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Mega Millions Madness; Seeking Justice For Trayvon; Weekend Weather; How To Handle $640 Million; One Hero's Disaster Relief Plan; One Winner for Mega Million Lottery; Demonstration in Sanford, Florida; BPA Alert
Aired March 31, 2012 - 06:00 ET
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RANDI KAYE, CNN ANCHOR: From CNN Center, this is WEEKEND EARLY START. It's 6:00 a.m. in the East, 3:00 a.m. in the West. Good morning, everyone. I'm Randi Kaye.
Millions lined up for a chance to win big. And it looks like at least one ticket hit the record-breaking jackpot. We'll tell you where it was sold.
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CROWD: What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now.
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KAYE: Keeping up the heat in the investigation of Trayvon Martin's shooting. There's a march planned today to the Sanford Police Department. We're live in Florida.
And check out this video. The awesome power of a tornado captured on camera. A school bus pounded by the storm. Swift action by the driver saved nearly a dozen kids.
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ANGEL PERRY, BUS DRIVER: This is 211. I'm about a minute and a half from the school.
RADIO: This is 210, I am on (INAUDIBLE) road and I see a tornado touch down about one mile from me.
PERRY: Oh, my gosh.
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KAYE: You're watching WEEKEND EARLY START, where news doesn't take the weekend off.
Well, it's official, there's at least one Mega Millions lottery ticket out there this morning. That ticket was sold in Maryland. If you missed the drawing last night, no worries. Here's a replay right now.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Our first number tonight is 46. That's followed by 23. Up next we have 38. That's followed by 4. And the final white ball for this Friday evening is, 2.
Now, for the mega ball. Tonight's Mega Ball number is 23.
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KAYE: Those numbers, once again, are 2, 4, 23, 38 and 46. And the Mega Ball is 23.
Let's get straight to Athena Jones. She's live in Baltimore, Maryland, for us this morning.
Good morning, Athena.
Well, I guess you don't have that winning ticket since you showed up for work today, along with the rest of us.
ATHENA JONES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. Well, you know, I would have come anyway, I promise. But last night I watched the drawing and I was like, who gets two 23's? Surely no one won. But, of course, someone did win. And it was in Baltimore County. We're standing outside the Maryland lottery headquarters here. And we don't yet know what store sold the ticket, but we do know that that store is going to get $100,000 bonus just for selling the ticket. And that's, of course, in addition to the money they get from normal ticket sales, which we know skyrocketed yesterday. They get five cents on every dollar for ticket sales. So that's a big chunk of money that the store is going to get, Randi.
KAYE: Well, is this store a lucky store? Do you know anything about its history?
JONES: We don't yet know the store. We're going to find out hopefully a little later today. And once we do find out, we expect to have possibly some sort of presser at the store. Some sort of press conference at the store.
But one thing I should mention, when we spoke with the lottery spokesperson here earlier, the winner in Maryland hasn't yet come forward. Not surprising considering the size of this jackpot. And, you know, the winner in Maryland is not required to take part in any sort of media events. So we might not know the winner for some time.
Officials here do tell us, though, that they believe that there is more than one winner, and so that person will likely have to split their winnings with other states, but we're still waiting to hear what other states may have had winners.
We do know in the state of California at least 29 people got five of the six numbers correct. And so those people are -- they're secondary winners. They won't have to share that big jackpot, but they're supposed to get, we hear from the state lottery spokesman in California, they'll get between $125,000 and $130,000 in winnings.
KAYE: Wow.
JONES: So, a pretty good chunk of change for them, too.
KAYE: Yes, that's a pretty good payday, but I bet they'll go to work, too, as well. Athena Jones, thank you very much.
JONES: Thanks.
KAYE: Financial expert Clyde Anderson joins me at 6:15 Eastern this morning. He's going to teach us how to handle that $640 million fortune, or just a whole lot of money if you happen to have it.
Hackers setting their sights on credit and debit cards. And now a security firm says 10 million people could be at risk. Global Payments, the company at the center of the breach, says it notified credit card issuers as soon as it discovered the problem earlier this month. It did not say how many accounts or even which companies were affected. But Visa has released a statement saying, quote, all major brands were involved. Both Visa and MasterCard say they've notified customers about accounts that could be compromised, while Discover and American Express are watching accounts. Hackers my already be using that stolen information, by the way.
The people calling for justice in the Trayvon Martin case will head back to the streets of Sanford, Florida, today. A march and rally targeting the city's police department kicks off just a couple of hours from now. The department has been heavily criticized for not arresting Martin's shooter, George Zimmerman. But in an interview with CNN, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the process so far.
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PAM BONDI, FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL: You don't want to make an arrest too soon. You never want to make an arrest too soon. We need justice, but you never want to make an arrest without having all the answers. They're going to conduct their investigation as fast as they can because they know we need answers. And the family wants answers. And that's going to be done in a timely fashion, but also in an ethical way.
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KAYE: George Howell is tracking all of the developments for us in Sanford this morning.
George, so tell me, who will be at today's event?
GEORGE HOWELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Randi, good morning.
This event today, this rally and march, will be hosted by the NAACP. The group's president, Ben Jealous, will be part of the event. It starts right around 11:00, the march does, and then it will end at the Sanford Police Department. It rather starts at Crooms Academy here in Sanford. And again, we are expecting thousands of people, Randi. Some who were bused in from cities all over the United States to be part of this rally. The message is simple, to arrest George Zimmerman. Keep in mind, there are other groups, The National Action Group, that's hosted by Al Sharpton, who is saying that the time may come to take it to the next level, possible economic sanctions in the event that Zimmerman is not arrested, Randi.
KAYE: George, just a few days ago, George Zimmerman's brother spoke exclusively with CNN. And now we're hearing from Trayvon Martin's brother. What is he saying?
HOWELL: Jahvaris Fulton is the brother, the older brother, who goes to college. And he is speaking on behalf of his brother. Obviously we heard from Robert Zimmerman speaking about George Zimmerman. Now we are hearing from Jahvaris talking about his brother and also talking about that controversial Stand Your Ground Law here in Florida. Randi, listen to what he had to say.
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JAHVARIS FULTON, TRAYVON MARTIN'S BROTHER: I think it sends the wrong message. It tells people that, you know, you can murder someone. No one sees it and you say self-defense.
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HOWELL: So we are hearing many new voices and also today many new people who will be part of this rally as this investigation continues to determine whether George Zimmerman will indeed be charged and arrested, Randi.
KAYE: George Howell in Florida for us. George, thank you.
The U.S. is ramping up pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear program. President Obama is pushing ahead with some tough new sanctions against any foreign bank or government that buys oil from Tehran. That includes China and India. The president says there's enough oil supply in the world market to prevent a shortage, even without Iran's barrels.
Iran oil and Syria are topping the agenda as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits the Middle East this weekend. She met with Saudi King Abdullah in Riyadh yesterday. Saudi Arabia has called for a more aggressive approach on Syria, including arming anti-government activists.
And maybe you didn't win the Mega Millions jackpot, if you own stocks, then you're probably doing OK. And that's because the Dow and the S&P 500 have just wrapped up their best quarter in more than a decade. The Dow is up 8.1 percent since New Year's Day. Analysts credit improved consumer confidence and spending.
All right, maybe you're just grabbing your first cup of coffee. So let's see how the weekend weather might be shaping up for you.
Good morning to meteorologist Reynolds Wolf.
REYNOLDS WOLF, AMS METEOROLOGIST: I take it you didn't win the lottery last night.
KAYE: No. You either.
WOLF: No.
KAYE: We're both here.
WOLF: Yes.
KAYE: But happy to be here. Happy to be here.
WOLF: Yes. Oh, no question --
KAYE: I would have shared it with you, of course.
WOLF: If I had won the lottery, I would have basically ripped off my clothes, set my hair on fire and done cartwheels down I-20. Yes, it would be a different situation.
But this morning, as it stands, we've got some great weather to talk about in parts of the country. Looks like some decent weather in parts of the southeast. We've got some rain, which is certainly welcome to help us knock some of the pollen out of the sky. But possibly some severe weather in parts of the mid Mississippi Valley. The winds continue for portions of Colorado. And a fairly potent storm system developing across the West Coast.
We've got a lot to talk about Randi. We'll have more on that coming up in a few moments.
KAYE: OK, we'll talk more then.
WOLF: You bet.
KAYE: And here's a rundown of some stories that we're working on.
Dramatic video of a heroic rescue. A tornado tosses a school bus into a diner moments after children evacuate.
Plus, one $640 million lottery ticket sold in Maryland. But there could be more. We'll tell you how to handle that Mega Money.
Also, Republican voters say it's time for some GOP candidates to go away. Are they talking about Rick Santorum?
And, 10 million people might have been hacked. Your credit cards and your personal information could be at risk. More on this coming up.
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KAYE: All right, I've got an incredible story of heroism to show you. Take a look at this. This was one of the most memorable images from the tornado that ripped through Indiana earlier this month. A school bus thrown through the front of a diner. All right, now we can see what it looked like from inside the empty bus. Take a look. The bus is empty here. But just moments before this happened, there were 11 kids, one bus driver as well on board. The only way to tell you this story is really to listen to the whole thing as it unfolds. And you can hear how the bus driver, Angel Perry, got them all to safety. Listen to this.
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RADIO: I see the tornado on the ground, north of the school.
ANGEL PERRY, BUS DRIVER: If you got a book to put over your head, do it. Get in the middle. There's a tornado right there, guys. Look, the funnel cloud. Don't block me truck. Don't block me. Guys, we're just going to go as fast as we can into the school. Everybody stay together. Our group together right now. Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, come on, ten, eleven, go, go, go.
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KAYE: Amazing. I mean you can hear her counting those student as she got them off the bus one-by-one. Moments after that was recorded, the bus was flung across the parking lot, across the street and into the diner. All 11 children are OK. The bus driver as well. Amazing. Amazing. Isn't that, Reynolds. I mean to tell them to put the book on their head and then to get them off that bus one-by-one in such a crazy situation?
WOLF: No doubt she's brilliant. She's really smart. And I've got to tell you, the number one way people die during tornadoes is by blunt force trauma and in head injuries are usually one of the things that really obviously --
KAYE: So grab a textbook.
WOLF: That's the thing. And obviously it provides a little bit of protection. But certainly better than anything.
KAYE: Yes.
WOLF: But, you know, the worst scenario, the worst thing they could have done is actually stay in the bus. That's obvious. You see what it looks like now. But I've got to tell you, last year when we were surveying some of the damage over in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, from that devastating tornado. It was right near a military base, a military depot. And there were large two and a half ton trucks that were just flattened completely by those strong winds.
KAYE: Amazing the power.
WOLF: It truly is. Thankfully today we're not expecting anything that severe. We might see a nice combination of weather in parts of the northeast. If you don't mind the rain or the snow, you're going to be a happy camper. In fact, as we zoom in a bit in parts of the Northeast, yes, see how we're zooming in there in parts of the Northeast. All right, let's bring it in a little bit closer ourselves.
Well, in the Northeast, we had a combination of some rain and some snow. In parts of the Southeast, what I want to show you is from Mobile back to New Orleans. You're going to see a few scattered showers. Possibly some thunderstorms that might be developing into the afternoon. But one of the place where we could see some severe weather, Randi, is going to be in the mid Mississippi Valley. I'd say especially by late afternoon into early evening, the atmosphere is really going to destablize (ph), and that's where you could see the rough stuff.
Back down into parts of Colorado, where they're still battling the blazing, the winds will increase into the afternoon. And out in the Pacific, we see this big storm system that's going to bring rain to the valleys, but in the high elevations more snow. It seems like the snow season will never ever end. It eventually will. Probably in August. Just joking.
Randi, let's send it back to you.
KAYE: Oh, boy, I hope you're joking.
WOLF: Exactly.
KAYE: All right, Reynolds, thank you.
WOLF: You bet.
KAYE: Big money brings big responsibility. People all over the country are getting a slice of that Mega Millions cash. Clyde Anderson will be along in just a moment to tell us the first three things that you should do after winning.
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KAYE: Good morning, Atlanta. You can see there, just starting to wake up this morning. And, of course, we have a little bit of a money theme going today because it's going to be a great day for Mega Millions lottery winners. At least one $640 million ticket was sold in Maryland. And Clyde Anderson, our financial expert, is joining me now.
So, I guess you didn't win.
CLYDE ANDERSON, FINANCIAL EXPERT: So, it wasn't me. I'm still here.
KAYE: You're here. Well, I'm glad you're here. Sorry you didn't win.
ANDERSON: It's good to be here.
KAYE: All right. So, what are the first three things that the lucky winner or winners should be doing today?
ANDERSON: Well, I think the main thing is, don't rush. Don't go out and rush and say it's me, it's me, it's me. You know, this is that ticket right there that's changing somebody's life today.
KAYE: Yes.
ANDERSON: But don't rush out and do it and say, hey, it's me. Take your time. Breathe for a moment. Because you've got to have a plan. Planning is essential to what I'm going to do. But in order to have that plan, you've got to have a right team. So you've got to have a good accountant. You need someone to manage those funds for you. And a good tax person as well, because a big chunk of that is taxes. And then, together, you can put that plan in place.
KAYE: All right, so don't rush and get a team together.
ANDERSON: Yes. Yes.
KAYE: OK. What do you -- what do you advise them on versus, you know, when I bought my ticket, they asked me, do you want the cash option?
ANDERSON: Right.
KAYE: So, do you advise that or do you --
ANDERSON: Yes.
KAYE: You do? OK. Instead of the annual payments.
ANDERSON: Yes, I advise the cash option. I mean, definitely. You want it in a lump sum. You really want to make money off of my money. You know, use your own money to make money off of. Instead of having them control it and keep it somewhere, you can make so money off that interest. So go ahead and get that lump sum payment instead of the annuity and go ahead and earn interest off of it. I think it's about $270 million, even if you got a municipal bond, you'd make about $10 million a year in interest.
KAYE: Yes. Yes, on this $640 million ticket, I think the lump sum is like $470 million.
ANDERSON: Exactly. Exactly.
KAYE: Can you imagine?
ANDERSON: $470 million. And make sure you get Uncle Sam his piece of it as well.
KAYE: Yes, of course.
ANDERSON: And then -- but, I mean, that's a huge amount of money that you can really live off the interest alone.
KAYE: So, if you can live off the interest and you make all this money, why is it that so many lottery winners end up bankrupt?
ANDERSON: Yes. Well, you have to realize, people are buying into all this frenzy and what we're seeing, people were buying in hope. So it's hope of having something different or a different life. So as soon as they get that opportunity to have a different life, a lot of people have never experience or had that type of money. And as soon as they get it, they go crazy and they buy things that they don't need. So we have this whole need versus wants thing. And also they get counsel from someone that's really not reliable or people that they can't really trust. And they have all these new people come into their life and they mismanage their funds. Some people steal the money from them. Some people tell them to buy different things that they don't need. And they really just squander a lot of it. And so it really comes down to mismanagement of the money. And at the end of the day, they end up without any money.
KAYE: Yes, I'm sure.
What about buying a lottery ticket in general?
ANDERSON: Yes.
KAYE: I mean there's so much debt these days.
ANDERSON: Yes.
KAYE: There's student loans. There is -- just trying to fill your gas tank.
ANDERSON: Yes.
KAYE: Credit card debt.
ANDERSON: Yes.
KAYE: Do you -- I mean is buying a lottery ticket a good idea or is it waste of money?
ANDERSON: You know what, a lot of times --
KAYE: I ask myself that all the time.
ANDERSON: Well, we look at the odds. I think it was like one in 176 million.
KAYE: Yes.
ANDERSON: You know, you had a better chance of being struck by lightning.
KAYE: Yes.
ANDERSON: And so when you look at it from that standpoint, there's probably a lot of other smarter things that you can do with your money. And so you've really got to step back and look at that. I mean if you've got high interest rate debt and credit cards, you know, that could be an issue.
Now, you're talking about the person that spends $1 to $3 on a lottery ticket, it's probably not a big deal. But we've got people that were spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars out here standing in line to buy lottery tickets, when they really could use that money to pay something else or to take care of some other responsibilities that they have. KAYE: Well, listen, next time we'll let you in on our show pool.
ANDERSON: I appreciate that.
KAYE: Because we didn't include you this time.
ANDERSON: I was left out.
KAYE: So, nobody called you.
ANDERSON: Right. Well, I'm not feeling bad because we didn't win, so --
KAYE: Oh, OK. Next time we'll get you.
ANDERSON: All right. All right.
KAYE: All right, Clyde, thank you. And we'll see you in just a little bit, actually.
ANDERSON: Yes.
KAYE: We're going to talk more about the credit card breach.
ANDERSON: Yes. Definitely.
KAYE: OK.
And we want to know, if you won the lottery, what would you do? You can tweet me @randikayecnn. I'll read some of those tweets later on. Tell me what you'd do with all that money.
Republican voters may be ready for a change. They're talking about paring down the field. But apparently they're not ready to say goodbye to Rick Santorum. We'll tell you why in our political gut check.
Fifteen suspected illegal immigrants caught trying to smuggle themselves in the U.S. We'll tell you how they tried to trick border agents. The details on that in just a moment.
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KAYE: Time right now, 23 minutes past the hour, let's check out some stories making news from around the nation.
First stop, Great Falls, Montana, where former San Diego Chargers quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested and charged with burglary, theft and drug possession on Friday. According to "The Great Falls Tribune," Leaf posted a $76,000 bond. But in a statement, Leaf says, "I've made some mistakes and have no excuses." His goes on to say he's "confident that there will be further understanding when the facts are revealed." His most recent arrest, just three years into a 10 year probation for eight felony drug charges that Leaf pleaded guilty to back in 2009.
In Coronado, California, 15 suspected illegal immigrants are now in custody after being caught trying to smuggle themselves into the U.S. Coast Guards had received a call that a boat had capsized nearby. Border patrol agents say they think the distress call was bogus.
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MICHAEL JIMENEZ, U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT: Initial reports did come in that the boat was taking on water or had capsized. And we have found nothing that confirms that report. So we're believing this possibly might have been something -- a call to throw us off.
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KAYE: Now to Dearborn, Michigan, where three firefighters narrowly escaped from this. The roof of this building gives way right underneath the crew as they were trying to ventilate the building. You can see the guys formed a chain to pull each other from the collapsing roof. All three walked away without an injury.
For many war veterans, coming home can be difficult. This week, CNN Hero is a former Marine who's made it his mission to help his brothers in arms find a new purpose by giving them a chance to continue to serve. Meet Jake Wood.
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JAKE WOOD: In the military, everyone's taught how to lead. They're taught how to follow and to solve problems. We really pride ourselves on being ready and willing to go anywhere. I served in the Marine Corp, deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
When I first saw the earthquake that hit Haiti, a lot of the images, I felt like I had seen them before driving through the streets of Fallujah or Afghanistan. I realized I could actually help out. So I went on FaceBook, I said, I'm going to Haiti, who's in. Seventy-two hours after that, we were on our way to Port-au-Prince.
We got to work setting up a triage clinic.
I'm going to go through and I'm going to number the beds.
We realized veterans were really useful in these types of situations.
I'm Jake Wood and I want to help veterans transition to civilian life and help others in need. Team Rubicon really started as a disaster relief organization. And then we realized that we could help the veteran community as well. We bring these veterans together to be a part of a team once again. They are almost recharged.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When you get out, you kind of have that feeling of, what are you really doing that's important in the world? Team Rubicon has just provided a great opportunity to just help people in need.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You need to pull your foot back as far as you can.
WOOD: Most of the work that we do internationally is emergency medical triage clinics. We've gone to Chile, Sudan, Pakistan. Here at home, we've been in Tuscaloosa, Joplin, doing debris clearing operations, search and rescue. We have about 1,400 volunteers and about 80 percent of them are military veterans. Helping other people is part of the healing process.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I can't thank you all enough.
WOOD: There's really no limit to what veterans can do. We have the ability to help and want to serve. I think it's a win-win situation.
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KAYE: And, remember, all of our heroes come from your nominations. So go to cnnheros.com, share your inspirational stories.
Mitt Romney is becoming known for what many people are starting to call rich guy gaffes. So Stephen Colbert , of course, is poking fun at his latest one.
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MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (voice-over): And I recall at one parade where he was going down the streets, he was led by a band. And his band did not know how to play the Michigan fight song. It only knew how to play the Wisconsin fight song. So every time they would start play "On Wisconsin! On Wisconsin," my dad's political people would jump up and down and try and get them to stop because they didn't want people in Michigan to be reminded that my dad had moved production to Wisconsin.
STEPHEN COLBERT, "THE COLBERT REPORT": Good stuff. It's like he's on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, if the comedy was about losing blue collar jobs.
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KAYE: Oh, boy, very funny. But are all these gaffes just punch lines for late night TV or could they actually hurt his chances with voters? Our political gut check is next.
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KAYE: It is half past the hour. Welcome back, everyone, I'm Randi Kaye. Thanks for starting your day with us.
Some of our top stories this morning, have you checked your mega millions ticket yet? Well, if you got these numbers you hit the record $640 million jackpot.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Our first number tonight is 46. That's followed by 23. Up next, we have 38, that's followed by four and the final wipe off for this Friday is two. Now for the mega ball, tonight's mega ball number is 23.
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KAYE: So we know there is at least one winning ticket. It was sold in Baltimore County, Maryland and there could be more winners in other states. Check your tickets.
Thousands of people plan to demonstrate in Sanford, Florida where Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Trayvon's older brother says he is baffled by allegations Trayvon attacked Zimmerman.
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JANVARIS FULTON, TRAYVON MARTIN'S BROTHER: I was listening to Zimmerman's father speak yesterday and he said something like my brother was on top of his son and said "You're going to die tonight." That doesn't sound like my brother at all.
Yes, because I think it sends the wrong message. It tells people that, you know, you can murder someone, no one sees it and you say self- defense.
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KAYE: The protesters plan to march to the headquarters of the Sanford police department. They are outraged that Zimmerman has not been arrested. The march is expected to start in Sanford in around 90 minutes.
Newly released evidence in the 2009 disappearance of a Utah mother of two has her family asking why wasn't her husband arrested sooner? The just unsealed court documents show investigators found Susan Powell's blood inside her family's home along with the handwritten will saying that she feared her husband would kill her. Last month, the husband, Josh Powell, snatched his two sons from a social worker and police say killed the children and himself minutes before their house exploded.
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf in trouble with the law again. Montana Police say the former San Diego Chargers first round draft pick was arrested on burglary and drug possession charges yesterday. He posted a $76,000 bond. In 2009 Leaf pleaded guilty to eight felony drug charges and was sentenced to probation.
Keith Olbermann vowing to take legal action after being ousted from Al Gore's Current TV. On Twitter, Olbermann accuses the network of breaking a promise to him. Current TV's co-founder Gore and Joel Hyatt say Current TV's values were "no longer reflected in its relationship with Olbermann." Former CNN host Eliot Spitzer has launched a new show in Olbermann's evening time slot.
All right. Time now for something we would like to call your political gut check. Where we take you beyond the speeches and we break down what is really happening in the world of politics. Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are feeling the heat from their own party. A related CNN-ORC poll shows that most Republican voters want Paul and Gingrich to drop out of the presidential race so a front-runner can be determined before the Republican National Convention in August and Rick Santorum? Well, despite being way behind Mitt Romney in wins and delegates most people we polled don't want him to see him go. Our political director Mark Preston told me why.
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MARK PRESTON, CNN POLITICAL DIRECTOR: The reason might be the fact that Rick Santorum plays very well with the Republican base. In fact one of the questions that we asked or several questions that we asked had to do with qualities, and what they thought about values. We asked this of Republican voters and these Republicans said that not only does Rick Santorum says what he believes, but they feel that Rick Santorum is more honest and that Rick Santorum shares their values.
On the flip side though when asked questions about Mitt Romney, who do you think can beat President Obama, they say it's Mitt Romney. Who do you think is the stronger leader, they think it's Mitt Romney. So it's one of these situations right now where Rick Santorum when he's looking deep in his gut he sees these numbers and he says I'm not getting out of the race and that's why he's staying in.
KAYE: Mitt Romney had really has had a very interesting week. You mentioned a couple of the endorsements he received - three, Florida Senator Marco Rubio former president H.W. Bush and of course, Congressman Paul Ryan and just on Friday. But he also had some pretty big gaffes, which do you think voters are going to pay more attention to, the gaffes or the big endorsements?
PRESTON: Well, I think Mitt Romney would hope that they would just pay attention to the endorsements and listen to what George H.W. Bush says, the president says and what Marco Rubio says but I have to tell you whenever it seems that Mitt Romney is gaining traction, he seems to stumble over himself. And a couple of these gaffes this past week was new details came out that he was trying to build a car elevator out at his summer home in La Joya, which is right outside of San Diego.
Now I don't know how many people have elevators in their homes unless they live in high rises in some of the urban cities but he's building a car elevator or at least he wants to build a car elevator for his summer home in San Diego. That doesn't necessarily make him more understandable to the working man. That is for sure.
And also, he held a conference call this past week with Wisconsin voters and he was trying to tell a joke but in telling the joke he really, really stumbled over himself and what he did is talked about how his father, who once oversaw American Motors, how his father had shut down a plant in Michigan and had moved this operations to Wisconsin. The joke didn't go over very well.
KAYE: Yes, I can imagine. Getting back to that car elevator, I mean a lot of people are wondering how they are going to fill their gas tank, not worrying about how they build a car elevator -
PRESTON: Yes, right. And you know, what he did Randi, as well on Friday, he gave a speech up in Wisconsin where he was very careful what he said but he was also wanted to make sure that he told the voters up there that he worked very hard for his wealth and he has had his successes and he has had his failures. He really tried to emphasize that on Friday. KAYE: Well, as Newt Gingrich has said he has got to earn this one. So we'll see if he earns this one as well. Mark Preston, nice to se you. Thank you.
PRESTON: Thanks, Randi.
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KAYE: And you can read more from Mark Preston every day at cnn.com/gutcheck.
Holy traffic stop, Batman has been pulled over by the Maryland police. There he is! The cap crusader, more on this stop, next.
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KAYE: Good morning, San Francisco. Look at that beautiful shot, the bridge in the background, how nice.
All right, everyone put down the winning lottery ticket if you have one, watch this. It's time to check out some of our favorite stories from the week. Reynolds and I, we have a few favorites this time and pretty good ones.
REYNOLDS WOLF, AMS METEOROLOGIST: I'll be honest. I haven't seen all of these I have heard bits and pieces you have to share them with me.
KAYE: OK. All right. The first one, I'm not sure if you recall but last week we covered this very bizarre story of a Maryland police officer pulling over the cape crusader himself. We have some video now.
WOLF: Oh, my gosh.
KAYE: Yes. Pretty good look alike with his very own bat mobile. And now we got the dash cam video. Watch this.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How are you doing? We're being recorded.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Where's your (INAUDIBLE) brother?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm on my way to Georgetown University Hospital.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. Can I see the registration? I like your outfit, man.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You sure can.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's got to get his registration.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. Can I get out?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK, Batman.
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KAYE: So he gets out shakes his hand and what do you think police, I don't know if you can hear it. The police they call in and they said, we need Robin for back-up.
WOLF: What grown man dresses up like the cape crusader and better yet I love what he said, you know, what's your take? He's Batman. You know who he is. You know exactly who he is. There's no mystery here. Unbelievable.
KAYE: I know. Well at the end they actually took a picture with the guy. It was actually (INAUDIBLE) "The Washington Post" ran a feature. He's actually a businessman and he does some pretty nice stuff. He visits sick children in hospitals, and he hands out the Batman paraphernalia, so he makes kids feel like super heroes which is actually pretty nice.
WOLF: There it is. Good times.
KAYE: All right. So one more. We have time for one more.
Would you like to rest in Greece? Yes, that's right. Yes, you can actually spend eternity wrapped in bacon for all you bacon lovers, pay close attention here. If you love bacon, you can love bacon to death it turns out. You can spend, Reynolds, the hereafter laying like a sizzling strip of pork fat.
WOLF: When you said, rest in grease, I thought you were talking about the nice Mediterranean country. You're talking about a pork product.
KAYE: I sure am.
WOLF: My gosh. We all had dreams and seeing the dreams can come true, it's great but it's not edible, is it?
KAYE: No, it's not. A Seattle based company they specialize in bacon- themed products, and now they claim that they have a bacon coffin. The coffins, they are painted with what the company calls bacon and pork shading, accented with gold handles.
WOLF: So it's not scratch and sniff. It's not (INAUDIBLE) it's just -
KAYE: You're not going to be busy laying in there anyway.
WOLF: See, so why stop here. I mean if you're going to hop in one of those, we need bacon sleeping bags, bacon cloths. I mean -
KAYE: They have just about everything right there, bacon vodka, bacon flavored vodka. They have all kinds of stuff.
WOLF: You know a lot about this. I need to get educated on this stuff. All right, nice.
KAYE: All right. You're not ready to order one. WOLF: Not yet.
KAYE: OK. I don't blame you. All right. Reynolds, we'll check back in with you in a little bit.
Hackers get access into your credit accounts. Millions affected by the security breach. Coming up next, Clyde Anderson looks at ways that you can protect your credit. We will be right back.
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KAYE: It is 6:45 here on the East Coast. Let's get you caught up on news that may have been off your radar.
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KAYE (voice-over): Honda is recalling more than half a million SUVs because the headlights could go out without warning. The automaker says there could be problems with the wiring systems. They are sending letters to the owners of 2002-2004 CRVs and the 2003 Honda Pilot SUV.
A modern day ultimatum, cancel your Facebook account or get kicked out of school. The school administrator of a Beth Rivkah School in New York explains.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We want them to be in the real world with real friends.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And you don't feel Facebook is the real world?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's not the real world.
KAYE: Students who have Facebook accounts had to fork up $100 to the school. They can get that money back as long as they stay off the social network for the rest of the semester. It's a two-year-old rule at the school and students have to sign no Facebook pledge at the beginning of the year.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They knew it was a rule, and that's it.
KAYE: Prince Harry have left home. The 27-year-old prince has moved out of his dad's place and in his big brother's home. He's actually moving to a small apartment at Kensington Palace, a place Prince William and his bride, Kate, calls home. Kensington Palace is also where the boys lived with their mom, Princess Diana.
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KAYE: Let's talk about your money, your credit or debit card information could be at risk for fraud because of a massive security breach.
Global Payments, a company that process card transactions says that its card data may have been access by hackers. All the major companies are on alert. Financial expert Clyde Anderson is here with me now to talk about this. So this has a lot of us worried, how did it happen? CLYDE ANDERSON, FINANCIAL EXPERT: Well, pretty much, you know, we're in this technology age where our information is out there. It's floating in cyber space, and sometimes we got hackers that really make it their point and their job to get in and find this information, and that is what is happening. So the information is there, it's available, over 10 million people are, you know, susceptible to actually having their information compromised.
KAYE: Because we swipe our card, right?
ANDERSON: Yes.
KAYE: And we use it in the information goes to the global payments.
ANDERSON: Yes, they are the middleman.
KAYE: OK.
ANDERSON: And so it goes to these middlemen and they actually process the payment. And so all these data is going out there and what happens is what's out there people can take that data, pull it down and actually create a new card, and then they can go off and charge.
KAYE: And is there any way to know that somebody has created a new card with your information?
ANDERSON: Well, what you really have to do is check your information, and that is why credit card theft and fraud is so big because a lot of times we don't pay attention to the details. So we really have to go back and pay attention to the details. We're in the information age where it's so easy to go on line and pull that information down. We really got to go in and look at each charge. Now don't even discard the little charges, look at everything.
KAYE: And you said what 10 million?
ANDERSON: Yes, 10 million people are at risk.
KAYE: At risk. Is there is any way to avoid that risk? I mean is there any way to protect ourselves?
ANDERSON: Well, it's really hard to protect ourselves from the front end. That's why laws have been put in place to actually make sure that you're only responsible for a small amount. So $50 is generally what you're responsible for, a lot of credit card companies will waive that. And so you really have to report it as soon as possible so it's up to you to go in and make sure the information on your report, the information on your credit card statement is accurate.
KAYE: And how easy is it, I mean, if you're compromised, how easy is it to - you end up in a fight with your credit card company or what?
ANDERSON: It should be pretty easy. Once you go in there and you tell them right away, that's the key. Go in and tell them right away. They usually take that information right off of there and that's what the fraud protection is in place for. KAYE: All right. So anything that we should be doing today while this alert is out there?
ANDERSON: Pull your credit reports. Make sure you pull your credit reports and creditreport.com is a great place to pull it. It's free but also on online and check your statements and every charge that has been made. Make sure you're looking at it.
KAYE: All right. Clyde Anderson, thank you very much.
ANDERSON: My pleasure.
KAYE: A chemical link to breast and prostate cancer has been found in many of your basic household products. Things from kitty litter to shower curtains. We'll break down what the chemical is and how to get it out of your home, next.
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KAYE: All right. Take a second and think about what you have been up to this morning. Did you shower yet? Did you shave? Maybe put on some perfume, some lotion, take the clothes you're wearing out of the dryer? Well, if you have done any of that scientists in Silence Spring Institute say that you have probably been exposed to bisphenol a, or BPA as they call it. It's a chemical that has been linked to breast and prostate cancer and heart disease. Dr. Sujatha Reddy joins me now to talk more about this. We're going to call it BPA, a lot easier to say. What exactly is it?
DR. SUJATHA REDDY: So it's an industrial chemical. It's a polycarbonate and its found in a lot of household things like you mentioned but makes plastic sort of firm but flexible.
KAYE: And so it can end up in our system. I know it's been banned in other countries even China, but it's perfectly legal to put it in the products here in the U.S..
REDDY: Yes, the most common places you're going to find it are things like plastic food containers, the lining of a lot of cans, it's sort of an Epoxy kind of sealer too. So it's in a lot of canned food, water bottles, but you know, it is banned in other countries, but in the U.S. there has been a conscious effort to sort of decrease our exposure. So most baby bottles don't have it after 2009, sippy cups that you buy in major stores have had it BPA removed from it. But it is a pretty universal chemical.
KAYE: Late yesterday the FDA decided against a proposed ban of BPA in food and drink containers. The agency stressed "has been studying and continues to study the effects of BPA and will make any necessary changes to BPA's status based on the science," but it's in hundreds, maybe even thousands of the products here. How do we know? I mean do we look for a label or how do we know it's in the product we might be using? I never would have thought it was in kitty litter.
REDDY: Right. You know, you're not going to know a lot of it but one of the main places people are exposed to it is going to be in plastic food containers, maybe the ones you get home, like when you bring from leftovers home from a restaurant. One way to look for it is if you flip it over and that recycle triangle, anything that has the number three or a number seven, could have BPA in it. If it doesn't have a three or seven, it's probably safe. Things to try to do to avoid the exposure are going to be don't heat those containers up, if you ever microwaved a plastic -
KAYE: Yes, everybody says don't put it in the microwave.
REDDY: It starts to collapse and buckles. That's telling you that that chemical (INAUDIBLE) and possibly you're going to get more of that in your food. So don't do that. Don't try, not to reuse water bottles, things like that. Don't heat up cans, like in the can. Dump the stuff up like you're supposed to if you read the ingredients.
So there are ways to limit our exposure and most of the data that says it could be harmful in animals but the FDA is continuing to look at it in humans. We're spending a lot of money to research this further but right now in the small amounts it seemed to find that we consumed, it seems to be safe.
KAYE: What about the side effects in terms of children, you know, are the younger kids more at risk? Or is it more dangerous for them?
REDDY: You're exactly right. And that is why they are really worried more about young children and unborn babies. So, you know, for pregnant women and kids that's where you really want to be careful which is why a lot of manufacturers have removed it from sippy cups and baby bottles to avoid that. But really because we know infants and children don't process things the same way adults do, they are much more vulnerable. That's where the concern is but even there, it's been a very small amount that's been found and the only danger seems to be in animal studies.
KAYE: Are there side effects? I mean, we'll we know if it's in us?
REDDY: You probably wouldn't know because in the amounts that we're finding are microscopic or micrograms per kilogram of body weight. So it's very small. So there is really no test to do voluntarily to go find out but really I think the smart thing is this could be a problem just try to limit your exposure.
KAYE: All right. That is excellent advice and great information. Dr. Reddy, thank you.
REDDY: Thank you.
KAYE: And just ahead at seven, we are going to head live to Sanford, Florida where supporters of Trayvon Martin have returned in their bid to get justice for the slain Florida teen.
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DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta and I'm going to be answering your questions about the health care law. A lot of questions about this. How is it going to affect you, your family, and what happens if the Supreme Court throws it all out? We got it, 7:30 Eastern.
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KAYE: Looking just a little soggy there at New York City's Columbus Circle right on the edge of our CNN Center there in New York City. Still beautiful though.
At least one person in Maryland is a whole lot richer this morning. Here are the winning mega million lottery numbers. Earlier we asked what you would do if you won the lottery. There is the numbers for you. Check your ticket. One person tweeted, "I would build meditation centers all over America." Another viewer tweeted to me "if I won the lottery, I would buy an airplane and get my pilot's license. Life would be so good." Well, we'd love to hear from your, send us more tweets. If you win the lottery, what would you do, you can tweet me @randikayecnn. I'll read some of those tweets later on.
From CNN center this is "CNN Saturday Morning," it is 7:00 a.m. in the East, 4:00 a.m. in the west. Good morning. I'm Randi Kaye.
Millions lined up for a chance to win big, and it looks like at least one ticket hit the record-breaking jackpot. We'll tell you where it was sold.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now. What do we want?
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KAYE: Keeping up the heat in the investigation of Trayvon Martin's shooting. There's a march planned today at the Sanford Police Department. We're live in Florida.
And some scary moments for firefighters in Dearborn, Michigan when the roof they were on start to collapsed. Training, quick thinking and a whole lot of luck saved the day.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We've seen it so many times. We saw it on video, I was like, oh, boy, I guess we really avoided a crisis there. So especially when it was my feet dangling in that hole.
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