there's susan koeppen. she's going to school us. >>> also ahead, have you ever seen a zedonk., half zebra/half donkey. that's the one on the right, long stockings. >> this little creature is getting worldwide attention. we'll have her story in a bit. >>> first, anna nicole smith died of an overdose of painkillers more than three years ago. this morning her former boyfriend and doctors are on trial. they face criminal charges in connection with those drugs. as "early show" national correspondent hattie kauffman reports. >> reporter: during anna nicole smith's final years howard stern was always at her side. now he's on trial. stern and smith's doctors, khristine eroshevich and sandeep kapoor are accused of funneling a massive amount of drugs for her, using fake names for prescriptions. >> the prosecution's view is that it was the doctors who prescribed the medication but howard k. stern who ultimately picked up the medication and furnished the medication to anna nicole smith. >> reporter: stern's defense attorney claims he relied on the doctors' advice and had no idea it was wr

susan koeppen, our consumer reporter, went out and found that say you wanted to become certificate fight my sister is. >> she's a real one. but guess what, you can go to some diploma mills, go online and basically fail the test and they will certify you as -- >> and before you know it, it's jeff glor, yogi. >> no one wants that. >> so we'll show you how that can go wrong and then we'll do a couple of yoga positions and show folks that there are right ways and wrong ways to do this and ways to avoid injury. >> you're all dressed up because you're our guinea pig. >> i am. >>> steven slater may have had that public meltdown. thousands of people around the country dream of the same thing. you may be one of them. is it the best idea to follow through? i think you know the answer. >> that howard beel moment. >> yes. we'll be joined by an expert who will help you deal with with that anger in perhaps a more productive, more sound way so you don't do something you might regret. >> also those who were watching last week, speaking of regrets -- >> we've had a few. >> this became an internet phenome

susan koeppen is here with what every buyer needs to know before they walk into the showroom.a lot of money to shell out. most people dread haggling over the price at the dealership. according to one estimate 40% of consumers are paying way too much when they buy a new car. danny and alicia gardener are in the market for a new car but they dread the trip to the dealership. >> you walk in they are offering awe price. you see a sticker. you generally feel there should be some discount off that price. you don't know what is a reasonable discount. >> the gardners admit they don't know much about buying a new car. so we followed them with new cameras to see what kind of deal they could get as they went car shopping in dallas. at this dealership, the salesman jumps right in with talk about a monthly payment, even though the gardeners haven't decided what car they want for the moment. the gardeners are left alone over and over again, until a salesman comes back with a new top of the line toyota highlander. >> drop down to 35, 984. >> the gardeners haven't done their homework and have

susan koeppen is here with the story.ly slips through the crack. there are hundreds of recalls every year. many of these recalls fall through the cracks and that can happen deadly consequences. >> reporter: . >> danny was always happy. >> reporter: when the parents of danny dropped him off at daycare, they had no idea he would lose his life to a dangerous product being used in the facility. >> i don't think any parent ever thinks that it's snag will happen to their child. >> reporter: danny had been napping in a crip like this one when the side collapsed, catching his neck and suffocating him. as it turns out that crib had been recalled five years earlier. >> we really couldn't believe it. we just couldn't understand how such a deadly crib could be in a licensed daycare in the city of chicago. >> reporter: every year, the consumer products safety commission issues nearly 500 recalls involving millions of products. >> the biggest recall of baby cribs -- >> this morning 1 million baby slings are being recalled. >> there's m

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