he is known for his working at lsu. they hope he will be recovered in time for opening day next year. >>> this morning microsoft is opening a new store right in the heart of silicone valley. they will hold grand opening ceremonies at 9:30 this morning. the first 1,000 people in line will receive tickets and former winner jerry rice will play connect with fans at the store. >>> 4:55 is the store. i think they are trying to compete with another company based down there in silicone valley. >> perhaps. >>> hello pam, traffic is doing well around the bay area as we go to the bay bridge we will keep an eye on metering lights, although we have not seen a huge backup or anything much larger than usual, people expect it to be almost the same and when it is not let's move a long interstate 880 and traffic looks good through the area. let's go to steve. >>> thank you sir, still a westerly breeze, away from the coast it will be warmer and we are starting off at the 50s. 57 degrees, lots of yellow, that would indicate 57 and santa c

if i say something bad about lsu online, some lsu fan can put me in jail i would be in jail all my life>>faith: who would property that case? >>shepard: depends if they wear purple and gold. >>arthur: i said something to a man outside wearing purple and gold, i said you do not want to walk in there because shepard smith is in there and he starting naming off every stat. >>shepard: that is not their purple and gold. you always go with the holiday colors. >>arthur: you inspired me, you were pastely year. spring. time for spring. so, this morning, i thought of you. >>shepard: this is frightening. >>jonathan: i am going to arizona for my bachelor party, i am a scared man and i am not e-mailing you any photos. >>shepard: we want his head side ways. that is one of the things the new orleans saints coach said to his players on the bounty scandal. new details and legal fallout. i'm freaking out man, he's on my back about providing for his little girl. hey don't worry, e-trade's got a totally new investing dashboard. everything's on one page. i'm watching you. oh yeah? well i'm watching you, wat

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. >> he was a big-time football player at lsu. in his life, i guess it went in a different direction and ended up here. >> i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. >> you act like you so high on a pedestal. you so much better than everybody. >> one count of rape, three kidnappings. >> aggravated sex offense. >> 21 years for manslaughter. >> robby is not trained to kill. he's trained to apprehend. >> i got my horse, my guns. >> you never know what could happen. >> the judge says in her final summation, you are nothing, mr. baker, but a pebble in the pond. you're nothing but poor white trash. >> in rural louisiana, halfway between new orleans and baton rouge, is the second largest prison in the state, the elayn hunt correctional center. although the facility is relatively new, it opened in 1979, the look is anything but modern. armed officers on horseback, work crews farming the land, and no air conditioning. in the next hour you will meet some of the men doing time including a former nfl player and two aspiring boxers who win the op

he had it in 2003 while he was at lsu. it will be closure by committee. >>> great job, jamie. let's get to the ice, sharks and blues. game two of the san lee cup series opening round. a minute and a half into the game. the puck trickles loose. mark edward puts it in his own net. you rarely see that happen. it is, 1-0, after the first period. we'll have an update on that later today. over to the warriors with just nine active players taking on the clippers, the first quarter play. second quarter comes the warriors. robinson hits the jumper. 28 points. later, another jam from the clippers. too much down the stretch. clippers get the win. your final, 112-104. that will do it for now. right now, the latest on brian wilson coming up at 6:00, plus 11:00 tonight. >> that is tough news to take. thanks. >> when we come back, theomg tod sooner than you might think. we'll explain. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of ou

other opinion before undergoing tommy john surgery, procedure wilson had in 2003 when he pitched at lsu. he said he felt this confident in the elbow and has been pitching on borrowed time since 2010. he said he felt pain in his pitching elbow during his last appearance and thursday in colorado, game he finished what will probably be his last day for a long time. but today, wilson says he is confident he'll pitch again in 2013. >> it's a year. no big deal. if i planned on playing forever, this is a small percentage of my career. giant fans are probably going to look at this like a huge loss, but we have the best bull pen in the league. >> i know they're going to do a great job. not even a question. not going to say i'm the savior and things are going to fall apart. not at all. >> mike: with wilson out, vogelsong comes off the dl to make his first start. jones deep to right. see ya. solo shot. 1-0 bucs. brandon bell back in the lineup. scores the giants' only run on burris groundout. now, vogelsong looks strong in his first start. down 2-1 after this strikeout in the fifth, but a mistake.

one more opinion before undergoing tommy john surgery, a procedure he had in 2003 when he pitched at lsu. he said he has been pitching on borrowed time since 2010. athletes are the last to admit their hurt. if brian knew how bad his elbow was, he should have let the team know. >> he is a strong guy and wants to be out there every day. he is not always truthful or fort coming with you and that's the problem with brian wilson, why he is more difficult to manage. >> get -- this is season-ending, and your last pitch is going to be preserving bumgarner's wind and not walking off the mound a failure, and that's just that pitch. >> mike: strong words from bruce bochy, ryan vogel strong comes on for his first start of the year. facing the pirates. that's toast. solo shot. 2-0. brandon bell back in the lineup. whiffs to right. scores the jibed's only run on a burris groundout. looked strong in his first start, vogelsong, a mistake in the eighth. walker lays down the bunt. sandoval, the wild throw. the piertz get the win. but the giants take 2-3. >> strange day. just nothing that -- we just never

the first one was in 2003, when he played at lsu. how about, speaking of more pitchers.ing duel at at&t park. cliff lee and matt cain. top of the ninth, scoreless. shane victorino grounds out to end the inning. cain goes nine shutout innings. bottom of the tenth, still scoreless. lee's still pitching. he goes ten scoreless. bottom of the 11th. melky cabrera is doing it his way. giants win 1-0. in 11 innings. >> watching that game, you know, you appreciate how good these two were tonight. it's not easy to do what they did. and really, the pace of the game, how fast they were working and throwing strikes and quality strikes. it takes you back to great match-ups. but this one tonight is one i'll remember. it doesn't get any better than what we saw tonight. >>> all right. a's and anaheim. top of the first. how about a three-run shot off of urban santana. giving you a taste of how it's done in cuba. 3-0, oakland. and bartolo colon was the story, throwing 38-consecutive strikes. are you kidding me? he was tearing through his old team. we have to speed up the video. bottom of t

he had the same procedure to repair the ligament in his elbow in 2003 in college in lsu. wilson out for the year and hoping to return next season. a's and angels and the man who single handedly makes them worth watching. two on in the first and that ball is crushed off santana. he tosses the bat and knows this is out. it is his fourth of the year and 3-0a's. colon and a historic game. struck out four and tory hunter flailing away. gomes with a solo homer. back to colon here. from the fifth to the eighth inning and he threw 38 consecutive strikes. that's impossible. but it happens. 38 strikes in a row. you will get nothing and like it. the a's win it 6-0. 38 in a row. the warriors started four rookies against the lakers. the last time that happened was in the 70s. kobe bryant was sitting out his seventh game with a shin injury. the lakers didn't need his help. 22 points and 11 boards and 11 assists. welcome to the andrew bynum show. with authority. he loses the handle and bynum says thank you very much. to the third and guess what, another alley-oop. 31 for bynum. lakers r

he had the same procedure to repair the ligament in his elbow in 2003 in college in lsu.year and hoping to return next season. a's and angels and the man who single handedly makes them worth watching. two on in the first and that ball is crushed off santana. he tosses the bat and knows this is out. it is his fourth of the year and 3-0a's. colon and a historic game. struck out four and tory hunter flailing away. gomes with a solo homer. back to colon here. from the fifth to the eighth inning and he threw 38 consecutive strikes. that's impossible. but it happens. 38 strikes in a row. you will get nothing and like it. the a's win it 6-0. 38 in a row. the warriors started four rookies against the lakers. the last time that happened was in the 70s. kobe bryant was sitting out his seventh game with a shin injury. the lakers didn't need his help. 22 points and 11 boards and 11 assists. welcome to the andrew bynum show. with authority. he loses the handle and bynum says thank you very much. to the third and guess what, another alley-oop. 31 for bynum. lakers roll 99-87. the pengu

the first time was back in 2003 when he played back in college for lsu. he'll be out of action between 12 and 18 months. serious business. and speaking of serious pitching last night, quite the duel at at&t park. matt cain and the phillies going at it. cain had nine shutouts. cabrera says we're going home gentlemen, we're taking home to victory. that's the single, the score, giants go on to win it 1-0. and the party's on. >> the world series! >> we're a couple weeks into the season, celebrate. we'll take it. >> you got it. we will take it. 4:54 right now. >>> ground breaking for the 49ers new stadium happening today, many are wondering what's ahead for candle stick park. there are two different development plans for candle stick point. one includes a stadium, one does not. the non-stadium plan would include retail and office space in 6,500 homes, a third of which would be priced below market. local businesses say more housing isn't going to help them. >> the stadium would bring in, you know, more tourists housing. there is a lot of housing here already. a

and the cowboys traded up to the sixth pick to take lsu cornerback morris claiborne.ginia tech running back david mason taken by the giant with the final pick of the first round. >>> the wizards wrapped up their season with their sixth straight win tonight. wizards hosted miami. this is why. the big three. rested up for the playoffs. they weren't liking this, though. >> a win's a win. >> six straight's a good way to win. james singleton. i like singleton. he's been playing well lately. third quarter now. john wall doing some work on defense. gets the pilfer right here and finishes with the pat. puts the wizards up by 30. it's their easiest win of the year. 104-70 is the final. they finish the season 20-46. their goal was to get to 20 wins, and they did it. good for them. >>> all right. it's the caps and the rangers in the second round of the stanley cup playoffs. the rangers hold off ottawa to advance. first the caps had to take down the second-seeded boston bruins. now they get the top-seeded new york rangers. new york hosting game 7 for the first time since 1994. to

pastor champion was a champion at lsu. and his father coached for the atlanta falcons. he told us that god is great and despite his famous guest, that still is the message this morning. >> the sacredness of easter. it's not a tim tebow show. it's not about a celebrity. >> reporter: for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> one of the most outspoken voices in the christian faith, is speaking exclusively to jake tapper on "this week," rick warren. warren. jake joins us from washington. what does pastor warren say about this? >> one of the questions that i asked him. pastor warren had a lot to talk about coming to his sermon that he'll be delivering today. other messages. the role of faith and politics. i did ask him about that famous christian football player. tim tebow is very public expression of faith. i have heard christian leaders say that they think his expressions of faith are not private enough. >> the fact that this comes controversial, shows how far america is moving away from where it was 50 years ago. the fact that tebow would get crit

pastor tries to get the former florida gator to put on an lsu helmet? tebow kicks it away. the current new york jets quarterback got serious when talking about his faith. >> whatever happens in life, good or bad, whether you're the hero or the goat, whether you like it or not, you know that someone has a plan for your life and it's a special plan. when you can trust that and you have hope in that, then you have peace in all decisions and everything you do and it brings a lot of joy to your life. >> tebow says he is happy to get others thinking about their faith. >>> coming up on newsroom, iconic journalist mike wallace showed a tough side when he interviewed people. hear what his colleagues are saying this morning and get insight from a historian who talked often with him. >>> trapped in a deep dark hole for hours. details on how a man got there and how he finally got out. >>> plus, a "titanic" memorial crew is on the way across the atlantic. a survivor of that shares his story. [ female announcer ] the next generation of investing technology is now within your grasp with t

pastor champion was a champion at lsu. and his father coached for the atlanta falcons. he told us that god is great and despite his famous guest, that still is the message this morning. >> there will be the sacredness of easter. it's not a tim tebow show. it's not about a celebrity. >> reporter: for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> and continuing on that theme, one of the most outspoken christian voices in the country is talking exclusively with abc's jake tapper. pastor rick warren on tebow and the spiritual state of the nation. jake is in for george this morning on "this week," and he joins us from washington. jake, i'm curious, what does pastor warren say about tebow who has his critics being a little too ostentatious in his mannerisms. >> good morning. that's one of the questions there i asked him. pastor warren had a lot to talk about coming to his sermon that he'll be delivering today. and other messages, the role of faith and politics. but i did ask him about that famous christian football player. tim tebow is very public in his expre

university of ibm beat the lsu tigers last january. alabama won its 14th national championship.dent obama will host the team, have a victory celebration on the white house south lawn. >>> the bay area sailing community hopes some goodwill will come out of that tragedy. the proposed changes to the century-old race and what sailors want to see following last weekend's deadly wreck. also we're looking out the window looking at your weather. kind of foggy right now. but it should become one of the warmer days of the year. steve a coming back and tell you how warm it will get today. >> good morning. westbound bay bridge, a little backup but things are moving well on to the stands oh... ♪ ♪ >>> members of the bay area sailing community he is there could be changes feeling last weekend's deadly accident during a yacht race. five of the eight people onboard the sailboat low speed chase died over lost at sea on saturday. a friend of the crew says he wants to change race rules and require participants to wear the same type of electronic monitoring device used to find boats that are adrift

and fourth, richardson, probably to the cleveland browns and fifth i'm going morris clayborne out of lsurris: and alonzo delard, arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in nebraska and you say he's still going. >> he's still going in the second round and might have gone in the first round. a lot of the teams view the mistakes say you're an idiot, but most likely for your timing of the incident once you're on our team and it's our responsibility, we're going to shape you up and our veterans on the team make sure you're a better young man and they'll accept a lot in college. >> harris: if they've got potential. >> they'll say once you're a nfl player and under our system you're not going to make those mistakes because there really is no tolerance for it. >> harris: peter, a lot of tolerance for you. fox sports.com. >> thank you. >> harris: fox fast forward, big stories coming up, the criminal trial of former presidential candidate john edwards. edwards accused of using campaign cash to ever could up an affair. you may remember he fathered a child with another woman while his wif

natalie novosel with the eighth over all selection and they pick up lsu's lassonde ra barrett. wizards news the team signed morris almond and waived robert mason jr. who underwent season ending surgery today to repair a fracture in his left finger. the wizards visiting the bulls tonight. the bulls have the best record, 46-14, in the nba. the wizards the polar opposite at 14-46. so we're just hoping they play hard tonight and maybe work their way up in the lottery or something. >> you expect the crowd at verizon will be on their feet most of the game? >> i think they are so excited, guys. it's finally playoff hockey. it's been such a rollercoaster ride of a season. the fans are coming in already. and i just hope no matter what happens that it's as good of a hockey game as the first two games of the series have been and if braden holtby that rookie goalie in hockey they call it standing on your head when you're playing great. he has been standing on his head for two straight games. we need him to do that for a third. >> what a way for a youngster to make his bones in the league.

alabama won it after beating lsu for a second time in january. it may be a first in nba history.ck point guard got a technical foul last night for not for fighting or arguing with the ref. but for a wet willie. i'm serious. see that? that was a wet willie. the refs didn't catch it live. wet willie. fox news can now confirm stuck his financingner a utah jazz player's ear and shoved him. he later said he went over the line but joked he wanted to help the utah player take care of some lint. the jazz got the last laugh. they won the game in three overtimes. wow. soccer riot tops our news around the world in 80 seconds. egypt. the defendants were locked in a courtroom cage. they chanted and pumped their fist in protest. 73 people standing trial for these riots at a soccer match that happened in february. the violence killed more than 70 people. some defendants face murder charges. china. a small plane crashed at a farm in the central province. we're told an oil leak forced the pilot to make an emergency landing. and that he turned just before hitting some nearby homes. he reportedly h

. >> a little easier to handle than the lsu tiger. >>> the cold snap in the midwest could be causingt comes to fruit crops later this year. more on that story next. >>> firefighters battling stubborn blazes in the virginia mountains get some reinforcement. >>> it's friday and birthday time. al green is 66 today. he's the band leader. bruce springsteen's drummer is 61. >> you have all the musical names. happy birthday to 9 sports reporter dave owens. happy birthday fits' your day, too. -- if it's your day, too. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. i don't know about you but we're enjoying our friday at 5:45 a.m. part of that is because of howard's forecast for today and the weekend. >> it's going to be really nice. it's a bit chilly out there but it's so nice to be out without the wind blowing. it's been so windy the last week or two and just to have a calm morning and calmer day with light wind, comfortable temps and lots of sunshine. if you're going to the nats game, they'll have an evening start. you'll need a jacket. eight going to be cool but pretty pleasant nonetheless.

the first time was when the right-hander was back in college at lsu in 2003. >> can you imagine him coming out of anesthesia? >> yeah, exactly. i wonder what he's going to wear for the surgery? >> again, no doubt. 5:21 right now. >>> coming up, no good deed goes unpunished. why a b.a.r.t. worker says he could lose his job for helping out disadvantaged kids. >>> plus, big-time trouble for students who tried to outsmart their teachers. we'll tell you about the teen hackers busted in the high school attendance scam. >>> similar incidents have sparked angry reactions from afghans including violent protests that left dozens dead. the photos were published in wednesday's "los angeles times." 5:23. this morning, dozens of berkeley high school students are susp d suspended from school. administrators say students hacked into the school's computer and cleared absences for a fee. it appears at least four students got their hands on an administrative password that gave them access to that data base. 50 students are suspended. >>> a b.a.r.t. worker could lose his job after giving more than $300 worth

. >> shepard: lsu and alabama were the only teams they lost to. >> they were in their sights. >> we don'tay have a fantastic coach lined up. >> shepard: alcohol can apparently make your brain work better. i'm perfect. what's the word from scientists at the university of illinois, the alcohol part found that men who downed the equivalent of 2 pints of beer did better on a series of brain teasers. drinkers got the right answers more quickly than the sober test takers. one theory is that alcohol blocks analytical thinking making room for more creative reasoning. this message brought to you by beer makers of america. not really. the rocket is set to lift off in north korea. it could give washington some new intelligence on that secretive nation. we will explain how as fox reports wraps up and makes way for mr. bill. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get bk to these invoices... whh i'll do right after making your favorite pancakes. you know what? i'm going to tidy up your side of the office. i can't hear you because i'm also makin

>> that's an lsu blue devil -- >> that's a dog with a real identity crisis. >> right.- louisiana is 200 years old today. it was admitted to the union april 30th, 1812, and commemorating that, this is my friend who designed this. and happy birthday to louisiana. >> all right. i love it. i love it! although i got to say -- >> maybe a snarl -- >> -- that dog looks like a cat! that's all i can say. thanks to all of you. "outfront" 4 is next. >>> still "outfront," the great escape. >> obviously i'm aware of the press reports. >> the reality is even harsher than the stories that have been circulating. >>> widow and the beasts. >> can we ask you a quick question? all of this "outfront" when we come back. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. [ all ] yay! [ female announcer ] new ensure clear. nine

the first time was when the right-hander had this surgery in college at lsu back in 2003. >>> if you'reng to talk about great pitching, can't leave out vartola. no surprise when he held the angels scoreless. a's win it 6-0. a lot of good baseball going on. >> a lot of good pitching last night. and a lot of good weather this week. >> hot. >> warm temperatures, 70s, 80s. >> a lot of people probably a little tired after watching that giants game on nbc bay area last night. oh, what a great game. we love our giants. proud to be the home of the giants right here in the bay area. let's take you outside, show you what it looks like this morning. a beautiful start over the city by the bay and everywhere across the bay area. we did have fog out there earlier. but what's left is quickly burning off. and if you know about fog, what happens is the sun warms up that top layer and clears from the top down. that's exactly what's happening. still on the cool side, but not for long. you're at 57 degrees in san jose. i'm suggesting by about 9:00 today temperatures already in the mid-60s and many south ba

it was the night of the national championship between alabama and lsu, and i thought, well, i was mad actually because i wanted to watch the game, but my publisher scheduled it. i said, that's all right. hardy anyone will show up, i'll still catch it. 1200 people later and the game was over. it was an awesome turn out. all of these people are now coming out and saying thank you, you've opened my eyes. in fact, i had a woman write me a letter saying, you know, i was not just against the war, but against the military. she was raised in a military family, and she hated them. after reading my book she goes, i understand. she said it made her cry and opened her eyes to where now she supports the troops. i find it amazing that this book is reaching out and touching people and opening some eyes, and when i'm doing these book signings, all the people stand in line to meet me. it blows me mind, but if they are going to stand there in line to meet me, i'm going to stand there. i'm not going to sit behind the desk and just sign a book. i'm going to stand. as long as you stand, i'm going to subst

it's an opportunity for the lsu tigers to come back, the gators a little bit.ve tim and feel it's going to be fantastic for the city and fantastic for this region and it's such an outdoor town, austin loves football and so, when we start the questions and answers, i'm going to throw in a little lsu banter and it will be great. >> alisyn: and is that how it works, you'll be posing questions to tebow and what are you going to ask him. >> talk back and forth and that will be the best format. people want to know a little bit more about him. we're going to ask the questions, like, what does easter mean to you, tim, of course, what about your public faith and how do you deal with maybe the criticisms that go with it. how do you stay grounded? how do you stay real, as you become bigger and bigger and bigger, to the the point you're the fourth motor influential person in the world. how do you stay grounded and connected to christ? and i think that people want to know that and then, also, there'll be thousands of young kids out there with their parents, and when did you

dallas, and it was a rainy night, and it was the night of the national championship between alabama and lsu. i thought, you know, i was mad, actually, because i wanted to watch the game, but my publicist scheduled it. but i thought, that's all right, hardly anyone will show up, and i'll go catch it. well, 1200 people later and the game was over, so it was an awesome, awesome be -- turnout, and all these people are now coming out and saying, thank you, you've opened by eyes. i had a woman write me a letter saying i was not only against the wars, i was against the military because she was raised in a military family, and she hated 'em. well, then after reading my book she goes, i understand. and she said it made her cry and opened her eyes to where now she supports the troops. i just find it amazing that this book is reaching out and actually touching people and opening some eyes. and when i'm doing these book signings, all these people are standing in line to meet me which it blows my mind. but if they're going to stand there in line to meet me, then i'm going to stand there. i'm not going t

. >> mike, lsu. >> brian: congratulations. >> alabama. >> brian: all right.ell me. >> alabama. >> brian: this is your condition next to you? >> university of alabama. >> brian: what is bringing a few national titles mean to draft day, when these coaches talk to you, what's that like? you're winners. that helps? >> yeah. they know we come from a winning program, so i think they have oarlike the fact they want o bring winners into their program. >> brian: you guys are playing together and then you find out you're cousins? >> yeah. >> brian: were you friends anyway? >> we weren't close friends. we spoke on occasion or whatever, but we got a lot more closer after we found out in freshman, sophomore years. our moms bumped heads and found out we were cousins. we've been together like that. >> brian: who gets drafted first? >> i ain't a gm, so i couldn't tell you. >> brian: i guess the cowboys are saying you'll fit in perfect. and i think the steelers are saying you'll fit in perfect. how would that be? >> nice. definitely play not guilty a system that is a lot like

. >> marucci's job as head athletic trainer at lsu put him in regular contacted with players.y? >> four or five a day. >> today, the company provides bats for more than 30% of major league players including jose hayies, david ortiz, and chase utley. albert pujols was swinging a marucci bat when he hit in the world series. and part of the reason he signed a $240 million contract in the offseason. >> my name is albert pujols. i swing marucci, now you can, do. >> he's not endorsed by marucci. in unique business arrangement, he and other players actually own part of the company. >> we have about 25 players involved in this company. truly that's our secret sauce, to have those guys involved. >> is it like the new exclusive club inside major league baseball if you're a part owner of mar ucc? >> the marucci fraternity. >> the wood for marucci bats is harvested from the rich forests of pennsylvania and southern new york. mostly maple, some ash. cut from a mill the company bought four years ago. >> it's an amish-run mill in amish country. a cool story. without that mill we wouldn't be

. >> reporter: his job as head athletic trainer at lsu put him in contact with major players, includingw many bats a day? >> 400, 500 bats a day. >> reporter: this is what they have today. a company that provides bats for more than 30% of major league players, including all-stars yoe say reyes, david ortiz and chase utley. >> that is hammered into left. >> reporter: albert pujols was swing a marucci bat hitting 300 home run last year, and part of the reason pujols signed a $240 million contract in the off-season. >> pujols, i swing mariucci. now you can too. >> reporter: pujols is not endorsed by marucci. he and other players actually own part of the company. >> we have about 25 players involved in this company. truly, that's our secret sauce to have those guys involved. >> reporter: is that like the new exclusive club inside major league baseball? if you're part of marucci? >> it's the fraternity. >> reporter: the wood for the bats is harvested from the rich forest of pennsylvania and southern new york. mostly maple, some ash, cut from a mill the company bought four years ago. >> it's

the pastor tries to get the former florida gator to put on an lsu helmet.came serious when he started talking about his faith. >> whatever happens in life, good or bad, whether you are the hero or the goat, whether you like it or not, you know that someone has a plan for your life and it is a special plan and you can trust that and you have hope in that, then you have peace in all decisions and everything that you do. it brings a lot of joy to your life. >> tebow says he loves talking about his faith and wants to get others thinking about their fact as well. >> to england where a titanic ship set sail without the doom and gloom. passengers and relatives of those died on the titanic are taking the same route. critics say it is a bit of a bizarre tribute. during the 12-night cruz, they will eat meals from the original titanic menu and the balmoral crui cruise ship is expected to arrive next week end. the titanic sank 100 years ago after hitting an iceberg. >>> let's end in california where an autopsy is being performed after the death of a modern artist. thom

we have aed a junk professor at lsu shreveport. dr. know cure, i don't know you can't protect yourself from everything but why are they doing this first of all? >> well, kids in their pursuit of getting high. it is unbelievable. i mean they have been drinking cough syrup and all kind of things but this is troubling because the alcohol in it is ethyl alcohol which essentially is the same as drinking alcohol. it is a very high concentration of it and as you said, it's like 120 proof and you can get drunk very fast on a very small amount. jenna: we're showing video of that, by the way, them trying to drink hand sanitizer. disgusting. jon: yeah. i learned i think in high school, maybe junior high about the difference between ethyl alcohol and myth think alcohol. this is the kind of stuff you would find in vodka? >> well, yeah. 62% is ethyl alcohol and you're right but the other alcohol is actually ice prepare pole alcohol. not meth think alcohol which is the most toxic. isopropol. can cause respiratory depression and stomach bleeding which

let's ask an adjunct professor at lsu shreveport and dr. london, a family practice physician as well. welcome to you both. there's always a villain, right? one time it was fat, then everything was nonfat. then it was salt, then everything was low sodium. now it seems that this has moved to sugar. dr. london, is this something we really need to be concerned about that's different than the other cycles, or is this sort of the pattern of picking something else that we should watch in our diet? >> we've thought for a long time that sugar is an issue. this goes, you know, way, way back. the difference is we now have some data that's coming out to back it up. we know sugar increases inflammation in the body, the response that a body has to eating, and inflammation leads to all the different disease states from cancer to heart disease to diabetes. and these studies that were presented last night we had the study that they actually took people and stuck them in the hospital so they could feed them. and when they replaced 25% of their calories with

and alabama doesn't want to have to play lsu or arkansas, play in the championship game, play in theson and then play another top four opponent just to win a national championship. at the end of the day, this is the model in figures out who truly is the national champion and for all fans, this is what we have been screaming for for the last 14 years and finally in two years, i think it's going to come to fruition. >> jesse palmer, thank you. i appreciate it. >>> you have been called boring, stiff, told you don't connect. what's the solution? if you're mitt romney, you consider a "saturday night live" cameo. good idea or a disaster in the making? not ec-o. just like e-ither. or ei-ther. or e-conomical. [ chuckling ] or ec-onomical. pa-tato, po-tato, huh? actually, it's to-mato, ta-mato. oh, that's right. [ laughs ] [ car door shuts ] [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. now very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 chevy cruze ls for around $159 per month. e.p.a. estimated 36 miles per gallon highway. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more ca