tonight a record inspired american and under scrutiny, 64-year-old dianna nyad swam from cuba to florida in 53 hours without a shark cage. he made history and then the questions started. people, people s individual reactions mean everything. so i m sure this swim will the ratified in due time, and that s fine, but just don t care about it. tonight she s here live and unleashed to defend her open water record and tonight, dianna nyad the prime time exclusive. welcome to you. piers, i appreciate it. i wondered if you would allow me a brief moment to say on behalf of my team we express our sincere respects to those who suffered their losses on 9/11, let us say that first.
a great group of families. and i m really proud of it. fantastic, thank you, good to see you. tonight a record inspired american and under scrutiny, 64-year-old dianna nyad swam from cuba to florida in 53 hours without a shark cage. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient s record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne s. wiggle your toes. [ driver ] and it got his okay on treatment from miles away. it even pulled strings with the stoplights.
shootings in aurora and newtown, connecticut. state senate president john morse said getting fired though was worth it. if passing gun safety legislation in colorado cost me my political career, that is such a small price to pay because the families of gun violence victims pay a huge price every single day. and so the least i can do is stand up and do the right thing. the national rifle association, the nra bankrolled the recall campaigns and called the outcome a major milestone. diana nyad is defending her recent shark cage free swim from cuba to florida telling her critics the journey was done in a squeaky clean and ethical fashion. skeptics raised concerns about her speed during the swim and lack of food eaten during stretches. the ohio man who made the viral video confessing to killing someone while driving drunk is due in court hood. the hearing was delayed tuesday after a judge found out he
touching men her swim was assisted, that could nullify her record as the first person to make it without a shark cage from cuba to florida. a co-founder of the marathon swimmers forum and a marathoner himself, evan morrison was on call. she ak ncknowledged her crew touched her when she was putting on the jellyfish suit. i personally believe that puts it in the category of assistance. reporter: her peers must decide if nyad s swim was, as she said, fair and square. john zarrella, cnn, miami. if that s what they have, that when she was putting on a protective mask they had to duct tape her hands and feets, nyad admitting that, agreeing to that, if that s all they have that s nothing. is that hateration? i m not impressed. it s a very competitive sport. yes. and there has to be some kind
well, a controversial question is being asked in some social media sites, particularly being used by marathon swimmers. the question is, did diana nyad cheat? it is a strong question but is being asked in the world of marathon swimmers. as i said, you know nyad completed a grueling swim from cuba, crossed it in 53 hours, inspiring people around the world. nyad and her team said the currents could not have been more favorable for her swim. but as social media reports, some are wondering if she got some other help along the way. john zarrella reports. reporter: diana nyad walked out on the beach in key west, she thought it was over. her fifth attempt, she finally made it. swimming from cuba to key west, 110 miles, no shark cage, no flippers, 53 hours, it had never been done before. i ll get awards, i ll be gracious about it.