rafer be there as tiger makes his return. on "issues, jane velez-mitchell, what does this return mean for his recovery, is it too soon? on "the joy behar show," why did he pick augusta and the master's and the debate whether his fans will welcome him back to the game. we'll hit on a bit of all of that. love that hear from you. >>> coming up a desperate search for a mom and her son. they were on their way to visit relatives this weekend. never made it. their van found partially submerged on a private beach. >>> a frantic search in washington state for a mother and her 8-year-old son last seen saturday then this eerie discovery their van found partially submerged on a private beach, they are nowhere to be found. >> empty. soul-less, you know, hurt. >> reporter: worried about his fiance and her 8-year-old son. the van they were to be driving saturday was found partially submerged and empty in this sound yesterday spotted bay homeowner, who called 91 1i6r7b8g9s looks to be an abandoned car or stolen vehicle on my beach poth and p

that's how it ends, rafer weigel. i still have a lot to do with my personal life which means that he recognizes a lot of people might think it's too early. >> we have to entertain the idea because he goes on in that statement and says that he was not going to be playing the tavistock cup or arnold palmer invitational which you and i have spoken about at length, you play those two first, before you play the masters. >> you have to have your game face. >> i think without playing any other tournament and nobodiy giving this man a chance to win the tournament. i have yet to find anybody out there who says you know what? he'll be fine. to his credit. he's won at this tournament four times and it's the same course unlike the other majors that move around. there's a possibility and he may not be ready from a golf standpoint. three weeks, that could be a long time in the world of golf. now, let's ask an expert about this. david dusek has been covering tiger woods for a while, and i'm glad we have him because david, i understa

here's rafer weigel to explain. huh?ght, because the media has been giving so much attention to tiger woods, well, meanwhile one of the most bitter divorces in all of sports has been going on, that is the owners of the los angeles dodgers, frank and jamie mccourt. after 30 years of marriage the two of them through a "war of the roses" type splits, assets, house, even the use of their pool. >> i remember that. >> "usa today" reports frank mccourt is looking "at peace" these days. why? we stopped ping attention to his personal life, focusing instead on tiger, his exact quote was "tiger woods was fantastic for me." >>> alex rodriguez will meet with federal investigators alex with federal investigators on friday. the feds want to ask a-rod about a canadian doctor. he's been charged with trying to smuggle drugs across the border. a-rod wodn't say whether the doctor treated him. but then the doctor said de. >>> also talking to the feds, jose conseco. he's being subpoenaed whether roger clemens lied when he said he never took s

because rafer, that's a huge stage, is it not?ah, it's one of the biggest stages, robin, and some say it is the biggest stage in all of golf. but he says coming back on april 8th is the earliest he'll be ready to play while he still works on his personal life. to be fair, this is a tournament that he's won four times, he's got a rich history. but a lot of people say how can you come back after a four-month layoff and play this tournament. a lot of people say it's the most alluring tournament because of the crowds and the press. you've got to believe it will be a circus, what questions will he be asked? and what questions will he answer? i'll be there covering it from every angle and we'll have more on this story all morning long, including reaction to his return. >>> they're stacking the sandbags in fargo, north dakota. fast-melting snow is rushing in the rivers and that's leading to spring flooding. the city says that this is going to be a critical day for sandbagging efforts. the red river could crest this week. meteorologist bo

. >> the rafer is crying.that have washed up the river, trash that has washed up the river j folk out washing and trying to community with nature are all disturbed by what they're encountering. >> i've seen bottles, picnic tables, toy dolls, other types of toys, all sorts of unmentionables. >> the clean-up is a big job. >> the park service says it is up to it. >> the bottom line is the parks have the staff and are planning out ways in which this can be accomplished. >> i'm down here every day. they are working on it. so they are making some kind of of effort to clean it up. >> reporter: karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >>> the national park service says you will see a noticeable differen in a couple of weeks, definitely by the time summer is here. it takes a few months to get things cleaned up when you get that much snow. >> spring is coming along. we've hay few showers and that transition continues i guess today. >> yeah, this is another week where it is kind of a transitional week. starts off with temperature