the lottery spokesman says ladd would ask clerks for a couple tickets, then wait for the clerks to beted at which point he'd swipe several more. the crime spree began in april, but listen, he only netted $59 according to investigators. nick likes this. if convicted, he could get up to six years for each of the nine counts, but because he is a two-strike offender, he actually could spend the rest of his life in prison if he's found guilty for stealing ultimately $59. >>> all right. we just couldn't help ourselves. we're bringing you a story of the kitten rescue caught on tape. look at the little kitten. oh, that was a smart kitten. he somehow ended up trapped in a well under a house in ohio for more than a week. neighbors say the little guy survived without food or water. two plumbers were able to lower that basket into the well which the kitten was smart enough to jump right into. it's already been adopted and new a home. it didn't seem all that unique. cute kitten. >>> not nearly as cute right there. they might have a bad rap, but some 20 different tarantulas are on display at the sa

ladd, all of you who were misled, people -- misled, all of you were misled. i believe that everyone deserves an apology. >> where is your wife right now? >> i apologize to the media. i apologize to my wife and my family. >> where is your wife right now? >> she is not here. >> [inaudible] >> i have a loving wife. it is not anything like that -- like that. i treat it as as a frivolous thing, not acknowledging that it was causing harm to some many people. >> [inaudible] >> i spoke briefly to leader policy -- pelosi. she said to be truthful and to say what you know. she was painful but i was doing that today. -- she was thankful that i was doing that today. she was not happy, and she told me as much. my primary apology is to my wife. but she made it very clear that she thought what i did was very down and she was not happy about it. she is very disappointed. she also told me that she loved me and wanted us to pull through this. >> [inaudible] >> i did it regrettable thing. for that, i apologize. what did you have phone sex with these women? >> i never met any of