WWII Veteran Beaten To Death; Sambora Out?; President Obama One-On-One; Inside The Abduction
MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): -- conducting an all-out search for those suspects.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He was a war vet and he fought for this country. In fact, he was shot when he was 18 years old on the beaches of Okinawa.</s>PEREIRA: He survived an attack in World War II only to be savagely beaten to death here at home. Outrage as friends and family remember the war hero they called Shorty, 89-year-old Delbert Belton.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's like my dad is what he was to me. Was a hell of a nice guy. He'll do anything in the world for everybody.</s>PEREIRA: Police say Belton was attacked in his car Wednesday night. He was waiting for a friend outside this pool hall where he often played. Officers say Belton's friends found him badly beaten inside his vehicle and saw two teenagers running away. Belton suffered severe head injuries. He died Thursday morning.</s>DET. LIEUTENANT MARK GRIFFITHS, SPOKANE POLICE: It does appear random. He was in a parking lot, appears that he was assaulted in the parking lot and there was no indication of any, that he would have known these people prior to the assault.</s>PEREIRA: Investigators revealed two teenage suspects between 16 and 19 years old.</s>TED DENISON, FRIEND: They need to be caught, period, because that's senseless, man, beating an old man? What kind of person does that, excuse the express, a wimp.</s>PEREIRA: Friends of Shorty put up a memorial outside the pool hall, as they hold out hope that the kind, old man who gave so much for his country will get justice in the end.</s>PEREIRA: A 5-year-old kindergarten student in Memphis could be facing a long suspension. That child took a gun to school and it went off in his backpack. School officials say the weapon discharged while students were waiting for the opening bell in the cafeteria. Thankfully no injuries reported. The incident however is now under investigation and officials say they will follow the state's zero tolerance policy on weapons in school. Police investigating the crash of a charter bus on a freeway in Southern California, 50 people injured, most of those injuries not considered serious. That bus was headed to a casino when it went off Interstate 210 and ended up on its side with one point the freeway closed in both directions, traffic was backed up for some 30 miles. Definitely a shot through the heart of Bon Jovi fans. Fix.com says legendary guitarist Richie Sambora has been fired from the group. The site says Sambora was apparently too expensive, raking in $2 million a month plus profits from touring. What is Bon Jovi without Sambora?</s>KATE BOLDUAN, CNN ANCHOR: You cannot put a price on genius.</s>CUOMO: That should be on a mug.</s>BOLDUAN: On my mug. Now we're going to show you some more of our exclusive interview with President Obama. The president shares the country's fascination with Antoinette Tuff after her amazing actions at that school in Georgia calming a gunman saving kids. For the president it is people like Antoinette Tuff that keep him going.</s>CUOMO: So we have this horrible situation that was luckily avoided down in Georgia. We saw something we see too much of and something we almost never see, somebody mentally ill not properly monitored and a weapon and almost created a tragedy and Antoinette Tuff, what do you think of her?</s>BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: She was remarkable. I talked to her today.</s>ANTOINETTE TUFF: I learned from the best, the best president in the world.</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: Because when I heard the 911 call and read the sequence of events, I thought here's somebody who is not just courage and not just cool under pressure, but also had enough heart that somehow she could convince somebody that was really troubled that she cared about and I told her, I said not only did she make Michelle and me proud but she probably saved a lot of lives, including the life of the potential perpetrator.</s>CUOMO: Absolutely. She was calm in the face of the gunman. Did she keep her calm when she got a call from the president of the United States?</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: She was pretty cool, too. She was happy about it.</s>TUFF: Thank you, too, I greatly appreciate it and I hope I get a chance to meet you also.</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: I think we might have to maybe have her make a visit to the White House.</s>CUOMO: That would be a great way for her, to reward the kind of behavior we open no person ever has to find themselves in.</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: One of the things that you see and one of the reasons I love these bus tours, you meet folks like this all across the country every single day they're doing incredible stuff. Usually it's not as spectacular and the stakes aren't as high as this one, but everywhere you go, you see people who are working hard, doing their jobs, looking after their families but also giving back to the community and sometimes I think in Washington you lose sight of what exactly makes this country so great. It's not all the stuff that gets a lot of attention. It's that day to day courage, kindness, empathy that really makes a difference.</s>CUOMO: On NEW DAY we call it the good stuff, and do a story about it every day to reinforce the idea that people are out there going above and beyond.</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: I appreciate it.</s>CUOMO: It's my favorite part of the show. What is more daunting to you, the prospects of protecting the free world or dealing with a teenager, what gives you pause for concern?</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: I got to tell you, and Michelle gets all the credit, Malia and Sasha are just doing great. They are poised. They're smart. They're funny, but most importantly, they're kind. They're respectful to everybody. I just couldn't be prouder of them. What I'm discovering is that each year I get more excited about spending time with them. They get a little less excited but they love me so they want to pretend like they want to spend time with me so they'll come into my office and pat me, you know, and say "Daddy, I love you," and they'll give me a 10-minute conversation and say OK, daddy, I got to go. I'll be gone all weekend and see you Sunday night.</s>CUOMO: Is that what the new dog is about?</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: I think there is an element for Michelle and me, we see what's coming and we need to make sure that we got somebody who greets us at the door when we get home, but part of it is also Bo. Bo was getting lonely because the two other puppies have grown up and they still have some responsibilities for him but they're not always around during school, sports practice, all that stuff so Bo was starting to look a little down in the dumps inside the house and sunny, the new dog, she's only a year old and the truth is, she's faster than he is. She jumps higher. She's friskier and --</s>CUOMO: Every man has to learn that, though.</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: She is trying to keep up and ultimately I think it will be great for him over the long-term. Right now, Michelle is in full parenting mode and really focused on getting Sunny to sit and you know, catch and also there have been a couple accidents.</s>CUOMO: No.</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: Yes, but --</s>CUOMO: Is that like a federal violation?</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is --</s>CUOMO: Because that's a national museum.</s>PRESIDENT OBAMA: We live in rental housing. We didn't have to make down a deposit, but we are making sure it gets cleaned up for the next occupant.</s>CUOMO: Puppy may have to retain counsel.</s>BOLDUAN: I know, exactly. Watch out. I do love that moment when you're talking with him and he's talking about getting outside of the White House and getting outside of Washington and talking about how much he enjoys and how much of a relief it is to get out of the bubble and to see the people that, well, he's really serving and you can really -- I bet that is a very honest, candid moment. You can see how it's stifling.</s>CUOMO: Easy to forget. Easy to forget what matters most. We'll show you there's more the president has to say, coming up ahead, he's going to talk about what needs to happen in Congress to avoid a shutdown. Now he has the perspective from the outside he's going back in and our private conversations. Are they safe? He's confident they are and we'll tell you why.</s>BOLDUAN: Also ahead on NEW DAY, Hannah Anderson is now talking about the tragic events that put her in the national spotlight and also suspect James DiMaggio. For some, Hannah's interview will have left plenty of questions unanswered.</s>BOLDUAN: We also have an amazing tale of survival. This Florida fisherman had no choice, but to tread water after he got knocked off his boat. He was able to do it for 18 hours, no life vest. We'll take you through what it took him to survive.