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>> so you made the decision, then, that you werent going to go back because you wanted to get out sooner? >> yes, your honor. >> but you accomplished some things while you were at silver state, did you not? >> yes, your honor. >> i was the highest in my welding class. i was there more than any of the other kids. >> so you learned something while you were in placement? >> yes, i did. >> you said that while you were out after you didnt go back in may of 2008, to quote you, you caught a charge in i...

Theyre safe. hes the highest paid coach in the nfl and the highest paid coach in the united states period. peyton gets an estimated 8$800 million per year. obama still touring the devastation in oklahoma this hour. its the beginning of a busy week for the president. kristen wilker is live for us. tomorrow, of course, memorial day. whats on his agenda? >> craig, its going to be a traditional memorial day here at the white house. the president will start it off by hosting gold star families, t...

Sounds, there was a person walking around in an area where security is at its highest, and he is not paid attention to for in excess of seven hours. >> at 10:00 p.m., after waiting at baggage claim for several hours by herself, roberts mother leaves, told by airport officials, she says, that theres no record of her son arriving. >> and she said, no, hes not here. you can go home. we will phone you. >> at 12:15 a.m., nine hours after arriving at the airport, robert finally makes it through immigr...

Bill will be $21 billion. the price tag for the governments bailout during the financial crisis declined as firms pay back loans and the economy improves. at&t is adding a monthly fee all contracts. consumers say theyre at the bottom of the bill. i think for 61 cents, thats also a good reason people dont know. >> its often below readability, isnt it, courtney? >> exactly. more business, positive economic news included solid job growth. the number of americans dropping to $340,000 last week. ...

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Ef-0 and ef-1. there can be point that is are ef-5. people say why arent you telling us this is an ef-5. we dont know yet. everything happened so fast. the explosive nature of the storms happens so fast, we have to survey the damage afterwards. we have a chart that tells us. we look at the damage and say thats probably 200-mile-an-hour wind that caused that damage. 200-mile-an-hour winds is when we get the ef-5 range. its the highest. i want to show you on google, not everything was ef-5. we sta...

It hit so hard and so often. what caused all that. joining me now is an expert. the weather channels dr. greg forbes. dr. forbes, thank you for being with us tonight. you know, we always like to understand nature because maybe in some part of our brain we ning think, or our soul, we hope we can have some impact of protecting ourselves and understanding what gods plan is, if you will. this tornado went to an ef-5. what does that tell you? is this really the peak of what a tornado can be? >> yeah....

In some part of our brain we think, our our soul, we hope we can have some impact of protecting ourselves and understanding what gods plan is, if you will. this tornado went to an ef-5. what does that tell you? is this really the peak of what a tornado can be? >> reporter: yeah. the enhanced fujita scale, ef goes from 0 to 5. 5 is the highest. that means it had wind gusts at least in one location in excess of 200 miles an hour. >> when im looking at it, there it is, this is frightening. its gett...

>> thank you so much. more on airlines not all bad news for fliers. in a survey, passenger satisfaction is at its highest since 2006. among low cost carriers, which score scored the highest, at number three, west jet. southwest is second and jet blue ranked number one for the eighth year in a row. among the bigger airlines, air canada is third. delta comes in second and alaska airlines first for the sixth consecutive year. im here at my house on thanksgiving day,

Do we know if certain ethnic groups get the mutation more than others, doctor? >> yes. the ash ka na -- jewish population has the highest -- you dont have to be to be at risk. ive had women who are african-american, hispanic, asian, you name it, who come in and have been found -- have been tested and have the brca gene. >> lindsay, let me go back to you. this genetic test showed you have a higher chance of getting ovarian cancer. as that influenced your decisions any? >> well, ill tell you, i fe...