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>> it's sort of sped up the timeline, but they insist that the president had already made up his mind on this issue a couple of months ago, after as you pointed out, in that sound bite we just heard talking to family members and friends and that the president was planning on going public with this at some point before the convention. then what followed were a lot of tough questions at a briefing this week, questioning jay carney as to when the president would reach that -- >> okay, dan lothian from the white house, thanks so much. and she's an american idol fi finalist, a grammy winner and a movie star. but jennifer hudson's -- the jury begins it's second day of deliberations in the trial of water vapor imagery balfour, the man prosecutors say killed her family. our ted rollins joins us once again live. when was the jury sequestered for the trial? >> reporter: they were sequestered last night, kyra. interestingly enough, after listening to the close from both sides, a very long day, the judge had them deliberate all the way to 9:30 last night. and then told them they were being sequestered. the bailiffs actually called their family and said that they would been coming home tonight and they could come to the hotel to bring them clothes. it wasn't clear how long this judge will make them go this evening if they don't come to a verdict sometime today. >> you point out that jennifer hudson has been there every single day in court? has she talked to you or can you get a feel for how she's dealing with all this? >> well, you can get a feel for how she's doing just by watching her in court. it's been very emotional, as you can imagine. we have had 11 days of testimony, more than 50 witnesses took the stand in this case and some of them were heart wrenching to hear for her. so she broke down and cried. she has done any interviews, she comes in with her sister, in an entrance which is blocked, so she hasn't even been shot with a camera coming in or out of court because she's here every day and we have been told by a family spokesman that she doesn't want this to be about her. whether she'll excellent afterwards, we don't know. hundreds of millions of our tax dollars paid for airport scanners that can't even detect under wear bombs. that's the word now from a house hearing, and even worse, apparently, officials have known about this flaw for years. a 21 page committee -- right after that failed attempt, tsa bought 500 scanners at a cost of 122 million dlrs and still plans to buy more. the prosecution is expected to wrap up its case against john edwards today without calling his mistress to the stand. rielle hunter is at the heart of this case. towards is accused of misusing campaign -- yesterday's witnesses included current white house staffer jennifer palmeri. she broke down on the stand testifying that edwards' cancer tricked wife elizabeth feared dying alone. and that quote, there would not be a man around who loved her. >> this is the geographic south bowl. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. 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>> i don't think that's the solution, people go swimming, i know lots of people who have gone swimming in that river. i don't think that so much's the issue. you keep an eye on it. any time your child has a cut, you keep an eye on it. most of the time it's going to heal just fine, but if it starts looking a little red, a little swollen, a little out of the ordinary, then you should start thinking is this something i should pay attention to? >> could this have been prevented then? >> it took about four visits to the doctor to diagnose this. at one point she went to the doctor in terrible pain and they gave her a painkiller and sent her home. it sounds terrible, but it's very hard to diagnose. all of us get cuts. >> what you look for is smung usual. for example if your child or if this happens to you, disproportionate pain, and what i mean by that, i mean extremely painful, by the time she went to the hospital that last time, she had to be carried in, she was in so much pain. so terrible pain and maybe not just where the cut is, but in that whole region of the body. you're always sore from a cut, but really, really sore is what we're talking about. the other thing you want to watch for is flu-like symptoms, if you got a cut that's not looking so great, but also there's fever and weakness, and also swelling. you're not necessarily going to have all of these things, really the disproportionate pain is the main thing to look for. amy's family has created a facebook page where you can actually find updates about her condition and also ways to help. you can make monetary donations at united community bank in carolton, and also blood donations at the university of west georgia college during a blood drive that's going to take place next wednesday. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? 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