bloody body. would 62 seconds have been enough time to support arias' scenario that a chase and struggle occurred? more than a month into her trial, jodi arias offered a brand new scenario for how the knife came into play. listen to this. >> it's possible travis grabbed the knife first. >> you never told us that he had a knife there, did you? >> no, i wasn't asked. >> jury members also had questions for arias about the knife. seems they, too, were trying to make sense of her changing stories. >> you said you remember putting the knife in the dishwasher after killing travis. but you also say you don't remember anything after dropping the knife on the bathroom tile. which is correct? >> i have a vague memory of putting a knife in the difsh washer. i'm just not sure if that's the memory from june 4th. >> and there were more questions about the gun arias used to kill alexander. was it in a holster or

now, suddenly, she's not so sure. and this is key because the state believes she brought a gun with her to kill alexander and never really grabbed a gun from alexander's closet. arias seemed to get tripped up, again, on whether or not the gun was loaded. >> didn't you tell the jury when you were talking about the attack in response to one of their questions that you believe the gun was unloaded. do you remember saying that? yes or no? that's all i'm asking. yes or no. do you remember saying that. >> after that, the prosecutor let her have it. >> what were you going to do with the gun? >> even jodi arias' seemed not to respond. >> in her scenario, she would have had to have run or gone somewhere to get the knife,

presumably, the kitchen. that does not fit with her story. what it fits with is that she entered that bathroom armed with a gun and a knife and that shows premeditation. from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, this is "early start weekend." a horrific bus crash that left two people dead and sends a college sports team to the hospital. how a trip to a lacrosse tournament turned into such a nightmare for these folks. strict diet regimen. two a day workouts and we're not talking about women, people. why men are are increasingly body obsessed. you know it's st. patrick's day. do you know why guinness draft tastes different depending on your bartender. how to pour the perfect pint.

i saw a lot of people on the road that i usually don't see. i'm christi paul in for randi kaye. all right, we want to begin with you this morning in steubenville, ohio, very odd on a sunday, but we're just hours from now where two high school football players on trial for rape are going to learn their fate. it is verdict day today. the judge is expected to hand down his decision around 10:00 a.m. eastern. we're talking about them being accused of raping a 16-year-old girl last summer. the girl said she was too drunk to remember what happened to her. cnn poppy harlow is following this case for us. >> after four long days of testimony in the steubenville, ohio, rape case that has certainly caught national

attention and some say divided this town. the fate of two teenage boys now lays in the hands of judge thomas lipp. so, prosecution and the defense on saturday night both resting their case after the alleged victim herself, that 16-year-old girl, took the stand for two hours testifying to not remembering much of that night in august when the alleged rapes occurred. i want you to listen to some closing arguments made by the attorney from trent mayes and then the attorney for malik richmond. >> no one contacts anyone. why is that? are these all bad kids? >> there's no dna on malik richmond anywhere, anywhere.

>> the prosecution making its closing argument saying this is not a case about consent, but about severe impairment. how much did this girl know was happening to her that night. how drunk was she? take a listen to part of what the prosecution said. >> this case isn't about social media. this case isn't about big red football, this case is about a 16-year-old girl who was taken advantage of, toyed with and humiliated. and it's time that the people who did that to her are held responsible. >> now, this is a bench trial, meaning that it is the judge, not a jury, that will make the final decision and if these boys are found guilty, the maximum sentence that they could face is until they are 21 years old because they are juveniles. >> poppy harlow there in ohio, again, thank you. we're expecting the verdict to come down at 10:00 this morning.

we will bring that to you on cnn. let's get to the latest troubles for carnival cruise lines. the carnival "legend" just arrived this morning at a tampa port. this is actually tape of when it happened. those problems kept the vessel from traveling at top speeds, but, again, it's in port now. despite the issues the company says the ship that you're looking at there is going it be ready to sail again this afternoon. now to pennsylvania, a memorial tonight on the campus of seton hall university near pittsburgh where they remember their lacrosse coach. susan candiotti has more details for us. >> christi, 23 people aboard the bus carrying seton hill's women's lacrosse team. the coach was three months

pregnant with her second child and airlifted to the hospital. she died at the scene. the rest of the passengers were rushed to area hospitals. the team's charter bus was heading east on the pennsylvania turnpike from seton hill in greensburg, just east of pittsburgh on its way across state to a game in millersville. the driver veered off the road, hit a guard rail and went 70 yards through grass and slammed into a tree. the front of the bus appears to have taken the impact. the bus company said it is also investigating an issue statement expressing its sorrow. we checked the safety record with federal authorities, there are are no accidents shown online for the past two years and the 40-year-old bus line has a satisfactory rating, the highest allowed. investigators are taking a look at everything, including the weather. a mix of rain and snow at the time, but it's not clear if

weather played a role. authorities will be talking with survivors, those lacrosse players and other members of the team to see if they can shed any light on what happened. there will be a mass tonight at seton hill university for the accident victims. christi? >> susan candiotti, thank you, susan, so much. >> 22 of the 23 people were transported to area hospitals. i want to talk to megan right now with the cumberland county department of safety. joining us by phone. thank you, megan, for being with us. what do we know this morning about the condition of the other women that were injured in that crash? >> we don't know the conditions of all the victims that were transported, but a good number of them have been treated and released from area hospitals and have been reunified with their parents and are back home. >> okay, so, where does this investigation stand at the moment? what do you know about that? >> well, state police are are continuing to work with, you know, with the witnesses and

work with the cumberland county cornner's office to look at all factors with the bus company. probably a couple days until a clear picture is gotten, but they're working diligently to figure it out. >> are many of the folks, many of the girls in the hospital able to give details? >> i mean, they will ask everybody what they remember. i don't know what details they were able to give and they will try to get what they can from each person and try to put it together like a puzzle. >> have you heard from federal investigators yet, too, megan? >> i'm not aware at this time of any federal investigators that are involved yet. it doesn't mean they won't be down the road. definitely a possibility. >> have you talked to any folks at seton hill university and what they're saying about it and how this is impacting the community? >> we were in constant contact yesterday with the folks from seton hill and, as you can expect, they are very saddened by this and a small school and

pulling together like a tight knit community and working to get through this afternoon. >> all right, megan, thank you so much for keeping us up to date on what's happening there. best of everything to you and your community there, as well. >> thank you very much. now, to the vatican where the new pope has just wrapped up his first sunday mass. take a look at the pope here as he's greeting some people there. pope francis has a big week ahead of him, too, but, again, this is coming from vatican tv and we thank the folks there for bringing us these images. we can anticipate a huge crowd to see him, not just now, but at 7:00 when he will give his angelouange

angelus, which will be at noon there. remember, the two have clashed before over the issue of same-sex marriage, which is legal in his home country. on tuesday is his inauguration mass and saturday he'll meet with retired pope benedict xvi, but, again, pictures for you there. and you can even see, look at his image on the big screen there in front of the crowds. we'll bring you live pictures of at 7:00 a.m. eastern here when he will bless all of the folks there in st. peter's square. he will come out of his apartment and bless them. we'll bring that to you, as well. a woman there kissing his hand. it looks like that is what everybody is doing, that's protocol. what a moment this is, not just for them, but for him. so many people have said and shown humility and wanted to humble himself in front of the people he serves. we'll bring you all the latest in live pictures as we continue

to watch what happens in vatican city. meanwhile, politics now. the action conference, also known as cpac, the darling of the last day sarah palin. here's the intro from todd cruz. >> i would not be in the senate today if it was not for sarah palin. she is prince. and courageous and. >> palin didn't disappoint with lines like this. >> remember no drama obama. if only, now it's all drama obama. we don't have leadership coming out of washington. we have reality television. >> cpac was a chance for

republicans to kind of lick their wounds from last year and set a course for the next election cycle, which meant looking inward, as well, at fellow republicans. >> these days, so many republicans in this town, unfortunately, seem to understand conservatism and ronald reagan as much as alec baldwin understands temper management or michael moore understands elegance or joe biden understands anything. >> ouch. >> to wrap things up on the three-day conference, the people chose their new flag bearer with a straw poll. >> coming in at 25%, senator rand paul. but, right behind him, right at his heels, literally tied, virtually tied, florida senator marco rubio. >> by the way, here are the full results there. rand and rubio up on top and

rick santorum, although far behind, was in third place. along, the identities of some of the biggest names in hollywood and politics stolen. never going to guess what was revealed. also, what are you drinking this st. patrick's day? we'll show you how to pour the perfect pint. what's droid-smart ? with google now, it automatically knows when you need to leave for the airport, how much traffic there is, and has your boarding pass ready.

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shows he sometimes have a high american express balance. we cannot verify that the information is accurate. a law enforcement official tells cnn investigators are looking into how the perpetrators got the data and whether it was hacked or not. the fbi, secret service and los angeles police are all on their trail. i spoke with michael gibbons, former head of the fbi's computer investigation's unit. >> how are investigators tracking these suspects? >> the addresses of computers will lead you to other computers and little detail file names and snippets of file and computer systems looking for an exact piece of evidence from across the globe. >> reporter: two credit agencies confirm information on their clients was accessed. how easy is it for an impersonator to fake an inquiry and get data about you from a credit agency? i called for a free credit report to learn the type of information they ask for.

my mailing address is -- [ bleep ]. my social security number is -- just hung up with annualcreditreport.com. they asked for my full name, mailing address, and social security number. for that they did offer a security safe guard asking if i only wanted my last four digits posted with my report. online they asked me four challenge questions. on the website, they openly taunt their targets. posting pictures of kim kardashian and tiger woods crying. with the first lady's apparent information, a note. blame your husband, we still love you, michelle. here's the picture in hulk hogan's file. hillary clinton, ouch. an arrogance to these suspects? a former hacker now with the cybersecurity fund called beyond trust. >> there is an inherent

ignorance to that. you know, the hackers that i worry about more are the folks you don't hear from. >> reporter: when some hackers show their cockiness, their swagger, that can catch up to them. why do they do it? mayfrai who once hacked pentagon and other systems said most of the time it's just to show they can. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> that picture is just disturbing. brian todd, thank you, we appreciate it. it's st. patrick's day, as if you diddant know. what better way to celebrate than with a pint of guinness. we have a handy guy to get you ready for the day. a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 billion dollars in accounts payables each year. helping thousands of companies simplify how work gets done.

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happy sunday to all of you waking up in new york city. that green colored empire state building. happy st. patrick's day. you know what that is for along with the lunch of corned beef and cabbage pouring the perfect pint, though, no easy task. which is why we're joined by editorial producer nadia to show us how it's done. when we talk about the basics, i came into work today and the traffic at 3:00 a.m. was ridiculous. so, i'm thinking people started celebrating early. i will give them kudos. they had limos a lot of taxies out there, but why do so many

people celebrate when, come on, we're not all irish. >> they say everyone's irish on st. paddy's day. there are over 37 million americans of irish descent. that's almost six times the population of ireland. everyone is irish. even obama's great, great, great-gra great-grandfather on his mother's side hailed from a village in ireland. as you said, what would st. paddy's day be like without a pint? >> i couldn't drink, i would be under the table. >> if you to it right, if you do it right and really do it with the art and science of pouring the perfect guinness, you'll feel fabulous. >> school us on this. >> you have to take the glass and tip it at 45 degree angle. when you do it on tap what happens is the guinness is then poured, like you're seeing it over there, right? and then once it's poured and it takes a good minute and a half

or so, you then pause completely so that, can you see that kind of milky texture that you're seeing there, right? the whole idea is that that has to change so it looks completely dark. >> look how different that will look. >> you're seeing it there, but it gets to the point it's completely dark. then you notice what is happening, they're pouring it straight, but it becomes murky and then the idea is it becomes completely black and then you pause and wait until it all settles and then continue pouring. so, the idea is that this is the color. but you want a much foamier top otherwise known as the white foamy head of the guinness. >> last question, is that really a meal in a glass? >> guinness isn't allowed to say it's good for you, but apparently old people in ireland get told to have a guinness because it has vitamin b and antioxidants. it's only 198 calories for 16

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up and at em. a special shoutout to our troops who are watching on the american forces network. we certainly remember you every day and we're so grateful for the work you do. thank you. i'm christi paul in for randi kaye. half past the hour. let's get you caught up on what's happening in the world of news.

cpac wrapped up its conference with a mom. she went after members of her own party who lost touch. after palin attendees to cpac rand paul finished first with 25% and marco rubio close second with 23%. we now know the names of five u.s. service members killed last monday in afghanistan. and i want to introduce them to you. staff sergeant marc scialdo, steven blass, bryan henderson and captain sara knutson all assigned in georgia. their helicopter went down in a rain storm and officials were telling us there was no enemy activity in that area at the time. certainly thoughts and prayers with those families. a deadly scene, too, in a northern california race track

yesterday. a 68-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy were killed when a car lost control and slammed into that pit area there. at marysville raceway. the accident happened during warm-up laps. >> and i saw people scattering and my initial response was to make sure that driver was okay and when i saw people running so rapidly towards that area, i thought it was for the driver. then i realized when i saw people performing, you know, cpr or whatever else on the injured, that there were people on the ground and then that's when your heart sinks. >> event organizers, obviously, canceled that race, of course. let's get you to homestead, florida, where two were injured in a hot air balloon accident. this balloon had crashed into power lines. the pair suffered severe burns and now at an area hospital.

stallworth's agent says this will not affect his ability to play football. six people were shot during a drive-by shooting around 10:00 p.m. local time last night. all were hospitalized. a fire official tells cnn, though, some have life-threatening injuries and authorities are investigating that shooting, but no details have been released yet. no other details yet. advanced sonar equipment is expected to be deployed tomorrow in the search for new orleans teacher terrilynn monette she vanished two weeks ago. they scoured local bayous and canals with sonares but the new equipment could identify a coke can about 1,000 feet below the surface. but terrilynn monette's black two-door accord is missing, also. that is one reason why her mom is convinced she was kidnapped. >> because i know my daughter was, she's still here. she's still here.

i can't see thinking about her not being here. me not see her face ever again. i can't see that. no, i can't. i'm not thinking about that. i'm thinking that someone is going to find her and someone is going to bring her back to me. >> just holding out hope here. monette was last seen march 2nd. she was leaving a bar in a quiet new orleans neighborhood after celebrating her nomination as district teacher of the year. we'll keep you posted on what we learn. well, of course, it's march 17th, which means it's st. patrick's day. the city of chicago celebrating today with an annual tradition. yes, dyeing the chicago river green. there they go. more on the holiday, but later in the show, including top irish dancers with a bit of history on the dance for you. residents northwest of denver can go back home now after an early season wildfire prompted evacuations. now, this fire is largely

contained at this point, but if the winds pick up, again, more evacuations. meanwhile, another round of winter weather is shaping up in the central part of the country. want to go to alexandra steele for a look at your sunday forecast. i had a lot of people tweet me and message me on facebook saying, hey, we have st. patrick's day parades today. how is it going to be for folks? >> a lot of the big ones were actually yesterday and it was a good thing because we do have a lot of rain. christi just talked about the fire and it is a good thing. it is largely contained. look at the winds, today and tomorrow. winds 20, 25 miles per hour. exacerbating that fire in ft. collins. certainly right now 45% contained. people have been allowed back home, but the winds will certainly be a factor. all right, that's why a lot of the parade were yesterday, not because of the weather. but, certainly, here's what we got. the stationary front and north of it, really i-70 that corridor where we have some snow. a wet, wintry mix.

accumulations maybe on the grassy surfaces, but south of this, i-64, we've got a lot of showers and thunderstorms and there's actually even the threat for severe weather south of that today and tomorrow. the last winter weekend and kind of going out with a punch here for some. here is what will happen throughout the day. a wet day. st. louis and cinci. watch what happens tonight. it splits off. tomorrow morning in the ohio valley, a wet commute. here in the mid-atlantic, as well. washington to raleigh and a mix of sleet, snow and rain. by tomorrow night, these two areas kind of phase together and, believe it or not, we could see a substantial snow event tuesday into tuesday night in northern new england. maybe from burlington, vermont, through new hampshire. the green and white mountains. skiers, not over yet. we'll see that in the northeast and new england this monday and tuesday period. a big picture, there's that front. cold, though, the northern tier

of the country, 10 to 15 degrees below average. while it's really been very spring-like and thus the severe weather showers and remember thos firing up. next storm system coming in today, seattle, portland and also more snow here through the sawtooth range and also warm temperatures here in the southwest today. so, a lot going on, christi, in the world of weather. >> obviously. well, it's march. we never know what to expect. thank you, alexandria, thank you. if you have body image issues and apparently studies are showing us that you do. don't miss our next guest. he is going to share his secrets to building a better body and mind. [ nurse ] i'm a hospice nurse.

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all right, basketball fans, grab your brackets and let the madness begin. today is selection sunday. that's when 68 lucky college teams find out if they've been picked to compete in the game's biggest tournament. joe carter has more. >> good morning, christi. a lot of teams still battling for a few precious spots and selection sunday, obviously, could be very rewarding and agonizing and then it could be down right heartbreaking. the final game in the big east conference, as we know it, was a pretty good one. number four louisville down by 16 points to syracuse, but then louisville woke up, got hot and rallied back to win the game by 17 points. they're big east champs, again. but is it enough to earn the number one overall seed? we'll find out later today after the game. louisville coach rick patino paid tribute to the commissioner. >> dave was a good friend of mine, a dear friend and in his memory, this whole big east was

formed. so, for us to win as champions back-to-back like this, real special. >> kansas sure made a statement yesterday with their big win over kansas state. the jayhawks hammered their in-state rival. they may have also locked up a number one seed in the ncaa tournament. they think they'll take the spot from duke, which, obviously, had a very poor showing at the ncaa tournament. the sec and the acc. well, the sport of ultimate fighting is changing right before our eyes. the first female to headline a fight and now should be a coach in the sport's top rated reality program. the first time the show, the ultimate fighter, will showcase a women's division. best part, though, the men and women, the fighters will all be living under the same roof in a house in las vegas, which should provide plently of reality tv greatness. philadelphia native bret bear got to live the dream yesterday. he nails the shot, but the

celebration halts it for a few minutes because officials had to make sure he didn't step over the half-court line. he said he felt like an nfl player waiting to see if he scored a touchdown. the barclays center went nuts for the second time and they did say, in fact, he did make the shot and would be awarded $10,000. they were up, they were down and then back up, again, christi. congratulation toz him, 10 gs. >> no doubt. thank you, joe, good to see you. >> you, too. some people say all you need up until you're 17 is good parenting to be successful. after that it is good looks and a great body. is that going to do? some men tend to calculate their success differently than women. he also believes that some men have the same issues with their bodies as women do. so, thank you so much, dave, for being with us. >> you're so welcome. >> what specifically domen. you talked to a lot of them, you are a lifestyle coach. what are their biggest concerns that we don't know about?

>> a lot of times men is confidence. a lot of confidence is emulated through our body. one of the biggest errors i found with men is guts. a lot of big guts, post-tissue, body fat, obesity, you name it. all stemming from their core. weakens their core and all those things show up and really affects more about their life, too. >> really. so what is balance? you know, you talk about balance, but you literally, you break it down. >> balance is a new paradigm in which you approach your health and fitness. they think it's just fitness and nutriti nutrition. when it's actually bigger than that. health and fitness is fitness, nutrition and consciousness and the balance i call it the 3d model. >> you have it right there. "b" is for breathing. >> where you stretch, next is

anaerobic, core strength, cal stettics, you name it. and nutrition, supplementation. "c" is cleanse. that's a big lug nut or building block that people middle east. e is for energize, meditation, sleeping. 360 health and fitness. >> a lot of women watching this right now saying, meditation and getting my man it open up, i can't do that. how do we do that? >> i like to say, you know, they talk about what gets men motivated. i used to have majority of women before i created this game called the balance game and what really got men stimulated and motivated is men like statistics. they like data and like to know where they're at and play a game. women particularly have a bigger consciousness. they know they need to feel better and look better and men are playing some kind of game. men think as long as the body helps me win the game, it doesn't matter what it looks like. in turn, a lot of issues going on. what gets them motivated is being an example. if you can walk and play at a high level, play the game,

whatever game they're playing. being an example and inspiring who they are, instead of motivating them. >> interesting. thank you so much for being here. great information, we appreciate it. who knew men could be as neurotneurot as we can be sometimes. >> thank you, christi. we've seen the news, samsung gallery. another phone that is shipping out. we'll tell you about it in our week ahead calendar, coming up. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. earning loads of points. we'll leave that there. you got a weather balloon, with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. go. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. there it is! [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. [ laughter ]

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all right. we want to make sure that you're good to go for the week ahead. so, a lot going on for you on tuesday. let's look here. march madness. we were just talking about this. you basketball fans.

rather the first round of march madness tips off in ohio. games continuing through april 8th. also on tuesday, by the way, pope francis. his installation ceremony at the vatican and we know vice president joe biden will attend. the first roman catholic to serve as vice president, by the way. also, on tuesday, the ten-year anniversary of the u.s. invasion of iraq. 4,802 u.s. and coalition men and women lost their lives there. so, let's move here to wednesday, because president obama is going to be off for the middle east. his first visit to israel as president. and he's also going to travel to the west bank and jordan, we know, as well. heading on into thursday, arnold palmer invitational begins in florida. all eyes on tiger woods, of course, who is going for his eighth win over there, i believe. and then friday, the black berry. z10 starts shipping. the company's first smartphone since completely overhauling their operating system. i want to do something real

quick here. take you back, if we can, back to president obama on wednesday. this is the start of his middle east trip, as i said. heading to israel and what the white house is calling a listening tour. cnn's athena jones has more of what to expect. >> reporter: barack obama last visited israel as the candidate during his 2008 campaign for the white house. five years later, with a bloody conflict raging in syria, rising tensions about iran's nuclear program and a stalled middle east peace process, the stakes are much higher. so, just what can the president hope to akeeve? >> this trip is about managing middle east problems. not about solving the problems. the president is going out to try to reach the israeli and palestinian publics and try to convince them that he is attune to their interests. >> reporter: convincing israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to allow more time for diplomacy to stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon will top the agenda. in an interview with israeli tv,

the president insisted this approach is working. >> we think that it would take over a year or so for iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon, but, obviously, we don't want to cut it too close and what we're going to be doing is continue to engage internationally with iran understanding that we've set up the toughest sanctions ever. it's having a significant effect. >> that's going to be a tough sell, both to the israeli leadership and the israeli public, which have been very suspicious and keptical of the president's policies on iran. >> reporter: he will meet in the west bank with palestinian leaders to talk about economic development and the peace process. analysts and white house officials say significant progress on that front is unlikely. >> the only solution is for each side to recognize the legitimate interests of the other. >> reporter: the president will also return to the holocaust museum to lay a wreath, view the

dead sea scrolls and visit bethlehem and deliver a speech before departing for jordan. the white house says the president is particularly looking forward to his speech to the israeli people, much as he does here in the states, shape israeli public opinion on iran and other issues by speaking directly to the public. christi? athena, thank you so much, we appreciate it. this tuesday marks ten years since president bush announced shock and awe in iraq and the war officially ended december 21, 2011, but its effects still linger. all day tuesday cnn brings you the stories of those whose lives that were changed from diplomats to wounded soldiers to innocent iraqi children. here's a look. >> at this hour, american and coalition forces are are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people and to protect

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