she has a benign brain tumor. and one win away from the first stanley cup but it's what l.a. kings are doing off the ice that has us talking. they're on a crime fighting mission. good morning to you. i'm carol costello. thanks for joining us this morning. the wisconsin recall is over. republican scott walker wins big. who knows. he may be in the running for the new job as mitt romney's running mate. there is still work to be done. wisconsin is still bitterly split. case in point, keep your eye on walker's democratic challenger tom barrett. you saw it there. one supporter reacted to him conceding before last night's votes were counted by slapping him. a reporter with cnn affiliate w wisn was up close and says the milwaukee mayor seemed stunned by the slap and walked away from the woman. she remained scowling because it was walker's night. >> when there have been leaders of courage what has sustained them is there were good and decent people who stood with them shoulder to shoulder and arm to arm. that's what you have done for wisconsin and for america. >> ted rowlands is in madison, wisconsin. good morning, ted. >> good morning, carol. you see that video of the woman slapping barrett. that is just a great example of the emotion last night for the winners it was a great party because those folks supporting walker put in a lot of work over the last year plus to try to make sure he kept his job. on the other side, people also dedicated their lives out trying to knock on doors and making calls for the last few weeks trying to get the vote out and they were bitterly disappointed. you saw the woman slapping barrett in the face because she believed that he was conceding too early. we got a lot of that outside of the state capital here where people were upset that the election was called. they thought it would be close and they expected a long night and the bitter fact that walker won and won by seven points, a considerable margin, was tough to take. listen to one individual we taked take talked to outside of the state capitol last night. >> this is the end of democracy. we just got outspent 34 million to $4 million. this was the biggest election in america. i hope you keep me on tonight. this hurts us all. every single one of you out there in the nation if you are watching, democracy died tonight. >> reporter: carol, that individual and a lot of other folks very emotional here and both candidates last night said one thing that needs to happen is some sort of healing in wisconsin because of the bitter divide. barrett said he wants to work with walker. walker is saying he's going to throw a little party inviting democrats over for brats and beer. we'll see if that's enough to change the current situation here. people are very disappointing on one side and happy on the other. we'll see how it plays out. >> it's a start. ted rowlands reporting live from madison, wisconsin. a u.s. diplomatic office hit in an attack damaging the gates of the blast in libya. the united states says no one was injured. nic robertson is on the phone from tripoli. who is behind this attack? >> reporter: no one has claimed responsibility yet at least according to embassy officials that we've spoken with here. there's a great deal of concern about this. they say that they asked the libyan interior ministry to provide more security around u.s. embassy facilities in the country and we heard from security forces in the capital that the city has gone on a 48-hour heightened security alert and they will be providing heightened security around all western embassies inside tripoli. there are no indications but a number of islamic groups in that area around benghazi and one camp run by al qaeda setting up a camp in libya and it's a camp here the government here is watching and not in a position to close it down right now. they are aware of this camp. it could be any number of different groups in the east of the country, carol. >> nic robertson reporting live for us from libya this morning. let's turn to the jerry sandusky trial. a lawyer for one of the alleged victims says the former penn state football coach sent notes to the boy. abc news is describing them as love letters and says they will be read into testimony. susan candiotti is outside of the courthouse in pennsylvania. susan, what do we know about these letters? >> reporter: well, i can tell you we're being told about both notes and letters. notes that include birthday cards. a letter according to our source, letters that are very likely to be or expected to be entered into evidence. abc is describing these as love letters. we can also tell you, carol, about gifts. according to our sources, it is possible that prosecutors will introduce into evidence gifts allegedly given by jerry sandusky to the same accuser, accuser number four. gifts that include golf clubs and football jerseys. some of these gifts were talked about in the grand jury's report. and it's entirely possible that these will be entered into evidence by the prosecution to again talk about the relationship between sandusky and the alleged victims in this case. >> let's turn to seating a jury. have all of the jurors been chosen? >> reporter: no, nine of them have been. with just incredible lightning speed. that's what a lot of observers are saying. certainly everyone is surprised a the how quickly this process has been going along. that means seven are left to be chosen including the alternates and a lot of people expect they could match the pace of yesterday and an entire panel could very well be seated by the end of today. >> susan candiotti reporting live from pennsylvania this morning. l.a. sports fans embraced the improbable postseason run of their hockey team and kings are giving back to the community in a rare move for a sports franchise. $50,000 has been donated to a reward fund to find the gunman that killed a 1-year-old baby. just a few hours from now, the murder case against former illinois cop drew peterson heads back to court. lawyers will argue motions over the central charge that peterson murdered his third wife. her death was ruled an accidental drowning. that trial is expected to begin next month. peterson became the focus of a police investigation after his fourth wife, stacy peterson disappeared in 2007. the woman who signed off on jpmorgan's risky investments is back under the microscope this morning. ina drew made more than $15 million in 2010 at jpmorgan chase but lost her job and officially retired after her department lost $2 billion but now she's in line to receive a settlement package worth nearly $15 million. lawmakers are demanding answers. in the next hour, a banking regulator testifies on whether her pay should be "clawed back." the stunning news of the bank's losses revived talk of financial reform on capitol hill. it is moving day for the space shuttle "enterprise." the prototype that launched the shuttle program is on a barge and an hour from making its final, final, final voyage. it will trudge past the statue of liberty and head for the new home the air and space museum. alina cho, it doesn't seem to be moving yet. >> reporter: no, not yet as you can see behind me, carol. it's still stationary. good morning. i think it's safe to say that this shuttle now has been where no other shuttle has been before. jersey city, new jersey. that's where we are. what a gorgeous sight behind me. it's sitting atop barge and it will move along the water to the final resting space, the intrepid sea air and space museum. starting at 10:15 eastern time, an hour from now, "enterprise" will leave jersey city and this port. it will go by dug boat. it will travel north past the statue of liberty at about 10:50 a.m. and then it will move past the world trade center site at 11:40 a.m. eastern time and reach the intrepid at 12:30 eastern time if all goes as planned. it's 7.4 mile trip but it will move slowly up the water and take two hours to get there. once it reaches the intrepid, it will be hoisted on the flight deck with a crane, which is right there behind me on the barge. that whole process will take three hours and then "enterprise" will remain on the flight deck. eventually with a protective cover and it will open to the public on july 19th. i understand it's $3 a ticket. there will be a permanent home built for "enterprise" but that will take millions of dollars and it's meant to be offsite so off the intrepid but no date on when that will start and when that will happen. if you have been following "enterprise's" trek if you will, it all began in late april when it landed in dramatic fashion at jfk airport atop a 747 jet. who could forget that sight. it stayed there until this past sunday when it made the trip from jfk here to the marine and along the way the wind picked up at just the wrong time and "enterprise" scraped the wooden pilings of a rail bridge and suffered a little bit of minor cosmetic damage. if you can believe it. but we have been told that the restoration has already been done including the paint and the shuttle is as good as new and ready to make its final trip. >> alina cho, we'll get back to you so we can follow its voyage to the museum. if you missed venus's big moment in the moment, no worries you can catch it again in the year 2117. scientists and amateur astronomers took plenty of pictures. a perfectly round dot blocking out a tiny speck of the sun's light gives you a rare perspective on how huge the sun is. venus represents a tenth of 1% of the sun's surface. wow. and hopefully we'll not ever see this again. look at that picture. what's wrong here? we'll tell you how the mother driving this car explained it all to a police officer. 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>> i got a couple hours. we're excited. a big night for everybody involved. i really think it's a big night for this country. we're excited. >> how big is it? >> well, i mean, i happen to think that it kind of shifts a narrative that's been out there that's been very frustrating and i hope that we finally now put to rest which is this idea that democrats have a great ground operation out there. we've got a better operation. we've proven it over and over again over the last couple years in wisconsin and our intention at the rnc is to do what we did in wisconsin all over america. it still is a voter to voter game. and that's what matters the most. and so i think what we're doing in wisconsin is that we're just proportionately doing better than the democrats in turning out our vote. that's why we think mitt romney can win wisconsin in november. >> well, look at these numbers and i want you to explain this in light of what you just said. exit polling shows wisconsin voters prefer president obama over mitt romney. most also think mr. obama is a better choice to fix the economy. so doesn't that suggest this was more of a local wisconsin issue and not so much representative of a national trend? >> i think let's assume polls are accurate and we don't want to -- let's forget about arguing about exit polls. let's assume that is accurate. what you're not seeing in that polling is how people are going to feel about this president in two and three months. this is the democrats opportunity in wisconsin to tell the world, wait a second, this is a democrat state. this whole thing is an anomaly and we're going to turn wisconsin blue as it should be. the president is going to come back to wisconsin and say, hey, help me out. these democrats are going to say back to the president, thanks a lot, pal. you weren't there for us. now, what we have to do is disproportionately do better than the democrats in places like wisconsin on the ground. that's what we did. >> in light of that, should mitt romney have visited wisconsin? in retrospect would that have been a good idea for mitt romney to go to wisconsin? >> that's a benefit. a lot of people thought our primary was too long. one of the benefits was romney basically lived in wisconsin. now keep in mind, two years ago -- four years ago barack obama won wisconsin by 14 points. we won last night by seven. these exit polls that you were showing, i think it was six or seven spread they were showing. that's a big swing. that's not too much for us to overcome in wisconsin. people are energized there. i think the democrats are just totally deflated. >> we had some sound from democrats who were absolutely definitely deflated. they were talking though about all of the money that republicans poured into this race in wisconsin from outside of the state. $45 million for mr. walker compared to $18 million for the democrats. in the end, did money win or was it scott walker's ideas? >> it was scott walker's freedom and liberty and idea that we can't get gobbled up. the idea of freedom and liberty can't get gobbled up by public employee unions. that's important. government has to stop growing out of control. and i would also tell you that i think that what you're seeing in wisconsin is what you're going to see across america. it's not the outside money. these public employee unions, who knows how much they poured in. they don't disclose half of it. we don't know. reality is that we made over 4 million voter to voter phone calls in wisconsin. >> outside republican groups put a lot more money into wisconsin than democratic groups did. >> let's assume that's true. i actually am not trying to be cute here. republican unions poured in money that you don't see yet. what's also true is democrats were bragging and dnc was bragging that they made a million phone calls. we made over 4 million phone calls. we made a half million door knocks in wisconsin over the last month. our ground game is just better than theirs and we'll make sure that it's better than ground game and in all battleground states across america. >> thank you for joining us this morning. i know you must be really tired. >> i am. thank you. a new political movement called rock the slut vote. they are not prostitutes but willing to use that word to get you to vote. that's the subject of today's talk back. the medicare debate continues in washington... ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. 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[ female announcer ] and you've earned a say. get the facts and make your voice heard on medicare and social security at earnedasay.org. now is your chance to talk back on one of the stories of the day. the question for you this morning, does political shock talk really work? slut. an ugly word unless you say it a lot and i mean a lot. that's the theory. thanks to rush limbaugh, the word has been used a lot recently. i'm sure you remember when he used it to slam sandra fluke for wanting to use insurance funds to pay for contraceptives. >> she goes before a congressional committee and says she must be paid to have sex. what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? makes her a prostitute. >> so today there is a new way to combat limbaugh's comments. there's a new website called rock the slut vote. it's about getting women to the voting booths. if people are offended, so be it. you won't call us a slut. if sandra fluke is a slut, than we are too. they are using humor to prove a point. it's been done before. others use humor to increase breast cancer awareness. the i love boobies bracelet. some find booby fund-raising campaigns offensive for turning a life threatening issue into a cosmetic one. does using an offensive term for a cause? 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>> it's really very simple. the reason i'm proud to be an american, what makes america great, is that we don't treat each other differently based on how someone looks or how someone prays. the constitution guarantees that every american can be treated equally under the law. we expect government officials to do the same. and here the nypd failed to do so. what we're seeking in this lawsuit is the court find that the nypd's discriminatory surveillance program be struck down as unconstitutional and unlawful. we're also ask the court to basically order that the records that were created by the new york police department be destroyed so victims of this program, the innocent americans who were going about their daily lives can have some peace of mind that these files that were created about them will no longer exist. >> new jersey, the attorney general there, did this investigation of the nypd and found they did nothing wrong. i was curious, imam, did you meet with new jersey's attorney general? >> yes, we did. he did make that statement. >> what did he tell you? >> he indicated that the nypd did not break any new jersey laws. however, we believe that the actions that were done by the new york police department actually violated the constitution. there was no indication of any provocation by any of the mosques that were surveilled. there is no indication that there was an intention to uncover any criminal activity that was being conducted by any of those mosques. we're very concerned about what was the motivation and ultimately what will take place as a result of the report that was released by the associated press in terms of affect and impact it has on all participants and members of those mosques and the muslim community in general. >> according to new jersey investigators there was no wiretapping or illegal surveillance or illegal search and seizure but nypd used legal methods to stop terrorism. other groups are being watched in similar ways so if that stops a homegrown terrorist from striking, some may say that it's worth it. >> you know, two things. the problem here is that nypd's program targeted beyond those who might be engaged in criminal activity. it targeted innocent americans and targeted them simply based on religious identity. that's just -- we believe and another reason we think this lawsuit is so historic and unprecedented is that it challenges law enforcement surveillance program that is specifically designed to target people based on religious identity. and that's why we believe it's unlawful and why it needs to stop. >> thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. homeowner, a title most americans want or is it? 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>> young love is beautiful. and it gets worse. i'm just kidding. let's talk about the miss usa pageant. supposedly it was fixed. >> well, that is what one contestant may be claiming. it's going to be interesting to see how this story plays out. we're talking about miss pennsylvania. she's given up her title voluntarily and depending on who you believe she quit either because she blieelieves the cont was rigged or because it now allows transgender questions. she posed a statement on her facebook seau page saying i can no longer be affiliated with an organization that's inconsistent and trashy. she claims the contest is fixed and another contestant saw a list of top five finishers before the contest happened. we know miss usa competition is head by donald trump and she told them she didn't want to participate with transgender individuals. trump himself has been speaking out publicly and threatening to sue her. he says this is a case of sour grapes and in usual style he made a point of pointing out that he didn't think she even had a chance to finish in the top 15 of the contest. "showbiz tonight" will be following this very closely when donald trump is involved. >> wouldn't it be great if she ended up on "the apprentice." >> it would make for good tv. >> we'll tell you next hour how you can own a piece of the hbo series "game of thrones." a bump in the road is how sheryl crow describes the announcement she has a benign brain tumor. she talks about how doctors found the tumor several months ago. she'll have periodic scans to monitor the tumor's growth. crow as you may remember is also a breast cancer survivor. don't forget your chance to talk back on one of the stories of the day. today's question, does political shock talk really work? your responses next. dude you don't understand, this is my dad's car. look at the car! my dad's gonna kill me dude... [ male announcer ] the security of a 2012 iihs top safety pick. the volkswagen passat. that's the power of german engineering. all right. this just in -- the shuttle "enterprise" has left the station. it was on this big barge on the new jersey shoreline. alina cho is there, too. it's moving very slowly, but it is moving, right? >> reporter: it is moving, carol. it was quite a shock, actually. it wasn't supposed to leave the marine in jersey city until about 10:15 a.m. at 9:45, suddenly we saw the barge moving and thought -- notifying you there in atlanta. but it is on its way to the "intrepid" sea air and space museum. it appears now it will arrive there at about noontime. but along the way, it will pass by some landmarks. >> oh, alina's going in and out, but isn't that a beautiful picture? it will go past the statue of liberty. that's what alina was going to say. on its way to the space museum located on the water. it's just gorgeous, isn't it? i never get tired of looking at that thing. we've looked at that a lot in the past few months. as the shuttle makes its way to the museum, we'll check back on its progress just to show you this beautiful picture. okay. we asked you to talk back on one of the stories of the day. does political shock talk really work? if this is shock talk, then people are offended too easily. from amanda, i hadn't heard of the site but i'll be following it. if it wasn't for the so-called shock factor, it wouldn't have made news and i wouldn't have known about it. this from sue. no matter how often the word "slut" is used, the shock never wears offer. the from robert, i would say the fact we're even talking about it means, yes, shock politics is successful. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn. more of your comments in the next hour of "newsroom." mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. 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[ female announcer ] and you've earned a say. get the facts and make your voice heard on medicare and social security at earnedasay.org. a 13-point first quarter lead but boston pulls within ten at the halftime. think went on 15-1 spurt at the end of the third then outscored miami 22-12 at the end of the game. paul pierce had a dagger for the celtics. you'll see him here. he hits the three-pointer over lebron james with less than a minute to play. celtics win 94-90 and lead the series three games to two. they could move on to the nba finals with a win at home tomorrow night. to the ballpark now, the detroit tigers' gerald laird hit that high chopper. asdrubal cabrera, look there, he bare hands the ball, tosses to second for the force-out. the ninth-inning play was a big one. cabrera also had his bat working in the game. i love this play. look at that. i'll just pause. i'm a tigers fan, too, so wow. indians hold on to beat the tigers 4-2. i don't know what's wrong with the tigers. maybe you all can explain it to me. finally, an ohio high school runner shows what sportsmanship is all about. megan vogel won the state championship in the 1600 meters but then topped that in the next race. vogel helped a fallen competitor, see her there? cross the finish line. in doing so, vogel actually finished last in the race, but that did not matter to her. >> i didn't think twice about it. i just knew i was going to pick her up and help her out. if you work to get to the point of the state meet, you deserve to finish, no matter who you are. i was going to make that happen for her no matter what. distance runners have this camaraderie. you've been running against each other sometimes six years and you get this relationship with them and become a family. >> you'reawesome. a runaway tire slams into a hotel room. it was a close call. and the latest in a series of tires gone wild. cnn's jeanne moos explains. >> reporter: we never tire of watching runaway tires, whether it be a bus tire on the loose or a car tire that almost takes out a guy preoccupied with his phone who belatedly runs for his life after the tire shattered a window and bounced around a computer repair shop. but this truck driver has lost tires. >> it blows. >> reporter: puts the freak in freak accident. william harvey lost his tire on interstate 75 in florida. the tire went off the overpass onto another highway below, smashing this car. the driver was badly shaken up but escaped major injuries. meanwhile, the escaped tire kept rolling to a nearby ramada inn, where it barged in a partially open door to a conference room where bob hertz was just headed for the refreshment table for some cookies. ? all of a sudden one of members said, look out. and right at that point, something large and black came right by my side and scratched against my leg, messed up my pants. >> reporter: the refreshments were pretty much obliterated. in the immortal words of "tire review," runaway truck tire checks into a hotel conference room. >> good morning. thank you for call rag miguel tejada inn. >> reporter: could i make a reservation for a runaway truck tire? >> one moment. >> reporter: it was a steamy stay for this truck tire. >> the tire flipped over, was smoking like crazy. >> reporter: if you want to know what a smoking hot tire looks like, check out the one that came bouncing into a car dealership and crashed into a parked car. this woman has an appliance store in las vegas had a close encounter with a tire gone wild. imagine you're trying to change a tire when a runaway tire comes whizzing by. that's what happened on this bridge in bay town, texas, as the motorist changed a flat, a 2 200-pound wheel almost took out the officer. it scuffed his gun, ripped his holster. but the sergeant was unharmed. it's as if tires are out to get us. the serial killer tire in the cult comedy "rubber." >> this is what your killer looks like. >> reporter: it kills people with its psychic powers. so tread carefully. >> help! >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn. the retread. ♪ rolling, rolling, rolling new york. >> that gen jeanne moos, she's crazy lady. good morning to you. i remember carol costello. stories we're watching in the "newsroom," love letters to his victims? what could be daming evidence red into testimony in the trial of jerry sandusky. a warning this morning from google. users may be the victims of hacking, and google says it might be the work of foreign spies. cheryl crowe facing a new health concern. ♪ if it makes you happy >> after forgetting the lyrics to some of her songs, she reveals she has a benign brain tumor. and forget the minivan. ted, it is your lucky day. there's a ferrari for the whole family. but you might need to save up just a bit. this cost 300 grand. we do begin this morning with a bit of breaking news. san juan, puerto rico, is the site of a major drug trafficking crackdown with arrests being made here and in the united states. rafael romo joins me now. tem us about this operation. >> carol, it is a major operation against an international drug trafficking organization focusing in san juan, puerto rico. as you know, puerto rico is a u.s. territory, and dea agents are involved there in puerto rico with the puerto rico police, as many as 200 agents. the governor telling us this morning that as many as 40 arrests have been conducted already and the operation is not only targeting puerto rico but wapa, the local affiliate, cnn affiliate in puerto rico, they also say that airports in the united states including in florida, new york, and new jersey may also be involved. and what we're talking act, carol sushgs carol, is the possibility of people who work at the airports at least for a major airline facilitating this major drug trafficking organization access to their facilities so that they can transport drugs from south america through the caribbean and eventually into the united states. >> so the drug traffickers, maybe, allegedly, were cooperating with airline employees to transport these drugs into the united states. what kind of drugs are we talking about? >> mainly cocaine and heroin. that's what governor fortuno told us this morning but the investigation is ongoing, arrests are being conducted as we speak. so far 23 out of more than 40 arrest warrants. it's going to be a long day. >> and -- i mean, what's the scope of this? i mean, is it tons of cocaine they discovered coming into united states in this way? >> it is a result of two separate investigations targeting the international airport in san juan that was focusing on how drugs were entering the united states. and it seems that the drugs were coming to the airport in san juan and then being distributed to the united states. now, we don't know how big the shipments were yet. there's an announcement at 11:00 a.m., like i said. but it seems like it was a wide-ranging investigation targeting people in different countries as well. >> rafael romo, thanks so much. let's turn to the jerry sandusky trial. this is his arrival a short time ago at the courthouse. a lawyer for one of his alleged victims says former penn state football coach sent notes to the boy. abc news has s describing them as love letters and says they will be read into testimony. sara gana won a pulitzer prize for her reporting on the case for "the patriot-news." she now serves as a cnn contributor. good morning, sara. >> reporter: good morning. >> so do you know any more about these supposed love letters? >> we do expect to hear about them in detail. when alleged victim number four takes the stand, when this trial begins. we know he's supposed to be the first one to testify. that's what we expect. second, after him, we xp the man known as victim one, who was the first to come forward in 2008 and kind of kick-started this investigation. a source close to him has also told me that he received birthday cards and notes, not sexually explicit at all, nothing overtly sexual, but they did include words like or phrases like "i love you," and he got those notes, as well. we don't know if those will be entered into evidence. we only know about that other relationship, alleged victim four, whatever he received could become part of this trial. like you said, abc news is calling them love letters. >> so i'm just wondering, what is jerry sandusky's defense going to be? >> reporter: well, those two men, victim number four and victim number two -- or one, i'm sorry, jerry sandusky's defense has always been these are at-risk kids. i was doing -- you know, i was doing what i thought was right by helping them out and in turn this is what happened. they made false allegations against me. so he is categorically denying any kind of relationship or prolonged sexual behavior with these two men. what he says is he was falsely accused by both of them. >> i know the court is busy seating alternate jurors, but testimony -- at least opening arguments will begin quite soon. are you surprised at the speed with which this is occurring? >> reporter: i think that you're right. i think that testimony is going to start soon and start with these two because they're so similar. they both accuse jerry sandusky of prolonged abuse over several years, that they were kind of in and out of this sandusky home. and initially when he was charged, those were the two that -- jerry sandusky's attorney really pointed to and said, look, these are completely false allegations, categorically denied. >> sara ganim reporting live for us from pennsylvania this morning. libya has stepped up security around all western embassies in tripoli after an attack on a u.s. diplomatic office. it happened in the eastern city of benghazi. the united states says an ied blast damaged the office's front gates. no one was hurt. there's been no claim of responsibility. our nic robertson reports that any number of islamist groups around benghazi could have been involved. cyber attacks on iran secretly ordered by president obama and supposedly top secret. that is until the story made the front page of "the new york times." and that sparked this response from senator john mccain. >> the leaks that these articles were based on, our enemies now know much more than they did the day before they came out about important aspects of our nation's unconventional offensive capabilities and how we use them. such disclosures can only undermine similar ongoing or future operations, and in this sense, it compromises our national security. >> white house correspondent dan lothian is in washington. so this controversy started with that "new york times" report last week. so walk us through what happened and the reaction yesterday on capitol hill. >> reporter: that's right. and really this has been brewing now for some time because there have been articles and books out there written about the u.s. use of drones overseas. in addition to that, the president's so-called kill list where he's intimately involved in deciding which terrorists should be targeted. and then this latest report, as you pointed out, which is also part of a book, where there are a lot of details about this operation where the u.s. is going after iran's nuclear program, trying to slow it down by using cyber war, by inflicting a worm in the system. that worm eventually got out, outside of their nuclear program. but nonetheless, there is this concern on capitol hill, as you heard from senator mccain, that this information getting out there just undermines national security, could endanger the lives of americans and could further gem ar djeopardize additional operations ongoing or could be planned in the future. there's also accusation these leaks are being done to bolster the president's standing to make him look tough ahead of the upcoming election. carol? >> so how has the white house responded? >> reporter: jay carney was asked about whether or not the white house authorized these leaks, and he said no, that the white house goes to extreme pains here to make sure that all of this information is kept classified, this sensitive information does not get out of where it should be because they realize the consequences to national security. but nonetheless, this kind of response has not allayed some of the concerns up on capitol hill, and lawmakers are trying to figure out how this information, rather, got out into the public. >> dan lothian live at the white house this morning. the woman who signed off on jpmorgan's risky investments is back under the microscope today. you may remember ina drew, the former chief investment officer at the nation's largest bank. she made home run than $15 million in 2010, but she lost her job last month, officially retiring after her department at jpmorgan chase lost $2 billion on risky investments. but she's in line to receive a cement package worth nearly $15 million, and lawmakers are demanding answers. at this hour, a banking regulator testifies on whether her pay should be clawed back. stunning news of the bank's losses has revived talk of financial reform on capitol hill. first lady was on television again last night. of course michelle obama is big on gardening and fresh vegetables, so david letterman had her read off the top ten fun facts about gardening. here's the tom three. >> number three -- >> lettuce is 96% water and 4% lettuce. >> that's right. that's why it's so darn tasty. number two. >> the white house tool shed contains shovels, trowels, and weed wacker one. >> weed wacker one! weed wacker one. and the number one fun fact about gardening. >> with enough care and effort, you can grow your own bara barack-oli. >> how wou. look at this. how about that? there you go. >> okay. so they were short on facts but long on fun. mrs. obama has been promoting her new gardening book over the last few weeks. the final journey is under way. a live picture of the space shuttle "enterprise" on its way to its new home. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco. just about 15 minutes past the hour, checking our top stories. it is a big win for republicans and a huge loss for unions and democrats. wisconsin governor scott walker, who stripped collective bargaining rights of public employee employees, survived tuesday's recall. many believe contest is a preview of the presidential race. in pennsylvania, stunning new evidence in a sex abuse trial of jerry sandusky. a lawyer for one of the alleged victims says the former penn state university assistant football coach sent notes to the boy. abc news is describing them as love letters and says they'll be read into testimony. in money news, new numbers on ow howe our state economies are doing based on gross domestic product. north dakota fared the best last year benefitting from a boom in oil drilling. it led with an economic expansion of nearly 8%. rounding out the top five were oregon, west virginia, texas, and alaska. in sports, the boston celtics are one win away from winning the eastern conference and reaching the nba finals. lebron james and miami on the brink of elimination after losing at home last night 94-90. game six tomorrow in boston. unbelievable. that's the facebook posting that went with this photo posted by an officer with a colorado department of transportation. it was part of the plea to remind everyone about the proper use of child safety seats. and you certainly don't strap the gas can in. the mother was pulled over as part of a routine traffic stop near denver. the mom said the child didn't always want to stay strapped in the seat so she strapped in the gas can instead. the officer cited her for seat belt and car seat violations. i have evidence that proves my dad's a space alien. he speaks a weird language. 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what does that make her? it makes her a slut. right? makes her a prostitute. >> well, today there's a new way to combat limbaugh's comments, a website war on women dotcom has come up with rock the slut vote. kimberly johnson, a spokeswoman for the site, says it's all about getting people's attention and getting women to the voting booths. if people were offended, so be it. as johnnies says, "you're not going to call us a slut. if sandra fluke is a slut, then we are too." rock the slut vote is using humor to prove point. it's been done before. others have used humor to increase breast cancer awareness. there's the booby ball charity drive. some find the campaigns offensive for turning a life and death issue into a cosmetic one. still, does using an offensive term for a cause actually work? rock the slut vote says it's getting up to thousands of new fans a day on facebook and on its website. so the "talk back" question today, does political shock talk really work? facebook.com/carolcnn. isle read your comments late they are hour. we've been telling you all morning long, it is moving day for the space shuttle "enterprise." it's floating on this big barge and is just about to pass the statue of liberty. alina cho has a bird's-eye view from jersey city. has it passed the statue yet? >> reporter: you know what, i can't see it from here, carol, unfortunately. i'm at the port in atlantic city. but i can tell you that we do -- this i can confirm, we do have one shuttle on the move. it left the port in jersey city about a half hour ago and is now making its way to its final resting place at the intrepid sea, air, and space museum in new york. it is taking the scenic route, as you said. along the way it will pass the statue of liberty pretty close to now if it hasn't already. lit continue north past the world trade center site, and it should alooirrive at the intrept about noon eastern time. once it reaches the intrepid, it will be hoisted onto the flight deck via crane, a process, by the way, that will take three hours because you're talking about 57,000 pounds of shuttle. and this crane is a famous one. it actually is the same one that hoisted usair flight 1549 out of the hudson river. that's the flight that was so expertly landed on the hudson by captain sullenberger. interesting fun facts about the shuttle "enterprise" is that though it has now travelled by air and sea, it has never actually been to space. it has flown test flights. it was the original prototype for future shuttle missions, but it never made it into orbit. another fun fact, carol, is that originally the "enterprise" was supposed to be called the constitution in honor of the centennial. but at the time "star trek" and its star ship "enterprise" was the most popular show on television and the viewers embarked upon a writing campaign. they were successful, and so the shuttle is not the constitution but will forever be known as the "enterprise." and soon it will be on a museum at the intrepid in new york. carol? >> i love all the boats around it. you know they're taking pictures of that thing. alina cho, thanks so much. we'll get back to you. >> reporter: okay. she didn't exactly get the democratic candidate a slap on the bab. she gave him a slam across the face. that's from a supporter. our political buzz panel delves deeper. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. with more choices and fewer calories, ♪... ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel 26 minute past the hour. checking our top story, a federal raid targets puerto rico's main airport and arrests are spreading to the u.s. mainland. puerto rico's governor says a total of 42 warns have been issued. indictments regarding the use of puerto rico's airport and others to traffic drugs as in cocaine are expected to be unsealed today. in pennsylvania, stunning developments in the jerry sandusky child rape trial. a lawyer for one of the alleged victims says the former penn state assistant football coach sent notes to the boy. abc news describes them as love letters and says they will be read into testimony. california's proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, could end up before the u.s. supreme court. a federal appeals court has decided not to revisit a ruling that declared prop 8 unconstitutional. parties in the case have 90 days to appeal to the high court. for now, the stay on same-sex marriages in california will remain in effect. on to wisconsin now, the recall is over, republican scott walker wins big. now who knows? he may be in the running for a new job as mitt romney's running mate. but there is still work to be done. wisconsin is bitterly split, still. case in point, keep your eye on walker's democratic challenger, tom barrett and how one supporter reacted to him conceding before the last votes were actually counted. she slaps him across the face. a reporter with cnn affiliate isn was up close. he says the milwaukee mayor seemed stunned by the slap and simply walked away from the woman. she remained behind, though, scowling because it was scott walker's night. >> when there have been lead er of courage, what has sustained them is they were good and decent people who stood with them shoulder to shoulder and arm to arm. that's what you have done for wisconsin and for america. >> ted rowlands is in madison, wisconsin. so -- i'm still getting over the slap. just so bizarre. >> reporter: yeah. yeah. he was shocked. you know what, we were in front of the capitol last night, carol, and we felt a lot of the same emotion from people. they were mad at us because cnn called the election when it was the appropriate time to call it, but they were really settled in. i think this woman, the photographers don't know what she was thinking, but she was probably feeling the same thing we were getting from people here. they really were shocked that it was over and they didn't want it to be over. they heard reports that people were still trying to vote, and the idea that there was a concession and this had been called and it was all over and they lost by seven, it was too much far lot of people to handle. they had people in tears outside the capitol because they had invested so much of their time and portions of their lives in this for the past 16 months. so what you saw in that slap was sort of echoed in different ways all over the state on the loser side. the walker folks are of course still riding the high. >> of course, because they're saying this is a harbinger of what's to come in november. >> well, yeah, and not only in november, i mean, there's two schools of thought here and two things the republicans are looking at. they think this directly will affect the november election in terms of romney's ability to carry wisconsin. exit polling showed that voters still support obama by 7%, which is very significant, but they say, hey, look back to 2008, romney -- or obama won by 14. so they feel like they've made inroads there, and they think wisconsin is in play. but the other significant thing here is trying to replicate what has happened in wisconsin in other states. had walker lost his job here over that, that would have been tough to replicate because the union made a very clear point, do not what -- do what you saw in wisconsin or you will lose your job. the republicans are hoping they can erode union rights, public employee union rights in other states. they argue that helps states in local governments be more flexible. we've have to wait and see. >> we will. ted rowlands reporting live in madison, wisconsin. "political buzz, kwtsds three question, smart answers. playing with us today, cnn contributor and democratic strategist maria cardona and our cnn contributor dana lohse, leaning the opposite way to the left. thank you both. >> good morning. >> good morning. first question. the obama administration flexings its mu ls again. a drone takes on a powerful al qaeda leader. experts call the hit a cataclysmic blow. great, say republicans, but those leaks about the drone program. senator john mccain is pressing for a special counsel to investigate leaks to journalists that appear to be an effort to paint a portrait of president obama as a strong leader on national security. fellow republican saxby chambliss explains. >> but each time classified information shows up in the media, the intelligence community's ability to do these dangerous assignments becomes that much more difficult. not only do these leaks tell our enemies how we do our jobs and therefore how they can block or impede our efforts, but with each leak, our friends and allies are left to wonder how much they can really trust us with their own secrets. >> so, the question for you, is the obama administration leaking sensitive information for votes or are republicans playing politics? maria? >> i think that that accusation by republicans is absolutely ludicrous. i think they're fine to be concerned. democrats are also concerned. the white house is also concerned. they have said very clearly that there is no concerted effort to leak this information. they understand better than anybody that that would be something that would be detrimental to national interest and to national security. so i think that's a ludicrous accusation. i think it's irresponsible. and i think they're the ones playing politics. besides, president obama doesn't need any boost on the national security front. most americans believe that he is doing a very good job at -- >> dana? >> it's kind of a concerted effort when you open up the cia treasure trove and allow hollywood directors like katherine bigelow to come in and glean whatever they want from it to make a movie about s.e.a.l. team six and osama bin laden. and of course all this results in actual s.e.a.l. members' names being released to hollywood, who rbt great at keeping secrets. it was a concerted effort when a british informant was outed, completely jeopardizing the entire operation in the middle east in which british intelligence was involved in. there's a history of this. i think they are playing politics with it. >> on to the second question. politico's roger simon says bill clinton is out of control. in fact, he's not helping mr. obama's campaign. he's sabotaging it. bill clinton told nbc's brian williams that's not true. >> you know, i've been aghast by all this flutter about it. i think -- i don't think i should have to criticize romney personally to disagree with his politics. >> oh, but the latest gaffe, clinton said the bush tax cuts should be extended. so the question, bill clinton, the president's buddy or republican secret friend? dana? >> i can't believe i'm about to say this, but i'm actually -- it's refreshing to see bill clinton on the campaign trail right now. i have this inkling that this is all a dastardly plan that bill and hillary clinton have launched to get back at barack obama for usurping her back in 2008. or maybe she's considering running for 2016. it's so subtle, but at the same time it's not. either he's an evil genius or he's a bumbling hick. i don't know which one. >> maria. >> i love it. there's no question, carol, that bill clinton is still a major asset for the democrats and for president obama. there's also no question that he is not somebody that you're going to be able to control and he's not somebody that the obama campaign i think wants to control. and so at the end of the day, who is it going to help more? absolutely the president. he is somebody who is distinguished american, a democrat, and nobody rallies democrats more than he does. and he will always get the last say in supporting president obama. and that will always be helpful to this president. >> okay. on to our buzzer-beater. >> rallying republicans right now. >> 20 seconds each. okay. you just saw the slap a couple of minutes ago. milwaukee mayor tom barrett getting that smack by a voter because she thought he conceded the recall election too early. so, question, was scott walker's victory a slap in the face to president obama? maria. >> no, it wasn't, carol. this had absolutely nothing to do with president obama or with mitt romney for that matter. it was not a national election. it was an election about what was going on in wisconsin. and frankly, what you saw in the poll last night is that president obama's actually beating romney by seven points in the november election. so that to me tells me it had absolutely nothing to do with national politics. it was all a wisconsin issue. >> dana. >> oh, no, it absolutely did. debbie wasserman schultz said that this was going to be the dry run, the test run for november, 36% of union households sent a referendum to washington, d.c., to they're rejecting the democrat's idea of government construct. this is what democracy looks like. that's what they said, for three elections in a row now. it was an unequivocal, absolute win, and maybe we can see this repeated in november. >> dana, maria. >> thank you, carol. >> thanks for playing today. the hbo series "game of thrones" has a legion of loyal fans. now, one of those fans will have a chance to own the throne. that story next. hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? 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"showbiz tonight" host a.j. hammer is here with the drama. >> this brings a tear to my eye. this pageant seems to attract a lot of drama. a contestant is alleging the whole thing is fixed, while the organization calls it a case of sour grapes. miss pennsylvania is making these allegations. she didn't make it to the finals, so she's giving up her title and posted a statement on her facebook page announcing her decision. here's what she says. i can no longer be affiliated in any way with an organization i consider to be fraudulent, lacking in morals, inconsistent and in many ways trashy. she claims another contestant saw a list of the top five finners before the pageant had even happened. she said she resigned because she did not want to participate in a pageant with a transgendered individual. there was one for canada. trump is threatening to sue her. he says auditors are there in place to ensure the contest is not fixed. in his usual style, he said she wasn't surprised she didn't finish in the top 15. >> i'm surprised he didn't add a few things after that, as well. >> he may have off camera. >> i'm sure he did. let's talk about the hob series "game of thrones." it has an incredible offer for fans but i guess it comes with a steep price. >> it certainly does. considering that on the show trying to control the iron throne has cost a whole lot of live, i'm thinking fans might think that $30,000 to buy a throne is a relative bargain. the fictional throne is made from 1,000 swords taken from defeated enemies, but each of these thrones that you can buy custom made of fiberglass and resin, it's more than seven feet tall. the chair weighs 350 pounds. carol, it will be delivered to your home in six to eight weeks with white-glove service. however, at that price, no mention of a cushion. i think it would look great right there at your desk. >> you know, it would add a lot. i don't know what it would add, but -- do you think someone's going to pay $30,000 for that? >> yes. fans of this show are so hooked in, are so passionate about it, it wouldn't -- i don't think they'll be selling them by the dozen but i bet a few will definitely do it. >> it's not even filled with, like, real swords. >> it still looks good. >> it does. thank you, a.j. watch the daytime emmy awards live saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on hln. be there in person by entering our sweepstakes to win a trip for two to los angeles and get a red carpet makeover. it ease easy to enter. 47 minutes past the hour. republicans are celebrating wisconsin governor scott walker's win in a recall. labor unions and democrats mounted a massive effort to kick him out of office for limiting bargaining rights of public employees. he defeated milwaukee mayor tom barrett by seven percentage points. google wants you to know when big brother is watching you. the internet giant has started warning users when it thinks they may be targets of government sponsor hackers. users whose accounts are compromised will see a message pop up at the top of their browser. in money news, father's day is right around the corner, so why not get him one of these babies? 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>> lovely bread because all the time he get something new, he's bringing it at a restaurant and show me, explain me where is it from and we have the same passion. >> this is the best wagoo beef produced outside of japan currently. we currently sell this at $72 a pound. about 95% of our business is with approximately 170 restaurants across the las vegas strip. >> reporter: high rollers and star chefs mean demand around the clock, even for the strangest of ingredients. >> this is freeze-dried fido plant. >> reporter: but getting these delicacies across the border can be tricky. >> there's not a lot of precedence, so we have to figure it out with the department of fish and wildlife, usda, fda. >> reporter: when you came to vegas at 19 years old, a lot of competition doing what you do. how did you get your foot in the door? how did you get meetings with these chefs? >> i started off getting in one shipment of fresh white truffles from italy, and they were beautiful, the size of sweet potatoes. they were huge. i would load up a small box, jump on a bus, take it into the strip, and i got very quick at walking the whole strip. the chefs would say i'm really excited to see what you have. i don't actually use truffles but maybe next time you come around can you bring this ingredient with you or look into this ingredient for me? >> reporter: he's been doing this half his life, literally. >> for me it started in truffles. i started my company when i was 13 and it was called the truffle market. it was a small website. >> reporter: from his pennsylvania childhood home to the midst of desert, he's never take an loan, slowly growing his business from its own profit. why vegas? >> i could see that there was a market emerging here in vegas with high-end restaurants, and i really wanted to be a part of that and help the chefs. i can see that this was a desert and there was probably going to be a lack of more exotic ingredients. >> poppy harlow joins me from new york. i'm still getting over the plankton thing. people actually eat plankton? >> it smelled so gross, i didn't even try it. >> smart woman. i was wondering, though, how lucrative is his business? >> reporter: it's a good question, because i thought he was making a ton of money selling this stuff. he told me it's actually not very lucrative at all. when items are so expensive, carol, it's hard to mark them up much more, even in las vegas. so the margins are very thin. but it's interesting. the day we visited him, he had a headbutt ler from one of the big casinos on the strip come in and look for a specific type of cav ya because a high roller was arriviing that night and they wanted it for that high roller. really only in vegas do thing like this happen. this is a guy, 26 years old, made it through the recession, never took a loan, told me his business was profitful since day one, but because he started it at 13 years old he put his dad on the front cover of his brochure so people would take him more seriously. >> aww. i'm sure his business will improve. he has many more years to go. poppy harlow in new york for us. for today's daily dose, news about the morning-after pill. it's take on the prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. 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