president obama says the christmas day attack aboard an airliner bound for detroit has been lynched to a group with ties to al qaeda. he says the group has carried out other attacks in other places. this man, a school official, was killed on a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack. and this. living in a time of people reconnecting on facebook and my space and that sort of thing, but actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. >> they're adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a pledge with their teacher. how they took a break from their new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday,

january 2nd, 2010, the first weekend of the new year. hope you're having a great one. washington police are investigating an incident between two nba players who reportedly drew guns on one another in a locker room standoff. joe carter is here with this bizarre story. >> good morning, susan. the new york post is reporting that two washington wizard players, gil ert arenas and javaris crittendon both drew guns on each other. according to the new york post, it was over a gambling dispute. they told cnn washington police are investigating. >> a lot of rumors going on. sorting rumors from fact is going to take some time. there is an investigation under way, and i can't xwhent on it. >> the wizards released a statement saying the team takes this very seriously. neither gilbert arenas or jar

vars crittendon could be reached for comment. the president says it appears the suspected bomber umar farouk abdulmutallab joined the group while in yemen and got training from al qaeda while there. the group gave abdulmutallab the explosives and his marching orders. in his weekly radio address, the president said this same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years, they've bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotels, restaurants and embassies, including our embassy in 2008, killing one american. meanwhile, the head of delta airlines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane. however, he says, delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to implement new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to blow up a flight from amsterdam

to detroit on christmas day. police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he had a gun and wanted to fly somewhere but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiatorses were trying to convince him to come out of the bathroom, airport officials rerouted passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport nowadays. it's hard enough to travel. >> the restroom was not located near any gates and there was only one door. so the man had no access to any other location. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. he was released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday because he was having chest pains. doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack. more importantly, he doesn't

have heart disease. as evidence he was feeling better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here, i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy, and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference, limbaugh also said he wasn't taking painkillers. you may remember back in 2003 he admitted he was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustine salcedo and five other people from a restaurant wednesday. local media say their bodies were later found shot in the dead. salcedo, also known as bobby, was a member of a school board in a district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural leader from a very young age. he was student body president of

mountain view high school. he went to boys state. wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. fox had threatened to force time warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and have a dozen of its cable channels as the contract expired at midnight thursday. but signals were extended as talks continued. neither company would divulge the terms of the deal. time warner cable is no longer a part of time warner incorporated, hln's parent company. it was sold in 2009. police in georgia are blaming celebratory gun fire for the death of a 4-year-old boy. markell peters was in church on

new year's eve when a bullet came through the roof of the church and hit him in the head. police say that someone may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new year's. peters' mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to the person who did this to my son, please come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says markell was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a woman in a dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of her 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges. a vermont judge ordered her to turn over her daughter isabella to janet jenkins yesterday in virginia, but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined in a civil union back in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the couple broke up the following year, miller moved to virginia, renounced homosexuality, and became an ch.

a man was shot when he tried to break into the home of a political cartoonist. he's known pour his illustrations of the prophet muhammad. the suspect was shot in the hand. danish officials think he has ties to al qaeda in east africa. west westergaard's cartoons caused outrage in 2006. in 2007, two men were accused of trying to have westergaard murdered. on thursday, a federal judge threw out manslaughter charges against five employees of blackwater. they were accused of killing 17 iraqi citizens in 2007 in a massive shootout in baghdad. an official for the iraqi government calls the incident an act of murder and says his country plans to appeal the dismissal of the charges. the u.s. commander in iraq says the iraqis are looking for justice.

>> it's a lesson in the rule of law. you know, we're a country of rule of law. iraq's a country that's abiding by the rule of law, and that's what protects its citizens in the long run is having a system where you use the rule of law in order to make your determinations, and i think this is the case. >> now, the blackwater employees were guarding a state department convoy when the shooting began. the company says its contractors were under attack. after the incident, blackwater changed its name to xe. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mud slides. brazilian officials say a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people near rio de janeiro yesterday. the worst happened on an island where a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a luxury resort popular with many celebrities. other mudslides left hundreds of people homeless. three fishermen found themselves stuck in a sinking suv on new year's day.

>> it was last breath time basically for me. >> how they were rescued as water crept up to their necks.

new york city's health commissioner wants new york to kick the can and the plastic bottle. the city is putting on an ad campaign warning people that soft drinks with put on pounds and they probably don't even notice it. as dr. sanjay gupta reports, the ads are causing some controversy. take a look. >> reporter: it's the latest youtube sensation. it's not a waterskiing squirrel or even a dancing baby, but a public service announcement about soda. ♪ some viewers may find this revolting, but new york city public health commissioner says it is starting to get people's attention. >> we have an epidemic of obesity we feel we want to respond to. we want to communicate with

people in a way they understand. visual images are the way we communicate these days. >> reporter: according to the ad, just one soda a day can add ten pounds to your waistline over the course of a year. research from ucla con officials the link, saying that one soda a day puts you at 27% increased risk for obesity. >> they're calories people tend not to notice. >> reporter: the american beverage association says the hundreds of calories in sugary drinks can add up. but they wrote, "if the goal is to reduce the obesity among new yorkers, then this public education campaign should be baseded in fact, not simply sensationalized video that inaccurately portray our industry's products, products that are fat free." they go on to say they offer low calorie and no calorie options. farley says people have known that for years, but they don't get the point. >> most people have a positive

image of sugar sweetened beverages, sort of the treat you have at the end of the day. we wanted to drive home that these are a risk. with more than 200,000 views on youtube, the video seems to be getting that across. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. a suicide car bomb at a volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people, who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the explosion was so strong it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a british man is back in the uk after spending 2 1/2 years as a hostage in iraq. computer expert peter moore was freed on wednesday. he was held in captivity since may of 2007. a little known group calling itself the islamic shiite resistance of iraq claimed it was behind moore's kidnapping. moore's family is asking for

privacy as it reunites with him and makes up for lost time. >> sheer disbelief. it was -- i can't describe it. i just burst into tears and kept asking if it was true, i think. >> iraqi government officials say they were not involved in the talks that led to moore's release but say the decision to free him is part of a national reconciliation program. fans who were there at last night's sugar bowl in new orleans got to witness a great performance by the florida gators and on even sweeter good-bye from their quarterback. joe carter is here with more on this record-setting amazing night. hi, joe. >> good morning, susan. florida quarterback tim tebow, arguably one of the greatest college football players ever, saved his greatest college game for his last. tebow made history, breaking his own record for passing in a game while also setting a new bcs record for total yards. after a week of turmoil regarding urban meyer's health and future as florida head coach, the gators went on to crush cincinnati 51-24.

after the game, meyer was asked what he plans to do next. he answered, i plan on being coach of the gators. the rose bowl parade is no stranger to celebrity grand marshals, this year a true american hero, captain sully sullenberger. on the football field, ohio state marched to a victory. the buckeyes beat oregon to win their first rose bowl since 1997. call it one of the craziest bowl games this season, northwestern-auburn, the outback bowl. northwestern with a chance to win pushes the field goal wide right. wait. hold on. flag on the play. roughing the kicker. when you rough the kicker, it means another chance at a victory. northwestern lines up. instead of kicking the field goal, called for the trick play and failed to score, which means northwestern blows two opportunities. auburn wins a thriller in overtime. nba action. the lakers' kobe bryant is king against the kings. at the buzzer, kobe drills the game winner. this guy is so clutch.

that's his third game-winning buzzer beater this season. the lakers actually trailed by 20 points but would win on bryant's heroics. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. look close here. you are looking at the top of an suv that could have been a death trap for a father and son and their friend. the three were parked on a sandbar on the willamette river for a fishing trip. when rab started pouring down, the river quickly swelled and swallowed up the suv. >> we were up to our necks in water. i tried to open the door, but it wouldn't open because of the pressure of the current. i made a quick decision to get out of the truck and get him out of the back. >> i was down to the last couple of minutes too. >> he was in pretty bad shape. he couldn't move his arms or anything. >> it happened so fast. the man say they struggled in the water for 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily, a man with a boat just happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they credit him with saving their lives. the sheriff says she's in trouble for tattooing her kids.

but this woman's asking what's the big deal? >> they wanted one. so we were like, okay. so it's a little bitty cross right here. okay? but investigators don't see it that way. why they think this couple should be on trial.

about 15 ga couples in new hampshire rang in the new year exchanging wedding vows in the cold. the state's new law legalizing same sex marriage went into effect new year's day at midnight. couples say i do while standing outside the new hampshire statehouse in concord. others planned private ceremonies around the state. the program grants no new rights to gays but eliminated the separate status for civil unions. a couple was arrested for allegedly tattooing their underaged kids. you heard right. the sheriff says the couple used a homemade device to do it. it has an electric motor, ink bottle, and a guitar string instead of a needle. a woman and her boyfriend have six kids, ages 10 to 17. >> we didn't do anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this is blowed up so bad. >> patty jo jo marsh, as she's called, and her boyfriend face

child cruelty charges. it's illegal in georgia to tattoo anyone under the age of 18. investigators are checking whether the homemade device infected the kids or not, but the sheriff says there's no sign of that so far. some important new rules about mortgages and credit cards are taking effect this year. hln's jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. >> well, this new year is going to bring some new protections for you. it is partly the aftermath of the financial collapse, but starting today, if you take out a mortgage, you refinance, the mortgage company has to be more straight with you about fees and what would happen to your monthly payment if rates go up. that is just the kind of thing that they didn't tell you in the past, and a lot of people we know got in way over their heads in loans they didn't understand, exotic loans, and they ended up losing their homes in many cases. changes are also going to come to your credit card. next month look on your credit

card bill. it should soon have a little box that shows how much you paid in interest and fees in the year. right now you practically have to read through your bills with a highlighter pen and an xcel spreadsheet to do that. credit card companies have to be more fair with you in how they apply your payments. and a couple of months down the road, changes are coming for gift cards in time for next christmas. new rules that make them a lot friendlier. i'm jennifer westhoven looking out for you. >> jen, thanks so much. you can get more great money advice from jennifer on "morning express with robin meade" from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. eastern. a group of former students made good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me they look exactly the same just with beards and gel in their hair and stuff. and kids in tow. >> everyone pretty much acting like we did. >> a great story. see their emotional reunion with the teacher they say left a lasting impression on their lives.

president obama says the christmas day attack on board an airliner bound for detroit has been linked to a group with ties to al qaeda. he says the group has carried out previous attacks in other places. this man, a california school official, was skilled during a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack and this. living in a time of people reconnecting on face book and myspace and that sort of thing, but actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. >> they're adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a pledge with their teacher. how they took a break from their new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday, january 2nd, 2010, the

first weekend of the new year. hope you're having a great one. washington police are investigating an incident between two nba players who reportedly drew guns on one another in a locker room standoff. joe carter is here with this bizarre story. hi, joe. >> good morning, susan. the new york post is reporting that two washington wizards players, gilbert arenas and javaris crittenton, both drew guns on each other in an argument in the team locker room on christmas eve. the argument started when arenas refused to pay up on a gambling debt owed to crittenton. it's unclear whether any other wizard player saw the confrontation. an nba spokesperson told cnn washington police are investigating. >> there's a lot of rumors going on. sorting rumors from fact is going to take some time. there is an investigation under way, and i can't comment on that. >> the wizards also released a statement saying the team takes this situation and the ongoing investigation very seriously. neither gilbert arenas nor

javaris crittenton could be reached for comment. president obama is blaming an affiliate of al qaeda for an attempted bombing attack on a flight from amsterdam to detroit on christmas day. the suspected bomber umar farouk abdulmutallab joined al qaeda in yemen. the group gave abdulmutallab the explosives and his marching orders. in his weekly radio address, the president says this same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years, they've bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotels, restaurants and embassies, including our embassy in 2008, killing one american. >> meanwhile, the head of delta airlines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane. however, he says, delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to implement new government security measures.

the suspect allegedly tried to pull off a flight from amsterdam to detroit on christmas day. a man barricaded himself in a family rest room at the seattle airport. officers say the man told them he had a gun and wanted to fly somewhere but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiators were trying to convince him to come out. bathroom, airport officials rerouted passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm just going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. they're good at it. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport nowadays. it's hard enough to travel. >> the rest room was not located near any gates and there was only one door. so the man had no access to any other location. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. he was released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday because he was having chest pains. doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack, and

more importantly, he doesn't have heart disease. as evidence he was feeling better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here, i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy, and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference, limbaugh also said he wasn't taking painkillers. you may remember back in 2003 he admitted he was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustin salcedo and five other people from a restaurant wednesday. local media say their bodies were later found shot in the dead. salcedo, who is also known as bobby, was a board member of a school district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural born leader. from a very young age. he was student body president of mountain view high school.

he went to boise state. wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community and did so many wonderful things. >> the victims's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. now fox had threatened to force time warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and half a dozen of its cable channels as the contract expired at midnight thursday. signals were extended as the talks continued. neither company would divulge the terms of the deal. time warner cable is no longer part of time warner incorporated, hln's parent company. it was sold in 2009. police in georgia are blaming celebratory gun fire for the death of a 4-year-old boy. markell peters was in church on new year's eve when a bullet

came through the roof of the church and hit him in the head. police say someone may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new year's. peters' mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to the person who did this to my son, please come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says markell was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a woman in a dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of her 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges now. a vermont judge ordered her to turn over her daughter isabella to janet jenkins yesterday in virginia. but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined in a vermont civil union back in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the couple broke up the following year, miller moved to virginia, renounced homosexuality, and became an evangelical christian. police in denmark say a man

was shot when he tried to break into the home of a political cartoonist. kurt westergaard is known for his cartoon illustrations of the prophet muhammad. the suspect was shot in the right hand. danish officials believe he has ties to an al qaeda ally in east africa. pictures of muhammad wearing a bomb as a tur ban caused outrage in 2006. in 2008, two men suspected of plotting to murder westergaard were arrested. they were not prosecuted. iraq says it is filing a lawsuit against five u.s. security guards. on thursday, a federal judge threw out manslaughter charges against five employees of blackwater. they were accuseded of killing 17 iraqi citizens in 2007 in a massive shootout in baghdad. an official for the iraqi government calls the incident an act of murder and says his country plans to appeal the dismissal of the charges. the u.s. commander in iraq says the iraqis are looking for justice. >> it's a lesson in the rule of

law. you know, we're a country of rule of law. iraq's a country that's abiding by the rule of law. and that's what protects its citizens in the long run is having a system where you use the rule of law in order to make your determinations, and i think this is the case. >> now, the blackwater employees were guarding a state department convoy when the shooting began. the company says its contractors were under attack. after the incident, blackwater changed its name to xe. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mudslides. brazilian officials say a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people near rio de janeiro yesterday. the worst happened on an island where a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a luxury resort popular with many celebrities. other mudslides left hundreds of people homeless. let's get right to the weather on this first saturday of 2010. we go to meteorologist reynolds

wolf, who has the rundown for us. hey, reynolds. >> hi there. it is the second day of the year. speaking of the number two, we've got two big weather stories we're following. one is heavy snowfall possible in parts of new england. the other one is an arctic blast is going to affect at least a third of the nation. let's begin with the first two big stories. area of low pressure actually moving offshore and could bring up to a foot of snowfall in places like bangor, maine, and anyone making the drive on parts of 95. can expect almost whiteout conditions in parts of the afternoon and into tomorrow morning. some places up to a foot of snowfall. when you head back to the west, stories of frigid air that continues to move to the western great lakes and into the northern plains. check out the great temperatures. fargo, 33 degrees below zero this morning. that's your current temperature. duluth, minnesota, 20 below. 12 below in minneapolis. 26 degrees below see owe in our neighbors north in winnipeg. temperatures will warm up. high temperatures going to a balmy, relatively speaking, 2

degrees in minneapolis. chicago at 12. 14 degrees in kansas city. 60s for las vegas. 70s in phoenix. 58 for san francisco. back out west we go, boston and new york mainly in the 30s. we wrap it up in atlanta with a high of 38 degrees. that is your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. happy new year. three fishermen found themselves stuck in a sinking suv on new year's day. >> it was last breath time basically for me. >> how they were rescued as water crept up to their necks.

thousands of villagers in the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate when a volcano began rumbling earlier in month. most of the people who were evacuated live within five miles of the volcano. even though scientists say the volcano's activity has been decreasing over the last few days, they warn the mountain's level of volcanic unrest is still high. a students car bomb at a

volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the explosion was so strong it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a computer glitch caused a scare on board a flight bound for chicago. the carrier go jet checked passengers in manually when their computers went down yesterday. the computers came back online after the flight was already in the air. that is when screeners noticed that someone's name on the flight matched a name on the tsa's restricted passenger list, forcing the plane to return to st. louis. some flyers wonder how the mistake was allowed to happen. >> if there was that kind of concern after it was off the ground, then somebody's dropping the ball here. if we have these computer systems that check these people before they get on the flights, they need to make sure that they

stay to that standard. >> the flight was eventually allowed to take off again after screeners determined the person on the plane was not the same person on the tsa list. fans who were there at last night's sugar bowl in new orleans got to witness a great performance by the florida gators and an even sweeter good-bye from their quarterback. joe carter's here with more on this record-setting amazing night. hi, joe. >> good morning, susan. florida quarterback tim tebow, arguably one of the greatest college football players ever, saved his greatest college football game for his last. tebow made history, breaking his own record for passing in a game while also setting a new bcs record for total yards. after a week of turmoil regarding urban meyer's health and future as the florida head coach, the gators went on to crush cincinnati 51-24. after the game, meyer was asked what he plans to do next. he answered, i plan on being coach of the gators. the rose bowl parade is no stranger to celebrity grand marshals, this year a true

american hero, captain sully sullenberger. on the football field, ohio state marched to a viory. the buckeyes beat oregon to win their first rose bowl since 1997. call it one of the craziest bowl games this season. northwestern-auburn, the outback bowl. northwestern with a chance to win, pushes the field goal wide right. wait, hold on. flag on the play. roughing the kicker. when you rough the kicker, it means another chance at a victory. northwestern lines up. instead of kicking the field goal, call for the trick play. and failed to score, which means northwestern blows two opportunities. auburn wins a thriller in overtime. nba action, the lakers' kobe bryant is king against the kings. at the buzzer, kobe drills the game winner. this guy is so clutch. that's his third game-winning buzzer beater this season. the lakers actually trailed by 20 points but would win on bryant's heroics. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter.

look close here. you are looking at the top of an suv that could have been a death trap for a father and son and their friend. the three were parked on a sand bar on the willamette river for a new year's day fishing trip. when rain started pouring, the river quickly swelled and swallowed up the suv. >> we were up to our necks basically in water already. i tried to open the door, but it wouldn't open because of the pressure of the current. i made a quick decision to get out of the truck and get him out of the back. >> i was down to the last couple of minutes too. >> he was in pretty bad shape. he couldn't move his arms or anything. >> it happened so fast. the men say they struggled in the water for about 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily, a man with a boat just happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they credit him with saves their lives. the sheriff says she's in trouble for tattooing her kids. this woman's asking what's the big deal? >> they wanted one. so we were like, okay. it's a little bitty cross right here. >> but investigators don't see

it that way. why they think this couple should be on trial.

about 15 gay couples in new hampshire rang in the new year, exchanging wedding vows in the cold. the state's new law legalizing same sex marriage went into effect new year's day at midnight. couples said i do while standing outside the statehouse in concord. others had private ceremonies around the state. the law grants no new rights to gays, but eliminated the separate status for civil unions. a couple was arrested for allegedly tattooing their underage kids. you heard right. the sheriff says the couple used a homemade device to do it. it has an electric motor, an ink bottle, and a guitar string instead of aed needle. a woman and her boyfriend have six kids, ages 10 to 17. >> i don't think we did anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this is blowed up so bad. >> patty "jo jo" marsh, as she's

called, and her boyfriend face child cruelty charges. it's illegal in georgia to tattoo anyone under the age of 18. investigators are checking whether the homemade device infected the kids or not. the sheriff says there's no sign of that so far. a sign from a nonprofit law enforcement support group may have been to blame for a security scare this week. police evacuated times square wednesday, a day before new year's eve, when a van with no license plates and blacked out windows was discovered there. police say the illegally parked van may have been overlooked several days because it had a plaque in the windshield from the detective's crime clinic from new jersey and new york. the nonprofit group doesn't know how the plaque ended up in the van. ed fbi is taking a closer look at american airlines because the carrier had lee and therings go wrong last month alone. a plane landed in charlotte, went off the left side of the runway. over a week later another american flight overran a runway in kingston, jamaica injures 1

passengers. you see the aftermath in the vi. then two days later, an incident in austin, texas. the airline is cooperating with the investigation, which he said is routine in landing incidents. a store clerk tried to hold off three robbers but gave in when she lost strength. check this out. it's on surveillance video. one of them jumps over the counter. the clerk was cleaning the front door window when they appeared, said she knew what was going to happen. >> first reaction was just to do this, and i held it as long as i can, and after my back started hurting, i had no choice but to let go. police say the robbers told the clerk happy holidays as they took off. a group of former students make good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me they looked exactly the same, just with beards and gel in their hair. >> and everybody --

>> kids in toe. >> everybody acting -- >> a great story. emotional reunion with a teacher that left a lasting impression on their lives. 

president obama se the christmas day attack aboard an airliner bound for detroit has been linked to a group with ties toy al qaeda. he says the group carried out previous attacks in other places. this man, a california school official, was killed during a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack, and this -- >> living in a time of, you know, people reconnecting on facebook and myspace and sha sort of thing and actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a pledge with their teacher. how they took a break from their new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday. january 2, 2010.

the first weekend of the new year. hoare you're having a great one. well, washington police are investigating an incident between two nba players who reportedly drew guns on one another in a locker room standoff. joe carter is leer with this bizarre story. >> reporter: good morning, susan. the "new york post" reports two washington wizards players, gilbert arenas and javaris crittenton drew guns on christmas eve. according to the "post" the dispute started when arenas refused to pay up on a gambling debt owed to crittenton. it's unclear if any other wizard saw the confrontation. cnn was told washington, d.c. police are investigating. >> there are a lot of rumors going around. you know, sorting room frers fact is going to take some time. there is an investigate under way and i can't comment on it. >> the wizard also released a statement saying the team takes this situation and the ongoing investigation seriously. neither gilbert arenais or

javaris crittenton could be reached for comment. the president says it appears the suspected bomber, umar farouk abdulmutallab was trained in al qaeda. al qaeda gave him explosives and marching orders. in his weekly address the president said the same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years they bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotel, restaurants and embassies including ours in 2008 killing one american. >> meanwhile, the head of delta air lines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane. however, he said delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to impment new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to blow up a flight from amsterdam

to detroit on christmas day. police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he a begun and wanted to fly somewhere, but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiators were trying to convince limb to out of the bathroom, airport officials re-routed passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm just going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. they're good at it. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport now awe days. it's already hard enough to travel. >> reporter: the restroom was not located near any gates and one door so the man had no access to any other location, luckily. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday, because he was having chest pains. doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack and more importantly doesn't have

heart disease. as evidenced he was feeling better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy, and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference, limbaugh also said she wasn't taking pain kalors pup may remember back in 2003 he admit head was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustin salcedo and five others from a restaurant wednesday. local media say they are bodies were found later shot in the head. say sado also known at bobby was a board member of a school district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural born leader, from a very young age. he was student body president of mountainview high school's he

went to boyes state, wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community, and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. fox threatened to force time warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and have a dozen of its cable contracts as the contract expired at midnight thursday. signals extended as talks continued. neither company divulged the terms of the day. it's no longer a part of the hln parent company. it was sold in 2009. police in georgia are plaming celebratory gun fire for the death of a 4-year-old boy. markell peters was in church new year's eve when a bullet came through the roof of the church

and hit him in the head. police think someone may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new year's. peter's mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to whoever did this to my son, please, come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says markell was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a woman in a dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of letter 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges. vermont judge warned her to turn over her daughter isabella to janet jenkins but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined at a vermont civil union back in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the come broke up the following year, miller moved to virginia renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical christian. police in denmark say a man

was shot when he tried to break into the home of a political cartoonist. kurt westergaard is known for his controversial illustrations of the muslim prophet mohammed. the suspect was shot in the right leg and left hand. danish officials think he has ties to an lblg lk ally in east africa. westergaard's character of mohammed wearing a bomb as a turban caused outrage in early 2006. in 2008, two men suspected of plotting to murder westergaard were arrested. they were not prosecuted. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mudslides. brazilian officials say a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people near rio de janeiro yesterday. the worst happened on an island where a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a luxury resort popular with many celebrities. other mudslides left hundreds of people homeless. let's get right to the weather on this first saturday of 2010. we go to meteorologist reynolds

wolf who has the rundown for us. hey, reynolds. >> speaking of number two, two big weather stories. one heavy snowfall possible in parts of new england. second, an arctic blast affecting a third of the nation. let's begin with the two big stories. in the northeast. area of low pressure moving offshore and could bring up to a foot of snowfall in places like bangor, maine and on 95. can expect to the have almost whiteout conditions in parts of the afternoon and into tomorrow. some places up to a foot of snowfall. back to the west, moving into the western great lakes and into the northern plains. check out the current temperatures. fargo, 33 degrees below zero this morning. that's your current temperature. duluth, minnesota, 20 below. 12 below in minneapolis. 28 below zero to neighbors to the north in winnipeg and coldary travels as far south as sioux falls, and things warm up later today. in fact, high temperatures going to a balmy, relatively speaking,

2 degrees in minneapolis. high in denver, 4 2. back out west, boston, new york, mainly 30s and wrap it up in atlanta way high of 38 degree. that is your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. happy new year. three fishermen found themselves stuck in a sinking suv on new year's day. >> it was last breath time basically for me. >> how they were rescued as water crept up to their necks. you're watching hln.

thousands of villagers in the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate when a volcano began rumbling earlier this month. most of the people evacuated live with five miles of the volca volcano. even though scientists say the activity it decreasing, they

warn the volcanic unrest is still high. a suicide car bomb at a volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the explosion was so strong, it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a computer glitch caused a scare aboard a flight bound for chicago. the carrier gojet check passengers in manually when computers went down yesterday. the computers came back online after the flight was already in the air. that is when screeners noticed that someone's name on the flight matched a name on the tsa's restricted passenger list. forcing the plane to return to st. louis. some fliers wonder how the mistake was allowed to happen. >> if there was that kind of concern after it was off the ground, somebody's dropping the

ball leer. it we have these computer systems that check these people before they get on the flights they need to make sure that you know, they stay to that standard. >> the flight was eventually allowed to take off again after screeners determined the person on the plane was not the same person on the tsa list. a british man is back in the uk after spending 2 1/2 years as a hostage in iraq. computer expert peter moore was freed on wednesday. he was held in captivity since may of 2007. a little known group calling itself the islamic shiite resistance of iraq plame claimed it was behind his kidnapping. moore's family asking for privacy as it reunites with him and makes up for lost time. >> share the grief. it was -- i can't describe it. i burst into tears and kept asking if it was true, i think. >> iraqi government officials say they were not involved in the talks that led to moore release but said the decision to free him is part of the national reconciliation program.

fan whose were there last night's sugar bowl in new orleans witness add great performance by the florida gators and an even sweeter gi bye from their quarterback. joe carter is here with more on this record-setting amazing night. >> good morning, susan. florida quarterback tim tebow arguably one of the greatest football players ever saved his greatest college football game for his last. he made history breaking his own record for passing in a game, also setting a new bcs record for total yards. now, after a week of turmoil regarding urban meyers health and future as the florida head coach, the gators went on to crush cincinnati 51-24. after the game, meyer was asked what he planned to do next. he answered, i plan on being coach of the gators. for the rose bowl parade no stranger to celebrity grand marshals this year a true american hero. captain sully sullenberger, on the football field, ohio state marched to a victory. the buckeyes beat oregon to win their first rose bowl since 1997.

call it one of the craziest bowl games this season. the outback bowl. northwestern with a chance to win pushes a field goal wide right. wait. hold on, foul on the play, roughing the kicker. when you rough the kick ter means another chance -- at a victory. northwestern lines up, instead kicking the field goal, call for the trick play and failed to score, which means northwestern blows two opportunities. auburn win as thriller in overtime. nba action. the lakers kobe bryant is king against the kings. at the buzzer, kobe drills the game-winner. that's his third game-winning buzzer-beater this season. lat eck actually trailed by 20 points but win on bryant's heroics. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. look close here. you are looking at the top of an suv that could have been a death trap for a father and son and their friend. the three were parked on a sandbar on the willamette river

for a new year's day river trip when rain pulled it into the river, quickly swelled and swallowed up the suv. >> we were up to our necks in water basically already. tried to open the door. wouldn't open because of the pressure of the country. so i just made a quick decision to get out of the truck and to get him out of the back. >> i was down to the last couple minutes, too. >> in pretty bad shape. he couldn't move his arms or anything. >> it happened so fast, the men say they struggled in the water about 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily a man way boat just happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they kredy him with saving their lives. the sheriff says she's in trouble for tattooing her kids. but this woman's asking, what's the big deal? >> they wanted one. so we were like, okay. so it's a little bitty cross right here. okay? >> investigators don't see it that way. why they think this couple should be on trial.

couples in new hampshire rang in the new year exchanging vows in the cold. it went into effect new year's day midnight. it couples said "i do" standing outside the statehouse in concord. others planned private ceremonies around the state. the law grants no new rights to gays but eliminates the separate status for civil unions.

they join vermont, massachusetts and iowa in allowing gay marriage. a couple was arrested for allegedly tattooing their underaged kids. you heard right. the sheriff says the couple use add homemade device to do it. it has an electric motor and ink bottle and a guitar string instead of a needle. a woman and her boyfriend have six kids ages 10 to 17. >> i don't think we did anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this is blowed up so bad. >> patty jo jo marsh as she's called and her boyfriend face cruelty charges. it's illegal to tattoo anyone in georgia under the age of 18. they're checking bether the homemade device has infected them or not. so far, no infection. a store clerk tried to hold off three robbers but gave in when she lost strength. one of the robbers jumped is over the counter.

she knew what was going to happen. >> first reaction was just to do this. and i held it as long as i can, and after my back started hurting, i had no choice but to let go. >> police say the robbers told the clerk "happy holidays" as they took off. a couple race car fanatics pulled over just long enough to get married. they tied the knot as a makeshift altar on a colorado racetrack. the pair have been racing together eight years, and they had a couple of close calls. take a listen. >> we hit a post as probably 90 miles an hour. we've gone off a mountain backwards. we've caught on fire together. we've rolled over together in the blue car. so -- yeah. family that plays together will stay together. >> that will do it. their wedding vows including the line, "through crashes and burns" the ceremony almost had a serious glitch. the groom vanished 15 minutes

before show time. he was on the track taking a few more laps. call this the coolest hotel in the world. check it out, built entirely of ice from the walls to the furniture. 20 year since the first ice hotel was built in sweden. the heat melts it in the spring. it is rebuilt each year. art put in rooms, despite the subzero weather outside, you can sleep toasty warm there, as long as you're inside your sleeping bag. a group of former students make good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me, they look exactly the same. just with beards and -- >> right. >> gel in their hair and stuff. >> and everybody -- >> with kids in toe. >> everybody's acting like we did. >> agreat story. see their emotional reunion with a teacher they say left a lasting impression on their lives.

president obama says the christmas day attack aboard an airliner bound for detroit has been linked to a group with ties to al qaeda. he says the group carried out previous attacks in other places. this man, a california school official, was killed during a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack, and this -- >> living in a time of, you know, people reconnecting on facebook and myspace and that sort of thing, but actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. >> they're adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a pledge with their teacher. how they took a break from their new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday. january 2, 2010. the first weekend of the new

year. glad you're with us. we begin with new reaction from president obama on the attack on a u.s. jetliner. he's blaming an affiliate of al qaeda for the christmas day bombing. the president says it appears the suspected bomber umar farouk abdulmutallab got training while in yemen. the president said the same al qaeda group attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group targeted us. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years they bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotel, restaurants and embassies including ours in 2008 killing one american. >> meanwhile, the head of delta air lines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed

to bring explosives on a plane. however, he said delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to implement new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to blow up a flight from amsterdam to detroit on christmas day. police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he had a gun and wanted to fly somewhere, but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiators were trying to convince him to come out of the bathroom, airport officials re-routed passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm just going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. they're good at it. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport nowadays. it's already hard enough to travel. >> reporter: the restroom was not located near any gates and one door so the man had no access to any other location, luckily. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. he was released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday, because he was having chest

pains. well, doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack, and more importantly, he doesn't have heart disease. as evidenced he was feeling better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here, i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy, and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference, limbaugh also said he wasn't taking painkillers. you may remember back in 2003 he admitted he was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustin salcedo and five others from a restaurant wednesday. local media say their bodies were found later shot in the head. salcedo, also known as bobby, was a board member of a school district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural born

leader. from a very young age, he was student body president of mountainview high school's he went to boyes state, wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community, and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. fox threatened to force time warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and have a dozen of its cable channels as the contract expired midnight thursday, but signals were extended as talks continued. neither company would divulge the terms of the deal. time warner xabl no longer a part of time warner incorporated, "hln's" parent company. it was sold in 2009. police in georgia are blaming celebratory gunfire for the death of a 4-year-old boy.

markell peters was in church new year's eve when a bullet came through the roof of the church and hit him in the head. police say they think someone may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new year's. peter's mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to whoever did this to my son, please, come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says markell was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a woman in a dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of their 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges. a vermont judge warned her to turn over her daughter isabella to janet jenkins yesterday, but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined at a vermont civil union back in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the come broke up the following year, miller moved to virginia renounced homosexuality

and became an evangelical christian. police in denmark say a man was shot when he tried to break into the home of a political cartoonist. kurt westergaard is known for his controversial illustrations of the muslim prophet mohammed. the suspect was shot in the right leg and left hand. danish officials think he has ties to an al qaeda ally in east africa. westergaard's character of mohammed wearing a bomb as a turban caused outrage in early 2006. in 2008, two men suspected of plotting to murder westergaard were arrested. they were not prosecuted. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mudslides. brazilian officials say a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people near rio de janeiro yesterday. the worst happened on an island where a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a luxury resort popular with many celebrities. other mudslides left hundreds of people homeless.

let's get right to the weather on this first saturday of 2010. we go to meteorologist reynolds wolf who has the rundown for us. hey, reynolds. >> hi there. up know it is the second day of the year, speaking of the number two, we have two big weather stories we're following. one heavy snowfall possible in parts of new england. second, an arctic blast affecting a third of the nation. let's begin with the two big stories. here's what we have in the northeast. area of low pressure moving offshore and could bring up to a foot of snowfall in places like bangor, maine and on 95. can expect to the have almost whiteout conditions in parts of the afternoon and into tomorrow. some places up to a foot of snowfall. when you head back to the west, moving into the western great lakes and into the northern plains. check out the current temperatures. fargo, 33 degrees below zero this morning. that's your current temperature. duluth, minnesota, 20 below. 12 below in minneapolis. 28 degrees below zero to our neighbors to the north, and in

winnipeg and cold air travels as far south as sioux falls and tupelo, and then things warm up later today. in fact, high temperatures going to a balmy, relatively speaking, 2 degrees in minneapolis. high in denver, 4 2. back out west, boston, new york, mainly 30s and wrap it up in boston, new york mainly in the 30s and then wrap it up in atlanta with a high of 38 degrees. that is your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. happy new year. three fishermen found themselves stuck in a sinking suv on new year's day. >> it was last breath time basically for me. >> how they were rescued as water crept up to their necks. you're watching hln.

thousands of villagers in

the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate when a volcano began rumbling earlier this month. most of the people evacuated live with five miles of the volcano. even though scientists say the activity has been decreasing over the past few day, they warn that the level of volcanic unrest is still high. a suicide car bomb at a volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the explosion was so strong, it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a computer glitch caused a scare aboard a flight bound for chicago. the carrier gojet check passengers in manually when computers went down yesterday. the computers came back online after the flight was already in the air. that is when screeners noticed that someone's name on the flight matched a name on the

tsa's restricted passenger list. it forced the plane to return to st. louis. some fliers wonder how the mistake was allowed to happen. >> if there was that kind of concern after it was off the ground, somebody's dropping the ball here. and if we have these computer systems that check these people before they get on the flights they need to make sure that they, you know, stay to that standard. >> the flight was eventually allowed to take off again after screeners determined the person on the plane was not the same person on the tsa list. a british man is back in the uk after spending 2 1/2 years as a hostage in iraq. computer expert peter moore was freed on wednesday. he was held in captivity since may of 2007. a little known group calling itself the islamic shiite resistance of iraq claimed it was behind his kidnapping. moore's family is asking for privacy as it reunites with him and makes up for lost time.

>> have this grief. it was -- i can't describe it. i burst into tears and kept asking if it was true, i think. >> iraqi government officials say they were not involved in the talks that led to moore release but said the decision to free him is part of the national reconciliation program. washington, d.c. police are investigating an incident between two nba players who reportedly drew guns on ooch other in a locker room. we have this bizarre story. >> according to the "post," the dissput started when arenas

refused to pay up on a gambling debt owed to crittenton. it's unclear if any other wizard saw the confrontation. cnn was told washington, d.c. police are investigating. fans who were there last night's sugar bowl in new orleans witness add great performance by the florida gators and an even sweeter good-bye from their quarterback. history breaks his own passing record in game while setting a new bcs record for total yards. now, after a week of turmoil regarding urban meyers health and future as the florida head coach, the gators went on to crush cincinnati 51-24. after the game, meyer was asked what he planned to do next. he answered, i plan on being the coach of the florida gators. look at this video. boston's historic fenway park frozen over for outdoor hock pip i love the concept subpoena playing center ice in the winter classic, boston needed overtime

to beat philadelphia. the ice not going anywhere any time soon, boston college plays boston university in a night game, got to love it. outdoor hockey at night. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. look close here. you are looking at the top 6 an suv that could have been a death trap for a father and son and their friend. the three were parked on a sandbar on the willamette river for a new year's day fishing trip when rain started pouring river quickly swelled and swallowed up the suv. >> we were up to our necks in water basically already. tried to open the door. wouldn't open because of the pressure of the country. so i just made a quick decision to get out of the truck and to get him out of the back. >> i was down to the last couple minutes, too. >> he was in pretty bad shape. he couldn't move his arms or anything. >> it happened so fast, the men say they struggled in the water for about 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily a man way boat just happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they credit him with saving their lives.

the sheriff says she's in trouble for tattooing her kids. but this woman's asking, what's the big deal? >> they wanted one. so we were like, okay. so it's a little bitty cross right here. okay? >> investigators don't see it that way. why they think this couple should be on trial. time now for some "fancy footwork." we head to the soccer league, arsenal taking on port smyth. ramsey steals the ball, make as nice move to get three and then fires it into the back of net. ramsey showing us some "fancy footwork."

about 15 gay couples rang in the new year in new hampshire in the cold. it went into effect new year's day midnight. the couples said "i do" standing outside the statehouse in concord. others planned private ceremonies around the state. the law grants no new rights to gays but eliminates the separate status for civil unions. new hampshire joins massachusetts, vermont, connecticut and iowa in allowing gay marriage. a couple was arrested for allegedly tattooing their underaged kids. you heard right.

the sheriff says the couple use a homemade device to do it. it has an electric motor and ink bottle and a guitar string instead of a needle. a woman and her boyfriend have six kids ages 10 to 17. >> i don't think we did anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this is blowed up so bad. >> patty "jo jo" marsh, as she's called, and her boyfriend face cruelty charges. it's illegal to tattoo anyone in georgia under the age of 18. they're checking whether the homemade device has infected them or not. the sheriff says there's no sign of that so far. a store clerk tried to hold off three robbers but gave in when she lost strength. check this out. it's on surveillance video. one of the robbers jumps over the counter in prosperity. the clerk was cleaning the front door window when they appeared and says she just knew what was going to happen. >> first reaction was just to do

this. and i held it as long as i can, and after my back started hurting, i had no choice but to let go. >> police say the robbers told the clerk "happy holidays" as they took off. took off. >> some important new rules about mortgages and credit cards are taking effect this year. hln's jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. >> this new year will bring new protections for you. it's part of the aftermath of the financial collapse but starting today if you take out a mortgage and refinance, the mortgage company has to be more straight with you about fees and what would happen to your monthly payment if rates go up. that's just the kind of thing that they didn't tell you in the past and a lot of people we know got in way over their heads in loans they didn't understand, exotic loans and they ended up losing their homes in many cases. changes will also come to your credit card. next month look on your credit card bill.

it should soon have a little box that shows how much you paid in interest and fees in the year. right now you practically have to read through your bills with a highlighter pen to do that. credit card companies will have to be more fair with you in how they apply your payments and in a couple months changes are coming for gift cards in time for next christmas. new rules that make them a lot friendlier. i'm jennifer westhoven looking out for you. >> jen, thanks so much. you can get more money advice each week day on "morning express" with robin meade. a group of former students made good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me they look exactly the same just with beards and gel in their hair and stuff. >> everyone is acting like we did. >> a great story. see their emotional reunion with a teacher they say left a lasting impression on their lives. 

president obama says the christmas day attack aboard an airliner bound for detroit has been linked to a group with ties to al qaeda. he says the group carried out previous attacks in other places. this man, a california school official, was killed during a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack, and this -- >> living in a time of, you know, people reconnecting on facebook and myspace and that sort of thing and actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a pledge with their teacher. how they took a break from their new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday. january 2, 2010. the first weekend of the new year.

hope you're having a great one. well, washington police are investigating an incident between two nba players who reportedly drew guns on one another in a locker room standoff. joe carter is here with this bizarre story. >> reporter: good morning, susan. the "new york post" reports two washington wizards players, gilbert arenas and javaris crittenton drew guns on each ear during an argument in the team locker room on christmas eve. according to the "post" the dispute started when arenas refused to pay up on a gambling debt owed to crittenton. it's unclear if any other wizard players saw the alleged confrontation. an nba spokesperson told cnn washington, d.c. police are investigating. >> there are a lot of rumors going around. you know, sorting rumors from fact is going to take some time. there is an investigation under way and i can't comment on it. >> the wizards also released a statement saying the team takes this situation and the ongoing investigation seriously.

neither gilbert arenas or javaris crittenton could be reached for comment. the president says it appears the suspected bomber, umar farouk abdulmutallab was trained by al qaeda. president obama says the group gave abdulmutallab his explosives and marching orders. in his weekly address the president said the same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years they bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotel, restaurants and embassies including our embassy in 2008 killing one american. >> meanwhile, the head of delta airlines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane. however, he said delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to implement new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to

blow up a flight from amsterdam to detroit on christmas day. police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he had a gun and wanted to fly somewhere but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiators were trying to convince him to come out of the bathroom, airport officials rerouted passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm just going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. they're good at it. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport nowadays. it's already hard enough to travel. >> reporter: the restroom was not located near any gates and there was only one door so the man had no access to any other location luckily. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. he was released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday, because he was having chest pains. doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack and more importantly doesn't have heart disease. as evidenced he was feeling

better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy, and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference, limbaugh said he wasn't taking painkillers. you may remember back in 2003 he admitted he was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustin salcedo and five others from a restaurant wednesday. local media says their bodies were found later shot in the head. >> bobby was a natural born leader, from a very young age. he was student body president of

mountainview high school. he went to boyes state, wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community, and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. fox threatened to force time warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and half a dozen of its cable contracts as the contract expired at midnight thursday. signals extended as talks continued. neither company divulged the terms of the day. police in georgia are blaming celebratory gunfire for the death of a 4-year-old boy. markell peters was in church new year's eve when a bullet came through the roof of the church

and hit him in the head. police think someone may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new year's. peter's mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to whoever did this to my son, please, come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says markell was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a woman in a dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of her 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges. a vermont judge ordered her to turn over her daughter, isabella, to janet jenkins but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined at a vermont civil union back in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the couple broke up the following year, miller moved to virginia renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical christian. police in denmark say a man was shot when he tried to break

into the home of a political cartoonist. kurt westergaard is known for his controversial illustrations of the muslim prophet mohammed. the suspect was shot in the right leg and left hand. danish officials think he has ties to an al qaeda alley in east africa. westergaard's character of mohammed wearing a bomb as a turban caused outrage in early 2006. in 2008, two men suspected of plotting to murder westergaard were arrested. they were not prosecuted. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mudslides. brazilian officials say a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people near rio de janeiro yesterday. the worst happened on an island where a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a luxury resort popular with many celebrities. other mudslides left hundreds of people homeless. let's get right to the weather on this first saturday of 2010. we go to meteorologist reynolds wolf who has the rundown for us.

hey, reynolds. >> it is the second day of the yore and speaking of number two, two big weather stories we're following. one heavy snowfall possible in parts of new england. second, an arctic blast affecting a third of the nation. let's begin with those two big stories. here's what we have in the northeast. area of low pressure moving offshore and could bring up to a foot of snowfall in places like bangor maine,, and anyone on the drive on 95. can expect to the have almost whiteout conditions in parts of the afternoon and into tomorrow. some places up to a foot of snowfall. back to the west, moving into the western great lakes and into the northern plains. check out the current temperatures. fargo, 33 degrees below zero this morning. that's your current temperature. duluth, minnesota, 20 below. 12 below in minneapolis. 28 below zero to neighbors to the north in winnipeg and cold air travels as far south as sioux falls and things warm up later today. in fact, high temperatures going to a balmy, relatively speaking, 2 degrees in minneapolis.

chicago at 12. 14 in kansas city. high in denver, 42 degrees. 58 for san francisco. back out west, boston, new york, mainly 30s and wrap it up in atlanta way high of 38 degree. that is your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. happy new year. three fishermen found themselves stuck in a sinking suv on new year's day. >> it was last breath time basically for me. >> how they were rescued as water crept up to their necks. you're watching hln.

thousands of villagers in the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate when a volcano began rumbling earlier this month. most of the people evacuated live within five miles of the volcano. even though scientists say the volcano's activity is decreasing over the last few days, they warn the volcanic unrest is

still high. a suicide car bomb at a volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the explosion was so strong, it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a computer glitch caused a scare aboard a flight bound for chicago. the carrier gojet checked passengers in manually when computers went down yesterday. the computers came back online after the flight was already in the air. that is when screeners noticed that someone's name on the flight matched a name on the tsa's restricted passenger list. forcing the plane to return to st. louis. some fliers wonder how the mistake was allowed to happen. >> if there was that kind of concern after it was off the ground, somebody's dropping the ball here. it we have these computer systems that check these people before they get on the flights they need to make sure that you know, they stay to that standard. >> the flight was eventually

allowed to take off again after screeners determined the person on the plane was not the same person on the tsa list. a british man is back in the u.k. after spending 2 1/2 years as a hostage in iraq. computer expert peter moore was freed on wednesday. he was held in captivity since may of 2007. a little known group calling itself the islamic shiite resistance of iraq claimed it was behind his kidnapping. moore's family asking for privacy as it reunites with him and makes up for lost time. >> it was -- i can't describe it. i burst into tears and kept asking if it was true, i think. >> iraqi government officials say they were not involved in the talks that led to moore's release but said the decision to free him is part of the national reconciliation program. fans who were there at last night's sugar bowl in new

orleans witnessed a great performance by the florida gators and an even sweeter gi bye from their quarterback. joe carter is here with more on this record-setting amazing night. >> good morning, susan. florida quarterback tim tebow arguably one of the greatest football players ever saved his greatest college football game for his last. he made history breaking his own record for passing in a game, also setting a new bcs record for total yards. now, after a week of turmoil regarding urban meyers health and future as the florida head coach, the gators went on to crush cincinnati 51-24. after the game, meyer was asked what he planned to do next. he answered, i plan on being coach of the gators. for the rose bowl parade no stranger to celebrity grand marshals this year a true american hero. captain sully sullenberger, on the football field, ohio state marched to a victory. the buckeyes beat oregon to win their first rose bowl since 1997. call it one of the craziest bowl games this season. northwestern/auburn, the outback bowl. northwestern with a chance to

win pushes a field goal wide right. wait. hold on, foul on the play, roughing the kicker. when you rough the kicker, it means another chance at a victory. northwestern lines up, instead kicking the field goal, call for the trick play and failed to score, which means northwestern blows two opportunities. auburn wins a thriller in overtime. nba action. the lakers kobe bryant is king against the kings. at the buzzer, kobe drills the game-winner. this guy is so clutch. that's his third game-winning buzzer-beater this season. the lakers trailed by 20 points but would win on bryant's heroics. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. look close here. you are looking at the top of an suv that could have been a death trap for a father and son and their friend. the three were parked on a sandbar on the willamette river for a new year's day river trip when rain pulled it into the river, quickly swelled and swallowed up the suv.

>> we were up to our necks in water basically already. i tried to open the door. it wouldn't open because of the pressure of the current. so i just made a quick decision to get out of the truck and to get him out of the back. >> i was down to the last couple minutes, too. >> in pretty bad shape. he couldn't move his arms or anything. >> it happened so fast, the men say they struggled in the water about 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily a man way boat just happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they credit him with saving their lives. a pair of race car junkies put a brake on dating and went to the alter. >> with turbo or not. >> wait until you hear how the groom held up the wedding.

about 15 gay couples in new hampshire rang in the new year exchanging wedding vows in the cold. the state's new law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect new year's day at midnight. couples said i do while standing outside the new hampshire state house in concord. others plan private ceremonies around the state. the law grants no new rights to gays but eliminates the separate status for civil unions. they join vermont, massachusetts and iowa in allowing gay

marriage. a couple was arrested for allegedly tattooing their underaged kids. you heard right. the sheriff says the couple used a homemade device to do it. it has an electric motor and ink bottle and a guitar string instead of a needle. a woman and her boyfriend have six kids ages 10 to 17. >> i don't think we did anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this is blowed up so bad. >> patty jo jo marsh as she's called and her boyfriend face child cruelty charges. it's legal in georgia to tattoo anyone under the age of 18. they're checking whether the homemade device has infected the children or not. a store clerk tried to hold off three robbers but gave in when she lost strength. one of the robbers jumped is over the counter. she knew what was going to happen.

>> first reaction was just to do this. and i held it as long as i can, and after my back started hurting, i had no choice but to let go. >> police say the robbers told the clerk "happy holidays" as they took off. a couple race car fanatics pulled over just long enough to get married. they tied the knot as a makeshift altar on a colorado racetrack. the pair have been racing together for eight years and they had a couple close calls. take a listen. >> we hit a post at probably 90 miles an hour. we've gone off a mountain backwards. we've caught on fire together. we've rolled over together in the blue car. so -- yeah. family that plays together will stay together. >> that will do it. their wedding vows including the line, "through crashes and burns" the ceremony almost had a serious glitch. the groom vanished 15 minutes before show time. he was on the track taking a few more laps. call this the coolest hotel

in the world. check it out, built entirely of ice from the walls to the furniture. 20 year since the first ice hotel was built in sweden. the heat melts it in the spring. it is rebuilt each year. the northwesty novelty is high art that's been put in the room. you can sleep toasty warm there as long as you're inside your sleeping bag. a group of former students make good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me, they look exactly the same. just with beards and -- >> right. >> gel in their hair and stuff. >> and everybody -- >> with kids in toe. >> everybody's acting like we did. >> a great story. see their emotional reunion with a teacher they say left a lasting impression on their lives.

president obama says the christmas day attack aboard an airliner bound for detroit has been linked to a group with ties to al qaeda. he says the group carried out previous attacks in other places. this man, a california school official, was killed during a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack, and this -- >> living in a time of, you know, people reconnecting on facebook and myspace and that sort of thing, but actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. >> they're adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a pledge with their teacher. how they took a break from their new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday. january 2, 2010. the first weekend of the new year.

glad you're with us. we begin with new reaction from president obama on the attempted attack on a u.s. jetliner. he's blaming an affiliate of al ka da for the attempted christmas day bombing. the president says it appears the suspected bomber umar farouk abdulmutallab got training while in yemen. the president said the same al qaeda group attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group targeted us. in recent years they bombed western hotels, restaurants and embassies including our embassy in 2008 killing one american. >> meanwhile, the head of delta air lines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane. however, he said delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working

to implement new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to blow up a flight from amsterdam to detroit on christmas day. police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he had a gun and wanted to fly somewhere, but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiators were trying to convince him to come out of the bathroom, airport officials re-routed passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm just going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. they're good at it. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport nowadays. it's already hard enough to travel. >> reporter: the restroom was not located near any gates and there was only one door so the man had no access to any other location luckily. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. he was released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday, because he was having chest pains.

well, doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack, and more importantly, he doesn't have heart disease. as evidenced he was feeling better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here, i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy, and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference, limbaugh also said he wasn't taking painkillers. you may remember back in 2003 he admitted he was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustin salcedo and five others from a restaurant wednesday. local media say their bodies were found later shot in the head. salcedo, also known as bobby, was a board member of a school district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural born leader.

from a very young age, he was student body president of mountainview high school. he went to boyes state. wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community, and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. fox threatened to force time warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and half a dozen of its cable channels as the contract expired midnight thursday, but signals were extended as talks continued. neither company would divulge the terms of the deal. time warner cable is no longer part of hln's parent company. it was sold in 2009. police in georgia are blaming celebratory gunfire for the death of a 4-year-old boy.

markell peters was in church new year's eve when a bullet came through the roof of the church and hit him in the head. police say they think someone may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new year's. peter's mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to whoever did this to my son, please, come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says markell was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a woman in a dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of their 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges. a vermont judge ordered her to turn over her daughter isabella to janet jenkins yesterday, but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined at a vermont civil union back in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the couple broke up the

following year, miller moved to virginia renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical christian. police in denmark say a man was shot when he tried to break into the home of a political cartoonist. kurt westergaard is known for his controversial illustrations of the muslim prophet mohammed. the suspect was shot in the right leg and left hand. danish officials think he has ties to an al qaeda ally in east africa. westergaard's character of mohammed wearing a bomb as a turban with a lit fuse, caused o outrage in early 2006. in 2008, two men suspected of plotting to murder westergaard were arrested. they were not prosecuted. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mudslides. brazilian officials say a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people near rio de janeiro yesterday. the worst happened on an island where a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a luxury resort popular with many celebrities. other mudslides left hundreds of people homeless.

let's get right to the weather on this first saturday of 2010. we go to meteorologist reynolds wolf who has the rundown for us. hey, reynolds. >> hi there. up know it is the second day of the year, speaking of the number two, we have two big weather stories we're following. one heavy snowfall possible in parts of new england. second, an arctic blast affecting a third of the nation. let's begin with the two big stories. here's what we have in the northeast. area of low pressure moving offshore and could bring up to a foot of snowfall in places like bangor, maine and on 95. can expect to the have almost whiteout conditions in parts of the afternoon and into tomorrow. some places up to a foot of snowfall. when you head back to the west, the story is frigid air moving into the western great lakes and northbound plains. check out the current temperatures. fargo, 33 degrees below zero this morning. that's your current temperature. duluth, minnesota, 20 below. 12 below in minneapolis. 28 degrees below zero to our neighbors to the north, and in winnipeg and cold air travels as far south as sioux falls and tupelo, and then things warm up

later today. in fact, high temperatures going to a balmy, relatively speaking, 2 degrees in minneapolis. chicago, 12. 14 in kansas city. your high in denver, 42 degrees. 58 for san francisco. back out west we go. boston, new york, mainly in the thirds and wrap up in atlanta with a high of 38 degrees. that is your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. happy new year. three fishermen found themselves stuck in a sinking suv on new year's day. >> it was last breath time basically for me. >> how they were rescued as water crept up to their necks. you're watching hln.

thousands of villagers in the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate

when a volcano began rumbling earlier this month. most of the people evacuated live within five miles of the volcano. even though scientists say the activity has been decreasing over the past few day, they warn the mountain's level of volcanic unrest is still high. a suicide car bomb at a volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the explosion was so strong, it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a british man is back in the u.k. after spending 2 1/2 years as a hostage in iraq. computer expert peter moore was freed on wednesday. he was held in captivity since may of 2007. a little known group claimed it

was behind moore's kidnapping. moore's family is asking for privacy as it reunites with him and makes up for lost time. >> disbelief. it was -- i can't describe it. i just burst into tears and kept asking if it was true. >> iraqi government officials say they were not involved in the talks that led to moore's release but said the decision to free him is part of a national reconciliation program. washington, d.c. police are investigating a bizarre story. >> "the new york post" is reporting two player drew guns on each eother on christmas eve. it's unclear if any other wizard players saw the alleged

confrontation. an nba spokesman told cnn washington, d.c. police are investigating. bowden ended his 57-year coaching career with a win over west virginia in the gator bowl. he left the field on his players' shoulders. as one of the greatest coaches say good-bye so does one the greatest players. tebow made history breaking his own passing history in the game while setting a new bcs record for total yards. florida crushed cincinnati to win the sugar bowl. urban myer who begins a leave of absence asked what he plans to do next, said i plan to be coach

of the florida gators. boston's fenway park frozen over for outlodoor hockey. boston needed overtime to beat philadelphia. the ice not going anywhere any time soon. boston college plays boston university in a night game. got to love it. outdoor hockey at night. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. >> you are looking at the top of an suv that could have been a death trap for a father, son and their friend. the three were parked on a sand bar for a new year's day fishing trip when rain started pouring and the river quickly swelled and swallowed up the suv. >> we were up to our next in water. i tried to open the door and it wouldn't open because of the pressure of the current. so i made a quick decision to get out of the truck and get him out of the back. >> down to the last couple

minutes. >> he was in pretty bad shape. >> it happened so fast the men say they struggled in the water for 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily a man with a boat happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they credit him with saving their lives. the sheriff says she's in trouble for tattooing her kids but this woman is asking what's the big deal? >> they wanted one. we were, like, okay. it's a little bitty cross right here, okay. >> investigators don't see it that way. why they think this couple should be on trial.

about 15 gay couples in new hampshire rang in the new year exchanging wedding vows in the cold. the state's new law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect new year's day at midnight. couples said i do while standing outside the new hampshire state house in concord. others planned private ceremonies around the state. now, the law grants no new rights to gays but eliminates the separate status for civil unions. new hampshire joins massachusetts, vermont, connecticut and iowa in allowing gay marriage. a couple was arrested for

allegedly tattooing their underage kids. you heard right. the sheriff says the couple used a homemade device to do it. it has an electric motor and ink bottle and guitar string instead of a needle. a woman and her boyfriend have six kids ages 10 to 17. >> i don't think we did anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this is blowed up so bad. >> reporter: patty jo jo marsh and her boyfriend face child cruelty charges. it's illegal in georgia to tattoo anyone under the age of 18. investigators are checking whether the homemade twice infected the kids or not but the sheriff says there's no sign of that so far. a store clerk tried to hold off two robbers but gave up when she lost strength. one of the robbers jumps over the counter. the clerk was cleaning the front door window when they appeared and said she just knew what was going to happen.

>> first reaction was just to do this. i held it as long as i can. and after my back started hurting i had no choice but to let go. >> police say the robbers told the clerk "happy holidays" as they took off. getting small businesses up and running after hurricane katrina hit in 2005 was vital to new orleans recovery. sean callebs look at how a business that opened way back in 1941 got some help and made the turnaround. >> reporter: it's a bowling alley, restaurant, and a place known for its live music. it's also a beacon of light in new orleans. and proof that businesses can return and do well. >> my name is john. this is my turnaround story. >> reporter: when hurricane katrina destroyed his business,

blanchard did what he does best. he went back to work. >> what helped me turn it around was a combination of both my faith, my family, friends, and good will from a lot lot of peod to help me and wanted rock and bowl to not die. >> reporter: blancher's family pitched in and so did the idea village. a nonprofit that supports local entrepreneurs. >> right after katrina we were tasked with going through the community in the streets through every neighborhood to find the true changemakers. entrepreneurs who if we can get their business up and get a start, not only will it create jobs and revenue but the social impact to what that could mean to our community. >> reporter: blancher and rock and bowl hit the bill. >> a got a $2,500 grant that helped me bay a refrigerator and freezer. >> reporter: the rest came from insurance. six weeks after katrina, rock and bowl was back in business.

>> six weeks after the storm? >> that first night 700 people showed up. ♪ >> reporter: that first night john knew his business would make a turnaround. since reopening rock and bowl, revenue is up 50%, enough to move to this new, more modern location. and while blancher's business has turned around, his hard work has taken a toll. >> let me see how you fare here. >> this is only the second ball i've thrown here in six months. but we'll see, we'll see how i go. if i can even stay on my feet. you see? >> reporter: well, you got barack obama tied. cnn, new orleans. a group of former students made good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me they looked exactly the same just with beards and gel in their hair and stuff. >> and everybody's pretty much acting like we did. >> a great story. see their emotional reunion with a teacher they say left a lasting impression on their

lives.

president obama says the christmas day attack aboard an airliner bound for detroit has been linked to a group with ties to al qaeda. he says the group has carried out previous attacks in other places. this california school official was killed during a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack, and this -- living in a time of people reconnecting on facebook and myspace and that sort of thing, but actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. >> they're adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a plechblg with their teacher. how they took a break from new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday, january 2, 2010.

the first weekend of the new year, hope you're having a great one. washington police are investigating an incident between two nba players who reportedly drew guns on one another in a lockerroom standoff. joe carter is here with this bizarre story. hi, joe. >> reporter: good morning. the "new york post" is reporting that two washington players, gilbert arenas and gentleman vietnam war -- javaris crittendon drew guns on each other. the dispute started when arenas disputed a gambling debt. a spokesperson told cnn washington, dc, police are investigating. >> there's a lot of rumors going around, you know, sorting rumors from fact is going to take time. there is an investigation underway, and i can't comment on it. >> reporter: the wizards released a statement saying the team takes the situation and ongoing investigation very seriously. neither gilbert arenas or

javaris crittendon could be reached for comment. barack obama is blaming an affiliate of al qaeda for the attempted attack on a flight christmas day. it appears the suspected bomber umar farouk abdulmutallab joined the group while in yemen and got training by al qaeda. president obama says the group gave abdulmutallab theplosive -- the explosives and marching orders. he said the same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years they've bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotels, restaurants and embassies, including our embassy in 2008, killing one american. >> meanwhile the head of delta airlines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane, however he says delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to implement new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to

blow up a flight from amsterdam to detroit on christmas day. police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he had a gun and wanted to fly somewhere but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiators were trying to convince him to come out of the bathroom, airport officials re-routed passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm just going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. they're good at it. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport nowadays. it's already hard enough to travel. >> the restroom was not located near any gates, and there was only one door so the man had no access to any other location luckily. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. he was released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday because he was having chest pains. doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack and, more importantly, he doesn't

have heart disease. as evidence he was feeling better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy. and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference limbaugh also said he wasn't taking painkillers. you may remember in 2003 he admitted he was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustin salcedo and five others from a restaurant. the bodies were later found shot in the head. salcedo, also known as bobby, was a board member of his school district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural born leader from a very young age. he was student body president of

mountainview high school, he went to bowie state. wherever he went he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community, and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time-warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. now fox had threatened to force time-warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and half a dozen of its cable channels as the contract expired at midnight thursday. but signals were extended as talks continued. neither company would divulge the terms of the deal. time-warner cable is no longer a part of time-warner, inc., hln's parent company. it was sold in 2009. police in georgia are blaming celebratory gunfire for the death of a 4-year-old boy. marquel peters was in church new year's eve when a bullet came through the roof of the church

and hit him in the head. police say they think someone may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new year. peters' mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to some people who did this to my son, please come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says marquel was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a woman in a dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of her 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges now. a vermont judge ordered her to turn over her daughter isabella to janet jenkins yesterday in virginia. but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined in a vermont civil union in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the couple broke up the following year, miller moved to virginia and renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical christian. a man accused of trying to

break into the home of a political cartoonist has been charged with attempted assassination. that is according to authorities in denmark. police say they shot the suspect friday night as he tried to enter the home of kurt westergard with an axe and knife. westergard is known for his controversial illustrations of the prophet muhammad. it's believed he has ties to an al qaeda ally in east africa. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mudslides. brazilian officials say a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people near rio de janeiro yesterday. the worst happened on an island where a piece of mountain literally clapped after heavy rain -- collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a resort popular with many celebrities. other mudslides left hundreds of people homeless. three fishermen found themselves stuck in a sinking suv on new year's day. >> it was last breath time basically for me. >> how they were rescued as

water current up to their necks.

new york city's health commissioner wants people to kick the pan and the plastic bottle. the city is putting out an ad campaign warning people that soft drinks can put on pounds and they probably don't even notice it. as dr. sanjay gupta reports in "fit nation," the ads are causing some controversy. take a look. >> reporter: it's the latest youtube sensation. it's not a waterskiing squirrel or even a dancing baby but a public service announcement about soda. ♪ >> reporter: some viewers may find this revolting, but new york city health commissioner dr. thomas farley says it is starting to get people's attention. >> we have an epidemic of obesity that we feel we need to respond to. we wanted to communicate in a way that people understand. the visual images are the way that we communicate these days.

>> reporter: according to the adjust one soda a day, 100 calories, can add ten pounds to your waistline over the course of a year. recent research from ucla confirms the link, saying one soda per day puts you at 27% increased risk for obesity. >> they're calories people tend not to notice. >> reporter: the american beverage association agrees that the hundreds of calories in sugary drinks can add up but says there was a better way to educate people. in a statement -- they go on to say that the companies they represent off low calorie and no-calorie options and that losing weight is as simple as calories in, calories out. farley says people have known that for years, but they stint don't get the point. >> most people have a positive of the sugar-sweetened beverages, a treat at the end of the day.

we want to drive the idea that these are a risk. >> reporter: with more than 200,000 views on youtube, the video seems to be getting that point across. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. thousands of villagers in the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate when a volcano began rumbling earlier this month. most of the people who were evacuated live within five miles of the volcano. even though scientists say the volcano's activity has been decreasing over the past few days, they warn the mountain's level of volcanic unrest is still high. a suicide car bomb at a volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the explosion was so strong it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a computer glitch caused a

scare aboard a flight bound for chicago. the carrier, gojet, checked passengers in manually when computers went down yesterday. the computers came back on line after the flight was already in the air. that is when screeners noticed that someone's name on the flight matched a name on the tsa's restricted passenger list, forcing the plane to return to st. louis. some flyers wonder how the mistake was allowed to happen. >> if there was that kind of concern after it was off the ground, somebody's dropping the ball here. if we have these computer systems that check these people before they get on flights, they need to make sure they stay to that standard. >> the flight was eventualliy allowed to take off again after screeners determined the person on the plane was not the same person on the tsa list. a british man is back in the u.k. after spending 2 1/2 years as a hostage in iraq. computer expert peter moore was freed on wednesday. he was held in captivity since may of 2007. a little-known group calling

itself the islamic shiite resistance of iraq claimed it was behind moore's kidnapping. moore's family is asking for privacy as it reunites with him and makes up for lost time. >> sheer disbelief. it was -- i can't describe it. i just burst into tears and kept asking if it was true, i think. >> iraqi government officials say they were not involved in the talks that led to moore's release but say the decision to free him is part of a national reconciliation program. a college football icon coaches his final game and goes out a winner. joe carter is here with the story. hi, joe. >> reporter: good morning, susan. a record crowd of near 85,000 filled the jacksonville, florida, stadium to witness a perfect ending to a legendary career. florida state's head coach, bobby bowden, started his final game with a fitting tribute. bowden held a flaming spear over his head and then staked his claim as the greatest coach in florida state football history. now bowden ends his 57-year

coaching career with a big win over west virginia in the gator bowl. he left the field on his players' shoulders and retires as the second-winningest coach of all time. >> i'm interested in this retirement business. you know what, i ain't got to set my alarm no more. i get up when i get darn good and ready. then like i say, go out and look for a job. >> reporter: as one of the greatest coaches says good-bye, so does one of the greatest players, florida quarterback tim tebow saved his best college game for his last. tebow set a record for total yards. florida crushed cincinnati to win the bowl. after the game irvin meyer, who is on leave of absence, says he plan to be coach the gators. for tim tebow, his time in gainesville is definitely over. >> my time at the university of florida coming to an end seemed like a little bit of a roller coaster, but it was special.

it was a lot of fun. just everything that has happened, the relationships that were built, everything that we've done. my time at florida was special. it was better than a dream. >> reporter: now check out this great video here. this is boston's historic fenway park, frozen over and transformed into an outdoor hockey rink. now the nhl played in a winter classic yesterday. boston needed overtime to beat philadelphia. the ice isn't going anywhere any time soon. next week boston college plays boston university in a night game. outdoor hockey at night. gotta love it. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. look close here. are you looking at the top of an suv that could have been a death trap for a father and sun and their friend. the three were parked on a sandbar on the willamet river for a fishing trip when rain started pouring, the river quickly swelled and swallowed the suv. >> we were up it our necks in watered basically already.

the door wouldn't open because of the pressure of the current. i made a quick decision to get out of the truck and get him out of the back. >> i was down to the last couple of minutes, too. >> he was in pretty bad shape. he couldn't move his arms or anything. >> it happened so fast. the men said they struggled in the water for 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily a man with a boat happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they credit him with saving their lives. the sheriff says she's in trouble for tattooing her kids. this woman's asking what's the big deal. >> we were like, okay, it was -- it's a little bitty cross right here, okay? >> investigators don't see it that way.

about 15 gay couples in new hampshire rang in the new year exchanging wedding vows in the same-sex marriage went into effect new year's day at midnight. couples said "i do" while standing outside the new hampshire state house in concord. others planned private ceremonies around the state. now the law grants no new rights to gays but eliminates the separate status for civil unions. new hampshire joins massachusetts, vermont, connecticut, and iowa in allowing gay marriage. a couple was arrested for allegedly tattooing their underage kids. you heard right. the sheriffs the couple used a homemade device to do it.

it has an electric motor and ink bottle and a guitar string instead of a needle. the woman and her boyfriend have six kids, ages ten to 17. >> i don't think we did anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this has blowed up so bad. >> patty "jojo" marsh as she's called and her boyfriend face cruelty charges. it's illegal to tattoo anyone under 18. investigators are investigating whether the homemade device infected the kids or not, but the sheriff says there's no signs of that so far. a stork clerk tried to hold off three -- store clerk tried to hold off three robbers but gave up when she lost strength. one of the robbers jumps over the counter at the store in south carolina, prosperity. the clerk was cleaning the front door window when they appeared and said she just knew what was going to happen. >> first reaction was just to do this. and i held it as long as i can. and after my back started hurting, i had no choice now let it go.

>> police say the robbers told the clerk "happy holidays" as they took off. call this the cool ever hotel in the world. check it out. it's built entirely of ice from the walls to the furniture. it's been 20 years since the first ice hotel was built in sweden. the heat melts it in the spring. it is rebuilt in a different theme every year. the novelty for this year is high art that's been put in some rooms. despite the sub-zero weather outside, you can sleep toasty warm there as long as you're inside your sleeping bag. a group of former students made good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me they look exactly the same just with beards and gel in their hair and stuff. >> and everybody's pretty much acting like we did. >> a great story. 

president obama says the christmas day attack aboard an airliner bound for detroit has been linked to a group with ties to al qaeda. he says the group has carried out previous attacks in other places. this man, a california school official, was killed during a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack. and this -- living in a time of, you know, people reconnecting on facebook and myspace and that sort of thing, but actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. >> they're adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a pledge with their teacher. how they took a break from their new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday, january 2, 2010.

the first weekend of the new year, hope you're having a great one. washington police are investigating an incident between two nba players who reportedly drew guns on one another in a lockerroom standoff. hi, joe. >> reporter: good morning, the "new york post" is reporting that two washington wizard players, gilbert arenas and javaris crittendon drew guns on each other. the dispute started when arenas disputed a gambling debt. it's unclear whether any other players saw the confronation, a spokesperson told cnn washington, d.c. police are investigating. >> there's a lot of rumors going around, you know, sorting rumors from fact is going to take time. there is an investigation underway, and i can't comment on it. >> reporter: the wizards released a statement saying the team takes the situation and ongoing investigation very seriously. neither gilbert arenas or javaris crittendon could be reached for comment. barack obama is blaming an

affiliate of al qaeda for the attempted attack on a flight to detroit on christmas day. the president says it appears that the suspected bomber, umar farouk abdulmutallab, joined the group while in yemen and got training by al qaeda. president obama says the group gave abdulmutallab the explosives and marching orders. in his weekly radio address the president said the same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years they've bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotels, restaurants and embassies, including our embassy in 2008, killing one american. >> meanwhile the head of delta airlines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane, however, he says delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to implement new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to blow up a flight from amsterdam

to detroit on christmas day. police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he had a gun and wanted to fly somewhere but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiators were trying to convince him to come out of the bathroom, airport officials re-routed passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm just going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. they're good at it. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport nowadays. it's already hard enough to travel. >> the restroom was not located near any gates, and there was only one door so the man had no access to any other location luckily. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. he was released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday because he was having chest pains. doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack and, more importantly, he doesn't have heart disease.

as evidence he was feeling better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy. and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference limbaugh also said he wasn't taking painkillers. you may remember in 2003 he admitted he was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustin salcedo and five others from a restaurant. local media say the bodies were later found shot in the head. salcedo, also known as bobby, was a board member of a school district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural born leader from a very young age.

he was student body president of mountainview high school, he went to bowie state. wherever he went he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community, and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time-warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. now fox had threatened to force time-warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and half a dozen of its cable channels as the contract expired at midnight thursday. but signals were extended as talks continued. neither company would divulge the terms of the deal. time-warner cable is no longer a part of time-warner, inc., hln's parent company. it was sold in 2009. police in georgia are blaming celebratory gunfire for the death of a 4-year-old boy. marquel peters was in church new year's eve when a bullet came through the roof of the church and hit him in the head. police say they think someone

may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new years. peters' mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to some people who did this to my son, please come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says marquel was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a man accused of trying to break into the home of a political cab toonist has been charged with attempted assassination. that is according to authorities in denmark. police say they shot the suspect friday night as he tried to enter the home of kurt westergard with an axe and knife. westergard is known for his controversial illustrations of the prophet muhammad. danish officials believe the suspect has ties to an al qaeda ally in east africa. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mudslides.

brazilian officials say a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people near rio de janeiro yesterday. the worst happened on an island where a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a luxury resort popular with many celebrities. other mudslides left hundreds of people homeless. i'm reynolds wolf for hln, and i hope you're enjoying your january 2, saturday, first saturday of the new year. many people across the nation are doing so with very cold temperatures. take a look at some of the temperatures out of the northern plains. 26 degrees up in winnipeg, our neighbors to the north. fargo, 33 below zero. minneapolis, 12 below. as we get to the afternoon in places like minneapolis, we will be warming to 2, 2 degrees fahrenheit. chicago warmer but not much, only 12. 30s for boston, new york, and then back to atlanta, 38 degrees. the other side of that frontal boundary, it warms up significantly in both tampa and miami. 52 over in dallas and 42 in denver. now the big weather story we're going to be dealing with is

really going to take place weatherwise in terms of precipitation. up in new england, they could see up to a foot of snowfall in parts of upstate maine. so if you're driving along parts of i-95, the heavy snowfall combined with the strong wind gust could give you very limited visibility. keep that in mind. scattered snow showers possible for the great lakes. snow possible in the central plains and into the rockies. same story in the pacific northwest. parts of the coastal range and cascades, heavy snowfall a possibility. light snow possible into the sierra-nevada. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. three fishermen found themselves stuck in a sinking suv on new year's day. >> it was last breath time basically for me. >> how they were rescued as water current up to their necks.

thousands of villagers in the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate whether when -- whether a volcano began rumbling this month. most of those evacuated lived within five miles of the volcano. even though scientists say the activity has been decreasing the past few days, they warn the mountain's level of volcanic unrest is still high. a suicide car bomb at a volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the explosion was so strong it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a computer glitch caused a scare aboard a flight bound for chicago. the carrier, gojet, checked

passengers in manually when computers went down yesterday. the computers came back on line after the flight was already in the air. that is when screeners noticed that someone's name on the flight matched a name on the tsa's restricted passenger list, forcing the plane to return to st. louis. some flyers wonder how the mistake was allowed to happen. >> if there was that kind of concern after it was off the ground, somebody's dropping the ball here. and if we have these computer systems that check these people before they get on the flights, they need to make sure that they stay to that standard. >> the flight was eventually allowed to take off again after screeners determined the person on the plane was not the same person on the tsa list. look close here. are you looking at the top of an suv that could have been a deathtrap for a father and son and their friend. the three were parked on a sandbar on the will amet river during a fishing trip when rain started pouring, the river swelled, and swallowed up the

suv. >> we were up to our necks in water. i tried to open the door, and it wouldn't open because of the pressure of the current. i made a quick decision to get out of the truck and get him out of the back. >> i was down to the last couple of minutes, too. >> he was in pretty bad shape. he couldn't move his arms or anything. >> it happened so fast. the men say they struggled in the water for about 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily a man with a boat just happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they credit him with saving their lives. a college football icon coaches his final game and goes out a winner. joe carter is here with the story. joe? >> reporter: good morning, susan. a record crowd of nearly 85,000 filled the jacksonville, florida, stadium to witness a perfect ending to a legendary career. florida state's head coach, bobby bowden, started his final game with fating tribute. bowden held a flaming spear over his head and staked his claim as the greatest coach in florida state football history. now bowden ends his 57-year coaching career with a big win

over west virginia in the gator bowl. he left the field on his players' shoulders and retires as the second winningest coach of all time. >> i'm interested in this retirement business. you know what, i ain't got to set my alarm no more. i get up when i get darn good and ready. then like i say, go out and look for a job. >> reporter: as one of the greatest coaches says good-bye, so does one of the greatest players, florida quarterback tim tebow saved his best college game for his last. tebow made history bay breaking his own record for passing in a game and set a record for total yards. florida crushed cincinnati to win the bowl. after the game irvin meyer, who is now beginning a leave of absence, says he plans to be coach of the gators. for tim tebow, his time in gainesville is definitely over. >> my time at the university of florida coming to an end seemed like a little bit of a roller coaster, but it was special. it was a lot of fun. just everything that has

happened, the relationships that were built, everything that we've done. my time at florida was special. it was better than a dream. >> reporter: now check out this great video here. this is boston's historic fenway park, frozen over and transformed into an outdoor hockey rink. now the nhl played in a winter classic yesterday. boston needed overtime to beat philadelphia. the ice isn't going anywhere any time soon. next week boston college plays boston university in a night game. outdoor hockey at night. gotta love it. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. has too much new year's cheer caught up with you? we go beyond the surface to find out if there really is a way to get rid of a hangover. no one likes having a hangover. hangovers make you feel miserable in all sorts of ways. and because of that, there are all kinds of cures suggested for hangovers. i've heard of people mixing raw

eggs, using vegemite, artichokes, bananas, aspirin, the hair of the dog or drinking more. and some combinations of all kinds of things together. none of these have been proven to work. alcohol is broken down into toxins, and those particular toxins are the things that's broken down into are a big part of what makes us feel bad. if you do have a hangover there are things you can take to help with some of the symptoms. if you have a headache something like aspirin may help you with the headache. unfortunately, though, none of these things have been shown to cure the whole thing. so it's avoiding -- avoiding alcohol is your best bet. the sheriff says she's in trouble for tattooing her kids. but this woman's asking what's the big deal? >> so we were like, okay. stow's a little bitty cross right here, okay? >> investigators don't see it that way.

new hampshire rang in the new year exchanging wedding vows in the cold. the state's law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect new year's day at midnight. couples said "i do" while standing outside the new hampshire state house in concord. others planned private ceremonies around the state. now the law grants no new rights to gays but eliminates the separate status for civil unions. new hampshire joins massachuset massachusetts, vermont, and idaho in allowing gay marriage. a couple was arrested for allegedly tattooing their underage kids. you heard right. the couple used a homemade device to do it. it has an electric motor and ink bottle and a guitar string instead of a needle. the woman and her boyfriend have

six kids, ages ten to 17. >> i don't think we did anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this has blowed up so bad. >> >> patty and her boyfriend face child cruelty charges. it's illegal in georgia to tattoo anyone under the age of 18. investigators are checking whether the homemade device infected the kids or not, but the sheriff says there is no sign of that so far. we introduce you now to gregory green, dedicated to stopping criminals by giving them a second chance. robin meade has the story of this leader with heart. >> reporter: gregory green is helping ex-cons stay out of jail. >> our goal is helping them to become constructive citizens. before i came into a 12-step program, i was homeless, a

chronic criminal, an addict, an alcoholic. >> reporter: with help, he turned his life around and started harmony house, a 60-day program that provides housing and support for them reentering so sitd. >> it's created a foundation for me to start a new life and learn a new way to live with all the dallases they offer and the structure it has given me in my life. >> reporter: the best reward for green? >> it's trying to be an example for individuals hoping that example will encourage them to change their lives. those are the things that motivate me. a group of former students made good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me they look exactly the same just with beards and gel in their hair and stuff. >> everyone is acting like we did. >> a great story. see their emotional reunion with a teacher they say left a lasting impression on their lives. eeeeeeeeeeeee

president obama says the christmas day attack aboard an airliner bound for detroit has been linked to a group with ties to al qaeda. he says the group carried out previous attacks in other places. this man, a california school official, was killed during a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack, and this -- >> living in a time of, you know, people reconnecting on facebook and myspace and that sort of thing and actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a pledge with their teacher. how they took a break from their new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday. january 2, 2010. the first weekend of the new year.

hope you're having a great one. well, washington police are investigating an incident between two nba players who reportedly drew guns on one another in a locker room standoff. joe carter is here with this bizarre story. >> reporter: good morning, susan. the "new york post" reports two washington wizards players, gilbert arenas and javaris crittenton drew guns on each ear during an argument in the team locker room on christmas eve. according to the "post" the dispute started when arenas refused to pay up on a gambling debt owed to crittenton. it's unclear if any other wizard players saw the alleged confrontation. an nba spokesperson told cnn washington, d.c. police are investigating. >> there are a lot of rumors going around. you know, sorting rumors from fact is going to take some time. there is an investigation under way and i can't comment on it. >> the wizards also released a statement saying the team takes this situation and the ongoing investigation seriously. neither gilbert arenas or javaris crittenton could be reached for comment.

president obama is blaming an affiliate of al qaeda for an attack on christmas day. president obama says the group gave abdulmutallab his explosives and marching orders. in his weekly address the president said the same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years they bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotel, restaurants and embassies including our embassy in 2008 killing one american. >> meanwhile, the head of delta airlines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane. however, he said delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to implement new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to blow up a flight from amsterdam

to detroit on christmas day. police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he had a gun and wanted to fly somewhere but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiators were trying to convince him to come out of the bathroom, airport officials rerouted passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm just going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. they're good at it. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport nowadays. it's already hard enough to travel. >> reporter: the restroom was not located near any gates and there was only one door so the man had no access to any other location luckily. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. he was released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday, because he was having chest pains. doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack and more importantly doesn't have heart disease. as evidenced he was feeling

better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy, and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference, limbaugh said he wasn't taking painkillers. you may remember back in 2003 he admitted he was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustin salcedo and five others from a restaurant wednesday. local media says their bodies were found later shot in the head. bobby was a board member of a school district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural born leader, from a very young age. he was student body president of mountainview high school.

he went to boyes state, wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community, and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. fox threatened to force time warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and half a dozen of its cable channels as the contract expired at midnight thursday. signals extended as talks continued. neither company divulged the terms of the day. time warner cable is no longer a partner with time warner corporate company. it was sold in 2009. police in georgia are blaming celebratory gunfire for the death of a 4-year-old boy. markell peters was in church new year's eve when a bullet came through the roof of the church and hit him in the head.

police think someone may have gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new year's. peter's mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to whoever did this to my son, please, come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says markell was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a woman in a dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of her 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges. a vermont judge ordered her to turn over her daughter, isabella, to janet jenkins but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined at a vermont civil union back in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the couple broke up the following year, miller moved to virginia renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical christian.

a man accused of trying to break into the home of a political cartoonist is charged with attempted assassination. that is according to authorities in denmark. he tried to enter the home with an axe and knife. westergard is known for comic illustrations of the prophet muhammed. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mudslides. a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people near rijo day jannero yesterday. a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a luxury resort popular with many celebrities. other people were left homeless. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. hope you're enjoying your january 2nd, first saturday of the new year. many people are doing so with

cold temperatures. take a look at the cold temperatures we are seeing. 26 degrees in winnipeg. as we get to the afternoon in places like minneapolis, we will warm up to 2 degrees fahrenheit. chicago warmer, only 12. 31 in washington, d.c. 30s for boston and new york. back to atlanta, 38 degrees. the other side warms up significantly in tampa and miami. 52 over in dallas and 42 in denver. the big weather story today will take place weatherwise in terms of precipitation in new england where they could see up to a foot of snowfall in upstate maine. if you are driving along parts of i-95, the heavy snowfall combined with strong wind gusts could give you limited visibilities. snow possible in the central plains and into the rockies. same story in the pacific northwest. looks like the parts of the coastal rains and back in the cascades, heavy snowfall a possibility.

light snow possible in the sierra nevada. that is a look across the nation. three fishermen found themselves stuck in an suv sinking on new year's day. >> it was last breath time for me. >> how they were rescued.

thousands of villagers in the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate when a volcano began rumbling earlier this month. most of the people evacuated live within five miles of the volcano. even though scientists say the volcano's activity is decreasing over the last few days, they warn the volcanic unrest is still high. a suicide car bomb at a volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the

explosion was so strong, it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a computer glitch caused a scare aboard a flight bound for chicago. the carrier gojet checked passengers in manually when computers went down yesterday. the computers came back online after the flight was already in the air. that is when screeners noticed that someone's name on the flight matched a name on the tsa's restricted passenger list. forcing the plane to return to st. louis. some fliers wonder how the mistake was allowed to happen. >> if there was that kind of concern after it was off the ground, somebody's dropping the ball here. it we have these computer systems that check these people before they get on the flights they need to make sure that you know, they stay to that standard. >> the flight was eventually allowed to take off again after screeners determined the person on the plane was not the same person on the tsa list.

you are looking at the top of an suv that could have been a death trap for a father, son and friend. the three were parked on a sand bar for a new year's day fishing trip when the rain started pouring and the river quickly swelled and swallowed up the suv. >> we were up to our necks in water basically. i couldn't open the door because of the pressure of the current. i made a quick decision to get out of the truck and get him out of the back. >> it was down to the last couple of minutes, too. >> he was in bad shape. he couldn't move his arms or anything. >> it happened so fast, the men say they struggled in the water about 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily a man with a boat happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they credit him with saving their lives. a record crowd filled the jacksonville, florida, stadium

to witness the perfect ending to a legendary career. bobby bowden started his final game with a fitting tribute. he held a flaming spear over his head to stake his claim. bowden ends his 57-year coaching career with a big win over west virginia in a gator bowl. he left the field on his players' shoulders and retires as the second winningest coach of all time. >> i'm interested in this retirement business. i ain't got to set my alarm no more. i'll get up when i'm darn good and ready, then like i say, go out and look for a job. >> one of the greatest players says good-bye. tim tee bo saved his best college game for his last. tee bo made history breaking his own record for passing in a game while setting a new bcs record for total yards. florida crushed cincinnati to win the sugar bowl. after the game, florida coach urban myer plans to be the coach

of the gators, but for tim tebow, his time is definitely over. >> my time at the university of florida coming to an end seemed like a little bit of a roller coaster, but it was special. it was a lot of fun. everything that's happened, the relationships that were built, everything we've done, my time in florida was special, better than a dream. >> check out this great video here. this is boston's historic fenway park, frozen over and transformed into an outdoor hockey rink. the nhl played in the winter classic yesterday. boston needed overtime to beat philadelphia. the ice isn't going anywhere any time soon. next week boston college plays boston university in a night game, outdoor hockey at night. got to love it. that's sports. i'm joe carter. the sheriff says she is in trouble for tattooing her kids.

>> they wanted one. we said okay. >> why they think this couple should be on trial.

about 15 couples in new hampshire rang in the new year out in the cold. the law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect around midnight.

others planned private ceremonies around the state. the law grants no new rights to gays, but eliminates the separate status for civil unions. new hampshire joins massachusetts, vermont, connecticut and iowa allowing gay marriage. a couple was arrested for allegedly tatooing their underage kids. the couple used a homemade device to do it. a woman and her boyfriend have six kids ages 10 to 17. >> i didn't do anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this is blowed up so bad. >> patty and her boyfriend face child cruelty charges. it's illegal in georgia to tattoo anyone under the age of 18. investigators are checking whether the homemade device infected the kids or not. the sheriff says there is no sign of that so far.

a couple of race car drivers pulled over in time to get married. they've been racing for ten years. they had a couple of close calls. >> we hit a post at 90 miles per hour. we got off a mountain backwards. we caught on fire together. rolled over together in the blue car. so, yeah -- the family that plays together will stay together. >> that will do it. their wedding vows included the line, through crashes and burns. the groom vanished for 15 minutes before showtime. he was on the track taking a few more laps. call this the coolest hotel in the world. it's built entirely from ice from the walls to the furniture. it's been 20 years since the first ice hotel was built in sweden. the heat melts it in the spring and rebuilt in a different theme every year. the novelty this year is for

high art. despite the subzero weather outside, you can sleep toasty warm there as long as you're inside your sleeping bag. >> some important new rules about mortgages and credit cards are taking effect this year. hln's jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. >> this new year will bring new protections for you. it's part of the aftermath of the financial collapse but starting today if you take out a mortgage and refinance, the mortgage company has to be more straight with you about fees and what would happen to your monthly payment if rates go up. that's just the kind of thing that they didn't tell you in the past and a lot of people we know got in way over their heads in loans they didn't understand, exotic loans and they ended up losing their homes in many cases. changes will also come to your credit card. next month look on your credit card bill. it should soon have a little box that shows how much you paid in interest and fees in the year. right now you practically have to read through your bills with

a highlighter pen to do that. credit card companies will have to be more fair with you in how they apply your payments and in a couple months changes are coming for gift cards in time for next christmas. new rules that make them a lot friendlier. i'm jennifer westhoven looking out for you. >> jen, thanks so much. you can get more money advice each week day on "morning express" with robin meade. a group of former students made good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me they look exactly the same just with beards and gel in their hair and stuff. >> everyone is acting like we did. >> a great story. see their emotional reunion wit a teacher they say left a lasting impression on their lives.

president obama says the christmas day attack aboard an airliner bound for detroit has been linked to a group with ties to al qaeda. he says the group carried out previous attacks in other places. this man, a california school official, was killed during a trip to mexico. what police and his family say about the attack, and this -- >> living in a time of, you know, people reconnecting on facebook and myspace and that sort of thing and actually coming together physically for something that was really a special memory. adults now, but 20 years ago they were third graders who made a pledge with their teacher. how they took a break from their new year's plans for a special reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday. january 2, 2010. the first weekend of the new year.

hope you're having a great one. well, washington police are investigating an incident between two nba players who reportedly drew guns on one another in a locker room standoff. joe carter is here with this bizarre story. >> reporter: good morning, susan. the "new york post" reports two washington wizards players, gilbert arenas and javaris crittenton drew guns on each ear during an argument in the team locker room on christmas eve. according to the "post" the dispute started when arenas refused to pay up on a gambling debt owed to crittenton. it's unclear if any other wizard players saw the alleged confrontation. an nba spokesperson told cnn washington, d.c. police are investigating. >> there are a lot of rumors going around. you know, sorting rumors from fact is going to take some time. there is an investigation under way and i can't comment on it. >> the wizards also released a statement saying the team takes this situation and the ongoing investigation seriously. neither gilbert arenas or javaris crittenton could be reached for comment.

president obama is blaming an affiliate of al qaeda on an attack on christmas day. the president says it appears the suspected bomber, umar farouk abdulmutallab was trained by al qaeda. president obama says the group gave abdulmutallab his explosives and marching orders. in his weekly address the president said the same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years they bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotels, restaurants and embassies including our embassy in 2008 killing one american. >> meanwhile, the head of delta airlines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane. however, he said delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to implement new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to blow up a flight from amsterdam

to detroit on christmas day. police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he had a gun and wanted to fly somewhere but didn't have a ticket. the man finally surrendered after about two hours. it turns out he was not armed. while negotiators were trying to convince him to come out of the bathroom, airport officials rerouted passengers through other checkpoints. >> i'm scared. i'm just going to keep my distance and let the cops do their thing. they're good at it. >> i don't see why anybody would want to act crazy in an airport nowadays. it's already hard enough to travel. >> reporter: the restroom was not located near any gates and there was only one door so the man had no access to any other location luckily. conservative talk show host rush limbaugh says he is fine. he was released yesterday from a hospital in hawaii. limbaugh went in wednesday, because he was having chest pains. doctors say tests showed he didn't have a heart attack and more importantly doesn't have heart disease. as evidenced he was feeling

better, limbaugh couldn't resist taking a political jab at a hospital news conference. >> based on what happened to me here i don't think there's one thing wrong with the american health care system. it is working just fine, just dandy, and i got nothing special. i got no special treatment. >> at that news conference, limbaugh said he wasn't taking painkillers. you may remember back in 2003 he admitted he was addicted to painkillers and went to rehab. a california school board official was killed during a trip to mexico. his family says a group of gunmen kidnapped augustin salcedo and five others from a restaurant wednesday. local media says their bodies were found later shot in the head. he was also a board member for the school district in los angeles. >> bobby was a natural born leader, from a very young age. he was student body president of mountainview high school.

he went to boyes state, wherever he went, he was leading. he took that leadership role back to this community, and did so many wonderful things. >> the victim's brother believes the attack was random. it happened in a region known for drug violence. fox and time warner cable reached a broadcasting deal in time for millions to watch the sugar bowl. fox threatened to force time warner cable and brighthouse networks to drop the fox broadcast signal from 14 of its stations and half a dozen of its cable channels as the contract expired at midnight thursday. signals extended as talks continued. neither company divulged the terms of the day. time warner cable is no longer a part of time washer, incorporated, nhl's parent company. it was sold in 2009. police in georgia are blaming celebratory gunfire for the death of a 4-year-old boy. markell peters was in church new year's eve when a bullet came through the roof of the church and hit him in the head. police think someone may have

gone outside and shot a gun into the air to celebrate new year's. peter's mother is asking whoever fired the gun to come forward and admit what they did. >> i want to say to whoever did this to my son, please, come forward and say something. we need justice. >> she says markell was her only child. the accident happened just 20 minutes into the new year. a woman in a dispute with her former partner defied a court order to give up custody of her 7-year-old daughter. lisa miller could face criminal charges. a vermont judge ordered her to turn over her daughter, isabella, to janet jenkins but miller didn't show up. miller and jenkins were joined at a vermont civil union back in 2000. their daughter was born in 2002. when the couple broke up the following year, miller moved to virginia renounced homosexuality and became an evangelical christian.

a man accused of trying to break into the home of a political cartoonist has been charged with aattempted assassination. he entered the home of kurt westergard with an axe and knife. danish officials believe the suspect has ties to an al qaeda aly in east africa. rescuers are searching for people who may have been buried alive in mud slides. a series of mudslides killed at least 45 people in rio de janeiro. a piece of mountain literally collapsed after heavy rain. a wall of mud hit a popular resort with many celebrities, others were left homeless. i'm reynolds wolf. hope you're enjoying your january 2nd. many people across the nation are doing so with cold

temperatures. look at some of the temperatures out of the northern plains. 26 degrees up in winnipeg. fargo, 33 below zero. minneapolis, 12 below. in the afternoon we will warm up to 2 degrees fahrenheit. chicago warmer, but only 12. 31 in washington, d.c. 30s for boston and new york. back to atlanta, 38. other side of that frontal boundary warms up in tampa and miami. 52 in dallas and 42 in denver. big weather story today will take place weatherwise in terms of precipitation in new england where they could see up to a foot of snowfall in parts of upstate maine. if you are driving along parts of i-95, the heavy snowfall combined with strong wind gusts could give you limited visibilities. scattered snow showers possible in the great lakes. same story up in the pacific northwest. looks like the parts of the coastal rains then back in the cascades, heavy snowfall a possibility. light snow possible into the

sierra nevada. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. three fishermen found themselves stung in a sinking suv on new year's day. >> it was last breath time for me. >> how they were rescued as water crept up to their necks.

thousands of villagers in the philippines went home today. they were forced to evacuate when a volcano began rumbling earlier this month. most of the people evacuated live within five miles of the volcano. even though scientists say the volcano's activity is decreasing over the last few days, they warn the level of volcanic unrest is still high. a suicide car bomb at a volleyball game killed at least 88 people. it happened yesterday in northwest pakistan near the border with afghanistan. the explosion injured 37 people who are still in the hospital. a local police chief says the

explosion was so strong, it was felt 11 miles away. he says militants have been threatening the area since the military pushed them out two months ago. a british man is back in the u.k. after spending 2 1/2 years as a hostage in iraq. computer expert peter moore was freed on wednesday. he was held in captivity since may of 2007. a little known group calling itself the islamic shiite resistance of iraq claimed it was behind his kidnapping. moore's family is asking for privacy as it reunites with him and makes up for lost time. >> disbelief. it was -- i can't describe it. i burst into tears and kept asking if it was true, i think. >> iraqi government officials say they were not involved in the talks that led to moore's release but said the decision to free him is part of the national reconciliation program. look close here. you are looking at the top of an suv that could have been a death

trap for a father, son and friend. the three were parked on a sand bar for a new year's day fishing trip. when rain started pouring, the river quickly swelled and swallowed up the suv. >> we were up to our necks in water, basically, already. i tried to open the door and it wouldn't open because of the pressure of the current. i made a quick decision to get out of the truck and get him out of the back. >> it was down to the last couple of minutes. >> he was in bad shape. he couldn't move his arms or anything. >> it happened so fast, the men say they struggled in the water about 15 minutes as the suv sank. luckily a man with a boat happened to be nearby and came to their rescue. they credit him with saving their lives. a college football coach goes out. >> a record crowd of 85,000 filled jacksonville stadium to witness the perfect ending to a legendary career. bobby bowden started his final game with a fitting tribute.

bowden held a flaming spear over his head and staked his claim as the greatest coach in florida state football history. bowden ends his 57-year coaching career with a big win over west virginia in the gator bowl. he left the field on his players' shoulders and retires as the second winningest coach of all time. >> i'm interested in this retirement business. you know what? i ain't got to set my alarm no more. i'll get up when i'm darned good and ready, then like i say, go out and look for a job. >> as one of the greatest coaches says good-bye, so does one of the greatest players. tim tebow saved his best college game for his last. he made history breaking his own record for passing in a game, while setting a new bcs record for total yards. florida crushed cincinnati to win the sugar bowl. after the game, florida coach urban myer says he still plans to be the coach of the gators, but for tim tebow, his time at gains wil is definitely over.

>> my time at the university of florida coming to an end seemed like a little bit of a roller coaster, but it was special. it was a lot of fun. everything that's happened, the relationships built, my time in florida was special. it was boater than a dream. >> check out this great video here. this is boston's historic fenway park, frozen over and transformed into an outdoor hockey rink. the nhl played in the winter classic yesterday. boston needed overtime to beat philadelphia. the ice isn't going anywhere any time soon. next week, boston college plays boston university in a night game. outdoor hockey at night. got to love it. that's sports, i'm joe carter. the sheriff says she is in trouble for tattooing her kids. she's asking, what's the big deal? >> they wanted one. we were like okay.

it's a bitty croshere, okay? >> why they think this couple should be on trial.

about 15 couples in new hampshire rang in the new year exchanging wedding vows in the cold. the law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect around midnight. others planned private ceremonies around the state. the law grants no new rights to gays, but eliminates the separate status for civil unions. new hampshire joins massachusetts, vermont, connecticut and iowa allowing gay marriage. a couple was arrested for allegedly tattooing their underage kids. you heard right. the couple used a homemade device to do it. it has an electric motor, ink bottle and guitar string instead of a needle. a woman and her boyfriend have six kids ages 10 to 17. >> i didn't do anything wrong. the kids don't think we did anything wrong. this is crazy. this is blowed up so bad. >> patty and her boyfriend face child cruelty charges.

it's illegal in georgia to tattoo anyone under the age of 18. investigators are checking whether the homemade device infected the kids or not. the sheriff says there is no sign of that so far. a store clerk tried to hold off three robbers, but gave in when she lost strength. check this out. one robber jumps over the counter in a store in south carolina. the clerk was cleaning the front door window when they appeared. she just knew what was going to happen. >> first reaction was just to do this. i held it as long as i can. after my back started hurting, i had no choice but to let go. >> police say the robbers told the clerk, happy holidays, as they took off. a couple of race car fanatics pulled over long enough to get married. they tied the knot on a make-shift altar on a colorado race track. they've been racing for ten years. they had a couple of close

calls. >> we hit a post at 90 miles per hour. we've gone oaf a mountain backwards. car. so -- yeah, family that plays together will stay together. >> that will do it. their wedding vows included the line "through crashes and burns." the ceremony also had a serious hitch. the groom vanished for 15 minutes before show-time. he was on the track, taking a few more laps. call this the coolest hotel in the world. check it out, built entirely of ice from the walls to the furniture. it's been 20 years since the first ice hotel was built in sweden. the heat melts it in the spring. it's rebuilt in a different theme every year. the novelty for this year is high art that's been put in some roomts. despite the subzero weather outside. you can sleep toasty warm there as long as you're inside your sleeping bag.

what do you do with an old freighter? well a good eco-solution may be, send it to the fishes. that's what miami-dade county in florida is doing. the freighter,o ophelia brian was sunk on wednesday. the 210-foot ship is the latest addition to an artificial reef program off key biscayne. a news release says the freighter should provide a boost to south florida's diving and fishing industries and on the ecological front, it should strengthen the marine habitat. for more information or environmental news, check out our website, go to cnn.com/hln/ecosolutions. a group of florida students made good on a promise they made 20 years ago. >> to me, they look exactly the same. just with beards and gel in their hair. >> and everybody -- >> pretty much acting like we did. >> agreat story. see their emotional reunion, with a teacher they say left a lasting impression on their lives.