john unger's companion is 19 years old. his name is shep.o arthritic he can't even sleep because of the pain. unger's love for the dog has made it to the internet where hat gone viral. here's the story of a man and how far he will go for his best friend. >> reporter: they say a picture is worth a thousand words. but it's safe to say one of hanna hudson's newest snapshots is worth millions. >> it's been viewed almost three million times. it's been shared i think like 150,000 times. it's been liked an incredible amount of times. my mother has a saying, for the comfort and convenience of the dog, and he is the epitome of the saying. he loves this dog, he takes care of this dog. his life is about this dog. >> reporter: john unger and shep have spent almost 20 years together. he was rescued as a puppy. >> we both wanted to work with a dog that had been abused, and we knew this. we talked about it. that's what we wanted to do. we wanted to help out an animal and bring out his full potential. >> reporter: it's hard for unger to talk about their tim

since pictures of him with his owner john unger hit the internet.op is 19-years-old.he's blind and suffers from hip ppoblems due to arthritis. unger says its hard to see his best friend grow old... he swimming in lake superior ep really helps take away the pain. i hope he passes in his sleep, nice and peaceful. doesn't everyone want their loved ones to pass peacefully?" peacefully?"people from around the worrd have been moved by unger ann schoep's story. they have even offered to pay for schoep's medication and treatment. 3 3 manny machado is exceeding expectations...the controversy surrounding his lltest home run...coming up in sports unlimited... &p ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at

john unger is a dog lover, clearly, himself.ep and named him of after a famous wisconsin ice cream. well, the dog is now 19 years old and has arthritis so bad that he cannot sleep, so john figured out that the water eases the art lites and allows shep to sleep. so every night he takes him into lake superior and then lulls him to sleep. the photographer, her name is hannah hudson, she captured this. it was not staged, and she says it tells an amazing story of trust. listen to her. >> the purpose for me actually going to take the photo is i just wanted to help a friend capture a moment or moments with his dog. i knew he loved shep very, very much, um, and i wanted to do that as a favor to a friend and a fellow dog lover. >> reporter: fellow dog lover, man, look at that. john unger gave an interview saying he's just paying shep back for saving his life years ago saying, and i'm quoting here: to be honest with you, i don't think i'd be here if i didn't have shep with me that night. he just snapped me out of it. i just want to do wha

this is the john unger and his adopted dog, who's 18 years old. blinded from cataracts. as come up with this nightly routine, he takes the dog to lake superior where they sit in the shallow water, lie down. and the buoyancy gives the dog a bit of pain relief. >> he's my life. he has an incredible demeanor. the comfort for me is having him this close. i can only give him what i can. he's always given me his all. i know that it's taking the pain away. >> that dog looks really happy. millions of people have seen this picture on internet, and some are calling his vet to cover medical costs. >>> so i'm on to more animals. we go to australia. what happens when you have a lamb that's left alone? dalmatian has never had puppies. so, this makes sense. >> that dalmatian might be confused. >> either way, it's beautiful. >> that's sweet. >>> now, apparently, the new thing is to make a dramatic entrance into your wedding reception. check out what happened with this couple here. this guy has the brilliant idea of -- i'll let you see for yourself. here they go. he's going to ride on the

and that is certainly true for a wisconsin man named john unger and his dog shep. hn adopted shep from a shelter when he was just a pup. that was almost ten years ago. shep offers from arthritis and has trouble sleeping but john has found a way to ease the dog's pain. he takes shep out in lake superior and it helps them both. >> not too many more times are we going to be able to do this. so every time now, it's pretty special feeling. >> shep finds the water so relaxing, he sometimes falls asleep in john's arms. that's a moment recently caught by photographer hanna stonehouse hudson. she posted this picture on facebook and it has now been viewed more than three million times. topper, you've got gibby. you know about that. >> a sad an happy story. >> 20 years for a dog like that? that's a long life. >> gibby will fall asleep quite fine, thank you, anyway. he's a sleeping loving machine. >>> we have weather north and west of town. we have time in the immediate metro area to prepare for what could be an interesting night. let's start with live doppler 9000. we have the

it's a picture of john unger and his job shep floating in lake superior. the dog has arthritis and is blind from cataracts. >> very stiff, and through this and into his hip. i can only give him what i can and he's always given me his all. >> these two really love each other. >> since the picture went viral, people have been asking if they can help pay for his care. >>> a pile is dead after he crashed a sky diving plane and illinois. the plane took off from tannerville airport yesterday morning, minutes before the deadly accident. the aircraft was filled with 12 sky divers who were able to parachute to safety. the pilot is being called a hero for getting the passengers out. residents were evacuated from the area as a precaution. >> we heard this noise. i looked up and there's the plane coming down out of the sky. >> across the top of my house cleared probably maybe, guessing about 10 feet. >> the faa is investigating. >>> miami dolphins receiver chad johnson is being held on $2,300 bond after his wife accused him of domestic violence. his wife said he head

a routine john unger took on when he adopted his schoep.ears, john has had a constant companion. "it's a comfort for me, having him this close."but tiie is taking its toll."yeah he'ss tired...it's tough to see him get old, of course."the shepherddmix has lost his sight. "can you make it tonight?"age also brought arthritis."no? okay, needs a little help....very stiff through this and into his hips."it's a pain and stiffness thattoffers little relief.... "it's sleep time."...until john heads a mile from home. "look at him go!"in the shallow water of lake superior, owner and pet find a temporary peace."there's lots of people who have pets, lots of people who have dogs, but these two really love each other."water takes the weight off tired joints."i know it's just takinn tte pain away."in john's arms, there's no urge to swim, only to sleep - a few moments of serenity from sore limbs. "it bothers me when i can't take him."yet there is that nagging thought: will this swim be the last?"i can only give him what i can, and he's always given me his a

so his owner, john unger takes him out every night into lake superior. the water which is warm this time of year takes the weight off of shep's joints and as you can see, he falls fast asleep in john's arms. the photo has gone viral with 300,000 hits. >> i wonder how warm that lake superior water is. i used to swim in it as a kid. it's warmer. i think it becomes relative. >> i wish someone would do that to me. >> save it for the commercial break, anthony. >> sorry. >> we love you. we love having you here and we love having you here. welcome back to "cbs this morning saturday". i'm rebecca jarvis. >> that is a great story. i'm anthony mason. >>> the vatican is expected to announce as early as monday whether a butler who worked in the pope's household will stand trial for theft and leaking documents that have embarrassed the church. charlie d'agata is in the london bureau with more. good morning, charlie. >> good morning, anthony. it certainly looks like the butler did it. but the vatican seems determined to make sure the source of the worst breach in mode

john mccain spent 375 million. this is already well over a billion dollars and i think it's the political process. >> mr. unger you're giving your point of view on tv and that is also not fair. you're on there because you wrote a book. i'm on tv because i happen to learn to juggle when i was 12 years old and piers is on tv for -- well, i'm sure good reasons. but we get to give our point of view and i think you can't say our point of view is more valid simply because we don't have a lot of money. >> if you look at the supreme court decision, he said it's to help the disadvantaged class. well, the coke brothers have $40 billion. >> any human beings on god's earth could possibly be. for now, craig unger, thank you very much. >> stick around for the panel, if you don't mind. >> yes. >> stick around. >>> what happens when you make strong political views with beer? we're going to come back with my all-star panel that have already been guzzling away in the cnn grill. ♪ everyone has goals. take the steps to reach yours, with us with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. every

john mccain spent 375 million. this is already well over a billion dollars and i think it's completely corrupted the electoral process. >> mr. ungere on tv and you're giving your point of view on tv and that is also not fair. you're on there because you wrote a book. i'm on tv because i happen to learn to juggle when i was 12 years old and piers is on tv for -- well, i'm sure good reasons. but we get to give our point of view and i think you can't say our point of view is more valid simply because we don't have a lot of money. >> if you look at the supreme court decision, he said it's to help a deprived and disadvantaged class. well, the coke brothers have $40 billion. >> they are at least disadvantaged at any human beings on god's earth could possibly be. for now, craig unger, thank you very much. >> i can see you are fired up. why don't you stick around with the panel, if you don't mind. >> yes, thank you. >> stick around. we need more ofour explosive views. >>> what happens when you mix strong political views with beer? we're going to come back with my all-star panel that have already been guzzling away in the cnn grill. ♪ than

john what do you think? >> both sides are hopeless. we don't have a supply problem at all . we have a dollar problem and that's where rick unger is incorrect. president's can fix this. presidents that pursue a strong dollar have cheap oil. it is not supply. go back to the dollar. >> and weigh in here, mike >> if there was no supply problem, that means we have unlimited energy. no, we don't. supply situation does send market signals and romney's plan creates more energy. we need more to increase the size of the economy and oil is the way to go. >> morgan, canada. we get 30 percent of the imports from canada and key stone could have replaced 32 percent was what iran? >> i think it is not a supply issue. i agree with john. look at domestic supply up 14 percent of last year. i think it is a issue on the refinery side. we have taxs and regulations that made the process of refining so expensive they are close. three in the northeast just since march closed and that's why we are seeing gas prices go up. more southern speculators and i am behind the mitt romney plan more than the obama plan. >> you don't see spectators attacks when th

john kerry had won. but there was a 6.7% difference between the exit polls and the actual results. as a result, the election ended up going to bush, and that was the entire story. >> craig ungerauthor of, "boss rove: inside karl rove's secret kingdom of power." he was speaking about the 2004 election in ohio. we turn now to speak with two guests about voting rights at of this 2012 race. here in tampa we're joined by rev. charles mckenzie, state coordinator for the rainbow push coalition. he is organizing a protest at 5:00 p.m. today at centennial park in tampa against voter suppression. and joining us in houston is the reporter brentin mock. he is the reporting fell on voting rights for colorlines, covering the challenges presented by new voter id laws, suppression of voter registration drives, and other regions to limit electoral power of people of color. his latest article reveals how a tea party-backed organization called true the vote is building a nationwide poll watcher network for november that critics say is designed to intimidate voters. we will talk about the hurricane as well after this discussion. rev. charles mckenzie and brentin mock, thank you for joining us. r