soon he and ron nelson and ron nelson's money were going into business together. more than business here. much more. >> when he left town, i hired a good attorney, and he said my only way out was to file bankruptcy, chapter 7 bankruptcy. i was just devastated. i was, you know, right near suicide. >> imagine, the kind of man who would steal a dead friend's name, trade on the memory of a dead little boy, all in the service of con games. now imagine being married to him. what do you call a crime to what he did to you? what is that crime called? >> i don't know why, but the word murder comes into my mind. >> kimberly met jim rowe even before ron nelson did. she was 24. single, two small kids and no money when rowe walked into her life. >> he struck me as handsome and appealing and very warm. and very friendly, and i just wanted to be around him. i wanted to be wherever he was. >> he was, of course, a retired navy s.e.a.l. told her all about his comrades in arms and his combat experience. >> he used to take me out in his navy dress whites. >> how did you feel then? >>

nelson mandela is out of the hospital. he was admitted yesterday for ab nominal pains. ronen has the latest from south africa. >> reporter: the word here tonight is that nelson mandela is at home resting comfortably. he was discharged from the hospital after 36 hours. he had a minimally invasive because of a long standing stomach illness. a year ago, he was in the hospital for about a week for a respiratory condition. doctors are saying it was not an emergency or life threatening. it was a scheduled visit. because he's so old x there's a lot of concern overall about his health. >> as we know, the age it plays its part as well. >> i hope he lasts forever. >> reporter: mandela has not made a public appearance in about two years, which leads to more speculation about his health. there are rumors and reports he's frail and tires easily and does not have a strong appetite. but the word tonight that he is resting at home comfortably recooperating from a minor surgery over the weekend. now back to you. >> thanks to ron for that. >>> there's a group of military wives who got dolled

let's go to ron for the other storie stories. >>> hi, again, dan, bianna. >>> in the news, nelson mandelato be in good spirits this morning after being taken to the hospital after complaining of abdominal pain. >>> protests over the burning of korans have turned deadly again. thousands of people flooded the straights for a fit day. two foreigners were killed at the interior ministry. >>> a clarification of a story from yesterday. we reported that sears is closing 1200 stores. the company says it is not closing the stores. rather spinning them off to the 1200 outlet, hometown, and certain hardware stores. they'll become a new company. >>> finally, a penny for your thoughts. about 100,000 for a traffic game. about $1,000 poured out on the a highway after the back door of an armored truck flew open. if they had been bills, it might have been a bigger traffic jam. >>> time for the weather and ginger. >> we start with video from cape cod. often, the whales will start showing themselves a little later in the season. all of the above average temperatures have allowed them to come up a lot earlie

begich, cole, landrieu, mccaskill, mikulski, both nelsons, pryor, webb, and former energy and commerce member ron wyden from oregon have all co-sponsored legislation with a number of republicans. so we believe actually that this vote, if it's allowed to occur in the senate, could pass along similar lines maybe 2-1 in the senate as it has in the hous

begich, cole, landrieu, mccaskill, mikulski, both nelsons, pryor, webb, and former energy and commerce member ron wyden from oregon have all co-sponsored legislation with a number of republicans. so we believe actually that this vote, if it's allowed to occur in the senate, could pass along similar lines maybe 2-1 in the senate as it has in the house. yesterday i received a letter that is literally signed by 360 different organizations from -- i got to imagine every member's home state that asks us to include this epa regulatory effect relief act of 2011 as part of the conference agreement. what we've got now is, as some before me have said is deceptive. the thing that struck me when i got here is that when we were looking for savings in the house and the senate does it and both parties do it, but we're looking for savings eight, ten years down the road. and we count that as saving money. well, the truth is, we don't know what's going to happen eight years down the road. in fact, the congress eight years from now will decide what's spent eight years down the road. we don't have a clue what's goin

begich, cole, landrieu, mccaskill, mikulski, both nelsons, pryor, webb, and former energy and commerce member ron wyden from oregon have all co-sponsored legislation with a number of republicans. so we believe actually that this vote, if it's allowed to occur in the senate, could pass along similar lines maybe two-to-one in the senate as it has in the house. yesterday i received a letter that is literally signed by 360 different organizations from -- i got to imagine every member's home state that asks us to include this epa regulatory effect relief act of 2011 as part of the conference agreement. they cite about jeopardizing critically needed jobs and how it could cost literally billions of dollars without a delay that again epa asked for themselves. it talks about serious legal uncertainty, particularly with the january 9th, 2012 court decision overturning epa's stay of the march 2011 rules as yet another example of the continuing marchias of uncertainty regarding the rules. inadequate time for epa to finalize the rules, let alone even read the thousands of comments that are coming in. this is

nelson mandela. he's out of the hospital after undergoing procedures saturday to treat abdominal pain. nbc's ron allen is in pretoria, south africa. he joins us now. ron, good morning. >> good morning, jenna. there's a big sigh of relief here in south africa because, as reported, nelson mandela son his way home. it's been some 36 hours or so since he was admitted to the hospital behind me. military hospital so there's a lot of secrecy and privacy. the government has only issued a few statements along the way which has heightened the concern in this community and around the world about mandela's condition. he is 39 years old. any time he's in the hospital there's a lot of concern about how badly or how well he is going to do. and the procedure, as we understand it, it was called a laparoscopy, which essentially involves looking inside your stomach with a video camera to determine what kind of procedures will follow. he was released, the government says, because nothing serious was found. so he's going to be treated further. as to his overall health, we don't know exactly what condition he is in.

ron for the other stories. >>> hi, again, dan, bianna. >> hello, there. >> good morning, everyone. >>> in the news, former south african president nelson mandela is said to good spirits this morning after being taken to the hospital after compla complaining of abdominal pain. the 93-year-old has made few public appearances in recent years. >>> in afghanistan, the fwanl is faking credit for killing two american soldiers. it was at the interior ministry. >>> a clarification of a story from yesterday. we reported that sears is closing 1200 stores. the company says it is not closing the stores. rather spinning them off to the 1,200 outlet, hometown, and certain hardware stores. they'll become a new company. >>> finally, a penny for your thoughts. about 100,000 for a traffic game. about $1,000 worth of pennies poured out on to a highway in tulsa, oklahoma, after the back door of an armored truck flew open. if they had been bills, it might have been a bigger traffic jam. to say the least. >> yeah, you think? >>> time for the weather and ginger. >> good morning, ron. good morning, everyone. we start with video from cape cod. often, the whales will start showing

nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. the gop race has been so unpredictable, but the votes from minnesota show santorum in first, ron paul way back in third. he gets the bronze in that state. in missouri santorum again the clear winner in a non-binding primary. and then in colorado santorum is winning the caucus there. so a three-peat for rick santorum. i don't think a lot of people, including the other candidates, saw this one coming. >> no, i mean, you can debate what tonight really means in the long run, but certainly it's a huge momentum boost for rick santorum, and another liability for romney. he just can't get those true conservatives to rally around him. yet that could be his achilles heel as he moves forward. >>> also another major headline on this wednesday morning. it comes from police in suburban seattle. 911 calls from that helpless social worker who witnessed the powell home going up in flames. chilling call to 911. you'll hear her side coming up. >>> and later this half hour, the diabetes medicine that could be the secret to losing weight. patients who take this injection are dropping the pounds, and some

nelson. let's go to the calls. this is a ron paul supporter in riverside california.n the air. >> caller: hello, susan and everyone out there. the fact that he is for the pipeline partly by the coke brothers shows he really doesn't give a hoot about the environment because we are on the verge of going over the limit on our environment as it is, and ron paul he is seeking diplomatic captives as far as dealing with iran instead of going in and starting something, and i think that his backers should hang in there because i don't understand why the evangelical is for him because peace and brotherly love and to an occasion where as the other ones aren't, mitt romney, his number one to cover a company that had people dying of asbestos and she got george bush to make the law we took the claims 20 cents on the dollar, so i really don't think any of them -- the best one for me is ron paul. thank you very much. >> host: thank you for calling. debbie wasserman schultz the congresswoman is the chair of the democratic national committee and she's put a statement out about the resu

nelson mandela is out of the hospital today. he was brought from a military hospital to his home in johannesburg. doctors are attempting to diagnose chronic abdominal pain. ron allen is live in johannesburg. any official word on how he's doing? >> reporter: well, he's said to be at home resting comfortably with family. doctors have been saying all day this was not an emergency, this was a planned hospital visit and his life was not in danger. but information has been creeping up very slowly where we still can't confirm what hospital he's at. we believe he's at his home. mandela has not made a significant public appearance for almost two years. that leads to a lot of speculation, a lot of concern and worry about his overall health even if today things went well. he was in the hospital for about 36 hours we believe. he's 93 years old, will be 94 in july. life expectancy beyond so many people in this part of the world. there's still a lot of concern, even though what we're hearing now tonight is that he's resting comfortably at home. >> we hope it stays that way and he recovers well. >>> gas prices coming close to $4.00 a gallon. why do prices shoot up so quick