carry a long gun in his vehicle because in his words anything that requires a long gun requires a lot of paperwork and you're doing to find me as far away from it. he took two lunch breaks and attended a going away party. >> he began working as a community volunteer coordinator and months later praised their professionalism. arizona working to contain a wildfire. crews are being hampered by high winds, low human. the fire has scorched more than 16,000 acres. the state has issued a declaration of emergency. i want to bring in chad myers to talk about this. are we seeing any end in sight? >> no, and the wind is going to be 35 to 45 miles per hour. so that's going to harmper, too. the wind was blowing from the south, now blowing from the west. that makes firefighters scramble around. they know where the defense is, they know which way the fire is moving and all of a sudden after the cold front it changes direction. believe this or not, back the middle of may, may 15th, a wildfire was started in new mexico because of a stray bullet. a ricocheting bullet, just the spark from a stray bullet was enough to start land on fire. only a 15-acre blaze before they caught it, but that gives you an idea of how dry it is. in fact, all four states here, the four corner states here, new mexico, colorado, all the way up here into utah and this would be the four corners where they all come together, 98% of those states, 98% of all land in those states have some type of drought going right now from the drought monitor i just looked at. there's the wind, 35, 45 miles per hour. even some gusts to 55-plus today. all red flag warnings. sunflower, gladiator, topaz ranch. gladiator was for a while called the crown king fire. it's still going and the percentage of containment 15%, 30%, 43%. with the winds containment may, in fact, go down. >> thank you, chad. florida senator marco rubio is the focus of a lot of vp speculation. he is one of the nages we hear a lot when people talk about mitt romney's short list. it's so surprise rubio is taking aim at president obama. or juan carlos lopez interviewed senator rubio in about the 2012 race, other issues. he's joining us here. first of all, good get there. everybody wants to talk to rubio. what is the highlight? >> well, the highlight is he insists that there isn't really a way to advance right now politically. he says both the democrats aren't interested in letting things advance. they're only thinking of the election, and he says that president obama hasn't fulfilled the promises he made when he won the white house. >> does he stand by a lot of the criticism? >> he accepted criticism on the republican side, and he is aw e aware -- is there a possibility for democrats and republicans to work on these last six months before the november elections? >> well, i hope there is because this country has major problems. but in 2008 irrespective of how you felt about the president's policies, we all had the hope he would be a uniter, that he would elevate american politics and allow us to really focus on the issues of the day even if we disagreed about how to approach them. i think that barack obama is long gone. i think the barack obama that today occupies the presidency is someone who has made the cold political calculation that the only way he can win is by pitting one group of americans against another group of americans. by convincing enough americans that the reason why their life is not doing better is because some people are doing too well. and this constant pitting of one group of americans against another is divisive in a which we have not seen by any american president in probably modern american history and i think people are concerned about this. i wish the president would go back to being the barack obama of 2008, a uniter, someone that elevated the political discourse. we're still going to disagree on the issue but let's debate on the issues. i think people are tired of hearing how bad the people are on the other side of an issue. that's what the obama campaign and the democratic party has become about lately. that make it is very difficult to get things done here in washington. >> reporter: you were asking about the criticism on the other side. well, on an issue that we did speak about, immigration, he recognizes that the republicans haven't advanced immigration the way he would like them to, but he says democrats are also using that as a political issue for the election. >> does the romney campaign, do they believe that by putting rubio out here that it helps him with the latino voters, that he's able to make up for some of the criticism on his immigration policy. >> reporter: senator rubio gave a speech yesterday in front of latino coalition. mr. romney was also there, and in his speech he spoke about education, something very important to hispanics, one of the top issues after the economy. he didn't mention immigration once and senator rubio did. he talked about the need to change the system now. the role that mr. rubio could fill is to help him with the latino community, to help him in florida. obviously the romney campaign has a long way to go if you look at the polls. there's almost a 40% difference. so this is a role that marco rubio could play very well as a republican senator from florida. >> how do people respond to senator rubio? do they believe that he is authentically part of the latino community, part of the latino experience, that he certainly understands what people are going through or do they feel like he's a puppet in some ways? >> reporter: no. if you look at his history, his personal accomplishments, the way he came from humble origins to becoming u.s. senator by age 40. a lot of people look up to him. he's a bigger figure in florida than he could be in the rest of the country, but he's talking about issues other politicians aren't. on immigration he met with luis garcia from illinois, he's talking with democrats. he presented yesterday the start up 2.0 act where they're trying to create jobs and he did that with jor warner with two democrats and snore republicoth. he's looking for that spot where he can show people he is working, he's not just a republican politician in an election cycle. >> all right. juan carlos lopez, thank you so much. here is what we're working on for the hour. at the cradle of civilization, a new democracy is being born. what it means for egypt's future. then she became a rhodes scholar, worked at the white house, and won an olympic medal. all despite losing a leg at the age of 5. i will talk to one of the most inspiring people i know about teaching young women to leave. and how having a c section could actually affect your child's weight later in life. weather. nice weather coming up today through this tuesday. evening. you don't have anything on your calendar for this evening. fantastic..linguica. i found 5 restaurants whose reviews mention linguica fairly close to you. joke. two iphones walk into a bar.. i forget the rest. that's funny. was it something i said? 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>> i'm pissed. i was mat because you shouldn't put a kid in the washer. at the same time he was just playing around. >> reporter: as for the babysitter, mom says she won't be babysitting anymore. meanwhile, back at washing machine number 15, the owner of the laundromat says she knows it's ridiculous but she's thinking about putting up signs from liability, do not put kids in washers. this is one story you can't spin as anything but dumb. jeanne moos, cnn -- >> do you feel like a hero? >> yeah. >> reporter: -- new york. >> absolutely crazy. all right. if you're about to board a plane with kids, this is actually might be bothersome. united airlines decided to end its special preboarding with families with children. alis alison, it takes a little extra time. you see folks with their families -- >> it does. >> you know, it's work. why is united doing this? >> i certainly know that it is work and i'll tell what you, this does not seem very kid-friendly, but what united says is that by doing away with that preboard for kids it's going to speed up the boarding process. a united spokesperson said it would be better to simplify that process and reduce the number of boarding groups. united says it does let its passengers with children board early. of course, if you're sitting in first class or business class. now, some flyers say this is an evident for united to become more appealing to business travelers. but others, yes, when they got wind of it, especially the ones with the kids, not too happy. one blog called cranky flyer said they think it will slow down the boarding process. another one called flyers rights.org called it anti-family. it's probably why united didn't announce this outright. they just kind of quietly put it out there. they changed the policy a few months ago. surprise. >> we found out. we found them out there. what about other airlines? are they going to be doing this as well? >> well, the policies look like they're pretty different across the board. you like at american airlines, they don't give anything specific about kids but they give anyone who needs extra time the chance to board first. jetblue limits it to families with kids under the age of 2. us airways wants families to wait until zone two is called, and delta still has an across the board policy for families with children. you know what this also could do? it could open the door for these airlines if they scrap this service to add the service on kind of a la carte so they can kind of charge for it. that is also another option. >> how are the markets doing today? >> looks like the markets are pretty flat. thedown dow is down 20 points. europe is weighing on sentiment. we're also watching, of course, facebook shares. they're up again today, 1.33% sitting at $32. still below that ipo price of $38. >> alison, good to see you. thank you. his parents looked for him for decades. now the family of etan patz could be one step closer to finding out what happened to their son. 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[ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. it's a case that's changed the way we look for missing children. right now police are questioning a man who claims he killed etan patz. the 6-year-old vanished while walking to the bus stop back in 1979. the case raised national awareness about missing children. susan candiotti is following the latest developments. i understand you are now learning new information about the identity and occupation of this guy. tell us what we know. >> reporter: i am, suzanne. yes, a law enforcement source tells me the man who is being questioned is in custody at this time is pedro hernandez. he lives in new jersey, and records indicate he lives in maple shade, new jersey. we are told by two different sources that that's where he was picked up, in new jersey on wednesday for questioning. here is what we know about him. according to the source, he owned or he used to own a bodega in the area where the patz family lives, still lives at this time, and he boned that bodega decades ago when etan went missing. here is why this could prove to be significant. according to author lisa cohen, who wrote a book, an extensive book about this case years ago, she had this to say about the morning that etan patz disappeared in 1979. that when he left his house and he was on his way to talk to his school bus stop for the'irs time by himself, he had with him a dollar and he told his mom he intended to use that dollar to stop at a local bodega to buy a soda pop drink he could drink at lunch later today. we know from a law enforcement source that this mr. hernandez used to own a bodega in that neighborhood. we cannot draw more of a connection other than that pit. what we do know is this man is in custody and the reason that they talked to him to begin with was that when that search was made of that basement a block away from etan's house, just a couple months ago, a relative or someone rather who knew this man saw the news coverage and contacted police to say that this mr. hernandez had allegedly claimed that he had something to do with etan's death years and years ago, and that is why police who were aware of him at the time went back and reinterviewed him and that is when this man allegedly made this claim and made a confession. he has not been charged yet, suzanne. >> do they think with all that information that they are heading down the right road? that this is really a credible lead now that they have these kinds of details that potentially put him in that bodega with that child? >> reporter: good point. we're getting conflicting information on this. additionally i can tell you this, a law enforcement source also says this man claims that he strangled the little boy. now, some people are telling us, some investigative sources tell us that they believe that this is a very solid lead, a very solid development in this case. however, a federal law enforcement source, and the fbi is also involved in this case, is saying that they are treating this with a strong dose of skepticism. so it seems to depend on who you talk with as to where this development will eventually lead. suzanne? >> why are they saying they're treating this with a strong dose of skepticism? why the skepticism? >> reporter: in part according to the source is that they were aware of this man years ago. a lot of time has passed. and without getting into specific details, these sources are saying, you know, you have to be very careful with what people say now versus what they said then and putting it all together because things can change over time. and without describing it further, this particular source said that they are -- were distrustful or might be treated distrustfully. on the other hand, it's important to know that we don't know everything that police do about what kind of evidence they have in this case. remember, the manhattan district attorney's office reopened this matter in 2010, and ever since then they have been going back and interviewing and reinterviewing many people in this case to try to make sure whether they crossed all the "t"s and dotted the "i"s, so they may have additional information including physical evidence that might tend to make them think that this could be an important development in this case. >> and, susan, help me understand this a little bit. if this guy did, in fact, confess to killing this child but police, the investigators, are skeptical about those claims, is there something about his mental state? is he not all quite there? they don't feel like he's reliable in his storytelling that they wouldn't believe his confession? >> reporter: well, at this point we don't know enough about it to say one way or the other. remember, there are different investigative agencies involved in this case. the manhattan district attorney's office has investigators that sources say have been talking to this man. the new york police department has investigators that are also involved in this case and are playing a direct role. and the fbi is also involved in this case. so you have frthree different agencies talking about this information, and that's why it's pretty hard to get anyone to firmly commit to anything until we see what develops. we do know that authorities are planning to say more about this we are told sometime later today. so we hope that time will get some clarification. >> and susan, you said investigators had spoken to this man before previously because this is such an old case. is this the first time he's actually been identified? >> reporter: well, that i'm not sure about. i do know that they had spoken to this man before and that he had been someone that they talked with because he was someone in that area. they were talking to everyone in that area and they have gone back and requestioned people who lived and worked in that area at that time, so beyond that, they're not revealing much more about this man, his mental state, whether he knows what he's talking about, and the other thing to add to this is that, remember, you have another man who is currently in prison on an unrelated matter that a civil judge ruled was civilly responsible for the death of etan patz. and there's a civil judgment against this man for millions of dollars when the family sued him. so it will be interesting to see what happens if they wind up charging a different man altogether than the man who is currently serving time in prison on an unrelated case. >> very interesting development there. susan, as always, excellent reporting. thank you very much. they are right next door to what's becoming a full-blown civil war. what the people of jordan think about the blood being shed across the border in syria. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units ross the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. i'm a wife, i'm a mom... and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. 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