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the frantic search for a missing pennsylvania boy has come to a tragic end. a homicide investigation is now under way. what police found near the child's home outside of pittsburgh. and a family gets a second piece of devastating news in one week after first seeing eight relatives brutally murdered, find out who police believe is responsible. 140 characters at a time in a brand new opera. see how the composition made its way from twitter to the london stage. you're watching hln on this saturday, september 5th. glad you're with us.
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some very sad news off the top. the search for a missing 4-year-old boy comes to a tragic end. wyatt smitsky's body was found this afternoon in a septic tank in western pennsylvania. a man is in custody but police haven't released the name. the boy was last seen friday evening playing with his sisters near a home. when he didn't return a search was started. hundreds of people joined in today. his body was discovered when a searcher noticed a neighbor's septic tank lid was open. the search had been even more urgent because wyatt had a heart condition that required medication three times a day. police have arrested the son of one of the victims in the killings of eight people in south georgia last weekend. sean callebs is in brunswick with the latest details on the arrest. >> reporter: most of the victims in the brutal slaying in brunswick, georgia, here, are going to be laid to rest today. seven caskets were in the funeral home last night. family members wanted our cameras there and they wanted to
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show the community and remind people they thought a killer was out there, quote unquote a monster and wanted the person responsible arrested. well, there was an arrest late friday night. the police chief here in glynn county said that he had significant new evidence. a couple pieces of evidence that came to light late friday. wouldn't say what they were and he won't talk about a possible motive but they know that 22-year-old guy heinze jr. the person who made a very passionate 911 call after finding the victims is the one arrested and charged with the brutal killings. he is accused of not only killing his father but five other family members and two family friends as well. >> the most heinous crime we've ever had in the community. i think we all know that. i think that speaks for itself. much more than that, i don't want to comment. i don't want to say anything that would be inappropriate. there's still a lot going on right now that the family is going through that grieving process and i want to leave it at that.
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>> reporter: police chief doering says heinze jr. wasn't a suspect until late friday. indeed, he had been let out of prison on $20,000 bond late friday only to be arrested an hour and a half later. family members say they found out that heinze jr. had been charged with the crimes while they were at the visitation. they say they were simply floored, shocked, and it's something that's going to take a long time to recover from. sean callebs, cnn, brunswick, georgia. fire crews are turning a corner on the wildfire that has scorched southern california. that is the word from the u.s. forest service. the fire is almost 50% contained right now and the part that is still raging, east into the san gabriel wilderness, poses less of a threat to people. meanwhile, firefighters did a final farewell to a pair of very brave fallen comrades. a memorial service for captain edmund hall and specialist arnaldo quinonas will be held at dodger stadium. the two firefighters were killed
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when their truck plunged down a mountain last weekend. they were scouting an escape route for a crew under their supervision. investigators are examining evidence found in the charred hills as they try to determine who set the fire. >> indicators can be things such as burned rocks. it can be damaged soil. we will look at any area where we think the fire may have begun for those indicators. >> governor arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist. when congress returns to work next week, overhauling the u.s. health care and insurance system will move to the top of the capitol's to-do list you could say. >> reporter: susan, the president goes primetime on wednesday night and gives an address to a joint session of congress. it's just the second time he's done that during his presidency. we'll expect mr. obama to give
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us more details about what he wants in a health care deal. the big question, will the president drop the public option? it could compete with private insurance and is opposed by many republicans and some democrats as well. cnn has learned the white house is quietly talking about drafting its own health care reform bill which it could introduce to congress if needed. do americans support what the president is doing on health care? they appear to be split according to our new national survey. our poll suggests that 48% favor the president's plan and 51% oppose. one thing is for sure. after a month of a lot of media coverage of the town hall protests mostly against the president's health care plans the media spotlight will shift this week from them to the president. susan? president obama wants to encourage america's students to work hard and stay in school. some republican leaders and parents do not want their children to hear that message.
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the gop in florida claims the president's tuesday speech amounts to political indoctrination. the white house calls that nonsense. the republican governor of minnesota says the president is not welcome in his state's classrooms. the complaints are baffling to a lot of teachers and enraging some parents. >> it's the president talking to students, you know, the embrace of technology as a young student, i would have been so excited as a kid to have the president talk to me, so i think it's a great opportunity for our students and we're going to embrace it. >> trying to bring his views into the school and with the school kids and things so, no, i don't think it's a good idea for him to do that. >> speaking to school children is really a presidential tradition. former president reagan delivered a nationwide address to students and campaigned for more tax cuts. the first president bush gave a similar speech and pushed for his education proposals. the second president bush was in
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a florida classroom during the 9/11 attacks. you may remember that. president obama will be the first to address students over the internet. the president is also taking steps to help americans build up their retirement savings. in his weekly address, president obama said he wants to make it easier for people to contribute to individual retirement accounts. >> as part of my budget i've proposed ensuring that nearly every american has access to a retirement savings account through his or her job. this plan would make it possible for workers to automatically enroll in i.r.a.s through payroll contributions. and the budget simplifies and expands the tax credit for millions of families, matching half of the family savings up to a thousand dollars per year and depositing the tax credit directly into a retirement account. >> another initiative would let people have their federal tax refunds sent as savings bonds. a quiet massachusetts beach resort, a busy holiday weekend, and something lurking in the water? all that's missing is the scary
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a woman who was childhood friends with jaycee dugard said she had her own scary encount wer possible kidnappers right before dugard went missing 18 years ago. amelia edwards said she actually played with dugard the day before she was kidnapped and the week before dugard disappeared. edwards told her parents that a car with a man and woman inside followed her home from the bus stop. >> i remember hearing the tire tracks pull onto the dirt road behind me and freaked me out and i remember walking faster, hearing the tires go faster, and that made me even more scared and so then i ran home. at 11 years old it was my worst nightmare coming true. my mom stated, you know, it's the boogie man coming to life. >> shortly after jaycee's
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disappearance edwards start'd pink ribbon campaign to keep hope up that dugard would be found. o.j. simpson will remain behind bars. yesterday the nevada supreme court denied a request to let him out of prison while the court rules on an appeal to his conviction. the court concluded the arguments by simpson and his convicted co-defendant didn't meet the heavy burden required to post bail. simpson is serving nine to 33 years for his part in an armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in las vegas in 2007. former attorney general john ashcroft may soon find himself fighting a lawsuit. a federal appeals court lawsuit says a man who was illegally detained after 9/11 can sue ashcroft. the man was held and interrogated for 16 days in 2003 as a material witness in a federal terrorism case. ashcroft had argued that as a prosecutor he was immune from lawsuits. john ashcroft's spokesperson told cnn they are reviewing the court's decision.
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if you would like to have dinner with former alaska dinner sarah palin plan on picking up the tab and a huge one at that. the former republican vice presidential candidate is offering the dinner at an ebay charity auction benefiting a program for wounded veterans. the ten-day auction begins tuesday morning with an opening bid of $25,000. and speaking of paying the tab, alaska taxpayers are on the hook for the cost of palin's resignation. the associated press estimates the state has to send a minimum of $40,000 because of her abrupt departure from office. palin's spokeswoman says the figure is misleading. a massachusetts congressman is considering getting into the race to succeed late senator ted kennedy. steven lynch picked up the paperwork he'll need to run for the seat and says he'll make a final decision over the next week or so. the primary is set for december 8th and the special election january 19th. massachusetts attorney general martha copely was the first to
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announce her candidacy. university of oregon running back legarrette blount is done for the year after only one game. he is suspended from the team for the rest of the season because he punched an opposing player during a confrontation after thursday night's season opener. there it is. he clobbered boise state byron hout who apparently was taunting him. boise state had just defeated oregon, 19-8. oregon's president called blount's behavior represehensir. boise state says blount will be disciplined for taunting but won't be suspended. it is now confirmed that at least one of five sharks spotted off the massachusetts coast was, in fact, a great white. police will be on boat patrol off cape cod this weekend. they are urging swimmers to be extra careful. the great white was spotted by a shark expert about a mile from the closest beach. for now, it's not causing much alarm, at least for nonswimmers.
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>> surprised, but i don't go in the water, so -- >> especially now? especially now. >> yeah. they may be great whites. >> no kidding. that would be a little disturbing if i was a big swimmer. we've just been looking at the seals. >> yep, they are staying on the beach. well, public safety officials, meanwhile, say the concern is not enough to close beaches during this busy holiday weekend. wildlife agents believe a wild cougar is on the loose near downtown seattle. they closed the city's largest park where the cougar is believed to be hiding. at least four people reported seeing the cougar in the area recently. one man even said he saw it in his driveway yesterday morning. wildlife agents have set up two traps in the park and say they're getting closer to catching it. take a look at this, at the twisted metal from a nasty chain reaction crash that trapped two kids in a burning car. this happened in buffalo, new york on thursday. a doctor just happened to be in the traffic and saw the accident. he barbed in the windows to free a 5-year-old girl, moving
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quickly, but a little boy was still wedged in the back. >> the engine was flaming and some of the smoke was starting to get in the passenger compartment. somebody was saying we're not going to be able to get that kid out. i said to myself, there's no way we're not going to get that kid out. i mean, you just go. i'm not going to stand here with a car on fire and a kid in it and leave the kid in there. i said, you know, we'll figure out a way of doing it. >> well, that doctor and another man did figure out a way to do it. they managed to pull the 7-year-old boy out. the boy is in critical condition. a solemn occasion, pretty serious, but one couple turned theirs into a memorable comedy of errors. what this bride found so funny. she stopped the wedding in its tracks. a new customer wanted to insure his home so we did a nationwide on your side review. turns out it was more valuable than he thought.
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natural gas can be a part of the solution. i think we need to work on wind resources. they ought to be carefully mapping every conceivable alternative. there is an endless opportunity right here. another one of the popular videos on our site proves just how infectious laughter can be. check it out as a bride gets the giggles then goes out of control after the groom trips over the vows. >> be my waffle -- waffly and fan caky -- i've been scared of this all my life.
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>> makes you laugh doesn't it? now, the bride may be forgiven for cracking up. just before the groom said waffly instead of lawfully he tried to put the ring on the wrong way. the pastor even tried to keep a straight face but eventually joined in on the laughter. he even made a joke, saying, court is now in recess. eventually everyone composed themselves and the pastor was able to pronounce the couple man and wife. the bible often mentions city walls. archeologists in israel have found one that may be among the oldest. it's one of the most popular store oins our website today. it was built about 3700 years ago. it is near the city of jerusalem. they have been digging there since 1995. but it's a section discovered just last year that's proven to be an important find. it is 26 feet high and made of huge, cut marble stone. scientists say they have no idea how it was done without mechanical equipment. the wall is believed to have
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been cut by ancient pagan people who the bible says inhabited jerusalem and other areas of the middle east. here is a portion of the report found on our video page. >> excavation director ronny reich says the complexity of the construction reveals new detail about the sophistication of middle bronze age jerusalem. >> to build straight walls up and put the stones on seven meters above is -- i don't know how to do it today without mechanical equipment. i don't think any engineer today without electrical power would be able to do it. >> the wall was built as protection for a small spring nearby. it was a valuable water source but located in the most vulnerable place in the area. college students would raho rather cheat than fail a class are getting help online. they're popping up all over the
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internet and a lot of them are written overseas in places like pakistan and india. listen to this man who says he has written dozens of papers for american students on internet essay sites. >> it's unethical but, you know, i come from a third world country. it's good pay. >> of course it's contributing to make america and other societies dumber, quote-unquote, because they're not learning how to do the work themselves and how to communicate. >> cheating has apparently gotten so bad the university of california-san diego has a mandatory seminar for students who do it, who cheat. 600 students took part last school year. take a look. this new sculpture in a colorado town is a little too, shall we say, natural for some people. it shows a bare-bottomed rock climber and was recently put up at the main intersection in
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town. >> climbing a rock naked could get you hurt. >> first heard from the people who don't like it and then it got rumored around and now the people who do like it are contacting us. >> i thought it would be fun to take a picture. >> the naked rock climber isn't the only part of the sculpture. it also shows colorado wildlife. the town's board members approved it before it was installed. this will be a labor day weekend full of this -- hugs and kisses for 128 soldiers who got a hero's home coming in alabama. members of the 46th engineering battalion spent the last 15 months in baghdad rebuilding schools and bridges. >> being able to spend time with h him. the first time she said mama and maybe she'll say dada soon. >> great. it's been so long. >> by the way, every soldier who went to iraq in june of last year made it back home. if you're not a big opera fan
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you probably assume the art form is just for uptight, stodgy folks. not anymore. opera is so hot it has the twitter birds buzzing. )$)$)$)$)$
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the frantic search for a missing pennsylvania boy has come to a tragic end. the homicide investigation is now under way. what police found near the child's home outside of pittsburgh. and a georgia family gets a second piece of devastating news in one week after first seeing eight relatives brutally murdered. find out who police believe is responsible. and this -- ♪ >> piecing together a brand new opera. 140 characters at a time. see how the composition made its way from twitter to the london stage. you're watching hln on this saturday, september 5th. glad you're with us. i'm susan hendricks.
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very sad news off the top. the search for a missing 4-year-old boy comes to a tragic end. wyatt smitsky's body was found in a septic tank this afternoon in western pennsylvania. now a man is in custody but police haven't released the suspect's name. the boy was last seen friday evening playing with his sisters near his home. when he didn't return with them, a search was soon started. hundreds of people joined in today. his body was discovered when a searcher noticed a neighbor's septic tank lid was open. the search had been even more urgent because wyatt had a heart condition that required medication three times a day. police have arrested the son of one of the victims in the killings of eight people in south georgia last weekend. sean callebs is in the town of brunswick with the latest details on the arrest. >> most of the victims in the brutal slaying here in brunswick, georgia, are going to be laid to rest today. seven caskets were in a funeral home last night. family members wanted our cameras there. they wanted to show the
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community and remind people they thought a killer was out there, quote, a monster, and they wanted the person responsible arrested. well, there was an arrest late friday night. police chief here in glynn county, matt doering, said he had significant new evidence, a couple pieces of evidence that came to light late friday. he wouldn't say what they were and won't talk about a possible motive but we know 22-year-old guy heinze jr., the person who made a very passionate 911 call after finding the victims is the one arrested and charged with these brutal killings. he's accused of not only killing his father but five other family members and two family friends as well. doering says this is a particularly vicious crime. >> the most heinous crime we've ever had in the community. i think we all know that. i think that speaks for itself. much more than that, i don't want to comment. i don't want to say anything that would be inappropriate. there's still a lot going on right now. the family is going through the grieving process and i just want to leave it there.
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>> reporter: police chief doering says heinz jr. wasn't a suspect until late friday. indeed, he had been let out of prison on $20,000 bond late friday only to be arrested an hour and a half later. now, family members say they found out that heinze jr. had been charged with these crimes while at the visitation. they say they were simply floored, shocked, and it's something that's going to take a long time to recover from. sean callebs, cnn, brunswick, georgia. fire crews are turning a corner on the wildfire that has scorched southern california. that is the word from the u.s. forest service. the fire is almost 50% contained right now and the part that is still raging, east into the san gabriel wilderness, poses less of a threat to people. meanwhile, firefighters bid a final farewell to a pair of very brave fallen comrades next weekend. a memorial service for captain tedmund hall and specialist arnoldo quinones is scheduled for next saturday morning. the service will be held at dodger stadium. the two firefighters were killed when their truck plunged down a
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mountain last weekend. they were scouting an escape route for a crew under their supervision. investigators are examining evidence found in the charred hills as they try to determine who set the fire. >> indicators can be things such as burned rocks, it can be soil that's been damaged. so we will look at any areas where we think the fire may have begun for those indicators. >> governor arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist. when congress returns to work next week overhauling the u.s. health care and insurance system will move to the top of the capitol's to-do list you could say. deputy political director paul ste steinhauser is in washington. >> reporter: susan, the president goes primetime on wednesday night. he gives an address to a joint session of congress. it's just the second time he's done that during his presidency. we expect mr. obama will give us more details about what he wants
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in any health care bill. the big question, of course, will the president drop the public option? such a government plan, which would compete with private health insurance, is opposed by many republicans and some democrats as well. now, cnn's learned that the white house is quietly talking about drafting its own health care reform bill, which it could introduce to congress if needed. so do americans support what the president's doing on health care? they appear to be split, that according to our new cnn opinion research corporation national survey. our poll suggests that 48% favor the president's plan and 51% oppose. now, one thing's for sure. after a month of a lot of media coverage of the town hall protests, mostly against the president's health care plan, the media spotlight will shift this week from them to the president. susan? president obama wants to encourage america's students to work hard and stay in school. but some republican leaders and some parents don't want their kids to hear that message. the gop chairman in florida
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claims the president's tuesday speech amounts to political indoctrination. the white house calls that nonsense. the republican governor of minnesota says the president is not welcome in his state's classrooms. the complaints are baffling to a lot of teachers and enraging some parents. >> it's the president talking to students. you know, the embrace of technology as a young student i would have been so excited as a kid to have the president talk to me. so i think it's a great opportunity for our students and we're going to embrace it. >> trying to bring his views into the school and, you know, with the school kids and things, so, no. i don't think it's a good idea for him to do that. >> speaking to school children is really a presidential tradition. former president reagan delivered a nationwide address to students and campaigned for more tax cuts. the first president bush gave a similar speech and pushed for his education proposals. the second president bush was in a florida classroom during
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the 9/11 attacks. you may remember that. president obama will be the first to address students over the internet. the president is also taking steps to help americans build up their retirement savings. in his weekly address president obama said he wants to make it easier for people to contribute to individual retirement accounts. >> as part of my budget i've proposed ensuring that nearly every american has access to a retirement savings account through his or her job. this plan would make it possible for workers to automatically enroll in i.r.a.s through payroll contributions. the budget simplifies and expands tax credit for millions of families matching half of the family savings up to a thousand dollars per year and depositing the tax credit directly into a retirement account. another initiative would let people have federal tax refunds sent as savings bonds. a quiet massachusetts beach resort, a busy holiday weekend, and something lurking in the water? all that's missing is the scary
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you could say it's a case of life imitating art. in brazil the number of children for each woman dropped on average from 6.3 in 1963 to just 2.3 in 2000. researchers say there's a direct link to the smaller size of families fortelevision. dr. sanjay gupta has more in today's "vital signs."
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>> reporter: the music, the drama. this is brazilian television at its best. you don't have to speak the language to understand the emotion in this actor's delivery. the young star is known for taking on difficult characters. in his current role he plays a recently diagnosed schizophrenic battling not only himself but the stigmas of mental illness. when we catch up with him on the set, he had just completed a scene acting out a group therapy session. his fellow actors aren't actors at all but a group of actual patients struggling with mental stories from around the world, here's what you do. just head to our website, cnn.com/vital signs. a woman who was childhood friends with jaycee dugard says she had her own scary encounter
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with possible kidnappers right before dugard went missing 18 years ago. amelia edwards said she actually played with dugard the day before she was kidnapped. the week before dugard disappeared. edwards told her parents that a car with a man and woman inside followed her home from the bus stop. >> i remember hearing the tire tracks pull onto the dirt road behind me and freaked me out and i remember walking faster, hearing the tires go faster. and that made me even more scared. so then i ran home. >> at 11 years old it was my worst nightmare coming true. my mom stated, you know, it's the boogie man coming to life. >> shortly after jaycee's disappearance edwards started a pink ribbon campaign to keep hope up that dugard would be found. former attorney general john ashcroft may soon find himself fighting a lawsuit. a federal appeals court ruled a man who claims he was illegally detained after 9/11 can now sue ashcroft. according to court documents the
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man, a u.s. citizen, was held and interrogated for 16 days in 2003 as a material witness in a federal terrorism case. ashcroft had argued that as a prosecutor he was immune from lawsuits. john ashcroft's spokesperson told cnn they are reviewing the court's decision. university of oregon running back legarrette blount is done for the year after only one game. he is suspended from the team for the rest of the season because he punched an opposing player during a confrontation after thursday night's season opener. there it is. he clobbered boise state byron hout who was apparently taunting him. boise state just defeated oregon, 19-8. oregon's president called blount's behavior reprehensible and boise state says hout will be disciplined for taunting but won't be suspended. it is now confirmed that at least one of five sharks spotted off the massachusetts coast was, in fact, a great white. police will be on boat pal
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trowell off cape cod this weekend. they are urging swimmers to be extra careful. the great white was spotted by a shark expert about a mile from the closest beach. for now, though, it's not causing much alarm. at least for nonswimmers, that is. >> surprised, but i don't go in the water, so -- >> especially now? >> especially now. >> yeah. they may be great whites. >> no kidding. that would be a little disturbing if i was a big swimmer. we've just been looking at the seals. >> yep. they are staying on the beach. public safety officials say the concern is not enough to close beaches during the busy holiday weekend. take a look at the twisted metal from a nasty chain reaction crash that trapped two dids in a burning car in buffalo, new york, on thursday. a doctor just happened to be in the traffic and saw the accident. he barbed in the windows to free a 5-year-old girl, moving quickly, but a little boy was still wedged in the back. >> the engine was flaming and
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some of the smoke was starting to get in the passenger compartment. well, somebody was saying we're not going to be able to get that kid out. i said to myself, there's no way we're not going to get that kid out. i mean, you just go -- i'm not going to stand here with a car on fire and a kid in it and leave the kid in there. i said, you know, we're going to figure out a way of doing it. >> that doctor and another man did figure out a way to do it and managed to pull the 7-year-old boy out. he is in critical condition. five adults were also hurt in the pileup. weddings are often solemn occasions, pretty serious, but one couple turned theirs into a memorable comedy of errors. what this bride found so funny she stopped the wedding in its tracks. did you know that 75% of growing kids
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another popular video on our site proves how infectious laughter can be. check it out as the bride gets the giggles then goes out of control after the groom trips over the vows. >> be my waffle -- lawfully and pan caky -- i've been scared of
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this all my life. >> makes you laugh. doesn't it? the bride may be forgiven for cracking up. just before the groom said waffly instead of lawfully he tried to put the ring on the wrong way. the pastor even tried to keep a straight face but eventually joined in on the laughter. he even made a joke, saying, court is now in recess. eventually, everyone composed themselves and the pastor was able to pronounce the couple man and wife. the bible often mentions city walls. archeologists in israel have found one that may be among the oldest. it's one of the most popular stories on our website today. it was built about 3700 years ago and is near the city of jerusalem. they have been digging there since 1995 but this is a section discovered just last year that's proving to be an important find. it is 26 feet high and made of huge, cut marble stone.
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scientists say they have no idea how it was done without mechanical equipment. the wall is believed to have been cut by ancient pagan people who the bible says inhabited jerusalem and other parts of the middle east. here now is a portion of the report found on our video page. >> reporter: excavation director ronny reich says the complexity of the construction reveals new detail about the sophistication of middle, bronze-age jerusalem. >> to build straight walls up and put the stones on the seventh meter above is not -- i don't know how to do it today without mechanical equipment. i don't think any engineer today without electrical power would be able to do it. >> the wall was built as protection for a small spring nearby. it was a valuable water source but located in the weakest and most vulnerable place in the area. college students who would rather cheat than fail a class
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are getting help online. essay mills turn out term pape aerts $15 or more a page. they're turning up all over the internet and a lot are written overseas in places like pakistan and india. this man says he has written dozens of papers for american students on internet essay sites. >> it's unethical but, you know, i come from a third world country. it's good pay. >> of course it's contributing to making america and other societies dumber, quote-unquote, because they're not learning how to do the work themselves and how to communicate. >> cheating has apparently gotten so bad the university of california-san diego has a mandatory seminar for students who cheat. 600 students took part last school year. take a look. this new sculpture in a colorado town is a little too shall we say natural for some people.
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it shows a bare-bottomed rock climber and was recently put up in the main intersection in the town of silt. >> who would climb a rock naked? that could get you hurt. >> first heard from people who don't like it and then it got rumored around and now the people who do like it are contacting us. >> thought it would be fun to take a picture of it. >> the naked rock climber isn't the only part of the sculpture. it also shows colorado wildlife. the town's board members approved it before it was installed. this will be a labor day weekend full of hugs and kisses for 128 soldiers who got a hero's home coming in alabama. members of the 46th engineering battalion spent the last 15 months in baghdad rebuilding schools and bridges. >> being able to spend time with him and, you know, the first time she sat up and the first time she said mama and maybe she'll say dada soon. >> it's great. >> by the way, every soldier who
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