elizabeth. john edwards has confessed his sins, defense lawyer abbe lowell told the jury, and, quote, he will serve a life sentence for those. but he has pleaded not guilty to violating the law. the jury now decides if edwards really was trying to protect his family or if he also was trying to protect his campaign. the jury begins deliberating later this morning. rob and diana? thank you, scott. the military has joined the investigation into a bizarre incident that left a southern california woman seriously burned. she had been collecting unusual looking rocks, colorful at a beach near camp pendleton. they burned a hole right through her pocket causing serious burns. early tests showed phosphorous material. they are trying to figure out if any military substances may have contaminated that beach. the southeast is bracing for another stormy day after a wave of severe weather swept through the region last night. tiny hailstones rained down in