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about to hit again and it is upping the cuts on the pentagon. defense secretary chuck hagel has said the cuts will force the military to slash its ranks, trash plan for new weapons systems. but basically, you know, threaten the security of the entire country. is this true or is this crying wolf? tonight we've uncovered two things the pax pairs are on the hook for that can save the taxpayers billions. barbara starr has this outfront investigation. >> reporter: the navy's aerial demonstration team the blue angels are taking off again after being grounded due to budget cuts. >> we're very excited that we'll get that opportunity next year. >> reporter: the cost, $37 million. the navy says it helps recruiting and is a big crowd pleaser. just like the air force thunder birds and the army golden knights. both coming back from budget moth balls. but is it a luxury when the mill is cutting tens of thousands of troops, ships, and planes to save money? defense budget an list todd harrison says the navy is sending the wrong signal. >> they're making all of those drastic predictions on then at th
about to hit again and it is upping the cuts on the pentagon. defense secretary chuck hagel has said the cuts will force the military to slash its ranks, trash plan for new weapons systems. but basically, you know, threaten the security of the entire country. is this true or is this crying wolf? tonight we've uncovered two things the pax pairs are on the hook for that can save the taxpayers billions. barbara starr has this outfront investigation. >> reporter: the navy's aerial...
CNN Newsroom : CNNW : October 6, 2013 2:00pm-3:01pm PDT
? >> no pentagon officials are talking about this publicly. this was u.s. administration that told us it was u.s. delta force that conducted the raid. the pentagon officially isn't saying a word about any of this. administration officials we're talking to are making it very clear. it was a mission led, conducted by u.s. specs operations forces. there may have been a translator along with them. they often operate that way but don't do joint operation. there is absolutely no indication there was any kind of joint operation with libyan forces. i guess you have to think of it with way. if the u.s. commando was on the street with his face uncovered in tripoli in the middle of an operation, i think there's a fairly good chance that u.s. troop has some sort of disguise, wig, makeup, something to disguise his normal features. these guys don't show their face in public in the middle of an operation. don. >> we have a lot of questions today. some can be answered today. al libi is in connection with the bombings in africa. >> i think my colleagues would tell you that there's a lot of thought out th
? >> no pentagon officials are talking about this publicly. this was u.s. administration that told us it was u.s. delta force that conducted the raid. the pentagon officially isn't saying a word about any of this. administration officials we're talking to are making it very clear. it was a mission led, conducted by u.s. specs operations forces. there may have been a translator along with them. they often operate that way but don't do joint operation. there is absolutely no indication...
is the pentagon responding to two such important officers being fired in the same week? >> you have to believe that defense secretary chuck hagel not happy about all of this in a week when he's been dealing with the shutdown, troops not being paid, now he has to deal with this, not a happy secretary. let's look at these two cases. today air force general michael carey in charge of all 450 land based intercontinental nuclear missiles fired. the allegation is personal misbehavior. our sources are telling us it involved alcohol and yet he remained on the job for several months, fired today. the second navy admiral tim, second in charge at strategic command. he had charge of overall nuclear forces. number two, command and control. strategic decision making for the defense of the united states. the allegations against him involve gambling. >> it is unbelievable. you can say this and then some people might say, there are a lot of people in charge of the nuclear program so does this really matter in let me ask you, these two people have incredibly significant titles when it comes to securi
is the pentagon responding to two such important officers being fired in the same week? >> you have to believe that defense secretary chuck hagel not happy about all of this in a week when he's been dealing with the shutdown, troops not being paid, now he has to deal with this, not a happy secretary. let's look at these two cases. today air force general michael carey in charge of all 450 land based intercontinental nuclear missiles fired. the allegation is personal misbehavior. our...
The Situation Room : CNNW : October 8, 2013 2:00pm-3:31pm PDT
means no one is getting it. no one. here's our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, with the very latest. >> reporter: wolf, the speaker of the house, john boehner, says it's disgraceful, his words, that the administration is not paying the death benefit to military families of the fallen. the pentagon says fix the law so they can pay. for these troops just killed in afghanistan, their families are being denied government death benefits until the shutdown is over. >> that america could fail the families of our fallen heroes, appalling, frightening. >> shouldn't we be embarrassed about this? shouldn't we be ashamed? >> reporter: marine lance corporal jeremiah cullen's remains were brought monday to dover air force base. >> he became a marine to become somebody. he became a great marine. >> reporter: but his family and others will not get pentagon funding to go to dover to meet their loved one. the program is frozen until the shutdown is over. funeral and burial expenses won't be reimbursed. a $100,000 cash payment to survivors, stopped. amy nyberger miller works with grieving famil
means no one is getting it. no one. here's our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, with the very latest. >> reporter: wolf, the speaker of the house, john boehner, says it's disgraceful, his words, that the administration is not paying the death benefit to military families of the fallen. the pentagon says fix the law so they can pay. for these troops just killed in afghanistan, their families are being denied government death benefits until the shutdown is over. >> that america...
CNN Newsroom : CNNW : October 9, 2013 11:00am-1:01pm PDT
what senate democratic leaders are trying to do is trying to get the pentagon to fix it without the senate having to act. why is that? because certainly, they feel the pressure in the senate to act for obvious reasons, but they also know that going down that road is a slippery slope. we know that the senate majority leader harry reid and other democratic leaders have said over and over again that they don't want to just fund a specific part of the government because you can't take one and not do the other. remember the exchange that harry reid and i had last week about nih? they're not taking up that bill. so they understand the politics of this. they understand the slippery slope, but they also understand if the pentagon can't find a way to do it without the senate legislator, they're going to have to do it, but i think it's pretty clear that democrats and republicans realize that this is something that is unsustainable, that they have to help these families. >> dana bash, thank you so much in washington. and we promise we would show you the moment one of these soldiers returned ho
what senate democratic leaders are trying to do is trying to get the pentagon to fix it without the senate having to act. why is that? because certainly, they feel the pressure in the senate to act for obvious reasons, but they also know that going down that road is a slippery slope. we know that the senate majority leader harry reid and other democratic leaders have said over and over again that they don't want to just fund a specific part of the government because you can't take one and not...
leader in somalia. we are following this story with the pentagon correspondent and with peter bergen, who is our national security analyst. i want to tell you, this group is the same group that claimed responsibility for carrying out the deadly terror attack on kenya's westgate mall last month. peter, let's continue on until we get barbara starr back. barbara is getting more information. what happens if they have killed this leader, then what is next? obviously, it hampers the progress of this group, one of their top lieutenants is no longer there. what does it mean for al shabaab? >> caller: it's hard to say. killing osama bin laden didn't end al qaeda but if you kill a lot of bin laden's people, you have a case where the bench is -- it's hard to replace people in their 30s or 40s with a lot of experience and certainly with al qaeda central, a policy of decapitating the leadership is being devastating to the actual al qaeda central group in pakistan. similarly with al shabaab, take out leaders, one of them was an american citizen who was killed probably by al shabaab itself in septe
leader in somalia. we are following this story with the pentagon correspondent and with peter bergen, who is our national security analyst. i want to tell you, this group is the same group that claimed responsibility for carrying out the deadly terror attack on kenya's westgate mall last month. peter, let's continue on until we get barbara starr back. barbara is getting more information. what happens if they have killed this leader, then what is next? obviously, it hampers the progress of this...
The Lead With Jake Tapper : CNNW : October 24, 2013 1:00pm-2:01pm PDT
, senior officials in the state department, pentagon and even the white house were encouraged to share their rolodexes to help the nsa pull it off. i want to bring in cnn chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. did this surveillance provide any useful counterterrorism information if you're spying on angela merkel of germany? >> the answer seems to be no. this is the document the guardian based their reporting on dated 2006. it's remarkable how matter of fact it is, saying that u.s. officials were asked to provide their full rolodexes, direct line, fax numbers, residence, cell numbers of 35 world leaders but even references here that these have noted little reportable intelligence from these particular numbers which appear not to be used for sensitive discussion. so you have this set up as a case where you have angered in effect many of your closest allies with this intrusion and admitting from the very beginning that it did not provide you with much actionable or useful intelligence. so you get all of the pain and none of the gain, in effect. >> interesting cost/benefit anal
, senior officials in the state department, pentagon and even the white house were encouraged to share their rolodexes to help the nsa pull it off. i want to bring in cnn chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. did this surveillance provide any useful counterterrorism information if you're spying on angela merkel of germany? >> the answer seems to be no. this is the document the guardian based their reporting on dated 2006. it's remarkable how matter of fact it is, saying that...
captured. barbara starr is our pentagon correspondent. update us on the story, please. >> the senior u.s. official is telling cnn he was captured and that it was indeed u.s. special operations personnel, a second mission in the last 24 hours who conducted a capture operation to get al libi. my colleague confirming the details as well saying it is now likely that al libi will be brought to the united states for prosecution in his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of the u.s. embassies in africa. they have brought other suspects to the united states in similar matters to the federal court system in new york, which oversees these types of prosecutio prosecutions. the introduction of u.s. special operations forces on the ground in libya is very significant because, of course, there is a functioning government there. it is not clear whether the government gave permission or whether the u.s. forces, at the orders of the united states government went in there completely covertly to capture this man without the permission of the host government of libya. a lot of tension in the last y
captured. barbara starr is our pentagon correspondent. update us on the story, please. >> the senior u.s. official is telling cnn he was captured and that it was indeed u.s. special operations personnel, a second mission in the last 24 hours who conducted a capture operation to get al libi. my colleague confirming the details as well saying it is now likely that al libi will be brought to the united states for prosecution in his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of the u.s. embassies in...
. >> reporter: as hagel stood on the tarmac, top aides were urgently working on a solution. the pentagon signed a contract with fisher house foundation, a private organization that helps war wounded. fisher house will pay the families' bills and a $100,000 death benefit. the government will pay it back when the shutdown ends. this-year-old army special agency joseph peters also killed in afghanistan a few days ago. his friends upset about the payments being frozen. >> it's absolutely ridiculous that his family was lose ugh their son, husband. they shouldn't have to worry about that right now. >> reporter: now, a senior official here at the defense department, wolf, says that hagel warned without officials and congress several days ago when the shutdown was imminent that the death benefits would not be paid. there was even a news briefing for reporters on that very fact. >> barbara, there's other potential serious new represented to the shutdown for those who have served in the military. >> well, the next disaster looming is for veterans who will likely not get their november 1st benefits
. >> reporter: as hagel stood on the tarmac, top aides were urgently working on a solution. the pentagon signed a contract with fisher house foundation, a private organization that helps war wounded. fisher house will pay the families' bills and a $100,000 death benefit. the government will pay it back when the shutdown ends. this-year-old army special agency joseph peters also killed in afghanistan a few days ago. his friends upset about the payments being frozen. >> it's...
questions about what happened in libya. i wanted to bring in war bra starr. how is the pentagon responding to these claim that libyans possibly worked in conjunction with u.s. forces to get al libi? >> good evening. the penn is not officially coming on any of it other than to acknowledge an operation took place and u.s. forces led that operation. these were, delta force navy s.e.a.l.s. these are some of the most highly trained covert operations, operatives that there are in the u.s. military that go into the most dangerous operations, the most dangerous corners of the world. so i think it is pretty unlikely that they would engage in any kind of join operation. they may have had a translator or something like that along with them. i want to very quickly tell everyone, we have a new piece of information at this hour. a u.s. official has confirmed that al libi was taken to a u.s. navy warship in the region. they're not saying exactly where. they're not saying exactly which ship for security, he is of course being questioned but he is, he has been taken to a u.s. navy warship. he is
questions about what happened in libya. i wanted to bring in war bra starr. how is the pentagon responding to these claim that libyans possibly worked in conjunction with u.s. forces to get al libi? >> good evening. the penn is not officially coming on any of it other than to acknowledge an operation took place and u.s. forces led that operation. these were, delta force navy s.e.a.l.s. these are some of the most highly trained covert operations, operatives that there are in the u.s....
The Situation Room : CNNW : October 14, 2013 2:00pm-3:31pm PDT
of honor to an army commander. here's other pentagon correspond barbara starr. >> reporter: it was a helicopter ride into the hell of war and the soul of captain william swenson, a soldier who refused to leave anyone behind, and spoke up to senior commanders when it all went wrong. >> what happened that day was a as a result of clouded judgment. it was a result of clouded judgment on behalf of people who did later receive letters of reprimand. >> reporter: they were ambushed in one of the most brutal firefights of the afghan ward. swenson said he man did not get urgently needed air support, a claim validated by the army. then hi nomination filed was said to be lost. now he is finally receiving the medal of honor the nation's highest com bad award. it was early morning when the column of more than 100 u.s. and afghan troops started up the valley's narrow path. enemy fire opened up from three sides. >> outnumbered, outgunned and we have taken casualties. sergeant westbrook is shot in the throat and laying out in the open. >> he called out and said i'm hit. he wasn't panicked, there was
of honor to an army commander. here's other pentagon correspond barbara starr. >> reporter: it was a helicopter ride into the hell of war and the soul of captain william swenson, a soldier who refused to leave anyone behind, and spoke up to senior commanders when it all went wrong. >> what happened that day was a as a result of clouded judgment. it was a result of clouded judgment on behalf of people who did later receive letters of reprimand. >> reporter: they were ambushed...
Anderson Cooper 360 : CNNW : September 30, 2013 10:00pm-11:01pm PDT
could delay paychecks for veterans and other military families. pentagon correspondent barbara starr reports on what else can go wrong. >> reporter: for 3.3 million disabled veterans, the budget mess in washington is about to affect them in a big way. >> veterans, who sacrificed for their country, will find their support centers unstaffed. >> reporter: if the government shuts down and it stretches into late october, the department of veterans affairs will run out of money. and that means disability and pension checks could stop for elderly and ill veterans. advocates are outraged. >> it's what they need to pay rent, to pay food. it's not their total income but it is a significant part of it. and taking that out of the mix because the government can't get its act together is really dangerous for these men and women who need it the most. >> reporter: disability payments can reach $3,000 a month. for the nation's war wounded, it can be a financial life line. tom tarantino is an iraq war combat veteran. >> member of congress, members of the administration, any politician needs to underst
could delay paychecks for veterans and other military families. pentagon correspondent barbara starr reports on what else can go wrong. >> reporter: for 3.3 million disabled veterans, the budget mess in washington is about to affect them in a big way. >> veterans, who sacrificed for their country, will find their support centers unstaffed. >> reporter: if the government shuts down and it stretches into late october, the department of veterans affairs will run out of money....
CNN Newsroom : CNNW : October 5, 2013 10:00am-11:01am PDT
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government shutdown these days. in a moment, breaking news from the pentagon about furloughed workers. we will be right back. life with crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps come back? what if the plane gets delayed? what if i can't hide my symptoms? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting...
six ended its somalia operation. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. what are you learning? >> reporter: new just at this hour, navy s.e.a.l.s on the ground in somalia, reported at that compound they were seeing children emerge being used by al shabaab as human shields. there were children standing between the navy s.e.a.l.s and their target in the middle of an intense firefight. it was seeing those children, we are told, that made the navy s.e.a.l.s make the decision to abort the mission and retreat. they could not get to their target. they had children standing there. they decided to back off. we now know after several days why the navy s.e.a.l.s now retreated, because that is not something that navy s.e.a.l.s do. wolf? >> obviously a good point. we'll have more on this in the next hour as well. barbara, thanks for that new information. >>> we are also getting new information on that car chase here in washington that ended near the u.s. capitol with the shooting death of a young mother whose baby was in the back seat. let's bring in our crime and justice corr
six ended its somalia operation. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. what are you learning? >> reporter: new just at this hour, navy s.e.a.l.s on the ground in somalia, reported at that compound they were seeing children emerge being used by al shabaab as human shields. there were children standing between the navy s.e.a.l.s and their target in the middle of an intense firefight. it was seeing those children, we are told, that made the navy s.e.a.l.s make the...
pentagon papers and as you yourself have said, there's still a number of revelations yet to come, maybe many more. so that i think we need to brace ourselves for that. then we have to think -- >> that was a major blunder at the nsa that allowed him to gather and collect and take all this kind of information. has anybody been fired for that? >> i don't know the answer to that question. but it's symptomatic of faulty internal controls. you can't give somebody a key to the whole store who has this kind of administrative function. >> thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> what a story that is. >>> up next, a new warning that iran may need only a month to make enough material for a nuclear bomb. is it time to step up sanctions, step up negotiations, perhaps? i will talk with an american scientist behind this latest report. >>> and what happened in the final moments before a massachusetts high school teacher was murdered? we have new details. [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer asp
pentagon papers and as you yourself have said, there's still a number of revelations yet to come, maybe many more. so that i think we need to brace ourselves for that. then we have to think -- >> that was a major blunder at the nsa that allowed him to gather and collect and take all this kind of information. has anybody been fired for that? >> i don't know the answer to that question. but it's symptomatic of faulty internal controls. you can't give somebody a key to the whole store...
CNN Newsroom : CNNW : October 15, 2013 11:00am-1:01pm PDT
actually found himself in yet another fight. just him against the army. here is cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: it was a helicopter ride into the hell of war and the soul of captain william swenson, a soldier who refused to leave anyone behind and spoke up to senior commanders when it all went wrong. >> what happened that day was a result of clouded judgment. it was a result of clouded judgment on behalf of people who did later receive letters of reprimand. >> reporter: in this valley four years ago, swenson and his men were ambushed in one of the most brutal fire fights of the afghan war. swenson said his men did not get urgently needed air support, a claim validated by the army. then his nomination file was said to be lost. now he is finally receiving the medal of honor, the nation's highest combat award. it was early morning when the column of more than 100 u.s. and afghan troops started up the valley's narrow path. enemy fire opened up from three sides. >> we're now outnumbered, outgunned, and we've taken casualties. >> reporter: sergeant first clas
actually found himself in yet another fight. just him against the army. here is cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: it was a helicopter ride into the hell of war and the soul of captain william swenson, a soldier who refused to leave anyone behind and spoke up to senior commanders when it all went wrong. >> what happened that day was a result of clouded judgment. it was a result of clouded judgment on behalf of people who did later receive letters of reprimand....
CNN Newsroom : CNNW : October 5, 2013 12:00pm-1:31pm PDT
chuck hagel announced it today. barbara starr is live for us right now from the pentagon. barbara, what gives? >> yeah. well, what gives is defense secretary chuck hagel wants his people back at work. that's what he's saying. in fact, issuing a statement today saying most of them will be coming back next week. here's how it breaks down. government wide, about 800,000 civilians furloughed. about half of those, 400,000, work for the department of defense. but last week when congress passed a law allowing the troops to be paid, it opened the door to the civilians also being paid. so they've been working on that behind the scenes for the last few days. now all the lawyering is done, all the paperwork, all the legalities are done. and what they are doing is they can't bring back everybody but the law now they believe will allow them to bring back people directly involved in helping military familys and helping the troops in doing things that would hurt the troops in the future if they weren't done right now. so think of it this way. a company that is making the blackhawk helicopter, fo
chuck hagel announced it today. barbara starr is live for us right now from the pentagon. barbara, what gives? >> yeah. well, what gives is defense secretary chuck hagel wants his people back at work. that's what he's saying. in fact, issuing a statement today saying most of them will be coming back next week. here's how it breaks down. government wide, about 800,000 civilians furloughed. about half of those, 400,000, work for the department of defense. but last week when congress passed...
pentagon. this is the tweet that we've been reading from the u.s. navy. so as soon as we get more information as far as what exactly is happening near this base in tennessee, we'll pass it along to you here live on cnn. >>> going to move along and take you to utah now, to the trial of a doctor there who allegedly murdered his wife to be with his mistress. stole his adopted daughter's identity for the woman, and whose own children are now the prosecution's key witnesses. jurors weren't present for much of the morning here in the murder trial of martin macneill. the judge is trying to determine if macneill's 12-year-old daughter will take the stand. keep in mind, this happened six years ago, so she was all of 6 years old when she found the body of her mother, michele macneill, lying in the bathtub. we can tell you that jurors are back in the courtroom, as testimony is resuming in this trial, and they saw just how much pain this case has caused this family. within moments of this daughter taking the stand, just watch. watch rachel macneill's face earlier this afternoon. >> the record
pentagon. this is the tweet that we've been reading from the u.s. navy. so as soon as we get more information as far as what exactly is happening near this base in tennessee, we'll pass it along to you here live on cnn. >>> going to move along and take you to utah now, to the trial of a doctor there who allegedly murdered his wife to be with his mistress. stole his adopted daughter's identity for the woman, and whose own children are now the prosecution's key witnesses. jurors weren't...
was just hours away when the decision was made to abort. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. she has been working the story. what are you learning? >> we all know there has been huge political pressure on the white house to go after those benghazi suspects. the ones that attacked the u.s. compound last year. killing four americans. including ambassador chris stephens. cnn learned from several horses that u.s. commandos missed a crucial opportunity earlier this month. they were in libya, delta force commandos, to grant an al qaeda operative, abu al libby when they were going to go after this guy. ahmed abu khattalah. they were going to switch to going after khattalah in benghazi. but the operation never happened. because once they got abu al libi in tripoli, there was so much turmoil in the libyan government that there was serious concern that any additional operation could destabilize and make the libyan government fall. so they -- aborted the idea of going after khattalah. president obama says he's still determined to go after the baends suspects but now a lot
was just hours away when the decision was made to abort. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. she has been working the story. what are you learning? >> we all know there has been huge political pressure on the white house to go after those benghazi suspects. the ones that attacked the u.s. compound last year. killing four americans. including ambassador chris stephens. cnn learned from several horses that u.s. commandos missed a crucial opportunity earlier this month....
CNN Newsroom : CNNW : October 1, 2013 6:00am-8:01am PDT
hurt veterans in the long run. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr with that side of the story. hi, barbara. >> reporter: well, good morning, carol. yeah, the troops, even those on the front lines, that's now been resolved. they will be paid, funny thing, that anyone was considering they wouldn't be. but now the impact is growing and it is the veterans that may feel the brunt. for 3.3 million disabled veterans, the budget mess in washington is about to affect them in a big way. >> veterans who sacrificed for their country will find their support centers unstaffed. >> reporter: if the government shutdown stretches late into the month, the department of veterans affairs will run out of money. disability and pension checks could stop for elderly and ill veterans. advocates are outraged. >> that's what they need to pay rent and food. it is not their total income, but it is a significant part of it, and taking that out of the mix, because the government can't get its act together, is really dangerous for these men and women who need it the most. >> reporter: disability payments can
hurt veterans in the long run. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr with that side of the story. hi, barbara. >> reporter: well, good morning, carol. yeah, the troops, even those on the front lines, that's now been resolved. they will be paid, funny thing, that anyone was considering they wouldn't be. but now the impact is growing and it is the veterans that may feel the brunt. for 3.3 million disabled veterans, the budget mess in washington is about to affect them in a big way....
CNN Newsroom : CNNW : October 26, 2013 8:00am-10:01am PDT
pentagon. >>> a 14-year-old court document finally unsealed in the jonbenet ramsey case, but does evidence that comes out of that make much difference? is it relevant or not? what's inside that document next. >>> but first, each week we shine a spotlight on the top ten cnn heroes of 2013. you can vote for the one that most inspires you at cnnheroes.com. this week's honoree made it his mission to clean up trash dumps in america's rivers. >> 67,000 tires, 951 refrigerators. 233 stoves. it is crazy what you find in the rivers. i grew up on the mississippi river. around the age of 17, i really started to focus on the problem. 18 million people get their daily drinking water from the river. i am thinking this should not be like this. this stuff just collects here and goes on for blocks like this. it is a bad deal. i said you know what, no one is doing anything about it, i will. i am chad. we removed over 7 million pounds of garbage from america's rivers. >> you guys ready? >> yeah. >> the primary focus is the mississippi river. >> you guys, amazed in two hours how much stuff we get. >> in all,
pentagon. >>> a 14-year-old court document finally unsealed in the jonbenet ramsey case, but does evidence that comes out of that make much difference? is it relevant or not? what's inside that document next. >>> but first, each week we shine a spotlight on the top ten cnn heroes of 2013. you can vote for the one that most inspires you at cnnheroes.com. this week's honoree made it his mission to clean up trash dumps in america's rivers. >> 67,000 tires, 951...