august 2nd in a restaurant with giordano. he told police he lost track of her while they were snorkeling in rough water. giordano told police he feared for his life when he signaled her to turn back and didn't look for her as he turned to shore. the police say the sea was calm at the time. in the interview police also grilled giordano about his finances and about travel insurance policies he bought for himself and gardner before their trip. tonight there are also new details about photographs found on a camera that authorities confiscated from the couple's hotel room. martin savidge joined me now from aruba. martin, what did we learn from the transcript? >> reporter: it's really pretty amazing. we obviously wanted to talk to gary giordano. we wanted to talk to his attorney to get their side of events that. has always been denied to us. essentially what we have here is the statement that gary giordano gave to aruba authorities on august 5th. that is the day he was taken into custody. but it's just hours before he's actually de

gary giordano is his name. he's seen with gardner in this photo. the picture was released august 2nd. that's the day giordano told investigators that gardner disappeared while snorkeling with him. he's being held by police in aruba as a suspect in the case. martin savidge joins me from aruba. >> martin, we've reported that they each took out insurance policies before their trip. he definitely is the beneficiary of her policy? >> reporter: that's right, yes. this is the first time authorities have come out and admitted that information. it was about a week ago i got ahold of the statement that gary giordano told authorities. one thing they asked him about these insurance policies. he admitted they had the insurance policies, two $1.5 million each. they said who's the beneficiary? he said in my case the beneficiary is my mother. but what was left out of that statement was well then who's going to benefit say if robyn gardner turns up missing or dead. well, today the authorities said, you know what, it's gary giordano, which now you understand to the

cnn's ma 's martin savidge has d that gary giordano is a beneficiary of a $1.5 million accidental death policy that he took out on her before the trip. this is the picture of the two of them the day before gardner disappeared. we'll have the latest at the top of the hour from martin savidge. and we'll have the latest on the hurricane path here in the northeast. it's not without precedent. remember the perfect storm? that wasn't so long ago. we'll take a look back at some of the biggest storms that have hit the region, all at the top of the hour, candy. >> we'll be there, thanks, andzerson. >>> one of the day's most dramatic story is also one of the most welcome here at cnn. next, senior international correspondent matthew chance reports on the end of his five days of harrowing captivity in tripoli. >>> after five harrowing days in captivity, almost three dozen international journalists were freed today by pro-gadhafi gunmen who had held them in a hotel, cnn's correspondent matthew chance was among them, and virtually everything that happened to him today happened live on camera. take a

gary giordano lost an appeal and we'll have a live report from martin savidge who spoke with giordano's lawyer. >>> and keeping them honest, a look at the political bickerick in washington, and any attempt to get the economy going will likely have the same effect. >>> and we'll have a look at president's jobs plan and we'll look at who is on tonight's "ridiculist," all that at the top of the hour, john? >> looking forward to it. >>> new violence and shocking new images out of syria, a human rights report two dozen dead, where tanks pulled into the city center and gunfire broke out and a video showing syrian soldiers executing an apparently unarmed man surfaced on youtube. a quick warning while we can't confirm the authenticity of the video, and while we've blurred the man's image, the pictures are bloody and upsetting. in addition to those gunshots, the soldiers say the man was sentenced to death by firing squad. also on youtube, this video of anthony government demonstrators in the syrian city of aleppo, they took to the streets as activists questioned the circumstances of a local scho

we're also going to take a look at a live report from aruba with gary giordano still being held with the connection of a disappearance of robin guayn ga. he's being questioned bay police. we'll tell you where he's cooperating. those stories and of course tonight's ridiculous. >> see you in a few minutes. thanks. >>> conservatives are accuses the white house of providing back door amnesty to illegal immigrants. the new policy will halt 3r0eings against illegal immigrants deemed to pose no threat to national security or to public safety. included in this group are thousands of illegal immigrants who were brought to the united states when they were young children. you might remember late last year the president and democratic eyes in congress tried to protect this group by passing the so-called dream act arguing those brought here with small children should not be published for the illegal agents of their parents. now krit sak jan brewer suggest president is abusing his executive power and needs to be reminded he is not a king above the law. governor brewer with us tonight from phoenix.

. >>> and crime and punishment, a judge in aruba, a judge to decide if gary giordano should stay in prison or be released. we'll have a live report from martin savidge in aruba. >>> and we'll have the latest on the flooding which is a big problem in vermont and even in new jersey. live reports from those two states and also the "ridiculist" at the top of the hour, thanks, candy. >> 15 minutes from now. we'll see you then. >>> this morning president obama asked to hold a rare joint session of congress next wednesday for his long-awaited speech on jobs. this afternoon house speaker john boehner said do it on thursday. which leaves us to believe washington can't agree on anything. we want to see if we can reach a little consensus here with ron brownstein, he's the political director and a columnist for the "national journal" and political white house reporter julie mason. so -- well, first of all, let me start -- before we get to the bickering, why a joint session of congress? this president can pick any venue he wants, so what's in it for him here? >> that's the biggest megaphone there is an

. >> tonight new developments in the case of the american woman missing in aruba, gary giordano being held in the disappearance of robyn gardner has added joe hey baez to his defense team, who was a key member of the defense for casey anthony. there's an incredible out of utah, bystanders putting themselves at risk to pull a stranger to safety. listen to part of the 911 call. >> it looks like someone may be under the vehicle. it's burning. >> i think i'm in a backup. the motorcycle is spitting out fire, and i don't know if it's going to the motorcycle is on fd it's going to go right now. >> we'll speak with sergeant jason olson, the first officer on the scene. those stories and the "ridiculist" and all that at the top of the hour. >> the video is amazing. god bless those people helping like that. we'll see you in just a few minutes. >>> we learned some important lessons from our cnn tea party presidential debate, one is while ron paul has a fervent remarkably loyal core following, he has a ceiling, any chance to grow into a threat for the nomination undermined by controversial views l

that the prime suspect in her disappearance gary giordano had a cut on his throat shortly after she disappeared. we'll talk about the latest details. >>> and we'll talk with congressman ron paul about his belief about the problems with fema and whether fema should be eliminated, is that the right thing to do? that and the ridicu-list at the top of the hour. >> it will be interesting to hear what he has to say. thanks, anderson. >>> and tonight in washington we're getting new details about the jobs program that president obama is set to announce. our chief white house court is here next. and cleaning up intake valves. so when you fill up at an exxon or mobil station, yocan rest assured we help your engine run more smoothly while leaving behind cleaner emissions. it's how we make gasoline work harder for you. exxon and mobil. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping drive the future of business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanc

a magistrate in aruba has decided that gary giordano could be held for another 60 days. giordano says he was snorkeling with robyn gardner and she was swept out to sea on august 2nd. there have been troubling questions about his story after he told authorities that he's the beneficiary of a $1.5 million insurance policy he took out on gardner. giordano has to stay in jail for another 60 days. did the court elaborate on the decision at all? >> reporter: no. we didn't get any elaboration whatsoever. the judge threw the book at m so we expected there would be some explanation as to what it was the judge heard or saw but instead there was none. the only thing we did get from court observers is this hearing took place at 9:00 in the morning. the answer from the judge didn't come until 4:15 in the afternoon. those who follow the legal system say when it comes to a detainment hearing they've never heard of it taking this long. >> i don't understand under aruban law which is dutch law if i'm not wrong, they can just continually hold him and then have hearings and then decide to

they knew that gary giordano had taken out insurance for himself and robyn gardner. i said how did you find out? they said he told us. this was information that came to light in the very first interrogation that they did of gary giordano. it was in the first statement he made. apparently he admitted he took out insurance. he called it and it's what authorities call it. travelers insurance. in other words, if you got sick or ill while traving on a vacation you would be transported back to the united states. the real question is there an accidental death benefit and who would benefit as a result of that? the authorities don't talk about the amount and they don't talk about who would benefit. we talked to other people who again are close to this investigation and say that gary giordano told authorities that it wasn't he that was going to benefit but the money if robyn were to die would go to her mother. >> is he in custody now or what's his situation? >> reporter: he is in custody. prior to the first -- i believe it was 12 days that he was in custody, he was actually he

but gary giordano is still being described as belligerent and refusing to answer any questions that he has already answered. giordano took out $1.5 million travel insurance policies for both himself and robyn gardner, but authorities aren't saying who the beneficiary of her policy is. >>> wall street ends an awful week with another awful day. the dow jones tumbled losing 1.6% of its value. the nasdaq and s & p 500 reported steep declines as well, all due to fierce about the u.s. economy and europe's debt crisis >>> a court hearing today over a lawsuit filed by the trustee appointed to recover billions of dollars from bernard madoff's upon ponzi scheme. the trustee suing the -- new york mets. they argued they knew nothing about it. there's other headlines. now back to "presumed guilty, murder in west memphis". >>> i came from an extremely dirt-poor family. >> damien echols grew up here in marion, arkansas, a mile or two from west memphis. his best friend jason baldwin lived nearby, and so did a boy named jesse misskelley. jesse misskelley sr. is jesse's father. >> i met him ate his home

they say that giordano is no longer cooperating. they came out this with a short time ago. they said he stopped talking the authorities. his attorney is not talking to them and they now classify him as a suspect in this particular case and they are also publishing his photo and telling people on the island, hey, if you saw this guy, what was he doing and who was he with? we need to know more information about him, anderson. >> so he's now an official suspect? >> reporter: it is. i mean, it's kind of odd. i don't know whether it's a language thing or just a difference in the judicial system. up until now they simply said they had detained him, which of course they picked him up as he was trying to leave the country. but now in a press release tonight, they actually named him, say "suspect." they don't necessarily say prime suspect or anything else. one thing is clear, he was clearly the last person to be with the woman when she disappeared. they still want to know more from him. they hope to get help from the federal government in the united states. the fbi getting involved,

giordano told the police she vanished while snorkeling but is no longer cooperating with the investigation. >>> a florida judge ordered casey anthony to order one year of supervised probation. she has to turn to orlandy to start serving that probation no later than noon on august 26th. anthony was acquitted last month of murdering her daughter caylee who was convicted in 2010 on felony check fraud. >>> a second colorado county has filed attempted murder and assault charges after the sibling's fired an ak-47 at police during a high-speed car chase on wednesday. are also accused of bank robbery in georgia and attempted murder in florida. >>> and in ohio a driver accidentally yanked a gas pump off of its base yesterday. luckily fast-thinking attendants kept the place from blowing sky high. the customer later returned to apologize and remarkably the station owner wrote the whole thing off. saying it's just one of those things. that's latest and now back to anderson. >>> separated at birth from a cat? the feline, another animal wanna-be so absurd they blamed it on tonight's "ridiculous." [ man