naomi campbell taking the stand. prosecutors say he gave campbell the gem. phil black has more from the hague this morning. good morning, phil. reporter: hello, kiran, yes, it was naomi campbell, a reluctant witnesses who said she didn t want to appear here. it was a inconvenience and she wanted to get on with her life. she was called here of an incident that took place 13 years ago in the home of nelson mandela. it was a star-studded party that campbell attended, along with other names, quincy jones, the key facts of what happened when that dinner party wound up and the various parties all went to their rooms to sleep through the night. well, when campbell says she retired her bed early, she says she was woken in the middle of the night. this is what she said in court this morning.
yeah. when i was sleeping. i had a knock at my door. and i opened my door. and two men were there and gave me a pouch. and said a gift for you. do you know what time that was? no, i don t. i just i was sleeping. so i was woken up from my sleep. and these two men, did you know who they were? no, afraid not. reporter: so, campbell says she put the pouch didn t look inside it, put it down next to her bed. went back to sleep. didn t ask any questions of the men who delivered it to her door. she said it s not unusual for people to give her gifts at all hours in all places. but the next morning when she met for breakfast at some of the other guests who were staying at mandela s home as well, mia farrow, campbell s agent at that
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much depends on the dynamics in the next couple of years, if the republicans take over the house. reporter: in their quest for that, some candidates are often getting slapped down by federal are ep cans. targeting comments made by j.d. hayward. and until president obama signs his name and in fact has the records revealed, the questions will remain. the only difference between these people only one is run for the u.s. senate. reporter: hayworth has since back tracked on that, as have senator david bitter and others who have voiced solidarity with the birther movement. as for those with the possible primaries in the midterms they certainly don t want to be identified as being part of that movement. brian todd, cnn. coming up at 33 minutes after the hour, so, remember,
what s that about? absolutely. petraeus has his plan for the war. the taliban have their plan. both sides making it public. the bottom line is that fight for the hearts and mind of the afghan people. reporter: after one month in command, general david petraeus has now laid out how he wants to fight the afghan war. petraeus has largely kept current rules in place tells troops to maintain, quote, disciplined use of force to avoid civilian casualty. petraeus had acknowledged the existing rules were controversial. i m keenly aware of concerns by some of our troopers on the ground about the application of our rules of engagement and the tactical directives. reporter: recent operations of the helmand river valley underscored the dilemma for troops, fighting insurgents and yet holding back would endanger civilians at the same time.