christie paul explains why a pinch here and a dash there can really add up and hurt you. >> reporter: shake it or pour it, americans use too much salt. sodium plays an important role in regulating body pressure, health experts say we consume 50% more sodium than we should. doctors say all that salt can cause water retention leading to heart problems and stroke. >> we know it can assume more water, assume more weight, assume more of a difficult situation for the body to work well. >> reporter: how much is enough in the american heart association recommends you limit to no more than 1500 milligrams of sodium per day. salt is in everything especially processed foods like lunch meats and diet tv dinners. >> it is a very inexpensive way to give something flavor. >> reporter: the best thing to do? watch your labels and count your salt milligrams. that's why it's important to talk about your salt intake with your doctor. i'm christie paul. >>> at 3 years old, dreg warner suffered a brain aneurysm that caused neurological disabilities. today he's overcoming the odds and ran in yesterday's bos

i'm christi paul. a florida girl who had been missing since friday has been found alive. a member of her church who had been helping search for 11-year-old nadia bloom found her this morning in the woods not far from an alligator infested swap. searchers told police she was stuck in the mud and couldn't move. these are the pictures of police and volunteers carrying her out here. the church's pastor says bloom was dehydrated, covered with mosquito bites, had waterlogged feet. otherwise, she's okay. just moments ago, her parents thanked everyone involved in this search. >> it's the love of everybody. from everybody across the country praying to the canine teams across the state of florida that came out, to the s.w.a.t. teams, the helicopters. i mean, it all came so fast, and it just shows the compassion of the human spirit when things like this happen. and it gives -- it should give everybody encouragement. it really should. >> after so many days, did you ever lose hope? >> of course. >> well, our daught

christi paul talking with jean casarez. 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 --

thank you for being with us, i'm christi paul, welcome to hln news and views. fire crews still pouring water on the blazing oil rig off the louisiana coast as the coast guard resumes its intensive search for 11 missing workers now. boy, the pictures are something else, aren't they here? the drilling platform could sink if the fire keeps burning. it's leaking crude oil at a rate of 8,000 barrels a day. 11 people have been missing for a day-and-a-half now, and the coast guard says the gulf of mexico is calm and warm so that increases chances for survival. 94 workers who escaped unharmed are back ashore and reunited with their families. 17 people were hurt when that rig exploded and four are in critical condition. >>> a jailhouse friend of casey anthony is telling one heck of a story. she says anthony admitted to her that she knocked out little caylee with chloroform so she could party. convicted killer mia dirkovich sat down for the interview with our affiliate. >> reporter: she spoke with us at the low he will correctional institution. she said casey used chloro

christi paul has one, too.he roth biz berger punishment that commissioner roger goodell is com are contemplating. >>> if yous shuttle "discovery" touched down under a blue canopy of a clear sky at the kennedy space center. this mission made history because it was the first time four women were in space at one time. three were part of the discovery crew and one was already on board the orbiting space station. this mission included three space walks and the delivery of more than seven tons of equipment and supplies. three more shuttle missions remain before the whole fleet is retired. >>> classes are canceled today at columbine high school in colorado as students and teachers mark the 11th anniversary of the shootings there. gunmen eric harris and dylan klebold killed 12 students and teachers after turning the guns on themselves. the memorial will probably get a lot of visitors today. it was dedicated to the victims three years ago and is open to the public. >>> in tennessee police say they opened fire. the man t

i'm christi paul. you be your job is to sit back and relax.ake sure that you know what's going on in the world. we're watching west virginia's governor today as he predicts that today's going to be a big day in the search for four miners unaccounted for after a deadly explosion on monday. now for the miner's families, hope is really hinging on his every word. search crews drilled a boar hole. there was no response. but crews now say they're bore a total of five holes. that's an update here. four from ventilation to minimize the threat of another explosion. the fifth to listen for signs of life. so they're going to assess whether the air is clear enough. 29 miners died in the blast. earlier today governor joe mansion said hope is alive that these four miners survived. >> we were hoping that between the ten and the two we would have more information that would allow them making some decisions so once they got readings and if the readings look that they could be good enough for about what time period, then they'll be able to plan around that and

i'm richelle carey in today for christi paul. >>> let's get started. recovery crews in west virginia now have the grim task of recovering the nine remaining bodies inside the upper big branch mine. two separate crews made their way inside the mine this morning and a team of federal investigators is arriving today to try to start to figure out what in the world caused that deadly explosion last week. some of the 29 men killed in the blast have been buried. president obama ordered u.s. flags in west virginia to be flown at half staff in honor of those miners. and west virginia's governor is asking people from all across the country to observe a moment of silence today at 3:30 p.m. eastern time. >>> in about two hours, we'll find out whether nfl star ben roethlisberger will face charges in an alleged sexual assault. last month, a 20-year-old college student accused him of sexually assaulting her at a nightclub in millageville, georgia. "in session's" jean casarez joins us with all the latest. you've been following all the angles, making as many phone call