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three professors are gunned down at the university of alabama in huntsville. the suspect, one of their own colleagues. an assistant biology professor and now what police are saying about a motive. the marine olympics in vancouver began on a -- and one of the biggest battles ever underway right now in afghanistan. we're going to bring you the latest on the coalition's fierce battle against the taliban and insurgents. thanks for joining us here on hln this saturday. here's what we know about the deadly shooting spree on the university of alabama's huntsville campus. the assistant biology professor accused of killing three faculty members on campus yesterday is now charged with one count of capital murder. she is identified as professor amy bishop. at a news conference just a short while ago, school leaders were asked why a campus alert didn't go out right away. >> this was a very rapidly involving situation, we had officers responding and trying to assess exactly what was going on. things were happening very rapidly, we had a suspect in custody very quickly and that kept it to that building and those circumstances and eliminated the threat. the fact that the alert did not go out did not impact safety of the remainder of the campus and did not impact the safety of the people that were in the building. >> for now authorities say they will not discuss a motive. but waff tv is reporting the shootings happened after bishop learned she would not get tenure. the school has canceled all classes and athletic events for next week. a massive anti-taliban effort has begun in afghanistan. military officials say u.s. marines got into at least two gun battles with the taliban so far. one u.s. marine and one soldier have been killed in that fighting. some 15,000 u.s. and allied troops launched their biggest offensive in southern afghanistan yesterday. the goal is to root out insurgents from their last stronghold in that area. a former nato allied speak commander said one key to that goal is winning over the civilian population. >> i think one of the key problems they're going to face is a different side, support from the people. will the people in the town rally to their side when they see afghan troops in front and with nato troops? i think that's going to be the challenge because it's that actual intelligence you get from the people that will not only limit casualties, but demonstrate a sense of cooperation from the people. >> that operation is part of a broader strategy to separate the taliban from civilians and re-establish the afghan government there. there's a twist in the case of ten americans jailed in haiti. they're accused of trying to illegally move about 12 kids into the dominican republic. police in el salvador said the man putting the group together said that he may be part of a child trafficking group. he represents himself as jorge pulio. the man says he's never been in el salvador. but it's still unclear how this could affect the jailed americans. people across some parts of the south woke up this morning to a whole lot of snow. four inches of snow fell at atlanta's airport. though there was a little less in the downtown area, but hundreds of flights into and out of atlanta were canceled. while the snow didn't stick, it did freeze overnight making driving a little difficult. one family decided to get a hotel instead of making that long drive home. and they had a good time. >> i'm i-reporter cameron harrelson and the unthinkable has happened in atlanta, georgia, it is snowing. and you did hear me correctly. i want you to look at all of this, it is snowing, it is crazy, it is a lot of snow for this year. look at this, this is crazy in southeast georgia. >> but camera wasn't done, he and some of his friends, they sent us a lot of photos of all that snow. he says the last time they saw so much snow is when they were in kindergarten. >> when you have pictures, video, breaking news or even cool stories from your part of the world. just go to ireport.com and you're going to find complete instructions on how to submit your stories there. you're watching hln news and views and of course we bring you news throughout the weekend. but we want your views too. so we decided to send our own joe carter out on to the street. >> everybody's talking about tiger woods these days and everybody has an opinion. let's hit the streets and find out what they have to say. let's talk about tiger woods. it makes you laugh, why does that make you laugh. >> because tiger, he knows better. >> reporter: do you think he should make a public statement? do you think tiger should just come out already and address the public? >> i would like to see him say something before he plays in a tournament. >> i don't think the man has an obligation to each and every question he receives about his private life. >> i think it would have helped his image if he would have come out and said i made this horrible mistake and this is what i'm going to be doing to fix it. the fact that he has let so much time go by before addressing has hurt him. >> he wasn't out in the open to begin with so i don't think he would be open to be apologetic. >> i'm kind of not really into the whole thing of prying into someone's private life just because they happen to be a great sports figure. >> i guess whenever he comes out and he goes on oprah or he goes on "60 minutes" or whatever he's going to do, he needs to come out soon. >> it's just such a disappointment. he's just mr. america, mr. wholesome. >> they put him out as a great pga finalist, always coming out and winning and now he's a cheater. >> i think a lot of parents could use him as a role model. everyone can be forgiven, everyone can have a second chance. >> we love him for golf not what he is in his marriage. but if he cheated on his wife, that sucks, but it's not the rest of the world's business. >> look at the rest of what's going on in the world and that's not important. >> reporter: i'm joe carter and i'll see you on the streets. ? >> the olympic luge competition is going forward one day after a tragic accident. what investigators are saying a day after a luger died. a check of sports on a day that was supposed to be a celebration for the opening ceremonies of the vancouver winter games, tragedy struck yesterday about eight hours before the start of the ceremonies. a 21-year-old luger from the republic of georgia was on a routine training run. but on the final turn doing 90 miles an hour, he lost control of his sled, went over the track wall and struck an unpadded steel pole. he was pronounced dead just a short time later. >> here you have a young man who lost his life pursuing his passion. he had a dream to participate in the olympic games, he trained hard and he had this fatal accident. i have no words to say. >> now the actual games, the competition gets started today and much of the focus on american skier/model lindsay vann. that was before she suffered a badly sprained shin. the event has been postponed because of all the snow. the downhill schedule for today was postponed. and that is a check of sports. the h1n1 virus may have killed as many as 17,000 americans so far. that's a new estimate from the cdc. there have been about 2,500 confirmed deaths, but health officials have realized that many more deaths probably were not reported. the cdc reports many people who died from swine flu were not tested, even though that's recommended for patients with flu-like symptoms and in some of those cases doctors may not have even known that the patients had h1n1. seasonal flu usually kills about 61,000 americans. toyota has announced a voluntary safety recall of about 8,000 four-wheel drive tacoma trucks. defects could cause a problem with the truck's drive shaft. the safety inspection and repairs will be performed at no cost. toyota hasrepaired thousands of cars because of problems. seems this highway billboard is causing some controversy in wisconsin it calls for the president to be impeached and says he's allowing small businesses to fail. mr. obama's policies actually help small businesses but some people are siding with that billboard. >> i just think what obama's doing and the whole administration and the democratic congress is just bad for business. >> caller: i also want to hear several businesses that are receiving several small businesses that are receiving contracts because of the stimulus plan. >> now the person who paid for the billboard is not a small business owner but a lawyer and he wouldn't comment on it. it seems like just about everywhere you look, it's snowing across the country, even in the south. so that's why we turn to bonnie snyder to tell us what to expect with this crazy weather. >> we are looking at measurable snow across the south in cities that sometimes don't see any snow all year. the average is two inches a year if we get that in atlanta. also we saw snow in alabama, mississippi and south carolina. some places will still see the snow into the early part of the day. here's what's left over of the storm. it's going to work it's way offshore but we still have the effect of a little bit of resill wall snow showers popping up at least in the early part of the day, but this storm will exit and we'll improvements but watch out for the black ice in the overnight hours. all right tomorrow more extreme weather. this is a clipper system that's going to bring measurable snow to the midwest. but then it will work its way to the east and as it does, the mid-atlantic will see more snow, just a few inches likely because this is a fast moving storm. but after all the snow we have seen in washington and baltimore, it's hard to believe more could be coming, and it looks like it will tuesday and into wednesday for, we'll see it clear out maybe bring a little bit of snow showers to the area. we're looking at mild conditions particularly off to the west. so this snowstorm will bring some snow to the d.c. area, likely monday tuesday and then it clears out, sunny skies, 40 degrees, finally some snow will melt, that's good news, i'm meteorologist bonnie schnieder for hln. the newest career barbie carries a lot of baggage. why some people say barbie's new geek sheet might make up for those unrealistic body issues. all right, believe it or not, barbie is now 50 years old. but don't worry, she's showing no signs of slowing down. in fact she's keeping up with the times with a few new jobs. now barbie's a computer engineer. unveiled yesterday, this new barbie comes complete with a smart phone, a blue tooth headset and a hot pink lap top. a half million fans voted for that new job. and that's not all. apparently we have some competition here. mattel also unveiled news anchor barbie. the toy company says these new dolls will inspire girls to do whatever they want limited only by their imaginations. but all the new barbies still come with a tiny little twais and high heels. some say this creates an impossible image for little girls to live up to. what do you think? are these new careers for barbies a big step forward for little girls or are they overshadowed by her looks. mary posted this on facebook. for those of you who think a toy is just a toy, has zero influence on your children, do you let them play with toy guns and fives? everything shapes and molds your child into who they're going to be so make sure it's something you want them emulating. but michelle disagrees. i think barbie is barbie, i think it's great they're finally giving her respectable jobs now we need secretary of state barbie, truck driver barbie or cleaning lady barbie. what do you think about the new barbie? same stuff different package or perhaps a real motivator for little girls? e-mail us at cnn. most of them are written to her butte tigs. they reveal diana's struggles with all the media attention her life brought. and with others she also mentioned how she enjoyed opening christmas and birthday presents early and she also reveals personal details about her two sons. unheard of internet speed to a new community. mayor mike mcginn wants google's fiber optic network that will -- seattle's chief technology officer admits that the self-promotion initiative is a long shot and cities have about six weeks to submit a request to google. take a look at this. this is a commuter model of the earth and all those different rays of light are actually people who are searching the internet using google. >> this is a globe that you're seeing, you can see it spin in real time and you can see are bubbles of people who are searching for things on google right now and the different colors represent the different languages in which these queries were submitted. you're going to see less. a provocative tree sculpture is carved in the shape of a male body part. the owner says he asked the neighbor to chop down the tree. >> it's extremely inappropriate. >> i think people need to have a sense of humor. >> i think every neighborhood should have one of these, you know, the bigger the better. >> the owner says he may put the sculpture up for auction on ebay and then donate the proceeds to charity. some debt collectors go just a little bit too far making people afraid to answer their phones. there is a way to stop those harassing phone calls. >> do you owe money? you're past due on something, a collector is calling you? when you're on your feet financially, i want you to pay your past due debts, but i also want you to know what your rights are. there are collectors out there who do everything that they should by the books. but there are others who play fast and loose with the laws in fact break them many times. here's one of the common things people will be told. they're told they'll go to jail if they don't pay their bills, untrue. there's even been extreme cases where someone has been told by a collector that if they don't pay a bill, their children are going to be taken away from them by the state. now come on. here's a key right you have. if you owe a bill and a collector is calling you and you have no way to pay it and they're harassing you, you have a right to write them a drop dead letter. with the drop dead letter, once they receive it, they can never contact you again about the debt. at least it gives you time to clear your head. i'm clark howard, for more ways to take control, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> for more money saving advice stay with us for "the clark howard show" at 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. three professors are gunned down at the university of alabama in huntsville. the suspect, one of their own colleagues. an assistant biology professor and now what police are saying about a motive. the winter games in vancouver opened on a tragic note. georgian athletes wear black arm bands to mourn a teammate killed just hours earlier in a practice run for the winter olympics. and one of the biggest battles ever underway right now in afghanistan. we're going to bring you the latest on the coalition's fierce battle against the taliban and insurgents. thank you for joining us here at hln this saturday. here's what we know about the deadly shooting spree on the university of alabama's huntsville campus. authorities are saying the assistant biology professor accused of killing three faculty members on campus yesterday is now charged with one count of capital murder and more charges are pending. the alleged shooter is identified as professor amy bishop. three other school employees were also wounded, one is in critical conditions. at a news conference just a short while ago, school leaders were asked why a campus alert didn't go out right away. >> this was a very rapidly involving situation, we had officers responding and trying to assess exactly what was going on. things were happening very rapidly, we had a suspect in custody very quickly and that kept it to that building and those circumstances and eliminated the threat. the fact that the alert did not go out did not impact safety of the remainder of the campus and did not impact the safety of the people that were in the building. >> for now authorities say they will not discuss a motive. but waff tv is reporting the shootings happened after bishop learned she would not get tenure. the school has canceled all classes and athletic events for next week. a massive anti-taliban operation is underway in afghanistan. one military company says troops have already gained a foothold in the town of marjah. u.s. marines got into at least two gun battles with the taliban so far. one u.s. marine and one soldier have been killed in that fighting. some 15,000 u.s. and allied troops launched their biggest offensive in southern afghanistan yesterday. the goal is to root out insurgents from their last stronghold in that area. a former nato supreme allied commander says one key to that goal is winning over the civilian population. >> i think one of the key problems they're going to face is a different side, support from the people. will the people in the town rally to their side when they see afghan troops in front and with nato troops? i think that's going to be the challenge because it's that actual intelligence you get from the people that will not only limit casualties, but demonstrate a sense of cooperation from the people. >> that operation is part of a broader strategy to separate the taliban from civilians and re-establish the afghan government there. there's a twist in the case of ten americans jailed in haiti. they're accused of trying to illegally move about 12 kids -- 30 kids into the dominican republic. police in el salvador say the man putting together the defense team may be part of a child trafficking group. he represents himself as jorge pulio. salvador ran officials say -- the man says he's never been in el salvador. but it's still unclear how this could affect the jailed americans. people across some parts of the south woke up this morning to a whole lot of snow. four inches of snow fell at atlanta's airport. though there was a little less in the downtown area, but hundreds of flights into and out of atlanta were canceled. while the snow didn't stick, it did freeze overnight making driving a little difficult. one family in atlanta's centennial park decided to get a hotel instead of making that long, dangerous drive home and they had a lot of fun. and one i-reporter got out his camera in georgia. >> i'm i-reporter cameron harrelson and the unthinkable has happened in atlanta, georgia, it is snowing. and you did hear me correctly. i want you to look at all of this, it is snowing, it is crazy, it is a lot of snow for this year. look at this, this is crazy in southeast georgia. >> but cameron wasn't done, he and some of his friends sent us a lot of photos of all of that snow. he says the last time they saw so much snow is when they were in kindergarten. >> when you have pictures, video, breaking news or even cool stories from your part of the world just go to ireport.com and click on the upload now link and you're going to find complete instructions on how to submit your stories there. you're watching hln news and views and of course we bring you news throughout the weekend. but we want your views too. so we decided to send our own joe carter out on to the street. >> reporter: everybody's talking about tiger woods these days and everybody has an opinion. let's hit the streets and find out what they have to say. let's talk about tiger woods. it makes you laugh, why does that make you laugh? >> because tiger, he knows better. >> reporter: do you think he should make a public statement? do you think tiger should just come out already and address the public? >> i would like to see him say something before he plays in a tournament. >> i don't think the man has an obligation to respond to each and every question he receives about his private life. >> i think it would have helped his image if he would have come out and said i made this horrible mistake and this is what i'm going to be doing to fix it. the fact that he has let so much time go by before addressing has hurt him. >> he wasn't out in the open to begin with so i don't think he would be open to be apologetic. >> i'm kind of not really into the whole thing of prying into someone's private life just because they happen to be a great sports figure. >> i guess whenever he comes out and goes on "oprah" or he goes on "60 minutes" or whatever he's going to do, he needs to come out soon. >> it's just such a disappointment. he's just mr. america, mr. wholesome. >> they put him out as a great pga tournament finalist, always winning these great championships and, yeah, i still see you as a cheater. sorry. >> i think a lot of parents could use him as a role model. everyone can be forgiven, everyone can have a second chance. >> we watch him for golf not because of what he is in his marriage, so if he cheated on his wife, that sucks and they get to work that out together but that's not really the rest of the world's business. >> look at the rest of what's going on in the world and that's not important. >> reporter: i'm joe carter and i'll see you on the streets. >> the olympic luge competition is going forward one day after a tragic accident. what investigators are saying a day after a luger died. a check of sports on a day that was supposed to be a celebration for the opening ceremonies of the vancouver winter games, tragedy struck yesterday about eight hours before the start of the ceremonies. a 21-year-old luger from the republic of georgia was on a routine training run. but on the final turn doing 90 miles an hour, he lost control of his sled, went over the track wall and struck an unpadded steel pole. he was pronounced dead just a short time later. >> here you have a young man who lost his life pursuing his passion. he had a dream to participate in the olympic games, he trained hard and he had this fatal accident. i have no words to say. >> now the actual games, the competition gets started today and much of the focus on american skier/model lindsay vonn a favorite to win five medals, but that was before she suffered a badly sprained shin during a practice run. the event has been postponed because of all the snow. the downhill schedule for today was postponed. so vonn gets a little more time to heal. and that is a check of sports. the h1n1 virus may have killed as many as 17,000 americans so far. that's a new estimate from the cdc. there have been about 2,500 confirmed deaths, but health officials have realized that many more deaths probably were not reported. the cdc believes many who died from swine flu were not tested even though that's recommended for patients with flu-like symptoms. and in some of those cases, doctors may not have even known that the patients had h1n1. seasonal flu usually kills about 61,000 americans. toyota has announced a voluntary safety recall of about 8,000 four-wheel drive tacoma trucks in north america. production defects in the 2010 models could cause a problem with the truck's drive shaft. the safety inspection and repairs will be performed at no cost. toy dwloet toyota has recalled thousands of cars because of safety problems. a man is accused of smashing more than two dozen television sets right in the store. a security camera caught the whole thing. police say the man got an aluminum bat from the sporting goods department and started smashing the tvs. he's now charged with criminal challenge to property. seems this highway billboard is causing some controversy in wisconsin it calls for the president to be impeached and says he's allowing small businesses to fail. the r the county's democratic party says mr. obama's policies actually help small businesses but some people are siding with that billboard. >> i just think what obama's doing and the whole administration and the democratic congress is just bad for business. >> i think here in the county several businesses that are receiving, several small businesses that are receiving contracts because of the stimulus plan. >> now the person who paid for the billboard is not a small business owner but a lawyer and he wouldn't comment on it. it seems like just about everywhere you look, it's snowing across the country, even in the south. so that's why we turn to bonnie schnieder to tell us what to expect with all this crazy weather. >> we are looking at measurable snow across the south in cities that sometimes don't see any snow all year. for atlanta 3.6 inches from one storm, the average is two inches a year if we get that. also we saw snow? alabama, mississippi and south carolina, north carolina too. some places will still see the snow into the early part of the day. here's what's left over of the storm. it's going to work it's way offshore but we still have the effect of a little bit of residual snow showers popping up at least in the early part of the day but this storm will exit and we'll see improvements but watch out for the black ice in the overnight hours. all right tomorrow more extreme weather. this is a clipper system that's going to bring measurable snow to the midwest. but then it will work its way to the east and as it does, the mid-atlantic will see more snow, just a few inches likely because this is a fast moving storm. but after all the snow we have seen in washington and baltimore, it's hard to believe more could be coming, and it looks like it will tuesday and into wednesday for, we'll see it clear out maybe bring a little bit of snow showers off to the new england area. so we'll be watching for that. we're looking at mild conditions particularly off to the west. so this snowstorm will bring some snow to the d.c. area, likely monday tuesday and then it clears out, sunny skies, 40 degrees, finally some snow will melt, that's good news, i'm meteorologist bonnie schnieder for hln. the newest career barbie carries a lot of baggage. thanks to critics of her beauty image. why some people say barbie's new geek chic might make up for some of those unrealistic body issues. all right, believe it or not, barbie is now 50 years old. but don't worry, she's showing no signs of slowing down. in fact she's keeping up with the times with a few new jobs. now barbie's a computer engineer. unveiled yesterday, this new barbie comes complete with a smart phone, a blue tooth headset and a hot pink lap top. a half million fans voted for that new job. and that's not all. apparently we have some competition here. mattel also unveiled news anchor barbie. the toy company says these new dolls will inspire girls to do whatever they want limited only by their imaginations. but both new barbies still come with a tiny little waist, long blond hair and those high heels. some say this creates an impossible image for little girls to live up to. what do you think? are these new careers for barbies a big step forward for little girls or are they overshadowed by her looks. well, you've got a lot to say about this. let's start with lucy. she posted this on facebook. they can change her hair color and her makeup and make ethnic barbies, for those of you who think a toy is just a toy, has zero influence on your children, do you let them play with toy guns and fives? everything shapes and molds your child into who they're going to be so make sure it's something you want them emulating. but michelle disagrees. i think barbie is barbie, i some handwritten letters by the late princess diana are being auctioned off today. the letters and cards are dated 1984 to 1990 when she was still married to prince charles. most of them are written to her beautician. they reveal diana's struggles with all the media attention her life brought. and with others she also mentioned how she enjoyed opening christmas and birthday presents early and she also reveals personal details about her two sons. google wants to bring unheard of internet speed to one lucky community and seattle, washington is saying, me, me, pick me. mayor mike mcginn wants google's fiber optic network that will -- seattle's chief technology officer admits that the self-promotion initiative is a long shot and cities have about six weeks to submit a request for information to google. take a look at this. this is a commuter model of the earth and all those different rays of light are actually people who are searching the internet using google. >> this is a globe that you're seeing, you can see it spin in real time and you can see are time. what we're seeing are people searching for things on google right now. and the different colors represent the different languages in which these queries were submitted. >> now you're going to see less light in areas where fewer people have access to the internet or at nighttime when most people are asleep. so some debt collectors go just a little too far making people afraid to answer their phones. hln money expert clark howard says there is a way to stop those harassing phone calls. >> hey, do you owe money? you're past due on something, a collector is calling you? you know what, when you're on your feet financially, i want you to pay your past due debts. but i also want you to know what your rights are. there are collectors out there who do everything exactly as they should by the books. then there are others who play fast and loose with the laws and, in fact, break them many times. here's one of the common things people will be told. they'll be told they're going to go to jail if they don't pay their bills, untrue. there have even been extreme cases -- i've had calls come to me -- where someone has been told by a collector if they don't pay a bill their children will be taken away from them by the state. here's a key right you have. if you owe a bill and a collector is calling you, you have no way to bay it and they're harassing you, you have the right to write them a drop dead letter. once they see it they can never collect you again about -- contact you again about your debt. it gives you time to clear your head. for more go to cnn/clarkhoward -- just ahead, a success story in california sea world theme park. this is the moment we've been waiting for. happy day. >> what rescue facilities are doing to save hundreds of brown pelicans that are showing up battered on california's shoreline. g three professors are gunned down at the university of alabama in huntsville. the suspect, one of their own colleagues. an assistant biology professor. and now what police are saying about a motive. the winter games in vancouver open on a tragic note. georgian athletes wear black armbands to mourn a teammate killed hours earlier on a practice run for the luge competition. and the one of the biggest battles ever underway now afghanistan. we're going to bring you the latest on the coalition's fierce battle against the taliban and insurgents. thanks for joining us here at hln this saturday. i'm holly firfer. here's what we know about the deadly shooting spree at the university of alabama's huntsville campus. authorities are saying the assistant biology professor accused of killing three faculty members on campus yesterday is now charged with one count of capital murder. and more charges are pending. the alleged shooter is identified as professor amy bishop. three other school employees were also wounded. one is in critical condition. at a news conference just a short while ago, school leaders were asked why a campus alert didn't go out right away. >> this was a very rapidly evolving situation. where we had officers responding and trying to assess exactly what was going on. things were happening very rapidly, had a suspect in custody very quickly. and that, you know, kept it to that building and those circumstances and eliminated threat. the fact that the alert did not go out, did not impact safety the remainder of the campus and did not impact the safety of the people that were in the building. >> for now authorities say they will not discuss a motive. but waff-tv is reporting the shootings happened after bishop learned she would not get tenure. the school has canceled all classes and athletics events for next week. a massive anti-taliban operation is underway in afghanistan. one military company says troops have already gained a foothold in the town of marjah. military officials say u.s. marines got into at least two gun battles with the taliban so far. one u.s. marine and one british soldier have been killed in that fighting. some 15,000 u.s. and allied troops launched their biggest offensive in southern afghanistan yesterday. the goal is to root out insurgents from their last stronghold in that area. a former nato supreme allied commander says one key to that goal is winning over the civilian population. >> i think one of the key problems they're going to face is a different side -- support from the people. will the people in the town rally to their side when they see afghan troops in front and with nato troops? i think that's going to be the challenge because it's that actual intelligence you get from the people that will not only limit casualties but demonstrate a sense of koopz from the people. >> now that operation is part of a broader strategy to separate the taliban from civilians and re-establish the afghan government there. there's a twist in the case of ten americans jailed in haiti. they're accused of trying to illegally move about 30 kids into the dominican republic. police in el salvador believe the man who put together the group's defense team may be a suspect in a child trafficking case there. they say he looks very much like him, but they can't be sure. he represents himself as jorge pullo, but officials say his real name may be different. the man says he's never been in el salvador. it's unclear how this could affect the jailed americans. people across some parts of the south woke up this morning to a lot of snow -- four inches of snow fell in atlanta's airport, though there was a little less in the downtown area. but hundreds of flights into and out of atlanta were canceled. and while the snow didn't stick, it did freeze overnight, making driving a little difficult. one family in atlanta's centennial park decided to get a hotel rather than make that long, dangerous drive home. and they had a lot of fun. and a very excited ireporter cameron harrelson got out a camera. >> reporter: i'm in baxley, georgia, my hometown. the unthinkable has happened here in southeast georgia -- it is snowing. yes, you did hear me correctly. look at all of this. it is snowing. it is crazy. it is a lot of snow for this area. look at this. this is crazy in southeast georgia. >> oh, yeah, cameron wasn't done. he and some of his friends, heather klegg and colette hillins, sent us a lot of photos of all the snow. the last time they saw so much snow was when they were in kindergarten. when you have pictures or video of breaking news, maybe cool stories from your part of the world, go to ireport.com and click on the "upload now" link. you'll find complete instructions on how to submit your stories there. you're watching hln "news and views." of course we bring you news throughout the weekend. but we want your views, too. we decided to send our own joe carter out on to the street. >> reporter: everybody's talking about tiger woods these days, and it seems everybody has an opinion. let's hit the streets and find out what they have to say. let's talk about tiger woods. >> gosh. >> reporter: it makes you laugh. why does that make you laugh? >> because tiger -- he knows better. >> reporter: do you think he should make a public statement? do you think tiger should come out already and address the public? >> i would like to see him say something before he plays in a tournament. >> i don't think the man has an obligation to respond to each and every question he receives about his personal life. >> i don't think he owes the public. i think he owes it for him. he's going to make it worse for himself. >> i really think it would have helped his image if he said, you know, i made this horrible mistake and i'm so sorry. this is what i'm going to be doing to fix it. the fact that he's let it go this long without addressing it i think has hurt his image. >> he wasn't very out in the open to begin with. so i don't think that he could be out in the open to be apologetic or discuss any family matters. >> i'm kind of not really into the whole thing of prying into someone's private life just because they happen to be a great sports figure. >> reporter: a celebrity. >> i guess whenever he comes out, he goes on "oprah" or goes on "6 0 minutes" or whatever hes going to do, he needs to come out soon. >> it was just such a disappointment. he was just, you know, mr. america, mr. wholesome. >> they put him out as a great pga tournament finalist. always winning championships. yeah, i feel for -- a cheater, sorry. >> kids look up to him. a lot of parents used him as a role model. everyone can be forgiven. everyone gets a second chance. >> we watch him for golf, not because of what he is in his marriage. so if he cheated on his wife, then that sucks, and they need work that out together. that's not the rest of the world's business. >> it's really not that important. i mean, look at what's going in the world. it's not that important. >> reporter: i'm joe carter, and i'll see you on the street. the olympic luge competition is moving forward one day after a tragic accident. what investigation are saying about the icy track. everywhere g across the country, even in the south. that's why we turn to bonnie schneider to tell us what to expect with this crazy weather. hi, bonnie. >> hi, holly. we are looking at measurable snow across the south and sometimes cities that don't see any snow at year. atlanta, 3.6 inches from one storm. the average is two inches a year if we get that. we saw snow alabama, mississippi, and south carolina. north carolina, too. and some places will still see the snow into the early part of the day. here's what's left over of the storm. it's going to exit and work its way offshore. we still have residual snow showers popping up into parts of virginia and north carolina. at least in the early part of the day. but this storm will exit, and we'll see improvements. watch out for the black ice in the overnight hours. tomorrow, more extreme weather. this is a clipper system coming out of the plains. it's going to bring measurable snow to the midwest. then it will work east. and as it does, believe it or not, the mid-atlantic will see more snow, just a few inches likely, because this is a fast-moving storm. after all the snow we've seen in washington and baltimore, it's hard to believe more could be coming, and it looks like it will be tuesday and into wednesday for -- we'll see it clear out. maybe bring a little bit of snow showers off to the new england area. we'll be watching for that. elsewhere across the country, mild conditions, particularly off to the west. so this snowstorm will bring snow to the d.c. area likely, you can see it in our forecast monday. then tuesday, then it clears out, sunny skies, 40 degrees. finally some snow will melt. that's good news. i'm meteorologist bonnie schneider for hln. the h1n1 virus may have killed as many as 17,000 americans so far. that's the new estimate from the cdc. there have been about 2,500 confirmed deaths, but health officials have realized that many more deaths probably were not reported. the cdc believes many people who died from swine flu were not tested even though that's recommended for patients with flu-like symptoms. in some of those cases, doctors may not have even known that the patients had h1n1. seasonal flu kills usually about 36,000 americans. toyota has announced a voluntary safety recall of about 8,000 four-wheel drive tacoma trucks in north america. production defects in the 2010 models could cause a problem with the truck's drive shaft. owners are told the safety inspection and repairs will be performed at no cost. toyota has recalled millions of cars in the last several months because of safety concerns. congress is holding hearings on the problems beginning next months. a man in georgia is accused of smashing more than two dozen television sets right in the middle of a store. a security camera caught the whole thing. police say the man got an aluminum bat from the sporting goods department and started smashing. he pounded 29 tvs before he walked away. he is now charged with criminal damage to property. seems this highway billboard is causing some controversy in wisconsin. it calls for the president to be impeached. ands he's allowing small businesses to fail. the county's democratic parties mr. obama's policies actually help small businesses. but some people are siding with the billboard. >> i just think what obama's doing and the administration and democratic congress is bad for business. [ inaudible ] >> several businesses are receiving -- several small businesses receiving contracts because of the stimulus plan. >> the person who paid for the billboard is not a small business owner but a lawyer. and he wouldn't comment on it. i have problems with my eyesight. due to prolonged exposure to smoke. bend that way around -- i had to use firewood to study during my childhood. i grew up in a small village in the western part of kenya. this family that's so poor they don't have utilities. it's only -- they don't have electricity, only kerosene and firewood. it's very frustrating. a lot of other kids drop out of school. so they remain poor for the rest of their life. my name is evan wodongo. when i made my first lantern i thought i must find a way of using lights in homes. i was so yemped. i knew the impact that the lantern would have on the rural communities. the amount of money that every household uses to buy kerosene every day, if they can just save that money and use it to buy food. come on. [ speaking native language ] >> all along i've been skipping, the last two meals a day to do more. i'm lifting people out of poverty. it does feel like it's right. >> and evan wadongo's work has brought light to an estimated 10,000 rural homes in kenya for free. if you want to nominate someone you think is changing the world, go to cnn.com/heroes. believe it or not, barbie is now 50 years old. don't worry, she's showing no sign of slowing down. in fact, she's keeping up with the times with a few new jobs. now barbie's a computer engineer. unveiled yesterday, this new barbie comes complete with a smart phone, a bluetooth headset, and a hot-pink laptop. a half million fans voted for that new job. and that's not all. apparently we have some competition here. mattel also unveiled news anchor barbie. yeah. the toy companies these new dolls will inspire girls to do whatever they want, limited only by their imaginations. but both new barbies still come with a tiny little waist, long blonde hair, and of course those high heels. now some critics have said this creates an impossible image for little girls to live up to. all right. what are you thinking? are these new careers for barbie a big step forward for little girls, or maybe they're overshadowed by her supermodel looks? not surprisingly, you have a lot to say about this -- some handwritten letters by the late princess diana are being auctioned off today. they're dated from 1984 to 1990 when she was still married to prince charles. most of them were written to her beautician. they reveal i doa's struggles -- diana's struggles with all the media attention her life brought. in other she revealed how much she enjoyed opening birth and christmas presents early. the letters also revealed personal details about her two sons. california is betting so-called green technology will help lead it out of a deep recession, and it expects alternative energy companies to create tens of thousands of new jobs over the next decade. we look at one of the companies banking on the green wave in today's "building up america." >> reporter: it sounds crazy. mark holmes, a successful corporate attorney, took a chance on a new career during the deaths of the u.s. -- during the depths of the u.s. financial crisis. >> october, 2008 -- >> reporter: perfect time to start a new business? >> no better time. we had a major financial meltdown and everybody was in a panic. those were really dark days. we figured what better time to start a company. >> reporter: greenwave energy was born. this is greenwave energy's first product, a light pole that is powered by both the sun and the wind, operating completely off of the electric grid. now what's unique about this is you can see the wind turbine that's turning there. it is also on a swivel so it can catch the wind from any direction. it has four slanl panels that can catch -- solar panels that can catch the sun no matter where it is in the sky. greenwave is funded by 33 partners who invested a little cash in nearly three million products and services. one repair yard work as a testing lab. an suv is a makeshift wind tunnel. >> we have an proximation of a wind tunnel without having to pay for all the expensive instrumentation. essentially we drive up and down the street. >> reporter: a third partner, a struggling luxury yacht builder, has found a better way to make the device using fiber glass. this yacht manufacturing company has gone through tough times during the recession. >> they've had very tough times, had a significant reduction in force. and i think with us coming here and starting up protection, they're going to be able to bring back a lot more folks and hopefully several hundred folks. >> reporter: green wave recently made its first light pole sale and is discussing two large contracts. one that could land its off-the-grid light in haiti. is this idea sort of creating a green technology company from scratch if you will and using the existing resources of sort of an old-school manufacturing company, is this unique to green wave energy, or can other companies do this? >> no, no, absolutely not. i think this is the model if anything. bringing in green technology to basically those facilities will basically bring them back to life. >> reporter: cnn. newport beach. three professors are gunned down at the university of alabama in huntsville. the suspect, one of their own colleagues. an assistant biology professor. and now what police are saying about a motive. the winter games in vancouver open on a tragic note. georgian athletes wear black armbands to mourn a teammate killed hours earlier on a practice run for the luge competition. and one of the biggest battles ever underway now afghanistan. we're going to bring you the latest on the coalition's fierce battle against the taliban and insurgents. thanks for joining us here at hln this saturday. i'm holly firfer. here's what we know about the deadly shooting spree at the university of alabama's huntsville campus. authorities are saying the assistant biology professor accused of killing three faculty members on campus yesterday is now charged with one count of capital murder. and more charges are pending. the alleged shooter is identified as professor amy bishop. three other school employees were also wounded. one is in critical condition. at a news conference just a short while ago, school leaders were asked why a campus alert didn't go out right away. >> this was a very rapidly evolving situation. where we had officers responding and trying to assess exactly what was going on. things were happening very rapidly, had a suspect in custody very quickly. and that, you know, kept it to that building and those circumstances and eliminated threat. the fact that the alert did not go out, did not impact safety the remainder of the campus and did not impact the safety of the people that were in the building. >> for now authorities say they will not discuss a motive. but waff-tv is reporting the shootings happened after bishop learned she would not get tenure. the school has canceled all classes and athletics events for next week. a massive anti-taliban operation is underway in afghanistan. one military company says troops have already gained a foothold in the town of marjah. military officials say u.s. marines got into at least two gun battles with the taliban so far. one u.s. marine and one british soldier have been killed in that fighting. some 15,000 u.s. and allied troops launched their biggest offensive in southern afghanistan yesterday. the goal is to root out insurgents from their last stronghold in that area. a former nato supreme allied commander says one key to that goal is winning over the civilian population. >> i think one of the key problems they're going to face is a different side -- support from the people. will the people in the town rally to their side when they see afghan troops in front and with nato troops? i think that's going to be the challenge because it's that actual intelligence you get from the people that will not only limit casualties but demonstrate a sense of cooperation from the people. >> now that operation is part of a broader strategy to separate the taliban from civilians and re-establish the afghan government there. there's a twist in the case of ten americans jailed in haiti. they're accused of trying to illegally move about 30 kids into the dominican republic. police in el salvador believe the man who put together the group's defense team may be a suspect in a child trafficking case there. they say he looks very much like him, but they can't be sure. he represents himself as jorge pullo, but officials say his real name may be different. the man says he's never been in el salvador. it's unclear how this could affect the jailed americans. people across some parts of the south woke up this morning to a lot of snow -- four inches of snow fell in atlanta's airport, though there was a little less in the downtown area. but hundreds of flights into and out of atlanta were canceled. and while the snow didn't stick, it did freeze overnight, making driving a little difficult. one family in atlanta's centennial park decided to get a hotel rather than make that long, dangerous drive home. and they had a lot of fun. and a very excited ireporter, cameron harrelson, got out a camera. >> reporter: i'm in baxley, georgia, my hometown. the unthinkable has happened here in southeast georgia -- it is snowing. yes, you did hear me correctly. look at all of this. it is snowing. it is crazy. it is a lot of snow for this area. look at this. this is crazy in southeast georgia. >> oh, yeah, cameron wasn't done. he and some of his friends, heather klegg and colette higgins, sent us a lot of photos of all the snow. the last time they saw so much snow was when they were in kindergarten. when you have pictures or video of breaking news, maybe cool stories from your part of the world, go to ireport.com and click on the "upload now" link. you'll find complete instructions on how to submit your stories there. you're watching hln "news and views." of course we bring you news throughout the weekend. but we want your views, too. we decided to send our own joe carter out onto the street. >> reporter: everybody's talking about tiger woods these days, and it seems everybody has an opinion. let's hit the streets and find out what they have to say. let's talk about tiger woods. >> gosh. >> reporter: it makes you laugh. why does that make you laugh? >> because tiger -- he knows better. >> reporter: do you think he should make a public statement? do you think tiger should come out already and address the public? >> i would like to see him say something before he plays in a tournament. >> i don't think the man has an obligation to respond to each and every question he receives about his personal life. >> i don't think he owes the public. i think he owes it to himself. he's going to make it worse for himself. >> i really think it would have helped his image if he said, you know, i made this horrible mistake and i'm so sorry. this is what i'm going to be doing to fix it. the fact that he's let it go this long without addressing it i think has hurt his image. >> he wasn't very out in the open to begin with. so i don't think that he could be out in the open to be apologetic or discuss any family matters. >> i'm kind of not really into the whole thing of prying into someone's private life just because they happen to be a great sports figure. >> reporter: a celebrity. >> i guess whenever he comes out, he goes on "oprah" or goes on "60 minutes" or whatever he's going to do, he needs to come out soon. >> it was just such a disappointment. he was just, you know, mr. america, mr. wholesome. >> they put him out as a great pga tournament finalist. always winning championships. yeah, i feel he is a cheater. sorry. >> a lot of kids look up to him. a lot of parents used him as a role model. everyone can be forgiven. everyone gets a second chance. >> we watch him for golf, not because of what he is in his marriage. so if he cheated on his wife, then that sucks, and they need work that out together. that's not the rest of the world's business. >> it's really not that important. i mean, look at what's going in the world. it's not that important. >> reporter: i'm joe carter, and i'll see you on the street. the olympic luge competition is moving forward one day after a tragic accident. what investigators are saying about the icy track. in sports on a day that was supposed to be a celebration of the opening ceremony of the vancouver winter games, tragedy struck yesterday. about eight hours before the start of the ceremonies. a 21-year-old luger from the republic of georgia by the name of nodar kumaritashvili was on a routine training run. but on the final turn, doing 90 miles per hour, he lost control of his sled, went over the track wall, and struck an unpadded steel pole. he was pronounced dead just a short time later. >> here you have a young athlete who lost his life in pursuing his passion. he had the dream to participate in the olympic games. he trained hard, and he had this fatal accident. i have no word to say. >> now the actual games, the koffeletition gets startstarted -- competition gets started today. much of the competition on american skier/model lindsey vonn, forecasted to win a bunch of medals. that was before a badly bruised shin. a practice event which was set for tomorrow has been postponed because of the rain and mushy snow. so vonn gets more time to heal. the men's downhill schedule for today was postponed. and that is a check of sports. toyota has announced a voluntary safety recall of about 8,000 four-wheel drive tacoma trucks in north america. production defects in the 2010 models could cause a problem with the truck's drive shaft. owners are told the safety inspection and repairs will be performed at no cost. toyota has recalled millions of cars in the last several months because of safety concerns. congress is holding hearings on the problems beginning next month. a man in georgia is accused of smashing more than two dozen television sets right in the middle of a store. a security camera caught the whole thing. police say the man got an aluminum bat from the sporting goods department and started smashing. he pounded 29 tvs before he walked away. he is now charged with criminal damage to property. seems this highway billboard is causing some controversy in wisconsin. it calls for the president to be impeached and says he's allowing small businesses to fail. the county's democratic parties mr. obama's policies actually help small businesses. but some people are siding with the billboard. >> i just think what obama's doing and the administration and democratic congress is bad for >> here in winnebago county, several businesses that are receiving -- several small businesses receiving contracts because of the stimulus plan. >> the person who paid for the billboard is not a small business owner but a lawyer. and he wouldn't comment on it. some people say tying the knot can strangle your love life. we're going to go beyond the surface to find out if you're better off single or maybe not. it is a widely believed myth that singles have better sex lives than married people. there's been good research from this. the kinsey institute which does a lot of investigative work in terms of sexual practices. they asked people, both married and single, how often and how good their sex lives were. and found that in general married people have better sex lives than single people. people start to think that, you know, you might get bored in a marriage or that maybe the sex isn't as exciting. there's good evidence again that sex is more varied and more pleasurable for married people than for single people. >> there's a science about sex. there's also an art to sex. but a lot of it is about communicating. especially when you've been with someone for quite sometime and you feel like you need to spice things up or make it more exciting. believe it or not, barbie is now 50 years old. don't worry, she's showing no signs of slowing down. in fact, she's keeping up with the times with a few new jobs. now barbie's a computer engineer. unveiled yesterday, this new barbie comes complete with a smart phone, a bluetooth headset, and a hot-pink laptop. a half million fans voted for that new job. and that's not all. apparently we have some competition here. mattel also unveiled news anchor barbie. yeah. the toy companies says these new dolls will inspire girls to do whatever they want, limited only by their imaginations. but both new barbies still come with a tiny little waist, long blonde hair, and of course those high heels. now some critics have said this creates an impossible image for little girls to live up to. all right. what are you thinking? are these new careers for barbie a big step forward for little girls, or maybe they're overshadowed by her supermodel looks? not surprisingly, you have a lot to say about this -- some handwritten letters by the late princess diana are being auctioned off today. more than 30 letters and cards are dated from 1984 to 199 0 when she was still married to prince charles. most of them were written to her beautician. they reveal diana's struggles with all the media attention her life brought. and in others, she often mentioned how much she enjoyed opening birth and -- opening birthday and christmas presents early. the letters also revealed personal details about her two sons. google wants to bring unheard of internet speed to one lucky community and seattle is saying me, me, pick me. the mayor wants google's experimental fiber optic broadband connection which is expected to create download speeds -- get this -- 100 times faster than what's in most homes right now. seattle's chief technology officer admits that the self-promotion initiative is a long shot and cities have about six weeks to submit a request for information to google. a new program by google is highlighting the power of the search engine all across the globe. take a look at this. this is a computer model of the earth. and all those different rays of light are actually people who are searching the internet using google. >> this is a globe that you're seeing, you see it spin in real time. what we're seeing are people searching for things on google right now. and the different colors represent the different languages in which these queries were submitted. >> now you're going to see less light in areas where fewer people have access to the internet or at nighttime when most people are asleep. so some debt collectors go just a little too far making people afraid to answer their phones. hln money expert clark howard says there is a way to stop those harassing phone calls. >> hey, do you owe money? you're past due on something, a collector is calling you? you know what, when you're on your feet financially, i want your feet financially, i want you to pay your past due debts, but i also want you to know your rights. there are collectors out there who do everything as they should. here's one of the things people will be told. they'll be told they're going to jail if they don't pay. untrue. there have been extreme cases, i've had the calls come to me, that if they don't pay a bill, they're children are going to be taken away from them. come on. here's a key right you have. if you owe a bill and a collector's calling you, you have no way to pay it and they're harassing you, you have the right to write them a drop dead letter. with that, once they receive it, they can never contact you again about the debt. this gives you time to clear your head. for more ways to take control, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> stay with us for the clark howard show at 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. a provocative tree sculpture is causing quite a stir in an arizona neighborhood. it's carved in the shape of a male body part. the owner says he asked the neighbor to chop down the tree and had no idea he carved this image. some neighbors are furious. >> it's extremely inappropriate. >> i think people need to have a sense of humor. >> i think every neighborhood should have one of these, you know, the bigger the better. >> the owner says he may put the sculpture up for auction on ebay and then donate the proceeds to charity. just ahead, a success at california's sea world theme park. >> this is the moment we've been waiting for. >> what rescue facilities are doing to dave hundreds of brown pelicans that are showing up battered on california's shoreline.  three professors are gunned down at the university of alabama at huntsville. what police are saying about a motive. the winter games in vancouver open on a tragic note. they wear black arm banded to mourn a teammate killed hours earlier on a practice run for the luge competition. and one of the biggest battles ever underway right now in afghanistan. we're going to bring you the latest on the coalition's fierce battle against the taliban and insurgents. thanks for joining us here on hln this saturday. here's what we know about the deadly shooting spree on the university of alabama's huntsville campus. authorities are saying the assistant professor accused of killing three faculty members yesterday is now charged with one count of capital murder and more are pending. she is identified as professor amy bishop. three others were wounded. one in critical condition. at a news conference just a short while ago, school leaders were asked why a campus alert didn't go out right away. >> this was a very rapidly involving situation, we had officers responding and trying to assess exactly what was going on. things were happening very rapidly, we had a suspect in custody very quickly and that kept it to that building and those circumstances and eliminated the threat. the fact that the alert did not go out did not impact safety of the remainder of the campus and did not impact the safety of the people that were in the building. >> for now authorities say they will not discuss a motive. but waff tv is reporting the shootings happened after bishop learned she would not get tenure. the school has canceled all classes and athletic events for next week. a massive anti-taliban effort has begun in afghanistan. one military company says troops have already gained a foothold in marjah. military officials say u.s. marines got into at least two gun battles with the taliban so far. one u.s. marine and one soldier have been killed in that fighting. some 15,000 u.s. and allied troops launched their biggest offensive in southern afghanistan yesterday. the goal is to root out insurgents from their last stronghold in that area. a former nato allied speak commander said one key to that goal is winning over the civilian population. >> i think one of the key problems they're going to face is a different side, support from the people. will the people in the town rally to their side when they see afghan troops in front and with nato troops? i think that's going to be the challenge because it's that actual intelligence you get from the people that will not only limit casualties, but demonstrate a sense of cooperation from the people. >> that operation is part of a broader strategy to separate the taliban from civilians and re-establish the afghan government there. there's a twist in the case of ten americans jailed in haiti. they're accused of trying to illegally move about 12 kids into the dominican republic. police in el salvador said the man who put together the group's defense team may be a suspect in a child trafficking case there. they said he looks like him, but they can't be sure. he wants himself as jorge pulio. the man says he's never been in el salvador, but it's unclear how that could affect the jailed americans. people across parts of the south woke up to snow. four inches of snow fell at atlanta's airport, though there was a little less in the downtown area. hundreds of flights were canceled and while the snow didn't stick, it did freeze overnight making driving difficult. one family in atlanta's centennial park decided to get a hotel rather than make the drive home and they had a lot of fun. and a very excited i-reporter got out his camera. >> hello, i'm cameron. i'm here in baxley, georgia, and the unthinkable has happened. it is snowing. yes, you heard me correctly. i want you to look at this. it is snowing and it is crazy. this is crazy in southeast, georgia. >> he wasn't done. and he his friends sent us a lot of photos of that snow. he says the last time they saw so much snow was when they were in kindergarten. when you have pictures or video of breaking news, just go to ireport.com and click on the upload now link. you'll find complete instruct n instructio instructions. you're watching hln "news and views." we decided to send our own joe carter out on to the streets. >> everybody's talking about tiger woods and they have an opinion. let's hit the streets and find out what they have to say. let's talk about tiger woods. makes you laugh. why? >> because tiger, you know. >> do you think he should make a public statement? should just address the public? >> i would like to see him say something before he plays in the tournament. >> i don't think the man has an obligation to respond to each question he receives about his phis personal life. >> he's going to make it worse for himself. >> i think it would have helped his image if he would have said, i'm sorry. the fact he's let it go this long i think has hurt his image. >> he wasn't very out in the open to begin with, so i don't think that he would be very open or apologetic. >> i'm kind of not really into the whole thing of prying into someone's private life just because they happen to be a great sports figure. >> i guess when he comes out, he goes on oprah or 60 minutes or whatever, he needs to come out soon. >> it was just such a disappointment. mr. america. mr. wholesome. >> a great pga tournament finalist, always winning these championships and i still see you as a cheater. sorry. >> looked up to him. a lot of parents used him as role models. everyone can be forgiven. >> we watch him for golf not because of what he is in his marriage. if he cheated, then that sucks and they need to work that out together, but it's not the rest of the world's business. >> i mean, look what's going on in the world. is it that important? >> i'm joe carter and i'll see you on the street. the olympic luge competition is moving forward one day after a tragic accident. what investigators are saying about the icy track a day after the luger tied. it seems that just about everywhere you look, it's snowing, even in the south. that's why we turned to bonn snyder. >> we are looking at measurable snow and cities that sometimes don't see any snow. for atlanta, 3.6 inches from one storm. the average is two inches, if we get that. also, we saw snow in alabama and mississippi. here's the -- what's left over of the storm. it's going to work its way offshore, but we have the effect of a little residual snow showers. at least in the early part of the day, but this storm will exit and we'll see improvements, but watch out for the black ice overnight. tomorrow, more excream weather. this is a clipper system. it's going to bring measurable snow to the midwest and will work its way toward the east. and the mid-atlantic will see more snow. this is a fast-moving storm, but after all the snow we've seen, it's hard to believe more will be coming. looks like it will tuesday into wednesday. maybe bring a little snow showers off to the new england areas. elsewhere across the country, we're looking at mild conditions. particularly off to the west, so this snowstorm will bring some snow to the d.c. area likely. you can see it in our forecast monday and then tuesday, but then clears out. sunny skies, 40 degrees. the h1n1 virus may have killed as many as 17,000 americans so far. that's the new estimate from the cdc. there have been about 2500 confirmed deaths, but officials have realized that many more probably were not reported. they believe many who died from swine flu were not tested even though that's recommended. in some of those cases, doctors may not have even known the patients had h1n1. seasonal flu usually kills about 36,000 americans. toyota has announced a voluntary safety recall of about 8,000 four-wheel drive tacoma trucks. the defects could cause a problem with the truck's drive shaft. the safety inspection and repairs will be performed at no cost. toyota has recalled millions of cars in the last few months because of safety concerns. a man in georgia is accused of smashing more than two dozen sell vision sets right in the middle of the store. a camera caught the whole thing. police say the man got a bat from the sporting goods department and started smashing. he pounded 29 tvs before he walked away. he is charged with criminal damage to property. seems this highway billboard is causing some controversy in wisconsin. it calls for the president to be impeached and says he's allowing small businesses to fail. the democratic party says he helps small businesses, but some are siding with that billboard. >> i just think what obama's doing and the whole administration is bad for business. >> several businesses that are receiving contracts because of the plan. >> now, the person who paid for the billboard is not a small business owner, but a lawyer and he wouldn't comment on it. the newest career barbie carries a laptop, but also a lot of baggage. thanks to critics of her beauty image. why some say her new geek chick may make up for the unrealistic issues. all right, believe it or not, barbie is now 50 years old. but don't worry, she's showing no signs of slowing down. in fact she's keeping up with the times with a few new jobs. now barbie's a computer engineer. unveiled yesterday, this new barbie comes complete with a smart phone, a blue tooth headset and a hot pink lap top. a half million fans voted for that new job. and that's not all. apparently we have some competition here. mattel also unveiled news anchor barbie. the toy company says these new dolls will inspire girls to do whatever they want limited only by their imaginations. both new barbies still come with a tiny waist, long blond hair and those high heels. some say this creates an impossible image for little girls to live up to. what's on your mind about this? do you think these new careers f for barbie, a big step forward or they're overshadowed by her looks. let's start with teresa -- we got this from cameron in baxley, georgia -- and one of our facebook friends weighed in and charity says this -- very funny. what do you think about the new barbies? same stuff, different package or perhaps a real motivator for little girls. e-mail us. some handwritten letters by the late princess diana are being auctioned off. more than 30 letters and cards when she was still married to prince charles. most written to her beautician. they reveal her struggles with the media and in others, she mentioned how much she enjoyed opening christmas and birthday presents early and they reveal personal details about her sons. google wants to bring unheard of speed to uncommunity. they want the experimental broadband connection which is expected to create download speeds 100 times faster than what's in most homes right now. seattle's chief technology officer admits it is a long shot and cities have about six weeks to request information to goog lg l. a new program by google is highlighting the power of the search engine. this is a computer model of the earth and those rays of light are people searching the internet using google. >> this is a globe you're seeing. what you're seeing are bubbles that indicate people searching for things on google right now. the different colors represent the different languages in which these were submitted. >> you'll see less light at nighttime when most people are asleep. a provocative tree sculpture is causing a stir in arizona. it's carved in the shape of a male body part. the owner said he asked a buddy to chop down the dead tree and had no idea he carved this image. some neighbors are furious. >> very inappropriate. >> people have a sense of humor. >> i think every neighborhood should have one. >> the owner says he may put it up for auction on ebay and donate the proceeds to charity. some debt collectors go too far making people afraid to answer their phones. clark howard says there is a way to stop those phone calls. >> do you owe money? you're past due on something? you know what, when you're on your feet financially, i want you to pay your past due debts, but i want you to know your rights. now, there are collectors out there who do everything by the books. then there are others who play fast and loose with the laws and break them many times. here's one of the common things people will be told. they'll be told they're going to go to jail. untrue. there have been extreme cases, i've had the calls come to me, where someone who's been told by a collector that if they don't pay, their children are going to be taken away from them. come on. here's a key, if you owe a bill and a collector is calling you and you have no way to pay it and they're harassing you, you can write them a drop dead letter. once they receive it, they can never contact you again about the debt. this gives you time to clear your head. for more ways for you to take control, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> and for more advice, stay with us for "the clark howard" show at 4:00 p.m. three professors are gunned down at the university of alabama in huntsville. the suspect, one of their own colleagues. an assistant biology professor and now what police are saying about a motive. the winter games in vancouver opened on a tragic note. georgian athletes wear black arm bands to mourn a teammate killed just hours earlier in a practice run for the luge competition. and one of the biggest battles ever underway right now in afghanistan. we're going to bring you the latest on the coalition's fierce battle against the taliban and insurgents. thank you for joining us here at hln this saturday. here's what we know about the deadly shooting spree on the university of alabama's huntsville campus. authorities are saying the assistant biology professor accused of killing three faculty members on campus yesterday is now charged with one count of capital murder and more charges are pending. the alleged shooter is identified as professor amy bishop. three other school employees were also wounded, one is in critical conditions. at a news conference just a short while ago, school leaders were asked why a campus alert didn't go out right away. >> this was a very rapidly involving situation, we had officers responding and trying to assess exactly what was going on. things were happening very rapidly, we had a suspect in custody very quickly and that kept it to that building and those circumstances and eliminated the threat. the fact that the alert did not go out did not impact safety of the remainder of the campus and did not impact the safety of the people that were in the building. >> for now authorities say they will not discuss a motive. but waff tv is reporting the shootings happened after bishop learned she would not get tenure. the school has canceled all classes and athletic events for next week. a massive anti-taliban operation is underway in afghanistan. one military company says troops have already gained a foothold in the town of marjah. u.s. marines got into at least two gun battles with the taliban so far. one u.s. marine and one soldier have been killed in that fighting. some 15,000 u.s. and allied troops launched their biggest offensive in southern afghanistan yesterday. the goal is to root out insurgents from their last stronghold in that area. a former nato supreme allied commander says one key to that goal is winning over the civilian population. >> i think one of the key problems they're going to face is a different side, support from the people. will the people in the town rally to their side when they see afghan troops in front and with nato troops? i think that's going to be the challenge because it's that actual intelligence you get from the people that will not only limit casualties, but demonstrate a sense of cooperation from the people. >> that operation is part of a broader strategy to separate the taliban from civilians and re-establish the afghan government there. there's a twist in the case of ten americans jailed in haiti. they're accused of trying to illegally move about 30 kids into the dominican republic. police in el salvador say the man putting together the defense team may be part of a child trafficking case there. they said he looks like him, but they can't be sure. he represents himself as jorge pulio. officials say his real name may be different. the man says he's never been in el salvador. but it's still unclear how this could affect the jailed americans. people across some parts of the south woke up this morning to a whole lot of snow. four inches of snow fell at atlanta's airport. though there was a little less in the downtown area, but hundreds of flights into and out of atlanta were canceled. while the snow didn't stick, it did freeze overnight making driving a little difficult. one family in atlanta's centennial park decided to get a hotel instead of making that long, dangerous drive home and they had a lot of fun. and one i-reporter got out his camera in georgia. >> i'm i-reporter cameron harrelson and the unthinkable has happened in atlanta, georgia, it is snowing. and you did hear me correctly. i want you to look at all of this, it is snowing, it is crazy, it is a lot of snow for this area. look at this, this is crazy in southeast georgia. >> but cameron wasn't done, he and some of his friends sent us a lot of photos of all of that snow. he says the last time they saw so much snow is when they were in kindergarten. when you have pictures or video of breaking news or cool stories from your part of the world, just go to ireport.com. you'll find complete instructions on how to submit wrour stories. you're watching hln news and views and of course we bring you news throughout the weekend. but we want your views too. so we decided to send our own joe carter out on to the street. >> reporter: everybody's talking about tiger woods these days and everybody has an opinion. let's hit the streets and find out what they have to say. let's talk about tiger woods. it makes you laugh, why does that make you laugh? >> because tiger, he knows better. >> reporter: do you think he should make a public statement? do you think tiger should just come out already and address the public? >> i would like to see him say something before he plays in a tournament. >> i don't think the man has an obligation to respond to each and every question he receives about his private life. >> he's going to make it worse for himself. >> i think it would have helped his image if he would have come out and said i made this horrible mistake and this is what i'm going to be doing to fix it. the fact that he has let so much time go by before addressing has hurt him. >> he wasn't out in the open to begin with so i don't think he would be open to be apologetic. >> i'm kind of not really into the whole thing of prying into someone's private life just because they happen to be a great sports figure. >> i guess whenever he comes out and goes on "oprah" or he goes on "60 minutes" or whatever he's going to do, he needs to come out soon. >> it's just such a disappointment. he's just mr. america, mr. wholesome. >> they put him out as a great pga tournament finalist, always winning these great championships and, yeah, i still see you as a cheater. sorry. >> i think a lot of parents could use him as a role model. everyone can be forgiven, everyone can have a second chance. >> we watch him for golf not because of what he is in his marriage, so if he cheated on his wife, that sucks and they get to work that out together but that's not really the rest of the world's business. >> look at the rest of what's going on in the world and that's not important. >> reporter: i'm joe carter and i'll see you on the streets. >> the olympic luge competition is going forward one day after a tragic accident. what investigators are saying about the icy track. a check of sports on a day that was supposed to be a celebration for the opening ceremonies of the vancouver winter games, tragedy struck yesterday about eight hours before the start of the ceremonies. a 21-year-old luger from the republic of georgia was on a routine training run when on the final turn doing 90 miles an hour, he lost control of his sled, went over the track wall and struck an unpadded steel pole. he was pronounced dead just a short time later. >> here you have a young man who lost his life pursuing his passion. he had a dream to participate in the olympic games, he trained hard and he had this fatal accident. i have no words to say. >> now the actual games, the competition gets started today and much of the focus on american skier/model lindsay vonn a favorite to win five medals, but that was before she suffered a badly sprained shin which has limited her practice runs. her first event which was scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed because of all the rain, so vonn gets a little more time to hill. the mens has been postponed. the h1n1 virus may have killed as many as 17,000 americans so far. that's a new estimate from the cdc. there have been about 2,500 confirmed deaths, but health officials have realized that many more deaths probably were not reported. the cdc believes many who died from swine flu were not tested even though that's recommended for patients with flu-like symptoms. and in some of those cases, doctors may not have even known that the patients had h1n1. seasonal flu usually kills about 36,000 americans. toyota has announced a voluntary safety recall of about 8,000 four-wheel drive tacoma trucks in north america. production defects in the 2010 models could cause a problem with the truck's drive shaft. toilet tells truck owners they will be repaired at no kes. toyota has recalled millions of cars because of safety concerns. congress is holding meetings on the concerns beginning next month. a man is accused of smashing more than two dozen television sets right in the store. a security camera caught the whole thing. police say the man got an aluminum bat from the sporting goods department and started smashing the tvs. he pounded 29 tvs before he walked away. he is charged with criminal damage to property. seems this highway billboard is causing some controversy in wisconsin it calls for the president to be impeached and says he's allowing small businesses to fail. the county's democratic party says his policies actually help small businesses. but some are siding with that billboard. >> i just think what obama's doing and the whole administration and the democratic congress is just bad for business. >> i think here in the county several businesses that are receiving, several small businesses that are receiving contracts because of the stimulus plan. >> now the person who paid for the billboard is not a small business owner but a lawyer and he wouldn't comment on it. it seems like just about everywhere you look, it's snowing across the country, even in the south. so that's why we turn to bonnie schnieder to tell us what to expect with all this crazy weather. >> we are looking at measurable snow across the south in cities that sometimes don't see any snow all year. for atlanta 3.6 inches from one storm, the average is two inches a year if we get that. also, we saw snow in alabama, mississippi and south carolina, north carolina, too. some places will still see the snow into the early part of the day. here's what's left over of the storm. it's going to work it's way offshore but we still have the effect of a little bit of residual snow showers popping up in virginia and north carolina at least in the early part of the day, but it will exit and we'll see improvements, but watch out for the black ice overnight. all right tomorrow more extreme weather. this is a clipper system that's going to bring measurable snow to the midwest. but then it will work its way to the east and as it does, the mid-atlantic will see more snow, just a few inches likely because this is a fast-moving storm, but after all the snow we've seen, it's hard to believe more will be coming, but looks like it will tuesday into wednesday. elsewhere across the country, we're looking at mild conditions, particularly off to the west, so this will bring snow to the d.c. area likely. you can see it monday and tuesday, but then it clears out, sunny skies. and snow will melt. the newest career barbie carries a laptop, but also a lot of baggage. thanks to critics of her beauty image. why some say her new geek chic will help make up for those body issues. all right, believe it or not, barbie is now 50 years old. but don't worry, she's showing no signs of slowing down. in fact she's keeping up with the times with a few new jobs. now barbie's a computer engineer. unveiled yesterday, this new barbie comes complete with a smart phone, a blue tooth headset and a hot pink lap top. a half million fans voted for that new job. and that's not all. apparently we have some competition here. mattel also unveiled news anchor barbie. the toy company says these new dolls will inspire girls to do whatever they want limited only by their imaginations. but both new barbies still come with a tiny little waist, long blond hair and those high heels. some say this creates an impossible image for little girls to live up to. what do you think? do you think these new careers are a big step forward or are they -- that's kathleen, our facebook friend. and how about finally -- and that's chastity. and -- thank you, jason. our facebook friend. what do you think about the new barbies? same stuff, different package or a real motivator? some handwritten letters by the late princess diana are being auctioned off today. more than 30 letters and cards are dated from 1984 to 1990 when she was still married to prince charles. most of them are written to her beautician. they reveal diana's struggles with all the media attention her life brought. and with others she also mentioned how she enjoyed opening christmas and birthday presents early and she also reveals personal details about her two sons. google wants to bring unheard of internet speed to one lucky community and seattle, is saying, pick me. mayor mike mcginn wants google's fiberoptic connection which is expected to create download speeds 100 times faster than most right now. the technology officer admits it is a long shot and cities have about six weeks to submit a request for information to google. a new program by google is highlights the power of the search enjoin across the globe. this is a computer model of the globe and those different rays of light are people who are searching the internet using google. >> this is a globe that you're seeing, you can see it spin in real time and you can see are bubbles of people who are searching for things on google right now. the different colors represent the different languages. >> now, you're going to see less light in areas where fewer people have access to the internet or at nighttime. some debt collectors go too far, making people afraid to answer their phones. hln money expert clark howard says there is a way to stop the calls. >> do you owe money? you're past due on something? a collector is calling you? when you're on your feet financially, i want you to pay your past due debts, but i want you to know your rights. now, there are collectors out there who do everything as they should. then there are others who play fast and loose with the laws and break them many times. here's one of the common things people will be told. they're going to go to jail if they don't pay. untrue. there's even been extreme cases, i've had the calls come to me, where someone has been told by a collector that if they don't pay a bill, their children will be taken away from them. come on. if you owe a bill and a collector's calling you, you have no way to pate and they're harassing you, you have the right to writ them a drop dead letter. once they receive it, they can never contact you again about the debt. at least it gives you time to clear your head. for more ways to take control, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> for more advice, stay with us for "the clark howard" show at 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. just ahead, a success story at california's sea world theme park. >> this was the moment we've been waiting for. happy day. >> what rescue facilities are doing to save hundreds of brown pelicans that are showing up battered on california's shoreline. %

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