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ray nagin pleaded not guilty to charges he accepted bribes and free trips during his time in office. he was arraigned wednesday with bond you set at $100,000. >>> and former senator pete domene domenechi said he fathered a child with the then 24-year-old daughter of senate colleague saul laxalt. >>> take a look at this, this sun spot is big enough to swallow six earths whole. >>> turning to health news, the fda has released a new time of breath silicone jell. it's designed to be firmer, cohesive and safer than previous models. silicone implants were banded from 1992 to 2006 for fear they could cause lupus and others. >> announcer: "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil cream. >>> on wednesday, the dow dropped 108 points, the s&p tumbled 19 and the nasdaq sank 49. >>> the pain continues today with the nikkei tumbling 150 points while the hang seng shot down 400. >>> on wall street, the battle over apple's stockpile of cash continues, hedge fund manager david einhorn will try to sell shareholders on his suggestion that apple will disburse $170 billion. >>> before the bell, w

former new orleans mayor ray nagin it is said to be arraigned today on charges he accepted nearly $200,000 in bribes. he was indicted next month on 21 federal counts. today to a federal magistrate " set bail and prosecutors may ask to take away his passport. >> police in south africa say olympic runner oscar pistorius is a flight risk and they are asking a judge not to grant him bail. police brought the of the npt to court for a second day of a bill dealing. they say while searching the veteran they found testosterone needles and 38 caliber ammunition in a safe. they say he and his girlfriend had a fight on valentine's day which led him to shoot and kill their. pistorius says the killing was accidental when he thought someone broke into a home. >> as pope benedict xvi prepares to step down there is new buzz that a colonel from boston could be considered to take his place. parnell o'malley's name is coming up and speculation the cardinal o'malley's name is coming up. right now there is no clear favorite among the college of cardinals. o'malley has been one of the most vocal bishops apologiz

. >>> and ray nagin pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges. he appeared yesterday before a new orleans judge and faces 21 corruption charges, including accusations from wire fraud and money launderring stemming from corruption at city hall during his time in office and he was accused of accepting bribes from contractors in the wake of katrina. the trial is set for april 29th. >> a new county executive will be chosen in anne arundel county tonight. 16 candidates vying for the seat of john leopold who resigned earlier this month after he was found guilty of misconduct in office. the acting executive said that he wants to finish out the term. kindel erlick is the front runner in the race. >>> coming up on the news edge, as the catholic church decides to vote in a new leader, the huge push to get an american cardinal elected. >> an old aircraft hangar is transformed into a caribbean island and created to help sun- starved germans make it through the winter. it comes complete with a beach, rain forest, lagoon, and golf course with 13 bars and resta

. >> former new orleans mayor ray nagin said to be arraigned today on bribery charges.was indicted last month on 21 federal counts, is accused of accepting more than $200,000 in bribes. federal magistrate will set bail today. prosecutors may ask the judge to take away his passport. a tentative trial date will also be sent. >> the washington nationals may have one last thing to worry about as they prepare for the upcoming season. espn report pictured gio gonzalez did not receive performance enhancing drugs from a florida clinic. that's at the center of a widening doping scandal. a document explains that he purchased weight loss substances from the clinic, but those substances are not banned by major-league baseball. >> robert griffin iii wants to ease the nerves of fans worry that he will try to rush his comeback to the field following knee surgery. his new adidas ad is causing anxiety. >> blow it all up. because all that matters at is what [indiscernible]. >> he tweeted some clarification. >> fingers crossed that he will be on the field soon. it's 5:35, to 33 degrees. >

. -- ray nagin is said to be arraigned today on bribery charges, accused of accepting more than $200,000in bribes. the magistrate was set bail and prosecutors may ask the judge to take away his passport. a tentative trial date will also be set. >> maryland governor martin o'malley making changes to his gun control proposals. officials tell "the washington post" the governor walker bout to pressure from fellow democrats and will back tougher rules to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. the modified plan will ban anyone and voluntarily committed to the public or private but the whole facility from owning a gun. he originally wanted to keep requirement only banning a purchase is for people committed for 30 days are longer. >> on the phone, a developing story out of kansas city. amazing images after a gas explosion at an upscale shopping district. >> at this point police are still trying to search with cadaver dogs to find out of anyone else was in the rubble. let's go to john gonzalez who has the latest in the satellite center. >> the images are amazing. scott hit it on the head

ran 500-word story on bribery arraignment of former new orleans mayor ray nagin and did not identifys a democrat. the a.p. tells fox news the story you referenceed is being updated to include nagin's party affiliation. his party affiliation was inned a ver tently omitted in the version you have seen. in the past, they failed to identify other democrats in trouble including former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick and jesse jackson junior. >>> with the departure of pope benedict, the catholic church is in a period of transition. there is a trend that has many catholics disturbed. religious correspondent lauren green on what is happening to catholic schools. >> they are frustrated that the school's close at the end of the year. >> when the decision time came, we were sure we met the goal. we at no time think it would close. then we felt it was in vain. >> in the 1950s, catholic schools were 13,000 nationally. today is less than 7,000. since 2000, 24% drop in number of schools. new york archdiocese of schools says this is not an academic issue. this is a finance issue. >> the cost per chil

also on wednesday ray nagin going to be arraigned. he is accused of money laundering, of fraud.y, wednesday, thursday, friday or thursday, friday, saturday, not a lot going on yet, but you know it will fill up. lots of good stuff, though sunday to watch on tv. first the nascar daytona 500 kicks off in florida. later that night, the 85th academy awards in beverly hills. we want to make sure you knew what was coming up and you can set your calendar accordingly. can't wait, say, maybe for another week for hollywood's biggest award show. i know that people want to see it, you're in luck because nischelle turner got the gem assignment. she got the chance to sit down with all the nominees for a special oscar look ahead. >> this is one of my favorite parts. >> the annual oscar nominee

. >> can we blame this on ray nag nagin?et's blame it on blanca. >> there have been concerns about an outage at the superdome as early as october. a memo from the stadium district said the electrical feareds hat quote some decay and chance of failure. >> okay. you're saying they may have had a little evidence. >> what's a little decay and failure between friends? >> the company that supplies the superdome with power as well as the stadium's engineering staff also expressed concern about the electrical connection. superdome's board did address these reports spending 600,000 bucks to upgrade the electrical system and it did not solve the problem. it did not keep super bowl xlvii from being the third most viewed program in history. 108 million viewers. >> behind rhoda's wedding. >> number one, rhoda's wedding. >> flash episode of "mash". >> and "morning joe." >> and fleetwood mac's rumors. frampton comes alive. >> the two super bowls. >> giants patriots. >> i have an update on ray nagin. former new orleans mayor ray nagin indic

on wednesday, former new orleans mayor, ray nagin, is going to be arraigned, accused of accepting bribes and charged with tax fraud. thursday, a e key report comes out. a report measures the price inflation and friday, anniversary of the united states hockey team pulled off what no one thought was possible, beating the soviets in the miracle on ice. that will do it for me. i'm deborah fayerick. thanks so much for spending your afternoon with us. "cnn newsroom" continues right now with don lemon. now with don lemon. have a great week. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thank you very much. i'm don lemon. going to get you up to speed on the stories making headlines. history made today. danica patrick becomes the first woman ever, woman driver in the history of nascar to win a pole position and she did it at the sport's biggest race. patrick posted a qualifying lap of almost 200 miles an hour. she will share the front row next sunday with jeff gordon. >> ultimately at the end of the day, too, everything happens for a reason. i've thought about it and i thought about how i was kind of

ray nagin has been indicted on 21 charges of it. but there is still hope.king for help. >> if you could see any city official and tell them something, what would you tell them? >> they need help. >> reporter: he didn't think he'd see his new home built. now at age 90 he has had his home rebuilt. >> three years ago this was a very emotional interview with you. >> yes. >> reporter: how is life now? >> beautiful. >> reporter: no matter what side of town you live, the big easy is still home. >> new orleans gets in your blood, man. there's something about this city where there's so many people who have been here all their lives and have no desire to leave. >> so i tell the people of new orleans just straight up. you have been blessed to baear the burden for generations to come. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning" this is james brown in new orleans. >> i'm so glad james brown did the story. i kept getting stopped with people saying there's a whole other story. >> nice to see mr. christy got his home built. sweet man. very sweet man. >> yeah. >>> royal mystery 500