no foul play is expected lauren scott is believe order have been 49 years old. >>> a parent of a young boy in north carolina says his school is punishing the wrong person in an alleged case of bullying. the 9-year-old was told to leave his my little pony lunch sack at home because it created a disruption in the classroom. his mom says her son complained of being pushed around and teased because of the bag. she says the school needs to crack down on the other kids, not her son's choice for his lunch sack. it's like saying that a short skirt is a trig forerape. the school says it's looking into the conduct of the other students but still standing by telling the kid not bring the lunch pail to school. >>> we shift attention to business. markets are continuing to rally. green arrows across the board. geoff cutmore live in london for

. >>> friends and family of lauren scott say she are shocked by her apparent suicide. reports say she was found hanging from a scarf in her new york city apartment monday morning. scott the long time girlfriend of mick jagger designed dresses for a-list stars including nicole kidman and amy adams. jagger says he's devastated by the ynews. and kid man says she's hart broken about the loss of a friend. no foul play is expected lauren scott is believe order have been 49 years old. >>> a parent of a young boy in north carolina says his school is punishing the wrong person in an alleged case of bullying. the 9-year-old was told to leave his my little pony lunch sack at home because it created a disruption in the classroom. his mom says her son complained of being pushed around and teased because of the bag. she says the school needs to crack down on the other kids, not her son's choice for his lunch sack. it's like saying that a short skirt is a trig forerape. the school says it's looking into the conduct of the other students but still standing by telling the kid not bring

are cancelling the first date of their australian turn after the death of mcjagger's girlfriend lauren scott. her london fashion company was report todd be nearly $6 million in debt. >>> investigators are deciding if a stabbing was in self defense. from jail, he tells that he was attacked by up to six men who he believed to be gang members and he pulled out a knife to protect himself. they found him badly beaten. at the same time, diaz was taken to the hospital where he later died. he said he stabbed the teen, but he was defending himself. >> i wouldn't have pulled my knife if i was not in fear for my life. i was on the ground for probably 45 seconds getting kicked and hit in the head. >> friends of diaz say he was not a gang member. >> this is a 16-year-old boy that we all know. and he is not like that. he is not gang affiliated and he would never throw a first punch for anything. >> diaz says he is just trying to get out of trouble claiming self defense. favre says he has a 16-year-old brother himself. >>> surveillance video believed to have captured a driver that hit a woman in concord ov

. >>> the world of fashion remains stunned by the death apparently by suicide of lauren scott. found dead in her new york apartment yesterday. the rolling stones today announced the postponement of their remaining tour dates in australia and new zealand. scott and mick jagger had been in a long term relationship. >>> some grizzly news came out this week, pertaining to working americans, in the form of new polling stats, about what awaits them after a lifetime of work, 37% of american workers say they are somewhat confident about having a comfortable retirement, while 18% are now very confident. here's the killer, 36% of american workers have less than $1,000 in savings and investments. so many are simply trying to live for the present day, buffeted by economic downturn and a changing u.s. economy. >>> if you've been to disney world, you may remember the t-rex cafe, and if you know disney employees, you'll recognize their legendary calm in the face of adversity, as the aquarium fish tank in the center of the restaurant breaks. the water and fish flood in, the patrons, those who

lauren scott was believed to be 49 years old, though she never officially disclosed her age. >>> now the latest in sports. >> let's start this morning with the fate of jim irsay. he was arrested sunday on suspicion of intoxicated driving. police say he failed, quote, several field sobriety tests and they found multiple prescription drugs in his vehicle. he's due back in court on march 26. irsay has said on twitter that he was clean and season fore15 years. meanwhile sources tell espn it's a wake-up call for irsay. nfl says he'll be subject to discipline. irsay used twitter to thank his reporters. he wrote deepest thanks to family, friends, colleagues for the messages of support. impossible to tell you how much this means. >>> to college hoops. parker won the freshman of the year award. the 6'8" guard scored in double figures in 17 straight games. blue devils will lay tplay the friday. >>> and in minnesota, watch here. his stick breaks. the goal is good. puck goes in. the stick broken, destroyed. the wild lost 4-1 to boston. >>> and this one really hurts to watch. spring training, red

. >> and >>> lauren scott, celebrity stylist has been found dead in manhattan of an apparent suicideicials say an assistant found scott hanging by a scarf. scott began dating mick jagger in 2001. no note has been found a spokesman for the jagger says the singer is shocked and devastated by the news. >> a transgender woman from northern california suing a fitness company that will not let her participate as a female in their competition. chloe johnson is filing a lawsuit against cross fit. johnson underwent reassignment surgery and says she no longer has biological physique of a man. . >> i only have female hormones so i take estrogen. i no longer produce testosterone. >> if competing for olympics she'd qualify because of the changes she's undergone. abc7 musts contacted cross fit and did not get a reply but the company claims johnson has an unfair advantage of because of her genetic makeup. >> next hot stock in the u.s. may be e commerce giant alibaba saying it's starting the process governoring public this year. it's kind of a combination of ebay, google and pay pal. it attempted to

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two other girlfriends' attempted suicide before lauren scott. now inside the apartment where she spent her final lonely months as her fashion line was set to close today. >>> breaking couples news. george clooney's new york date night after the african safari. >>> this is how you kill breakup

that's fashion designer lauren scott.this morning a spokesperson for rolling stone star blasting the rumor, saying it is, quote, a horrible and inaccurate piece of gossip. during this tragic time for mitt. there are also new claims that the 49-year-old was $6 million in debt. >>> is there anything in the too long that stops a felon from running for congress? actually no. >> why i should not run. i know this, but there are better reasons why i should. >> just three years after getting out of prison, louisiana former governor democrat edwin edwards, is throwing his hat into the ring. it's the open race for the state's six congressional district. he is 86 years old and he spent nearly nine years in federal prison for extortion, fraud and racketeering. >>> it is the latest strategy by the white house to get young people to sign up for obamacare. you're not going to believe this. take a look. there is a girl who is twerking on the sink before she falls down and gets hurt. so here is the obamacare pitch. if she had insurance, t