now the government s attempt to change those laws is sparking riots in the streets. we ll explain. it is sunday, may 27th. good morning. i m randy kay. so glad you re with us. it is shaping up to be a pretty ugly holiday weekend in parts of the southeast, and you can blame beryl. subtropical storm beryl is set to dump several inches of rain along the coast today. already we re seeing warnings and beach closures off taibi island in georgia, 20 people had to be rescued because of potentially deadly rip currents. let s bring in meteorologist bonnie schneider. bring us up to day date on where these warnings stand and good morning to you. good morning, randi. rip kurntsz very dangerous. sometimes you is see them, but sometimes you can t. even if you re in that surf zone so close to the shoreline, you are at risk by being picked up by a rip current, so never swim where there s no lifeguard. here s a look at subtropical beryl. a subtropical storm means we have characteristics that
the white house called the killings a vial testament to an illegitimate regime that responds to peaceful protests with unspeakable brutality. the video of some of the 34 children killed has surfaced online. the images are simply too graphic to broadcast, showing children under the age of 10, some with missing limbs, and severe head wounds. the syrian government denies responsibility and blames al qaeda terrorists for the attack. well, this was a scene in several syrian cities today. people so angry over the massacre, they risked retribution from security forces to turn out in force. channel 4 s alex thompson trand to houla today and caught up in the fight between security forces and rebels. reporter: houla today, so far the world has only seen sporadic glimpses from cameras. we re in the southern suburbs, not exactly controlled by the syrian army, but they re here. we can only film covertly. and they re scared, very scared. who knows how many dead bodies lie around here. wh
disabled veterans national foundation, since we began tracking its fund-raising. we ve gotten angry phone calls, angry e-mails, promises of written responses and now a slammed door, but no answers. and just think about this. if you would raise $56 million over three years and had something to show for it and given that money to veterans you would think you would want to explain yourself or show your bullocks and show all the veterans you have helped. they re not doing that. the charity dvnf does send some stuff to veterans groups, stuff they get for free and stuff that veterans groups say they don t need, they don t want, they can t use. here s one now infamous example coconut m&m s. thousands of packages. dvnf sent up with group more than 11,000 bags of m&m s. 2,600 bags of cough drops. 2,200 little bottles of sanitizer lotion. that s just apparently what they think disabled veterans need. probably not. that s just stuff that they were given for free. veterans groups hav
okay so the bottom line is you re not going to give me an interview? cnn has been trying to get an interview for two years with the disabled veterans national, and we have gotten angry phone calls and e-mails, promises of written responses and now a slammed door. but no answers. and just think about this. if you would raise $56 million over three years and had something to show for it and given that money to veterans you would think you would want to explain yourself or show your bullocks and show all the veterans you have helped. the charity dvnf does send some stuff to veterans groups, stuff they get for free and stuff that veterans groups say they don t need, they can t use. here s one now infamous example coconut m&m s. thousands of packages. dvnf sent up with group more than 11,000 bags of m&m s. 2,600 bags of cough drops. 2,200 little bottles of sanitizer lotion. that s just apparently what they think disabled veterans think. probably not. that s just stuff that t
shortly said he learned of the story from reporting by drew griffin and our producer, greg fitzpatrick. this story is so unfolding. the charity in question is the disabled veterans national foundation. that s their seal. they have raised nearly $56 million in the past three years. what s outrageous is that not one dime has actually gone directly to help disabled veterans. we have been showing you this now for a long time. you may what happened when drew tried to talk to the president, precilla wilkewitz. meet precilla wilkewitz, president of the disabled veterans national foundation. who we found at a small vfw office in baton rouge, louisiana. well, this is the veterans of foreign wars. i didn t think you d do something like this. we ve agreed to talk to you. nobody agreed. none of the money has gone to any veterans, ma am. okay so the bottom line is you re not going to give me an interview? cnn has been trying to get an interview for two years with the disabled vete