i'm fredricka whitfield. "reliable sources" starts right now. >>> good morning. from new york city. i'm brian stelter. it's time for "reliable sources." we have a terrific program ahead for you today, a whole lot of stories. here's what's coming up. why can't journalists call out hate and prejudice when it's staring them in the face? >> communist nurtured subhuman mongrel. >> when the news turns ugly, reporters need to grow a backbone. then, stories that don't have two sides. scientists all over the world agree climate change is real and it's here. but on television, you never know it. and donald trump. he pretends to run for office and reporters keep covering him. but when one person calls out his bluff the donald goes ballistic. don't we ever learn? oh, yeah. sometimes we do. >> let's talk about not talking about that guy. donald trump. the press rarely passes up a chance to cover the donald, on fox and friends every monday, a standing invitation there. in my opinion this network sometimes takes him too ser

. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. first, "your money" starts right now. >>> welcome to the new american dream. millions of americans stuck in the ranks of the long-term unempl unemployed. there are good paying jobs available but those who need them most don't have the skills to get required. an emergency assistance from washington is running out. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." i sat down with christiane amanpour and candy crowley to search for answers from washington to the rest of the world. up first, a solution to the big skills mismatch in this country that remains illusive even in a recovery, and that could be a big problem politically. >> many of these people you know statistics far better than i do, tend to be 50 and 60-year-old males who have had a certain skill and got into a certain pay level, face it, that they're the first ones to go, when a company is trying to contract. if you can get a 25-year-old to do what a 55-year-old is doing, you're going to do that, because he's not at the pay scale.

i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome to the "cnn newsroom." just in to cnn, a historic announcement from u.s. attorney general eric holder involving same-sex marriage in america. in a speech tonight, hold letter announce the justice department's plan to extend the federal government's recognition of same-sex marriages, even in the 34 states that don't consider it legal. i want tocnn correspondent in washington. taking place later this evening, where will it be and what will be said? >> reporter: fred, he's in new york city to headline the annual gala at the waldorf. a move by the obama administration to extend federal recognition to married same-sex couples in all the states, even those that don't recognize marriage at legal right now. according to excerpts of tonight's speech obtained by cnn's justice reporter, the attorney general will say, "just like during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the stakes involved in this generation's struggle for lgbt quality could not be higher. at attorney general i will not let this department be simp

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> the super bowl is here. a traffic jam of trivt jeprivat hundreds of millions of private activity. who benefits? i'm christine romans. this is "your money." thanks for joining us for this special edition from super bowl boulevard in times square. the excitement building. spectacle enormous and payoff, up for debate. $550 million is how much the host econosays it will bring to area. a number sports economists think is vastly overblown. new york is hosting this mega event. new jersey, if you want to get technical, is where it will happen. just as its new mayor, new york's new mayor, pledged to slim the gap between rich and poor. >> we are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. >> reporter: host committees promise big spending, overfilled hotel room, overflowing vaunts and a relaty text rav revenue. does any trickle down to those not going to the convenient working and living in its shadow? doesn't matter. every city wants to host the super bowl, no ma

i'm fredricka whitfield. here's what's crossing the news desk right now. michael dunn is waiting to hear if a jury will find him guilty or not. he spoke to the judge this morning when the jury had a question. but we have not heard a peep from the jury or anyone else since then. prosecutors say dunn killed 17-year-old jordan davis after a fight over loud music playing from the vehicle. dunn says he acted in self-defense. >>> flight delays are rising across the country as snow falls in the northeast. dulles airport, newark, and boston airports are facing the most delays today. blizzard warnings have been issued for coastal massachusetts and parts of maine could get more than a foot of snow. >>> and there will be no union at volkswagen's tennessee plant. while the company stayed neutral on the vote, state republicans fought it. they argued it would hurt the prospect for more jobs in that state. >>> and actress ellen page says she's quote, tired of lying by omission. she's now acknowledging publicly that she's gay. she got a standing ovation at a conference ai

i'm fredricka whitfield. see you at 2:00 eastern. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> peace talks in geneva all but collapse while syria implodes. today, the syrian government lays waste to rebel-held territories. anti-government forces turn on each other, and militants islamists use the chaos to get a foothold. >> it's bad for the region. it is bad for global national security. >> it's more than that and should be an affront to our conscience. >> more than 9 million people have fled their homes and an estimated 135,000 are dead. senator john mccain joins us on the horrific humanitarian problem in syria. and closer to home, his thoughts on whether republicans are blowing the mid-term elections. then -- >> our economy has been growing for four years. businesses have created 8.5 million new jobs. >> i think the american people are tired of being disappointed. they are tired of settling for this new normal under the obama economy. >> confused about the economy? us, too. it's why we ask

i'm fredricka whitfield. these are the stories topping our news this hour. it was a huge reveal on the cover of "sports illustrated." basketball player jason collins announcing he's gay. we have breaking news about his career. >>> plus, after two weeks, the olympics is over with no major attacks or incidents. we'll look at how the security plans worked out. >>> and a busy restaurant full of people and a deadly gas leaking into the air. one person killed and dozens rushed to the hospital. new details on what caused that leak. >>> let's start with weather, which could be the biggest story at the daytona 500 today. rain delayed the race after lap 38, and now there's a tornado warning not far from the track where thousands of fans are outside. tom slater is here following this very important story and the developments. what's going on? >> fredricka, we've got 33 of 200 laps completed and they had to halt because of rain. rainfall, which is quite heavy from louisiana right across northern florida, but it's getting a little closer here because without a severe thu

i'm fredricka whitfield. here are the top stories we're following in the "cnn newsroom." >>> u.s. attorney general eric holder is about to make a major announcement on same-sex marriages. his plan and the impact it will have on millions of americans lives. >>> in sochi, russia, the medal count climbs in the u.s. who's winning and who's on top of the tally board. >>> and model carmen carrere until noticed just for her beauty and poise. she's breaking transgender barriers. >>> we begin with a historic announcement in u.s. attorney general eric holder involving same-sex marriage in america. in a speech tonight hold letter announce the justice department's plan to extend the federal government's recognition of same-sex marriages even in the 34 sthats don't consider it legal. i want to go straight to cnn's erin mcpike. actually, let's go to evan perez on foent with us now. evan what do you know about mr. holder's speech tonight, and why tonight? >> well, hi, fredricka. the attorney general is doing a speech in new york with the human rights campaign, which is a group that has been obvi

i'm fredricka whitfield. these are the top stories. tral tragedy after an avalanche kills two skiers. why the avalanche season has been so deadly. >>> plus emotions are high after a verdict in the loud music trial. a family seeking justice a defendant in shock. hln's jane velez-mitchell joins me to break down what happens next. will u.s. skier bode miller make a comeback in the olympic games? we'll tell you how he did today coming up. >>> rescuers in colorado have located the body of two skiers that went missing after an avalanche. searchers had been warned by beacons found on the bodies. others caught in the avalanche sent to the hospital with broken bones and a collapsed lung. stephanie elam following the story today. they found the two skiers, their bodies today, this is an area of steep terrain. have they been able to retrieve the bodies? >> reporter: that is what they are working on, fred. they have a race against time. once the sun goes down they have to clear out of there. it's very steep terrain we're talking about. those two s

i'm fredricka whitfield. "fareed zakaria: gps" starts right now. >>> this is "gps" the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. we will start the show on the other side of the world in asia where the president of a country has said that it's like 1938 all over again. are the tensions there that serious? what is going on? >>> then larry summers on the fed chair, janet yellen's first weeks on the job. how did she do? i will ask the man who would have had that job. >>> and from super powers to super power, how to win an olympic gold medal. we'll explain to you that at that level it is all in your head. >>> also, hackers have broken into banks and big box chains, but could they really bring down the entire power grid of a country or attack the u.s. government? we will find out. >>> but first, here's "my take." i've sometimes been described as a centrist, and i freely admit to believing neither side of the political spectrum has a monopoly on wisdom

i'm fredricka whitfield. "reliable sources" with brian stelter starts right now. >> good morning from new york city. i'm brian stelter. it's time for "reliable sources." here's what we have coming up on the show today. an nfl prospect says he's gay. and pro football players applaud his courage. but are they saying one thing to the cameras and something entirely different behind the scenes? we'll talk to a writer who says that's exactly what they're doing. hillary clinton, digging deeper into a newly discovered archive of her private thoughts, with a man who knows her well. clinton biographer and pulitzer prize winner carl bernstein. and why is one of the biggest stories in the country barely being covered? a big state full of people afraid to drink their water or even wash their hands, where are the networkshe

i'm fredricka whitfield. "reliable sources" with brian stelter starts right now. >> good morning from new york city. i'm brian stelter. it's time for "reliable sources." here's what we have coming up on the show today. an nfl prospect says he's gay. and pro football players applaud his courage. but are they saying one thing to the cameras and something entirely different behind the scenes? we'll talk to a writer who says that's exactly what they're doing. hillary clinton, digging deeper into a newly discovered archive of her private thoughts, with a man who knows her well. clinton biographer and pulitzer prize winner carl bernstein. and why is one of the biggest stories in the country barely being covered? a big state full of people afraid to drink their water or even wash their hands, where are the networks, the national media? a reporter who's been there every day says we need help. >>> we'll get to all of those stories in the show today plus comcast mega merger announced this week. first there's been a mou

i'm fredricka whitfield. here are the top stories we're following in the krn "newsroom." new jersey governor chris christie facing new allegations involving the political scandal that rocked his administration pap former port authority official claims he has evidence that shows christie had knowledge of the lane closures at the george washington bridge while it was happening back in september. david wildstein oversaw the lane closures and resigned after allegations surfaced that he and a christie aide ordered them closed, as political payback against the mayor of ft. lee, new jersey. making the accusation, wildstein's lawyer in a letter to the port authority of new york and new jersey. governor christie's office released a statement saying in part, "mr. wildstein's lawyers confirm what's the governor said all along. he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened." here's what governor christie said at that marathon news conference back in december. >> [ inaudible ]. >> never. no. it wasn't. and, in fact, one of the things i thought was inte

i'm fredricka whitfield. what's happening this hour. straight to it. one of mexico's most know forrous drug lords is under arrest right now joaquin guzman bet noern at el chappo, aled head of a cartel captured in a joint operation between mexican and american forces at a resort in mexico. guzman has been wanted on federal drug trafficking charges and alluded authorities for years after he broke out of a mexican prison. since 2009, guzman has been included in "forbes" magazine lists of the world's most powerful people, most recently ranked 67 out of 72 on the list and last year was named public enemy number one by the chicago crime commission. much more on this story in a moment. >>> all right. first, he is poised to be the first openly gay player in the nfl. but first, college star michael sam has to impress the league's scouts and that's what he's trying to do today. sam is at the legal scouting camp in indianapolis and just spoke to the media for the first time since announcing he is gay. joe carter is here with more on this. >> this is the first sto

i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome to the "cnn newsroom." just in to cnn, a historic announcement from u.s. attorney general eric holder involving same-sex marriage in america. in a speech tonight, hold letter announce the justice department's plan to extend the federal government's recognition of same-sex marriages, even in the 34 states that don't consider it legal. i want tocnn correspondent in washington. taking place

i'm fredricka whitfield. the top stories we're following in the "cnn newsroom." sections of the northeast are bracing for yet another winter storm. coastal massachusetts is under a blizzard warning, boston, maine, boston, rather, to maine, could see 12 inches of snow or more. and new york city could see even another few inches of snow by tonight. looking right there at a cloudy picture. a dusty, snowy picture of the statue of tlabt could mean a brand new round of flight cancellations and delays all over the place. rosa flores join us live in new york. it looks kind of just damp and dreary on the ground there. not so bad. >> reporter: yeah. doesn't feel too bad. with the cnn temperature sign, it's 37 degrees in new york city, and let me tell you, it's not that bad. thank goodness. i want to show you around so you can take a look, because the snow right now, it's light, particularly behind me, central park. famous central park, you can see, whenever it's snowing, central park is a beautiful winter wonderland. you can see people out here walk, shopping, doing all th

i'm fredricka whitfield. what's happening this hour. straight to it. one of mexico's most know forrous drug lords is under arrest right now joaquin guzman bet noern at el chappo, aled head of a cartel captured in a joint operation between mexican and american forces at a resort in mexico. guzman has been wanted on federal drug trafficking charges and alluded authorities for years after he broke out of a mexican prison. since 2009, guzman has been

i'm fredricka whitfield. the top stories crossing the cnn newsdesk now. actress ellen page is "tired of hiding and lying by omission." the canadian star of the movie "juno" acknowledging in a very public way she's gay. she got a standing ovation. her announcement comes a week after nfl prospect michael sam revealed he is gay. >>> during the celebrity all-star game in new orleans, last night u.s. secretary of education arne duncan was the big star. duncan scoring 20 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. look at that. he actually took home the mvp award. duncan was a former co-kacht ca his former college team. >>> and 1.6 million requests for fbi background checks in january, a third less than a year ago. last year's surge was sporked by fears of new gun restrictions following the newtown, connecticut shooting. background checks are often considered to be the most accurate means of tracking legal gun sales. >>> 12 men and women deciding the fate of michael dunn are still locked in a dliber aceation room right now. they've been tat moat it more t hours. the j

i'm fredricka whitfield. these store es are topping our news this hour. it was a huge reveal on the cover of "sports illustrated." basketball player jason collins announcing he is gay. we have breaking news about his career next. >>> and a country mourning. a week of deadly violence now wonders what comes next. the president is nowhere to be found. what happens now in the ukraine? >>> plus, after two weeks, the olympic games is over with no major attacks or incidents. we'll look at how the security plans worked. >>> nothing will ever be the same in pro sports after today. it looks like the nba's brooklyn nets are about to sign the nba's first openly gay player, jason collins came out last april but hasn't played in the league since. now he's about to become a pioneer as the first gay player in one of the major sports leagues. cnn's layera baldocera joins me with more. what do we know about this

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> the super bowl is here. a traffic jam of trivt jeprivat hundreds of millions of private activity. who benefits? i'm christine romans. this is "your money." thanks for joining us for this special edition from super bowl boulevard in times square. the excitement building. spectacle enormous and payoff, up for debate. $550 million is how much the host econosays it will bring to area. a number sports economists think is vastly overblown. new york is hosting this mega event. new jersey, if you want to get technical, is where it will happen. just as its new mayor, new york's new mayor, pledged to slim the gap between rich and poor.

i'm fredricka whitfield. this breaking story we're following out of new york, tragic end for remarkably talented actor, oscar winning actor philip seymour hoffman found dead in his west village apartment. he won that roll as best actor in the academy awards for capote, 2005 film. earlier today a friend and colleague of his found his body in the bathroom of his west village apartment. according to susan candiotti, sources say heroin was located in the apartment and a needle was found in his arm. cnn producer is there outside the west village apartment belonging to philip seymour hoffman. rose, what are you learning and tell me about the scene there. i understand the body is still in that apartment. >> yes, i'm nearby now. what i can tell you this is a man very much in the community, lives in the west village of manhattan for many years. his children and my daughter when to the same school, to the same preschool, to the same public school. there are a lot of celebrities that live in new york. often they send th

i'm fredricka whitfield. these are the top stories. tral tragedy after an avalanche kills two skiers. why the avalanche season has been so deadly. >>> plus

i'm fredricka whitfield, more on the tragic death of actor 46-year-old philip seymour hoffman found in his fourth floor apartment in west village in manhattan. his body, his lifeless body found in the bathroom. according to sources, what's believed to have been heroin was also lobbied in the apartment and a needle in his arm. a lifelong struggle, very public about his lifelong struggle with addiction. more recently last year going to rehab after a week's use of heroin in his words he says he had fallen off the wagon and tried to get help. now investigators, nypd, trying to piece together the sequence of events. he was last heard from or someone last spoke to him at 8:00 last night according to susan candiotti. this morning it was believed he was to meet up with his children today. he was a father of three. because he didn't show up or because people were unable to contact him, then a friend, a writer and playwright went to his apartment in west village at 11:00 a.m. hour today and found his lifeless body. outside his apartment building pickwick in bethune, we find alexandra field. alex

i'm fredricka whitfield. see you back here, 2:30 eastern time. "your money" starts right now. >>> scandal, threats, billions spent. russia is hosting the most expensive olympics of all-time. ready or not, let the games begin. i'm christine romans. this is "your money." more than 6,000 athletes from 85 countries are in sochi, but one high-flying legend, shaun white, has brought a snowboard and a business empire. ♪ >> reporter: red, white and gold. with a lot more green and a lot less hair. shaun white seemed destined for anything but the winter olympics supersfarp he's become. he grew up in sunny southern california and suffered from a heart defect. two open heart

i'm fredricka whitfield live in atlanta with the check of our top stories right now. people in ukraine's captain today are looking at an uncertain future. less than 24 hours ago, a series of huge shifts in the country ended with a passionate speech from opposition leader yulia tymoshenko. she was released from jail earlier just by matter of hours and president viktor yanukovych was voted out of office apparently trying to leave ukraine last night. now no one knows where he is. >>> a restaurant manager is dead after a carbon monoxide leak last night at a legal

. ♪ >>> bottom of the hour now, i'm fredricka whitfield. stories on the cnn news desk right now. a day of mourning and sadness in ukraine following a day of huge chav in that country. people laid flowers in kiev in honor of those who protest last week. viktor yanukovych tried to leave the country and yulia tymoshenko was released from jail. today she said she does not want to be the next prime minister. more on what is next for ukraine in a minute. >>> apple has a fix for the hole in their software. people trying to make secure connections like with a bank website and it meant hackers might have been able to see personal information going between your phone and the website. >>> another big showing for the lego movie. for the third weekend in a row, the film led box office sales. it took in an estimated $31.5 million. that brings total box office sales to more than $183 million. a sequel is actually in the making set for may of 2017. >>> the daytona 500 was interrupted today by a tornado warning. officials told fans to evacuate the stands after they paused the race in lap 38. the

i'm fredricka whitfield. these are the stories topping our news this hour. it was a huge reveal on the cover of "sports illustrated." basketball player jason collins announcing he's gay. we have breaking news about his career. >>> plus, after two weeks, the olympics is over with no major attacks or incidents. we'll look at how the security plans worked out. >>> and a busy restaurant full of people and a deadly gas leaking into the air. one person killed and dozens rushed to the hospital. new details on what caused that leak. >>> let's start with weather, which could be the biggest story at the daytona 500 today.

i'm fredricka whitfield. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> food for thought this sunday morning -- 4 of the last 6 presidents were governors first. today, from new england, the midwest and the southwest, hear them roar. >> it is time for washington to focus on the few things that the constitution establishes as the federal government's role. get out of the health care business. get out of the education business. >> it is good economic policy. let's increase the minimum wage in connecticut and let's do it together. >> 1 out of 8 jobs created in the united states was created by businesses right here in indiana. >> missouri is a low-tax state. sixth lowest in the nation. and we like it that way. >> the governors of texas, connecticut, indiana and missouri join us to talk minimum wage, obamacare, and the death penalty. >>> then, he's stepping out. different somehow and also sort of the same. >> all of us are from new jersey so you know what that means. what that means is if you give it

i'm fredricka whitfield. crossing the newsdesk right now -- [ gunfire ] >> gunfire erupts on the streets of bangkok today ahead of elections. a hospital says at least six were wounded when gunmen opened fire on police and pro-activist demonstrators. >>> and maximilian schell has died. he was in an hbo miniseries that won him a golden globe. schell fled the nazis. >>> and the keystone pipeline. the verdict, the project won't significantly impact the climate. environmentalists worried about green house gas emissions and climate change, and they were condemning the report. the proposed pipeline would stretch between the u.s. and canada. >>> and have you ever wondered, what tsa officers are really looking at and thinking about when you walk through the body scanners at airports? well, you're not going to like what you're about to hear. in fact, a former officer is confirming our worst fears. here's cnn's rene marsh. >> reporter: a former tsa officer calling out the agency he once worked for, stirring up fears and

i'm fredricka whitfield. the top stories we're following. busted again more than a decade after escaping from prison one of the world biggest drug kingpins is back in police custody. >>> plus, the first openly gay nfl draft prospect and michael sam says he just wants to be known as michael sam the football player, not the gay football player. more on his first public comments on the subject. and -- ukraine's president vote ed out but talking tough as the country's former prime minister is released from prison. we're live from kiev. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> one of mexico's most know orrous drug lords is under arrest, joaquin guzman, better noern at el chappo, captured in a joint operation at a resort in mexico. guzman has been wanted on federal drug trafficking charges, and has eluded authorities for years after he broke out of a mexican prison. as gary tuchman tells us, this isn't the first time he's been captured by authorities. >> reporter: this is el chapo guzman in 1993 after being captured. in 2001 he managed to escape

i'm fredricka whitfield. the jury in the loud music murder trial appears to be getting close to a verdict. may have gotten hints about what they might be stuck on in the deliberation room. we'll have the latest from florida. plus, thousands of people are stuck in airports after a brutal round of winter weather. and with more snow on the way, people are wondering if they'll ever get out. and oversee the historic rivalry on the olympic rice today. the u.s./russia game delivered in intensity coming down to a shootout. >>> so if you do plan to watch the u.s. olympic team take on russia in hockey tonight, massive spoiler alert coming up. turn away, because we have to reveal what has just happened. the usa reviving its russian rivalry on ice. and it was one of the closest games of the olympics. coming down to a shootout. and in the end, team usa got it. the final score 3-2. joining me now from sochi, cnn's rachel nichols. we could feel the intensity from home. what was it like being in that stadium? >> reporter: it

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