let's just let everyone know if you want to know more about chris and his work, you can take a look at the herrenct on line, and we'll definitely put this on my blog, cnn.com/brooke. chris, thank you. >> thank you. >>> tomorrow, jennifer menendez. we're going to talk to her about the pull of alcohol when it comes to addiction. be right back. >>> he is the arizona sheriff at the center of a media frenzy denying claims that he threatened to deport his ex-boyfriend. coming up, sheriff babou talks to wolf blitzer live in the situation room. let me bring wolf in for a little preview. i imagine you're going to ask him to respond to all of these allegations. >> we're going to go through those questions. certainly it's a fascinating story right here in arizona. we're here getting ready for wednesday night's republican presidential debate. it's a beautiful, beautiful day. the president will be coming over here. we'll talk about what's going on. he's seeking reelection for a congressional seat right here in arizona, so we'll talk about what's happened over the weekend. lots to discuss with him. we're also

his troubled past detailed in the book "basketball junkie." >> chris herren! speaking about addiction is therapy, reaching out to people like luke and his father. he had trouble with alcohol. >> helped put perspective on the path where i can take from this point. >> reporter: it took herren 14 years to find his path to sobriety. >> reporter: do you think what could have been? >> who cares? who cares? honest to god, why should i care? because i'm too happy where my feet are today to worry about my footprints behind me. >> reporter: jason carroll, cnn, boston. >>> heroin, cocaine and marijuana dominate the headlines about substance abuse. one of those addictive drugs could be in your immediate cane cabinet. in our next hour, we'll speak with a doctor directors of the center for disease control about the dangers of prescription drug use and abuse, that is 12:40 eastern right here on cnn. >>> sounding off on the talk back question should president barack obama have apologized to afghanistan over the accidental burning of qurans by nato soldiers? carol costello, i

. >> nba basketball fan, boston celtics chris herren. >> reporter: speaking about addiction is therapyaking his word nationwide and speaking about his father. his father had trouble with alcohol. >> it's a path where i can take from this point. >> reporter: it took herren 14 years to find his path to sobriety. >> do you ever think to yourself what could have been? >> who cares. who cares. honest to god, why should i care? because it's -- i'm too happy where my feet are today to worry about my footprints behind me. >> reporter: jason carroll, cnn. >>> you can twitter me at brookecnn. >>> apparently there has been some sort of checkpoint issue at the san francisco airport. they have closed one of the checkpoints. we're getting information. we'll pass it along after this quick break. i found a new way to get my profile out there. check me out. everybody says i've got a friendly disposition and they love my spinach dip. 5 foot ten. still doing a little exploring... on it. my sign is sagittarius, i'm into spanish cheese, my hairline is receding but i'm getting a weave. (falsetto chorus) get