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Video Reveals Possible Police Brutality Cover-Up of UMCP Student Beating; NFL Commissioner Meeting With Roethlisberger; GOP's Legislation Killer Strategy; Revered Criticizes Pope's Handling of Priest Sex Abuse Scandal; Is O'Brien Pulling a Leno on Lopez?
Aired April 13, 2010 - 15:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
RICK SANCHEZ, CNN ANCHOR: Let me tell you what we are going to be bringing you. We are going to be talking a little bit about some of the things that he just touched up on.
But there's a piece of videotape -- there's a piece of videotape that you are going to want to see, because we have been stupefied by it ourselves in watching it.
Here we go.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
SANCHEZ (voice-over): Here's what's making today's LIST.
What, if anything, did this student do to deserve this?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is police brutality, pure and simple.
SANCHEZ: You think?
And police say he assaulted them. Oh, and his injuries? The horse accidentally kicked him. OK.
What political candidate is suggesting shooting Hispanics? And you won't believe what he called them.
Are the parents who sent this adopted child back to Russia being investigated for abuse or abandonment? We're on it.
And then there's Ben Roethlisberger.
BEN ROETHLISBERGER, NFL QUARTERBACK, PITTSBURGH STEELERS: I don't intend to discuss any details related to the events.
FRED BRIGHT, OCMULGEE, GEORGIA, JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Ben, grow up.
SANCHEZ: Today, he hears from the commish. Will he be fined, suspended, or just play on?
And the president addresses you, live, during our show. What deal has he struck on controlling nukes? You will hear it.
The lists you need to know about. Who's today's most intriguing? Who's making news on Twitter? It's why I keep a list, pioneering tomorrow's cutting-edge news right now.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SANCHEZ: I want you to watch something that seems to show some police brutality. It also seems to show some deceptiveness, if not some downright lying.
And it also seems to even suggest that there may be a cover-up going on. And when we see these things, we want to point them out to you. Let me take you back to when this happened, all right? I'm going to do the setup and then I'm going to watch -- let you watch the tape.
It happened March 3. This is in College Park, Maryland. Maryland has just played Duke. Duke, as you know now, is the best team in the country in college basketball. And Maryland beats them, by golly. And the students are crazy happy that they have beaten the best team in the land, so they go out and they start celebrating and partying, as college kids are known to do.
Then the police show up. Wait until you see what was caught on tape. Roll it, Rog.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BRAD BELL, WJLA REPORTER (voice-over): On the video, University of Maryland student John McKenna first appears skipping down the sidewalk next to Knox Road. He is singing a cheer, celebrating Maryland's basketball win over Duke, when he comes face to face with a Park Police mounted officer. He stops dead in his tracks and actually backs up.
Watch carefully what happens now, as he is slammed into the wall, knocked unconscious, and then beaten more than a dozen times by Prince George's County police officers. McKenna's lawyers say there is only one way to characterize what happened.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is police brutality, pure and simple.
BELL: And, Griffiths says, the actual beating is only half the story.
This is the sworn statement of charges against McKenna by the police. It alleges assault on a police officer and disorderly conduct. It claims that McKenna -- quote -- "struck those officers and their horses," causing minor injuries, and that McKenna was -- quote -- "kicked by the horses and sustained minor injuries."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Clearly, the charging document is a lie. As you can see from the tape, there's not a single fact in that statement of charges that's true.
BELL: We showed the video and charging documents to Prince George's County Police Major Andy Ellis today. He says the police internal affairs office will begin an immediate investigation. MAJOR ANDY ELLIS, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT: There are things in that video that concern me, Brad, and we're going to take a look at it.
BELL: Federal investigators will also be looking at the tapes to determine if civil rights violations occurred. But county prosecutors may now pursue assault charges when the officers involved are identified.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SANCHEZ: This is unbelievable. That was Brad Bell from our affiliate WJLA.
Joining me from New York is retired Nassau County police officer Lou Palumbo. He's with the Elite Group, LTD.
Lou, I don't know what to say after watching that, because aside from the fact that it appears that the police officers may very well be wrong, their story about what they say happened seems to make it doubly wrong, does it not?
LOU PALUMBO, FORMER NEW YORK POLICE OFFICER: You know, I think what we learn in life, it's never the crime; it's the cover-up. And I think they obviously were unaware that they were being videotaped.
There isn't any question, Rick. And, normally, I wouldn't go out on a limb like --
(CROSSTALK)
SANCHEZ: We're looking at the video here. This is where police officers say he struck them. Does it look to you like he struck them or did something to that horse?
PALUMBO: Rick, I'm going to surmise this whole thing through that you will are going to arrests of these police officers, criminal prosecutions, lawsuits.
And you may have the FBI involved in investigating this under what we would call color of authority. There is nothing in that young man's actions that should have precipitated this type of encounter with this law enforcement agency.
SANCHEZ: Well, here's what they have told us. And we have been calling them all day today. They have released a statement now, essentially saying that, in fact, they will drop the charges against this young man and that at least one officer has been suspended and that two others will possibly be suspended.
When we asked if charges are going to be filed, they said, no, we're only looking at suspensions at this point. When we asked if they would be suspended with pay or without pay, they said with pay.
I don't know about you, but I think people listening to what I just said would be appalled. PALUMBO: Well, what they're doing here, Rick, is they're taking a bad situation and making it worse, because, just as you and I are reviewing this tape, so is the FBI. That's all I'm going to say to you.
And one of the things you cannot do is lie during an investigation. And they have already started to do that. So, you're going to see basically these officers terminated, criminally charged, the parents of this poor young man suing this police department.
And, you know, it's just a black eye and an embarrassment to law enforcement, because this is an anomaly, fortunately.
(CROSSTALK)
SANCHEZ: But, Lou, you're a cop. You have got experience with this. When are they going to learn? Why is it taking so long? People right now watching this tape, I guarantee you, are wanting these guys to be in jail, and yet they're not even naming the names of the police officers.
They said there's one suspended, two others maybe, and they're not quite sure who they are. You know they know who they are.
PALUMBO: Rick, all I'm going to tell you is that, at times, the wheels of justice turn slow.
SANCHEZ: OK.
PALUMBO: But they turn.
And I will tell you flat-out and unequivocally, you're going to see loss of employment. You may see the removal of the head of this agency. You have to understand the condition that exists in all walks of life, whether it's journalism, law enforcement, Wall Street. The fish stinks from the head down.
Whatever is tolerated by the chief administration of this law enforcement agency is going to basically translate to his employment. And there's nothing that you can say that explains what went on here.
And as we already have identified, they started the cover-up by, how would you say, dissemination of inaccurate or untruthful information. And I'm embarrassed, having been a former law enforcement agent, to have to look at a tape like this. Seldom do you see this, fortunately.
SANCHEZ: Wow, strong words coming from you.
Listen, my thanks to you for your candor.
And I should let you know, Lou -- and maybe we will get back in touch with you later -- I know the president's going to be speaking, so we have got a lot to get on the show. But one of the spokespersons, perhaps an officer from this department -- that's Prince George's County -- is going to be joining us here at the top of the 4:00 show, so in about 40 minutes or so. We will see what he says. And I might want to get back to you on this. You going to be available?
PALUMBO: Absolutely.
SANCHEZ: All right. If nothing else, maybe we can just get you on the horn. Thanks. Thanks a lot, Lou. We appreciate your time.
Meanwhile, this news just in. This is on Twitter, by the way. On Saturday evening, the president will now travel to Krakow, Poland, to attend a state funeral of President Lech Kaczynski, brand-new information. We just got it. Here it is. As you can see there, first lady, Maria Kaczynski, by the way, is going to there. It's April, Sunday, 18th.
And here's what the tweet says: "To express condolences to the people of an important ally, the president of the United States will travel to Krakow, Poland, for the funeral of the president and the first lady." That comes to us PressSec, which is, by the way, Robert Gibbs, brand-new information just coming in to us.
A lot of news is coming in as we take you through -- pardon me -- as we take you through these next couple of hours.
Take a look at this.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sometimes, the truth can be harsh. But anyone who would have covered up the abuse of children or minors committed a criminal act.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SANCHEZ: Is this Massachusetts priest -- think about this, a priest -- now calling for his own boss to resign? Is he saying that -- is he saying this about the pope? I'm going to let you hear it for yourself. That's ahead.
Also, as we -- as we speak, Ben Roethlisberger is meeting with his boss. This is the big story or the big part of the story today, the development, if you will. He's meeting with the commissioner of the NFL. Should he be fined or should he be suspended, or -- even though he wasn't charged?
You tell me what you think should happen. I will tell you what the decision is as soon as we hear it. We're following this. We will continue to. That's next on LIST.
We are scrolling on, folks. And there's a lot of stuff coming your way.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
SANCHEZ: Welcome back. I'm Rick Sanchez. First of all, I want you to know that we're getting a ton of reaction on a story that I just showed you. That video, I will tell you, folks are stunned, angry. They say they have goose bumps and tears as they were watching that. That's interesting.
I thank you. And, by the way, I will share some of these in just a minute.
But I want to get to story, because I promised it. This weekend, Saturday evening, to be exact, the president is going to travel to Poland to attend the state funeral of President Kaczynski and the first lady. Remember, they were on that plane that crashed in Russia over the weekend. As I mentioned moments ago, the president will go, representing the U.S. on behalf of the American people.
I want you to listen to this. I want you -- to read something to you that's very important as we continue to follow another part of this story. This is the story of Ben Roethlisberger. This is where the NFL's own personal conduct policy comes into play.
And this is interesting regarding Ben Roethlisberger, because we didn't know this. I didn't know this coming in to work today. We looked it up and we found it. Barb (ph), one of our producers, found it. It applies to everyone in the league, from players to coaches to league employees.
You ready? Let me read it to you. It goes like this.
"Conduct that undermines or puts at risk the integrity and reputation of the NFL will be subject to discipline, even if not criminal in nature." Did you hear that last part, "even if not criminal in nature"?
Now, that sentence could come into play for Ben Roethlisberger right now, because, right now, he's meeting with the NFL commissioner, Robert Goodell -- or Roger Goodell -- pardon me. And a lot of people are saying, well, so what? He wasn't charged. They can't do anything with him. Well, I guess they can. It's been a day since a district attorney in Georgia announced that he doesn't have enough evidence to charge Roethlisberger with sexually assaulting a college student in a nightclub bathroom.
Roethlisberger's reaction, a statement that lasted -- it was -- it's about a minute in length. I want you to listen to the whole thing. Here it is
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
ROETHLISBERGER: I'd like to begin by expressing gratitude for the thorough investigation process in Georgia and the prosecutor's decision not to bring charges. I know, without a doubt, it was the right conclusion.
I don't intend to discuss any details related to the events in Georgia. And I am happy to put this behind me and move forward. I am truly sorry for the disappointment and negative attention I have brought to my family, my teammates, coaches, the Rooneys, and the NFL. I understand that the opportunities I have been blessed with are a privilege, and that much is expected of me as the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
I absolutely want to be the leader this team deserves, valued in the community and a role model to kids. I have much work to do to earn this trust, and I am committed to improving and showing everyone my true values.
I am excited to get back to work with my teammates, and I am more determined than ever to have a great season. I intend to make my family, friends and the Steeler nation proud on all fronts. Thank you. And God Bless.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SANCHEZ: I always wonder if people who are wondering apologies like that that are likely written by their lawyers or public relations agents shouldn't at least try and make an effort to memorize it, so it doesn't look like they're looking down for the entire thing all 50 seconds, reading it of off a script.
Regardless, I should tell you this. Even if the NFL does not punish Roethlisberger, the team also could. Steelers president, Art Rooney, plans to talk with the NFL's commissioner. Then the team will decide what happens next as well.
And Rooney, by the way, is a guy that doesn't mess around. And he's making it very clean that Big Ben has to clean up his act. Let me read that to you. "Ben will now have to work hard to earn back the respect and the trust of Steelers fans and to live up to the leadership responsibilities that we all expect of him." That's the guy who owns the team.
And we're hearing from Roethlisberger's most famous predecessor, by the way, the greatest quarterback in Steelers' history, four-time Super Bowl champ who had a bit of a personality on him himself, Terry Bradshaw.
He's ripping into Roethlisberger like we have never seen before, one former quarterback saying about a present quarterback -- let me read you this -- "He has got to realize who he is. When you're through playing football, do whatever you want to do, but, right now, stay clean."
And there's this blunt piece of advice from the DA in Georgia you may have heard yesterday.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
BRIGHT: Ben, grow up. Come on, you're supposed to stand for something. I mean, you're the leader. You should be a role model. You don't need to put yourself in this position anymore.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SANCHEZ: "Ben, grow up." That's from the man who charged -- who decided not charge him.
Now, look at this tweet. You know, we collect these things for you every day. We want to see what people are Twittering about at any given moment, and we found this from Ochocinco. "What would have happened to me if I was being accused of the same allegations that Ben was? Just asking."
Ochocinco. There you have it.
Again, when the NFL makes its decision, we will bring it to you, and you will hear it here first.
Meanwhile, this --
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you care about the starving millions of African people in this country, if you care about the farm workers who are being oppressed in this country, you cannot --
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don't interrupt me. I will finish. Thank you. Why? (INAUDIBLE) All right. OK.
And you won't dare -- you won't dare interrupting me once more.
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Take away this man.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you very much.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SANCHEZ: All right, this thing does not stop here. This thing gets even uglier. "Touch me and you're in trouble," he says. How did this television interview get so out of control? This is about hate exposed. It's live. And I'm going to let you watch it.
Also, is Kentucky's leading Republican saying that he doesn't want to reform Wall Street? Is he saying that? Today's development may surprise you on this. Jessica Yellin's got her list ready to go, and she's coming up just next. This is RICK'S LIST. We're scrolling on.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
SANCHEZ: Boy, and the tweets continue to come in. I am going to share those with you in just a little bit. Everybody who watched that video we showed at the top of this newscast -- and, by the way, we are going to show you that video again. So, if you didn't see it and if you don't have a TiVo or DVR or whatever it's called and you can't go back, trust me, you are going to be able to see this thing once again.
But everybody is just outraged by the video and the behavior of some of these police officers and their superiors.
If there's one thing that I think that we can all agree on, by the way, it's this. We as a nation came frightfully close to going down the tubes, as in another depression, in this last financial crisis that we went through. And we can't let it happen again, just can't happen, period.
I now want you to listen to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaking late this morning on the floor of the Senate.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY), MINORITY LEADER: Never again, never again should taxpayers be expected to bail out Wall Street from its own mistakes. We cannot allow endless taxpayer-funded bailouts for big Wall Street banks. That's why we must not pass the financial reform bill that's about to hit the floor. The fact is --
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SANCHEZ: That's our cue for "Yellin's List" with our own Jessica Yellin, who has owned this since from day one.
As I hear him talking, I'm hearing him describe this as a bailout, which is kind of interesting, because you and I have had a lot of conversations, so has everybody else, and anybody who has followed this story, saying, look, these guys on Wall Street got away with murder and we have got to make sure we come up with some rules to make sure they can't do this again.
Now, this is interesting, because as we listen to him use that word and say that he's against the financial reform, as apparently the Dems want to pass it through, and a lot of Republicans, he seems to be calling it a bailout.
Now, watch this. I want to read now -- this is a memo that was sent to Republicans from their strategist. This is Frank Luntz, the guy who tells these guys what is usually good for them politically.
"Public outrage about the bailout of banks and Wall Street is a simmering time bomb set to go off on Election Day. Frankly, the single best way to kill any legislation, any financial reform legislation, is to link it -- is to link it to the big bank bailout."
So, you put those two together, and you can't help but wonder if what Mitch McConnell is doing is really more about politics than it is about good legislation. I don't know. What do you think?
JESSICA YELLIN, CNN NATIONAL POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: I would say that its first -- I would be a little more generous than that. I would say, first, it's a negotiating strategy, Rick, because Mitch McConnell, the leader, is trying to see how far they can get this bill pushed in the Republicans' direction. The truth is, Democrats do need at least one Republican to get it through the Senate, so they have to give on something. And at the same time, Republicans would rather pass something they can agree on than nothing at all, but if there is no deal and Republicans cannot pass -- you know, cannot in good conscience pass this bill, they need a message.
SANCHEZ: Yes.
YELLIN: And how do they go to the voters on Election Day saying that they defeated Wall Street reform? The message is calling this a bailout bill; they had no choice. So, we're seeing the outlines of a P.R. war unfolding.
SANCHEZ: But the idea that it has to be a bailout war and the idea that we have to be talking about using semantics and words, listen to what Chris Dodd said.
YELLIN: Right.
SANCHEZ: Chris Dodd at the White House, this is March 24. He said that Republicans -- in fact, here, do we have the sound? I think we have got it. Play it, Rog.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SEN. CHRISTOPHER DODD (D), CONNECTICUT: Those Republicans who I think reluctantly went along with the just say no or against everything are finally going to step up and say, look, that's over with. We didn't get elected to Congress, the United States Senate to sit around and just say no to everything. This is a major crisis. We want to be part of a solution. And, frankly, if the leadership tries to tell us once again we're just supposed to vote no on everything, we're going to walk.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SANCHEZ: Look, Dodd's far from being a hero on this, nor is his plan perfect. And I don't think anyone would say that. However, what he's saying here is that he just does not believe there's going to be enough Republicans to back Mitch McConnell and go against something as popular with people as going after the guys on Wall Street.
Is he right?
YELLIN: Well, that was then. This thing seems to be changing by the week, and it's been a few weeks since then, Rick, and there are Republicans, again, who would like to vote yes, but it depends what ends up in the final bill and how hard their leadership pushes. And I think this one is 50/50.
SANCHEZ: Really?
YELLIN: It's just not clear at this point that there are Republicans who are prepared to sign on to this particular bill. There -- certain changes, maybe. (CROSSTALK)
SANCHEZ: There's going to be enough Republicans going to go out there and stand in front of the American people and say, no, we don't need to reform Wall Street? they're going to say that?
(CROSSTALK)
YELLIN: I know. It's a tricky political issue. What they will say is that the Democrats wanted to grow government and that this was going to grow government at a time we need business to be working at all cylinders to speed up our economy, and it would have just slowed everything down with more regulation.
You can imagine the argument.
SANCHEZ: Yes, boy.
(CROSSTALK)
YELLIN: You know, there are principled differences, but it's also getting stuck in an awful lot of politics and lobbying, frankly, a lot of lobbying.
SANCHEZ: Wow. I don't know what's -- I don't know who's right, but I do know that most Americans think that something should be done, and that we shouldn't walk away with this -- from this saying, well, we tried.
YELLIN: Needs to be done, yes.
SANCHEZ: We tried, right?
Jessica, you're the best, as usual. Thanks so much for your list today.
YELLIN: Good to see you.
SANCHEZ: Here's what's next.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GEORGE LOPEZ, COMEDIAN: With Conan coming to TBS --
CHRIS ROCK, COMEDIAN: Yes. Yes. Conan's coming?
LOPEZ: Yes.
ROCK: I'm going -- I'm staying. I'm going to midnight.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SANCHEZ: Where you going? Midnight? Did George Lopez get Lenoed with Conan O'Brien's move to TBS? What's Lopez's reaction to all of this. We're going to take you through it.
And, by the way, he's going to be talking to the King tonight.
And who is the priest calling for the pope to resign? That's next on THE LIST, your LIST, RICK'S LIST.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
SANCHEZ: Welcome back. I'm Rick Sanchez.
Wait until you see the list that you don't want to be on today, what we call our bad list. That's coming up in just a little bit.
But, first, it's time to check the list for the most intriguing person in the news today.
Talk about taking a stand. This guy is not only speaking out against his employer, but he says his boss is not telling the truth, and he wants him to step aside. His boss is Pope Benedict XVI. Most intriguing today is a parish priest in southern Massachusetts. He is telling his congregation that the Pope covered up child sex abuse in the church, that he committed a crime, plain and simple.
Listen to what he told CNN's Mary Snow.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
REV. JAMES SCAHILL, PASTOR, ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH: If he can't do it, if he can't take the consequences of being truthful on this matter, his integrity should lead him for the good of the church to step down and to have the conclave of cardinals elect a Pope with the understanding that that elected Pope would be willing to take on this issue, transparently, not just in promise, but in fact.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SANCHEZ: That is James Scahill, Reverend James Scahill of St. Michael's church in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He said his flock is as fed up with the church scandal as he is. And they are on his side. Father Scahill is critical, outspoken. and gutsy, and for that reason, whether you agree or disagree with what he has to say, he finds himself today on "The List" of the most intriguing person in the news.
Wait until you hear what's going on with Toyota now, another problem, another vehicle. I'll tell you what kind of vehicle it is. That's ahead.
Also this --
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I care about the farm workers who are being oppressed in this country.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I thought -- no, no, don't interrupt me.
(END VIDEO CLIP) SANCHEZ: Now, watch where he gets up. Watch the microphone fly. Watch this. He throws it against the wall. Here's where it gets out of control. Can you say overreaction? Live television news at its worst. That is next right after the break. You'll see the whole thing, folks. I'll be right back.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
SANCHEZ: Have you -- Brooke, Brooke Baldwin, have you ever been told that a monkey could do a job better than you can?
BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I hope not. How about you, Sanchez?
SANCHEZ: I've been told that many times on tweets about 100 times a day.
BALDWIN: Yes, I believe that, actually.
(LAUGHTER)
SANCHEZ: All right, we're looking for best videos. Let's do "Fotos."
First up, do you know what, isn't that cool? Thailand, or wrestling, ah, the monkey can do that job. Get it? They aren't monkeys, orangutan, and technically this is boxing, not wrestling. Animal rights groups are saying we don't like it.
BALDWIN: Did they?
SANCHEZ: They're outraged, that's right.
Let me show you this. It's a big boom. Bang! It's right there in the big apple. That was a manhole cover zipping past the city worker's head. It all started with an electrical fire beneath the streets of Manhattan. Can you imagine?
BALDWIN: No.
SANCHEZ: Now, are you ready?
BALDWIN: I've been waiting for this.
SANCHEZ: This is the one we've all wanted to watch. It's a blowup of a different type. It's South African newscast. The woman you're about to see is a political analyst who was brought on to talk with the guy, this man she's arguing with. He's described as an extreme right-wing politician. Watch --
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is us, it is --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But can't you understand that we have our own industry, our own culture, our own language? Our own -- UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: With all due respect --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, no.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And it's a very narrow perspective. It's not pacifist.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's not a perspective, it's a real fact.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you care about the starving millions of African people in this country? Do you care about the farm workers who are being oppressed in this country.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I thought --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You care --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, no, no, don't interrupt me. I'll tell you. Why --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bye-bye.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bye.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And you won't dare -- you won't dare interrupting me once more.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you very much.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Touch me and you'll be in trouble. Touch me on my --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You touched me.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don't touch me in my studio -- touch me in my --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You touched me.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And touch me on my --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Take you away --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Touch me on my studios -- touch me on my studio --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I touch you on your studio --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don't do that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You are going to --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I am not finished with you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stop threatening this woman, I'm telling you stop it now. Stop it now.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I won't stop it. You tried to stop me.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Why are you threatening this poor woman? What has she done to you? She's talking about abuse.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She is talking about the capitalist whites. Why do you think that she's poor?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sorry. Call security please.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SANCHEZ: Yes, I -- somebody better --
BALDWIN: Security. Security.
SANCHEZ: What did you think about it?
BALDWIN: What was he saying? "Don't touch me on my studio"?
SANCHEZ: Don't touch me in my studio.
BALDWIN: He's all cool, calm. Craig, you'd have my back if that happened, right?
SANCHEZ: This is important, just to clear it up. He's not a normal political guy. They literally brought in a guy who is the equivalent of -- we checked -- to what you would call the KKK here in the United States.
BALDWIN: Wow.
SANCHEZ: This is not like a Democrat or a Republican. This guy is way, way, way out there. They maybe were asking for that when they brought him on and that's why they had the problem that they did. But what a confrontation. It's good you and I don't get into anything like that.
BALDWIN: My goodness.
SANCHEZ: Watch this.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is police brutality, pure and simple.
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SANCHEZ: Oh, there's no question. I mean, you look at this tape, and you're just amazed by what police are saying happened. You know, it's the story -- it's like the story of the guy who's told your lying eye are deceiving you. It's a sports fan -- he was charged with assault in this case.
And I'm going to take you through the story. I know many of you have already seen it. We'll show it to you again. Everybody seem to be talking about it today.
Also this -- this is a car with three people flipping into a canal and a woman is swept away for more than two miles. The rescue will be -- is captured on tape, and I'm going to be sharing it with you.
Stay right there. RICK'S LIST scrolls on.
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SANCHEZ: Welcome back. I'm Rick Sanchez.
By the way, from time to time I like to share information that you share with me. So, here we go. This is from Tanner's dad, and I bet it has a very personal meaning for him to share this with me, so I'm going to do it with viewers all over the country.
A million of you now know that -- well, I'll read it to you. It says, "Please remind the viewers that this is autism awareness and action month." OK. It's autism awareness and action month. And I think that's a good cause because, you know, I know a lot of families that have to deal with that.
BALDWIN: Absolutely.
SANCHEZ: And that's a very important cause.
"Brooke Block" is here in the form of Brooke Baldwin. She has her list and she's rearing to go.
BALDWIN: Speaking of action, this firefighter I'm about to introduce you to is pretty amazing. It's a bittersweet story, because it's a rescue and a recovery. Here's the scenario. It's a rain- swollen canal in northern California. A car crashes into it.
You have a couple and a grown son. So 70-year-old Janet Hogan is fighting for her life. She's in the frigid water. Listen.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right here.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Grab this wall.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right here, ma'am.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right here.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You can do it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Grab the wall!
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BALDWIN: So, there she was, rescue crews obviously there on the scene, 50-plus people, rescue workers try to throw her a line three times. You see the current. It's so strong. At some point they're told that she went into cardiac arrest. In fact, she went under water sometime between 15, 20 seconds.
To the rescue, this firefighter, Dave Mantick. He's dangling from a rescue chopper. He helped save her life.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: By the time we got there, the helicopter was there. They had a harness that is used for rescue. And I just ended up being the guy on the other end.
I ended up getting raised up, lowered down into the churning water. The pilot put me perfectly behind her. And we ended up getting her to safety, to the rocks. And then our great paramedic crew with Contra Costa Fire and also American Medical Response did a phenomenal job of bringing her back with cardiac resuscitation.
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BALDWIN: I like how he says that, "I just happened to be the guy on the other end." Amazing.
By the way, he did that with one arm, because he had dislocated his shoulder in an earlier attempt. So he snatched her up one armed, brought her to safety, and gave her a hug at the hospital last night. But sadly, the husband and the son did not make it.
SANCHEZ: What a great story. What else you got?
BALDWIN: Number two on my list, big news coming about Lexus today. And this has really been described as a rare move. "Consumer Reports," you know the magazine, has given its "don't buy" designation to Lexus.
We want to be specific. This is just one model, their luxury SUV, this is the 2010 GX-460. Why the designation? Well, because "Consumer Reports" said it's because the increased rollover risk during a turn. It skids sideways.
We sent Peter Valdez-Dapena with CNNMoney.com. He hopped in the car and took a test drive. And he really said high-speed aggressive driving, turning, is not exactly what this vehicle is designed for. Here he is.
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PETER VALDEZ-DAPENA, WRITER, CNNMONEY.COM: The vehicle does have electronic stability control and it is supposed to prevent skids like that from happening. So no question about it. The engineers at Toyota do need to get on top of it and fix the problem and bring it back under control.
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SANCHEZ: And the key word there is "Toyota." BALDWIN: Toyota.
SANCHEZ: It's, like, the last thing that these guys --
BALDWIN: PR nightmare this year, right, with 8 million cars recalled. What is their response? Yes, they say they'll duplicate the test "Consumer Reports" did to see what the issue is.
I want to be clear though, "Consumer Reports" is not aware of injuries or deaths caused by the specific concern. In total 5,000 of these specific Lexus SUVs been sold in the last three months since the car has been on the market.
And that's my list for you.
SANCHEZ: Poor Toyota.
BALDWIN: It's been a rough year.
SANCHEZ: Great video, by the way, the woman on the river.
BALDWIN: Amazing, kudos to that guy.
SANCHEZ: Two miles she went.
BALDWIN: Two miles.
SANCHEZ: God bless her. She made it, though.
All right, listen to this. Turkey said that it is willing to negotiate with Iran to try to get them on board with controlling nukes, but the U.S. and now the Chinese presidents are talking possible Iran sanctions instead.
So, who wins in this argument? We're going to go in about, oh, about 40 minutes or so. That's when the president's going to come out and brief the nation on what he's been able to settle on this nukes situation.
Also a political candidate suggests shooting Hispanics. That's right. He wants to shoot Hispanics. And you won't believe what he called them to boot. That's ahead.
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SANCHEZ: Thousands of you already are trying to tell me what you think about the stories that we're following, but no story has more captured your ire, it seems, than the very first video we showed you when we started this newscast, which, by the way, we'll be playing again in just a couple minutes.
Look at the reaction that we're getting from you on this. "Cops can be heroes. Cops can be evil. Police should be made to wear cameras." And then for good measure he throws in "Politicians, too."
Boy, the tape was tough to watch that, especially with what appeared as a blatant lie as described by our own law enforcement analyst.
Now, watch this, what started out as a celebration of a victory turned into brutality by the cops. I hope they all lose their jobs.
And then someone likes the show today. "Great topics today. Keep up the good work." Oh, that's very nice. My god, somebody likes something.
All right, let me tell you what's coming up in just a little bit, because this is important. Is the parent who sent this adopted child back to Russia being investigated for possible abuse, or for possible abandonment?
In fact, let me ask you this question -- when you take on a child, whether they are your natural, biological child or a child that you adopt, aren't you making a promise to that child that you are going to stick with them through thick and thin? We are on this story and we are asking questions.
Now, look at this.
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GEORGE LOPEZ, LATE NIGHT HOST: He's coming out at 11:00 and I'm going to midnight.
CHRIS ROCK, COMEDIAN: Get the hell out of here. So you going move for the white man, huh?
LOPEZ: I am.
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SANCHEZ: What does George Lopez have to say about Conan O'Brien's move to TBS? Well, we are going to show you what he tweeted. That is coming up in a little bit.
And we are also going to show you what he is going to be doing on Larry King tonight. That's right. Larry's got him. This is your list, "RICK'S LIST."
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SANCHEZ: This is interesting. Take a look at this tweet coming in right here -- "Compliments to your new attitude. I imagine you had a talking-to by someone. I'd given up on you. Stay this way. Good job." Am I doing something different today, Craig, Robert? No. Maybe I am. I don't know. I feel good. I will stay and smile.
At the top of our entertainment list is Conan O'Brien's move this fall to our sister network, TBS, also owned by Time Warner. If you like us, the first thing that you thought was TBS, wow, that's good move for them.
But this isn't George Lopez's already on with good number at 11:00 eastern. I'm not at all sure what I just read to you there. And wouldn't TBS kind of be doing to Lopez what NBC did to O'Brien? Last night, Lopez on his show shared that he was on board with trying to woo Conan O'Brien to TBS and immediately started having fun with this whole thing. Watch.
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LOPEZ: Everybody is talking about Conan O'Brien coming to TBS. It is all over twitter, it is everywhere. Like I said, I 100 percent totally agree and think he is a great asset to the TBS late night family. Fantastic.
(LAUGHTER)
And live, via satellite, here he is, my new partner in late night, Conan O'Brien.
Conan O'Brien and Lopez together for two hours. We will own the Catholic audience.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Except we are targeting 18 to 34-year-old males, way out of their league.
LOPEZ: I'm looking for you to being my lead in opposite "Family Guy."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Why don't you two get together and have a couple of Spanish love children.
LOPEZ: All right. That's stew which is your lead in, he is head and shoulders above your former lead in.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, I followed a baby for years.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Come on, guys. I'm the victim here, too. I'm not the bad guy.
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SANCHEZ: That was good.
It didn't end there. Lopez's first guest was the comedian Chris Rock. Of course, they immediately started talking about Lopez's move to midnight as well, as only they could.
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LOPEZ: I think you're here on a good night.
ROCK: Yes?
LOPEZ: I couldn't think of a better night.
ROCK: There is no bad nights on "The George Lopez Show."
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LOPEZ: No. No. But with Conan coming to TBS --
ROCK: Conan's coming?
LOPEZ: Yes.
ROCK: And where you going?
LOPEZ: I'm going -- I'm staying, I'm going to midnight. He is come out 11:00 and I'm going to midnight.
ROCK: Get the hell out of here. So you going to move for the white man, huh?
(LAUGHTER)
LOPEZ: I am. Hey.
ROCK: I hope he appreciate this.
LOPEZ: I think the white man does appreciate it very much.
ROCK: OK. You don't got to clean or park nothing, right?
(LAUGHTER)
LOPEZ: No. No and I get to go to work an hour later. That's a Latino dream come true.
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SANCHEZ: George Lopez is going to appear on "LARRY KING LIVE" tonight at 9:00 eastern to discuss Conan O'Brien coming to TBS and his own time slot getting pushed back. That is going to be good. Watch Larry King tonight, all right? Now watch this.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is police brutality, pure and simple.
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SANCHEZ: All right, this is the video that we have all been talking about, you have been talking about. I can't remember when I've gotten so many tweets on one story.
The kid is skipping down the road, he is a fan, singing about the fact that his team won, beat the best team in the country, he is all excited. All of a sudden he just gets bamboozled and just set upon by all these police officers. And then the police officers say it was his fault, that he assaulted them.
This is an interesting story, folks and I'm going to take you through it. Stay right there.
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