with her. that is the problem, and i don't know how to stop that, and in my neighborhood we do things to people who -- >> are you threatening me? threatening me with physical violence? >> i am. stop hitting on my wife every time you see her, please. >> lively encounter with nick cannon. see the rest of that interview on monday, and that's it for tonight. it is the first sunday since the sunday it struck, and today in joplin, missouri, the president arrived paying tribute to those who lost their lives and those who survived the killer tornado. there's been a bizarre accident at an atlanta hotel leaving one woman dead. police say she and a friend fell out of a window after what's being called play fighting. >> look at these incredible pictures. this is from yemen. troops opening fire from roof tops.

people had been marching to demand the release of political prisoners when the bullets rained down, and sarah palin, thundering into d.c. today, but is she ready to roll into the race for president? i'm drew griffin. the news starts now. and first tonight, yemen tipping into civil war? take a look at this. troops and anti-government protesters in the southern city where there's gunfire and tear gas, all this increasing the fear that al qaeda and other islamic militants will be given breathing room to launch attacks against the u.s. i spoke with mohammed jamjoom in abu dhabi about that? >> reporter: earlier today, far more dramatic pictures, also a lot of it posted on social media, purporting to show security forces in the city firing on these protesters from roof troops and take a listen to some of the shots as you can hear on these videos.

[ gunfire ] >> reporter: they tell us that rocks were being thrown from roof tops, that gunfire was ringing out from roof tops, that over 90 people were injured. at least three people killed as a result of that gunfire being aimed at those protesters, the members of the people youth revolutionary movement and now another worrying development in yemen today. we're told from eyewitnesses that they are from residents there and security forces that

islamic militants, masked islamic militants in the past two days, seize that had city and that they took over the city. they started attacking security forces there. security forces initially withdrew and then came back. there were fierce clashes throughout the day. we have some video reporting those clashes as well. now, one of the reasons that this is so worrying is because this province is a real hotbed for extremism for al qaeda in that country. there's a huge al qaeda problem in yemen, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has been trying to launch very spectacular attacks against the west, against the u.s. from their base in yemen. you have a peaceful protest movement that's been going on now. people that are emboldened by the arab spring movement the past few months that have been coming out by the hundreds of thousands in major cities across yemen these past several months. they are committed to trying to make sure that president ali abdullah saleh of yemen steps aside. now, there have been times that they have been met with violence. today, peaceful protesters and

eyewitnesses are telling us that the security forces have fired upon them in the city of taiz. that's one issue. now the other issue in zinzibar. they are worried al qaeda in yemen and militants in yemen will try to make their presence more known. more of a threat not just in yemen but surrounding countries as well. >> on the eve of memorial day, a moment of silence in joplin, missouri, for the victims of last sunday's terrible tornado.

that from earlier this evening. at least 142 people died and a number almost certain to go up. another 43 still missing. the service started precisely at 5:41 central, the exact moment one week ago that the tornado struck. the total destruction almost unfathomable. >> reporter: drew, all week long officials say the tornado cut a six-mile path of destruction through joplin. it seemed to be a little bit of an undercount, so we decided to see for ourselves. show us the initial damage from the tornado. >> initially the little trees started through there, and the stuff over here, the trailer for the business here, the working trailer. >> reporter: so this is ground zero of the joplin tornado, and we're going to drive its entire length from west to east to get

a good picture of just how widespread the damage was. here's the first downed power lines. major electrical transmission lines. one reason much of joplin is without electrical power. so less than a mile into our journey, you see the first homes that have lost part of their roofs. can you see over on this house, a sign warning looters will be shot. we can see some of the power company crews who are working on repairing these downed electrical lines. that will be vital to this area's recovery. we're now about three miles into our journey, and you can see behind me that by the time the tornado got here, it destroyed almost everything in its path, including one of the iconic images of this disaster, st. john's hospital. now about four miles into the path of the tornado, this is where we first came just hours after it hit and spoke with a family who was trying to salvage what they could, despite a driving rain and hail storm. >> it was normally just starting off with hail. i'm used to, that and then it

just went insane afterwards. >> reporter: here is the collapsed home depot where he first met 17-year-old andria osborn who is desperately searching for her father. >> my dad and my uncle are in there, and i'm hoping and praying to god they are okay. >> >> reporter: turned out they were buried in that rubble, so we're now about seven miles to the east of where the tornado first touched down. as can you see, there's still lots of damage here, so those original estimates of six miles on the ground are way too conservative. this is where jim and stacy richards lived. stacy survived the tornado by hanging on to two dog crates as her home collapsed around and on top of her. >> that was awful, laying there, screaming and screaming and screaming, and it was horrible. >> reporter: this week they got their insurance settlement, so they can rebuild. how far east did it go? >> i'm not sure. i know there's damage over on the next mile section. >> reporter: we're now almost exactly 12 miles due east of

where we started this journey and where the tornado first touched down, the area where locals say the tornado actually lifted off the ground, meaning its path is about twice as long as first estimated. just today the national weather service updated its estimate of the length of the tornado's path, and they now say it was 13 miles long as measured by aerial reconnaissance photos. drew? >> there's been an inspiring sight among rubble in joplin, missouri, this memorial day weekend. one of our i-reporters is working on cleanup and her group found an american flag in the debris. one of them climbed a tree and let the stars and stripes fly from a branch. an 81-year-old veteran lived at the home before it was flattened and reportedly survived the tornado by hiding in his refrigerator. update on something we told but last night. people who live near a north carolina chemical plant back home tonight after an explosion forced them to evacuate. a huge fireball erupted in the

plant in hudson. 70 miles northwest of charlotte. the blast ignited a huge fire forcing 750 people who live within a mile of the plant to clear out for several hours before fire fighters got it under control. no injuries reported. in atlanta, a model plunged to her death from a high-rise hotel. she was celebrating her birthday with friends late into the night. michelle march from our affiliate wgcl tells us horseplay with another guest led to a horrible accident. >> i actually came downstairs and everyone was looking shocked. >> reporter: atlanta police say two women fell from this tenth floor window early saturday morning. hotel guest steven bailey was inside his room sleeping when it all happened >> i was wondering how that happened because these windows seem to be, you know, pretty thick and sealed up pretty good so i was kind of wondering what the situation that caused her to fall out of a window. >> reporter: woman and several friends were partying when

threat and another woman began play-fighting. they bumped into the window and fell. >> i would think that something would have to go really, really wrong for somebody to fall out a window. these windows seem sturdy. >> police say threat hit the sidewalk while her friend landed on a balcony. threat was a popular model. police say threat was celebrating her 30th birthday. many of threat's friends who were also at the hotel for the celebration were sisbly shaken. >> and we're told the other woman who fell from the window is listed in critical condition. well, sarah palin rolled into the nation's capital with bikers, but we'll tell you why and what she had to say today to our cameras. and severe weather could hamper your memorial day holiday. tomorrow's forecast is next. i think you'll find it's the vegetables. deliciously rich. flavorful! [ female announcer ] together at last. introducing new stouffer's farmers' harvest with sides of lightly sauteed farm-picked vegetables. find more ways to get to the table at letsfixdinner.com.

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now to the big stories in the week ahead from the pentagon to wall street. our correspondents will tell you what you need to know. we begin tonight at the pentagon. >> i'm chris lawrence at the pentagon where a very busy week ahead is starting this weekend. because on sunday the u.s. navy will name its newest aircraft carrier. then, of course, on monday military and families all across the country will celebrate memorial day, culminating with defense secretary robert gates laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. then the pentagon shifts into business mode for the rest of the week.

we expect to get an operational update from afghanistan at a very pivotal time as it gets closer and closer, just weeks away now from the possible first withdrawal of american troops. >> i'm poppy harlow in new york. coming up this week on wall street a couple of key economic reports, including the latest reading on home prices and new numbers of car sales. prices of the cars have gone up after the disasner japan. also ahead, a look at construction spending in the u.s. and also the latest job numbers. the government's monthly employment report will be released on friday morning. we'll see if the unemployment rate has declined at all, and just a head's up for everyone. financial markets will be closed on monday here in the u.s. for the memorial day holiday. >> i'm "showbiz tonight's" a.j. hammer and here's what we're watching. going one-on-one with one of the hottest stars on the planet, lady gaga and we're investigating how all the bizarre celebrity death rumors get started.

"showbiz tonight" is exclusively at 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. pacific on hln. got the memorial day holiday and a lot of peep want to know what the weather is going to be like for the holiday, jacqui jeras, but tonight severe weather in many parts of the country including a dangious situation in texas. >> talking about the amarillo area right now. let's get right to the video and tell you about a situation where three homes have burned down and 150 to 300 more are being threatened. this is on the northwest side of amarillo, and this is the second major wildfire to break out this week. about 600 acres have been burned. and we'll continue to follow this situation as it develops, but critical fire conditions across much of west texas. no rain in the forecast. an exceptional drought conditions are persisting. showers and thunderstorms have been rumbling across parts of the plains here as well as into parts of the upper midwest. can you see a couple of watches in effect across parts of kansas and into nebraska, as well as

into parts of pennsylvania, and into upstate new york. now, she is storms did cause quite a bit of damage in lower parts of michigan. about 100,000 people are without power at this hour. now, let's talk about tomorrow's forecast, the big holiday weekend. got barbecue plans. you'll have to be alert because severe thunderstorms will be possible. they will be widely scattered from minnesota stretching down towards texas, but we think our biggest area of concern right in this area here. high pressure controlling the east so it's going to be coverageous for you here. temperatures really heating up. highs potentially into the middle 90s and heat advisories in effect for you in places like baltimore as well as into philadelphia. let's talk about the worst weather in the country for tomorrow. number three, denver, colorado, mostly due to really strong winds. be aware, especially on the crossroads. salt lake city looking for rain and snow in the morning and should change to all rain later

on and sioux falls as the number one worse spot in the nation because they have a pretty severe threat of thunderstorms, including isolated tornadoes. >> thanks very much. while the president tours tornado damage in joplin, missouri. >> i'm an american. i have no title and no office. >> plus this story, sarah palin making an appearance in washington to honor the nation's vets, but is she close to running for president? we'll ask political contributor errol louis. it's true. you never forget your first subaru. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall.

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president obama promised the people of joplin, missouri today the federal government would stand by them as they rebuild from last sunday's f-5 tornado. senior white house correspondent dan lothian. >> reporter: well, drew, as you know, last week the president was overseas building relationships with european partners. during that time white house aides said that he was updated frequently on the situation here in joplin. well, today the president got to see the devastation up close. before touching down air force one flew over joplin, missouri, giving the president an aerial view of the devastation. what took months and years to build was destroyed in a few moments, homes, businesses and anything else in the tornado's path. on the ground it was a somber president surveying the breathtaking damage up close. meeting with officials, survivors and promising not to abandon the city. >> what i've been telling family that i've met here is we're

going to -- we're going to be here long after the cameras leave. were not going to stop until joplin is fully back on its feet. >> reporter: there is plenty of pain here but also plenty of hope. roadways were lined with thousands of people, some waving flags or holding signs with messages like god bless joplin. at a memorial service on the campus of missouri southern state university that escaped the tornado's wrath. >> we will be with you every step of the way. we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: president obama thanked the people of joplin for their courage. >> you banded together. you've come to each other's aid. you've demonstrated a simple truth, that amid heartbreak and tragedy no one is a stranger. everybody is a brother. everybody is a sister. >> reporter: recovering from one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history will not happen overnight, but missouri governor

jay nixon is optimistic about the future. >> joplin will look different and more different still in two years and three and five, and as the years pass the moral of our story will be the same. love thy neighbor. god bless. >> reporter: president obama said that when he visited tuscaloosa several weeks ago after that deadly tornado, it was the kind of devastation that he had never seen in his lifetime. this, he says, is just as heartbreaking, and in some ways much worse. drew? >> dan lothian with the president today, and, of course, president obama headed to missouri a day after he arrived back in the u.s. from a big trip to europe, a six-day trip including stops in britain, france and poland. we want to talk about the president's diplomacy and another story. a really interesting political

development here at home involving sarah palin. errol louis is here. this trip by the president really didn't make a whole lot of news. did it make much progress? >> oh, i think so. there were some very interesting things that went on. i mean, we don't pay much attention to it here, but europeans know that he is as leader of the free world the leader of a super power that has guaranteed the peace in europe for over 60 years, and it's an important role, and it's one that requires a little bit of face time, a little bit of attention, a lot of did i pl plimsy. it's the cornerstone of american policy and he backed it up with troops. he talked to the g-8 and convinced some of our european partners to commit as much as $40 billion by one estimate to the nations that are emerging into democracy, the nations of the arab spring, including egypt and tunisia.

that's a huge big deal. if it actually comes through. this is the emergence of something entirely new in the world, and here again the president is leegtd tading the >> let's see if it does come through. because a lot of the european countries are hurting for cash. interesting to see if they come up with money. let's talk about politics here at home. it looked like sarah palin might skip the 2012 white house race and now all of a sudden she's everywhere, hiring staff and launching a bus tour and today riding a harley into d.c. what is going on, errol? is she runing? >> it's very interesting. we don't know and not in a position to know because apparently she doesn't even real very a askedler. she's keeping this all very close to the vest, she and her family, apparently making all of her decisions which is why they don't follow the kind of script or pattern that you and i might be used to seeing, and frankly she's got that luxury. she's got almost 100% name recognition with the public, in particular the republican public, so she can take her

time. she's got more time than anybody else. on the other hand, she needs a lot of infrastructure. it's not enough to hire a couple of aides. i mean, you know, she's in a world where a mitt romney can raise $8 million in one afternoon. she's going to have to talk to some major funders and have to talk to some members of the rnc. apparently that has not happened yet. she's not talked to incumbent governors apparently to try to line up their support early. she's got some time. she hasn't got forever. >> do you think she could actually run this way, kind of counter media? we tend to purr ourselves up and think we're important but she's proven we're not that important in reaching her supporters. >> well, i don't know if we're not important, but we certainly hang on her every word. you've seen it, i'm sure, as i have where she'll make a little twit -- tweet, and yes, i am a follower, and before you know it it's a news story, you know. she she's got the spotlight on her. she knows that she's got the

spotlight on her. look, if she waits until the straw poll in ames, iowa in august to make that decision. i think she's got that time. much time beyond labor day of this year, i think not, so she has a media presence that can be activated when she chooses. >> all right. errol louis, thank you for activating tonight and coming into our new york studio. we appreciate that. >> good to see you. >> take care. >> now, listen to this. that is gunfire ringing out in yemen. security forces opening fire on protesters down below. that report ahead. [ male annou] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible.

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checking top stories, security forces in yemen turning water cannon on anti-government protesters to the. there's tens of thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets demanding the embattled president resign. he shows no sign of going anywhere. at least three people have been injured -- excuse me, killed, 90 injured in a town called taiz. yemeni troops are also battling armed islamic militants for control of another coastal city. in atlanta, a model plunges to her death while partying on her birthday. police say la shawna threatt was play fighting with another girl on saturday. preliminary investigations show they crashed through a ten-story window and fell. theratt died and the other woman listed in critical condition. people who live near a north carolina chemical plant back home after an explosion forced them to evacuate.

a huge fireball erupted in the plant in hudson 70 miles west of share hot. the blast ignited a huge fire forcing 750 people who lived within a mime of that plant to clear out. fire fighters managed to get control. no injuries reported. an icoffin healthy eating is being cleared off the dinner table. the obama administration plans to replace the much maligned food pyramid with just a plate. the plate will be divided into wedges to represent different food groups, while millions of us instantly recognize the two decades old pyramid, critics say this was just too confusing. dillon's supermarket was one of the major business nez joplin, missouri in the path of last sunday's monster tornado. 35 customers and employees, they all took refuge in the store's produce cooler. one of them was a customer named rick morgan who had gone to the store for milk. he wanted to least store and go home but was talked out of it by the assistant store manager john galahue. earlier i spoke with both men.

listen as he describes what happens as the tornado hit the store. >> people were screaming. people were praying. people were crying. i know it seemed like everybody was holding on to everybody so, you know, i believe it was everybody's efforts. the employees as well as customers who were holding on to and getting them any more possibility of being hurt or injured. >> you come out of that cooler. what did you see? >> to see this behind you, it's like the end of the world. it's devastation. i don't know. it was terrible. we were all just in shock. just shock, and i don't know what else to call it, but i came back and walked home, and i came back later that night about

midnight to see if my car, which was completely trashed in the parking lot, to see if there was anything left in it worth anything, and there's not. >> that was the car you were going to drive home in? >> yeah. that's the car. it was just crushed down. i mean, the roof is completely crushed in. it's just really bad, and anyway, when i got it, we talked with people and some of the cars that were there, and i brought my son with me, and we were walking away and -- and john was just coming back. he had walked back from his house, and i said here's the man that saved my life, and we just talked for a little bit and the thing -- he shared with me that i just found so encouraging and profound. he said i don't think anyone was left in the store. i think they all lived, and i was just so thankful. i mean, that's what leadership is all about. it's just, you know, i mean, i was at the thing with president obama where he talked about the

manager who -- who, you know, actually gave his life to save his customers in a cooler, i think in a pizza hut, and i don't know, i appreciate this man because he really did. i mean, god spared us, but in the natural this man saved my life, literally, and i thank you. >> well, here's come in all shapes and sizes, guys, and a nice moment there. john, congratulations for stepping up to the plate when your customers really needed you. we found out faith not confined to a building. plenty of proof of that this sunday in joplin, missouri. cnn photojournalist chris turner went to service today in joplin even though the churches were gone. >> we open the service in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. >> church was gone which was completely devastating. all of it, i mean, the whole community was gone. it looked like a bomb had

exploded here. >> let us open sinning the opening hymn "joyful, joyful we adore thee." >> in less than 20 minutes lives were changed. some for eternity. people still alive were changed. buildings and houses were changed. joplin was changed. and it will never be quite the same for any of us. ♪ >> our church is our family. we are not just a building. >> so now we know what has happened. the question now is what will happen? ♪ lord, listen to your children praying ♪ ♪ send us love >> god talked about people gathering. it didn't say we had to gather in a building. the church is the people. we have no building. the chairs were used, something

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this year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war, and in honor of this milestone, brooklyn's historic greenwood cemetery hosting commemorative events including this one tonight, the candlelight ceremony, throughout this memorial day weekend. they will have it. in 2002 greenwood started a project to identify all of the civil war veterans laid to rest there, and our adriana howser found the ongoing initiative has identified more veterans than anyone imagined. >> we knew he was here but didn't know much about. >> reporter: this memorial day joe jacobs is honoring a man he never met, which is great great grandfather william ogle who fought here in the civil war. >> game here from ireland, found out he was injured, shot.

he had a carpenter. >> reporter: jacobs has always known ogle and his service but recently learned he has two morrelltives who served. >> they are actually william ogle's brother-in-laws. >> those we didn't know about. >> reporter: discoveries like those are being discovered over and over again at greenwood cemetery in brooklyn. cemetery historian jeff richmond is trying to figure out how many civil war veterans are here and more about who they are. >> these men sacrificed tremendously, some their lives and some losing limbs. some sacrificing their health and so the least we can do is to honor these men who so faithfully served their country. >> of the 4,600 civil war veterans discovered so far, majority fought with the union. 76 came from the south. there are 18 generals including two confederate generals, but there may still be more discoveries ahead.

we think that there are at least several thousand more civil war veterans that we've not yettoid out here. >> it takes tedious research to find civil war veterans among hundreds of thousands of graves. many were unmarked, but now that their identities are known, the veterans administration has provided hedgestones and graves like this one with now marked. the discovery has turned the cemetery into a destination for those who love the civil war, especially this weekend. >> memorial day was started after the civil war. >> now that the people are remembered and found, you'll be able to feel their presence when you walk and visit them and remember them at greenwood. >> reporter: joe jacobs says he brings the flag here every memorial day, but this time he knows little more about his great great grandfather and the others here who fought in the war between the states. arianna howser, cnn, brooklyn, new york. >> and this weekend, of course, americans are remembering our fallen heroes and for thousands of widows across the country, every day is their memorial day.

taryn davis lost her husband at 21 and went on to build a sisterhood for those like her and yes that she's this week's cnn hero. >> my husband, corporal michael davis was killed in baghdad, iraq. even four years later people still don't really know how to react when you say, hi, i'm taryn and i am a which hado. after the funeral, i felt ostracized. everybody liked to write off my grief due to my young age. you're young, you'll get repair sgl -- remarried. i come bearing widows. i just wanted to create what i was searching for and just hope there were others there that could come and help me build it, too. i'm taryn davis and invite a new generation of military widows to show their love, their sacrifice and their survival. >> follow me, guys. >> it's neat with all these

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jooirks to pakistan now where it's been nearly a month since american forces found and killed osama bin laden in -- >> >> reporter: one month along killing osama bin laden has not won americans too many friends here. this shopkeeper lives 200 meters from where bin laden lived and died and has more sympathy for the slain al qaeda leaders than foreigners and calling us pigs. are muslims terrorists everywhere, he says?

actually america is the biggest terrorist. others though are friendlier. this boy approaches us with a story to tell. he and his sister befriended bin laden's youngest children and grandchildren. they say there were two boys, one girl. 7, 4 and 3 yield old. the boy relives the cricket games he played with them. that's the white bin laden house behind them, contradicting that outsiders breached the bin laden security. the boy says he actually played inside the compound itself, getting a close look at the secret world. despite being neighbors the brother and sister didn't know the bin laden children's names. the children told them their father was the family courier they called nadim. only now do they know who their playmates really were. my grandmother asked who is your father, and they said nadim. they always said nadim. through this brother and sister

we get to piece together daily life in bin laden compound. rather than speaking the local language, the bin ladens preferred pashtun, the language of the africa-pakistan border. normal family, friendly. they never saw osama bin laden. he remained well hidden. they did meet the bin laden wives. >> there were two aunties standing in the house. they asked me how was i, where did i live, what did my mother do? i told them my mother was a house wife. they wore ordinary pakistani clothes. the boy says he noticed the women were different from other mothers in the neighborhood. they spoke in a strange language, he says, very poor urdu and then i thought probably they were arabic, and the children were different, too. even in this muslim community, they were especially devout. they were very religious, the boy says. whenever i went there to play they asked me to wait until afternoon prayer and then they

would stop playing later for evening prayer. he shows us pet rabbits, a exist from the bin laden family. after everything she says she misses her friends. we're young. they were beautiful. i really miss them. they were the only children we played with. their father is it a government official in the justice department, yet osama bin laden lived right next door and no one knew. the bin ladens lived this way for years in the heart of the military city in the mountains two hours drive north from the capital islamabad. now the area is in lockdown. in recent days it's been opened for the cia to elect material and information, but no such access for us. as we try to get close, this is what happens. the police say they are under instructions to smash our cameras. we get them back, but we won't be going any further. this is clearly as far as we're going to go.

we're not going to get any closer to the bin laden compound. here life continues as normal. beyond here though, 200 meters or so away, is the bin laden house, still holding in so many of the secrets of his life here. okay. we're finished. thank you very much. stan grant, cnn, pakistan. >> and the president tours tornado damage in joplin, missouri. more on that story and other stories next. lexus holds its value

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in the headlines tonight, president obama went to joplin, missouri today, his first chance to seat damage caused by last sunday's f-5 tornado. he spoke at a memorial service for 1942 known victims. the president promising continued federal assistance as that city rebuilds. former texas governor bill clements has died. in 1978 he became the first republican elected texas governor since reconstruction. former president george w. bush, also a former taxias governor, called clements a political pioneer. clements served as a deputy defense secretary under presidents nixon and ford. bill clements, 94 years old. in the texas panhandle 300 homes are being threatened right now. there's a large wildfire in randall county. the pit road fire is just south of amarillo and covers about 500 acres. it's just one of more than a

dozen wildfires burning in that drug-plagued state. j.r. hildebrand was leading the indy 500 in the final lap when that happened. dan weldon sped right past him to take the checkered flag. his car came in second. hildebrand did slide across the finish line there, but check out reaction the indiana national guard soldiers watching and rooting him and oh, why. that says it all. the car sponsored by the national guard. this is the most heat we've seen from the los angeles dodgers so far this season. it was a fire that broke out right in the middle of the game versus the marlins. you can see the smoke coming from a small fire in the storage area. some fans had to be evacuated but nobody had to leave the game, and the game went on, and in the stands a dodger fan did something that's going to come back to haunt him on father's day in a few weeks. watch the video. dad tried to get the player to throw him a foul ball and drops his little girl and he drops the ball and goes