ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- There was no trauma visible on the "completely skeletonized" remains of slain toddler Caylee Anthony, but there were overlapping pieces of duct tape over her mouth, according to the autopsy report released Friday. Caylee Anthony was last seen June 16, 2008.  Her mother, Casey Anthony, is in jail awaiting a murder trial. The tape was still attached to head hair, and the skull was separate from the other body parts, said Dr. Jan Garavaglia, chief medical examiner for Orange County. "This duct tape was clearly placed prior to decomposition, keeping the mandible in place," she says in the report. Garavaglia said animals had scattered the bones after decomposition began. The cause of the child's death is listed as "homicide by undetermined means." Caylee Anthony's remains were found in December in woods less than a mile from her grandparents' home. Her mother, Casey Anthony, is charged with murder. She could be sentenced to death if convicted. The mother was arrested July 16, 2008, while Caylee was still missing. Earlier Friday, a judge denied a request from the child's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, to keep the autopsy report from the public. Last week, their attorney filed a motion saying the report should be sealed because its release would cause the family great anguish. Holding back tears, George Anthony on Friday asked the judge not to release the report until Casey Anthony's trial. "Our family's memory of precious Caylee Marie is all we have left of her," he said as his wife appeared visibly shaken. Judge Stan Strickland said George Anthony's testimony was not lost on him, but according to the law he had no choice. "Their pain means a great deal to me. I don't like the ruling I'm making, but it's one that I legally have to make," he said. George Anthony, angry after the ruling, left the courtroom before the hearing ended. The autopsy report contains no X-rays or photos of the remains.  Watch Nancy Grace's take on the coroner's findings » According to Garavaglia, intermixed with Caylee Anthony's skeletal remains were two plastic garbage bags, a canvas laundry bag and a baby blanket with a Winnie the Pooh print. A pair of partially decomposed, multi-colored shorts were among the clothes, the doctor said. Two sets of cloth letters were found intermingled with plant material and debris. Garavaglia said the first set spelled "big" and the second group appeared to spell "trouble." "The roots growing into the vertebrae and bags indicate the body was placed there months prior to being found," Garavaglia said. "There is nothing inconsistent with the body being placed there soon after the date of [Caylee] being last seen alive." George Anthony said he saw his granddaughter leave his house with her mother for the last time on June 15, 2008. Officials allege Caylee was killed by her mother a short time later. Since her arrest in July, Casey Anthony, 23, has remained behind bars in Orlando. The search for Caylee ended December 11, when a meter reader brought out a bag containing a skull from the woods. He said he had contacted police three times in August to report a suspicious bag in the area. A deputy was ultimately fired for not properly searching the area. The remains were confirmed through DNA testing to be those of Caylee Anthony. CNN's Natisha Lance and John Couwels contributed to this report.

What did the judge denied the grandfather?

Answer: was no trauma visible on the "completely skeletonized" remains of slain

Answer: "homicide by undetermined means."

Answer: to keep the autopsy report from the public.

Answer: "homicide by undetermined means."

Answer: Friday.

Summary:
Autopsy report, released Friday, says remains of slain toddler "skeletonized"
Cause of death listed as "homicide by undetermined means"
Judge denied grandfather George Anthony's request not to release report .


ORME, Tennessee (CNN) -- The drought in the Southeastern United States means more than just brown lawns to the folks in Orme, Tennessee. Water flows from their taps for just three hours each evening.

A 1961 firetruck loads up with water from a hydrant in Alabama to haul back to Orme, Tennessee.

The mountain spring that supplies water to the town usually dries up at the end of summer, but just for a few days. This year it dried up early, on August 1, and hasn't revived, leaving the town's 145 residents high and dry and relying on water trucked in from the next state.

Every day at 6 p.m., Orme Mayor Tony Reames turns a big valve to release water from the town's tank. When he turns the crank again at 9 p.m., taps in the town run dry.

"When they cut it back on we jump for joy," Orme resident Debbie Cash said. "And then you only have it for three hours."

Three hours to do all the laundry, bathing, dishwashing and animal watering that has to be done.  Watch how Cash copes »

The old mining town could be the canary in the coal mine for the rest of the region. Just 150 miles to the southeast, the 4.5 million people who live in and around Atlanta, Georgia, are nervously watching water levels go down at their major reservoir. The drought has highlighted an ongoing struggle between Georgia, Alabama and Florida over rights to water from the Chattahoochee River.

"All of these people that are on the river systems better take note, because once your streams and tributaries to the river start drying up, the river isn't far behind," Reames said.  See photos of a Atlanta's shrinking Lake Lanier reservoir »

Volunteers take turns three days a week driving a tanker truck or Orme's diesel-belching 1961 fire truck to a hydrant near Bridgeport, Alabama, 2½ miles down the road. Making several round trips, they haul about 25,000 gallons of water back to Orme each day.

Bridgeport, which gets its water from the Tennessee River, doesn't charge its neighbor. Stevenson and New Hope, Alabama, also help out, occasionally bringing trucks full of water to the hydrant, where it's transferred to the Orme trucks.  See where Orme has to go for water »

But things are looking up in Orme. A pipeline from Bridgeport is nearly complete, built with the help of a $378,000 grant from the federal government.

"With this new water coming in, then we'll have it made," Cash said. "Now we won't have to worry about it no more."

In addition, an Austin, Texas, company called H2O Guard is planning to donate water-saving sink aerators, shower heads and toilet valves to everyone in Orme  on November 17, company spokesman Robert Easter said.

"We think we're going to get another 90 gallons' savings per day per household," Easter said. "That'll make that little water tower in that town go from three hours to four hours without any change in anyone's habits."

Reames said residents have found creative ways to conserve, flushing toilets with condensation water from air conditioners and undrinkable water from swimming pools that were filled early in the summer.

It's a lesson for everyone.

"Cherish the water you got and be kind of careful with it," Cash said, "because you never know if you will be out of water." E-mail to a friend

CNN's Jim Kavanagh contributed to this report.

Will completion of pipeline finally solve problems?

What caused the town's spring to run dry?

orme, tennessee, has running out of what?

What drought did the spring to run dry during?

At what times does Orme, TN have running water?

Where is Orme, TN getting its donated water?

What town in Tennessee has running water from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.?

What will solve the drought problem for good?

What time in the day does Orme have running water?

Answer: "With this new water coming in, then we'll have it made,"

Answer: hydrant in Alabama

Answer: drought

Answer: Bridgeport,

Answer: Every day at 6 p.m.,

Answer: drought

Answer: Water

Answer: hydrant in Alabama

Answer: A pipeline from Bridgeport

Answer: 6 p.m.,

Answer: in the Southeastern United States

Answer: 6 p.m.,

Answer: folks in Orme, Tennessee.

Answer: Alabama

Answer: Bridgeport, Alabama,

Answer: drought

Answer: Alabama

Answer: Orme,

Answer: August 1,

Answer: pipeline from Bridgeport

Answer: 6 p.m.,

Summary:
Orme, Tennessee, has running water from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Town's spring ran dry in midst of Southeast drought .
Donated water is trucked in from Alabama .
Completion of pipeline will solve problem for good .


OSLO, Norway (CNN) -- A week of events to mark the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari continues Thursday with a stellar concert in Oslo to be broadcast on CNN.com Live.

Former Finnish president Martii Ahtisaari was cited for his work in Namibia and Aceh, Indonesia.

Actors Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson are due to host the gala event which features performances from Diana Ross, operatic quartet Il Divo and Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn.

The concert will be carried by CNN.com live beginning at 2 p.m. ET Thursday (7 p.m. GMT Thursday).

In an interview Wednesday, Ahtisaari called for a fresh Middle East peace initiative and warned that western powers risked losing credibility unless they acted to solve the conflict.

Ahtisaari told CNN's Jonathan Mann that peace was a "question of will."

"All conflicts can be settled and there are no excuses for letting them become eternal," said Ahtisaari, who was cited for his work promoting Namibian independence in southern Africa and for his "central role" promoting peace in the conflict-stricken Indonesian province of Aceh.

"It is simply intolerable that violent conflicts defy resolution for decades, causing immeasurably human suffering and preventing economic and social development."

Ahtisaari said that finding a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians was crucial to the future development of the entire Middle East and Muslim world.

"As Western nations we are losing our credibility... because we can't keep on talking, year after year, that we are doing something. And no one sees any results," he said.

"People are suffering on both sides, and the saddest thing is that if we don't help the parties to solve those problems that are in the way of getting the agreement in the Middle East, the situation will become even worse for both parties."

Ahtisaari also called for fresh efforts to eradicate world poverty: "We must all be able to contribute to our future and to the future of our communities. If the present trend continues, we will be faced with a situation where hundreds of millions of young people will be out of work in countries that are in the early stages in development.

"If nothing is done, we will be creating an effective breeding ground for crime, instability and war."

Who was the former president?
Where will the concert be broadcasted?
Where is the concert taking place?
Who will be hosting the event?
Who is hosting?
Where is the gala being held?
What events will continue?
What time will the concert air?

Answer: Martti Ahtisaari

Answer: CNN.com Live.

Answer: Oslo

Answer: Michael Caine

Answer: Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson

Answer: Oslo

Answer: the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to former Finnish

Answer: 2 p.m. ET

Summary:
Nobel Peace Prize events continue with gala concert in Oslo, Norway .
Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine to host; Diana Ross to perform .
Concert will be broadcast live on CNN.com Live at 2 p.m. ET (7 p.m. GMT)
Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari was presented with prize Wednesday .


OSWIECIM, Poland (CNN) -- Israel's vice prime minister compared Iran to Nazi Germany on Tuesday at the site of one of World War II's most notorious death camps. Israel's vice prime minister Silvan Shalom said Tuesday "Israel can never live with" a nuclear Iran. The Islamic republic's alleged efforts to acquire nuclear weapons are "not far away, not at all, to what Hitler did to the Jewish people just 65 years ago," Silvan Shalom said at the former Auschwitz camp. "Israel can never live with the idea that Iran will hold a nuclear bomb," Shalom added, reiterating long-standing Israeli policy. He was speaking as Israel observes its Holocaust memorial day, remembering the roughly 6 million Jews who were killed by the Nazi regime during World War II simply for being Jewish. A day earlier, Iran's president caused an uproar at a United Nations anti-racism conference by accusing Israel of having a racist government and committing genocide. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the West made "an entire nation homeless under the pretext of Jewish suffering ... in order to establish a totally racist government in occupied Palestine." Dozens of European diplomats walked out of the speech, but a majority of the conference delegates stayed, and there was some cheering. Iran denies its nuclear program is aimed at building bombs, but Israel and the United States do not believe it. CNN's Diana Magnay contributed to this report.

who denies nuclear program has military purposes?

who speaks on Holocaust remembrance day?

what was iran's nuclear effort compared to?

What does Iran deny the nuclear program is to be used for?

What is Iran's nuclear effort being compared to?

Who will speak on Holocaust remembrance day?

Answer: Iran

Answer: Tuesday

Answer: Silvan Shalom

Answer: Nazi Germany

Answer: denies its

Answer: Nazi Germany

Answer: denies its nuclear program is aimed at building bombs,

Answer: Silvan Shalom

Answer: Hitler did to the Jewish people just 65 years ago,"

Summary:
Iran's nuclear effort compared to Nazi Germany's killing of Jews .
Israel's vice prime minister speaks on Holocaust remembrance day .
Iran denies nuclear program has military purposes .


OXFORD, England (CNN)  -- You might expect Oxford and Cambridge universities to ask prospective students to compare the works of Chaucer to Boccaccio or to explain the theory of relativity. Cambridge students may have to field questions in the application process that would baffle some observers. Instead, Oxford wants to know: "Would you rather be a novel or a poem?" Cambridge asks applicants: "What would you do if you were a magpie?" The idea, say administrators at the two ultra-prestigious schools in England, is to see how well prospective students can think, not just how much they know. "What we're trying to do is move students out of their comfort zone," said Mike Nicholson, Oxford University admissions director. "Many students will have a body of knowledge, and they may be expected to be trusted on that in the interview. What we want to do is take them beyond that point and get them to start thinking for themselves."  See examples of the application questions » In the United Kingdom, 90 percent of students are educated at state schools. But 53 percent of Oxford University's students come from state schools. That seems to indicate that wealthier students who can afford private schools have an advantage. Tutoring company Oxbridge Applications -- founded by Oxford graduates in 1999 -- says 68 percent of the 35,000 clients it has helped are state-funded students. It costs $300 for a day of mock interviews or $1,500 for a full weekend course. Oxbridge says 47 percent of its clients get into one of the elite colleges. The overall success rate for all applicants to the two schools -- commonly referred to as Oxbridge -- is 24 percent, the tutoring company says. "At Oxbridge Applications, we have a network of 500 former tutors and former admissions tutors as well," said company founder James Uffindell. "And we take the people that have been there and done it and help supply that information back to the people that want to go there." Still, some of the questions seem a bit odd to the casual observer.  Watch people on the street react to some brainteasers » "It's totally out there really," said one passer-by interviewed on the street. "Are they on drugs, these people in Cambridge?" Some of the questions seem downright sinister: "How would you poison someone without the police finding out?" Cambridge asks. Others are perhaps downright practical: "Instead of politicians, why don't we let the managers of Ikea run the country?"

What did Oxford ask prospective students?

What does Oxford ask perspective students?

Answer: "What would you do if you were a magpie?"

Answer: "What would you do if you were a magpie?"

Answer: "Would you rather be a novel or a poem?"

Answer: "What would you do if you were a magpie?"

Answer: "Would you rather be a novel or a poem?"

Answer: to see how well prospective students can think,

Answer: "Would you rather be a novel or a poem?"

Summary:
Oxford asks prospective students: "Would you rather be a novel or a poem?"
Cambridge asks applicants: "What would you do if you were a magpie?"
Administrators at prestigious schools say object is to get students to think .
Observer on the street describes questions as "totally out there really"


OXON HILL, Maryland (CNN) -- Crew members of the Maersk Alabama, safely back in the United States after being attacked by pirates last week off Somalia, recounted their ordeal Thursday.

Navy personnel recover the lifeboat from which Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips was rescued Sunday.

"They start firing before they climb, with AK-47," crew member Zahid Reza said.

"I was scared for my life. I was almost close to that. And they tried to shoot me many times," he said, pointing to his head. "Pointing gun all over. Here, there, in the back."

Pirates tried three times to board the U.S.-flagged cargo ship before their fourth attempt was successful, fellow crew member William Rios said, adding that the groups of pirates were different but that he thinks they were working together.

Rios said he was working on deck when he was called back to lock down the ship. Then, he said, there were gunshots, and an alarm went off to alert all crew members to wake up and get on deck.

"We went to our training," he said, declining to provide details: "If I tell you all what we did, pirates, they would know."  Watch the crew praise their captain »

The pirates intended to ask for a $3 million ransom, Reza said.

He said he and the ship's chief engineer took one of the pirates hostage. Reza said he persuaded the pirate -- whom he described as a young man, maybe 18 or 19 -- to trust him, pointing out that he is Bangladeshi and the pirate was Somali.

"His name is Abdul," Reza said. "I told him, 'Trust me. I am Muslim; you are Muslim.' "

He told Abdul he would take him to the engine room to find more crew members. When they got there, the room was dark, he said, and he didn't know the ship's chief engineer was in there.

He said the chief engineer jumped the pirate first, then Reza stabbed him with his knife, and the two men tied the pirate's hands and feet. Reza said he intended to kill the youth, but the chief engineer told him, "No, we need him alive."  Watch Reza talk about wanting to kill the pirate »

"He was fighting me and chief engineer, to get away from us. A lot of yelling, shouting and screaming."

Rios said he went to the lifeboat, where Capt. Richard Phillips was being held, to exchange Abdul for Phillips but was unsuccessful.

The captain -- who offered himself as a hostage in exchange for the freedom of his crew -- was rescued by U.S. Navy SEALs on Sunday. The SEALs, on the nearby guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge, fatally shot three pirates and rescued Phillips. A fourth pirate was arrested.

"I feel great they got killed," Reza said. "I am happy."

He said he was proud of the Navy.

Phillips arrived in Mombasa, Kenya, aboard the Bainbridge on Thursday. The crew arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland overnight.  Watch crew arrive in U.S. »

Rios said Phillips is "outstanding; he's extraordinary; he's [a] very brave man."

Another crew member, John White, said they were "damn lucky to be alive."

Rios called for more security in the Gulf of Aden.

"Put more military to patrol the waterway for us transporting material back and forth," he said. "... All the countries got to get involved with this."

Reza echoed the call.

"I think government should get involved," he said. "They should think about our safety, yes. ... This piracy is getting bigger and bigger."

CNN's Paul Courson, Virginia Nicolaidis and Dugald McConnell contributed to this report.

What was the quote?
What did the crew member do?
what was tookover by pirates?
What happened with pirates?
who tried to kill pirate?

Answer: "They start firing before they climb, with AK-47,"

Answer: He said he and the ship's chief engineer took one of the pirates hostage.

Answer: Crew members of the Maersk Alabama,

Answer: was arrested.

Answer: Zahid Reza

Summary:
NEW: Maersk Alabama crew tell about pirates' takeover of ship .
NEW: Crew member says he gained confidence of, tried to kill pirate .
NEW: "I feel great they got killed," crew member says of pirates .
NEW: Crew calls for international effort to secure shipping lanes .


OXON HILL, Maryland (CNN) -- Crew members of the Maersk Alabama, safely back in the United States after being attacked by pirates last week off Somalia, recounted their ordeal Thursday. Navy personnel recover the lifeboat from which Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips was rescued Sunday. "They start firing before they climb, with AK-47," crew member Zahid Reza said. "I was scared for my life. I was almost close to that. And they tried to shoot me many times," he said, pointing to his head. "Pointing gun all over. Here, there, in the back." Pirates tried three times to board the U.S.-flagged cargo ship before their fourth attempt was successful, fellow crew member William Rios said, adding that the groups of pirates were different but that he thinks they were working together. Rios said he was working on deck when he was called back to lock down the ship. Then, he said, there were gunshots, and an alarm went off to alert all crew members to wake up and get on deck. "We went to our training," he said, declining to provide details: "If I tell you all what we did, pirates, they would know."  Watch the crew praise their captain » The pirates intended to ask for a $3 million ransom, Reza said. He said he and the ship's chief engineer took one of the pirates hostage. Reza said he persuaded the pirate -- whom he described as a young man, maybe 18 or 19 -- to trust him, pointing out that he is Bangladeshi and the pirate was Somali. "His name is Abdul," Reza said. "I told him, 'Trust me. I am Muslim; you are Muslim.' " He told Abdul he would take him to the engine room to find more crew members. When they got there, the room was dark, he said, and he didn't know the ship's chief engineer was in there. He said the chief engineer jumped the pirate first, then Reza stabbed him with his knife, and the two men tied the pirate's hands and feet. Reza said he intended to kill the youth, but the chief engineer told him, "No, we need him alive."  Watch Reza talk about wanting to kill the pirate » "He was fighting me and chief engineer, to get away from us. A lot of yelling, shouting and screaming." Rios said he went to the lifeboat, where Capt. Richard Phillips was being held, to exchange Abdul for Phillips but was unsuccessful. The captain -- who offered himself as a hostage in exchange for the freedom of his crew -- was rescued by U.S. Navy SEALs on Sunday. The SEALs, on the nearby guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge, fatally shot three pirates and rescued Phillips. A fourth pirate was arrested. "I feel great they got killed," Reza said. "I am happy." He said he was proud of the Navy. Phillips arrived in Mombasa, Kenya, aboard the Bainbridge on Thursday. The crew arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland overnight.  Watch crew arrive in U.S. » Rios said Phillips is "outstanding; he's extraordinary; he's [a] very brave man." Another crew member, John White, said they were "damn lucky to be alive." Rios called for more security in the Gulf of Aden. "Put more military to patrol the waterway for us transporting material back and forth," he said. "... All the countries got to get involved with this." Reza echoed the call. "I think government should get involved," he said. "They should think about our safety, yes. ... This piracy is getting bigger and bigger." CNN's Paul Courson, Virginia Nicolaidis and Dugald McConnell contributed to this report.

what Maersk Alabama crew tell about pirates'?

where  Crew calls for international effort to secure?

Answer: members of the Maersk Alabama,

Answer: "They start firing before they climb, with AK-47,"

Answer: in the Gulf of Aden.

Summary:
NEW: Maersk Alabama crew tell about pirates' takeover of ship .
NEW: Crew member says he gained confidence of, tried to kill pirate .
NEW: "I feel great they got killed," crew member says of pirates .
NEW: Crew calls for international effort to secure shipping lanes .


On CNN's "State of the Union," CNN host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country. King recently traveled to Arizona, to explore the debate over how to control illegal immigration.

A fence separates the United States from Mexico in the U.S. Border Patrol's Yuma Sector in San Luis, Arizona.

SAN LUIS, Arizona (CNN)  -- The Yuma desert is below: San Luis, Arizona, to one side and San Luis, Mexico, to the other. On this clear day, the Colorado River is glistening, birds playfully circling over what any map defines as the U.S.-Mexico border in this area.

But from a helicopter above, the border is a steel barrier that stands out along the riverbank and against the desert sands, and is the dividing line that gets the most attention from those crying to cross illegally and those who believe recent efforts to bolster U.S. border security have been riddled with wrong choices.

Just this past week, eight Democrats in Congress wrote President Obama urging him to halt any further construction of the fence, one of the many border- and immigration-related political debates that have carried over from the Bush administration.

To the Border Patrol agents stationed in Yuma Sector, there is no debate. To them, the fence is a success story. From a Vietnam War-vintage Huey helicopter, pilot Chad Smith points across the border to Mexico's Highway 2 and then to the barriers that help stop illegal immigrants from making a sprint into southern Arizona.

"You can see the triple-layer fencing," Smith tells us as he lowers the helicopter and hovers over what was once a major crossing point for illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. "Steel fence right on the border, the pedestrian fence about 90 feet north of that, and then the chain-link fence with the barbed wire."

The fence has three layers in areas where there is an urban neighborhood on the Mexican side. Smith is among those who say their flights are less hectic now because while you can still clearly see the trails in the sand and in some hilly areas below, there is considerably less traffic.

"I've flown before and come back and had 70-plus [illegal immigrants logged in a tracking book]," Smith said. " I know guys who have gone on a flight and come back with 100-plus illegals in their logbook. Now it is in single digits, typically."

It is a fascinating view from above: Old trails in some places, and the remnants of newly placed white sandbags in others.

"It forms a pretty good bridge for them to drive across." Smith says of the sandbags. When they are spotted from above, Border Patrol agents on the ground are called in to destroy the makeshift crossings.

Congress in 2006 -- with then-Sen. Barack Obama's support -- authorized nearly $3 billion for 670 miles of fencing stretching from California to Texas. There are more lights, sensors and cameras, and there are also more agents like Mike Lowrie driving patrols and chasing tips called in from colleagues monitoring the camera feeds at the Yuma Sector headquarters.

Standing alongside the steel barrier at a point in which there is just one layer of fencing, Lowrie shakes his head when told that some in Washington want to stop additional construction in other areas.

"This used to be a very high-trafficked area, and now it is not," Lowrie told us.

Asked to define "high traffic," Lowrie says, "In the Yuma Sector, we would get about 800 a day. Now, 25 maybe, or 10."

Nodding toward the barrier, he continued: "Numbers don't lie. We didn't have it three years ago, and we were getting massive numbers of illegal entries. We have it now, and we don't."

But there are voices on both extremes of the immigration debate that say the role of the fence is exaggerated, or that say the barrier's benefit in slowing illegal traffic is offset by other costs.

What did eight Democrats in Congress write Obama to do?

What Border Patrol agents say that has drastically cut number of border crossings?

Answer: help stop illegal immigrants from making a sprint into southern Arizona.

Answer: help stop illegal immigrants

Answer: halt any further construction of the fence,

Answer: to halt any further construction of the fence,

Answer: Yuma Sector

Answer: their flights are less hectic now because while you can still clearly see the trails in the sand and in some hilly areas below, there is considerably less traffic.

Answer: eight

Summary:
Eight Democrats in Congress wrote Obama to halt building of border fence .
Border Patrol agents say fence has drastically cut number of border crossings .
Then-Sen. Obama voted to authorize almost $3 billion for building 670 miles of fence .
Critic says barrier has forced illegal immigrants to make riskier desert crossings .


On CNN's "State of the Union," host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country. This week, King traveled to Georgia to learn about the toll military service is taking on two veterans. Chris Tucker, who served three tours in Iraq, suffers from hearing, back, foot problems and still has nightmares. SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN) -- As his tank rolled into Baghdad in April 2003, Chris Tucker mounted his camera to capture the moment. "It's history; we made history," he told CNN back then. "It's my first war, hopefully my last war." He could not have imagined then that six years later, Iraq would still be a combat zone. "I thought we would get there quick and handle our business and we'd be out," Tucker told us this week. "At least, that's what we were told anyway." Tucker received a medical discharge from the Army last year and he now is Officer Chris Tucker of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. "You still get to serve your community and your country in other ways," he said. At age 26, he is a veteran of three combat tours. The patrol skills he learned on the streets of Baghdad, Fallujah and Sadr City come in handy as he drives his police cruiser around the neighborhoods of his Savannah precinct. "Some people -- you will be moving around the corner and they will just run," Tucker said as he drove his cruiser. "And you can tell they are favoring one side -- maybe they have a gun." He loves his new job, and the joys of fatherhood. His daughter Callie was born three months ago. iReport.com: Send your salute to troops "So my life is slowing down," Tucker said. "But I enjoy the slow pace." But he hasn't left it all behind. As the war hits the six-year mark, Tucker is part of a history -- and a legacy -- still being written as the military tries to better understand the depth of the damage to those exposed repeatedly to the violence. "I still have the nightmares and wake up and find myself downstairs and I don't know how I got there," Tucker said. "I still see and dream the same things. ... Faces. Kids' faces. People that you have engaged or you have had contact with. ... You see your colleagues blown up. Things like that." He left the Army with a sour taste. He was sent back for his third tour despite the nightmares, depression, major hearing loss and painful injuries to his back and both feet. Then, the Army decided to give him a medical discharge for his back issues even though Tucker believes he could have recovered with rehabilitation. But he tries not to dwell on his frustration. "I try to distance myself from it as much as I can, because for me, the more I think about it, the more I reflect on what happened and what we did, the more I think the dreams and the nightmares actually come back." Tucker is as tired of the Iraq war as anyone, but his experience tells him things can suddenly take a turn for the worse, and so he is skeptical of President Obama's promise to get most combat troops out of Iraq by August 2010.  Watch former VP Cheney discuss Iraq war strategy » "I think we are in too deep to pull out," Tucker said. "You can't just commit the way we committed and then say, 'OK, we are done.' ... Politics should not be involved in the way the war is handled." There will be no more tours for Tucker, but a colleague on the Savannah-Chatham force will soon deploy for his first Iraq tour, and is being ribbed around the precinct, by Tucker and others, as "the grandpa going off to war." Police Cpl. Randy

Where is the officer living with injuries from the Iraq war from?

What is the age of the colleague being called back into service?

What Veteran is skeptical about plans to pull out of Iraq?

Savannah police officer lives with the physical and mental injures from the Iraq war?

In which war was the police officer injured?

What are his feelings about pulling out of Iraq?

Answer: SAVANNAH, Georgia

Answer: 26,

Answer: Chris Tucker

Answer: suffers

Answer: Iraq,

Answer: "I think we are in too deep to pull out,"

Answer: hearing, back, foot problems and still has nightmares.

Summary:
As jobless rate rises, so does the number of people without health insurance .
North Carolina patient pays twice as much for medication than when he was insured .
Dentist says economy causes some patients to consider treatment a luxury .


On CNN's "State of the Union," host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country. This week, King traveled to New Hampshire, where diner patrons shared their thoughts on President Obama and the economy.

The Tilt'n Diner hosted all the major presidential candidates during the primaries in 2008.

TILTON, New Hampshire (CNN)  -- Kate O'Leary voted for Barack Obama and began the year full of energy. But her hope is giving way these days to a sense that some things never change.

"I trust his motives," she said of President Obama. "I feel like he is an honorable guy, I am not sure if he can do it. That's the problem."

Too much too soon is one of her worries. Too much politics as usual is another. Add in too much bailout money and Kate O'Leary is more sober now than she was when Obama took the oath of office.

Across from O'Leary sat Debbie Lurvey, who took a job at the Tilt'n Diner after losing her job in the mortgage business.

"It was a forced unemployment because of the economy," Lurvey said. "So, you know, I decided that it was best to move on to something a little more stable."

O'Leary and Lurvey are among those who think the economy is going to get worse before it gets better. But our third guest for our weekly diner conversation, Jim Wells, isn't so sure.

"I think most of it is psychological," said Wells, a Republican who believes consumers need to be more confident. "The secret out of a recession like this is to spend money. And you have got to spend your own, you can't expect somebody else to spend it for you."

He makes the distinction between consumer spending and what he sees as too much government spending.

"We are going to have to pay the bill in another two or three years and it is going to be scary when it happens," Wells said.

All three agreed one thing missing from Washington is a spirit of cooperation and compromise.

Lurvey said the pain of losing her job and dealing with foreclosure have taught her there are some things the government can't do.

"It is a good time to get back to what this country was made on -- it's the family," she said. "And you know I think for awhile we were all going crazy and overspending and living beyond our means and this has kind of been a reality check for most people."

What does Jim Wells believe consumers need to be?

How many diners say Washington is missing a spirit of cooperation, compromise?

What does Kate O'Leary think about Obama?

Answer: overspending

Answer: more confident.

Answer: -- Kate O'Leary

Answer: three

Answer: I am not sure if he can do it.

Answer: a reality check

Answer: "I feel like he is an honorable guy, I am not sure if he can do it. That's the problem."

Summary:
As jobless rate rises, so does the number of people without health insurance .
North Carolina patient pays twice as much for medication than when he was insured .
Dentist says economy causes some patients to consider treatment a luxury .


On CNN's "State of the Union," host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country. This week, King traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, to look at recovery from Hurricane Katrina in the Lower Ninth Ward compared to the rest of the city. The Lower Ninth Ward Health Clinic was clinic director Patricia Berryhill's home before Hurricane Katrina. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Patricia Berryhill sits behind a desk in what not too long ago was her living room, cheerfully greeting those who walk in and reaching for the phone as it rings yet again. "Lower Ninth Ward Health Clinic, Patricia Berryhill, may I help you?" Sometimes the questions are routine -- this time more anxious. "As for the HIV testing, if you come in on Tuesdays from 11 to 1, there is no charge," Berryhill tells the caller. "As for the Herpes virus, you are going to have to see a physician and make an appointment for that." The patient files in the cabinets behind her now number more than 1,300, and 95 percent of those who walk through the door have no health insurance. The clinic asks for a $25 "co-payment" but no one is turned away if they cannot afford it. A half dozen patients are waiting as executive director Alice Craft-Kerney takes a visitor on a tour. In the reception area, there are health awareness brochures, hurricane preparedness brochures, and a bookshelf about half-filled with children's books. Craft-Kerney tries every day to give some away.  Watch John King preview this Sunday's show » "Because we have such a low literacy rate here in Louisiana," she says. "So they come by, browse, and take whatever books they want free of charge." The staff is cheery; the clinic neat and clean. A sign in the window making clear there are no narcotic drugs inside is a sign of the clinic's rough surroundings. And within a few steps of the door is a reminder that 43 months after Katrina changed everything, the Lower Ninth Ward is still a mess. During a helicopter pass over the neighborhood, we saw concrete slabs and weedy spaces where houses once stood. Yes, there is a fair amount of new home construction, and renovations under way at some homes gutted by Katrina. But while the debris is mostly gone, much of the neighborhood remains an abandoned wasteland. Overall, Tulane University geographer Richard Campanella says, the population of New Orleans stands at about 330,000 -- roughly 75 percent of its pre-Katrina level. Before the storm, it was about 70 percent African-American; now it's about 60 percent. And it is a more affluent city. Campanella says median household income is up to $40,000 from $27,000 before Katrina, "and it is not because the city is doing better economically." Significantly, Campanella says the "curves" suggesting major changes during the post-Katrina period are "flattening." "My sense is the post-Katrina city we all wondered about 3½ years ago what would it look like -- that we are there now," Campanella said in an interview on the Tulane campus. "The patterns are stabilizing and we are in a 'new normal' period." A new normal in which the Lower Ninth Ward trails significantly behind. Only about 19 percent of its pre-Katrina population has returned; roughly 3,600 people live there today, compared to some 19,000 when Katrina hit. There are new twists on the resentments and suspicions that dominated community discussions in the horrible days just after Katrina and Rita. In the place of resident complaints that their neighborhood was slow to get help in the hours and days after the storm are accusations their rebuilding hopes are being deliberately ignored or set on the back burner. Craft-Kerney says a commitment to add a second school in the Lower Ninth, or enticements to bring in a supermarket or a major pharmacy, would help bring more

What percentage of Lower Ninth Ward clinic's patients have no health insurance?

How many clinic patients have no health insurance?

What percent do not have health insurance?

Answer: Katrina

Answer: 95 percent

Answer: 95 percent

Answer: 95

Summary:
As jobless rate rises, so does the number of people without health insurance .
North Carolina patient pays twice as much for medication than when he was insured .
Dentist says economy causes some patients to consider treatment a luxury .


On CNN's "State of the Union," host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country. This week, King traveled to North Carolina to look at the financial crisis' impact on health care.

Doug Pegram, of North Carolina, is one of many unemployed Americans struggling with medical bills.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (CNN) -- For Doug Pegram, it is on the one hand simple math: His medical bills cost roughly $300 a month and a health insurance policy would cost $550.

"Two or three hundred dollars goes a long way," Pegram said. Especially when you are living on unemployment benefits.

Simple math, and a huge gamble: Pegram has a rare disorder, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, that in some patients can be life-threatening.

"If anything happens, that's another story," Pegram told us. "But you have to do what you have to do sometimes, and you just hope for the best. And do it."  Watch Pegram describe his tough choices »

Life on the edge started in November, when Pegram lost his job at Hanesbrands Inc., the clothing manufacturer where he had worked for three years. Ironically, Pegram's job as a senior analyst included writing reports for Hanes management on sales and economic trends.

"Every couple months, it [layoffs] went through the company and a few people here and there and it got worse and worse," he said. "I knew it was in the future somewhere."

Now, he is looking for a job and keeping his fingers crossed his condition doesn't worsen. Ehlers-Danlos is a group of inherited disorders that affect connective tissues. In Pegram's case, it means constant pain in his legs and some other joints.

"One type is you can have heart failure if you don't get checked out, so it's pretty serious that you actually go to the doctor," Pegram said.

His monthly visit costs $150 -- and patients like Pegram who are without insurance are asked to pay up front. His medications run about $126 at a discount pharmacy. Pegram has old bills showing that when he was at Hanes and insured, the same medication cost the insurance company $68 because of its discount. His doctor also accepted a lower negotiated rate from the insurer.

"So everything is inflated," he said of his medical costs now.

He could have signed up for the COBRA health coverage available to workers as they lose their jobs. It was that policy Pegram said would have cost him $550 or "almost half of what you get every month" in jobless benefits and leave him "not able to pay for a place to live, and food, and all that."  Watch President Obama's summit on health care »

In an interview at his condo, we asked Pegram: "Should you be doing more? If you had insurance, would you be doing more, seeing more doctors?"

"Yes, I would be."

"And what's the risk of not doing that?"

"I could go downhill quicker. It's a debilitating condition, so eventually I could, I don't know."

Yet he is remarkably upbeat about his health and about the prospects of finding a job before his benefits run out in a few months.

"I think I will find something before then," Pegram said, while conceding he might be forced soon to lower his sights and look for work that pays less than his Hanes position as long as it provides health care coverage.

The jobless rate in the Winston-Salem metropolitan area was 7.6 percent in December 2008, up from 4.4 percent one year earlier. With the higher unemployment comes increases in the number of residents without health insurance.

Dr. Bruce Wham has been a practicing dentist for 26 years and an amateur economist for the past year or so.

"Most people feel like it is going to get worse before it gets

what are the results of jobless rates rising

Answer: up from 4.4

Answer: increases in the number of residents without health insurance.

Answer: increases in the number of residents without health insurance.

Summary:
As jobless rate rises, so does the number of people without health insurance .
North Carolina patient pays twice as much for medication than when he was insured .
Dentist says economy causes some patients to consider treatment a luxury .


One doctor says the study "very clearly shows that autism did not arrive through a vaccine." A new study published in the January 2008 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry found the prevalence of autism cases in California children continued to rise after most vaccine manufacturers started to remove the mercury-based preservative thimerosal in 1999, suggesting that the chemical was not a primary cause of the disorder. Researchers from the State Public Health Department found that the autism rates in children rose continuously during the study period from 1995 to 2007. The preservative, thimerosal, has not been used in childhood vaccines since 2001, except for some flu shots. The latest findings failed to convince some parents and advocacy groups, who have long blamed mercury, a neurotoxin, for the disorder. For years, parents have been concerned that a mercury-containing vaccine preservative may play a role in autism. But a study conducted in California found that autism rates increased even after thimerosal was removed from most vaccines. The study authors say this is evidence that thimerosal does not cause autism, although advocacy groups say it's too soon to determine whether autism rates have been affected. Do these findings suggest that autism isn't linked to mercury in vaccines? Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent: Let me explain. In 1999, manufacturers began removing thimerosal - which is a mercury-based preservative - from vaccines. Some people believed autism would decrease as a result, because they thought the two were connected. A new study in the Archives of General Psychiatry says this just didn't happen. Researchers looked at cases of autism in California after 1999. They reasoned that if mercury exposure in vaccines was a major cause of autism, the number of affected kids should have dropped after thimerosal was removed. Just the opposite happened. From 2004 to 2007, when exposure to thimerosal dropped significantly for 3- to 5-year-olds, the autism rate continued to go up, from 3 per 1,000 children to 4 per 1,000 children in California. A child psychiatrist who supported the study said it "very clearly shows that autism did not arrive through a vaccine." But advocacy groups say it's too soon to determine whether autism rates were affected by removing thimerosal from vaccines. The National Vaccine Information Center says the study doesn't include children under the age of 3, which they say is the only group that was never exposed to mercury in vaccines. It says thimerosal wasn't completely off the shelves until 2002 or 2003. Their main point is that mercury is a neurotoxin, so why take a chance by putting it in vaccines? What do scientists think causes autism? As many as one in every 166 children in this country is found to have autism, and doctors still don't know why. Doctors point to genetics and environment as culprits, but it could be more complicated than that. The latest research shows these children are not necessarily born with autism but with the potential to develop it. What exactly are these outside factors? It's hard to pinpoint. What we eat, what we breathe, what we drink -- all these things could play a role. Some doctors say the increase is due to a change in the way the condition is diagnosed  kids who were once labeled mentally retarded are now being labeled as autistic. What are possible signs of autism in your child? Doctors are now looking for signs of autism in children as young as 18 to 24 months. Some red flags that indicate your child may have autism: no babbling or pointing by 12 months, no single words by 16 months, no brief phrases by 24 months, loss of language or social skills. If you see any of these signs, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends seeing a pediatric neurologist, developmental pediatrician or child psychologist. What led companies to remove thimerosal from vaccines to begin with? Several things pushed companies in this direction. Over the past decade, more and more attention was given to the health effects of mercury on humans. And then in the '90s, the CDC added new vaccines to the list of routine shots that children should get. Some of them used thimerosal

Removal of the what from most vaccines hasn't reduced the number of autism cases?

which state sees no reduction of autism cases?

How many autism cases are there in the state of California?

Which state were the autism cases diagnosed in?

When was thimerosal removed from most vaccines?

Removal of thimerosal from most vaccines hasn't reduced the number of what?

What other causes of autism are they looking at?

What has been removed from most vaccines?

Answer: mercury-based preservative thimerosal

Answer: California

Answer: 4 per 1,000 children

Answer: California

Answer: 1999,

Answer: autism rates

Answer: thimerosal

Answer: genetics and environment

Answer: California

Answer: California.

Answer: California

Answer: autism

Answer: not

Answer: thimerosal

Answer: mercury-based preservative thimerosal

Summary: Removal of thimerosal from most vaccines hasn't reduced the number of autism cases diagnosed in the state of California.


Only about one in 10 workers who lose their job opt to keep their employer-sponsored health insurance through the safety-net program COBRA, most likely because the premiums are too expensive, according to an analysis released Friday by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that supports independent research on health care issues. Only about one in 10 workers who lose their job opt to keep their insurance through the COBRA program. Experts worry that the highest unemployment rate in 16 years, combined with a health care system dependent on employer-sponsored health insurance, is a recipe for disaster, and will swell the ranks of the uninsured particularly if people aren't using COBRA. About 46 million people in the United States (18 percent of those under 65) lacked health insurance in 2007. Health.com: Laid off? The healthiest ways to spend your time The new report is based on a 2007 survey of 3,501 people. The researchers found that two-thirds of workers, if they were laid off, would be eligible for COBRA. Data from 2006 data suggest that only 9 percent would opt into the program. Health care insurance premiums have risen since then, so it's likely that the problem is getting worse not better, they say. "The affordability issue gets worse every year, that's the big concern," says Meredith Rosenthal, PhD., an associate professor of health economics and policy at the Harvard School of Public Health, who was not involved in the study. "Of course [some people can] still get an offer of coverage through a spouse, but we're still talking about very, very serious increases in the number of uninsured." Health.com: Natural cold and flu remedies COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) was passed in 1985 to allow laid-off workers to continue their health insurance if they lose their job. (COBRA only covers workers in companies that offer health insurance, have 20 or more employees, and are still in business.) But there's a catch. Most employers pick up 75 percent to 85 percent of the tab for their workers' health insurance, and once a person has been laid off, the entire bill falls on the ex-employee's shoulders. That means that health insurance costs dramatically escalate at a time when people have little or no money to burn. The Commonwealth Fund estimates that the cost of COBRA is four to six times higher than what people pay when they are employed; $4,704 per year for an individual and $12,680 for a family. Health.com: Live healthy for way less Erin McCullar, 26, of Birmingham, Alabama, has type 1 diabetes and was laid off from her job as an interior designer in October. At the time, she didn't sign up for COBRA, a decision she now seriously regrets. Overwhelmed, she didn't realize she had a 60 days to sign up for the program and missed the deadline by a couple of days. "On the day I got laid off I got a packet slapped in front of my face and that was it," she says. "I was just totally in the dark." She quickly found out that she couldn't get health insurance that would cover her type 1 diabetes, at least without a six-month or year-long waiting period, because it is considered a preexisting condition. She stockpiled a six-month supply of lifesaving insulin in the two-week period before she lost her job, but since then has scrimped on the drug to make it last longer. At one point, she even disconnected her pump, which delivers a continuous dose of insulin, for about three weeks. She used only a couple of insulin injections in that time to control high blood sugar, a potentially serious threat to her health. Even if she did sign up, she's not sure she could afford the premiums, which would have cost about $8,000 a year. Health.com: Healthy meals for under $10 "Ultimately, yes, I need it, but cost did factor into it," she says. "I don't know that

how many people
What is the new report is based on?
what was passed in 1985
how many people lacked?
Who lacked health insurance in 2007?
what is new report based on

Answer: 46 million

Answer: a 2007 survey of 3,501 people.

Answer: COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)

Answer: About 46 million

Answer: 46 million people in the United States

Answer: 2007 survey of 3,501 people.

Summary:
About 46 million people in the United States lacked health insurance in 2007 .
The new report is based on a 2007 survey of 3,501 people .
COBRA was passed in 1985 to allow laid-off workers to keep health insurance .


Opelika, Alabama (CNN) -- At the Community Market food bank, two small alcoves -- each with three chairs and a desk -- are used for interviewing potential clients.

At the desk closest to the front door, Michael Davis sits across from an elderly woman with thick glasses. Dottie Battle is a volunteer at the food bank, and she asks for Davis' identification. He reaches into a worn Ziploc bag, pulls out his driver's license and social security card, and hands them to her.

Battle asks for his gas, electric and telephone bills, and Davis also pulls them from the same bag. Then Battle asks Davis if he has applied for food stamps, a requisite for this program. He shakes his head "no."

"You need the food stamps," Battle says firmly. "You need them badly. And we will need proof that you went and applied for them before you come back. ...You know that, you've shopped here before."

Failure to comply with all the requirements could mean denial from the Community Market program -- at a time when Davis says he's been hungry for about two days.

"It's not a good feeling," Davis says. "You have to think about it like fasting, like they did in the Bible, and pray for another blessing. That's really the only way to get through it."

After about 10 minutes, Davis is approved for 75 pounds of food from the Community Market this visit. He quickly picks up his documents and begins looking for food on the shelves.

Rising food prices expected to cause inflation

This week, the U.S. Labor Department announced that raw import grain prices rose 1.4% this past February -- that makes an 8.5% increase over the past twelve months.

Keystone food commodities like corn, soybeans and wheat have already increased 149% this past decade, according to the New America Foundation's Smart Strategy Initiative Director Patrick Doherty.

Doherty recently wrote for CNN that the U.S. is too vulnerable to rising food and oil prices, and that strong policy decisions are needed to steer the economy through the prolonged price spikes.

"With persistent high unemployment, oil fueling more than 95% of America's transportation system, and transportation costs running 24% of income in suburbia and in exurbia, 35%, America's middle class is extraordinarily exposed," writes Doherty.

For families already on the brink, such increases could be devastating.

"If prices go up any more, you are going to see more people here and other food banks," says Community Market director Elsie Lott. "You can see it every day. People that used to give us food are now asking for it."

Hunger already a 'social fever'

Over the past year in Lee County, Alabama, more than 3,000 families accessed the Community Market food bank. Nationwide, the Gallup Organization reports 16%have gone hungry during the year due to finances.

"Hunger is like a persistent social fever in our country," says Jim Weill, president of the Food Research and Action Center.

"It is like a malignant social ill that leaves the country weaker, and more susceptible to other problems like poorer educational performance and health problems."

FRAC advocates for federal funding of food programs as a way of solving hunger.

"If you look at other wealthy societies, mostly European, but also some Asian, they have a vastly different hunger problem than we do," Weill says. "Fewer people in those countries go hungry. The sharing of economic growth and the sharing of affluence lifts a lot of people out of poverty and hunger."

A recent New York Times data sheet shows those differences plainly. In Singapore 2% of the population goes hungry. Advanced economic countries of Sweden, Denmark, Germany France, England and Switzerland all have fewer hungry people than the United States.

Renewed focus on feeding children

To curb this trend, especially among children, many private businesses annually help fill the pantries of the poor. Bank of America, Xerox and Geico help

What are the rising prices having an effect on?

Who are food banks now seeing who they didn't use to?

what do the rising food prices have a direct effect on

Answer: People that used to give us

Answer: Rising

Answer: rising food and oil prices,

Answer: inflation

Answer: rising food and oil prices,

Answer: People that used to give us

Answer: rising food and oil prices,

Answer: inflation

Summary:
U.S. is vulnerable to rising food and oil prices .
Rising food prices are having a direct effect on food banks .
Food banks are seeing people who used to donate using food banks now .


Orlando, Florida (CNN)  -- A former astronaut who was accused of assaulting a romantic rival in the parking lot of the Orlando airport will avoid prison after pleading guilty to lesser charges as part of a plea agreement. Citing Lisa Marie Nowak's lack of a criminal history, Orange County Circuit Judge Marc Lubet sentenced her to a year of probation. She was given credit for the two days she served in the county jail after her arrest. Nowak, 46, must also perform 50 hours of community service and have no contact with the victim in the case, former Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman. She must also send Shipman a letter of apology within 10 days, "a sincere letter of apology, not one of these vanilla things that I see from other defendants," Lubet told Nowak. "It's been almost three years since the events took place that caused this nightmare for Ms. Shipman, and you are 100 percent responsible." In addition, Nowak must complete an eight-hour anger management course within her first 30 days of probation, Lubet said. Nowak told the judge she had undergone counseling for 1½ years and the counseling is complete, so the judge said he would not order more. Lubet said he was treating Nowak as any defendant would be treated, saying he doubts any judge would send a defendant to prison on a first offense. Shipman delivered an emotional victim statement before Nowak's sentencing, telling the court she remains convinced Nowak planned to kill her. "Shortly after I turned 30 years old, Lisa Nowak hunted me down and attacked me in a dark parking lot," she said, adding that she is "still reeling from her vicious attack" and attempting to piece her life back together. "The world as I knew it before Lisa Nowak is gone," Shipman said. "Every stranger I see is a potential attacker. Going out in public is exhausting." She said she has undergone nearly three years of counseling, but suffers from nightmares, anxiety and health problems such as high blood pressure and chest pains because of the incident. Nowak initially was charged with attempted kidnapping with intent to inflict bodily harm, battery and burglary of a vehicle using a weapon. If convicted, she could have faced a sentence of up to life in prison. Prosecutors accused Nowak of driving nearly 900 miles from Houston, Texas, to Orlando -- wearing NASA diapers to cut down on the number of stops she needed to make -- and donning a disguise before following Shipman from the airport's baggage claim to the parking lot in February 2007. Nowak's attorney, Don Lykkebak, has denied that she wore the diapers. Nowak has said she went to the airport to talk to Shipman, who had begun dating Nowak's former love interest, Navy Cmdr. Bill Oefelein. But Shipman, in her comments Tuesday, called that claim "at best, ridiculous," saying that Nowak, whom she did not know, had ample opportunity to talk to her, as she "stealthily followed me for hours." "I'm a very friendly person, your honor," Shipman said, adding that she would have welcomed Nowak's company "over some hot chocolate, while I was waiting for my suitcase to arrive." She recounted the incident and her terror as she realized Nowak was following her in the dark parking lot, as she could hear the swishing of Nowak's pants as she walked. She said she sprinted to her car, and Nowak attempted to open the car door and beat on her window, then spun a tale of being a helpless traveler who was afraid of being in a dark parking lot. Shipman said she cracked her window, and Nowak sprayed her in the face with pepper spray. "She blasted me with what felt like acid," Shipman said. "... I stomped on the gas and wondered if there was a gun pointed at my head." At a hearing in November 2007, Orlando Police Detective William Becton testified that in a search of Nowak's car, he found maps showing how to reach the

Who is accused of assaulting a romantic rival?

Answer: Lisa Marie Nowak's

Answer: assaulting a romantic rival

Answer: 900

Answer: A former astronaut

Answer: Orange County Circuit

Answer: a year of probation.

Answer: 900

Answer: Prosecutors

Summary:
Lisa Marie Nowak, a former astronaut, accused of assaulting a romantic rival .
Florida judge sentences Nowak to year on probation, community service .
Prosecutors say she drove 900 miles  in diapers, wore disguise, followed woman through airport .


Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- An autopsy report released Wednesday confirmed that a SeaWorld trainer killed after a 12,000-pound killer whale pulled her underwater died of drowning and traumatic injuries to her body, including her spine, ribs and head.

Dawn Brancheau, 40, was working with a whale named Tilikum in knee-deep water at SeaWorld in Orlando on February 24 when the animal grabbed her by the ponytail and pulled her underwater in front of shocked onlookers at the park's Shamu Stadium.

The autopsy report by the Orange County, Florida, medical examiner's office says Brancheau's spinal cord was severed, and she sustained fractures to her jawbone, ribs and to a cervical vertebra, in addition to the drowning.

Rescuers were not immediately able to reach Brancheau because of the "whale's aggressive nature," the county sheriff's office said. SeaWorld staff members recovered Brancheau after Tilikum was coaxed into a smaller pool and lifted out of the water by a large platform on the bottom of the smaller tank, authorities said.

Video shows Tilikum performing before attack

A source at SeaWorld told CNN in February that after seizing her, the whale dove deep underwater. Brancheau's body was recovered about 40 minutes later.

Tilikum has been linked to two other deaths. He and two other whales were involved in the drowning of a trainer at a Victoria, British Columbia, marine park in 1991. The trainer fell into the whale tank at the Sea Land Marine Park Victoria and was dragged underwater as park visitors watched.

In 1999, Tilikum was blamed for the death of a 27-year-old man whose body was found floating in a tank at SeaWorld, the apparent victim of a whale's "horseplay," authorities said then. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said the man apparently hid in the park until after it closed, then climbed into the tank.

Because of Tilikum's history, as well as his size, trainers did not get into the water with him and specific procedures were in place for working with him, SeaWorld officials have said.

Two days after Brancheau's death, the head of SeaWorld said Tilikum "is a wonderful animal" and "will remain an active and contributing member of the team despite what happened."

"He's a very special animal that requires special handling," said Jim Achison, president of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. "Obviously, the procedures that we've had in place are something we're revisiting at this point."

Tilikum's size and weight -- 12,000 pounds, compared with 6,000 to 9,000 pounds for the facility's other killer whales -- were one reason separate procedures were in place for him at the Orlando facility.

What prevented rescuers from reaching trainer?

How many deaths had whale been linked to?

What prevented rescuers from reaching Brancheau?

Answer: sustained fractures to her jawbone, ribs and to a cervical vertebra, in addition to the drowning.

Answer: her jawbone, ribs and

Answer: Dawn Brancheau,

Answer: SeaWorld in Orlando

Answer: the "whale's aggressive nature,"

Answer: two other

Answer: Orlando

Answer: "whale's aggressive nature,"

Answer: spinal cord was severed, and she sustained fractures to her jawbone, ribs and to a cervical vertebra, in addition to the drowning.

Summary:
NEW: Whale's aggressive nature prevented rescuers from immediately reaching trainer .
Autopsy: Dawn Brancheau suffered fractures to jawbone, ribs and a cervical vertebra .
Brancheau was working with a whale at SeaWorld when whale pulled her underwater .
Whale had been linked to two other deaths since 1991 .


Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- Golfer Tiger Woods will be issued a careless driving citation for the crash outside his home last week, but he will not face criminal charges, the Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Woods, 33, struck a fire hydrant and a tree with his 2009 Cadillac SUV in his luxury neighborhood near Windermere, Florida, early Friday, police said. Upon conviction of careless driving, a moving violation, Woods faces a $164 fine and four points on his license, Maj. Cindy Williams of the Florida Highway Patrol said. "Mr. Woods' status in no way impacted our investigation or conclusion," Williams said. "The investigation has determined that Mr. Woods is at fault in the crash." Woods satisfied the requirements of Florida law regarding motor vehicle accidents by providing his driver's license, registration and proof of insurance to authorities, Williams said. "With the issuance of this citation, the Florida Highway Patrol has completed its investigation into this matter," she said. There was insufficient evidence to request a subpoena for medical information in the case, said Sgt. Kim Montes, an FHP spokeswoman. There were no claims of domestic abuse. Authorities have said they don't have details on why Woods was driving away from his home around 2:25 a.m. Friday. State troopers three times have asked to question him about the accident, but he has declined, the highway patrol has said. What do you think about the Tiger Woods saga? Police have said the accident was not alcohol-related. Woods canceled plans to attend the Chevron World Challenge in Southern California "due to injuries sustained in a one-car accident last week," according to a statement Monday from the golfer. In a statement issued Sunday afternoon on his Web site, Woods offered no details of his accident except to say he had cuts and bruises and was "pretty sore." "This situation is my fault, and it's obviously embarrassing to my family and me," he said. "I'm human and I'm not perfect. I will certainly make sure this doesn't happen again." Woods is a four-time winner of the tournament. A knee injury kept him from competing last year. "I am extremely disappointed that I will not be at my tournament this week," Woods said. "I am certain it will be an outstanding event, and I'm very sorry that I can't be there." People holding tickets for the event -- which runs Wednesday through Sunday -- can apply for full refunds starting next Monday, tournament officials said. Ticketholders who do not ask for refunds can get a 20 percent discount when buying 2010 tickets, they said. The annual charity event, which Woods hosts in Thousand Oaks, California, is a major fundraiser for the Tiger Woods Foundation, but it was not immediately clear how much money it would lose because of Woods' cancellation. The incident has ended Woods' golf appearances until next season, according to a statement posted on his Web site. The PGA Tour has ended for the year, but the first tournament of the 2010 season is just five weeks away. At least one other charity event is scheduled, but it is not clear if Woods had planned to attend. Woods has won the Masters tournament and the PGA tournament four times each, as well as three U.S. Open Championships. Last week, a story in the National Enquirer alleged that Woods has been seeing a New York nightclub hostess. The woman denied having an affair with Woods when contacted by The Associated Press. The woman in question has retained Los Angeles lawyer Gloria Allred, who is know for handling high-profile cases, to represent her. Allred told CNN there were no immediate plans for a news conference, although she may soon release a written statement. Windermere's mayor called on the news media to back away from the story, saying, "Our residents would like to put this behind us." "It's time to move on," Mayor Gary Bruhn said. "Let the

What caused Woods to skip the tournament?

Where did Tiger Woods hit a fire hydrant?

How many points will be added to Tiger Woods' license?

Answer: $164

Answer: insufficient

Answer: knee injury

Answer: in his luxury neighborhood near Windermere, Florida,

Answer: $164

Answer: a fire hydrant and a tree

Answer: four

Summary:
NEW: Tiger Woods faces $164 fine, four points on his license, Florida Highway Patrol says .
NEW: No criminal charges for pro golfer; no evidence of abuse, spokeswoman says .
Woods skipping golf tournament this week, blames injuries from car crash .
Woods hit a fire hydrant near his home in his SUV early Friday, police say .


Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees reprimanded the school's president Thursday for his actions in the aftermath of the suspected hazing-related death of a 26-year-old drum major.

The trustees also voted to allocate money to hire a public relations firm to represent the board during the hazing controversy.

By an 8-4 vote, the board chose to reprimand President James Ammons instead of putting him on administrative leave as administrators have done to the band's director, Julian White.

During the board meeting, FAMU Trustee Rufus Montgomery proposed administrative leave for Ammons because he said the university "did not act" following the death of Robert Champion, who died last month after a halftime performance in a football game in Orlando, Florida.

But Montgomery dropped the proposal, and the board delivered a reprimand instead.

As he argued to put Ammons on leave, Montgomery noted how the board of governors of the State University System of Florida took action before the university's trustees could.

"It's been 19 days since the death of a student occurred, a death of a student that was in our structure of authority. I'm being advised don't say anything that could put us in a bad position here or there. What is right is right," Montgomery told the board Thursday.

"This student was under our care, under our authority. We did not act, we did not meet, we generally punted on this issue," Montgomery added.

"I'm of the opinion the (State University System of Florida) Board of Governors stepped in to fill the vacuum, when they did not have to. I believe that had we shown action -- prudent actions -- there would not have been a cause for them to have an investigation because we would have been conducting ourselves in a sound manner. The board of governors stepped in in an attempt to do our job," he said.

No cause of death has been released in Champion's case, but police and university officials both have said they suspect it was related to hazing.

Prior to Montgomery's remarks, Ammons said his administration took "these occurrences very seriously."

"We have taken all the actions that are part of policies, practices and procedures in dealing with allegations of hazing. Once allegations of hazing are (determined to be) true, they are immediately referred to our police department if it occurs on campus or to the Tallahassee Police Department if it occurs off campus," Ammons said.

Ammons said his administrators have "cooperated fully" with Orange County Sheriff's investigators and added that the school has provided grief counselors to the student body and heightened anti-hazing awareness.

White, who has served as director of bands since 1998, was placed on administrative leave with pay until the investigation is complete.

The university rescinded its earlier decision to suspend him, with termination scheduled for December 22.

The school also reversed an earlier decision to dismiss four students "who received disciplinary action regarding a hazing incident with Mr. Champion," Ammons said.

CNN's John Couwels reported from Orlando, Florida, and Michael Martinez from Los Angeles.

Whose death are authorities investigating?

The death of who are authorities investigating?

Answer: the suspected hazing-related death of a 26-year-old drum major.

Answer: a 26-year-old drum major.

Answer: the university "did not act" following the death of Robert Champion,

Answer: a 26-year-old drum major.

Summary:
FAMU trustees opt to reprimand president instead of putting him on administrative leave .
"We generally punted on this issue," a trustee says .
Authorities are investigating death of drum major Robert Champion, 26 .


Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has triggered heated debate about where the United States gets its energy supplies.

Some say domestic drilling is necessary to avoid U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Others say the country needs to look to other fuel sources.

But one man has found his own solution.

Patrick Vanderwyden uses solar power to run his water heater, hot tub, air conditioner, fans, and his refrigerator at his home of 24 years.

Three years ago, the self-described New Age hippie began a personal mission to cut his energy usage by switching to alternative energy.

"What I do now has an effect on future generations," said Vanderwyden, 49. "I don't want to leave future generations with a real problem if I can help it. And I think I can."

The sun also powers most of Vanderwyden's transportation. On any given day the conservationist can be seen throughout town quietly driving something with pedals or an electric motor.

He has a collection of recycled bikes, an electric cycle and one bike fashioned from spare parts that he calls "Frankenbike."

Vanderwyden carefully drives the strange-looking contraption, powered by a treadmill motor, since it can easily exceed the top legal speed of 18 mph allowed for electric bikes, he said.

He also has in his arsenal of alternative vehicles a Chevrolet pickup truck with an electric motor.

Vanderwyden stumbled upon the truck for sale on the internet auction site eBay. It already had been converted by a New Jersey electric company.

He says he reduced his energy use by nearly 30 percent last year compared with the year before.

That's in contrast to worldwide energy consumption, which has continued to rise for decades.

"What was started in the '70s was turned off in the '80s as far as the conservation and the use of renewable energy," said Vanderwyden.

The U.S. Department of Energy reports that demand for oil has almost doubled since 1970 and the demand will continue to increase for decades to come.

Oil accounts for more than one-third of U.S. energy use.

The Energy Department statistics show that in 2008, the vast majority of America's petroleum use went toward consumer vehicles, commercial vehicles and air travel.

Fuel-efficient hybrid cars only account for a small percentage of cars sold today, although the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute predicted that by 2035, alternative fuel cars will account for more than half of the cars bought.

Critics of electric vehicles point out that electricity is mainly produced by coal-powered plants which, in turn, create large amounts of greenhouse gases.

Acknowleging that concern, Vanderwyden said he reduces how often he drives his electric pickup truck. Instead, Vanderwyden drives his electric bike charged from his solar panels as often as possible.

The conservationist admits his actions are extreme but says if everyone would reduce their energy use a little, "all of us together would make an impact."

"I'm sad about this oil spill, but at least it's bringing some attention to this issue again," he said. "I really hope that [it] gets people to understand that it's our demand that ... makes them want to drill a mile deep in the Gulf of Mexico."

What does he hope more Americans will do?

When did Patrick Vanderwyden begin his mission?

When did the mission to cut energy use begin?

Answer: reduce their energy use a little,

Answer: solar power

Answer: Three years ago,

Answer: Three years ago,

Summary:
In 2007, Patrick Vanderwyden began a mission to cut his energy use .
His home is fueled by solar panels, and he owns electric vehicles charged with solar power .
He said he hopes more Americans follow his example .
'It's our demand that makes them want to drill a mile deep in the Gulf of Mexico,' he said .


PADANG, Indonesia (CNN) -- As many as 4,000 people could be buried under the rubble in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Indonesia, United Nations officials said Saturday.

Indonesian soldiers crawl under the rubble of a collapsed building to search for victims.

Local disaster management officials put the death toll from the quakes at 540.

Earlier U.N. figures that put the death toll at 1,100 were just estimates, said El-Mostafa Benlamlih, a U.N. humanitarian coordinator.

A 7.6-magnitude quake struck Sumatra on Wednesday and a 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit Thursday morning in the same region.

Wednesday's quake reduced buildings to rubble in the city. People used hammers, chisels and bare hands to dig through debris for survivors and belongings.  Watch CNN's Arwa Damon report on search-and-rescue efforts »

Staff at a local hospital treated the injured outside the semi-collapsed building as bodies of the dead lay in makeshift morgues.

An area that now looks like a flattened mess of destruction was, just days ago, a group of three villages.

Officials believe 90 percent of the residents -- as many as a few hundred people -- were buried, just one piece of the devastation from two large earthquakes that struck Indonesia in as many days.

The stench of dead bodies fills the air.

Indonesia's health ministry and ministry of social affairs said Friday they believe thousands remain buried beneath rubble.

The West Sumatran capital, Padang, with about a million residents, is near the epicenter.

CNN's Arwa Damon spoke with a few dozen survivors from these villages in the area, most of whom only made it through because they weren't home during the quake. They remained huddled together in a tent, in shock over what had happened.

One older woman said eight of her family members were buried. She had been buried up to her chest and had to dig herself out.

Another survivor, a 27-year-old man, told CNN four of his family members were killed. His home used to be on top of a cliff in the area. Now, there is only mud.

Search and rescue teams are working with the military, but so far, only 25 bodies have been recovered.

With each passing day, the scope of the devastation grows.  Watch aftermath at house leveled by quake »

President Obama spoke with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday after trying several times to reach him, the White House said.

Obama received an update on the situation on the ground from Yudhoyono in the five-minute call.

The White House statement says Obama "offered, on behalf of the United States, to do everything we can to help alleviate the suffering and provide assistance to the relief operation."

The U.N.'s Holmes told reporters Thursday that hundreds are believed to be injured. "These numbers, I fear, will rise as more information becomes available," he added.

Telecommunications are difficult in the region, roads are cut off, and the hardest-hit area, including Padang, lacks power and other services, Holmes said. In addition, heavy rainfall has hindered search and rescue efforts.

Some have suggested the damage may be worse than that of a 6.3-magnitude quake centered in the central Java city of Yogyakarta in May 2006, Holmes said. That temblor killed more than 5,000 people and triggered fears of an eruption from a nearby volcano.

Many people wandered the streets of Padang stunned and dazed. Some searched the rubble for survivors.

Staff at a local hospital treated the injured outside the semi-collapsed building as bodies of the dead lay in makeshift morgues.

Several of the hospital's buildings were severely damaged. Damage in the town itself was spotty; some buildings remained intact near others in ruins.

"Aftershocks can be just as devastating as the initial quake," said Adjie Fachrurrazi, emergency response coordinator in Indonesia for the CARE aid organization, in a statement. "After an earthquake of this size, we know the immediate needs are going to be getting safe water, food and emergency supplies to the survivors. The question now is:

Did the people use hammers to reach the survivors?

How many people were buried under the rubble?

What did heavy rain, power outages and impassible roads do?

What are people using to dig through the rubble?

What are the rescue efforts hampered by?

Answer: used

Answer: 540.

Answer: "These numbers,

Answer: heavy rainfall

Answer: 4,000

Answer: hindered search

Answer: hammers, chisels and bare hands

Answer: hammers, chisels

Answer: heavy rainfall

Summary:
United Nations fears 4,000 buried beneath rubble, current death toll 540 .
Rescue efforts hampered by heavy rain, power outages, impassable roads .
People use hammers, chisels, bare hands to dig through rubble for survivors .


PADANG, Indonesia (CNN) -- As many as 4,000 people could be buried under the rubble in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Indonesia, United Nations officials said Saturday. Indonesian soldiers crawl under the rubble of a collapsed building to search for victims. Local disaster management officials put the death toll from the quakes at 540. Earlier U.N. figures that put the death toll at 1,100 were just estimates, said El-Mostafa Benlamlih, a U.N. humanitarian coordinator. A 7.6-magnitude quake struck Sumatra on Wednesday and a 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit Thursday morning in the same region. Wednesday's quake reduced buildings to rubble in the city. People used hammers, chisels and bare hands to dig through debris for survivors and belongings.  Watch CNN's Arwa Damon report on search-and-rescue efforts » Staff at a local hospital treated the injured outside the semi-collapsed building as bodies of the dead lay in makeshift morgues. An area that now looks like a flattened mess of destruction was, just days ago, a group of three villages. Officials believe 90 percent of the residents -- as many as a few hundred people -- were buried, just one piece of the devastation from two large earthquakes that struck Indonesia in as many days. The stench of dead bodies fills the air. Indonesia's health ministry and ministry of social affairs said Friday they believe thousands remain buried beneath rubble. The West Sumatran capital, Padang, with about a million residents, is near the epicenter. CNN's Arwa Damon spoke with a few dozen survivors from these villages in the area, most of whom only made it through because they weren't home during the quake. They remained huddled together in a tent, in shock over what had happened. One older woman said eight of her family members were buried. She had been buried up to her chest and had to dig herself out. Another survivor, a 27-year-old man, told CNN four of his family members were killed. His home used to be on top of a cliff in the area. Now, there is only mud. Search and rescue teams are working with the military, but so far, only 25 bodies have been recovered. With each passing day, the scope of the devastation grows.  Watch aftermath at house leveled by quake » President Obama spoke with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday after trying several times to reach him, the White House said. Obama received an update on the situation on the ground from Yudhoyono in the five-minute call. The White House statement says Obama "offered, on behalf of the United States, to do everything we can to help alleviate the suffering and provide assistance to the relief operation." The U.N.'s Holmes told reporters Thursday that hundreds are believed to be injured. "These numbers, I fear, will rise as more information becomes available," he added. Telecommunications are difficult in the region, roads are cut off, and the hardest-hit area, including Padang, lacks power and other services, Holmes said. In addition, heavy rainfall has hindered search and rescue efforts. Some have suggested the damage may be worse than that of a 6.3-magnitude quake centered in the central Java city of Yogyakarta in May 2006, Holmes said. That temblor killed more than 5,000 people and triggered fears of an eruption from a nearby volcano. Many people wandered the streets of Padang stunned and dazed. Some searched the rubble for survivors. Staff at a local hospital treated the injured outside the semi-collapsed building as bodies of the dead lay in makeshift morgues. Several of the hospital's buildings were severely damaged. Damage in the town itself was spotty; some buildings remained intact near others in ruins. "Aftershocks can be just as devastating as the initial quake," said Adjie Fachrurrazi, emergency response coordinator in Indonesia for the CARE aid organization, in a statement. "After an earthquake of this size, we know the immediate needs are going to be getting safe water, food and emergency supplies to the survivors. The question now is:

What kinds of tools have people been using to did through the rubble for survivors?

Who fears that 4,000 people are buried beneath rubble?

Answer: devastating earthquakes in Indonesia,

Answer: 1,100

Answer: rubble

Answer: hammers, chisels and bare hands

Answer: heavy rainfall

Answer: United Nations officials

Answer: Saturday.

Answer: heavy rainfall

Summary:
United Nations fears 4,000 buried beneath rubble, current death toll 540 .
Rescue efforts hampered by heavy rain, power outages, impassable roads .
People use hammers, chisels, bare hands to dig through rubble for survivors .


PADANG, Indonesia (CNN) -- The first school assembly since the earthquake was charged with emotion and grief. Students gather for the emotional assembly at their school in Padang, Indonesia. Students at SMA1 High School in Padang have been arriving amid the ruins of their classrooms hoping life will get back to normal quickly. They still don't know how many pupils were victims of the earthquake. Only half the 800 students turned up Monday. But there was a gasp of shock as the vice principal informed them that one member of staff had been killed in the quake. As prayers and a lament were sung in the yard, the emotion was too much for one teacher who fainted and was carried away. Many students have stories of narrow escapes and cheating death by seconds. Haria Fitri told me she was taking a shower when suddenly the bathroom started shaking violently. She grabbed a towel and ran downstairs and jumped out of a window, just as her house collapsed behind her. Many are clearly traumatized by what happened, mentioning how scared they are that another quake will again turn their world upside down. The teachers too seem stunned by what's happened. Most of the classrooms here are full of rubble and lessons are now being conducted in a tent outside, provided by United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF. 17-year-old student Harris Putrareza, said: "When I see my school, very big destruction, I get a little sad, but I am very happy to be back to my school." The school's English teacher, a warm, animated woman called Gustina said: "They feel very sad, they can't control their emotions, what pity our school is broken." In some ways the very spirit of the school has been damaged. It was built in 1917 during the Dutch colonial period and has survived numerous earthquakes down the years. But this one ripped the place apart, leaving mountains of red bricks lying on the desks and huge gaping holes in the ceiling. One building is simply too dangerous to enter and may have to be torn down. Everywhere there are little reminders of the day the earth shook so violently: the trophy cabinet full of toppled sports awards, the covered walkways choked with smashed stone pillars. The senior students are already wondering how they will cope when it comes to their important mid-term exams next week. The principal has announced a postponement, while they find a suitable room. Slowly the students at this highly-acclaimed school will refocus on their studies, but no one will forget that day at the end of September when everything changed in Padang.

Students at which school in Padang said prayers for dead and missing?

Answer: half

Answer: SMA1 High

Summary:
Death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Indonesia has risen to 608 .
343 are still missing officially, although the number could be closer to 1000 .
Students at SMA1 High School in Padang said prayers for dead and missing .
Many students have stories of narrow escapes and cheating death by seconds .


PADUCAH, Kentucky (CNN) -- Defense lawyers trying to save their client from the death penalty argued Tuesday that former U.S. soldier Steven Green exhibited clear symptoms of acute stress disorder in Iraq and that a military psychiatric nurse-practitioner failed to diagnose the troubled infantryman and pull him out of combat.

Former U.S. soldier Steven Green has been convicted of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl.

Green was convicted last week in U.S. District Court in Kentucky of murder, rape, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

A jury found Green guilty of a raping a 14-year-old girl, then killing her and setting her body on fire to destroy evidence. Green also was found guilty of killing the girl's parents and 6-year-old sister.

Green might become the first former U.S. soldier to face the death penalty for war crimes before a civilian court, where he was tried because he had been discharged from the military before his crimes came to light.

Four other former soldiers are in prison for their roles in the crimes and the cover-up that followed.

His lawyers offered testimony Tuesday from a psychiatrist who testified that a mental health review "did not meet acceptable mental health standards."

Dr. Pablo Stewart testified that a military nurse-practitioner who examined Green some three months before the crimes "had the answers in front of her that clearly marks all the symptoms of acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder."

Yet rather than pull Green out of combat or follow up with additional care, Stewart testified, the nurse-practitioner prescribed sleeping pills and sent Green back to his traffic checkpoint in an area known as the "Triangle of Death," one of the bloodiest areas of the Sunni-led insurgency.

Earlier, defense lawyers had identified the nurse practitioner as Lt. Col. Karen Marrs, and she was called by the defense to testify. She described Green's company as having the worst morale she'd ever seen, and she said the entire battalion was "red," meaning it was "mission incapable" -- the troops were "hostile, vengeful and needed increased control and command," without which there was a greater likelihood of misconduct.

The psychiatric nurse said it was important for soldiers to return to duty, not only to keep up troop numbers, but also because "soldiers evacuated prematurely have a hard time fitting in."

Marrs said procedures were followed, but it was difficult to keep precise records partly because soldier interviews took place under difficult conditions, in one case in a concrete structure that had a hole in the ceiling from a mortar shell.

She said troops often were counseled that "having sad and angry feelings are common," and that "you aren't a monster for having these thoughts in monstrous conditions."

At the time of Green's arrest, he told FBI agents, "You probably think I'm a monster."

Throughout the testimony Tuesday, Green repeatedly glanced at the jury. He appeared pale, wearing a light-blue button-down shirt and pressed khakis. He smiled at times while talking to his lawyers.

He seemed moved by the testimony of his uncle, Greg Simolke, who broke down several times while speaking about his nephew.

"(Steve) was one of these kids, everyone knows them, no matter what they do, nothing works out, like he had a black cloud hanging over him," Simolke said. Green lived with his uncle, an obstetrician, in North Carolina for a few months during his senior year in high school, according to testimony.

He moved back to Midland, Texas, where he was originally from, after a school counselor told him he was so far behind that he would have to take sophomore-level courses.

"I don't know if any of us realized how far behind he was," said Simolke, who went on to describe how proud he was when his nephew finished his military training.

"To me, that was a huge accomplishment for Steve," Simolke said before breaking down in tears.

Testimony in the penalty phase

Are they trying to pursue the death penalty?

when disorder did they fail to diagnose?

Answer: acute stress disorder

Answer: save their client from the

Answer: acute stress

Answer: Steven Green

Answer: raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl.

Answer: Steven Green

Summary:
Former U.S. soldier Steven Green convicted in rape of Iraqi teen, murder of her family .
Green's defense lawyers trying to spare their client the death penalty .
They argue nurse-practitioner failed to diagnose clear case of acute stress disorder .
Nurse testifies soldier interviews took place under difficult conditions in Iraq .