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even before he allegl alleg began firing a gun in the pentagon, his family was worried about what he might do. his troubled past and his family now trying in vain to help him. >> he's identified as being at the scene, there are allegations naming him as the perpetrator. a birthday celebration takes a wrong turn for a pittsburgh steelers quarterback. a night out with friends ends with a woman accusing ben roethlisberger of sexual assault. a bus that crashed in arizona wasn't even supposed to be on the road. questions for the injured driver. you're watching hln on this first saturday in march. so glad you're with us. i'm susan hendricks. all of those stories ahead. but first, a major development out of detroit. stick close to the phone. that is the advice general motors giving owners of dealerships that are scheduled to be closed. the car company says it's in the process of recalling 661 dealers targeted to be closed in october to offer, then, their franchises back. last year, gm worked through bankruptcy, you may remember. as part of the process, the company notified 2,000 dealers that they would lose their franchise in october of this year. about 1100 of those filed for arbitration in an attempt to regain their licenses. we're learning more about the man who allegedly shot two police officers at the pentagon. the sheriff in california tell cnn john patrick bedell had a history of mental illness. the sheriff said his family tried for years to get help for bedell and he had been committed to mental institutions three times. according to records from the 2006 arrest, he suffered from bipolar disorder. bedell seemed to be obsessed with on-line anti-government conspiracy theorys. >> it's a mistake to try to shoe horn him in to one ideology or fit in a narrative, a partisan narrative. it's clear that this is a disturbed individual who drew a lot of hate and paranoia drawn off of the internet. it's a cheap recruiting tool, especially when the folks drinking it are unstable to begin with. >> bedell died from wounds he received with a shootout. his family said this, we may never know why he made this decision. one thing is clear, though, his actions were caused by an illness, and not a defective character. a wisconsin zoo shut down yesterday when a bear bit at least two fingers off of a hand. the woman walked right past barriers and parking signs and was trying to feed the bear. the bear bit off her thumb and forefinger and partially severed her middle and ring fingers. her boyfriend was bitten as he tried to pry the bear off of the woman. alcohol was a factor in this accident. the charter bus headed to los angeles from mexico when it clipped a pickup truck when it went on 2010. six people were tossed when the bus rolled to the roof. >> i saw it rolling and over the bus and it end up sitting up again. >> 9 of the 16 people hurt are in critical condition. federal officials say the bus was operating illegally and the california-based bus company had been told not to carry passengers across state lines. they are now looking in to whether the driver was tired and driving recklessly. he's one of the injured. about $10 trillion would be added to the country's debt if president obama's 2011 budget is put in to effect. it estimates by 2020, debt held by the public would reach more than $20 trillion. it cites two big contributor to the jump in debt. one is the president's proposal to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cut us for the majority of americans. the other is the proposal to protect middle and upper middle income families to pay the alternative minimum tax. the car impacted with explosives blew up and hit three people in iraq. it's the latest in a strike of attacks leading up to tomorrow's elections. the blast wept off near the holy city of najaf. more than 50 people were hurt. they threaten to use violence to threaten tomorrow's elections. a dozen people have been killed in attacks this week. this is what the latest aftershock did in an earthquake-hit area in chile. two magnitude six aftershocks hit there yesterday. no injuries reported though. meanwhile, bin-kyi-moon promised up to $10 million in help. a u.s. disaster response team is expected to arrive today. the u.s. already sent satellite phones and water treatment units and more aid is scheduled to arrive next week. some parents in colorado are supporting a lesbian couple who was told their child can't enroll in a catholic preschool next year. the women's relationship violates the school's beliefs and policy. but the parents argue that the policy is unfair and have threatened to pull their children out of the preschool. >> whoever discriminates against them, this's not the reality. the reality is they are a family and nobody can say differently. >> the archdiocese insists the parents who enroll their kids at the school are expected to follow the catholic beliefs. and some legal analysts say it's within their rights to have this policy. there may be a new lead in the kay of a family from the san diego area that went missing last month. the authorities say they were spotted on this surveillance tape casually crossing the mexican border. the video was taken from the roof top of a private business. it appears to look close to show a man and a woman and two children to fit their description. they're having a hard time saying who was in this video bah it was so dark. a ship hijacked off of the coast of madagascar is steered towards somalia. that's what the owner of the norwegian tanker is saying. the ship's captain reported that pirates came aboard yesterday and contact with the captain has been lost since then. the companies tracking the tanker's location right now. it was headed for tanzania and had 21 crew members onboard. take a look at this. look closely. a small razor blade found in a cleveland courtroom where a jury was debating a murder case. it was taped under the defendant's table. a bailiff got suspicious when the inmate started fidgeting. >> the inmate sat down and made a sudden judgment. i stood up to kind of see what he was doing. i noticed a piece of a razor blade sticking out from under the table. >> we know joaquin hicks did not put it there. i don't believe anyone put it there on hicks' behalf. >> that was the lawyer that you heard from. the jury was not in the jury room when the blade was found. joaquin hicks on trial for a 2009 execution-style murder. it is the fest weirst weeke march. we're checking your forecast. reynolds, nice out there, right? >> it is. spring is not officially begun as of yet. it won't this weekend. but try telling that to some of the people on the eastern seaboard dealing with the cold temperatures, some of the record snowfall over the last cupel of weekends. highs today, new york, boston, may led lead to the 50s. temperatures might be a little more moderate, so to speak. 69 in miami. some places inside south florida will get up to the 70s. in tampa, 64 degrees the expected high. memphis, kansas city, 60s and 50s. 47, chicago, 38, minneapolis. we head to the west, 65 in las vegas, 53 in salt lake city. 64 in seattle. 50s and 60s in l.a. and san francisco. one thing we're going to be seeing, though, changes in the coming changes for the eastern seaboard. this will bring rain and possibly snow will make its way off to the east. so for the eastern seaboard, enjoy the conditions for as long as you can. rain for the central plains. sporadic activity in the southern plains. chance to see precipitation to the north. in the rockies, light dusting of snowfall. same is true for the sierra nevada. from san francisco northward, a mix of sun and clouds. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. enknow i yo enjoy your day. wait until you hear what kind of trouble you can get in if the medals are not yours. there's no question, for nfl player kerry rhodes, fitness is a job. on the field -- >> i'm big on the fruit. >> off of the field. even on twitter. >> a lot of people on twitter asks me to give them workout tips, what do you do, what do you eat? they want to lose 25 pounds in the next three months. that sets you up for failure. >> tip number one, map out a fitness plan. >> three settles of ten. >> start slow. >> work your way up. take your time to get to the point where you can do more. >> he says it's all about setting reasonable goals and keeping your routine interesting. >> do creative things not to get tired and not keep doing the same thing over and over. >> in the offseason, a typical meal for rhodes, an early morning snack, banana or granola bar, oatmeal or toast for breakfast. a high-protein lunch, a lean ham burger patty, for dinner, salad. he loads up on things like water, fruit, green tea, and energy drinks to stay full throughout the day. >> get four meals in your system, whether it be a snack for one meal or an energy drink for one meal. >> his advice for fans who tweet him -- and the kids who are obese -- make fitness a priority. >> put it on paper what you want to do. overall -- where you want to be at the end of the day. just be accurate and that's just the biggest thing. >> dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. a florida man is facing up to three years in prison for pretending to be a decorated military vet. angulo icasio pled guilty for violating the stolen valor act. it makes it illegal to have won or pretend to have won the highest honors. he showed up wearing a marine uniform and the prestigious navy cross. this is how one veteran responded to this. >> you don't go out and parade yourself as a sergeant major in the marine corps with navy crosses to get in the american legion. that's idiots. >> he told invest gay toigatorsy came up with the scheme to join the american legion. he's expected to be sentenced in june. you want to see this here in indiana. here it is. three officers rescued a man from a burning car on thursday. at one point, one officer -- you just saw him, ran back to the cruiser to get a fire extinguisher. two officers arrived. one witness says there was a huge explosion. >> those officers are heros. they're incredible. they put the lives at risk. i didn't want to come out here because i was worried that the utility pole was coming down and the flames were huge. >> the victim is hospitalized. he's expected to survive. the three officers have been nominated for life saving and bravery awards. the fire at a miami high-rise forced about 300 people out of their apartments and in to the chilly street else. firefighters say it start in the meter room, since it feels an electrical power, crews cut power to all 129 units in the building. they went door-to-door to make sure everyone was out. it could be monday to make sure people are allowed back in their holmes and people who couldn't afford a hotel got help from the red cross. ben roethlisberger is being accused of sexual assault by a woman in georgia. joe carter has more on the allegations. hi, joe. good morning, susan. according to police, the incident occurred friday morning at a popular college bar 30 miles from roethlisberger's lake house. he was celebrating his 28th birthday with three friends mingling with another group that included the reported victim. the alleged incident took place in the bathroom at the college bar. soon after the alleged assault, the woman and her party contacted police. she feels taken to the hospital, treated, and released. both have been interviewed by authorities. roethlisberger is not in custody and has not been charged with a crime. scary moment during the detroit cleveland game last night. the pistons' rodney stuckey walked over to the bench and collapsed into a team trainer's arms. stuckey was shaking like he was having a seizure. me medical personnel attended to the 23-year-old and carried him off of the court on a stretcher. the pistons coaches said he was conscious and his vital signs stable. on a much lighter note, cleveland cavalier fans set a new world record last night for the largest gathering of people wearing snuggies. more than 20,000 turned the arena to a sea of red. the fans were asked to wear the blanket with sleeves. for about the last five minute of the game, everybody did, except one guy who wore a pistons snuggie. the stunt is a new world record. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. one dog owner had a wish before he died. he wanted his puppy to go with him. think about that for a minute? then hear what some fellow dog lovers are saying about it. . it looked like "the los angeles times" fell through the looking glass. they featured a fake front page. on the cover was a picture of joni depp's character, "the mad hatter" from "alice in wonderland." it featured the logo and the stories. it was an unusual opportunity to create buzz. last year, the l.a. times sold the right column of the front page to nbc so the network could advertise its new drama, "southland." >> his young yorki should go when he goes. before he died, he ordered his dog be euthanized and buried next to him. they were buried last week. some pet lovers and animal servers say he shouldn't have done it. >> we do euthanasia. it's hard to put down a dog that has a lot of love to give, a lot of life to share with someone else. >> apparently, it is legal in arkansas to euthanize your pet for any reasons. but the man's sister said he thought no one would love his pup like he did. a bag found in a park outside of san diego may be linked to 14-year-old amber dubois who vanished. they told their parents about finding what looked like human hair in a bag in a park. the girl went missing in the same region as chelsea king. king's disappearance renewed interest in amber's case. a next next pan who shot and kill add 13-year-old girl has been released on bond. he post add $15,000 bond in his court appearance in houston yesterday. he's accused of killing alexis wiley while he was in her mother's car on wednesday. her mom was following calderon because he reportedly hit her car and took off. she was later arrested at home. the police say he confessed to killing the girl buzz said it was in self-defense. >> the temperatures may be frigid, but the atmosphere here is red hot. welcome to comcast on the red carpet. i'm at the 14th annual maryland state police polar bear plunge, maryland's premier winter event. >> this is my kind of weather. >> perfect day for a plunge. >> you got to get in. >> this is a huge event. it's amazing. we started back in '96 and it was probably like hundreds of people, and now it's just thousands. it's turned into a major standout event for the state of maryland. >> this is the it first time we've had a snow like this and it really does tell who this is all about. it's raising money for a special group of people and they're coming no matter what the weather is. >> how do you do this? >> why? because i love the energy. >> the show must go on. the polar bear plunge, great benefit for special olympics, one of the great charities in maryland, and a ton of people out here. everybody is warm and in the spirit of giving, so it will be a great day. >> for one of the rookie soup sr plunger, this was an item on his life to do list. >> i've never done it. you've heard of the movie the bucket list. this was on my bucket list of things to do. i've accomplished it and can check it off my list. it was a great, great opportunity. >> this is the most amazing group of people i've ever worked with. for those of you who have not been here before, you'll leave here with life long friends. >> as a first time plunger, it's not what you expect. i never expected to cry, but i did yesterday and today because the super plungers were so much. to hear the stories are heart-felt. >> i was a first time super plunger in freezing cold water. >> what's the water temperature? >> cold. >> my first time, i could never do it. this this year, i was like, alright, i'm here, i'm going to do it. we're in little costumes. it's cold out there. nothing compares to how cold it is out here. >> it's rewarding because of the smiles you put on the athletes faces and the camaraderie you get to be with the parents, then the family atmosphere that keeps drawing everybody back. >> are you ready? are you ready? >> it gets better every time. >> this is serious business. >> every year i challenge all of the delegates and the house delegates to come out and plunge f they are not going to plunge, they should give us money for the special olympics. >> it's a wonderful cause, special people, and an important segment of our society, and we have to step up and be there for them. >> for law enforcement, it's a special, unique connection with the spec olympics. police officers love to be out there among the crowd, and they love to be around everyone, the young and the old. >> the 2010 marked the inaugural year, a special plunge on friday for maryland's elementary and high school students. >> we had about 2,000 students out here yesterday. the energy was amazing. these kids embraced the concept. for them to do something bigger than themselves and be active, it's awesome. >> it's for the special olympians. we live for, go for, die for, is to give them an opportunity to participate if the games. >> our athletes are children and adults. we have athletes in their 70's. they can choose from 28 different sports all year long. we're not a one-time a year attraction event. everyday of the year an athlete is benefits from the funds raise. >> with over $3 million raised from the efforts this year, some may wonder where the money goes? >> it goes straight to the athletes like myself and show that athletes with disabilities can do anything that they put their minds to. >> think about it t you can sit there as a child and see kids playing tennis, basketball, football, running track. now as a kid because somebody looked at you as having some type of disability, you don't have a disability. this allows you to go out there and do everything that everybody else can do. you're just like everybody else. >> the bay may be chilly, but you see the steam off of me. that's the warm from our hearts. >> this is what you call freezing for a reason. to learn how you can contribute to special olympics maryland, check out smoddot organize. go to on demand and click get local for what's going on in your community. for comcast red carpet, even before he allegedly began firing a gun in the pentagon, john patrick bedell's family was worried about what he might do. his troubled past, and now his family tried in vain to help him. >> he was identified as being at the scene and there are allegations naming him as the perpetrator. a birthday celebration takes a very wrong turn for the pittsburgh steelers' quarterback. how a night out with friends ended with a woman accusing ben roethlisberger of sexual assaults. and a tour bus that crashed and killed six people in arizona once even supposed to be on the road. federal investigators have questions for the injured driver. you are watching hln on this first saturday in march. so glad you're with us. i'm susan hendricks. all of those stories just ahead. but first, a major development out of detroit. stick close to the phone. that is the advice general motors is give oing owners of dealerships that are scheduled to be closed. it's calling 661 dealerships targeted to be closed in october to get their franchises back. last year, gm worked through bankruptcy, you may remember. they worked with dealers that would lose their franchises this year. about 1100 filed for arbitration in an attempt to regain their licenses. we're learning more about the man who shot two police officers in the pentagon. the sheriff in san bernardino, california tells cnn that john patrick b erk dell hedell had a of mental illness. he had been committed to institutions three times. according to court records for 2006 arrests, the 36-year-old sufred from bipolar disorder. john avalon said he seemed to be obsessed with on-line anti-government conspiracy theories. >> it's a mistake to try to shoe horn him in to one ideology, especially a partisan political narrative. he's a disturbed individual that drunk deeply out of the hate and paranoia being sold by the entrepreneurs. that's what happens when you use hate as a cheap and easy recruiting tool. it can lead to violence. >> bedell died from wounds he received in a shootout. his family said this -- we may never know why he made this terrible decision. one thing is clear, though, his actions were brought by an illness and not a defective character. a wisconsin zoo shut down yesterday when a bear bit two fingers off of the woman's hand. the authorities say the woman walked past barriers and warning signs and was trying to feed the bear. the bear bit off her thumb and forefinger and partially severed her middle and ring fingers. her boyfriend was bitten as he tried to pry the bear's mouth off of the woman. authorities say alcohol was a factor in this incident. a tour bus that crashed near phoenix and killed six people yesterday was operating illegally. it was headed to los angeles from central mexico when it clipped a pickup truck on interstate 10. that's the aftermath there. six people were flown from the bus as it flipped over crushing the roof. >> i saw it when it started rolling over and over that the bus ended up sitting up again. >> nine of the 16 people hurt are in critical condition. federal officials say the bus was operating illegally. the california-based bus company had been told not to carry passengers across state lines. they're now looking in to whether the driver was tired and driving recklessly. he's one of the injured. about $10 trillion would be added to the country's debt if president oh what's 2011 budget is put in to effect. that is according to the congressional budget office. now, it estimates by 2020, debt held by the public would reach more than $20 trillion. it cites two big contributors to the jump in debt. now, one, is the president's proposal to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the majority of american. the oh is the proposal to protect middle and upper middle income families from having to pay the alternative minimum tax. a car packed with explosives blew up and killed at least three people in iraq today. it is the latest in the string of attacks leading up to tomorrow's national elections. the blast went off near a shiite shrine in the holy city of najaf. 50 people were hurt. tomorrow's vote will decide who will govern iraq as u.s. troops pull out. across iraq, dozens of people have been killed in attacks this week. . this is what the latest aftershock did in ap earthquake-hit area in chile. two magnitude six aftershocks hit there. no injuries were reported, though. ban ki-moon promised up to $10 million in help. chile asked the u.n. for water purification systems, generators and medical facilities. the u.s. disaster response team is scheduled to arrive to help with efforts. the u.s. sent satellite phones and water treatment units and more aid is scheduled to arrive next week. meanwhile, new video of a tsunami that developed right after that massive earthquake a week ago. look at this. you can see the water flooding the streets of this town. the 8.8 earthquake caused a tsunami that sweat more than 414 miles of chile's coast. chile identified 279 victims, but hundreds more are unidentified. some parents in colorado are supporting a lesbian couple told their child can't enroll in a catholic preschool next year. the denner average diocese says it violates the beliefs and policy. other parents argue the policy is unfair and have threatened to pull their children out of the preschool. >> whoever discriminates against them, that's not the reality. the reality is they are a family and nobody can say differently. >> reporter: the archdiocese insists that the parents who enroll the kids at the school are expected to follow the catholic beliefs. and some legal annual ipss say it is within the rights to have this policy. there may be a new lead in the case of a family from a san diego area that went missing last month. authorities think the mcstays were spotted on this surveillance tape casually crossing the mexican border. it was taken from the roof top of a private business. it appears to show the man, woman, and two children that fit the mcstay's description. but the detectives are saying they're having a hard time saying who's in this video because it's so dark. a ship that was hijacked off of the coast of madagascar is steered to somalia now. that's what the owner of the norwegian tanker is saying. the ship's captain reported that the pirates came aboard yesterday. and contact with the captain has been lost since then. but the company is tracking the tanker's location right now. it feels headed for tanzania and had 21 crew members aboard. take a look at this. look closely, that's a small razor blade found in a cleveland courtroom where a jury was deliberating a murder case. it was taped underneath the table. a bailiff got suspicious when the inmate started fidgeting. >> the inmate sat down and started alerting my sense. i stood up kind of see what i was doing and noticed a little piece of an edge of a razor blade coming from underneath the table. >> we know joaquin hicks did not put it there. i don't believe anyone put it there on hicks' behalf. >> that was the defendant's lawyer you just heard from. the jury was not in the courtroom at the time the blade was found. joaquin hicks is on trial for the 2009 execution-style murder. >> it is the first weekend in march. we're checking the forecast. how's it looking out there? go to the expert, reynolds wolf. nice out there, right? >> spring has not begun officially as of yet. it won't this weekend. try telling that to some of the people on the eastern seaboard who will deal with the cold temperatures, some of the record snowfall over the last couple of weekends. highs today, boston mainly in the 50s. you head further south, a you might imagine, temperatures more moderate. some places in south florida will get up to the 70s. in tampa, 64 degrees expected high. memphis, kansas city, 50s and 60s. 47 in chicago. 38 in minneapolis. you head to the west, 65 in las vegas, 53 in salt lake city. and 50s and 60s in l.a. and san francisco. now, one thing we're going to be seeing, though, possibly some changes for the coming days for the's tesh seaboard because this area of low pressure that will bring rain, possibly snow will make its way to the east. for the eastern seaboard, enjoy the conditions while you can. rain for much of the central and southern plains. sporadic activity in the southern plains. better chance of seeing the precipitation further to the north. the wrongies, a light dusting of snowfall. back to the sierra nevada, from san francisco northward, a mix of sunshine and clouds. that's a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. enjoy your day. >> it seemed simple enough. a military uniform complete with medals. but wait until you hear what kind of trouble you can get in if the medals are not yours. a florida man is facing up to three years in prison for pretending to be a decorated military vet. he was fired for violating the stolen valor act. it makes it illegal to win or pretend to have won the highest honors. in october, he showed up wearing a marine uniform and the prestigious navy cross. this is how one veteran responded to this. >> you don't parade yourself with the sergeant major of the marine corps to get to the american legion. that's hideous. >> he said he only came up with the scheme to join the american legion. he's scheduled to be sentenced in june. you want to see the police rescue video out of indiana. here it is. three officers rescued a man from a burning car on thursday. at one point, one officer, you just saw him, ran back to his cruiser to get a fire extinguisher. one witness says there was a huge explosion. >> those officers are heroes. they're incredible. they put their lives at risk. those are huge. >> the victim is hospitalized. he is expected to survive. the three officers have been nominated for life-saving and brake bravery awards. ben roethlisberger is accused of sexual assault by a woman in georgia. joe carter has been following this. he has more on the allegations. hi, joe. hi. the incident occurred friday morning in a popular college bar in mill ledgeville, georgia three miles from the lake house. he was celebrating his 28th birthday with three friends mingling with another group that included the reported victim. the alleged incident took place in a bathroom at the popular college bar. soon after the alleged assault, the woman and her party contacted police. she was take on the the hospital, treated, and released. both have been interviewed by authorities. roethlisberger is not in custody and has not been charged with a crime. scary moment in the detroit pistons game last night. stuckey went over to the team trainer and collapsed in his arms. medical personnel attended to the 23-year-old and carried him off of the court and on to a stretcher. he was conscious and vital signs were stable after being taken to a cleveland hospital. on a much, much lighter note, cleveland cavalier fans set a new world record last night for the largest gathering of people wearing snuggies. more than 20,000 turned the arena in a sea of red. fans were asked to wear the blanket with sleeves for about the last five minutes of the game. everyone did, except one guy who wore a piston's snuggie. the stunt is a new guinness world record. that's a look at sport. i'm joe carter. one dog owner had a wish before he died -- he wanted his puppy to go with him. think about that for a minute. then hear what some fellow -- it looked like the l.a. times fell through the looking glass. it featured a fake front page. the mad hatter from the new disney film, alice in wonder lantd. it featured the logo and two genuine looking story. it was an unusual opportunity to create buzz. last year, the l.a. times sold the right column of its front page to nbc so the network could advertise its new drama, "southland". he plans to resign from congress on monday. he's apparently facing a harassing complaint by a male staffer. according to the associated press, the representative from new york told a newspaper columnist he's guilty of making inappropriate comments and is stepping down with a, quote, profound sense of failure. earlier this week, massa said he would not seek re-election because of health reasons. a dying arkansas man recently decided his young yorki should go when he goes. before he died, he ordered that his dog be euthanized and buried next to him. they were buried last week. pet lovers in animal services say he shouldn't have done it. >> we do deal with euthanasia. you know? it's a constant thing here, you know? and it's hard to grasp why someone would put down a dog that still has a lot of love to give, a lot of life, something to share with someone else. >> it's legal in arkansas to euthanize your pet for any reason. but the man's sister said he thought no one would love his pup like he did. a bag found in a park outside of san diego may be linked to 14-year-old amber du bois who vanished last thursday. the girl went missing in the same region as 17-year-old kelsey king. king's amber's case. looks like someone may have targeted the california police anti-gang unit for the third time. an officer found a suspected explosive device attached to his car yesterday. the bomb squad was able to disable it, and police say the device could have killed or injured someone if it did what it was supposed to do. the anti-gang unit has been targeted twice in the last two months alone. luckily no one invurd. officials believe some gangs may be behind the attacks. a 13-year-old paperboy in mass smas making the news for rescuing and elderly woman. j.t. carroll on a delivery route when he heard her begging for help. the 95-year-old woman stepped outside to get her mail and fell. >> she was sitting something like this, like trying to conserve body heat because it was cold on friday. she asked me if i could try to help her up but i couldn't. i was worried so i called 911. >> i was saying, help me, help me, help me. will somebody, please, help me, and i was so happy when this young boy came over, you know, to help. i probably wouldn't be here to talk about it. that's why i'm so happy. >> she is happy. the woman says she was on the ground in the cold for an 10 minutes before j.t. found her. he says he feel like a hero. a little boy is taking on an adult-sized responsibility. >> we were trying to fly in and raise money for haiti. >> they did find a way involving legos of all things. even before he allegedly began firing a gun in the pentagon, john patric bedell's family was worry about what he might do. his troubled past and how his family tried in vain to help him. >> identified as being at the scene, and there are allegations naming him as the perpetrator. >> a birthday celebration take as very wrong turn for the pittsburgh steelers' quarterback. how a night out with friends ended one a woman accusing ben roethlisberger of sexual assault. a tour bus that crashed and killed six in arizona wasn't even supposed to be on the road. federal investigators have questions for the injured driver. you're watching hln on this first saturday in march. so glad you're with us. i'm susan hendricks. all of those stories just ahead. first we start with a major development out of detroit. stick close to the phone. that is the advice general motors is giving owners of dealerships that are scheduled to be closed. the car company says it's in the process of calling 661 dealers targeted to be closed in october to offer them their franchises back. last year gm worked through bankruptcy, you may remember, as part of the process the company notified 2,000 dealers they would lose their franchise in october of this year. about 1,100 of those file for arbitration in an attempt to regain their licenses. we are learning more about the man who allegedly shot two police officers at the pentagon. the sheriff in california tells cnn john patric bedell had a history of mental illness. sheriff curtis hill says his family try for years to get help and he had been committed to mental institutions at least three time. according to court records from a 2006 arrest, the 36-year-old suffered from bipolar disorder. bedell seemed to be obsessed with online anti-government theories. >> make him fit a narrative es special lay partisan political narrative. it's clear this is a very disturbed individual whose drug out of the hate and paranoia sold on the internet by conspiracy entrepreneurs. that's what happens when you use hate as a cheapening computer tool but can lead to violence especially when those drinkings are unstable to begin with. >> bedell died in a shoot-out with guards. his family says, we may nerve you know why he made this terrible decision. one thing is clear, though. his actions were caused by an illness and not a defective character. a wisconsin zoo shut down yesterday when a bear bit at least two fingers off a woman's hand. authorities say the woman walked right past barriers and warning signs at the lincoln park zoo trying to feed the bear. the bear bit off her thumb and forefinger and partially ser lld her ring finger. her boyfriend was also bitten as he tried to help. a charter bus was headed to los angeles from central mexico when it clipped a pickup truck on a busy interstate. six people thrown from the bus as it flipped over crushing the roof. >> i saw it when it started rolling over and over, that bus, and it ended up sitting up again. >> nine of the 16 people hurt are in critical condition. federal officials say the bus was operating elilillegally andy had been told not to the carry passengers across state lines. they are looking into whether the driver was tired and driving recklessly. he is one of the injured. about $10 trillion would be added to the country's debt if president obama's 2011 budget is put into affect. the congress' budget office estimates debt by the public would reach more than $20 trillion. citing contributors to the debt. one extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the majority of americans. the other is the proposal to protect middle and upper middle income families from having to pay the alternative minimum tax. a car packed with explosives blew up and killed at least three people in iraq today. the latest in a string of attacks leading up to tomorrow's national elections. the blast went off near a shiite shrine in a holy city. more than 50 hurt. they threatened to use violence to disrupt the elections. tomorrow's elections decide who will govern iraq as u.s. troops pull out. dozens killed in attacks this week. this is what the latest aftershock did in an earthquake-hit area in chile. two magnitude 6 aftershocks hit there yesterday. no injuries reported though. meanwhile, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon promised up to $10 million in help. chipe asked the the u.n. for water, purification systems, medical facilities and generators. the state department says a u.s. disaster response team is scheduled to arrive today to help chile with relief efforts. the u.s. already has sent satellite phones and water treatments units and more sade scheduled to arrive next week. meanwhile, we have new video of the tsunami that developed right after that massive earthquake a week ago. look at this. you see the water flooding the streets of this town. the 8.8 earthquake caused a sue nam they swept more than 400 miles of chile's coast. chile's government identified 279 victims but hadn'ts more are still unidentified. some parents in colorado are supporting a lesbian couple told their child can't enfederal a catholic preschool next year. the denver archdiocese says the women's relationship violates the schools beliefs and policy. the parents argue the policy is unfair and threatened to pull their children out of the preschool. >> whoever discriminates against them, that's not the reality. the reality is, they are a family, and nobody can say differently. >> the archdiocese insists the parents who enroll their kids at the school are expected to follow the catholic church's beliefs, and some legal analysts say it is with the rights to have this policy. there may about new lead in the case of a family from the san diego dwlaer went missing last month. authorities think they were spotted on this surveillance tape casually crossing the mexican border. the video taken from the rooftop of a private business. now, it appears, if you look close to show a man, woman and two children that fit the description, detectives say they're having a hard time saying exactly who was in this video, because it's so dark. a ship that was hijacked off the coast of madagascar is being steer towards somalia now. that's what the owner of the norwegian tanker is saying. the ship's captain reported that pirates had come aboard yesterday and contact with the captain has been lost since then. the company is tracking the tanker's location right now. it was headed for tanzania and had 21 crew members aboard. take a look at this. look closely. that is a small razor blade found in a cleveland courtroom where a jury was deliberating a murder case. it was taped under the defendant's table. a bailiff got suspicious. >> was sitting down an made a sudden movement underneath the table. my sense, i stood up and kind of see what he was doing, and i noticed a little piece of, edge of a razor blade sticking out from underneath the table. >> we know that joaquin hicks does not put it there. i don't believe anyone put it there on hicks' behalf. >> that was the defendant's lawyer you just heard from. the jury was not in the courtroom at the time when the blade was found. joaquin hicks is on trial for a 2009 execution-style murder. it seems simple enough. the military uniform complete with medals. wait until you hear what kind of trouble can you get in if the medals are not yours. a florida man facing up to three years in prison for pretending to be a decorated military vet. he plead guilty yesterday to violating the federal stolen valor act. the act makes it illegal to wear or pretend to have won the highest u.s. military honors. in october he showed up at an american legion hall in tampa wearing a marine uniform and the prestigious navy cross. this is how one veteran responded to this. >> you don't go out here and parade yourself as a sergeant major in the marine corps with navy crosses and stuff just to get in the american legion. that's hideous. >> prosecutors say he told investigators he only came up with the scheme to join the american legion and is scheduled to be sentenced in june. you want to see this police rescue video out of indiana? leer it is. three officers rescued a man from a burning car on thursday. at one point, one officer, you just saw him, ran back to his cruiser to get a fire extinguisher when two other officers arrived and one witness says there was a huge explosion. >> those officer, hero. they are absolutely incredible. they put their lives at risk. i didn't want to come out here, i was worried that utility pole was coming down and those flames were huge. >> the victim is hospitalized and is expected to survive. the three officers have been nominated for life-saving and bravery awards. pittsburgh steelers' quarterback ben roethlisberger is abeing aaccused of sexual assault in georgia. according to police the incident occurred friday morning at a popular college bar in milledgeville, georgia, about 30 miles from roethlisberger's lake house. police say the two-time super bowl champion was celebrating his 28th birthday with three friends who were mingling with another group that included the reported victim. the alleged incident reportedly took place in a bathroom at the popular college bar. soon after the alleged assault, the woman and her party contacted police. she was taken to the hospital, treated and released. both have been interviewed by authorities. roethlisberger is not in custody and has not been charged with a crime. scary moment during the detroit/cleveland game last night. the pistons' rodney stuckey walked to the bench and suddenly collapsed into a team trainer's arms. tv replay showed him shaking like he was actually having a seizure. medical personnel attended to the 23-year-old then carried him off the court on a stretcher. he was conscience and vital signs stable after being take ton a cleveland hospital. hey, on a much lighter note, cleveland cavalier fans set a new world record last night for the largest gathering of people wearing snuggies. more than 20,000 turnrd the arena into a sea of red. fans were asked to wear the blanket with sleeves for about the last five minutes of the game everyone did it, except one guy who wore a piston's snuggy. the stunt is a new guinness world record. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. how do you help millions of people who don't have health care? a surgen in kentucky is doing it one person at time, and that makes dr. andy moore our hero of the week. when i went to go see dr. moore this is what he seen. would you like to see it? i developed skin kansaser from too much sun exposure. had i see this, i have a hard time looking at this photo. >> this cancer was so far advanced eventually it would have killed him. he felt he could not afford to have the surgery. in this economic time, our friend and family can't wait. they need this health care now. >> all right, bud. how you doing? . >> today he's back for the operation to reconstruct his nose. we're going to give you joy juice and take care of that. i'm dr. andy moore, a plastic surgeon that performs free surgeiccal procedures on people that have no health insurance. when i started 26 years ago i would simply make a call to the hospital and say i've got somebody i'm going to do for free. >> this is michael wild. >> it became more complex with computers and hmos and insurance companies. >> perfect. >> these people don't have health insurance, and i think it's our duty to reach out and help those type of people as often as we can. >> we just finished up with him. >> great. >> it's about what i went into medicine for. about taking care of people and not necessarily expecting something in return for it. >> he is truly doing amazing things. dr. andy moore and his organization have treated more than 3,000 patients free of charge. for more on his amazing work or nominate someone you know as a hero, just go to cnn.com/heroes. times" fell through the look glass. yesterday the paper featured a fake front page on the so-called cover wrap was a picture of johnny depp's character the mad hatter from the any disney film "alice in wonderland." the "l.a. times" says it was an unusual opportunity to create buzz. last year the "l.a. times" sold the right column of its front page to nbc so the network to advertise its new drama "southland." eric massa plans to resign from congress monday. he's apparently facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer. according to the associated press, the representative from new york told a newspaper columnist he's guilty of making inappropriate comments, and is stepping down with a "profound sense of failure." earlier this week, massa says he would not seek re-election because of health reasons. a bag found in a park outside of san diego may be linked to 14-year-old amber dubois who vanished last february. last may three children told parents about what looked like finding human hair in a bag in the park. the girl went missing in the same region at 17-year-old chelsea king. this renewed interest in amber's case. a texas man who reportedly shot and kill a 13-year-old girl has been released on bond. richard callderon posted bail yz accused of killing alexis wily while in her mother's car on wednesday. her mom was apparently following him because he reportedly hit her car and took pauf off. he confessed to killing the girl but said it was in self-defense. looks like someone may have targeted the california police anti-gang unit for the third time. police say an officer found a suspected explosive device attached to his car yesterday. the bomb squad was able to disable it, and police say the device could have killed or injured someone if it did what it was supposed to do. the anti-gang unit has been targeted twice in the last two months alone. lkly no one injured. officials believe some gangs may be behind those attacks. a 13-year-old paperboy in massachusetts is making the news for rescuing an elderly woman. j.t. carroll was on his paper delivery route yesterday when he heard her begging for help. the 95-year-old woman stepped outside to get her mail and fell. >> she was sitting something like this, like trying to conserve body heat, because it was cold on friday. she asked me back, if i could try to help her up, but i couldn't, and i was kind of worried so i called 911. >> i was saying, help me, help me, help me. will somebody, please, help me, and i was so happy when this young boy came over, you know, to help. i probably wouldn't be here to talk about it. that's why i'm so happy. >> she happy. the woman says she was on the ground in the cold for about ten minutes before j.t. found her. he says he feels like a hero. a little boy is taking on an adult-sized responsibility. >> we were trying to find a way to raise money for haiti. >> he did find a way, and it involves legos, of all things. this is hln.  661 gm dealers may get their businesses back. that is more than half the dealers ho lodged an arbitration appeal last month, targeted for shut down as the carmaker worked through its bankruptcy problems. congress demanneded the company allow deal toers appeal. the man authorities say shot two cops outside the pentagon had a history of mental health problem. in recent months, john patrick bedell arrested for marijuana possession and got into fights with his brother and parents. in january his father even filed a missing person's report for bedell he later cancelled. and massachusetts senator scott brown is in arizona helping senator john mccain win some votes. mccain hopes brown's efforts will help him win the toughest election in his career. considered a rising star of the republican party. a quick check of some of the stories we're following for you on this saturday. glad you're with us. i'm susan hendricks. a 20-year-old college student accused pittsburgh steelers' quarter baath ben roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her at a georgia bar. joe carter is following this story and la more details. >> georgia police say the alleged assault took place early friday morning in milledgeville georgia, about 30 miles from roethlisberger's lake house. he was celebrated lis 28th birthday with friends, mingling with another group that included the reported victim. the alleged incident took place at a bathroom ap a popular college bar. the woman and her party contacted police soon after the assault. she was taken to the hospital, treated and released. both interviewed by authorities. roethlisberger is not in custody and not charged with a crime. this is not the first time ben roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault. a reno woman filed a civil suit last summer accusing him of rape. roethlisberger vowed fight that case. joe, thank you. we, of course, are following that story. we will bring you more information as it comes into us. now to some of the other stories we're following for you. a tour bus that crashed near phoenix and killed six people yesterday was operated illegally. the charter bus was headed to los angeles from central mexico when it clipped a pickup truck on busy interstate 10. six people were ploen flown from the bus as it flipped over crushing the roof. >> i saw it when it started rolling over and over, the bus, and it ended up sitting up again. >> nine of the 16 people hurt are in critical condition. federal officials say the bus was operating illegally and the california-based bus company told not to carry passengers across state line. they're looking into whether the driver was tire and driving recklessly, he is one of the injured. about 10 trillion dollars would be added to the country's debt if president obama's 20011 budget is put into effect nap is according to the congress' budget office that estimates by 2020 debt held by the public would reach more than $20 trillion. it citing two big contributors to the jump in debt. one is the president's proposal to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the majority of americans. the other is the proposal to protect middle and upper middle income families from are having to pay the alternative minimum tax. a car packed with explosive blew up and killed at least three in iraq today. the late nest a string of attacks leading up to tomorrow's national elections. the blast went off near a shiite shrine. authorities threatened to use violence to disrupt elections. tomorrow's vote will decide who will govern iraq as u.s. troops pull out. across iraq dozens of people have been killed in attacks this week. this is what the latest aftershock did in an earthquake-hit area in chile. two magnitude 6 aftershocks hit there yesterday. no injuries reported though. meanwhile, u.n. general secretary ban ki-moon promised up to $10 million in help. chile asked the u.n. for water, purification systems, medical facilities and generators. the state department says a u.s. disaster response team is scheduled to arrive today to help chile with relief efforts. the u.s. already has sent satellite phones and water treatments units and more sade aid is scheduled to arrive next week. a wisconsin zoo shut down when a bear bit at least two fingers off a woman's hand. she walked past barriers and warning signs at the lincoln park zoo and trying to feed the bear. the bear bit off her thumb and forefinger and partially severed her middle and ring fingers. her boyfriend also bitten as he tried to pry the bear's mouth off the woman. authorities say alcohol was a factor in this incident. some parents in colorado are supporting a lesbian couple who was told their child can't enroll at a catholic preschool next year. the denver archdiocese says the women's relationship violates the schools beliefs and policy. other parents argue the policy is unfair and have threatened to pull their children out of the preschool. >> whoever discriminates against them, that's not the reality. the reality is, they are a family, and nobody can say differently. >> the archdiocese insists the parents who enroll their kids at the school are expected to follow the catholic church's beliefs, and some legal analysts say it is with the rights to have this policy. convicted child molester john gardner is facing murder charges in the death of 17-year-old chelsea king. now people are outraged that he was ever allowed out of prison. ryan smith appears on our sister station true-tv and talked to chuck roberts about the case and the controversy surrounding it. >> john gardner served five, could have served 30. what happened? was was he out? >> accused of molesting and actually -- you had a witness who didn't want to testify. excuse me, actually the victim didn't want to testify and then you have the case of he didn't have a long criminal record. what they had to do a plea deal. ended up getting six years served five and three years probation. >> the fact he lives yards from an elementary school, is that -- a failure of the system? >> it probably is a failure of the system. they have an obligation to have sex offenders registered online, but the problem is, it's got to be implemented and watched. he was checking in with his probation officer, but obviously there was a lapse here that should have been corrected. it wasn't possible in this case. >> what do you think the end result will be? a backlash against lenient jumps, longer prison times? more lem tronk monitoring? >> harsh justice in this case. this is a death penalty eligible case because it's murder with special circumstances. the murder possibly having occurred during the commission of a rape. so you will definitely, i think there's a good chance you could see a death penalty case here. the other thing i think is, you will see a lot of attention to this circumstance. more commitment to point out registered sex offenders and at the same time, making sure that harsh penalties are implemented. >> the public is not going to let this go? >> the public wants justice. >> right. >> sure. >> once again that was "hln's" chuck roberts speaking with "incision's" ryan smith. authorities are now investigating to see if john gardner was involved in the disappearance of amber dubois, disappeared a year ago where chelsea king was last seen. 50 hurt in this massive crash along a busy highway in wisconsin. local media says at least 31 cars were involved in one crash while another seven crashed about a mile away. weather is usually a factor in this type of crash. that was the case yesterday as well. authorities blame this stuff, fog. foggy conditions along the roadway for the accidents. the wrecks happened around 8:00 yesterday morning and shut down the highway until the afternoon. it seems simple enough. a military uniform completely medals. but wait until you hear what kind of trouble you can get in if the medals are not yours. a florida man is facing up to three years in prison for pretending to be a decorated military vet. angel ocasio pled guilty yesterday to violating the federal stolen val e act. the act makes it illegal to wear or pretend to have won the highest u.s. military honors. in october he showed up at an american legion hall in tampa wearing a marine uniform and the prestigious navy cross. this is how one veteran responded to this. >> you don't go out here and parade yourself as a sergeant major in the marine corps with navy crosses and stuff just to get in the american legion. that's hideous. >> prosecutors say he told investigators he only came up with the scheme to join the american legion and is scheduled to be sentenced in june. you want to see this police rescue right here video out of indiana? here it is. three officers rescued a man from a burning car on thursday. at one point, one officer, you just saw him, ran back to his cruiser to get a fire extinguisher when two other officers arrived and one witness says there was a huge explosion. >> those officers are heroes. they are absolutely incredible. they put their lives at risk. i didn't want to come out here, because i was worried about utility poles coming down. those flames were huge. >> the victim is hospitalized and is expected to survive. the three officers have been nominated for life-saving and bravery awards. tiger woods said no to a sponsorship offer worth $75 million. we turn thing over to joe cart here has more on this story. a lot of money. >> that's a ton of money, susan. you know, tiger's image has take an big hit over the last three months. lost several big sponsor, gillette, at&t, an irish man put together a package to make him $75 million richer. he offer him a down payment worth $5 million for using his name the next five years and said they'd pay the golfer an additional million for every major he wins including $2 million for winning the open. tiger issued a polite refusal to the offer. and the pistons rodney stuckey walked to the bench and suddenly collapsed into the team trainer's arms. tv replay show stuckey shaking like he was having a seizure. medical personnel attended to the 23-year-old then carried him off the court on a stretcher. a piston's spokesman said he was conscience and vital signs stable after being take ton a cleveland hospital. ladies, this next story is for you. that is a shirtless and slightly dirty rafael nadal, the tennis star rolling around with shakira in the new music video called "gypsy." the pair put together such a convincing performance filming the video in barcelona last month, they fueled rumors of a real-life romance. away from the cameras they don't have long-term relationships. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. one dog own her a wish before he died. he wanted his puppy to go with him. think about that for a minute. and then hear what some dog lovers are saying about it. this is hln. time now for some "fancy footwork." head to an international friendly between brazil and ireland. brazil showing us why it's called a beautiful game. scoring the goal, take another look. assisted by several great passes by his teammates. now, that's in great teamwork and, of course, some "fancy footwork." it looked like the "los angeles times" fell through the looking glass. yesterday the paper featured a fake front page. on the so-called cover wrap was a picture of johnny depp, the "mad hatter "a new film from disney. the "l.a. times" says it was an unusual opportunity to create buzz. last year the "l.a. times" sold the right column of its front page to nbc so the network could advertise its new drama "southland." first-term democrat eric massa plans to retire from congress monday. according to the associated press, the representative from new york told a newspaper columnist he is guilty of making inappropriate comments and is stepping down with a "profound sense the failure." earlier this we're massa said he would not seek re-election because of health reasons. a dying arkansas man recently decided his young yorky should go when he goes. before he died he ordered that his dog be euthanized and buried right next to him. they were buried last week, but some pet lovers and animal services say he shouldn't have done it. >> we do deal with euthanasia. it's a constant thing here, and really hard to grasp why someone would down a dog that has a lot of love to give, a lot of life to share with someone eggs. else. >> apparently it is legal in arkansas to euthanize your pet for any reason. the man's sister thought know one would love his pup like he did. a man who shot and killed a 13-year-old girl has been released on bond. he posted a $50,000 bond in houston yesterday, accused of killing alexis wily while in her mother's car on wednesday. her mom was apparently following him because he hit her car and took off. he was later arrested at home. police say he confessed to killing the girl but said it was in self-defense. it looks like someone may have targeted the california police anti-gang unit for the third time. police say an officer found a suspected explosive device attached to his car yesterday. the bomb squad was able to disable it, and police say the device could have killed or injured someone if it did what it was supposed to do. the anti-gang unit has been targeted twice in the last two months alone. luckily, no one has been injured. officials believe some gangs may be behind those attacks. did you know that you may not be the only one who is listening to your private messages? it is true. hln money expert clark howard tells us about a disturbing inv mail and how to protect yourself. something that has annoyed me so much with my cell phone operator is when i want to check my voice mail, i have to dial in to voice mail and punch in a four-digit secret code. well lo and behold, it turns out my cell phone operator was right and i was wrong to be aggravated or annoyed because of a hot, hot thing going on called caller i.d. spoofing. say someone wants to tap in to your voice mail, girlfriend, boyfriend, competitor at your business, could be a colleague where you work. well, they can now pretend that they are your number through spoofing. they dial in to voice mail. voice mail thinks it's you calling and they can listen to your messages. if i scared you enough, any cell phone provider can ask them to add a four-digit code before you check voice mail. do it. i'm clark howard, for more ways to protect yourself, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. for more advice from clark, watch his entire show. today from noon eastern time. he'll help you save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. a little boy is taking on an adult sized responsibility. >> we're trying to find a way to raise money for haiti. >> he did find a way. and it involves legos of all things. this is hln. even before he allegedly began firing a gun in the pentagon,on patrick bedell's family was worried about what he might do. his troubled past and how his family tried in vain to help him. >> identified as being at the scene and there are allegations naming him as the perpetrator. >> a birthday celebration takes a very wrong turn for the pittsburgh steelers quarterback. how a night out with friends ended up with a woman accusing wen roethlisberger of sexual assault. >> federal investigators have questions for the injured driver. you're watching hln on this first saturday in march, so glad you're with us. i'm susan hendricks. we'll have all of those ahead. first we start with a major development out of detroit. stick close to the phone. that is the advice general motors is giving owners of dealerships that are scheduled to be closed. the car company says it's in the process of calling 660 dealers targeted to be closed in october to offer them their franchises back. last year gm worked through bankruptcy, you may remember. as part of the process the company notified 2000 dealers they would use their franchise in october of this year. about 1100 of those filed for arbitration in an attempt to regain their licenses. >> we're learning more about the man who allegedly shot two police officers at the pentagon. the sheriff in san bernardino california said john patrick bedell had a history of mental illness. the sheriff said his family tried for years to get help for bedell and been committed to mental institutions at least three times. from a 2006 arrest the 36-year-old suffered from bipolar disorder. bedell seemed to be obsessed with anti-government conspiracy theories. >> it's a mistake to try to shoe horn him into one ideology. what's very clear this is a very disturbed individual who dropped out of the lot of hate. that's what happens when you use as a hate as a recruiting tool. it can lead to violence. >> bedell died from wounds that he received in the shotout with pentagon guards. in a statement bedell's family sthad, we may never know why he made this terrible decision, one thing is clear, though, his actions were caused by an illness and not a defective character. a wisconsin zoo shut down yesterday when a bear bit at least two fingers off a woman's hand. authorities say the woman walked right past barriers at the lincoln park zoo and tried to feed the bear. the father bit off her forefinger. her boyfriend was also bitten as he tried to pry the bear's mouth off the woman. authorities say alcohol was a factor in this incident. a tour bus that crashed and killed six in arizona wasn't even supposed to be on the road. six people were thrown from the bus as it flipped over crushing the roof. >> i saw it when it started rolling over and over, the bus, and it ended up sitting up again. >> nine of the 16 people hurt are in critical condition. federal officials say the bus was operating illegally and the california-based bus company told not to carry passengers across state line. they're looking into whether the driver was tire and driving recklessly, he is one of the injured. about $10 trillion would be added to the country's debt if president obama's 2011 budget is put into effect nap is according to the congress' budget office that estimates by 2020 debt held by the public would reach more than $20 trillion. it's citing two big contributors to the jump in debt. one is the president's proposal to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the majority of americans. the other is the proposal to protect middle and upper middle income families from having to pay the alternative minimum tax. a car packed with explosive blew up and killed at least three in iraq today. the latest a string of attacks leading up to tomorrow's national elections. the blast went off near a shiite shrine. more than 50 people were hurt. insurgents threatened to use violence to disrupt elections. tomorrow's vote will decide who will govern iraq as u.s. troops pull out. across iraq dozens of people have been killed in attacks this week. this is what the latest aftershock did in an earthquake-hit area in chile. two magnitude 6 aftershocks hit there yesterday. no injuries reported though. meanwhile, u.n. general secretary ban ki-moon promised up to $10 million in help. chile asked the u.n. for water, purification systems, medical facilities and generators. the state department says a u.s. disaster response team is scheduled to arrive today to help chile with relief efforts. the u.s. already has sent satellite phones and water treatment units and more sade aid is scheduled to arrive next week. we have new video of a tsunami that developed after that massive earthquake a week ago. look at this. you see the water flooding the streets of this town, the 8.8 earthquake cause ad tsunami that swept more than 400 miles of chile's coast. chile's government identified 279 victims. but hundreds more are still unidentified. some parents in colorado are supporting a lesbian couple who was told their child can't enroll at a catholic pre-school next year. the denver archdiocese says the women's relationship violates the school's belief and policy but other parents argue the policy is unfair and have threat endto pull their children out of pre-school. >> whoever discriminates them is not the reality. >> the archdiocese insists that parents who enroll their kids at the school are expected to follow the catholic church's beliefs. some legal analysts say it is within the rights to have this policy. there may be a new lead in the case of a family from the san diego area that went missing last month. authorities think they were spotted on this surveillance tape casually crossing the mexican border. the video was taken from the rooftop of a private business. now it appears if you look close to show a man and woman and two children that fit the description of the families. detectives say they are having a hard time saying exactly who was in this video, because it's so dark. take a look at this. look closely. that is a small razor blade found in a cleveland courtroom where a jury was deliberating a murder case. it was taped under the defendant's table. a bailiff got suspicious. >> the inmate was sitting down and made a sudden movement under the table which alerted my sense so i stood up and kind of see what he was doing and i noticed a little piece of edge of a razor blade sticking out from underneath the table. >> we know that joaquin didn't put it there. i don't believe anybody put it there on his behalf. >> that was the defendant's lawyer. the jury was not in the courtroom at the time the blade was found. he's on trial for a 2009 execution-style murder. it is the first weekend in march and we're checking your forecast happen >> spring hasn't officially begun yet. some record snowfall just over the last couple weekends. now highs today expected for washington, new york and boston mainly in the 50s and when you head further south as you might imagine temperatures will be a little bit more moderate. 69 degrees in miami. although some places in south florida will get up into the 70s. in tampa, 64 degrees. memphis and kansas city mainly in the 60s and o50s. out west 65 in las vegas, 53 in salt lake city. 64 in seattle and 50s and 60s in l.a. and in san francisco. one thing we'll be seeing possibly some changes in the coming days for the eastern seaboard. low pressure bring some rain and snow to part of the northern plains will make its way to the east. eastern seaboard enjoy conditions while you can. rain for central and southern plains. sporadic activity in the southern plains. better chance of seeing precipitation further to the north. in the rockies mainly light dusting of snowfall. same is true for much of the sierra nevada. rain is possible in san francisco. from san francisco northward sunshine and cloudy. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. enjoy your day. >> seems simple enough a military uniform complete with medals. wait until you hear what kind of trouble you can get in if the medals are not yours. a florida man is facing up to three years in prison for pretenning to be a decorated military vet. he pleaded guilty yesterday to violating the federal stolen valor agent. the act makes it illegal to wear or pretend to have won the highest u.s. military honors. in october he showed up at an american legion hall in tampa wearing a marine uniform and the navy cross. this is how one veteran responded to this. >> you don't parade yourself as a sergeant major in the marine corps with navy crosses just to get in the american legion. >> prosecutors say he told investigators he only came up with the scheme to join the american legion. he is scheduled to be sentenced in june. you want to see this police rescue video out of indiana. three officers rescue ad man from a burning car on thursday. at one point one officer ran back to his cruiser to get a fire extinguisher. two other officers arrived and one witness said there was a huge explosion. >> those officers are hero. absolutely incredible. they put their lives at risk. i didn't want -- that utility pole was coming down. >> the three officers have been nominated for life-saving and bravery awards. pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger is being accused of sexual assault by a woman in georgia. george carter has been following this one. good morning, susan. according to police, the incident occurred friday morning at a popular college bar 30 miles from roethlisberger's lake house. police say the two-time champion was celebrating his 28th birthday with three friends mingling with another group that included the reported victim. the alleged incident took place in the bathroom at the college bar. soon after the alleged assault, the woman and her party contacted police. she feels taken to the hospital, treated, and released. both have been interviewed by authorities. roethlisberger is not in custody and has not been charged with a crime. scary moment during the detroit cleveland game last night. the pistons' rodney stuckey walked over to the bench and collapsed into a team trainer's arms. stuckey was shaking like he was having a seizure. medical personnel attended to the 23-year-old and carried him off of the court on a stretcher. the pistons coaches said he was conscious and his vital signs stable. on a much lighter note, cleveland cavalier fans set a new world record last night for the largest gathering of people wearing snuggies. more than 20,000 turned the arena into a sea of red. the fans were asked to wear the blanket with sleeves. for about the last five minutes of the game, everybody did, except one guy who wore a pistons snuggie. the stunt is a new world record. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. one dog owner had a wish before he died. he wanted his puppy to go with him. think about that for a minute? then hear what some fellow dog lovers are saying about it. this is hln. it looked like "the los angeles times" fell through the looking glass. they featured a fake front page. on the cover was a picture of johnny depp's character, the mad hatter from "alice in wonderland." it featured the logo and the stories. it was an unusual opportunity to create buzz. last year, the "l.a. times" sold the right column of the front page to nbc so the network could advertise its new drama, "southland." first term democrat plans to resign from congress on in monday. he's apparently facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer. according to the associated press t-representative from new york told a newspaper columnist he's guilty of making inappropriate comments and is stepping down with a quote, profound sense of failure. early they are week, he said he would not seek re-election because of health reasons. a dying arkansas man recently decided his younk yorki should go when he goes. before he died, he ordered his dog be euthanized and buried next to him. they were buried last week. some pet lovers and animal services say he shown have done it. >> we do euthanasia. it's a constant thing here. it's hard to put down a dog that has a lot of love to give, a lot of life to share with someone else. >> apparently, it is legal in arkansas to euthanize your pet for any reasons. but the man's sister said he thought no one would love his pup like he did. a bag found in a park outside of san diego may be linked to 14-year-old amber dubois who vanished. last may three children told their parents about fining what looked like human hair in a bag in the park. the girl went missing in the same region as chelsea king. king's disappearance renewed interest in amber's case. a texas man who reportedly shot and killed a 13-year-old girl has been released on bond. he posted a $50,000 bond during his court appearance in houston yesterday. he's accused of killing alexis wiley while she was in her mother's car on wednesday. her mom was following calderon because he reportedly hit her car and took off. he was later arrested at home. the police say he confessed to killing the girl buy said it was in self-defense. looks like someone may have targeted the california police anti-gang unit for the third time. the officers found a suspected explosive device attached to his car yesterday. the bomb squad was able to disable it. the police say the device could have killed or injured someone if it did what it was supposed to do. the anti-gang unit has been targeted twice in the last two months alone. luckily, no one has been injured. officials believe some gangs may be behind those attacks. >> a 13-year-old paper boy in massachusetts is making the news for rescuing an elderly woman. j. t. carroll was on his paper delivery route when he heard her begging for help. the 95-year-old woman stepped outside to get her mail and fell. >> she was sitting something like this, trying to conserve body heat because it was cold on friday. she asked me if i could try to help her up but i couldn't. i was kind of worried so i called 911. >> i said help me, help me, help me. will somebody please help me. and i was so happy when this young boy came over, you know, to help. i thought i wouldn't be here to talk about it. that's why i'm so happy. >> she is happy. the woman said she was on the ground in the cold for about ten minutes before j. t. found her. he says he feels like a hero. a little boy is taking on an adult sized responsibility. >> we were trying to find a way to raise money for haiti. >> he did find a way. and it involves legos of all things. this is hln. dealers who lodged an 661 gm dealers may get their businesses back. that is more than half the dealers who lodged an arbitration appeal last month, targeted for shut down as the carmaker worked through its bankruptcy problems. congress demanded the company allow dealers to appeal. the man authorities say shot two cops outside the pentagon had a history of mental health problems. in recent months, john patrick bedell had been arrested for marijuana possession and got into fights with his brother and parents. in january his father even filed a missing person's report for bedell that he later cancelled. and massachusetts senator scott brown is in arizona helping senator john mccain win some votes. mccain hopes brown's efforts will help him win the toughest re-election in his career. considered a rising star of the republican party. his election to the senate in january cost the democrats their filibuster proof majority. a quick check of some of the stories we're following for you on this saturday. glad you're with us. i'm susan hendricks. a 20-year-old college student accused pittsburgh steelers' quarter back ben roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her at a georgia bar. joe carter is following this story. >> georgia police say the alleged assault took place early friday morning in milledgeville georgia, about 30 miles from roethlisberger's lake house. the two-time super bowl champion was celebrating his 28th birthday with friends, mingling with another group that included the reported victim. the alleged incident took place at a bathroom at a popular college bar. the woman and her party contacted police soon after the assault. she was taken to the hospital, treated and released. both interviewed by authorities. roethlisberger is not in custody and not charged with a crime. this is not the first time ben roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault. a reno woman filed a civil suit last summer accusing him of rape. roethlisberger vowed to fight that case. joe, thank you. we, of course, are following that story. we will bring you more information as it comes into us. now to some of the other stories we're following for you. a tour bus that crashed near phoenix and killed six people yesterday was operated illegally. the charter bus was headed to los angeles from central mexico when it clipped a pickup truck on busy interstate 10. six people were thrown from the bus as it flipped over crushing the roof. >> i saw it when it started rolling over and over, the bus, and it ended up sitting up again. >> nine of the 16 people hurt are in critical condition. federal officials say the bus was operating illegally and the california-based bus company told not to carry passengers across state line. they're looking into whether the driver was tired and driving recklessly, he is one of the injured. about $10 trillion would be added to the country's debt if president obama's 2011 budget is put into effect, according to the congress' budget office that estimates by 2020 debt held by the public would reach more than $20 trillion. it's citing two big contributors to the jump in debt. one is the president's proposal to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the majority of americans. the other is the proposal to protect middle and upper middle income families from having to pay the alternative minimum tax. a car packed with explosives blew up and killed at least three in iraq today. the latest in a string of attacks leading up to tomorrow's national elections. the blast went off near a shiite shrine. more than 50 people were hurt. insurgents threatened to us violence to disrupt the elections. tomorrow's vote will decide who will govern iraq as u.s. troops pull out. across iraq dozens of people have been killed in attacks this week. this is what the latest aftershock did in an earthquake-hit area in chile. two magnitude 6 aftershocks hit there yesterday. no injuries reported though. meanwhile, u.n. general secretary ban ki-moon promised up to $10 million in help. chile asked the u.n. for water, purification systems, medical facilities and generators. the state department says a u.s. disaster response team is scheduled to arrive today to help chile with relief efforts. the u.s. already has sent satellite phones and water treatment units and more aid is scheduled to arrive next week. we have new individual yoof tsunami that developed right after that massive earthquake a week ago. you see the water flooding the streets of this town. 28.8 earthquake cause ad tsunami that swept more than 400 miles of chile's coast. chile's government identified 279 victims. but hundreds more are still unidentified. a wisconsin zoo shut down when a bear bit at least two fingers off a woman's hand. she walked past barriers and warning signs at the lincoln park zoo and was trying to feed the bear. the bear bit off her thumb and forefinger and partially severed her middle and ring fingers. her boyfriend was also bitten as he tried to pry the bear's mouth off the woman. authorities say alcohol was a factor in this incident. some parents in colorado are supporting a lesbian couple who was told their child can't enroll at a catholic preschool next year. the denver archdiocese says the women's relationship violates the school's beliefs and policy. other parents argue the policy is unfair and have threatened to pull their children out of the preschool. >> whoever discriminates against them, that's not the reality. the reality is, they are a family, and nobody can say differently. >> the archdiocese insists the parents who enroll their kids at the school are expected to follow the catholic church's beliefs, and some legal analysts say it is within the rights to have this policy. convicted child molester john gardner is facing murder charges in the death of 17-year-old chelsea king. now people are outraged that he was ever allowed out of prison. ryan smith appears on our sister station trutv and talked to chuck roberts about the case and the controversy surrounding it. >> john gardner served five, could have served 30. what happened? why was he out? >> a crime against of a 13-year-old girl he was accused of molesting and pummelling her. the problem here is you had a witness who didn't want to testify. excuse me, actually the victim didn't want to testify and then you have the case of he didn't have a long criminal record. what they had to do a plea deal. he ended up getting six years, served five and three years probation. >> the fact he lives yards from an elementary school, is that -- a failure of the system? >> it probably is a failure of the system. they have an obligation to have sex offenders registered online, but the problem is, it's got to be implemented and watched. he was checking in with his probation officer, but obviously there was a lapse here that should have been corrected. it wasn't possible in this case. >> what do you think the end result will be? a backlash against lenient judges, longer prison times? more electronic monitoring? what do you think will happen? >> harsh justice in this case. this is a death penalty eligible case because it's murder with special circumstances. the murder possibly having occurred during the commission of a rape. so you will definitely, i think there's a good chance you could see a death penalty case here. the other thing i think is, you will see a lot of attention to this circumstance. more commitment to point out registered sex offenders and at the same time, making sure that harsh penalties are implemented. >> the public is not going to let this go? >> the public wants justice. >> right. >> sure. >> once again that was "hln's" chuck roberts speaking with "in session"'s ryne smith. authorities are now investigating to see if john gardner was involved in the disappearance of amber dubois, disappeared a year ago where chelsea king was last seen. take a look at this mess. 15 people were hurt in this massive crash along a busy highway in wisconsin. local media says at least 31 cars were involved in one crash while another seven crashed about a mile away. weather is usually a factor in this type of crash. that was the case yesterday as well. authorities blame this stuff, fog. foggy conditions along the roadway for the accidents. the wrecks happened around 8:00 yesterday morning and shut down the highway until the afternoon. it seems simple enough. a military uniform completely with medals. but wait until you hear what kind of trouble you can get in if the medals are not yours. a florida man is facing up to three years in prison for pretending to be a decorated military vet. angel ocasio pled guilty yesterday to violating the federal stolen valor act. the act makes it illegal to wear or pretend to have won the highest u.s. military honors. in october he showed up at an american legion hall in tampa wearing a marine uniform and the prestigious navy cross. this is how one veteran responded to this. >> you don't go out here and parade yourself as a sergeant major in the marine corps with navy crosses and stuff just to get in the american legion. that's hideous. >> prosecutors say he told investigators he only came up with the scheme to join the american legion and is scheduled to be sentenced in june. you want to see this police rescue right here video out of indiana? here it is. three officers rescued a man from a burning car on thursday. at one point, one officer, you just saw him, ran back to his cruiser to get a fire extinguisher when two other officers arrived and one witness says there was a huge explosion. >> those officers are heroes. they are absolutely incredible. they put their lives at risk. i didn't want to come out here, because i was worried about utility poles coming down. those flames were huge. >> the victim is hospitalized and is expected to survive. the three officers have been nominated for life-saving and bravery awards. tiger woods said no to a sponsorship offer worth $75 million. we turn things over to joe cart here has more on this story. a lot of money. >> that's a ton of money, susan. you know, tiger's image has take an big hit over the last three months. lost several big sponsors, gillette, at&t, an irish man put together a package to make him $75 million richer. they offered him a down payment worth $5 million for using his name the next five years and said they'd pay the golfer an additional million for every major he wins including $2 million for winning the british open. tiger issued a polite refusal to the offer. scary moment during the detroit cleveland game last night. pistons rodney stuckey walked to the bench and suddenly collapsed into the team trainer's arms. tv replay show stuckey shaking like he was having a seizure. medical personnel attended to the 23-year-old then carried him off the court on a stretcher. a piston's spokesman said he was conscience and vital signs stable after being taken to a cleveland hospital. ladies, this next story is for you. that is a shirtless and slightly dirty rafael nadal, the tennis star rolling around with shakira in the new music video called "gypsy." the pair put together such a convincing performance filming the video in barcelona last month, they fueled rumors of a real-life romance. away from the cameras they don't have long-term relationships. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. one dog owner had a wish before he died. he wanted his puppy to go with him. think about that for a minute. and then hear what some dog lovers are saying about it. this is hln. time now for some "fancy footwork." head to an international friendly between brazil and ireland. brazil showing us why it's called a beautiful game. scoring the goal, take another look. assisted by several great passes by his teammates. now, that's some great teamwork and, of course, some "fancy footwork." it looked like the "los angeles times" fell through the looking glass. yesterday the paper featured a fake front page. on the so-called cover wrap was a picture of johnny depp, the mad hatter a new film from disney "alice in wonderland." the "l.a. times" says it was an unusual opportunity to create buzz. last year the "l.a. times" sold the right column of its front page to nbc so the network could advertise its new drama "southland." first-term democrat eric massa plans to retire from congress monday. he's facing a harrassment complaint by a male staffer. according to the associated press, the representative from new york told a newspaper columnist he is guilty of making inappropriate comments and is stepping down with a "profound sense of failure." earlier this week massa said he would not seek re-election because of health reasons. a dying arkansas man recently decided his young yorky should go when he goes. before he died he ordered that his dog be euthanized and buried right next to him. they were buried last week, but some pet lovers and animal services say he shouldn't have done it. >> we do deal with euthanasia. it's a constant thing here, and really hard to grasp why someone would put down a dog that has a lot of love to give, a lot of life to share with someone eggs. else. >> apparently it is legal in arkansas to euthanize your pet for any reason. the man's sister said he thought know one would love his pup like he did. a tax men who reportedly shot anticipate killed a 13-year-old girl has been released on bond. he posted a $50,000 bond in houston yesterday, accused of killing alexis wily while in her mother's car on wednesday. her mom was apparently following him because he hit her car and took off. he was later arrested at home. police say he confessed to killing the girl but said it was in self-defense. it looks like someone may have targeted the california police anti-gang unit for the third time. police say an officer found a suspected explosive device attached to his car yesterday. the bomb squad was able to disable it, and police say the device could have killed or injured someone if it did what it was supposed to do. the anti-gang unit has been targeted twice in the last two months alone. luckily, no one has been injured. officials believe some gangs may be behind those attacks. did you know that you may not be the only one who is listening to your private messages? it is true. hln money expert clark howard tells us about a disturbing new trend in voice mail and how to disturbing new trend in voicemail and how to protect yourself. >> something that has annoyed me so much with my cell phone operator is when i want to check my voicemail, i have to dial into voicemail and punch in a four-digit secret code. lo and behold, it ourns out that my cell phone operator is right and i was wrong to be aggravated or annoyed. because of a hot, hot thing going on called caller i.d. spoofing, okay, now, get this, let's say somebody wants to tap into your voicemail. could be a girlfriend or boyfriend, could be a competitor, your business, could be a colleague where you work. well, they can now pretend that they are your number through spoofing. and so they dial into voicemail. the voicemail thinks that it is actually you calling, and they can listen to all your messages. now, if i've scared you enough, any cell phone provider, you can ask them to add a four-digit code to check voicemail. do it. i'm clark howard. for more ways for you to protect yourself, go to cnn.com/clark howard. >> for even more advice from clark, watch his entire show, that's today to help you save more, and avoid getting ripped off. a little boy is taking on adult-sized responsibility. >> we were trying to find a way to raise money for haiti. >> they did find a way. and it involves legos of all things. even before he allegedly began firing a gun in the pentagon, john patrick bedell's family was worried about what he might do. his troubled past, and how his family tried in vain to help him. >> identified as being at the scene. and there are allegations naming him as the perpetrator. >> a birthday celebration takes a very wrong turn for the pittsburgh steelers quarterback. how a night out with friends ended with a woman accusing bep roethlisberger of sexual assaults. a tour bus that killed six people in arizona wasn't even supposed to be on the road. federal investigators have questions for the injured driver. you're watching hln on this first saturday in march. so glad you're with us. i'm susan hendricks. all of those stories just ahead. but first we start with a major development out of detroit. stick close to the phone. that is the advice general motors is giving owners of dealerships that are scheduled to be closed. the car company says it's in the process of calling 661 dealers targeted to be closed in october, to offer them their franchises back. last year gm worked through bankruptcy, you may remember. as part of the process, the company notified 2,000 dealers that they would lose their franchise in october of this year. about 1,100 of those filed for arbitration in an attempt to regain their licenses. we are learning more about the man who allegedly shot two police officers at the pentagon. the sheriff in california tells cnn john patrick bedell had a history of mental illness. sheriff kurtis hill said his family tried for years to get help for bedell and he had been committed to mental institutions at least three times. according to court records from a 2006 arrest, the 36-year-old suffered from bipolar disorder. they said he seemed to be obsessed with online anti-government conspiracy theories. >> to make him fit any existing narrative, especially a partisan political narrative. what is clear this is a disturbed individual who's deep in the hate and paranoia sold on the internet by the conspiracy entrepreneu entrepreneurs. >> bedell died from wounds that he received in the shootout with pentagon guards. in a statement bedell's family said this. we may never know why he made this terrible decision. one thing is clear, though, his actions were caused by an illness and not a defective character. a wisconsin zoo shut down yesterday when a bear bit at least two fingers off a woman's hand. authorities say the woman walked right past barriers and warning signs at the lincoln park zoo and was trying to feed the bear. the bear bit off her thumb and forefinger and partially severed her middle and ring fingers. her boyfriend was also bitten as he tried to pry the bear's mouth off the woman. authorities say alcohol was a factor in this incident. a tour bus that crashed near phoenix and killed six people yesterday was operating illegally. the charter bus was headed to los angeles from central mexico when it clipped a pickup truck on busy interstate 10. that is the aftermath there. six people were thrown from the bus as it flipped over crushing the roof. >> i saw when it started roll over and over, that bus, and it ended up sitting up again. >> nine of the 16 people hurt are in critical condition. the bus was operating illegally, and the california-based bus company had been told not to carry passengers across state lines. they're now looking into whether the driver was tired and driving recklessly. he's one of the injured. about $10 trillion would be added to the country's debt if president obama's 2011 budget is put into effect. that is according to the congressional budget office. now, it estimates by 2020, debt held by the public would reach more than $20 trillion. it cites two big contributors to the jump in dealt. one is the president's proposal to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the majority of americans. the other is the proposal to protect middle and upper middle income families from having to pay the alternative minimum tax. a car packed with explosives blew up and killed at least three people in iraq today. it is the latest in a string of attacks leading up to tomorrow's national elections. the blast went off near a shiite shrine in the holy city of najaf. more than 50 people were hurt. insurgents threatened to use violence to disrupt the elections. tomorrow's vote will decide who will govern iraq when u.s. troops pull out. this is what the latest aftershock did in an earthquake-hit area in chile. two mag any tut 6 aftershocks hit there yesterday. no injuries reported, though. u.n. general secretary ban ki-moon offered up to $10 million in help. chile has asked the uae for water purification systems, medical facilities and generators. the state department said a u.s. disaster response team is scheduled to arrive today to help chile with are leave efforts. the u.s. already has sent satellite phones and water treatment units and more aid is scheduled to arrive next week. meanwhile, we have new video of a tsunami that developed right after that massive earthquake a week ago. look at this. you see the water flooding the streets of this town. the 8.8 earthquake caused a tsunami that swept more than 400 miles of chile's coast. chile's government identified 279 victims, but hundreds more are still unidentified. there may be a new lead in the case of a family from the san diego area that went missing last month. authorities think the mcstays were spotted on this surveillance tape casually crossing the mexican border. it appears, if you look close, to show a man, woman and two children that fit the mcstays' description. but detectives say they're having a hard time saying exactly who is in this video because it's so dark. a ship that was hijacked off the coast of madagascar is steered toward somalia now. the ship's captain reported that pirates had come aboard yesterday. and contact with the captain has been lost since then. but the company's tracking the tanker's location right now. it was headed for tanzania and had 21 crew members aboard. look closely at this. that is a small razor blade found in a cleveland courtroom where a jury was deliberating a murder case. it was taped under the defendant's table. a bailiff got suspicious when the defendant started finl eting. . >> the inmate was sitting down and made a sudden movement underneath the table which alerted my sense. i stood up and kind of see what he was doing, and i noticed a little piece of edge of a razor blade sticking out from underneath the table. >> we know that joaquin hicks did not put it there. i don't believe anyone put it there on his behalf. >> that was the defendant's lawyer. the jury was not in the courtroom at the time when the blade was found. joaquin hicks is on trial for a 2009 execution-style murder. it seems simple enough. a military uniform complete with medals. but wait until you hear what kind of trouble you can get in if the medals are not yours. there's no question for nfl player kerry rhodes, fitness is a job. on the field -- >> i'm big on the fruit. >> reporter: -- off the field. even on twitter. >> a lot of people ask me op twitter to give them workout tips and what do i do, what do i eat. looking to lose approximately 25 pounds over the next three months. that right there is -- that's setting you up for failure because you're trying to do too much. >> reporter: rhodes' tip number one, map out a fitness plan. >> i usually do three sets of ten. >> reporter: and start slow. >> work your way up and take your time to get to the point where you can do more. >> reporter: he said it's all about setting reasonable goals and keeping your routine interesting. >> do creative things to not get tired, not doing the same thing over and over. >> reporter: during the off-season, a typical meal for rhodes, an early-morning snack, banana or granola bar, oatmeal and toast for breakfast. a high protein for lunch, and for dinner, a chicken salad. also, he loads up on things like water, fruit, green tea or energy drinks. to help stay full throughout the day. >> get at least four meals in your system. whether it be a snack for one meal, or energy drink for one meal. >> reporter: his advice for fans who tweet him and to kids who are obese, make fitness a priority. >> put on paper what you want to do. just overall where you want to be at the end of the day. just be active. that's the biggest thing. >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. a florida man is facing up to three years in prison for pretending to be a decorated military vet. angel pleaded fle yesterday to violating the stolen valor act. it makes it illegal to wear or pretend to have won the highest u.s. military honors. in october, he showed up at an american legion hall in tampa wearing a marine uniform and the prestigious navy cross. this is how one veteran responded to this. >> you don't go out and portray yourself as a sergeant major in the marine corps just to get in the american legion. that's an idiot. >> prosecutors said he only came up with the scheme to join the american legion. he is scheduled to be sentenced in june. you want to see this police rescue video right here out of indiana. here it is. three officers rescued a man from a burning car on thursday. at one point, one officer, you just saw him, ran back to his cruiser to get a fire extinguisher. that's when two other officers arrived and one witness said there was a huge explosion. >> those officers are hero. they put their lives at risk. you know, i didn't want to come out here, because i was worried about that utility post coming down. those flames were huge. >> the victim is hospitalized. he is expected to survive. the three officers have been nominated for life-saving and bravery awards. pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger is being accused of sexual assault by a woman in georgia. joe carter's been following this one. he has more on the allegations. hi, jeff. >> reporter: good morning, susan. according to police the incident occurred friday morning at a popular college bar in georgia, about 30 miles from roethlisberger's lake house. police say the two-time super bowl champion was celebrating his 28th birthday with three friends who were mingling with another group that included the reported victim. the alleged incident reportedly took place in a bathroom at the popular college bar. soon after the alleged assault, the woman and her party contacted police. she was taken to the hospital, treated and released. both have been interviewed by authorities. roethlisberger is not in custody. and has not been charged with a crime. scary moment during the detroit-cleveland game last night. rodney stuckey walked over to the bench and suddenly collapsed into a team trainer's arms. tv replay showed stuckey shaking like he was actually having a seizure. medical personnel attended to the 23-year-old and then carried him off the court on a stretcher. a pistons spokesman said he was conscious and his vital signs were stable after being taken to a cleveland hospital. a much lighter note, cleveland cavalier fans set a new world record last night for the largest gathering of people wearing snuggies. more than 20,000 turned the arena into a sea of red. fans were asked to wear the blanketless sleeves for about the last five minutes of the game. everyone did, except for a guy who wore a pistons snuggy. the stunt is a new guinness world record. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. one dog owner had a wish before he died. he wanted his puppy to go with him. think about that for a minute. and then hear what some fellow dog lovers are saying about it. it looked like the "los angeles times" fell through the looking glass. yesterday the paper featured a fake front page. on the so-called cover wrap was a picture of johnny depp's character as the madhatter. it featured the paper's logo and two genuine looking stories. the "l.a. times" said it was an unusual opportunity to create buzz. last year the "l.a. times" sold the right column of its front page to nbc so the network could advertise its new drama southland. eric massa plans to resign from congress on monday. he's apparently facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer. now, according to the associated press, the representative from new york told a newspaper columnist he is guilty of making inappropriate comments and is stepping down with a "profound sense of failure." earlier this week, massa said he would not seek re-election because of health reasons. a dying arkansas man recently decided his young yorkie should go when he goes. before he died he ordered that his dog be euthanized and buried right next to him. they were buried last week. but some pet lovers and animal services say he shouldn't have done it. >> we do deal with euthanasia, you know. it's a constant thing here. it was just really hard to grasp why someone would put down a dog that still has a lot of love to give, a lot of life to share with someone else. >> apparently it is legal in arkansas to euthanize your pet for any reason. but the man's sister says he thought no one would love his pup like he did. a bag found in a park outside of san diego may be linked to 14-year-old amber dubois who vanished last february. authorities say last may three children told their parents about finding what looked like human hair in a bag in the park. the girl went missing in the same region as 17-year-old chelsea king. king's disappearance renewed interest in amber's case. a texas man who reportedly shot and killed a 13-year-old girl has been released on bond. richard calderon posted a $50,000 bond during his court appearance in houston yesterday. he is accused of killing alexis wileey while she was in her mother's car on wednesday. her mom was apparently following calderon because he reportedly hit her car and took off. he was later arrested at home and confessed to killing the girl but said it was in self-defense. looks like someone may have targeted the california anti-gang unit for the third time. they found an explosive device attached to the car yesterday. the bomb squad was able to disable it and police say the device could have killed or injured someone if it did what it was supposed to do. the anti-gang unit has been targeted twice in the last two months alone. luckily no one has been injured. officials believe some gangs may be behind those attacks. a 13-year-old paperboy in massachusetts is making the news for rescuing an elderly woman. j.t. carroll was on his paper delivery route yesterday when he heard her begging for help. the 95-year-old woman had stepped outside to get her mail and fell. >> she was sitting something like this. trying to conserve body heat because it was cold on friday. she asked me back if i could try to help her up. but i couldn't. and i was kind of worried so i called 911. >> i was saying, help me, help me, help me. will somebody please help me. and i was so happy when this young boy came over, you know, to help. i probably wouldn't be here to talk about it. that's why i'm so happy. >> she is happy. the woman says she was on the ground in the cold for about ten minutes before j.t. found her. he says he feels like a hero. a little boy taking on an adult sized responsibility. >> we were trying to find a way to raise money for haiti. >> he did find a way. and it involves legos, of all things. 661 gm dealers may get their businesses back. that is more than half the dealers who lodged an arbitration appeal last month. they were targeted for shutdown as the carmaker worked through its bankruptcy problems. congress demanded that the company allow dealers to appeal. the man authorities say shot at two cops outside the pentagon had a history of mental health problems. in recent months, john patrick bedell had been arrested for marijuana possession and he had apparently got into fights with his brother and parents. in january, his father even filed a missing persons report for bedell that he later canceled. massachusetts senator scott brown is in arizona helping senator john mccain win some votes. mccain hopes brown's efforts may help him in the toughest re-election of his career. brown's election to the senate in january cost the democrats their filibuster-proof majority. that is a quick check of some of the stories we're following for you on this saturday. glad you're with us. i'm susan hendricks. a 20-year-old college student has accused pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her at a college bar. hi, joe. >> reporter: good morning, susan. georgia police say the alleged assault took place early friday morning in milledgeville, georgia. the two-time super bowl champion was celebrating his 28th birthday with friends. they were mingling with another group that included the reported victim. the alleged incident took place in a bathroom at a popular college bar. the woman and her party contacted police soon after the alleged assault. he was taken to a hospital, treated and released. both have been interviewed by authorities. roethlisberger is not in custody and not charged with a crime. this is not the first time ben roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault. a reno woman filed a civil suit against him last summer accusing the quarterback of rape. roethlisberger has vowed to fight that case. joe, thank you. we, of course, are following that story. we will bring you more information as it comes in to us. now to some of the other stories we're following for you. a tour bus that crashed near phoenix and killed six people yesterday was operating illegally. the charter bus was headed to los angeles from central mexico when it clipped a pickup truck on busy interstate 10. six people were thrown from the bus as it flipped over, crushing the roof. >> i saw when it started rolling over and over, that bus, and it end up sitting up again. >> nine of the 16 people hurt are in critical condition. federal officials say the bus was operating illegally, and the california-based bus company had been told not to carry passengers across state lines. they are now looking into whether the driver was tired and driving recklessly. he is one of the injured. about $10 trillion would be added to the country's debt if president obama's 2011 budget is put into effect. that is according to the congressional budget office. now, it estimates by 2020, debt held by the public would reach more than $20 trillion. it cites two big contributors to the jump in debt. now, one is the president's proposal to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the majority of americans. the other is the proposal to protect middle and upper middle income families from having to pay the alternative minimum tax. a car packed with explosives blew up and killed at least three people in iraq today. it is the latest in a string of attacks leading up to tomorrow's national elections. the blast went off near a shiite shrine in the holy sti of najaf. 50 people were hurt. tomorrow's vote will sdi who will govern iraq as u.s. troops pull out. across iraq, dozens of people have been killed in attacks this week. this is what the latest aftershock did in an earthquake-hit area in chile. two magnitude 6 aftershocks hit there yesterday. no injuries reported, though. meanwhile, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon offered up to $10 million in help. chile has asked for water purification systems, medical facilities and jn raters. the state department said a u.s. disaster team is expected to arrive today. the u.s. already has sent satellite phones and water treatment units and more aid is scheduled to arrive next week. a wisconsin zoo shut down yesterday when a bear bit at least two fingers off a woman's hand. authorities say the woman walked right past barriers and warning signs at the lincoln park zoo, and was trying to feed the bear. the bear bit off her thumb and forefinger, and partially severed her middle and ring fingers. her boy friend was also bitten as he tried to pry the bear's mouth off the woman. authorities say alcohol was a factor in this incident. some parents in colorado are supporting a lesbian couple who was told their child can't enroll at a catholic preschool next year. the denver archdiocese says the women's relationships violates the policies. >> whoever discriminates against them, that's not the reality. the reality is they are a family. and nobody can say differently. >> the archdiocese insists that parents who enroll their kids at the school are expected to follow the catholic church's beliefs. and some legal analysts say it is within the rights to have this policy. convicted child molester john gardner is facing murder charges in the death of 17-year-old chelsea king. well, now people are outraged that he was ever allowed out of prison. brian smith appears on our sister network true tv's "in session." >> john gardner served five years. he could have served 30. what happened? why was he out? >> it was a crime against a 13-year-old girl he was accused of molesting and actually pummeling her. the problem here was, you had a witness who didn't want to testify -- excuse me, actually the victim didn't want to testify. and then you had the case of he didn't have a long criminal record. what they had to do is do a plea deal with him. he ended up get six years, served five and then probation. >> the fact that he lived yards from an elementary school. was that a failure of the system? >> they are obligated to have sex offenders registered online. but it's got to be watched. he was checking in with his probation officer. but obviously there was a lapse here that should have been corrected. >> what do you think the end result will be, a backlash against lenient judges, longer prison times, more electronic monitoring? what do you think will happen? >> i think you'll see harsh justice in this case. this is a death penalty eligibility case. the murder possibly having occurring during the commission of a rape. you will definitely, i think there's a good chance you could see the death penalty case here. the other thing i think is, you'll see a lot of attention to this circumstance, more commitment to point out registered sex offenders, and at the same time making sure that harsh penalties are instituted. >> the public is not going to let this go. >> the pub hick wants justice, sure. >> once again, that was hln's chuck roberts speaking with "in session's" ryan smith. and now they're investigating whether gardner is involved in the disappearance of dubois. take a look at this mess. at least 15 people were hurt in this massive crash along a busy highway in wisconsin. local media says at least 31 cars were involved in one crash, while another seven crashed about a mile away. weather is usually a factor in this type of crash and that was the case yesterday as well. authorities blame this stuff, fog. foggy conditions along the roadway for the accidents. the wrecks happened around 8:00 yesterday morning and shut down the highway until the afternoon. it seems simple enough, a military uniform complete with medals. but wait until you hear what kind of trouble you can get in if the medals are not yours. a florida man is facing up to three years in prison for pretending to be a decorated military vet. angel pleaded guilty yesterday to violating the federal stolen valor act. it makes it illegal to wear or pre tend to have won the high st sufficient military honors. in october, he showed up at an american legion hall in tampa wearing a marine uniform and the prestigious navy cross. this is how one veteran responded to this. >> you don't go out here and parade yourself as a sergeant major in the marine corps just to get in the american legion. >> prosecutors say he told investigators he only came up with this scheme to join the american legion. he is scheduled to be sentenced in june. >> you want to see this police rescue video right here out of indiana. here it is. three officers rescued a man from a burning car on thursday. at one point one officer, you just saw him, ran back to his cruiser to get a fire extinguisher. that's when two other officers arrived and one witness said there was a huge explosion. >> those officers are heroes. they're absolutely incredible. i didn't want to come out here because i was worried that utility pole was coming down. those flames were huge. >> the victim is hospitalized. he is expected to survive. the three officers have been nominated for life-saving and bravery awards. tiger woods said no to a sponsorship offer worth $75 million. we turn things over to joe carter who has more on this story. a lot of money. >> reporter: that's a ton of money, susan. tiger's image has taken a big hit over the last three months. he's lost several big sponsors, gatorade, gillette and at&t. but an irish bookmaker put together a lucrative sponsorship that could have made tiger woods $75 million richer. patty power is the company name. they offered tiger a down payment worth 5 million bucks for using his name for the next five years and said they would pay the golfer an additional $1 million for every major he wins including $2 million for winning the british open. tiger and his marketing company img issued a polite refusal to the offer. scary moment during the detroit-cleveland game last night. rodney stuckey walked over to the bench and suddenly collapsed into the team trainer's arms. it shows stuckey shaking like he was having a seizure. medical personnel attended to the 23-year-old and then carried him off the court on a stretcher. a pistons spokesman said he was conscious and his vital signs were stable after being taken to a cleveland hospital. ladies, this next story is for you. that is a shirtless and slightly dirty rafael nadal. the tennis star is rolling around with shakira in her new music video. i see you drooling, that's okay. the pair put together such a convincing performance, filming the video in barcelona last month, it fueled rumors of a real-life romance. but in real life, they both have long-term relationships. we are talking about snoring, which can actually lead to more than just a lot of sleepless nights. we are going beyond the surface to see how simple snoring can lead to some serious health problems. >> snoring is a very common problem in adults. and most people don't think a lot about it. they think it's just a problem for their bed partner. snoring in itself is not necessarily dangerous. it's when it's associated with disruption of sleep that it's dangerous. and that would represent the possibility of sleep apnea. sleep apnea is when the tissues in the throat and the back of the nose collapse during sleep and prevent someone from taking a breath. the more often that happens, the more it disrupts that person's sleep. and that is essentially sleep deprivation. sleep apnea can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke. if someone's experiencing symptoms such as waking up in the morning tired, even after an adequate amount of sleep, wake up with headaches in the morning, poor functioning during the day, those are signs of possible sleep apnea.

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