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Aaron Hernandez Back in Court; New York Newspaper Uses "N" Word in Obama Headline; Miami Gardens Police Told to Stop, Frisk Black Men; Golfer Shoots Greatest Round on Sad Day

Aired July 07, 2014 - 14:30   ET

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BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: Bottom of the hour. You're watching CNN. I'm Brooke Baldwin.

Former NFL star-turned alleged killer, Aaron Hernandez, back in court right now in Massachusetts. This is the first of two court appearances he's expected to make this week. These are live pictures as we're focusing. Here he is seated on your left. Hernandez arrived in the courtroom a half hour ago. He has pleaded not guilty in these two separate cases involving the shooting deaths of three different men.

CNN national correspondent, Susan Candiotti, joins me live.

Susan, is the thrust behind this particular court hearing, it's because he wants to change prisons?

SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, he wants to change jails, right. Of course, he hasn't been sentenced to anything yet. In fact, that's the first matter that came up here today. He wants to move, because his lawyer said they want to make it easier for them, being they are based in Boston. They want to be closer to the jail where he's being kept. And the first order of business, judge said, OK, he's moving.

Now I spoke with the sheriff earlier today, and he said that move could take place as early as today, but possibly tomorrow, at the same time. So that order of business taken care of, he's changing jails.

The next thing we're hoping for is to find out a firm trial date. You might remember that they penciled in October, but most people think it probably won't happen until the beginning of next year. So we'll see about that.

But right now, there are legal arguments going on about the admissibility of evidence seized during the search of Hernandez's home. Last June, a year ago, after the murder of Odin Lloyd. And the defense has made an argument the search warrant was not properly served. The paperwork missing, some things not defined in the search warrant. That's what they're discussing now. If the defense prevails, prosecutors might lose some of the important evidence they collected. But it's unclear at this point.

BALDWIN: OK. Susan Candiotti watching this hearing for us. Thank you, Susan.

Google Glass. Maybe you would like to try on a pair, maybe not, because Google Glass actually has a pretty bad reputation in some places. And this next story, not going to help with that. Some people were not too thrilled when wearers using the device can record anything. And now this tech expert has created software that could allow a person wearing Google Glass to steal your password? Huh?

CNN's Laurie Segall found out how well it works and why we should all be worried. Take a look.

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XINWEN FU, CYBER FORENSICS EXPERT, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS: 5120.

LAURIE SEGALL, TECH CORRESPONDENT, CNN MONEY: You're right.

FU: Oh.

(LAUGHTER)

SEGALL (voice-over): He didn't see me type it, so how did this security researcher figure out my iPad pin number?

Let's take a step back. You're at a coffee shop, reading the iPad. You enter your password and start browsing. Pretty basic protocol these days.

FU: You ready?

SEGALL (on camera): Yeah.

(voice-over): Welcome to a "Brave New World." 10 feet across from you, a hacker could steal your password using new technology.

FU: They see your screen, your finger and pretty much your pass code is stolen.

SEGALL: Using Google Glass or any other recording device, like cell phone video, security researcher, Xinwen Fu, can crack your pin. He's developed software that can break down hand movements from video. You type, he records. Doesn't matter if there is a glare. Doesn't even matter if you can't see the screen. The process is now easier by the rise of wearable tech, which makes it simple to discreetly record hand movements.

FU: Google Glass is on your head so people can easily adjust the angle.

SEGALL: Here's how it works.

FU: If you put your finger down, we know they're putting your finger on the key board, we call that touch point. Then we can actually map this touch point to a reference key board and we get your key.

SEGALL: We put it to the test using the same device Xinwen used when developing his software. Google Glass. We put them on a robot and then a real-world attacker. Each tried to hack us.

(on camera): So you have just analyzed the data you guys took via Google Glass.

FU: Yes.

SEGALL: You assure me you didn't see the actual numbers I was typing in?

FU: No. No.

SEGALL: But you say you have my pass code?

FU: Yes.

SEGALL: All right. Hit me with it.

(voice-over): He told me it could take him two guesses.

FU: The first one is 5120.

SEGALL: It took him one.

(on camera): You're right.

SEGALL: Oh!

(LAUGHTER)

SEGALL: You don't have access to my device. So what is that going to do?

FU: We only use the pass code as one example to demonstrate the danger. But if you actually used a mobile banking, you tried to tap in your password and access your banking, your bank account, so that's where it's dangerous. We may steal your passwords, your bank account password.

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SEGALL: The vulnerabilities, Xinwen says, is that keys are always in the same place. There are tools for randomizing the location of keys on a key board. And that would make something like this impossible. But those tools aren't widespread. Xinwen hopes exposing the dangers will lead to solutions.

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BALDWIN: You know what? Laurie Segall, what if I'm on my phone --

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SEGALL: I'm right here. I'm watching you, right?

BALDWIN: I mean, what does Google say to this? SEGALL: They issued a comment. Let me read it to you. They say, "We

designed glass with privacy in mind. The fact that glass is worn above the eyes and a screen lights up whenever it's activated clearly signals it's in use and makes it a fairly lousy surveillance device."

Now, I will say, he was sitting a little bit farther than you're sitting away from me now. And I don't think I would have had any idea with the rise of wearable technology now. This is only going to get worse. These guys are going to actually present this at a conference called Black Hat. And the hope is, put this out there. And they're the good guys. They say, hey, we're able to --

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BALDWIN: Lots of hackers.

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SEGALL: If we're able to do this, other people need to take note.

BALDWIN: Gosh. Just as technology evolves, it's amazing the things people can find out about you. I'm glad they're presenting it because --

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SEGALL: Yeah, scary. But good.

BALDWIN: OK. See you next hour?

SEGALL: Absolutely.

BALDWIN: Laurie Segall, thank you so much.

Coming up, a New York newspaper publishes this headline -- see it here? -- about President Obama. And one of the words in the headline is the "N" word. And if that's not shocking enough, you actually won't believe what the column is about. You'll be surprised. Stay with me.

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BALDWIN: You have to see this video over a runway in Barcelona, Spain. This happened over the weekend. You see these two massive planes coming precariously close to one another. That plane is thinking about landing, sees the plane and does otherwise. This is an Airbus jet, taxiing across a runway as this Russian 747 preparing to land. The pilot of the Russian plane pulled up, barely missing the other jet. Here it is again for you, just to see how close this actually was. It's actually unclear how this mix up happened. But airport officials told a Spanish newspaper, there was never any danger of a collision.

It is the six-letter word that only needs to be uttered once to draw a firestorm. And now this free New York City paper is feeling the heat big-time, not just because they used it in this headline, but used it in the headline to describe the president of the United States. This is the head line -- we have that word blurred out -- on page 16 of the "West View News." The "N" word in the White House is actually a pro- Obama opinion piece, accusing far right voters of hating the president because he's black.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Unbelievably upset, saddened, and depressed that this society has gotten this far down.

IDE OGAJ, OFFENDED READER: I respect the legacy of all of the African-American men and women who have suffered under the -- under the pain of slavery and for that reason alone, I will respect by not using the word. So somebody else use this is and splashes it over a newspaper, it offends me and my integrity and the integrity of everyone else who has come before us.

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BALDWIN: All this backlash here, this paper knew it was coming. Because just underneath this "N" word article is this piece posted by an African-American writer, entitled "The Headline Depends Me." The publisher pointed out to CNN how the paper gives equal space to this article as well. But when we asked the publisher if this was a publicity stunt, the publisher said it was not and then hung up on us.

Let me turn now to senior media correspondent, host of "Reliable Sources," Brian Stelter.

Listen, this is obviously about shock value. A headline is a headline for a reason. And we're talking about it, so obviously it worked.

BRIAN STELTER, CNN SENIOR MEDIA CORRESPONDENT & HOST, RELIABLE SOURCES: And, by the way, small newspaper, in the West Village. I live in the village and still don't read it. Of it's mostly an advocacy newspaper. But, you know, you want to have a diversity of media out there. So in theory, good the paper is there.

The reason from the publisher to print this word is that because "The New York Times" doesn't publish words like this, that's why he says his little newspaper needed to publish it. That makes very little sense, even though it's good to have diversity in media. This makes no sense at all. So I am glad there has been a lot of condemnation of this today.

The writer, who is making an important point, a very controversial, much-argued-about point, is going to missed -- that point is going to get missed because of the outrage, the appropriate outrage, because of the headline.

BALDWIN: Because of the headline. And even though the piece is ultimately pro President Obama, to see the "N" word in a headline, A, is offensive, B, to have this modify -- uses a word to describe the president of the United States, how -- this isn't even ethical to me.

STELTER: I was looking at the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics for some guidance on what is right in this case. And one of the codes of the ethics, right here, it says, "to avoid stereotyping by race, gender, et cetera." However, the next line says, "Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant." This is a tough one if you take it as a journalism school question.

To me, the problem is what you said. It's offensive just for the sake of causing offense. He's making a point argued about many times. An important question: Do some people dislike President Obama because of his race? Something that will be argued about for many years to come.

BALDWIN: Sure --

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STELTER: But this piece isn't going to make progress because it's distracted by the headline.

BALDWIN: There you go.

Brian Stelter, thank you for coming on.

STELTER: Thanks.

BALDWIN: Really appreciate it.

STELTER: Thank you.

BALDWIN: Coming up next, Stop and Frisk are controversial enough, but add allegations of racial profiling and you have a lawsuit on your hands. A man is suing over claims police officers being told to stop black men. Stick around for that.

And a U.S. soccer player celebrating a goal, snaps a selfie, but he comes to regret it. We will tell you what happened to him, right after taking this photo.

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BALDWIN: A new six-month investigation finds the Miami Gardens, Florida, Police Department has been very busy. Fusion TV uncovered startling numbers of people subjected to so-called Stop and Frisk practices carried out by the city's police, including senior citizens and children. A Fusion reporter shared the numbers with CNN's Ashleigh Banfield.

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ALICE BRENNAN, REPORTER, FUSION TV: We conducted a comprehensive data analysis of public records that the Miami Gardens Police gave to us. And 99,000 stops, that 56,000 people in a city of 110,000. That's more than half of the population. 8,000 children or people under the age of 18, and over 1,000 senior citizens stopped by the Miami Gardens Police.

(END VIDEO CLIP) BALDWIN: Let me repeat what you just heard her say. More than half the city's population stopped and questioned by police.

CNN's Alina Machado went to Miami Gardens, Florida. She talked to people who live there, as well as the police chief. Here's what she found.

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EARL SAMPSON, MIAMI GARDENS RESIDENT: It's been a complete nightmare. The way they, like, terrorize.

ALINA MACHADO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Earl Sampson made national headlines last year after it became known he was stopped by police at least 288 times, the equivalent of about once a week for four years.

SAMPSON: I couldn't be nowhere in -- in my own neighborhood. Like, standing right here, I couldn't be here. I had to -- like, running for my freedom.

MACHADO: Today, Sampson says his life is much better.

(on camera): Do police continue to come here and pick you up or try to detain you?

SAMPSON: No. Now they don't mess with me no more.

MACHADO (voice-over): Sampson is one of 12 people suing the city of Miami Gardens and several others. The federal civil rights lawsuit alleges the city put in place a racially motivated quota system. The city denies the claims.

But the attorney that filed the lawsuit says the city's unwritten policy led to tens of thousands of illegal stops.

STEPHAN LOPEZ, ATTORNEY: The quota system was created by the department. It was created by the higher-ups. It was created by people telling officers, in supervisory positions, hey, we need to go out, this is what you need to do. And the officers? They followed those orders.

MACHADO (on camera): Do you feel like the policy was racially motivated?

UNIDENTIFIED FORMER MIAMI GARDENS POLICE OFFICER: I believe so.

MACHADO (voice-over): This man is a former police officer in Miami Gardens, the largest predominantly African-American city in Florida. He has asked us to conceal his identity.

(on camera): Was anybody ever told to stop all-black males between 15 and 30 years old?

UNIDENTIFIED FORMER MIAMI GARDENS POLICE OFFICER: Yes.

MACHADO: In a roll call?

UNIDENTIFIED FORMER MIAMI GARDENS POLICE OFFICER: Yes, ma'am.

MACHADO: Did they say anything in terms of why stop all black males between 15 and 30, or they just said, we need numbers?

UNIDENTIFIED FORMER MIAMI GARDENS POLICE OFFICER: In so many words, yes. They said that's the criminal element within the city of Miami Gardens.

MACHADO (voice-over): Today, there is a new police chief in town.

STEPHEN JOHNSON, CHIEF, MIAMI GARDENS POLICE DEPARTMENT: I can tell you that, yes, a large number of crimes are occurred by -- in this city, because it is a black city, by young black males. That's a fact. That's our population. That's our demographics. But is it every young black male? No.

MACHADO: Stephen Johnson was hired in April after the former chief stepped down.

(on camera): When you heard about what was going on before you came on board, does that disturb you?

JOHNSON: Absolutely. And I can tell you, from my assessment, whether it's perceived or real, the officers here were under the perceived -- under the perception that in order to get into a specialized unit, you had to have high stats.

MACHADO: Quotas?

JOHNSON: Quotas. Now, that was not a written policy. That is what they were instructed to do.

MACHADO (voice-over): Chief Johnson says he's made changes, reassigning officers, and making sure everyone knows there is no quota system in place.

JOHNSON: It will work.

MACHADO: You don't have any concerns about ever going back to that or hearing that officers are stopping people because they're black?

JOHNSON: No. No. And it's because my style of policing, again, is community-based policing.

MACHADO: Sampson is still haunted by what happened at the place where he works.

SAMPSON: I'm just hanging out here.

MACHADO (on camera): You're scared? Are you still scared of going out?

SAMPSON: I'm terrified. I'm terrified and terrorized.

MACHADO: Even though they've left you alone?

SAMPSON: Even though they left me alone.

MACHADO (voice-over): He's working to clear his record, and get his life back in order.

Alina Machado, CNN, Miami.

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BALDWIN: Alina, thank you.

Coming up here on CNN, a golfer has one of the best rounds of his career. I mean, this man shot a 61. This is an incredible score, whether you know golf or not. But all the while, he was coping and dealing with some absolutely devastating personal news. We'll share his story with you, right after the break. Stay right here.

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BALDWIN: Oh, the selfies, selfies, selfies. Nothing says "look at me" better than taking a selfie than perhaps scoring a goal in soccer. Over the weekend, this player for an MLS team in Kansas City managed to combine the two. Dom Gwire (ph) scored this goal in Chicago and proceeded to do some celebrating. Understandable, right? The celebration included taking a guy's phone, then taking a selfie with a teammate and fans in the front row. There you go. Check it out for yourself. Everyone loved it, except the officials, who gave him a yellow card warning for excessive celebration. Guess that's a no-no.

Now to this. This is a tough one. Professional golfer, George McNeill, played one of the greatest rounds of his career on what had to be one of the most painful and sad days of his life. This all happened just yesterday. He shot this final round of 61, best of his career, finished in second place at the PGA's Greenbrier Classic. And he did it all with such a heavy heart. Because he knew his sister was losing her battle with cancer.

Laura Rutledge, from "CNN Sports," joins me to talk about this.

Talk about the highest of highs, professionally, and the lowest of lows, personally speaking.

LAURA RUTLEDGE, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Such a tragic day for McNeill and his family. A day where they should have been celebrating, and it turned to mourning. And he actually found out just as he stepped off from one of the most remarkable performances of his career his sister had passed away.

Take a listen.

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GEORGE MCNEILL, PROFESSIONAL GOLFER: You go out and, you know, golf doesn't really mean a whole lot. So it's hard. I played good today and got to finish. (END VIDEO CLIP)

RUTLEDGE: Brooke, McNeill actually had a tradition where he would call his mom and check on his sister before every round or before whatever he was doing, so he did that, and his mom, Dotty, said it's not looking very good, she may not have much longer. So he carried that with him out on to the course. And then, actually, she did pass away 20 minutes before that round. He, of course, didn't know. He didn't have his phone. Found it out later on. So his mom said this quote: "We just think she went ahead to West Virginia and was there with him, and it was obvious with his golf."

BALDWIN: Oh. So she had been fighting for -- she was 46. Fighting for -- you were saying -- two years?

RUTLEDGE: Yeah, two years. She was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. And then they found out that it spread to her brain. And doctors said it was the most aggressive type of cancer imaginable. And so actually, a week ago, as recent as that, she was at the Moffett Cancer Center in Tampa, trying to figure out if there was something she could do. The diagnosis was very grim there, as well.

But one thing that George wanted everyone to know, is she kept fighting. She wasn't giving up until the very end. She does leave her husband and two grown children behind.

BALDWIN: Our thoughts are with her.

And speaking of the lows and highs, back to the highs, because he shot a 61, will he be going to the British Open?

RUTLEDGE: He will.

BALDWIN: Oh.

RUTLEDGE: He does get to go to the British Open. It's only 10 days away. The first round begins 10 days away. But he says he's going to do it. He's really excited about it, looking forward to it. He actually played in the British Open one time before. And that was in 2010. But he didn't make the cut. So he's looking for redemption there. He's looking to go out there and have a great performance and probably hoping that Michelle's spirit will be with him.

BALDWIN: The best to him and the family. Laura Rutledge, thank you so much. Nice to meet you.

RUTLEDGE: Thanks. Nice to meet you too.

BALDWIN: All right.

Now hour two. Roll it.