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in colorado, firefighters are trying to contain a wild fa fire cobb suming 200 square miles and it could take at least three more weeks before contained. in minnesota, floodwater left a path of destruction through duluth. people are returning home to devastation and loss. that includes saying good-bye to those homes badly damaged by the floodin flooding. >> we have to topple it into the hole because we can't save it. >> it's a good little building. i wish my granddaughter could have enjoyed it as much as my daughter did. >> let's get back to tropical storm debby. bonnie schneider is in our meteorologist center this mornin morning. >> randi, right now, we are tracking quite a bit of extreme weather. let's look at the tropical threat.
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morgan city further to the west. you can see new orleans is not in the tropical storm warnings. we are expecting tropical storm force winds within the next 24 hours across much of this region, meaning winds as strong as 39 miles an hour. let's take a closer look at debby, where the storm is right now. you can see a lot of the convection is impacting florida at this time. this storm is forecast to work its way to the west. maximum winds at 50 miles an hour, 55 miles an hour gusts slow movement to the north at 3 miles an hour. that storm is barely moving. let's look at the track. the track is westward. here's something interesting we have today we didn't have yesterday. it is forecast to become a category 1 hurricane within the next couple of days. even by wednesday, possibly by tuesday. it's a slow, slow movement south of louisiana. we don't know where the storm will actually impact. that's a good point because the cone of uncertainty does cover
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portions of louisiana and texas. we're still days away from a lands fa landfall, so it could shift and wobble a bit and important to stay tuned to cnn because we will keep you updated with any change on this track. >> folks on the gulf will keep it tuned. does it look more like a rainmaker and high tides or do damage there? >> i think there's potential for all three. we're looking at a lot of rain. yesterday, we had tornado damage in florida, pretty far away from where we're saying the storm will go into southwest florida. look at the heavy rain working its way across the tampa area in pensacola. when we get high tides, we see that risk for flooding and winds are stronger for debby than origin originally anticipating and the forecast for hurricane strength winds and wind damage particularly tuesday and wednesday. these storms can shift and change and grow in intensity and sometimes surprise us so we want
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to keep you up to date on any threat debby poses for the gulfcoast. >> thank you. we want to mention the president of a parish will be joining us. he is on the ground and they're declaring a state of emergency. in egypt, large crowds are gathering in tahir wear and wsq they're waiting to see who won. look at this from this morning. it is former prime minister ahmad shafiq declaring victory on his facebook page. cnn international correspondent, dan rivers, is live in cairo this morning. tahrir square was the center of the epicenter that toppled hosni mu bear ra baric. what do you think will happen at
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the epicenter. >> reporter: you can make out the thousands of muslim brothers supporters expected to mass ahead of that announcement. we're expecting that in about three hours. there are real concerns if shafiq is announced as the winner, it will explode in violence in the square. there have been ominous statements coming out of the muslim brotherhood in the last few hours. we've been told for example by one of their spokesmen, i warn any rigging of election results will lead to a colossal rage. mohammed el baradei, a former u.n. watchdog and leading reformer said if shafiq wins, we're in for a lot of violence and major uprising. if shafiq is announced the winner, as he's proclaiming on his facebook -- audio difficulty -- also claiming victory, the truth is a lot of contested ballots in this the
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election, due to announce the results last week. they've been looking into alleged irregularities and now we're expecting finally to get this result within three hours. an independent panel of judges that's been looking at the results without the irregularities is saying the muslim brotherhood have won by a significant margin, perhaps by 800,000 votes and therefore if shafiq is pronounced as the next presiden president,le there will be an enormous sense of injustice and grievance on the streets of cairo. >> is this the change people have been hoping for? >> reporter: well -- audio difficulty -- they will rewrite the constitution and then there will be maybe nine months or a year. to some, is the a symbolic victory. it is what it will precipitate
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on the street is the most concern. the army recently dissolved parliament in a major power grab and sort of brought back emergency laws, allowing them to arrest people so in some sense the army, whoever wins, will still have this power and the parliament is dissolved leading to a lame duck president as the constitution is redrawn. shafiq is seen as the army's man. used to be the commander's air force, prime minister under hosni mubarak, also he's running as prime minister, under the army, many see him deeply aligned with him. >> apology for the technical difficulties there. that's what live tv does. back to the u.s. and the latest on the jerry sandusky case. sandusky is in prison now in custody and around the clock supervision. we got this exclusive video of
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his wife, dottie, coming to the detention center to visit her husband. she testified in his defense and visibly shaken when the 45 guilty versed were read late friday night. one of sandusky's attorneys spoke on the late night radio show and said he and another attorney tried to withdraw before the trial even got started. >> we asked to resign from the case. that was done in secret. joe amendola and i asked judge cleveland if we could withdraw from representing jerry sandusky because we felt we were ethically unable to go forward. >> when did you ask to resign the case? >> we did that the morning before jury selection started. it was denied. >> we're starting to hear now from some of the jurors. they say they were all on the same page in deliberations. i want you to hear now from juror number 6. she was actually dismissed because she got sick on the last day of testimony so she didn't factor in the verdict but her case on the case tells the whole
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stor story. >> mostly what they asked, did i watch the news and did i know a lot about the case. i really didn't. i didn't really think that they wouldn't pick me. i thought he was creepy and he didn't look like he was taking it too serious. that was the big thing that i noticed because i thought that was a big red flag that he was kind of like admiring them like they were his lovers. oh, yeah, you could feel the emotion, there was no doubt about it, that they were telling the truth. to me, it was no question. >> that he was guilty? >> yeah. >> we will have much more on the fallout from this case and what may be next for the victims a little later on in the show. now, here's a rundown of some of the other stories we're working on this week. the supreme court will hand down a ruling that will affect every american. will the court uphold or strike down president obama's health
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care law and what will be the implications for the 2012 election? plus, 14-year-old twins with their camera in hand went to occupy wall street in new york and they came back with some award winning pictures of the protest and a whole new understanding of what it all means. in arkansas, 40 inmates are on death row but a dispute over how they should be killed is now buying them some time. we'll explain. [ male announcer ] this is genco services --
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♪ good morning, washington. glad you're with us. why can't we be friends? a lot of folks in need of friends in d.c. the supreme court is on the verge of a landmark decision in washington d.c. the justices are set to rule on the constitutionality of the affordable care act also known as obama-care. kate baldwin takes a look at options for the court and the political fallout that could follow the decision. >> reporter: long days and late nights at the supreme court. as the justices rush to finish what justice ginsburg recently called the flood season. >> many of the most controversial cases remain
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pending, so it is likely that the sharp disagreement rate will go up next week. >> reporter: the biggest case this session and the biggest in at least a decade, the president's health care law, the election year blockbuster argued for more than six hours in march, has far reaching implications, from main street to the campaign trail. >> i'm actually continue to be confident that the supreme court will uphold the law. >> if i'm elected president, i will repeal obama-care and stop it in its tracks on day one. >> reporter: the nine justices face four separate issues in this one case. the centerpiece, will the individual mandate, requiring nearly all americans to have health insurance stand or will it fall? and does the rest or any of the law survive if the mandate is struck down? does the law's medicaid program unfairly step on rights or will the law have a time-out until
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the provision goes into effect. >> there will be a bottom line whether tit is constitutional o not. then it gets more complicated. >> reporter: key to the decision may be these men. justice john roberts and the traditional swing vote, anthony kennedy, both seem skeptical of the government's case. >> do you create commerce in order to regulate it? >> reporter: they asked questions of both sides giving hope to the supporters that it may survive, at least in part. >> i don't think you're addressing their main point, which is that they're not creating commerce in health care, it's already there. we're all going to need some kind of health care, most of us will, at some point. >> after the decision is handed down, the big question quickly becomes what now. house republicans have made clear if the law is not completely thrown out, they'll vote to repeal whatever is left. for weeks, both the white house and congressional republicans have been quietly strategizing their message so they're ready
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as soon as the decision comes. kate baldwin, cnn, washington. >> many of the provisions in health care law like the individual mandate doesn't go into effect until 2014. health care isn't the only decision expected this week, also expected to rule on the controversial arizona immigration law. stay tuned for analysis on both decisions. a big factor that will be affected by the court's decision will be young people. right now, those under 26 can stay on their parents' plans but that could change. ryan jones is a college student so we asked him to find out what other college students think about the law. >> young adults have the highest rates of being uninsured in the nation. we make out 1 of every 5 americans who don't have any health insurance whatsoever. i took to the streets and talked to fellow college students to find out what they felt about the affordable care act otherwise known as obama-care. >> i don't believe it's constitutional for the
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government to be stepping in and forcing us. >> i'm for that because it's something i don't have to worry about for a little while. i'm third year so pretending the real world is not out there. so can't say i'm ready yet. >> affordable care, i don't know that much about it. it sounds good but if they can pay for it, i don't know how that will come from. >> i would rather get my own health care than get a handout from the government. >> am in general against obama-care and principally because i prefer to choose my own doctors and medical care. >> under the obama-care plan you are still able to choose whatever doctor you want. >> right. eventually, it's a push towards socialism where i won't be able to make those choices. >> in a way, it's, you know,
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stepping into a private business and telling them how to run their business, stepping into provides lives, telling us how to run our lives. i don't think that's beneficial. >> i understand the benefits of insurance, understand it's very beneficial for me, i will be purchasing it but don't want to be made to purchase it. >> our thanks to ryan jones for giving us the student privilege on th -- student perspective on this important issue. why is one jail offering money to inmates who escape? only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to promote proper sleeping posture all night long. the revolutionary recharge sleep system from beautyrest... it's you, fully charged. get a free set of sheets when you buy a select beautyrest mattress.
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once-in-a-lifetime things you will never really understand. >> it is part of operation recognition, a program that lets war vets get their diploma as long as they have a high school equivalency. in atlanta, the county jail is offering a reward to inmates who can bust their cell lock. the commander says the locks aren't good enough anymore and wants new locks but wants to test them out first. inmates that can bust out the locks will get $20 at the commissary. a navy sailor returned from deployment and surprised his three kids while in disguise at a go-cart track. >> i saw you crash a couple times. was it fun? >> yeah. >> who was that guy in blue suit? let's see. >> what's up? >> hi, tyree. >> daddy! >> daddy. >> how cute. rashad jeffries has been away
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from his kids four out of five years he's been in the navy. just finish eded a 7 meantime deployment and they didn't expect him to be back until july. he didn't expect his kids to cry like they did. we have had the issue of bullying a lot on this show but i haven't seen anything like this. i travelocity to greece, new york, to meet karen klein, the 68-year-old bus monitor who was brutally harassed by a group of middle school students. they even threatened to stab her. take a listen to some of the profanity laced video later posted on youtube. >> you're a troll. you're a troll. how about i bring my -- punch you in the sympttomacstomach? >> pretty unbelievable, right? you don't typically think of the adult as a victim but the
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grandmother of eight is receiving an outpouring of support. a fund for her over half a million dollar. she is considering retiring or possibly donating some of the money. what do you think she should do with the money? what do you think about this story? tweet me. i'll read some of your comments on the air. this morning, two news journalists are making a name for themselves for documenting the occupy wall street movement. get this, the producers of this video are only 15 years old. they'll join me in just moments. this is stacy from springfield. oh woah. hello? yes. i didn't realize i'd be talking to an actual person. you don't need to press "0" i'm here. reach a person, not a prompt whenever you call chase sapphire.
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♪ ♪ welcome back, everyone. two 15-year-old twin girls from fairfax, virginia, were so fascinated by the occupy wall street movement they convinced their dad to take them to new york city. they taped and photographed their experience on the 23rd day of the protest and submitted it to cnn's ireport. >> i just see my country being lost by corrupt forces. >> this song ain't copyrighted. this song ain't trademarked either. it's a public domain protest
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song. >> the fast paced video captured the moment of the anger and a sense of what it felt like to be at that protest. last night, they were honored at cnn's second annual ireport award awards. >> we'd like to thank our parents. they're so amazing and our siblings, warren not here tonight. everyone at cnn, thank you so muc much. >> anna and rachel are with us in the studio. good morning to both of you. you're getting pretty good at that acceptance speech. that was pretty impressive. you won the award for compelling imagery. did you expect this when you were filming this video? >> no. even just getting it vetted on cnn i-report was a huge surprise. and then being nominated was like, oh, my gosh. like wins the award was like,
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whoa, like, what? >> so what inspired you? why occupy wall street? >> we're really interested in the movement. we had heard about it all over facebook and twitter and a little bit in the news. so we just kind of wanted to see like what was going on, like what was happening. >> and what did you think about it when you got there? >> it was so exciting. the energy was just incredible. it was really cool to see all these people and to finally see everything we read about and everything we've seen in the news come to life right in front of us. >> so you were 14 when you did this. you asked your dad, hey, dad, take us to new york city, i want to do a video, make a video on occupy wall street. what was his reaction? >> originally, he was like, we can go to the protest in d.c. we were like, it's a three-day weekend. why don't we go to new york? well, if you trade a slide show or power point presentation and convince me to take you, we'll
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go. so we traded it. >> we spent two or three hours. i did all this research on occupy wall street, figuring out what it truly is beyond what we're hearing in the news and what would even happen when we got there, if they had any events going on. she took care of travel arrangements, hotel accommodations. >> this is a pretty impressive duo right here. did you do a lot of research as well, anna? >> not as much as her. she would show me stuff she had found. mostly, kind of like, i booked this hotel. if we don't want to stay here, this can be canceled last minute. mostly that type of stuff. >> was there anything about any of the protesters that really surprised you in speaking with them or touched you in some way? >> what was really surprising was all the different stories from people who are just like, yeah, i've got -- i had a job, i lost it. people who are like, i did really well in high school. i'm getting into colleges but i have no money. i can't -- like i can't take out
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a student loan because i can't afford to go to colleges. there is a wide range of stories. people there kind of just like us, there for the day. >> right. >> it was really all these different stories, really cool. >> did you participate in these protests or just there to -- >> for a little bit. for like maybe an hour, kind of holding up signs and that type of stuff. we traded some signs that weren't really good but had a big center for sign making, cardboard and art supplies. >> it was incredibly organized, actually. >> where do you go from here? what's next? a great career in tv or film making? >> i don't know. there's so much i want to do in this world. right now, i'm out of school this summer and i think we will start with an i-report on this weekend and after that, try and find things locally, maybe in our school to cover. if there's anything big like another big protest, maybe we'll
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go back to occupy wall street. >> i think it's great. i love your passion as a journalist. i love your passion. i think it's wonderful. congratulations on the big award. we have them here and will let you take them home with you as well. nice to have you here. a tropical storm threatening the gulf coast. sandbagging has already begun. we'll talk live to one official preparing his community for the worst. plus, the olympics still weeks away and we already have a new world record in the decathlon.
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welcome back. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm randi kaye. we're starting with egypt. they are gathering at this hour in tahrir square and waiting to hear who won the election in about 2 1/2 hours from now. members from the muslim brotherhood are threatening a lengthy sit-in if their candidate isn't announced the winner. we'll have more. and watching tropical storm debby in the gulf of mexico. we're seeing a host of watches along the gulfcoast as debby tracks towards land. joining me on the phone to tell us what his area is experiencing plaquemine parish president, billy. we spoke a lot during katrina and the bp oil spill. you have been through quite a
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bit there. tell me the situation this morning. is the water rising or are things quiet? >> we have about a half a foot on our back levee, accepted in the system. we are expecting a 3 1/2 foot storm surge against a three foot levee. we'll start sandbagging that levee to keep our only evacuation route out of south plaquemines, the point in louisiana that sticks out in the gulf from flooding. we flooded last year for a small tropical storm. if this storm sits out there, we'll see the same thing this year. >> tell me, have you already declared a state of emergency? >> i will do it first thing this morning and our crews will start working shortly after that. >> what is the situation there for people who do run into trouble with the water? are there any shelters set up or what type of plans are being made? >> we haven't approached that yet. if this thing hangses out there. we have never seen a storm such
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different forecasts. one track to florida and one to texas, and here we are in the middle. we're concerned about it sitting out there. we're preparing for the worst. we're going to start sandbagging this morning, if it picks up speed or the storm surges grow, we will then start putting baskets along the highway to protect that evacuation route. >> have you made any other plans? any other disaster plans you want the folks there to know about, if they're watching cnn this morning? >> no. we just want them to stay tuned to cnn and keep watching, because this storm, they have it tracked all over. we have never seen anything quite like this. now, they have it predicted as a category 1 hurricane. so the longer it sits out there in the gulf in those warm waters the more strength it's likely to gain. this is something we can't take lightly, although the maximum speed winds are only 60 miles an hour at this time. >> we will keep an eye on it along with you, billy nungesser.
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thank you very much. plaquemines parish president, calling in this morning. we wish you luck. >> thank you. mitt romney's deep pocket donors gathered in park city, utah for a retreat. it was their chance to hobnob with donors and high flying surrogates. it was a select group. about 700 people showed up. in order to get in you had to have raised or given romney's campaign at least $50,000. both presidential candidates are back out on the road this week raising money for their respective campaigns. that's just part of the political week ahead. here's cnn political editor. >> reporter: good morning. the supreme court is expected to rule on two controversy at measures. the national health care reform law and the arizona immigration law. both could have an impact on the race for the white house.
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both governor romney and president obama spent the week raising cash. in atlanta tomorrow and tuesday for the president and romney with a fund-raiser in arizona. meanwhile, vice president biden hits the trail with a two-day swing through the battleground state of iowa. tuesday, long term orrin hatch faces a challenger with support from many in the tea party movement. >> paul, thank you very much. so the olympics have begun. we already have a new world record in the decathlon. 24-year-old ashton eaton finished with 9,039 points in the day two olympic trials in oregon. this breaks and 11-year-old record and dan o'brien's 20-year-old american record. pretty darned cool. in arkansas, 40 inmates get a temporary reprieve. the supreme court has postponed their date with death but for how long? a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution,
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welcome back. let's look at stories that may have been off your radar, starting with private moments now available for public viewing. like this man, passed out on the side of the road. or this woman perhaps in her bathing suit. both are photos you can see on google maps street view. and chuck schumer wants those stop. he issued this statement to google and apple, people should be free from high-tech peeping tom technology violating one's privacy when in your own home. he suggests they let communities know when they're out recording. and taking a cue from new york mayor michael bloomberg, he wants to outlaw large sugary drinks in massachusetts as well. but taking things further and wants to ban free fills. that is getting some mixed reactio reaction. >> perhaps it's the first step that needs to be taken in order to really start to address the
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issue of soda and how it is damaging. >> just setting a ban is a silly thing. the focus should be on educating people as to why they shouldn't want that much. >> in arkansas, there's a battle over how to kill the condemned. krrch's ni cnn covering that in the newsroom. >> in what is largely seen as a state powers issue, the supreme state court struck down a law governing how inmates are executed. 10 death row inmates challenged the departments of corrections administering the cocktail in those decisions and while it puts it back in the hands of the legislature, the ruling does not invalidate the death penalty. there are 40 on death row in arkansas and the sentences still stand. until it is adopted, it's
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never serve openly. come this tuesday, this place, yes, the pentagon, will salute them. the headquarters of the compartme department of defense is holding its first lgbt pride month. a soldier discharged for being gay, let me share this photo. if you're a fan of the mtv video music awards you might remember him as three of discharged service members to walk down the red carpet with lady gaga at the height of the "don't ask, don't tell" debate in 2010. david, i see you there in that photo. you're looking a little uncomfortable. what was that like? >> well, you know, it was actually very exciting but at the same time, i've never seen that many cameras in my life. i think we all looked a little shell-shocked. wow, this is a lot of cameras. >> i'm sure.
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on a more serious note, how big a keel is it that the pentagon is celebrating gay pride. what does it mean to you personally? >> i think it's a huge deal. so many people were discharged under "don't ask, don't tell," including myself, including the 14,000 that were discharged. i have so many friends that are serving openly now in the military and don't have to worry about losing their jobs. this really is the pentagon recognize i recognizing the fight that they've had to go through, but now that, you know, they're recognized as being part of the team and they can be who they are, they can talk about their spouse, partner, bit of, girlfriend, no one blinks an eye, no one really cares. >> what is the plan for the event? what do you expect? >> i think it will probably be, just like most of the other government's agencies that have pride month. really, it's probably some panels discussing what's happened with since repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" and what are some of the aspects we are
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still trying to work on. right now, same sex legally married military members, you know, their spouse receives zero benefits. my brother just had my third nephew. he's, you know, married, straight, he gets all the benefits for his kid but, you know, my friends that are legally married that are gay, getting none of those exact same benefits that he gets. >> you think about that, you're no longer serving but in the process of trying to re-enter. why go back to an organization to the same military that told you to hit the road? >> i love the military. i grew up a military brat. this was a law that had been passed by congress in 1993. we realize the military has to do its part and follow the laws. i still love the mission we do, comradery and people and i have a lot of friends that have already gone back in. everyday i hear the stories of
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how much they're really enjoying getting back in. >> that's what i was going to ask you. you have friends in there. i'm curious, is there still discriminati discrimination? have things really improved from what you're hearing? >> there is still a little bit of discrimination. the big thing is you're not being fired for who you are. the discrimination can be dealt with and i think the pentagon's doing a great job of anything that comes up handling it on the local level. >> david, we really appreciate you coming on and for sharing that great picture of you with others and lady gaga. appreciate it and have fun at the event. >> thank you. in matter of days, we'll know what the supreme court thinks about the health care law. in a matter of minutes, we'll hear what people on the street think about it, people like you. do you see it ?
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all eyes will be on the supreme court this week. the justices are expected to rule on the health care law that requires most americans to have health insurance. some states are challenging its constitutionality. just what do some people on the street think about this all? funny man, bill santiago is checking the pulse. >> reporter: hey, randy, i'm out here talking about obama-care and the supreme court decision. they had a lot to say. >> reporter: a big supreme court decision. we have to get the pulse on the street. take a picture. how do you think the supreme court will decide? >> i hope that the supreme court will decide that it is indeed constitutional.
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>> is it equal for everybody? especially like old people? >> not being on the supreme court, i do not know. >> obama should kill his own health care bill? >> sure. >> there is no ease say way. can guys pay for it. >> reporter: can you guys do a song about obama-care? >> obama-care used to be romney-care. >> what do you know about obama-care? >> that you can have insurance until 26. >> do you think they should raise the age? 27 would be pushing it? do you think it encourages young kids to stay home and be slack cards? >> what do you think about the co-pay? >> think it should be free. >> i want to talk to you about the position on obama-care. it will take two seconds. all right. thank you. >> ♪
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>> if it's declared constitutional. constitutional. >> how would you improve the obama-care bill? have you ever read anything about obama-care, like the actual law, the actual legislation? >> i did one day but i don't remember any of it. >> the justices wouldn't have read it? >> the justices almost never read all of those things, yes. >> reporter: i didn't realize they were that lazy. everybody, constitutional! ♪ ♪ constitution constitutional ♪ >> you suck. >> sorry. i couldn't help it. >> all right. bill, thank you very much. as soon as the supreme court hands down a ruling, you'll hear about it on cnn. a grandma recently bullied by a group of middle schoolers has topped get this, half a
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bny mellon wealth management >> here on this show, i focus a lot on bullying. i don't think we've seen anything quite like this video. earlier this week i traveled to greece, new york, to meet karen klein, a 68-year-old bus monitor who was brutally harassed by a group of middle school students. they even threatened to stab her. you don't typically think of adults as victims. a fund for her has swelled to half a million dollars. all morning long, i've been
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asking you what you think she should do with the money. here are some responses. she needs to take a vacation and take a rest to find a better job. she should use the money to buy a condo in an adults only community on the beach. she's earned it. >> what do you think? tweet me randikayecnn and use the #bullying stops here. much more ahead on sunday morning, which starts right now. from the cnn center in atlanta, this is "cnn sunday morning." here comes debby. where she'll land, no one knows. nervous eyes watching this newly fo formed tropical storm as areas in louisiana prepare this morning for a state of emergency. >> we're going to see some additional storm surges, more than what's being projected now. plus, it's the biggest case in more than a decade. tomorrow could be decision

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