Witherspoon Arrest Video Goes Viral
COSTELLO: Reese Witherspoon's apology tour has gotten off to a rocky start. She says she's really, really sorry for her drunken tirade against an Atlanta police officer. But now dash cam video that shows she and her husband being arrested is going viral. Here's the video from TMZ.</s>REESE WITHERSPOON, ACTRESS: I'm an American citizen.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stop. I told you to get in that car and stay in there, didn't I?</s>WITHERSPOON: This is beyond -- this is beyond.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If you fight with me, I promise you --</s>WITHERSPOON: This is harassment. You're harassing me as an American citizen. I have done nothing against the law.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Reese, can you please --</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, you have. You didn't obey.</s>WITHERSPOON: I have to obey your orders?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, you do.</s>WITHERSPOON: I do not.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Reese.</s>WITHERSPOON: Absolutely nothing.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Reese, Reese. Relax.</s>WITHERSPOON: I am now being arrested and handcuffed.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.</s>WITHERSPOON: Do you know my name, sir?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't need to know.</s>WITHERSPOON: You don't need to know my name?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Not quite yet. I'll get that information --</s>WITHERSPOON: Oh really? Ok. You're about to find out who I am.</s>COSTELLO: Later Witherspoon's husband Jim Toth tried to make clear he had nothing whatever to do with his wife's rant.</s>WITHERSPOON: I am obstructing your justice.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.</s>WITHERSPOON: Really. I'm being anti-American.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. Go ahead and sit down.</s>WITHERSPOON: Wow.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sit your butt first. It will be a lot easier on you.</s>WITHERSPOON: Interesting. Arresting me.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I tried.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm sorry. I absolutely --</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have nothing to do with that.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I know.</s>COSTELLO: Witherspoon has been in damage control mode as I told you including this apology on ABC's "Good Morning America" just yesterday.</s>WITHERSPOON: I had no idea what I was saying that night. I saw him arresting my husband and I literally panicked. And I said all kinds of crazy things. I told him I was pregnant. I'm not pregnant. I said crazy things. You only hear me laughing because I have no idea what I was talking about and I'm so sorry. I was so disrespectful to him. I have police officers in my family. I work with police officers every day. I know better.</s>COSTELLO: Witherspoon paid a $213 fine. Toth pleaded guilty to drunk driving. TMZ reports he will serve 40 hours of community service. All right. Checking our top stories now at 53 minutes past. This massive fire at a Louisiana oil tank has forced the evacuation of more than two dozen homes in Denham Springs. Not clear why the holding tank ruptured and burst into flames just about 11 hours ago. Officials say there are no injuries and the leaking oil has been contained. Former Green Bay Packers (inaudible) Leroy Butler says his support for Jason Collins cost him a speaking appearance at a Wisconsin church. After the NBA player came out as a gay this week, Butler tweeted "Congrats" to Jason Collins. Butler said the church pastor told him that if he removed the tweet, apologized and asked for God's forgiveness, he could speak at the church. Butler said no. This morning the FBI has a woman on its most wanted terrorist list for the first time ever. Joanne Chesimar escaped from a U.S. prison and fled to Cuba nearly 30 years ago. She was convicted in the killing of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973. She was a member of the Black Panther Party and later the Black Liberation Party.</s>COSTELLO: Construction workers cheered as the final two pieces of a spire were hoisted to the top of the One World Trade Center Tower in New York City. The 408 foot spire is on a temporary platform and will be moved into a permanent position at a later date but when completed the tower will be 1776 feet tall -- a nod, of course to the birthday of the United States of America. Nice. Thank you so much for joining me today. I'm Carol Costello. "CNN NEWSROOM" continues after a quick break.