nowak is a very good actress. >> nowak apologized to shipman in court. you might remember shipman started dating nowak's love interest, bill oefelein. diapers, latex glove, other to my knowledges were found in nowak's car at the time. >>> let's get you back to ft. hood, texas. the army right now, live pictures coming to you honoring those killed during a shooting on the post last week. president obama is among those attending the service. and samantha hayes is there as well. samantha, what are you seeing right now? >> reporter: i'm just outside the secured entrance -- one of the secured entrances to the field where this is taking place. you've probably been watching what's been going on inside. needless to say, it's an emotional scene. we just watched as several of the survivors entered, many of them on crutches, a few with their arms in slings. and watching here today, we believe about 15,000 soldiers and people from the community and many, many people who, of course, work at post here. we're expecting to hear from three speakers this afternoon -- the c

nowak's defense team disputes the whole diaper story, by the way. she also wore a wig and trench coat, following shipman to her car and then sprayed her with pepper spray. she got a year's probation for this attack. the judge gave her two days in jail and two days of credit time served. that came on the wheels of this gut wrenching statement. >> shortly after i turned 30 years old, lisa nowak hunted me down and attacked me in a dark parking lot. her attack was part of a well researched, well-planned and deliberate crime. now, almost three years later, i am still reeling from her virgs attack. >> moments later, she was seething with anger. >> i know in my heart when lisa nowak attacked me that she was going to kill me. it was in her eyes. a blood chilling expression of limitless rage and glee. >> wait until you hear and see lisa nowak's bizarre apology. i know you will have an opinion, so give me a holler. straight to my experts -- your article about this jaw-dropping sentence. >> well, people can't believe how light the sentence was, especially afte

she felt lisa nowak was out to kill her.hat's wrong with our criminal justice system is there's no rhyme or reason to it. it's arbitrary and capricious. this guy is -- this woman is -- oh, she looks remorseful to me, therefore i'm going to let her go without any jail time. >> no, there is rhyme and reason to it. ultimately, good deals for defendants are obtained for one of two reasons. either the defendant is a stellar human being. and certainly that could be a factor here. or there's some risk of loss for the prosecution. and the defense lawyer did an excellent job of chipping away at the evidence in this case, challenging the admissibility of statements that lisa nowak made the night that she was initially interrogated. challenging the evidence that was obtained as being illegally confiscated. so -- >> oh, please. >> it's exactly those things that create the risk of loss. and hang on a second, jane. i will have to say this. if we can be allowed a little bit of levity. her lawyer -- >> you're going to have to wait till afte

you remember lisa nowak. she's the former nasa captain who apparently went bonkers when her boyfriend broke up with her and started seeing another woman. she suited up in a diaper so she could drive nonstop for 1,000 miles in a plot to attack the other woman. colleen shipman. she disputes the whole diaper story, by the way. she also wore a wig and trench coat and followed shipman to her car and then sprayed her with pepper spray. hours ago, nowack copped a plea and guess what she got, she got a years probation for this attack and the judge gave her two days in jail and two times credit time served. that spineless sentence came on the heels of this gut wrenching and i mean gut wrenching victim impact statement. >> shortly after i turned 30 years old. lisa nowak hunted me down and attacked me in a dark parking lot. her attack was part of a well researched, well-planned and deliberate crime. now, almost three years later, i am still reeling from her virgs attack. >> moments later, she was seething with anger. >>

well, in the plea lisa nowak cannot have any contact with shipman. she was sentenced to a year of probation and 50 hours community service. she was facing some serious jail time if she had been convicted of the original charges. >>> a number of veterans day events are in the morning skpreps planner. janet napt napolitano. >>> have you seen sammy sosa recently? sammy looks really different. some are saying it's not just because he stopped playing. what is it because? hi, larry. >> the issues, sammy sosa doing steroids kind of thing. this has nothing to do with allegations of that. he's denying he is trying to lighten his skin as the former king of pop michael jackson did. soon to be 41-year-old, do you think he looks different? yes, dramatically different than six months ago. that picture may on the left, a recent picture on the right. he said he used a cosmetic cream for years to soften skin. that combined with bright tv lights and grammy awards where the picture was taken made his skin look lighter. he wouldn't give the name of the cream he uses whe

what's ahead for lisa nowak after she pled guilty to attacking a rival lover. plus, sammy sosa insists he is not trying to lighten his skin. why some say he looks completely different. >>> a former astronaut is getting probation for her attack on a romantic rival. lisa nowak pled guilty to reduced charges for confronting a woman in an airport parking lot. police say she drove from houston to orlando and followed colleen shipman to her car. shipman says she is haunted by what happened. >> i knew in my heart when lisa nowak attacked me that she was going to kill me. it was in her eyes. a blood-chilling expression of limitless rage and glee. >> lisa nowak was sentenced to a year probation by pleading guilty to the lesser charge. she avoided the possibility of some serious jail time if she had been convicted. an artist is honoring the troops with an exhibit of replicas featuring the name of every service member killed in iraq. the piece called 3,000 and counting has the name, rank and age of every fallen service member. artist gene price hopes that her work will pr

lisa nowak is due in court today. you'll hear about a plea deal on the table plus michael jackson's father is challenging his son's will. he says the executors of his son's will made a big mistake. >>> the former astronaut accused of attacking another woman, lisa nowak will be in court in florida. the deal has some conditions. they're not giving details, though. nowak pled not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there today as well. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem abdul ba ja bar has revealed he has cancer. here is rafer with more on the story. it just caused a ripple of reaction in the newsroom. >> because he's a young guy and such a well known guy. kareem abdul-jabbar is only 62 years old, one of the greatest of all time. now he says he has a rare form of blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia. his doctor told him it is not a death sentence. he is trying to raise awareness and give hope to others who may have the disease. he approa

lisa nowak will be in court in florida. prosecutors say the deal has some conditions but they're not giving the details. nowak pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there today as well. that ought to be interesting. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem john allan muhammad has -- kareem abdul-ja has revealed he has cancer. >> he was not only one of the greatest basketball players of all time but also a star in movies like "airplane" and tv shows. it was shocking to hear the 62-year-old saying he has a rare form of blood cancer called chronic myeloid. leukemia. the good news, his doctor says he has a very good chance of living a normal life with the disease and won't impact his life much at all. he's trying to raise awareness and wants to give hope to others that have it. he approached a pharmaceutical company to launch an educational campaign. he's working as a paid spokesman for them. in other news you may remember lagarret blunt punching a

nowak pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges.is expected to be at this hearing. >>> if you have the h1n1 flu virus you should get paid sick leave from your employer to stay at home. the argument being made now and live picture, coming to you as senator chris dodd of connecticut is proposing this plan as part of emergency legislation in congress. again, that's what you're looking at as they discuss it. he says the idea is to make sure sick employees stay home rather than expose other people. the bill would make it easier for parents to care for sick children or deal with school closings. a similar measure has been introduced in the house. the house version would cover the h1n1 pandemic and other infectious diseases as well. >>> it is a commuter's nightmare. falling off a platform in a subway station right in the path of an oncoming train. this happened to a woman in boston. we'll show you the rest of this video with a surprise ending. >>> what a close call for a woman who fell on to track trains moments it arrived. she was standin

lisa nowak pleaded guilty yesterday to reduced charges for confronting a woman in an airport parking lot. police say she drove from houston to orlando and followed colleen shipman to her car. shipman says she's haunted by what happened then. >> i knew in my heart when lisa nowak attacked me that she was going to kill me. it was in her eyes. a blood-chilling expression of limitless rage and glee. >> in the plea, lisa nowak cannot have any contact with shipman, but she did apologize to her in court. >>> a private u.s. security firm allegedly wanted to bribe its way out of a controversy after its guards shot 17 iraqi civilians. this is video from that shooting. "the new york times" quoting former blackwater executives saying the company had $1 million to buy iraqi officials' silence. the story says it's unclear if any money was paid. a u.s. investigation called those shootings unjustified. >>> the firm now called xe services calls this report baseless. five blackwater guards are now facing manslaughter charges, but they say they were just defending themselves. >>> some players look diff