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arming the assad regime. >> we have confronted the russians about stopping their continued arms shipments to syr syria. we are concerned about the latest information we have that there are attack helicopters on the way from russia to syria, which will escalate the conflict quite dramatically. >> moscow insists any arms supplies sent to syria are not being used against anti-government protesters. the suspect in the auburn triple murder is in custody after a three day manhunt. desmonte leonard turned himself into authorities at the federal courthouse in montgomery, alabama. facing three counts of capital murder. he gunned down three people and wounded three others after a fight broke out in an off campus party. two of those killed were former auburn football players. gabrielle giffords' former aide will serve out the remainder of her term in the house. barber defeating kelly by 6 points. he'll fill giffords seat until november. in virginia, george allen easily defeated three conservative opponen opponents. he'll square off in november against tim cain. u.s. stock futures down and investors watching europe closely this morning. jp morgan chase ceo jamie dimon will answer questions from the senate banking committee about the bank's $2 billion plus trading loss last month. stocks may be down this morning but here's good news maybe for your 401(k). a new survey of economists says stocks are hitting bottom and the s&p 500 will rise more than 8% from now until the end of the year. stocks will gain 14% total by the end of 2012 if economists surveyed are correct. get ready to fork over more money. the airline is raising the fee for a second bag from $70 to $100. it now matches delta's january baggage fee hike. industry analysts expect american and u.s. airways to follow suit in the near future. miami fans feeling the heat after kevin durant and the thunder raced out to a lead. miami led early and the thunder outscored the heat by 18 points in the second half. james led miami with 30 points. game two of the best of seven series set for thursday night in oklahoma city. soledad. >> i got money on this game and i've got -- i'm going to have to do something somebody tells me every day for a week if the heat loses. >> what do you have to do? >> it's up to them. that's the bet we made. kind of open ended. i'm thinking about tweaking that later. >> you need an attorney for that type of bet, my friend. >> this morning we're talking about accusations of cover-up surrounding the jerry sandusky case. day three of his child sex abuse trial is under way and former penn state officials could face for charges for concealing what they knew. former vice president gary schultz kept a secret file detailing reported incidents and the file and e-mails between university officials allegedly shows inconsistences with what those officials later would tell a grand jury. inside the court, a day filled with emotional and graphic testimony. the 18-year-old whose accusations first triggered the investigation detailed his relationship with sandusky and former penn state assistant football coach mike mcqueary described seeing him in the shower with a young boy. trutv correspondent abeth karas. victim one cried on the stand. it sounds like it was gut wrenching. what was the reaction in the room and for the jurors? >> reporter: good morning, as you can imagine, it was indeed very traumatic, to even listen to him let alone be in his shoes telling the story to a roomful of strangers, 12 of whom are going to sit in judgment of jerry sandusky. jurors were absolutely kaptty vated as was the courtroom. the courtroom was hushed, even though benches in there, 12 rows of wooden benches, were creaking every time somebody leaned forward to listen, that's all you could hear. he would break down periodically as he was recounting and reliving the sexual assaults by jerry sandusky and it was particularly emotional when he had already described sandusky performing oral sex on him and then one day sandusky said now it's your turn. and he said he froze. he blacked out -- didn't know what to do but he did do it and he did it again and again. it got to the point though in 2008 when he had had enough and he brought it all to an end telling a guidance counselor who didn't believe him at first. that was incredulous in the courtroom, like he finally gets up the courage to tell someone and he's not believed. >> so then -- what was the reaction of the jurors -- sorry for interrupting. what was the reaction as he's telling the story and reading the transcript sounds terrible and emotional. how were the jurors reacting? the tenner of the room must have been so sad and overwhelming in some ways. how did the jurors take the information? >> reporter: it's really impossible to tell from where we are if the jurors are crying because their heads are turned to the witness. but it -- some people saw a juror put her hand to her mouth. but you've got to be careful -- people interpret jurors reactions and i didn't see that. but they were absolutely captivated. the one juror, who is -- one of the men who is a student, a penn state student and works in the athletic department would lean forward periodically in his chair. at times he had a hard time making contact with the witness. his head would be done. he leans forward a lot toward the witness as though he's on the far side of the witness box as though he's trying to make sure he catches every word. jurors are otherwise pretty stoic. >> there are inconsistences and that's what the defense will try to point and this young man had inconsistences in his testimony. he talked about those on the stand. >> yes, he was cross-examinationed about them, but he had good responses to them. it is indeed true, he said there was only one time of oral sex then 12 or more, then 20 or more. and he said, look, every time i had to tell what happened to me, it's humiliating and embarrassing to a new person, i couldn't just open up to that person. he had to get into a comfort zone. it was a process every time. that's what he said. and it's hard enough to talk to these jurors and this roomful of people to have to say it again. actually, joe amendola brought him to tears at one point in the cross-examination when he kept asking the same questions because he's given so many statements and testified. he saw them as minor inconsistentcies, i don't know if it fell flat for amendola that he brought the witness to tears on cross-examination, that's something you don't want to do because it looks like you're badgering. he was gentle in questions but persistent. >> let me ask you about mike mcqueary on the stand. how did he appear? how did he come across to the jurors? >> reporter: mike mcqueary is articulate and adamant that he saw what he says he saw, he wasn't mistaken. amendola said we're not saying he's lying but we're saying he's mistaken in what he saw. it seemed to me mcqueary was making these assertions and statements as much for the benefit of the courtroom and the press to kind of clear his name, to say i didn't do anything wrong. he was very assertive. he said, i just want to be a football coach and i don't understand why i can't. right now he's not allowed in the athletic facilities because he's on leave. i want to be a coach. i was good at what i did. i didn't do any of this for any other reason it was the right thing to do and i deserve to be a coach. there were several times on his cross where i thought, he's talking to us as well as to the jury. >> interesting. quick question before i let you go. they are talking about maybe more charges being filed in this investigation focusing on the penn state university officials really at the top graham spanier and tim curley and schultz. why more charges? >> this relates to what you were talking about at the beginning, these new documents that were recently turned over to the prosecution recently revealed and it shows that schultz kept a file on sandusky. now, if he said things in the grand jury, which the prosecution says he did, inconsistent with what's in the file, there could be more charges and more lies because he was testifying under oath to the jury and asserting certain things, this is the first i've heard of it. never heard of any other instances and this file may show otherwise. it will probably be more perjury obstruction of justice type charges. >> beth karas, a correspondent on "in session" and former prosecutor. thanks. still ahead, george zimmerman's wife goes to jail for lying about her family's finances. we're going to get exclusive reaction from trayvon martin's family coming up. and also this morning, we'll talk about your foot wear, whether you wear prada shoes or well worn flats, people can tell how old you are and how much money you make. shoes say more about you than you think. here's my playlist, kanye, stronger. every communications provider is different but centurylink is committed to being a different kind of communications company. ♪ we link people and fortune 500 companies nationwide and around the world. and we will continue to free you to do more and focus on what matters. all your important legal matters in just minutes. now it's quicker and easier for you to start your business... protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. george zimmerman's wife is out of jail this morning, shellie zimmerman was able to post $1,000 bond after being charged with perjury for lying about the finances during her husband's bond hearing which happened back in april. a bank review of records shows shellie zimmerman moved $74,000 for her husband's account into her own account a few days before that hearing. just miles away from the spot where george zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin, martin's parents attended the first public meeting of a task force to review the state's stand your ground law. they asked the 19 member panel to take a look at that law. >> not against guns. but it's something seriously wrong when there's a minor child that was unarmed and he's dead right now and there's a law that a person is using to try to defend himself against killing a kid. >> a starting point exclusive this morning, sabrina fulton and tracy martin join us along with their attorney. thank you for talking with us. sabrina, what was your message to the task force, what do you want them to do? >> i just want them to take a look at the law. i'm not opposed to the law. i just want them to review the law and i still feel that it is something wrong if a minor, a kid, a teenager, was shot and killed and pursued by an adult and he's not with us. and i just think that they need to look at that law. >> the woman -- >> and fix it. >> the woman who heads the task force is jennifer carroll and she was in legislature when it was created. she said it's been taken out of context. here's what she said. >> what individuals have then claimed this law to be is shoot first and that's far from the truth because the law clearly says you have an opportunity to retreat. if you have that ability to do so, then you do so. >> so mr. crumb p, does the law say that? it's mentioned a couple of times, the retreat part. a person is justified in the use of dedsly force and does not have a duty to retreat if they believe such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great warm to himself or herself or the commission of a forceable felony. is the lieutenant governor wrong when she says you have an opportunity to retreat if you have the ability to do so, then you do so? is she mistaken? >> soledad, it's like tracy martin, trayvon's father said to the task force yesterday. it encourages vigilantyism, it is a situation where it encourages you to try to take the law in your own hands if you think that you're threatened. there used to be a duty to retreat. that law has been changed now. we need to amend it to have trayvon martin amendment to say that you can't pursue -- you can't initiate a confrontation and say stand your ground. that's a terrible message. >> let me ask you a question about the last couple of days. shellie zimmerman was able to get out of jail and post $1,000 bond and based around $74,000 transferred out of the accounty money was being raised for george zimmerman, and transferred her into her account where at the bond hearing she said she didn't know anything about such money. what did you feel when she was both jailed and posting bond? >> just felt that the court system was betrayed. >> what do you mean? >> credibility. i just feel that they -- that it was an intentional -- it was -- their intentions were to hide things. >> soledad, it's simple that prosecutors sent a strong message that you have to tell the truth in court because credibility of each witness is always at the crux of every legal matter. >> so in this case, of course, sybrina, credibility of george zimmerman is going to be on trial as this case heads into trial. what do you make of what's happened so far, both your husband and attorney talking about the credibility of george zimmerman and his wife? >> i think that it's on the process just -- i believe that we should just let the process take its course and let the judge handle it. >> i know that you, tracy, have created a video and asking other fathers to help repeal or reform stand your ground. i'm going to play this and ask you a question on the other side, okay? >> we have to come together to protect our children. i'm asking you to consider sharing this message with the governor of your state that has a similar stand your ground law. ask them to review these dangerous laws. if we do, next year nows dads will have a happy father's day with their children and not the toughest one of their life without them. >> this is a message that will be played across the nation. what kind of feedback are you getting on this? >> i haven't gotten any feedback yet. it reallyasn't been put out to the public. >> you are going to become the face of this law. do you find it -- to be the face of making reforms to this law, is that a difficult position to be in or does it feel like something that you have to do in your son's memory? >> it's not difficult at all. especially when you talking about continuing your -- my son's legacy. making sure that his name continues on and his name wouldn't be in vain. i feel that i have to continue to spearhead it and stay out in the front and make sure that this reaches the heart of america and just to show -- just to be that leader for the dads out there that don't have a voice right now. >> well, we appreciate you coming on and using your voice to talk to you. trayvon martin's parents and benjamin crump, the parents' attorney. thank you for talking with us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> still ahead this morning, we're going to talk in our get real about how you can tell about people, what's the best insight. look at their shoes. i'll explain coming up. welcome to hotels.com. summer road trip, huh? as the hotel experts, finding you the perfect place is all we do. this summer, save up to 30%, plus get up to $100 on us. welcome to hotels.com. to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! 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[ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! stop staring at my feet. >> we're talking shoes in just a moment. roland martin joins us. >> i could wear phillip see more hoffman just walked onset. >> will kain is a columnist for the blaze.com. we're talking about shoes because it focuses on your feet. if you're trying to figure out a stranger's personal characters, what information might you need? their gender, income, age? might want to know details about their personality. no, look at their feet. scientists say you can judge 90% of someone's personality traits by looking at their shoes. they found that people could pick out somebody's age, gender, political affiliation and anxiety issues just by -- you can save so much money in therapy bills, just by knowing the style and color and cost and condition of someone's shoes. researchers asked volunteers to fill out a personality questionnaire and provide the shoe they wore most often and students would make guesses about the people who wore them and most of the time, 90% of the time they were right. >> i buy it 100%. >> what are we working with? >> what i normally wear -- >> let's be clear, these are not green socks. there we go. now as per -- >> what's margaret wearing? >> the most stereo typically republican shoes -- because it's 5:00 in the morning and i need comfortable shoes. >> please. >> what's roland wearing? >> you've got to get the full view, baby. >> if i saw these shoes, trust me, will cannot rock these sandals. he couldn't rock them. >> sling back? >> got to do that. >> summertime, we don't do socks in the summer. we don't do socks in the summer. >> i am wearing fabulous shoes as i always do because i have a sitting job. >> they are beautiful. what do they say? >> tightly wound, lack of sleep, mother of four, angry, bitter. >> i would say that's a nice old lady -- >> oh! >> you saw these shoes, first thing you would say, i wish i had that much swagger. >> slingbacks. >> somewhere in between is what i'm guessing. i'm not making it up, university of kansas. one of the nation's biggest banks loses billions of dollars and now congress wants answers, we'll tell you what jp morgan's ceo is expected to say about those bad bets. have you seen this? that is a toddler tossed from a suv. we have the story behind this terrible video. joan rivers hates everything, including the red carpet. sometimes you can tell, listen. you say something about meryl streep and her pr person won't let you have tom cruise. so nobody says anything except nice things on the red carpet. then you turn into a hypokrit. she's got advice for both mitt romney and president obama. we'll play that for you just ahead. here's christine's play list, new radicals, you get what you give. [ male announcer ] count the number of buttons in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future forward. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. let's get right to christine romans with a look at the headlines. >> we begin with a terrifying deadly string of car bombs in central iraq this morning. seven bombs going off in a two-hour period killing at least 58 people and wounding more than 150 others. police say most of the victims are shiite muslim pilgrims, hundreds of thousands have been walking to a holy site to commemorate the death of a revered imam. diesel exhaust is found to be as deadly as arsenic. the world health organization says the fumes cause lung cancer and have ties to bladder cancer. who is urging people around the world to reduce exposure to diesel fumes as much as possible. harry reid calling for an official investigation into the controversial boxing match between pack key yao and bradley. he and many fans believe pa key yoe was the clear winner. pushing for reformed boxing rules and standards. reid himself is a former boxer and boxing judge. the internet is moving way beyond .com. they began accepting applications for new web endings, which mean we see websites that end with .food or .work in addition to the claks classics,.com and.org. look at this horrifying video. this is an 18

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