>> i just need them to come. >> reporter: now, andrea yates' lawyer says he will petition the court totherapeutic pass so she can atend church. >> andrea has a very deep, spiritual side to her, and i am certain that this would be the most appropriate of baby steps, if you will, in to a life as normal as possible some way down the road. >> reporter: in her first trial, a jury found yates guilty. and sentenced her to 40 years in prison. but that decision was overturned on appeal, and yates was found not guilty in her sond trial, by reason of insanity. >> if you're sick from a mental illness, you're sick from a mental illness. and going to church isn't going to make it worse or better. you're still going to have it. >> reporter: author suzanne o'malley spent five years covering both of yates' trials for her book, "the unspeakable crime of andrea yates." she believes the elected judge in texas will feel pressure to grant yates' request. >> it's going to be really a hard sell in texas to not let somebody go to church. and once you've got that and once that works out, then you take the next

later this year. >> reporter: family home videos show no apparent hint of turmoil within the yates' home. andreaschooled her children. but after the firth of her fourth children in 1999 she began to show signs of depression. twice she tried to kill herself. yates was treated for postpartum depression. initially, medication seemed to help, but after the birth of her fifth child, mary n 2000, the anxiety appeared to increase. on june 20th, 2001, yates summoned her children into the bathroom where she drowned them in the tub. four boys, one 6-month-old girl. in a december 2001 interview with "60 minutes" her then husband rusty said i mental illness drove andrea yates to murder their five children. >> a person drowning their children, it is not andrea. if your brain is sick, then you can think thing that is are not real. >> andrea yates guilty of capital murder. >> reporter: during her first trial in 2002 she was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison, but the verdict was overturned due to one witness who gave false testimony. yates was eventually found not guilty by reason of insanity at a 20

andrea yates was described as a loving mother of five who home-schooled her children. 9, yates began to show signs of depression. twice she tried to kill her sever. yates was hospitalized. treated for postpartum depression. initially, medication seemed to help. but after the birth of her fifth child, marry, in 2000, the anxiety appeared to increase. on june 20, 2001, yates summoned her children into the bathroom where she drowned them in the tub. four boys, one six-month-old girl. in a december 2001 interview with "60 minutes," err then husband say mental illness drove andrea yates to drown those children. >> the person who did that is not andrea. if your brain is sick, you can think things that aren't real. >> andrea yates, guilty of capital murder as charged in the indictment. >> during her first trial in 2002, yat was found guilty. sentenced to life in prison. but that verdict was overturned due to one witness who gave false testimony. yates was eventually found not guilty by reason of insanity at a 2006 retrial. since then, she has been confined to two different men

i covered andrea yates trial and did commentary in 2001.dered five children based on religious beliefs, fredricka, she murdered them. now she's arguing i want other religious training and somehow i would be free to do that. i would feel a lot better if someone were employing science in do doing this. it's in texas, south texas. believe it or not, i believe they are going to let her out so she can go to church. i think there's something wrong with that especially when they have not considered the science of the consequences. >> richard, the last 20 seconds on this. what will the court entertain. what are the things they will consider. >> they are going to get letters from her doctor that say it's a good thing for therapy. not guilty by reason of insanity. she killed those children. only six years has gone by. it took hinckley 19 years, john hinckley 19 years to be able to get out for a little bit. i don't think they are going to go for it in texas. i'll be ashamed if they go for it in texas. this woman, she has to pay for -- fred, i have peo

now her attorneys are asking a judge for andrea yates to be allowed to leave that hospital two hours k to attend church. it is important to note that she was arrested, yates claimed, it was god who told her to kill her own children. so what does your gut tell you? should the court grant andrea yates the request she has put in to attend church. go to facebook.com/"news nation." let us know what you think on this story. we hope you have a great weekend. on a lighter note, i hope you get your mega ball power -- what is it? i don't know. i just know i'm winning it. that does it for this edition of "news nation." up next, my buddy. named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine top safety picks like the passat and jetta. so we're celebrating with our "safety in numbers" event. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 jetta for $159 a month.

we are getting word andrea yates could soon leave the psychiatric hospital. >> oh, boy. we bailed them out now they are paying out. it is bonus time for bosses at bank of america. you won't believe how much they are getting how much the ceo took home. first what you missed last night on leno. >> you see president obama at the security summit in seoul, korea? they made him walk across the long stage. you see how he did it. very clever. >> now watch withhat he does. ♪ >> good morning. it is now 16 minutes after the hour. here's what you missed while you were sleeping. president obama's $3.6 trillion budget unanimously rejected by the republican run house. lawmakers get ready to approve the republican budget to highlight the deficit cutting plan and revamp of medicare. now a desperate search underway for devon davis. a 2-year-old boy reportedly disappeared at his texas home while his mom was taking a nap. they are concerned he may have wandered in a nearby water that happens to be infested with alligators. he is wearing a red and gray jersey t-shirt and jeans and spider-man

jessica has more on where she wants to go. >> reporter: andrea yates wants her doctor to ask the judge for a weekly two-hour pass to go to church. yates drowned her children, one by one in the family bathtub in 2001. she had to chase the last child through the house and drag him to the bathtub. yates was sentenced to murder and life in prison. an appeals court overturned that decision and sent her to a mental hospital. yates' attorney says he expects the judge to grant her request. >> it's important not just for her spiritual needs but also to acclimate her to the outside world. >> reporter: he says he expects yates to eventually rejoin society after years of treatment for a mental illness. >> reporter: yates' husband rusty has since remarried and started another family. >>> family members and friends wait to hear what caused a local student to collapse and die while jogging on the track. students are wearing pink today to remember the student. prince george's county police say she was jogging yesterday during gym class. when she collapsed, she died. counselors are on hand to help stud

. >>> the lawyer for andrea yates, the texas mother who drowned her five children in june 2001 is asked she be allowed a weekly two-hour pass to go to church. in a 2006 retrial, yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state mental hospital. but her attorney says she is ready to rejoin society and live on her own. >>> canada will stop making pennies this year to save money. the copper-coated coins actually cost 1.6 cents to produce. >>> and nasa scientists have announced the discovery of a massive supertornado on the surface of the sun, five times bigger than planet earth. the storm has winds of 186,000 miles per hour and temperatures of over 3 million degrees fahrenheit. >>> now here is afternoon early look at how wall street is going to kick off the day, the dow opens at 13,145 after adding 19 points yesterday. the s&p down 2 points, the nasdaq lost 9. overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 31 points while in hong kong the hang seng lost 53. >>> today markets are set to close out what's been the best first quarter in 14 years. the job marke

. >>> andrea yates once convict of murdering her five children wants to leave the state mental hospital once a week to attend church. it's the first step tore for had he been having a life outside the hospital. she was found not guilt every murder by reason of insanity. >>> facebook is make all users switch over to the timeline format. this organization pictures events and status updates by the year they occurred. >>> a giant is opening if at a new location in ham den. tonight is the -- hampden. tonight is the premier night and it will feature state lawmakers. the store officially opens to the public tomorrow. >>> and later today, a student who appeared on jeopardy will be honored by the baltimore county. she answered more questions correctly during the jeopardy college chapel pillionship tournament -- championship tournament but finished second. what she -- she won 50 grand and hopes to buy a new car. >>> all right. temperatures this morning they are going down. we start out in the low 60s. right now we are at 58 in baltimore 57 in easton. more of the same in d.c. 52 in york pennsylvan

. >>> news around the nation andrea yates the woman convicted of murdering her five children wants to leave the state mental hospital once a week. her attorney is expected to file a let wert court asking she be allowed to attend weekly church seess can be -- sessions. it's a first step having a life outside the hospital she was found not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> earl scruggs was 88 years old and is dead. his family says he died of natural causes. scruggs played with the likes of bob dylan and elton john and many others during the years and won a number of grammys. he was a regular at the grand old opry and he was known for the theme song from the beverly hill billies. the tv show you remember it he did the sound track for the 1967 movie bonnie and clyde. >>> 5:34. tim tebow's name is at the center of a lawsuit filed by nike. they are suing reebok for selling new york jets apparel with the name of the new quarterback. nike says it is the only company authorized and licensed to use his name on clothing. there's confusion over rights as the league is in the midst of dropping ree

. >>> the lawyers for andrea yates, the texas mother who drowned her five children in june 2001, is asking that she be allowed a weekly two-hour pass to go to church. in a 2006 retrial, yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state mental hospital, but her attorney says she is ready to rejoin society and live on her own. >>> canada will stop making pennies this year. this is all in a bid to save some money. the copper-coded coins worth 1 cent actually cost 1.6 cents to produce. >>> and nasa scientists have announced the discovery of a massive super tornado on the surface of the sun five times bigger than planet earth. the storm has winds of 186,000 miles per hour and temperatures of over 3 million degrees fahrenheit. >>> and now, here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 13,145 after adding 19 points yesterday. the s&p was down two points. the nasdaq lost nine. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei fell 31 points, while in hong kong, the hang seng lost 53. >>> well, today, markets are set t

this would be the first step toward a permanent release for andrea yates. soledad?>> it was so long ago. it still brings chills thinking of those little kids. >> terrible, terrible story. thank you for that update. >>> some new details this morning about that mid air meltdown by a jetblue pilot clayton osbon is in a texas hospital. he's in fbi custody charged with interfering with a flight crew. on a flight to vegas on tuesday he erupted into a bizarre outburst running around the cabin literally yelling incoherently about jesus s, about 9/11, about iraq and terrorists. things that would make people freak out if they're passengers. when he was in the cockpit, he turned off the radios, dimmed his control monitors. he was restrained after he tried to break back into the cockpit. joining us this morning is aviation attorney and former inspector general for the u.s. department of transportation and also licensed commercial pilot. nice to have you both. mary, i'll start with you. what explains this? when you heard this story unfolding with incredible details, what did you

should andrea yates, the mother who drown her children in a bathtub, be allowed to leave a mental hospitalo attend church. >>> also we'll take you to the home of "the hunger games." and also there's new hope for a young bride who was paralyzed at her bachelorette party. she'll be along to share the latest on her recovery when we get started here on a friday morning. now back to you. >> thanks so much, ann. >>> have you bought your ticket yet? have you thought about how you spend that $540 million jackpot? wishful thinking never hurts. one popular place for locals to buy lottery tickets is jolly king liquor. that's where 12 workers from a pizza shop recently got their winning ticket. they pitched in $100 each and they won $308,000. it works out to about $25,000 a person. not enough to quit, but now they can afford to put $200 each for this mega jackpot and they are hoping lady luck strikes again. by the way, some guidelines they say if you're sharing tickets. there have been a few problems with office pools in the past. your best friend and coworkers now enemies. make a list of the names an

>>> also ahead on a serious note, this question -- should andrea yates, the texas mother who drowned her five young children in a bathtub -- be allowed to leave a mental hospital to attend sdmurch we'll tell you about her request. >>> we'll take you to the real-life home of "the hunger games." it's become a major tourist destination. >>> and new hope for a young bride who was paralyzed at her bachelorette party. she'll share the latest on her recovery. >>> and joe, this is big news. we understand that after 32 years, this is your last day at wrc. and after 18 years at the early morning anchor desk -- i'm just wondering if you even know how to sleep in. >> i do, believe me. at any moment, i could sleep in. because i've been so sleep deprived for all these years. >> wow. >> yes, a big day. big moment. >> wow. you know, you've got a lot of sleep to catch up on. and i know so much -- having all this time on your hands, it's going to be great. we wish you every best in your retirement. may i add you're looking pretty sharp today, joe. >> thank you very much, ann. thank you. very nice of y

. >>> update andrea yates, the mother in texas found not guilty by reason of insanity in the murdersr five children. 11 years later her attorneys are trying to get yate schs to go t church. her attorney said it would be the first step getting her back to a normal life some time down the road. >>> fire officials say the wildfire in colorado is 45% contained but bracing for possible flare-ups this weekend because high winds, record heat, low humidity are coming back. residents of 180 homes are waiting for the go-ahead to go back to home. fire is blamed for two deaths. >>> we've got a new look inside president obama's campaign machine this morning. well, republican candidates have to move their election sort of m.a.s.h. units state to state, the president's election offices are establishing territory nationwide. richard lui is here with the money, the men and the women in the growing obama army. good morning. >> good morning. you have to pass through security first at h.q. and then into this, it is part dorm room, part silicon valley, part political brain trust and in the rare glimpse i

. >>> in 2001, andrea yates drown her five children in a bathtub. now she wants a judge to allow her to go to church. yates has been committed to a mental hospital since her second trial ended with a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. doctors at the texas facility say they will ask a judge to allow yates to leave the hospital each week just to attend church. >>> take a look at this. this bus got launched by a tornado through a diner in henryville, indiana. do you remember these pictures? it happened earlier this month. new video from inside the bus. it shows us exactly what happened moments before the bus driver and her children escaped this terrifying disaster. >> are you guys okay? >> reporter: school bus driver angel perry is trying to calm her students as race to dodge that f-4 tornado begins. >> we're going to go to the baptist church. >> i put my hands down. i said dear, lord what do i do? >> reporter: she quickly radios a dispatcher. with chaos all around her, she makes a rash decision. >> we're going back to the school. count how m

talking about andrea yates. do you remember this story?he believes she's been ready for years to live on her job, live on her home and a church pass would be the first step. she's currently confined to a state psychiatric hospital. and it is the most anyone has ever paid sfr a pro sports franchise in our nation's history. i'm talking $2 billion for the l.a. dodgers. the group includes former nba superstar, magic johnson. a federal court has to approve the sale. and prince harry moving right next door to brother will and wife kate. the 27-year-old prince will live in a small apartment. apparently the brothers wanted to be close. >> talk to anyone who knows them, particularly aides who work with them, they will always say william and harry are fantastic on their own, but tour they're a real tour deforce. >> prince harry is third in line for the throne behind his dad and brother. and in new york state, my go goodne goodness, an embarrassing mistake for police. he just sat down for breakfast when officers burst through the door on a drug raid.