cary carbonaro is the romano's financial planner. she says all her clients with young children have 529 accounts and safety is their biggest concern. and, it's no wonder people worry. after all, many 529 plans got slammed during the financial crisis, just like other investments. >> you could lose money in a 529. a 529 is just an umbrella, just like an ira is an umbrella. it depends on what you're invested on in the inside. >> reporter: for conservative parents, many states now offer options that invest college money in cds or bonds. nervous nellies can even stay in cash. but, without putting at least some 529 money in stocks, it will be tough to cover those college bills. >> college costs go up are currently going up double the inflation rate. so, if the inflation rate is let's say 3% right now, college costs are going up six. so you want to at least keep pace with inflation in your college accounts. so, if it's six, you're not going to get six sitting in cash, cds or safe investments. >> reporter: and, to benefit from the power of c

un confuso incidente cuando agentes de la policÍa dispararonal vehículo en el que viajaba con su romanoescente. el padre de la vÍctima explicÓ lo sucedido. >>fui a dejar a mi hija a cinco cuadras porque tenÍa una fiesta de cumpleaÑos cuando di vuelta la esquina la patrulla no parÓ, se asustaron y le dispararon el carro tiene seis impactos de bala. como usan el iterio? se llevaron la vida de mi hija una muchacha brillante. >> los voceros dijeron que iniciaron una investigaciÓn y ofrecerÁn una conferencia de prensa. un narcotraficante colombiano fue deportado a colombia juan carlos cali era uno de los jefes acusados de asesinato, secuestros y trÁfico de drogas. pesaba una orden de captura de la policÍa internacional y estÁ pedido de extradiciÓn en estados unidos. de supuestos miembros del cartel de la droga le dio muerte a dos agentes de policÍayfueron capturados por el ejÉrcito mexicano. fueron confiscadas mariguana y un auto que habÍa sido robado. las autoridades federales de mÉxico dijeron que los secuestradores fueron arrestados entre el primero de enerode 2010 y febrero de este aÑo.

joining me with more about this is lois romano., lois. >> hi, andrea. >> this is becoming sort of a piggy bank for democrats trying to raise money off of what some would say are republican missteps. john mccain certainly said ta they said this weekend they ought to get off these issues. >> i think every mainstream republican is cringing. i mean, this is a space, a square that the republicans do not want to be on. and because of a series of mishaps and events over the past three months, they've created the impression that they are against birth control. the republicans have. it's created a great windfall for democrats in fundraising. beyond that, it is kinds of re-created the gender gap and the republicans are getting killed with women. a recent pew poll showed that president obama would lead mitt romney by 20 points among women and santorum he would lead by 26 points. i mean, women, 93% of women use birth control. they do not want to feel that this is being challenged. >> and it is clearly going to energize the base, but the other

muy buena romano, se encargÓ de colocar a sus hermanos en las pelÍculas, les daba pequeÑos papeles, aparecermano. deseaba triunfar por sus propios mÉritos y no ser comparado con los talentos de sus hermanos. esta necesidad de brillar por su propia cuenta lo llevÓ a buscar suerte en una rama del espectÁculo donde no existiera punto de comparaciÓn. esto era el baile sin embargo los azares del destino, el desempleo y la necesidad de mantener a su creciente familia terminÓ colocÁndolo nuevamente frente a las cÁmaras' no me pongo de pie porque rompo el cable, don ramÓn personaje, del chavo del ocho inclusive chespiritoadmiraba mucho a mi hermano. cada quien tiene su estilo. estÁ considerado como uno de los cÓmicos mÁs grandes y el loco no pide nada porque es un personaje. el loco tiene su propio estilo y de alguna manera si vamos a hacer alguna diferencia entre uno y otro germÁn serÍa un script trate de incursionar en otra cosa que no fuera artista de cine y me metÍ a unos conjuntos de bailarines que trabajÁbamos en pelÍculas, en el teatro, en cabarets que les decÍan boys. eran improvisados, no

amazingly an ambulance was already up the beach treating 17-year-old surfer nick romano had been attacked by a shark only moments before. >> i felt this tug, i kind of like jerked over and the shark was on my leg. >> reporter: and just a few days earlier a bull shark leapt out of the water and chomped down on another surfer's arm. over 100 miles away. >> all of a sudden, something jumped out of the water and hit my arm and i looked over and i was eye to eye to a shark. >> reporter: the summer months are usually filled with reports of shark attacks. >> florida teenager attacked by a shark. >> giant great white shark. >> reporter: but in march? experts say it's rare to see this many attacks this early and those unseasonably warm temperatures across the east probably have something to do with it. >> environmental factors that we're suffering on land could also be happening in the water. which includes climate change. and lack of food resources. which changes migratory patterns. >> reporter: warmer weather also means more people hitting the beaches earlier. does this early feeding season for

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just five minutes earlier 17-year-old nick romano survived his own attack. >> his tail flipped in front of me and i just stoot there, i just got bit by a shark. >> reporter: the next day another surfer was attacked further south. >> the coastline of florida is the region where these animals come to breed. it's where they feed. so, it is more likely in florida where you could have an encounter with a shark. >> reporter: still experts say sharks don't generally target humans. >> you have a better chance of being struck by lightning five times than being attacked by a shark. >> reporter: but tell that to the surfers off volusia county where there are more reported attacks than anywhere else in the world. in 2008 the county documented 24 confirmed bites. despite the warnings, florida's east coast beaches are still considered a surfing paradise. >> when you're in the water you're sharing habitat with sharks and the other creatures that live there. >> reporter: making it a crowded paradise with danger potentially lying just beneath the surface. for "today," lilia luciano, nbc news. >> whoo. s

happy birthday to lena romano. i love that name. woodstock, vermont. pretty town.ude. also olive oil and jack daniels. i never tried jack with olive oil. bertie ketner. great name. jefferson city, tennessee. 104 years old today. enjoys word search puzzles. and visiting with pals. isn't it nice to have friends at that age? people go to special shows. arthur birnbaum of ashland, oregon. that's nice country. 1 is 100 today. follows the stock market and enjoys a shot of bourbon every once in a while around 5:00 p.m. cocktail time. you got it. janie gonsalves is 100 today. generous to everyone she meets. she loves to garden. i like to eat fresh garden vegetables. kora hollinger from houston, texas. 107 years old. her granddaughter wrote a book about her life. isn't that nice? pat old, how nice it is. keep that name in mind. he's from pullman, washington. he's 100 and said it was inevitable he'd be a hundred because his last name is old. that's it. back to new york. >>> okay, willard. have a great birthday. willard mentioned cocktail time. up next, martha stewart is thro

para presentar cargos contra el presunto responsable de la matanzapodrÍía ser acusado del homicidio romanoicite que la adolescente sea juzgado como adulto. la escuela reanudarÁá sus clases maÑana. sigue la incertidumbre en torno a la salud del hugo chÁávez. se encuentra bienafirmando que estÁá levantando un vuelo como un cÓóndor. para remover una lesiÓón en la zona pÉélvica minutos antes el vicepresidente habÍía asegurado que el mandatario estÁá en pleno proceso de recuperaciÓón. otras fuentes indican que la salud de chÁávez es delicado y que su participaciÓón en las elecciones de octubre estarÍía en duda. los casi 1000 pasajeros en el crucero costa alegredesembarcaron el navÍío tuvo que ser remolcado tras un incendio que lo dejÓó sin electricidad. los pasajeros entrevistados dijeron que lamentaba lo sucedido se mostraron satisfechos con el trato de los tripulantes elogiaron el comportamiento del capital. mÁás adelante vamos a estar hablando con una experta. impugnaciones en contra de las leyes de gor los detalles de ese tiempo podrÍían ser malos. >> muy buenos dÍías se recuperan nuestros

let's get to royce lois -- to lois romano, i'll be a little louder here because i hear it's getting louder there. big news for you, romney has won virginia, not a huge surprise but i'm sure people were surprised about getting one under the belt. >> they're shouting, as you can see. this has to feel a victory tonight. i think they know something we don't know. i think they're tracking polls might be telling them something. they're really packing this room this room is going to hold 2,000 people. they have a loud band and people are feeling very upbeat here. from the polls, we know the romney campaign has more money than everyone else and does more polling but we were picking up supreme confidence. i think the romney camp has usually had a good thought on how this unfolds. sit turnout? what are they seering sensing that's giving them the self-confidence? >> you know, my guess is that they are doing tracking polling and the reason i am saying that is because romney has seemed very calm in the last couple of days. he has been focusing on opaw ma more. we think -- we hear that the exit polls ar