when he says his cell phone exploded while he was using it. aaron embree says he needed stitches after the incident with his new motorola droid ii phone. motorola says they re not aware of this ever happening, but safety is a top priority and they ll investigate thoroughly. all new vehicles would be required to have rear view backup cameras by 2014 under a proposal announced today by the national highway traffic safety administration. currently most luxury cars have the technology. the agency says the cameras could save lives by showing drivers who s in their blind spot. and cashing in on the national anthem, a first edition copy of the as far spangled banner sold at auction today for more than $500,000. you ve got to wonder how much francis scott key got when he wrote it. not that much. that s for sure. all right, joe. thank you. time now for the ridiculist, our nightly journey into the valley
of this snow creation. first joe johns is back with the news and business bulletin. a russian man the fbi says is responsible for one-third of the spam in your inbox pleaded not guilty in a milwaukee, wisconsin, courtroom today. the 23-year-old is charged under the 2003 can spam act. the fbi says he could send 10 billion spam e-mail messages a day, everything from fake rolex watches to counterfeit viagra. if convicted he could face up to three years in prison. a texas man got all bloody when he says his cell phone exploded while he was using it. aaron embree says he needed stitches after the incident with his new motorola droid ii phone. motorola says they re not aware of this ever happening, but safety is a top priority and they ll investigate thoroughly. all new vehicles would be required to have rear view backup cameras by 2014 under a proposal announced today by the