there's 11 to 15 people still missing. earlier this morning, they did spot a life raft off the rig that had some of the crew members on it. why don't you show up in court tomorrow and explain to everybody. explain to the whole world why you don't want all those tapes that you made played in court. i'll be in court tomorrow. i hope you're man enough to be there tomorrow, too. when i was sit on the shark's back, i was going, okay, this is very serious business. you better not make too many mistakes. happy hump day to you on this wednesday. we're halfway through the workweek. i'm christi paul. we have something just in to hln. the nfl has decided to suspend pittsburgh steelers quarterback

ben roethlisberger. espn reporting this hour the star will be forced to sit out at least four games, possibly as many as six. mike galanos, anchor of "prime news" is here to fill us in on what's happening here. >> this was expected. we just didn't know what the time frame would be. >> exactly. i predicted on my show "prime news" it was going to be four games and with conditions be cut down to two. they've bumped it up a couple of games. so four to six games. usually with conditions they'll monitor ben roethlisberger's behavior. he may have to go to counseling. but four to six games. the nfl is very serious about this. christi, people wonder, ben roethlisberger, not convicted in a court of law. the charges were dropped. here's a letter that roger goodell, the commissioner, wrote to pacman jones. he had multiple brushes with the law, ended up being suspended for a year. your conduct has brought embarrassment and ridicule upon yourself, your club n the nfl and has damaged the reputation of players throughout the

league. that's pacman jones. but that applies to ben roethlisberger. we're talking about a pattern of behavior with roethlisberger. facing a civil suit in lake tahoe. also the charges ultimately dropped. there's another woman that was claiming that he was sexually harassing to her at his home in georgia. so a lot of these thing comes to play. and roger goodell is the long arm of the law. and there's a moral police and a moral code. >> pacman jones got a year. is four to six games enough? >> i think it is for ben roethlisberger. that's a quarter of a season. ben roethlisberger is not just an average quarterback. he is good. he is very good. he's led the pittsburgh steelers to two super bowls. so that is a big-time punishment. what happens with the future? the steelers were ready to punish him as well. we know that. if the nfl didn't. >> we're getting news from wpxi there in pittsburgh that an official announcement on this is forthcoming today. so this will officially be coming out, the announcement. but i am wondering when you talk about the steelers, they seem to

be cracking down. are they ready, do you think, to wash their hands of this whole thing and trade him? >> well, we're hearing differing reports. espn reporting that the steelers are making phone calls about possibly trading him. there are other reports saying teams are calling them. so we're still trying to sort that out. we have not independently confirmed any of that here at hln. but the steelers are not messing around. let's take san antonio holmes for example. they just traded him for a fifth round pick because there were allegations he threw a drink at a woman at an orlando nightclub. so the pittsburgh steelers, the rooney family, they do not mess around. they are about morales and a certain code of conduct. if they have had talks with roethlisberger and there's a parent of behavior here. he had the issue pending in lake tahoe. a civil suit against him. could the rooneys -- have they had enough? i would be surprised if they deal him but there would be teams ready to line up to take him. >> is he still a hot commodity

despite all of this? >> there are teams that may not operate by the same strict code as the rooneys. certainly you think of teams like the oakland raiders. they've been a second chance for many who have had brushes with the law. the raiders. and again he was not convicted in a court of law. a lot of teams don't believe they have that same pr nightmare that you would if you have had somebody convicted in a court of law. >> is this going to clean him up? do you think this will change him? >> you hope so. you would hope the issue in lake tahoe and all the bad publicity would have cleaned him up then. maybe it didn't. maybe this will. come on. how much more do you need. in the nfl, it's a privilege to play. it's not a right. i applaud commissioner goodell for taking this stand that he wants a moral code of conduct that at times is higher than the court of law. >> mike, appreciate it. former sports reporter mike galanos. appreciate it. wpxi there in pittsburgh is saying an official announcement is forthcoming today.

as soon as we get that, we'll pass it along to you certainly. another story we've been watching. an oil rig still burning off the louisiana coast in the gulf of mexico. flames have been shooting out of the drilling platform since an explosion last night. the coast guard is searching the gulf for 12 people who are missing. the deep water horizon rig is 52 miles southeast of venice, louisiana. there were 126 people on board at the time this blast occurred. coast guard helicopters airlifted seven critically injured workers ashore. here's video of that. a coast guard spokesman says most of the crew got safely off the rig and into a work boat there. former illinois governor rod blagojevich is calling federal prosecutors, and i'm quoting here, cowards and liars. they filed racketeering and fraud charges against him. blagojevich says they are trying to stop jurors from hearing all the fbi recordings of certain phone calls. he's also taking issue with allegations that a convicted businessman gave his wife thousands of dollars.

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a bipartisan group of mayors is lank new campaign to change a loophole in federal law that enables criminals to buy guns at gun shows without undergoing a background check. the coalition is airing a series of tv ads that you might see here this week to appeal to the u.s. senate to close that

loophole. it's all started a new website close the loophole.org which includes an online petition to congress. new york mayor michael bloomberg says so far congress has turned a blind eye to the problem. >> congress requires you do a background check before you sell a gun. most gun dealers are honest, follow the law. 1% of them don't. but there's another way as you can buy a gun. if you go to a gun show, at gun shows, explicitly, there is no requirement to do background checks. so a dealer could take all of his or her inventory and go to a gun show and sell it without the background checks. people say i go to buy one gun. you can see people will buy 10 or 100 and then they take those and resell them to our kids or convicted felons who under federal law can't own guns legally. >> opponents will say it's their constitutional try to possess

firearms and they should be able to use the loophole. do you agree is the question? richelle carey has been monitoring your questions. she has comments for you. >> richelle carey hln on facebook is where there's a discussion going on. let me share thomas' comment with you. thomas says stl no such thing as a loophole. it is simply private citizens selling to private citizens. it is our right as free people to do these things as free citizens. it is up to the seller to be discretionary. we don't need any more government in our lives. silver says this. the law should be uniform everywhere for everyone in all circumstances. if one is custom early required to undergo a federal background check to purchase a firearm, that should be the case, whether one is purchasing from a store or a traveling salesman at a gun show. let's talk about it. shawn is calling us from colorado. shawn, you don't think there is a loophole. >> caller: well, i strongly

disagree with it. not too long ago, i witnessed a woman who was drunk who ran a red light and killed a young boy. and because that happened, i don't believe my rights to own or have a driver's license should be taken away from me. and i believe that's the same analogy for guns. >> i don't think that closing that particular loophole is saying that you can't own a gun. it's just saying that there's a different avenue you would need to go through. it's not saying you can't have a gun. >> caller: well, i actually, myself, have used the loophole. i have a gun that i bought in that manner. and i've had it for over six years and i'm not a felon. and i'm not a bad person. i don't mean to use it in a bad way. but the way i look at it is if you take a step today what kind of steps are you going to take tomorrow? >> okay. so you look at it as a slippery slope issue.

>> yep. >> thank you for the conversation. jan set calling us from florida. janet, this loophole does concern you. >> caller: very much. the people who want to be able to get guns anywhere, garage sales, with no regulation or little or no regulation, they are really clueless. to think that any unbalanced person can go to a are goage sale or a show and get even an oozie or whatever they are called. the rest of the world considers this issue with americans a very bad joke. we have daily killings everywhere in this country that hardly make the news. they may make your local paper but they certainly are not big news. >> let me ask you this, though. do you have a problem with just regular citizens being able to own a gun in general? >> caller: no. but i do think there should be some regulation. we should be able to do background checks for every gun. >> okay. janet, thank you for the phone call. both passionate callers there. we figured that would be the

case on a topic like this. we want you to get in on it, too. should this loophole be closed? do you think criminals will continue to exploit it that you can go to a gun show and sell it private citizen to private citizen with no background check or do you like the ability to buy a weapon from an individual and not have to go through the federal background check? do you think it's a slippery slope? call us at 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. text hlntv. standard text rates apply. it's also posted on my facebook page and christi and chuck's as well. >> thank you richelle. some spectators may have saved a man's life during the boston marathon. according to whdh, people watching the race sprang into action when a man in his 60s went into cardiac arrest. two emts had just finished working on another marathon runner when they got the call that another man was down on beacon street. >> we got back on our bikes and road through the marathon runners. when we got there, he was

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prevention 13 years ago after she and her husband adopted four children from the same drug-abusing mother. harris claims the group has paid more than 3,000 women in 39 states and the uk to stop having kids. the program's voluntary here but some civil rights groups accuse her of coercing vulnerable women to sign away their reproductive rights. so today we want your views. what do you think about paying habitual drug users to get stairwellized. is it an effective way to prevent unplanned pregnancies, often resulting in sick or neglected children or is this just going too far? call us, 1-877-tell-hln or e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. text us to to hlntv. get in the discussion on my facebook page. we'd love to hear from you. oh, it is a touchy subject. but what kind of end of life care do you want? a new study says more of us are

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the nfl reportedly has decided to suspend ben roethlisberger. multiple media reporting the star will be forced to sit out four games, perhaps as many as six games. vinnie politan is kind of filling us in on this. so four to six games. is that pretty much what was expected for -- >> it was expected to get something. he had to get something because you're not talking about just this case. there was also the prior case that's still pending out in nevada. same sort of allegations. now because, remember, when the prosecutor came out, they didn't say it didn't happen. what the prosecutor said is i can't prove it. so that's a little bit different. and that's a big standard of proof. beyond any and all reasonable doubt. >> and ben roethlisberger never said nothing happened.

he's kind of been a little dice beit. >> you have all the photographs. and the nfl has their image they have to be concerned with. they've been -- roger goodell has been a lot more stringent in the way he's been dealing with these situations off of the field that players have been getting involved with. i think everyone expected it. it's just a matter houf many games. it's four to six. it's conditional. if he meets certain conditions, then four games will be it. if he doesn't, he can extend it. >> what kind of conditions are they talking about? >> i haven't heard the specifics yet on what the conditions are. i'm sure one of them was don't walk around a bar with women and lock yourself in the ladies' room with them. that's condition number one. >> i would think so. what about a possible trade for the steelers? do they want to hang on to him at this point? at the end of the day he's still a great player, correct? >> he's a great player. he's been a winner since day one with the steelers. but the rooneys are different than other nfl and other sports team owners. a lot of people talk about them having a lot of integrity. in the past, even this year, santonio holmes, another super

bowl mvp had a problem with substance abuse. he failed his drug test. he was traded for a fifth round pick to the jets. so they were tired of that type of behavior. obviously, roethlisberger, much more valuable. he's the cornerstone of the franchise right now. if -- i would say they probably sat down and had a discussion with him. he has any problems from this point forward, he could be on extremely thin ice. but there would be 27 other teams jumping up and down to get him. >> do we know where the nevada case stands at this point? >> there were some issues that went up on appeal. it's a civil case, not a criminal case. he's not been criminally charged. this woman has filed a civil suit seeking money damages for what happened. there have been some issues that have gone up -- different appellate courts in nevada. at some point it will come back down to the trial level and then things will move forward. there will either be a settlement or a trial where somebody wins ntd somebody loses. about in a civil case, everybody has to testify.

ben roethlisberger would have to testify. >> the nfl seems to be cracking down a little bit on -- >> bad behavior. >> bad behavior, let's say. do you think that this changes some of the athletes who may be prone to get into something that they shouldn't? especially when they oar. >> it should make them think. it's one thing you get caught up. you get indicted. michael vick gets indicted and there's public outrage. here there's no indictment, no charges. he's never going to step into a criminal courtroom. and he still is getting in trouble. i think all of them have to be on notice now and kind of looking at each other. hey, we've got to think about what we're going to do before we do it. remember, these days, everyone is walking around with a little cell phone with a camera. so if you are one of these high-profile players and are doing something, it's going to get on camera. >> eventually it may come out. vinnie, thank you for your expertise, as always. we appreciate it. we're going to keep you, obviously, up to date on this all day long as this is kind of a very fluid situation right now. we're also learning right now from the pga tour that tiger woods will play in the players

championship tournament. it's official. it's schedule for next month in ponte vedra beach, florida. the reigning masters champion phil mickelson also going to be there this year. woods is also committed to the quail hollow championship in charlotte, north carolina, next week. obviously, getting back into the swing of things there, so to speak. an oil rig is still burning off the louisiana coast in the gulf of mexico. more than 12 hours after this explosion. look at that thing. flames have been shooting out of the drilling platform since last night. the coast guard is searching the gulf right now for at least 12 people who are reported missing. the deep water horizon rig is 52 miles southeast of venice, louisiana. there were 126 people on board at the time of the blast. they coast guarded seven injured workers. >> a coast guard spokesman says most of the crew got safely off that rig and into a work boat there. investigators are trying to fig out whether a missing ohio

mom is the victim of a crime or whether she simply ran away. they don't know where 31-year-old tiffany tehan is. there's her picture. but they know where she's been and who she's been with. they released surveillance camera footage taken over the last couple of months here of tehan with a man identified as trey hutcherson who has also been missing for several days. in an interview today on "good morning america," investigators say they're not ruling out anything and they consider hutcherson a person of interest. >> right now, we believe that mr. hutcherson is a person of interest that we need to locate as quickly as possible. obviously, his vehicle is very distinctive and we just need to find him as quickly as possible and try to see if he can lead us to tiffany and come to a safe conclusion in this case. >> david tehan, tiffany's husband, said he's shocked by the surveillance footage. doesn't know who hutcherson is. the tehan's have a 1-year-old

daughter. cal penn is okay after being mugged at gun point. it happened yesterday in washington. two officials told our sister network cnn penn's wallet and cell phone were taken but he was not seriously injured. there's been no word from penn on the matter, though. they may not run as fast as they did in their 20s or go for as many balls, but as dr. sanjay gupta reports, a team of self-professed old guys refuse to stop playing their favorite sport. >> reporter: they call themselves old guys. but these 50 and 60-somethings are anything but. when they are on the field. >> people look at me and they say, you're still playing socker? yeah, i'm still playing soccer. >> reporter: today they face a team of 40-year-olds. the game plan for the older guys in a word, preparation. >> we're learning a little bit more that we have to take care of our bodies. >> i work out.

i think i have a couple of things in mind -- endurance, strength and flexibility. >> reporter: because now their biggest competitor, threat of injury. >> when we get older, we lose the ability for our muscles to stretch as much. we just lose some water in the muscles and the cartilage and the ligaments and just get stiffer. >> reporter: which can lead to pulled muscles or strains. on and off the field, the players stretch, a lot. they work hard to stay fit. remain strong. and they play smarter. >> i am more of a tactical, technical player. and i avoid physical contact. >> the older guys won the game, 5-1. but most importantly, they also remained injury-free, ready to compete another day. >> i would like to play until they put me in a wheelchair and i can't get on the field anymore. >> if there are still guys at my age at 80 that want to keep playing, i'll keep playing. when a missouri mom watches her baby boy crawl or grab objects, she feels so proud. but she has mixed emotions here

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from 19772081992. he died last week at the age of 85. if you are doing something, please take a moment to look at your screen right now. one of our ireporters is hoping her disability will bring her closer to her 8-month-old son. this is inspiring. missouri mom sarah kovac has a rare disorder that involves multiple joint demormities from birth. from the tops of her shoulders to fingertips, most of her joints don't move so she uses her feet as you see here to change his diaper and to feed her 8-month-old son. ethan can crawl or grab objects, abilities kovac never had. she's one of many ireporters with disabilities sharing their insights and frustrations as a parent. while there are physical things they can't do, obviously, they are determined to be good parents. sere athank you for sharing with us. best of luck to you and your

family. what a story you have. i'm sure an inspiration you'll be to your son as well. when you have pictures or video of stories that you'd like to send us, we'd love to see you go to ireport.com and click on the upload now link. a bipartisan group of mayors is launching a new campaign to change a loophole in the federal law that enables criminals to buy guns at gun shows without undergoing a background check. there are a series of tv ads you might see this week. it's also started a new website, close the loophole.org, which includes an online petition to congress. new york mayor michael bloomberg says so far congress has turned a blind eye to this problem. >> congress requires you do a background check before you sell a gun. in a gun store. most gun dealers are honest, follow the law. 1% of them don't. but there's another way you can buy a gun. if you go to a gun show, at gun shows, explicitly, there is no requirement to do background checks. and so a dealer could take all

of his or her inventory and go to a gun show and sell it without the background checks. and people say, well, i go to buy one gun. but you can see people will buy ten or 100 guns and then they take those and resell them and they sell them to our kid and they sell them to convicted felons who, under federal law, can't own guns legally. >> should the loophole be closed? this is what we're asking you today. do you fear criminals continue to exploit it or do you like the ability to buy a weapon from an individual and not have to go through a federal background check? call us at 1-877-tell-hln or e-mail us, cnn.com/hln or text us, views, your comment to hlntv or facebook us. christi paul hln. richelle carey and chuck roberts both have pages as well. a non-profit group is going to pay drug addicts cash to stop having kids. is this a smart way to prevent unhealthy children from being born or does it go too far? your views on this just ahead. i was like, yes, this works...

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taking what some may call a radical approach to birth control. it pays drug-abusing women cash, about $300, to either be sterilized or have a long-term birth control device implanted until they are ready to bear healthy children and care for them properly. barbara harris started project prevention 13 years ago after she and her husband adopted four children from the same drug-abusing mother. harris claims the group has paid more than 3,000 women in the united states and the uk to stop having kids. the program is voluntary but some civil rights groups accuse them of having vulnerable women sign away their reproductive rights. richelle carey is joining us. we've been monitoring facebook pages. this is a sensitive topic. >> it is. project prevention says the ultimate goal here is simple. to reduce the number of unwanted and substance exposed births to

zero. but is paying addicts, whether it's for sterilization or long-term birth control is that the way to do it? let's get some facebook comments in. pamela wrote this. i agree with birth control for female drug addicts, but if they get clean, they should have the right to have children. maybe we should not allow obese people to have kids because they may be predisposed to deeg obese. i don't think it's a good idea because who knows what will be the next target. so pamela sees a slippery slope. kim rights, as long as this is voluntary ihave no problem with it. men should have this option as well. not sure about the giving money part. the operation cost is enough. mary is calling from washington state. okay, mary. it's a startling proposition when you put it out there but what do you think about it? >> caller: well, i agree with paying drug addicted women to stop bringing unhealthy babies into the world. and if they do wish to go off drugs, do not wish to go off drugs, i believe they should be

sterilized. >> are you afraid of what that means, of how intrusive that is, of what the next step may be? do you have any concerns? >> i'm not afraid of that because there's enough -- we have the aclu that will protect women's rights. i don't think it will go so far that it's going to be forced sterilization. i just think that the taxpayers have enough of a burden. and why bring a little baby into the world that has three strikes against it already. >> okay, mary. thank you for the phone call. a different take from holly. here's a comment from holly. holly brights, writes, i think horrible idea. i was addicted to crack cocaine for many years. today i am three years sober. once a woman gets clean then she will have sound judgment. although an addict doesn't have the right state of mind to make choices, it is wrong on so many levels. steven wrights this. i love this plan. stop the addicts from hurting another person by sterilization.

i've been saying it for years. if you have never seen a baby that was born from a drug or alcohol addicted mother, then you need to. then you will understand that they shouldn't have kids and add to the welfare system. most of these women barely take care of their kids. he says sterilize them. it's very harsh. tracy says this. the words pay and drug addict should never be used in the same sentence. all right. so we want your views on this idea. what do you think about the idea of paying habitual drug addicts to get sterilized? is it an effective way to prevent unwanted pregnancies that often result in sick, neglected children, or is it just going too far? call us, 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail cnn.com/hln. text hlntv. put your name in there. the word views and your comment. or you can also join the conversation on facebook. this top sick getting a lot of people's attention. just go to richelle carey hln.

it's also posted on chuck and christi's pages as well. and one of our comments, i can't remember who it was. he has a point. if you have never seen a little baby that was born to an addicted mother, even just the cry, even just the cry. it's a different kind of cry that gets you in the gut. it really does. >> that's why it's such a sensitive topic because it is so emotional when all is said and done. >> yeah. >> thank you so much, richelle. >> sure. i guess you could say it was emotional, too, last night. kate gosselin and pamela anderson were in the bottom two and kate was the one that was emotional and only one woman survived last night's battle, though. >> on this fifth week of competition. the couple with the lowest overall combined total and therefore leaving right now is -- kate and tony. >> gosselin teared up after she was eliminated. >> whatever is worthy of my time i give my all and i did, even

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♪ ♪ there's 11 to 15 people still missing. earlier this morning they did spot a life raft off the rig that had some of the crew members on it. why don't you show up in court tomorrow and explain to everybody, explain to the whole world why you don't want all those tapes that you made played in court? i'll be in court tomorrow. i hope you're man enough to be there tomorrow, too. >> when i was sitting on the shark's back, i said this is serious business, you better not make too many mistakes. may day! may day! may day! we are going down. we're getting in a life raft and

we're going down! great stories. we've got a lot to cover. welcome, everybody. this is hln "news and views." i am chuck roberts. we start with the nfl suspending ben roethlisberger four to six games. there are conditions attached. multiple media reports suggest he will miss at least four games. mike galanos, anchor of hln "prime news" and vinnie politan, anchor of trutv "in session" coverage. can it be appealed, vinnie? is roger goodell's word law? >> it pretty much is. gene upshaw in 2007 gave him a lot oflyway to deal with these things and back then there were problems with the cincinnati bengals and other teams with players just going wild and there were concessions by the players' union. now goodell has a lot of leeway here. >> theoretically, what could it involve? >> first, stay out of the bars in milledgeville, chuck. that's the first condition i would have and act like a

professional. don't get caught in these situations with these -- what was he doing there that night, you know? you just have to be smarter. i have to think that's the discussion that he's having with roger goodell and with the roomies and everybody else. ben, what were you thinking? you've got to change your ways. you can't be caught up in this stuff. >> mike, will this be seen as too lenient? >> no, i think it is right on the money. that's four games and condition we're talking about, it's tough -- you're right, stay out of the bars and i think that's part of the conditions. they'll monitor his behavior, there will be counseling whether it's alcohol abuse or something like that to make sure he's changed his ways to pick up on vinnie's point. you have a civil suit hanging over you in lake tahoe for something similar. you've got another woman, a third woman in here alleging some of the same type of behavior and that's what roger goodell looks at, a pattern of behavior and that's what the rooneys are looking at. when you look at the pittsburgh steelers in an upright organization and they're not going put up with this. they may think of trading him

which is a huge statement because great nfl quarterbacks don't come around that often. this guy's won two super bowls, chuck. for the pittsburgh steelers to trade him for possibly a top ten pick, still, that's -- wow! >> you applaud the steelers for making that kind of stand. >> they don't put up with it. they traded san antonio holmes for a fifth-round pick and he's the guy that was the mvp of the super bowl a couple of years ago, traded because he threw a drink at a girl and failed drug test and they're not putting up with this. the steelers are saying we are a cut above and the maplayers are cut above as well. >> will they rejigger the schedule? >> the schedule is set. it will be the first four games? >> the first four games. no question in your mind about that? >> unless there's something that is unforeseen happens here. ben roethlisberger get away with four games and no criminal prosecution, he's done pretty well here. >> the union generally represents its members and when there there's a grievance or some sort of thing has happened

to you, management is going after you for doing something, usually they step in and they defend you and they appeal it and there's a hearing, but the question is how do you want to deal with this? if in fact, something did happen do you really want to go through it and have a finding of fact related to all that? so maybe just sit down, take your medicine. you're still a millionaire and you're still going to have a b job. michael vick is back in the nfl. >> exactly right. >> do the team owners get involved in this or does goodell do it all by himself? >> think roger has this pretty well nail would down. some people don't like it. they think roger goodell is the morality police. personally, i think he's doing a great job. playing in the nfl is the league right now. more popular than the nba and the baseball, it is a prifl edge and not a right and your called to a higher standard. i think he's doing a great job. yes, there are a circle of people around him and they do their own investigations. >> a nobody player in a last-place team. >> obviously not the same

attention. >> i would think so? i would hope so. >> do you think there's uniformity here? >> you'd just bring me in. great place to end it, thanks, guys. vinnie and mike, great to see you in here both. we'll talk again soon. >> we're just learning from the pga tour that tiger woods will play in the champ kronship tournament called the players championship set for next month in florida, just outside jacksonville. he won that players in 2001. reigning masters champion phil mickelson will be there as well and he'll play in charlotte next week and he won that in 2007. they may not run as fast as they did in their 20s or go for as many baushlgs but as dr. sanjay gupta reports a couple of self-professed old guys refuse to stop playing their favorite sport. >> they call themselves old guys, but these 50 and 60-somethings are anything, but when they're on the field. >> yeah p. >> people look at me and they

say you're still playing soccer? >> yeah. i'm still playing soccer. >> today they face a team of 40-year-olds. the game plan for the older guys, in a word, preparation. >> we're learning a little bit more that we have to take care of our bodies. >> i work out and i think i have a couple of things in mind, endurance, strength and flexibility. >> because now their biggest competitor is the threat of injury. >> when we get older we lose the ability for our muscles to stretch as much. we lose the water in the muscles and the cartilage and we get stiffer. >> which can lead to pulled muscles or sprains. on and off the field the players stretch a lot, and they work hard to stay fit and remain strong and they play smarter. >> i'm more of a tactical, technical player, and i avoid physical contact. >> the older guys won the game 5-1, but more importantly they also remain injury-free, ready to compete another day. >> i'd like to play until they

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be able to use any loophole they can. do you agree? richelle carey has your comments and is monitoring highlights. >> no one is really interested in this topic, chuck. yeah right. >> we need a bigger server, are you kidding? >> we're getting a lot of comments on this so let me share as many as i can. jerry sent an e-mail to cnn.com/hln. this is what he wrote. he's kind of got a solution. i'm a gun owner, but realize we're no longer living in a simplistic time. a solution, this is what he says, potential gun show purchasers get pre-approved type background checks within a certain time period before the gun show. certainly the nra shouldn't have a problem with that, right? so he's all about what he thinks is a solution. okay. got some facebook comment, too. richelle carey hln is where i'm pulling these from. raymond says this mayor, meaning mayor bloomberg is overstepping his bounds.

guns don't hurt people. people hurt people. mayor bloomberg should spend time running his city instead of trying to run the country. close the loophole if the purchaser wants that gun then he or she shouldn't have a problem with the background check. if the seller really wants to sell that gun he shouldn't be so picky about taking the time to run the check. quit being so lazy and be responsible. garrett says i have always been against excessively restrictive gun law, however, i do not think background checks to buy a gun are excessive. background checks are usually required to buy a gun at a store, so why should a gun show be any different? what is the point of a background check if there is such an easy way for criminals to get guns without checking their background. so, the question, do you think this loophole that you can be a private seller to private seller and go to a gun show and not have to have the background check. do you think that loophole should be closed? do you think criminals will exploit it or do you like to buy

a weapon from an individual and not having a background check. call us 877-tell-hln. the e-mail address, we read those too, someone is reading them right now. text hlntv and standard text rates apply and go to my facebook page and chuck and christi have the topic posted as well. >> operators are standing by. >> absolutely. >> thanks. >> all right. all right. our true champion today, a man named b.j.vio who every year holds a hoop-a-thon to help fight huntington's disease. they began the event in 1996 and last year they raised $40,000. this year the minnesota timberwolves dunk team will participate as well. a man went into a mall to buy an ipad for a buddy and ended up losing one of his fingers. you can't miss this bizarre story.

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an oil rig still burning off the louisiana coast in the gulf more than 12 hours after exploding. flames have been shooting out of this drilling platform for many, many hour, since last night. the coast guard searching the gulf for 12 people reported missing. the rig is 52 miles southeast of venice, louisiana. there were 126 souls onboard at the time. coast guard helicopters

airlifted seven critically injured workers ashore. the coast guard spokesman says most of the crew got safely off the rig and on to the work boat. a frantic may day off the gulf of alaska as a fishing boat goes under. take a listen. may day! may day! may day! this is the northern bell we are at 59 degrees, ten minutes north, 146, 47 degrees west. >> that's the northern bound. we request if you are in need of assistance. >> absolutely! we are going down! >> that's the northern bell. this is kodiak, roger. understand you are going down. request no persons onboard. over? >> we have four persons onboard. we are getting in a life raft here. we're going down! >> and it did go down and one person died. by the time the coast guard got

there it was too late. he'd suffered head trauma trying to escape and had hypothermia. it all unfolded 50 miles south of montague island in the gulf of alaska. three crew members who survived were wearing protective gear. they're in stable condition, recovering from hypothermia. this was a 75-foot boat based in seattle. the coast guard plane dropped a life raft to the crew and a helicopter plucked them one by one from the cold water. planes are flying today into all of europe's main airport, but it could take more than a week to ease the backlog of stranded passengers. brit ish airways is asking thos to give up their flights. some restrictions are still in place in parts of britain, ireland and france where the ash cloud from the icelandic volcano lingers. experts say the incident could cause the airlines 1.7 billion dollars. any reports that the remains of haleigh cummings have been

found are false. that word came just a few moments ago from florida's putnam county sheriff's department. officers spent three days, as you remember, searching the st. john's river and didn't find 5-year-old haleigh's body. they did findal gator claws and teeth and multiple animal bones. flora hollers, the stepmother of misty croslin is certain haleigh ended up in that river. croslin and her brother tommy have both implicated their cousin joe overstreet in haleigh's disappearance. she blames him for leaving haleigh in the care of misty the night she disappeared. >> do you think ron cummings, haleigh's dad is completely innocent and has nothing to do with any of this or does he know more than what he's saying? >> no, ma'am. i do think he knows more. >> you do think ron cummings knows more? >> the fact of him leaving those kids with her and her still

hounding pills, would you leave your kids with somebody that's all doped up? >> no. >> i wouldn't. >> wow! >> no one's been charged in haleigh's disappearance. hollers claims she gave police the tip that led them to search that river. authorities say new york's gambino's crime family has hit a new low as recruiting underaged girls as prostitutes in what has been traditionally a male-or yented -- susan porcelli, a single mom was among gambino associates. she's charged with four counts including sex trafficking and sex trafficking of a minor. she wasn't charged with murder or racketeering. the defendants made young women available for sex to players at high-stakes poker games hosted by the gambino family. prosecutors say the mobsters drove the women to appointments, even advertised their services on the internet.

>> what appears to be a first, the mob allegedly set up and operated its own extensive interstate sex trafficking network primarily run by orofice and several of his crew members. they recruited young, teenage women to work as prostitutes throughout new york and new jersey in the metropolitan area. the defendants advertised on the internet, set up and drove the women to appointments and kept about half of the collected fees for themselves. the women whom the defendants exploited and sold as prostitutes were all under 20 years old, one was only 15. >> all 14 defendants including porcelli have pleaded not guilty. all right. we have a breaking story. it is now official, and we reported it at the top of the hour. in fact, earlier than that. the nfl's decided to suspend pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger. he will now be forced to sit out six games, not four, six games. the nfl commissioner roger

goodell signaled earlier this week that the star quarterback would, in fact, be disciplined for off-field conduct with women and even though he was not criminally charged, goodell notified roethlisberger today that number one, he has to undergo a comprehensive behavioral evaluation by medical professional professionals and without pay for the first six games of the regular nfl season for, quote, conduct detrimental to the nfl in violation of the personal conduct policy. the college student accused him of sexually assaulting her in a bar last month. again, no criminal charges were filed, but ben roethlisberger, the nfl star quarterback with the steelers, will be gone for six games. we'll be right back. before rogaine, my solution to the problem was to go ahead

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the nfl is suspending pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger. commissioner roger goodell is ordering the star player to sit on the bench, no pay for the first six games of the 2010 season. a college student had accused roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her in a georgia bar last month and no criminal charges arose. goodel says the quarterback violated the league policy on personal conduct. he'll review the conduct later this year. he could reduce the suspension to four games, but right now it is six. let's get more reaction on the suspension of ben roethlisberger. jane velez-mitchell, what are your initial thoughts? >> guess it's considered strict because the rumor was or the speculation was that he was going to get two to four. so now he's suspended for six games and he's also getting a

behavioral evaluation which i certainly think he needs because this fellow has issues. he may have a drinking problem. i'm not saying for sure, but obviously alcohol was involved in this incident, but overall, he's getting away with it and i'll tell you why and it was our viewers on "issues" who pointed it out. the drinking age was 21. this girl who was involved in this accusation was 20 years old. numerous witnesses said that night when he was surrounded by women in the vip area, he was pushing alcohol on them, offering them shots. one witness said all my b words do shots and then when this girl was intoxicated, a bodyguard according to her claim allegedly escorts her to the back area toward the bathroom and then ben roethlisberger, according to her, this is her claim, appears and exposes himself, exposes his private parts. so at the very least, if they couldn't charge him with rape, they said there was not enough evidence to charge him with that serious offense, what about contributing to the delinquency of a minor and indecent

exposure. any average joe in the same, exact situation with all those people present would have been at least been charged with those. so he's still getting away with it, chuck. >> a lot of people say having bodyguards himself is an invitation to misbehave and i'll leave that for another discussion. let's talk about haleigh cummings. last night on "issues" you had a conversation with flora hollers, misty's grandmother. talk about that. >> flora hollers was on and she blue the whistle and led cops down to the river after her grandchildren, tommy croslin behind bars on charges, called her and misty who was behind bars on drug charges called her and they both pointed the finger at cousin joe, and joe overstreet, the cousin in tennessee, says he has absolutely nothing to do with haleigh's disappearance. as flo hollars was talking us to last night she elaborated on her opinion and now at the end of

the interview she believed all four, misty, tommy, joe and haleigh's father's ron are involved in some kind of conspiracy that involved haleigh's disappearance and likely death. listen to what she said. >> well, i know that he did go there to fish, and according to tommy he said that would be a nice place to commit a murder and get by with it. >> who said that? >> that's what joe told tommy and hank. >> okay. say that one more time, flo. >> joe told tommy and hank that that would be a good place to commit a murder and get by with it because the alligators would eat the body. >> and apparently, in the van there are some reports that misty told a voice stress analyst that there was blood in the van and it was deer blood that might have been used to put on haleigh's body so that the alligators would eat her. >> uh-huh. >> so pretty gruesome stuff, and

what's so significant about this is throughout all of this, ron cummings, haleigh's dad has always been considered innocent. his 911 calls screaming in anguish that his daughter was gone. everybody figured, for the most part that he was out of the loop and really didn't know what happened that night, but flo hollars is now saying, hey, she thinks he knows a whole lot more than he's saying. >> do we have that clip, guys? can we play it? i don't think we have it. let's roll that. >> do you think ron cummings, haleigh's dad, is completely innocent and has nothing to do with any of this or that he knows more than what he's saying in your opinion? >> no, ma'am. i do think he knows more than what he's saying. >> you do think he knows more. >> yes, ma'am. the fact that he is leaving the kids with her and she's still hounding pills. would you leave your kids with somebody that's all doped up? >> no. >> i wouldn't. no ma'am.

>> wow! >> and tonight on "issues" flo is coming back. >> she's coming back. all right. >> she's coming back to talk more because there's explosive new developments now, the putnam county sheriff's office is saying that the remains recovered from the water are non-human. they are animal remains. this is a news release just moments ago. >> okay. all right. can't wait for that. jane, thank you so much. we'll see you at 7:00. >> thanks, chuck. an oil rig still burning off the louisiana coast in the gulf of mexico 12 hours after an explosion and flames have been shooting out of this drilling platform since last night. the coast guard searching now for 12 people reported missing. the deep water horizon rig is off the waters of louisiana. there were 126 souls onboard. coast guard helicopters airlifted seven critically injured workers ashore. most of the crew got off safely into a work boat. and a frantic may day in the gulf of alaska on a fishing boat as it goes under. take a listen.

>> may day! may day! may day! this is the northern bell. we are at 59 degrees, ten minutes north, 146 -- 47 degrees west. >> that's the northern bell. i request to know if you are in need of assistance. over. >> absolutely! we are going down! >> that's the nrn bell. this is kodiak. roger. understand you are going down. request no persons onboard. over? >> we have four passengers onboard. we are getting in a life raft here. we're going down! >> and by the time the coast guard reported there, they had to go out from kodiak station and it was too late for one of the men who suffered head trauma trying to get out and had hypothermia. it all unfolded 50 miles south of montague island in the gulf of alaska. it was a 75-foot boat based in

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boston marathon. people watching the race strong into action when a man in his 60s went finished working on another marathon runner. they got a call that another man was down on beacon street. >> we got back on our bikes and rode through the marathon runners and when we got there he was unconscious and on cardiac arrest. even though the physician is, you know, it's the -- it's such a great help for the patient and we proceeded to start chest compressions and ventilate him and we got the defibrillator on and the rest is history. >> a doctor who happened to be nearby saw the man collapse and began administering cpr and with the help of the emts they revived him and he is now in stable condition at a nearby hospital. is there a point at which a person loses her privilege to have a child? a non-profit group is seay taking what some call a radical approach to birth control, paying drug abusing women cash, about $300 to either be

sterilized or have long-term birth control devices implanted until they can have healthy children and care for them properly. barbara harris began project prevention 13 years ago after she and her husband adopted four children from the same drug-abusing mother. harris claims the group has paid more than 3,000 women in 39 states in the uk to stop having kids. this program is voluntary, obviously, but some civil rights groups accuse her of coercing vulnerable women to sign away their preproductive rights. there's a lot to chew on on this. we've been asking your views. richelle carey, what are you hearing? >> some people are open to it, probably more than you would think and some people are moved by the fact that she puts her money where her mouth is and she has adopted children as well and she has that to go with what she's trying to do. project prevention says the goal is very simple. to reduce the number of unwanted and substance-e posed births to zero, but paying addicts, whether for long-term birth

control or for sterilization is that the way to do it? that is the question. rick wrote this. instead of working toward the getting the addicted treated for their addiction, we sterilize them? what issue does this solve? the addicts stay addicted and the drug dealers don't lose business. well, that's a big help to everyone, and rick says note my sarcasm, in case i didn't read it the way rick was hoping i would read it, but i think i got it. a perspective and a story to share with us and riley is calling from st. louis. what do you think about this? >> caller: well, my mother, she was an addict and my father and he passed away a while ago, but he was still traying to better himself and now still she is an addict. and, me, myself, i was a crack

baby myself and i have seen pictures of myself as a baby and didn't look too good, but i was adopted by my cousin and they took care of me, raised me right and everything, even though i was given a chance at birth saying that i wasn't going to make it or i wasn't going live and even from the situations that i came from. i'm married now. i'm 22 years old. i'm a veteran out of the navy, and i have my whole life ahead of me. >> in spite of all of those horrible circumstances you were born into and all those strikes against you, things ended up working out for you. >> yes. exactly. and i and with having my sister as an addict for all the years and i didn't even know and knowing an addict, and giving them $300 is not going to help them at all. >> it's going to make it worse. >> so you don't like the idea or

the solution at all. you don't think it is a solution, actually. >> there really isn't. it's a sickness and from the people that i love and i see daily, it's a sickness and they care about the people around them and it's just a sickness. all i have to say about it, you know? it's painful to watch them go through it. >> riley, we are so glad that you made it through really tough circumstances i'm sure a lot of people didn't think you would and thank you for calling and sharing your story, very much so. let me read this comment from christine. the potential problem is that we have all made choices that we regret at a young age. sterilization is not to be taken lightly especially while under the influence. what may seem like a great idea and a quick $300 at age 19 could be devastating at age 30 when you realize that because of poor choices you will never be a mother. and janeane is in sacramento. janeane is on the phone. i think we have enough time for

janeane. janeane is all for the plan. janeane, why is that? >> caller: i am so for it. if you really listen to the person before that just called in. let's break the cycle of addiction and if somebody really does want to better themselves, they'll do that for the next -- you know, stop the cycle because they're going to go into jail or prison and why not -- i think that that would be a great way to do it also is pay those people that are going into jail because they're going to end up having sex in jail. they have conjugal visits and -- >> do you have any concerns about it being overly intruce sniff there's been talk about freedom and the government and i realize this is a private organization, don't misunderstand, but do you have any concerns about it being overly intrusive? >> caller: oh, no. if you see what it says,

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we want to -- casey anthony's behind bars is telling quite a story. the young woman says anthony admitted to her that she used to knock her daughter kailey out with chloroform. hln affiliate wftv spoke to maya derko vick and she has this report with us. >> reporter: spoke with us today at lowell correctional institution in ocala. she told us casey anthony talked to her about using chloroform to knock out caylee so she could party. >> she would pour it on like a rag, like a wash rag and put over the baby's face so she'll inhale it and that will knock her out. >> reporter: did she say what she used to knock her out? >> i can't pronounce it. chlorochrome video but when she was questioned under oath by

investigators she did not mention chloroform. we ask yes. >> and when they came to see me i only remember bits and pieces because that's really how it was. it was a year later. >> reporter: she says she's still remembering things. she told us casey also drugged caylee to prevent her mother, cindy, from baby-sitting. >> she felt leaving caylee with her more often they will get a closer bond and that's what she then want. >> reporter: derkovic says that casey didn't seem upset. >> where's caylee, where's cayl caylee. just messing with her and she'll just smile and it didn't bother her. >> reporter: we asked her whether she's saying these things hoping to get a break on her sentence in exchange. >> and i was facing the death penalty. i got 30 years, i'm blessed, so there's nothing i need. i'm fine with the sentence i have. >> that was kathi belich of hln affiliate wftv reporting there. so "in-sessions" beth karas just

spoke to casey anthony's lawyer, jose baez, about this reaction to this interview. what did he say. >> reporter: hello, christi. i asked him about the specific allegations in this interview, and she is standing by a statement that the defense has released, a couple of days ago. shortly after the interview came out. and after the judge strickland stepped down. and he said we received nearly daily respond to the case developments and the latest media reports and will not comment on every story published in connection with in case. casey anthony maintains her innocence and looks forward to her day in court. and of course, it remains to be seen, christi, whether or not maya derkovic will actually take the stand. >> what do we know about her, beth, what is her story. >> reporter: well, she's a convicted murderer. murdering a 15-year-old teen. she's a former gang member and she took this deal of 30 years in order to testify against the other two people who were

arrested with her. she did say at one point in the interview that -- a pretty good deal for her. she was facing deaths at one point and now she got 30 years. >> hm, okay, so let me ask you this from a legal perspective from the piece that you just saw from wftv, anything in there that strikes you, particularly, in terms of the defense for casey anthony? >> reporter: well, first of all, she's got major credibility issues. this is a convicted murderer and why would casey anthony say these things to her? they didn't know each other before casey got arrested. they met in the orange county jail. and sharedoi pod. they weren't cell mates or anything but they were if a pod. they were in an administrative segregation for some time, at least for part of the time. but if a jury were to believe her, and again, major credibility issues, the details about chloroform on a rag and the prosecution does have a theory that perhaps casey anthony was drugged by her mother and then her mouth was

taped. that could be extremely damaging. but it remains to be seen if the prosecution will even call her because her memory seems to be getting better now. she's getting a little publicity, a little media attention. >> okay. >> you know who knows, maybe she wants to sweeten her deal a little better. >> i got you. hey, beth karas, thank you so much. beth karas with "in-session." i want to thank our affiliate wftv for the report there. meanwhile, the nfl nfl is suspending pittsburgh quarterback ben roethlisberger. commissioner rog goodall is ordering benched without pay for the first six games of the 2010 season. a college student accused roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her in a georgia bar last month. prosecutors did not file criminal charges but goodall and steelers' president art rooney offered the suspension by telephone earlier today. he will not be allowed to attend any team functions until he's completed a behavioral evaluation. and if he's cleared after that goodall says that the quarterback will be allowed to

attend pittsburgh's training camp. saying in part, "effective intervention now is the best step for the player's personal and professional welfare." he says he'll review the pittsburgh star's conduct later this year. and could reduce the suspension to four games depending on how roethlisberger's acting. we just got this on-camera response from the commissioner. >> no, it's about the -- [ inaudible ] to bring a negative reaction from everybody involved in the league and deflects poorly on yourself and your team and the nfl. that's what the personal conduct policy is. you don't have to be convicted of a crime. you're going to be held accountable to that standard and we expect them to meet that. >> now stay with hln all day for more on roethlisberger's suspension and the reaction to it since this is just happening here. meanwhile, impeached former

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an update for you now on a developing situation in south florida. a s.w.a.t. team is on the scene where a man has barricaded himself inside of a complex office. the sheriff broward's office says he threatened his girlfriend and her sister with a gun. both of them were able to get away, we understand. but police believe that the suspect is inside in an apartment. they're not sure which apartment. he has not responded to calls on his cellular phone or appeals, via a bullhorn. but this is video here, not live, because obviously we don't want to compromise the situation there and put anyone in danger but we'll keep our eyes on it for you. former governor rod blagojevich is calling prosecutors cowards and liars. they filed racketeering and fraud charges against him. blagojevich say prosecutors are trying to stop jurors from hearing all of the fbi

recordings of certain phone calls. and he's also taking issues with allegations that a convicted businessman gave his wife thousands of dollars. >> it's bad enough that they've lied about me. now they're actually trying to keep all the evidence that proves my evidence from being heard before a jury. worse than that, while they're lying about me, i can deal with that. i'm in this business. last week in their proffer of lies they're now hitting below the belt and attacking my wife. >> now the u.s. attorney's office did not comment and blagojevich's trial should start in about six weeks. well, a nonprofit group is taking what some may call a radical approach to birth control. it pays drug-abusing women cash, around $300, to either be sterilized or have a long-term birth control device implanted until they're ready to bear healthy children and care for them properly. barbara harris started project prevention 13 years ago after she and her husband adopted four children from the same drug-abusing mother. harris claims the group has paid

3,000 women in 39 states and the uk to stop having kids. the program's voluntary, but some civil rights groups accuse her of cohearsing vulnerable women to sign away their productive rights. today we want your views on this idea. what do you think about paying habitual drug addicts to get sterilized. give us a call 1-877-tell-hln or e-mail us cnn.com/hln or you know what get into our discussion pages, i would love to hear from you. christi paul at hln and richelle carey and chuck robbverts pages too. after a pretty decent run on "dancing with the stars," mom of 8, kate gosselin got booted last night. a.j. hammer is in new york. i think that she did pretty well. she lasted much longer than i thought that most people thought that she would. >> quite frankly, most people thought that she would be now the a couple of rounds what people were basically saying is her dancing was essentially terrible. but the hammer did finally drop last night on "dancing with the stars" in this very emotional

moment, kate gosselin got tossed off the show, so the mother of eight can go back home to pennsylvania. now, "showbiz tonight" did catch up with kate after the show despite how sad she is, you are going to see her crying right here, kate did remain very grateful especially to her fans. take a look at what she told us. >> thank you to all of our viewers and voters who gave us the opportunity because that's really why we were still here and it's probably one of the most heartwarming things i think out of all of this, the fact that the fans and viewers and voters that believed in us. i really had so much in my life that i had to tune out and you know, some days were better than others. some days you saw me grouchy and depressed, upset or you know whatever. but -- >> you know, watching that, you can really tell how bummed out and really exhausted she was from doing the show. but being on "dancing with the stars" just extended her now 20 minutes of fame even more. and even though there's still people out there who love to hate her, i do think, christi,

she wants new fans along the way and i give her a lot of credit of balancing the dancing with all of the drama that followed her around. >> yeah at the end the day, i don't think that anyone can imagine the weight that's on that woman's shoulders, no doubt about it. so i know that you're exploring on "showbiz tonight," too the fact that she's coming out like a winner anyway just for being e of a winner than a loser? because there were loser qualities to be exhibited to be sure. my one checklist, on the one hand, all of the diva reports about her. there was a lot of negative publicity and headlines attributed to her. a lot of people accused her of being addicted to fame, but in the end i've got to tell you i think that she comes out looking like a winner. showed a lot of vulnerability dealing with exhaustion on the show, while dealing with her eight kids and the ongoing custody battle. i think it's more good than bad here and she was clearly working hard to provide for her family, so today on "showbiz tonight," much more on kate's big loss tot talk about, christi. all of the kate drama, now that she's off of the show, we will see you live at 5:00 p.m.

eastern and we're still tv's most provocative entertainment news show at 11:00 p.m. of course that's here on hln. no more dancing for kate. >> well, that's why we watch you, a.j. thank you so much. seep you in a bit. partisan group of mayors is launching this new campaign to change a loophole in federal draw enables criminals to buy guns at gun shows without undergoing a background check. now the coalition is airing a series of tv ads that you may see this week to appeal to the u.s. senate to close the loophole. it's all started a new website, closethe leitloophole.org which includes an online petition to congress. michael bloomberg says so far congress has turned a blind eye to the problem. >> congress requires that you do a background check before you sell a gun in a gun store. most gun dealers are honest, follow the law. 1% of them don't. but there's another ways that you can buy a gun. if you go to a gun show at gun shows explicitly there is no

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well the nfl is suspending pittsburgh steelers' quarterback ben roethlisberger, commissioner roger goodall is ordering the star player benched without pay for the first six games of the 2010 student. now a college student accused roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her in a georgia bar last month. prosecutors did not file criminal charges. goodall and steelers' president art rooney informed roethlisberger by telephone today. he'll not be allowed to attend any team function until he's completed a behavioral evaluation and he's f he's cleared after that goodall says will be allowed to attend pittsburgh's training camp and play in preseason games but he says he'll review the pittsburgh star's conduct this year and reduce the suspension to four games depending on how

roethlisberger does but goodall sent roethlisberger a letter saying, in part -- now law enforcement analyst, mike brooks, joins us to discuss this whole case. and, mike, i understand the nfl had a parallel investigation into this whole thing as -- when they were going on here in georgia in terms watch the georgia bureau investigations. >> a lot of people don't realize it, christi, but nfl, they have an arm. i call it the criminal investigation arm of the nfl. and that's called nfl security. >> okay. >> it's headed up by a man who used to be an assistant director with the fbi. and every team has a representative of the nfl security, and most of them, a good majority of them, are former fbi agents, retired fbi. so and a also that do a lot of other things. in this particular case they

were basically conducting a parallel investigation while the georgia bureau of investigation and the milledgeville police were conducting their investigation. so taking a look at -- you know kind of almost into a lockstep. you know taking a look at everything, all of the facts of this case. even though he wasn't charged criminally. you know the rooneys and commissioner goodall, they said, you know this is -- he's old a higher standard and that's why i think they decided to go with six games. i thought maybe four games, but back to nfl security. every representative, they cover a region. for instance, here in atlanta, let's say during this draft the upcoming draft, i mean we're coming up to that this weekend. each of the players who might be coming up let's say the university of georgia, or georgia tech, they would be looked at and basically a due diligence investigation done by this nfl security rep. take a look at their drug use, taking a look at any criminal behavior in their past, taking a look at all assets, all facets of their life, their social

behavior, to see whether or not they're going to have any baggage, if you will, coming to an nfl team. that they don't want anything like this to happen. >> so do you think that the steelers are ready to just wash their hands of roethlisberger? >> the ruin iooneys, they don't up with these kind of things. their team has a great tradiction. commissioner goodall, he's no nonsense. now it's six games. >> they've been cracking down now have they not? >> oh, absolutely. a lot of different -- a lot of different cases that have come up over the last year you know from the michael vick case to this case. even though there are no criminal charge, they still are not going to put up with this kind behavior. >> hey, mike, thank you so much. >> thanks, christi. >> now we know all about nfl security. >> there you go. all righty, the pga tour says tiger woods will play in the players championship tournament. it's excuse meed for next month in pond ra vedra beach, florida. but reigning masters' champ phil mickelson will be there this

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investigators are trying to figure out whether a missing ohio mom is the victim of a crime or if she's a runaway. now they say they don't know where in 31-year-old tiffany is. please take a good look at her is. they do know where she's about and who she's been with though, they released surveillance camera footage, here it is, taken over the last months with tehan who is also has been missing for several several days. tiffany's husband says he's shocked by the footage. he doesn't know who hutchison is. are calling the case suspicious. hutchison's reportedly driving a red 1999 volkswagen beetle. reward of $5,000 is being offered for the tip that leads to the woman's safe return. well, who will replace retiring supreme court justice? john paul stevens? we're hearing president obama may choose a nominee by early next month and that he's already met with potential candidates.

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i absolutely agree. all right a nonprofit group is taking what some may call a radical approach to birth control. it pays drug-abusing women, cash, about $300 dollar. sterilized or have a long-term birth control device implanted until they're ready to bear healthy children and care for them properly. barbara harris started project prevention 13 years ago after she and her husband adopted four children from the same drug-abusing mother. harris claims the group has paid more 3,000 women in 39 states and the uk to stop having kids. the program's voluntary, but some civil rights groups accuse her of coercing vulnerable women to sign away their productive rights. so which side of this do you fall on? that's the question we're asking you today, and richelle carey's been taking your comments.

>> it's a provocative debate. i think that may be the best word. but, yeah, and sensitive as well, christi. in group says that the goal is just to reduce the number of unwanted births of children being born that are addicted to drugs. they want to reduce that number to zero. that's what they say. but paying addicts to have birth control, to be sterilized, is that the way to do it? let's start with mary. mary wants to talk about this. mary has daily, firsthand -- a perspective on this. mary, when we first told you about this, had you hear of doing something like this before? >> caller: no, but i sure have thought of something like that. >> okay. go ahead. >> caller: i think it's a wonderful idea. i adopted three so-called crack babies years ago. they are now ages 14, 16 and 16. they came from two separate families. both mothers went on to have like 12 more babies.

these children, two of my kids are bipolar, they're add, adhd, we have daily tantrums. one of them has diabetes, two are almost blind. they have heart problems. this all comes from being born to irresponsible mothers who did not take care of themselves during their pregnancies and brought these babies into this world addicted to drugs and alcohol. and i am just trying on a daily basis to keep my family together and to get these kids through high school and do the best i can to be a good parent. >> so are you open to the idea of someone who's in a state of being addicted to drugs, who's maybe young, making poor decisions as it is, volunteering to be sterilized and then maybe ten, 20 years then having to live with that decision that they made at that time? >> caller: well, no, if it's temporary, you know if it's like a divisor something.

>> okay. >> caller: and then if and when they get their lives together, get back on track and can have healthy children down the line, then they -- you know if it was a reversible sterilization device they could do that. i'm not saying permanently sterilize them. that's a little bit drastic, although i have thought of it myself, you know? >> well, because you're living it every day and you're seeing the affects on the children and i think that you're probably more open to a more drastic solution than maybe someone else who doesn't see it all of the time. mary, thank you for your phone call and thank you for the big heart you have as well. very much so. let me read a facebook comment from deborah. deborah says this "it's been proven in my family that a child can excel and succeed in life despite the parent. let's not change our future by eliminating a potential asset to our society." so that's the other side. katie says this "sterilization, no. intrauterin devices, iuds, they

can have another one put in if they are still addicted. let's talk to beverly, beverly is calling us from ohio. beverly, what do you think about this drastic plan? >> caller: it's interesting to see all of the -- to hear all of the different points. >> isn't it? >> caller: and i do appreciate you bringing this to -- to this country. for many years i was a court-appointed child advocate. as a matter of fact their conference was just in atlanta this last weekend. worked with families who had abuse with neglect in independent state and i would say that 90% of my cases involved parents one or the other who had drug or alcohol issues. now we're not talking about you know sterilization. these were kids and you know were here. and don't we have a right as a society to say, okay, we have drug and alcohol-addicted people and that's an issue we need to look at, but these kids needed someone to advocate. these kids needed to be protected. and that's where my concern is, about you know, we're talking about -- and i'm not sure if i'm

for permanent sterilization. i do believe there needs to be drug -- there needs to be birth control offered. but heaven forbid, the money on the emotional abuse as your caller mentioned, the health abuse, issues with these kids, i'm 60 and it's getting worse. we're going to have to do something about this. i mentioned earlier to somebody i had to have a license to be a nurse and i have to have a license to drive a car and i'm not sure whether we have drug or alcohol issues if all of us should have license to be parents. >> yeah, people that are out there on the front lines every day that see what some children are born into often -- often say that. beverly, thank you very much for the phone call. i appreciate it. we want your views on this as well. beverly, said it's interesting to hear people's views. we want more views on this. this is a really interesting topic. what do you think about paying habitual drug addicts to get sterilized? think about that. is it an effective way, is it drastic, is it an effective way to prevent unplanned pregnancies that result often in sick children that are addicted to drugs, they end up being

neglected or is it just going too far and you think there's got to be something else. call us, 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail address, cnn.com/hln. text hlntv, or go onto facebook and you can discuss it there, richelle carey is my page. and it's on chuck and christi's pages as well. >> thanks, richelle. >> sure. you know a man went into a mall to buy an ipad for a friend. he ended up losing one of his fingers. this is a bizarre story. [ female announcer ] olay regenerist is on a roll. anti-aging eye roller. reduces puffiness immediately,

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breaking news in the caylee anthony case. one of her mother's friends behind bars was telling an amazing story. the young woman says casey anthony admitted to her that she used to knock her daughter caylee out with chloroform. kathy of hln affiliate wftv talked to mya derkovich. >> reporter: she spoke with us today at the lowell correctional institution in ocala. she told us casey anthony talked to her about using chloroform to knock out caylee so she could party. >> she would pour it on like a rag like a wash rag and put it over the baby's face so she will inhale it and that will knock her out. >> reporter: did she say what she used to knock her out? >> i can't pronounce it. chloroform. >> reporter: but when she was

questioned under oath by investigators, she did not mention chloroform. we asked why. >> and when they came to see me, i only remember bits and pieces because that's how it was. it was a year later. >> reporter: she says she's still remembering things. she said she told us casey also drugged caylee to prevent her mother from babysitting. >> she felt leaving caylee with her more often they would get a closer bond and that's what she didn't want. >> reporter: she said casey never seeped upset that an alleged kidnapper might be holder her daughter. >> people would say casey, where's caylee just messing with her and she will just smile. it didn't bother her. >> reporter: we asked her whether she's saying these things hoping to get a break on her sentence in exchange. >> i was facing the death penalty, i got 30 years. i'm blessed. there's nothing i need. i'm fine with the sentence i have. >> that was wftv reporting

there. beth karas just spoke to casey anthony's lawyer, jose baez, about his reaction to this interview. all right, beth, what did he say? >> hello, christi. i asked him about the specific allegations in this interview, and he is standing by a statement that the defense has released a couple of days ago shortly after the interview came out and after judge strickland stepped down, and he said we received nearly daily requests to respond to the latest case developments and related media reports, and will not comment on every story published in connection to this case. casey anthony maintains her innocence and looks forward to her day in court. of course, it remains to be seen, christi, whether or not maya will actually take the stand. >> what do we know about her, beth? >> she's a convicted murderer. she is serving 30 years for murdering a 15-year-old teen. she's a former gang member, and she took this deal of 30 years in order to testify against the other two people who were

arrested with her. she did say at one point in the interview that it's pretty good deal for her. she was facing death at one point and now shea g got 30 yea. >> from a legal perspective from the piece you just saw from wftv, anything in there that strikes you particularly in terms of the defense for casey anthony? >> well, first of all, she's got major credibility issues. this is a convicted murderer, and why would casey anthony say these things to her? they didn't know each other before casey got arrested. they met in the orange county jail and shared a pod. they weren't cell mates or anything, but they were in a pod. they were in administrative segregation statement at least for part of the time. but if a jury were to believe her, and again major credibility issues, the details about chloroform on a rag anded prosecution does have a theory that perhaps caylee anthony was

drugged by her mother and then her mouth was taped, that could be extremely damaging, but it remains to be seen if the prosecution will even call her because her memory seems to be getting better now. she's getting a little publicity, a little media attention. who knows, maybe she wants to sweeten her deal a little. >> a lot of possibilities. christi paul talking with jean casarez. we thank her and christi for that. other big story of the day, the nfl is dropping the hammer on pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger. he will sit out six games. commissioner roger goodell has ordered the star player benched for the start of the 2010 season. goodell and the president of the steelers told roethlisberger about the suspension today. a college student having accused him of sexual assaulting her in a georgia bar last month. no criminal charges came from it, but the commissioner says that doesn't matter. >> it's about playing this game. the way you conduct yourself in

a way that brings a negative reaction from our fans, from everybody involved in the league and reflects poorly on yourself and your team and the nfl, that's what the personal conduct policy is. you don't have to be convicted of a crime. you're going to be held accountable to that standard and we expect them to meet that. >> joining us now "in session" host ryan smyth. can this be appealed? >> no, no. right now it looks like it will be -- commissioner goodell gets to decide so he can put down this penalty. the interesting thing here is it can actually be less than six. it can be four games if he follows the policy outline but if he doesn't it can be longer than that. >> what are the conditions. >> the conditions are interesting and a little new for the nfl. a comprehensive behavioral evaluation by medical professionals and he has to show he's doing anything they say in terms of what they want him -- who they want him to meet with and make sure he doesn't repeat this behavior. >> there's no precedent for

this. >> there is precedent for asking for behavioral evaluations, but it's the way this is done here. it seems like a lot of it is we want you to undergo evaluations from a bunch of different professionals. that hasn't really been done a lot with the nfl. i won't say it's never been done, but they are certainly looking at his behavior specifically. >> do you think they will trade him? >> that is the big question. right now they had another player, santonio holmes, who was potentially involved in an altercation not proved, and they traded him. the steelers are saying we expect a standard of behavior, especially from our quarterback, our team leader. i wouldn't be surprise fd they were looking for trade opportunities. >> how about a nobody who gets -- does something wrong with a young girl, maybe a 20-year-old, you know, she shouldn't be drinking, all that. would this result in a six-game suspension? >> i think it could. >> you think it could? >> it's because of this xhi commissioner. he's very interested in setting up an image for the nfl. he wants people to know this is a family-friendly game.

everybody can come, you can believe in our players. if it's ben roethlisberger or the 45th guy on the worst team in the league, he wants everybody to know penalties will be severe and this is a severe penalty. >> do you know what the reaction of pittsburgh might be? >> i know pittsburgh fans are angry, but i have also heard from a lot of fans who say we expected something out of ben as well and this will get him to clean up his behavior. this is the second time a woman has come forward saying something like this, and he's had other issues in the past. so this is not a good thing for him but maybe it will turn around his behavior. >> the schedule is the same as it would be anyway. they will not change any games. >> no games moved. if he does well, he gets to play in a preseason game and be part of off-season activities. he's looking at six games, maybe four if he follows the policy. it's a severe penalty. >> thank you very much. well, mayors across the country say a gap in federal law makes their cities unsafe. what they're doing to change the rules for buying guns and what you think about it. so, doctor...

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a bipartisan group of mayors is launching a new campaign to change the loophole in federal law that enables criminals or militia groups or anybody to buy a gun at a gun show with no background check. they're airing a series of tv ads this week to appeal to the senate to close the loophole. it also started a website close the loophole.org which includes an online petition to congress. michael bloomberg says so far congress has turned a blind eye to the problem. >> congress requires you do background check before you sell a gun in a gun store. most gun dealers are honest, follow the law. 1% of them don't. but there's another way you can buy a gun. if you go to a gun show, at gun shows explicitly there is no requirement to do background checks, and so a dealer could take all of his or her inventory and go to a gun show and sell it without the background checks. people say i go to buy one gun,

but you can see people will buy 10 or 100 guns and they take those and resell them and they sell them to our kids and convicted felons who under federal law can't own guns legally. >> so what's going to happen? we would love "your views" on this. richelle carey has some highlights. >> let me run through some comments. richelle carey hln. lis set is to the point. her point, gun laws do not work. the only thing it's proving is that criminals can still get guns and law abiding citizens have to wait 30 days. she thinks it's a joke. gringa wrote this, i hate gun shows and i live in tulsa where there are a lot of gun shows. i hate see peopling walk out with minnesota gunachine guns. tom receipt, no. the second amendment gives the people the right to keep and

bear arms and shall not be infringed. tom says leave us alone. just because you don't like guns doesn't mean others can't have gun. jason said instant background check at an internet kiosk. carolyn has been holding calling from california. what do you think about what the mayors want to do? >> caller: i don't think it's going to make that much difference because if someone wants a gun, the more restrictions we put on having the right to protect ourselves by owning a gun, it's going to make it easier for people on the black market to sell guns, and the first thing i think that when patien when parents take the responsibility to teach their children responsibility about a gun and what it can do. it's not guns that kill people, it's the people that are -- the people who kill people. >> absolutely, absolutely. but let me give you an example. some of the people that are

involved with this particular movement use the example of the columbine killers. those young men went to a gun show and bought guns and they wouldn't have been able to walk into a gun shop and buy guns. >> caller: this is true. i agree with you. however, if they want the guns, they would have found a way to get them even without going to a gun show. i myself have been offered from a neighbor to sell me his .357 magnum, never asked me if i had any kind of a background check or anything, but i think he knows -- >> that doesn't make you nervous? >> pardon me? >> that doesn't make you a little uneasy? >> caller: make me feel uneasy? >> yeah, i don't think there's anything wrong with you, miss carolyn, but i'm saying the fact that he might just hand that off to somebody who might not be balanced. >> caller: well, i know there's a lot of people that are not responsible about guns or knives or anything, but, you know,

anything can kill. so, yes, i agree that the columbine kids should not have been allowed to buy the guns. >> but i also get your point as well. your point being if someone is determined to do something bad, they're going to find a way. thank you for the conversation. i appreciate it. some more facebook comments. n.j. says close the loophole. if the purchaser really wants that gun, then he or she shouldn't have a problem with the background check. if the seller really wants to sell that gun, then he shouldn't be so picky about taking the time to run the check. quit being so lazy and be responsible. garrett says, i have always been against excessively restrictive gun laws, however i do not think background checks to buy a gun are excessive. background checks are usually required to buy a gun at a store so why should a gun show be any different? what is the point of a break gound check if there's such an easy way for criminals to get guns without checking their background. should the loophole be closed or

do you like the abiment to blita weapon from a private seller and not have to go through a background check? call us at 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. text hlntv, standard text rates apply, and it's also a discussion on facebook. you know, chuck, some people also point out that the background checks don't catch everything either. >> of course not. there's always a way. thanks, richelle. good conversation. some spectators may have saved a man's life during the boston marathon according to whdh. people watching the race sprang into action when a man in his 60s went into cardiac arrest. two emts had just completed their work on another runner and got a call another man was down right there on beacon street. >> we got on our bikes and rode through the runners. when we got there he was unconscious. bystander cpr is such a great

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hi, everybody. the national football league is suspending pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger. that was never in doubt, but the length of the suspension may have been. commissioner roger goodell has ordered him benched without pay for the first six games of the upcoming 2010 season. goodell and the steelers president art rooney told roethlisberger about this today by phone. a college student accused roethlisberger of sexual assaulting her in a georgia bar last month. prosecutors passed on filing any criminal charges, but the commissioner says that doesn't matter. >> no, it's about the privilege of playing in this league, and when you conduct yourself in a way that brings a negative reaction from our fans, from everybody involved in the league and reflects poorly on yourself and your team and the nfl,

that's what the personal conduct policy is. you don't have to be convicted of a crime. you're going to be held accountable to that standard and we expect them to meet that. >> a few more details. roethlisberger will not be allowed to attend any team function until he's completed a behavioral evaluation. and if he's cleared after that, goodell says he will be allowed to attend the training camp. he can play in preseason games. he says he'll review the star's conduct later this year. he could reduce the suspension down to four games but only down to father. mike broo mike brooks joins us. how did the league investigate him. >> the nfl has a criminal investigation division called nfl security. it's headed up by a former assistant director of the fbi. and each team has a representative that works for nfl security, and they're the ones who are here in georgia that were conducted basically a parallel investigation for the nfl while the georgia bureau of investigation, milledgeville

police, and the district attorney's office was conducting their criminal investigation. they were kind of looking over their shoulder a little bit, taking a look at all the reports. they're the ones that prepare a report on his personal conduct and on any possible criminal charges and present that to the commissioner. >> did they interview the woman, the 20-year-old? >> i heard that they did. i heard from sources that they did, and they conduct, again, most of the investigators, they are retired fbi agents. so they know what they're doing. >> is there any doubt the d.a. had the option of filing a contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge. he was facilitating her alcohol consumption, wasn't he? >> he was, but when it comes to alcohol it's up to the premises that's serving the alcohol to check for identification. i mean, whenever you and i go into a bar to get a beer or any establishment, any restaurant, they'll ask us for our i.d. no matter how old you are here in georgia and other states. so it's up mostly up to the restaurant. if he was buying them and giving it to other people, then, yes,

it was up to him to make sure that they were not getting alcohol if they were underwaage. >> does the pending civil case in nevada play any part? >> i think it's the totality of all the cases and all of the different stories we have been hearing about ben roethlisberger that led to the six-game suspension. but just like he said, you're held to a higher standard. if i'm not mistaken, roethlisberger is the first nfl player to be suspended under the personal conduct policy. we have heard other ones for steroids, people who have been arrested before. if i'm not -- >> pacman jones. >> he had been involved in some other incidents. >> i didn't realize they each had their own security -- isn't that a conflict if they work for the steelers and they -- or is this for the nfl. >> for the nfl. even before the draft they will go to the schools in their region, for instance here in atlanta area they go to georgia tech or university of georgia and do due diligence, conduct

investigation on those players that could possibly be drafted by the nfl to make sure they're not bringing any baggage over to the nfl with them that could result in something like this. >> they don't want a surprise. >> no, they don't. >> it sounds like roger goodell is raising the bar on conduct. >> he is and personally i think that's a good idea, and, you know, yes, it is entertainment, but still the nfl is a brand, and they are protecting that nfl brand. >> well put. mike, as always, thank you. >> thank you, chuck. tiger woods is set to play in two more tournaments, the players championships and the at&t national out philadelphia. the player is scheduled next month in florida just outside jacksonville. he won that in 2001. and he's also committed to the quail hollow championship formerly the wachovia in charlotte next week. he won that in 2007. south park creators are pushing the envelope again. this time their target is islam. that doesn't sit well with the organizers of a radical islamic

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birth control or permanent birth control is best for them. they obtain the birth control, send the paperwork back to us. we verify that they did get birth control and then they're paid. >> some civil rights groups accuse project prevention of coercing vulnerable women to sign away their reproductive rights. we've been asking "your views" on this. project prevention says the goal is to reduce the number of substance abusing births to zero. but is paying addicts whether for sterilization or long-term birth control the way to go? let's hear from angel. angel is in cincinnati with a lot of experience with kids born to addicted mother. what do you think? >> caller: i think it's a little crazy that they're paying the mothers to be sterilized, whether it be long-term, short-term, because we all know where that money is going to go to. so i do think it's a little bit crazy that they are actually going to pay these mothers. i do give props to the lady that did adopt these four children.

she's got a lot of milestones behind her and she's still got a lot in the future with these children. >> you think the money will go to fuel the addiction? >> caller: yes, i do. i really do believe that they are just going to just fuel the addiction. they are going to -- they're really just going to use it right for the drugs. >> do you think a state agency should oversee this somehow? i guess if that happened, it would have the imprimatur of a government agency overlooking it and giving it sort of its okay. but what do you think about that idea? >> caller: i think that -- i really do believe that they're just okaying them for the drugs. they need to help them out farther than giving them short-term or long-term from actually not being able to have children. i think they need to go farther in helping them with rehab, kind of helping the mothers out, not just fixing the issue. >> angel, thanks. let's chaek facebook. richelle writes, perfect idea. i support it 100%.

many crack babies end up in foster care anyway. in the long term i think it would help with foster care, crimes, and drug addictions. marie agrees. having fostered a child who was drug and alcohol addicted, i think it's a great idea. marilyn says, well -- she's on the line. how are you doing? >> caller: i'm doing great. i think it's a good idea basically. i have always thought there's too many children brought into the world in hardship when, you know, really this would prevent that from happening. i don't think those mothers are capable of handling a job nor do they have the ability to make good decisions, especially at that point. i think the temporary sterilization idea is great. later on if they get straightened out, they can go ahead and have babies, but in the meantime -- and i was

appalled by that man -- or that person that said there were 12 babies born after they took care of four of them. can you imagine? >> larry: i can't. >> caller: wow. >> what about the idea that people who are making bad decisions might be easily coerced? >> caller: well, i think that if it's an incentive to get them to not bring babies into the world -- >> it's worth it? >> caller: i'm all for it. >> thanks. good call. pamela writes, this could set a questionable precedent. i agree with birth control for female drug addicts but if they get clean they should have the right to have children. maybe we should not allow obese people to have kids because they may be predisposed to being obese. i don't think it's a good idea because who knows who will be the next target. great comments, great e-mails all, everybody. thank you so much. been a great topic. what do you think about the idea of sterilization, being paid to not have kids. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. join the conversation on facebook. my page is chuck roberts hln.

a radical muslim website call it is a warning, not a threat. revolutionmuslim.com predicts tray parker and matt stone will probably wind up like a dutch filmmaker stabbed to death in 2004. the website is urging muslims to protest south park producers, comedy central, the network, for depicting the prophet mohammed in a bear suit. in an interview parker and stone said they're standing firm. >> are you afraid that if the network allows you to unveil the prophet mohammed, that you will be bombed? >> we'd be so hypocritical against our own thoughts if we said, okay, let's not make fub of them because they might hurt us. >> a spokesman for comedy central, the network, had no comment on the posting. let's go back to seattle. this is high atop the downtown area at the sheraton hotel, and that is a fireman holding on to a window washer whon the

scaffolding that gave way partially. they were stuck on that platform for quite a while until the fire and rescue teams were able to pull them out. one guy has already been pulled up safely onto the roof and the second stranded window washer is now being attached to some kind of harness and will in turn be pulled up to the roof. it's fortunate, of course, that there's not much distance between where they were working when this accident occurred and the roof of that 35-story hotel, maybe 36, at the corner of sixth and union in the heart of seattle. quite a precarious sight. you can imagine walking below and looking up and seeing this drama being played out right in downtown seattle. two window washers with safety harnesses. they're not injured, they're conscious and alert and talking. one has been brought up and the second is about to be. we'll bring you more information as it comes in. after using rogaine for a while, i went to my stylist

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and there is the end of the drama. the other window washer was already pulled up. what an ordeal. they can't pay you enough to put up with that. the little two objects you see at the lower part of the screen, if you can drop that lower third there, was what was holding up the harness and there is what they looked at in the canyon of the buildings in downtown seattle. 36-story sheraton hotel, two window washers. the scaffolding gave way partially. this is the tape from earlier. this is two minutes ago as the second of those two had to be pulled out. great work by the cement fire and rescue teams. it took a while. they had to be very careful. if we can take -- can we go to live pictures. look at this, guys. there we go. they're going off to another roof, the top. that's where all of this was staged, and then they had to

kind of rappel down the side and hook harnesses up to the scaffolding where those two window washers were. it's quite a scene in seattle. a very ornate, very intricate operation, but it has paid off. those two right there, one of them is a fire and rescue team member and the other one, of course, is one of those window washers stuck up there for at least an hour. all right. this platform is now secure and the drama is over. let's move on to other news. florida teenager, the 15-year-old boy set on fire, is back in school today. three teens are accused of dousing michael brewer with flammable liquid and lighting him on fire. that left him with burns over 65% of his body. the teens have been charged as adults with attempted murder. let's face it, if you're working 2w0rd a college degree, now it's probably coming with a lot of uncertainty. jobs are scarce, career paths unclear, but you won't hear any doom and gloom from a student

organization that's proving the young business person is still very much alive. cnnmoney.com's poppy harlow in new york tells us more about these young movers and shakers. >> this is the cairo society. it's student founded and a nonprofit organization. their goal is to tackle the world's challenges through entrepreneurship. this weekend in new york they had their global summit at the new york stock exchange and they showed off about 100 different student innovations and businesses. take a look. pretty impressive. >> there's 100 companies being showcased today and every one of these companies has been founded and is run by students. >> the power flower which is portable, durable, low impact solar technology. a lot of people like the look of it. >> we tried sushi for the first time a year ago and we just realized we hov it and we want to bring it to the masses. >> we founded it in 2007 which

was at the peak of the whole recession. it means the right moment. the premise is there's no better time for these students to see the path of entrepreneurship, to take on their own risk and take control of their destiny. >> it shows you what the art of the possible is. to see what these kids are doing with the tools at their disposal, they're able to create businesses on the back of an idea much faster than we ever could. >> the easiest way to get a job is to create your own and that was the whole entrepreneurship thing. that's why we're here. the best way to stimulate the economy is to go out and make jobs for other people. >> me and a friend from back home, we srted this extreme sports company. it's sent a skateboard with two snowmobile tracks underneath it. you can take it up the side of a mountain. if you really have something you believe in or that you see potential in, you should go out there and figure out a way to

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moments ago, drama playing out high above downtown seattle. 35 floors to be exact. two window washers were es rescued from their platform, dangling right off the sheraton hotel. if this looks strange, we did speed it up. rescue crews pulled both men to the roof, one after the other. both window washers were wearing their safety harnesses, thank goodness, and no one was injured. >> welcome to hnl "news and views." let's get to the breaking news of the day. it is about ben roethlisberger. the nfl is suspending the super bowl-winning quarterback for violating the league's personal conduct policy. the commissioner, roger goodell is ordering the star player

binched for the first six games of the 2010 season. the league is also requiring him to undergo behavioral evaluation. it was a college student who accused roethlisberger of sexual assault. she didn't file charges but the commissioner says that doesn't matter. when you conduct yourself in a way that brings negative reaction from our fans. that's what the personal conduct policy is. you don't have to be cob convicted of a crime. you have a standard and you have to meet that.

first of all, i want to know, ryan, you work for the nfl. is this what you expected? >> well, i'll tell you what i thought would be appropriate, which is eight games. i'm not surprised he got six. that fits with the way the nfl usually does things. these cases in the past, things like this, it's usually around four games. to give him six, it shows that roger goodell sees this as being a very extreme situation so he's going to give out a harsh penalty. so for the nfl, this is a harsh penalty. >> i said i thought it four with conditions down to two. i think they got it right. four games, that's a quarter of a season for one of the best quarterbacks in the nfl.

we'll see if he's still a steeler when this is said and done. >> a lot of people commented saying he didn't commit a crime, he didn't commit a crime. we even have a policy here about how we have to behave in public. talk more about that. >> that a very good point. roger goodell said being in the nfl is a privilege, not a right. people forget that. they say you know what, he's a big star. you're right, we have a privilege to be here. so in a sense, what goodell is saying is, you have to live up to the standards we established in this league, and that starts with not having this kind of crazy behavior out there with college student, being accused of assault, not once, but twice. he's a quarterback, which also is a big deal. the face of the franchise. he wants people to come and experience family-friendly entertainment. not this kind of thing that roethlisberger did. >> you've got two response he's talking to people on you. >> we're all of one accord on this one. roger goodll said it.

you're held to a higher standard. he said he wants to be a role model for kids. that day could come. we'll see how he behaves. we can tell our kids, don't do what he did. but when you do make a mistake, own up and change your ways. the problem with him, though, it's been such a pattern of behavior with this guy, you've got the civil case in lake tahoe. knock it off. stay home for once. >> some have a reputation for sticking with players who have a shady reputation. are the steelers going to stick with him? >> i think they'll stick with him for now. ben roethlisberger just lowered his value with these accusations. so what the steelers will say is

if we get maybe another quarterback back, maybe get a draft pick, maybe that's something we'll do. maybe they wouldn't have said that a couple of days ago, was that's the product with these activities. people who can get behind the team, that's what they're interested in. >> it seems admirable that roger goodell is trying to make this morals clause matter so much, but sometimes all that matters is if you can raun 4.2 40. that's just the truth. tell the truth, mike. you followed sports for years. >> with some franchises, the pittsburgh steelers are trying to make a statement that goes against that. i applaud them for that. they dumped santonio holmes. they dump him for a fifth-round pick. there are allegations he threw a drink on a woman at a nightclub and he failed the -- or failed a drug test, a substance abuse violation from the nfl. so they get rid of him for a

fifth-round pick, they make a statement. could they trade him? maybe. there's rumor they're talking about, if there's a top-ten pick out there, there are about six teams that would like him as a quarterback. so it could happen. we learned from the pga tour, tiger woods is adding two more tournaments to his schedule. he's going to play in the champions tournament next month. he won the players in 2001. and over the fourth of july weekend, he's going to play in the at&t national outside philadelphia. last week, he was committed to play in the quail hallow championship in charlotte, north carolina. coming up next week, so really back in the swing of things.

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>> reporter: did she say what she took? >> i can't pronounce it? chloroform. >> reporter: but when she was questioned by investigators she didn't mention chloroform. >> i only remembered bits and pieces. >> reporter: she told us casey said she also drugged caylee to prevent her mother cindy from baby-sitting. >> she felt leaving caylee with her more often, they will get a closer bond, and that's what she didn't want. >> reporter: derkovic never seemed upset that an alleged kidnapper might be holding her daughter or that caylee might be dead. >> people would come up to the door and say casey, where's caylee, where's caylee, and she would just smile. it didn't bother her. >> reporter: we asked derkovic whether she's saying these things hoping to get a break on her sentence in exchange. >> i was facing the death penalty. i got 30 years. i'm blessed. there's nothing i need. i'm fine with the sentence i

have. that was wftv reporting. beth karas, we're very curious what jose baez is saying about this. >> you know, there. >> a new judge on the case and baez isn't saying much. he is standing by a statement when judge stan strictland stepped down from the case and it got reassigned. that statement is the following -- we received nearly daily requests to respond to the latest case developments and le re lated media reports and will not comment on every story published in connection with this case. casey anthony maintains her innocence and looks forward to her day in court. and indeed she is looking forward to her day in court. baez wouldn't go any further. it does remain to be seen whether or not the prosecution

will call maya derkovic. she has 30 years. and she's testifying against the other two. >> and what else do we know about her? her credibility in particular, beth. >> well, that she's a convicted murderer alone speaks volumes. and may keep her off the stand. the statement may feel they don't really need her, especially since she didn't mention chloroform initially. she said her memory is getting better. she keeps getting more and more. one could say yeah, because she's aware of more media reports. but together with two others, killed another teen, a 15-year-old teen and derkovic apparently was the one who strangled this teen. she was in the orange county jail for some months overlapping with casey anthony. they did not know each other before casey anthony was incarcerated. and so of course, the defense is going to question why casey would open up to this woman the way she did.

investigators to our knowledge found out she used chloroform to drug her daughter. >> so right now it's really hard to say what she might say for the case. >> if she's a credible enough person after all, they put convicted criminals on the stand all the time. i did it also when i was a prosecutor. you just kind of -- you take your knocks if you have to because what they have to add to the case is so compelling. so it may be that they'll decide she is worth putting her on the stand. she apparently had the deal cut. could she have more years shaved off? i suppose, but again, the case isn't going to rise and fall own her testimony. >> thank you for this interesting development in the

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>> whether you won the olympic gold, play professional football or even owned your own team, those reaping the award of tonight's celebrity gala are the stars of the show. welcome to the red carpet at the sixth annual aspire gala, a tribute to life's coaches. >> when you hear some of the testimony of the kids that have gone through our programs, some of the executive directors of the clubs that we've dealt with, these are the guys on ground zero. we recognize these people and attached ourselves with them and they atax them sells with us. >> hal and bill wanted to do something special when their father died. by creating this foundation, it allows us to take the legacy of cal senior to the next level and share his live's says sons with kids that need guidance.

>> a lot live in circumstances where they don't think about the future. they think of the world that they're in which is not pleasant in cases much they're changed after they come to these camps and think about the future in a positive way, which shows you you're making headway. >> we matchup kids with cops. ninety-seven% of the relationships has improved. the teachers and mentors say these kids are undergoing short-term planning for the first time in their life. we're changing behaviors and that's the first step in changing their lives. when you change their life, you change the community. >> each year the young people have an opportunity to go to the cames. from a public housing community torks go to a camp to meet with billy and cal, it's very, very special. >> baseball and life may look simple involving a bat and a

ball, but there's more to it, just ask cal. >> many times we communicate in the language of baseball, we're really communicate anything the language of life. with live lesson's, there's things you can learn in team work, individual responsibility. baseball is a cool sport because it blends them both well. >> the earlier you start, the better. i think with cal and billy and the foundation, i think they're doing a tremendous job getting youngsters involved in baseball at a early age. >> life is being apart of a team. sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, and i think we learn more by losing and being a citizen and a good part of the team. when you win it, builds self-esteem and takes you to the next level. >> when a team is not doing well, it correlates in life in dealing with the ups and downs, and trying to do things you can best each day. you have to learn how to lose,

but winning is a great gift. >> for the cal ripken senior foundation, partnerships have been the key to success. >> i'm thrilled to put my name on this agreement that will signify that the u.s. mar chal service will partner with the ripken foundation to change and affect the lives of hundreds and thousands of kids. >> we're honoring four magnificent people. first jackie. she with her own hands and energy invest in the boys and girls club in st. louis. >> joe ripken will receive an award. there's art, everything he has done speaks for himself. >> to be a guest here treasuress and very excited about football and baseball emerging tonight. >> i'm proud of our game, i'm proud of the leagu i'm proud of what we've done, and also proud of my baseball friends who

have done so much. >> i don't think there's a better venue in america to help boys become men and girls become women than through sports. coaches are influential to young people. it becomes a responsibility to help them grow and mature in a positive way. >> have a great coach that was in my life. i think with the cal ripken senior foundation is working with young people, teaching them life says sons, and being a valuable as set in the community. >> want to hear from police officers and teachers, we know we're making a difference. >> to learn how to get involved, check out ripkenfoundation.org to. learn more about your community, check out on demand and click get local. for comcast on the red carpet, i'm elaina ruse sew.

>> one of casey anthony's friends in jail is telling an amazing story. this young woman says that casey anthony admitted to her that she used to knock out her little daughter caylee, knock her out with chloroform. she talk ed to maya derkovic an told us more. . >> reporter: derkovic said casey anthony talked to her about using chloroform to dump out y caylee anthony so she could party. >> she would put it on a wash rag aefr put it over her face to knock her out. >> reporter: did she say what she used to knock her out?

>> i can't pronounce it. chloroform? >> reporter: but when she was questioned under investigators, she didn't mention chloroform. we asked why. >> i only remembered bits and pieces. it was a year later. >> she told us casey said she also drugged caylee to prevent her mother cindy from baby-sitting. >> she felt leaving caylee with her more often, they will get a closer bond and that's what she didn't want. >> derkovic said casey never seemed upset an alleged kidnapper might be holding her daughter or that caylee might be dead. >> people would come on the door and say casey, where's caylee, where's caylee? just mezing with her. and she would just smile. it didn't bother her. >> we asked derkovic whether she's saying these things hoping to get a break on her sentence in exchange. >> i was facing the death penalty. i got 30 years. i'm blessed. there's nothing i need. i'm fine with the sentence i have.

now "in sessions" beth karas has just spoken to casey anthony's attorney jose baez for his reaction to that interview. and beth, i know that jose is probably like it's always something, there's always something. but really, he has to have a reaction to that. >> well, he does. and i'll tell you, his parting comment was don't bug me anymore. i've been harassing him all day today. but he did say look, he's got concerns with a convicted felon she's a convicted first degree murderer, but he said look, if the state is going to put these two snichs on the stand, and this is a reference also to robyn adam, the one casey anthony is exchanging letters with, the state is going to put those two snitches opt stand, this case is going to be easier to prove than i thought. to disprove her innocence, and that she is not guilty. he does not believe necessarily that the state will call derkovic.

robyn adams may be another story. but there are some real issues with putting a dirs degree murderer on the stand. however, he also stands by the statement that the defense issued a couple of days ago when judge strictland stepped down and that is the following, we received nearly daily requests to respond to the latest case developments and related media reports and we will not comment on every story published in connection with this case. casey anthony maintains her innocence and looks forward to her day in court. and indeed she does. this case is going to go to trial because it's a capital case and rarely do capital cases ever plead out, since you can't always plead and then just have a death penalty phase. >> tell us more about this young woman, derkovic. prosecutors often say we can't pick who our witnesses are going to be. would they pick someone like this to wut on the stand? >> well, you know, if they had their choice, if they feel they have enough proof anyway they're

not going to prove derkovic. they shared the same jail. not jail cell. they were in the same pod together in 2008-2009. that she put chloroform oon a drag and used to drug her daughter, kwh happened to be a theory the prosecution put out there, at least at one point. this is very helpful, but it's neutralized by her criminal background. she also cut a penalty once from death penalty down to 30 years, maybe she's looking far little bit more. and her memory seems to be getting better with time. so who knows. there's so much information out there in the public domain. she may have rack sesz to some of that and making her story better. >> let's just say for the sake of argument that casey did say all of this. are you ever stunned by what people say once they get locked up?

>> you know, i am always amazed at what i see in the courtroom and what i learned about these cases. i've been trying cases and reporting on cases. it still fascinates me. >> well, any reports that the bones of haleigh cummings have been found are false. that work is coming from the putnam county, florida's sheriff department. officers spent three days searching the st. john's river. flora hollars, the grandmother of haleigh's former stepmother, misty croslin, says she is certain that haleigh is in that river. she tells hln's jane velez-mitchell that misty croslin and her brother tommy have implicated their cousin joe

overstreet in haleigh's disappearance. no one has been charged. hollars claims she gave the tip that led them to search the river. the nfl is suspending pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger. commissioner roger goodell is ordering the star player benched. no pay for the first six games of the 2010 season. a college student accused roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her in a bar in georgia last month. prosecutors did not file criminal charges. goodell and the steelers president informed rozlet berger of the suspension by telephone earlier today. he will not be the allowed to attend any team function until he's completed a behavioral evaluation. if he's cleared after that, goodell says roethlisberger will be allowed to attend pittsburgh steelers training camp and play in the preseason games. he says he'll review the star's conduct later this year and could reduce the suspension to possibly four games.

goodell sent roethlisberger a letter that read in part, he's held to a higher standard as an nfl player. the commissioner says there's nothing about his conduct in georgia that can repeatly be described as admirable, responsible or consistent with either the values of the league or the expectations of fans. less than an hour ago, drama played out high above downtown seattle. 35 floors to be exact. two window washers were rescued from their platform, dangling right off the sheraton hotel. they wish it happened this fast. we sped it up a little bit so you can just see the end of it. rescue crews from the seattle fire department delicately pulled both men off the roof, one after the other, right up to the roof. both were wearing safety harn s harnesses. nobody was hurt. an oil rig is still burning off the louisiana coast and threatening to fall right over into the gulf of mexico.

flames have been shooting out of the drilling platform since this explosion last night. the coast guard is searching the coast for 11 people still missing. the rig is about 52 miles southeast of venice, louisiana. there were 126 people onboard at the time of this blast. coast guard helicopters air lifted seven critically injured workers to shore. a coast guard spokesperson said most of the crew got safely off that rig and right into a work boat. a surfer in hawaii had a close encount we are a shark. how close? he took the shark for a ride. we'll hear him tell the story. 'a youing ic lowi kn

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kate gosselin got booted last night. "showbiz tonight's" a.j. hammer is in new york. i don't actually watch "dancing with the stars." oh, the horror, i know. but my friends facebook about it. and i'm stunned she lasted this long because all people did was complain about how bad she was. >> well, yeah, at least you know that much. that was the big part of the last several weeks. the truth is, she did last a lot longer than most people expected because a lot of people thought her dancing quite frankly was terrible. we heard it from the judges every week. well, the hammer finally dropped last night in what was a very emotional moment for the mother of eight. and we did catch up with kate after she had a chance to dry her eyes a little bit. despite her sadness, kate remained very grateful, especially to her fans. >> thank you to all of the viewers and voters who gave us the opportunity because that's

really why we were still here. and it's probably one of the most heart warming things out of all of this. the fact that the fans and viewers and voters believed in us. i really had so much in my life that i had to tune out and, you know, some days were better than others. some days you saw me grouchy and depressed, upset or whatever. but -- >> you know, you watch that, and you can see she was really bummed out. and moreover, you could just see she was exhausted. but i do think that extended her, what, 20 minutes of fame. and even through there are a lot of people who love to hate kate, i do think she won some new fa s s along the way. and i give her credit for balancing the dancing along with the drama that follows her around. >> she's under a lot of scrutiny. you're going to look at other ways that she still came out a winner.

on the loser side, you heard about the diva report, she was difficult to work with. her dance partner almost quit on her. a lot of negative headlines. a lot of people accused her to being addicted to fame. but in the end, on the positive side, she showed a lot of vulnerability. she showed her ability to deal with the exhaustion of the show while traveling to be with her eight kids and dealing with the ongoing custody battle with her ex-husband jong. a lot of criticism, but in the end, i think she does come out a winner. all of kate's drama now that she's off "dancing with the stars" live at 5:00. we're back at 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> sounds fantastic as always, a.j. thank you. >> you got it. >> got something just in to hln to pass on. actress heather locklear has been arrested for a hit and run

accident with a parking sign. the sheriff's department says her black bmw matched debris from the knocked over sign. she was cited and released for a misdemeanor hit and run. she has a court date on may 17. her attorney released a statement saying she was never taken into custody, the matter is still being looked into, as it is not yet clear who was driving the vehicle. so there you have it. a frantic call for help as a boat sinks into the water off of k alaska. as the cruel scrambles to get a life raft to safety. that i wan. key lime pie, pineapple upside down cake, raspberry cheesecake... ...yeah, every night it's something different. oh yeah yeah...she always keeps them in the house. no no no, i've actually lost weight... i just have a high metabolism or something... ...lucky. [ wife ] babe... ♪ umm, i gotta go.

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met with eight men who told them he would make sure their abusers were brought to justice. >> reporte . >> translator: after the mass, i wanted to meet with victims of abuse. i prayed with sthem and assured them that the church would take action. >> this is benedict's third meeting since 2 08. planes are flying today into all of europe's main airports, but experts say it could take more than a week to clear the bag backlog of stranded passengers and residual problems could persist for weeks. controllers predict up to 80% of scheduled flights will go out today. some restrictions are still in place over parts of britain, ireland and france experts say

it could cost $1.1 billion. a frantic mayday as a fishing boat goes under. >> mayday, mayday. this is the northern bell. we are at 5 degrees 10 minutes north, 146.47 degrees west. >> northern bell, this is kodiak, we want to know if you're in need of assistance. >> absolutely. we are going down. >> northern bell, this is kodiak. roger. understand you are going down. request the number of persons onboard, over? >> we have four persons onboard. we are gets in a life raft here. we're going down. >> by the time the coast guard responded yesterday. it was too late for one of men. he suffered head trauma trying to escape. it all unfolded in the gulf of

alaska. the three crew members who survived were wearing protective gear. they're in stable condition, recovering from hypothermia. a helicopter pulled them from the water. drug-abusing women can take $300 to either be sterilized or have a long-term birth control device planted until they're ready to bear healthy children and take care of them properly. barbara harris started what's called project prevention 13 years ago after she and her husband adopted four children from the same drug-abusing mother. harris claims the group has paid more than $3,000 in 39 states and the u.k. to stop having kids. the program is voluntary, but sensible rights group accuses her ofthis, this is

brilliant. to those who say the addicts are given money to buy more drugs so, what? they will get some drugs somehow anyway. to those who say it crosses the line, look, it's their choice and they can have a device removed. christine wrote, though, the potential problem is that we have all made choices we regret at a young age. sterilization is not to be taken lightly especially under the influence. what may seem like a great idea and a quick $300 at age 19 can be devastating at age 30 when you realize because of poor choices you will never be a mother. lindsey says this, the idea has the best intentions and i'm happy to see someone want to do something about it. but, it's not going to fix our country's drug epidemic only

further it. we can safely assume where that money is going to end up. some great points raised on a lot of sides. thank you for weighing in on a really provocative topic. general motors is investing $257 million in two factories that will build the next generation of the popular chevy malibu. 136 million to a plant in fairfax, kansas where it will build malibus, primarily made, 121 million will go to gm's detroit plant which will help with production at times of peak demand and also announced it's paid off the last of its multi-million dollar payout loan.