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Feds Raid Puerto Rico's Main Airport; Space Shuttle Reaches New Home; Seating The Jerry Sandusky Jury; Wisconsin Governor Holds Onto Seat; Obama To Attend LGBT Gala; Actress Tweets Obama For DUI Help; Graduating Students Given Breathalyzer; Mom Arrested for Cheering Grad; If You Can't Beat Gangs, Sue Them; Interview with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean

Aired June 06, 2012 - 14:00   ET

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KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: I am Kate Bolduan, in for Brooke Baldwin today. Lots of news to cover, so let's get straight to it.

We begin with a drug raid today at Puerto Rico's main airport that's so big, street dealers on the mainland are expected to feel a hit. Two hundred agents swarmed the airport. The U.S. Attorney says agents broke up a network of smuggling that involves airport and airline employees helping to get drugs and cash through security. The raid, investigators say, is likely to limit cocaine traffic to these U.S. cities, showing you right there. CNN's senior Latin American affairs editor, Rafael Romo, is covering the story.

Rafael, a lot to cover here. But first, put this in perspective. How big of a bust is this?

RAFAEL ROMO, CNN SENIOR LATIN AMERICAN AFFAIRS EDITOR: It's a very big bust, Kate. And for people who wonder, how do drugs get into the United States, this case at least offers a partial explanation. And most of the 45 people who were indicted today in Puerto Rico and in the United States, in the continental United States, were airport employees or employees to a company, private company, that offered services to the airport. And the way they operated is that they used their security clearance to get to the airport and, using official work vehicles, transport backpacks, suitcases and packages with large quantities of cocaine. A suitcase that contained as much as 45 kilos of cocaine at a time. Inside the airport, they would give the drugs to a currier inside restrooms who then would board flights from Puerto Rico, from San Juan, their international airport there, to cities in the United States like Miami, Orlando and Newark, New Jersey.

Now, this was an investigation that lasted two years. And we see the map there of the cities that were arrested. I should mention that Dallas, there was an arrest there, but no drugs ever made it there. A three-year investigation and agents said that they have been able to dismantle two drug trafficking organizations in Puerto Rico, Kate.

BOLDUAN: And prosecutors are talking about 9,000 kilograms of cocaine. Put that in perspective. How much are we talking about here?

ROMO: Nine thousand kilos in cocaine. Not only that, but the additional amount is 3,000 more. So you're talking about what happens in part of the investigation, what they've been able to document. But what one DEA agent was saying that, if you take into account that they were smuggling suitcases that contained 45 kilos and they were being able to smuggle as many as 100 to 150 a year, that gives you even a larger amount.

Now, let me tell you what one agent said about how it happened and how these agents were taking advantage of their security clearance to get the drugs inside the airport. Let's take a listen.

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PEDRO JANER, DEA AGENT, PUERTO RICO (through translator): People from the criminal world approach them and offer them money. Most employees refuse, but there have been several who have said, yes. And that's why we have these arrests. This demonstrates that we are working together and keeping an eye on the airport, which will always be a point of interest for us.

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ROMO: And, Kate, you know, Puerto Rico is a U.S. commonwealth. So once the drugs made it inside Puerto Rico from somewhere else in South America, it was much easier to transport the drugs to the United States. And that's exactly what was happening here.

BOLDUAN: So interesting how this all unfolded. So what is American Airlines saying about these accusation against its own employees, Rafael?

ROMO: That's right. American Airlines -- and I should point out that 12 current or former employees of American Airlines have been mentioned in the two indictments unsealed this morning. The airline is saying that it's fully cooperating with the investigation and they released a statement in which they say that they "have a zero- tolerance policy." Here we have it. American Airlines says, "our support also extends to helping prosecute the individuals responsible to the fullest extent of the law. We have a zero-tolerance policy for any employee when it comes to this type of activity."

Kate.

BOLDUAN: So interesting. And I'm sure not over in terms of what they found in this investigation. And, really, it's just starting for these people who are now indicted. Rafael Romo, thank you so much.

ROMO: Thank you.

BOLDUAN: There is much more making news this hour. It's called "Rapid Fire." Here we go.

Suicide bombers hit a busy market near a NATO base in Afghanistan today killing 22 people and injuring 50 more. A man on a motorcycle set off the first blast near a restaurant. When people rushed to help, a second blast went off in the crowd. The market is near the Kandahar air field where NATO troops are based. And a massive dock -- just look at these pictures -- has washed ashore on an Oregon beach and no one is sure where it came from. The 60-foot structure landed on the beach Monday. Oregon officials have no confirmation of the dock's origin, but a few beach goers believe it may have crossed the Pacific as a result of the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

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KIRK TITE: It says Shibada (ph) Japan (ph), which could mean that it was made in Shibada, Japan, but it also could be from Shibada, Japan.

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BOLDUAN: Another clue. This placard with Japanese writing was found attached to the dock. The Japanese consulate in Oregon is investigating.

And a South Carolina prison guard has been rescued after being held hostage for several hours at a maximum security prison. The guard was helping a nurse distribute medicine when some inmates attacked last night. The nurse got away, but the guard was grabbed by prisoners and held until early this morning. The guard has been taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries.

And an attempt to raise the cigarette tax with the money from that tax going for cancer research fails in California. Voters rejected it yesterday, 51 to 49 percent. Supporters say it would have raised $735 million a year. Opponents, though, say it would hurt poorer people who are more likely to smoke. In California, a pack of cigarettes runs about $5. Compare that, though, to New York City where a pack tops about $11.

Miss Pennsylvania is making headlines. She's giving up her crown and says Sunday night's Miss USA Pageant was rigged. Sheena Monnin resigned her title today and ripped pageant organizers in a FaceBook post saying the top five finishers were determined before Sunday night. Organizers deny the allegation saying an e-mail she sent to them claimed she was stepping down because the pageant accepts transgendered contests. A whole lot going on here, I guess, folks. Donald Trump, co-owner of the pageant, was too thrilled with the allegations.

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DONALD TRUMP, PAGEANT CO-OWNER (voice-over): It is so ridiculous. And what we've authorized today is we're going to bring a lawsuit against this girl.

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BOLDUAN: In other stories, science fiction author Ray Bradbury, who wrote the classic "Fahrenheit 451," has died. Bradbury's stories predicted things we have today, such as ATMs and live broadcasts of car chases. He wrote for nearly 70 years, including dozens of books, 600 short stories, even screenplays and operas. Ray Bradbury was 91 years old. We've got a whole lot more to cover in the next two hours. Take a look.

Gangs bringing crime and intimidation to neighborhoods.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Our police department will not sit idly by.

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BOLDUAN: City officials sue the gangs.

Plus, take a pill, lose weight. If you use it, these days you're paying out the wazoo.

And, amazing images. The space shuttle Enterprise's final journey takes it by Lady Liberty.

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BOLDUAN: It's only fitting that the space shuttle named off "Star Trek's" USS Enterprise is boldly going where no shuttle has gone before. The Enterprise made a slow trip by water to the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum in New York City, passing the World Trade Center site and The Statue of Liberty just this morning. And this afternoon, a delicate dance is underway as the Enterprise is lifted to its new home on the flight deck of the retired World War II aircraft carrier, the Intrepid.

Chad Myers, lover-o-space, is here to explain this all.

CHAD MYERS, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Love this.

BOLDUAN: Quite a journey to get the Enterprise from here to there, right?

MYERS: Yes. Right. Yes. Brooke and I stood, I don't know, maybe a couple of weeks ago --

BOLDUAN: Yes.

MYERS: Sat here and watched it fly into JFK.

BOLDUAN: Fly in.

MYERS: And then you've got to get on a barge. And then it bumped a bridge on the way and damaged the wing.

BOLDUAN: Yes. Glad that's not going into space anytime soon.

MYERS: No.

BOLDUAN: So how are they going to do this?

MYERS: Well, they -- they're picking it up by a crane. The crane is actually on the barge that it came in on.

BOLDUAN: OK.

MYERS: So it will be picked up, literally, and placed on top of the deck of the aircraft carrier. They actually had to move some planes away to get this here. Then it will be housed in an enclosed -- they don't want it to be rained on every day, snowed on in New York City. So there's -- it's coming up. You can almost see there behind that white -- looks like an oil rig -- there's some wires, some cables coming down in the front and the back of the shuttle now, attached to the crane. And if you want to -- literally a play by play, blow by blow is on Twitter. Intrepid Museum. Put the little ampersand, the @, you know, the @intrepidmuseum and you can -- they're taking pictures like every two minutes. Here it is. It's hooked up. Oh, it's lifting off. And so they're sending great pictures back.

BOLDUAN: So, I mean, I'm sure everyone is wondering, does the Enterprise need to be fixed? Is the damage to the wing --

MYERS: Done.

BOLDUAN: Oh, it's already fixed?

MYERS: They fixed it. Yes.

BOLDUAN: Oh.

MYERS: It took them an extra day because of weather to get it where they want it now. This was supposed to --

BOLDUAN: It was cosmetic. It wasn't a major (INAUDIBLE).

MYERS: And when I looked at it, it looked like it was like some -- the foam at the end of the wing was gone.

BOLDUAN: Right.

MYERS: So, you know, this thing never flew in space.

BOLDUAN: Right.

MYERS: This never went to the ISS. It didn't go fix the Hubble. This was one that they launched, literally let go from the 747 and practiced landing. It was only -- so it really was only in the atmosphere. It never came through the atmosphere. It was never made to, you know, to not burn up on the way in. So it's still a shuttle, it just didn't go anywhere.

BOLDUAN: And still special to our American history.

MYERS: It's still awesome.

BOLDUAN: When can the public see the Enterprise?

MYERS: I don't know. I don't know. This is -- you know, the weather delayed things now. So I think it's going to be a couple days backed up. But certain in a week or so.

BOLDUAN: But I'm sure -- yes, I'm sure they'll have to take a little while. Maybe a month, maybe, whatever, to get it all set up. But regardless, stay tuned.

MYERS: There are very important people who are going to see it today. They're already on the back of that aircraft carrier there to see it.

BOLDUAN: Well, we can only wish that was us.

MYERS: Who's (ph) out there?

BOLDUAN: But, anyway, Chad, thank you so much.

MYERS: You're welcome.

BOLDUAN: Watching this, of course, with you.

So, seating a jury in the trial of former Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky. Finding jurors in a small town who are not connected to the university is a little difficult. We'll see how it's going, coming up next.

And just a quick note for those of you heading out the door. You can continue watching CNN from your mobile phone. Or, if you are heading to work, you can also watch CNN live from your desktop. Please join us. Just go to cnn.com/tv and tell your boss it's educational.

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BOLDUAN: Picking the men and women who will decide the fate of Jerry Sandusky. The former Penn State assistant football coach accused of raping children. So far, attorneys have picked 13 people to be jurors or alternates. Every single one of them selected today has ties to the school. A Penn State administrative assistant, a Penn State continuing education instructor, also a Penn State professor and even a 2007 Penn State alum. At least four others selected yesterday have ties of some kind to the school as well.

Let's bring in Sara Ganim, a CNN contributor. She also is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on this case for "The Patriot- News."

Sara, thanks for joining me.

So what is the latest from inside the courtroom today?

SARA GANIM, REPORTER, "THE PATRIOT-NEWS": Well, the latest is that all 12 jurors have been picked, and one alternate. So this afternoon, when they come back from lunch, attorneys and the judge are going to continue looking for three more alternates. When they get the four alternates, they're done. Essentially the jury is picked and everyone is going to go home to return Monday when opening arguments are scheduled to begin.

BOLDUAN: And, I'm sorry, did I miss it, Sara, do they expect to finish that up today?

GANIM: Well, you know, they've been moving pretty quickly. We originally expected jury selection to take all week. It's already midway through the day Wednesday and we are pretty close. Yesterday they picked nine jurors. Today, this morning, they finished that off. They had four more. And so they're moving at a pretty fast pace. It's very likely, I think, that we could be done today.

BOLDUAN: And we are starting to learn just some more details about this case. And you are learning about these love letters described by a source to CNN -- I guess they're described as love letters by a source to CNN, from Sandusky to one of the alleged victims. What more are you hearing?

GANIM: Well, we know that the attorney for victim four, who's expected to be the first one to testify when the trial begins, says these letters are going to be introduced. However, he's not talking about the content of the letters. So we don't really know what they say.

What we do know is that alleged victim number one, who's expected to go second, who also had a long-term relationship with Jerry Sandusky, according to prosecutors, also received notes and birthday cards from Jerry Sandusky over the time that he knew him. A source close to that victim tells me that those notes include phrases like "I love you." However, they're not sexual. So when we get to the beginning of trial, when we start to hear testimony, I think we're going to know what kind of supporting evidence prosecutors really have, whether or not they're in the form of letters or some other kind of evidence. But I do believe that a majority of this case is rely on the actual testimony, the words of the eight men who say they were abused by Jerry Sandusky and the two witnesses who say they witnessed acts of sexual abuse.

BOLDUAN: And finally, real quick, one more time, when do you expect the trial to begin? I find it very interesting that the judge has decided to not sequester the jurors.

GANIM: Right. Essentially, when they're done, when they're picked, they walk out of this courthouse behind me. They see the media all around the courthouse. They go out into the town. They're going home. They're able to talk to people. They're -- you know they're -- the judge said, we trust you. Essentially I'm asking you to act as a juror, but they're not being sequestered. They're going to go home every night and be with their families and they're going to be asked not to talk about it or read about the case. He did tell them, he said, you know, the 12 people seated in this jury, who sit in that box, are going to know more about this case than anyone else. So I'm just asking you to obey the rules. But, yes, they're not going to be sequestered. If we pick a jury today, these people are going to be home for four more days before the jury -- I mean before the trial begins on Monday.

BOLDUAN: Pretty amazing when you think of just how high profile and how much media attention that this case is getting that they will not be sequestered. But we will be tracking every development as it comes in. Sara Ganim, thank you so much. So a huge loss for unions and Democrats in the Wisconsin recall vote. Is this a preview of more to come in November for the general election? We'll have a live report from Milwaukee coming up next.

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BOLDUAN: Welcome back.

Wisconsin's governor is smiling today.

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GOV. SCOTT WALKER (R), WISCONSIN: The election is over. It's time to move Wisconsin forward.

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BOLDUAN: Republican Scott Walker beat back a recall effort to keep his seat. More than one million people signed a petition to recall Walker after he stripped away many collective bargaining rights for public workers to close a $3.6 billion budget gap. But in the end, Democrat Tom Barrett didn't have the votes to unseat Walker. Some of Barrett's supporters did not take the loss well, you could say. Watch here as a woman slaps Barrett in the face after his concession speech. Not so nice. She was -- did you see it? Oh, and we're going to put it in slow motion for you. She was angry that Barrett conceded while votes were still being cast. And then there was this moment that played out live on our air.

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MIKE DALY, BARRETT SUPPORTER: The end of the USA as we know it just happened. That's it. We just got outspent $34 million to $4 million. And we don't have any other resource left but the people you see here behind me. And if the people you see here behind me can't get it done tonight, it's done. Democracy is dead.

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BOLDUAN: Emotions are still running high over this one. Our Dana Bash is joining me now.

Hey there, Dana.

DANA BASH, CNN SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Kate.

BOLDUAN: You were up -- it was a late last night, but not matter how -- when we look at it kind of postmortem today, no matter how Democrats are going to try to spin this, this is a big loss, especially when you factor in how much money they and Republicans really poured into this recall, right?

BASH: Oh, there's no question about it, this is a loss for Democrats. It is a win for Republicans. But to be fair to Democrats, part of their spin has truth to it, which is that recalls are very, very difficult in any situation. But, generally, they're done when there's corruptions involved. That's not the case. It's effectively because people, Democrats especially, were just against the policies that Scott Walker was trying to put in place.

But, you know, it was Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, the DNC chair, who said it herself on our air to Candy Crowley just about 10 days ago that they see this as a dry run for November. If that's the case, they are in big trouble when it comes to making sure that this historically Democratic state, when it comes to presidential races, stays Democratic. And the fact is that they're probably going to have to pour time and resources into this state now.

BOLDUAN: When you talk about it being -- some talking about it being a dry run, you followed politics for a very -- for a long time. Do you think this is a bellwether for the November election or are those connections and kind of the national implications and the fallout, is that being a bit overblown?

BASH: Kate, it really is a big question mark, and that's what makes what we do so interesting, right, because if you even look at the exit polls that came out last night, obviously they show that Scott Walker won. But the same people polled were overwhelmingly, by six points, in favor of the Democratic president, President Obama. And we were out at a diner this morning talking to voters and it was really evident why. And the reason is because people here consider themselves independents. They are ticket splitters. And they view -- many of them view their vote on a state level, particularly when the emotions have been so high over a really specific issue, may be pretty different from the way they're going to vote in November.

So that's why, you know, you can look at this and you can look at the infrastructure that Republicans were able to put in place, which is a big deal. Kate, they put in about 25 so-called victory offices across the state six months earlier than usual. They made four million calls to identify Republican voters. That's important, but infrastructure doesn't get you passion. And you showed some of the passion that has been stirred here. It's really unclear, though, whether the passion for Scott Walker translates into Mitt Romney.

BASH: Yes, I think you've said that really perfectly.

So, in your view, President Obama, he won Wisconsin in 2008, do you think we should be putting Wisconsin into the toss-up category now?

BASH: You know, I can answer that question just by telling you what the Obama campaign has done. And they have put it into the toss-up column. The campaign manager, Jim Basena (ph), had a video that went out in the last couple of days which had a map and it did show Wisconsin in the toss-up column. You know, that might be about, you know, kind of cyops (ph) when it comes to politics. You know, making sure that Republicans do spend money here.

Republicans will spend money here if for no other reason than the RNC chair, Reince Priebus, who was here last night, he is the former state chair. So he has a personal vested interest. And there are several other people at the RNC, the National Republican Party, who also do. So he is going to be able to get money in here. And I think that, you know, covering the presidential races, I have not been here since 2004 when I was covering George W. Bush's re- election. He came very, very close. And I'm guessing that all of us who are covering the presidential will be back here more often than we have been in the past eight years or so.

BOLDUAN: Also a great point. Dana, thank you so much. Great work out there.

Well, in about a half an hour, President Obama will attend his first of three fundraising events today for his re-election campaign in California. Two events tonight will target the LGBT community, the gay and lesbian community. June is pride month for the gay community and the president's been raking in the donations after his recent announcement showing support of same-sex marriage.

I want to bring in our White House correspondent, Dan Lothian, for more on this.

Dan, this is clearly a big donor group for President Obama. How important are these fundraising stops for him right now?

DAN LOTHIAN, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's important for two reasons. First of all, this is a group that has largely supported Democrats over the years and supported President Obama in a big way in 2008. But there were a lot of concerns that the president's view on same-sex marriage was evolving. There were some who said that they would sit on the sidelines in the upcoming election, others who said that they would sit on their money. But as the president finally made that evolution complete, supported same-sex marriage, you saw that sense changing and the president going there and having these campaign events and raising money.

The second point is, it's no mystery at all that the president has not been able to tap into Wall Street the way he has been able to do in the past because there are concerns among those big donors on Wall Street about regulations. And so the president needs that cash in order to compete with the big donors who are backing the Republican super PACs.

BOLDUAN: And a new CNN/ORC poll shows the majority of Americans support same-sex marriage. This I'm sure is no surprise to the Obama campaign as they are banking on the support from the gay and lesbian community in November, right?

LOTHIAN: That's right. And look, there are still a lot of Americans out there who do not agree with the president on same-sex marriage.

But this new poll you're talking about CNN/ORC showing that most Americans out there, 54 percent say yes, 42 percent say no when they're asked whether or not gay couples should be recognized as valid.

And this polling also showing that overall, most Americans are getting comfortable with the idea of gay marriage because they either have a family member or very close friend who is gay.

BOLDUAN: Very interesting. All right, Dan, thank you so much. Dan Lothian from the White House.

There's a shortage of a very popular firm many of you probably rely on to lose weight. We'll tell you when manufacturers hope to have Alli back on the shelves.

And police in Nashville announced a new strategy for getting rid of gang members hanging out in parks in that city. Sue them for illegal assembly. Is it constitutional? We'll talk to the mayor.

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BOLDUAN: Supplies of one weight loss drug are thinning and it's causing a serious price surge. Check this out. A three-month supply of Alli, that's the name of the drug, is going for more than $1,000.

Alison Kosik is live at the New York Stock Exchange to help us explain why. I want to get to that, but first, Alison, real quick. Let's talk maybe some good news. Let's talk about the surge in the stock market. Where is it now?

ALISON KOSIK, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Kate, the bulls are certainly out today. The Dow is surging 223 points. Guess what? The Dow is back in positive territory for the year. The reason we're seeing this great rally is because there's no negative news out of Europe coming out.

The European Central Bank, that's another equivalent of the fed here in the U.S. It said it would extend its current stimulus measures. Also the E.U. unveiled the plan calling for a coordinated banking union for Europe.

What this group would do is deal with financial crises and bailouts instead of leaving it up to the individual nations like currently happens. It's certainly giving a boost to the markets, to bank shares. Looking like a good day on Wall Street -- Kate.

BOLDUAN: All right, so we'll keep an eye on that, but let's get back to this issue of Alli. A lot of people rely on this drug. It's very popular. Why is this drug in such short supply? And is this temporary? Is this a long term deal?

KOSIK: OK, so what Alli is, first of all, it's the only FDA-approved weight loss drug that you can get over the counter. So yes, it's extremely popular and the thing is it hasn't been on store shelves since the beginning of this year.

Now the shortage it's happening because of Alli's active ingredient, there's a shortage. It's called Orlistat. Now the 120- pack normally costs for $70, but the thing is it's going for $350 on Amazon.

The bigger sizes are going for double that and people are actually paying that kind of money for this drug. So we called GlaxoSmithKline and GlaxoSmithKline said consumers could see it back in the stores by the end of this month and early July.

The company says it feels unfortunate that prices have got son high and is encouraging people to wait, to hold off spending that kind of money and wait for Alli to go back on the shelves before they do that -- Kate.

BOLDUAN: Well, you know, the question is, is there enough competition here because if there was another drug on the market similar to it, they probably wouldn't have this big problem in this price surge. Any chance that there are similar weight loss aids that are going to be coming on the market anytime soon?

KOSIK: And there are possibly. There are two different drugs are up for an official FDA review. That could be happening in the next couple of weeks. They've already gotten preliminary approval from a panel there.

One is Qnexa that's an extended-release tablet made of two chemicals already approved by the FDA. It's essentially an appetite suppressant. And then there's lorcaserin and that controls your appetite and your metabolism. Both are expected to be approved.

Now that could give Alli some stiff competition, certainly pushing Alli to get its products back on the shelves with these other two drugs right on its heels -- Kate.

BOLDUAN: All right, Alison, pulling double duty, for drug makers as well as the stock market right now. All right, Alison, thank you so much.

So vaccines are a very normal part of growing up for most children in the United States, but in Pakistan, thousands of children are rejecting free polio vaccine. Their parents fear health workers are CIA spies.

And as Reza Sayah explains the concerns can be traced back to the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden.

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REZA SAYAH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This is 17- month-old Ikra. She'll probably never be able to walk on her own. She'll probably spend the right of her life paralyzed, a victim of polio.

When the other kids play, she cries because she wants to play with them, but she can't even move, Ikra's mother says.

(on camera): And here's what makes this tragedy worse. Doctors say she could have lived a normal healthy life if someone would have given her a polio vaccine that cost less than $1 soon after she was born.

(voice-over): One of the worst black marks on Pakistan is that it's still one of three countries that is yet to eradicate polio, a virus that attacks the nerves and leaves you paralyze. The other two countries are Afghanistan and Nigeria.

Last year, the U.N. reported 198 polio cases in Pakistan, 30 percent of the world's cases were here. This week, aid groups and local health officials making another push to reduce the numbers, going door to door, offering free vaccines.

In recent years, they made progress, they say vaccinating millions. But then came the raid on the Bin Laden compound and reports that a Pakistani doctor was part of a CIA hatched fake vaccination campaign.

The plan was to get into Bin Laden's compound, make sure he was there. The scheme didn't work. The doctor went to jail accused of spying for the U.S. The media, chasing after any story linked to Osama Bin Laden reported on the doctor's alleged links with the CIA.

(on camera): But here's what didn't make many headlines. Health officials here say all those Bin Laden reports hurt the polio campaign. Many Pakistanis here deeply conservative, already suspicious of strangers come into their homes. Now thought the vaccination campaign was part of some sort of foreign spy plot.

(voice-over): This father of two said he rejected free polio drops for his children. The U.S. pays for these campaigns to destroy Muslims and make them slaves, he told us.

Health officials here say thousands of Pakistani families have yet to vaccinate their children without good reason. But with help of local religious leaders and aggressive awareness campaigns, they're making progress.

They say, convincing more families the free vaccine can save them a lifetime of hardship and pain. Children like Ikra and her family endure every day. We're trying our best, her mother says. We've left her in God's hands. Reza Sayah, CNN, Norshera, Pakistan.

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BOLDUAN: Police in Nashville announced a new strategy for getting rid of gang members. Sue them.

And a popular actress tweets the president for help after an embarrassing DUI arrest. We'll tell you who she is and what this is all about next in "The Political Pop."

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BOLDUAN: Taking a look right here of some live pictures as the shuttle "Enterprise" is being slowly lifted with a very large crane on to the Intrepid Museum. We've been following this closely as the Enterprise makes its final journey up the Hudson River to land on the Intrepid Museum.

This journey really though began back in April of last year when NASA announced it was retiring the space shuttle fleet. We've been watching this. It will become definitely a tourist stop when it opens to the public. We'll be watching this closely.

So President Obama is traveling to the west coast today. There's a particular sheriff's deputy who should probably watch his back if a Hollywood actress gets her way.

Say hi to our Joe Johns joining me from Washington. So Joe, this actress is getting quite a few smirks for a tweet to the president?

JOE JOHNS, CNN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Kate. Yes, we're talking about Amanda Bines. She wants the deputy who popped her with a DUI charge to get fired. The White House isn't responding to the request quite naturally.

Amanda Bines is a former star of "Nickelodeon." She was on the Teen Choice Awards a few times several years ago, done a few movies. But back in April, she's out driving in West Hollywood, sideswipes the sheriff's deputy car at 3:00 in the morning.

The authorities say she refused a chemical test to determine whether she was under the influence. Then she gets a misdemeanor DUI charge. So she tweets to President Obama. I don't drink. Please fire the cop who arrested me. I also don't hit and run.

We haven't seen any response at all on the president's Twitter feed. Amanda Bines reportedly just pleaded not guilty. Her dad was been quoted as saying she wasn't under the influence, just emotional.

Of course, this could go into the category of why tweeting after being arrested or any other emotional situation is probably not such a good idea.

BOLDUAN: Probably not such a good idea. I just have a feeling we will not be hearing the president intervene in this situation. But let's switch gears here. Have you heard this song? Take a listen.

That's the number two song in the country right now. "Call Me Maybe" is obviously a favorite of yours. But I'm hearing is there a presidential version out there. Is the president singing? Please tell me no.

JOHNS: He's not singing, but I got to tell you. You hear that song once, you hear it twice and it sort of sticks in your head, doesn't it? So a little mash-up that is slightly bizarre probably heard it a time or two.

The fact of the matter is we have a mash-up of that, but unlike some of the other mash-ups. It's the way President Obama gets used in this that's a little different. He just isn't singing. They just sort of chopped up his words. Check it out.

Yes, I know. Now, one thing, Kate, I've got to tell you about this. That version with the president has gotten something like 5 million views on YouTube, right?

But nothing, absolutely nothing compared to the original song. She's gotten 94 million hits so far. So safe to say people like the real thing.

BOLDUAN: The president has some stiff competition when it comes to his mash-up abilities. That was very creative, kudos to whoever took a time to mash it up. Joe Johns with the "Political Pop." It's nice to see you, Joe.

JOHNS: You bet. Take care.

BOLDUAN: So a mom is in legal hot water for getting her seat belt priorities a bit out of order. We think we can see why. What went wrong coming up ahead.

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BOLDUAN: Let's run down some of the trending stories that we have today and those with the best pictures of the day. First up, look closely.

Police say a woman strapped a gas can into a baby seat and then left her kid, a toddler in a diaper, unrestrained right next to it. The photo was taken during a traffic stop for a seat belt violation, of course, in Aurora, Colorado. At least the gas can was strapped in. The driver's name was not released.

And is it baby babble or the "B" word. The mother of a little girl in Texas says a doll she bought at a Toys R Us as a Christmas present has a bit of a potty mouth. Listen.

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ROSE PICKENS, BOUGHT DOLL FOR HER DAUGHTER: I just never paid attention to what the doll said. They coo. They cry, say mama, dada, and this particular day I hear you crazy --. And I turn and I'm like wow.

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BOLDUAN: Wow, the doll is part of the "You and Me Interactive Triplet" dolls set. Toys R Us says they wouldn't sell a doll that says profanity and that people are actually confusing something that's just supposed to be baby gibberish.

Some parents in Minnesota are considering suing their kids' school after being forced to take a breathalyzer at a graduation rehearsal.

Teachers at St. Charles High say they smelled alcohol on 20 or more seniors so they tested the entire class. Angry parents say the test was a violation of their children's rights.

School officials said they feared some kids might drive home under the influence. The number of kids who tested positive was in the double digits.

Another graduation story for you, a mom arrested in South Carolina for cheering too loudly at her daughter's high school graduation. Shannon Cooper and all the other parents were warned not to cheer for the graduates at the Florence High School Ceremony.

But when Cooper's daughter crossed the stage, she cheered anyway.

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SHANNON COOPER, ARRESTED FOR CHEERING AT GRADUATION: I got up and I said yes, my baby, yes! Don't scream, don't cheer? I'm thinking I'm going to cheer. I won't through too much to get her to this point. I can't show my excitement?

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BOLDUAN: You tell her, mom. Cooper is charged with disorderly conduct. She was thrown in jail for several hours before she posted a $225 bond.

So it's an age old question for police, how do you rid the community of a growing gang problem? You sue them. We'll find out how this is working.

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BOLDUAN: A conundrum really for the ages for police around the country. What to do about criminal gangs. More and more cities are deciding if you can't beat them, sue them.

Nashville has just joined in filing a civil lawsuit to ban suspected gang members from getting together anywhere in a nearly one and a half square mile part of the city of Nashville including two public parks.

Nashville is targeting a gang that springs from a community that's about some 10,000 strong in that city. It's the nation's largest group of immigrants from the region of Iraq where Saddam Hussein's government massacred thousands of Kurds back in 1980s.

I'm talking about the Kurdish Pride Gang in Nashville, which we actually profiled here on CNN five years ago. Listen.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (voice-over): Some wonder if the violent roots of the homeland foster a gang mentality. No way says Cameron Abdullah. He immigrated from Iraq eight years ago, but says it doesn't make sense because most gang members were born in the U.S.

That may be part of the problem. Many have one foot in a culture that's thousands of years old. Another in one that glorifies sex, drugs and rap.

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BOLDUAN: Let's look a little deeper into this. I want to bring in Karl Dean, the mayor of Nashville. Mayor Dean, thank you so much for coming in. The city is targeting two dozen alleged members of this gang, this Kurdish Pride Gang that police say have been involved with quite many alleged crimes, murder, drugs, illegal weapons, vandalism for years.

I saw it listed in a statement. So what was the last straw here? Why take this action now?

MAYOR KARL DEAN (D), NASHVILLE: Well, we recently received the authority from the Tennessee legislature to file a nuisance action, which is really a civil action against gangs to prevent them from holding meetings in public spaces and other things.

And that statute has never been used in Tennessee yet and so we decided that this was a good time to use it. And basically what we're asking for is to prohibit this gang from having meetings or gatherings in two of our public parks.

And to prohibit them from having meetings in a relatively small geographic area of about 1.4 miles, but let me stress something. Nashville is extremely proud of our Kurdish population.

You know, one of the things that gifs me the most pride as mayor is that groups look at Nashville as a welcoming city, an open city and they come to Nashville because of the quality of life here.

And the Kurdish population here have been really outstanding citizens. This is really about a relatively small gang that has affected the quality of life for all the citizens of Nashville, have prevented Nashvillians from using a couple of parks, and created a public safety issue, which we want to address.

BOLDUAN: And obviously, you know, you talk about it being a small, relatively small geographic area. You want to address the crime, you want to address the fact that they're meeting in parks so people are too afraid to use them.

So what do you really want to accomplish? This raises the question, if this is a small geographic area, can't the gang members just move to another part of the city?

DEAN: Well, they can move to another part of the city, and if they do, if they have problems in other parts or other areas of the city, we'll take action there.

I think what we have to do as a city and what our police department needs to do and they're doing it is to pay a lot of attention to any gangs that we have.

And to make sure as a city we're making an effort to make our parks available to our citizens and not say we're going to give up on anything. Nashville has a high quality of life. We have a lot of excellent parks. We want people to use them and we want gangs no tot use them.

BOLDUAN: And Nashville is a great city. What has the reaction been from the community there?

DEAN: Well, it -- you know, we announced it yesterday and I think the reaction has been supportive as much as there's been a reaction. People appreciate the fact that they expect the city not to turn a blind eye when citizens who want to use a park can't use a park because they have safety concerns.

And so this civil action -- this is what it is, a civil action. The police and the law department filed a complaint, which contains a lot of supporting information, identifying the gang and the past behavior of the gang and identifying the public safety issues.

And that will go to court after these individuals are served and we'll ask the court to order them to stay away from the parks. Now, there will be a legal proceeding that takes place. They're obviously entitled to have their lawyers and a discussion about the law and the facts.

All that will take place, but our goal at the end of that would be for the court to tell them, gangs cannot hold meetings in these public parks and you can't hold meetings in this specified area.

And if you do go ahead and conduct those meetings after you've been ordered not to, you'll be held in contempt of court.

BOLDUAN: And Mayor Dean, real quick. Of course, we never have enough time, but you know, this action doesn't come without its critics some raising concerns about civil liberties, the right of free assembly. Do you have any concern that a judge won't approve this because of that?

DEAN: Well, I mean, that's why you have judges. I mean, judges are here to provide their wisdom and balance in a situation, but we are -- went about this very carefully. There is voluminous information about the past history of this gang. And we think we have a strong legal argument to present to the court.

But, of course, from my point of view, I'm worried about the civil rights of our citizens who are not being allowed to use a park that is their park. It belongs to the people of Nashville. I'm worried about the law-abiding people. I'm worried about the young people who we don't want to see follow this path into a gang.

And so this is a step really I think to preserve the rights of the vast majority of Nashvillians of all backgrounds to be able to use our public parks, to be able to use public spaces to thrive and to get exercise and enjoyment.

BOLDUAN: All right. We will have to leave it there. Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, thank you so much, Mayor.