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we're expecting him to enter the room in less than ten minutes. here it is right now. this, of course, phil mickelson answering questions. this will be the first time he'll publicly respond to questions since he got tangled up in the sex scandal last fall. he may face more pointed questions here. he took part in the pretournament pro-am at quail hollow today. he's going to be taking questions really soon here. you can hear what he has to say live here on hln. got it covered for you. meanwhile, we're just hearing of a new threat aboard an airliner today. the transportation security administration is mon tiger situation where a threatening message was written on a laughatory mirror on board continental flight 3006 from houston intercontinental airport to washington dulles airport. the tsa says out of an abundance of caution it was diversed to greensboro. so the plane safely landed there about 10:43 this morning. it taxied to a remote location where it was met by law enforcement and a government source says the word bomb was written on a laughatory mirror. and we'll let you know what we learn from it. also stunning news from sandra bullock. she says she's a new mom and, in fact, she has been since january. look at this photo on the cover of "people" magazine. smiling bullock holding her adopted baby boy there. bullock told the magazine she and estranged husband jesse james brought the 3 1/2-month old baby home in january but decided to keep it secret until after the academy awards. that's when reports surfaced that james had been cheating on her. in another big development, though, bullock told "people" she has filed for divorce from james. she said, quote, i'm sad and i'm scared. a lot of people are asking how did she manage to keep the baby a secret for all these months? >> where did she go? where was she all this time? >> she was in a network of friends and family is the extent of it. she basically went underground and was in seclusion. but she did visit doctors and did things like that. at one point -- this was earlier on when she was still with jesse. theyad a bris for the child. they managed to keep it quiet, obviously, when jesse and sandra were together and later on when there was all of this attention on her. we can only imagine what they did. but these people should perhaps be hired by the cia. she likens it to a cia operation to keep it quiet. >> the baby's name is louie bardow. when she first met the baby months ago, she had armstrong's 1968 classic tune "what a wonderful world" playing in her head. great memory there. the coast guard is planning to take desperate measures to keep the oil leaking from an exploded rig from reaching the louisiana coast. it's planning to set the oil on fire to keep it from reaching environmentally sensitive marshlands. a staggering 42,000 gallons of oil a day are leaking into the gulf of mexico from the site where this oil rig exploded and sank last week. >> if we don't secure the well, yes, this could be one of the most significant oil spills in u.s. history. but we are going to -- we're working hard to secure that well. and we're working hard to mitigate against the flow of oil that's out there now. >> we don't know yet how large an area would be set on fire. what would be used to do so or how far from shore. the first fire would burn. but 11 workers are missing after that explosion and at this point, they are presumed dead. the cause of that explosion, too has not yet been determined. we have this just in to hln. senator -- former senator john edwards will have to answer questions about his mistress rielle hunter and their child under oath. the two-time democratic presidential candidate scheduled to give a deposition about the affair on may 13th. edwards is a witness in the lawsuit hunter filed against his former campaign staffer andrew young. she accused young of invading her privacy by going public with details of her relationship with the former senator. bret michaels' recovery from a brain hemorrhage apparently has hit a setback. test results show he's suffering from a lack of sodium which could lead to seizures. she did not say whether he's actually suffered any seizeures. she also said he is responding well to tests and treatment and the doctors are hopeful for a full recovery. an iowa widower is convinced he got a nudge from above when he decided to buy a lottery taket. it was worth a million bucks. the big payday is bitter sweet for richard. in 00 interview on cbs' "early show" he described losing his wife to cancer just last month and the unexpected death of his son, too. >> the whole family come home to be with her and tell her how much they loved her. and we had a wonderful weekend together, harry. it was a great time. we took family pictures. we enjoyed each other. but then tragedy struck and i lost my son in a construction accident three days later. >> three days later. >> yeah, three days later. and from that point on, mom lived to try to make it to when her daughter-in-law would have a baby because our boy and his wife -- his wife was pregnant at the time. >> right. >> and at that point, she walked every day, worked out every day in hopes that she'd make it to see the baby. >> oh, my gosh. what a story. ironically, he said his wife never liked it when he gambled. he bought that ticket on what would have been her 61st birthday. his daughter-in-law did, indeed, give birth to a baby girl. in our next half hour, we're going to show you more of what he says about why he believes his wife was really involved with this and helped him win. quite a story there. just a couple of minutes, we'll be hearing from tiger woods as he prepares for this weekend's tournament. mike galanos joining us now. i know a lot of people will be watching this one because it's not so controlled this atmosphere. and you never really know what kind of balls they're going to throw at him. curveballs in terms of reporters. >> this is his first truly public appearance. you hit it. we're going to hit this on two fronts. the media, number one, will be covering his press conference. we expect tiger woods to take the mike and take questions. that's coming up in the next few minutes. we'll bring that to you live. to christi's point, who is going to be asking the questions here? this isn't the pristine press corps we saw at augusta. you could see someone with an agenda that could grill him about his family, about the scandal. how is woods going to handle that? we'll take you there to quail hollow. and the second half of this as we've lost snag for just a second is how will fans treat him? he gets the thunderous applause at augusta. this is more of a regular joe crowd. they are paying 40 bucks a ticket and won't be kicked out for life if they get a little rowdy. we'll be hitting that as tiger wood s takes the mike. >> so they may be a little more bold? >> i would expect them to. >> the people and the reporters. >> mike, thank you. stay with us. we're back with special coverage of the tiger woods news conference. ♪ i am stuck on band-aid® brand ♪ ♪ 'cause band-aid®'s stuck on me ♪ [ female announcer ] moms trust band-aid® brand to heal the hurt better than store brands. 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this morning he teed off for the pro-am event. >> from windermere, florida, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome tiger woods. >> so there's the reaction. not that thunderous applause he received at augusta. and not the big crowd either. this was early morning. and you see, i don't think he liked that tee shot. tiger barely acknowledged the fans. signed one ball. gave a good morning. kind of gruffly walked passed. he said he's going to be more fan friendly. not so much this morning. we have an esteemed panel as always to talk about this as we watch tiger. beforehand, we want to set the scene with jane velez-mitchell, host of "issues" with jane. do you expect someone or a few in the media to zone in. before that, he's taking the microphone. let's see what happens. here's tiger woods. >> tiger woods, welcome back to charlotte, the pga tour and the quail hollow championship. you've had some great success here, including a win in 2007. maybe start out with brief opening comments about coming back to charlotte. >> yeah, looking forward to it. teeing it up here. i've had just great times here in charlotte. the galleries have been, each and every year here have been enthusiastic. they get into this event. and it's good to see. and last year, probably the loudest it's ever been here. i'm sure with the weather being warmer this weekend, probably get another incredible -- incredible fan base. >> imagine walking in a little bit early yesterday. >> i was up in asheville yesterday. high carolina, to be more specific, take a look at my course. did some work up there. it was cold and windy. a little bit different than florida. but, no, we had a good time up there and things are progressing nicely. >> we'll take some questions. if you could raise your hands we'll pass the microphones. please raise them in advance. we'll get the microphones to you early. we'll start with ron. >> hey, tiger. given two weeks to reflect on augusta, what is your takeaway there as the way you played and just the whole week given all that was built into it. >> yeah, ron, immediately after the event, they asked me how did i feel about it, and i wasn't very happy. i lost. but, you know, given a little time to reflect on it, it was an incredible week. i think it went as well as it could have possibly gone. and, obviously, i didn't do what i needed to do on the weekend. overall, after not playing for that long and then coming back and finishing fourth, i think that's pretty reasonable. >> yes. >> tiger, how your deciding how you will play and specifically why did you want to play at charlotte this week? >> well, that's a great question. as far as me playing schedule is kind of up in the air. i am trying to, you know, get back to normalcy and that. but charlotte has always been one of my favorite tour stops. the golf course has -- we don't get a chance to play golf courses like this very often. and it's always a treat to play a golf course like this. and it's very similar to a major championship. especially right now. the green speeds are up. fairways are running. even though they had rain, it's hard to believe the golf courses are still playing this fast. and, if you just add some high rough around this golf course, i think three par 4s are 490. it's pretty stout. >> yes, mike. >> tiger, going to asheville and your course there, jim anthony was one of the few business partners who showed up for your statement that day. and talked about the relationship you have. how is that progressing? how has that been impacted and your course design business with all that has gone on? >> the course design business has been good. everything's progressing there. we just had a few environmental issues we needed to get through, some impacts. but that's all been passed. now we're ready to go. so we'll start moving dirt here pretty soon. we've got the clearings now. but now we can start moving and creating a golf course. >> do you think things are impacted by everything going on off the golf course? >> no, we're still getting offers from all over the world it's just a matter of, do i have time to do it? >> robert? >> i noticed last week you were criticized because you went to a rock concert. is your life going back to any kind of normalcy or do you still feel, you know, like everything you do is under intense scrutiny and on a private level. and then on a golf level, what have you works on in the last couple of weeks from augusta in terms of your swing? >> yeah, i went to the concert. had a great time. nickelback. a couple of the band members are friends of mine. that's why i went. just had a great time. unfortunately, i got criticized for seeing my friends. but as far as golfwise, i've been working on a few things from augusta. just trying to get everything -- analyzing the event. you know, five months off and i knew things weren't going to be quite right. then i can analyze it how i did. i thought i did pretty good. granted there were some things i didn't like in my golf swing. started to work on that. simplified things a little bit. got things more fine tuned and feel very comfortable. >> just as a follow-on the personal stuff. do you feel like you are at a point now where maybe you can start leading a relatively -- relatively normal life, or do you still feel like every move you make is -- >> no, there's paparazzi everywhere and at home. helicopters here and there and people driving by and paparazzi camping out in front of the gates. so that hasn't changed. >> bob. >> tiger, right here. >> yes. >> you just mentioned that some time away gave you some perspective about the masters. you look back on it a little bit differently now. what do you feel was the biggest negative to the time off? how did that hurt you the most being away for so long? >> probably the biggest negative would be -- golfwise would have to be the fact that i didn't have any prep time. i had to put so much effort in my practice sessions to make it as realistic as i possibly could. and try to simulate the same emotions, the same intensity as i would feel in a golf tournament. and that's hard to do. but i came as close as i possibly could. came as close as i've ever done. put it that way. when you are playing in tournaments, week in and week out you can get a feel where things are off and you can kind of work on them. it's a little different when you are playing at home, practicing at home. >> doug? >> you mentioned some uncertainty about augusta and the reception you'd receive after being off for so long. is that any different this week or next, getting more into public venues, public tournaments? >> no, i tell you what. the people here have always been very gracious. very excited about this event. same with the players. you know, these fans here really get into this event. and again, with a great field like this, you know, i think it will be another great week. >> mark? >> just as a little bit of a follow, tiger, to doug's thing. is there -- coming back at augusta, you know, was much more controlled environment, and, you know, people -- we were walking out there. people seem very respectful today. do you expect that to continue? are there any worries there may be any, you know, one knucklehead or two knuckleheads out there that say something? is there any issue -- >> whether they do or not, it's happened before and it happened before any of this ever happened. i've dealt with that before. but as far as the fans here over the years, they've been great. and there's no reason why that shouldn't continue. >> just as an unrelated follow. you mentioned getting back to the normalcy of your schedule, that things are up in the air a little bit. why they're up in the air? it seems like, you know, going this week and next week you've kind of returned to the places you normally would go. what is -- what's different about -- >> personal things. >> larry. >> tiger, a couple of times at augusta you yelled at yourself for -- at tee shots you hit with the driver. and i guess you hit a couple today you didn't like too much. what is that exactly that's happening there and that's causing those rights with the driver? >> the rights are caused by hitting it left. so this morning when i was warming up, i was hitting it left and on the golf course i hit it left. so there you have it. >> hank? >> tiger, how long do you think it will take before the golf swing itself returns to kind of normal? >> just trying to get more fine-tuned and into the rhythm of just playing, competing. that takes a little bit of time. and usually after i come out of the west coast swing i usually feel pretty good about my game. usually two terms in the states and one term overseas. that's usually three events. coming in florida, fine tune a few things and now show up at augusta. this has been a little bit different. >> [ inaudible ]. >> hopefully before that. >> yes. >> tiger, on your blog you mentioned you had gone scuba diving with your family. i know your family is important to you. will you be able to spend time with them while you have this busy schedule? >> playingwise, no. when i come home, yes. definitely. >> andrew? >> tiger ijust wanted to follow up a question at the masters. you were asked about dr. galeer and why you decided to see him. you said he seems to be the go-to guy. a lot of other athletes have seen him. i'm curious, who was the first person specifically to recommend dr. galeer? >> i had a therapist, physical therapist that recommended him. >> and can you say who that was? >> no. >> and were there any others or just him? >> a few others. he's been a lot of guys have worked with him. a lot of athletes have been working with him. look at the list of athletes he's worked with. it's a who's who. when you have -- as i explained earlier, at the masters, the same thing with dr. witten with your eyes, with my eyes. one reason i went to see him is because he's worked for so many athle athletes. and had just a tremendous amount of success. >> jason? >> tiger in your press conference before the masters at augusta, you had mentioned that you weren't having fun playing the game anymore. was there a specific moment where the fun came back to you, and has it come back to you yet? >> it's been more fun, no doubt. i mean, i had a lot of struggles internally for a while now and that's one of the reasons why it wasn't that much fun. and the game is now where it used to be. and where it should be. it should be fun. it is a game. even though i do it for a living, it's still a game. and it wasn't that for a while. >> was there a specific moment where that came back to you? >> no. uh-uh. sorry. >> steve? >> tiger, i'm working on something for next week. so if we can talk about the players a little bit. can you take me back to be the better than most, better than most putt and what your favorite memories are of that putt and after you made that putt, how many times you heard better than most. was that said to you a lot? >> oh, that putt -- well, i'll preface it, set it up. right in front of me, i just watched fred funk four-putt it. so i knew how fast it was. and when i hit the -- when i hit the putt, i knew it was pretty good, but i could just start seeing it take off and was just praying it would hit the hole. it snuck in the hole and i got pretty excited, pretty fired up. as far as the saying, better than most, i've heard that a ton. i think gary koch's call there, it's been said a lot by fans. >> got time for a couple more questions. jim. >> do you handle defeat any different now than you did when you were younger? >> yeah, i handle it a lot better. a lot better. i used to be pretty irate when i lost. >> can you explain how -- mentally how you handle it now? >> it's just part of the game. it's part of -- you have to understand, as long as you try your best and it doesn't work out, as long as you can learn something from it. i didn't quite have that approach when i was a kid. yeah, things used to be thrown. things used to be broken around the house. in my room. i was -- i took losing very hard at the time. very, very hard. >> yes. >> tiger, i wanted to ask you about, in your blog you talked about a double eagle. >> yeah. >> a third of your life at islesworth with the round with john cook. and as an ancillary question to that, the quality of your play today, the shot value. >> yeah, the double eagle. 260, hit a 5 wood and never saw it go in. the green's slightly elevated. so i didn't -- i know it landed on the green. when we got up there, there was a ball mark and no ball. that's a pretty good feeling, especially when we had a few dollars on the line, too. that put me up on the last hole. it was the 17th hole. i was even more happy. today it was scratchy. i hit some bad tee shots and bad iron shots. bad chips, bad putts. i still shot under par somehow. >> rex? >> tiger, looked like you were experimenting with the new golf ball on the golf course. were you and what are the characteristics of it? >> it's just our ball for the -- later this year. just wanted to get a feel for -- i tested it when i was off the last couple of weeks. but i didn't really do a lot of short game testing with it. so wanted to hit some chips with it. i knew how it flies. but i didn't know how attach was spinning versus mine. >> [ inaudible ]. >> the inner layers are harder, much harder. but the outside is -- the cover is much, much softer. and the ball is actually going further. >> mike? >> tiger, leading up to the masters, you used the term, you didn't have the luxury to play rounds. it seemed to us that you could have played, but chose not to. was there any outside influence that didn't allow you to play in those events? did the tour step in? players have been suspended for conduct detrimental -- >> nothing like that happened. i was not ready. i just started practicing, you know, a few weeks prior to bay hill. i wasn't anywhere near being ready to compete at this level. and, so, like jack says, sometimes it wasn't ready for public consumption. >> we've got time for two more questions. al and steve. >> tiger you had to get back on the road to play golf, but the road is also where temptation lies. and was there any trepidation on your part to get back on the road because of that possible temptation? >> no, not at all. not after what i've been through. and the treatment and, you know, all my peers. >> steve? >> tiger, the word normalcy has come up a couple of times today. you normally come to a pga tour event on a tuesday night and play early on wednesday in a pro-am. do things feel normal to you this week, more so than they have been? >> i have to say this feels a heck of a lot more normal than the masters did. i just need to go out there and do a little bit of practice session this afternoon. you know, jim worked this session. and then we're back into our tournament mode again. and then i think, two weeks in a row, competing is, you know, i'll have a better barometer of what normal really feels like because i haven't done that in awhile. >> tiger woods, thank you and good luck this week. >> thanks, joel. >> there you have it. tiger woods, again, back on the course playing at quail hollow. he took questions from the press. we had the question ourselves, what could we expect? would someone in the press really begin to grill tiger? yeah, there were some questions out there but he was -- seemed relaxed. seemed in command. any question that would take him toward his personal life, toward his family, he was going to give a quick answer and get back on course, literally, because tiger woods' objective here is to talk about golf. some of the more pointed questions. one of the last ones there when you talk about, okay, tiger, your back on the road. what about temptation? he said no. he feels confident because of therapy he's gone through. and also alluded to peers you would take that maybe there's some accountability in there for his actions and behavior. we want you in on the conversation. that's what we're about here. hln news and views. what are your thoughts? join us on facebook. you can call us as well. 1-877-tell-hln. jane velez-mitchell, host of "issues" at 7:00 eastern. your thoughts there as we listen to tiger. i thought he was in command and in control and much more relaxed than we've seen him. >> maybe it's my imagination. it seems to me that he's aged somewhat. and he has a lot more facial hair. but those aren't the kind of changes that one talks about when one talks about recovery. i tried to listen to him from the perspective of addiction, given that he did go into rehab. most people presume, the reports were it was for sex addiction. when he came out, was he a changed person? that is not an event. it's a process. is he on that process? i will say i was kind of concerned about the fact that he deflected virtually all personal questions with one or two-word answers. and the only time he seemed to want to talk was when people threw him these softballs about whether he's being victimized by the media. and he said, kwlourks you know iwas criticized for going to a rock concert, even though the members are my friends. and the helicopters are overhead. the paparazzi are at the front gate. it says he's still playing the victim to some degree and that's not what recovery is about. that's called a pity party in recovery lingo. so i wonder if he's still on the pity party bandwagon or if he's really gotten to the point where i'm going to take responsibility for my actions and acknowledge the only reason why the helicopters are overhead is because of his behavior. >> yeah. i think he's playing a pr game. he's saying, oh, look at me. they're all over me. i can't even go to a concert to see my friends. let's get vinnie politan in here. one of the hosts of "in session" on our sister network trutv. >> i was listening a lot to the media. i was wondering is there going to be some cowboy in there. and it really wasn't that way. they were tiptoeing around everything. notice their choice of language. instead of talking about strippers and porn stars and affairs and sex, they talked about everything that has happened. and they sort of just timidly said in light of everything that has happened. so it seems to me the reporters that were in that room asking the questions wanted to stay somewhat on tiger's good side because they want to get perhaps the interviews and the interviews and the access down the road. so i thought they were a little timid. >> yeah, no, good point there. like you said, meandering around those personal questions. and when he got them, as jane and i pointed out, he's deflecting quickly. rafer weigel was in there. asked one of the questions. he talked to tiger about family time and how this fits into the new golf schedule. we don't have rafer yet. we'll talk to him in just a minute as he's getting out of that press conference. another one who has covered golf for a long time, mike walker jr., "golf" magazine. is this what you expected or did you expect reporters to vinnie's point, to be a little more pointed? >> i have been through a lot of tiger woods' press conferences. that's generally how it goes. i thing report ears it's fair to criticize them being timid. but tiger has done so many of these. he's always going to be in control. you saw how he deflects the questions about his personal life. he feels like he talked about it at augusta and he's not going to talk about anything relating to his wife, to the affairs. other than vaguely the language of recovery. and he'll talk about theed me dwlaerks paparazzi. but i think he feels like he's talked about it. he took the question about the drug doctor. i think he feels that's fair game but the family stuff he's never wanted to talk about it. i don't think it's ever going to change. >> so you don't think anything's changed in the press corps that covers him. he's not teflon anymore. he has been dinged up in a big way. so you don't think people are going to get a little more aggressive with him? obviously, they didn't here. >> i think he'll be criticized. you'll see it more with the language. i know jim nantz was very strong criticizing that last week. in this press conference environment where you can't ask a follow-up question. you had the reporter who asked him about his family and he said it's personal reasons. well, that guy is not allowed to ask a follow-up question. so even the cowboy comes in. i've seen people try to punk him. he smiles, deflects the question. it's next question. not a good format for what people want to hear from tiger. >> what about his demeanor, michael? he seemed calm and knew what he wanted to say and not say out there right? >> yeah, this is, with him, when he gets back on the golf course, that's when he feels at home. when he's dealing with the reporters he's dealt with for 15 years he feels at home. when he's inside the ropes he feels at home. i think the more he gets back to the things he's used to, the more comfortable he's going to be. i thought he looked relaxes. >> let's get back to jane and one of the points he made. do we have the sound bite when he's talking about going to the rock concert. he was asked about being criticized. goes to the nickelback concert. jane, to your point, he was playing the victim card in that. let's listen to tiger woods talking about going to the nickelback concert and the criticism that followed. >> yeah, i went to the concert. thad a great time. nickelback. a couple of the band members are friends of mine. that's why i went. just had a great time. unfortunately, i got criticized for seeing my friends. but as far as golfwise, yeah, i've been working on a few things from augusta, and just trying to get everything -- analyzing the event. >> there you go, jane. we listened to that again. you are seeing him playing victim there. >> i do. i hear v compassion for him but i hear poor me, poor me, pour mere a drink. that's how the mentality goes. it's important this whole thing of the questions that were asked. if you look at it from the perspective of addiction, what's the one thing you shouldn't do with an addict? you shouldn't be a co-dependent. you shouldn't enable. you shouldn't pretend to the addict like their problem does not exist. and i think that this particular group of questions really essentially did that. they pretended that the problem, for the most part, didn't exist. they danced around the problem. and i don't think that's healthy for him. ultimately, i think he is going to have to answer a real question about the real scandal and use the word sex in a sentence for him to really sort of burst the bubble so that we can all go, oh, he said it and move on. and until he does that, we're all going to harp on it because there's a natural human urge to want to have people come clean. especially when they are this famous and this rich. >> he was asked about being on the road and temptation. we'll talk about that. we're also going to be talking to our very own rafer weigel. he was in the room and asked him a question about family. join auns facebook or call us 1-877-tell-hln. hey -- who's our best presentation guy? 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[ no even clean whu g thingst en they are. th tle messl g extra power. with as thro sm. there's paparazzi everywhere. and at home, helicopters here and there and people driving by and paparazzi camping out in front of the gates. so that hasn't changed. >> tiger woods back on the course. you just heard him there taking questions from the media at quail hollow. the question was about, is life getting somewhat back to normal. he starts talking about the paparazzi hovering around his house, literally. you'd like the follow-up line there to say, you know what? my actions led to this. it has made life difficult but you don't get it. you just get the attack on the paparazzi. so you'd like to see him take that next step. call us 1-877-tell-hln is the phone number. let's go to the phones. kim is with us, arkansas. kim, your thoughts? capitol hill w >> caller: i was just thinking if he put as much thought into his marriage as he does his golf, i think that -- i just think that's what he should do. put as much thought into his marriage as he is his golf, like he's showing on tv. he's so into it. so i think he should put more thought into his marriage. >> people wonder that. because he's playing, what looks like to be, a normal schedule of golf. where is his family in all of that? can he repair his marriage? we're still following that angle. want to go to rafer weigel, hln sports anchor. rafer in the room. and, to our caller's point, that was your question. you asked him about family. were you satisfied with the response? >> well, i mean, i really wasn't. i expected to get a little more than that. i knew if i asked him point blank, what about the divorce rumors with you and elin, he was going to completely avoid that and not answer it at all. i know the man has said that family comes first. so i thought maybe he would give a little bit more on that, but, no. he gave a pretty swift answer. when i'm home, yes. when i'm on the road, no. and gave me a look that he didn't necessarily or i perceived, a look he did not necessarily appreciate that question. but by my count in that room, there were about 50 or 60 reporters. all men. i didn't see a single woman in that room. and it was mostly all golf reporters. which i was a little surprised about. and he even spoke to it. he alluded to it. he says this seems much more normal than the masters. so speaking to jane's point, it was definitely a comfortable atmosphere for tiger woods. and that could be what follows him from here on out on the tour. >> did you get the sense that the people were -- the reporters in the room were going to be timid about those questions that could lead him to personal life answers and that everybody was just more comfortable? i would just as soon talk about golf? >> yeah, and i was surprised. i wanted to sit back and see where the questions were going. i knew they were going to be some golf questions. these are golf beat writers. this is not a major tournament. but i did want to ask him, he did bring up the fact that he doesn't have any more temptation on the road because of his therapy. well, i wanted to ask him he still has not said what therapy he is in. and where that's pertinent from a journalistic standpoint is the fact he's said he wants to help people. well, how can you help people if you are not willing to admit exactly what you are getting help for? but i doubt he would have answered that question at all. i was surprised he even answered when that one golf writer asked him has there been any temptation on the road. >> let's listen to that again. that was one of the more pointed questions, along with yours concerning family. your on the road again. what about the temptation? here's tiger woods. >> you had to get back on the road to play golf, but the road is also where temptation lies. and was there any trepidation on your part to get back on the road because of that possible temptation? >> no, not at all. not after what i've been through and the treatment and, you know, all my peers. >> there you have it. let's go back to vinnie politan on that point, vinnie. again, not getting a lot there. practically count the amount of words he's saying on one, maybe two hands. should he give us a little more there when you are asked about temptation? >> i guess it's what he wants to be the end of all this. what he is trying to do and pretty successfully getting done is trying to get back to normal and just trying to swat everything away. this whole scandal. swat it away like it's an annoying gnat. that's where i find my happiness. as far as the future with his family, he's never going to share this stuff. he's not going to share it. and that was so clear today. rafer's question, the other questions, two, three words. he's done with it. i'm moving on. and i think he did give you a dirty look, rafer, by the way. i agree with you. >> again, he's re-establishing himself as tiger, king of the golf world. jane, i've got to go back to you on that point about temptation. if you are in the room and that reporter asked the question about being on the road and then temptation and you get the two or three-word answer, how are you following up? >> well, i would probably get tossed right out of that room because i would probably say you are in -- you went to rehab. what did you go to rehab for? was it sex addiction? are you celibate right now? are you practicing a program of recovery that requires celibacy? i mean, i would try to get into the nitty-gritty. i aim recovering alcoholic with 15 years sobriety. when i first got sober, a lot of people didn't buy it. they rolled their eyes. i had to explain myself. i had to say i'm changing my life. here's how i'm changing it. here's what i'm doing different. until you do that, nobody really knows that you've changed because you haven't really offered any hard evidence that you've changed. so i think he really needs to address the big elephant in the room. he may want to do it on "oprah." he may want to do it on "larry king live," but he needs to do it, otherwise this is going to go on and on and on. >> exactly. you mentioned two of the three. oprah, larry king live, "60 minutes" where you can get a little more in depth. one thing i think was a positive in that brief answer, he talked about peers. hopefully there's some accountability in his life when you do go on the road and temptation may come. all right. we'll have more of our discussion, want to hear from you. join us on facebook. call us, 1-877-tell-hln. tiger woods is back on the golf course. and here he is again in his own words. >> walking out there people seemed very respectful today. do you expect that to continue? any worries that there may be at all, one knucklehead or two knuckleheads out there that say something? is there any issue for you? >> whether they do or not, it's happened before and it happened before any of this ever happened. i've dealt with that before. but as far as in fans here over the years, they've been great. there's no reason why that shouldn't done. >> as an unrelated follow. you mentioned getting back to the normalcy of your schedule, that things are up in the air a little bit. why are they up in the air? it seems like at least, you know, going this week and next week, you've return tot the places that you normally would go. what's different? >> personal things. while i, sneezing, itching eyes kept you from our favorite stream. the one that runs through a field where pollen floats through the air. but now, with the strength of 24-hour zyrtec® to relieve my worst allergy symptoms, indoors and outdoors... let's go before the fish stop biting. they won't wait for us. but that's okay. zyrtec® is the fastest 24-hour allergy medicine. today, we battle wits with the trout. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. ♪ hln's special coverage. tiger woods back on the course. he's playing at quail hollow. just moments ago addressed the media. a more open forum. not the augusta masters golf crowd. that's more reporters in there. when questions were asked about his personal life, he really locked down. gave very brief answers. he was going to steer things back to golf, obviously, where he's more comfortable. we're taking your calls. leslie is with us, south carolina. leslie, your thoughts? >> caller: yes, thank you. the first thing that was mentioned that he was not particularly fan friendly when he came out. then he has the audacity to joke around and talk about how wonderful the course is. but what i'm really incredulous about is how passive the press is. they were so passive. i wish christine brennan had been there to be called on. what are they so afraid of? >> great question. let's hit that on two fronts. first, mike walker jr., senior editor "golf" magazine. we have a caller seeing the media there as passive. that's strong. >> i think with woods, people certainly want to have a good relationship with him. it's very ironic. you don't have any relationship with woods. he doesn't do a sit-down q&a with anybody. there's really no reason to treat him with such deference. the caller is right. it does go on. i think he was asked difficult questions at the masters press conference. he didn't really get to slide too much there. today was a regular tour event. it didn't have the attention of the masters. he got a lot of golf questions. and, yeah, i'm not sure how much you ask him the same question if he's going to answer, it's personal reasons, personal reasons. >> rafer, you are in the room. did you sense a passive crowd? did you go that far? >> i wouldn't say it's a passive crowd. it's a more partisan crowd. this is a crowd that covers this man week in and week out. they are very comfortable, as you heard a lot of people calling each other based on first names and so on and so forth. the thing that -- the one tournament where i think we might see breaking of rank will be the british open. tiger still has not committed to the british open. and interestingly, recently, the president or the head of that tournament says they will not bar hecklers. i think tiger might get some pretty invasive questions if he plays that tournament.tournamen. it's still early for him to commit to it, but i don't know. i'll be interested to see if he does play in it and what they say out there and what they ask him about it. >> the home of golf, referring to the british open, will not be a police state. people will say what they want. they'll kick people out if they get unruly, and augusta is so controlled. it's to your point. people watching this just want to say, ask him the question. stop tiptoeing around things, right? >> well, i have to take it one step further thinking about what rafer said that there were no women in the room. i have to say that i believe that what we saw at work was a boys' club mentality and i think that some of the questions were actually partisan. if a knucklehead comes out and asks you, oh, the truth why is the reporter describing someone bringing up the big elephant in the room as a knucklehead. it seemed like a partisan atmosphere and i have to take it another step further and say this is sexism. in augusta, you have a club that does not allow women members and now you have a news conference where there are no women allowed to ask questions because there are no women there and you can ask a question about a controversial doctor and you can ask a question about sex. what does that say about how we regard sex in this society and what he did? it's sexism. >> not one woman in the room. we'll talk more about the fans and show you how tiger was received earlier this morning. stay with us. es and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. a man can only try... and try...and try. 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>> no. not at all. not after what i've been through, and the treatment and, you know, all my peers. >> one of the more provocative questions just moments ago as tiger woods took questions at quail polo where he resumes his golf career, back on the course. we're taking your calls. 877-tell-hln. natalie is on the phone. natalie, your thoughts on this. >> caller: yes. there will also be media feeding on an icon and that's in the limelight and i would like to say let it be done and let tiger get back to his golf because that's what he's good at, you know? and that's my comment. >> okay. natalie, thanks very much. that's one of the thins, vinnie, we wonder, how will fans receive him? how are they taking to him, basically. since he's returned your thoughts as you listen to the viewers and also we saw him earlier this morning teeing off at the proam. >> i think we're seeing more and more of this. the further away he gets from the sex scandal, the closer his life gets back to normal which is being on a golf course, we start talking about tiger, the golfer. yes, the tabloid stories will be there forever from this point forward when it comes to tiger woods and just not with the same intensity. there a's general feeling in the public, we ran him through and let him get back to work and let ceci what happens down the road. the further and further away you get from this sex scandal. mike, i want to jump in with your thought because i think this is a really crucial aspect of this story. everybody's talking about putting the scandal behind him. you never get cured from an addiction. all you get is a daily reprieve and you have to practice rigorous honesty and work your program so that you don't slip. right now this is an embarrassment and a fiasco and not yet an american tragedy, but i will tell you if they continue to coddle him and he is surrounded by the yes men and nobody makes him get really real in public and on a daily basis, he may think he can get away with it again. this is how the addict's mind kn works, i know, i'm one of them and he may slip and go out and do it again and if he's caught doing it again and that's when it's really going to hit the fan and that's when people will turn vicious. he hasn't really seen anything yet. >> let's get mike walker, jr., editor of "golf" magazine. >> if the police couldn't get him to talk, i don't think the writers will get him to talk. he was effective stonewalling to a police investigation and if he doesn't want to talk about his personal life with reporters he's definitely not going do it. the fans will be generally respectful in receiving him. the think to deep in mind, it's not like ben roethlisberger going to the cleveland browns. it's very, very relaxed. you only see him for a couple of holes at a time and the galleries will self-police, if someone heckles him they'll say shut up and leave him alone. >> rafer, do you think people will tee off on him? no pun intended. >> i think it was helpful and we talked to people for the past two days and i have not found a single person that has not been verbally supportive of tiger woods and to me he explains why would he come back to the game and he wasn't sure how he would be received and he was received so well given the turmoil in his life. >> we'll be talking to rafer throughout the day and thank our panel, christi paul coming up next. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ there's paparazzi everywhere and at home, helicopters here and there and people driving by and paparazzi camping out in front of the gates. so that hasn't changed. >> yes, the new normal. tiger woods describes his life as the sex scandal swirls around him and talks about getting back to normal and the temptations on the road. hi, everybody. i'm chuck roberts. this is hln "news and views" we've got you caught up on the day's top stories but our lead story is tiger woods who just finished a session with reporters. he isn't talking much about the sex scandal that's overshadowed his historic golf career, but during a news conference he did drop a few hints of what his life has been like. rafer weigel was in the crowd questioning tiger woods and he joins us live from charlotte. rafer? >> reporter: yeah, good afternoon, chuck. it was definitely a much softer atmosphere than what i expected. i expected 50 or 60 reporters, not a single woman in the room as opposed to the masters when there were a couple hundred of reporters in the room asking him questions about his family supporting him being out here. i did ask him whether his family supported him being out here or not supported him being out here and whether he spent time he answered that very, very quickly. one of the more probing questions and i asked him like you said about whether or not being on the road means a possible temptation or could he lapse back into some of his old habits and here was his response. >> you had to get back on the road to play golf, but the road is also where temptation lies and was there any trepidation on your part to get back on the road because of that possible temptation? >> no. not at all. not after what i've been through, and the treatment and, you know, all my peers. >> reporter: now once again, tiger woods still not revealing exactly what he is getting treatment for, still saying that that is private. the other big question, chuck, is given the fact that this is a much more open tournament than the masters, what kind of fan behavior can he expect out here? how will he be treated? he was asked that as well. >> people seem very respectful today. do you expect that to continue or are there worried at all that there may be one knucklehood or two knuckleheads to say something. >> whether they do or not it's happened before and it's happened before any of this ever happened. i've dealt with that before, but as far as the fans here over the years, they've been great and there's no reason why that shouldn't continue. >> just as an unrelated follow-up. you mentioned getting back to the normalcy of your schedule that things are up in the air a little bit? why are they up in the air? because at least going this week and next week you've returned to the places that you normally would go. what's different about that? >> personal things. >> so, chuck, tiger woods making it very clear that when it comes to anything about his personal life he'll simply say that's personal and not answer it and that's probably what we can expect for the rest of the season if people do ask him those questions. one of the things he did say they found very telling was that the game was fun again, that he was enjoying himself and why not? this has become a very nurturing environment for tiger woods out here on the course and in the room meeting with these reporters that it seems that he is right back at home. >> what were the reporters saying as they left the room about his demeanor and let me ask you a two-parter. a two-parter. what is the worst that can happen to a reporter who irritates tiger woods? >> reporter: you know what? pretty much at this point, nothing, chuck. nothing more than a dirty look maybe being looked down upon or maybe being ostracized. we all talk, all of us, we hang out at the media center and there's a place when we all sit and eat and there are conversations and we're talking about tiger woods that we're speculating on, that everyday people are speculating on about man, what's happening with his wife? when we get to the room the questions don't come out to him in that moment. it's almost as if there's this shift in a way and that's perhaps because they have to work with this guy or follow him on the tour all summer long and they're maybe afraid that they won't get called upon to ask a question in the future. that would be the worst that would happen. they wouldn't get called upon. >> that's his stature. thank you, rafer. great job. we'll talk to you soon. thanks so much. other news we're following. we're getting late word about a new aircraft threat today as the tsa, the transportation security administration is monitoring a situation and a threatening message was writ own a lavatory mirror onboard continental 3006 onboard that flight from houston intercontinental's dulles airport in washington. a government source says the word "bomb" was writ own a bathroom mirror. out of an abundance of caution, that was diverted to greens borough, north carolina. that's the plane right this and it landed at 10:43 local. the plane taxied to a remote location and fbi officials say they have agents on the scene and they're currently interviewing passengers and we're keeping an eye on the story and bring you updates as soon as they happen. we have this just in to hln. emergency officials are on the scene of a plane crash in texas where police say the pilot, the only person onboard is dead. the plane went down in a wooded area just before 10:30 this morning central time. a local affiliate says a witness reported seeing smoke before hearing the impact. that plane is reportedly broken into several pieces on the ground. we're efforting pictures and we don't have them yet and we hope to bring you more details as well. also this story just in, former senator john edwards will have to answer questions about his mistress rielle hunter and their child under oath. two-time democratic presidential candidate is scheduled to give a deposition about the affair may 13th. he's a witness in the lawsuit rielle hunter filed against former campaign staff errand rue young. she accused young of invading her privacy by going public with the relationship with the north carolina senator. we're following breaking news. sandra bullock. in case you haven't heard, the oscar-winning actress says she is a new mom and has been since january. that wasn't known until now. here is the photo on the cover of "people" magazine that speaks for itself. a smiling bullock holding aloft her adopted baby boy born in new orleans. bullock told "people" magazine that she and jesse james brought the baby home in january, but they wanted to keep it secret until after the academy awards. of course, she won the oscar for best actress and that's when reports then surfaced about james cheating on her. in another new development she's filed for divorce from jesse james in a court in texas saying their marriage has become, quote, unsupportable because of discorded conflict and personalities. she told "people" magazine, i'm sad and i'm scared. a lot of people are asking how did she manage to keep the baby a secret all these months? 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[ male announcer ] stop losing. start gaining. the federal government in the form of attorney general eric holder may go to court and challenge arizona's new immigration law. holder said yesterday the law leaves too much potential for abuse and can divide local communities and law enforcement. homeland security secretary janet napolitano says most law enforcement groups oppose these kinds of laws. one arizona sheriff said he won't enforce it. the law requires police to check whether someone is in the u.s. legally, if there's any reason to suspect they're not. it's one of our "your views" topics and a lot of discussion is raging. richelle carey with more. >> isn't that the truth, chuck? this is a discussion that will rage for months to come. we've been asking what you think of arizona's tough new immigration law? do you think the federal government should take steps to challenge it richelle carey hln that's where we're pulling some of the comments. amanda wrote this. there are plenty of ways to enter the country legally and if more states made laws like this, then that's how people would finally have to enter. i don't think it's racist, it's simply logic. emma says this, non-minorities seem to be perfectly comfortable about with this, but that should come as no surprise. candy is calling us from oregon. all right, candy. what's your position on this? >> caller: i think the governor has to challenge this, and i'm the mother of children all of hispanic origin and passing this law will teach our children, our future leaders that racism and judgment upon people is acceptable. i don't want my children to be labeled less than anyone else because of the color of their skin and passing this law will only lead to many tragedies such as playground racism, violent altercations, business suffering due to loss of multiple employees because if our government leaders say it's okay to be racist then our children and our citizens will think it's okay, too, and as the governor of arizona or the president of the united states willing and ready to accept the responsibility of these tragedies we need to keep moving forward. >> let me ask you this. do you think that there's a way to enforce this law without necessarily being racist? >> i think we need to go after people that are breaking laws. if there's drugs going on, being sold, if there's alcoholics or duis and children getting hurt, this is where we need to enforce laws. there are just as many other citizens out there that are not from mexico or have hispanic origin that are committing crimes than anyone else. >> that should be a secondary-type thing. it's not a race thing. it's not a race thing. everyone commits crimes and want just one single race. >> candy, thank you very much. let me get another caller and mira is calling us from rhode island. what's your take? >> i don't see this as a race issue at all, but i do see that the law in arizona can act as a wake-up call to the rest of the country. we have a tourist business in tucson and says we in the east, rhode island in particular cannot imagine what they're going through there and i think we are beginning to here in the northeast area if everything is coming across the border in arizona and texas, they -- phoenix seems to be the hub of where people wind up and then they're spread out through the rest of the country. here in rhode island we are beginning to have a terrible problem. we are a state which is very, very small. we have the -- some of the most generous welfare programs in the country along with our sister state of massachusetts. we might as well be called sanctuary states. >> so you think that this type of law is on the right track? >> caller: i think it's on the right track since obviously the federal government is not going to act and do anything and the states have been reluctant to do anything. >> mira, thank you for the phone call. we are just getting started. what do you think of arizona's tough new immigration law? would you like to see more laws like it? would you like to see the federal government step in to challenge it which is what might happen. call us 877-tell-hln, e-mail us or text us or go to our facebook pages and discuss it. it's on my page, richel carey hln and it's on chuck's page and christi's page as well. it's a hot topic and polarizes some people. just try to be respectful employs that's all we ask. >> think of something new something you haven't heard or said before. >> absolutely. >> thanks, richelle. >> sure. time now for our "true champion." after 58-year-old larry hassenfus lost his job he went back to college. his teammates thought he was the new coach, but he's the new pitcher. he hadn't played baseball since president richard nixon was in office, but he stayed in shape over the last 40 years playing hockey. he said the toughest part is getting up at 5:00 in the morning for practice followed by a full day of class and then more baseball practice. a firefighter had no idea what was coming his way when he tried to put out a car fire. a terrifying explosion, in front of his face. we'll tell you how he's doing. 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but nothing like this. >> so far police have not i.d.ed two of the suspects. they say charges will be filed. >> at eight months pregnant she may have looked like an easy target. a mugger in brooklyn practically grabbed the cell phone right out of her hand and she instifrpth ofly ran after him. she didn't have to chase him for long because good samaritans stepped right in to help out. >> and then the next thing i knew someone came up behind me and just like bashed into my shoulder and i saw my pocket ripping open and all these behm just gathered around me and helped me out. >> it was like you go with all of the dogs and try to hunt the fox, was there a lot of people and we were behind the guy. >> i love my neighborhood. i just got -- this just happened to me in the neighborhood, but i feel like i can't help, but love it and all these people they live around that would go so far out of their way to help me. >> police say two people grabbed the man just outside prospect park and that's when a plain-clothes officer jumped in and held the 18-year-old suspect. all right. tiger woods back in public again and talking. what he has to say about life, temptation and the state of his golf game on hln "news and views." @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@d assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little or no cost to you. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need. in fact, if we qualify you for medicare reimbursement and medicare denies your claim, we'll give you your new power chair or scooter free. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. tiger woods offers a glimpse inside of the sex scandals dogging him. i'm chuck roberts with hln "news and views." rafer wying cell back in north carolina where tiger woods took questions and 25 minutes or so worth. you were among them. what were his responses today? pretty muted? >> reporter: pretty muted and what i expected was more probing questions and there were no tabloids there and no radar onlines and not that they should be the ones to ask invasive or probing questions, necessarily, but they're about 50 or 60 reporters in the room and it's very clear that tiger woods is in a safe environment. he says he's looking forward to getting back to normalcy, but he said he's still not fond of all of the attention this scandal is giving him. >> there's paparazzi everywhere and at home, helicopter it is everywhere and people driving by. paparazzi camping out in front of the gates so that hasn't changed. >> bonn of the things that tiger woods did get a lot of flack for was when he was seen going out and about. there's a lot of speculation about what's going on in his personal life and not a single question veered into that. i asked him as far as his family because he has said family comes first. is he going to spend any time with his family when he is out on tour and he said that no, he will not, but when he is home he is going to be able to spend time with them. he also said he is not worried about temptation while he's out on the tour, but getting back to the ridicule that he got from when he was going out of all things? a nickelback concert and he's justified that. >> yeah, i went to the concert and had a great time. nickelback, a couple of the band members are friends of mine so i went. and just had a great time and unfortunately i got criticized for seeing my friends, but -- as far as golfwise, yeah. i have to work on things for augusta and just trying to get everything -- analyzing the event. >> reporter: now one of the reasons why people have ridiculed some of my contemporaries was not that he went to a concert, but they're not necessarily fans of the music. tiger woods also talked about it and no offense to these guys. i'm reiterating what i've been told because i'm a reporter. >> totally with you. >> reporter: but as far as his temptation on the road he still says he's in therapy, but he is still not saying what he's in therapy for and what i'm looking at chuck is an environment that will not ask tiger woods these questions as the tour progresses. >> let me ask you this, the british open will not silence golf fans who heckle tiger woods at the upcoming british open. is there any understanding, spoken or unspoken at quail ridge about that? >> reporter: tiger still hasn't said whether or not he will play the british open. to be fair, it is still a little early. the british open is not until july and as you know he has a history of waiting right up until the deadline to commit, but i wouldn't be surprised if he not only doesn't play that major because of that statement that came from the tournament director, but also the british press is pretty rough. they're going to really ask him, granted it's in scotland, but they're going to ask him some really probing questions probable behis personal life, but as we've seen with tiger woods when those questions are asked he just says that's personal and that's all he says. >> thanks, rafer weigel at quail polo. that's the course, not quail ridge, my bad. that prompted our very own jane velez-mitchell for slamming tiger woods for not talking about the six scandal, the elephant in the room that sent him into the self-imposed exile. >> think it is important this whole issue of the questions that were asked not just from a journalistic perspective, but if you look at it from the perspective of addiction, what's the one thing you shouldn't do with an addict? you shouldn't be a co -dependen, you shouldn't enable and pretend that the problem does not exist. i think this particular group of questions essentially did that. they pretended that the problem didn't exist. they danced around the problem. ultimately i think he will have to answer a real question about the real scandal and use the word sex in a sentence for him to really sort of burst the bubble so that we can all go oh, he said it and move on and until he does that we're all going harp on it because there's a natural human urge to want to have people come clean especially when they're this famous and this rich. >> first round of quail hollow begins tomorrow and there was a pro am today. he played earlier this morning. other news. we're hearing of a new threat aboard an airliner today. a national transportation safety board official is monitoring a situation that there's been a threatening message found onboard a lavatory mirror board continentel 3006 to washington dulles international airport and there it is. it's a regional jet. a government source says the word "bomb" was written on the lavatory mirror. out of an abundance of caution the flight was made to land in greens bor o north carolina. it landed safely at 10:43 eastern today. the plane taxied to a remote location and agents are on scene and onboard interviewing passengers. the tsa didn't say whether there were any arrests. we'll keep our eye on the story as we get further updates. this story just in, emergency officials are on the scene of a fatal small plane crash in texas where police say one person, the pilot is dead. they say the plane went down in a wooded area around 10:30 this morning central time. a local affiliate said a witness reported hearing smoke before it crashed. it broke into several pieces on the ground. more details on that as they come. also stunning news today from actress sandra bullock. the oscar winner who said she's a new mom. she has been a new mom since january. this is a photo of her on "people" magazine's cover, it says it all. a smiling sandra bullock holding aloft an adopted baby boy. she and jesse james brought the baby home in january and the youngster is from new orleans and she kept it all a secret until after the academy awards. that is when reports surfaced that jesse james had been cheating on her. in another new development she has filed for divorce from the aforementioned james. she filed it in austin, texas, where she has a home. in court papers she said their marriage has become unsupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities. the couple started the adoption process a few years ago during happier times. >> they'd spent four years in the process. they were having home interviews and background checks. >> they were doing the process just like anybody else. she was insistent it was just like anybody else and in december or zhan jan they were contacted that a baby was ready to be put in placement and crazy time, but she said, we have to do this. >> the baby is louie bardot, named after louie armstrong. she told "people" magazine that she first met the baby months ago and for some reason had the classic "what a wonderful world" playing in her head. more on sandra's revelations as she breaks her silence for the first time about both her divorce and her secret adoption. "showbiz tonight" with a.j. hammer and brooke hennederson right here. we all know there's proper etiquette at the dinner table, but what about the gym? dr. sanjay gupta gives us dos and don'ts for your next workout. >> you're supposed to work out a sweat at the sdwrim, but leaving it behind? that's a big n-o. >> drifta sees all kinds of gym etiquette violations. >> we'll have people that will come in and they will sweat profusely and they will leave puddles around the equipment. >> so she tells gym goers to wipe down the equipment after using it. >> also gyms can be loud enough without people blaring their mp3 players and on their cell phones. >> people don't realize how loud it is and it distracts you from what you're doing. she suggests stashing the phone in the locker or even in the car and don't forget to cover up. you may be proud of your belly button, but others may not be as interested. don't forget to wash your gym clothes after each workout. that american next to you doesn't want to smell the second workout on the gym clothes. >> it might make exercising that much easier for all of us. for today's health minute, i'm dr. sanjay gupta. 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kind of a tough call. richelle carey is here with your views. >> in some states, it is legal for your minor child to drink alcohol in your home, all right? so we're wondering, are you okay with that? >> some parents say that it's a horrible idea that they would never do such a thing. some of you think, you know what? maybe so. so you've been discussing this on facebook. we've got some answers for you. brandy says it should not be allowed. my mom and stepdad allowed me to drink at home as a teenager, amongst other substances and it didn't teach me a thing. i ended up with a dui at the age of 18. thomas says this, i think drinking at home with parents is fine. everyone stays at home, no exceptions and no friends and the no friends would be illegal. there's no state under which that's okay. paige writes this, i would never allow my son to drink as a teenager in my home. i think it sends a bad message to the teens when you do allow it. there's a reason why the drinking age is 21. if the teens or the children are the homeowner then why not, but while alcohol is in the teen's system they should stay only on the property and not go out in public. the law is the law otherwise you're teaching kids to break the law as long as you don't get caught. that's how it starts and where it begins, at home. kids are going to drink, but i wouldn't even share this thought of doing this until they're 16 so they see no big deal about it, but i wouldn't make a habit of it. that's when the law should step in. so interesting discussion. do you think it is ever okay for parents to serve teens alcohol at home under their supervision or do you think it's condoning illegal behavior, sending a bad message? let's talk about this, because some parents do it. some wouldn't ever think about it. call us 877-tell-hln. text hlntv, standard text rates apply or jump into the discussion on facebook. richelle carey hln is where we have this posted and it's been an interesting discussion, chuck. one comment we got from one of our regulars, mandy, she hadn't weighed in in a while, mandy said any parent that does this, this is what mandy said, should be slapped. so i think that's where mandy's coming from. she's not feeling it. >> you made a very good point, no friend allowed. >> there's no law that says that's okay. >> good point. thanks so much. >> sure. this is the buzz today. >> conan o'brien's tell-all? the former "tonight show" host is set to break his silence about his messy nbc break up on cbs' "60 minutes." the gag order nbc negotiated with o'brien expires on may 1st and 60 minutes plans to art big interview the next day. conan signed a deal that doesn't allow him to publicly slam his former network, but according to a "new york times" blog, in the interview he flirts with those restrictions. the bachelor gets booted from "dancing with the stars," jake pavelka just got kicked off the hit dancing show. the former star of "the bachelor" who is now engaged was clearly upset at being voted off, but he says the show was a great experience. >> i can't even put into words how much i've enjoyed this. >> julia roberts is still the most beautiful woman in the world. that's according to "people" magazine's brand new list of the most beautiful people. roberts who is now 42 years old and the mother of three kids headlines the list. the new issue doesn't officially come out until friday, but "showbiz tonight" got a first look and we can tell you you'll also see scarlett johansen, jake gyllenhaal and rihanna. that's your exclusive showbiz tonight news break. i'm brooke anderson. be sure to join us for all of the big news breaking live at 5:00 p.m. eastern and we're back again every night at 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific right here on hln. and blur my vision. my eye doctor said there's great news for people with astigmatism. acuvue oasys for astigmatism. they work with the way my eyes move and blink, which helps them stay in place. and this is the only lens of its kind made with hydraclear plus. i'm seeing more clearly, crisply, comfortably, all day long. now life doesn't have to be a blur. 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what does he have to say about life, temptation and the state of his golf game? christi paul is next. @@@@@@@@@@@ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com there was paparazzi everywhere and at home, helicopters. here and there. >> tiger's done so many of these. he's always going to be in control. you saw how he decollects the questions. if we don't secure the wealth, this could be one of the most significant oil spills in history. >> can you leave the door open, i think i got a winning ticket. welcome to hln news and views. sit back and let us get you informed here on the day. tiger woods is not talking much about the sex scandal that has overshaw doed his career, but during his news conference, he did drop a few hints about his life. rafer weigel is there. what stands out to you from this conference? >> what stands out was the presence or lack there of of the reporters. the questions were less probing than at the masters. there were about 50 or 60 reporters compared to about 200 at augusta and not a single female reporter was in the room. now, tiger, as expected, did not answer anything about his personal life. i asked about his family and whether he would be able to spend time with them. while on tour, no, at home, yes. speaking of being on the road and on tour, this is the big question. this is where he got into the trouble in the past, allegedly. when asked that question, he did answer it. >> you had to get back on the road to play golf, but that's where temptation lies. was there any trepidation on your part to get back on the road because of that? >> no, not at all. not after what i went through. the treatment and my peers. >> that was the most explicit answer he gave although he still is not saying what he is in treatment for. now, the other big question, is difference, much more open environment and it's going to be much cheaper to get in here, so what kind of reception is tiger woods going to get from the galleries? >> people seem very respectful today. do you expect that to continue? are there any worries at all there might be one or two knuckle heads that say something? >> whether they do or not, it's happened before and happened before any of this happened. i've dealt with that before. but as far as the fans here over the years, they've been great. there's no reason why that shouldn't continue. >> you had mentioned getting back to the normalcy of your schedule, that things are up in the air. it seems knowing this week and next week, you've kind of returned to the places that you would normally go. what's different? >> personal things. >> and that is going to be a familiar phrase we'll hear anytime somebody asks something personal about tiger woods. speaking to the point about the galleries, one veteran producer out here says he's been to over 100 of these events, said there was the most police presence he's ever seen at a proam event when tiger woods teed off this morning, so expect a lot of police presence and not a lot of outbursts from the crowd. >> why do you think, rafer, there were so few reporters there compared to what you might have thought would have been there? 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"people" magazine's larry hackett told the "today" show this morning, that sandra and jesse had to wait patiently just like other adoptive parents. >> they spent four years in the process. they were having home interviews and background checks. just like anybody else. then in december or january, they were contacted that a baby was ready to be put in placement and again, crazy time, but she said, we have to do this. >> okay, so she and jesse went into the adoption process, the interview process together, but she's coming out of it alone. she is filing, she is adopting luis as a single mom and speaking of filing, i have in my hands, a copy of the divorce papers that she filed on friday. this is about six weeks after jesse's infidelity scandal surfaced and let's see, discord or conflict of personalities is cited as the grounds for divorce. >> okay, so it didn't mention infidelities. >> did not. >> interesting. is jesse going to be involved in this child's life considering the fact they did go into this initially, together? >> legally, no. but that's a great question because i really interpreted the interview sandra gave to be open ended in a way. she's not completely closing the door on jesse in terms of that. she said -- she also made it clear that jesse's three children are louis's siblings, so this is a family and sandra is not going to allow that family to be destroyed because of jesse's poor decisions. we'll have much more on this today on "showbiz tonight" including what jesse james has to say on this and how he's trying to garner some sympathy with his apology in "people" magazine. plus, is she thinking about getting back together with her husba husband? ? we will look for you then. >> boy, an authentic, strong women. thank you so much. an iowa widower is convinced he got a nudge from above when he decided to buy a winning lottery ticket. the big payday is bittersweet. in an interview on cbs, he described losing his wife to cancer last month and the unexpected death of his son. >> the whole family come home to be with her and tell her how much they loved her and we had a wonderful weekend together, harry. it was a great time. we took family pictures. we enjoyed each other, but then tragedy struck and i lost my son in a construction accident three days later. >> three days later. >> three days later and from that point on, mom lived to try to make it to when her daughter-in-law would have a baby because our boy and his wife, his wife was pregnant at the time and at that point, she walked every day, worked out every day in hopes that she's make it to see the baby. >> ironically, he said his wife never liked it when he gambled. he bought the ticket on what would have been her 61st birthday. his daughter-in-law did indeed give birth to a baby girl and we'll have more of what he says regarding why he believes his wife helped him win. here's a sobering reminder of some statistics about our kids and drinking. the survey found 10.1 million people between the ages of 12 and 20 in the united states drank at least once in a month long period. for those who didn't pay, the most common source was someone over 21 who was not a relative. so, is it okay for parents to serve teens alcohol at home or do you think that's condoning illegal behavior? call us or e-mail us. on facebook. attention catheter users. using a catheter on a daily basis can be difficult, but if your situation requires it, liberty medical has important information that could make your life much easier. liberty medical, the trusted name in medical supply home delivery, will ship discreetly to your door, sterile and sanitary catheters. no more reusing old catheters, no more hygienic concerns, direct shipping is free and discreet and most major insurance carriers cover the cost of up to five catheters a day. 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>> what stood out was the line of questioning and how tiger woods responded to it. he made it very clear that he will not be answering any personal questions. he did answer questions about still being in therapy. he was open about the fact he's still in therapy without saying what for, but i noticed there were about 50 to 60 reporters in that room and no women reporters. no tabloid media, no tmz, but that doesn't mean the tabloids aren't still following him around. >> there's paparazzi everywhere and at home, helicopters. here and there. people driving by and paparazzi camping out in front of the gates. that hasn't changed. >> what also hasn't changed is tiger woods has been under intense scrutiny. every time there's a sighting of him, it seems to make the press in some way or another, and he addressed going to a rock concert. >> i went to a concert, nickel back, couple of the members are friends of mine. just had a great time. got criticized for seeing my friends, but as far as golfwise, yeah, i've been working on a few things from augusta and just trying to get everything analyzing the event. >> now, i should point out that a lot of the criticism wasn't that he went out. a lot of us just don't care for their music. no offense to nickel back. nonetheless, tiger woods in a very different environment. we knew this was going to be more open. we figured it might not be as comfortable, but it's clear tiger woods is in a comfortable space here and he acknowledged as much. that appears to be the trend. tiger woods at home with reporters and his fans on the course. >> the fans have then given him a warm reception thus far? >> right, the tournament doesn't get underway until tomorrow, but everybody has pretty much said the same thing. if they're not a fan of tiger woods, they're still respectful of the game, so they won't be out here heckling him. if everything goes off without a hitch here, that doesn't necessarily mean we're not going to see unrulyness down the road. the next tournament, the player's championship could get a little rowdy. or it could happen at some point down the tour. it isn't necessarily -- if it doesn't happen here, doesn't mean it's not going to happen down the road, but here might be a pretty controlled crowd. >> thank you so much. former senator john edwards is going to have to answer questions about his mistress and their child under oath. the two-time democratic presidential candidate scheduled to give a deposition about the affair may 13th. he has a witness in the lawsuit hunter filed against andrew young. we're following big news from sandra bullock today. she says she's a new mom and in fact, has been since january. look at this photo on the cover of "people" magazine. says it all, doesn't it? smiling bullock holding her adopted baby boy. bullock told the magazine that she and estranged husband, jesse james, brought the three and a half month old baby home in january, but decided to keep it secret until after the academy awards. you know what happened then. that's when reports surfaced that james had been cheating on her. they reportedly started the adoption process years ago during happier times. >> they spent four years in the process. having home interviews. >> just like anybody else. >> she's insisting just like everybody else. then in december or january, they were contacted that a baby was ready to be put in placement. she said, we have to do this. >> bullock has filed for divorce from james in texas citing discord of conflict of personalities. she told "people" magazine quote -- coming up on "showbiz tonight," more on sandra bullock's revelations as she breaks her silence for the first time about the divorce and this adoption. catch "showbiz tonight" with brooke anderson. bret michaels' recovery has hit a set back. he is suffering from a lack of sodium, which can lead to seizures. it's a side effect of the hemorrhage, apparently. a person close to him say they don't know whether he's had any seizures and also says he is responding well to tests and treatments and that doctors are hopeful for a full recovery. this cross on the national parkland in california's mojave desert does not violate the constitutional separation of church and state. that's what the supreme court decided today. the high court said congress acted properly when it tried to transfer land to veterans groups. the transfer was supposed to eliminate any violation of the establishment clause. well, the six-foot cross was first erected in 1934 to honor the war dead. is it okay for parents to survey v alcohol to teens in their home? 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should the federal government take steps to challenge it? call us at 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. or text us the word views, your comments and name to handletv or facebook us, christi paul hln. an iowa widower is convinced that he got kind of a nudge from above when he decided to buy a lottery ticket. it was a winning ticket worth $1 million and the payday is bittersweet for richard. in an interview he described losing his wife to cancer just last month and why he believes she helped him win. >> that's what i thought, that mom surely had something to do with it because the sunday before that i bought this ticket, i went out and i planted all of her flowers. she had a bunch of them, and i worked all morning after church and i worked into the afternoon, and when i got done planting her flowers, during that process i was talking to myself a lot and telling her that this would probably be the last year i would be doing that for her because she always loved flowers, and later on i went to my sister's for supper, got done, went home and started to watch tv and i just couldn't sit there all night. so i got up and i asked a friend to go with me up to a casino up north and i won $325, and that's what i used to buy those two lottery tickets. >> what a sweet, sweet man. he also lost his son in a construction accident last november, and ironically he said his wife never liked it when he gambled. he bought the ticket on what would have been her 61st birthday. stay close. chuck roberts is next. there ie benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little or no cost to you. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need. in fact, if we qualify you for medicare reimbursement and medicare denies your claim, we'll give you your new power chair or scooter free. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. there's paparazzi everywhere and at home helicopters here and there. tiger's done so many of these he's always going to be in control. if we don't secure the oil, yes it could be one of the most significant oil spills in u.s. history. i said can you leave the door open, i said i think i have a winning ticket. good stories every single one of them. welcome. thanks for choosing hln "news and views." i'm chuck roberts. back on the course, back before the cameras, and back before the microphones. tiger woods isn't talking much about the sex scandal that overshadowed his historic golf career, but at a news conference today that lasted about a half hour he dropped a few hints about what his life has been like. rafer weigel was there in the crowd asking questions and joins us live from charlotte. rafer? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, chuck. you know what? it was pretty much a typical tiger woods press conference, not a lot of very insightful information, but not a lot of probing questions were asked of tiger woods at this press conference. i counted about 50 or 60 reporters in the room, not a single woman reporter. i did ask him about his family specifically because he talks about it in his blog, whether they would be spending any time with him while he was out on the tour. he said out on the tour he will not be spending time with them, but back at home he will. and speaking of the tour, that, of course, begs the question a lot of us on our minds, whether or not tiger woods can handle himself. this is where tiger got into trouble in the past and to tiger's credit when they asked this question, he pretty much did answer it. >> you had to get back on the road to play golf, but the road is also where temptation lies and was there any trepidation on your part to get back on the road because of that possible temptation? >> no, not at all. not after what i've been through and the treatment and, you know, all my peers. >> reporter: now, tiger still not saying what exactly he was in therapy for. the other big question given that this is a little bit less controlled in terms of the galleries than the masters is what kind of reception would tiger woods get and what could he expect from the galleriegall. here was his response to that. >> people seem very respectful today. do you expect that to continue or are there any worries at all that there might be any one knucklehead or two knuckleheads out there that say something? >> whether they do or not, it's happened before and it happened before any of this ever happened. i've dealt with that before, but as far as the fans here over the years, they've been great, and there's no reason why that shouldn't continue. >> just as an unrelated follow, you mentioned, getting back to the normal si of your schedule, that things are up in the air a little bit. why are they up in the air? it seems like at least going this week and next week you have kind of returned to the places that you normally would go. what's different about -- >> personal things. >> and that's really all that tiger woods would give. now, speaking of that and speaking to that, as far as this environment, chuck, this is a very middle class, very family environment. we don't expect there to be any unruliness in the crowd, and also veteran producer here told me when tiger woods tiedt off this morning for the pro-am it was the most police presence he had ever seen at a pro-am event, so the security here should be very, very tight as well. tiger woods by all accounts in a very comfortable environment, not only with the press but also with the fans, and he says as a result of that this game has become fun again for him. chuck? >> were women in the allowed in this morning? or this afternoon i guess i should say. there were gate keepers? how did that work out? >> reporter: no, it was really -- i mean, the fact there were no women reporters in there i think really just speaks more to the industry more than anything else. you know, at augusta there were about 200 reporters there and maybe there were a handful of women reporters, christine brenner from u.s. today, but for this particular press conference just not a lot of presence at that conference and as a result there were no women. >> what was the gaggle of reporters saying afterwards? how did they think he did? >> reporter: well, i think they think it was standard. you know, reporters in the sports media coddling superstars is nothing new and it has a lot to do with access. if you really upset these guys, then you're probably not going to get access to them down the road, but the irony is tiger woods isn't granting a one-on-one interview with anybody regardless. so if we did say something to upset him, probably wouldn't matter down the road because he wouldn't be talking to us one-on-one. as far as people going out, they went out and just kind of went to their computers to file their stories. for the most i hate to use this cliche, it seemed par for the course. >> well said. all right, thanks, rafer. appreciate it. talk to you soon. sandra bullock has some big news today. she says she's a new mom. in fact, she has been since january. here is the "people" magazine cover. there she is and there is little louie. a smiling bullock holding that adopted baby, louie bardo aloft. she told people that she and jesse james brought the 3 1/2-month-old home in january, born in new orleans, but decided to keep this a secret until after the academy awards. that's when the reports surfaced that she and jesse james were on the outs. apparently they had already started the adoption process before this all happened and during happier times. >> they spent four years in the process. they were having home interviews and break ground checks. >> doing the process like anybody else. >> she's insistent it was just like anybody else. and then in december/january they were contacted that a baby was ready to be put in placement and again crazy time, but she said we have to do this. >> bullock has filed for divorce from james in texas. austin, texas, citing discord or conflict of personalities. the actress told "people" i really don't know how our paths will intersect in the future but the father i have known jesse to be is the one that i hope louie can experience one day no matter how jessie and i go on with our lives. coming up on "showbiz tonight," more on her revelations as she breaks her silence for the first time about the divorce and the secret adoption. catch "showbiz tonight," brooke anderson, a.j. hammer at 5:00 eastern right here on hln. the u.s. coast guard is planning to take sop desperate measures. it's a risky venture to keep the oil that is leaking from reaching environmentally sensitive marshlands along the louisiana coast. the coast guard says a fire resistant containment boom will corral the thickest oil on the surface and then it will be ignited. 42,000 gallons of oil a day are leaking into the gulf from the site where that rig sank. in addition to being a potential environmental catastrophe, fishermen's livelihoods are on the line. >> we just started to get back on our feet again. that's all we need is an oil spill to come in right now and devastate our grounds to kill our shrimp and fish and oysters. >> 11 workers disappeared on the rig and are presumed dead. the cause of the blast has yet to be determined. lawmakers in arizona say they've waited long enough for the federal solution to illegal immigration, but were they right to take matters into their own hands? 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>> it's kind of tough, chuck. people are trying to be suspectful about this debate, but people are really divided. people within the state of arizona, you see right there, clearly divided. we're asking what do you think of this tough new immigration law in arizona? some of you say it's about time. some of you say you want the feds to step in. so here are some comments from my facebook page. renee says this, this country was built upon the backs and the toll of immigrants. the gop wants everyone to carry papers. what's next? this is a slippery slope that we as americans should be enraged about. cynthia says, i don't think the government should challenge this law because finally the police can do something about the illegal people here. if anyone broke the law in any other way, we would want them arrested no matter what race or nationality. so let's take some calls. nick is calling us from vancouver, washington. nick, how do you see this issue? >> caller: i think it's a good law. if i lived in arizona and i got pulled over, i wouldn't have a problem showing documentation just for the simple fact if we go to a foreign country, with he have to show documentation of being able to come -- go to that country. >> you show papers once you enter the country, but if you were just randomly stopped and someone said show me your i.d., you wouldn't have a problem with that? >> caller: i don't have a problem with that because i think that basically the majority of police officers probably in arizona are hispanic, and i think that if you get pulled over, it's a convenience -- it's an inconveninko inconveninco inconvenience jane way. when we came back from mexico and we were going through the border, they detained my wife and she looks like a little dutch girl. she has blond hair and everything. i don't believe that it's -- i mean, if i went to germany, you know, i get a pretty good tan in the summertime and i just believe -- >> so you think there is a way to absolutely execute the law without having to racially profile? >> caller: i do because i wouldn't look at anybody because of their color or anything like that. >> nick, thank you for the phone call. shari, you have the floor now. she's calling from bend, oregon. >> caller: well, i feel that the federal government already is down there in arizona. we just came back from a trip to brownsville, texas, and you cannot get into or out of new mexico or arizona without going through the border patrol on interstate 10, and they stop everybody. it doesn't matter what you look like or what you drive. every single person on that freeway is getting stopped. for the federal government to now step in and say, no, we don't think you should do that, they're already doing it on the interstate freeways. >> okay. so you think this law is not necessary? >> caller: i don't feel that this specific one is. >> okay. >> caller: yeah. >> okay, thank you for the phone call. let me get into a facebook comment. natalie says this, of course the federal government should challenge this law and she says the law is racist. she says i'm not saying there shouldn't be tough immigration law in arizona because they do have a problem along their borders. she says, this is the wrong way to do it and she says one more state i will never live in. okay. i did say this was a polarizing topic. we're asking you what do you think of arizona's tough new immigration law? should the federal government take steps to challenge it? call us, 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. text hlntv. standard text rates apply. or discuss it on facebook. i think it's been a while since we had a topic where we used the word racist so much. it's been out there a lot. >> it works its way in, doesn't it? thank you so much. when paula dixon got home from her caribbean cruise she realized something was missing from her lug ug agage, a bag fu jewelry. then the cabbie showed up with her bag full of jewelry and priceless memories inside. >> really didn't have to do that. i'm doing my job. >> no, honestly, i did. you just truly made my day. that's 20 years of things that i have collected. >> dixon said she was especially lucky because she couldn't even remember the name of the cab company she had used. a firefighter had no idea what was coming his way when he tried to put out a car fire. it was a terrific explosion right in his face. we'll tell you how he's doing now. hi, i need to start saving on car insurance. money a bit tight? 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an international flight to be diverted yesterday. the complaint accused derek stansberry of interfering with a flight crew. it says he made a false claim about having explosives. no explosives were found but passengers were worried. >> i just saw the lights come off at 35 minutes bright and i thought this is strange and then i saw the tenseness in the faces of the flight attendants actually. >> the pilot let us know after everything was contained, he said everything is safe, everything is contained about 30 minutes after it happened. he said there was a security breach. >> federal law enforcement sources said stansberry told them he had take an sleeping pill. he also declared he had a fake passport. at any moment we expect the verdict in the trial of the former college student accused of hacking sarah palin's e-mail account. a federal jury in knoxville is debating a second day. the defense claims that young man, 22-year-old david kernell, made some stupid decisions but had no criminal intent. he was 20 at the time. prosecutors said he was trying to derail palin's 2008 campaign when she was running for vice president. kernell is charged with identity theft, wire fraud, unauthorized access to a computer, and obstruction of justice. palin and her daughter, bristol, testified at trial. they said what kernell did invaded their privacy and disrupted their lives. hundreds of people without health insurance lined up outside an arena in los angeles for free medical care. that was their one and only goal and they waited hours. the seven-day clinic opened yesterday. remote area medical is behind it. the group has brought in volunteer doctors, dentists, acupuncturists, chiropractors and other professionals. it has others scheduled for oklahoma city and chicago this summer. security video shows a group of people attacking their waiter at a restaurant in atlanta and they're going after the waiter. police just released this surveillance video. the incident occurred last month. you can see the man punching and kicking and throwing chairs at the waiter. he's okay. so why did this happen? he told affiliate wsb the guy got angry when he carded them for their drinks. >> somebody had a bad day or something, customers, maybe you, myself, you know what i mean? but nothing like this. >> so far police have i.d.'d two of the suspects. an indiana firefighter got blasted in the face as he tried to put out a vehicle fire. the fire chief says it probably happened when magnesium reacted with water from the fire hose. he was treated and released. an iowa man said his late wife guided him to a big payday. wait until you hear his bittersweet story. liquid gels. they work fast. so i can get relief from the pollen that used to make me sneeze, my eyes water. with new zyrtec® liquid gels, i get allergy relief at liquid speed. that's the fast, powerful relief of zyrtec®, now in a liquid gel. zyrtec® is the fastest 24-hour allergy medicine. it works on my worst symptoms so i'm ready by 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in the world. that's according to "people" magazine's brand new list of the most beautiful people. roberts who is now 42 years old and the mother of three kids headlines the list. the new issue doesn't officially come out until friday, but "showbiz tonight" got a first look and we can tell you you'll also see scarlett johansson, jake gyllenhaal, and rihanna. that's your exclusive "showbiz tonight" news break. join us on "showbiz tonight" for all of today's big news breaking live at 5:00 p.m. eastern and we're back again every night at 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific right here on hln. we have been following this story all week. bret michaels recovery from brain hemorrhage has a setback as the road manager said test results show he also suffers a lack of sodium which could lead to seizures. she does not say whether he's had any seizures. she also said the singer and reality star is responding well to tests and treatment and doctors are hoping for a full recovery. he is talking. he has spoken to his father, for example. an iowa widower is convinced he got a nudge from above when he decided to buy a certain lottery ticket worth $1 million. the big piday is bitter suite for richard koenigsfeld. he described losing his wife last month to cancer and the unexpected death of his son. >> the whole family come home to be with her and tell her how much they loved her, and we had a wonderful weekend together, harry. it was a great time. we took family pictures. we enjoyed each other, but then tragedy struck and i lost my son in a construction accident three days later. >> three days later. >> three days later and from that point on mom lived to try to make it to when her daughter-in-law would have a baby because our boy and his wife was pregnant at the time. and at that point she walked every day, worked out every day in hopes that she'd make it to see the baby. >> what a story. koenigsfeld said his wife never liked it when he gambled. he bought the ticket on what would have been her 61st birthday. the daurl did give birth, a baby girl. coming up, we will have more on what he says about why he believes his wife helped him win. the coast guard is ready to take drastic mer shuasures to k the oil spill from the shoreline. desperate measures, desperate needs. the coast guard is planning to keep the oil spill from leaking from that exploded rig in louisiana from reaching the coastline. they're going to set the fire resistant containment booms and corral some of the thickest oil and then purposely ignite it. all in an effort to keep it from reaching environmentally sensitive marshlands. a staggering 42,000 gallons of oil a day are leaking into the gulf from the site where the oil rig exploded last week. in addition to being a potential environmental catastrophe, fishermen's livelihoods are on the line. >> we just started to get back on our feet again. that's all we need is an oil spill to come in right now and did he have state our grounds, to kill our shrimp and fish and oysters. >> 11 workers went missing after the explosion and they're presumed dead. sandra bullock, oscar winner, making a huge announcement. she says she's a new mom. she's been a new mom since january. it's all right there on the cover of "people" magazine. a smiling sandra holding her adopted baby louis bardo. she and jesse james brought the 3 1/2-month-old baby home in january and decided to keep it a secret until after the academy awards. that's when reports surfaced james had been cheating on her. they had started the adoption process. they have also started the divorce process. >> they spent four years in the process. they were having home interviews and background checks. >> doing the process like anybody else. >> she's insistent it was just like anybody else, and then in december/january they were contacted that a baby was ready to be put in placement and again crazy time but she said, we have to do this. >> bullock has 2350i8d for divorce from james citing discord or conflict of personalities. she told "people" i really don't know how our paths will intersect in the future but the father i have known jesse to be is the one i hope louis examine experience one day no matter how jesse and i go within owe our lives. coming up tonight on "showbiz tonight," more on sandra's revelations as she breaks her silence for the first time on her secret adoption and her divorce. brooke anderson and a.j. hammer, 90 minutes away, 5:00 eastern right here. former senator john edwards will have to answer questions about his mistress rielle hunter and their child under oath. the two-time democratic presidential candidate is scheduled to give a deposition about the affair may 13th. he is the witness in a lawsuit hunter filed against his former campaign staffer andrew young. she accused young of invading her privacy by going public with details of her relationship with the former north carolina senator. and we have this story politically related just in. florida governor charlie crist has decided to run as an independent in the fall senate race according to several sources. crist is expected to make the announcement at 5:00 eastern today. charlie crist was at one point the overwhelming favorite in the battle for the republican senate nomination, but he has been trailing the florida house speaker mark arubio by more than 20 points according to the quinnipiac university poll out earlier this month. the survey offered hope crist could win if he ran as an independent and that's what he will do. the announcement in tallahassee at 5:00 eastern today. for only the second time this year tiger woods opened himself up to questions in a room full of reporters. the golfer took part in a news conference at the kickoff of the quail hollow championship in charlotte. most of the questions focused on golf, but he also was asked about the whirlwind of scandal he has lived through these past five months. he admitted he's struggling to get back into the swing of pro golf. >> it's been more fun, no doubt. i had a lot of struggles internally for a while now, and that's one of the reasons why it wasn't that much fun, and, you know, the game is now where it used to be and where it should be. it should be fun, and it is a game. i mean even though i do it for a living, it's still a game, and it wasn't that for a while. >> woods has also grown a goatee again and a mustache as he did before the masters. they play tomorrow. start that tournament in charlotte on thursday. federal investigators are taking a close look at a commuter jet operated by continental airlines en route from houston to washington dulles. somebody found a threat written on the restroom mirror. that plane was diverted to greensboro, north carolina. it carried 45 passengers and a crew of 3. the transportation safety administration calls this diversion precautionary. we're waiting for further word on what exactly happened and if anybody has been arrested. we'll pass it along as soon as we get it. meanwhile, passengers on that diverted delta flight have resumed their trip, the pairs to atlanta trip diverted after a man said he had explosives in his luggage. derek stansberry, a former air force intelligence specialist who claimed to have a fake passport. law enforcement later determined the passport was genuine. it's not known when he will appear in federal court to answer two felony counts of interfering with a flight crew and making threats and giving false information. no explosives were found but the passengers were worried. >> i just saw the lights come on after 35 minutes bright and i thought this is strange and then i saw the tenseness in the faces of the flight attendants actually. >> the pilot let us know after everything was contained, he said everything is safe, everything is contained. he said there was a security breach. waiting tables can be tough, but it's not usually this tough. gr e matains heyesy.rc g and she said hair was growing back... i was 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[ male announcer ] stop losing. start gaining. as we end alcohol awareness month, sobering reminders of some statistics regarding our kids and drinking. a survey found a little more than 10 million young people between 12 and 20 in the u.s. drank at least once in a month-long period. more than 30% of underage drinkers said they paid for their most recent drink. the most common source was someone over 21 who was not a relative. some strong opinions on this topic. some parents say they'd rather their teenagers drink at home than be drinking somewhere else out of their scrutiny and then driving home. others say it's unacceptable to ever give teens alcohol. let's go to the phones and see where our viewers are weighing in on this. we have daniel on the line in arkansas. daniel, hi. >> caller: hi. >> what do you think about this? >> caller: i come from a family of addicts. i have an older brother and sister, i have lost my brother to addiction. my mother being the youngest took the approach of introduced to alcohol at home. i never felt like i was getting away from anything and it kind of took the whole spice out of it. i really think in a lot of ways that helped me to avoid addiction to be, you know, taught about it by someone who was responsible as opposed to learning it in, you know, a bad environment with people who didn't have my best interests at heart. >> how about your friends? did your friends' parents do the same thing? >> caller: i had a few. i had a few friends that their parents did allow it. it was maybe wine, you know, for christmas or something, but my family, you know, they let me have it a few times. they wouldn't allow my friends to drink, but basically just took the whole taboo out of the whole thing and allowed me to be educated on the subject. >> and taboo is big when you're an adolescent. thanks. r.v. is on the line in tampa. what do you think? >> caller: i think that's really unfortunate that parents would allow their kids to drink at home because you're setting them up for alcoholics, to be an alcoholic later on in life. i deal with this thing every day and i just thought about in atlanta, i was there three weeks ago and the young man fell from -- in panama city and killinged himself, had a skoul to college. and so what i'm saying is the parents, whatever you do in moderation at their home or in your home, he's going to do in excess when he gets with his friends. you're really creating an alcoholic. you're really creating kids who become alcoholics by introducing them to that, and i think that's a very difficult thing for parents to even sit down with their kid. i have so much respect for my parents even sitting down and thinking about drinking or even smoking a cigarette with my parents. >> how about just seeing your parents drink? does that have an effect? >> caller: that's setting them up for that. if the kid comes home drunk how are you going to tell them you cannot drink. >> if daddy is drunk half the time it's hard to make that lesson. >> caller: if he comes home from his friends' house drinking or he goes out and gets behind the wheel of a car and kills someone because you allow him to drink, then you set him up. you're really the cause of that accident. >> thanks. two smart callers. let's talk to margaret in indianapolis. how you doing? >> caller: doing well, thank you very much. >> you read into this. what do you think? >> caller: i think parents that allow drinking in the house allows a legitimization of drinking. >> we got two nos and one yes. i appreciate it. what do you think? okay for parents to serve teens alcohol in their supervision? you can't do it with other kids, it has to be just your kids. or like two of the three callers, do you think it's condoning illegal behaviors and it's going to cause trouble down the road? e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. text at hlntv. standard text rates apply. weigh in on facebook, too. chuck roberts hln. richelle carey's page has the same address, just put richelle carey hln. security video shows a group of people attacking their waiter at an atlanta restaurant. police just released this surveillance. you can see the guys punching and kicking, throwing chairs at the waiter. the waiter is okay. he told affiliate wsb one guy got angry when he carded them for their drinks. >> somebody have a bad day or something, customers, maybe you, myself, you know what i mean? but nothing like this. >> so far police have not identified -- i'm sorry, they have identified two of the suspects and they do say charges will be filed. just when you thought spring had strung, these new blooms get a shot of bitter cold. where a spring snowstorm has surprised a lot of people. for 12 full hours with less drowsiness than benadryl. it does all that? chlor-trimeton. less drowsy relief that lasts 12 hours. we have a story just in. politically related. the senate republicans are now ready to debate a financial overhaul bill on the floor. that puts an end to stalling tactics. senator richard shelby of alabama, the top republican on the banking committee said he got assurances the democrats will adjust his banking regulation bill to address concerns that it perpetuates bailouts. i think he means that the bill before them might do that, and he has an assurance that they will change that. the concession sets the stage for republicans to withdraw objection that is have stalled this bill so far. the agreement doesn't bridge the other significant differences between the two parties on this financial reform package. this plywood covered cross on national park land does not violate the sktionconstitutiona separation of church and state. the high court said congress acted properly when it tried to transfer the patch of land in the mojave desert to veterans groups and declared it a national memorial. the transfer was supposed to eliminate at the violation of the establishment clause, the one that sets up church and state separation in the first amendment. the cross was first put up in 1934 to honor soldiers who died in world war i. strong winds ripped through western nevada, some trees and power lines no match for that. yesterday gusts were so strong it brought down billboards, it knocked over a big rig on an interstate. 100-mile-an-hour winds on ridge tops and 60-mile-an-hour gusts in valleys. flowers, lawns, trees, and streets all covered by late spring snow. it's the final weekend of the ski soeason. the forecast calls for 18 inches of snow. pretty much the same scene out west in the rockies. castle rock, colorado, just south of denver. a major spring snowstorm recently dumped several inches on the area. ireporter robert vassar sent us great pictures of the heavy snowfall. he just moved to colorado from southern california. he said he's never seen anything like that. welcome to the centennial state. when you have pictures or video of breaking news or great stories from where you are, go to ireport.com, go to the upload now link. all right. as we just mentioned, senate republicans have agreed to allow debate on financial reform in the senate. cnnmoney.com's poppy harlow is in new york with more. poppy. >> chuck, we're just taking a look at this news that just crossed the wire. this is good news after three failed attempts by democrats and republicans to get on the same page and allow a vote on financial regulatory reform. it looks like that the republicans are going to allow that to happen, and what's so critical about this is that they have agreed that there needs to be an end to too big to fail institutions on wall street. however, there's been a lot of disagreement about two major parts of this reform. we will see if they can come to the same page. let's show what you we're talking about, the two big issues of contention between parties. first of all, how do you protect consumers. democrats want a consumer protection agency to do that. republicans have called that the biggest obstacle. they say you have a new regulator, they will have too much overreaching power into big and small businesses. republicans say this could even hurt main street. obviously democrats disagree with that. and then this so-called volcker rule named after paul volcker. what he wants to do so is impos limits on when on what they can do with their own money. when they trade with their own money, they take more risks, they fall into trouble and need a bailout. the opposition says this is a free market, this is how system works. this comes at a time when you heard snars yesterday lambasting goldman sachs executives for what reform would change. the big focus now is on congress because ten years ago when you look at the repealing of glass/steagall con grat gress deregulated the market. take a listen to senator dodd who spoke about exactly that this morning. >> i wish we could go back and redo that, but the issue is it's now before us, what are we doing about this? can we get to a debate that will allow us to make those corrections? when you have everyday now a whole week being wasted here because people don't even want the issue to be brought up, who are they working for when they're doing that? i'm not suggesting our bill is perfect, but we've spent a lot of time working to produce this legislation and when the other side refuses to debate you have to raise the question what is going on. >> that was from this morning. what we have now is the news it looks like they are willing to bring it to a vote. >> some of the senators regret that glass/steagall vote. appreciate it, poppy harlow in new york. losing a child can be va found a way to share the grace mothers need to get through grief. more in this "leards with heart. inspired by the documentary motherland, catherine and carol formed grace. >> we both said this is something that should be offered to all moms who are struggling with grief. the idea was that these women could be of service, and they could also have some healing and new perspective for 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they had a bad experience. they're afraid of their safety of their family, including roman. once he tried to hit his cystner the head with a two by four. most recently, he pulled out three of his own teeth. the now 8-year-old has been diagnosed by several doctors with fetal alcohol syndrome and is living and being treated at an institution. >> it's irreversible an incorrectable and it's a life long thing. it's taken a huge toll on us. he can be hugging you and telling you i loov yve you one second, and then the next second he's completely lost nit a range. >> i felt like the worst mom in a world, and how could i let my baby go there? and go to sleep every night without us and without us tucking him in. and it was really hard. it still is. >> they said they love roman, but their lawsuit alleges the adoption agency lied about his health and they want the agency to help pay for the special care he needs. the agency disputes the allegations. an iowa widower is convinced he got a nudge from above when he decided to buy a lottery ticket. the payday is bittersweet. in a cbs "early show" interview, he described losing his wife last month to cancer and why he believes she helped him win. >> that's when i thought that mom surely had something to do with it because the sunday before that, i bought this ticket, i went out and i planted all of her flowers. she had a bunch of them. and i worked all morning after church and i worked into the afternoon, and when i got done planting her flowers, during that process, i was talking to myself a lot and telling her that this will probably be the last year that i would be doing that for her because she always loved flowers. and later on, i went to my sister's for supper, got done, went home and started to watch tv. and i just couldn't sit there all night, so i got up, and i asked a friend to go with me to a casino up north and i won $325. and that's what i used to buy those two lottery tickets. >> he lost his son in a construction accident last november. ironically, he said his wife never liked it when he gambled. he bought the ticket on what would have been her 61st birthday. bret michaels' recovery, a setback. he has had a brain him raemorrh as you know. he's suffering from a lack of sodium, which could lead to seizures. the representative also said the singer and reality star is responding well to tests and treatment and doctors are hoping for a full recovery. he is talking. and an indiana firefighter got blasted in the face as he tried to put out a vehicle fire, right there. it threw debris right into his eyes. the fire chief said this probably happened when magnesium reacted with water to the fire hose. the firefighter was taken to the hospital and released. the cause of the fire, unknown. a threatening message prompted a commuter jet to make an unscheduled landing today. a developing story on hln "news and views" and any verdict we're getting today from knoxville, tennessee n that federal case of the college student who hacked into sarah palin's e-mail. there's paparazzi everywhere and at home, helicopters here and there. >> tiger has done so many of these, he's always going to be in control. you saw how he deflects the questions of his personal life. >> if we don't secure it, yes, this could be one of the most significant oil spills in u.s. history. >> i said can you live the door open? i says i think i've got a winning ticket. >> that's a quick look at some of the story wes ear following for you right now. john edwards will have to answer questions about his mistress rielle hunter under oath. edwards is a witness in the lawsuit that hunter filed against his former campaign staffer, andrew young. she accused young of invading her privacy by going public with details of her relationship with the former senator. and hunter says elizabeth edwar edwards, of course, that is the wife, found out about the affair the same time the public did. she is appearing on the "oprah winfrey" show tomorrow and she said presidential candidate john edwards came clean with her, with the wife, rather, after he admitted the affair in 2008 in that television interview he gave. winfrey released clips of the interview on her website today. look at this. >> is it true no one in your life thinks this is a good idea for you to be talking to me? do you regret being a mistress? as he ever told you that he loves you? >> and oprah knows how to hype it, doesn't she? hunter always tells winfrey, people who knew the truth, those are rielle's words, asked edwards not to do the interview. edwards said elizabeth edwards really wanted him to do that interview but she didn't know the truth. this cover of "people" magazine shows sandra bullock holding her adoptive baby boy. she said she and her estranged husband jesse james brought home the 3 1/2 mold-month-old baby in january but decided to keep it a secret until after the academy awards. but of course, you know what happened. that's when reports surfaced that james had been cheating on her. and in another big development, the other big bombshell, bullock has filed for a divorce from jesse james in court in texas, saying their marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict from personalties. bullock told "people" magazine, i'm sad and i'm scared. now, a lot of people are asking, how did she manage to keep the baby a secret for all these months? >> where did she go? where was she all this time? >> she was in a network of friends and family is the extent of it. she basically went underground and was in seclusion. but she did visit doctors and did things like that. at one point, they had -- this was a little earlier on, when she was still with jesse, they had a bris for the child. so they managed to keep it quiet, obviously when jesse and sandra were together, and later on when there was all this attention on her, you know, we can only imagine what she did, but they managed it. she likened it to a cia operation to keep it quiet. >> you have really been responding to the story. i'm going to share some facebook comments in a moment. the baby's name is louis bardot, named after louis armstrong. when she first met the baby months ago, she had louis armstrong's 1968 classic tune "what a wonderful world" playing in her head. after seeing the story a lot of comments coming in. kind of a pile-on for jesse james as well. dawn wrote this, good for her. jesse lost something great and can now go play with his tramp. one day he will see what he tossed away. she is way too good a person. kelly adds this -- i know she isn't someone i personally know and her life is none of my business, be uh you can't help but feel for anyone in her circumstance. i feel for her. no one deserves to have their life in such turmoil. and heather says this. adoption is a great thing. she gets that beautiful little boy and he gets a good home. win-win right there. jesse james really screwed pup .just some of what you have been saying today. more on sandra bullock's revelations as she breaks her silence for the first time about her divorce and her secret adoption. catch "showbiz tonight" with brooke anderson and a.j. hammer right here on hln. all right, for just a second, ti tiger woods opened himself up to questions in a room full of reporters. he took part in a news conference at the quail hollow championship in north carolina. most of today's questions focused on golf, but he was asked also about the whirlwind of scandal he's lived through the past five months. >> you had to get back and play golf, but the road is also where temptation lies. was there any trepidation on your part to get back on the road because of that possible temptation? >> no, not at all. from what i've been through. the treatment and all my peers. >> woods has grown a goatee and moustache as you can see, as he did before the masters. he shaved them off before play began in augusta. this just in. governor charlie kris has decided to run as an independent, and the senate race in the fall. this is according to several sources. he's expected to make the announcement at a 5:00 p.m. eastern. he was once the overwhelming favorite in the battle for the republican senate nomination. huge change in a very short period of time. he's now trailing former house speaker mark arubio by more than 20 points. according to a university poll earlier this month. but a survey offered hope that he could win the race if he ran as an independent, hence the announcement. federal investigators are taking a closer look at this the commuter jet operated by continental airlines. someone found a threat written on the mirror in the restroom. the plane was diverted to greensburg, north carolina. the transportation safety administration said the diversion was precautionary. we're hearing some strong opinions about arizona's immigration crackdown. share your views with hln. i want to run a marathon. 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but since he went to rehab and refers to treatment, if he is in recovery from sex addiction, the last thing he needs is a giant core of co-dependent enablers who are basically pretending that his issue doesn't exist. what you need in recovery is to be raelt, honest and open. i think tiger woods is going to have to use the word sex in a sentence in public before we can move on. >> it might happen, perhaps. i think people might notice it for sure when he says it, that's for sure. you're going to bedy secting that tonight. also another story. this one just makes people feel good. sandra bullock dropped a couple of bombshells today. people are probably cheering both of them, don't you think? >> i have to tell you, i did tear up reading the "people" magazine article about sandra bullock. this woman is a claz act. the fact that she adopted this adorable little baby before this scandal broke and that she was trying to take care of this beautiful little baby boy she adopted with him. in other words, they started the adoption process together, and then the scandal broke and she's continuing the adoption on her own. she's going to be a single mom. but the way she talks about her love for this child, taking the high road, talking about, it's all about the kid, never attacking yes, sir se james, saying she has understanding and forgiveness for him and hopes that he gets through his rehab for, again, presumably addiction. it just was such a class act. and i just was blown away. >> i agree. and i'm always the first one to say, you know, folks, you can't be surprised. because we don't really know these celebrities. but she just oozes awesomeness. she just really does. >> we're going to have it all tonight on "issues" beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> thank you so much. jane just said it herself. 7:00 p.m. eastern. we're following a breaking news situation, southern california. apparently a bomb scare on the usc campus. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can save you up to thousands of dollars. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this free information kit... and guide to understanding medicare, i can keep my own doctor and choose my own hospital. and i don't need a referral to see a specialist. as with all medicare supplement plans, and help pay for what medicare doesn't. call this toll-free number now... let's update you on this story on the usc campus. clearly a large campus on is lockdown. apparently some sort of bomb scare. police bomb squad on the scene. according to local media, someone got a phone call, this bomb threat was called in. there's supposed to be a bomb. it focused on campus libraries. we don't know which library, but they have evacuated the particular library in question. the threat may have been made by a patient at the usc university hospital. so they're continuing to get more information on that. form john edwards' senator ri rielle hunter is going to be on "oprah winfrey" tomorrow. hunter says that presidential candidate edwards came clean with elizabeth edwards after an interview he gave in august of 20089. hunter also tells winfrey, people who knew the truth asked edwards not to do that interview. hunter said that elizabeth edwards really wanted him to do that interview, but she didn't know the truth. winfrey released clips from the interview on her website today. here you go. >> is it true no one in your life thinks this is a good idea for you to be talking to me? do you regret being a mistress. has he ever told you that he loved you? >> oh, dear. a little dramatic there. winfrey's entire interview airs tomorrow. and edwards is going to have to answer questions about rielle hunter and their child under oath. the two-time presidential candidate is scheduled to give a deposition about the affair on may 13. edwards is a witness in the lawsuit hunter filed against his formerandrew young. she went public with detailed of their relationship with the former senator. tiger woods opened himself up to questions. there we go. woods took part in a news conference at the kickoff of the quail hollow championship in north carolina. most of today's questions focused on golf, but he was asked asked about the whirlwind of scandal he lived through. he admitted he's struggling to get back into the swing of pro golf. >> it's been more fun, no doubt. i had a lot of struggles internally for a while now. and that's one of the reasons why it wasn't that much fun. you know, the game is now where it used to be and it should be. it's fun. it's a game, and even though i do it for a living, it's still a game and it wasn't that for a while. >> all right, and he gets to play golf tomorrow. federal investigators are taking a close look at this commuter jet, operated by continental airlines on its way from houston to washington dulles airport when someone found a threat written on the mirror in the restroom. so the plane was diverted to greensboro, north carolina. the transportation safety administration said it acted out of an abundance of caution. and we're just learning the passenger who caused another flight to be diverted just yesterday must undergo a competency evaluation. a former air force intelligence spernlist facing charges in that incident. the complaint accuses derek sansbury of interviewing with a flight crew during the trip from fars a paris and said he made false claims about explosives. the flight to atlanta was diverted to bangor, maine. stansbury told them he was taking a sleeping pill and thought the other passengers were following him. let's talk more about that. got some questions for law enforcement analyst mike brooks. and mike has been doing some digging. you have more information about this incident yesterday. what else do you know about it, mike? >> well, we know that they were on their way from charles de gaulle airport to atlanta and the captain who is the ultimate decision maker onboard that plane, he decided to go ahead and divert to bangor, maine. some say why bangor, maine, why not get a little bit closer? well, they're in bangor. they are set to handle any situations like this. i was a manager for delta airlines and i put together the abuse of passenger program for the airline. >> the question is, when do you decide you've got to land? aren't there some situations where maybe you can detain a passenger and keep going to your destination? >> sure. absolutely. and that's happened before. they can take a passenger, put them down on the floor and keep on going. but when you have a threat and the passenger says that he or she as n this particular case, stansbury said that he had explosives in his boots that were in his carry-on, then he had explosive the in the laptop. you don't want to take any chances at all. that's why they took all of his property and put it in the back of the plane. and then they took blankets and pillows and built a little bunker around it. now, he said he had taken an ambien. but he told a number of federal air marshall shalmarshals, he t turner, the federal air marshal that he had taken eight ambien and had previously used valium, but not on this flight. so are we going towards the valium defense here? valium made him do it? but just -- it sounds like almost paranoid schizophrenic statements about people following him, that he did this because he was carrying classified information onboard. because he's a former intelligence person for the air force. but it winds up that he did not have any explosive. he even told the fbi agent at bangor that he didn't even have the means to make any kind of explosive. >> and now they're doing a mental evaluation? >> exactly. but he's been charged with two serious felonies. one, interfering with a flight crew and a bomb threat. >> and someone wrote a threat on a restroom mirror today? that's not a small thing either. it's not a joke. >> how would you like to walk into a lavatory and find something on the mirror? you know, again, they're going to go back to the flight attendant. who did you see come into this lavatory before the naj found that writing. but again, there could be fell ral charges on that one, too. >> okay, again they landed due to abundance of precaution. a story you've been wanting as much information on as possible. the coast guard is taking dramatic steps to keep crude oil from that exploded rig from reaching the louisiana coast. how about this? crews are setting that click on fire. they're using fire resistant containment boons to try to corral some of the thickest oil on the surface and ignite it. they're trying to keep from it reaching environmentally sensitive marsh lands. a staggering 42,000 gallons of oil a day are leaking into the gulf of mexico from the site where that oil rig sank last week. fishermen's livelies hoods are on the line. >> we just started getting back on our feet again. that's all we need is an oil spill to come in right now and devastate our grounds, to kill our shrimp and fish and oysters. >> an oil spill expert told the associated press the burn will leave behind a hardened tar ball and that can be removed from the water with nets or skimmers. very interesting. sandra bullock breaks her silence. she reveals a big surprise and a not so big surprise. the big surprise involves a baby. [ sneezes ] ♪ music plays ♪ [ sneezing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what are you gonna miss when you have an allergy attack? benadryl® is more effective than claritin® at relieving your worst symptoms -- runny nose, sneezing, and watery eyes -- and works when you need it most. benadryl®. you can't pause life. band now we're insuring overts do18 million drivers. gecko: quite impressive, yeah. boss: come a long way, that's for sure. and so have you since you started working here way back when. gecko: ah, i still have nightmares. anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. how about this? sandra bullock is stunning everyone with a secret. she's adopted a baby, and there's more. she is plowing ahead with her divorce from jesse james. brooke anderson is in hollywood. brooke, this is the kind of story that even if you don't really follow celeb news, i think people are fixated on this. they're smiling about it. let's talk about this adoption and how she was able to keep this secret. this is really an amazing story. >> it certainly is. and she was able to keep this a secret. well, the adoption process took four years, but she has had this baby since january, richelle. it's remarkable throughout the entire awards season, interview after interview, speech after speech, she never mentioned it. she told people magazine that was really tough for her because she was bursting at the scenes over pride of her little baby boy but she did not want to subject him to the madness of awards season. the little guy's name is louis bardot bullock. he's 3 1/2 months old from new orleans. he's a doll baby. he's beautiful. and larry hackett from "people" magazine was on the "today show" this morning and said sandra bullock and jesse james had to patiently wait like any other hopeful adoptive parent for this child. listen to what he says. >> they spent four years in the process. they were having home interviews and background checks. >> they were doing the process just like anybody else? >> just like anybody else. in january, they were contacted that a baby was for placement. crazy time, but she said we have to do this. >> yes. she wanted to do it. she said the timing, you know, is a little bit rough with everything i'm dealing with, but i have to go through this. and she did begin the application process with jesse, but she's coming out of it alone. she is adopting as a single parent. and i've got her divorce papers that she filed on friday in my hands right here. six weeks after the infidelity scandal broke, she filed for divorce. discord or conflict of personalities is cited as the grounds for divorce. and i have to tell you, she's experiencing right now, indescribable joy with this precious baby boy, and i think that's helping overshadow the pain and the heart ache that jesse james has caused her. >> okay. we do have to talk jesse james, i guess. they did start the process of adopting this gorgeous child together. so what role is jesse james supposed to play in his life? >> well, legally, nothing. but i interpreted this interview from sandra to mean that she wants him to be involved in some way. maybe not go so far as to say a co-parent, but she's not closing the door on him completely. listen to what she told "people" magazine. i really don't know how our paths will intersect in the future, but the father i have known jesse to be is the one that i hope louis can experience one day, no matter how jesse and i go on with our lives. so sandra also made it clear that jesse's three biological children are louis' siblings. and she is not going to allow her family to be destroyed because of jesse's poor choices. >> fantastic. fantastic. and there are so many men and women. >> you've got to love her. >> so many are really moved by her. i'm going to share some facebook comments. but tell people where they can watch your show tonight. >> absolutely. we're going to have much more on this today on "showbiz tonight" of course. and we will hear from jesse james, what that guy's got to say and why he's trying to garner some sympathy with his apology to "people" magazine. and is sandra still open to getting back together with jesse james? shocking new revelations, now live at 5:00 p.m. eastern. we will be back right here on hln. that's "showbiz tonight" see you then. >> live at 5:00. thank you brooke, my dear. plenty of you have been sharing your views on this story, men and women. i got a comment from karen. karen says this -- good for you, sandra. and kudos for adopting. so many children in this country need parents. and i got a comment from alan. leaving her cheating husband and starting a new life with her newly adopted baby will teach women who are dependent on abusive and unfaithful women the way to start fresh and maintain their confidence and spirit. love to hear from men, too. good stuff there. a firefighter had no idea what was coming his way when he tried to put out a car fire, a terrifying explosion right in his face. we'll tell you how he's doing. b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. 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and state. that's what the supreme court decided today in a 5-4 squeaker. the high court said congress acted properly when it tried to transfer the patch of land in california's mojave desert to a veterans group and have it declared a national memorial. the transfer was supposed to eliminate any violation of the establishment clause which sets up church-state separation, rather than the first amendment. the six-foot cross was first put up in 1934 to honor soldiers who died in world war i. at any moment, we could get a verdict of a former college student accused of hacking into sarah palin's e-mail. prosecutor says he was trying to derail palin's 2008 campaign when she was running for vice president. he's charged with identity theft, fire fraud, unauthorized access to a computer, and obstruction of justice. >> an indiana firefighter got a blast in the face as he was trying to put out a car fire. an explosion threw debris in his eyes. see the minivan right there? it probably happened when magnesium reacted with the water from the fire hose. he did have to go to the hospital but he was later released. as we end alcohol awareness month, there's some sobering reminders and statistics about kids and drinking. a 2008 survey found 10.1 million young people between the ages of 9 and 20 drank at least once. 30% of underaged drinkers said they paid for their most recent drink. for those who didn't pay, the most common source was someone over 21 who was not a relative. so what do you think about serving teens alcohol under the supervision of parents? do you think that's okay? or is it teenagers alcohol under the supervision of parents? do you think it's okay, or is it condoning bad behavior? in some states it's legal for a parent to let their child drink in their home. aimee says -- the reason teens shouldn't drink at any age is they're still maturing. alcohol changes decision making which can lead to drunk driving, teen pregnancy, fights and contributing to minors. tiffini 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i'm not aware of any law enforcement agency that has asked the legislature for this new law. we've been asked to support the law when they were framing it, and i refused to do that. mainly because, "a" we don't need it. but what they've done in the process of giving us this new law is put us in a damned if we do and damned if we don't situation when it comes to civil suit. what they've done with the law is said if you don't -- if any citizen thinks that you're not enforcing the law, they can sue you. and we already are in a position to get sued. and i know they have sued sheriffs in other parts of the state for profiling. so we're damned if we do, and we're damned if we don't. so i just wanted to make sure that everybody understood what exists and what is really going on. i think the law, as i have said, is unwise. it's stupid, and it's racist. >> the law requires police to check whether someone is in the u.s. legally if there's a reason to suspect they aren't. and here's another angle to the story. some people whose kids were born in the u.s. are trying to get their children mexican citizenship. the parents are illegal immigrants. their kids are considered americans because they were born in the u.s. the mexican consul in phoenix says it's swamped with requests for mexican citizenship because of the new immigration law. an iowa widower is convinced he got a nudge from above when he decided to buy a lottery ticket. listen to this. it was a winning scratch-off ticket worth a million bucks. in an interview on the early show on cbs he describes losing his wife to cancer last month and why he believes she helped him win. >> that's when i thought that mom surely had something to do with it because the sunday before that i bought this ticket, i went out and i planted all of her flowers. she had a bunch of them. and i worked all morning after church. i worked into the afternoon. when i got done planting her flowers, during the process i was talking to myself a lot and telling her this is probably the last year i would be doing this for her, because she always loved flowers. later on i went to my sister's for supper, got done, went home and started to watch tv. i just couldn't sit there all night. so i got up and i asked a friend to go with me to a casino up north, and i won $325. and that's what i used to buy those two lottery tickets. >> wow. >> koenigs bought it on what would have been her 65th birthday. more to come on "showbiz tonight" in just a couple minutes.

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