hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. >> that was hilarious. it is sunday, april 29th. good morning, everyone. i'm randy kay. now, we start with that tragic post-game party in st. louis. one person was killed, and 16 others sent to the hospital when strong winds tore up a tent at a sports bar. as many as 100 others were treated for minor injuries at the scene. >> they got hit with the metal pipes. the wires, we have electric inside this tent. it's -- it messed up everything it ka have happened. we have some severe injuries for quite a few people. >> we understand there are about 100, 150 people under the tent. a lot of people i think still, and i don't think they were really aware of the seriousness of the situation. >> the fans that gathered there after the cardinals win over the milwaukee brewers. the tent was supposed to be able to with stand 90-mile-an-hour winds. the winds that tore up the tent were about 50 miles an hour. reynolds wolf will have more on the storm that ripped through st. louis. the bunker standoff near seattle that you first heard about here is now over. the swat team blew a hole in the underground bunker looking for peter keller, and they found his body. he is accused of killing his wife and daughter. here's what they found inside the bunker. a lot of guns. they feared him heavily armed and well prepared. they said keller had been dead for some time. he hadn't been seen for weeks sense the death of his family, and police believe he died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy are searching for a missing crewmember of a racing yacht. three other crew members were found dead after the boat went missing during a race from california to mexico. other boats saw debris, but there's no word on what actually happened to that yacht. the "new york times" is reporting that a government investigation and said google didn't break thousands of laws when they -- the investigation also found that google's claims that it was the work of a rogue engineer or that it was a mistake was untrue. it was all part of the street view project between 2007 and 2010. newt gingrich had picked a date to drop out of the race. a source close to the former house speaker tells cnn that it will be wednesday. in his farewell speech gingrich is expected to back likely nominee mitt romney. more powerful storms like the one that knocked down the tent outside bush stadium in st. louis are headed through the central u.s. reynolds wolf has our first check of the weather now. good morning. >> good morning. what we're going to do is tell you this area that took place last night. what we had in st. louis yesterday afternoon into the evening hours because of immense thunderstorms that rolled through. any time you have a large thunderstorm, as you might imagine, it means a great deal of water. speaking of tornadoes, we had a lot of sheer volume. air tends to move quickly and get out of the way. you have very, very strong gusts, strong winds that can be produced from these thunderstorms. you can have all kinds of damage that can be created without even having a tornado. that is basically the scenario that have yesterday. we have video that we can show. let's roll that video. we're going to show you the animation. take the hail stones that you have in parts of the country due to the strong storms. now we're ready to go back to the weather computer. as we do go to the weather computer, can you see plain as day what we're going to get yesterday at 4:00 p.m. notice st. louis. moving back towards the area. it's a very strong thunderstorm. as you heard, can you see them dripping right crossing over the same -- st. louis area moving back into parts of illinois. that's that big cluster of thunderstorms farther back on i-70. just a huge mess, and that is any system that caused all the issues that we have in temz of the damage and, unfortunately, the fatality. the problem is, randy, we've got a setup today that's going to be very similar to yesterday. we might be dealing with a chance of strong storms not only across parts of st. louis, across the upper midwest, but even across parts of the central and southern plains. we've already talked more about that coming up in a few moments, and also it will no doubt affect millions of americans as we start off. >> thank you very much. >> you bet. >> here's a rundown on the stories that we're working on this morning. one year of royal wedding bliss and counting for the duke and duchess of cambridge. we'll take you live to london and see how they're marking their first anniversary. back here at home we're remembering a flash point in u.s. race relations. the 20th anniversary of the l.a. riots. and a witness to the r.f.k. shooting says there was a second shooter. and she's only 6 months old, but her parents have created an infant's version of the bucket list. we'll tell you why. 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[ applause ] >> four years ago i looked like this. today i look like this. and four years from now i will look like this. >> mr. president, you remember -- you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. you know, there's a attorney general for guys like president obama. probably not two terms, but -- >> we have men in tuxes, women in gowns, fine wine, first class entertainment. i was led to believe this was not a gsa conference. >> if anyone has tickets to the gsa after party, the plane is leaving for the four seasons in dubai at midnight on the dot. don't be late or you'll miss out on your complimentary white tiger cub. >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent of the ballroom, or what mitt romney would call a little fixer-upper. >> we have numerous members of the media in attendance, which reminds me of a riddle. what's black and white and red all over? nothing anymore. >> even sarah palin is getting back into the game. guest hosting on "the "today" show." which reminds me of an old saying. what's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? a pit bull is delicious. >> i do have a lot of jokes about the secret service. i told them for $800 i wouldn't tell them, but they only offered $30, so -- >> in fact, i had a lot more material prepared, but i have to get the secret service off in time for their new -- >> that is some good stuff. for more jokes from last night, you can head over to cnn.com. they have got them all. coming up next hour i'll be joined by pete dominik. he was there, and he will offer his own highlights. stick around for a few more laughs. well, it was a fairy tale royal wedding. one year ago today, hard to belief, the world watched prince william and kate middleton tie the knot in a royal love affair with the couple. look how they're changing the image of britain's monarchy when we go live to london next. meineke's personal pricing on brakes. i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make it work. i'm back on the road safely. and i saved you money on brakes. that's personal pricing. remember this moment? one year ago today two billion people around the world watched the fairy tale wedding of britain's prince william and kate middleton. since then the duchess of cambridge has become a global celebrity and a fully fledged member of teetly knit royal family. max, good morning to you. how are prince william and catharine marking their big day? >> they're not -- they're going to be together today, trying to be. last night they were at a friend's wedding, one of kate's school friends, and a chance for them short to reminisce around that big day a year ago. it's flown by hasn't it, really? since then kate has a carefully planned process to emerge as an independent working royal, and i'm told she's achieved all of her objectives and very pleased with how the year has gone. >> she is so well liked. do you think that she's changed the image of the british monarchy, maybe softened it a bit? >> she's updated it, i think. but she's still getting a big moderate to tradition. there's this big debate about fashion sense, for example. people saying she's a fashion icon, and i interviewed adama -- she's one of -- amanda doesn't think she's a fashion icon, although she has prepared to a modern day jackie onassis. she says she has an amazing ability to buy clothes that suit her and suit the occasion, but she doesn't describe her as a cutting edge fashion icon. she's not pushing forward boundaries. >> she does have a great look to her, though. she also has i understand some inhouse palace training. i don't even know what that entails, but this is all to help her handle the spotlight. do you know more about this? >> i've been speaking to the pal whys about this, and they've taken this view of her. she's very controlled in what she does, and she approves everything. she wants to be in charge. she has a very small team of advisors. about four people who are shared with william and harry as well. it's a small palace team, but william himself very much taking control of her tutoring. for example, she had her first speech recently last month, and william is coaching her on the phone from where he was on military service. he is taking charge to do with everything in her training. interestingly as well, here she has a great relationship with camilla, but actually charles has been very involved with her training, and they've formed this great friendship. they go out to art galleries together and opera houses together, and sharing an interest that princes don't share. it's interesting to see that as well. >> she's also begun some of her first solo engagements. how would you say she's doing? >> she's amazing really. you go to these events, and i'm one of about 100 people there with our cameras, and cmn always films close-ups with the duchess. i'm often there close up with her, and it's interesting to see how composed she is. she's only been in the job for a year, and i think there's a secret behind the success really, and it's all about preparations. she's always seeing this big -- she gets out. she's comfortable in what she's wearing, and she never ever -- you'll mow this of pictures her. we've filmed all of this with her. she never ever looks at the cameras, so she blocks them out, and we're told that she often leaves events forgetting cameras are there at all. >> diana was always so aware of the camera, right? she was so uncomfortable in public in front of the camera. >> yeah. she would speak to journalists herself. catherine does speak to us on occasion. it's entirely off record. you know, camilla speaks to us and smiles at us, gives us a wave, but kate just doesn't in these early days. >> they're also trying to be very down to earth, very relatable and, in part, i guess, to prove that they got this dog, right? he is now part of the official royal family? >> lupo. oh, my. basically -- well, the palace eventually confirmed they did have a dog, and they only managed to find out that it's the offspring of a middleton pup. it's ridiculous. we wanted to get the name of the dog, and they wouldn't tell us, and then i since discovered it actually was kate saying i don't want my puppy being pr'ed. it's interesting. this is where she draws the line between public and private life. she has this very private life, but she missed it quite freely. she goes to starbucks and the supermarket. the palace wants to protect that. that's where she gets her normality. william and harry get normality from the military, but when it comes to the private life, they protect it very carefully because that's how she gets her normality, which is why they didn't want to pr the puppy. >> it sure is. he is pretty cute too. all right. that was fun. thank you very much. a prisoner being extradited made a run for it once he got to the terminal. take a look here. we'll show you. look at him go. his freedom, well, it didn't last very long. police finally caught him. plus, the los angeles riots 20 years later. what has changed and what has stayed the same? 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she says month. >> she would bite and scratch and all her behavioral problems she would most likely be ooutanized. i just can't imagine that. >> the prisoners must be on good behavior and cannot have a harmful past. a dubious anniversary that changed millions of lives. it's about 20 yoerz since the los angeles riots sparked by the four police officers accused in the beating of rodney king. the spark began a roaring flame engulfing not just l.a., but cities across the country. now 20 years later let's hear from one man, mark craig, who not only was there, but was many the middle of the violence. >> we're here 20 years later. >> big and back up that night i just finished school, went home, watch the verdict on television and was very disappointed when i heard it. for me i needed to vent. other people in different areas of the city, and from our standpoint, we wanted to focus on the police department, so we were there personally. i took it personal because i had just finished war for this country. i had just served in operation desert shield and desert storm, and i had just given my life on the frontline for this country. it was just a big slap in the face. what have i done over the last years? i got my education. my personal life, i'm a single dad. i have a 17-year-old daughter who goes to high school who will be graduating this year. i have been coaching for the last ten years, and this is basically my passion. i have to say things have gotten better because some people would have never imaged that in our lifetime, or anyone's lifetime when this country was founded. there was the have's and have-not's, and that's continued, but have things gotten better on a local level? not much has changed. it has changed on the surface, but a lot of the things that were going on in 1992 are still going on in 2012. >> the riots in los angeles lasted five days during which 55 people lost their lives and now 20 years later there are still lessons to be learned. for a look back at the iconic images from that chaotic time, be sure to check out our special coverage on our website, cmn.com. another witness, this time the assassination of robert f. kennedy. one woman was there, and she says we don't know the whole story. thanks to the fbi, her story exclusively on cnn. a bunker filled with guns and a murder suspect. a man wanted in the death of his wife and daughter held police at bay for two days. we'll tell you what police found when they finally got inside there. thanks for babysitting the kids, brittany. so how much do we owe you? 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the structure over. a severe thunderstorm warning was issued shortly before it happened. nearly 100 people were treated at the scene. it is not yet known for manufacturing or insulation failure might have contributed to this collapse. >> st. louis has baseball size hail. and there have been thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches. >> unfortunately, we're not. they have another chance of storms again today across parts of the heartland, including back in st. louis. i can tell you the cardinals are in town, and the streets are flooded with people. when the storms popped up, people were, unfortunately, in harm's way. we're going to go back in time. this saturday at 4:00 p.m. you can see st. louis right here. you see this one cell developing over st. charles county. you'll notice how everything just kind of ships off very slowly to the east. strong storms. you have to remember we have these storms, like the one that crossed over st. louis, these storms contain or can contain over half a billion pounds. half a billion pounds of water. they fall basically from these high clouds. you have a lot of displacement air that fans out, and, of course, it can really generate speed. that, of course, causes some of damage. as we speak, we are looking at a chance of severe weather today. today this area of low pressure, you have that frontal boundary that's going to drift right across parts of the midwest and in through the ohio valley and that will have your temperatures climbing back up into the 70s and 80s, and in some places close to 90. another chance of severe storms, which includes hail, damaging winds, and even some isolated tornadoes. we want to talk about that coming up in a few moments. plus your travel weather. >> okay. reynolds, thank you. checking top stories now. washington state police say a man is suspected of killing his wife and teenage daughter has been found dead inside a fortfied bunker following the 22 hour standoff. police say peter keller shot himself and may have been dead for some time. a swat team found his body yesterday after using explosive iz to blow the underground bunker's roof right off. malaysian police say they have released hundreds of people who were arrested at a massive protest in kuala lumpur. police fired tear gas. the government has promised to make the election process more open. critics say it is not going far muff. >> it is like something out of a james bond movie. u.s. airways employees are being hailed as heroes after nabbing an escaped prisoner at phoenix's airport. the drug suspect is being extradite the from detroit. they managed remove an ankle bracelet and get -- workers caught him on the tarmac as he was trying to steal a tug that pulled airplanes. those tugs, by the way, move at the speed of 17 miles an hour. it's one of the few mites a year when washington actually gets to be funny on purpose. last night politicians, journalists, and celebrities gathered with the first family for the correspondents dinner in washington. hosting honors went to comedian jimmy kimmel, who spared no one. president obama also took the stage to showcase his standup skills, making light of the inconsequential, like the brain of his hair and the serious like the secret service scandal. >> we have a lot of jokes about the secret service. i tomorrowed them for $800 i wouldn't tell them, but they only offered $30, so -- >> i really do -- in fact, i had a lot more material prepared, but i have to get the secret service home in time for their new curfew. >> and, of course, stick around throughout the hour, throughout the morning for many more highlights and a few good laughs. and the end of the road now for another presidential candidate. it's wrus one of the storylines that we'll be watching this week. let's get more now from cnn political editor paulsteinhauser. >> he was once a co-frontrunner in the republican race mom nation, but newt gingrich ends his bid for the white house. >> there are times when the mountain gets bigger than your ability to climb it. >> the former house speaker is expected to suspend his campaign at an event in or near the nation's capital early this week. >> it was a wonderful campaign. >> so did rick santorum, the fomer senator from pennsylvania, who went from long shot to briefly sitting atop the pack, suspended his campaign earlier this month, but he p hasn't met with mitt romney, let alone endorse him. >> he is the person that is going to go up against barack obama. it's pretty clear. we need to win this race. >> that's an endorsement unless i'm mishearing things. >> you can call it what you want. >> santorum is set to meet with romney on friday. president obama holds his first official campaign rally. >> hello, ohio. >> the kickoff will be in the buckeye state, a crucial battleground state. he holds a campaign rally in virginia, another swing state, the same day, and one week from today marks six months medical election day. randy. >> and thank you, paul. massachusetts senator scott brown is facing a tough challenge in his re-election bid, but it seems that he may have grabbed a few more supporters with a long shot. take a look. >> and the crowd goes wild. that was the half court shot. there it is again for you. wow. that is pretty darn impressive. he was in massachusetts, and you can see that the kids went wild, and here they are mobbing senator brown. what a great reaction. great support from those kids, senator, when they are old muff to vote. keep that in mind. still a pretty good shot. >> coming up, how did an autistic child end up on a train alone? plus, he was found stuck in a cactus, and from a little help from strangers, old cactus jack is out of a very sticky situation. an update on this courageous pup next. ♪ [ camera clicks ] ♪ it's hard to resist the craveable nature of a nature valley sweet & salty nut bar. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with 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show up on tv. well, this little guy, his name, reynolds, is actually stormy. >> cute dog. very been ji-like. i know our younger viewers don't know who bengi is, but very similar. >> i guess he is the guy that belonged to the weather guy. >> go figure. >> i think you need to start bringing your dog in. >> maybe. >> they consider me the golden retriever of the weather department. >> oh. you do obey orders very well. >> that's for sure. >> i could watch that all day. i brought my dog to work once actually, and he was very well behaved. he did not show up on the newscast. not here. at my old job. >> have you to bring him in. everybody. take your dog. >> we need a mascot, right? get an early start. >> i agree with you. >> okay. well, staying with adorable puppies, why don't we take a look here. this little guy, he really just stole my heart. they call him cactus jack because here he is before that lovely shot. he got stuck and then covered in these spines. doesn't that look painful? >> what do you thif the name cactus jack? tell me true. >> well, kind of cool, but here, the whole community was so in love with this dog they had to set up a lottery. she's thinking about changing the naem apparently from cactus jack. you don't like that? >> it's like having a dog getting hit by a car and naming him crash. you don't do that. you want something completely away from the incident. >> really? how about just jack? >> jack. >> would that work for you? >> a solid, respectful name. >> just adorable, right? all right. so we have one more for you. if you are a pizza lover, you are going to love this. this masterpiece is a cheeseburger pizza that pizza hut is starting. they put minicheeseburgers many the crust apparently. they have done this with hot dogs and now -- i wish you could see right now because his jaw was dropped. >> dreams do come true. hallowed be thy maim. incredible. it's a gasto intestinal dream come true. >> i think that's really -- >> you wouldn't touch it? >> no. >> you are healthier than i am. my blood is like puddy when it comes to that. >> i think we need to bring it in the studio. >> bring it. >> the producer really did it right. >> you have been challenged. >> all right. we'll get back to it in a little bit. meanwhile, a possible change for the history books. one witness says the story of robert f. kennedy's assassination is seriously flawed and she wants the truth to get out. hear her exclusive account next. good morning, washington. a beautiful shot. a little bit of sunshine already in the area. a great day on tap. well, it is one of the great american tragedies. the assassination of robert f. kennedy. now there's a new account of what happened that night in 1968. as you know, the shooter's attorneys are hoping for a new trial. among the evidence think they may present is the story of nina rose hughes. that's her on the left with robert f. kennedy. she was there at the ambassador hotel the night that kennedy was shot, and in exclusive interview with cnn she says there's part of the story the fbi has ignored all these years. listen. >> tlrp more than eight shots. the fbi issued -- everyone said eight shots. i wish there were some recordings of me that night. i did give an interview to someone with a microphone where i said there were at least 12, maybe 14, and i know there was. i heard the rhythm in my head, you know, and i know when the first two or three shots i wasn't aware. i that they were flash bulbs. what had to come out is there was another shooter to my right, and robert kennedy was also to my right which the shooter was almost straight ahead and a cab standing on some steel plat -- you know, raised platform. there were two shooters. it must come out and who they were. it must come out who the other shooter is because there definitely was another shooter. >> what an incredible exclusive interview there. rhodes-hughes says she was never called as a witness. a federal judge is reviewing that story right now. still ahead, a chinese girl, a large truck, and a very, very busy intersection. the remarkable outcome ahead and then there's this story. >> we've got all the time in the world to cry. we can cry, you know, when she's no longer here, but for now we want to try and enjoy the time we do have with her and just make memories. >> each day these parents are scratching something else off their daughter's bucket list. it is not just to experience life. it is also to save lives. we'll have that story for you. what happens when classroom teachers get the training... ...and support they need? schools flourish and students blossom. that's why programs like... ...the mickelson exxonmobil teachers academy... ...and astronaut sally ride's science academy are helping our educators improve student success in math and science. let's shoot for the stars. let's invest in our teachers and inspire our students. let's solve this. ♪ welcome back, everyone, and take a look here at this very pentagony morning shaping up here in atlanta. hard to see even some of the buildings. a little bit of centennial park there, but, wow, lots of fog there. so this morning we have a very touching story for you. it's definitely going to touch your heart. when a young couple found out that their baby girl was born with a rare fatal disorder, they decided give her the best life possible with less than two years to live, they made a bucket list for their daughter and they posted it on-line. well, now that bucket list is inspiring thousands to share her story. here's kevin reese from our affiliate khou in texas. ♪ >> reporter: at a home many bel air, everything was right with the world. her parents named her avery. she arrived perfect and with a smile. but just a few months old, her legs went limp. something was wrong. >> i just started screaming, and just -- it just doesn't seem real. >> reporter: what was real was spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder. her use of her arms will be next. then the ability to breathe. at best doctors give her 18 months. so what do you do with that little time? ♪ >> reporter: you dance. >> you like that? >> reporter: mike and laura took avery's story on-line, created her own blog. >> the reality is that this disease will take my life. >> reporter: and offered her own bucket list. the moments, the memories they want her to have before she's gone. >> avenuery, you selly girl. >> mike always told me we've got all the time in the world to cry. we can cry, you know, when she's no longer here, but for now we want to try and enjoy the time we do have with her and just make memories. >> reporter: memories like her first easter, her first trip to college, her first innocent kiss, her first little girl tea party with her mom. >> oh, yummy. >> reporter: all of this on-line for a reason. >> we can watch her die, or we can let her live, and through letting her live, we're going to try and educate other people about this so they don't have to go through it too. >> reporter: sma is a genetic disorder. there is no cure, and very little research. parents can get tested to find out if they are carriers if it's something they could pass to a child. >> it's very aggravating that no one knows about this. >> i refuse to think that my daughter will die in vein. >> reporter: so mike and laura promised to chronicle every moment in a very short life so that we remember avery, remember a disease that needs more research and remember how they spent each day. >> we didn't sit there and cry that day. we sat there and we made memories with our daughter. >> and lots of them. ♪ >> reporter: memories they will keep alive hoping someday they lead to a cure. kevin reese, khou, 11 news. >> and you can read more about avery's adventures on the family's blog avery can.blogspot.com. a terrifying scene in china where a young girl is very lucky to be alive after nearly being run over by a truck in this busy intersection. the truck veered to one side, crashing into a 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[ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. now to a story we have followed all weekend. a boy with autism secretly recorded what he claims is a teacher bullying his son. here is just a small portion of stewart's shocking discovery. >> what are you doing in the library yesterday? >> looked -- >> you looked at the sculpture. that's what you did. did you get a book? did you see any books in the library, or just look at sculptures? >> i spoke with him about how his son is now doing. >> there have been no incidents since then. he is just a joy, and i was sitting here before just thinking of him and just smiling brsh he is such a happy kid, and then i heard that video, and got as angry as i did the first time. my heart broke again each time i hear what she did to him. >> that is just outrageous. if that's going on in that classroom. >> you know, it is -- as a father and i'm sure any parent, when you hear your child in distress and you can't be there to protect them, it's the worst feeling m world. one of the reasons why i went forward is to one day show him that people care, that what they did to him was wrong, and mad to hopefully reaching out and showing what an epidemic bullying is. you know, what was especially vial about this situation is that all the children in that class were -- had verbal impairment, so none of them could tell their parents, and they just -- the staff ran wild saying whatever they wanted, venting on these children, which to me is the ultimate act of a coward when you pick on someone who cannot only not pit back, but can't talk back, and my son actually did learn to fight back, and he was really a message to me saying help. it was a cry for help. >> how did you know that something was up? i mean, what made you wire up your son? what were you hoping to learn? >> well, when we started getting notes back that he was hitting the teacher and the aide, that to me sent -- immediately it showed that something was wrong because he is such a gentle and loving human being, and we had meetings with the school. they brought a behaviorist in. the behaviorist never saw anything. he tried to aggravate him to the point that he would lash out, and he didn't. once that happened, i move that there was something going on in that class that was specifically setting him off, and i said the only way i can find out because he couldn't talk to me was to put an audio recorder into his pocket and thank god i did because otherwise he would still be there today still probably being tormented. >> most parents they send their kids to school, and they worry about them being bullied by other students. they certainly don't worry about them being bullied by teachers, and you have exposed here quite a case. stewart, thank you very much for your time, and please, you know, as you do release some more of that audiotape, we would like to have you back on. thank you. >> thank you so much. and we should note, an attorney for the teacher disputes his claim saying his client wasn't in room when the incident happened and that the comments he alleges the teacher made are simply inaccurate. if you would like to sound oft on this story or any stories on bullying, you can tweet me now or any time. use the hash tag bullying stops here, and you can find me at randy kay, cnn. >> we have our snazy week ahead cal day for. it will be a somber start to the week beginning on tuesday. there is a memorial for "60 minutes" correspondent mike wallace. he died, of course, earlier this month. on wednesday mute gingrich is going to make a big mounsment. he is actually going to end his bid for the white house, officially end it on wednesday. the reason he is waiting is because of a scheduling conflict, apparently. on friday, of course, we'll get the latest on the jobs report coming out. it was a bit disappointing last week, so we'll see what we have in store for us coming up this we can. on saturday, well, let the celebrations begin because it is sinko demayo com