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NASHVILLE -- Nashville Coach Paul Dean didn't know what to expect out of Magnolia going in to Sunday's regional final, but he knew he was going to get a great deal of effort from his red-hot ballclub.

Rest and sleep. >> i would sleep mostly like with my knees on the floor leaning over the bed. because it was too uncomfortable to lie flat because i would cough too much because my heart was not good at all. >> reporter: she watched the 2008 kentucky derby from her hospital bed waiting for a heart transpl transplant. it took seven months in which her doctors didnt think she would survive. >> it was a poor quality of life that i was living, and i wanted to stop what i was doing to my family and e...

To the mideast peace process. but youll remember, suzanne, you were here the first week of this new administration in 2009, president obama with great flair rolled on senator george mitchell and said this shows how committed we are to bring mideast peace. for george mitchell to exit now is a pretty poor sign for the prospects of peace. >> talk a little bit about george mitchells own frustrations within the administration. i know recently you have hamas, then you have the palestinian mainstream o...

Music back to kids. >> with my experiences in public schools, the arts, theres no funding for it. i think our goal is just to show kids that you can still do music. >> reporter: they recently played at miras alma mater on souths south side. >> it is amazing how they move their hands so fast. >> i think i might want to do violin. >> you just cant realize how motivational it was. the impact will be months and months and months later on, kids will continue to talk about it. >> we had a lot of peopl...

>> georgia gets a tough immigration law today modeled on the one thats adopted in arizona. with a handful of angry protesters outside, the governor signed the bill at georgia state capitol. thats happening this hour. this new law allows police to question certainly criminal sus secretaries about their immigration status. opponents now plan to sue. libyan opposition leaders are due at the white house in just a few hours. the delegation had heed by this man -- mahmoud jabril, is scheduled to mee...

By inspiring students through their performances. todays "what matters." >> reporter: the williams cousins have been playing the strings together for seven years. >> all three of our moms played the piano. they thought it would be nice for us to play the violin. >> reporter: mira also knows the vee viola. 19-year-old is the groups cellist. >> whenever i start a piece, i get really excited. a new piece, im going to have so much fun with it. >> i particularly love playing the violin because i feel...

Finish for a female trainer. it is remarkable when you consider what she had to overcome to get there. heres dr. sanjay gupta with todays "human factor." >> reporter: kathys heart was racing during the kentucky derby. well, not her heart, but the one that she received in a transplant two years ago. she made it to her first run of the roses as the trainer for mucho macho man, but it was she, not the horse, that was the long shot in this race. >> it would take forever to get over my colds. any tim...

When she was told the class wasnt available, she decided to take matters into her own hands. take a look. >> maria, what is the ratios of the 45? >> the one and one and radical two? >> reporter: maria wants a career that pays well and is pushing herself and her school to get it. >> i was like, well, why isnt anybody like challenging me? i would do a whole weeks lesson and it was just like, okay, this is too simple for me. okay, like whats next? >> do you worry that when you go off to college you...

Fire to keep people in work. >> reporter: amid the clatter of nail guns and sewing machines, 1,400 mattresses a day roll out of the carolina mattress guild. at least on a good day. but the owners of this small company, katherine and neil, have learned how to handle bad days, too. >> we had to, to survive. we lost half or more of our customer base. so to survive we had to be very proactive. >> reporter: ten years ago, just after theyd opened in the heart of carolinas furniture belt, a devastating...

Trying to protect his home from flooding. he built his own levee. ricky davidson says it took him 36 hours to build and 12 hours to drain 2 1/2 feet of water from around his home. now to memphis, tennessee, where i-reporter bethany harrell sent in this individuvideo of t mississippi creeping closer to home on mud island. now, those trees are in a park that is sitting under all of that water. in middleton, tennessee, its one of those youve got to be kidding moments. danny moores house flooded...