sentence was lowered to 60 years in prison after the supreme court ruled minors could not be executed for their crimes. pelky s grandson says he forgives cooper because he knows his grandmother would have. my grandmother would have a lot of compassion for this girl on death row. brian: cooper served 28 years of the 60-year sentence, being released early for good behavior. steve: he tried banning large sodas, getting rid of salt. now mayor mike bloomberg wants to regulate what you do with your leftover food. he wants new yorkers to start separating food scraps so it can be composted for biofuel. the program is voluntary for now but will eventually become mandatory. megyn: this means my relationship with my garbage disposal. brian: i wish they passed this before i had
you can t smoke in restaurants. now mayor bloomberg wants to regulate what you do with your leftover food. he wants all new yorkers to start separating them for composting to create biofuel to save electricity. it s voluntary for now, but eventually become mandatory. that means people who do not separate their trash could be slapped with a fine. just imagine how big the rats will be in new york city once we start putting raw food out. megyn: i want to know more. what can be used and what can t be? what do we have to do? is it like taking the ham and cheese apart from the sandwich? brian: joining us now, john, explaining garbage. texas mom throwing punches to protect her kids from a carjacker. the suspect was hiding in the back seat of dorothy baker s car. her two sons were with her. the suspect threatening her with a knife and demanded $200. when she refused, he attacked. she fought back, knocking the knife out of the hand. i took my fist and i hit him in the face. i told him to
fighting waste and feeding people, a win/win and today s big idea, a network of students who recover food from college dining halls to feed those in need. the students see no reason that leftover food should go to waste. it was founded in 2011 by ben simon, the food recovery network, starting at the university of maryland, college park and now reaching 21 college campuses. today, they have collectively donated 166,354 pounds of food that otherwise would have been wasted. let s bring ben simon, founder around executive director of the food recovery network, who is here with us today. boy, those are some really big numbers there. what tipped you off to this and then the idea and how you decided to move forward on it? absolutely. yeah. thanks a lot for having me. so i mean, you asked what tipped me off, i mean, it was really what ticked me off is, i mean, just seeing the food going to waste. and i think it s this natural, human visceral reaction to seeing good pizza, that s
cetera. then you say you need to be thinking of others, too. a lot of times there s leftover food. instead of throwing it away this, too, could be a tax deduction. maybe that catering bill. yeah. most people don t realize flowers, they cost, you know, i don t know what, 10%, 15% of your overall sort of wedding budget. those can be donated to ronald mcdonald house, hospice or a hospital or nursing home. so that helps you sort of cut down your bill. in terms of food, food can be donated to a shelter. of course, you know, there s some restrictions. definitely call beforehand. fantastic. do you think people for the most part take advantage of these great perks? i think they would if they knew about them. i mean, there s so much rushing and, you know, excitement and you re scared, you re having your wedding, that i think people don t think about it. you know, because you re so caught up in the moment. yeah. fantastic.
william do have a wide range of musical tastes. i also have an all-embarrassing taste of music. i don t drive home after conducting a symphony and listen to symphony. i usually listen to jazz. or beatles. actually, i like heavy metal. of course, richard will be covering the royal wedding live this friday. cnn s coverage begins at 4:00 a.m. eastern. anderson cooper, piers morgan and cat deeley will be joining him. tell us which story you d like to see. text 1 for a look at the word game some potential presidential candidates are playing before announcing for an official run for the white house. text 2 for the maryland man who s using his computer to beat speeding tickets. and text 3 for technology that is transforming leftover food from grocery stores into electricity. the winning story will air later