think that, as your character said, that Steve Harvey was a traitor by giving up the information, the insight on how men are thinking?

EALY: No, I don't agree with my character on that one. I don't feel like Steve was a traitor. In fact, you know, one of the things I learned throughout the interview process in working with Steve is that he actually made the book -- he wrote the book for his daughters. So there's no way that he was really a traitor to us, not in any way. It wasn't about us.

MALVEAUX: All right. And finally, got to ask you this, Michael, because my team, they're screaming in my ear right now. They want to know, what are you looking for in a partner?

(LAUGHTER)

EALY: For me, you know, it all starts off with intelligence, loyalty, and ambition. And it never hurts to wear red, never.

(LAUGHTER)

MALVEAUX: OK. I came close. I'm wearing orange today. We'll see how this goes.

Michael, thank you so much.

EALY: It looks like red on my monitor.

(LAUGHTER)

MALVEAUX: Good, good. That's a good thing.

Nice to talk to you.

EALY: OK. Nice talking to you.

MALVEAUX: I want to talk a little more about dating. I want to bring in our clinical psychologist, Jeff Gardere, to talk about relationships.

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MALVEAUX: He made me blush, for god's sakes.

JEFF GARDERE, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST: I was going to say, I'm on set with you and you are blushing --

MALVEAUX: I am not.

GARDERE: -- and that's the first time I have seen you do that in an interview.

MALVEAUX: Don't make me turn purple here.

(CROSSTALK)

GARDERE: You're beautiful. Orange, red, it doesn't matter.

MALVEAUX: It was -- I want to show a clip of this movie here because this kind of portrayed the feelings I had going into this movie. Let's listen in, real quick.

GARDERE: All right.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: What man?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: I just want my equal, OK? Or at least an attractive cultured man, who is over six feet tall, makes six figures, and isn't intimidated by my success.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: Let's do some research. This is you, strong, independent, and lonely women.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: I don't need some bald-headed man on a book telling me that I am strong and independent. That's a given.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: But you forgot lonely. I'm just saying, all this waiting for better, it's making you bitter.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

MALVEAUX: All right. So, Jeff, I was not one of these people that I've got to pick up this book here and get these kinds of tips here. But it does seem to speak of this, you know, curiosity that everybody still has about each other, about where do we go next and how do we communicate with each other? Why do we still have these questions?

GARDERE: Because when it comes to relationships, we're talking about fear, fear of letting someone into your life. The fear of getting hurt, especially if you've been hurt in the past. So people want to get as much information as possible. So with Steve's cookbook, and that's basically what it is, he's not creating anything that we don't already know, that women are from Venus, men are from Mars. We're wired different, we're created equal, but we think differently. And so to have an insight, as Michael said, into the thinking of a man puts a woman in a better position to be able to pursue that relationship. Because one of the secrets that Steve didn't talk about, and I'll put it out there -- and men don't hate me for this --

(LAUGHTER)

-- the fact is women do the choosing. Men think they choose their partners but women are the ones that size up the situation and decide whether they're going to allow the men to be part of their lives.

MALVEAUX: All right. I want to show another quick clip and then get your reaction on the other side.

GARDERE: OK.

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UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: Steve says you have to set the requirements very high before you even get in the car. Because you don't want to become chirp-chirp girl?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: A what?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Chirp-chirp. He hits the locks and you hop in. He don't even have to open the door.

(MUSIC)

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: It's open. It's open.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: I don't go out on dates with guys who don't open the door for me.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Really?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: Really.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Seriously?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Oh, man.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: No, he didn't.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

(LAUGHTER)

MALVEAUX: That's one of the best parts of the movie.

GARDERE: It's great.

MALVEAUX: Do we have a problem -- do women have a problem with expectations here that they do not require men to behave in a certain way?

GARDERE: Well, it certainly depends on the woman. There are some women who do have very high expectations of themselves. It's about the self-esteem, and, therefore, they have higher expectation for the men that they date.

But we've seen plenty of situations where some women may feel desperate to be in a situation because of the biological clock or society telling them that's a really great guy, you better grab him now and marry him. And, therefore, they tend to maybe lower their standards a little bit.

But Steve Harvey is right in this. Women need to keep their expectations to where they feel it is a complete respect of themselves and men will respect that.

MALVEAUX: And I like the end of the movie, too, because all the guys turned around, too. They all grew as well in the relationships.

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MALVEAUX: It was like they learned a lot as well.

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GARDERE: That's exactly what it is. If we go into a situation where we make it a little bit more intelligent, not just on the emotions, and actually work towards a productive relationship -- relationships, successful relationships are about compromise. People learn, and that's what we want. We want a happy ending for every relationship. Can't we get that?

MALVEAUX: Can't we get that?

GARDERE: Yes.

MALVEAUX: Are we asking too much?

GARDERE: Can't we all just get along?

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MALVEAUX: It's a great movie.

Great to see you as well.

GARDERE: It is great.

MALVEAUX: It's was a lot of fun.

GARDERE: Thank you.

MALVEAUX: Thank you, Michael, too.

Mitt Romney says President Obama's budget doesn't reduce the deficit, but does that claim stand up to a fact check? We're going to tell you.

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MITT ROMNEY, (R), FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR & PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The government thinks it can do a better job --

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MALVEAUX: CNN's just confirmed Sanford, Florida's police chief is stepping down. The police chief and prosecutor were criticized for not arresting neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who claimed he shot the unarmed teenager in self-defense. Zimmerman was eventually arrested. Got out of jail around midnight after posting bond.

Time to separate fact from fiction. We're putting politicians and their claims through the fact test.

Bill Adair, the Washington bureau chief of the "Tampa Times" and editor of Politifact.com.

Hi, Bill. Good to see you.

Let's start off with this one from Mitt Romney. In a graphic he pasted on his web site, he says President Obama's suggested reduction in spending for next year is zero. Really? True or false?

BILL ADAIR, WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF, TAMPA TIMES & EDITOR, POLITIFACT.COM: We gave that one a mostly true. And he is correct that overall there is actually a slight increase. The reason we made it mostly true was it's missing a detail that we think is valuable, and that is that the increase comes from mandatory spending, things like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the part of the budget that is easiest for presidents and Congress to control, the discretionary budget, which accounts for one-third. Obama actually proposed to cut that. Overall Romney is right, gets a mostly true on that one.

MALVEAUX: What about this claim, American energy alliance says that gas prices have doubled because, quote, "Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska. He gave millions of tax dollars to Solyndra, which went bankrupt, and he blocked the Keystone Pipeline, so we will all pay more at the pump." True or not?

ADAIR: False on the truth-o-meter for that one. When you look individually at those things, none of them have impact on gas prices today. If you look at Solyndra, they are a solar power company, so they have no affect on gas prices. Alaska, Obama has approved some drilling in Alaska, even though he opposed the drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. Overall, those things are not having an immediate impact on gas prices. So it's just not accurate to say they are impacting the price at the pump now. False on the truth-o-meter.

MALVEAUX: Finally, we have this chain e-mail claims the ACLU has filed a suit to end prayer from the military completely. How does that one rate?

ADAIR: That gets your lowest rating, Pants on Fire. This chain e-mail has been circulating for years. It's still out there. This was done by our friends at Politifact Georgia. Still getting circulated a lot. It's just not true. We called the Defense Department which said it was a ridiculously false claim. The ACLU says they have no such claims. If you get this in your inbox, hit the delete button.

MALVEAUX: Thanks, Bill. Good to see you as always.

ADAIR: Thank you.

MALVEAUX: So we all know that too much TV can be bad for a child's development but what if you've just got to turn it on in the background?

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MALVEAUX: For all you parents out there with the television on in the background. You might not think it's a problem, but a new study says it actually is.

Our senior medical correspondent, Elizabeth Cohen, is joining us in Atlanta.

Elizabeth, why? Tell us about this new study.

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: It's a very interesting study because it didn't look at how much television kids were watching per se. They looked at when it's on in the background. And I know this is how a lot of families function. And what they found was that on average these kids were watching -- this number was mind blowing to me -- 232 minutes of background television per day. That is just under four hours where the TV was on in the background. And what they found was that it was worse if the child was African- American and it was worse if the child was under 2. In other words, those two groups of children really had even more television on in the background. And TV on in the background has been shown to cause problems such as those kids don't perform as well on cognitive tests and they have a lower attention span.

MALVEAUX: And a lot of people would think why would it even be a problem to have that on in the background? Is it really that distracting?

COHEN: Right. I first, thought well, people have music on in the background. What's the big deal of having the TV on the in the background. Television is designed to get your attention. A television is designed to say hey, watch me. A kid will be doing a puzzle and then get distracted and want to turn to the television. Or a kid will want to nap and all of a sudden the television is on and something loud is on and that child is awakened from a nap. So those are the reasons why a TV may be worse than, let's say, having soft music in the background.

MALVEAUX: So the solution would seem obvious then, right? Just turn off the TV. Wouldn't that solve the problem?

COHEN: Right, turning off the TV would certainly help. And it's hard to remember sometimes if it's just in the background, but keep in mind, background is still bad, and also don't put a TV in your child's bedroom because it can be very hard to police that.

And if you go to CNN.com/empowered patient, we have more tips on how parents need to deal. Not just with TV, but also with the Internet. I mean, I know, as a parent, dealing with just everything that's available to kids, it's really hard to control it. It can be really hard to get your kids to just turn things off. It sounds simple but it's harder than it sounds.

MALVEAUX: Is this really about television? Or is it more about parents not giving your kids enough attention and letting the TV be the baby-sitter?

COHEN: What's interesting is they weren't necessarily letting them be the baby-sitter. It was on in the background. They weren't plopping them saying here, watch this. It wasn't on. It wasn't necessarily children's TV. I think a lot of parents don't realize that in and of itself is bad. You can be doing things with your child but it's not OK to have the television on in the background.

MALVEAUX: Elizabeth, thank you very much.

COHEN: Sure.

MALVEAUX: The president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, is in real trouble after this weekend's election.

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MALVEAUX: French president, Nicolas Sarkozy has been forced into a runoff vote after coming in second in this weekend's election. He was beaten out by Socialist candidate, Francois Holland, by a little more than one percentage point.

Hala Gorani is in Paris with the story.

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HALA GORANI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): At Nicholas Sarkozy headquarters, his supporters say they will fight on into round two. Sarkozy did come in second in round one of the French presidential election, not necessarily a good sign. A sitting president has never come in second in the last 50 years. So there is a lot of work ahead for the Sarkozy campaign.

As for President Sarkozy, he told his supporters to stay optimistic.

NICOLAS SARKOZY, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE (through translation): We can move on to the second round with confidence, and I call now on all French people who love their country and put this above any partisan consideration, above any individual interest to support me.

GORANI: He also proposed three debates with his rival, Francois Holland.

(on camera): We're hearing from correspondents at the Holland camp that that proposal was met with laughter and derision, so perhaps his Socialist challenger won't take him up on that.

Hala Gorani, CNN, Paris.

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MALVEAUX: Hundreds of dolphins wash up dead on the shores of Peru. Now scientists are scrambling for answers.

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MALVEAUX: Severe weather expert, Chad Myers, is joining us now for more on the bizarre dolphin deaths.

Almost 900, right Chad, washing to shore off of Peru. Do we know why this is happening?

CHAD MYERS, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yes. You know, we have dolphins coming on shore in the Cape Cod area. But there's been winds on shore there. But there are dolphins, almost 800 now, that they've been counting, have been washing up in the past couple of months along Peru's current there. And here's what they look like. They are dead on arrival at the shore. They are literally not beaching themselves, as we understand whales and dolphins sometimes do, but they are literally dead in the water and then the tide brings them up. People are saying, what could possibly be going wrong here.

NOAA and some of the other fisheries are saying there must be some type of bacteria or some type of virus in the fish in the mammals. They will know what is going on in a couple of weeks as they literally dissect and figure out what's going on in a necropsy. Almost like an autopsy for people. They'll figure out if it's a virus or something else.

An environmentalist said, hey, wait a minute, a couple of months ago, there were oil companies looking for oil underwater, sending depth charges, looking for oil way under water. That could cause hearing loss to these dolphins.

Hopefully, we'll know by the end of this week what really caused all of these dolphins' deaths.

MALVEAUX: Chad, do we know if any of this is weather related?

MYERS: It certainly could be, but there hasn't been anything out of the ordinary then. We're going from -- into an el Nino from a la Nina. That warms the water up in some spots. That's just not enough. One or two degrees would not put that type of stress on a dolphin like that.

MALVEAUX: Chad, thank you. Appreciate it.

CNN NEWSROOM continues right now with Brooke Baldwin.

Hey, Brooke.

BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: Hey, Suzanne. Thank you so much.