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it is deadly. the u.s. agriculture department announced that a case of mad cow disease has been confirmed -- confirmed in a dairy cow out in central california. lets bring in lisa sylvester. shes working this story for us. lisa, what is the department of agriculture saying. whats going on? >> reporter: wolf, the usda just released information within the last hour and what we know is that it is a dairy cow from central california that has tested positive for bse or commonly known or ref...

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>> im sure that the prosecution was able to say, look, this is a guy whos lied all these times, why should we believe his version of events? >> the prosecution said liar seems like a strong word but thats exactly what this man is and hes a shrewd liar. >> the best lie is the one closest to the truth. >> who would the jury believe and what would they decide? after more than 24 hours of deliberation, the jury, in effect, split the difference. gordon weaver was convicted of second-degree unintentio...

right here in the united states. and a war of words between two florida lawmakers. democratic party chairwoman debbie wasserman-shultz joins me to respond to a congressmans rant calling her vile, unprofessional and despicable. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." right now, six u.s. senators are giving new momentum to talks aiming at avoiding a national catastrophe in the united states. their bipartisan compromise to slash the deficit. only 12 dpas left, president obama is...

Going without. it sounds like maybe its not a lot of money, but if its a $15 copay to see your physician and a $10 copay for your physician, thats $25. that may be $25 that you want to use fors your electric bill or school supplies for kids or whatever people find the most pressing need at the time. your health is really the most pressing thing that you have. >> absolutely. they say if you dont have your health, you dont have anything. that makes sense. this report shows that every medical secto...

Testing, accounts for 37% of the $850 billion of medical waste in our health care system. so why overdo it? well, docs often look to protect themselves from lawsuits, number one. they also are compensated on a fee-for-service system. do not get me wrong. most doctors surely have your best interests and my best interests at heart. thats a hell of a job. but it is always good to get a second opinion when it comes to testing and have an honest dialog with any doctor about what all your options are....

There is really no such thing as a minor heart attack. megyn: they say lab testing revealed evidence of a mild heart attack. he underwent a stress test and heart catheterization. thats done all the time, is it not? >> its to look for the narrowing of vessels. this is what we had last week with president clinton. they can dilae the artery. there are certain chemicals that occur when the heart dies in the blood and you can test for it in the blood to determine whether its a heart attack. so his ch...

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>> reporter: to re-create the disaster, physicist steve wolf and the team test each theory, one at a time. lightning, a bomb, a spark. the question is, was the hindenberg brought down by mother nature, sabotage, or something else? >> in our lab testing, most of those theories really didnt pan out. but one of them does. >> reporter: after 75 years, the team will make the public wait just a bit longer for the answer. releasing their findings on sunday. jon schriffen, abc news, new york. >> should ...