that's josie ratley. on a much, much lighter note, do you know who i saw walking into the building a second ago? >> who? who? >> jennifer lopez is here. >> there she is. >> brand new movie coming out called "the backup plan." she has an album in the works, a family to talk about, and she was just happy -- although, nothing about you people, but she's wearing something that wouldn't have been conducive to being out here in 47-degree weather. so, she's happy she gets to stay in the studio. >> i was on "saturday night live" when she hosted. she was fantastic. >> go press your nose up against the glass. >> sorry they're so disappointed. >> michelle obama's big brother, craig robinson, will be here to talk about his little sister and how her life has changed. >> cool. look forward to that. can we also say hello to sharon osbourne? >> yes. >> one of the stars on "the apprentice" this season. how are you? >> fabulous. >> i was worried about you. you were off the show last week because kind of a cold, cough type

>> it's day by day and today for josie will bring another surgery.doctors say her brain injury at the hands of a boy who is beak a stranger will be a long-term struggle. both families changed forever by a text message. michelle kosinski, nbc news, miami. >>> and josie is undergoing a third brain surgery today. thousands of people are expected to gather this weekend for a walk athon to raise money for her and her family. 11:409 time right now. should happy meals be banned? plus, today wall street will attempt to recover from friday's selloff. we'll have the latest numbers. >>> and president clinton talks about his role his daughter's upcoming wedding. we'll hear about that. stay >>> well, most kids just love those kids meals at fast food restaurants and they're ease for parents, too. one california politician thinks shows meals are helping to make kids fat. ken yag ser asking county staff to draw up a law that would limit their ability to offer a toy as an incentive to buy a less than healthy meal. >> the industry is spending hundreds of millions of d

josie has another surgery coming up april 28. she's feeling encouraged by her daughter's improvement now. >> right now she's able to move her right side a little bit, which i was really concerned about that. there was no movement at all. and on the left side. and she's opening her eyes. but she's not actually focussed on anything yet and she doesn't follow commands yet. but she's -- she's getting there. >> and police say 15-year-old wayne tracy kicked ratley in the head with steel-toed boots after she sent him a text message that apparently enraged him. he's charged with attempted murder. >>> west virginia's governor predicts today will be a big day. talking about the search for four minors unaccounted for after a explosion on monday. for the minor's families, hope hinges on his word here. search crews drilled a bore hole and lowered pipes in the hole and banged on them in an effort to contact them. there was no respops, but crews are planning to bore a total of four holes to minimize the threat of another explosion there. they'r

he's accused of relentlessly kicking josie ratley while waiting for her bus in march.ffered massive head trauma and remains in a coma today. i spoke with a suspect's mother, lawyer and stepfather today about why he snapped. i know you said that speaking out now has been a difficult choice, but you decided to do it for your son, wayne, to tell his side of the story. what is his side of the story? >> this is not wayne's normal character. he's a fun-loving child. for him to go and do what he did, it's not his character. >> i know that the part of the story that we know when you go back to last fall is that he lost his brother. his brother committed suicide. has he been, had he changed after that? had he been seeking counseling? what kind of help had you been getting for wayne in these last few months? >> i made the school board wawae of the accident the follow business day after michael's discovery. me and wayne went from there day by day. he told me he was fine. we'd talk here and there, he was fine. two weeks before this incident happened, he said he had accepted what h

so vicious that josie ratley is in a coma. says that the son was acting out of character when he attacked the teen at the middle school. they believe he is having a tough time after his brother committed suicide. they believe he exploded into a fit of rage after ratley sent him a text about the brother. today, they said they apologize and are concerned about josie ratley. >> he would like to apologize to josie and her family, and he is real remorseful about it. one of the things he said to me on friday is that he wishes he could turn back the hands of time to the day before his brother died. he thinks that none of this would have happened. >> and the teen suspect has been charged with attempted murder. the prosecutors are still deciding if they will charge him as an adult. a 13-year-old girl has also been charged as an accomplice, and the ratley family attorney says that the mother is too hurt right now to think about an apology, and the anger and pain is too fresh in her mind, and all she can think about is how her daughter,

josie is in a medically induced coma.ks to a suicide tragedy in his family. he found his brother hanging in a tree last october. officials say josie made a derogatory remark about his late brother before she was beaten. tracy's family says he's a good kid that just snapped. >> that's not wayne's nature. he's not a bully. >> he's well liked in the éekghborhood. everybody in the neighborhood likes him. la. he's good in school. now he'sÑi a normal 15-year-old boy. >> the lawyer says tracy is remorseful and wishes he could turn back the hands of time to the day before his brother died. >>> in news for your health this morning, a new study on spanking. researchers at tulane university found mother who's spank their kids more than twice in the past month had more aggressive children. researchers surveyed mothers with 3 to 5-year-old children. the results did not change when researchers included factors like alcohol use and stressed parenting. the american academy of pediatrics recommends against spanking. >>> well, we're workin

she can do it. >> josie is now recuperating from her latest surgery. doctors reattached a section of her skull to relieve some brain swelling. and one of the massachusetts teenagers charged in the bullying of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide was in court today in a different case. he was arraigned after his arrest on sunday for drunk driving and is also facing statutory rape charges in the bullying case of phoebe prince. he is among sixte teens charge. >>> in our search for stories far and wide, the florida girl who survived in an al gator invested swamp last week is back with her family. nadia bloom's father says he is so happy to have her back. she has been in the hospital with an infection. her father says she seems to have completely recovered. that's good news. >>> a court in texas is expected to hear arguments tomorrow over whether married, gay couples can get divorced. part of the case before a judge in austin tomorrow involves a woman who married her partner in massachusetts, but is now trying to divorce that partner in texas where same

josi comes around and scores. they trail 2-1 in the 5th. all right. the down side to the caps winning their division by 18 points is that heading into the playoffs it had been awhile since they played a meaningful game and perhaps that explains their sluggish start in the first half of the series. but, whatever, it's over now. last night's 5-1 victory puts the caps up two games to one. but there is still one problem. the power play. the caps had the best one in the league during the year but they're 0 for 13 with the advantage in these playoffs leading bruce to say. >> we suck right now. [ laughing ] >> we're still need the power play to be better and i think it will be there next game hopefully. but that was good for a team to get everybody involved. >> finally tonight in monte carlo forget about him for a second. watch the ball girl here who is not quite sure where to look as he changes his shirt right in front of her. she tried looking away but look at the smile. she can't quite keep the smile off of her face. he's one of the sexiest men. she's on

josie lou ratley was beaten so badly that she spent about a month in a coma. she recently regained consciousness, but suffered brain damage and can't speak. 15-year-old wayne treacy now faces premeditated attempted murder charges. his attorney says he'll plead not guilty. >> you have an honor student, a rational 15-year-old boy who at some point after his brother's death became an irrational 15-year-old boy. and you have to believe, even as a common person, that something -- some switch, something snapped in his head at that particular point and that's what i'm trying to get to the bottom of. >> the court does have the ability under the circumstances of this case, because there is no firearm involved, to impose juvenile sanctions or impose all the way up to life in prison. it's a very wide range. >> yesterday, a judge said that wayne treacy would have to stay in jail without bond. >>> we've been following all the developments in florida in that tragic case of haleigh cummings, the little girl that disappeared more than a year ago. last week, putnam county, flo

josie lou ratley was beat so badly she spent about a month in a coma.osecutors say 15-year-old wayne treacy faces premeditated attempted murder charges. his attorney says he will plead not guilty. >> you have an honor student, a rational 15-year-old boy who at some point after his brother's death became an irrational 15-year-old boy. and you have to believe, even as a common person, that something, some switch, something snapped in his head at that particular point and that's what happened. >> the court does have the ability under the circumstances of this case, because there is no firearm involved, to impose juvenile sanctions or impose all the way up to life in prison. it's a very wide range. >> yesterday, a judge said wayne treacy would have to stay in jail without bond. >>> there was a tense standoff when some white supremacists held a rally in downtown los angeles. about 50 members of the national socialist movement were protesting against illegal immigration. it happened yesterday. you see it here. about 500 counterprotesters showed up and riot po

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josie ratley remains in a coma, last month she was kicked, stomped on and slammed into the pavement at deerfield beach middle school. her attacker? a 15-year-old wade tracey. his mother and stepfather said that tracey snapped when he got a text message on his phone that made fun of his brother's recent suicide. >> evidently she must have said something very derogatory about his brother's death. that's b ee's why we're trying some mental health officials in to help determine what turned him from a rational 15-year-old child to an irrational 15-year-old child. >> a friend allegedly told tracey where to find ratley faces charges as an accomplice. >>> how is it to that bin laden get caught? >> i would like to catch him, but he's not part of my life. >> i think it's important in the war on terror that it would make us much safer. >> they don't seem to be worried about capturing obl, are you? more of these views from the street. >>> all he can do is just stand before god counting on his mercy. >> my wife has been -- we've been through a lot this year and it means a lot to share some joy toge