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Jerry Sandusky Jury Deliberates; Historic Flooding in Minnesota; Overwhelming Support for Karen Klein; Miami Heat Win NBA Championship; Adopted Son of Jerry Sandusky Accuses Father of Abuse; Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Court Latino Vote; Investigation Into GPS on Airplanes; Eurocup Quarter Finals Wrap-Up

Aired June 22, 2012 - 15:00   ET

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DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: All right, it's the top of the hour right now.

And I want to tell you, a verdict could come down any time in the Jerry Sandusky trial. As we speak, jurors are in their second day of deliberations. But the biggest news is coming from outside of the courtroom.

Sandusky's own adopted son Matt now claims his father molested him too. And another man, Travis Weaver, is going public with his accusations against Sandusky. That's in addition to the 10 alleged victims that Sandusky is currently on trial for. My goodness.

Let's go now to CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin.

She's on the case for us outside of the courthouse.

Sunny, this is an unbelievable story. The jury inside that building has no idea what Matt Sandusky is claiming. They don't know what's going on with that part of the story, do they?

SUNNY HOSTIN, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: That's right. They don't because we heard about this after the jury already started deliberating, Don.

And what's very interesting, and I think the question on everyone's minds is why did this not come out before? Why was this not part of the trial? Well, we are learning that Matt Sandusky just came forward when he learned that Jerry Sandusky he may testify. He contacted the prosecutors through an attorney, met with the prosecution and said for the first time that he had too had been molested by his adoptive father, Jerry Sandusky.

And so my understanding is he didn't testify because Jerry Sandusky was not charged with his molestation. Of course, had Jerry Sandusky testified to a certain relationship with Matt Sandusky, if Jerry Sandusky had gotten on the witness stand during the defense case and said that he had a wonderful relationship with his children, then that would have opened up the door for Matt Sandusky perhaps to testify about the alleged molestation.

LEMON: Sunny, I have got a question for you. Did this happen before Matt Sandusky was adopted by Jerry Sandusky, because he was 18 years old when Jerry Sandusky adopted him, right?

HOSTIN: That's right. And that's a great question because my understanding, Don, is, yes, that he too was one of Second Mile children. That is how Jerry Sandusky met Matt Sandusky.

And the abuse allegedly occurred before Jerry Sandusky adopted him. Now, that goes in line with one of the other accusers. His name is Travis. he is John Doe A in the civil suit. He also testified in the grand jury and he testified that Jerry Sandusky approached his father as well to adopt him.

And so now we're seeing, if this is true, yet another type of pattern for Jerry Sandusky. So, yes, he was adopted after the alleged abuse.

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LEMON: And is that the guy who on NBC said I would punch him in the face? Is that -- OK, that guy. All right.

So, you talked about what would happen if they put Jerry Sandusky on the stand and he said I had a great real with Matt and then all of a sudden -- but why didn't they put Matt Sandusky on the stand? That seems like it would have been a slam dunk for the prosecution.

HOSTIN: Well, my understanding is that the prosecution didn't know about Matt Sandusky before. This is sort of something that Matt Sandusky just came forward with.

LEMON: OK.

HOSTIN: And so this happened after the trial had already begun. Yes.

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LEMON: So, are we looking at further prosecution here on behalf of these new accusers, including Matt Sandusky?

HOSTIN: I think that's a real possibility. Many people are saying that Jerry Sandusky could be charged with incest, even though Matt Sandusky is adopted. And so it's quite possible. Is it probable? We're not sure, but it's quite possible that there could be further, yet further prosecution against Jerry Sandusky.

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LEMON: So they are still deliberating. And we know that they asked for some information today. Tell us what they asked for and if you think that they are going to come to a verdict today or if it's going to happen over the weekend.

HOSTIN: Sure.

The jury, late yesterday, did ask for the testimony of Mike McQueary and the testimony of Dr. Dranov to be read to them. They didn't do that yesterday, but they started out this morning at about 9:00 a.m. getting about get two-and-a-half-hours of Mike McQueary's testimony being read back to them.

Meanwhile, remember, Mike McQueary was the Penn State coach who said that he observed Jerry Sandusky...

LEMON: Walked in on the shower, yes.

HOSTIN: That's right, sexually assaulting a boy in the shower.

But he also said that he reported that not only to his Mike -- his father, rather, John McQueary, but also to Dr. Dranov.

Dr. Dranov says, well, that's not really what happened. I knew he had seen something, but he didn't describe it in detail.

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LEMON: He said it wasn't sexual. He doesn't believe that McQueary said it was sexual.

So I have got to run, though. But if it doesn't happen today, do they still deliberate over the weekend? Could they have a verdict on the weekend?

HOSTIN: The judge has indicated that they will continue to deliberate over the weekend. So it's very possible, Don, that we may hear something over the weekend if they don't come to a verdict today.

LEMON: Sunny Hostin, great information. Thank you very much. We appreciate it.

We have got a lot more to cover in this hour. Watch.

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LEMON (voice-over): Hundreds of homes destroyed, entire roads wiped out, parts of Minnesota today waist-deep in water.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're pretty much stranded here from the north.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When it gets up to this line, we're moving everything out of the house. And we're done.

LEMON: Historic flooding takes a city by surprise.

Plus, Arkansas' Supreme Court strikes down the state's law on how inmates are executed. So what happens those on death row now?

And how low will they go? Good news on the gas front for a change. Those prices, they are dropping fast.

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(COMMERCIAL BREAK) LEMON: Well, talk a little politics now. And you saw him live here on CNN, the president of the United States.

He spoke at Disney World to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. Mitt Romney addressed the group just yesterday. They are obviously very important. It's a very important group, a very important conference going on there.

Our Jessica Yellin is down there for us.

Jess, we heard the president speak not only about immigration, but also deliver a fairly passionate case for his reelection here.

JESSICA YELLIN, CNN CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: You know, he really did, Don.

After a few weeks in which he was delivering a kind of muddled message today, he had a sharp and forceful case about his, not just his reelection, but his economic vision, saying this isn't just about -- this election is really about who the two candidates are fighting for and how they plan to turn around this economy, what vision of America each candidate has for the future.

It was tight, and it was passionate. On immigration, the president had a few echoes of the candidate he was in 2008 talking about this nation as a nation of immigrants. And he defended his action from last week where he extended some legal status to the children of some immigrants who came here illegally.

Here's what the president said.

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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We should have passed the DREAM Act a long time ago. It was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year-and-a-half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn't changed. The need had not changed. The only thing that had changed was politics.

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YELLIN: You see what I mean when I say he was impassioned. It looked like candidate Obama is back again.

He went onto say finally, Don, that when Congress complains that he shouldn't have taken executive action and they should be writing be bill, he said, OK, so write the bill. My door is open. I'm here ready to do comprehensive immigration reform. I'm ready to pass the DREAM Act.

He sort of saying -- throwing down the gauntlet saying game on, ready to play when you are. So it's candidate Obama in full force.

(CROSSTALK) LEMON: Here is an interesting twist, and we will have to see how this one plays out. But we always talk about Florida's vote as a crucial swing state. Lots of electoral votes there. And I guess it's worth noting that the Florida economy is one of nation's bright spots. And so one would assume that might help the president come November.

YELLIN: Right. Well, it's an odd dynamic because the governor of Florida is a Republican, as you know.

And so the governor is taking credit for the economy turning around. And it's a little awkward because he -- there were reports that the Romney camp had asked him not to take credit for the economy turning around because then the president would get credit. I spoke to the governor and he said, no, that's not the case. Here's what he had to say.

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GOV. RICK SCOTT (R), FLORIDA: People understand how well we're doing, biggest drop in unemployment of any state but one. The number of unemployed is down now, what, 40 percent. So we're doing extremely well here and we're now perceived to be second best place -- state to do business and I'm focused on being number one. But, no, the Romney campaign has not asked us to tone down anything.

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YELLIN: But he did go on to say, Don, that his state is doing well because of his policies, the governor's, not because of the president's policies. I guess they can arm wrestle that out in the election.

Governors and presidents always tussle over who really gets credit for turning those things around. The voters will decide I guess.

LEMON: We need one message here. Let's stay on message.

All right, thank you very much, Jessica Yellin. We really appreciate it.

Before the president spoke, Republican Senator Marco Rubio from Florida as well addressed a conference there in his state. Rubio said, hey, let's not confine the debate to immigration. Let's talk about the economy.

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SEN. MARCO RUBIO (R), FLORIDA: One of the things that frustrates me sometimes is that when people speak to Hispanics and Latinos, they only want to talk about immigration.

And the point that I make is that immigration is a very important issue in the Hispanic community, but the vast majority of us do not wake up in the morning and think about immigration all day. We wake up in the morning and have the same worries, the same hopes, and the same fears as everybody else in this country. We worry about making payroll on Friday. We worry about balancing our family's budget at the end of the month. We worry about the schools that our kids go to. We worry about whether tomorrow will be better for them than it has been for us.

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LEMON: That was Republican Marco Rubio speaking today to Latino leaders in Orlando.

Arkansas' Supreme Court strikes down the state's law on how inmates are to be executed, so what happens to those on death row now? Find out next.

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LEMON: Hey. Welcome back, everyone.

They are murderers, they are rapists and now successful plaintiffs. Arkansas has to change the way they handle prisoners and executions after the state Supreme Court sided with 10 death row inmates.

Lawyers for these men argue that it's unconstitutional for the state Department of Corrections to set execution policies like which chemicals are used in lethal injections. The court agreed, ruling that only the state legislature can do that.

I want to bring in Jeffrey Toobin now. He's CNN's senior legal analyst.

Hey, Jeffrey. Can you go into detail for me about what the court did and why they did it?

JEFFREY TOOBIN, CNN SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST: Well, Arkansas has an unusual provision in its constitution which says that the legislature, not the Department of Corrections -- or that's how its been interpreted -- can set policy on executions.

And what happened was the legislature deferred to the Department of Corrections, and Department of Corrections said we're going to follow this lethal injection protocol. The prisoners challenged that rule. And the Arkansas court sided with the prisoners and said, no, the system has to change. The legislature has to pick execution methods, not the Department of Corrections.

LEMON: OK. Interesting.

Jeffrey, I just want to read part of a statement from Arkansas' governor, Governor Beebe. He said: "I hope to have a proposed remedy in the next few months. The death penalty is still the law in Arkansas, but the Department of Corrections now has no legal way to carry out an execution until a new statute is established."

He also says that no special session is planned to address this.

So, Jeffrey, what is the takeaway here, that these men's lives are safe until the legislature passes a new law?

TOOBIN: That's exactly right, Don.

And I think there's larger point to be made here, which is that the death penalty is down all over the United States. Arkansas is a good example. Arkansas hasn't executed anyone since 2005, even though there are 40 people on death row. There are hundreds of people on death row in California, and no one has been executed there for years.

Even in Texas, which is known as the headquarters of the national death penalty, executions are down. Juries are sentencing people to death less. Prosecutors are asking for death sentences less. Courts are approving death sentences less. It's just happening less often.

LEMON: OK. So for people who are just sort of watching and are not deeply involved in everything that's going on here, what difference does it make if the legislature or the department of constructions decides how these convicted murderers die?

TOOBIN: I think to most people it wouldn't make any difference at all, but especially where the death penalty is concerned, courts are very careful.

And I think it's a good idea that they are careful that the law is followed. And Arkansas has this peculiar law that says the legislature has to do it, not the Department of Corrections. As Governor Beebe said, he's going to propose a law so that the legislature does do it and they will follow the rules.

But the thing that's so striking about the death penalty in recent years is that, for whatever reason -- and some of the reasons differ -- there are fewer executions than there used to be.

LEMON: Jeff Toobin, thank you, sir. Appreciate it.

Crude oil prices are falling. And so you're seeing gas prices going down at the pump as well. Imagine paying less than $3 a gallon. Yes, I can imagine it. It's already happening in some parts of the country.

And a storm is forming. Our Bonnie Schneider is watching the tropics. She will join us next.

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LEMON: So much bad news. We have some good news for you as well. Gas prices could fall to $3, maybe less by fall. Some pilots could be flying around storms using old weather information. That's bad news. And we're watching a storm brew, not such good news as well.

It's time to play "Reporter Roulette."

And we're going to begin first with the good stuff, though, Casey Wian in Los Angeles. Talk about these falling gas prices.

You know what? They are not as cheap in Los Angeles as they are here in the East and in many places in the middle of the country.

CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Don.

We have had a national average now on gas prices, unleaded gas $3.45 a gallon. That's down from $3.67 a gallon back on May 22. And, as you mentioned, there are a lot of wide disparities around the country even though gas prices have fallen for 10 consecutive days.

If you look at the price here at this station I'm standing at in Los Angeles, you can see the cash price is $3.70 a gallon. That may sound expensive. California has some issues with the way it formulates gasoline with different tax levels, but actually prices at this station were recently up to $4.30 a gallon, so relatively it's dropped quite a bit here.

Now, earlier today, I got some photos from my wife, who is in Bullhead City, Arizona, visiting family. She filled up her tank there, $3.29 a gallon at Arco station just across the California border in Arizona. So that goes to show you that even though prices are dropping, there are still wide disparities around the country -- Don.

LEMON: Your wife helping you out. What would you do without your life?

Listen, I know you don't have a crystal ball, but do we know if this trend is going continue, and if so for how long?

WIAN: Well, analysts think it will. Here's what is going on. Americans are driving less and when they are driving, they are driving more fuel-efficient cars. So, that's decreasing demand for gasoline in the United States.

Also, there's a continued weak global economy. So, that is decreasing demand for crude oil. One analyst we spoke with says he expects that gas prices will continue to drop, could hit $3 a gallon by Halloween, as long as there's no major supply disruptions from some kind of a natural disaster or something like that, Don.

LEMON: Thank you, Casey Wian and Mrs. Wian as well. We appreciate it.

A safety alert for pilots. The weather radar some private pilots see in their cockpit could be older than they realize.

Next up on "Reporter Roulette," CNN's aviation regulation correspondent, Lizzie O'Leary, is in Washington for us.

So, Lizzie, old weather information, that could be bad if you're flying around storms.

LIZZIE O'LEARY, CNN AVIATION AND REGULATION CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely.

And the way this works, Don, imagine sort of a GPS. Pilots have a GPS in their cockpit. We're talking about private planes here, where they see a sense of where they are, where other air traffic is, and weather information.

But that weather information might say that it's been updated in the last minute in your cockpit, but really it's coming from radar information that could be eight, nine, 10 minutes old. Federal safety investigators say that's contributed to at least two fatal crashes recently.

The head of that federal safety investigation board, the NTSB, says this is something they really want pilots to be aware of. Take a listen.

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DEBORAH HERSMAN, CHAIRWOMAN, NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD: If you're really conservative, it doesn't mean a lot. But if you are close to severe weather, if you're trying to get around something, it could mean the difference between life and death.

We have seen accidents where we have found that pilots had information that was displayed to them that was seven, eight, nine minutes old. They thought they were ahead of the storm or clear of the storm, but in fact they were right in it.

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O'LEARY: So it's something that can be very distracting to pilots and confusing to them when they're up in the air. We were up -- you saw that footage yesterday -- flying with a private pilot to sort of see how this works in real life, where you see those weather pictures, but they're not as current as someone who is in the air actually needs at that time, Don.

LEMON: OK. So, private -- you mentioned private. Commercial? What about commercial?

O'LEARY: So, commercial jets have a much more sophisticated system. They basically have an onboard weather system often in the nose cone of a big jetliner. They have got their own radar system.

And most of the big airlines have vast teams of meteorologists who are looking at weather data and always talking to their pilots. They have computer information and then also air traffic controllers are relaying things to them, routing them around storms. This is really for general aviation for private pilots. And they want to get this out in the summer, because this is when you see a lot of storms.

LEMON: You know who is going to dig into this at the top of hour? Lizzie O'Leary and Wolf Blitzer in "THE SITUATION ROOM."

Thank you very much, Lizzie.

Next on "Reporter Roulette," meteorologist Bonnie Schneider on a big storm brewing in the tropics.

Bonnie, what's going on here? BONNIE SCHNEIDER, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Well, Don, we're already seeing some of the moisture impact from the system working its way into Florida.

Now, some of this rain of course is beneficial. But to get a lot of it at once is never beneficial. So look at the radar picture. It shows some heavy thunderstorms across the Gulf right now. And you can see some of that affecting Tampa and Miami as we zoom into that picture.

I want to show you the latest on what this system is right now as it lingers in the Gulf. Right now, it's an area of low pressure, somewhat disorganized. But we do have a 70 percent chance for tropical development likely within the next 48 hours.

And, remember, the next name up, that would be Debbie. And because of the widespread diversity in terms of where the divergence of the model activity, really anywhere along the Gulf Coast needs to be alert. So, I'm talking about Texas through coastal Louisiana, Alabama, and all the way down through South Florida. It's a wide range of areas and I want to show you the reason why. When we take a look at the projected path, you can see on one of our computer models it's showing a lot of the moisture working its way into the panhandle of Florida, but other models are taking it further to the west.

So it depends on whether or not it gets caught up in a trough. That would steer it towards Florida or it may linger longer in the Gulf. And, if that happens, it will be a slow-mover that could meander its way back to Texas.

So right now, Don, we just don't know where this storm will go for sure, but one thing is for certain. We need to monitor it. We are in hurricane season. We have already seen activity early in the season and it looks like this next one would be Debbie and it could impact anyone on the Gulf Coast.

So keep it tuned here on CNN and we'll let you know where headed.

LEMON: Bonnie and Lizzie, watching the skies. Of course, Casey Wian, watching the road.

And I want tell you this, Bonnie. Irv from Odessa, Florida, said gas is $3.12 here in Odessa, Florida. Pretty cheap. Thank you.

That's today's "Reporter Roulette."

Straight ahead here, General Motors recalling a new car, more than 400,000 Chevrolet Cruzes.

Plus, a park ranger tries to rescue stranded climbers and falls to his death.

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LEMON: Over the past several months, President Obama has been urging Congress to lower the interest rates on student loans. In today's "Help Desk," our money team has some pointers for students interested in those loans.

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POPPY HARLOW, CNNMONEY.COM CORRESPONDENT: Hey, there, everyone. Here on "Help Desk," we're talking about student loans, a very important issue. With me is Ryan Mack and Carmen Wong Ulrich.

Carmen, this question comes for you. We spoke with a young lady who says she's planning to take out student loans for college.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Will the interest rates on student loans increase over the next four years?

HARLOW: It's a very good question. Just graduated from high school and we've got a trillion dollars in student loan debt in this country. We're on the brink of rates rising.

CARMEN WONG ULRICH, PRESIDENT, ALTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT: Student loan rates may be rising in a week, not in four years, in a week.

So, July 1st, student loan rates will double if it's not presented, so instead of 3.4 percent, we're talking about 6.8 percent. That's about where federal loans have been for a very long time and unsubsidized loans have been there, as well.

More importantly, instead of focusing on will the rates go up, it's what type of loan do you have. That's really important to understand because that's so directly tied to your rates and your ability to repay and flexibility to repay.

Go for subsidized federal loans. Those are going to be the lowest rates you can get. Unsubsidized federal loans, that's your next bucket. But beware of private student loans. Their rates are variable. There's no help if you cannot pay those loans, so you want to avoid that as much as possible. No forbearance, no deferment, that's really important.

RYAN MACK, PRESIDENT, OPTIMUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: We also have to understand, as well, there's some things we might be able to do while we're in school.

If you have a needs-based loan, you might be able to start paying back your loan or interest on that loan, at least, earlier or in advance. Can you work part-time? Did you have to go away to school? Is there a city college that might be able to give you a pretty good education at a cheaper value, but you can still do a lot with that experience?

So all these types of things, we have to start doing immediately.

HARLOW: Absolutely and look into the education, the accreditation of the university, if those credits transfer credit.

WONG ULRICH: You have to be very strategic about this.

HARLOW: Absolutely. Guys, thank you very much. If you have a question you want answered by our financial experts, just upload a 30-second video with your question to iReport.com.

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LEMON: Thank you, Poppy and team.

If you drive a 2011 or 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, you can expect a recall letter. GM is recalling more than 413,000 of the cars to modify the engine shield. The company says it will only take about 30 minutes and won't cost you anything. Dangers of possible fire if that engine shield isn't modified and, right now, liquids like oil can get trapped there and they can catch fire.

A park ranger on Mount Rainier falls to his death while assisting in the rescue of four injured climbers.

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KEVIN BACHER, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK SPOKESMAN: One of our climbing rangers, Nick Hall, fell and slid more than 3,000 feet down the front of the mountain.

He was unresponsive and, when we were finally able to get to him, we found that he was deceased.

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LEMON: Hall was helping to get the four injured climbers ready to be removed by helicopter when he fell. The four were tied together and slipped down the glacier after reaching the summit. None of their injuries were life-threatening.

Taliban militants attacked a lakeside hotel near Kabul, igniting a hostage stand-off with Afghan and NATO troops. It ended today with a fierce gun battle that left all seven militants dead along with 15 civilians, a police officer and three security guards.

Police rescued the remaining 50 civilians. A Taliban spokesman says the attack targeted Westerners attending an event at the hotel.

The power struggle in Egypt threatens to explode in violence. Ahmed Shafik, the former prime minister, will be named the new president Sunday. That's according to a semi-official news agency.

Cairo's Tahrir Square, the protest epicenter, is filled with thousands watching and waiting. The Muslim Brotherhood candidate got most of the votes and claims victory, as well, but right now, the military holds the power and threatens to crackdown on violent protests.

OK, congratulations to the Miami Heat winning the NBA championship with authority, of course. The Heat silenced the Oklahoma Thunder to take the series in just five games. I was in the crowd last night at the American Airlines Arena and it was insane and amazing.

So, if I don't make sense today, it's because I didn't sleep. At long last, MVP Lebron James has his first ring. Congratulations.

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LEBRON JAMES, MIAMI HEAT: I wanted to become a champion someday. I didn't know exactly when it would happen, but I put in a lot of hard work, so for me, I'm happy.

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LEMON: Oh, yes. He certainly was.

Look at this. I'm told this is the video of the day. These bears are fighting in someone's front yard. Two black bears, they go at it in the middle of a Longwood, Florida, neighborhood. We're going to leave this up for as long as possible. Look at that.

Can you imagine waking out of your house or looking out your window and seeing this? They are part of the state wildlife program there, I guess. Officials say this is very rare, very rare, and that they may have just been trying to establish some territory. Wow.

If you read to a child, just 20 minutes a day, it could boost their learning. Imagine what one million electronic books could do for children around the world. We're taking about making this initiative happen, next.

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LEMON: Reading is key to success, but in some parts of the world, reading is out of reach. Take sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 200 million children have never read a book for the simple reason that books never made it to them.

One group is trying to change that using technology that we take for granted here.

Katie Lindendoll, the tech expert. So, Katie, it sounds very interesting and that it's a great program. Tell us about it.

KATIE LINENDOLL, CNN TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT: Worldreader is a non-profit organization that operates both in the U.S. and Europe and they hope to change that ratio you just spoke of through technology.

To date, they launched a program in 2010 and, since then, they have launched 190,000 e-books and 1,100 e-reading devices in sub- Saharan and developing nations. This pretty incredible because, this year, they actually hope to distribute one million e-books for a record.

And it's awesome because a lot of people are saying, why turn to e-reading technology? Why not just send paperback books out there? And I actually spoke to Worldreader CEO David Risher and he says it's actually less expensive to publish and distribute e-books than paperback books.

And, also, when you have an e-reading device or using Kindles, you can download thousands of books right on there. You can also put health information fliers and information that's not only local, but international.

And then, once they have the device, they can actually download thousands more books.

Now, as you can imagine, it is a process in terms of getting the device over there. They can't just hand them out to individuals. They actually hand them out to organizations. The government and the education system have to approve not only the technology, but also the content that goes into the device.

And it's not just about distributing the e-book. It's about price, too. But distributing an e-book is less than 50 cents, so it's pretty remarkable in terms of bringing technology into areas like this that need it.

LEMON: I've got a question for you. I've visited sub-Saharan Africa. Not just at home, but also in their schools, some places don't have power, so how do you power this device?

LINENDOLL: It's a good question. You're handing out all these e-reading devices and a lot of places you're probably thinking, what's the power situation? It's unbelievable to know that in areas like Uganda, they actually have mobile penetration upwards of 80 percent. So mobile phones have paved the way for electricity.

But in still remote areas, it's a problem, so they're actually turning to a lot of partners to provide not only solar-powered devices to do the charges, but also satellite Internet.

They are also working with another company to actually manufacture covers for the Kindles that will be solar power. So, in areas where there isn't mobile, electricity and technology, they are actually working on substitutions.

LEMON: Good stuff. What's the response been like?

LINENDOLL: The response has been incredible. If there wasn't a payoff, it wouldn't be worthwhile and there would be no point in bringing one million e-books anywhere.

So upwards of 50 percent of the kids are reading more and most are actually reading up to 90 books a year. So, in terms of return, it's huge, a pretty amazing process.

LEMON: OK, so anywhere you'd ask this question. What about theft?

LINENDOLL: Theft. A lot of people think you're putting $100, $200 devices over there, they are probably getting taken.

Less than five of the 1,000 e-reading devices have actually gone missing, which is a pretty remarkable number and that's not even to say that those were stolen.

So in the communities, it's such a big deal to have education. One of the kids said, you know what? When it comes to education, there is no theft. So very little theft. They want the kids to grow up and they want them to be educated and so they believe in the system.

LEMON: How cool is that? Katie Lindendoll, a great inspirational story. Thank you very much.

LINENDOLL: Thanks. I'll see you soon.

LEMON: And, also, we want you to remember you can always impact your world. CNN.com/impact. CNN.com/impact.

Middle school students bullied her, taped it and put it on the Internet. It has gone viral now and now this grandma is handling a huge outpouring of compassion with a heck of a lot of grace.

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LEMON: Man, when I first saw this video, I was like, boy, I ought to. Cell phone video of four, middle-school-aged boys viciously taunting a school bus monitor is causing viral outrage.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You're a troll. You're a troll. You're a troll. You old troll.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How about I bring my knife and I cut you. If I stabbed you in the stomach and -- my knife would go through you like butter because it's all ...

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LEMON: The profanity-riddled barrage of verbal abuse went on for ten minutes. Karen Klein, she's 68 years old. She's a grandmother. She tried to ignore her tormenters, though it drove her to tears.

If a student hadn't recorded what you saw, we might never have known that it happened. For Klein, there was no escape and no help.

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KAREN KLEIN, BULLIED BUS MONITOR: I was trying to get it out of my mind. I was trying to make it go away. I was looking out the window. I kept looking up front because I needed to check on the other kids.

I would like them to be at least kept off the bus for a year and be forbidden to play any sports, at least for a year.

Somebody mentioned community service and I thought that was a pretty good idea, too.

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LEMON: She has a sense of humor there, too.

Karen Klein is getting money and messages of support from around the world in a kind of online communal outpouring. In an ironic twist, though, the boys who did the bullying are now targets themselves and they have even gotten death threats.

OK, so, get this, a website set up for Karen Klein has collected more than $500,000 in donations at last count. Still some good folks in the world. Good luck, Karen.

For the last several months, you have been hearing about Greece's monetary crisis. They need the bailout and they need it from Germany. Happening right now, those two countries are squaring off, but it has little to do with the budget. It's all about respect.

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LEMON: We are just a few minutes away from the top of the hour. Do you know what that means? That means Wolf Blitzer in "The Situation Room."

Wolf is here with a preview. Hi, Wolf.

WOLF BLITZER, HOST, "THE SITUATION ROOM": Don, it also means you can go home. You've been busy, I take it, the last 24 hours. You actually went to the game. You enjoyed it, right?

LEMON: I did. I'm using toothpicks. I pulled a "Wolf Blitzer." I worked 24 hours and still managed to get through the day and be on the air.

BLITZER: You had some good laughs, a little fun in the process. I'm glad you're back, safe and sound. Looking forward to your shows over the weekend, as well.

We've got a lot going on. Back-to-back speeches over the past 24 hours between the president and Mitt Romney at this Latino gathering down in Florida. We're going to take a closer look at what Romney said yesterday. How does that compare with what the president said today?

We'll get some reaction. Ana Navarro and Maria Cardona, both standing by live, were there in the audience. We'll get their reaction.

We also have Howie Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn standing by. We're going to take a closer look at the social media phenomenon, specifically how it's impacted that amazing 68-year-old grandmother who was so brutally tormented on that school bus. It's really a shocking story, I must say.

But this whole problem of elder abuse in our country, we're going in-depth on that, as well, because we rarely report about it, but it's something that hits so close to home for all of us. If you've got elderly parents or grandparents, you're going to want to watch. Lisa Sylvester has been working on this story. I think it will touch the hearts of all of our viewers.

A lot more coming up, as well. And I should point out there are dramatic developments happening right now in Syria. We're taking a closer look on that front, as well.

LEMON: We'll be watching, Wolf. When it comes to the grandmother, you say social media. Now, more than $500,000 online that they have raised.

We look forward to it. Thank you, Wolf. See you in just a bit.

BLITZER: Thank you.

LEMON: The battle of the bailout, the debt duel, words describing the political fight du jour here in the U.S., right? No. Try Greece versus Germany.

Perhaps the biggest soccer match in the European 2012 championship is underway right now. It is so big that leaders in Europe actually moved the meeting time of their financial talks so German chancellor Angela Merkel could watch the game in person.

And to say these teams don't like each other, well, that would be an understatement. The two nations have a tense connection right now, amid all the economic turmoil in Europe.

Fred Pleitgen is in Berlin, standing by. Fred, tell us why the stakes for this game are much more than who wins.

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This game is obviously really important here in Europe, especially between the German and the Greeks because of all the political implications that you were just talking about.

As you said, this was called the "Battle of the Bailout" here in Europe, as the Greeks, as you know, in a lot of financial trouble, a lot of debt in that country and the Germans are putting up a lot of money to try to bail the Greeks out.

The Germans, of course, are attaching a lot of demands to the money that they're giving to Greece, a lot of austerity that the Greeks are having to do and the Greeks, of course, not very happy about that.

If you look at the past week, the emotions for the soccer game in both countries have just been absolutely huge with Greek newspapers writing things like "11 million Greeks fighting against 11 Germans." Of course, the soccer team has 11 players on each side.

Still, this is really a game with huge political implications. The people here are absolutely excited to be watching this game. The German team, leading 1-0 at this point.

The Germans hope it stays that way. They believe it's a trap game for them because everyone thinks the German side is better. So if the Greeks do win, it would be quite the sensation here in Europe.

LEMON: Yes. And the Greek team has said we don't care if we win the championship. We just want to beat the German team and they feel like they have won it all.

So tell us what the mood is right now and what this game really means to Germany.

PLEITGEN: Well, I mean, the mood is just absolutely one of ecstasy in both countries. Here in Germany, what people are saying is they keep trying to tone things down. They keep saying it's all about soccer, but when you ask the second or third question, you realize that it's about a lot more than that.

These are two countries with really absolutely opposite, economic philosophies, absolutely opposite societies, if you will, two countries where there's been a lot of bad blood in the media between them.

So certainly, this game does mean a lot, probably as you said, means more to the Greeks than it actually does to the Germans. As you said, the Greeks, they said they really don't care if they win the tournament. To them, beating Germany really is the main thing and there's people who have been out on the Greek streets saying, we have to beat Germany. We have to beat Chancellor Angela Merkel.

LEMON: Fred, we'll have to leave it there. We'll be watching. Thank you, sir, for that update.

I'm Don Lemon. Thanks for watching. Let's hand it over now to Wolf Blitzer in "The Situation Room."

BLITZER: Don, thanks very much.