college quarterback in the nation, some of it for all the wrong reasons. the 19-year-old has been linked to an allegation of sexual assault that occurred nearly a year ago. the allegation has damaged the heisman hopeful s reputation and turned the life of the alleged victim upside down. she told attorneys, quote, exams were coming up, she had to leave school and come back home because of this. winston s lawyer says his client did not sexually assault the woman, but he does acknowledge having consensual sex with her, and the lawyer confirms that winston s dna was found on her clothing. where it infers, huh-oh, you have dna, so he must have done something wrong, or our defense is shifting, i would tell you from day one, december of 2012, our defense has not changed whatsoever. this dna result had no effect on it. it had no effect on the testimony of eyewitnesses that were there. reporter: but the victim s attorney completely denies the quarterback s claims.
heisman hopeful s reputation. her attorney told cnn she was in classes at fsu, exams were coming up. she had to leave school and come home because of this. winston s lawyer says his client did not sexually assault her. the lawyer confirms winston s dna was found on her clothing. uh-oh, you have dna, he must have done something wrong. the defense is shifting. from day one, december, 2012, our defense has not changed what so ever. this dna result had no effect on it or on the testimony of the eyewitnesses there. reporter: the victim s attorney denies the quarterback s claims. in a statement, she wrote, quote, to be clear, the victim did not consent. this was a rape. the case began in december, 2012, when the woman reported she had been sexually assaulted. a month later, she accused
moment. we are now getting that dna result that we mentioned we might see during the course of the show this morning, and the ohio attorney general has now announced preliminary results of dna testing in connection with the cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect ariel castro who you see pictured here. according to castro s dna late yesterday afternoon the forensic scientists worked throughout the night and confirmed that castro is indeed the father of the 6-year-old little girl who was born in captivity to amanda barry on perry. we know that perry and the little girl did escape together and that has been believed to be the situation amanda berry. and there is a picture of amanda berry. all kinds of mixed emotions come with that revelation this morning, no doubt, but they are together, mom and daughter, and he is indeed the father according to preliminary reports. all right. let s move you back to this
street journal both carry that report saying they were quoting a source close to the case. the dna result is in line with what strauss-khan s legal team is saying, there was a consensual sexual encounter. in libya nato air strikes have hit targets in tripoli. it s been one of the largest bombings yet. a libya government spokesman says three people died, 150 were wounded. while tripoli is the seat of power for gadhafi, just one hour away, rebels are training. cnn s nic robertson is with them. reporter: weapons training in rebels s stronghold barely more than an hour s drive from tripoli. raw rebel recruits getting the skills to overthrow moammar gadhafi. none are as close to libya s capital as these. the town is tiny. at the eastern end of the finger
rain of fire. more than a dozen bombs fall on tripoli as nato launches a massive air strike on moammar gadhafi s compound. look at this trail of destruction. the search for survivors after a deadly tornado flattens a town in the u.s. midwest. it s an unpredictable situation. changing by the hour. british authorities are saying, watch this space as a voluntarily cannish ice cloud from iceland creeps further south toward the uk and main land europe. uk s official weather service told cnn the plume of ash will spread into all of british air space within the next 24 hours. thousands of people are waiting to see if their travel plans are going to be disrupted. dozens of flights to and from airports in scotland are canceled. one airline is challenging advice not to fly. irish carrier ryan air says restrictions are totally unnecessary. most airlines will review the situation around 1 p.m. gmt. let s go to emily ruben. what s the latest information you re getting? well, as you