0 is a concern for car manufacturers. >> love taking test drives. thanks for joining the conversation on your money. here every saturday and weekdays at 3:30. find me on facebook and tweet me. my handle is@all. hello, everyone, i am fredricka whitfield. you're in the "cnn newsroom." a look at the top stories now. for some 7,000 patients in suburban tulsa, oklahoma, a trip to the dentist office may have brought life altering consequences today. many people are getting tested for hiv and hepatitis. and america's veterans caught in red tape n a half hour we're live from washington where a study says vets aren't getting the care they need after serving our country and in the nfl and gay, one former player comes out after hiding his sexuality for years. a cnn exclusive interview. we begin in north korea. the pentagon says the country's latest threats amounts to nothing more than war amongering rhetoric. today north korean media announcing yang was entering a state of war with its southern neighbor and compared the u.s. to a boiled pumpkin saying it was vulnerable to attack. just the latest in a string of increasingly belligerent threats. millions of people across italy will get to see a famous religious relic today on television. it is usually kept out of sight in a bullet proof, climate controlled glass case. according to vatican radio the images have been broadcast just once before in 1973. some christians believe the sloud was jesus' burial cloth and pope francis marked his first good friday as head of the roman catholic church and in about hour and a half he will preside over holy saturday myself in st. peter's basilica. we're live there and will bring it in the next hour. screenings begin today for thousands of dental patients in this country, oklahoma, who may be facing a life-threatening health risk. the patients were urged to get tested for hiv and hepatitis after visiting this office in suburban tulsa. susan candiotti has more. >> reporter: not many people jump for joy when it is time to go to the dentist. colton scott now has more reasons than others to be nervous about his dentist. scott says he had his wisdom teeth removed last year by dr. harrington, and just found out he may have contracted an infectious disease during the extraction. his mom and two other relatives went there, too. >> it is the last thing in the world you think going into get your wisdom teeth taken out that you will be exposed to hiv or hepatitis. i mean, it is something that never would have crossed my mind in a million years. >> his dentist, dr. scott harrington came under suspicion after a different patient was diagnosed with hiv and hepatitis c. investigators for oklahoma's board of dentistry traced the source to harrington's office. they said what they found was enough to turn their stomachs. >> we were just physically kind of sick. i mean, i have seen a lot of bad stuff over the years. >> inspectors came up with so much bad stuff they filed 17 violations which include allegations harrington was using expired drugs. one vial was dated 1993. also, even though he used morphine until 2012, none has been delivered since 2009. failing to test sterilizing equipment, supposed to be tested monthly and wasn't for six years. unlicensed dental assistants administering sedation, risking contamination by reinserting needles into the same vial and using rusty instruments in a patient's mouth. >> the instrument that is came out were horrible. i wouldn't let me nephews play with them in the dirt. they were horrible. they had rust on them. >> the conditions so questionable patients need to be tested now and on saturday here at the tulsa health department free screenings will begin for hepatitis b, c, and hiv. >> as many persons who may be infected with these blood born viruses may be infected for years without experiencing any signs of illness. >> a scary possibility. dr. harrington has seen at least 7,000 patients since 2007. there are many more but records only go back that far. cnn has been unable to reach the doctor or his lawyer. he has not been charged with a crime but officials say he has surrendered his dental license. fulton scott is nervous. >> we're concerned and apprehensive. >> the results of those screenings will take two to three weeks, a very nervous time for a lot of people who will be waiting to exhale. susan candiotti, cnn, tulsa, oklahoma. >> very frightening stuff. this might be a little unnerving to some. do you have any farm rich brand frozen meals and snacks in your freezer? if you do, listen up. it is being rled because of reported cases of e. coli. the cdc says 24 cases reported across 15 states involving almost 200,000 pounds of frozen food. most states impacted are in the south and midwest. new york mayor michael bloomberg is not backing down on his push to ban large sugary drinks. the legal department is appealing a judge's decision to block the ban calling it an important part of the mayor's health initiative. under the ban the board of health would limit the size of drinking cups for sugary beverages to 16 ounces at city food establishments. and phil ramone, the man behind music legends like aretha franklin and bob dylan has died. shiz son says the 14 time grammy winning producer died this morning. he didn't reveal the cause. it was reported earlier this month that ramone was hospitalized for an aortic aneurysm. over his long career he clab righted with people like madonna, bono, and james and aretha franklin tweeted this, shocking. truly one of the great names in music has gone on but the melodies will remain. billy joel says i have lost a dear friend and my greatest mentor. the music world lost a giant today. phil ramone was 72 years old. and another legend in the music business, well, his name clive davis and his new book, the sound track of my life is all about how he became such an incredible hit maker. i asked him about his life, his career, and how he got started in the industry. we'll have that interview for you in the 4:00 eastern hour with clive davis. also coming up, after years of hiding his sexuality a former nfl player now says he is gay. an emotional interview with the former san francisco 49ers quayne herrick only on cnn next.
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