Trooper on Leave Over Assault Allegations
KAYE: Sad news to pass along this morning. Ed Mauser, the oldest living survivor of the 101st Airborne Division, or the Band of Brothers, as known by many, passed away Friday in Omaha, Nebraska. Mauser was 94. We should note the recent death of Easy Company leader, Dick Winters, he passed away earlier this month in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Winters was 92. Another war and the story of a missing brother in North Korea. Twins who did everything together. CNN's Kyra Phillips talked with Vincent Krepps, a Silver Star recipient, about efforts to have north Korea return the remains of his brother, Richard.</s>KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Twin brothers, Vincent and Richard Krepps, enlisted in the Army on September 2, 1949. They were just 19 years old.</s>VINCENT KREPPS, KOREAN WAR VETERAN: We were both in the Second Infantry Division, a branch of the Army. We were in the same unit, same battery, same platoon.</s>PHILLIPS: During a vicious battle against the North Koreans, the Krepps brothers, and their platoon were given the order, stand or die. Vincent survived. Richard vanished.</s>KREPPS: By this time I was -- I had tears running down my face. I knew the worst probably had happened.</s>PHILLIPS: Richard was captured by the enemy and later died in captivity.</s>KREPPS: Richard lives through me and live through Richard. Richard was very quiet, very -- he loved being home.</s>PHILLIPS: Vincent spent the last 60 years trying to have his brother's remains brought home. He's encouraged by North Korea's recent offer to return the remains of several hundred American soldiers, encouraged but guarded.</s>KREPPS: I know that there's a lot of families out there that are thrilled to death over this. But there's some caution in my mind.</s>PHILLIPS: Krepps has heard this tune before. So has Congressman Charles Rangel of New York, also a veteran of the Korean War. The congressman even takes it one step further.</s>REP. CHARLES RANGEL, (D) NEW YORK: I don't pay too much attention to the North Koreans, as we didn't pay too much attention in 1950 when we drove them to the Yalu River. It is the Chinese communists that are pulling the strings there. Everyone knows it.</s>PHILLIPS: Krepps doesn't know if the North Koreans are sincere, or if they're trying to deflect the international spotlight off of themselves. But he says the offer represents movement and perhaps a chance to finally say goodbye to Richard.</s>VINCENT KREPPS, KOREAN WAR VETERAN: I miss sitting around with him and having a beer or something, and talking about the days in Korea, talking about all of our days as youngsters. We played together and played baseball together. We did everything together every day of our life. I miss that part of it, as much as anything.</s>PHILLIS: Kyra Phillips, CNN.</s>KAYE: Good morning. Take a look at this. A traffic stop ends with a 53-year-old woman getting punched. A highway patrol trooper at the center of the chaos is under investigation. Coming up: more of the dramatic footage and the twist that will have you thinking twice about the case.</s>KAYE: Chaos and protests rock another North African country, this time, Algeria. Has Tunisia's revolution created instability in the region? We are tracking a global hotspot that has the Obama administration's attention. And, relax, at least you're supposed to when you're doing yoga. That's not the case, though, for one group. They're angry because the workout isn't sacred enough. It's early and we're on it. From CNN Center, this is CNN SUNDAY MORNING. It's January 23rd. Good morning, everyone. Glad you're with us. I'm Randi Kaye. Imagine this -- an 18-year-old Dutch mental health patient is tethered to the wall for hours every day. The hospital where he lives says it's for his own safety and the safety of attendants who work with him. This video is from a documentary out of the Netherlands. Health officials there say his treatment is in line with rules for restraining patients. But the documentary by the Evangelical Broadcasting Company is causing Dutch lawmakers to re-examine the treatment of psychiatric patients. The young man's mother says he's constantly restrained.</s>PETRA VAN INGEN, MOTHER OF MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT (through translator): Well, this is Brandon. He is chained to the wall on a line. He actually lives like a caged animal. He feels like a dog on a line. This is day in and out. His situation -- yes, he sits like this the whole day, every day.</s>KAYE: The hospital says that the teen's treatment is an exceptional case. The country's public health director says there are 40 similar cases in the Netherlands. Now, check out this video just released by the Utah Department of Public Safety. It shows a highway patrolman punching the driver of a stopped car in the head. First, let me point out that this is the end of a police chase through Ogden, Utah. Now, let me say that the driver was a 53-year-old woman. The trooper is on paid leave while investigators sift through the details.</s>BRIAN HYER, UTAH DPS SPOKESMAN: Pursuits can be very, very dangerous. And for that reason, this review process is essential in what we do.</s>KAYE: The charges against the driver were dropped earlier this month. President Obama is already laying out his agenda for the upcoming year -- jobs. He sent this messaging to supporters previewing the focus for Tuesday's State of the Union address.</s>BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We've got millions of our fellow Americans who are out there struggling every day, don't have a job or haven't seen a raise in a long time, paycheck is shrinking at a time when costs are going up. And so, my principle focus -- my number one focus -- is going to be making sure that we are competitive, that we are growing and we are creating jobs not just now but well into the future.</s>KAYE: We will have much more on the State of the Union throughout the morning. And be sure to tune in for special coverage of the address here on CNN starting Tuesday night. You can catch it at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Two forensic scientists have now been cleared by the court to retest key evidence in the Italian murder case of American Amanda Knox. Knox was convicted in 2009 in the killing of her roommate. She's appealing and the independent review of the murder weapon is key to her case. Those forensic experts are expected to have their testing done by early May.</s>KAYE: Unrest in Algeria where pro-democracy demonstrators defied a government ordered ban yesterday in the capital. Security forces clashed with the protesters. Algerian press services report 11 individuals injured, eight policemen as well. Last week in neighboring Tunisia, similar protests led to the ouster of Tunisia's longtime president. The search for a missing 4-year-old boy in northern California has stalled. Authorities suspended their search of a canal in Patterson until tomorrow. Patterson is about 75 miles west of Oakland. The sheriff says Juliani Cardenas was snatched from his grandmother's arms Tuesday by Jose Esteban Rodriguez, the ex-boyfriend of the child's mother.</s>SHERIFF ADAM CHRISTIANSON, STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: This is getting frustrating. It's like riding a rollercoaster. You think you're going to be able to bring closer to this case, and then, suddenly, you know, once again, we recovered probably another stolen vehicle. So, as always, we remain hopeful that we're going to be able to find Juliani alive and bring him home. That's our goal. It's -- that's always been our goal.</s>KAYE: A witness had told investigators he saw a car with a male driver and a youngster drive into a canal in the area. Afghanistan's parliament held a special session today. They decided to accept Karzai's offer of a Wednesday inauguration but only if he dissolves a special court that's looking into election fraud allegations. CNN's Arwa Damon is in Kabul. And, Arwa, can you tell us where things stand now?</s>ARWA DAMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Randi, there have been all sorts of back-and-forth regarding that special court. Right now, the decision is with the president. The parliamentarians are waiting to see if he will decide to, in fact, dissolve it. This special court was set up by President Karzai in December, largely to appease the losing candidate in the parliamentary election and investigate their various complaints, hundreds of them. These elections that took place in November were severely marred with widespread allegations of fraud, irregularities. The Independent Election Commission did eventually verified and certified those results but only after tossing out more than a million ballots. President Karzai wants the parliament to agree that will accept the legitimacy and the findings of the special court. Parliamentarians, however, argue that it is unconstitutional. They want to see it dissolved and add a solution and are suggesting that the country's Supreme Court look into those claims. So, it's very much still a waiting game at this stage. And this is really not boding well for the future of Afghanistan, Randi, especially not for U.N. and U.S. officials who have been watching this unfolding with great concern. They desperately want to see a stable government seated here. There is one point, though, that all sides do agree on and that is that this ongoing stalemate is serving to further deepen ethnic divide and also playing straight into the hands of the Taliban -- Randi.</s>KAYE: And I know, Arwa, there's been a lot of concern, of course, about rising tensions there. Have you seen any signs of unrest?</s>DAMON: Well, there are some initial signs that took place today in Kabul. For example, one of the losing candidates staged a small demonstration with a few hundred people in attendance. They were largely protesting the fact that these negotiations were even taking place between the president and parliament. They were also protesting the potential inauguration of parliament that could still take place on Wednesday if they do reach a compromise. One of the leaders of this loose coalition that has been formed by losing candidates were saying that if parliament is, in fact, inaugurated these types of demonstration would intensify, that they plan on having them take place across the entire country. The losing candidates really feel as if this election was stolen from them. Most of them are from the country's predominantly Pashtun. They say their constituents could not go out to vote because, remember, that is where a lot of the fighting with the Taliban is currently concentrated. Therefore, security intimidation kept people from getting out to the polls. And they say that the Independent Election Commission did not adequately investigate their claims of fraud either. And so, what's going to happen is still very much uncertain. But if this parliament does end up being inaugurated as it stands, it does threaten to further alienate the country's Pashtun population and raising concerns that it could drive even more people straight into the hands of the Taliban -- Randi.</s>KAYE: All right. Arwa Damon in Kabul -- we'll have to leave it there. Thank you, Arwa. Talk about cold cash. Take a look at what some people will do to help their kids. Even Gumby couldn't wait to take the plunge. Reynolds Wolf, I know you're a big fan of these polar bear dips, aren't you?</s>REYNOLDS WOLF, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Sort of kind of, but not really. Gumby is green, but that water, it looks like it's starting to make him turn blue, doesn't it? I mean, that's certainly some cold times. I'll tell you what? We're going to see a plunge, Randi, of some very cold temperatures moving across a third of the nation. That's coming up in a few moments. Things are looking pretty nice in our nation's capital. We'll have more coming up in a few. 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