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? the l.a. times is reporting on this alleged secret clique in the los angeles county sheriff's elite gang unit that call themselves the jumpout boys and according to a report in today's los angeles times, take a look here. this tattoo, here you go, may very well be more than merely a badge of membership. it could be a smoking gun in an internal affairs investigation and robert is the l.a. times reporter digging into this investigation. i read a piece of yours a couple weeks ago and you're back out with the tattoo, robert. i want to begin with that. we'll put the picture back up. talk to me about this tattoo. tell me what it involves and what it signifies. >> well, the tattoo looks like a lot of tattoos that we see in law enforcement cultures, the skull is common and the glowing red eyes and the ace and the eight represent the dead man's hand in poker. tattoos in and of themselves though sometimes worrisome among police sub cultures aren't necessarily a tien of misconduct. what has investigators worrying about this tattoo is the suspicion that when officers with the tattoo would shoot

first alleged assault and not in l.a. as the lawsuit claims. pretty wild stuff. >> okay. so there are two accusers now. any chance there could be more? >> the attorney basically told us this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as travolta goes. he read to us what he said were e-mails, texts, from other men who he said are coming forward with similar allegations. i pressed him for more details on that. he said they would come out at trial. here's what he also said. >> travolta will have to get on the stand and answer my questions as to where he was and i will parade the 100 or so witnesses that we've located so far. >> how many people are coming forward? >> droves. i can't even keep track of all of them. >> this is an incredible case. travolta's attorney says that man right there is just seeking his 15 minutes of fame. he denies any misconduct by travolta and says the men in this lawsuit are trying to get money out of the star. we'll have to see where this ends up legally. carol? >> kareen wynter reporting live for us from los angeles. >>> still ahead, same-sex marriage and the p

. clearly we're not pretending that we burst into their house in l.a. and found them in this position and photographed them and they agreed to it. anything on a cover of a magazine that a posed picture is by definition posed. and therefore it's not a truly natural image. however, again, the idea that this image is one that's strikingly framed and strikingly photographed also means that the cover is strikingly received. and if that can get people looking at this issue and reading this story and thinking about the question, i think that does a lot of good. >> sure. there's a lot of people looking at this and they're talking about the subject. one of the other things, jeffrey, that they are concerned about that people are criticizing "time" magazine for is the fact you see this child's face and he's almost 4 years old and that this is something that potentially he will be teased and harassed and known for for the rest of his life and whether or not that was a responsible decision, as well. >> and that is -- that's a question that i've gotten too. and here's my feeling about this. i don't

is a president. and right before he went to l.a. to clooney's house where people paid $40,000 a ticket, which is more than most middle class people make in a year, he was in seattle. and you know what he told the crowd, guys? sometimes i forget how bad the economy is because i'm so busy fund-raising and doing late-night tv appearances because i think i'm the celebrity in chief rather than the president in chief. i think if he spent more time trying not to be the celebrity, that pete said, the economy would probably be a little better. >> good luck with that. good luck with that attack. nobody cares. >> okay. okay. calm down, people. we have to move on to your buzzer beat er. 20 seconds each. we already had a political fight over stay-at-home moms, but this is a 3-year-old nuzzled up to mom and breast-feeding. >> oh! >> it's called attachment parenting. think any first lady-to-be will touch this one, crystal? >> as mc hammer famously said, if i were michelle obama or any first lady, can't touch this, and won't touch it. it's gross. what are you going to do, nurse your kid in kind

throughout l.a. county. 100 fbi agents, 40 sheriff's deputies, dozens more law enforcement officers. the big question remains why would this fbi agent, well liked by colleagues, a father and husband, simply vanish, why would he leave and more importantly where is he now? those are questions that we simply cannot answer at this point. >> so they are not afraid he'll hurt anyone else. they're afraid he's going hurt himself and then there's this whole issue of national security and the knowledge that he carries with him. >> that's right. they are not -- authorities obviously are going to be speaking and have been speaking with his family. they are speaking to a lot of his colleagues. here's what we can tell you about him and his work as you mentioned he works in national security. been with the fbi for about three years. works on counterterrorism cases. said to be a valuable member of the team. never had any disciplinary problems. and before that, he was an l.a. police officer for eight years. he's a man who has a long history in law enforcement. obviously a very unusual bizarre case and on

playoffs. the spurs win easily, 108-92. game two against l.a. tomorrow night. got to show you this adorable video. >>> a little girl consoling her father. this dad is a dutch soccer player. his team was just relegated to a lower division after they died. she walks out on the field and says it's okay, dad. i still love you. that's what we imagine her saying because it is just so darn cute. >> oh, i love that. >> i still love you. it's fantastic. >> i love that. >> the feel good moment. i'm here for you. >> jeff, thank you. we'll be back in a minute. >>> good morning to you, i'm carol costello. just ahead in the newsroom, a major ruling in an international custody battle over a 7-year-old. the u.s. state department decides not to return the girl to her biological mother. >>> a car takes off barreling through city streets at 80 miles per hour. the driver says he didn't hit the gas. the car maker is now scrambling to investigate what happened. >>> it's a kodak moment no one expected. the camera and film company now admitting it had weapons grade uranium in an underground new york lab f

was always -- any time she would come into the l.a. area, she would usually have sellout shows at the greek theater, at the hollywood bowl. i would go out to interview her and she was always very respectful, very friendly, very generous with her time. >> tell us a little bit about her struggle, if you will, if she did struggle with her faith, her religion, and pushing the envelope a little bit in the age of disco with some of the lyrics, some of the, you know, the sexuality that was a part of her music. >> you know, i'm not really sure if that was a factor with the music. i think certainly from what -- in my dealings with her, she was able to separate the two. you know, her artist ry stemmed about her being a performer of dance music. i think as she got older religion began to play a greater role in how she saw herself an how she wanted to be seen by others. >> how did she see herself? >> to me she seemed as if she was a very -- she was a dedicated professional. i can recall sitting through a sound check at the universal amphitheater, and she ran through the numbers. she knew where ev

reported him missing on monday. the l.a. times reports that police have been focusing the search on one particular area in l.a., skid row. that's where apparently stahl had been frequenting. he is probably best known for taking over the role of john conner in the movie terminator 3. john edwards attorneys very busy getting their last shot at their form of justice today trying to convince jurors the former presidential candidate did not misuse nearly a million dollars worth of campaign funds. prosecutors get to do the same thing, too, push their arguments. closing arguments taking place in edwards' federal trial and the jurors are expected to listen and start deliberating tomorrow. joe johns is in greensboro, north carolina. joe. >> a real contrast in style from the lawyer today as closing arguments got under way in the john edwards campaign finance trial. prosecutor robert hig done walking through the facts of the case almost in chronological order starting with the run for president characterizing edwards as a viable candidate in 2008 who cooked up a scheme to stay viable in spite

there in l.a. a lovely shot of the coast. people waking up early with us. reynolds and i are watching the surf in the distance, aren't we? >> a great day from here to huntington beach, swells coming in in two sets. going to be nice, especially this afternoon. good for surfers, go long borders. >> hang ten a little bit? >> hang ten a little bit. >>> we want to talk about some of the stories that caught our eye this morning. we have a few. shall we start? a lot to choose from. this one, we showed you a shot of sam. a golden retriever, it really caught our eye, because apparently he decided to get off his leash and he jumped into a -- the current there, a very cold current. a golden retriever, he's 6 years old, and i guess he couldn't get out of the current and his owner didn't know what to do. so -- >> the thing is -- i know how much you love dogs and i know you are an animal lover. would you have jumped in after the dug. >> in a minute. in a second actually. >> you wouldn't have thought twice. >> i wouldn't. probably not the smartest thing to do. firefighters came, tried to coax him to

l.a. you see this all the time. there's very little privacy. that comes along with being a star. but couldn't the kids be off limits? you can understand why she was ticked off. >> i can totally understand. that's why so many celebrities raise their kids in europe or spend a great deal of time there. here in l.a., these children are put in this fish bowl that they never asked for and it's unfair and absolutely dangerous, too, what lengths paparazzis will go >> whb a reporter comes up and kisses you, it's redislouse. it's not defensible at all. >> did he overreact, lz? >> no, he didn't overreact. some dude trying to kiss you. he's a married man. i get it. will is fine. i'm going to put it out there, will is type. but you need to control yourself up on the red carpet. pull it back together, man. that was just wrong. >> hey, wendy, we've got to run. >> i had to stop myself from kissing him, but that's a boundary violation. >> thank you, guys. >>> the president heads to the nato summit in chicago. waiting for him, protesters. more on that, next. it's happening now. mple of all our differe

in cheek there. she's kidding. wendy, you're out in l.a. you see this all the time. there's very little privacy. listen, that comes along with being a star. shouldn't the kids be off-limits? you can understand why she was ticked off. >> can i totally understand. that's why so many celebrities raise their kids in europe or spend a great deal of time there. it's because here in l.a., the children, the innocent, little children are put in a fish bowl they never asked for. it's unfair and dangerous what lengths paparazzis will go through. i am all behind halle. call him. i'm with you, girl. >> l.z., she was doing the whole thing. wait a minute. she went off like a momma, right? >> she went off. but, listen. leave the call obama thing out of it. you know what? a lot of celebrities are caught in the paparazzi themselves and make sure they show up in certain places. when you look someone is showing themselves naked on covers, pregnant, or my first baby photo. let's not pretend these are helpless celebrities that are in this. i'm not feeling the whole, we're trapped sort of thing. >> onl

offer. >>> l.a. last year, joplin, missouri mo, was devastated by a mass i have ef-5 tornado. but tonight is graduation. and joining me from joplin high school congratulations. i know you're smile, you're excited. and president obama headed to joplin to speak at your commencement tonight. what do you want to hear him say? >> first of all, thanks for having me. we want to hear him so congratulations. it's been a long year. we want to remember everything that's happened last year and how much people have struggled to get through it. but at the same time, it's our graduation and i would like to hear a big congratulations. >> i have a feeling you'll be getting that in spades. it's been a long year. the tornado totally took ott your high school. i understand you've been set up as part of this mall, the only mall in town. all your textbooks gone. if you can point to just one day, one example of just the toughest moment this past year for you, what was that? >> i think maybe the toughest day was the first day or even the first week of school when both the teachers and students were tryin

out as if you doubted it. they beat the clippers 102-99 sweeping the series against l.a. advancing to the western conference finals. the spurs have won 18 in a row going back to the regular season. they will face the lakers or the thunder. when i was a kid i brought a glove with me to every game hoping to catch a foul ball. on a wet saturday one denver what did one rockies fan use? an umbrella. >> that's some umbrella. >> snagged it. i've seen butterfly nets, not an umbrella. >> the umbrella survived. >> he still can use it. i still never caught a foul ball. i'm still hoping one day maybe. josh hamilton easily slugging his way to incredible numbers this season, best slugger in the majors right now and the texas rangers are honoring him. when you say how can we honor this great player what would be a true lone nor? how about a two-foot hot dog. it's called the great braut beano. comes with sauerkraut. i don't know why when they thought of josh hamilton they thought of a two-foot hot dog. >> oh, my head hurts after that one. i shouldn't comment, though. thanks, jeff. >> any time. >>

undys. >> no. >> here is the back story on all of this. >> no. >> yes, he is. while hosting the l.a. galaxy at the white house, president obama jokingly jabbed beckham about his h&m underwear line saying it's rare that a man like beckham can be so tough on the field but have his own line of underwear. beckham said he appreciated the president plugging his underwear and will send him a big box of it. he is known for his impeccable fashion sense as well as his soccer skills. so president obama could be in for a big treat when the box of underwear arrives. there's one thing missing from the story, though. we didn't get to see the still of beckham in his underwear. they could have done us girls a solid going into the holiday weekend. >> yeah, what's up with that, executive producer brian? >> come on, executive producer brian. get with it. >> he's not answering me. actually, i was going to say, michelle obama will be more excited about the underwear than perhaps the president will be. >> there you go. >> i can't believe i'm talking about the president's underwear. thank you very much. >>

gloria allred and both of them join me live now from opposite coasts, gloria from l.a., lauren from new york. welcome to both of you. this is going to be a very interesting discussion. lauren, first to you. you were hired at the office of a lingerie wholesaler. before you were hired, you asked about the dress code, right? why did you do that and what were you told? >> that's correct. when i start a new position, i want to know what the policies are and dress code especially. >> so what were you told? >> i was told basically look around and see what other people were wearing in the office. >> all right. so you claim that your bosses asked you to tape down your breasts, saying they're too distracting. they say you were told to put on a robe to cover yourself. what exactly happened? >> that's all correct information. it was a series of events, which led to me being covered up in a bright red bathrobe. i was given the choice of going out to buy a new outfit or wearing the roebl. >> what did you think at the time? >> it was preposterous to me, and i was humiliating because i had people askin

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arrests. 107 people were arrested for allegedly false billing in seven cities including miami, l.a., houston, and baton rouge. sandra endo is live in washington is some of the details. this is hard to imagine. we're talking about doctors' offices, mental health facilities. how did this go down? >> reporter: all the people you're supposed to trust, suzanne, and all of the 107 defendants in this bust are accused of allegedly submitting claims to medicare for treatments that were medically unnecessary and often times never provided. charges include conspiracy, health care fraud, violation of anti-kickback statutes, and money laundering. now, the baton rouge case is the largest and most egregious in this takedown. seven people were arrested for allegedly filing $225 million worth in false claims, and they allegedly preyed on beneficiaries who are the most vulnerable. >> sandra, tell us, do we know how much money the federal government actually paid out for false billing? >> well, yeah. officials say they will continue to be aggressive in curtailing this type of crime because they say e

talks so much about had californiaens dreaming of a 200 mile per hour train ride from l.a. to san fran. settle for a slow ride to fresno at a higher cost. so, who's paying the price? drew griffin looks into it. >> reporter: it sure looks like the future. an animated version of california's high speed rail and it sounded really cool, too. l.a. to san francisco at more than 200 miles an hour. no planes, no cars, no fuss. that's why californians voted for it back in 2008, passing a $10 billion bond measure for a train that was projected to eventually cost $34 billion. keeping them honest, it's now four years later. not a single track has been laid and a bombshell report was dropped last fall. there are $34 billion train would actually cost closer to three times the estimated amount. >> the new business plan puts a cost estimate to about 198 billion. >> reporter: this was a shocker. three times the estimated cost and guess what? you, the federal taxpayer, might be on the hook for a big chunk of it. we'll get to how that's possible in just a moment, but in california, the sticker shock caus

the auction block at the request of lisa marie. they're l.a. based, so i'm not surprised we haven't heard back. what's also clear to me, is he calling lisa marie a turd or -- i'm crazy for you, love turd. we'll just have to wonder, i guess. there it is. always a mystery with michael jackson, even after he's gone. >> okay. a.j. hammer. thank you so much. want information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, a.j.'s got it. >>> the fda has a warning about online dealing for adhd tablets. the agency said the drugs are fake. we'll tell you how you can tell the difference between the real pills and the counterfeit ones. you inspired a ron howard production. with your photographs. ( younger sister ) where's heaven ? ( older sister ) far. what will you inspire, with the eos rebel t3i and ef lenses, for ron's next project ? learn more at youtube. >>> the fda is warning consumers that pills purchased online to treat adhd are fake. elizabeth cohen is following the story. are they cheaper? >> the problem is, you can buy all sorts of things online. you can go online and buy drugs a

series heading back to boston. stanley cup finals game one overtime, l.a. and new jersey. the kings catch the devils sleeping, kopitar the break away, goalie mar tan brodeur, the kings win in overtime. game two saturday night in new jersey. >> thanks, jeff. >> okay. next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> and good morning to you. i'm carol costello. ahead in the newsroom, we are learning new information on a developing story. two americans kidnapped in egypt overnight just released. details on how u.s. officials were able to help set them free. >>> some of the world's most dangerous terror suspects are detained in guantanamo bay. this morning, we're learning why they sometimes have felt like they lived on sesame street. >>> unbelievable pictures from a happy hour the took a horrifying turn. a truck plows right into the middle of that bar, pinning customers. amazingly no one killed. >>> now more on a story that's been developing all morning in egypt. kidnappers have released their two american hostages. the americans were on their way to a vacation resort in the sinai regio

brain. that's according to the "l.a. times" and "sports illustrated" which says the family want to know if damage from concussions led the nfl star to take his life. he died from a gunshot wound to his chest. >>> human rights activist chen guangcheng can apply to study abroad. he told u.s. lawmakers he and his family want to in to america. chen has been offered a fellowship from a u.s. university. >>> now that mitt romney has fended off rivals on his right flank, like rick santorum, he can shift more to the middle. mitt in the middle. he kind of has to do that, that's where those crucial independent voters are. we're already seeing evidence of his voyage to the center on issues like immigration, student loans and the auto industry. remember this op-ed romney wrote for "the new york times" during the height of the auto crisis? he said let detroit go bankrupt and he caught a lot of flak for it given the auto industry's rebound. listen to what his top adviser is saying about that. >> the fact that these car companies are profitable today is because they got rid of those excess costs.

? >> we did. it was actually a fun experience. going into the supermarkets here in l.a., trying to figure out what you're going to buy for $1.50 because you can't really buy much here in the states. and it was -- we went straight to the rice and beans, which really is the most economic choice because it can last you a few days. as you can see a few ramen noodles always works well, four for a dollar. it was interesting because you really start to appreciate. even as we were putting water in the pot, you realize a lot of people when we were in tanzania, they don't have running water or electricity in most of their homes. >> the thing is, though, we all run and we buy these expensive coffees and things. i'm sure this has really changed as you tried to live for $1.50 a day. i'm sure it's changed your global perspective. how so, just in terms of your personal habits and spending or even wastefulness? >> absolutely. i mean you feel extremely lucky. you understand sort of -- it feels really silly to think that we spend $5 on a coffee. when, you know, people spend a fraction of that on eve

basketball. so i'm a businessman. i played in l.a. did my tenure there. i'm a businessman. i don't have any favorites. may the best team win. that's behind me. >> of all those teams, is one -- is there one that, like, best shaped you as a person, as a professional? >> i'll probably go with l.a. that's more my speed, hollywood, marketing, making people laugh, humoring people, doing silly things, doing movies, doing albums. i learned from a great leader in phil jackson on how to win. and how to be a great leader. and i took that to miami. and was able to get one down in miami. so i think los angeles would probably be the place. if i ever get invited to the hall of fame, i'll probably go in as a los angeles laker. >> something tells me you would be a given. >> i don't know. i don't think i was that good. >> oh, come on. okay. everybody's called you everything from the big aristotle, the big doctor. dr. shaq. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> thank you. >> what a pleasure. sa ke you can see more of my interview with shaquille o'neal, doctor, on cnn.com. >>> vice president joe biden is

-raising at his l.a. home for president obama. they are expecting to raise $12 million. also on thursday the olympic flame will be lit in greece. the games start in london on july 27th. and we saved the best for last, sunday, of course, is mother's day. that will do it for me. have a wonderful sunday, everyone. >>> newt leaves the field but may need practice as a team player.

the sheriffs department in l.a., he left in his black mercedes and hasn't been heard from since. the sheriffs department says they don't expect foul play at this point. >>> no courtroom drama, just courtroom craziness. that's what happened when five men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks made a rare court appearance in guantanamo bay. their 13-hour arraignment included one guy stripping off his clothes. another making a paper airplane. all of this in front of the eyes of families of 9/11 victims chris lawrence was in that courtroom. so what the heck did people do, chris, when this started happening? >> everybody just shook their head and looked in wonder at what was coming next. it started at 9:00 in the morning and didn't finish until after 10:00 at night. right off the bat, all of the defendants took out their ear pieces so they couldn't hear the translation. when the judge would ask certain questions, they ignored him and wouldn't participant in the hearing. this was a form of peaceful protest over a system that they think is rigged where they are not going to be able to get a f

l.a. they're doing wonderfully. and they're always up for the next adventure. >> which one is payback. the child you were to your mother. the one that gave you so much grief. which one is it? >> they're all really good. i have to say. >> none like you? >> no one is near me at all. you know, i do give grief, but as a mother of four girls i don't take it personally. >> three girls. >> three girl, one boy. going through it four times with kids going through adolescence. my youngest is just about to go through it. and you realize you don't take it personally when they have their outbursts because their hormones, their brain is not fully developed and you have to -- you know, when they say they hate you and slam the door, you have to realize one day on the other side it will come out and they'll be back to themselves again. >> if there was one thing that young girls, young women could take away from your experience, your life journey, what would it be? >> in those pages, i would say the biggest lesson is you are not the events in your life. it's how you view them and choose to move

, not just for weeks. maybe even years. imagine you live in l.a. the city goes dark. we rely on sewer systems to pump our gas. that is really a huge global impact there. our satellite systems and gpss, all of that could be gone and it will go out. measures can be taken to direct satellites into a different place so they're not right at that incoming solar storm, but if a catastrophic one happened there's not a lot we can do. it also has an impact on aviation. do you remember what happened ashleigh during the icelapped volcano and what that did to air space in europe? something like that could happen because of radio blackouts. >> there were hundreds of canceled flights, delayed nights. it was a real bummer. >> thanks for the pictures. they're fantastic. >> great to look at, just not nice to talk about. coming up, a bullied teenager said adults would not listen so he took matters into his own hands and see what's in his hands? yes. it's a stun gun. and he took it to school. so is he in trouble or not? find out in a moment. citi turns. so why exactly should that be of any interest to yo

point guard took control in overtime against the griz lees. he lead l.a. to a 101-97 win over memphis. they lead the series 3 games to 1. they could capture the first playoff series in 36 years. >>> major league baseball is suspending hamels for throwing harper. he said he was welcoming him to the big leagues. the gm did not see it that way telling "the washington post." coleman has use of just one arm. the south carolina boy was born with a right arm that ends at the elbow, so he's learned to do things with his left arm. as you can see, he does things really, really well. >>> the next hour of cnn >>> the next hour of cnn newsroom starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello. happening now in the newsroom, the united states is inspecting a bomb from a foiled al qaeda plot to blow up a plane. current checks would not have detected the bomb at all. we're asking what is the tsa doing to keep you safe. >>> voters are heading to the polls in north carolina to decide on a controversial proposal drawing national attention. amendment one