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We could learn what the word "reassess" means sooner rather than later with the palestinians pursuing international recognition. >> that's a very loaded word. and a very long relationship oren lieberman for us in jerusalem, thanks so much. new developments concerning the uva student whose bloody arrest was caught on camera. martese johnson is speaking out, denying claims that he was carrying a fake i.d. his lawyer says that suggestion by officers helped precipitate their violent confrontation. cnn's brian todd following the latest for us from the campus in charlottesville. >> we have importa...

Officers did yesterday will stay with me forever. >> 20-year-old university of virginia student, martese johnson, standing alongside his attorney as he he reads a statement days after his bloody arrest by uniformed alcoholic beverage control special agents the abc, outside of a local bar. >> yo his head is bleeding! >> new information, johnson's attorney giving their version of what led up to this disturbing scene. >> what the [ bleep ], how did this happen! >> he said johnson was asked for identification by an employee of the pub and johnson presented a valid stayed i.d. but officers on the s...

In terms of what was going on that night. and so i'm sure there's also been a crackdown by the campus and by the town in terms of policing underage drinking and late-night drinking. >> this wasn't the town, and this wasn't the campus this was the alcoholic beverage control officials here. cops who make sure kids don't drink underage mo. i want to read awe statement from the virginia state police about this incident. a different agency they say, we owe it to both mr. johnson and the virginia abc, the alcoholic beverage control to be painstakingly thorough in determining the facts of the situati...

Kicked out of universities just this year losing full tuition for the semester because they were caught trying to get into bars or trying to use a fake i.d. now he's not alleged to have a fake i.d. but i do think that the interchange matters. if he goes up and he's got an i.d. that was issued a couple of years ago and his mother has since moved and you're a bouncer at a bar, use common sense. what are you going to do if you're in a college town if it's st. patrick's day, and your job is do make sure that no kid under 21 gets in here you're going to ask questions. >> go ahead. >> it's not a sit...

♪ [ playing the theme from "mission impossible" ] sorry. that music inspires me. >> oh, boy. >> all right. >> from "mission impossible" to "rock of ages," superstar tom cruise is turning 50 this summer if you can believe it. >> top gun is 50. wow. he's always fought to keep his personal life pretty private, until now, though. abc's lara spencer reports on cruise's tell-all interview. ♪ i'm wanted wanted dead or alive ♪ >> reporter: it's tom cruise as we have never seen him before. he is stacee jaxx, singing and dancing his heart out in the upcoming movie, "rock of ages."