and america and everywhere else. reporter: the video went viral and sparked outrage in the jewish community and beyond. thomas abruptly retired and issued a written apology. but later she said she stood by her remarks insisting she wasn t criticizing jews but was, instead, showing support for palestine. we had the right to ask questions to help the poor people, the underprivileged, people who have no voice. and i wish reporters would have more responsibility in speaking for the oppressed. reporter: controversial to the end, helen thomas always kept true to herself. our thanks to elizabeth for that report. meantime, justice for trayvon rallies planned across this country today. we re talking live with martin luther king iii all about it. that s next.
israel in this interview. tell them to get the hell out of palestine. where should they go? go home. where s home jthts poland, germany. go back to poland and germany? and america, and everywhere else. reporter: the video went viral and sparked outrage in the jewish community and beyond. she abruptly retired and issue add written apology but stool by her remarks saying she wasn t criticizing jews but showing support for palestine. we had the right to ask questions, to help the poor people. the underprivileged. people who had no voice. and i wish reporters would have more responsibility in speaking for the oppressed. reporter: controversial to the end, helen thomas always kept true to herself. reporting for cnn.
submit she deviated from the speech and now the school is making the argument, we have a right to protect our students and words of crosby stills and nash. teach our children well it is not a bible belt but in the bible they use the word hell. yes, and the mascot is the devil . we ask the school where is their mascot. a place that is hot and not so nice. the school gets an f. at the end of the day. they were unreasonable . kaitlin was using a line in reference to a popular movie that referenced a graduation scene and in the end of the day. she is a 4.0 valedictorian opportunity and gets a full scholarship and forcing her to get a written apology. it is ridiculous and
the best that i could describe was a ski rope type. the woven type and it was my guess about 24 inches long. no. williams denies there was any such cord. because if that rope had been in the station wagon that night, i m sure they would have taken it. the fact that i didn t confiscate it didn t make it go away. the nylon cord would never be seen again. could have been the murder weapon as far as i know. fbi supervisors decided to let wayne williams go that night. we didn t have a body. secondly, there was no who saw wayne williams outside of his car. there was no one that saw him throw anything overboard. two days later, only a mile downstream from that bridge, another body. after two years, one suspect now, wayne williams. when we come back, the lie detector test. the surprise that he didn t beat that. he was convinced he could beat a polygraph test. he was like i ll be darned. the guy we have been looking for for two years. hmm, it says here that c
said, i did react more strongly than i should have i promptly sent you a written apology, the colorful words of which you apparently now find offensive. joining me now, sharon waxman, the editor of the wrap.com, who broke the story. sharon, i have to tell you, as soon as i read this, i forward ed it to a screenwriter friend of minute who worked with mel gibson and read everything in the letter and said, yes, this is the kind of thing i heard. this makes sense to me. he wanted to add to your file. he said the theme in here that you constant lly hear is how ha it is to be mel gibson. here is a quote, in the first 20 minutes of knowing him, whatever i say about the jews, a thousand