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well, stay tuned and stay with cnn for coverage of the trial. thanks for watching this special report. hello, everyone. from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, this is "early start" weekend. and then there were two. if you missed it last night, we'll tell you the ncaa final four winners and some interesting reaction from one of the losing coaches. just in to cnn this morning, we may know now the dates for north korea's missile test. why south korea thinks we could be days away. and the son of one of the nation's most famous pastors, he's death. w if you're wearing a mini skirt, why you could go to jail? a risky wardrobe with
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pornography. it is sunday, april 7th. good morning, everybody. the big dance is down to just one couple and just like the presidential election, it's red against big blue. one team overcame a gruesome injury on the way to the final, while the other followed the lead of the college game top player. our carlos diaz is at the georgia dome where the final four games played out. all right, carlos, who's in and how did they get there? >> you are an amazing dancer. yes, we have louisville against michigan. the cardinals taking on the wolverines in the championship game tomorrow night. we're expecting two great games yesterday and we were not disappointed. starting with the night cap, michigan taking on syracuse last night. now, everyone was talking about
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the national player of the year for michigan coming in. but he had a rough night. only one of eight from the field. the rest of the michigan fresh five, as they're called, instead of the fab five, had to pick up the slack. it was basically a team effort. but michigan let syracuse back in by missing several free throws. in the end, michigan is the winner knocking off syracuse and jim boeheim is beaten by the person that he mentored john beline. he was 0 for 9. his first win last night on his first trip to the final four. so, michigan gets back to the final game for the first time in 20 years. the first time since 1993 with the fab five with the likes of duwan howard and chris webber and all those guys playing back 20 years and now michigan back in the final game. >> carlos, who has the advantage
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tomorrow? we're talking about louisville here? >> well, the great thing this, louisville is a 4.5 favorite. it is going to be an exciting game. wichita state and syracuse known for their tough defense. i joked sphthose two played in the finals, instead louisville taking on michigan. louisville with a great pressure trap defense and it's going to be an exciting 40 minutes from start to finish. one of those matchups that you love to see in a final game where it's not a grind it out game. this is a running gun style game and a lot of scoring tomorrow. the tough thing for both teams, hitting their free throws. as i said, michigan missed a lot of free throws down the stretch and michigan missed free throws in the beginning. an exciting game, but might come down to the stripe. >> all right, get some sleep.
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>> what is this sleep you speak of? >> syracuse had a good run, but just couldn't close the deal, that may explain why coach jim boeheim was a little irritable at his post-game news conference. here's his reaction when the reporter asked the 68-year-old coach if he was ready to retire. >> why ask that question? you're going to ask john that question? >> you're going to ask a 19-year-old kid if they're going to retire. >> if they're going to be back next year. >> if you're going to say something smart. >> he later apologized and also said he has no plans to retire. shock and sadness, matthew warren, the youngest son of the evangelical pastor and author has killed himself. he battled "dark holes of
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depression" for all his life. deborah feyerick has more on the tragedy. >> apparently, 27-year-old matthew warren committed suicide after years of dealing with mental illness. now, in a heartfelt message he said his son suffered from deep depression and suicidal thoughts. warren's statement reads, "in spite of america's best doctors meds, counselors and prayers for healing the torture offental illness never subsided. today, after a fun evening with kay and me, in a momentary wave of despair at his home, matthew took his life." among liberals and democrats, he is somewhat controversial figure for his seemingly conservative thelogical views on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage, which he does not support. the broken hearted father
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described his son as having a brilliant intellect who in the room was the most pain and going to them to off aer encouragem t encouragement. after a failed attempt about ten years ago, his son matthew said to him, i know i am going to heaven, why can't i just die and end this pain? >> now, pastor rick warren found the saddleback community church in southern california. at the church last night matthew warren's uncle tom holiday delivered this heartfelt message. >> rick and kay and their family having to face the death of their youngest son, matthew. we're facing it together as a family. that's what we're going to do this weekend. we're going to pray together and worship together and look at god's hope together and we're going to be real together about who he is and real together about our hurts and real together about the thing that only he can give us. hope in the face of anything and
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everything. >> now, just about a year ago matthew warren's parents spoke with jake tapper when he was with abc. matthew's mother, kay warren, hinted at the challenges her son had been dealing with. listen to this. >> we have close family with some mental illness. for us, it has been challenging and it has been difficult. >> now, kay warren also said in that interview that life is like a parallel set of train tracks where joy and sorry run together. overseas now to afghanistan where six americans were killed in two separate attacks. five of them died when their military convoy came under attack. the convoy was delivering books into southern afghanistan when it was hit. four other state department workers were injured in the attack. this morning, secretary of state john kerry spoke about the attack and the loss of life. >> folks who want to kill people
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and that's all they want to do are scared of knowledge. and they want to shut the doors and they don't want people to make choices about the future. for them, it is you do things my way and, if you don't, we'll throw a bullet in your face. so, this is a huge challenge for us. it is a confrontation with possibilities and everything that our country stands for, everything we stand for is embodied in what stood for. >> when he was in afghanistan last week he met with her 25-year-old who was killed in yesterday's attack. he is in turkey right now, but later kerry heads to south korea, china and japan. of course, while he's there, talks will center on the growing
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tensions with south korea. kerry will discuss possible diplomatic initiatives for the north. the u.s., of course, is trying to ease tensions on the korean peninsula. the pentagon says it's delaying a long-term missile test so north korea won't get the wrong idea about it. but north korea might go full steam ahead with its own missile test and it could happen this coming week. let's go to our cnn international anchor and correspondent jim clancy in seoul, south korea. jim, south korea believes the north may test the missile within days, is that right? >> yes. they're moving up that date. originally it was thought it might coincide with the founding leader of north korea's birthday now they're saying it might fall on the 10th. that's when they give an ultimatum to the company to have their workers out of that only real symbol of cooperation between north and south. this missile test is widely
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expected. there is said to be two missiles on the east coast of the korean peninsula. these missiles have not really been studied much by the west, so, you've got spy ships, tracking ships, agers, cruisers out there to be able to learn as much as possible if the north decides to launch. migu miguel? >> are they seeing any signs that those missiles are being fueled up at all, or just based on their best assessment of the movement of troops and individuals around south and north korea? >> some of the media speculation is that they have been fueled. the defense ministry here in south korea is not duvulging any of the information. they could lee left in there for a couple of weeks. still some room to move here, but still based on the best intelligence, we could see that launch this week. >> south korea says it's at a
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military readiness posture, what exactly does that mean? >> well, it doesn't mean much. i mean, it means they're in a position to respond. now, you've got tens of thousands of troops that are engaged in joint maneuvers with the united states. you can say that the readiness in south korea is much more than it is in normal times. but they're not specifically calling people back to their bases and telling them that they have to be on alert. they are in a position to make a response to any provocation that they may see from the north. they're not pushing that. they don't want to provoke things either. >> a scare tactic. for what purpose do they think they're trying to scare and who do they think they're trying to scare? >> you watch some of the rhetoric that we have seen soming out of the north and it is theoretic. talking about nuclear missiles attacking the united states and turning this place into a sea of fire. let me, they have a name for it. it came out today from the
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national security chief spokesperson as she laid out what they're calling now, i think it's the headline strategy. what is the headline strategy? well, they put out a video and if it gets traction, then they'll put the same thing out a few days later. so, every day. north korea will be in the news. they don't care if they have to practice, shoot their way into the news, launch a missile to get into the news, stop south korean workers from coming to the industrial facility. get in the news, every single day. put pressure on the u.s., china and everyone else in the region to try to help north korea out. miguel? >> jim clancy reporting for us out of seoul, thank you very much for us, sir. now, leave it to "saturday night live" to have some fun with the north korea crisis and its young leader. take a look. >> after much thoughtful consideration and soul searching, i have decided, once and for all, to lift our
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just days before philadelphia was set to honor the deaths of two firefighters, one of the city's veteran fire captains has died while battling a fire. fire officials say captain michael goodwin fell from a third story roof to another structure that was engulfed in flames. he worked for the philadelphia fire department for 29 years. now, to texas where the family of a slain district attorney wants the federal government to get more involved. they say they want federal law enforcement to take the lead in the investigation into mike mclelland's mirther and that of
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his wife. our martin savidge has more from kaufman, texas. >> reporter: the traumatized family of mike mclelland says not enough is being done to find the killer or killers and protect other possible victims, including them. >> they're on edge right now. if someone is willing to come out and shoot the district attorney and his wife in their home, obviously, their mindset is, you know, anything else is possible. >> reporter: according to the family spokesperson following the murder of his chief prosecutor in january, mclelland often worried local authorities didn't have enough resources to conduct both a murder investigation and provide security for other potential targets. >> if you're going to put folks to secure officials, who is doing the investigation. who is patrolling the streets? who's keeping the rest of kaufman safe? >> reporter: why in this video obtained by cnn news mclelland is in a local gun store.
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he was inquiring about protection for his staff. less than 234 hours later, mclelland himself was murdered, along with his wife, shot multiple times in their home. >> who was cynthia mclelland? she was a generous, loving, quilter rvesh baker, mother, wife and friend. >> reporter: at their memorial service, the mclelland's daughter spurred on others to follow in her father's tough crime fighting footsteps. >> he believed for fighting in what was right and if any of you saw the interviews, he was quite elegant at saying he didn't care if people were scaring them. >> reporter: kaufman county judge a friend of mclelland said the d.a. didn't tell him their concerns that county law enforcement was spread too thin. he never expressed that to me,
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ever. they want federal authorities already assisting in the case to take over the investigation, freeing state and county officers to provide protection. local authorities say that they are working hard trying to track down all the leads in this murder investigation. despite that, it's clear that at a least for one family that's not enough. martin savidge, cnn, kaufman county, texas. now music's royal couple jay-z and beyonce could be in trouble for a recent trip to cuba. who's questioning if they broke the law. ith freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. saved like $480 bucks. that's a lot of money. i know, right? wait...you have a car?
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performing as part of the free ncaa concerts today. dave matthews band and entertainment correspondent michelmu nischelle turner. >> for the big dance concert series. this is the three-day concert. some of the best names have taken the stage and the best thing about this weekend's concert series, it's all free. no one has to pay a dime, they just have to come out and enjoy some of the best music they have already heard. ludacris, florida and andy richter, we love him from "conan o'brien show." he's conan's sidekick. he's basically married to conan. he is his television husband.
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we talked about a lot of things. we talked a little final four and we talked some of his favorite foods and why he's addicted to coffee and we also talked about the big headline happening this week. yes, jimmy fallon taking over "the tonight show" for jay leno. >> i don't care any more. let a duck host "the tonight show." i don't care. i'm happy for jimmy fallon, i guess. i'm happy when nice people get things that they want. but i don't care. >> so, basically, andy richter says, he doesn't care who hosts "the tonight show." i i'm sure he cares who will take the stage at the big dance concert series and an all-star lineup. when i say all-star, i'm not just selling this. it is an all-star lineup. sting, grace potter and the nocturnals and dave matthews band. now, that is a concert. once again, it's all free.
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the people at centennial park have been having a good time and i have, too. that's why i'm still here. miguel, back to you. >> nischelle turner, thank you very much. if you tuned in saturday morning, you saw cheerleaders from each of the final four teams compete in our really only early start fitness bracket and, guess what, after the first elimination round we ended up with louisville versus michigan for the championship match and i'm not saying we predicted the final four game, outcome last night we did it, it's science. if you believe that, then here who is going to win the game tonight. >> ready a, set, go! >> this is going to preview our winner for tonight. >> all right. >> what's going on? >> oh, my goodness. >> they don't have a mascot. you guys have to cheer for him. >> so, we've also got some leg work going on, as you can see. if you involve your arms, which
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y they are not, you can get an arm workout. i would not recommend doing this on an airplane, tonight while you're cheering on your team. how many did you count? 60. >> oh, one point. louisville is our winner. >> so, there you go. of course, it's tomorrow night, we're predicted louisville will become the ncaa basketball champs. it's science. coming up, jay-z and beyonce caught in a controversy all because of their choice for vacation and a federal investigation. we'll tell you where they went and what is causing a stir. 14 clubs. that's what they tell us a legal golf bag can hold. and while that leaves a little room for balls and tees, it doesn't leave room for much else. there's no room left for deadlines or conference calls. not a single pocket to hold the stress of the day, or the to-do list of tomorrow. only 14 clubs pick up the right
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the odds of a child being diagnosed with autism? 1 in 88. i'm jamie mcmurray, and my niece has autism. learn more at autismspeaks.org/signs. welcome back and thanks for sharing your morning with us. and a special welcome to our troops watching on the american forces netdwo s network. i'm miguel marquez. it's half past the hour. tragedy has struck the family of the well known pastor
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and author, rick warren. his youngest son, matthew, has committed suicide. the 27-year-old's body was found at his home on friday. they say it appears he shot himself. an autopsy will be conducted. in a note to members of the saddleback community church rick warren said his son has struggled since birth with depression and suicidal thoughts and he said words cannot express the grief that the family feels right now. in southern afghanistan, five americans were killed when their military convoy came under attack. they were carrying books to donate to children. two were civilian, one from the state department and four other state department workers were injured in the attack. the daughter of the west virginia sheriff gunned down in his patrol car told cnn she believed her father was targeted because of drug dealing in the area. spoke to fredricka whitfield in
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her first television interview since her father was killed. >> my dad fought tirelessly against drug abuse. he just wanted to clean up the county and make it a better place to live for the children that are growing up here. >> do you feel like your dad was targeted because, in large part, because he would fight drug abuse and try to bring the prosecution of those who were bringing drug problems to the community? >> things are still under investigation at this time, so, we really are unsure, you know, why this has happened. but i think it's a very strong possibility. >> now, the funeral for walter eugene will be held later today. his widow was appointed to replace him as sheriff last week. beyonce and jay-z are in hot water over their vacation to
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cuba. saying their trip to havana last week violated u.s. travel restrictions to the communist island. they wrote a letter to a government agency asking for an investigation into the trip, saying the castro regime used their visit as propaganda. travel to cuba was banned in 1959, after fidel castro took power. and the holy grail of baseball cards goes for a whopping $2.1 million at an auction yesterday. the 1909 honus. wagner card about 1 of 50 in existence. the buyer is choosing to be a n anonymous but a wealthy investor and baseball fan. $2.1 million is the highest price ever paid in a public auction. enough about baseball, this is college basketball's biggest weekend. the final four are down to two. and talk about some gorgeous weather here in atlanta.
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meteorologist alexandria steele is us with this morning. weather for saturday's game was fantastico. what happens for the next one? >> beautiful, really. the warmest temperatures we have seen in atlanta since the beginning of the year. beautiful temperatures and the rain, the clouds, the cold temperatures as we take a live look outside. we're just driving into work this morning. waiting and looking at all the people running around still out there after a really fun weekend and beautiful conditions for it. of course, from the basketball to golf, we're going to cover you with weather and really it's beautiful. 74 today, sunday, 78 tomorrow. so, temperatures about eight to ten degrees above average. maybe you're lucky enough to go from atlanta, georgia, driving east on 20 and getting to augusta. temperatures stay above average. monday practice rounds tomorrow and gates open at 8:00 in the morning. tuesday, wednesday, temperatures stay above average. thursday still 80 degrees. but then the caveat comes on friday. showers and storms. so, that is kind of the day
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we'll have to watch. showers and storms on friday and then setting the stage for 75, 74 degree saturday and sunday. so, final round in augusta sunday and 73. so, really great. all right, that warmth not only here in atlanta, but up to new york. 75 on tuesday in new york city. 50s yesterday in new york and washington. today 60s, tomorrow we're going to get into the 70s and, thus, we continue with that. all the way from chicago to dallas, warm temperatures. but denver has snow cooking on tuesday. so, here's a big picture for today. here's the warmth, but cold air coming in and typical spring-time storm we haven't seen because here in the u.s. we haven't had that warm component, but we're going to see that. with that, severe storms maybe our first big outbreak. especially on monday and tuesday. oklahoma, arkansas and here's the threat. monday and tuesday and and really spring-like weather. this clash of air masses will erupt and bring severe weather and tornadoes included. >> alexandria steele thank you
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very much. the manufacture and sale of firearms is a billion dollar industry in connecticut, but the economic impact of stricter gun laws in response to the shootings at sandy hook elementary has some gun manufactures thinking about packing up and moving their businesses else where. deb feyerick has more. >> reporter: when it comes to shooting competitions, this is one of the most popular sporting rifles in america. 34-year-old mark owns not only the semi automatic rifle, but owns the company that makes it. >> how many do you sell per month? >> about 6,000 rifles per month. >> reporter: the connectic connecticut-based companies and poised to bring in an estimated $80 million in sales this year. he says about $4 million of that in connecticut. all that is now in jeopardy.
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connecticut's strict new gun laws ban the sale of these firearms in the very state where they're made. >> have you thought about possibility of losing connecticut? >> i've considered it more than i ever have. the offers out there are very, very tempting. they're offering everyting from building you a factory, helping you incur moving costs, tax incei investments and incentives. >> there's a huge economic impact. >> reporter: steve heads the nation national sporting found atiatio. last year they paid $5.1 billion in federal, state and other taxes. >> you could well have the exodus of the few firearms manufactures that passed strict legislation where they can't make or sell their products any more. >> reporter: at first, it may
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seem like an empty threat. losing companies and families and firing employees, but jonathan, who employs 150 people and supplies bullet magazines for stag arms, among others, say pressure is coming from outside buyers threatening to boycott. >> we've gotten a number of responses that have essentially said we really, really like you, we like your company, we like your product, we like what you do. unfortunately, we're having a tough time justifying spending our dollars in connecticut. >> reporter: they're fathers with young children. they say their hearts broke during sandy hook, but the new laws could have unintended consequences. >> there's a very, very strong likelihood that it's going to be desmacimated by the action the legislation has taken and the real shame of it, the real shame of it all is we're no safer. >> reporter: deborah feyerick, new britain, connecticut. now, do you wear a mini
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now, while some countries ban drugs and other lethal weapons uganda has posed the ban with nothing to do with safety. nadia, what is this proposal? >> a larger ban on pornography and to ban mini skirts because they are seen as far too provocative. let's hear from the ugandan
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minister of ethics and culture as to why he feels the mini skirts should be banned in uganda. >> anything related, therefore, exposing certain parts of the an anatomy of a person. all right, i call it, i call it, pornographic and therefore condemn it. >> so, this is not the first time mini skirts have been banned. >> well, mini skirts haven't been banned prior to this. in 2008, proposed the ban which wasn't passed. but the fact that the idea that it may be passed, again, to a multi-national, multi-party national assembly of which the ruling government is a majority, it could very well be passed. as you can imagine, ugandans are mortified by this.
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i know you will want to hear from them. >> everything bad begins from the mind. the mind of men because i don't think they are trendy and we have right to fashion. >> i think they should question that. but it's okay. but during the day, i don't want to see that. >> i don't want to see that. for that, you could get a hefty fine or jailtime or both. remember, this is a proposed bill. and, i also like that on twitter, there's a great deal of traffic around #savetheminiskirt. the tweeters said we have many
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hospitals that can't meet our needs and many fund for education, why focus on the mini skirt #savetheminiskirt. >> nadia, save the mini skirt. >> bearing in mind, this is a country that has 27 million people. the highest population growth in the world. by 2015, there will be 130 million people. more pressing issues, perhaps, than -- >> nadia, appropriately dressed in a mini skirt. thank you, we'll be watching closely. for undocumented immigrants across the u.s., it's more than legislation, a chance to keep their families together. we'll introduce you to one family looking for answers. [ garth ] bjorn's small business earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. here's your wake up call. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card
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well, time to get you ready for your week ahead, as if you didn't know tomorrow the ncaa finals is down to two. ncaa final basketball game monday night louisville taking on michigan right here in atlanta. tipoff at 9:00 p.m. coverage all afternoon right here on cnn. also on monday, funeral services for roger ebert. the legendary film critic who will be laid to rest in chicago. services open to the public. memorial planned for april 11th. now, moving on to wednesday, a possible north korean missile test that we will be watching. that's according to south korean news agency. this is one of the missiles that had been reportedly moved to the coast of north korea. and then on -- that could go away. on saturday, the nra sponsors
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nascar race. that's at the texas molter speedway. the group says the sponsorship is not political, just marketing at a sports event. finally a, on sunday, anthony "parts unknown" 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. and washington prepares to take on immigration reform. the senate's so-called gang of eight could be ready to propose legislation as early as this week. athena jones introduces us to one family that will be watching the decision closely. athena? >> a weekend morning in maryland. breakfast time for this family of immigrants. for them, the debate in washington is personal. >> i'm really like excited and
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nervous. >> reporter: peter and marlen came to the u.s. from chile 16 years ago, they entered legally but overstayed their visas. we're not using their last name. peter wants legal status so he can stop living in constant fear that he will be deported. >> you never know when they'll take you away from your family and it's bad to feel that. >> reporter: she begins to cry. why are you crying? >> i'm crying because he always is a strong person and never told me he's scared. >> reporter: but you're also scared sometimes? >> yes. >> reporter: their daughter, stephanie, was born in the u.s. but 18-year-old, natalie, isn't. she is taking protection for immigrants who came here as children. >> we're all here just waiting for the full dream to come. the full pathway to citizenship.
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>> reporter: serves the immigrant community. >> the main concern from them is like, is it time right now? are you positive? because it happened in 2006. it happened in 2007. >> reporter: this family is hopeful, but they say the proposed 13-year wait for citizenship is too long. >> i don't think it's fair. i think maybe she will be different for different cases. >> reporter: still, they're willing to pay a fine and learn english and u.s. history and pass a criminal background check to qualify. >> we're just trying to get the country that we call home to accept us. >> reporter: opponents say giving legal stats to families like this one will only attract more undocumented immigrants, making the problem worse. miguel? >> athena jones, thank you very much. you know prices vary store to store, but when it comes to prescription drugs, that could be hundreds of dollars. how to get the best deals on your medication.
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if your health insurance doesn't cover prescriptions, you know you are going to have to pay a lot. however, where you get your meds could cost you even more. consumer reports checked prices at america's top pharmacies to compare prices. what they found may surprise you. secret shoppers found cvs to be the most pricy and costco's pharmacy had the lowest. lipitor, plavix and singular. how big a difference? lipitor to 150 bucks a month, that same drug at costco is just
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$17. another example plavix is $180 bucks at cvs and at costc oo $1. >> we have been doing this secret shopper survey for a number of years. this was the most shocking, actually, really most surprising results we have ever seen. those price differences do reflect at least two different things. stores use their pharmacies, kind of different ways. some stores like rite-aid and cvs are meant to generate a lot of revenue and proft for the stores and that's fine. you see it reflected in high prices. stores like costco, walmart, sam's club, they try to bring in traffic in having lower prices in hopes that people will buy other things. the other difference, too, cvs and rite-aid are so convenient and you pay for those convenience. those pharmacies are open
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24-hours a day, 7 days a week. every corner in the united states, practically. whereas, with a store like costco even though you'll pay such lower prices, you'll have to plan your visit. pharmacies close at 8:00 or 8:30 at night and they're not open on sunday. you can see the difference there. >> cvs, rite-aid and target. the cheapest were familymeds.com, healthwearhouse.com and costco. we reached out to some of those pharmacies for comment and cvs told us the following. pricing surveys do not accurately reflect what most pharmacy customers pay for their prescriptions and not effective in accurately comparing prices. a random price check of only five drugs is too small to draw meaningful conclusions about. best overall value for its customers. do you agree, is your survey accurate representation of market prices across the board? >> we made over 200 phone calls
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to pharmacies all around the united states. we called independent mom and pop pharmacies and large, big box stores like sam's club and costco and target, walmart, walgreen's, posing as just a regular consumer. sort of what my grandmother might face in indiana. getting a price on popular medications. actually, that's why we chose those medications because millions of people take these drugs every month and, in many cases, can't afford them. one thing we were surprised to find out. cvs has an interesting point. when we called nearly a dozen cvs' around the country, they all quoted us a price of $149.99. and only one pharmacist mentioned to us that you might be able to get a discount if you came in the store. so, considering that a reg lr consumer trying to, you know, compare prices over the telephone finds such incredible price er

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