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Gut check. a bizarre legal battle is raging in florida as a couple, fights to save this elaborate tree house they built. they call it a work of art. the city says it is a safety hazard. all of this is playing out in holmes beach on floridas anna maria island. we get details from gabe gutierrez. >> on a picture perfect beach not far from sarasota. something else is making waves of. >> its beautiful! >> i think its adorable. it reminds me of a swiss family robinson tree house. >> unlike that tree ...

Withstand any storm. >> reporter: the challenge has always been economics. even simple storm shelters can cost several thousand dollars. and as bad as these storms can be, even in the most tornado prone areas, odds are most homes will never be hit. >> it is about the money and the statistics. an f-5 tornado is very rare. 1% to 2% of the tornadoes. they dont happen very often. >> reporter: still, proponents look at the plaza towers elementary school in oklahoma, the decimated houses, and they sta...

♪ skinny so skinny >> welcome to "the skinny," angelina jolie is making waves with preventative mastectomy. came out yesterday. today she is getting a lot of support in the form of a lot of women who have gotten this done, a lot of celebrities have gotten this done, christina applegate, and wanda sykes, on the "tonight show" in only the way she could, she talked a little bit about it. >> people know i went through the same surgery. it is just something odd that angelina jolie does something an...

Operators say interest is surging, travel to cuba is expensive and bogged down with red tape. for most americans wanting to experience cuba, the island remains still just out of reach. patrick cnn, havana. making waves in england and putting radio stations in a tough position. well explain. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didnt like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesnt let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? all...

Next, who and what could be behind the murders of a texas d.a. and his wife? later, shhillary clinton is making waves about 2016. but so is rick perry and others. ? no. we got nothing. we just bought our first house, were on a budget. were not ready for spring. well lets get you ready. very nice. you see these various colors. we got workshops every saturday. yes, maybe a little bit over here. this spring, take on more lawn for less. not bad for our first spring. more saving. more doing. thats ...

Line behavior is not taking place on a playground. >> nobody actually predicted that if we see something like smoke bombs inside the parliament. >> its politicians gone wild and news crews are there to record democracy at its messiest. april 27th, 2010. the ukrainian parliament gathers in its chamber to ratify the extension of russias black sea lease in the ukraine, and its a controversial deal and the news correspondent is outside the building reporting on protests. >> this whole issue has been...

At. >> in primaries. i mean were talking about effective primaries. general election not so much. but in a primary you have five or six candidates, a palin endorsement, good housekeeping seal of approval in some states for republicans. >> yeah. sometimes you just end up picking, latching on to someone who already is going to be successful and im not sure that makes her the cause of the success. >> two words. christine odonnell. >> right. another noted conservative making waves today bill oreilly...

Caught? >> great point. it is a great point. hopefully it is the former. let me move on. i want more time to talk about decision-making. a new study is making waves saying the ladies are better decisionmakers than men. lets talk about that. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ im up next, but now im singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isnt for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is!

On personal property rights. so ive got real dilemmas with rand paul and some of those issues that i think might play better with younger audiences. and i just dont see how he plays well. >> hogan, another republican senator making waves right now, another tea party darling is ted cruz of texas. in an interview over the weekend he said his biggest surprise of the senate has been the "defeatist attitude of many republicans in washington. many republicans feel beaten down and nothing they could do...

Rousing the crowd at the national prayer breakfast. last week at cpac, he gave no signs of slowing down. >> if we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, were going to destroy our nation. if i were trying to destroy this nation, if you just -- lets say you magically put me, you know, into the white house. [ cheers and applause ] >> brian: so why is he all of a sudden making waves and why did they cheer? joining us now is neurosurgeon dr. ben carson, and author of "america the beautiful." dr. ...