anything untoward happened. here s jameis winston s attorney speaking moments ago on his behalf. the media, i want to thank mr. megs for conducting an independent, thorough investigation. believe he took time to completely evaluate, look into even laboratory tests, too some dna work, bloodwork. we believe from day one in december that this was a consensual act between mr. winston and a young woman. we believe that december, we believed it in february. and we believe it today. we have never waiverred on that. mr. winston has exercised his right to have this case be proceeded through the due process channels. we were not going to go public while this case was penning wednesday. the investigation to be unbiased. and at one point we felt we had to come forward because of dna leaks, but we were confident, he was confident, i take important
good morning, everyone. i m randi kay. it s 8:00 on the east coast. thanks for starting your morning with us. wee start with a victory for florida governor rick scott. he sue the federal government and now the government has given in. what did he want? access to the department of homeland security s database on immigrants in the u. the reason? he wants to purge illegally registered voters from the state s voter rolls. so how big of a problem is it in florida? here is what we know so far. because we couldn t get the homeland security database, we used our own motor vehicle database and looked at 2,600 names. we know over 100 people have registered to vote, they re nonu.s. citizens and we know over 50 have voted in our election. so we know people are registering to note that are non-u.s. citizens and we know they re voting. that s not right, it s a crime, and it impacts our races. that was the governor a couple weeks ago on this program. critics say scott is just trying to
how one man was rescued just hours from death. good morning everybody. i m randi kaye. we start this hour with a historic credit card settlement that could have you paying more out of your pocket. if you re just joining us, here s the deal. visa, mastercard and some of the country s biggest banks have agreed to a massive settlement with retailers that totals a whopping $7.25 billion. the lawsuit centers around credit card swipe fees. merchants allege credit card companies were fixing the price on those fees, but the proposed settlement now gives retailers the green light to tack on a surcharge if you use plastic, which could mean a bigger tab for you. and there s much more when you read the fine print. douglas canter, a lawyer for the national association for convenience stores has read all the fine print and joins us now from dc. doug, you have said it is not the retailers or the consumers, but actually visa, mastercard and their banks that win out in this one. why is that
fighting remains intense in both towns. jurors should hear from a second girlfriend of dr. conrad murray tuesday as prosecutors argue that the physician is sponge for michael jackson s death. the first of three girlfriends testified on monday along with emergency room doctors who treated jackson the day he died. both er doctors said murray never mentioned that jackson was taking propofol. those are the headlines from cnn. world business today starts now. i m zain verjee. good morning from cnn london. i m nina dos santos. hello. from cnn hong kong i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. tuesday, october 4th. stocks are falling. global investors just can t shake off the gloom. analysis from the trieding florida in london. mod daryn slavery in c cambod cambodia. detainers like this then we feel if we are a prisoner. can you unlock the front door? the first in a series of ex-clous save cnn freedom project reports coming up throughout the course