cross be allowed t remove their body. marie colvin, the other was prize winning french photographer remiochlik. colvin was a frequent voice here, reporting on anderson cooper 360 just last night. >> reporter: every civilian house on the street was hit. this is kind of a poor, popular neighborhood. the top building of the floor i'm in -- the top floor of the building i'm in was toemt -- totally destroyed. free syrian army, they have rocket propelled grenades, but they don't have a base. >> arwa, it's chilling when you hear her voice and you realize that was someone alive yesterday talking about the dangers, experience and saying this is one of the most dangerous assignments she has ever covered. tell us about her, i know you guys worked together and what it is like to be on the ground there. >> reporter: she was so fiercely passionate about what was happening inside s syria. she was determined to do whatever was going to take to continue shining a spotlight on the atrosities there. for someone as seasoned as she is, to say that this is some of the worst violence she has ever witnessed gives you an idea of the scale of the tragedy that is continuing to unfold there. she gave heart breaking reports about a child who died. she also witnessed two other people dying inside the makeshift medical clinic because they couldn't receive medical care. and she was just absolutely someone who all of us really admired, looked up to, she covered just about every single conflict you could imagine. she lost her eye to shrapnel in sri lanka in 2001. had been to iraq, in the front lines in libya, misurata, she was an icon that embodied what journalism stands for. fiercely believing that to troublely be able to tell the story, to troublely do justice to what it is that people are going through in these various flash point areas around the world you had to be there yourself no matter what the risk, most certainly operating inside syria, in that neighborhood it was a very risky assignment. >> arwa, you have been there, many days, many weeks covering the story on the ground in syria. tell us what are you facing there and what are the syrian people facing there? >> reporter: when you're in the neighborhood, the shelling is really non-stop and it does appear to be fairly random. at one instant you can hear a shell impact seems like it's far away, next thing the round is on the building that you're in, windows are breaking, children are crying. there are entire areas inside the neighborhood you can't get to because of government positions on rooftops, sniper positions and that is why it's so difficult for residents to be able to get around. there is the belief that the death toll will rise significantly because there are bodies still buried under the rubble of houses that people can't get to. most people try to stay indoors, they try to stay safe in their homes or move in these makeshift bunkers, but they are still unable to fully shield themselves from this onslaught of artillery that has been relentlels for 2 1/2 weeks. it's a living nightmare, nothing short of that. >> arwa, we know there are some opposition groups who are saying they believe up to 9,000 people now have been killed. they believe that this is really a genocide that is taking place. is that the kind of scale the scope that you are seeing on the ground there in syria? that kind of death? >> reporter: i think we're going to realize the full scope of what is taking place in syria if and when it's convenie event th end. civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence, just to mention also there was another activist who was killed yesterday in the city of homs as well, he was among the bravest people going out there every single day, taking the youtube videos that we have come to rely on to be able to broadcast images of what is happening in syria. he was killed when he was trying to film four members of the same family who had all been killed as well. many of the injuries that we're actually seeing taking place happen when people rush out of their homes to try to help the wounded. that is what the residents are dealing with. >> arwa damon, thank you for bringing the story, excellent reporting and as always, we know you travel back and forth to the front line there, so please be safe. thank you, arwa. new protests rage across afghanistan over the burning of qurans at a military base. at least five people now have been killed. the commander of nato forces in afghanistan says the burning was a mistake. the qurans were among other materials gathered for disposal. officials plan to train troops on handling religious materials. four more bodies pulled from the wreckage of the costa concord ye concordia, this is the latest discovery brings the total number of confirmed dead now to 21. 11 people are are still missing. the ship's captain is under house arrest, he has not been charged yet. moroccan man is due in court in virginia. he was arrested last week, authorities say he went to a parking garage near the capitol to receive what he thought was an explosives vest and a gun. police have been monitoring him in an undercover operation. he had been living in the united states illegally since his visa expired in 1999. in a half hour we'll get a look at the details of president obama's proposal to do something business leersd have been calling for for a long time, reducing corporate taxes. he wants to eliminate loopholes. the proposal would lower the tax rate from 35% to 28%. go down to 25% for manufacturing companies. plan also would get rid of some corporate tax breaks and limit the ability of corporations to shift their profits overseas. chris christi has had it with warren buffet. listen what he told piers morgan, some advice for the billionaire who is now pushing for a tax hike on the rich. >> he should write a check and shut up. really, just contribute, okay? the fact of the matter is that i'm tired of hearing about it. at the wants to give the government more money, he has the ability to write a check, go ahead and write it. >> all right. tonight is the night for cnn's republican debate, in mesa, arizona. we'll cover that as well. we have brand new poll results out that put mitt romney and rick santorum, we are talking neck-in-neck in michigan. they hold the primary the same day. romney's two point lead within the sampling error. survey of michigan republicans showed that santorum had the slight lead. >> cnn's republican debate live from arizona, 8:00 eastern tonight, a critical showdown for these guys who want to occupy the white house. everything could be on the line, so we would like to hear from you. what would you ask the candidates tonight? send ideas to me on facebook, facebook.com/suzannecnn. we'll read responses at the enof the hour. outrage in the streets of afghanistan after the u.s. military improperly disposed of dozens of qurans. here is how it's supposed to be done. >> when it's time to place the quran down, placed at the highest point in the room and when you're in the same room with the quran you shouldn't point your feet toward the book. >> unbelievable video of an avalanche caught on helmet cam, what the president's new plan to lower corporate taxes may mean for the che and workers. 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is this a significant number here? >> reporter: he wants to lower it to 28%. and some of the republican candidates have a lower rate than even that, he would like to lower from 35%, the advertised corporate tax rate in america, to 28%. and what he wants to do in return is eliminate dozens of loopholes and subsidies. remember, a lot of companies i would say most companies aren't paying 35%, because they are all these different loopholes and subsidies, depending what industry you're in, they pay lower than advertised tax rate. he wants to have a manufacturing tax rate at 25%. give a little edge to manufacturers, also a new minimum tax for foreign profits, and i guess the idea is to incentivize company to hire and keep business in the united states. >> we know business has been calling for lower tax rates for quite a while now. the argument they make is other countries tax companies less. how do we stack up compared to some of the other countries around the world? >> reporter: on paper among the highest in the world. the u.s. with 35% tax rate is right up with some of the other big industrialized countries. when you add in the burden, 39.5%. suzanne, here's the thing. there are economists who will tell you the whole storyline is skewed bus of all the subsidies and loopholes that companies pay more like 12%. last year, acoring to the congressional budget office, companies paid 12% of the profits, the lowest in 40 years. on the one hand there is there advertised rate of 35%, everyone can agree is too high. on the other hand, company are not paying 35%. how will you make it more fair? this is the first salvo about longer term tax reform. >> christine, thank you. appreciate it. check on the clock there, counting down tonight's republican debate in arizona happening in mesa, moderated by our own john king and the two leading candidates have almost no space between them now. talking about the late yet polls. rick santorum and mitt romney neck-and-neck. two days before crucial state primaries. donna brazil and matt lewis, donna is a cnn political contributing. matt con tributes to "the daily caller" happy mardi gras. >> reporter: i had a great time. >> glad you could make it here. i'm sure they are not partying like they are in new orleans in arizona. but they are gearing up for tonight's republican debate. give us a sense, you have arizona, 29 delegates taking all, what are you watching for? >> first of all this is a very crucial moment for the two co-front runners, both mr. santorum and mr. romney. they need momentum going in the crucial contest that will come during the month of march. super tuesday, ten contests of course washington state on march 3rd, by winning in either state or both states, mr. romney or mr. santorum will not only be declared the so-called front run irrelevant, but march is an important month for republicans in another sense. that is when a bulk of the delegates will be allocated proportionately. these candidates will be able to gather up more steam and more support so that they can hopefully tamp down the opposition and clinch the nomination by mid or late april. >> matt, i want to bring you in this. you are knee arizona, talking about the third highest rate of home foreclosures there, illegal immigration a big issue. what are are republican voters looking to hear from the top two candidates? >> i think always whether or general election voter, connecting is important. mitt romney stumbled saying he's not concerned about the very poor. making jokes about $10,000 bets. romney has to avoid those gaffes. rick santorum, this is a guy who is the grand son of a coal mine, manufacturing plant which would be zero percent tax, could play very well in a place like michigan coming up next tuesday, he needs to stress that. the question is can they communicate they are in touch with people who are struggling. >> donna, romney has more organization on the dprounld in -- ground in arizona. is a win store santorum in arizona potentially a win for obama? >> well, i don't know. i tried to watch soap op rathers this morning, you can't watch soap op ratheraoperas. mitt romney is all over them. he's not only running ads here, i didn't see any other ads, but has terrific organization on the ground. over 150,000 people voted absentee or early in the state. mitt romney might have an advantage over rick santorum. let me say this, it doesn't matter who winls the republican nomination, president obama understands that the republicans want to take us back to the failed policies that got us in the great recession of 2008, so democrats are prepared for either candidate to emerge but rick santorum has a problem. he has a good economic message when he talks to the base, manufacturing, bringing american jobs back. look, people on the right, people on the left want to hear that. when he starts talking about satan, evil, nobody wants to be preached to. they want a president who can lead us forward and not bring us to a miss forgotten age of the past. >> we're look at other contest michigan as well as arizona. we have new poll numbers showing nearly a dead-heat. romney with a slightest edge now but just a few days ago it was santorum who was in the lead. so what do we think will be the driving factor that actually breaks the tie? >> i think a couple things, one the debate is vitally important. if we learned anything this election sickle, debates matter. if somebody stumbles or has gaffe, that could be the difference. if someone has a great night, that could be the difference. the other thing is look where the votes are coming from. mitt romney needs to run up the score and detroit suburbs like oakland county. rick santorum has to tap in northwestern michigan. union workers, hunters, christian conservatives. michigan has a lot of them, that will be very important who can turn out their voters, because very different voters in michigan. >> matt, donna, thank you very much, good to see you. we'll watch tonight, reminder the gop contenders debating the issues, that is tonight, the arizona republican presidential debate on cnn tonight at 8:00 eastern. the wandering eyes of famous men have landed them in spots in the headlines. jeanne moos is watching them. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. and here's what we did today: supported nearly 3 million steady jobs across our country... ... scientists, technicians, engineers, machinists... ... adding nearly 400 billion dollars to our economy... we're at work providing power to almost a quarter of our homes and businesses... ... and giving us cleaner rides to work and school... and tomorrow, we could do even more. cleaner, domestic, abundant and creating jobs now. we're america's natural gas. the smarter power, today. learn more at anga.us. there's another way litter box dust:e purina tidy cats. our premium litters now work harder to help neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. for you today ? 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>> reporter: poor guys, betrayed by a subtle lowering of their eyelids. >> my eyes are up here, donnie, bring it up. >> if a woman shows cleavage -- a man can look. >> reporter: guys can look like boobs when they are innocent. >> remember the president's -- >> giving the woman a serious one over. >> when "good morning america" shows video, a different story. obama may be watching his footing. >> reporter: you can't lowering are challenged. >> do you think you can beat me in a staring contest, remember, ready, stare. >> reporter: try to get your eyes to resist the magnetic pool of cleavage. perhaps the best advice came from seinfeld after george got busted. >> get a good look, kostanza? looking at cleavage is i like looking at the sun. you don't stare at it you get a sense and look away. >> reporter: unlike cleavage the problem with looking at the sun is the naked eye. the eye is naked. jeanne moos, cnn. >> oh my god! i just threw my neck out! >> reporter: new york. cnn's republican debate live from arizona tonight, immigration to the separation of church and state. we're asking you if you were moderating tonight, what would you ask the candidates? 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>> reporter: you have to do it the right way. you're not the only person that uses a professional in this situation. the irs says around 60% of of taxpayers will use a professional this year to help them prepare and file their tax returns, but you have to remember that you are still legally respond i believe for what is on your return, you want to pick somebody who will maximize your refund but avoid being audited or worse. the irs says the first is check qualifications. new regulations require every paid tax preparer has to have an id number. ask if they are affiliated with professional organizations or attends continuing education classes. once you've covered that basic competency, check for complains with the local bus mess bureau. make sure the person is licensed and check for disciplinary actions. for cpas, check with the state accountancy boards. for attorneys, the state bar association, foreign ro enrolles check with the irs frnl. >> soinds like a lot of work. i guess one of the advantages of using tax professionals the services pay for themselves. how do you deal with all the fees? 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>> all right. thank you, alison. so what do you do if mick jagger hands you a microphone? only one thing, you've got to sing, if you're the president. >> really? ♪ >> that's not bad. what do you think, alison? >> he sounded good. >> yeah. >> who knew he had some hidden talents? you never know. >> there are people who have al green as their ring tones now. so some people are very excited about the fact that he can sing. this was actually the east room in the white house. there was an all out rock concert, blues, legends. of course, the surprise lead singer, the president. this is actually shot by pbs for their in-performance for the white house series. obama's not the first, right? check this out. this is president bush. that's right. i was there watching this unfold at the white house. west african dance company back in # 007. he was observing malaria awareness day. nobody was thinking about malaria at that time, though. they saw the president and were excited that he had a couple of moves there. just a little bit. president clinton -- >> i tell you, multitalented presidents. multitalented. >> of course, you can't forget bill clinton. any chance he had, he picked up the saxophone. this was with clarence. isn't that awesome? 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>> i think about this as a parent myself all the time. if you look at the stats just across the board, you'll find 64% of young people, ages 12 to 17, these are people who have really exploded in terms of how much of the you be stances they are using. they are getting it from their own friends and relatives and parents' house. maybe pain pills after an operation, anxiety pills, that's where a lot of these pills are coming from. that's the passive pushing. the good news is, if a parent has a conversation with a kid, you can reduce the likelihood of that child or young person taking that medication by 42%. but only about a quarter of parents ever have that conversation. there is some room to have an impact. >> one of the things that people are wondering, if you know somebody, a family member or friend, what should you do to help them? what is the most important thing to do? >> it's controversial, suzanne. a lot of people have an opinion about this. it's a disease. addiction is a brain disease. this is not necessarily a lack of will power. if you think of it that way, then you go to see somebody to get help, a doctor, a professional. if the person who is the addict refuses to do it, maybe you can get information from a doctor or a professional. the one myth out there that i think is the idea that you have to hit rock bottom before an addict can recover. i hear people say that all the time. i'm sure there are some people for who that is true but there are a lot of people who you can make an intervention early on. you don't have to let them hit rock bottom. also, the idea that the emotional sort of do it for your kids, do it for your family, that's not necessarily something that needs to be done either. see somebody. it's a disease. that's the most important message. >> thank you, sanjay. >> thank you. i'm going to talk to former atlanta an core roy hobbs and his very public addiction and how he hit rock bottom and overcame it. that is at 12:30 eastern. top of the hour. i'm suzanne malveaux. just last hour, the details of the president's plan to cut can corporate taxes. this plan would lower the overall tax rate from 35% to 28%. ed portland's plan will limit the ability of corporations to shift profits overseas. we now have video from the scene where two western journalists were killed in heavy shelling today in syria. they are demanding access to the city of homs to remove the bodies. marie colvin was a veteran journalist and remi ochlik. now, remi was on anderson 360 just last night. >> we're talking this is kind of poor, popular neighborhood. the floor that i am in. there are no military targets here. there is the free syrian army. heavily out numbered and outgunned and rocket propelled grenades but they don't have a base. >> new protests rage across afghanistan over the burning of kwor rans at a military base. the commander of nato forces say the burning was a mistake. the qarans was among other materials. they plan to train troops on handling religious materials. we're getting news about a deadly train crash in arge gener general tina. a plane plowed into a platform at a station in buenos aries. those numbers could dramatically go up. passengers described it sounding like a bomb blast. chris christie's had it. with who? warren buffett. it's some advice for the billionaire who is now pushing for a tax hike for the rich. >> you should just write a check and shut up. you know, the fact of the matter is, i'm tired of hearing about it. if he wants to give the government more money, he's got the ability to write a check. go ahead and write it. >> i can't believe i'm about to -- i'm so sorry. >> can i just say then, good-bye and i'll see you next time around. >> british singing obsession, adele, was just awarded grammy of the year and became annoyed when her speech was cut short. cnn hosting and moderating the discussion. tune in at 8:30 m.m. eastern time. jim acosta is just down the road in chandler, arizona. mitt romney, rick santorum, they are both going to the debate and they are virtually tied. how do both of them plan on changing that? >>. >> reporter: well, i think we're going to see fireworks, suzanne. this could be the last republican candidate until we get a nominee for the republican party that goes into the presidential debates in the fall. so it could be a big game changer tonight. mitt romney's expected to talk here in a few moments about what may be the details of his upcoming tax plan that his campaign is unveiling today and he'll be talking about more on friday. he's proposing a more flatter, fairer tax plan. the title of his economic plan, this tax plan is restoring america's promise. one of his surrogates will be having a conference call with reporters. make no mistake, it's not been about fiscal issues in the last 24 to 48 hours. they have been about social issues. mitt romney has talked about what he called the president's secular agenda. he talked about that yesterday. he was borrowing a page from rick santorum's book because rick santorum has been talking about his faith and morality issues over the last 48 hours and as we all know, one of his previous speeches that he gave back in 2008 in which he talked about the threat of satan in america came back to haunt him. last night we were at a santorum event and we had a few moments to ask the former pennsylvania senator about that speech. he defended the speech. here's what he had to say. >> senator, any chance you can respond to this headline that was splashed across the report today about the speech you made in florida? >> you know, the person -- i'm a person of faith. i believe in good and evil. i think if somehow or another you're a person of faith because you believe in good and evil is a disqualifier for president, we're going to have a small pool of people that can run for president. >> reporter: as you mentioned at the top of this, polls show this race very tight right now in arizona. there's a new nbc marist poll that shows a wide are spread than yesterday. if rick santorum can pull off an upset here in arizona and knock off mitt romney in michigan, you can be looking at a very interesting race for the gop nomination, suzanne. >> absolutely. and how much of this debate will look towards michigan. that's where they are much closer in the polls. >> reporter: that's right. i think we're going to hear a lot about michigan tonight. the candidates don't stand that far apart in terms of the auto bailout. a pretty well-known editorial in the new york times about it that he's taken heat for it. the other candidates have the same position on that issue. we're going to hear more about michigan tonight. we're going to hear mitt romney talk about his michigan roots. and once this debate is over, you're going to see a lot of those candidates stumping for those votes out in michigan. it could be the firewall for the romney campaign if he wants to keep going as basically the front-runner in this race. a loss there would certainly change almost every dynamic of this race. it would make rick santorum probably the front-runner in this battle, suzanne. >> all right. thanks, jim. it's going to be an interesting and fun evening. a reminder, the debate tonight in arizona on cnn right here tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> as we mentioned, the debate tonight live from arizona. it's a critical showdown for white house hopefuls. what would you ask the candidates? 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we're going to speak with the museum's director ♪ they are artifacts from african-american history. imagine michael jackson's fedora, rosa parks' dress, all in display for the very first time. that's the dream behind the national museum of african-american history and culture. >> we didn't give up. we didn't give in. we didn't give out. we didn't get lost in a sea of despair. we kept our faith. we kept our eyes on the prize. thank you. [ applause ] >> earlier today i spoke with the museum's director lonnie bunch, about his vision for the museum. >> it has been a labor of love i know for you. it's the first national museum devoted exclusively to the african-american experience. tell us how this idea came about. >> well, as you know, this is an idea that's been floating around for nearly 100 years when people realize how important the african-american experience has been, they wanted to see a price on the mall. but it really didn't become real until after the civil rights movement and people began to realize that those leaders were fading from the scene and in 2003, legislation was created by john lewis, signed by president george w. bush, and since 2005 i have been working hard to make sure this museum happens for the american public. >> lonnie, tell me a little bit about this museum, how it's different than overs. we know that there are african-american museums attributed to a black audience, to promote pride and learn about history. how is this going to appeal to beyond the black community? >> in many ways we realize that we are standing on the shoulders of all those institutions and they have done brilliant work. and while part of the museum will do what they do, which is help people understand deeply the african-american experience and feel that pride, we realized that that experience is bigger than the african-american community. so what we want to do is use african-american culture as a lens to understand what it means to be an american. because we believe that if people realize core american values of resilience, spirituality, optimism is shaped by the african-american experience, then we'll begin to see that all of us are shaped by what is happening in our history to the african-american community. >> talk a little bit about what we're going to see in this museum. are we going to be exposed to, say, the ugliness of america's past? jim crow, the signs above the toilets, colored only, whites only, that type of thing? >> the great historian used to whisper in my ear and say, lonnie, your job is to tell the untarnished truth. so there's no doubt it will talk about the pain of enslavement, the suffering from segregation and the struggle to find civil rights but we also think that this is a museum that will tell the resiliency of a community. it will allow you to tap your toes to louie armstrong and celebrate the woman who created a dress shop in philadelphia for 40 years without much support so that we feel that this museum, in order to help people understand this resiliency, this great community, has to understand the depth to which it had to go through to help america be america. >> so you will see things like those cuffs that the slaves wore but you will also appreciate the music and vitality of the community as well? >> i think it's important for us to make sure that whatever has happened, that we tell that truth. that we illuminate all the dark corners of the american experience. but by doing that, we will also illuminate the wonderful moments of resiliency and optimism that is key to what america has become. >> i spoke to a professor of harvard and one of the artifacts in the museum is going to be the handcuffs that led to the summit at the white house. when you see something like that s. it meant to promote healing or controversy? >> well, a couple of things. the museum's job is not just to look back but it's also to make sure we collect material that curators 50 years from now can use and i think that the skip gates' issue may become really important to illuminate how race played out in the era of president obama. it's more important to make sure that we have it so scholars can use it in the future. our goal is never to be controversial but we recognize that telling the african-american experience is controversial. >> lonnie bunch, it's a pleasure to talk with you and, again, congratulations. former news anchor recovers from drug addiction and now he wants to help others. i'm going to talk to roy hobbs live. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics. he went for anchoring the news to covering the lead story of whitney houston. that inspired him to share his story. martin savidge has more. >> reporter: when roy hobbs heard about whitney houston, the news sounded familiar. did you see parallels between your own life and her life? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: you see, for years, hobbs was the news. the television anchor man. but off camera he struggled with marriage problems and depression. >> so i tried crack cocaine. >> reporter: that was your drug of choice? >> that was my drug of choice. >> reporter: so when did it all come crashing down? >> it all came crashing down here in birmingham. >> reporter: his bust in 2010 was big news. he lost his job, his home, and went broke. but eventually got into a recovery program. houston, he says, her death is a tragedy but is a chance for a nation to finally openly talk about addiction. >> you know, it doesn't have to end this way. it can end but we as a nation can look at it differently. we can't look at it as being a problem of will power. we have to look at it as a disease. that's what it is. >> reporter: he's been drug-free for two years. now 58, he's still unemployed but finally happy. all because he got help, which he says there needs to be more of, especially in black communities. so he's choosing now to speak out. >> this is difficult because, you know, i'm coming out and i'm letting people know. there may be people that want to give me a job, he's an addict. now i'm not going to touch him. >> reporter: these days he finds his audience online with othered a addicts. >> i've talked to people and told them that there's hope. try this. try whatever you have to. but get the help you need. >> reporter: this former anchor man still has a story to tell. and it's good news. martin savidge, cnn, birmingham, alabama. >> former atlanta anchor man roy hobbs is joining me. first of all, as a friend and fornler colleague, i am so proud to have you hear. we met a long time ago. we all looked up to you. can you tell me how it happened? >> depression. i will tell you that it was depression and that depression even started before then, even back in those days. but the funny thing about it is, you never know that you're suffering from something until you get diagnosed. you just try to keep pushing through. and for me, you know, i'm in a business, we're in a business where it's pushing through every day. you have to do what you have to do. people at home who are watching don't care whether or not you've had a fight with your wife, you had a wreck on the way to work, most times they want you in that seat and giving them the news. and you even have some employers who don't care either. but the fact is, that depression was an issue for me and self-medication became the way to deal with it. >> explain to me -- because a lot of people don't understand this -- you say it's a disease. dr. sanjay gupta, we just spoke to, said it's a disease. it's not this issue of will power. how is that so? >> well, it's not like your character is bad or you are immoral. people who have the disease of addiction don't have -- the simplest way for me to put it is they don't have a green button in their head and the red button. they only have the green button and you are genetically predisposed to this. people don't realize that they are genetically predisposed until they suffer from addiction. i didn't know that. >> when did you realize that you hit rock bottom, that you had a problem? >> when i tried to commit suicide and i didn't make it. i didn't succeed and i was about to make a second attempt when some friends who knew what was going on got me taken to the hospital. and even there i was angry, upset because at that point i had given up. i wanted to die. it was only until after i started getting -- i got diagnosed and started getting antidepressants and after about three or four days when they started to kick in is when i realized what was going on with me. it was kind of like the noise in the back of my head disappeared and i could accept the fact that i had a drug and alcohol problem and that i could no longer do those things. that i don't have a stop button in my head. >> what would you recommend? because this is the hardest thing for people to deal with, if you know somebody, a friend or a family member who is dealing with drug addiction? should you step back? should you let them fall and go to the lowest point possible until you let them intervene? i mean, what can someone help someone who is in your position who is out of control? >> well, there's no real easy answer to that because it can affect your -- depression could be a part of it and you don't know that but what i would suggest is trying to get them into some sort of counseling program, first, to determine whether or not they are suffering from depression. because even if they try to -- you try to get them to stop using drugs, if they are still suffering from depression it's not going to help. they've got to get into a program that shows them what's wrong with them mentally and then move from there. and you have to develop a strong sense for people who are suffering. there is hope. if they get into a program and develop a sense of spirituality and realize that they can do this one day at a time. >> roy, what's your next day and the next day look like? what are your plans for the future? >> well, i don't know about tomorrow because i live life one day at a time. i plan to get married which has happened in the last year. i found a wonderful woman. >> congratulations. >> thank you. and now the only thing i need now is a good job. i started a company but, you know, this is not the best time to start a business. so i'd like to get back on the air again. i think i can provide some hope for people. if they can see me as a person who went all the way down there and was able to rise back up, then i think that offers hope to any community. and i want to get in those communities and help those people. >> all right. roy, you are hope. you are hopeful and you're inspiring. thank you very much. it's good to see you again. >> proud of you. >> i'm proud of you. thanks. we've got some surprising findings about how heart attacks affect women. a study finds that women are more likely to die in the hospital following a heart attack. they are also more likely to show up at the hospital without the classic symptoms of chest pain or discomfort. the national database is sponsored by a prescription drug but the product was not discussed in the study. well, she played one of america's most famous tv moms, actress felicia rishad is going to talk to us about black culture and history. . a big dream is one step closer to becoming a reality. this morning, president obama, former first lady, laura bush and others at the groundbreaking for the national museum of african-american history and culture. actress phylicia rashad mc the event and she played on the popular tv show, "the cosby show." first of all, it's an honor to have you join us. tell me about the ceremony. >> it was exquisite and very real. this was a ceremony of exquisite music and inspiring speeches. mrs. laura bush, congressman john c. lewis, linda johnson rice, dick parsons. and from the smithsonian museum, dr. richard curan and dr. cluff as well, wayne cluff. this was -- i can't say enough about it. it's huge. >> it is huge. >> it is huge. it is grand. yeah. >> you look exquisite yourself. really, just from "the cosby show," you don't look a day older. tell me why this is important to you. >> the smithsonian rounds out the telling of the american experience, rounds out the telling of the american story. with the smithsonian has 18 museums and this will be the 19th. and in this one, well, this one is dedicated to, what it says, african-american history and culture. and african-american history and culture is about descendents of africans but it's also about other people as well. our stories intermine gegle, yo know. it's going to be commemorative of the entirety of the story of descendents of africans in this country. >> i assume, too there will be some sort of chapter. because we have seen michael jackson, athletes, obviously the remnants of the time of slavery and jim crow. i imagine, too, there will be something about the cosby show because it was so transformative. is that correct? >> well, that might be so. i really don't know. the building is three years away. and i don't know exactly how the spaces are designed or how they will be programmed. but i wouldn't rule it out. >> it is certainly our hope, it is obviously a culture of african-american history and culture as well. give us a sense of what that moment was like to be there with those luminaries, when you talk about john lewis and the fact that you played a role in this moment. >> oh, my goodness. sometimes you're in a great place and you know it's a great place but you don't realize just how great it is because you're working while you're there. and that's a really grounding experience. actually, it was a really are humbling and grounding experience and it's largesque. it was really very simple. >> i have to ask you before you go, i don't know if you got to see "snl" this weekend. you were played spot-on in a spoof of the cosby show. i want to play a little clip there. it was really kind of funny. and people still to this day -- >> oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. >> look at your character. >> oh, my goodness. >> she did a pretty good job, don't you think? >> yes, i think so. >> well, i tell you, it was a special time for all of us, "the cosby show," and you have done a lot since then. any future projects you've got going? >> oh, yeah, this friday in theaters across the nation, tyler perry's good deeds opens and i'm appearing in that. >> okay. well, good. we'll be looking out for that this weekend. thank you very much, phylicia rashad. thank you. >> thank you. we have breaking news. dozens dead after a train crash in argentina. we're going to have a live report after the break. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have 6 grams of sugars. with 15 grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. 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