log on to cnn.com/hln.g. >>> jurors have ordered the boy scouts of america to pay more than $18 million in a sex abuse case. kerry louis was abused by a former assistant scout master who admitted to molesting 17 boys 25 years ago. just last week the jury awarded lewis $1.4 million in compensatory damages. most of yesterday's $18.5 million punitive award will go to a crime victim's fund. >> i don't know if i exactly have closure yet. i have a long road ahead of me still, but it's a huge jumping point. a huge start for me. so i already know i'm a little bit better off than i was. i just don't know how much better off yet. but i've got a grin on my face, so -- yes. >> boy scout officials won't comment on the case because others are still pending. the organization has said it always stood against child abuse of any kind. >>> some fascinating fbi evidence in the casey anthony case has been released, including lab reports and testimony. our sister network "trutv" link a laundry bag with a bag found at the crime s

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log on to cnn.com/hln. >>> a family who sent their adopted russian son back to that country alone is now talking to cnn. in a phone call to cnn his adopted grandmother says the russian orphanage where they adopted him seven months ago misled them about his mental stakt and other issues as well. on thursday the family put him on a plane back to russia saying he's violent and mentally unstable. the move outraged many russians and u.s. officials are now investigating. >>> a 17-year-old boy is dead and several other people wounded in what police describe as a shootout at a crowded shopping mall here. police in miskoeg gi, oklahoma, say it's not clear if the teen was involved in the shootout or was just a bystander. the mall was packed with people going to a festival. they ran when four or five shots were fired. >> people running and screaming everywhere, and, like, pulling the gates down on their stores, like pulling their signs in and saying that somebody had a gun and they were shooting and everyone was just trying to get out of the mall. >> police are looking for three people. they wa

call us at 1-877-tell-hln or e-mail us cnn.com/hln. text us or go to our facebook pages, christi paul hln. >>> well, as expected tiger woods returns to golf -- or the return i should say resulted in a big ratings jump for the masters. viewership for sunday's final round was up 36% from the previous year. surprisingly, it still wasn't a record. tiger's first masters win in 1997 is on top there, but sunday was still the third highest rating for a final round of any golf tournament since 1986. >>> a sniper's bullet left him paralyzed. now a u.s. soldier's bittersweet homecoming actually includes a new home. how a volunteer group is making all this happen. >>> it all came so fast, and it just shows the compassion of the human spirit when things like this happen. it should give everyone encouragement, it really should. >> i intend to make my family, friends, and the steeler nation proud on all fronts. >>> there is no federal law that we can find to charge anybody with on this, so guess what, tag, you're it. >>> i think the vatican -- i think

e-mail us at cnn.com/hln.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 unconscious in cardiac arrest. bystanders, cpr, even though it's a physician, it's such a great help for the patient. we proceeded to start chest compressions and ventilate him and we got our defibrillator on. and the rest is history. >> a doctor who happened to be near saw the man collapse and began administering cpr. they were able to revive him. he's in the hospital right now reportedly in stable condition.. thanks to those people. >>> the woman known as th

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e-mail us by logging onto cnn.com/hln. >>> warmer clothes makes us think of lighter clothes. it is all about cutting back on sugar. >> it's the sugar that we put into our bodies that makes the belly fat so you are advocating cutting out sugar and you don't mean just spoonfuls of. >> many do over 180 grams of sugar a day. when you have high insulin, you lock in belly fat. check this out. this is regular milk and this is just regular soy milk. both of these on average have 14 grams of sugar. but it's not added ssugar. if you're a kid and want to reduce, i would almond milk. no sugar. you get calcium and protein but without sugar. fruit drink. lose weight, the average glass of fruit has 29 grams of sugar. i would swap it out for a tea that has fruit infused in it so get that sweetness without the sugar. >>> a family sent their adopted russian son back to that country alone is now talking to cnn. his adopted grandmother says the russian orphanage where they adopted him seven months ago misled them about his mental stability and other issues. on thursday the family put him on a pl

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e-mail us, cnn.com/hln. you can also text hlntv. standard text rates apply. r you can post some facebook comments. if you want to get in on that, search richelle carey, hln, and it's also posted on chuck and christie's pages, as well. i was too scared to skip school. it literally never crossed my mind. >> you and me both. you know, my mom was my brother's teacher at one point. and my uncle was my teacher. >> you couldn't get away with it. >> my small little town, yeah. wasn't going to happen. thank you, richelle. >> sure. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >>> now, take charge of your career. if you've been out of work for a few months and you do find a job, you are probably thrilled. good for you. but starting any new job is going to be hard. and it's even harder after a long layoff. so here's how to make a successful re-entry back into the work force. the "wall street journal" says, one, read up about your industry. have your boss describe your job very specifically, so you can get as ready as possible. then a few days before your first day, go do a test run. see how

you can e-mail at cnn.com/hln. standard text rates apply and we have facebook pages. richelle carey, hln and mine is chuck roberts hln. christi paul has one, too. let's hear from you on the 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

to join in on the discussion, e-mail us at cnn.com/hln or go to our facebook page at richelle carey/hlnmakers in nebraska have placed new restrictions on abortions. last week, they passed two new laws, including one requiring women seeking abortions to get psychological screening and another that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. ryan smyth is a host for "in session" on our sister network trutv. he spoke to chuck roberts about what the laws could mean both inside and outside nebraska. >> ryan, there's two facets of this nebraska law. one would end late-term abortions and the other would require a woman seeking an abortion to have a psychological examination. will that pass muster, constitutionally? >> that's a good question. we don't know for sure yet. it depends on how it's crafted. this may disrupt a case called planned parenthood versus casey. so here you're talking about a lesser term, 20 weeks. in that sense, in order to challenge this, you have to challenge that ruling. >> and would they have to prove that a fetus would feel pain? >> that's what they have to do. and righ

cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> clark will teach you to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. catch him at noon eastern saturday and sunday here on hlnis a new animated film that's a huge hit on the web now. there is an atari-style attack on new york city. check it out. pretty cool, huh? this is brand new and millions of people have seen it. we found today's viral video on boingboing.net. >>> hugh hefner is weighing in on indica on kate gosselin and why you shouldn't expect to see her in playboy.  >>> good morning. happy tuesday. i'm natasha curry. robin is on assignment. here's what's coming up this morning on "morning express." a family sent their adopted son back to russia. why investigators can't get information from his adopted mother. plus -- >> i'm truly sorry for the disappointment and negative attention i have brought to my family, my teammates, coaches, the ronies and the nfl. >> that's quarterback ben roethlisberger talking about accusation that is he raped a woman. why prosecutors are saying they can't charge him for anything. the tennessee woman who sent her adopted 7-year-old son back to russia i

cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> and clark will teach you how to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. catch him at noon eastern saturdays and sundays right here on hlnng out of town, hopping on a plane? well, if you are, bonnie schneider has more on your air travel update. good right now, but -- >> but we are looking at delays expected today and especially for saturday too. there's a lot happening this weekend. we have talladega in alabama and all sorts of fun spring activities, but the weather could a little damper on it. let's go ahead and show you the delays anticipated today. oklahoma city, we've had rain and thunderstorms. more will fire up today as well as in dallas, texas. that could slow you down an hour or more. omaha, nebraska, delays there as well. in st. louis, look for rain, possibly 30-minute delays, maybe longer to an hour. it's also raining across kentucky. so louisville may face delays later on. so far we're good this morning but it's going to be a little more tricky this afternoon. >> pack your patience too. thanks so much, bonnie. >>> a man struck gold in his own home and you will not believe how he found a bunch of gold coins wor

e-mail us, cnn.com/hln and give us your view. >>> court documents show a 15-year-old massachusetts girl who killed herself in january lived her last days in fear of being beaten up. now six of her classmates are facing felony charges in connection to her death, and our chuck roberts recently spoke to ryan smith about the legal implications of bullying. ryan's a host for "in session" on truetv. >> reporter: the suicide that followed, how hard is this to prosecute? >> it could be a difficult case to prosecutor. some of the charges, there's one charge that's a violation of civil rights charge, which could be extremely difficult to prove. and there's also harassment charges, assault charges. the statutory rape claim against a few of the teenagers is a bit easier for prosecutors. if it happened, then they're liable and they could go to prison for that. the other charges, not so simple. >> reporter: how about the liability of the school? >> right now the school is not on trial. right now the school is saying this is what happened and i doubt they could bring any kind of criminal charges again