and i got tickets to see the minnesota twins play the kansas city royals thursday. >> i shot three people. he cut up two. >> and i made two knives. >> you know, they trusted me with their daughter. i ended up killing her. >> how can you put a padlock on? >> i saw it was a weapon, a class "a" violation. >> okay, i have a life sentence. >> life sentence. >> life without parole. >> i'm doing a life sentence. >> i have a life sentence. >> life sentence. >> no parole. >> anamosa state penitentiary is a maximum security facility located in eastern iowa. home of some of the state's most violent offenders. one would think that the overcrowded conditions would lead to a constant barrage of bloody confrontations. well, think again. behind the walls of anamosa is a world of unusual contrast. >> to the security office. >> for new inmates arriving at anamosa state penitentiary, the very look of the prison can be intimidating. more than 100 years old, it was built entirely of limestone from nearby quarries. over the years, as the criminal population increased, so did the size of the prison. today, some

but the best catch of the day belongs to this minnesota twins ball boy.good air to make a leaping catch and also protects some fans behind him with a line drive. look at that. i expect to see him in a uniform later on. >>> when we return, an emotional journey. we'll watch a little boy hear his father's voice for the very first time thanks to a groundbreaking device. ce for the very first time thanks to a groundbreaking device. before they can attach. the leading brand kills, but doesn't repel. a tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. get veterinarian recommended k9 advantix ii! for dinner? two juicy sirloin steaks for dinner. plus our amazing texas cheese fries to share. all part of our 2 plus 1 equals $20 dinner deal only at chili's. more life happens here. mornings are a special time for the two of you...) and you can make them even more special... with fancy feast mornings. mornings are delicious protein-rich entrées... with garden veggies and egg. each one perfectly designed... to start her day with a little love. fancy f

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martha: there's a good story, the minnesota twins might want to add this ball boy to the roster.t this. in the fourth inning of yesterday's game, watch this. oh! rick: wow. martha: nicely done, right? that is some arm on that ball boy. look at that. he got the -- made a catch on a line drive foul ball. came down hard on his back, but when he got up, the ball was in his glove. the announcers were quick to say he may have saved somebody from getting hit in the head. rick: that's quite a vertical leap. martha: impressive, right? rick: sign him up. martha: way to go. rick: the days of having to turn off your cell phone when you get onto an airplane may soon be coming to an end. new rules for flying, straight ahead. martha: and this is interesting, okay? an all-female jury will decide george zimmerman's fate in the shooting death of trayvon martin. they are finally done impaneling this jury. why the attorney for casey anthony says that this is a slam dunk for the defense. our legal panel, coming up. >> i think he's really encouraged that it's done, you know? it's the waiting that is f

tornadoes were spotted in minnesota, in the twin cities squalls leveled large trees and streetlights. 60,000 power customers left in the dark. in canada, floods killed three people and put much of downtown calgary underwater. >> this is downtown calgary, state of emergency remains in effect for obvious flooding. much of the downtown core has been closed since friday, it's expected to remain that way until midweek. >> reporter: out west they could use that water, wild fires have erupted all over colorado. the worst threatening the small town of south fork, 400 residents and hundreds more tourists forced out. >> the next thing you know, they said leave now. so they just hurried us on out. >> reporter: unexpected shift in wind and terrain is helping keep flames away from homes for now. >> it's always a successful day when we have not lost a life. and we have not lost someone's home. or done damage to private property. >> reporter: but they are not out of the woods yet. those red flag fire weather warnings still in effect meaning hot dry winds could still spark a new round of dangerous fl

>> gretchen: you'll be playing my minnesota twins!arts at 1 both days. >> gretchen: for clarification, can people come to both games? >> it's one or the other. we're trying to accommodate as many fans as possible. >> steve: to get tickets. >> e-mail us. for updates, you can follow me on twitter. >> steve: very good. thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> gretchen: a developing story. the taliban saying it will release kidnapped american soldier, but only if the united states releases five senior taliban operatives from gitmo. it's been almost four years since he disappeared in eastern afghanistan. a taliban spokesperson says he's in good condition, but won't say where he is. the u.s. plans to discuss his release during peace talks with the taliban starting today. but after the taliban admitted to killing four americans this week in afghanistan, that meeting was scrapped. >> brian: if you go -- they have pictures of him up. we already knew former con is a teacher at columbia university. a stunning fox news investigation revealing she has for

paul, ball boy for the minnesota twins joins us now. nice to see you, paul. as that ball was coming at you. foul balls go into the stands all the time. why am i going to put my body out there for a foul ball? why did you decide to jump that high and throw your back out like that? >> right, well, i have been around the park for a while. and i have seen a lot of really bad injuries. so i really take it seriously. so if i could get to the pal, i really really try to get to it. >> so you mean like injuries by fans sitting there and a ball hitting them in the face, right? >> yes, sir. >> so you jumped up now a lot of people are speculating in the studio it looks like you must have been sore for a few days after this catch. am i wrong? >> yeah. a little bit. a little bit. i said if i was going to get injured, i wasn't going to show it. i wasn't going to show it. >> you get up and everyone is cheering because they're just going nuts. this is not a play you often see even by all stars don't make this kind of a catch on a regular basis. what did the fans say to you wh

line drive hooking foul and the ball going leaps and snags it during yesterday's white sox twins game in minnesota. >> wow. have you sprafters. >> yes. >> perhaps too good. >> fans really appreciated this because that line drive could have hit someone and it could cause serious injuries the ball player is paul niche yek. >> very cool. >> nascar fans excited about activities at sonoma raceway this weekend. >> yes. that means thousands of fans and lots of traffic and traffic jams. >> that is right. >> we have a look at whang now at the tracks. >> it's going to be loud this weekend and tens of thousands are going to do what they can. >> i feel just awesome being here, it's the best thing for families. it's awesome. i can't describe how awesome i feel. >> the race will be held on sunday. this is why you hear about traffic problems at this event atracking a huge enthusiastic crowd. >> last year, four hours in traffic but it's worth it. >> four hour hours? >> yes that. is all right. zwrouft see them. great. >> organizers suggest an earl lay rival. and encourage staying late after the race. there are oth

dakota war it has to do with all of the scandinavian to sort of settle their and the minnesota vikings and the twins and a certain kind of progressive politics. but this event, the dakota war occurs in 1862, it occurs when the state is only -- is a frontier, northwestern frontier state, very much the frontier. chicago was considered the edge of the world for many people in the east and this is well beyond that. frontier story and the state is only 4-years-old at the time and there is all of the little political sword of american nations that go into making the state. but the story of the dakota war is the true origin but it's not just a local story. one of these efforts in this book is really to understand that this was a national story and i will be sort of getting the flavor and a second. i want to be efficient with my time because i know there is a lot else to see so what i want to do is give you a flavor of the book by reading a very short excerpt and then talk about a couple things that jo ellen mentioned, i want to talk about the basic events and sort of frame it for you and then i do want to

. >>> it is the calm after the storm in minnesota where 5,000 people in the twin city lost power altwful weather this weekend. no one more lucky than this guy. a close encounter with a big old tree. >> i thought i hit something. but, i kind of look up and see there's a tree in my car. the first thing i thought is, it's so close. if it had been inches one way or the other or if i had left maybe a little earlier, i i don't know what would have happened. >> that is crazy. nearly 100,000 people are still in the dark there this morning. >> we are tracking the weather this morning. they had crazy weather through there. >> yeah, i want to show what the radar looked like. if you were there, look at the storms that continue to push through the area. all the warm, moist air pushing through. it builds up. you have a lower, cold front that takes the energy and blows up the storm. as far as today, we are going to see rain across the country. nothing too heavy. a stationary front that brings rain. half inch in the northeast. maybe an inch or so in the southeast. to the west, heavy, unusual rain fo

you have been talking about bridge collapses, the bridge that collapsed in the twin cities in minnesota and wisconsin, lives lost. we are seeing the infrastructure, bridges and others, unable to really carry the modern loads that are there, rusty and falling down, we need to address that. you raised the point about the electric grid, the electric power infrastructure of this nation, critically important. need to make the investments there. and we are also making -- mr. hoyer talking about the energy independence we are moving towards in the united states. one part of that is the natural gas that is more readily available at a reasonable price and repowering of the coal-fired fired power plants which reduces the greenhouse gas emissions from coal. all of that is good. i want to pick up another area. i have now become the ranking member of the coast guard and maritime. while i have been interested in ports, california ports, i can spend even more time focusing on the ports and the maritime industry. international commerce critically important to economic growth. mr. hoyer talked about the

back to maplewood, minnesota right now where we have been watching this chopper crash situation, unbelievable scene on the ground in maplewood, right outside of st. paul in the twin. this was a chopper that was up doing mosquito spraying we are told in the suburban section of this -- outside the city area. we don't know yet in terms of injuries, but obviously it looks like there certainly could be some serious injuries on the chopper. we don't know if anybody was inside the structure which we are told is a detached garage. we are waiting to get some more information on what they are finding on the ground there, but, boy, what a horrific scene in maplewood, minnesota, just outside of st. paul this morni morning. bill: about 18 minutes before the hour now. the nsa secret spy program vigorously defended. we watched a lot of that yesterday. in rare testimony the agency's chief keith alexander says the government surveillance effort stopped at least ten terror attacks from the homeland and scores of them overseas dating back to 9/11. this is part of the headline here. >> in recent years these programs, together with other intelligence have protect egd thproceed protec