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sexual relationship? >> absolutely. i can only imagine, i cant imagine him actually confirming. its the name of the game, i guess. >> david bettingly is here to look at the atlanta businesswoman who is making the accusations and joe johns focuses on the beleaguered cain campaign. lets begin with you, joe, in washington. can this cain train really keep on rolling here? is this going to essentially kill his hopes of being president? >> hey, ted, i think you have to say, number one, other...

Tightly controlled, even the most routine activities can suddenly turn deadly. >> make sure youve got everything out of your pockets. >> weve got 47 going out on chains and they have all got to be bagged and ready to go by 9:30. so usually the chain warnings are rush, rush. >> every day a number of brushy mountain inmates are transported either to court or to other state prisons. correctional officers call this transportation process going out on chains. >> what we do is we call the blocks one a...

You dont have to marry him. >> yeah, i mean, it seem that way. youre placing this inmate in the cell with me. i mean were not -- were not outside the cell all day. were inside that cell all day. >> yeah, but that should have been a consideration before you went to prison. >> the committee is baffled, not only by hamiltons stubbornness but by its sudden appearance after nine years behind bars at other state prisons. >> you have been taking a cellie up until the time you got here. once you got her...

Homeboys. and if something happened to one of my close, close ones im going to have to help retaliate. you know what i mean? >> duker on the other hand, was still caught up in the game. he was still infatuated with this romantic notion of being a gangster. >> what do you want for your future? >> money, power, respect. top of the food chain. >> everybodys like that when theyre young. they dont see the big picture. they cant see it yet. you know what i mean? its just whatever happens happens. >> h...

Countys inmate reception center, these prisoners are sent to mens central jail. built in 1963, this maximum security facility can house up to 7,500 inmates. larger than most state prisons, the 900,000-square-foot facility is the first stop for 90% of the inmates. >> what youve got here is an entire population of the downtrodden. youve got the losers in society, youve got gang members. >> here we have everything from duis that are in here for a day or two to 187s, mexican mafia affiliates that ar...

To mens central jail. built in 1963, this maximum security facility can house up to 7,500 inmates. larger than most state prisons, the 900,000-square-foot facility is the first stop for 90% of the inmates. >> what youve got here is an entire population of the downtrodden. youve got the losers in society, youve got gang members. >> here we have everything from duis that are in here for a day or two to 187s, mexican mafia affiliates that are here for cases that end up going upstate pretty soon. we...

elsie granderson, a cnn.com columnist and steve perry an education contributor. the latest act scores show only one in four high school graduates is ready for college. the test used for college admissions shows only 66% of the 2011 class met the benchmark for english. 45% for math. 30% for science. so steve, do these figures accurately reflect student preparedness? >> it absolutely does reflect how prepared students are because if it were the a.c.t. in and of itself we may be able to w...

critical condition. the confirmed death toll in sundays disaster now stands at 118. but authorities say more than ten times that many still are unaccounted for. >> joplins head of emergency management says people scattered and simply cant get home or maybe no longer have homes and havent yet called in. but then theres will norton, blown out of his hummer on his way home from high school graduation. his family thinks -- thinks hes in a hospital somewhere. and sky lar logs don, a 1-year-...

Alabama. once in a 20, 30-year period. now a month later. >> appreciate your update. a supreme court ruling today gives california judges five years to release up to 46,000 inmates from state prisons. the decision on overcrowding and medical conditions closed with the dissenting judges calling it "the most radical injunction in u.s. history." bringing in nbc justice correspondent pete williams. break it down. a 5-4 vote here. what were the factors that made justice kennedy specifically and the...

Beat snyder. now, in less than five months, has the light bulb gone on? voters have quickly pivoted away from the radical republican governors. this shift is taking place because walker, kasich and snyders radical priority list is being played out right in front of our eyes. its getting attention. scott walker didnt run on ending collective bargaining for public employees, but now that hes shown his cards, he stands a real chance of being recalled. now, 57% of wisconsin voters oppose walkers rad...