0 on your turkey sandwich or have a burger emergency, remember, there is no such thing and do not call 911. call us, we're in the book under ridiculist. look us up. that does it for us. see you again at 11:00 tonight. another edition of 360. another edition of 360. piers morgan live starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com this is percent morgis "pie" a super star's child in dangerer his son almost drowned today and he's in the hospital. it wasn't his fault. details on that. an escaped python kills two sleeping children. how did it happen snn why did it happen? should these deadly snakes ever be let out of zoos? we'll ask experts. a former gunman terp rises the courtroom. you won't believe what he said. is football ready for her. sarah thomas is hoping to be the first female official in the nfl. can she break the grass ceiling? see what i did there? sarah joins me live to give you the answer. let's get to the big story. r and b super star usher's new son rushed to the hospital in an almost drawning swimming pool incident. very potentially tragic incident here involving usher's son. to put it in contect, last year he lost his stepson in a jet ski accident soft nearly a double tragedy. tell me what happened. >> well, first of all, this happened on monday, piers, and his son was swimming in a swimming pool, we're told and this is according to the police report, swimming in a swimming pool and got his arm caught in the drain. like those things happen it seems like around water and accidents like that. the woman that was watching him, his aunt in a house, couldn't get him up but apparently there were some electrics, sound guys at the house doing some work, they ran out to see what the commotion was, were able to get him out of the water and do cpr and revive the boy. >> they called 911. here is the frantic call. we got a tape. >> my nephew was in the pool and he -- he went. i couldn't get him. i couldn't -- i couldn't get him. i tried to get him and they got him and doing cpr on him. he's five years old. >> okay. stay with me. is he awake? >> huh? >> is he breathing? >> is he breathing? is he breathing? >> he's breathing, yes, ma'am. >> very dramatic, obviously. thankfully, the boy, it's usher raymond the fifth is the boy's name. he's five years old and does appear to be okay tonight. but behind all this is the backdrop of an ugly divorce of him and his wife. >> i did speak to her. she said her son was okay. she didn't want to speak more. she had no other comment because there were reports she would ask for an emergency custody hearing because of what happened. i asked about that and she said i don't want to talk about that. i don't have any comment. she told me the kids were in the room with her. she presumably didn't want to talk with the children around, but yeah, you're right a very ugly divorce battle they had a. very ugly custody battle three years long and usher was finally awarded custody of the two boys after a three-year battle. >> and now we don't know what impact this will have because of course, timyka may, despite what she's not saying tonight may use this as a stick to beat usher and get custody. >> i think she will. there are reports she did file for an emergency custody hearing, that she feels like the boys aren't being taken care of properly and wants to reverse that because he has primary custody. she has limited visitation now. >> thankfully, the tragedy was averted it would seem. thank you very much indeed. and your new perm, yothe oh pra perm. >> i did it for you. >> a shocking story out of canada. two boys sleeping in a home killed by a python. the snake was said to be between 11 and 15 feet long. we have more on this horrific tragedy. this is a shocking story, isn't snit. >> it's a tragedy and such an odd occurrence and so many questions that need to be answered. >> what do we believe happened here? they were on a sleep over, just above this pet store. where was this snake and how did it get out? >> from what i read and the information that's out currently is the snake escaped it's enclosure, which was on the pet store in the first floor and made it's way up the air ducts and just the sheer size and weight of the snake apparently caused this thing to drop through the air duct into the room, in the living room where the two boys were sleeping on a mattress on the floor. >> i did a recent show involving various animals, including a large python and having it in close proximity to me was a scary experience. it was a huge, huge thing and very menacing to be close. i can't image gin what it was like for the poor kids. i'm assuming they were constricted to death. do we believe that's the cause? >> that would be the cause of death involving a snake, especially of that size. keep in mind, piers, you've been in close proximity to a snake that size, as well as i have holding one physically and the sheer size, the muscles are incredible. you said it perfectly, they -- that's what they are built for is constriction. they don't have venom and a large african rock python 15 feet long will have quite a bit of squeezing power. the odd thing that we're considering is that typically, when a snake -- the two motivations for a snake to strike is one being out of fear and b, responding to a feeding response. let's say the snake dropped out and considered to -- wanting to make one of the small boy as potential pray item. the snake would have to strike the child first and then wrap around. so what's unusual is it's odd to think the kid wouldn't react. i would scream like a little girl if i was bit by a snake this size. you would wake up and the snake would proceed to wrap around and really where the killing potential comes from is they use their missiles to push against the diaphragm. so every time, in this case, if it was one of the children, every time the child exhaled the snake would press against the diaphragm causing him to eventually be affixuated. their eyesight is poor and rely on a sense of smell, at night solely to find pray. >> right, i mean, these two boys, conner 6 and noah four had been playing with animals earlier at the farm. i want to play a clip from the great uncle talking about that. >> the family went to the farm. there they played with lamb mas and goats and horses. they played with dogs and cats in the hay loft and went for a ride on the farm tractor and he let them steer the tractor. that's the type of life they have and that's what we'll remember. >> could it have been that the boys still had the scent of these animals that they had been playing with earlier? could that attract the snake, you think? >> absolutely. that would be a large contributing fact tore. for example, if this snake is used to eating and being fed on a regular basis and a pet store in a captive situation, that of a pet store, this snake was most likely fed rabbits and rats and the fact the children were playing with other animals earlier in the day would attract the snake much more than their own human body scent. >> jared miller, a terrible story and our heart goes out to the kids' poor family. they must be grieving. >> thank you. awful stories -- >> it really breaks your heart any time two little ones lose your lives. you started the show about another tragedy involving a child and then this, also. my heart bleeds for the mother and father in this case. >> do you know usher well? i know -- >> well, i've interviewed him before. i've obviously, talked to him and i've spoken to his ex-wife before. this is obviously, a household accident. this is something that happens in homes across our country. the people who have pools, are privileged enough to have pools, thank god there was somebody there to do cpr, to assist before the paramedics got there. you know, i'm unsure of why it's a national story. although, it's a tragedy, this is -- you want to care about little kids, there are some kids across the street in brooklyn we should be caring about. this child has a hmother, fathe, nanny. thank god he's okay. >> it's a story because of usher's celebrity status. >> also, i heard you-all talking earlier about the possibility of timyka raymond seeking custody. when there is a custody battle the court decided solely on the best interest of the child. who is the best parent to have custody. unless you can show recklessness, negligence or abuse they won't really dus tush the custody -- >> we don't know what happened. there is no sign there is negligence, it seem s to be an awful accident. >> an awful accident. >> thank god the boy was okay. >> there is another quite dramatic story tonight, a california woman found dead in her home and an amber alert for her two children. california police waited 24 hours to put it out. it's nation-wide. what do you think of the alerts, people getting messages on their cell phone to encourage them to see hanna anderson and ethan anderson. >> they are extremely helpful. one of the first times i was here visiting with you, i talked about the tragic death of a family friend. >> right. >> and, you know, getting the word out as quickly as possible, is something that generates a lot of interest and a lot of tips. amber alerts work because people start to be on the alert. i'm a little concerned they waited 24 hours. there is no law that says you have to wait 24 hours. you may see that on law and order or one of the csi shows but you don't have to. if the police really do suspect there may have been foul play or there is a reason for these kids to be missing, they can go into action right away. >> if anybody is watching, looking at these pictures and see these kids anywhere, please do get in touch with the authorities. there is a suspect. james lee dimaggio. he's the prime suspect police want to get ahold of. if you see him or the kids, contact the police immediately. >> pay attention to things they put out in the amber alert, whatever car this suspect was driving at the time. >> right. >> kpwhat the suspect was weari. what the kids were wearing. be on the lookout they can change appearances with die and/or wigs and/or hats so be on alert. >> the foot hood shooter, hasan, you were a former prosecutor. he said look, i was the shooter. is there a sensible way of spending public money? >> one of the first things you learn in law school, piers, any person that defends himself social security has a fool for a client. the silliest thing in the world. you want -- if you're going to go ahead and avail yourself of due process in the criminal justice system, then go ahead and get an attorney that can go in there and fight for your rights. >> but he's doing it, i would think, to turn the whole thing into a show circus -- >> a little bit. >> vent his views. he's still being paid and received hundreds of thousands of dollars since he shot so many servicemen. it seems like a complete outrage. >> it's a little outrageous but because he has a right to go prosay they need to find he had a mental disease -- >> what about the rights, star, of the victim that he shot who he may now have the legal right to interrogate? >> not may, does. >> how can that be right? >> because the criminal justice system is there where the defendant is innocent, unless and until proven guilty. >> even when he's admitted i'm the shooter. >> but admission of responsibility for the act is not admission of kulpability under the law. >> do you mind if i say this is legal gooblededoo? >>ist one thing to admit i'm the person who committed the act. it's another to admit the act is a violation of the criminal law, the criminal law i've been charged with. that's where he's arguing. >> so it's a necessary evil? >> it's a necessary evil. it's not so much evil. i'm not going to let you go after the criminal justice system. everybody gets irritated with it, but it's the best system there is. i believe the american criminal justice system is the best there is, may not be perfect. when i'm the defendant, if i'm ever in that position, i want to put the state or the government to their burden. i want you to walk in there and prove my guilt and if you can't, i deserve to walk out. i deserve to avail myself of every law, rule, regulation. if you can't prove me guilty, i deserve to walk out of that courtroom. it may irritate the heck out of you, but if your son is sitting at that table, that's exactly what you want. >> star jones, as provocative as ever, thank you. you're a big yankees fan. >> yes. >> i want to talk to you about that disgusting little cheat, a-rod -- >> oh. >> excuse me, alex rodriguez, the hand some and powerful super star. >> still a yaung key. >> that's what i meant to say. n >> that's what i meant to say.