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drew is going to join us again tonight because the story is still unfolding. the charity in question is the disabled veterans national foundation. that s their seal. they have raised nearly $56 million in the past three years. what s outrageous is that not one dime has actually gone directly to help disabled veterans. we have been showing you this now for a long time. you may what happened when drew tried to talk to the president, precilla wilkewitz. meet precilla wilkewitz, president of the disabled veterans national foundation. who we found at a small vfw office in baton rouge, louisiana. well, this is the veterans of foreign wars. i didn t think you d do something like this. we ve agreed to talk to you. answer your questions. nobody agreed. here is the question. none of the money has gone to any veterans, ma am? okay so the bottom line is you re not going to give me an interview? cnn has been trying to get an interview for two years with the disabled veterans ....
loses his battle with cancer. and millions watch. a rare sight in the sky. solar eclipse. good morning to you. welcome to early start. welcome back, ashleigh. we got you a new look. how do you like it? the music. it s such a special day. i m going to assume it s for me. it is for you. 5:00 eastern, very early in the morning. let s get started. we re going to start with breaking news. new trouble for the former imf chief, dominick strauss-kahn. he could face new charges in the alleged gang-rape of a belgian prostitute, during a party at her hotel in washington, d.c. this was almost two years ago. french prosecutors saying they re launching a new investigation, based on statements two escorts made to police. dominick strauss-kahn was imf chief. he was also arrested after a new york hotel maid accused him of sexual assault. but he was cleared after her story fell apart. also, world leaders gathering in chicago to decide the exit strategy for the war in afghan ....
for planning what prosecutors call acts of domestic terrorism. they faced a judge today. their bail was set at $1.5 million each. and police say, they were stockpiling firebombs and weapons and planning to use them in chicago this weekend. that s where world leaders are gathering for that nato summit, kicking off tomorrow. more people forced to leave their homes because of a raging wildfire in arizona. it s called the gladiator fire. it s one of four active fires that are spreading and intensifying. four, small towns are now under evacuation orders. the gladiator fire has torched about 13,000 akers. winds are easing. that helps fight fighters here. enough already. the rhetoric heats up on the campaign trail. so does the bull. tonight, we cut right through. mirror, mirror, on the wall. who is the fairest beauty queen of them all? my family didn t understand. why would i expect anybody else to understand? it could be the one who was born a man. getting fresh wit ....
company is aborted as spacex dragon rocket suffer as problem. international baby adoptions, as a heart wrenching story sheds lights on the struggles of overseas adoption we put the baby business in focus. how many people liked facebook s initial public offering, we break down the social network s newest circle of friends. we start with that glitch in the space plan. 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. and that is the dragon spacecraft on the launch pad at cape canaveral, i didn t get off the ground. john zarella joins me this morning from miami. good morning, john. you know what happened here, tell us. reporter: yeah, randi, george stiller goes and lift off, the question in his voice, it doesn t go anywhere. history on hold right now. dragon, the falcon 9 rocket with the dragon capsule on board, the spacex commercial vehicle attempting to be the first commercial company to actually r rendezvous with the space station. a chamber pressure is what they are saying in one of the ni ....
from cnn center this is cnn saturday morning. saturday, may 19th. good morning, everyone. i m randi k yi kaye. the clind activist that broke free from china is on a flight to the u.s. president obama hosting world leaders at his retreat in maryland at this hour. the first commercial mission to the international space station is a dud. debt, defense, and diplomacy the theme at the high-stakes g8 summit. president obama welcomed world leaders a short time ago, laying out the ground work they hope to cover. this morning we ll be spending a lot of time on economic issues, obviously the eurozone will be one topic. and all of us are absolutely committed to making sure that both growth and stability and fiscal consolidation are part of a overall package that all of us have to pursue. cnn white house correspondent brianna keilar following the developments near camp david. brianna, good morning to you. tell us the latest from there? they have gotten under way with ....