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Busy docket. shannon, he has a full plate, doesnt he? . >> he does. can you imagine walking into this mid stream? normally ready to go in september and the fall. but walking in, he will drink from a fire hose. he will be seated to hear a group of cases starting on the 17th. one really interesting case that stands out, everybody will be watching, they think he may be the tie-breaking vote, this is a case of a church preschool in missouri that applied for a state grant that is designed to help peo...

Their side. they do it sometimes for a settlement because its less expensive for the big corporations to settle than to litigate a case that has no merit. >> they destroyed the play grounds. we have to wear helmets. >> most of your sporting events have tickets with general liability waivers, where you agree to hold them harmless. this is -- >> is that what the fine print says? my eyes are getting too bad. >> thats right. you know, the most serious numbers of injuries, weve got baseball, then hoc...

Noted many of these facilities are substandard. we have a full screen here showing. they are supposed to be good, taking care of these kids, soccer fields, flat screen tvs, play grounds, 24-hour snacks. we took a look. and one nights stay costs $231 a night for these kids. you want them to be treated well, but federal taxpayers, our viewers are paying $231 a night for what the judge says is disgusting and despicable. >> its har to believe. these are not government-owned centers. these are privat...

Epidemic in this country is just belied by all the statistics, and on assault weapons, as dianne feinstein pointed out, when we had an assault weapons ban in 1994, we saw assault weapons crime go down 66%, 70%. steve is right, the reason we see the nra as marketing assault weapons to 10-year-olds is because shooting sports like hunting are on the decrease, and what the nra is fundamentally trying to do and what this is all about, everything that they do is about selling more guns. and the parall...

dollars. pentagon correspondent has been investigating the story. some of the images in this report may be difficult to look at. >> reporter: afghan soldier s starving lying in dirty beds denied pain killers all of this at the military hospital, a hospital the u.s. paid more than $100 million to help the afghans run. >> things as simple as dressing changes are not done. patient businesscome infe-- bec infected and they die. >> reporter: a retired air force doctor tends to his tennessee...

Know. >> with a vast knowledge of the business, matt miller, third generation owner and ceo of play world systems, offered to mentor jerry and evelyn who are still relative newcomers to this complicated business. >> matt, have you had a chance to check out their website and see what evelyn and jerry are doing? >> i did. i looked through it. theyre making some really interesting pieces of equipment. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> yeah. thats completely your strength. but when i pulled up your web...

Branding change. finding a industry insider to serve as a sounding board and mentor. and getting more exposure with customer reviews and local media. first up is denise, who was given the task of clearly designing jerry and evelyns business. her first suggestion, to eliminate confusion with another local play ground company was to rebrand their business with a name change. >> weve been through a lot of things and came up with two names we want to present to you and see how you felt about them. >...

hey, kiera. >> good morning, guys. great to see you. heres some of the stories that have us talking this morning. nervous investors awaiting this hours opening bell on wall street. the doll plunged 266 points yesterday for its eighth consecutive loss. trial under way for former egyptian president hosni mubarak. the ailing hue mark could face execution if convicted in the deaths of anti-government protesters. florida watching tropical storm emily as it approaches the northern caribb...

Were in business, we worked summer and winter. just straight through the year. we had four guys in the shop. we had two sales people, and then we had a winter where we went four months without a phone call. >> the company was known for their high-end custom designed play grounds. but by 2009, the recession had eroded two-thirds of their business. forcing them to let all of their employees go. after two difficult years of scraping by, evelyn wrote to us, here at "your business," asking for help. ...